Tang's dining table

When Yunchu came to Yumen Pass, he was in a bad mood. Wen Wenwen was a person who didn't know whether to live or die. He was full of curiosity about the desert outside Yumen Pass.

"Can you make a poem?"

Wen Wen looked through the dark city gate of Yumenguan at the endless Gobi desert and wanted to write a poem. When she saw Yun Chu standing in front, she begged Yun Chu to write a poem to mobilize everyone for this trip to the west. .

He didn't see any emotions brewing in Yunchu, so he recited straightforwardly: "The yellow sand is far up among the white clouds, and there is an isolated city on the Wanren Mountain. Why should the Qiang flute blame the willows? The spring breeze does not pass through Yumen Pass."

Wen Wen was no longer surprised that Yun Chu could do famous things anytime and anywhere. She sat on the horse and recorded them casually, and finally asked Yun Chu: "What's your name?"

Yunchu said indifferently: "Liangzhou Ci."

Wen Wen wrote the poet's name on the book, as well as the circumstances and consequences of the poem, and the reason for writing it.

After copying, he handed the book to the magistrate of Jiuquan County who came to see him off and said: "Let the prostitutes sing all the way to Chang'an."

The Jiuquan County Magistrate bowed to accept the order. He was a small county magistrate from the eighth grade. He had no room to refuse in front of Yun Chu and Wen Rou.

"The last time I entered Yumenguan, I had a delicious rice cake here. That meal made me eat with great joy, and it also instantly awakened my Tang Dynasty stomach."

The Jiuquan County Magistrate bowed and said: "Nowadays, there is no steamer cake seller at Yumenguan. Instead, there is a shop selling oatmeal noodles. The taste is not good."

Yun Chu smiled and said: "Since the Cheng family left Yumen Pass, the rice cakes made from Cheng's rice, Li's dates, and Yuchi's dried fruits have naturally disappeared.

Now that someone from the Li family is appointed as the guard of Yumen Pass, it is natural to replace the steamed cake with the oatmeal noodles related to the Li family.

It's just human nature, but I don't know whether it's the rice cakes that are more expensive, or the oatmeal noodles that are more expensive? "

The county magistrate looked around and whispered: "The oatmeal noodles are 50% more expensive than the retort cakes. The border troops in the Western Regions all complained about eating them."

Yun Chu sighed and said, "My meal of steamed rice cake cost me five hundred gold back then. It seems that a meal of oatmeal noodles will cost me eight hundred gold no matter what."

Wen Wen asked in confusion: "Tax?"

Yun Chu shook his head and said: "If I had paid taxes at that time, it would have been more than twice as much. The Yumen Duwei Mansion made a fortune from this."

Having said this, Yun Chu looked around again and said dissatisfied: "Are all the people in Yumen Duwei's Mansion dead? There is not even anyone to say goodbye. Write it down for me. When we return to Chang'an, Thinking carefully about it."

The Jiuquan County Magistrate whispered: "They are the Longxi royal family."

Yun Chu smiled and said: "Your Majesty has almost killed all the members of the Longxi royal family. Don't they know how to restrain themselves?"

Wen Wen said disdainfully: "In a remote place like Yumen, you can still use it to scare people."

Seeing the warm sun rising from the horizon, Yunchu waved his hand and said: "No wait, let's leave the customs!"

Following Yunchu's order, the leading veteran from the Western Regions, acting as a scout, took the lead in riding out of the city gate.

In Yunchu's memory, there used to be a large temporary town outside Yumen Pass, composed of merchants waiting to enter the city gate, but this time it disappeared, and only some piles of rubble and some ruins could be seen.

Occasionally, some camel caravans from the Western Regions lay down quietly among the ruins. Only the leader stood at the front tremblingly, waiting for the unknown fate to come.

"Datang welcomes you." Yunchu waved to the old leader.

The old leader caressed his chest and saluted and said in reply: "Dear Sir, it is the greatest honor for the old Habib to receive your blessing."

Yunchu also replied in Huihe: "In distant Chang'an, there are countless people waiting for your goods. I believe you will sell your goods at a good price there."

Old Habi saluted again: "You are a noble man, and your words must be very credible. However, even if a bird has wings, it cannot fly over this majestic city gate."

Yun Chu smiled and said: "The door is open, you can go in and out freely without growing wings."

Old Habi glanced at Yumenguan in front of him and shook his head: "They want more than half of my goods as entrance fee."

Yun Chu smiled and said: "You can go to the door and find a stall selling food. You don't have to pay so much there."

After Yunchu finished speaking, he waved his hands and said goodbye to the caravan.

Wen Wen frowned and said, "Are you teaching them to evade taxes?"

Yun Chu said: "Only if there are enough missing taxes, will someone take action to deal with these worms."

Rourou thought for a moment and said, "What if someone is very restrained?"

Yun Chu looked at Wen Wen strangely and said, "How many borers have you and Di Renjie dealt with over the years? Have you ever seen a measured borer?

As soon as they start to be greedy, they become gluttons. Their desires are insatiable and they will only become more greedy. There may be no moderation there.

Once they are addicted to corruption, they will only have too little, not too much.

