A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

“Those people are poor?”

Shen An smiled with kindness, like a wooden statue of a god.

"yes!"

The big food merchants were very melancholy, with a look of sympathy on their faces, and a compassion that most monks did not have enveloped them. Seeing compassion for others, it moved people's hearts.

"Those people go around killing people. If they have money, they build weapons. Then they go out to fight, leaving corpses everywhere!"

"We will transport the goods from the Song Dynasty back to the country. I don't dare to take the remaining sea routes. They are all desperadoes in the country..."

A big cannibal said with tears in his eyes: "Those young people took the risk to trade. Ten of them went, and at most two or three came back. This road...it is full of blood and tears!"

Another big eater choked up and said: "The villain's nephew died on that waterway... Whenever I think of him, the villain will..."

He raised his head to hold back tears, but his body was trembling slightly.

Why!

The surrounding businessmen were watching with gloating, and they couldn't help but sigh when they saw this scene, and then they looked at the Korean businessman with a somewhat unkind look.

"As a human being, you must be kind!"

"Yes! The sea route is dangerous and no one dares to go there except the big cannibal."

"That's all, they have a hard time earning this money, and no one can snatch it away."

"..."

The businessman found it uninteresting, and the Korean businessman also said awkwardly: "A certain person heard what your entourage said... He didn't eavesdrop on purpose, he said it himself after drinking."

"That's drinking talk!"

A big food merchant said angrily: "Those guys are lazy guys. They won't work unless they are beaten, and they go around complaining like women."

"Is it drinking talk?"

Shen An was the one who asked the question, and the food merchant said seriously: "By decree, those people are prohibited from drinking on the road. After arriving in Bianliang, they will go out secretly and take the opportunity to vent their dissatisfaction after getting drunk. These are all lies. "

Not drinking is a virtue, but drinking secretly is immoral.

Shen An praised: "You can be said to be great foodies!"

Several big cannibals smiled and said some words of welcome. The atmosphere gradually became harmonious, and some people began to talk about the purpose of their trip.

"Waiting for the order, we have already persuaded some businessmen to plant flowers... ensuring low prices."

"As long as you agree, I will take care of the rest and make sure it is done properly."

"..."

These businessmen seemed to be going crazy in order to let Shen An expand the production scale of fragrant dew. They actually went to the businessmen to plant flowers.

Most perfumes are made from dried flowers. Dried flowers are very light but not small in size, making long-distance transportation uneconomical. Therefore, raw materials are purchased either around Bianliang or around waterways.

This is a requirement for convenient transportation, and the other is land and climate. If these are not found well, there will be a lot of trouble in the future.

But these troublesome things have now been settled by them, which shows their intentions.

Shen An smiled and nodded. Everyone thought he was going to agree when they saw it, and couldn't help but secretly rejoice.

"that……"

Shen An looked at the big food merchants and asked, "Are you going to Daqin by sea?"

Several big food merchants looked at each other and said, "Yes!"

Shen An smiled and said: "It seems that you are a pioneer in navigation, which is very rare."

The big food merchant laughed, not knowing what he meant by this.

Shen An asked: "Which way to go by sea?"

The big food businessman lowered his head and said nothing, with an embarrassed look on his face, as if Shen An wanted to force them to hand over their business secrets.

"Is Edward okay? Does he still trust the Normans that much?"

Shen An thought of that game and sighed that the game could be useful.

"Awaiting the edict..."

Everyone had never heard of Edward, but they saw the faces of the big food merchants turning pale, and then slowly kneeling down.

"You...are you a god?"

A big food merchant hissed: "No one knows this, no one knows! Only us, only we know those white-skinned people."

Another big eater said with a shocked look on his face: "I'll wait... there is no sea route, no!"

"The sea was like a violent father. We couldn't get over those waves, so...so we took the overland route and turned all the way over there."

The businessmen looked at this scene dumbfounded, and someone asked: "What's going on? Who is Edward? Who is Norman?"

"I don't know, but judging from the appearance of the big cannibal, it is clearly something extremely secretive, and it is something that cannot be known here."

"Then how did Tai Zhao know?"

"Mangshan..."

Everyone's eyes were flickering, with some emotion.

"The Mangshan lineage, where Dai Zhao came from. He is just a descendant of the Mangshan lineage and is so outstanding. What about his teacher? What will happen?"

"I'm afraid I'm smart enough to see through your and my thoughts at a glance."

"And... where are those books? What kind of knowledge will be written in those books? I'm afraid it will... shake the world."

"Then... go and find it?"

"I know that Mang Mountain is very big. It is impossible for one person to find the Mang Mountain lineage, so let's form a partnership?"

"good!"

Everyone looked up at Shen An, with more admiration in their eyes.

"Don't try to use that to blind Shen, it will only put your head in danger."

Shen An said calmly: "Remember, this is a warning. If it happens again, your qualifications will be cancelled, and you may encounter thieves on the way back."

Several big cannibals looked up in astonishment.

Is this a threat?

