Xu Ping was sitting idle in the yard, and officials came to report that there was an old friend outside the door to ask for a visit. After seeing the famous sect, it turned out that he was Huang Jinbiao, a marine merchant in Yongzhou and two failed Jinshi who had newly entered Zhongzuosi, Lin Zhao and Cen Xichen. They were both old friends in Yongzhou, so Xu Ping had to see him.

Huang Jinbiao is still in the style of the past. His silk and satin are very smooth and fine, with various patterns. You can tell at a glance that they are of great value. But he no longer has any scattered gold and jade on his body, only a jade pendant, which is of amazing value.

After coming forward to pay a gift, Huang Jinbiao asked the followers behind him to offer gifts. The three cotton boxes were thick Korean ginseng, and another brocade box was full of pearls, and several sets of squirrel brushes.

Giving a gift, Huang Jinbiao said: "I have been on the Goryeo road in recent years, and I have no good things to honor my husband. I hope my husband can use it for a little bit of local products in Goryeo."

Xu Ping did not refuse and asked his followers to accept it. According to normal habits, if you accept gifts from others, you will calculate a rough price and then give back items of equivalent value. It is difficult to prevent officials from accepting gifts from the people and officials, but it is impossible to make officials not interact with the world at all. You can only find a balance in the middle. The people in the original jurisdiction will keep in touch with the officials they are grateful to for a long time. The length of this time is uncertain. Some officials are disliked by the people and leave when they leave. Some will persist for several years, and of course some will persist for a lifetime.

This is a matter between both parties. Some officials never accept gifts. For example, Zhang Zhibai, when the prime minister only received two jars of water, the people would not last long even if they remembered his kindness. Some officials were greedy for money and their relationship became annoyed by the people of their relationship a few times. Xu Ping was built by the people of Yongzhou, and he never refused to give gifts there, nor was he greedy for money. There were always gifts worthy and valuable gifts to be sent back. This relationship lasted for a very long time and has been continuously for ten years. People or scholars of Yongzhou often came to Xu Ping's house to help him when they were in trouble.

After being an official for more than ten years, Xu Ping has only been a local official in two places, one is Yongzhou and the other is Qinzhou. In recent years, Qinzhou has also visited Xuping's mansion every year to ask for advice. Especially the foreign tribes under Qinzhou will always go to Xuping's mansion whenever they go to the capital. Whenever they encounter difficulties in the capital, they will find Xu's mansion to destroy them. Even Ning Ling Ge, the king of the country who was destroyed, was bullied in Kaifeng City, and he would appeal to the Xuping's mansion. This kind of thing does not need Xu Ping to know, nor does he need to come forward, so Xu Chang, Liu Xiaoyi and others solved it.

Yongzhou and the northwest were both changed the world because Xu Ping had served as an official there, which was completely different from before. Their relationship with Xu Ping was not comparable to that of ordinary local officials. Xu Ping was at least able to achieve a fixed position in the place where he ruled and benefited the country.

Xu Ping was a capital transfer officer in Luoyang. He was not a local official, so the people there had no such relationship with him. Luoyang developed, and everyone was obsessed with the goodness of the Tongzong Wang Gongchen. Even if they stayed behind, they would only get some soup. Xu Ping was a passerby.

Let a few people sit down, Xu Ping said to Lin Zhao and Cen Zhenxi: "You two have joined Zhongzuosi. They are scholars who have truly studied and become officials in Yongzhou. Don't let the elders of my hometown down. Zhongzuosili learn more skills and make achievements in the future."

The two of them agreed with their hands crossed their hands. Both of them grew up in the sugar service, which was built by Xu Ping and had been semi-military management. With this experience, Lin Zhao and Cen Zhenxi were more adaptable to Zhongzuosi than others. Among the people who failed the Jinshi of Zhongzuosi this year, their performance was very impressive. Especially in the past few months, Zhao Zhen has been staring at Zhongzuosi, and these outstanding people were remembered by Zhao Zhen. Jane in the Emperor's heart, the future prospects of the two are limitless.

