Just now, when Hua Rong and Li Fang were competing in bow and arrow shooting, many curious passers-by had gathered around them. When they saw Hua Rong using his magic arrows to break the target, the cheers caused merchants and pedestrians in Banqiao Town to come in droves.
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When Xiao Tang saw him, he pointed at Jin Zhi and suddenly said loudly: "Dear fellow countrymen, I am Xiao Tang from the Daming Palace! Today I am interested in sparring with this young master from Korea. This young master from Korea wants to pay three thousand white cards."
Paper, three hundred spindles of pine smoke ink, and more than a dozen hundred-year-old Korean ginseng as the lucky charm! Please be a witness!"
The spectators who were watching became noisy after hearing this. Many people knew Xiao Tang's name, and some people couldn't help but whisper to each other when they heard that the lottery bets between the two were so high.
In the Song Dynasty, whether they were fighting against each other or competing within a society, the winnings for the competition between heroes in the market were only one or two exquisite items such as brocade robes, good bows, and beautiful jade. Even when the rich competed, the amount would not be so large.
If the goods taken by the Koreans were sold in the Song Dynasty, they could be sold for at least one hundred thousand guan!
Xiao Tang's words whetted everyone's appetites. Someone asked loudly, "Xiao Renxia! That guy bets on such a big prize, what can you do to compete with that guy?"
Xiao Tang said with a smile: "In the early days of Xiao Tang, I came to Guibao to do maritime business. I have already purchased five stores, so I pledged two stores with land deeds as a lottery. If there is any shortfall, I will make up for it with cash in silver!"
After hearing this, many people shouted: "Enough is enough! I'm afraid that the Korean people's fortune will be worse!"
During the Song Dynasty, there was a heavy emphasis on commerce, especially in the famous city of Dafu. Land and housing prices were very high. For example, Su Che, the younger brother of the academician Su Dongpo, spent nearly ten thousand yuan to buy an ordinary house in Kaifeng. At this time, there was a high-ranking official who was a transit envoy.
He once said: "If you don't worry about hundreds of thousands of dollars at the beginning, if you want to increase the magnificence a little bit, you have to have a million dollars." Just buying a relatively gorgeous mansion costs hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the cost of decoration is a million dollars.
money.
Although this Banqiao town is not as important as the four capitals, Xiaotang's store is close to Shibosi, and the price is more than several hundred thousand yuan. A group of watching officials were clamoring to see when they would see such a rare thing.
When I got up, there were many foreigners from Japan, Xi Ren and other merchants who crowded in. Now there were four to five hundred people watching.
Jin Zhi, who was used to being domineering, was dumbfounded. He originally wanted to use money to pressure others to regain some face, but he never thought that Xiao Tang would dare to accept the move, and he was afraid that it would not be lively enough!
Jin Zhi was in a state of confusion. In the past two or three years, the Goryeo army had been retreating steadily due to the fierce counterattacks led by the Jurchen general Sai O. People in the country had already been panicked. The King of Goryeo, Ong Mara, and the peace-seeking faction in the Goryeo court had planned to give up the fight to seize control of Haolandian.
The Nine Cities area was built and built.
Originally, Jin Zhi, Li Fang's father and Goryeo general Yin Guan were both hardline warriors. The purpose of trying to expand the Song Dynasty and Goryeo maritime trade was to supplement military resources, reorganize armaments and then fight against the Jurchens.
If this batch of goods is lost, not to mention that he can't explain it, even if he wants to default on the debt and loses his credibility in front of everyone, I'm afraid the Mizhou Shipping Company will have no shame in coming back.
Already on the verge of riding a tiger, Jin Zhi just wanted to kill Xiao Tang with one blow. But... I may not lose! Thinking of this, Jin Zhi stood up and gritted his teeth and said to Xiao Tang: "Stop talking nonsense! Come on!
Come on! Let’s see what you are capable of!”
Xiao Tang saw Jin Zhixing's impatience and lost three points before the competition. He said no more, raised his arms, and rushed forward to fight with Jin Zhixing.
The two of them punched each other in bursts, and in an instant they each displayed their boxing skills, and they had already broken down more than thirty moves. The kung fu Jin Zhi used was Hwarangdo, the predecessor of Taekwondo. This ancient Korean martial art rarely used the high-leg kicking method in Taekwondo.
The moves are also mixed with skillful short strikes and wrestling and throwing techniques. Although there are subtleties, they can never be separated from the original style. Xiao Tang gradually figured out his way.
