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Xiao Tang looked at Sun Erniang blankly and said, "Why are you here?"
Sun Erniang twisted her waist and said playfully to Xiao Tang: "Why, don't you accept what you said? Who promised my father that he would take me in, and then completely forgot about it in just a few days?"
Xiao Tang was dumbfounded. How could he have imagined that this Sun Erniang would come back with Zhang Qing and actually come to join him?
It turned out that Sun Erniang left in anger that day. After burying Sun Yuan, she calmed down and thought about her plan carefully. She thought that she was a woman wandering in the rivers and lakes, and her vegetable gardener Zhang Qing who followed her had no skills. It would be difficult to gain a foothold in the green forest. It's even more difficult. And Xiao Tang promised to take her in. Xiao Tang is a powerful figure in the hb street. It's a good place to enjoy the shade under the big tree. If she joins his family, she will have to worry about losing her livelihood. ?
Furthermore, when Sun Erniang saw Xiao Tang's handsomeness and prowess, she was inexplicably hostile to herself, which aroused her temper. Sun Erniang was not a lady who valued her face very seriously, so you don't want to see me? Okay, then I just want to tease you!
And Zhang Qing couldn't help himself since he met Sun Erniang. At this time, Sun Erniang was lonely and alone, and Zhang Qing made up his mind to follow her. Sun Erniang had no helpers, so she stopped chasing Zhang Qing and let her go. The man followed him without shame or impatience, and the two of them came all the way from Gaizhou to Daming Mansion.
Sun Erniang changed her tone and cast a flirtatious look at Xiao Tang again and said with a sweet smile: "Both the public and the public praise Mr. Xiao for his righteousness and wealth, and his wisdom is spread far and wide. The slave family is so lonely and helpless, so pitiful. I think the high official will not Are you going to break your promise and ignore the slave family?"
Xiao Tang snorted heavily and said: "I also told you not to do evil things, otherwise I, Xiao Tang, will not be able to tolerate you!"
Sun Erniang said with a smile: "Oh, Mr. Xiao is so chivalrous and chivalrous. With the high officials supporting the slave family, why should the slave family continue to do the same business as before?"
Xiao Tang thought that since this dominatrix came to his door, he had no choice but to place her down and watch her, so that she would not follow the path of Water Margin and open a black shop on the cross slope to kill innocent people. Thinking of this, Xiao Tang looked at Zhang again Qing turned around.
When Zhang Qing saw him, he clasped his fists and saluted and said: "My surname is Zhang Mingqing, a native of Mengzhou, and he is known as Caiyuanzi in Jianghu. Because I met Mr. Sun, a mountain yaksha, while cutting a path on Dashu Slope, I have heard for a long time that Ren Xia is a famous man in Daming Mansion. I admire and worship him. I am also willing to join Xiao Renxia's sect and serve as a dog and horse."
"What you said is not entirely true, is it?" Xiao Tang squinted his eyes and looked at Zhang Qing for a moment, then shouted sharply: "You were planting a vegetable garden at Guangming Temple in Mengzhou, but because of a dispute with the monk over a trivial matter, you Xingqi killed the monk Xing of Guangming Temple and set it on fire to make a white ground. Later, because there was no one to blame, he didn’t get involved in the lawsuit. Then you met Shanyaksha Sun Yuan while cutting a path under the big tree slope, right?!"
Zhang Qing was shocked. How could Xiao Tang be so well-informed that he could find out everything about himself? Sun Erniang also looked surprised. Normally, the past behavior of a small person like Zhang Qing was not a big deal. Xiao Tang was able to understand so clearly. It seems that Ren Xia of this famous mansion is indeed amazing!
Then I heard Xiao Tang say again: "You kill people and set fire to temples just for trivial matters. You are so narrow-minded and vicious! Even if the government doesn't go to sea to arrest you, how can I, Xiao Tang, use people like you!?"
Zhang Qing's face turned green and white after being lectured by Xiao Tang. After a long time, he said in a deep voice: "The monks from Guangming Temple often humiliated and scolded the villain when they saw that I was born in a poor family and only made a living by growing vegetables in their temple.
The villain did kill the monk because of some trivial matter, but he has been scorned by them for a long time. Although the villain comes from a humble background, he is also a bloody man. He has been treated coldly and insulted by others all day long, so how can he remain indifferent?"
When Xiao Tang heard what Zhang Qing said, he thought that he did have his own reasons. In the Water Margin, although he and Sun Erniang had done many evil things by opening a black shop, Zhang Qing and Sun Erniang rescued Wu Song and helped Wu Song after Wu Song's blood splashed in Yuanyang Tower.
The act of escaping pursuit and recommending him to surrender to Erlong Mountain was not without loyalty. Since he had made up his mind to accept Sun Erniang, he would not be inferior to him. Thinking of this, Xiao Tang sighed and said: "Well, if you really surrender,
Me, I may not be able to tolerate you."
After hearing this, Zhang Qing was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "I will remember Xiao Renxia's kindness in taking him in. I dare not forget it! If you have something to do, just send me, and I will not neglect you!" After saying this, Zhang Qing looked at Sun Erniang.
Go, face full of joy.
Sun Erniang glanced at Zhang Qing with disdain on her face, but he was just accepting and showing loyalty after being taken in. He didn't look like a hero with character. He was not like Xiao Tang, who was quite interesting. I just heard that he and Su
The young lady of the family got engaged, but Xiao Tang didn't take him seriously. I'm afraid this candle is really not a good one...
Just then Shi Xiu rushed into the house. When he saw Sun Erniang, his eyes widened with anger and he said sternly: "Why is it you, a woman again!?"
