"Xiao Bao, this place looks really good. What do you think it would be like if Dong Zhuo didn't burn this place down?" After returning to their home in Luoyang, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan began to look at Luoyang. Although it couldn't be compared to the current Chang 'an City, it had a different charm.
Wang Juan looked at the people coming and going on the road and asked Zhang Xiaobao.
Zhang Xiaobao didn't think about this at all. When the news from Tubo came back, he was worried about Han Xuanfeng's illness and whether he needed to send someone to bring him back. If he wasn't worried that Han Xuanfeng's sick body would easily worsen the bumpy road, he would have brought him back long ago.
Since he couldn't adapt to the plateau climate, he shouldn't stay there. Even if he survived this time, it was easy to leave behind hidden dangers.
When he heard Wang Juan's voice, he didn't react for a moment and said, "Let's end this quickly. When he comes back, he can recuperate. We won't send him there in the future."
"What do you mean we won't send him? I'm asking you about burning down Luoyang. " Wang Juan knew that Zhang Xiaobao was distracted again. As more and more things happened, Zhang Xiaobao's mind was wandering more and more. He had to take care of both big and small matters. It seemed that she had to think of a way to change this habit of his. What about her subordinates? If she had to take care of them, they would be exhausted to death.
Zhang Xiaobao knew what Wang Juan was talking about this time. He smiled and said, "If it's burned, then it's burned. As long as it's built better, who cares what it was like in the beginning? He Yiwei should be doing well there. It's been arranged. As long as he asks for something, support him first. Even if it might not succeed, I'll think of another way."
"Who knows? There's no news yet. Don't worry about this matter. Look for some snacks. Take some specialties." When Wang Juan saw Zhang Xiaobao bringing up another matter, she hurriedly interrupted him and pulled him forward. From time to time, they would stop to look at what the people on the roadside were selling or go into a shop to take a look.
After wandering around Luoyang for an entire day, the two of them were tired from walking. After eating, Wang Juan didn't go straight into the house like before. Instead, she went to chat with her mother, leaving Zhang Xiaobao alone in the house.
After some thought, Zhang Xiaobao prepared to look for Xiaobei and the others to tell them stories. However, when he saw Xiaobei and the others, he realized that they were telling the adults the stories they had heard during this period of time. Zhang Xiaobao had no choice but to find another place to stroll.
After walking around a few times, Zhang Xiaobao realized that he couldn't find anything to do. He could only return to the house, light another lamp, and practice his calligraphy. At the same time, he waited for Wang Juan to come back so that they could discuss other matters.
He waited for two hours. Time passed very quickly while he was practicing calligraphy. Zhang Xiaobao didn't realize it until someone came to tell him that his wife wasn't coming back to stay. Only then did Zhang Xiaobao realize that it was already very late. He took a bath and prepared to sleep.
The moment he laid down, he felt uncomfortable. He tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep no matter what. The insomniac Zhang Xiaobao thought for a moment and finally knew what he was missing. He sighed, "Ai ~! Sometimes, habits are the most unbearable. Sleep, relax, relax, and relax again. "
The next morning, everyone woke up. Wang Juan also found Zhang Xiaobao. She said to Zhang Xiaobao, "Let's sleep separately for the next few days. I have to get used to it."
"Ah? Get used to what? "Zhang Xiaobao was very uncomfortable. He always felt that something was missing when there was one less person beside him.
"What else can I get used to? When I was chatting with my mother last night, my body already had a reaction." Wang Juan suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
Zhang Xiaobao didn't think much of it. "I thought it was something else. Isn't it just that you have grown up? Okay, you get used to it first. Do you need to supplement anything? Jujube, saffron? "
"No, I have already prepared everything. I will sleep with you at night after I get used to it." Wang Juan was like a different person. She became shy. After she finished speaking, she didn't accompany Zhang Xiaobao. She turned and left. He didn't know what she was busy with.
Zhang Xiaobao, who felt very uncomfortable, shook his head and said to himself, "Isn't it just a small matter? Women, I really don't understand. When you grow up, time passes so quickly. It's like yesterday. Do I have to go through the troubles of growing up again? "
*****
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were not the only ones who were troubled. In the Four Seas Academy, Yamamoto was also very troubled. Even though he had already grown up, a few days ago, he heard from the people who went to Baoxin County to inquire about something called honeycomb coal that could save firewood. After that, he began to feel vexed.
For two days in a row, his mood wasn't good. He couldn't get back the two thousand strings of cash he had bet in Baoxin County. If it was when he first went there, it didn't matter if he had the two thousand strings of cash or not. At that time, he had a lot of money. Now that he had no more money to spend, the two thousand strings of cash also became important.
