Two pure white horses stopped at the roadside, and Yang San drove by. Through the opened car curtain, Yang Lin saw a pair of young girls' eyes flashing with curiosity.
Curved eyelashes, big eyes, and cute cheeks with a little baby fat, pear-like dimples can appear even without smiling. Her skin is white and moist, as if the smooth ivory reveals the pink blood color, which can be broken by blowing.
He thought he was the son of some aristocratic family, but he turned out to be a cute little Luoli, with his hair in a three-part bun, and his appearance was extremely sweet.
Through the car curtain, the two people looked at each other. The little girl was not shy and stared at Yang Lin very boldly, as if she wanted to see the difference between the high-ranking officials in Bianliang and Yan'an Mansion.
Yang Lin curled up his mouth, suddenly his eyes turned white, his tongue stuck out, and he made a scary face.
The little girl suddenly lowered the curtain and retreated into the carriage. Her face turned red with fright. After a while, she stroked her chest, wrinkled her nose and said, "What a childish ghost!"
When I looked outside again, Yang Lin's carriage had disappeared. A guard outside the carriage said: "Miss, it's getting late. Let's go to Master Ciao's house quickly."
The little girl pursed her pink and tender lips, her temper was still very bad, and she said angrily: "It's not that I wasted the time, it's because you were afraid of others that you waited here, like a bunch of fools."
After saying that, the car curtain was thrown down. The guards outside were a little funny. No one was willing to be angry with this young lady, so they signaled the groom to speed up.
As soon as he arrived at the gate of Zhaodefang, Yang Lin saw many carriages parked in front of the mansion, and groups of guards in mink hats were carrying things to the mansion.
Yang Sanxi said: "It's the master who's back." After saying that, he didn't care about Yang Lin. He jumped out of the carriage and got into the guards to chat with an acquaintance.
Yang Lin cursed, got out of the car and walked inside. Sure enough, Yang Tong was holding Yang Tianai's little hand and directing everyone to move the boxes.
"father."
Seeing his son come in, Yang Tong chuckled and said, "Lin'er, your fifth uncle and I came back from Mizhou at a very fast pace, and we finally missed the New Year."
Yang Tianai stood aside and called him "adopted father" obediently. His long eyelashes blinked, his eyes full of attachment and admiration.
Yang Lin asked curiously: "Dad, what's in these boxes?"
"In the past few months, Xujiazhuang has built a number of large ships. Your fifth uncle and I went to Japan on a whim. The boxes are full of goods purchased from the Japanese."
Throughout Chinese history, there has never been a dynasty that the Japanese worshiped and respected as much as the Song Dynasty.
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Central Plains dynasty was the object of study for the Japanese, and the Song Dynasty was the place where the Japanese people were fascinated. However, the following three dynasties of Yuan, Ming, and Qing became the enemies of the Japanese.
In the Battle of Yashan, one hundred thousand people committed suicide and died for their country. The news spread to Japan, and the entire Japanese nation cried bitterly. From the emperor, shogun, to low-level samurai, the common people all mourned. The whole country wore mourning clothes and knelt facing the west for three days. This was used to mourn the demise of the Song Dynasty.
What is even more exaggerated is that "Qingbo Magazine" records: A boat from the Japanese country was drifting on the border, with a group of three or twenty people. All the women were sent to the country. When people from Zhongzhou came, they chose the beautiful ones to recommend them to sleep with, and named them "Du Zhong" ”.
Even though it was nicknamed the Weak Song Dynasty, historians at home and abroad have a very consistent view, that is, during the three hundred years of the rule of the Song Dynasty, the economic and cultural development of the Central Plains Dynasty was at the forefront of the world. The most advanced and civilized country at that time.
The boats and carriages of all nations meet, and the sky resembles Wei Xiong.
Kaifeng Mansion in the Song Dynasty was more prosperous and open than Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and it was worthy of the praise of "Eight wastelands are gathered together, and all nations are connected".
Yang Tong and others went to Japan and brought back so many goods, which were not stored in Mizhou Port for sale. Yang Lin was immediately interested.
Stopping two guards who were carrying it, Yang Lin pried open the box and saw that the inside was covered with hay bedding. The yellow withered grass was pushed aside to reveal a Japanese sword.
I picked one at random and held it in my hand. It was light and sharp, and it was the perfect weapon for melee hand-to-hand combat.
The production process of Japanese swords is a huge project. Since it cannot be produced on a large scale, from the preparation of materials to the casting of the finished Japanese swords, it requires the efforts of all the craftsmen and villagers in a village in Japan at that time. They divide the labor well.
A household needs to make accessories, which can improve the quality and efficiency of Japanese knives. However, even so, it takes more than a hundred days to make a complete Japanese knives, so it consumes a lot of manpower and time.
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Therefore, the price of a Japanese sword is unmatched by other cold weapons. It is used more as a kind of ornamental art. Only the rich army like Xujiazhuang has the strength to hold one.
The Kun-Yi road is no longer accessible, and who can be poor if they cut the jade passed down from generation to generation?
The precious sword came out of Japan, and it reached the east of the sea.
It is said that the country is located on a large island with fertile soil and good customs.
Earlier, Xu Fu deceived the people of Qin and collected medicines to drown the people.
Ouyang Xiu's "Japanese Sword Song" describes the Song people's love for Japanese swords and their yearning for this island country.
"Good knife!"
Yang Lin sighed in admiration, and Yang Tong smiled and said: "The folding fans, mother-of-pearls, and swords made by the Japanese are famous for their exquisiteness. We each bought a lot this time. If we keep doing this regularly, we will get more than a thousand gold."
Yang Lin chuckled and said: "Leave this matter to Xu Jin and Ruan Xiaoqi. I will give him a promotion. By then, both the officials and businessmen will be our people, and there will be an endless flow of people from Mizhou Port to Japan."
Yu Dao."
Yang Tong stepped forward and patted his son on the shoulder, saying: "I didn't expect that Fang Miaolian was from the south of the Yangtze River. They killed two of my brothers, living and dead, in Taiping Prefecture. Now Lin'er, you have avenged your two uncles.
Dad is planning to go to Taiping Prefecture after the New Year to pay homage to your second uncle and sixth uncle."
"Dad, the deceased is gone, you don't need to be too sad."
"Haha, those of us are different from you Lin'er. We lick blood on the blades of our swords and roll among the dead. Our life and death are all determined by fate. That Fang La killed many of us, and we killed many of his men, so we can't talk to each other.
Hatred is just a fight for money. Does he have to stick his head out for us to cut off and steal his money? But Dad didn't expect that these people would actually think of treason. Dad is old and would have seen it a long time ago.
It’s clear, I’m going to meet my second, third, and sixth brother in a few years, so there’s nothing sad about it.”
The heroic spirit of his ancestors is heartbreaking, but Yang Lin has no intention of yearning for it. This is the kind of mind and understanding he has gained after going back and forth several times between life and death. Now Yang Lin just wants to be promoted and make a fortune safely, so that he will have the strength in the future.
Turn the tide and prevent the coming of the Jingkang national disaster.
Now that it was the middle of winter, Yang Lin still didn't want his father to run around outside anymore. It would be better to wait until spring before leaving. He casually found an excuse to stay: "Dad, in a few days it will be the wedding of my brother Imperial City Secretary Liu Qingshui.
, you can come with me before leaving."
"That's fine."——
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