Chapter 86 A great wealth (Part 2)

Pu Yian's answer was very straightforward, with a certain tone, with a natural expression: "Of course! Mr. Su was demoted to Huangzhou, and only Master Zhao was served by his side. The 'Big Bet of Poetry and Wine' spread throughout the Song Dynasty. My Shitong Merchant was all saying: The bachelor's bet won a good student, which is really the best deal in his life."

"What, the bet on poetry and wine?" Li Yuan widened his eyes. Before he could continue speaking, Chen Gongchuan's sister was already anxiously interrupting: "The bet on poetry and wine, it's so interesting to hear this word. Tell me what kind of legend is it."

Pu Yian was very proud. Li Yuan looked down on him just now, and now he solemnly asked him for advice, which made him very proud. He coughed in a pretended manner and told the bet between Zhao Xing and Su Dongpo on the Xishui River.

In fact, it was the first time that Zhao Xing heard someone tell this legend. Unexpectedly, under the speed of information exchange in the Song Dynasty, in just over a year, the Quanzhou merchants actually interpreted this story so romantic and touching.

Thinking back to the moment when he met Su Shi by the river, he had the awareness of being vilified, but now, the story has become that teachers and teachers are keen on talents, and students appreciate each other. The two of them have created a peerless story together. In this story, Su Dongpo's image is highly respected, and Zhao Xing is like a humble student standing by the river and looking at the superstar like a bright moon.

The plot of this story made Zhao Xing very satisfied, and he had no intention of modifying this version. Therefore, during the story of Pu Yian's story, he occasionally pretended to "hum" a few hums and echoed implicitly a few times to express his support for this legend.

What entertainment could the ancients have?

This legend is full of drama, with ups and downs, and the story is tortuous and interesting. Pu Yian tells it again and adds fuel to the fire, making people feel full of image. Not to mention Li Yuan, the three girls were immediately conquered by this legend. The two girls who had been covering their faces with round fans also put down their fans and looked at the story character in front of them in surprise.

Li Yuan high-five and exclaimed: "Master Su's style makes people want to follow him... Brother Li is so lucky. Come on, come on, you and I should drink three cups of wine."

Li Yuanqiang pulled Zhao Xing to the side of the platform. At this time, Chen Gongchuan looked proud. He whispered to his sister, and called Pu Yian to his side, discussing something in a low voice. Zhao Xing had only time to glance at them, and was attracted by the reliefs on several high platforms.

The battle in the field has come to an end. Both the red and black sides are only lonely chariots, horses, cannons, and multiple "single soldiers and lonely elephants" on one side. Now both of them are conducting long tests. Li Yuan just visited the story and was immediately attracted by the chess game. His fingers kept circling and scrutinizing the chess path. He forgot to greet Zhao Xing, which just gave Zhao Xing plenty of time to look at the animal relief on the table.

There are twelve tables on both sides of the chess game. Each table is inlaid with an animal statue. The twelve tables carved with twelve animals, and the arrangement seems to be in the twelve zodiac signs...

Well, wait, something is wrong. Where did the rabbit among the twelve zodiac signs go? Why should a cat appear in the rabbit's location?

Zhao Xing stared at the cat, vaguely as if he had remembered something, but he could not grasp the tail of the memory.

Why is it a cat, how can it be a cat, and why is it a cat?

By the way!

Suddenly, Zhao Xing's mind lit up and he remembered that there are indeed cats and no rabbits in the twelve zodiac signs of Vietnamese people, so Vietnamese are also called "the nation of cats". It means: Although it looks very docile, it is indeed an unfamiliar pet. It is not as loyal as a dog and may turn against you at any time.

As for why Vietnamese changed rabbits in the twelve zodiac signs to cats, it is said that there are no rabbits in the tropical areas.

Cat...right...no, what else should be - Zhao Xing was so anxious that he wanted to beat his head, what else did the cat have to do? It seemed that there was a memory that always wanted to remind him, but he racked his brains to remember it. He was so anxious that he couldn't help but curse: "This damn 'cat incident'.

...By the way, it's the 'cat incident'."

Zhao Xing finally remembered that it was the "cat incident". Among the "100 Major Events That Change the World", the Crusade brought two major events that changed the world. One was that the Eastern Expedition itself changed the world pattern, and the other was the "cat incident".

There are no cats in Europe now. In my memory, the first person to present a pair of male and female cats to the Dharma King as a gift, and received generous rewards. This reward was also the highest reward in history, and was recorded in history. The Dharma King's reward at that time was "waiting for life", which means that he could take away gold that was the same as his weight.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xing quickly looked at his figure and estimated his weight - how heavy he is now... He has eaten a little bit lately, and there is no way. It is very hard to sail on the sea. He has lost weight and weighs about 70 kilograms.