There was also the land he bought. He couldn't get a single copper coin from it. Every year, he still had to give a sum of money to the county. After all, it was originally said that it was used to open up wastelands and change fields. There weren't any discounts. If he sent people to cut down trees, he still had to give out a portion of his living expenses in the academy. His days would become even more difficult.
Yamamoto, who was in a gloomy situation, felt that the hot weather was extremely uncomfortable. He drank two large bowls of tea in a row, but he still didn't feel cool. He walked out of the door and looked at the students walking back and forth in the academy's empty courtyard. In a daze, he seemed to have come to another world.
"Yamamoto, why don't you sell the land in Baoxin County? You can still get some money to use. The lives of the people from our country here are getting worse and worse."
Just as Yamamoto was daydreaming, Yamamoto, who had also heard the news, popped out of nowhere and said to Yamamoto.
"Sell? No, we definitely can't sell it. If we sell it, our losses will be even greater. That place is developing, and the land will be very valuable in the future. I estimate that we just need to wait for another two years, no, one year, and the price we bought it at that time will double. "
It seemed that Yamamoto didn't study here for nothing. He even understood this principle and rejected Yamamoto's suggestion.
In fact, Yamamoto had also thought of this problem, but he also knew that if there wasn't enough money, many people from his country here wouldn't be able to study in peace. It wasn't easy to come here, so he had to seize the opportunity, so he insisted.
"That little money won't be considered money after a year. The important thing is now. It will take a few months for the money from our country to be sent here. If we survive, will we still be afraid of a lack of money?"
Yamamoto didn't say anything. He also understood that now was the time to use money, but he just couldn't accept that none of the plans he had designed had succeeded after arriving there. They didn't seem to have done anything specifically against him. They were just busy with the construction of people's livelihood. As a result, his plans had failed one after another.
This kind of psychological blow was the most important. Seeing the determined Yamamoto's serious look, Yamamoto finally compromised.
"Sell it. Send someone over and find someone to ask. Try to sell it at a high price. It will probably be very difficult because the firewood there is no longer valuable. We will be satisfied if we can sell it for a capital."
"Yes!" Yamamoto happily agreed and hurriedly went to find someone to discuss the matter of selling the land. He was in charge of the lives of people from China, while Yamamoto was in charge of the external affairs. Because he didn't have money, he was under a lot of pressure. Of course, Yamamoto was also under a lot of pressure, but he couldn't make both of them uncomfortable.
Looking at Yamamoto's back as he left, Yamamoto was no longer daydreaming this time. Instead, he lowered his head and thought about how to make more money. He didn't have to think about using a lot of money to make a lot of money. As long as he could make the people from China live a better life, he had time because he didn't have to continue learning what the academy taught him. If he wanted to learn, he had to learn something better.
"Yamamoto, why don't you use the forest land as a mortgage in exchange for money? When the time comes, the forest land will still be ours." Yamamoto was deep in thought when another person came over and said to him.
"Who will mortgage it with? That's a lot of money. When the time comes, even if the forest land doubles, it probably won't be enough to pay the interest. Sell it. It'll save me a lot of trouble. Tomorrow, I'll go out and have a look. I'll do some small business nearby. I don't know what kind of business is good to earn. "
It wasn't that Yamamoto hadn't thought about it, but he realized that he had to pay more. He had to admit that all his plans in Baoxin County had failed. He wanted to buy some goods and then set up a stall here. He could be considered a person. When he had so much money but no money to use, he was willing to set up a stall for the people in his country. Ordinary people didn't have such thoughts.
"Yamamoto, can you get the people from Xinluo to give us money? I found something. When I woke up the night before yesterday, I saw a few people from Xinluo gathered together to discuss something. Guess what they said? They actually want to make a move in Changning County. There's also someone from the Tang Empire's imperial family there. They're going to get some benefits from there. "
The person didn't leave. Instead, he suddenly told Yamamoto a piece of news that shocked him. After the person told the details of the matter, Yamamoto suddenly felt that the other party seemed to be doing better than him in Baoxin County.
"You're saying …" Yamamoto lowered his voice and asked.
"Yes, we're using this to threaten the people from Xinluo. If they give us money, we'll tell them about this and make them fail," the person said excitedly.
Yamamoto's eyes also lit up. Just as he was about to agree, he suddenly frowned and shook his head. "No, we can't go and tell them. Once we say it, I'm worried that they'll stop and not give us money. We won't get anything. It's just that they won't get anything either.
I want to see if Tang Empire's Zhang Xiaobao is really that powerful. Was his previous success all a fluke? I'm waiting for Tang Empire to lose once. When that time comes, will Tang Empire suddenly turn hostile? "
Yamamoto suddenly felt a little unwilling to accept his failure. He wanted the people from Xinluo to teach Tang Empire a lesson. Even if he didn't succeed, he would know that Tang Empire wasn't invincible. Although the people from Xinluo didn't directly confront Zhang Xiaobao this time, Zhang Xiaobao had already expressed his meaning very clearly.