Don't worry, even if the court doesn't take action, we will find a way to get rid of these moths when we come back. "

Wen Wen smiled and said: "I understand, the reason why they charge a high city entrance tax is to increase the price of those noodles, right?"

Yun Chu sighed and said: "It's just normal operation."

Wen Wen looked back at the old Hu merchant who had not left yet and said to Yun Chu: "We in Chang'an are looking forward to having more Hu merchants from the Western Regions and even places in the west come to Chang'an to do business.

Unexpectedly, Yumen Pass tried its best to prevent Hu merchants from entering the pass. Everyone regarded Hu merchants as a piece of fat meat that could be eaten unscrupulously, but they did not know that with the existence of these Hu merchants, the people of Chang'an City could produce goods. The more goods are transported and sold to distant places, the more people can have enough to eat.

You can also get the best products in the Western Region.

Following you these years, I have discovered that the most important thing about the transactions between Datang and the Hu people is not to make money, but to return to the essence of businessmen. , that is to exchange what is needed.

There are more types of food, more materials for making clothes, more medicines, and more tools. In short, as long as trade continues, a goal will eventually be achieved and everyone will have more choices.

As long as we have more things, we can create many things that have never been done before based on the existing things. Open a window for us so that we can see scenery we could not see before, sounds we could not hear, and tastes we could not taste.

The emergence of every new thing can greatly improve our current life. As long as there are enough new things, Chang'an City will become the Chang'an City you wish for sooner or later. "

Yun Chu stared at Wen Wen's eyes for a long time, and when Wen Wen looked a little uncomfortable, Yun Chu finally spoke: "Have I ever praised you before, saying that you are a truly smart person?"

Wenrou thought for a while, shook her head and said, "No, never."

Yun Chu nodded and said seriously to Wen Wen: "You are a truly wise person, with a pair of eyes that can see through the fog and intuitive essence.

What you said is absolutely correct. Another way to describe the great abundance of material things is the great convenience and abundance of life.

Once material abundance is achieved, people's requirements for food, clothing, housing and transportation will be greatly satisfied.

Only after we jump beyond the basic requirements of life such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, can we Tang people have the time and energy to think about some issues that we have never considered before, and explore things that we were unable to explore before. "

Wen Wenwen was not blinded by Yun Chu's misty words, and immediately asked: "What about?"

Yun Chu picked his horse on the ground, and a pebble flew up. Yun Chu held it firmly in his hand and asked Wen Wen, "What is this stone made of?"

Gentle said in confusion: "Is it just a stone?"

Yun Chu smiled and said, "How come some people can extract gold from stones, some can extract silver, and some can extract copper and iron?"

"That's because the stone contains gold, silver, copper and iron."

Yun Chu asked again: "What else is left in the stone after refining these things?"

"It's gone, all that's left is the stone."

Yun Chu sighed and said: "How do you know? Have you ever done such an experiment? Or do you know it yourself?

So, do you know how many years ago this stone was formed? Do you know where this stone originally came from? "

Wen Wen looked at Yun Chu like a fool. He didn't understand. He was just a stone. Why should he know his age and hometown?

Yun Chu looked at Wen Wen's face, shook his head and said, "I take back those words I just praised you for. You are just a half-smart person."

Wen Wen gritted her teeth and said, "You mean I'm just a half-fool, right? Does that mean you're a completely smart person?"

Yun Chu nodded and said, "What you said is correct. I am indeed one of the few truly smart people in the Tang Dynasty."

"Why do you think so?"

"Just two hours ago, I wrote a masterpiece like "Liangzhou Ci" without thinking, but you couldn't even write it even after searching.

In view of this, I am smarter than you. Do you need any other proof?

And poetry, in front of me, is just little Doyle. "

Hearing the words, Rou Wen felt a ball of lava running and rushing under her skin in her chest; once the lava erupts, it will burn all the weeds, trees and Yunchu, and lock them firmly in the ashes of the lava, and they will live as long as the world... …

After leaving Yumen Pass, Yunchu didn't look in the direction of the sun. This time, he was going to take the direction of Gaochang, where there was an old friend waiting for him.

The former Qiuci Grand Pass Commander Fang Zheng has now become the second-ranking figure under the governor of Xizhou - Xizhou Biejia.

This is a sixth-rank official position. In ten years, this eighth-rank Kucha Grand Pass Order, relying on enough Shangguan brothers-in-law, finally became the majestic sixth-rank official of the Tang Dynasty - Xizhou Biel drive!

This is very, very rare. It can be called a rising star in the officialdom of the Western Regions, and he hopes to covet the noble fifth-rank official of Xizhou Governor in the next ten years.

If this dream comes true, Fang Zheng can return to his hometown in glory, and through the operation of his brother-in-law who is Sinongqing, he can become a bookkeeper in Chang'an County or Wannian County!

This is the highest expectation that the Founder family has for him, and it is also the highest goal that he can achieve in his life.

Today, the pain that had been bothering me for a month suddenly left me, and my whole body felt indescribably relaxed, which made me wonder if I had become yang some time ago and now I am back to health.

I always thought it was frozen shoulder, and I always treated it as a frozen shoulder. Damn it, I spent a month of treatment in vain. Well, the pain disappeared in an instant. One moment I was sore and uncomfortable, and the next moment... No more discomfort, which is strange.