Song Mingyue

Chapter 118
(Two 117 chapters, so this chapter is 119 chapters, no missing chapters...)
For the next few days, Zhao Hao has been busy with various entertainments.

The head of the Xie family, Xie Yu, hosted a banquet for the grandson of the newly appointed sixth-rank Chao Fenglang in Jinyuan.

The Wang family also hosted a banquet in Ruihe Garden.

Wang Hanzhi, the magistrate of Jiangning, held a banquet in Chunfenglou.

As for the other big Jiangning wealthy businessmen, if they want to ask Mr. Zhao, they have to queue up.

In the end, the Zhao family entertained all relatives and friends in the city at Chunfeng Building, one for celebration and the other for food and drink.

Although the wine and food are rich, the singing and dancing are beautiful, the banquet is lively, and the guests are rich or expensive, but every time there is a deep sadness and sadness shrouded in the banquet.

30 years ago, Zhao Zhongshu, the ancestor of Zhao Hao, worked hard to obtain the approval of the officials, escaped from the cage of the Bianliang clan, and moved to Jiangnan due to illness.After 30 years of operation, the Zhao family in Jiangning has become a well-known wealthy businessman in the south of the Yangtze River. Although they are not very expensive, they are rich like an enemy, and they are far away from the right and wrong of Bianliang. , It's like entering heaven.

That paper decree made Zhao Hao destined not to be like his father, Zhao Shiyu, to spend half his life at ease.

For Zhao Shiyu and Xie Yun, this is a sad story, like sending their son to a cage, and it will be very difficult to take a fancy to their son in the future.

Zhao Shiyu was dull, Xie Yun was soft on the inside and strong on the outside. Although he was still smiling on the surface and couldn't see the slightest bit of displeasure, Zhao Hao could feel the deep sadness and unwillingness in his parents' hearts.

Not only Zhao Shiyu and his wife, but also Xie's family and Wang's family felt sad for Zhao Hao's future.The attitudes of the officials in the past dynasties towards the clan, as well as the clan system inherited from his ancestors, destined Zhao Hao to become a bird in prison, just like the clan's children who supported thousands of people in Bianliang, he could not leave Bianliang half a step.

However, who dares to disobey the official's will?
As for Zhao Hao himself, he seemed heartless, still smiling, as if he had no premonition of the loneliness and loneliness in the future.

However, the more this happened, the more sad Xie Yun became.

What they didn't know was that entering Beijing would be a nirvana for Zhao Hao!
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The day of parting is coming after all, and the gloom over the Zhao Mansion is getting thicker and thicker.

After dinner, Wang Xin was depressed and went into the room early.

Xie Yun and Zhao Shiyu kept Zhao Hao, and once again reminded him of the precautions when entering Beijing.

At the feet of the Son of Heaven, there is nothing comparable to Jiangning City. Officials of the sixth grade can be seen everywhere in Bianliang City, just like the small officials in Jiangning City.

As for the son of the clan, he is said to be a nobleman, and his status in the capital is much higher than that of ordinary officials, but he is an extremely embarrassing status. Even if he is an official, he has no position, and if he is too prominent, Afraid of being beaten.

So after entering Beijing, you should act in a low-key manner and not be too showy...

In fact, Xie Yun has just one meaning: eat well, drink well, play well, wait to die, don't have ideals, don't have ambitions.

Mother worried about her son traveling thousands of miles, Xie Yun also took great pains for her precious son's journey northward.

She arranged Zhao Hao's itinerary and route from Jiangning to Bianliang in great detail.Moreover, they had sent people to set off early, and booked restaurants, inns, carriages, and boats in advance in the towns and ferries that Zhao Hao would pass through. It could be said to be extremely meticulous.

He also asked someone to draw a detailed map, drawing the towns, rivers, mountains, ferries, avenues, and trails along the way in great detail. Avoid, where there are big worms infested must bypass, are clearly marked.

In addition to Wu Song and Zhao Dian, two extremely skilled generals of the nursing home (Wu Song was shown as the general of the nursing home in the Zhao Mansion), twenty domestic servants who are light, strong and flexible in body and four were selected. A well-behaved and meticulous maidservant.

The accompanying person was surnamed Li, and besides the clothes, there were more than a dozen boxes full of various supplies, including poria cocos paste for brushing teeth and silk cloth for dressing up.

The most important thing, of course, is the money spent on the road and after entering Beijing.

This time, I don't know that I will come back that year, and the money to bring is naturally not a small amount.Although it is said that the officials of the sixth rank are paid, and the salaries of the officials of the Song Dynasty are not low, the official salary of the sixth rank is 50 guan, 20 silk plus 100 silk for clothes, and 50 shi for millet, which is worth more than 300 guan. According to the value of later generations, at least a monthly salary of more than [-].But these are obviously not enough for Zhao Hao to maintain his family.Not to mention spending time and money, dealing with people, going out of the way, and even going to brothels to play with big swords is reasonable and reasonable, even Wang Xin would not think there is anything inappropriate.

Legend has it that in the past, a man with one hundred thousand guan in his waist rode down to Yangzhou on a crane.Riding a crane is nonsense, but a hundred thousand guan is possible.The only son of the Zhao family in Jiangning entered Bianliang on horseback, and he had to spend a hundred thousand guan on his waist.

It is obviously unrealistic to use a horse-drawn carriage to pull a hundred thousand guan to the north.For this reason, Xie Yun prepared [-] coins for Zhao Hao—an official limited edition banknote.