When the fight reached its climax, Xiao Tang showed off his weakness and punched Jin Zhi hard in the chest. Jin Zhi's blood surged and he staggered back a few steps.
"Good!" "Good fight!!" The onlookers immediately gave thunderous cheers. Most of the audience present were from the Song Dynasty. They saw that Xiao Tang, who was well-known in the world, competed with foreign warriors and gained the upper hand.
, is there any reason not to encourage and cheer?
Jin Zhi listened to everyone cheering in unison, as if someone stretched out a slap and slapped him on the face. He roared hysterically and rushed towards Xiao Tang again. Although he was as powerful as a crazy tiger, his moves were on target.
It has more attacks than defense, and there are many flaws.
Xiao Tang secretly sighed in his heart. In fact, Jin Zhi's fists and kicks were quite unique. No wonder he dared to bet a big fortune to compete with him. However, Xiao Tang's fists and kicks were taught by the amazing Wu Song, and later he was taught by Jin Zhi.
With the guidance of Tai and Tan Zhengfang, two great masters of martial arts, when fighting with ordinary martial arts masters, I just feel the pressure is relieved. How can this Goryeo Hwarang, who sits in a well and looks at the sky, compare?
Ordinarily, this person's boxing and kicking skills can compete with Shi Xiu, the desperate Saburo in Xiao Tang's hands, but Shi Xiu's forbearance and courageous temperament are better than Jin Zhiqiang, who is competitive with others but is too easily provoked.
too much.
After fighting for more than ten rounds, Jin Zhi kicked forward with his left leg. Xiao Tang ducked sideways, and then the whip leg popped out and kicked Jin Zhi hard on the tibia of his right leg. When Jin Zhi fell forward, Xiao Tang
He had already stood up, and kicked him heavily in the abdomen and face with two consecutive kicks. Jin Zhi leaned forward and immediately flew backwards, falling to the ground with a thud.
Jin Zhi had a nosebleed and was kicked in the face by Xiao Tang. He pushed away the Korean disciple who stepped forward to help him and roared: "Fuck you! You bitch! Let's compete again! I haven't lost yet!!"
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"That's enough!" Li Fang, who was standing by, couldn't stand it anymore. He pointed at the crowd of spectators who were roaring with people and applauding like thunder, and cursed at Jin Zhi: "You obviously can't beat him, and if you continue to pester him, you will only make that person angry.
The people of the Song Dynasty are even more domineering, do you still want to disgrace our great country of Korea!!??"
After saying that, Li Fang ordered his subordinates to hold down Jin Zhi, who was arguing. He walked up to Xiao Tang with a sullen face, bowed to Xiao Tang respectfully and said: "We have offended you all by our rudeness, and we hope that you are all good men."
Duoduohan. As for the betting jackpot, please give me two days of grace, and we will definitely give you an explanation!"
Xiao Tang listened to the two interpreters translating Li Fang's words, nodded and said: "Since you are all high-ranking officials in your country, I don't think you are untrustworthy villains who break your promises, so I will wait for you to come."
Li Fang's face was extremely ugly. When he called the two interpreters to leave, he saw the two interpreters holding their arms and looking at him playfully. One of them cursed in Song Dynasty Mandarin: "Get the fuck out of here!"
Do you want grandpas to accompany you to embarrass yourself?"
Looking at their expressions, Li Fang had already guessed what they were saying. He stamped his feet fiercely, called for his disciples, took Jin Zhi and fled in a hurry. Among the three of them, Cui Muyuan, who had been unable to speak, stopped talking.
, was in a dilemma. Seeing Xiao Tang salute him, he had to smile bitterly and return the gift to Xiao Tang, and hurriedly followed Li Fang and Jin Zhi.
Xiao Tang looked at the figures of Jin Zhi and the other three people walking away in embarrassment, and thought to himself, if you hadn't been pretending to be on someone else's land, how could you have started a dispute with others? If you hadn't refused to admit defeat and instead become aggressive, how could you have lost?
To such a situation?
If you don't seek death, you won't die. What a wise saying...
While the onlookers were still praising Xiao Tang, Xiao An jumped up to Xiao Tang and said with joy, "Young Master is so capable! I taught him how to eat and beat him, and he also made a profit from the goods that he shipped by sea.
We made a fortune again."
Zheng Tianshou also puffed out his chest and cursed: "I'm so happy, I'm going to teach that guy crazy! A group of clowns dare to come to our Song Dynasty to show off their power! But they are not asking for trouble!?"
At this moment, the two interpreters came to Xiao Tang and immediately pushed down the jade pillar.
