Chapter 67: Heaven Defying Xixia
Wang Ju did not go in, but came to his second uncle's house.
"My cave..."
"Da Niu, there are many children in the village who want to study. I invited two gentlemen to come and teach, but there was no good place, so I took out five stagnant rent..." Wang Wei said with a blushing face.
I am poor, can I keep poor after raising five children? Is it even more than twenty chunks of money a year or poor?
Wang Ju had no choice but to rent it, and said, "Uncle II, how about I want to ask you to take your family to Hangzhou?"
“Hangzhou?”
In the eyes of ordinary Yanzhou people, Hangzhou is no less than going abroad.
"I have a property with several families in the city, which will be located in Hangzhou, so I want to ask a few reliable villagers from the village to take care of me."
"Why did you go to Hangzhou?"
"Where do you have to use a material?" Wang Ju didn't explain: "If it succeeds, the benefits will be considerable, and then a few fellow servants won't work so hard."
"Will you be unacceptable to the country or the water?"
"This is a problem, but Hangzhou is close to the sea, not like the inland areas in the south of the Yangtze River. It should be a little better. If the land is not as serious as the land, would it be great if the officials are transferred from all over the world?"
"Yes, then I'll go." There are so many children. It's definitely not a solution to continue like this. Unless you have good blacksmith skills like Yuan Heizi, you can get a high income, otherwise you will continue to be poor.
"Let's go to the patriarch's house." Wang Ju threw down the gift and went to Wang Quan's family with Wang Wei.
"Weng Weng, how many swords were cast in the village last year?"
"More than four hundred."
“No more.”
"I know."
"Also, the village wall takes time to organize labor and strengthen it and increase it. If the conditions in the village allow, dozens of refugees will be absorbed. Only with more people will the strength will it be stronger."
In short, Cheng Kan's horse buying club made Wang Ju feel a little uneasy. If the border changes, Wangjiazhai will be the first to be affected.
"Is there something wrong again?"
"It's okay now, but you're prepared for any trouble. Remember the story of Li Jiqian I told? Although I added a household registration and cast dozens of swords, I would be out of it."
"Yes, I'll listen to you, how about it there?"
"It's okay, I'll discuss with you one more thing. How old is the largest student in that private school in the village?"
"Several children are sixteen or seventeen years old."
“How did you learn?”
"Read some words, but not as good as you."
"Just read, just tell them for me, I jointly manage an industry in Hangzhou. Whoever wants to go to Hangzhou, prepare immediately and follow me to Yanzhou immediately, and then I will arrange them to go to Hangzhou."
“Hangzhou?”
"It's a little farther away, but Hangzhou is the top wealthy place in the country. If leaves fall and take root, it will be beneficial to them."
During the Tang Dynasty, it was one rise and two gains, and Yangzhou was the richest in the world. The reason was that the estuary of the Yangtze River was relatively wide at that time, and the tide continued to flow to Yangzhou, allowing ships to reach directly. During the Song Dynasty, the estuary of the Yangtze River began to silt, and Yangzhou gradually fell. Although Chengdu was still rich, it was only a few betrayals and was hurt. Therefore, the richest place in the Song Dynasty is Kaifeng, followed by Hangzhou and Ezhou.
In fact, if Wang Juruo does not have the ability to stir up the entire history, then Hangzhou will be the best place to go. It will be very difficult to stir up the inertia of history. Think about the skills of Sima Guang, Wang Anshi, Lu Huiqing, Zhang Dun, Zeng Bu and Cai Jing!
Wang Quan was moved by this statement: "Can my Xiao Qiangzi go?"
"I can go, but I can't go for too many, I only have four or five people."
"Okay, I'll arrange it."
He couldn't hold it back and left as soon as he said that, and the second aunt was still cleaning up the treasures at home while mother-in-law. Wang Ju couldn't bear it anymore and stuffed a hundred knots of knots of knots, saying, "Go to Hangzhou to buy it."
Then he took his second uncle's family, Wang Qiang, the little lady of Gui Niang, and three young men to return to Yanzhou.
There were also preparations there. The Lantern Festival was being celebrated in the city, and they did not delay them. Dozens of people hurriedly left Yanzhou.
Wang Ju then came to Cheng Kan's mansion and handed over a letter of worship.
The concierge stared at Wang Ju with a strange look, which made Wang Ju feel scared.
