Compete for the Song Dynasty

Wang Pang's actions were really beyond Jiao Deyou's expectations, although Jiao Deyou had heard of the name Wang Pang a long time ago, he must be the son of Wang Anshi, adopted son of Lord Bao, and disciple of Di Qing.

Jiao Deyou is in his thirties. Ever since he joined the Zhou family, he has been working hard to get involved in official circles; he has seen many people form cliques and become friends for the sake of superiority, or they have been climbing the ladder of their parents.After receiving Zhao Zongshi's letter, he underestimated Wang Pang, thinking that it was just a friendship between the prince and grandson.

It's no wonder that the money Jiao Deyou earns is often thousands of taels of gold and silver, and if these silver taels are placed on the common people, is it a small number, but the prosperity of the Song Dynasty is indeed an unknown two-level division.Let's talk about Mr. Bao's monthly income of about a thousand taels of silver; and a government servant in the capital can support a family with a monthly salary of fifteen guan;

Of course, there are regional differences. Not to mention that the Song Dynasty is the same as today, it is normal for the income difference between first-tier cities and remote mountainous areas to be several times higher.

Having said that, Wang Pang burned the ship for 2000 taels. For Wang Pang, it may be that the transportation of coal and tea this year was wasted.But if the amount of money burned is easy to say, Wang Bang will burn his own future.Jiao Deyou was both surprised and impressed by this point. [

He was shocked at first, staring at the fire snake dancing on the boat in front of him, and looking back at the king, he stood up straight with his hands behind his back, flames danced in his eyes, and looked at the boat in front with a look of disdain.

Jiao Deyou regained his composure, he clasped his fists and asked, "I would like to know, who is this Miss Liang? She actually asked the prince to reject Zhao Gong's kindness for him."

Wang Pang looked back at Jiao Deyou, at this time Jiao Deyou was full of domineering spirit when he saw him during the day.He also eased his tone a lot.It's not that he dislikes Jiao Deyou, but that he doesn't like being underestimated.The burning boat was not for Jiao Deyou, but for Zhao Zongshi.

Wang Pang looked at Jiao Deyou, and said word by word: "Ms. Liang should be called Di Yuexia. She is entrusted by Master Di Qing who is seriously ill, and she is my fiancée."

Jiao Deyou let out an "ah", and then asked, "Master Di is seriously ill, how is your lord doing now?"

Seeing that his expression did not seem to be pretending, Wang Bang replied: "Master Di is out of date, don't you know?"

Jiao Deyou really didn't know, he even went to pay a visit to Lord Di in the capital, but after Di Qing went to Chenzhou, he had no contact with him again, and Jiao Deyou was busy with business, and had to travel frequently for the wood used for the two ships And Wuximan's land (now the Sichuan Basin and surrounding areas)

Now when he suddenly heard of Di Qing's death, Jiao Deyou was taken aback for a moment, then looked at the burning boat in front of him, and burst into tears.This kind of tears is more touching than the wailing. A man has tears that are not light, if he is not extremely sad, this big man will not be like this.

Jiao Deyou did not cry, but let Wang Pang know with a voice that this person has a close relationship with Di Qing.The two were silent for a while and watched the fire burning the boat quietly.

Jiao Deyou's mood has almost calmed down, Wang Pang asked: "Jiao Gong, do you have old friends with my father-in-law."

Jiao Deyou sighed: "To be honest, if Master Di had half the character of a prince, my father would not have died at the hands of that Han Qi. But it is no fault of Master Di, he tried his best."

Wang Pang was surprised and asked, "May I ask your father?"

Jiao Deyou wiped his face with the sleeve of his robe, and pointed to the place where the two of them were drinking: "Today you and I will drink while watching the fire." Seeing what he said, Wang Pang sat down with him, raised his glass and drank the wine in one gulp.

Jiao Deyou said: "my father's name is Jiao Yong, and he and Master Di are brothers and subordinates of Master Di."

