The wine is mellow and the food is good. Ximen Qing is always very generous when he treats himself and entertains his guests.
However, Yelu Dashi felt that he had been deceived. He spent all his time and effort in vain. He selected dozens of warriors from among the soldiers who were accompanying the army, who could compete with ten to a hundred, and prepared to show off against the Han people in the Central Plains at tonight's party. As a result, at the party
meeting
Looking at the scene, the people brought by Ximen Qing were all dressed in elegant Hanfu. All of them had long robes with ancient sleeves, which were standard for reciting poems and admiring the moon. According to Ximen Qing, these people formed the staff headquarters of his army. In addition to the brains,
Well developed, the limbs are very simple.
Yelu Dashi found that the manpower he equipped was completely useless. The dignity of warriors prevented them from "bullying" these bean sprouts who looked like scholars. During the war, they could drive these weak people into a pile without hesitation.
He was chopped to death with random knives, but the problem is that it is peace time now.
Ximen Qing looked at Yelu Dashi's darkened face and smiled happily, especially since the annoying Xiao Fengxian was no longer an eyesore. He was even happier.
Yelu Dashi cannot attack Ximen Qing, but Ximen Qing can attack Yelu Dashi unscrupulously.
Since it is a party, there will naturally be an entertainment program after three rounds of wine and five dishes. The program prepared by Ximen Qing is in one word - gambling.
Of course, although the arrogant dice gambling on the market is blatant and straightforward, it also seems a bit vulgar. After all, Yelu Dashi was also the number one scholar in the Liao Dynasty, so he had to be more elegant when gambling.
Ximen Qing came up with a new trick - he laid out a huge chessboard. On the chessboard, two armies faced each other. They were connected with each other by grids. Each grid extended in all directions, and the forces of both sides were intertwined. It was completely a big game.
Thumbnail of the battle.
Although the Khitan warriors at Yelu Dashi and the staff at Ximen Qing's headquarters could not enter the chessboard, each of them held a chess piece representing different arms and strength. Everyone rolled the dice to determine the number of action steps and commanded their chess pieces to charge into the battle.
. Of course, it is said to be commanding, but it is actually similar to letting fate happen. The key is to see what points you throw and what rules the points correspond to.
Ximen Qing developed a thick rule book for this game, which contains all kinds of ridiculous conspiracies, food and military strength, city gates, good luck and bad luck...
This is exactly the powerful chess game played by Monopoly in later generations. It was used by Ximen Qing to entertain friends from the Liao Kingdom at a party, and it was considered a success. Some of the warriors of the Liao Kingdom were disdainful at first, but soon everyone became addicted to it.
After all, in this chess game
On the board, even a small soldier who is a chess piece can control the dice and throw his own destiny. Although Yelu Dashi and Ximen Qing are marching generals, everyone is equal in the face of the rules, and they do not necessarily have special privileges.
Where to go.
For example, Yelu Dashi made a mistake when he rolled a dice and ended up urinating in the street. He was banned for three days and missed a good opportunity to fight. The Daliao warriors looked at the usually majestic and self-sufficient General Zhuangyuanlang, and everyone laughed wildly in their stomachs.
, but could only hold it in with all his strength, Yelu
Although Dashi was livid, he couldn't say anything at the party. After all, Ximen Qing unfortunately had his legs softened in a brothel not long ago and spent all his military expenses on it, causing the frontline troops to collapse.
, but Ximen Qing doesn’t blame everyone, does he?
The two sides fought against each other, throwing dozens of dice together, fighting inextricably on the chessboard. The chips representing bets were pushed back and forth from both sides, and the situation changed rapidly, just like some border defense fortresses during the Liao-Song War more than a hundred years ago.
The ground changed hands repeatedly under the fierce offensive from both sides...
After a fierce all-night battle, the exhausted two sides still couldn't decide the winner. Many people were so sleepy that they fell asleep sitting there, still unfinished.
Yelu Dashi had to admit that although the game invented by Ximen Qing was useless, it was very interesting. At least it guaranteed the success of the party. The Khitan warriors he brought and Ximen Qing's headquarters staff only had a short night.
, they have gone through many tests of iron and blood, sword and fire, and of course funny luck, and established a tacit friendship between the opponents.
This battle with dice made Yelu Dashi feel the peaceful sincerity of the Southern Dynasty people, but at the same time he was shocked by the whimsical wisdom of Ximen Qing, the head of the Chinese Federation - after all, even such a random chess game was not for ordinary people.
If you want to invent something, you can invent it.
The aftermath of this dice war is that this simulated war game was thoroughly liked by the first batch of participants in the Liao Kingdom - people who lost money liked it, and people who lost everything liked it even more - in
Thanks to the efforts of these original fans, War Chess gradually became popular within the Liao Kingdom.
Spread the word. After all, the Khitans are brave and fierce by nature, but they cannot fight every day, and hunting is not something ordinary people can afford. With such a novel game, it can not only kill boring time, but also calm the mind.
The bloodthirsty impulse really kills two birds with one stone and has immeasurable merit.
