Datang: I was overheard by the Empress

Chapter 311 The situation in Liangzhou!

"Just one tael of silver for this!"

Xue Dingshan was quite interested in the cigarettes at first, but after hearing what Cheng Yaojin said that he wanted a tael of silver, Xue Dingshan couldn't help turning his eyes dark for a moment.He took three or five puffs of that one just now and it was gone!
Xue Dingshan has also practiced martial arts since he was a child, and his strength is quite good, which should not be underestimated. His vital capacity is also surprisingly large. A single cigarette in the lungs of these martial arts practitioners will not pass a few mouthfuls at all. If Xue Dingshan takes a deep breath, this one It is estimated that Xue Dingshan can finish the smoke in one go!
After careful calculation, after calculating the account, Xue Dingshan's face immediately turned darker. To put it this way, if he used a little more energy and sucked it for a while, the one tael of silver would be gone. It takes so much time to breathe money?
"Grandfather, this is a bit too dark, why isn't the court planning to take action to control it?"

Xue Dingshan couldn't help frowning for a while and asked, while speaking, Xue Dingshan immediately looked into the cigarette case that Cheng Yaojin had just unpacked, and saw that there should be about twenty cigarettes in the cigarette case, that is to say, it was just like this. A small box less than the size of a palm is worth 20 taels of silver, which is a bit too expensive, not even the most expensive rouge and gouache in Chang'an City, 20 taels of silver is so expensive!

20 taels of silver can be exchanged for a small gold bar. These cigarettes are too valuable!

"I can't help it. This is the only one in Chang'an City that has no semicolons. It's a pirated version. A pack of dozens of texts is enough, but the bread there is all tree leaves. It's tasteless at all!"

Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but said with emotion at this moment, although this cigarette is good, there is one thing that is true, the price is too expensive, even Cheng Yaojin has to plan carefully when he smokes, if he smokes too fiercely, it is probably him This wealth can't bear such a build.

"You can take this pack and smoke it first, and if you want to smoke it later, you have to buy it yourself. Later, grandpa will take you to Haidilao to cleanse you, and try the latest special hot pot in Chang'an City! The taste is as passionate as fire, I keep you taking a bite, and you will never forget it in your life!"

Cheng Yaojin thought for a while, and directly handed the pack of cigarettes that he had just opened to Xue Dingshan!

Xue Dingshan wanted to refuse at first, but when he thought that there were still eighteen cigarettes in the pack, which was equivalent to 18 taels of silver, he immediately took it over without any hope!
Seriously putting the pack of cigarettes into his arms, Xue Dingshan suddenly asked Cheng Yaojin shyly, "Look, grandpa, do you still have these cigarettes? Can you have two more?"

Cheng Yaojin: "..."

Cheng Yaojin was speechless for a while, your godfather, I gave you a bag just now, and you put it in your arms, at least take out another one for godfather, can you stop being so useless?

But seeing Xue Dingshan's longing eyes, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help grinning for a while, took out a pack of cigarettes and opened it, and then lit one for himself and Xue Dingshan, and then asked curiously : "Dingshan, it's not the grandpa who said you, you have to learn to share this good thing, you are so petty, but who did you learn from!"

It can't be said that Cheng Yaojin was a little unhappy, but Xue Dingshan's pettiness made Cheng Yaojin really uncomfortable!
Hearing what Cheng Yaojin said, Xue Dingshan couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and then he realized that he couldn't help smiling bitterly at Cheng Yaojin in front of him: "Grandpa, forgive me, this pack of cigarettes is the one I want to bring back to Liangzhou. Father tasted it!"

Bring it back to Liangzhou and let Xue Rengui taste it!
As soon as Xue Dingshan said this, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help being stunned for a moment. After all, Xue Dingshan was the son of General Zhenbei, and Xue Rengui, the general of Zhenbei, was in charge of the northern part of the Tang Dynasty. The northern defense line was where the court spent the most military pay every year.

Even if Xue Rengui doesn't do anything with the military salary, the annual salary of the Great General Zhenbei is enough for Xue Dingshan to eat, drink and have fun. How come Xue Dingshan is so hard-pressed for a pack of cigarettes here, even though the pack of cigarettes is worth 20 taels of silver , but it shouldn't be!

But then Cheng Yaojin seemed to have thought of something, and asked Xue Dingshan in a low voice: "Dingshan, tell me the truth, what is the situation in Liangzhou now? Is it unsustainable? Or is Turkic doing something big?"

Cheng Yaojin is also worthy of being one of the veterans of Zhenguan who followed Li Shimin in the Southern and Northern Wars. Although what Xue Rengui reflected was just a status quo, Cheng Yaojin immediately knew the difficult situation in Liangzhou at the moment.

Otherwise, it would be unjustifiable for such a arduous act by the son of a dignified general who suppressed the north!
After all, Xue Dingshan wanted to bring a pack of cigarettes back to Liangzhou, and it was understandable for his father to taste them, but even so, Xue Dingshan could buy a new pack for 20 taels of silver, there was no need to unpack the pack, and the rest Eighteen cigarettes brought back to Liangzhou!
"Grandpa Gan is aware of the details, the current situation in Liangzhou is indeed not optimistic!"

Hearing what Cheng Yaojin said, Xue Dingshan didn't have any hesitation at this moment. Originally, he came to Chang'an this time to tell Cheng Yaojin all the current situation in Liangzhou, so that Cheng Yaojin could deal with the court Now, seeing that Cheng Yaojin has already asked this point, Xue Dingshan naturally won't make any detours!

"Grandpa Qian, since the death of Emperor Taizong, although the Turks have not attacked the border on a large scale, there have been small frictions. The Turkic cavalry, with a team of 1000 people, went deep into the northern border, border villages, ten generations and nine times, Liangzhou, Jing There is no peace in Zhouzhou and other places. My father was ordered to guard Liangzhou. He was supposed to guard the frontiers and prevent the Turks from advancing. In order to appease the frontier and relieve the victims and help the people, my father has already spent almost all of his military salary, and even my father put his own salary into it, but it is still not enough for the border customs!"

"Even now, if my father hadn't relied on the prestige of the past to guard Liangzhou, I am afraid that the soldiers under his command would have rebelled. Especially since the beginning of this spring, many troops have been unable to pay their salaries at all, and even the food and clothing of the soldiers. It became a problem, and out of desperation, my father could only petition the court. Although he had already received a reply from the court, the food, grass, and military pay could not be resolved for a long time. Now my father can only sit in Liangzhou, and dare not act rashly at all. Otherwise, I'm afraid the consequences will be unimaginable!" Xue Dingshan suddenly said with a wry smile!

(End of this chapter)