Sanlishi Cui Ye, my two brothers were originally from Korea. They used to wander around the rivers and lakes. Because they could speak Korean dialect, in order to make a living, they worked as interpreters for Korean merchants in Banqiao Town.
Those two gold coins, Li Fang's domineering and arrogant behavior, made my two brothers suffer a lot! Today, Xiao Renxia and the little brother used some tricks to make those two bird people suffer a lot.
My two brothers are so happy!"
Wen Zhongrong and Cui Ye, these two heroes who wandered in the rivers and lakes and surrendered to Tian Hu, and then returned to Song Jiang's army, there are indeed some legends in later generations that their ancestors came from Goryeo. Xiao Tang said to them: "I have heard for a long time that Shaking the Mountain
A powerful man who can move mountains. I, Xiao Tang, have established a new business in Mizhou City. Later, I contacted Japanese and Korean merchants, but I lacked an interpreter who was proficient in Korean dialect. Since you two have no roots, you are still living there.
I'm not doing it well with my hands, so I'd like to ask you two to help me, what do you two good guys think?"
Wen Zhongrong and Cui Ye's family migrated from Korea and Liao to the Song Dynasty. Although they were pregnant and capable, they could not find a place to settle down, so they ended up living in Shibosi, Banqiao Town, Mizhou. They heard that Xiao Tang wanted to recruit them.
How can there be any reason to not respond? They were overjoyed and said in unison: "Xiao Renxia has given me support, and my two brothers should repay the favor by holding saddles on their backs and holding whips and stirrups!"
Xiao Tang called Xiao An and said to him in a low voice: "I will help you two again. Wen Zhongrong and Cui Ye are both well-known heroes in the world. You must not neglect them!"
Xiao An laughed and said: "Don't worry, young master. No matter how bad I am, how can I be like those two Korean dandies, neglecting the useful people under my command?"
When Xiao Tang heard what Xiao An said, he didn't say anything more. He laughed loudly and said: "We are having a great time today, let's have a few bowls of it while we are in the mood!"
After hearing this, everyone applauded in unison, and then they beat around the bush and came to a famous hotel in Banqiao Town. They ordered fried crab and fatty fish, fresh food and wine, and it was no problem.
When everyone was having a hard time eating, Hua Rong said with a smile: "This time I have ruined the dignity of those guys. I think it's funny when I think of how those guys ran away!"
Zheng Tianshou raised his thumbs to Hua Rong and said: "Brother Hua Rong is so good at arrows, and the young master is so good at fists and kicks that he taught those Korean dandies to lose their wives and lose their troops! I'm afraid they will lose badly, so I will Deny the bill and leave!”
Cui Yejian said, then he said: "Although those Koreans are domineering and arrogant, they are very good at trying to win face with others. If they escape like this, let alone say that they have no face to see people in this Mizhou territory. This matter will be dealt with by the Mizhou territory." When other Korean merchants heard this, they were afraid that he would not be able to stand up straight in Korea."
Zheng Tianshou smiled and said: "It's better this way, and I can also teach the young master to make a fortune."
Xiao Tang was willing to just want to punish Jin Zhi and Li Fang, but the merchants didn't pay much attention to the majesty of Jin Zhi and Li Fang. He suddenly thought of Cui Muyuan, the only one among the three who did not lack courtesy, so he asked Wen Zhongrong and Cui Ye asked: "Where did that Choi Mu-won from Sungkyunkwan come from?"
Wen Zhongrong replied to Xiao Tang: "Of that group, Scholar Cui is the only one who can be considered a good person. I heard that his ancestors were scholars who were sent to the Tang Dynasty. During the Silla Dynasty, they were also excluded due to party disputes. Now his family background is not very good." It is a declining family of Yangban in the Goryeo Kingdom. Now the officials intend to recruit more Goryeo students in the Imperial College, so Scholar Cui wants to restore the glory of his ancestors and takes advantage of this maritime trade opportunity to visit the Song Dynasty first. ."
Xiao Tang nodded after hearing this. Cui Muyuan was polite and well-mannered. His ancestor Cui Zhiyuan and Japan's Abe Nakamaroko are both known as pioneers in cultural exchanges between China, Japan and the Korean Peninsula. It's a pity that he People speak softly, otherwise why would those Korean merchants be so disgraced?
After everyone had had enough food and wine, they just returned to their place of residence and were about to take a rest, but they heard that Cui Muyuan, who was mentioned earlier, had been waiting here for a long time.
