Volume 1 Battle in the Sand Garden Chapter 52 Bright Moon A Thousand Miles
The pile of copper coins looks like a lot, but in fact it is not much. If you count it carefully, it is less than a hundred copper coins.
San Bao'er felt sorry for the gold and silver and was reluctant to spend it. So he packed a bag of copper coins and carried them back with great difficulty.
"Are you asking me to carry this pile of copper coins to Yanzhou?" Qin Chongdeng became anxious.
"How about we take a cart?" San Bao'er also felt that there were too many copper coins and came up with another bad idea.
"Get lost." Qin Zhong didn't want to talk to San Bao'er anymore.
In fact, Qin Chong didn't know that this was how he went out these days. Gold and silver are valuable items that ordinary people don't have. The main currency in circulation today is the officially issued copper coins. Eight hundred coins are a coin, which is also called a consistent among the people. Buy a bun.
It's a joke to throw away pieces of silver.
If it is not a luxury store, it will not accept gold and silver at all. First, there is no scale, and second, it cannot be exchanged.
Even a traveling businessman was reluctant to get a banknote, so he hired a porter to carry two baskets of copper coins.
Some people may also say that there were bandits everywhere in the Song Dynasty, and strong men built mountains and strongholds on every mountain. Carrying copper coins on the road, isn't this giving food to the bandits?
In fact, most bandits are poor people. Because the land is occupied by powerful people, the people are exploited and oppressed, and they really can't survive anymore, so they choose to become bandits. The purpose of robbing Dao'er is to survive, and generally they will not kill people, and
Not all the money is taken, only 30%.
If they rob them all, wouldn't they be killing the goose and taking the eggs? There are fewer and fewer merchants on this road, who else are the bandits going to rob?
There are even more experienced traders who reach deals with bandits and help them sell stolen goods, making a lot of money.
Therefore, if you take gold and silver on the road, you may not be able to spend it, and you will have to attract the attention of thieves.
In the future, what is this like? Going out to have breakfast and carrying millions of cash with you, isn't this a disease?
Of course he had to bring the money, but he didn't need Qin Zhong to do anything about it. There were two women in the room, and there was no need for him to talk. Qin Zhong was left at leisure and strolled out of the room. He stood in the yard thinking for a long time, and remembered
There was an important matter, so I went to Qin Yutian's practice room.
The horses, bows, arrows and swords were all equipped by the Xiaoqi battalion, but he had to prepare the long soldiers himself.
On the weapons rack, there is an iron gun with a dark body and a foot-long white tassel.
This iron gun is specially made and weighs eighty-two kilograms. It is eight feet seven inches long and has a one-foot-three-inch blade. Just placing it here gives off a domineering air.
With the spear in hand, a spear flower danced randomly, whining and making a sound, and it suddenly seemed like a huge wind was blowing.
This gun was not handy, and Qin Zhong thought it was too light. But there was no way, blacksmiths from far and near had already searched for it, and eighty-two pounds was the ultimate.
The increase in weight is not a simple matter. First, keep the specifications unchanged and cannot make them thicker or longer at will; second, choose high-quality materials. After these two conditions are met, the blacksmith must hammer repeatedly to remove the junk and retain the good.
.Two hundred kilograms of iron is beaten into eighty-two kilograms, which is the limit.
If you want to increase the weight rashly, the toughness of the gun will be greatly reduced and it will be very easy to break.
Unless, better materials can be found.
He walked out of the room with an iron gun, not wanting to run into Qin Xiao head-on. Qin Xiao came here specifically to look for him because he heard about a big event.
"The Xiangjun who was doing business is dead." There was deep fear on Qin Xiao's face.
"Zeishengwu?" Qin Zhong was a little confused and didn't understand. "Zaoshengwu, who died?"
"That's the person." Qin Xiao lowered his voice and said, "The person who traded with Qiu Min."
"Oh?" Qin Zhong was surprised. Wasn't Qiu Min dead? Why was it that a Xiang soldier died?
"Many people saw the person who was lifted out of the prison this morning."
"Who else died?" Qin Zhong tried to ask.
"Ah?" Qin Xiao was stunned and said quickly, "No more, just one."
