Ancient promotion routine

"What's the matter with me?" Zhang Yanjin basically didn't eat anything except the potion these days, but it saved Li Ying a lot of worry, basically he didn't go in or out.

"What's wrong with you, you scared us to death."

Having said that, Chen Su started.Wait for him to tell Zhang Yanjin what happened in the past few days.

"It's a pity." Zhang Yanjin is not unconscious these days, but his body and mind need time to face these things.

"Then hurry up and drink this porridge. Li Ying cooked it himself."

Li Ying's porridge?Zhang Yanjin suddenly felt that she wasn't that hungry anymore.

"Don't be afraid, Li Ying has made great progress in the past few days. The barbarian restaurant is too domineering. We have to cook and eat by ourselves. Try it. The taste is not as good as the restaurant in Beijing, but it's not bad."

Zhang Yanjin tried the taste, and it was really okay.

In the past few days, although Chen Su felt that he was having a hard time, seeing Li Ying cooking in the kitchen, Li Ying was tortured into a cook.

Thinking that he would still be able to make fun of Li Ying after he went back, Chen Su's mood also improved.

"Where is this place, how can there be barbarians?"

Zhang Yanjin knew that the two sons of the capital city were naturally staying here because of him, and he couldn't stay in a slump forever.

After comprehending this point, his body seems to be much better. After all, a great man once said: the body is the capital of revolution.

"This is naturally the territory of Great Wei." Li Ying walked in from the door with his hands full of things.

"Chen Su, why don't you come over to help?" Li Ying couldn't help shouting seeing Chen Su's appearance of having nothing to do with him.

"I'll do it." Zhang Yanjin got off the bed, ready to get up to help.

"I'll go, I'll go." Chen Su stepped forward and said.

Li Ying bought three big bags today, which are really heavy.

"Why are you buying so much?" Chen Su asked.

"Put it away first and I'll talk to you in detail."

It turned out that the reason why Li Ying bought so much grain today was because of the changes of the people outside.

"Zhang Yanjin, your uncle won a great victory in the Northern Expedition a few days ago, and even captured and killed their Khan." Li Ying said.

"I just saw Turkic people outside the city. They are not ordinary people, they seem to be from the Turkic army, and they seem to be looking for you. I think they are aggressive, and they don't seem to be well-intentioned."

Li Ying continued to speak.

Zhang Yanjin's complexion changed drastically, and she said, "What do you mean... this place has become the territory of the Turkic people?"

Li Ying said: "I just suspect that the county guards here have colluded with those few. Now that winter is approaching, the Turkic people have been defeated by our Great Wei army again, but the Turkic people are buying our strong wine from the Great Wei at the border. You know Why?"

Hearing what Li Ying said, Zhang Yanjin said, "That's why I made spirits."

The climate in the Turkic territory is extremely cold, and the Turkic people are very fond of drinking. The land is vast and sparsely populated, but there is not much land that can be cultivated. In order to seize the living land, they constantly wage wars. It is also known as the city of spirits nation.

"Winter is approaching, strong alcohol can warm the body." Zhang Yanjin said, for Turkic people, with strong alcohol, they can live more in winter, and Zhang Yanjin's previous plan was to exchange wine for Turkic cattle and sheep. When profits appear, the Turkic people are bound to be more enthusiastic about raising cattle and sheep, but they will reduce their horses wirelessly. People on the grasslands will naturally lose their fighting power if they have fewer horses.

"But recently, I didn't buy spirits, but food. This is the food list. I made a note of it."

Zhang Yanjin took it over and took a look, his face was a bit ugly: This is the material for my spirits refining. "

Li Ying asked: "But it was leaked?"

"That's not true. The most important thing about wine is purification and koji, but the basic ingredients are leaked." His wine, the basic ingredients are still different from other wines. There will be more ingredients, which are not needed for ordinary wine refining. There is no doubt that the basic materials have been leaked.

"If this is the case, then something bad will happen, Zhang Yanjin. They are buying raw materials in a big way, and they don't want to buy any more spirits. They just know you are around here, and they are determined to arrest you to get the secret recipe."

"The assassination of you was originally not the princes, but the family whose interests you have moved. Now... I suspect... I will tell General Liu Yi and ask him to go back to the capital and talk to his uncle about it." Depending on the situation on the side, we can get reinforcements."

"Okay, let's stay here for the time being and see what the situation is like. It's a good time to countermeasures."

Zhang Yanjin paused, and then said: "I must investigate Rongniang's disappearance."

"That's for sure. I always feel that there is something related to it. Maybe it's all a Turkic conspiracy." Li Ying is also suspicious now, and feels that the assassination of Zhang Yanjin is more complicated. If it is the family, the prince and the Turkic People colluding, think about it... that's too scary.

