Lord: Start with a copy of Water Margin

Wu Yong said: "In the past few days, Xiaosheng has made a plan. On the way back to Qingzhou from Yong'er, I have asked people to set up three tea stalls and prepared Mongolian sweat medicine, just waiting for them to pass by and rest."

"The senior officials just don't want the birthday plan to be sent to Bianjing, and they don't want to offend Song Gongming and his gang. He can't really rob and kill them, so he can only outwit them. Then Yong'er is considered resourceful, and Song Qing is cautious. , With these two people, this thing can’t happen.”

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "I don't lack his 200,000 gold and jewels, but I can't let Cai Jing get this people's wealth. Wake up these corrupt officials, and don't think about spending the money they plunder and harm the people."

Gongsun Sheng said: "What the officials said is right. Although many heroes died in the past two years, it also hindered the birthday plan. If this batch of wealth can be robbed this year, Liang Shijie will not dare to be so blatant in the future."

Zhao Zhen said: "In that case, I would like to ask brother Duan Jingzhu to go there again, keep company with brother Shi Qian, and report news from time to time. Xuexue arranged for someone to report the news to Yong'er in advance."

Duan Jingzhu responded without resting, and immediately left Zhao Zhen to go.

Zhao Zhen said: "Don't be so anxious. It's not too late to rest for a day before going on. I still have something to ask my brother."

"Sir, sir, please tell me."

Zhao Zhen said: "Brothers are now supervising the racecourse. There are not enough breeding mares in the racecourse. I thought that these days would be a good time to arrange for a few brothers to go to the north to purchase a batch. In addition to the breeding mares, we also need to buy some war horses. Now the horse army The war horse is just enough for one person to ride. If it is damaged, there is no war horse to replace. My brother lives in the north. I wonder if he has any connections? "

Duan Jingzhu said: "Officials, the horses in Liao are short and have long endurance, so they can only be used as light cavalry. I have been in the North for many years, and I know a few small tribes. To say that this horse is still among the white mountains and black waters in the northeast, the Kingdom of Jin There are some good horses in the realm, and the Zhaoye Jade Lion was stolen from there. "

After hearing this, Gongsun Sheng also said: "Northern horses are easy to buy, but if you want to cross the border, you need the cooperation of the local people."

Zhao Zhen nodded: "I told Brother Shi Xiu earlier that I was thinking of using Brother Yang Xiong's connections, but now I can't. I can only act according to circumstances."

Duan Jingzhu said: "The villain steals horses, no more than three or five at a time. I don't know much about the mountain roads. There is no very good way to cross a large number of horses."

Wu Yongdao: "The birthday plan will be revealed in the next ten days or so. At that time, please Duan Jingzhu and brothers Shi Qian to go with us. I have seen senior officials buying a lot of old tea. Tea in the North is expensive, so this is the right way to make it." trade."

Duan Jingzhu listened and said: "Yes, the land of Youyan is pretty good. The food is similar to that of Shandong and Hebei. Further north, the Khitan people eat more beef and mutton and pay special attention to tea. Tea is considered to be an important part of life. It is an indispensable commodity. There is also a saying in the grassland area that "you can't live without tea". If it can be delivered to the grassland, one stone of tea can be exchanged for three or four horses. "

"On the grasslands, tea is more popular than gold and silver, and few people can refuse it. Although it is the breeding season for cattle and horses, gold and silver cannot buy cattle and horses, but tea can buy them."

Zhao Zhen said: "Since we have an acquaintance with the tribal leader, when the dust settles on the birthday, you, Shi Xiu and Shi Qian will select sergeants and go out pretending to be horse traders."

Duan Jingzhu nodded in agreement, and several people sat in the hall to discuss birthday matters. At night, Zhu Wu, Xiao Rang, and Pei Xuan were called to gather some heroes and meditate for a long time. The conclusion is still: as long as Liangshan County does not end up personally, success or failure depends entirely on Qingzhou Lai Yong'er and his group. In order to keep themselves clean, Shi Qian and Duan Jingzhu would at best pass on the news secretly without showing their faces.