What does this mean? Qin Zhong couldn't help but ponder. This Shayuan Supervisor is really weird. Qiu Min was obviously dead, but he didn't expose it. Instead, another main party died. In this way, the horse theft case
Of the two parties involved, wouldn’t one of them die cleanly?
Qin Chong couldn't understand the connection, but he felt the power of officialdom. He thought deeply about it and couldn't help but stand on end.
"Has the elder brother ever had contact with that army?" Qin Zhong asked.
"No." Qin Xiao also felt scared and continued, "During this time, Xing joined the army to contact us."
"Xing Canjun?" Qin Chong had almost forgotten this person.
When Qin Xiao and Qiu Min first set out to steal horses, they found Xing Junjun. It was this person who told Qin Xiao how to make a living. Fortunately, the old ghost saw through this matter and warned Qin Zhong that he had fallen into a trap.
According to the old ghost's analysis, Xing joining the army to help Qin Xiao steal horses must have evil intentions.
If it is said that Xing Canjun took risks in order to please the Qin family, I don't believe it. Joining the army to guard and steal is also a big crime. It is not a small matter to say that he will be stripped of his official position and exiled to the border area. His life will be ruined. Is Xing Canjun stupid? How much profit can he get?
, can you make him risk his family and his life?
If not, Xing Canjun's mention of Qin Xiao was a conspiracy, a trap targeting Qin Yutian.
Ever since he planned to capture Qiu Min, Qin Zhong has been ignoring Xing Canjun. Now it seems that this person is not simple.
"Brother, it's better to have less contact with Xing Canjun."
"Is it him?" Thinking of Xiang Jun's death, Qin Xiao suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
"It doesn't have to be him." Qin Zhong smiled, easing Qin Xiao's fright. "I'll set off tomorrow. I have to rely on my eldest brother for everything at home."
"Don't worry, third brother, I will definitely take good care of the family." Qin Xiao was a little embarrassed and rushed to Yanzhou. This should be the responsibility of his eldest son.
Everything that needed to be explained was done, and Qin Zhong didn't know what to say anymore. So he nodded and returned to Xikuoyuan.
Gao Shi first looked through the autumn water and was waiting for Qin Chong to come back.
Just now, he unexpectedly bumped into the female family members of the Qin family. Gao Shi was embarrassed at first, so he hurriedly avoided it. However, such a fight must have meant something serious happened in the family. Although he and Qin Zhong had only known each other for a short time, they had similar temperaments and were attracted by him.
I have been my lifelong confidant. Now that there is something going on at home, I wish I could help.
"What happened at home?" Gao Shi asked without looking outside.
"To be honest, Brother Gao, something did happen." Qin Zhong said, "More than a month ago, my father was ordered to escort the war horses to the Yanzhou Army. Unexpectedly, more than a hundred horses were lost on the way.
Investigate the responsibility and detain my father and the escorting personnel."
"Ah?" Gao Shi was stunned. There were more than a hundred war horses, enough to behead them several times.
"Sigh." Qin Zhong sighed, understanding Gao Shixian's surprise. "The Commander-in-Chief has an order. Unless the war horse is recovered, my father will not be able to escape the blame."
"Thankfully, it's Old Man Fan. If it were someone else who was handsome, I'm afraid he would be the same."
Before Gao Shi finished speaking, he stopped hastily. He was afraid that he would be beheaded long ago. Although this sentence was true, he could not say it in front of Qin Zhong. So he smiled awkwardly and continued, "My father and I
I have a friendship with Old Man Fan, so I will return to Beijing immediately and ask him to write a letter to plead for your father's mercy."
"Qin Zhong thanks Gao Brother Gao Yi." Qin Zhong cupped his fists and bowed deeply.
"You and I, brothers, what's the word to say thank you for? Is it possible that Qin Sanlang despises me?"
"How dare you, how dare you." Qin Chong bowed quickly and said he didn't dare. Such a favor cannot be expressed with just one word of thanks.
Tomorrow morning, both of them will set off. One will go to the northwest, and the other will return to the capital.