Li Ying quickly went out secretly, leaving Zhang Yanjin here thinking about something, Chen Su didn't dare to disturb, after a while, Li Ying came back safely, he nodded to Zhang Yanjin, Zhang Yanjin breathed a sigh of relief.

"This doctor is not easy!"

The Turkic people searched for so long but did not find them, so it can be seen that this doctor helped to resist them.

"Do you want to check it?" Li Ying ignored it before, but at this moment, he felt a cold sweat on his back when he thought about it.

"No need, there is no malice, but he is protecting us, and he is from the Great Wei, so don't get to the bottom of it."

Then he said: "I'll go prepare lunch first, and we'll go out and inquire about it secretly after we're ready."

Li Ying said: "Let me do it, you just woke up not long ago, and you are still in good health." Li Ying's extravagance in the past few days has been smoked into the smoke of the world in the kitchen, and the whole person looks fine Instead of the previous arrogance, he looked a lot more approachable.

Zhang Yanjin didn't force it, and said, "Let me help you."

Chen Su watched the two big men walking towards the kitchen, feeling unspeakably awkward.

"Why are you here?" Li Ying looked at Chen Su who came in with a half-smile. This kid probably laughed at himself a lot in the past two days.

"I'm here to help. You see, Zhang Yanjin just came to help because of his illness, so I'm here to help."

The kitchen is not very big, and it is really uncomfortable for three big men to squeeze in it.

"Help, alas, it's rare that Mr. Chen can be sympathetic." Li Ying smiled.

Chen Su watched Li Ying start looking for things from the cloth bag, and felt a little bad in his heart, but what he said was like poured water, and he couldn't take it back.

"There is a water tank at the door, go and clean the feathers of this chicken, we will drink chicken soup at noon today"

Chen Su looked at the chicken in his hand, and saw that Li Ying looked like he was enjoying the show. A few days ago, he ate only green vegetables. Today, this kid is deliberately punishing himself. Why didn't he see him plucking the chicken himself before.

Zhang Yanjin also showed a rare smile when he saw the fight among his friends. Li Ying's temperament was a little weird, and Chen Su was no match for him.Seeing that Chen Su obediently went out to fetch water and pluck chicken feathers, Zhang Yanjin laughed.

"Dead chickens don't need to be scalded with boiling water, and the feathers can't be plucked clean."

"That kid is very powerful, don't worry about him." Li Ying said indifferently.

Li Ying cooks in a decent way, except that he puts in too much water.

The three of them tossed and tossed for more than an hour before finishing the meal.

Zhang Yanjin looked at the dishes on the table, it can be said that they were not rich.Boiled vegetables, boiled lotus root slices, boiled corn, boiled rice, boiled chicken.

"How about it, isn't Li Ying's skill good!" Chen Su looked at Zhang Yanjin's expression and said rightly.

His hands were sore from pulling chicken feathers, if he hadn't thought of a way later, he might have been bluffed by Li Ying today.If the dignified No. [-] young master of the capital is stumped by a chicken, he won't be laughed at when he goes back.

What did Zhang Yanjin say about the porridge this morning? Looking at the rice on the table, he understood.

"Come, come, let's eat, let's eat, don't be polite."

Li Ying felt that the food he cooked tasted pretty good, and the color and aroma were a bit stained. Chen Su's words were completely envious in his ears, and he didn't care.

Unexpectedly, these meals suit Zhang Yanjin's appetite. He is just recovering from a serious illness, and the light taste is perfect for the patient.

Chen Su looked at the chicken in front of him with some resentment. Li Ying said that it should not be wasted, but the skinless chicken tasted really disgusting.

If I knew he would have made a roast chicken, at least it looked appetizing.

The meal was finished in a leisurely manner.

"Erlang, there is another reason for buying so much food this time, besides that we need to hide for a few more days and reduce the number of times we go out."

"Prices are skyrocketing!" Zhang Yanjin has already spoken out for him

Li Ying nodded, and at the same time he was really convinced. As an open trading place, this city mansion has a fast circulation of goods, and there are many caravans and people coming and going. There are many natural varieties, and the price will be lower than other places.Since Li Ying took charge of the restaurant, he has the most experience in purchasing costs and transactions. When looking for opportunities, he always has to show his ability to make money. Whenever there is a caravan coming to the capital, he always wants to inquire.

Turks do not produce the raw materials needed for wine, so of course they have to buy more. There are a lot of Turks here, so it must be a place to trade with Turks.