Huang Jinbiao said happily: "Scholar Lin grew up on Fujian Road. His literary style is prosperous. There is nothing to say about his achievements today. Brother Cen is the first scholar who was born into a barbarian. He has been hiding from the Huang family's birds and living in the mountains since he was a child. He was really amazing to be able to go to the palace examination in the capital. Last time I returned to my hometown, everyone praised it, and it was really honored."

Lin Zhao shook his head with a smile, and he was exposed to the literary style of Fujian Road. He couldn't even eat enough at home, and his parents couldn't read. He started learning from the beginning after he arrived in Yongzhou. However, Daguicai was really amazing. The barbarians didn't like to go to school, so he could learn it. Unfortunately, he didn't pass the palace examination in the end, which was a little regretful.

After sighing for a while, Huang Jinbiao said, "The two scholars have entered Zhongzuosi. They are those who lead troops to fight in the future. Now they don't even have a horse to ride when they go out. Wait for a while, and go to the horse market with me. Give you one of them a good horse, which is also the only thing that the elders of the hometown are willing to think about the benefits of their hometown. As an official in the court, don't lose face in your hometown."

Xu Ping's heart moved and said, "No need to buy it. Now there are countless troops in Daming Mansion, so where can I buy good horses? I still have a few horses here, all of which are raised in the farm. I can't count as a very powerful horse, and I can still ride it, you can only ride it."

Huang Jinbiao did not refuse and happily thanked Lin Zhao and Cen Dagui. They gave Xu Ping gifts, but never cared about how much they were worth, but thought it was good to express their feelings. Similarly, Xu Ping gave them a gift, but no one calculated how much they were worth. Naturally, the gift from his husband was very happy.

Xu Ping is different. There are too many people who come to his house to give gifts. It is impossible to do without rules. Returning gifts is generally of a worthwhile value.

The gifts sent by Huang Jinbiao were all treasures from foreign countries, and the price was not high in this era. Not to mention the brush, there was no fixed price. Pearls and Korean ginseng, the sea traders who went to Goryeo sold them thousands or hundreds of kilograms. However, Huang Jinbiao specially picked the best ones from a large number of goods and gave them to Xu Ping, which was more precious. Ginseng in this era was just a slightly more expensive ordinary medicinal material, not a magical thing like later generations. Goryeo came to offer gifts to pay tribute, and only when there were many gifts, it was the same with Korean ginseng.

Xu Ping gave them three horses, and the quality of the horses in Xujiazhuang was enough to match the value of these gifts.

After talking for a while, Huang Jinbiao said: "I came to see my husband today. In addition to reminiscing about the old relationship, I also reported a big event."

"Oh, what big thing? Private or official?"

Huang Jinbiao looked at Lin Zhao and Cen Zhenxi beside him, thought for a while, and waved his hand, "Two scholars, come and have two bowls of tea. What I want to report to my husband is a major military and national event, and it is not easy to spread to others."

Lin Zhao and Cen Zhenxi stood up and laughed secretly. They both knew that Huang Jinbiao was unreliable, but they were afraid of bragging a lot. However, he said it, and it was difficult for him to refute his face. They accused Xu Ping together and went to the pavilion next to him to have tea.

Seeing the two of them walking away, Huang Jinbiao approached Xu Ping and said mysteriously: "Mr. I went to Goryeo with the merchant ship half a year ago. Guess what? I really met a noble man!"

Xu Ping held back his laughter and said, "What kind of noble man? Goryeo is now paying tribute between the dynasty and the Khitan, and is in good condition. Such a small country dare not offend a big country easily. What else can they do besides doing business?"

"No, no, my husband misunderstood. The noble people I mentioned were not Goryeo, but Khitans. They also went to Goryeo to conduct business, and they had some forces in the northern border. Moreover, they were all Han people, and they were interested in the court, so they thought it was useful."
Chapter completed!