Seeing that it was getting late, Qin Chong ordered the preparation of wine and food. He wanted to practice it with Gao Shi first. The bamboo leaf green wine in the forest had not been brewed so quickly, so he could only bring in a few jars of blended fruit wine. The preparation of glycerin was simple, and he had done it before
Once, the red mud and the new green can be learned, and the wine has already begun.
Shan will wait for Qin Xiao to arrange it properly before putting it on the market.
Qin Chong couldn't bear to drink slowly from a small cup, and he didn't expect Gao Shixian to be the same. He picked up a jar, drank a few sips, looked at each other and laughed.
"The wine tastes pretty good, but a bit weak," Coats commented first.
"Although it is soft in the mouth, the wine is not bad at all." Qin Chong drank it once and knew that it has a strong staying power.
It was like a competition for drinking capacity. The two of them took one sip while the other took a sip, and no one was left behind by even half a sip. After a while, the bottle of wine had reached its bottom.
"Three satiated children, bring me wine." Gao Shixian shouted, not treating himself as an outsider at all.
"Brother Gao, I have something you want to ask me?" Qin Chong took a sip of wine and said.
"If you have something to say, just say it." Gao Shi picked up the wine jar first, and then drank it.
"Just now did you say Old Man Fan? Who is he?"
"Old Man Fan? Haha, Fan Yong, you don't know? Yan Yan has all his troops deployed, and he is the governor of Yanzhou. He is a good old man."
"Fan Yong?" Qin Zhong was excited. He is a famous person. He is not good at fighting, but he is a good person.
Qin Chong remembered that in the Battle of Yanzhou in Xia during the Song Dynasty, Fan Yong was the commander. Because he fell into Yuan Hao's plan, the Song army was defeated.
Many famous generals in history, such as Di Qing, Zhong Shiheng, and Guo Zun, were all under his command at this time.
"I think your Gao family is by no means an ordinary person, right?" How can you be a simple person if you can interact with Fan Yong?
"When you come to the capital in the future, you will naturally know about the Gao family." Gao Shi gave it up first, but refused to say anything more.
Seeing that the night was getting darker, the two of them were getting drunker. They were still drinking sip after sip, but they were already drunk. They put their arms around each other and went to the toilet. When they came back, they were not sober, but even more drunk. Gao Shixian became more and more drunk.
He started talking nonsense, his eyes were blurry, and he was obviously drunk.
Under the influence of alcohol, Qin Chong also expressed his feelings.
"Old Gao, do you know? Who is the little Taoist nun?"
"Little Taoist nun?" Gao Shi opened his eyes first and howled, "She is the bright moon in the sky, she is beyond our reach."
"She is my unmarried wife." Qin Chong stood up unsteadily and yelled.
"Hey, it turns out that you are also very pleased with the little Taoist nun." Gao Shixian chuckled and fell asleep on the table.
However, Qin Chong's worries arose and his mood became bad. He grabbed the wine jar, drank a few big gulps, and exhaled a long breath of alcohol. His eyes were misty, and he looked at the dark night sky dreamily. It was the end of the month.
, not even the moon can be seen, only a few stars twinkling with light.
"Where's the moon? Where's the moon?" Gao Shi sat up suddenly, yelled a few drunken words, and fell asleep again.
"Has the moon delivered the letter? I hope she receives it." Qin Chong smiled bitterly, sat on the threshold, and slowly closed his eyes. In the hazy moment, Yun Ni's figure came one after another through the darkness.
It brings bright light. Just like Chang'e in the moon, cold and silent, seemingly close yet far away.
Drowsily, Qin Chongman chanted:
When will the bright moon come? Ask the sky for wine.
I don’t know what year it is today in the palace in the sky.
I want to ride the wind back home, but I'm afraid it's too cold in the high places.
Dancing clear shadow, like in the world.
Turn to the Zhu Pavilion, lower the Qihu, the light will make you sleepless.
There shouldn't be any hatred, so what's the point of being happy when we say goodbye?
People have joys and sorrows, partings and reunions, and the moon waxes and wanes. This is a difficult thing in ancient times.
Nung, moon and new moon.
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Qin Chong didn't know that there were two women in the night who heard the poem he recited.
One is Qin Muyao, and the other is Yun Ni.
One was standing outside the window and the other was leaning against the wall. For a moment, it was difficult to regain consciousness.