Compete for the Song Dynasty

Wang Pang will go on the road with Li Xili this time, and he wants to let Li Xili see his coal base along the Yellow River. These doubts will increase Li Xili's confidence.Naturally, the first stop is to take a boat to Jinxiang Mansion, which is the base of Wang Pang, the coal boss.

The spring breeze has greened the banks of the Yellow River, and the water transport and fishing boats on the river are constantly flowing. Wang Pang is in a happy mood, but Li Xili is not as happy as Wang Pang. He is still wondering whether the emperor can agree to the conditions proposed by Wang Pang.

Beside Wang, Li Xili and others disembarked and changed horses. Yang Xi was the happiest person on this journey, and finally came to the capital to open his eyes. There were still many emotions along the way.After walking for half a day, Wang Pang stopped his horse at a fork in the road and asked Li Xili, "Master Li, do you want to rest in the city, or do you want to see my Jinxiang Mansion first?"

Li Xili was very curious about Jinxiang Mansion. In the capital, he also looked at several businesses near the king, restaurants, tea farms, and tea houses, all of which were unique: "Why are you in a hurry to rest in the city? I really want to see: What is the difference between Wang Shilang's Jinxiang Mansion and the places where coal is mined? Why is it that Jinxiang Mansion's coal sales are so good, even the Xixia Palace has to send people to buy it?"

Wang Pang laughed loudly: "I'll let you open your eyes today." He turned the horse's head, exerted force on his crotch, and shook the reins, and the horse made a beep, and rushed off to the side road.Li Xili and the following followed for a few days, but saw the fragrant grove beside the road with lush branches and leaves, bursting with fragrance.Not far away, Wang stopped his horse and pointed with a whip, "Under the mountains ahead is my Jinxiang Mansion." [

Li Xili set up a pergola to look out, and Bohuling is surrounded by mansions, just like a bustling town.There is faint smoke from the kitchen, and pedestrians walk through it.Li Xili asked in surprise: "This, this is your Jinxiang Mansion?"

Wang Pang looked at his masterpiece and said "of course", his pride was beyond words.

Going forward, a few people entered the village and town, and suddenly a lot of people came out of the town, chasing the horses, shouting: "The prince is here." Li Xili saw these people all smiling, and the whole village was because of Wang Arrival to liven up.Even Yang Xi, who was at the back of the line, waved to everyone in a decent manner, as if he was the one who welcomed them.

Li Xili looked at the street, the houses were neatly arranged, the street was bustling with business, there were medical centers, schools and other facilities, and he admired Wang Pang more and more in his heart.Wang Pang said: "This is where the workers in the coal yard live. Only by living in peace can they work happily."

Then Wang Pang took Li Xili to visit the coal wharf. Rows of neat sheds were built on the large open space in front of the wharf to store coal.The porters are busy and orderly, carrying the coal to various places along the Yellow River on the tank boat.

Li Xili couldn't help asking: "It's midsummer soon, why are you still transporting coal?"

Wang Pangxin knew that Xixia still made meat by charcoal grilling, so he said: "Whether it is midsummer or spring and autumn, the coal used for cooking in restaurants all over the country is also supplied by Jinxiang Mansion. In Jinxiang Mansion, the supply is only in short supply in winter, and there is no coal. The usual backlog. Let’s go, I’ll take you to see the coal mining area.” After speaking, he urged the horse to take Li Xili to the coal mining area.

The coal mining site is not far from the villages and towns of Jinxiangfu. On the open land, you can see several coal mining sites. There are piles of coal around the coal mining sites, and there are vehicles transported by ox carts on dry roads.There are temporary rest sheds where the coal is mined, and there is a turntable pulled by oxen next to the coal mining shaft to transport the coal dug out of the shaft to the top of the shaft.

This is the first time Li Xili has seen such a work combination with clear division of responsibilities.There are dedicated people watching every process and process, which opened his eyes.They walked around the mining area for a long time, and Yu Danian came to find the king sweating profusely.Seeing that Wang was bringing a Xixia person with him, he was taken aback for a moment, but then he thought that this young master is very popular, and it is normal to make friends with a Xixia person.

Wang Pang ordered Yu Danian to entertain everyone well, and went back to the mine by himself.When he took Li Xili for a tour just now, he saw a strange thing, but it was inconvenient to ask in front of Li Xili.

Wang Pang walked over by himself, and saw He Xingyuan and Xiao Wu were laying coal cakes layer by layer, with stones sandwiched between each layer, so that they were stacked layer by layer to form a hill, and firewood was spread at the bottom.

Wang Pang lay on the horse, watching the two people busy, and He Xingyuan was almost the same as Xiaowu yards, so he wiped off his sweat.Xiao Wu first saw Wang Pang and said happily: "Young Master Wang is back, you drove well!"

He Xingyuan looked back and saw that Wang Pang was behind him, and looked at himself with a smile. He patted the dust on his hands and said, "My lord, we have discovered something."

Wang listened to what He Xingyuan said, and jumped off the horse to see what they were doing, only to see Xiao Wu lighting the bottom firewood.Shopkeeper He explained: "Xiao Wu discovered this. There are such stones in the waste soil layer of our coal digging well. The stones are very different after being burned. Come and take a look, my lord."

