Compete for the Song Dynasty

When Zhong Yi first met Wang Pang, although he was very polite, he listened to the introduction of Bantou Yang: This person visited Zhang County Magistrate of Yunyang, Danzhou, and he came from the capital again.In the past, there were occasional visits by people who passed by the capital or who were traveling and doing business, and Zhong Yi would receive them politely.But seeing that Wang Pang is just a child in his late twenties, if it is an ordinary son of the capital, he should be in Wenrou Township at this time, or he has studied hard to obtain fame, and he feels a little admiration in his heart.Ask Ming Wang Pang why he came here, Wang Pang said that one is to find people; the other is to see if there is anything that can be operated in various places.

Zhong Yi frowned, who is looking for someone but I don't know who the prince is looking for?When she found out that she was the daughter of Xun Di Qing, she was shocked. Di Qing had known and even seen Zhong Yi about his wife and daughter.He hurriedly asked what was going on, and when he learned that Di Qing had passed away at the beginning of the year and his daughter was missing, he felt very sad.

When Wang Pangsuo came, he saw the sufferings of the people all the way. He originally came to see Zhongyi with doubts, but he saw that the little children in Zhongjian actually commanded his family, Ding Guojia, to go to the camp in Xixia County. Suddenly he saw tears streaming down his face.I felt emotional again in my heart, presumably this person used to be the former department of my mentor, and I wiped my tears when I settled down.Only then did he ask, could it be that your lord has an old friend with your mentor?

Zhong Yi said: "My late father once fought against Xixia with Lord Di. It is the request of the old man that I will try my best to find it. But I don't know if Miss Di is in Yanzhou."

Wang Pang shook his head: "I found Shangyin all the way, so people are very important to Xiao Ke, so I hope you will pay more attention to the movement of people in the border area." [

At this time, Zhong Yi had already looked at Wang Pang differently, so he ordered his family to prepare a dinner.Wang Pang and Wang Pang were invited to a banquet. During the dinner, Wang Pang asked Zhong Yi about another purpose of his visit: to find business opportunities.

Speaking of this matter, it is natural to talk about what Wang Banglu saw and was puzzled by.Talking with each other, I found out that Zhongyi is only a local official. This is an important military area, so the military rank is higher. The local officials can hardly speak. People can talk, but they can't do it.Forbidden army is divided into troops, and the management is very chaotic.To put it bluntly, don't seek merit but seek success.It's not just a real siege, but a provincial battle.

Wang Pang saw that what he said was true, the local officials were basically useless here, and Zhong Yi was born as a general, so naturally he talked about moving civil servants. When it came to emotion, Wang Pang seemed to think of Di Qing's situation, and he was always forbearing. On the contrary, I seem to understand a lot.

As for the business opportunity, Zhong Yi asked Wang Pang what he thought or could give some advice.Wang Pang said that he was also thinking about it on the way after watching it for a few days, and wanted to ask the adults if they understood the horse system.When he said this, Wang Pang remembered that when he was in Pu Mansion, he actually joked behind his back that his father was Bi Mawen, but unfortunately his father Wang Anshi was not around, and besides, he had already resigned from the post of group shepherd.

However, it was not unreasonable for him to choose to ask about the horse. Firstly, this "party horse" had a good reputation. Secondly, after all, Wang Anshi was a herdsman. There were also many connections inside and outside the capital, so this road was definitely a shortcut.

Zhong Yi and He Libo didn't understand Wang Pang. One was because they knew that the horse system in the Song Dynasty was still relatively sound, and the other was because they didn't understand why Wang Pang chose such a big guy.Wang Pang smiled and said nothing, since he wanted to ask, Zhong Yi told Wang Pang what he knew.

According to Zhongyi’s knowledge: According to the court’s purchase of horses, there are only two kinds of objects, one is the horses of the surrounding ethnic minorities, and the main direction is in the northwest; the other is the domestic folk horses.There are strict regulations on horse age or size, etc., which are divided into grades and given according to equal values.There are strict restrictions on private horse buying. In the fifth year of Zhenzong Xianping, the "Qinzhou Private Horse Trading Regulations" was also formulated, which stipulated: "From now on, one horse will fight for one hundred, and ten horses will be punished for one year. Ten horses will be judged. The mana official will be given to the teller at half price."

Even if officials buy horses privately, they are not allowed to ensure the government's control over the horses.However, because the government buys horses "the market is good and the poor are abandoned", and private purchases are not allowed, the Tibetans drive them back and forth, many die on the way, and the profits are not much, which reduces the number of traded horses and affects the use of horses by the government.So sometimes private buyers are allowed to buy horses, but good horses must be sold to the government.Generally speaking, during the Song Dynasty, smugglers were often prohibited, and the ban was rarely lifted. The lifting of the ban was only an expedient measure to adjust the horse trade.

In general: the Song Dynasty lacked horses.Wang Pang recognized this, and it was obvious that the number of horses was at a low point at the moment, but if there was a war or an urgent need, it would be too late to find them now.Zhong Yi reminded Wang Pang that it is autumn and the market is open at the border of Mashi, so you can go and have a look.

Sanchuankou is named because it is the confluence of Xichuan River, Yanhe River and Wulongchuan River. From here, the river water merges into Sanchuan River and merges into Yanhe River to become a first-class direct flow of the Yellow River, running through Yanzhou.Once Li Yuanhao's army covered Yanzhou City, Liu Ping and Shi Yuan, the deputy managers of Yanyan Road, retreated here and were outnumbered. Later, the Xixia army attacked here, and the Song army was defeated in a big battle. red.