Catch more pairs of domestic cats from Vietnam, and as long as they bring them to Europe, they can bring back the amount of gold they have. What kind of transactions are more profitable than this?

The only regret is that this is a "one-time deal". Therefore, in order to achieve the maximum benefit of this deal, he had to remind himself that eating more on the road and gaining weight by one kilogram is equivalent to growing a kilogram of gold. Even if you drink a stomach of water, you can get back gold as heavy as water in your stomach. For this reason, your body is swollen and dry.

When Zhao Xing thought of this, his whole body was wrapped in happiness. His face was filled with joy from the bottom of his heart. He didn't notice that the game of chess had been played and the audience had begun to end. Mr. Li Yuan called him a few times in a row, but he didn't hear it...

Next, Zhao Xing also seemed absent-minded at the reception banquet held by Mr. Li Yuan. He once said that he was good at "the art of managing the world and helping the people". Li Yuan had tried several times during the banquet, wanting him to show his skills, but he just smiled and refused to say a word.

With Pu Yian's introduction and Su Dongpo's name placed there, Mr. Li Yuan had actually completely believed Zhao Xing's big talk. The more he refused to say it, the more Li Yuan thought Zhao Xing was unfathomable. After the banquet, he secretly winked at Chen Gongchuan and signaled the other party to continue to win over.

After the banquet, Pu Yian rushed back to his trading house, and Chen Gongchuan took Zhao Xing to his home for a while. But Pu Yian seemed to have reached an agreement with Chen Gongchuan. Not only did he not stop him, he tried his best to instigate him.

Zhao Xing thought for a while. Since Pu Yian was going to go back to his trading company to handle a private matter, he had no choice but to go back to the boat to eat the food on the boat. Since Chen Gongchuan invited him warmly, he hesitated and agreed immediately.

There was nothing to say that night.

The next morning, Chen Gongchuan brought his sister Chen Yiyi to Zhao Xing for discussion. After the greetings, he got to the point. Chen Gongchuan introduced: "Brother Li Ren, I'm... I'm good at studying and don't like to worry about Ah Du. At present, my Chen family's industry is managed by my family's sister, so let's discuss your problems with my family."

"I have no problems." After thinking overnight, Zhao Xing had recovered his shrewdness. He directly investigated the market situation: "What I want to know most now is: What is the country of Yue most lacking? What do you want to buy from the Song Dynasty? What do you want to sell to the Song Dynasty?"

Chen Yiyi flashed his big eyes, as if he was frightened by Zhao Xing's straightforwardness. She flashed her brother's eyes and was encouraged by the latter, and then spoke: "Copper coins, I don't have many copper mines in Dayue, and my coin minting skills are not high, so I need the copper coins of the Heavenly Dynasty the most, but the Heavenly Dynasty prohibits the outflow of copper coins.

My Dayue is the most rice, and the rice is ripe three times a year, but I heard that the Song Dynasty introduced Chameng rice, which has been booming for several consecutive years. The grain price is extremely cheap. I may not be able to sell rice alone... But I Dayue is still a bit of a good deal, such as: gems, tortoiseshell, ivory, pearls, jade, jade... What Zhao Lang wants, can you tell me?"

"The price of rice in Yue Kingdom cannot be sold because of tax relations," Zhao Xing said slowly: "My Song ship goes to sea and needs to obtain ship guidance from the Maritime Bureau. The Maritime Bureau draws a lot of taxes. Simply selling rice may not be enough to pay the Maritime Bureau's "removal" of the Maritime Bureau. However, if you can avoid the Maritime Bureau, there will be no "removal". I think even if you sell rice, you will make a profit."

Chen Yiyi lowered her eyes, was silent for a moment, looked up at Zhao Xing, and asked, "It turns out that the juren is planning to avoid exploitation... May I ask, is there any ship to attract Zhao Lang to go to sea this time?"

Zhao Xing smiled but refused to answer.

Chen Yiyi widened his eyes, his face full of confusion: "I heard that the laws of the Celestial Empire are very strict. No ship leads to the Fan family, but there are crew members who give the heads, and half of the goods on the ship are awarded... This is not the first time Dalang went to sea, but no one on your ship has his head. It's really good luck."

Are you lucky?

This is actually not just luck, but just because of proper organization and strict management... Zhao Xing himself did not think that the boss of the ship had put in a lot of energy for it. The reason why the boss of the ship was willing to work so hard and the crew were willing to remain silent was because Zhao Xing had waved a bigger "carrot".
Chapter completed!