This Northern Song Dynasty is a bit weird

Chapter 236 The Awakening of the Merchants

After all, it is protected by the hibiscus tree, so the impact on the Tianji Gate is certainly not too great.

Unlike the Shushan Sword School, there are no people now, and only a few books of exercises have been handed down to the world.

After Lu Xianxian returned to his human form, the three returned to the cave in the aircraft.

Lu Sen sat in the gazebo, taking time to listen to the report of his family general Ah Huang.

About the plan, about the form of civil war in the Northern Liao Dynasty, and about the general livelihood of the people in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Thanks to the 'discovery' of the Spice Islands, Northern Song's trade surplus is now even higher.

Although things such as silk and porcelain were also very profitable before, the people of the Northern Song Dynasty were fond of spices and condiments.

These two items are luxury goods, and they are extremely expensive, offsetting a large part of the surplus. Now that the Northern Song Dynasty can go to the Spice Islands to transport the goods back, naturally there is no need to buy them from the Semu merchants, and even resell some.

The benefits brought by the trade surplus are generally better living conditions, and Hangzhou, as the most important foreign trade port at this time, has benefited the most.

There are almost no beggars in Hangzhou.

After Lu Sen listened to the report, he said that he had worked hard, and when he was about to rest, his family general Ah Huang suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the local governor of Lu County and a group of businessmen would like to invite you to the Fugui Building in the city tomorrow. Xiangshang. This is an invitation."

Official business relationship?

If it was in its dynasty, it was normal for officials to open eyes for businessmen.

But in the Northern Song Dynasty, this rarely happened.

Because the status of the literati in the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties was too high, and the merchants... the tail of the four peoples in name, even if their real status was to be ranked behind the literati, the literati did not really think highly of them at all.

At most, they are regarded as tool people who make money for themselves.

After all, the saying 'Scholar-bureaucrats and the emperor share the world' is not a joke, but a real action.

Lu Huiqing himself is a talent from the orthodox imperial examination. He has a bright future, is young and holds a high position. It stands to reason that he would not mix with businessmen.

But now such a thing has happened, so Lu Sen is very curious, what is it that makes Lu Huiqing, a high-ranking official, willing to play with a group of merchants.

The surface of the invitation card was made of bright red, with some gold borders on it. Lu Sen opened it and looked at it, and said, "Please go and tell Sheriff Lu, I will be there on time tomorrow."

Ah Huang bent down and was about to leave.

Lu Sen stopped him and said: "By the way, the fruit trees at home have produced a lot of fruit these days. Jinhua and the others picked some and stored them in the warehouse next to the fountain. You take someone to carry five boxes and share them with everyone." Bar."

"Thank you, sir." Ah Huang happily clasped his fists.

Being in charge of the Lu family is the luckiest thing for Ah Huang and the others.

First of all, the owner of the family has a very high status, as long as he goes out and says 'I am from the Lu family of Aishan', no one will show some face.

Moreover, the head of the family and the three eldest ladies are also very kind-hearted, and they will never be regarded as human beings. Not to mention that the monthly service rate is much higher than that of outsiders, and they can get some fairy fruits or honey from time to time.

From the time Ah Huang and the others became the generals of the Lu family until now, the group of them had never suffered from any illness.

You can eat some fruit pulp every few days, whose body is not in great shape.

It's just that Ah Huang thought for a while and said, "Mr. Lang, I have something I want to ask."

Lu Sen didn't look up, and said casually, "Say it, don't be so polite."

Ah Huang's face showed a bit of shock, and he said after holding back: "Brothers all feel that I am free from illness and pain, and eating these fruits is too wasteful, can you let us sell the fruits and share the money with everyone. "

"Of course." Lu Sen raised his head and said with a smile, "It's all given to you. How to eat it, whether to eat it or throw it away, of course it's up to you to decide."

Ah Huang was overjoyed immediately, cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, sir, for allowing me."

Then he retreated.

No one in the world knows that Master Lu is hiding in the forest outside Hangzhou City, but there is no one who can find him out.

When there were only secret passages before, it was already difficult to find the fairy trail. Now that there is Lu Jingjing who can use magic arrays at home, now it is the combination of the physical lost track and the magic lost track, and I want to find Lu Sen. The Dongfu is almost impossible.

But the fairy fruit of the Lu family is one of the most scarce hard currencies.

Although it can't increase yang and longevity, it can cure all kinds of diseases. Who doesn't want to keep one or two spares on hand in case of emergencies.

But Lu Sen didn't appear in front of ordinary people, and they couldn't get the fairy fruit if they wanted to.