Encountered a thief on the road, what kind of thief? I'm afraid it's the Mangshan Army sent by you, Shen Taizhao, right?

After intercepting and killing him halfway, he dumped the body somewhere, and it was estimated that no one would find it for hundreds of years.

A big cannibal said sadly and indignantly: "Wai Zhao, you are an official!"

He traveled all over the country, but never saw an official from any country who would threaten to kill them.

Is this still the Song Dynasty that everyone is familiar with?

"They are fighting, but they are also peaceful. Their wealth is countless, and you are the only recipients, so you are the envoys from the East and the West. Do you know what qualities an envoy must have?"

Shen An said seriously: "Honest! In Hangzhou, your people bribed the officials of the Shipping Department, causing the Song Dynasty to suffer huge losses. And today you are still telling lies. Is this the quality of a big food businessman?"

Several big food merchants lowered their heads in shame and said, "We are just afraid, afraid of being bullied."

"The Song Dynasty has an extremely broad mind. Everyone knows this, so this is still a lie."

When Shen An saw Bao Zheng, he finally said: "I have remembered your lies and will continue to observe them so that I can deal with them myself."

He walked quickly towards Bao Zheng, then helped him to the other side.

"Why are you here?"

Bao Zheng looked back and saw the businessmen looking here with shocked eyes, so he asked, "Are you scaring them?"

"No, I just warned a few big food businessmen who lied a lot and refuted their lies with facts."

"you……"

After Bao Zheng took charge of the Third Division, he became much more sensitive to business. He said, "Are you trying to suppress the cannibals?"

Shen An helped him avoid a small pit and said with a smile: "They came to the Song Dynasty in batches and made countless money, but a certain person didn't believe in their character, so I just gave him a reminder at the moment, waiting for the Song Dynasty When merchant ships can navigate all seas, the business of cannibalistic traders will be put to an end."

"Then they will come and complain, so today's lies are a powerful weapon to refute them..."

Bao Zheng frowned and said: "You are still young, don't make yourself full of intrigues, that's not good. Learn from Guoguo more, be more cheerful, and think less about deceptive things."

"You are not cheating on me!"

"You said you're not cheating anyone. Han Qi is so fat. Is there something wrong with the prescription you gave him back then?"

"No! It has nothing to do with so and so."

Bao Zheng snorted coldly and said, "Don't talk about that. The Liao people will come to pay homage to the late emperor soon, but the Xixia people are a little weird. Their people in Bianliang went back too quickly."

"It's too fast. Why are they in a hurry?"

Shen An frowned slightly and said, "They don't have any sympathy or grief for the death of the late emperor, so why are they anxious?"

Bao Zheng nodded and said: "The court feels that they may have some plans. What do you think?"

Shen An concluded that this was what Zhao Shu asked Bao Zheng to ask!

After leaving the city, Shen An never went back, intending to spend the summer outside the city. Everyone knows that he played a significant role in the new emperor's ascension to the throne, so they are happy to see him avoided.

However, the Xixia people's unusual behavior made the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty a little suspicious, but they could not make a decision. In the end, they thought of Shen An, the leader in foreign affairs of the Song Dynasty.

It's a bit embarrassing to summon you. It seems that all the important officials in the dynasty are not as powerful as you, Shen An. It's so embarrassing.

Finally, Bao Zheng, who had the closest relationship with the Shen family, was called in for questioning.

This roundabout response should be Zhao Shu's method.

Shen An said: "Li Liangzuo went out to win people's hearts after he came to power. Who would have thought that the first battle to attack Qinzhou failed, and the second battle was defeated by those people. He had to do something, so this time the late emperor died, Could it be that he felt that people in the Song Dynasty were unstable, so he wanted to avenge his past humiliation?"

Bao Zheng nodded and said, "Sure enough, your analysis is thorough."

Shen An thought that it wasn't my analysis that was thorough, but that Li Liangzuo just had this kind of urine.

If he doesn't weaken the strength of his political opponents, he may have to turn a blind eye even if he sleeps at night.

War is never simple. It is like a woman stepping on several boats. Whenever everyone is showing off, there is smoke and corpses behind her.

Bones piled up like mountains, blood flowed like rivers...

Shen An's breathing became faster. Bao Zheng glanced at him and frowned: "Why are your eyes red?"

"I didn't sleep well last night."

Shen An suppressed his violence and made an excuse.

Bao Zheng turned sideways, UU reading www.uukanshu.net looked at him seriously, "Young people... must have great ambitions, dance to the sound of chickens, and don't miss the bed..."

Lao Bao can't say the rest. You, Shen An, can figure it out for yourself.

Are you telling me not to waste my waist?

Shen An felt that he was really more unjust than Dou E, but Bao Zheng was already ready to go back.

"You should at least go and see me at the official's house, otherwise this minister will act too carefree."

"yes."

Shen An then prepared to enter the city, but Guoguo was unwilling, and Yang Zhuoxue was a little reluctant to leave.

"Then you can stay for a few more days."

Shen An left his wife and children behind and entered Bianliang City alone.

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The third update is here, good night.