That was, as long as I, Zhang Xiaobao, was in Tang Empire, everyone had to be honest. Don't think about using crooked methods to plot against Tang Empire's people. Once the Marquis realized that something was wrong, he would probably go to Zhang Xiaobao and see how Zhang Xiaobao would deal with it.
When the person heard this, he also felt that this was the case. However, he had other suspicions in his heart. He suspected that Yamamoto wanted to use others to pull Zhang Xiaobao down from the altar. This was because many people were saying that there was one person missing from Tang Empire's top game rankings. A person who was above them was Zhang Xiaobao.
Even if he defeated the number one person, as long as he hadn't fought with Zhang Xiaobao, it wouldn't be considered a victory. Yamamoto was clearly letting others take the lead.
Therefore, he said, "Yamamoto, you don't have to worry about this failure. As long as there's still a chance of victory."
"When did I fail? Didn't I just take the technology of turning radishes into ginseng? No matter what method it is, as long as it succeeds, it's a victory. It's just that after buying seeds, radishes, and thermometers, I don't have any money. I also bought the cement that was sold outside Tang Empire. Did I fail? "
Yamamoto said unhappily to the person who came. It meant that he had succeeded, even though he had obtained the technology secretly.
"If you didn't fail, then don't ask the people of Xinluo for money. If Yamamoto wants to do business, I'll do it with you." What else could the person say? He could only agree and express his support for Yamamoto.
Just as the two of them were about to do some small business tomorrow, another person who was collecting information in Baoxin County rushed over. He walked in front of Yamamoto and looked around. Seeing that no one would hear him, he whispered to Yamamoto, "According to a reliable source, Li Yu went to Baoxin County just recently.
"According to reliable sources, Li Yu went to Xin Cai County a while ago, and then left happily. I don't know what they were talking about, and I don't know who leaked the news, but before I came, someone from the Zhang Family came to find me and said that they wanted me to tell Yamamoto that if Yamamoto wanted to do some business, they were willing to provide a way."
"Hmm?" Yamamoto was stunned, then shocked again. He was stunned because he couldn't understand why Li Yu had gone to Baoxin County. He was shocked because the Zhang family not only knew where the person he had sent there to gather information was, but they also knew that he didn't have any money.
Yamamoto suddenly had a feeling that there were no secrets. It was as if everything he had done was in the other party's eyes. This feeling made him feel very uncomfortable. Of course, no one would feel comfortable in this situation.
Taking two deep breaths, Yamamoto asked the person who came to report, "What are the conditions?"
"They want our land in Baoxin County. They said that as long as we give them the land, they will tell us how to earn money. We will definitely be able to earn as much money as our fleet will return in a short period of time."
The person replied.
Without waiting for Yamamoto to speak, the person who had come over to talk spoke first, "Yamamoto, I think we should agree. Who doesn't know that the Zhang Family and Wang Family have a lot of ways to earn money?"
Yamamoto's brows furrowed even tighter as he looked at this person with great dissatisfaction. He slowly said, "What if their method of making money can only make a little money, or even not make any money at all? What should we do if our land is gone? Also, why are they in such a hurry to get a few pieces of land? Could it be that they have a bigger plan? "
The person who was about to agree didn't expect to have so many questions. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Then don't agree. If we have to do business tomorrow, we'll do it ourselves."
"If we don't agree, what if Zhang Xiaobao is afraid that we will sell the land, so he deliberately proposed a method to exchange for it so that we can continue to keep the land so that he can set a trap for us?"
Yamamoto now felt that anything could happen to Zhang Xiaobao. He couldn't advance or retreat. He was extremely vexed.
When the two of them saw that Yamamoto had said everything, they didn't say anything else and waited for Yamamoto's decision. Yamamoto put his hands behind his back and began to walk in circles. After taking a few steps, he would stop, shake his head, and continue walking. Only when the two of them were confused did he stop and instruct the person who was scouting for information in Baoxin County.
"Go back immediately and find the person who discussed it with you in the Zhang family. Ask them if they want to buy it directly with money instead of the recipe."
"Yes!" The person answered, turned around, and hurried away without resting.
After watching the person leave, Yamamoto turned his head and explained to the person standing beside him, "If the Zhang family agrees to buy it with money, it means that they have a use for those pieces of land. If they don't agree, it's very likely that they are digging a trap for us to jump into. Go back and study hard. You don't have to worry about the business."
The person nodded and turned to leave. He went back to review his homework. On the way back, he was still thinking. According to Yamamoto's words, it wasn't bad, but what if Zhang Xiaobao could guess Yamamoto's thoughts and deliberately use them?