But Ximen Qing's heart was bleeding - although he had led the trend of an era, he could not root the copyright consciousness deep into the minds of human beings in this era - so unfortunately, this time his strong move
Creativity is destined to fail to bring him huge profits, which cannot but be said to be a heartbreaking regret.
But at least for now, this party was held without regrets. When the armies of the Central Plains and the Liao Kingdom reunited a hundred years later, no grudges arose or conflicts broke out. After this night, everyone looked at each other in their eyes.
, much less
There was more vigilance and hatred, but more curiosity and goodwill. In the next few days of rest, soldiers from both sides even secretly made deals. With Ximen Qing's acquiescence, the standard iron pot in the Chinese Federation Army suddenly became the Liaoning
The most sought-after cargo in the military.
In the joint military parade held by the two sides, Yelu Dashi finally saw clearly the strength of the Chinese Federation. He was shocked by Wu Song's great strength, but also admired Hua Rong's divine arrows, and the strong armor and sharp soldiers of the Chinese Federation army,
It also amazed him. Compared with the Chinese Federation, the only thing the Liao Kingdom could do well was the art of cavalry and archery - regardless of individual quality, when the cavalry was in groups, the Liao Kingdom's overall combat power was indeed higher than that of the Chinese Federation.
Therefore, Ximen Qing sighed: "I have been raising horses for many years, but I am still inferior to the athletes of the Liao Kingdom. How will I compete with the Jurchens in the future?"
When he said this, Yelu Dashi was beside Ximen Qing. Upon hearing this, Yelu Dashi's eyes lit up, and he asked: "Does the head of state also regard women as an enemy country?"
Ximen Qingdao: "With the rise of the Jurchens, how can one state or one region limit their ambitions? Regardless of today's peace talks, there will be a war sooner or later. Don't blame me. With the current situation in the Liao Kingdom, I am afraid that the Jurchens will not be able to stop the overwhelming power of the mountains."
However, by then the Chinese Federation will also be exposed to the Jurchen soldiers, so how can we stay out of it?"
Yelu Dashi listened silently. He was neither willing to admit that the Liao Kingdom would be defeated, nor was he willing to say whitewashing words that went against his will.
Ximen Qing finally said: "If something happens in the north, there is no need to count on the Daming Mansion. Dashi Linya guards the ten counties in Guannan, but we have to be more diligent, or the future battle situation will be left to young talents to turn the tide.
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Ximen Qing didn't care how much fury these words could stir up in Yelu Dashi's heart. The two sides divided their forces in three directions. Xiao Fengxian of the Liao State went all the way to the Damingfu Concession, and Yelu Dashi went all the way to the Guannan Ten County Concession. Zhonghua
The federation went all the way to the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture Concession.
Ximen Qing did not personally lead the team to the Yanyun Concession. Although he wanted to walk on his own land and take a look, there were so many major events in the Chinese Federation and the current communications were not developed. He really couldn't afford it.
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At least, he now has a major matter at hand, which requires him to fly back to Juye City at night to decide with the parliamentary judge.
This major event was the currency reform known as one of the "Three Founding Events of the New Country" in later history books.
The three events that laid the foundation of the new country refer to three events that occurred in the Federation of China in 1116 AD that had a profound impact on later generations - the first, of course, was the return of the Sixteenth State of Yanyun as a concession; the second was the opening of newspapers
——Taking the opportunity of the return of the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, under the auspices of Ximen Qing, the Chinese Federal Congress unanimously passed the opening of the newspaper industry and allowed private
The people-run newspaper has since opened a precedent for freedom of speech and impunity in political affairs in the Chinese Federation. The government-run Federal Gazette "Japan" has been officially launched since then. With the blessing of Yan Yun's return, the first issue sold well as soon as it was published and became a nationwide hit.
Paper is expensive—Cheng Wanli and Ma Zhi alone collected an average of five hundred copies each and passed them down as family heirlooms.
On the first page of the fourth edition of the first issue, there is naturally a special article about Yan Yun's return, while in the last edition, there is an inconspicuous text that was submerged in the festive atmosphere at the time, but has influenced subsequent generations for thousands of years. This is it.
The text opened the prelude to the third major event in 1116 - the currency reform.
Therefore, the currency of the Song Dynasty mainly used copper coins, but the problem was that private minting of copper coins was common. Bad coins drove out good coins in the market, making copper expensive and cheap. As long as the government dared to issue new copper coins every year, lawless people would steal the new coins.
If it is melted and cast into bronze, it can be resold to make a huge profit, even if it is forbidden repeatedly.
This kind of business of poaching the country's corners was something that Ximen Qing also did when he was a thief in Liangshan. Now he has suddenly become a representative of the country. It would be retarded to dig holes for himself.
Therefore, Ximen Qing had to think of a way to challenge this era of low-quality copper coins. To be honest, he had no foundation at all, because he had only read one book of "Economics" in his previous life or in this life.
, and I haven’t finished reading it because it’s boring. This is exactly:
When the money comes to use, you will regret the lack of money. When things are urgent, you will feel difficult. But you don’t know what will happen next. Let’s listen to the explanation next time.