The Rise of the Cold Gate in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 173 The Good Show Begins
Having said that, where is the hypocrisy of the aristocratic families in the Eastern Jin Dynasty?
For example, in the past two years, everyone knows that the green tea that has become popular all over the world comes from the Xiao family in Lanling. It's polite.

You are destroying the reputation of the Xiao family in broad daylight. It is absolutely impossible for a dignified family to engage in such a lowly business as a businessman. Destroying your reputation is like killing your parents. It is justifiable to beat you.

Last year, the green tea just came out, Xie Xuan, a fool, bought tea in the thatched cottage of Wu County, shut his mouth and opened his mouth, Xiao Qinzhi, this is a blatant insult.

Therefore, Xie Daoyun smoothed things over and replaced buy with "gift".

However, the aristocratic families in the Eastern Jin Dynasty lived in luxury and corruption, and their living needs were astronomical. Since they could not do business for the sake of prestige, it was obviously not enough to rely solely on the income from the fields. If they encountered a famine, it would be even more difficult. So where did the money of these aristocratic families come from?
In modern society, there is a bad term called "temporary workers". In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, these merchants basically depended on the aristocratic families to survive. In other words, they were "temporary workers" who collected money for the aristocratic families.

If it is inconvenient for the aristocratic family to make a living by themselves, they will all be handed over to the group of merchants who are attached to them. After they are done, they will be given some soup to drink. If they do not do well, they will be blamed.

There is no one "temporary worker", and there are tens of thousands of "temporary workers". Just like this, how many people can't compete for it, and these merchants are flocking to work for the aristocratic family, and they feel extremely honored in their hearts!
Take clear tea as an example, this year’s pre-Ming Qing tea except for the royal special supply, the rest have become sky-high prices, and it is hard to find a tea. The non-top gentry can’t even smell the smell, and even ordinary clear tea is in short supply. The rise continued, so that the price of Jiankang's clear tea was three times that of Jinling, and the price of Jing and Liang eight states was as high as five times.

Many people have seen it and realized that there are many people who are greedy. A group of merchants hold such a large amount of wealth. If there is no Jinling gentry sitting behind them, they will not know how they died.

Thinking about it now, it was fortunate that Mrs. Xiao had shared the tea, if he had kept it in his bosom, it would have been a blessing or a curse.

For the project of Lanling Fine Wine, Xiao Qinzhi planned to follow the marketing model of Qingcha, and Xu Miao was the person in the middle of scheduling, and with the assistance of Zhao Yunfei, the whole line was coherent.

It was only half a month since I saw Xu Miao, Xiao Qinzhi was not used to it, he ran out with his clogs "kaka" holding up his skirt, turned around the gate, and suddenly saw several familiar figures standing in the courtyard, looking closely, Xiao Qin It's so frustrating, how did you get Xiao Yao here?
"Brother Qin!" Xu Miao spoke first, a little embarrassed.

"Oh! It's good to be back safely." Xiao Qinzhi quickly adjusted his mentality, and went forward to say hello one by one. The Zhao brothers are good hands, reliable and quick in handling things, and Mangu is not bad. As for Xiao Yao, he didn't think of what he could do for a while. ?
"Xianmin, this is Mr. Mu. During your absence, he has been of great help to me. All expenses in the county are calculated clearly." Xiao Qinzhi recommended to Xu Miao.

"I've seen Mr. Mu." Xu Miao saluted.

Mu Gong stroked his goatee, looked suspiciously at Xu Miao, who was solemnly saluting, and then looked at Xiao Qinzhi, thinking, how can such a young man get out of the hands of Wu Bao's gang?
Having dealt with Xu Miao for so long, Xiao Qinzhi knew exactly who he was. Regardless of Xu Miao's seriousness on the outside, he had a dark belly on the inside. less than.

When Xu Miao left Wu Commandery, he resolutely came to the Xiao family, so decisive, Xiao Qinzhi smiled at Mu Gong and said, "Don't worry, the immortals will definitely get you food. "

Xu Miao looked at Xiao Qinzhi in confusion.

"He said you can, so the old man believes you can. The food and grass in the city is only a month old. The old man hopes that you can act as soon as possible. This matter is of great importance. Don't be careless. If there is anything the old man can help, just come and find it." Mu Gong spoke sincerely and solemnly.

Xu Miao was stunned: "."

