The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 293 "New Year's Goods"

Xiangzhou Prefecture, although Xiangzhou City itself is not a prosperous place, but Xiangzhou is a land of [-] miles away from the Qinling Mountains. It has always been a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack during the chaos of the Central Plains. When the world was in chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, it was also a warlord. Therefore, Xiangzhou City can be regarded as a high city and a deep pool.

Gao Jun led a group of people from the Hou's Mansion on tall horses, and walked out from the gate of Xiangzhou City, followed by a team of nearly hundreds of people.

As he was about to approach the city gate, the guards walked into the road and stopped Gao Jun and his party.

"Stop, routine inspection." The soldier had a sword on his waist, and two soldiers with spears stood behind him.

Judging by the style of its armor, it is undoubtedly a local government soldier in Xiangzhou City.

Gao Jun glanced back at the long team and the chariots and horses, then got off the horse, walked up to the soldier with the sword, cupped his hands and said, "Master, we are a serious caravan for Chang'an City. I hope you will be more accommodating for the new year's goods bought by the nobles." Seeing this, he took out a money bag from his pocket and handed it to the soldier calmly.

The soldier glanced at the long line and thought in his heart, if it was checked one by one, it would inevitably delay everyone from leaving the city, not to mention that this was a caravan helping the nobles of Chang'an City to buy new year's goods. The nobles in the imperial capital are a little bit outweighed.

Weighing the purse in his hand, the soldier said, "Don't make things difficult for us, my lord. It's my duty, but it would take too much time to inspect all the cars. What do you think, my lord? I'll send someone to check a few boxes at random. "

Gao Jun nodded and said with a smile, "That's very good."

Fortunately, this caravan really carried a large amount of goods, otherwise it was just a box of money, and I am afraid that these people would check it out.

More than [-] yuan in money will definitely cause commotion. Li Yuanjing only needs to inquire about it, and he will follow the clues to find Dengzhou.

The money transported was naturally hidden among the goods, and it was impossible to find out anything based on a sloppy inspection by the soldiers guarding the city.

After successfully leaving the gate of Xiangzhou City, Gao Jun showed a smile on the corner of his mouth. Now Li Yuanjing's money in Xiangzhou City has been wrapped up by him into a box containing stones.

"Quicken up to Dengzhou, and try to reach Chang'an before the [-]th of the twelfth lunar month." Gao Jun ordered.

"Yes!" The people behind him responded.

In the blink of an eye, it was the middle of the twelfth lunar month, and the climate in Chang'an City became drier and colder. Xuan Shijing wanted to hide in the room every day with a brocade hat and a sable fur. His body was cold, and the outside environment was so cold, it was uncomfortable. very.

Xuan Shijing's house had two large charcoal pots, but it didn't seem to be of much use. In order not to be suffocated by the carbon gas in the house in winter, a small window had to be left for ventilation, so even if Even with the charcoal basin, the temperature in the room was not much higher.

Since the twelfth lunar month, Xuan Shijing seldom went out of the mansion, and occasionally Jin Yang would stop by to have a look when he was out of the palace to Li Tai's mansion.

The day before yesterday, Li Tai had returned to Chang'an from Luoyang. Counting the days, Li Chengqian's team should have left Shandong by now, and there was still about half a month left. If he worked fast, he would always be able to return to Chang'an before the first day.

"Master Hou, here comes the pile of money." Xiaoji knocked on the door and said in a low voice.

"Let him come in." Xuan Shijing lay down on the table without any loneliness, flipping through a book in his hand.

The door was pushed open, and Xiaoji stood at the door and invited Qiandui in.

Holding a stack of ledgers in his hands, Qiandui walked into Xuan Shijing's room, and Xiaoji closed the door again.

"Master Hou." Qian Dui stood in the room and bowed in salute.

"Come here, come and sit down." Xuan Shijing said.

Qian Dui walked over to Xuan Shijing's table with the ledger in his arms, sat down, and put the ledger on the table.

"Those shopkeepers have finished accounting?" Xuan Shijing asked.

Qiandui nodded and said, "Exactly, Lord Hou, all our books for this year are here."

Xuan Shijing picked up a ledger and flipped through it briefly.

There are many teams and categories under the huge chamber of commerce, so the ledgers are also made separately. After flipping through the two books at random, Xuan Shijing lost interest. During his days in Datang, he was concerned about money. There is no concept, anyway, there is money piled up, and the food and clothing of the Hou Mansion is enough, so Xuan Shijing really lacks interest in the ledger.

"Have you read all these ledgers?" Xuan Shijing looked at Qiandui and asked.

Qiandui: "Back to Lord Hou, I have read all the small ones and checked them one by one. There is nothing wrong with it."

"That's good." Quan Real Scene put the ledger on the table: "How about Gao Jun?"

"The little one came here to talk about Gao Jun's affairs with Lord Hou. Gao Jun is still staying in Dengzhou with the caravan. Our Dengzhou Chamber of Commerce is rushing to buy new year's goods. When Gao Jun and the others return to Chang'an, they will directly bring them back. Chang'an is no better than Xiangzhou city. Caravans entering and leaving Chang'an are inspected very strictly. Gao Jun and the others will not be able to return to Chang'an if they are not fully prepared. "Qiandui said.

"It's true." Xuan Shijing said: "It's always good to be cautious. Seeing that it's the end of the year, how are the people in the Hou Mansion doing? Let's take a break at the end of the year, and let the people below People can go home and have a good New Year."

"Yes, Lord Hou, Lord Hou, you see that you are coming back this year, before the end of the year, do you want to go to Zhuangzi?" Qiandui asked.

"I forgot about it, when will Gao Jun return to Chang'an?" Xuan Shijing asked.

"About the twentieth of the twelfth lunar month, you will be able to reach Chang'an."

"In this way, it will take five or six days to hurry up and hurry up, that's all, don't wait for him." Xuan Shijing shouted to the door: "Xiaoji!"

"Here, Lord Hou, what's the matter?" Xiaoji pushed the door open and walked in.

"I told you to stay in the study, but you didn't listen. Isn't it cold outside?" Xuan Shijing laughed. It's winter and it's so cold outside. On the outside, it was fun.

"Master Hou, Xiaoji is a martial artist, so what's the coldness? The air outside is so fresh. You know, the temper of a servant girl can't be bored in this study." Xiaoji said a little embarrassed .

"Come on, I'll give you a chance to go out and have a good time. Go to Zhuangzi, let Feng Hao bring the information on Zhuangzi to the house, and say, Lord Hou, I'm going to buy new year's goods for the farmers in our Zhuangzi. He will come over quickly in the afternoon." Xuan Shijing ordered.

"Okay, Lord Hou, the maidservant will leave immediately." Xiaoji was very excited when he heard that he could go out to the Zhuangzi, and when he agreed, he rushed out of the study, ready to go to the stables to lead the horse out of the house.

Seeing Xiaoji so excited, Xuan Shijing shook his head helplessly, no wonder mother still likes to bring Xiaohuan by her side
(End of this chapter)