But in this world, as long as you have the heart, you can always find some way.

For example, the generals on Lu Sen's side are a 'gap'.

People have different 'values' and have different views on things.

A tael of silver in the eyes of the rich is a different concept from a tael of silver in the eyes of the poor.

In the same situation, let's not talk about Lu Sen, just talk about the generals. In their view, although the fairy fruit is precious, it is not an indispensable thing.

On the contrary, the gold ingots waved by the merchants seemed more attractive in the eyes of the generals.

The main reason is that the merchants gave too much.

Seeing Ah Huang's cheerful steps, Lu Sen knew that this kind of thing cannot be avoided.

Lu Xianxian walked over from the side, glanced at Ah Huang, and said, "Ordinary people are still like this. They can't always see what is really good."

Lu Xianxian believes that this kind of fruit with a small amount of spiritual energy at home is a rare treasure in the world.

It's a waste to actually use it to exchange for some stuff.

Lu Sen didn't say a word. Personal standpoints are different, and things are seen from different angles. It's pointless to argue about this matter.He asked, "Is there anything wrong with Xianxian?"

Lu Xianxian took out the plate she picked up a few days ago from her Qiankun sleeve, and said, "Mr. Lang, there is a message from my tribe in this plate."

Lu Sen was taken aback.

Lu Xianxian handed over the plate, only then did Lu Sen realize that compared to when he just got it, there are more words in the concave part of the plate now!

But these characters are weird, they look like pictographs, but Lu Sen has never seen them before.

"This is the text of our Qingqiu clan." Lu Xianxian immediately explained, she scratched the words above with her jade hand, and said: "When I came home, I might have absorbed the spiritual energy, so the hidden words appeared. The words above The meaning of the writing is: the same as Kunlun, and the north of Tianchi."

Lu Sen twisted his eyebrows, completely unable to understand.

Lu Xianxian continued to explain: "Kunlun and Tianchi are both the same small world as Qingqiu, which means that Qingqiu may now collide with Kunlun, in the north of Tianchi."

Will the small world still flow?
like water?
Seemingly understanding the doubts on Lu Sen's face, Lu Xianxian explained: "Too many small worlds will 'change', but Kunlun and Tianchi will not, so as long as you know where the entrances to these two places are, It is clear where the entrance of Qingqiu flows."

"It means..." Lu Sen raised his eyebrows: "As long as you find these two places, you can use them as a reference to find the current entrance of Qingqiu, and then go back?"

Lu Xianxian nodded sharply: "That's what it means."

She was really happy, feeling that the tribe hadn't forgotten her, at least they gave her a way to go back.

"Do you know where Kuncang and Tianchi are located?"

Lu Xianxian shook her head, but she then said: "The Tianji Sect must know, and other Central Plains practice sects, if they have inheritance, should also know. After all, these two are one of the holy places of the human race."

"The relationship between Tianjimen and us is not very good." Lu Sen muttered to himself.

Lu Xianxian was a little embarrassed.

The reason why Tianjimen has a bad relationship with Lu Sen is not because of himself as a vixen.

"Maybe you can go to Lishan and ask." Lu Sen thought for a while, and said, "I'll go to Jinhua's family tomorrow and talk to Marshal Mu. I asked her to write a letter to Lishan, and I said that after a while to visit."

In fact, Lu Sen didn't want to be so troublesome, and wanted to go directly to the door.

But the so-called big family is like this, or it is like this in the Northern Song Dynasty at this time. It is very rude to come to the door without an invitation, unless it is really urgent.

"Then I will trouble you, sir." Lu Xianxian saluted, looking very happy.

Then the time came to the evening of the next day, Lu Sen changed into green clothes, and went to the banquet with a few generals.

I didn't take women there, because the so-called Fugui Building is not a building.

It is essentially a large painting boat parked on the shore.

It is also the place where the most prestigious people in Hangzhou gather.

Lu Sen was not very familiar with Hangzhou, so Ah Huang took him for a long time before coming to Huafang.

At this time, Huahang had been booked out, and there were several people standing at the door, one of them was suddenly Lu Huiqing.

As soon as Lu Sen appeared, he noticed it, and hurried up to greet him, cupping his fists and saying, "Your Majesty has seen Master Lu."

Now Lu Huiqing is already a civil servant of the sixth grade, and has the real power of "right to know Hangzhou affairs", but when she meets Lu Sen, she still has to be called a subordinate official.

Because up to this time, the imperial court has not stripped Lu Sen of his official status. He is still a fifth-rank civil servant and a direct scholar of Tianzhang Pavilion.

