Merry Xianggong Ximen Qing

A post station in the outskirts of Mingzhou.

Ximen Qing immediately raised his nose and sniffed, and sure enough, there was already a smell of the sea in the air, salty and damp, and Xueer next to him was already very excited, wishing to see the sea immediately.

Ximen Qing understood this feeling very well, as if he was about to see the sea for the first time, and that kind of freshness made people excited.

People who have never seen the sea will definitely have regrets. Of course, the sea here is not the same as those resorts of later generations. What is disappointing is that there are only a handful of China's huge coastlines. A place can be called a true resort.

Because most of the places are either reefs or mudflats; even if there are beaches, they are all yellow sand. The sea water looks yellow, what's the point?

Only the blue sea and sky, and the white sandy beach are the real sea.

But it is ridiculous to say that the seafood in the beautiful places is not rich. Only the rich nutrients in the mudflats can produce the best quality seafood.

However, for Mingzhou Port, most of the seafood produced is in the Zhoushan Islands. Although the Zhoushan Islands are composed of a bunch of islands, the largest Zhoushan Island is more than 500 square kilometers, which is much larger than many counties.

When passing through Suzhou, Shiqian had already brought Xiao Rang, a master scholar, and Jin Dajian, a jade-arm craftsman, to catch up. It was not difficult for these two to forge a letter, and it would take only two or three days. With such a vivid letter, Ximen Qing couldn't see any flaws.

Although it is not perfect for Jin Dajian and Xiao Rang, Ximen Qing has decided that enough is enough.

The letter deleted the original messy things that asked Dongying to offer "rare products", and slightly changed Ximen Qing's background, and he has become a genuine envoy of the Song Dynasty.

But Sun Junming and Zheng Qing, who still don't know anything about it, are planning their own vicious plan. After the convoy entered the post station, there was news from Scarface Tiger Liu Renzhong, saying that these two goods and a certain Some postmen flirted with each other, and seemed to catch up.

Ximenqing smiled slightly at this, and let the blood-blowing soldiers continue to keep an eye on them secretly. Sun Junming and Zheng Qing have been in Mingzhou for many years, and I am afraid they have known many shabby and Dongying businessmen. The state government removed several scourges.

Now... let them think they have their way!

Ximen Qing didn't bother to salute them. Anyway, these two goods will never do anything before the goods are in hand. Most likely, they are going to do it at sea...

Speaking of this, Ximenqing admired the wisdom of the ancients 900 years ago. The goods were not transported all the way from Bianliang, but were directly purchased by the local yamen in Mingzhou. Zhouzhou is full of streets, brocade, silk, fragrant medicine, tea bowls, stationery... It's just like picking things out of a bag.

With the envoy of Ximen Qing, there are only a hundred altars of Jingyangchun, plus some "private goods" of Ximen Qing.

These "private goods" include some stationery such as inkstones that Ximenqing ordered Shiqian to find a place to order, and some heavy yellow and orange...copper coins.

Time was tight, but the magician Jiang Jing also got almost [-] copper coins.

Once this thing arrives in Japan, it will be seven or eight times the profit immediately, and if it is exchanged for gold and silver and then returned to exchange... Ximen Qing doesn't know how much profit he can make.

There are many anyway.

Ximen Qing's strategy this time is to make a fortune silently!

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During dinner, the postman deliberately touched Zheng Qing's arm when he was serving dishes. Zheng Qing understood, and took out a note from the bottom of the dish bowl.

Sun Junming also saw it, and the two had a hasty meal, so they went back to their room on the grounds that they were not feeling well.

As soon as the two left, Tokichiro Kinoshita hurriedly bowed to Ximen Qing and said, "Master, this place is not far from Mingzhou Port. Sun Junming and Zheng Qing have many acquaintances in Mingzhou Port. Master should not take it lightly."

Ximen Qing laughed and said, "Those acquaintances you mentioned are just shabby households. Even with a sharp weapon in their hands, can they compare with my own soldiers?"

Liu Renzhong who was sitting at the bottom heard it, and raised his head proudly. Although he didn't speak, the meaning was already obvious.

No matter how many poor and settled locals there are, they are not well-trained soldiers who have just experienced the baptism of blood on the battlefield.

"Master." Tokichiro Kinoshita's attitude became more and more humble, his head was almost touching the ground, and his voice was suppressed in his throat: "Not only the poor settlers, but also some Dongying people...to be precise, Dongying pirates, also Often active in Mingzhou, these people only care about money, and Sun Junming and Zheng Qing spend a lot of money on weekdays. Although I don't know if their martial arts are stronger or weaker than the master's personal soldiers, at least the swords in their hands are To dominate."

Hearing what Kinoshita Tokichiro said, Ximen Qing remembered that most of the so-called Taidao in Dongying was influenced by Tang Dao and Han Dynasty's Huan Shou Dao, and slowly evolved. However, since the beginning of the Song Dynasty, a ban on weapons has been implemented. , the folks don’t say it’s the first ring knife, and there are several households sharing a kitchen knife. Most people carry a whistle stick with them when they travel. I don’t know how many crafts have been broken in knife making, let alone the development up.