The hills of briquettes were already ignited by the flames, and the stones became brittle in the fire, making a crackling sound.Xiao Wu also patted the soil on his hands, stood next to the king and said, "It will still be burning for a while, my lord, I will take you to see when it is finished." There is an open space in the distance, and a pile of gray powder is facing the open space.He pointed to the pair of gray matter and said to Wang Pang: "My lord, you know a lot, what do you think it is?"

Wang Pang squatted down and looked at it, twisted it a little with his hands, his eyes lit up, he stood up, patted Xiao Wu and said: "Xiao Wu, you have done a great job!"

Wang Pang looked at this thing, but his heart was full of enthusiasm, and he promised Yue Xia's affairs, and it would be settled.What they found before them was nothing but lime.Wang Pang knew that if lime was mixed with tung oil or fish oil, and thick silk was put into the solution, it could fill the gaps in the boat. This was an ancient usage he had read in a book before traveling.However, no lime has been seen since the Song Dynasty.

Wang Bang knew better that lime could be used to paint walls; the buildings made of lime were extraordinarily strong, not to mention that he had always hoped to build a tile-roofed house for Yuexia.It is a great thing to discover lime, not to mention that he has mastered the manufacture of lime, and also uses the waste rock beside the coal mine, all of which make Wang Pang very happy.

He rewarded Xiao Wu and He Xingyuan heavily, Xiao Wu and He Xingyuan couldn't even close their mouths, and kept thanking the king.Back at the blacksmith's shop in the town, Xiao Wu hastily took out all kinds of new mining tools, pointed at these chiseled axes and saws, and said to the king: "Young master, don't look at this Bohuling as a bald mountain. There are quite a lot of precious stones on the mountain. Look at these materials that have been made of steel." [

Wang Pang remembered that the entire mountain range was bought as a gift, and he knew that he had taken advantage of it.I also thought that the crystal stone on my body, and I accidentally let myself go back to the Song Dynasty, was just as free as a gift, and I felt funny.

On the day Wang Pang came back, the entire village at the foot of Bohu Ridge, where the original two villages merged, became more lively.Yin Shijie made a fuss and set up a banquet in the mansion. Although it was a big show, it cost very little.In Jinxiang Mansion, those who cook for the workers are busy making a few more dishes, and every household also brought over their home-cooked meat and stewed dishes, and the mansion was filled to the brim.

When Wang Pang was not an official, he liked to get together with everyone. Even if he became an official, he did not have official airs. He always liked to laugh and have fun with everyone.Even Jiao Deyou from Zhou's shipyard a few miles away also rushed over upon hearing the news.

When Wang Pang saw his uncle's head covering his face, he asked: "Will you agree to the marriage between Yu Danian and the second girl of Zhou's family?" Yu Danian smiled foolishly as he listened.Jiao Deyou hurriedly said: "This kid has made enough money following you. Now that the house and land have been bought, we will wait for the auspicious day."

What he said is true, all those who work with Wang Pang are now in a good position, and they can do things smoothly if they are united. They are not the only ones. Jinxiang Mansion is living and working in peace and prosperity, and even the people in Jincheng are very envious.

Wang Pang looked at the gray city of Jincheng in the distance, thinking about his next plan for Jinxiang Mansion. He planned to fulfill his promise to Cheng Hao to expand the city, and then turn all the villagers of Jinxiang Mansion into city dwellers.Of course, this will have to wait until the return from Xixia, in any case the trip to Xixia must earn enough tickets.

The purpose of Wang Pang's trip was Xixia, and it was inconvenient to stay in Jinxiang Mansion for a long time. On the second day, Wang Pang left Jincheng and went on the road with Li Xili again, passing through Yunyan, Yanzhou and other places along the way.Wherever he went, Li Xili did not see the people's pursuit of Wang Pang; the officials loved and respected Wang Pang, which made Li Xili admire Wang Pang all over.

When they arrived at the mansion of Wang Pang in Yanzhou, most of the items they brought were gifts from people from all over the place Wang Pang passed by, except for the ones rewarded by the emperor to Li Xili. and various specialties.Wang Pang distributed all these to the accompanying people, and set off by himself, Zhe Kejun and Zhang Ping followed Li Xili to Xixia for the second time.

As soon as Li Xili arrived at Xingqing Mansion, he felt the gap with Song State, the shops on the street were messy, the business was light, and the pedestrians seemed to be burnt by the scorching sun, most of them were depressed and listless.Even on the streets of Xingqing Mansion, there were many passers-by begging in ragged clothes.The patrolling officers and soldiers kept dispersing the beggars, seeing a depression.Although Li Xili did not encounter robbers on the road this time, Li Xili was more depressed than when he went there.

Seeing this scene, the king saw it in his eyes, thinking that Xixia's national situation is not good at this time, and the economy is already at the bottom, so it is a good time to propose conditions.He waited for the news of his summons in the mansion shop. Two days later, Li Xili said with a frowning face: "Now the emperor seems to be interested in managing the economy, and he is going to send troops to fight. But I heard that Wang Shilang is here, the emperor still We'll see each other."

Wang Pangxin said, Li Liangzuo is really a sucker, and he still wants to fight in such a difficult country, but the so-called, see Li Liangzuo tomorrow, and have a good time with him.If he is willing to die, I am willing to bury him.