After thinking for a while, he finally couldn't think of a better way. He quickened his pace and returned to his room. This room wasn't for free. It was 30 strings of coins a month, one string of coins a day. It was very expensive.
*****
The person who was working in Baoxin County rushed back as fast as he could. He found Erniu, the person who was now in charge of the matter, and told Erniu about the matter. Erniu didn't look surprised at all and said to the person who came, "You can buy it if you want.
If it's too expensive, we can't do it. Our family really can't spare the manpower to do new business. Otherwise, it wouldn't be your turn. The price we offer is half of the original price. If you want to sell it, sell it. If you don't want to sell it, you can exchange it with the recipe, or you can think of other ways. "
The person in charge of the intelligence already knew Yamamoto's thoughts. He thought that he could get some information from Erniu, or at least understand his attitude towards the woodlands. He didn't expect that Erniu would be lukewarm. If he said that he wasn't in a hurry, he would always mention the woodlands. If he said that he was in a hurry, he would try his best to lower the price.
What was going on?
"How about this? Let Yamamoto come here personally. There are many things that you can't make a decision on as a messenger. It's a waste of time to go back and forth." Erniu saw through the other party's thoughts and said to him.
The person who came sighed and nodded helplessly. He could only run back to the Four Seas Academy. Going back and forth would take a long time.
After the person left, Erniu chuckled and muttered, "You guys definitely didn't expect this, right? This matter wasn't ordered by the young master at all. I was just looking for some interesting activities when I had nothing to do. It doesn't matter if I sell the land or not. The main thing is to make you guys feel uneasy. You guys have nothing to do anyway. "
*****
"Xiao Bao, move inside." Zhang Xiaobao was prepared to sleep alone today. When they both laid down, Wang Juan suddenly appeared. She stood beside the bed and pushed Zhang Xiaobao with all her strength, making him move inside.
"How many days have you been there?" Zhang Xiaobao moved and looked at Wang Juan as he asked.
"En, I didn't sleep well over there. It's troublesome to discuss some things. I heard news today that Li Linfu is about to arrive. There's also Cui Rizhi. The two of them have met. Now there's going to be a show to watch. I don't know who will win in this confrontation. I think it will be Li Linfu. He has a lot of schemes, and he doesn't show it on the surface.
He's a very sinister person. "Wang Juan laid down beside Zhang Xiaobao and found that it was still more comfortable to sleep here. She pulled one of Zhang Xiaobao's arms and rested her head on it.
Zhang Xiaobao was also calm. When he heard Wang Juan mention the two of them, he replied, "I reckon that the county officer that was sent isn't some good person. He might even be of some use. Don't underestimate others. This time, we won't go back first. Let's see how chaotic their side is."
"Now? I think Cui Rizhi will win first. After all, we have prepared Feng Changgong's mistakes for him. As long as he is not stupid, he can arrange it clearly. Even if Li Linfu has the ability to turn the world upside down, he doesn't dare to directly protect Feng Changgong. The most appropriate thing for him to do is to temporarily stand on Cui Rizhi's side and severely punish Feng Changgong.
In this way, he doesn't have to worry about being targeted by the imperial court. Then he can find a chance to turn the balance back. I believe he can do it. When we go back, we have to be careful when dealing with him. After all, he is so famous. "
Wang Juan chose a person. In the first round, Cui Rizhi won, and Li Linfu endured.
Zhang Xiaobao adjusted the posture of his arms and said, "If Li Linfu is really as powerful as you say, I think he can find a way to protect Feng Changgong in the first round. He is still young, so he can't reach the level in the future."
"Who knows? Let's wait and see. Give me a blanket. I thought you lived alone. I'm going to sleep." Wang Juan pulled the blanket to her, yawned, and closed her eyes to sleep.
Zhang Xiaobao wanted to turn his body, but found that his arms were pressed down. He had to face up. Looking at the moonlight shining on Weiwei's bright ceiling, he gradually fell asleep.
The person they were talking about was also rushing through the night on a boat. At this time, he was less than 20 miles away from Xincai County. It was estimated that he would enter the county tonight and find a hotel to rest. He would take over the position tomorrow morning.
They had the transfer order of Feng Changgong, a county magistrate, a registrar, and a county lieutenant. They could officially take over the position when they arrived at the place.
Feng Changgong was not sleeping at this time. Since he sent the letter and money to the people above, he had received a reply telling him who would come over. He was told to be careful and not to make mistakes, especially not to recognize the wrong person and show his bad side.
Counting the days, he had been bringing people to watch the progress of the construction site next to Rushui every day. In fact, he was waiting for the people sent by the higher-ups. He hoped that the people sent would arrive at night. In that case, he could arrange a place for the other party to live and find his own people to discuss. If it was during the day, then there would be less buffer time.
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