Then the concierge went in.
After a while, a servant half opened the middle door and let Wang Ju in.
Wang Juxin then decided.
In ancient times, there were definitely some specialties in opening the door. If a person was an idle person, he would only open the corner door on the edge. If he was a noble guest, he would open the middle door. If he was a good person but not so noble, he would open the middle door halfway.
The main reason is that Wang Ju had celebrated a holiday with Cheng Kan before, which made Wang Ju feel at ease.
This is the second time I met Cheng Kan. There is an elderly woman next to me, probably Cheng Kan's wife. Wang Ju bowed and said, "I met Mr. Cheng, and Mrs. Cheng."
"Sit down."
Wang Ju sat down calmly.
Cheng Kan didn't care. This kid was so brave that he would be stage frightened.
"You are quite well-behaved in Yunyan."
Is it a good thing or a bad thing?
"The boy also likes quietness. He had to live all kinds of helplessness in the past. Although life has to be dead since ancient times, he cannot die in vain and be cowardly."
"What's the matter if you come to meet with me?"
"I heard that Mr. Cheng asked Mr. Zhu to take charge of horse buying affairs."
“So what?”
"As far as I know, after the little king of Xixia killed Mozang Epang, he used Han rituals and sent envoys to seek peace from our Song Dynasty, and to discuss the invasion of the land of Quye River. Why did Mr. Cheng do this at this time?"
Li Liangzuo killed Wuzang Epang and immediately handled the dispute over the border between Quye River with the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty made some concessions. As long as there is no war, let it go. The man has righteousness and the concubine has feelings, and peace talks will be made.
But he was very lucky. As the seventh-level channel of the most important branch canal of the Yellow River in the Yinchuan Plain flooded, many areas of Lingxia Prefecture were drifted away. Then he killed the Xiaoweizang family and made the Liang family the queen. However, after the ban on the Song Dynasty, Xixia was very miserable. At this time, the Liang family might not have grown up, and perhaps the influence was insufficient. Therefore, Li Liangzuo remembered his father's last words and his mother's teachings to prevent offenses to the Khitan and make friends with the Song Dynasty.
In fact, if the two countries have done it sincerely, then they may be peaceful for a while...
However, the people of Xixia were not like the Khitan, and they were capricious and completely lost their credit. Li Liangzuo also knew that in October last year, he sent an envoy to write a letter: He secretly admired Chinese clothes and hats, so that all the people in the country would not use foreign rites, and next year he would use this to welcome the envoys of the court.
I am a good person. All of my past were killed by my uncle and had nothing to do with me. That is, I would like to express my opinion first, so that the Song Dynasty can see sincerity, and then please resume the exchange.
However, the Western Xia treasury was severely deficient, so when the envoy came to celebrate New Year's Day, he brought his own goods worth 80,000 yuan to trade. However, the officials of the Song Dynasty had bad habits. Others became tough and immediately retreated. Others became weaker and began to be arrogant again. The officials in charge of the government raised prices, which led to serious losses in Xixia. They did not make money, but lost their capital. In April this year, Li Liangzuo presented fifty good horses to ask Emperor Taizong to make poems and stone books, and wanted to build a book pavilion to treasure them. He also asked for "Nine Classics", "Tang History", "Cefu Yuan Turtle" and the Chinese official ceremony. Zhao Zhen returned his horse and gave the "Nine Classics".
That is to observe his words and observe his actions.
If you want to resume the trade and want to get the gift of more than 200,000 yuan from our Song Dynasty, you have to continue to work hard to perform.
If it weren't for the Liang family, maybe Song Xia could have continued to reconcile for a while.
Of course, the Song Dynasty also had a responsibility, mainly because there were many people speaking and undecided ideas. In addition, Li Liangzuo induces surrender to the Western envoy Yu Zang Huama, which was originally used to deal with the Tubo people, but the Xixia extended its power to the ancient Weizhou line. If it continued to develop, if the Xixia people were connected with the Qiang people in Minzhou, Longzhou, they would cut off the Tubo horse road and the business road of the Southern Silk Road of the Song Dynasty, and even threaten Qin Feng and Beichuan. Therefore, this trust was eventually shattered.
However, their luck was against the will of heaven. Seeing that the Song Dynasty had dealt with Hehuang, the Xixia was shaking and the Jin people went south.
Chapter completed!