"By the way, you said that this is the territory of the Great Wei, so why does the county guard not care about it? The instability of prices in the city must have a great impact on the lives of the people." Zhang Yanjin recalled the so-called inflation problem in modern times. If the price of goods in the city is in short supply, Nature is a natural economic phenomenon, but if there is a sudden rise in prices, there will naturally be a lot of tricks.No matter what the reason is, it always has a bad impact on the lives of ordinary people.

"Do you know why I suspect that the sheriff is in collusion with the Turks?"

Zhang Yanjin waited for his next words, and Li Ying said in a low voice, "Except that the group of Turkic people didn't seem kind enough to seek you out, it's because the county guard is a Turkic man, and the army is also a veritable Turkic army."

Zhang Yanjin was thoughtful, and then said: "The Turks surrender!"

"Zhang Yanjin, you are right. He is the Turkic general. This man is called Tuheng. He is a profuse khan from a small tribe in Eastern Turkic. He surrendered when the first emperor established the Great Wei. Later, he brought the people from his tribe to become The Great Wei Army helped the Great Wei defeat the Western Turks, so Tuheng considered himself a Han Chinese. The emperor was happy, so he set aside a county and let Tuheng be the governor, and agreed to keep the Turkic customs in this county, because here It is close to the border town, so most of the Turkic merchants like to come here to do business, and over time, the exchanges between the Wei merchants and the Turkic merchants here have become more frequent, and the interests are naturally tied together."

It turned out to be the case.

Li Ying went on to say: "Our emperor has been on the throne for ten years, and this Tuheng has been doing it tremblingly and nothing has happened. After a long time, there is really no change in this Tuheng, and this county is indeed barren, so the court didn't pay much attention to it. So, now that the Turkic people cover the sky with one hand in the city, your interests are indistinguishable from ours, so naturally, if there is any disturbance, the whole body will be attacked, and the victims will naturally be the common people."

After listening to Li Ying's words, Zhang Yanjin fully understood.The Turkic people actually bought spirits materials in a big way, and now the prices in this city have suddenly skyrocketed.It is really strange that Tu Heng let such a big commotion be caused for no reason. It is really difficult to know his identity as a former Turkic man.

"Let's go out and have a look!" Zhang Yanjin made a decision.

Chen Su agreed, and Li Ying said, "You now..."

"If I don't go out and inquire about something with my own eyes, I don't feel relieved."

Then he said: "Tell the old doctor that I want to go out."

Li Ying nodded thoughtfully, and after a while, Li Ying came out with three skin-colored masks as thin as cicada's wings, with a look of surprise on his face.

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On the street at noon, Zhang Yanjin and his party came to the busiest main road in the city. The faces of the three of them were no longer what they used to be.

"Come on, take a look, take a look, there are good spirits here." There are endless cries of selling everywhere.

"This street is full of wine sellers. Isn't someone buying spirits recently?" Zhang Yanjin pretended to be a passing businessman and talked to the peddler.

Zhang Yanjin already has a bit of a businessman's temperament, but now she is pretending to be a businessman, but she also looks like a businessman.The peddler saw that Zhang Yanjin and the others were not dressed like ordinary people, and even though they didn't ask for the money for the wine, they came forward to chat. He thought that if he met some important person and got an introduction, the wine might sell a lot today, so he approached enthusiastically. Said: "The Turkic merchants no longer buy our spirits. They have gone to big places to purchase now. Therefore, most of the wine brewed by most people is not paid for by the Turkic people. They can't drink it all by themselves, so they can only buy it." Set up a stall and sold it."

"Didn't the Turkic people buy it at a low price before? Why are there so many people making wine?"

"The distinguished guests have just come to this city not long ago. It was true that the Turkic people bought at a low price before, but their low price is that they don't use cash, but exchange for things, so the price is naturally lower."

Seeing that Zhang Yanjin and the others didn't understand the situation in the city, the peddler explained it kindly.

"The people who came to buy wine before were all Turkic merchants. We all discussed in private whether the Turkic people have found a way to purify spirits, so the Turkic people stopped buying wine and bought grain instead." Sure enough. , It's really sad that these small vendors are suspicious of things, but the parties are still full.

"Can I have a taste of your wine?" Zhang Yanjin looked at the small bottles of wine on the stall, and guessed in his heart that they were fruit wine.

"Yes, please wait a moment." The peddler carefully scooped out a small spoon with a small wooden spoon,

His heart was filled with joy, originally he was here to borrow the wind, seeing that the sheriff had relaxed the control on alcohol, so he took the fruit wine from home to join in the fun.

Zhang Yanjin tasted it, and it was okay. The purity was naturally not enough, but fortunately, it tasted clean.

"Bring me two bottles!"

"Okay, wait a minute." The peddler was still enthusiastic. This was his first order today. Although it wasn't as grand as he had imagined, the wealth was kind.