Back then, when Han Qi's five-route army attacked Yuan Hao, Di Qing was promoted to the deputy chief of Zhending Road.One day, Han Qi hosted a banquet at his residence, and in order to liven up the atmosphere, he invited a kabuki Bai Mudan.Bai Mudan toasted to everyone in turn. When she came to Di Qing, she toasted with seven points of teasing and three points of contempt: "I'll toast Ban'er!" She was deliberately mocking the Nie Wen tattooed on Di Qing's face when he joined the army.

At that time, Han Qi also felt that Bai Mudan was too much, and he felt that his face was offended, so he ordered Bai Mudan to be beaten.A few days later, there was a banquet in Di Qing's mansion. There was a civil servant Liu Yi. At the banquet, "you people use Confucianism as a play." Dare?".

Not long after, Di Qing's old subordinate Jiao Yong passed by Dingzhou with his soldiers, and met an old acquaintance in his hometown, and the two exchanged cups and drank for a while.At this moment, a soldier ran to Han Qi to complain.Said that Jiao Yong withheld supplies and bullied them along the way...

Originally, this matter could be investigated first, not to mention that Jiao Yong had military merits before and was Di Qing's subordinate. Even if he was punished, Di Qing would have to speak up, but unexpectedly, Han Qi ordered Jiao Yong to be beheaded.

After Di Qing found out, he hurried to Han Qi to intercede with his old friend.Han Qi refused.Di Qing stood at the foot of the steps outside the door, and said in a low voice, "Jiao Yong used to have military achievements, so he is a good man!"

Han Qi answered him with a sneer: "Outside the Donghua Gate, the number one scholar rolls his name, and that's the real good man. Jiao Yong dares to be called a good man." , he ordered to kill, but Jiao Yong was beheaded because of a soldier's complaint.

Di Qing watched his ancient being beheaded, and stood alone in front of the door for a long time, until someone reminded: "Boss, you have stood for too long!"

Jiao Deyou told the story to this point, and burst into tears again: "I never blamed Lord Di. After many years, Lord Di, who was a privy envoy, saw me and said: Han Qi and Han privy have the same official position. His biggest gap is just a Jinshi and a degree."

"Come and drink!" He wiped away his tears and raised his glass again to the king.

Wang Pang raised his glass and toasted Jiao Deyou: "I didn't know that the two families had such a relationship. Even so, Mr. Jiao must understand why I burned the boat."

Jiao Deyou sighed: "It's not just the word understanding! I've been working hard all these years, and I don't want to find an opportunity to teach Han Qi a lesson. It's a pity, a pity"

"What a pity, brother Jiao is such a big business now."

Jiao Deyou said: "It's a pity that the government and the businessmen have different paths, and they just use each other. It's a pity that I don't have a top diploma."

Listening to what he said, Wang frowned and said, "Brother, don't sigh. Who has been the emperor since ancient times was born as the number one scholar?"

Jiao Deyou's eyes lit up, there was no one else here, he said: "Brother, be careful what you say."

The corner of Wang Pang's mouth twitched: "The throne is not in my eyes"

Jiao Deyou didn't understand Wang Pang's meaning. Wang Pangzhi was crossing the barriers of the past and the present, and he was more worried about being an emperor than he is now. Seeing Wang Pang's madness, he smiled and said: "You are young and frivolous, don't you have the courage? However, your burning boat is considered to have formed a relationship with Mr. Zhao. What are you going to do at this time?"

The king looked at the burning boat. Some of the burning wood fell into the water and made a sizzling sound. The boat was about to disperse.The villagers on the pier were using long bamboo poles to drive the wooden blocks with sparks on them, so as not to touch the ship they were on.

"I didn't think too much about it, so I burned Zhao Zongshi's aura first."

Jiao Deyou said: "Actually, Mr. Wang doesn't need to be like this at all, just go back and marry Miss Liang today."

Wang Pang said: "I've thought about it too, but I'm afraid that Master Di's mourning time is not up yet."