Lu Sen clasped his fists in return, and said with a smile, "Please wait outside, Commander Lu, I'm extremely terrified."

Lu Sen returned the gift first to Lu Huiqing, and then to the businessmen standing around him.

These businessmen were behind Lu Huiqing, and when they saw this, they quickly bowed their heads in return.

They are businessmen, and they are not qualified to speak out at this time.

"Where is there, please!" Lu Huiqing was also wearing gray uniform at this time, and he pointed to the entrance: "Please come in, Daoist Lu."

Walking from the wooden trestle bridge covered with red carpet to the deck of the painting boat, I heard lively voices coming from inside.

The sound of applause, frolic, silk and bamboo, and the sound of extravagance.

Lu Sen walked in the front. After entering, he looked around and found a lot of businessmen sitting inside.

They whispered to each other in twos and threes, they were either watching an opera or listening to music, or they were hugging the young lady, salivating and shaking hands.

This is the normal state in the painting boat...even the high-end painting boat will have such a program.

However, famous performers will not appear on this floor, they usually go upstairs.

After Lu Sen came in, many people subconsciously looked over.

Then the whole boat fell silent.

In fact, they had known for a long time that they might be able to invite real Lu this time, so when someone came from outside, they immediately looked over.

And the moment they saw Lu Sen, they knew that the 'boy' in front of them was definitely real Lu.

Even if they haven't met Lu Sen, they will come to this conclusion.

Because Lu Sen's temperament is obviously different from that of ordinary people. Not to mention that he is extremely handsome, his body is full of dust, his face is smooth and flawless, and his skin is abnormally pure. This is definitely not the skin that normal people can grow.

So clean!
There is no greasy and scar, and it has not gone through the dust of the world.

The whole ship fell silent, and the women sitting on the merchant's lap subconsciously stood up and stood aside with their heads bowed.

The merchants began to organize their clothes subconsciously.

Lu Huiqing took a few steps from the side and said, "Really Lu, please go up to the second floor from here."

Lu Sen walked up the wooden ladder as he said.

Lu Huiqing turned around and shouted: "What are you doing in a daze, listen to the singing and dance."

Then the sound of minor tunes and silk and bamboo played again, but this time the sound was much lighter, and the music changed from the previous kind of joyful joy to the sound of clear mountains and flowing water.

The mood is slim.

There is a big booth on the second floor, and there is a big table on the protruding cloud platform, with only two seats, one on the left and one on the right.

Lu Huiqing asked Lu Sen to sit down, and she sat opposite.

Looking to the right from this position, you will go downstairs to the hall, and everyone in the field can see everything in a glance.

At this time, two beautiful women in white clothes came from the side.

One stood next to Lu Sen, and the other stood next to Lu Huiqing.

Lu Huiqing introduced: "Really Lu, the people next to you are Liu Qingqing, who is recognized as the number one beauty in our city of Hangzhou!"

The woman bowed slightly, and said: "I dare not be number one, there are so many beautiful women in the world, and the little girl is just a drop in the ocean, so she won't be on the stage."

When Liu Qingqing spoke, her voice trembled when she looked at Lu Sen's profile.

She was excited with some fear.

Lu Sen's reputation has already spread all over the world, and no one knows that he has great supernatural powers.

Even if the rumors are unbelievable, the solar ship hanging above his head is always believable.

The golden light it emits now, doesn't it just come in through the window.

She felt very lucky to be able to serve such a strange person, a half-immortal, and she was afraid that she would not serve well.

Lu Sen turned his head to look at Liu Qingqing, and said, "I've seen Miss Liu."

"Don't dare."

Liu Qingqing slightly bent her body and squatted down, her movements were gentle and charming.

I have to say that this Liu Qingqing is very beautiful, after all, she was specially selected to serve Lu Sen.

Her appearance is almost on the same level as Pang Meier... Pang Meier before she married Lu Sen.

At that time, Pang Meier didn't eat much fruit and honey, and didn't practice exercises, and she was still in the category of 'human'.

But the current Pang Meier's temperament has changed greatly, and she is even more fairy-like.

That wins a lot.

In terms of appearance, they are almost the same at the top, but what really makes people more attractive are two things, temperament and aura.

Lu Sen looked away from Liu Qingqing, looked at the opposite side and asked, "Mr. Lu, why did you call me over this time?"

"If you want them to serve wine and food, how about we talk slowly?"

Lu Sen has nothing to do with it: "The guest does as he pleases."

Lu Huiqing clapped her hands, and a servant came to serve the food.

Halfway through the dishes, Lu Sen frowned, because he found that there was something wrong with the dishes!
(End of this chapter)