"Get out of the way!" When Zhang Yanjin was about to pay out, he was pushed by the person behind him, and he threw himself on the stall.

Fortunately, the peddler helped him a bit, so he didn't knock down the stall together.

There was a faint salty smell in the air, and Zhang Yanjin seemed to feel a little itchy nose.

"Just now, those people and horses are a convoy for transporting food. They have a good relationship with the government. They are the most arrogant on weekdays. We ordinary people should avoid it."

The peddler babbled.

"There is only one grain store in this city?" Li Ying asked, thinking of the more expensive grains he bought in the morning.

"There used to be two big grain shops in the city, but most of the people went to the Lin family grain shop in the east of the city. The grain shop in the west of the city was closed yesterday. I don't know why, but the business is pretty good," said the peddler. .

Li Ying thought about why he said that the people who bought rice in the market today were so arrogant, and it turned out that they were the only one.

"Thanks, little brother"

Zhang Yanjin took the package from the vendor and walked away with Li Ying and Chen Su.

"Where are you going now?" Chen Su was originally interested in shopping in the market, but after walking around and finding nothing new, he became a little bored.

"West of the city."

Zhang Yanjin said.

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The door in front of the door engraved with the plaque of the Chengxi Weijia Grain Shop was already very deserted and quiet.There was no one in front of the huge gate, only two chaotic shops were welcoming customers at a distance of several meters.

"Who are you looking for?" A middle-aged man opened the door.

"We are merchants, but sir, are you the shopkeeper of the grain shop?"

Wei Qian looked at the three young men in front of him, and looked at Zhang Yanjin who was the leader among them with some defensiveness.He has been in business for many years, so he can naturally see that these young people are not so-called merchants.

Although he was dressed as a merchant, he didn't have the smell of copper that a merchant should have.The faces of two of them looked more like young masters who went out to play.

"We are really here to buy things." Zhang Yanjin continued, the fact that the plaque has not been taken off means that the shopkeeper has not really closed the shop.Naturally, it is impossible not to do business.

"Then you all come in!" Wei Qian hesitated a bit, but let Zhang Yanjin and the others enter the shop.

The decoration inside the store does not look like it is about to close. The classification and variety of all kinds of rice noodles are very complete, but the portions are a little shallow.It doesn't look like it's about to close.

"Little brothers, hurry up if you want to buy anything. My store will be closed after today." The shopkeeper urged from behind.

He set aside today's time to sort it out, but he didn't expect that he couldn't take away the remaining grain, thinking that he could sell a little bit in the end.

Before Zhang Yanjin could speak, the knock on the door started again.

Wei Qian stepped forward to open the door, but after only a quarter of an hour, he turned around and hurriedly drove Zhang Yanjin and the others out.

"What happened to the shopkeeper?" Zhang Yanjin stood at the corner of the door.asked.

"Hurry up and leave, I won't sell it anymore!" Wei Qian looked at his purchase with distress.He still hasn't earned the deposit for this batch of goods, but this time he really lost money.

The shopkeeper didn't give Zhang Yanjin a chance to ask questions, and started packing the things in the store.The guy in the store was sent away by him a few days ago.There is no one to help right now, so he can do it himself.

"Shopkeeper, you can take these rice grains home and eat them yourself. These exquisite pastries won't last long, why don't you sell us some?" Zhang Yanjin asked.

"Hey, if you like it, you can take some away. You saw it just now. My store can no longer do business."

Seeing that Zhang Yanjin and the others were really here to sell things, Wei Qian said.

He also had some thoughts in front of him, thinking of selling some pastries to these young masters who came out to play.

Some interest can be recovered, but now the yamen has come to warn, and I can only give these things away.

Dawei's shop has something like a business license, but Zhang Yanjin sees it every once in a while.

He knew that the shop had to go to the government office for filing, but he didn't know when it should close and belong to the government office.

"Whether the shop is closed or not doesn't seem to be under the control of the yamen?"

Li Ying stepped forward and said, "Why are you so anxious, shopkeeper? Maybe we can help you."

Wei Qian has been tortured by this matter for the past few days, and he dare not go home and tell his wife. Now seeing Zhang Yanjin and the others pestering her.

Then he said openly: "You are right, but there was illegal salt in the grain I transported a few days ago, so this shop was closed down by the government, and the owner has already been imprisoned."

There is actually a private sale of salt in this city.Zhang Yanjin was very surprised.Zhang Yanjin had heard about the strict control over Yanyin in the Great Wei Dynasty.Basically, the Yan Yin in various places in the Great Wei Dynasty is now in the hands of the aristocratic family. If ordinary traders do not have Yan Yin to sell salt, they must be killed. The folks are so strict, and the foreigners are naturally stricter. The sheriff had a bad guess in his heart.