The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

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Two carriages drove into the east gate of Luzhou. Judging from the fact that the carriages were pulled by horses, it could be concluded that they belonged to wealthy families. Everyone knew that there was a shortage of horses in the Song Dynasty, and the better horses were requisitioned by the court and sent to the army. In, used as a war horse.

The territory of the Song Dynasty lacked land for raising a large number of horses.The requirements for horses used by the army are different from those used by civilians. They must be adult male horses with sufficient physical strength.To obtain such horses, it is impossible to rely on captive breeding, and it is necessary to graze, that is to say, there must be a large pasture for horses to grow and reproduce.

Horses grow in the relatively cold northern regions and are not adapted to the warm and humid climate; therefore, it is impossible to raise excellent military horses in the Yangtze River Basin.There are roughly two places where horses can be raised, one is the northwest and the other is the northeast; and these two places are occupied by Xixia and Liao. As extremely important strategic materials, Xixia and Liao cannot supply Song horses in large quantities.

Especially in the past few years, there have been frequent wars between Xixia and Song Dynasty, and it is impossible to supply horses to Song Dynasty, and the Liao Kingdom is happy to sit on the mountain and watch tigers fight, and will not sell them in large quantities; so in Song Dynasty, horses are like horses. As precious as jewels.

In the folk, mules or donkeys usually pull carts, and ox carts pull goods. It is rare to see a horse cart.

The two carriages are also gorgeous enough, Hong Yuyu's carriage is made of some kind of wood, hung with small brocade floral curtains, and a few strong servants follow beside the carriage, and there is a sense of majesty between Gu Pan.

"Xiao Xian'er, have you entered the city yet?" A purple-shirted woman in the rear carriage asked a tall servant girl sitting on the opposite side of the carriage.

"It's early, we're already at Wuliqiao." Xiao Xian'er lifted the curtains of the car and looked out, and replied listlessly.

"Damn girl, you always look like this on the way to Luzhou, you look like the boss is reluctant, you want to make me angry, don't you?" Yan Biyun, the woman in purple, said.

"No, miss, you misunderstood, I'm afraid of seeing that person."

"Who are you afraid of meeting, Xiaoguan Su?" Yan Biyun asked with a smile on his lips.

"Isn't it him? His head was broken, how embarrassing it would be to meet again, Luzhou City is so small, and he and Miss are so good, we must meet." Xiao Xianer pouted and muttered.

"Shut up, who is with him... well, your mouth is really open, there are so many people outside the car, teach others how to deal with it when they hear it." Yan Biyun blushed and said angrily.

Xiao Xianer stuck out her tongue, shrunk her neck, put down the car curtain and turned her head softly: "Miss, do you really want to have a semicolon when you come to Luzhou this time?"

Yan Biyun rolled her eyes and said, "Do you think you're here to visit the mountains and rivers?"

Xiao Xian'er thought for a long time and said, "Little maid always feels that Miss is here for Su Xiaoguan...."

Yan Biyun turned into a blushing face, stretched out her hand and twisted it, Xiao Xian'er smiled while dodging: "This is the truth of the little maid, here is a semicolon, although the little maid doesn't know how to do business, but follow Miss has also learned a bit, it is impossible to open two "Hefeng Towers" in Luzhou City, which is as big as a palm."

Yan Biyun said angrily: "You still say... I can't see if you screwed your mouth, you are getting bigger and bigger now, if he comes to settle accounts with you this time, I won't care."

Xiao Xianer giggled and said, "He? Who is he?"

Yan Biyun rolled up his sleeves, revealing his snow-white wrist, and grabbed Xiao Xian'er like a tiger's claw...

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When Yan Biyun entered the Hefeng Building, Su Jin was bragging about wine with Li Chong in the window-side private room on the second floor of the Hefeng Building. Loud, the sales of garment shops and cloth houses have risen sharply.

Especially after the "Falling Flowers" poetry meeting, the development of the high-end market is getting better and better. Su Ji's reputation has been boosted by the trouble of the chamber of commerce. It really opened their eyes.

After the customer enters the shop of Suji, the young man in charge of reception greets him, and then guides him to the leisure area to make a cup of fragrant tea with a precious tea cup. At this time, the foreman or the deputy shopkeeper will send a beautiful clothes album , customers only need to look through the catalog to find the style they like.

After the selection, the foreman or the deputy shopkeeper will introduce the characteristics of this type of clothing in detail, and let the customers make their own decisions;

If customers don’t want to leave, there is a small bookshelf next to them, and the pamphlets of anecdotes and strange things published nowadays are for customers’ entertainment. In short, what Su Jin thinks is to make people feel at home. It shined brilliantly, everyone praised it, and after word of mouth, it was hard for Su Ji not to make a profit.

The high-end market is the focus of profit. When everything is getting better, Su Jin naturally thinks of Li Chong's contribution.

Although he semi-compulsively turned his poetry club into his own VIP club, and even almost staged a full martial arts performance in his poetry club, Li Chong didn't have the slightest complaint against Su Jin.

The song "Magpie Bridge Immortal" has been sung all over Luzhou's big and small karaoke clubs. If you order a song for entertainment, this is a must-choice song, and Li Chong sent this song to Bianliang "Autumn Cloud" Club and Ying Tianfu " The president of the "Shuangyan" club immediately stunned the leaders of the two clubs. Both of them wrote back to express their admiration, and they admitted that they were willing to bow down. This year, there is no need to compare the three poetry clubs. It is estimated that no one can match it.

The most important thing for Li is this face. After Ding You's period expires after autumn, he will go to Dingyuan County magistrate. When the poetry society is about to be disbanded, Su Jin's birth has earned him enough face. For a literati like Li Zhong Said this is the capital, the establishment of the "Luohua" club is the first among the poetry clubs as numerous as the hair of the Song Dynasty, what a glory and brilliance.

In view of this, Li Chong sent several invitations after the poetry meeting to invite Su Jin to discuss poetry and Taoism. How could Su Jin have time to talk with him about these things? Everything that came made him helpless, he was busy with business all day long, it was really not an excuse, it was really that he didn't have time.

Fortunately, Li Chong is not a small-hearted person. If you say you don’t have time, then wait until you have time. Finally, on this day at the end of May, Su Jin came to the Hefeng Building with him, and the two of them were in pain. Eat and chat happily.

Li Chong still persuaded Su Jin to take the exam, regretting that his great talents were buried. Su Jin had a steelyard in his heart. How could Su Ji himself be separated from him at this time? Just bide your time.

When Yan Biyun's gorgeous carriage drove into the back door, and the graceful figure in fluttering purple clothes came into the eyes of the two of them, Su Jin was talking to Li Chong about the secrets of the universe, and Li Chong refuted him redly: "You said The earth we stand on is round and suspended in the sky, so how can we stand, stand still, and sleep? Don’t we all fall into the void? Say, you explain."

Su Jin rolled his eyes and panted heavily, regretting that he had brought up this topic because of his quick talk, and why he had nothing to talk about with this guy. With Li Chong's strength, he was stuck in a quagmire and couldn't get out.

"Does Newton know?" Su Jin was almost fainted by Li Chong's series of "you said, you said", trying to explain the principle of gravity.

"Niulang himself knows, who is Newton?" Li Chong said.

Su Jinda scratched his head, and suddenly called out: "It's her..."

"Who is it? Who is it?" Li Chong clenched his teeth tightly, like a repeater for future generations.

Su Jin didn't want to argue with him, so he dragged Li Chong downstairs, Li Chong was dragged away by him staggeringly, asking questions in his mouth, Su Jin didn't say a word, dragged him towards the elegant hall in the backyard go.