Wei and Jin Cooks

   Chapter 408 What is the intention

  Hu Zhi watched the man install the car, and the sky was getting dark, so he shook the clock and finished work.

Only then did everyone stop what they were doing, and after finishing their things, they dragged their exhausted bodies home, but their faces were not numb, instead, they gathered together in twos and threes and invited, "Come to my house for dinner at night, you guys. Bring some food, we can get a table together."

   Most of the people who say this are bachelors, because those who are not bachelors have already walked home quickly.

  Hu Zhi also walked quickly to the village. He entered a brightly lit house. There were a lot of boxes in the yard. The long workers were fixing the goods.

   Zhao Tong said while counting the boxes: "Be careful, all the glass in the box must be checked. This is something for the nobles, and there must be no flaws."

   "It's fixed, don't let it loose, the road is long and bumpy, if the road crashes and delays the girl..." Seeing Hu Zhi, Zhao Tong stopped and asked, "Have you ordered all the goods over there?"

  Hu Zhidao said: "Once all the points are ordered, we can start the journey as soon as the sun rises."

   Zhao Tong nodded in satisfaction and said, "Let the night watchers pay more attention."

  Although Hu Zhi didn't think anyone dared to come to Zhao's Manor to make trouble, he still responded.

   He glanced at the goods in the yard, and instead of disturbing Zhao Tong, he bowed and retreated.

   At the same time, many people in the next-door Xiping County did not rest or even eat dinner.

  Hu Jin watched the apprentices wrap the books in oiled paper, and then asked them to put the books in the box, "Take it all carefully, this is going to be sent to the north, and there may be snow on the road."

   The apprentices should go down and wrap them up more carefully.

The county government office far away from the bookstore is also brightly lit. The county government of Runan County is still in Xiping. I don’t know if it is really short of money, or Zhao Ming is used to working in the Xiping county government office. Both the government and the county government are crowded into the Xiping county government office.

   This put a lot of pressure on Chang Ning, especially when facing Zhao Ming.

   At this moment, he knelt down opposite Zhao Ming and reported the matter with his head down.

   Zhao Ming picked up the jug and drank his own drink, and asked comfortably, "So before Gou Xi returned to Yanzhou, your prefect has already planned to do business with him?"

  Chang Ning secretly said: That is not only our governor, but also your governor.

He had a serious look on his face, nodded and said, "Yes, the envoy said that this year there are especially many refugees in Yuzhou, and there is an urgent shortage of food and cloth, and Yanzhou is fortunately not involved in the war. Fengya, if you send these, maybe you can come back in exchange for some urgently needed things in Yuzhou."

Zhao Ming sneered and said, "Just relying on those books and colored glass, how much food and cloth can she get in exchange? People in the world are not all idiots, just pay back one or two. Once there are too many things, who will be willing to exchange them with her? In troubled times, it is still Gold and silver are the most affordable.”

  Chang Ning sighed and said, "But I don't know how much money the envoy still has. As far as the lower officials know, neither the prefect of Yuzhou nor the governor of Runan County seem to have any remaining assets."

   Zhao Ming didn't say anything, just lowered his eyes and thought.

   But he was not in a hurry. With what he knew about Zhao Hanzhang, it was impossible for her to have no countermeasures.

   However, she probably doesn't have much money in her hands. No matter how rich the uncle is, it is impossible for her to leave so much gold and silver for her. Most of the money she has tossed around during this time is earned from her own property.

Zhao Ming tapped his knee lightly, and suddenly laughed, "Forget it, tell her that I will contact the relatives and friends I can contact, and as long as she can get the gold and silver, I will let them sell it to her at a cheaper price. "

   Chang Ning breathed a sigh of relief and bowed in response with a "yes".

   He was so tired, it was obvious that the girl's surname was Zhao, and they were the family, but in the end they asked him to be the middle man.

   But he still had to say, "The envoy said, no matter how many people the county magistrate can persuade and how many things she can come up with, she can buy it."

   Zhao Ming asked with a half-smile, "Is it gold and silver?"

   Although Chang Ning felt guilty, he still affirmed: "Gold and silver!"

   This is not what he said, the girl said it, he just told it.

   Zhao Ming couldn't help but wonder, where did Zhao Hanzhang get so much money?

  Although she has a cheeky smile all day, she seems to be bold and bold, but she is actually very cautious. If she is not sure, she would not dare to make such a promise.

  Gou Xi was also thinking about this question, Zhao Hanzhang's movement was too great, Yuzhou was recovering at a fast speed, exuding a vigor that was incompatible with this era.

   Even though he was still in a stalemate with the East Sea King outside Luoyang, he still paid attention to what was happening in Yuzhou.

  Yanzhou continued to receive news, and Gou Xi reported: "Zhao Hanzhang gathers the refugees and appeases the people. Now Yuzhou is united, and the people of the five outer counties go to the inner five counties. In time, Zhao Hanzhang will be able to conquer the ten counties."

  Yanzhou's advisors divided Yuzhou into five inner and outer counties. The inner five counties are in the hands of Zhao Hanzhang, and the outer five counties are in the hands of Gou Xi.

   But they didn't urge Gou Xi to go back. Now their biggest rival is the King of the East Sea, and they have come to this point. If they don't take the opportunity to kill the King of the East Sea, even if Gou Xi agrees, the gang under him will not agree.

   So they reminded Gou Xi to be careful about Zhao Hanzhang, and said: "Although this son is a girl, he is ambitious and very intelligent. If he can't kill people before they arise, he will be a big trouble in the future."

   urged Gou Xi, "It is important to end the battle with the King of the East Sea as soon as possible and win the hearts of the people."

  Gou Xi also thought, but there are still a lot of soldiers left in the East Sea King. He is guarding Luoyang, and he holds the emperor in his hand. He can't do anything about him for a while.

  Gouxi thought of Zhao Hanzhang and felt depressed. She retreated at the time, and she left as soon as the East Sea King retreated. Did she expect today's stalemate?

   He opened another letter and read it. It was still a letter reporting Zhao Hanzhang's movements. The letter said that the Zhao family was purchasing a large amount of food, cloth and other materials for Zhao Hanzhang, and they all promised to trade in gold and silver.

   The merchants in Yanzhou were moved by the wind, and they were mobilizing grain and cloth to go to Yuzhou. The staff who wrote the letter suggested that Gou Xi should order that materials from Yanzhou should not be allowed to flow out.

   "If you don't exercise restraint, I'm afraid that in time, Yanzhou will become a farmer's slave in Yuzhou."

  Gou Xi irritably threw the letter round up and tossed it aside, "One by one only urging, but come up with other good ideas?"

Seeing this, Gou Chun, who was on the side, immediately said: "That's why I said earlier that I killed her. My brother is kind and righteous. You are a gentleman, but she is a woman!"

   After saying that, he glared at Yan Heng and Ming Yu, thinking that they were all in the way of him.

  Yan Heng did not speak, but Ming Yu said: "Zhao Zhongyu is on duty in front of the imperial palace. If the general has doubts in his heart, why not let His Majesty ask Zhao Shangshu, what is the intention of the Zhao family?"

  Gou Xi's eyes brightened, how could he forget that Zhao Zhongyu is the patriarch of the Zhao clan, and he can start with him.

   (end of this chapter)