Wang Pang stood on the bank of the river, staring at the river for a while, unable to bear to think about what the war had brought to the people. Their families were destroyed, their wives were separated, and the displaced people called He Libo to continue westward.

He Libo asked: "Did you think of Master Di Qing again when you chatted with that kind of Yi yesterday?"

Wang Pang breathed out: "I really didn't expect that Zhong Yi is the son of Mr. Zhong Shiheng."

He Libo has also heard about Zhong Shiheng, and he is more interested in the topic of Miss Di, which is related to the lifelong affairs of the little brother in front of him.He Libo said, "Let me just say, Miss Yuexia will definitely not be the Queen of Xixia, don't forget that she is Lord Di's daughter!"

Wang Bang glanced at him: "Why didn't you say it earlier!" Thinking of this, it suddenly became clear that Di Qing was well-known in the Northwest Army, and the Xixia people would be terrified whenever they saw the bronze mask with green faces and fangs on the battlefield. "Guess why Lord Di wears a mask on the battlefield?"

He Li Bo smiled and said, "Our woman said it was because Mr. Di looks so good. He doesn't look like a general who fights."

Wang Ping listened and laughed, and the two talked and laughed and continued westward for a few miles to Jinmingzhai. The flag of Jinmingzhai could be seen on the Yanzhou city wall.The land here is relatively flat, and the geographical location is indeed very important. It is located at the confluence of the Yanhe River and the Xingzi River.

Can defend against enemies from the north and west.

Since the establishment of the border, especially in the past ten years, although the two countries can see each other's village flags far away, they are still in peace. Harassment of farmers. [

And now it's the autumn horse market, there are many herdsmen selling horses around the border, the government's purchase, and the folk horsemen spontaneously forming a market at the "border" of the two countries, and there are even opportunities for those smuggled goods to meet, bargain.

When he was about to reach the horse market, he saw two people, one fat and one thin, coming towards each other. They were the two passers-by who had met twice. Both of them had bruised noses and swollen faces. Almost unrecognizable.

But now that they saw it, they inevitably had to ask a few questions, so they went back to the market. They fell in love with the horse, but just as they were about to buy it, the officers and soldiers came and said that he had already ordered the horse, and that they wanted to buy the horse and the price would increase.The two looked at other horses, and after choosing a horse, they walked back a few horses. The horse seller ran back after blowing his whistle. .

Wang Pang asked in surprise, how could it be so rampant? Is there no one to care about it?

The two said, we people buy horses when the court doesn't care about them, and officials don't use the market to buy horses. People with teeth choose them and send them to their homes to pick them up. We are also from other places, so how can we understand this.Besides, if we people want to buy it, we have to buy it from the government, so the officers and soldiers have to raise prices.

When Wang Pang heard this, he didn't say anything. The border between the two countries is peaceful. Doesn't it mean that you guys will bully the common people?He would like to look at the transactions on the border.

He originally wanted He Libo to take the two of them to find Zhongyi, but then he thought that Zhongyi was just a magistrate, so he probably didn't know what the black man in Mashi did for a living, not to mention that even if he knew, it would be of no use.So they asked the two to go back to the mansion shop to wait for his news, and followed He Li Bo towards the horse market.

In the horse market, there are crowds of people and horse heads.According to the information provided by the two, Wang Pang walked around inside first, and he saw the officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty who they said were sitting on the ground and raising prices, as well as the Xixia soldiers in disguise and horse herders leading the horses.

This has to boast Wang Pang's eyesight. Needless to say, the officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty must be using the name of the government, and it is up to Wang Pang's judgment to distinguish between real and fake horse herders.

Let's talk about horses first. The horses sold by ordinary horse herders are all tied together in one place, both male and female.And most of these three or five people who got together to sell two or three horses did not come to actually sell horses.

The shepherd sells horses, and the Yaya people lead the bridge between them. The transaction becomes that the Yaya people collect some money on both sides. Therefore, looking at the left and right communication, the Yaya people and the horses are mostly horse herders.

Another thing is to watch horse herders or couples of men and women, or father and son brothers.They all have dark skin and weather-beaten appearance.And the officers and soldiers may not be so. This year's battle, these officers and soldiers are not only fat and fat, but at least they are more oily than the herdsmen.

After looking at it, Xindao must be that the two of them were greedy for cheap and did not make a deal with the Yaman. This matter should not be too reckless.Just as I turned around to leave, I saw a commotion in the crowd, and the people in front didn't know what they were looking at.Looking carefully, it turned out that four or five people came out of Xixia's stockade.

These people all rode horses, and four soldiers rode in a phalanx, and a middle-aged man was outside the phalanx.In the middle of the phalanx was a person riding a white horse and wearing a pure white Western Xia woman's costume. That person's face was covered by a white veil, and he couldn't see clearly from a distance.

Those people didn't come this way, they just watched from a distance, but everyone here was attracted by those people amidst the noise.At this time, some Xixia people in the market seemed to be saying something about Awur, and after that, the respectful traveler Baili.

He Libo turned his head and asked a man beside him, "Who is that?"

The Ya people said that it was the White Stone God of Xixia, and they all called it Agar.He Li Bo poked Wang Pang and said, "Oh, it's a woman."

The woman was looking in the direction of the market, and Wang Pang was almost suffocated. Her slim figure, her graceful curves, and the splendor of her white jade under the refraction of the sun seemed to be seen from a distance. .

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