Just as Xiao Yue came out from the inner gate, Xiao Qinzhi had an idea and shouted: "A Yue, let me introduce you. This is your fifth brother. He is new here, and he is not very familiar with him. It happens that brother has a lot of trivial things today, so please come to me. is you."

He said again: "Fifth brother, this is Xiao Yue, the younger brother of Lanling."

Following the direction Xiao Qinzhi was looking at, he saw a handsome man standing in the porch, well-dressed and with extraordinary temperament, Xiao Yao saluted Xiao Yue honestly.

Xiao Yue always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say anything, but seeing Xiao Yao's amiable face, he should be easy to get along with, so he bowed and said: "Fifth brother is well."

Then one of Xiao Qin introduced the Zhao brothers and Man Gu to Xiao Yue one by one, saying: "A Yue, you take them around, I have something to do for my brother."

"En!" Xiao Yue nodded and left with a few people.

Mu Gong went back to the counting room, and there were only two people left in the courtyard. Without waiting for Xu Miao to rest for a while, Xiao Qinzhi pulled his sleeves and dragged him into the room. He looked mysterious and said, "Xianmin, You came back just in time, there is a big event, and you need to go out."

Xu Miao: "."

Lanling County was originally a large county with a large number of talents. It was the ancestral land of many famous families. on the ground.

Nowadays, there are more than [-] big and small Wu Forts around Lanling County, and there are no more than three families with names and surnames, Wang, Wanqi, and Lao.

Lanling County is adjacent to Langya County. This Wang family claims to be a distant branch of the Langya Wang family. According to Wang's self-report, it can be traced back to the Han Dynasty. The Wu Castle is the largest one, and there are many soldiers in the castle Thousands, food and grass needed for three years.

Wantong is a compound surname, originally a branch of Xianbei, whose ancestors were in Liaodong, and was of the same origin as the Xianbei Duan family who was defeated by the Yan army. Later, they moved to the vicinity of Lanling and lived here. In 1000, it became the most powerful family in Lanling County. The most important thing is that the Wanqi family has an elite cavalry of [-] people, invincible.

In ancient times, there were surnames and surnames, and the surnames were divided into two. The surname is the emblem of a large clan tribal group, and the surname is the symbol of a small clan branch separated by a surname. The two are combined into one. just started.

The surname Ying is one of the eight major surnames in ancient times (Jiang, Ji, Yao, Ying, Si, 妘, pregnant, and 妫), and the Lao family is one of the fourteen surnames of Ying (Lian, Xu, Jiang, Qin, Zhao, Huang, Liang, Ma , Ge, Gu, Miao, Zhong, Fei, Qu and other surnames), Qin Shihuang is the surname of Ying, Zhao, and Zheng, so it is called Yingzheng, or Zhaozheng.

The Lao family respected Shi Miaosheng in Changsha in the Han Dynasty as the ancestor of the Miao family in Lanling County. His family has been in Lanling for hundreds of years, and their qualifications are quite rich, and their strength should not be underestimated.

For a long time, the Wang family and the Lao family have regarded themselves as Han people, and they walked similarly. They were at odds with the newcomer Xianbei Wanqi. They made a few shots, but they didn't get any advantages. Later, both sides settled down, but there was nothing in the same county. They do not intermarry each other.

However, today, the Wang and Lao families posted a post, inviting Wan Qihou, the patriarch of the Wanqi clan, to discuss important matters.

For what?

Wang and Lao sent to block the road and set up a card to intercept the refugees. They met Zhou Lie. The hundreds of people relied on their large numbers and power, and completely ignored Zhou Lie. When Zhou Lie's warning was ineffective, Resolutely led the army to attack.

In the wilderness, the infantry without any barriers met the cavalry, and the result can be imagined. Dozens of cavalry charged away dozens of people, turned their horses around, charged again, and killed dozens of people .

The rest of the two families saw that Zhou Lie was coming for real, so Sa Yazi ran into the forest. Zhou Lie led the cavalry behind his buttocks and ran unhurriedly. Bu Qu ran into the mountains and forests, and already lost half of his people.

Zhou Lie escorted the refugees back to Lanling City. The surviving two tribes, half of them dead or injured, returned to Wubao in disgrace.

The two were bullied by the cavalry, and there were no cavalry in the fort, so they thought of Xianbei Wanqi, and this was the scene where the two families jointly invited Xianbei Wanqi to shake hands and make peace.

(End of this chapter)