Jiao Deyou: "You are very courageous when you are not afraid, and the rules are set by others. Besides, if there is something wrong, then the old rules can't fix it? If Master Di is afraid, I will not feel at ease."

Jiao Deyou's words reached Wang Pang's heart, and the two of them are now like brothers.He said: "I met you for the first time today. At first I underestimated my brother. If there is any offense, don't take it to heart. The burn will be on my brother. I didn't know the identity of Miss Liang because of my fault, so I took this letter rashly."

Wang Pang smiled: "How can I do that? I burned the boat. If I dare to provoke it, I dare to carry it. You can say that I took the boat; I received the gift of the boat from Lord Zhao, but the boat was burned for the honor of Lord Zhao." .”

Jiao Deyou was a little skeptical: this?How about saying that?

Wang Pang said: "Elder brother, although he said it, if Zhao Zongshi relied on the boat money, it would be on the younger brother's head."

Jiao Deyou watched the burning boat next to the king, and he had already seen his courage. He didn't quit, but patted the boat they were on: "Okay, then this boat will be my sister's dowry, and my brother will just take it."

Wang Pang looked back at him when he heard that: "Brother Jiao, what is the meaning of this?"

Jiao Deyou laughed: "What is a ship? Look at the ships in the dock. They are all property left by my father-in-law. If you burn all the fire, I will take care of the property and find a quiet place." Here, I can take care of my life and save myself from dealing with those beasts in clothes."

Wang Pang knew that he had a grudge in his heart, and Han Qi was now a privy envoy.Then he said: "I already know what it means to be rich. I have already experienced Brother Jiao's strength, but I will naturally not accept this kind of merit, let alone marrying like Big Brother."

Jiao Deyou laughed hahaha: "Where did you think, I said to my sister, not my wife's sister. Since my father has made friends with Mr. Di, Mr. Di's daughter is naturally my sister. You protect Looking at my sister, what else can I say. This is a dowry for my sister as a big brother. Do you still dare to take it off?"

Wang Pang saw that Jiao Deyou was a righteous person, needless to say, he hurriedly got up and bowed to thank him: "I won't take it off, elder brother must know my heart, Yuexia has no relatives, and with a elder brother like you, she must be very happy."

Jiao Deyou was also moved by what he said. Jiao Deyou thought he didn't have any relatives and friends, so he joined Zhou's family.Although he is so rich that he doesn't even know how rich he is, but he always feels that he lacks close relatives around him.Money is a trivial matter, what Wang Bangwei thinks of is to make Yuexia happy, and Jiao Deyou is also gratified.

The two discussed, and the ship will be loaded tomorrow, and Jiao Deyou and Wang Pang will return to the capital together to marry Wang Pang and Yuexia.As the two talked more and more, Wang Pang took the opportunity to mention the matter of Yu Danian.

Jiao Deyou said: "I see this kid quite often, and he is also kind.

The two called Yu Danian to the bow of the boat, and when talking about the advance, Yu Danian was kind and honest, saying that after the old man of the Zhou family disappeared, Mr. Jiao was in charge of the business so that the business grew bigger and bigger, and he himself did not Willing to marry.Now I just want to do things with the young master, as long as the second boy of the Zhou family doesn't dislike him, he will marry him slowly.

Seeing that Yu Danian was ambitious, Wang Pang offered him another silver to go to the Zhou Mansion to formally propose a marriage. Yu Danian looked at Jiao Deyou, and Jiao Deyou said with a smile, "My girl is not a person who dislikes the poor and loves the rich, and besides, I am not poor. Dowry makes my sister suffer."

No one knows how rich Jiao Deyou is, but since the first shipbuilder in the Yellow River Basin can be regarded as the "ship king".Wang Pang burned a boat angrily, and he actually picked up a boat, Uncle Wang, which can be said to be a blessing in disguise.However, even if Zhao Zongshi was not allowed to lose money and returned to the capital to get married, Zhao Zongshi was still rejected.Tell him clearly that I am not for your use.