In this regard, Zhao Zhen was quite helpless. He had all the strength but could not use it, which was very frustrating.

The next day, as if to vent his anger, Zhao Zhen went to the vegetable field, took out a shovel, and plowed through a row of vegetable fields in one breath as if to vent his anger. Looking at the plowed fields, Zhao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief.

If it weren't for the sake of retaining Gongsun Sheng, I wouldn't have put so much effort into planning the birthday. For me, running Liangshan County with peace of mind was not as important as a windfall.

But judging from his graduation ranking, the Taoist priest profession seemed much better than his manor master profession. There must be something he didn't know. This was the reason why he valued Gongsun Sheng so much.

Judging from the current situation, Gongsun Sheng is indeed a good man, and he does not seem to care about money. I wonder if it is Master Luo who has some instructions and must rob the birthday card.

Shaking his head and no longer thinking about it, Zhao Zhen changed his hoe and hoeed the collodion field he had planted. This collodion field, once planted, will be a treasure mine in the future. A piece of guncotton cloth is worth 15 guan. Even if you only harvest one stone of cotton from an acre of land and spin and weave cloth, you can still produce ten pieces of cloth. After all, the income from one acre of land is 150 yuan.

I just don’t know if this batch of cotton will still be planted as gun cotton after it goes to seed. If so, he would have the second gold mine with stable output besides the four-bearded carp.

After finishing hoeing, Zhao Zhen saw that it was still early, so he said hello to the farmer who was still tending the grapes, put down the hoe, and returned to his residence on the mountain.

When Cheng Waner saw it, she quickly asked Qingzhu to get some cold mung bean soup. Zhao Zhen took it and drank a bowl of it. Cheng Wan'er wiped the corners of Zhao Zhen's mouth with a handkerchief and said, "Ms. sir, why go to the fields and suffer in such a hot weather? It's enough for the villagers to take care of it."

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Officials even have a plowing ceremony, so why am I, a small county magistrate, unable to plow the land?"

Cheng Wan'er also smiled and said: "Today's official family's personal plowing ceremony is just a show, it's not really going to the field. I have seen it with my own eyes with my father."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen suddenly said: "Madam, I heard from Brother Hua Rong that when he was in Qingfeng Village, Liu Gao's wife was granted the title of Gongren. I am also a county magistrate now. Why don't I see the official title?"

"What did your husband say? Liu Gao is just a Zhizhai. How can he be granted the title of Gongren? You can ask General Hua, has he ever seen her wearing a hat? It's just random talk. With the rank of Zhizhai, how can he be granted the title of Gongren? Even if he is a child, he has a way."

"Officials include the living minister, the living room attendant, the censor, the left and right minister, the foreign minister, the editor of the Youwen Palace and the Secret Pavilion, the Shaoyin of Kaifeng, the judge and push officer of Kaifeng Prefecture, the Shaofu, the general, and the military commander. , He'an, Chenghe, Cheng'an doctors, Lingtai Order, Wen Sanguan is Zhilang, Tongzhilang or above, Wu Sanguan is Zhenwei Xiaowei, Zhenwei Deputy Lieutenant or above, Lord Feiqiwei or above, the official mother. , only the wife is qualified to be granted the title of Ruren.”

"Although there have been some abuses in recent years, my mother is just a pleasant person. According to the eight grades of wairen, Shuren, Shuren, Renren, Gongren, Yiren, Anren and Ruren, she is already the sixth grade. Every year There’s also a salary.”

"If my husband makes great achievements, I can get a title in advance. Or if my husband can be the head of a house, I can also be granted a title like my mother."

Zhao Zhen asked: "This is Jimi County, is it the same?"

"I don't know about this."

Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "Well, I will write a letter and ask Lord Taishan. Jimi County must be different from ordinary counties. There are no thieves in Jeju Prefecture now, so I don't think about merit. I can try to expand the territory."

With that said, Zhao Zhen and Cheng Waner went into the study together, each wrote a letter, sealed it, and sent it to Dongping Mansion.