The Yanling Saber, which is standard for blowing blood soldiers, was carefully crafted by the government, but the environment is so harsh, and the Yanling Saber is not much better.

But now Dongying is in the late Heian period, which is the time when the knife-making technology is advancing by leaps and bounds. There is even a name called Taidao era. The "first nine years of battle" and "the last three years of battle" were the most active samurai forces more than 20 years ago. Even Su Shi, Ouyang Xiu and others wrote poems praising the sharpness of Dongying Knife.

This knowledge was acquired by Ximen Qing from playing some games occasionally before crossing, and he was reminded by Kinoshita Tokichiro that he remembered it completely.

It seems that many of these Dongying pirates are former warriors who came to Mingzhou to make trouble.

"The Dongying people are short in stature, so can the sword they use compare to my Dao Song's Yanling sword? I cut off my head with this knife! By the way, they are short, so they may not be able to cut... Hahahaha! "

The scarred tiger Liu Renzhong didn't buy it, he patted the Yanling knife that was put aside, if Ximen Qing was not present, he might have slapped the table with the Yanling knife.

Facing Liu Renzhong's ridicule, Tokichiro Kinoshita did not move at all, but just lay down on the ground, waiting quietly for Ximen Qing to speak.

"Be careful, there is no big mistake." Ximen Qing played with Lei Gongshi and squinted his eyes: "How is your joint attack technique?"

Seeing that Ximen Qing suddenly changed the subject, Liu Renzhong was a little surprised, but he replied honestly: "The art of joint attack has been training, and the soldiers are already very proficient."

"Very good." Ximen Qing nodded and said, "No matter how powerful the Dongying pirates are in martial arts and how powerful their weapons are, they are only a minority. If you encounter them, don't use one-on-one, but use the technique of many-on-one to kill them quickly. !"

Only then did Liu Renzhong know what Ximen Qing meant, his heart froze, and he hurriedly accepted the order and said yes.

Kinoshita Tokichiro also kowtowed, and said happily: "The master is willing to listen to Tokichiro's persuasion, it is really the best."

"Okay, you can get up." Ximen Qing smiled slightly: "Your suggestion is very good, and it makes sense, so I will naturally adopt it."

"Yes." Tokichiro Kinoshita got up from the ground and sat down in his own seat, but accidentally glanced at Liu Renzhong opposite him, making the latter very annoyed.

"My lord agrees, then do as my lord said!" Liu Renzhong thought to himself: "When the Dongying knife is seized, we must try to see who is sharper with the Yanling knife. Then we will see what Fujikichiro has to say!"

Seeing Liu Renzhong's face, Ximen Qing knew that this guy was still unconvinced secretly, he smiled and shook his head and said: "Scarface Tiger, although Dongying is only a few islands in the area, it is not the same as the Song Dynasty, but it can't be said that the custom-made knife craft It's not surprising that he beat me, Da Song. Do you still remember the dragon scale that Coach Lin held?"

"Of course the villain remembers." Scarfaced Tiger Liu Ren nodded and said: "The Dragon Scale Sword is one of the most precious swords in the world. It has dense patterns, overlapping, and cuts iron like mud. It's no problem."

Ximen Qing smiled and said, "Then do you know where the Dragon Scale Sword came from?"

"This..." Liu Renzhong hesitated: "I don't know. I just heard that it came from the west... Maybe it's from Xixia and Tubo?"

"Hahahaha!" Ximen Qing said with a smile: "The West is the West, but it is much farther than Xixia and Tubo. This kind of precious sword has a special pattern. Only the place called Damascus has this kind of craftsmanship, and Damascus is just a big food in white clothes." It’s just a small country under it, it’s much smaller than Japan.”

Hearing these words, Liu Renzhong was greatly surprised, and Kinoshita Tokichiro was also secretly surprised by the erudition of his master.

But in this way, Liu Renzhong was convinced, and he didn't secretly feel angry.

Ximen Qing nodded secretly. In case of encountering those Dongying pirates, Liu Renzhong and the fifty blood-blowing soldiers are the main force of the envoy. Ximen Qing doesn't want the captain to go into battle with emotions.

"Okay, I'll contact the Mingzhou Yamen early tomorrow...the ship department should also say hello." Ximen Qing said: "The goods are ready, and they can be loaded on the ship and wait for the voyage."

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When I woke up the next morning... Strictly speaking, Ximen Qing was woken up by Xueer. Naturally, it was Ximen Qing's favorite method.

After comfortably releasing it in Xueer's mouth, Ximenqing became refreshed, and Xueer also expressed her true thoughts after rinsing her mouth.

Go to see the sea.

"Looking at the sea is not a big deal... just don't be disappointed when the time comes." Ximen Qing said with a smile: "After all, Mingzhou Port is the busiest time now, I am afraid that what you see most is not the sea, but various Big boats and small boats. Wait until you get out of the sea...don’t forget to take the pills prepared by Doctor An, otherwise I don’t care if I vomit. "

Xue'er didn't expect Ximenqing to respond so much with one sentence, and when she turned her eyes and was about to respond with words, Liu Renzhong was already knocking on the door lightly outside.

"My lord, there are people shouting for injustice outside the station."