Sun Erniang gave a sweet smile and said to Shi Xiu: "Hey, I have heard for a long time that there is a desperate man under Mr. Xiao who is smart and capable, and I admire him very much. I don't think I know him well, and I can't offend him.
Brother Shi Xiu, please forgive me."
"Bah! Which one is your brother?" Shi Xiu turned to Xiao Tang and asked: "Brother Xiao, you are not really going to accept this thief, are you?"
"No need to say more, I have made up my mind on this matter." Xiao Tang said, "Why did Sanlang come here?"
Shi Xiu frowned and glared at Sun Erniang, who was looking at him with a smile, and snorted: "Steward Yang Xu has arrived at the house. I want to discuss matters with Brother Xiao about the racecourse and the escort agency."
Xiao Tang nodded and said, "In that case, you and I will go and discuss with Brother Yang Xu." He then ordered the guest to arrange accommodation for Sun Erniang and Zhang Qing, and he and Shi Xiu went to the meeting hall to find Yang Xu.
Sun Erniang watched Xiao Tang's leaving figure, thinking that it would not be easy for this man to bow down under her pomegranate skirt, but the days were long, and since there would be many opportunities to get close to him in the future, who could have expected that Xiao Tang would not
Changed her mind and thought of her, Sun Erniang? Thinking of this, a charming smile appeared on the corner of Sun Erniang's mouth.
Zhang Qing walked to Sun Erniang and said, "Er Niang...I..."
"You, you, you, what are you!?" Sun Erniang immediately changed her face, pointed at Zhang Qing and cursed: "Looking at your virtuous behavior, I feel angry in my heart! Now I will follow you.
This guy's wish rests on that Xiao Tang, so don't bother me all the time in the future, I'll be angry when I see you!"
Zhang Qing was scolded by Sun Erniang again. His face was gloomy but he did not dare to reply. When Sun Erniang turned around and walked away, he was stunned for a moment. Finally, he stamped his feet and followed Sun Erniang again.
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"There are rumors from Bianliang in Tokyo that the government is going to reintroduce the law of horse herding and supervision." Yang Xu lightly pressed the case on the table and reported to Xiao Tang.
Since Yang Xu was in charge of Xiaotang's business, shops, wine shops and other businesses, he was also very attentive to the changes in the imperial government's decrees on horse administration, money supply, salt tea and other matters. After hearing what Yang Xu said, Xiao Tang asked
Said: "Brother Yang Xu intends to purchase land to set up a horse racing farm?"
Yang Xu nodded and said: "That's right. We are now in short supply of war horses in the Song Dynasty. In the past, the young master worked under Liang Zhongshu, and this matter of privately buying horses in the north has also been done frequently. Although Sanlang is in charge and does his best, but
If the Liao State investigates closely, the source will be cut off, which is not a long-term solution."
Since the Song Dynasty pacified the Northern Han Dynasty, it went to war with the Liao Kingdom in order to regain the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures. The Liao Kingdom tried its best to curb the trade of horses with the Song Dynasty and weakened its cavalry strength. The Song Dynasty had no choice but to import war horses from ethnic minorities such as Tubo and other six valleys in the northwest.
However, as the party members gained momentum, horse-producing areas such as the Qhgs area were also completely occupied by Xixia. The great Song Dynasty could only meet the needs of the war by encouraging inbound horse trading, smuggling horses, and trading horses for tea.
In order to solve the shortage of war horses, the Song Dynasty also adopted the method of raising horses internally. However, according to statistics from Renzong, there were only 30,000 to 40,000 horses in the country at that time, occupying more than 90,000 hectares of fertile land, and costing millions of dollars a year to raise on average.
One horse costs more than 500 horses, and among the herdsmen and supervisors, less than one in ten is suitable for war horses. In order to avoid this unnecessary expense, the imperial court implemented a horse breeding system in which households raised horses. Then Wang Anshi
The reform and implementation of the Horse Preservation Law had a certain effect for a time. However, due to fierce internal party disputes and changes in horse administration orders, the current shortage of horses in the court has further deepened.
Moreover, after the emperors of the Song Dynasty came to the throne, most of them paid great attention to the armament situation, but Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, was different. The horse herding and supervision system is currently in a state of neglect, resulting in the elimination of pack horses and horses used for general transportation, and among the people everywhere
In addition to some horses raised in Zhuang Town, the shortage of horses for cavalry equipment throughout the Song Dynasty has reached its most serious period!
In addition to the foraging market, smuggling was also extremely rampant on the Song-Liao border. There were also many horse thieves in the Liao territory. In order to make huge profits, private merchants found hidden places to trade secretly with Song merchants. However, the Liao State strictly prohibited war horses from flowing into the Song territory, so the trading volume was bound to be low.
It will be very big, and there must be someone who can lead the way. Otherwise, firstly, the other party will not be able to believe it, and secondly, I will be afraid of being robbed and killed by those horse thieves.
I heard Yang Xu say again: "Although there are huge profits to be made from the road of market horses, the risks are very high. If there is no one who is proficient in raising horses to take care of it, the horses will often die in batches if they are infected by the disease, so
It is up to the young master to decide whether to do this or not."
What Yang Xu said is also true. Not only the government decrees, but there were also big problems in raising horses in the Song Dynasty. "All horses in the city died of the epidemic". A large number of good horses bought with a lot of money for breeding died of illness in large numbers. The birth rate of foals.
The survival rate is even less than one tenth... Such records are common in the history of the Song Dynasty.
After hearing this, Xiao Tang smiled calmly and said: "Brother Yang Xu doesn't know something. This time I broke into Niu Wenzhong's village to rescue someone, and he is the best candidate to be used to open the Ma Shang Road!"