In the first year of Huizong's Grand View (1107), the government of the Song Dynasty changed "Jiaozi" to "Qianyin" and "Jiaoziwu" to "Qianyinwu".Except Sichuan, Fujian, Zhejiang, Huguang and other places still use "Jiaozi", all other roads use "Qianyin" instead.Later, Sichuan also changed Jiaozi to Qian Yin in the third year of Daguan. The biggest difference between "Qianyin" and "Jiaozi" is that it uses "wire" as the unit, but it is equal to yiguan, so there is no difference.

At this time, due to the limited discovery of Qian Yin, the currency value is still very strong.Moreover, only 500 million guan are issued every two years across the country, with a face value of 500 guan, and there are not many circulating in the market. Only large merchants will have some for large transactions.

Zhao Hao patiently listened to his mother's instructions for a long time, and comforted his mother whose eyes were reddened while talking, and it was already the second watch when he returned to his room.

Zhao Hao walked into the room lightly, Wang Xin was already fast asleep.

Looking at her peaceful and beautiful face, Zhao Hao felt pity welling up in his heart. He touched Wang Xin's forehead lightly with his lips, and then he undressed and got into bed.

Wang Xin was startled awake, opened her eyes and saw clearly that it was Zhao Hao, then closed her eyes again, and gently hugged Zhao Hao tightly.

Zhao Hao opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, just fell asleep gently hugging each other.

When Zhao Hao woke up, Wang Xin was already sitting in front of the dressing table, combing her hair carefully. Her beautiful hair was flowing and swaying in the wooden comb, flowing like a cloud.

Seeing Zhao Hao standing up in the bronze mirror with his clothes on, he turned his head and smiled sweetly. He hurriedly tied up his hair, put on the bun and gold hairpin, and helped Zhao Hao dress neatly. Comb your hair.

After combing her hair, Wang Xin put forward a burden, and said softly: "This is the best venison, which is smoked by the concubine herself... The officials have a hard journey, so they must take care of themselves... The journey is full of mountains and rivers. Be careful in everything, don't show your anger for a while, you must know that the life of the concubine...is tied to the officials..."

When it came to the end, Wang Xin became more and more difficult to speak, tears rolled in her eyes, and finally she couldn't continue, so she hugged Zhao Hao, buried her head in his broad chest, and sobbed softly.

Zhao Hao sighed softly, hugged her lightly with one hand, and patted her back with the other to comfort her, a trace of inseparable pain welled up in his heart.

"Wait for me to rule the world, I will allow you to be prosperous forever", the listener only thinks this sentence is a scam, but the speaker is so helpless.

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On the banks of the Qinhuai River, at the ferry.

A huge merchant ship, two to three feet high, tens of feet long, divided into three floors, extremely luxuriously decorated, quietly parked on the water not far from the ferry, and a hanging ladder leads directly to the ferry wharf.

Next to it are three or four ships that look like battleships, only slightly smaller than the main ship.

A large flag embroidered with the word "yellow" was hanging on the flagpole of the main ship, fluttering with the wind of the river.

A merchant ship from the Jiangbei Grain Gang!
Cars and horses gathered, densely packed with people.

People from the Zhao family, Xie family, Wang family, Jiangning Mansion, celebrities such as Lu Qing, wealthy businessmen who are very close to the Zhao family, and some ordinary people who have been favored by Zhao Hao.

Under the willow tree in the distance by the river, there was another beautiful woman in white clothes standing quietly, beside a sturdy young man and several boys.

Although his face had recovered, it was still covered by a snow-white veil.

Zhao Hao was also slightly agitated. He comforted his crying wife and mother with red eyes, and said goodbye to his relatives and friends one by one. Then he slowly walked up the hanging ladder and boarded the merchant ship.

Just when I got on the deck, I heard the crying "Officials, take care" and "Hao Er, take care all the way" from under the boat. I couldn't help but feel uncomfortable. Everyone winked and made a grimace, then grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth, like a naughty boy.

Pooh!Wang Xin was so teased by him that she couldn't help laughing, with tears in her smile, and she didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

Zhao Hao turned around, and suddenly his eyes fell on the figure under the willow tree, he was stunned for a moment, and then waved his hand vigorously there.

"Going to be an official in the capital, enjoying wealth and honor, it's like parting from life and death."

A woman's voice came from behind, full of contempt, which spoiled the parting atmosphere very inappropriately.

If it weren't for being unable to beat her, Zhao Hao would have beaten her to the ground... But for this woman who is used to watching life and death, and has really experienced life and death, this kind of sad scene of parting seems really hard to bear.

With the sound of drums and the scrambling of horns, the big ship finally started slowly, broke through the waves on the Qinhuai River, and headed north.

"My lord, it's windy outside, let's go inside and rest."

The one who spoke was the owner of the merchant ship, the young master of the Jiangbei Liang Gang, Huang Jin who was healed of eunuch by Zhao Hao ten months ago.

Zhao Hao turned around and saw that this guy's face was full of red and his complexion was very good. He couldn't help laughing and said, "Young Master Huang, how many concubines have you taken in recently?"

Huang Jin smiled smugly and said: "Hey, thanks to my lord, I took in No. 13 concubines a few days ago... all of them are pregnant, and they will have children next month!"

"congratulations!"

Fang Baihua, who was disguised as a man behind her, couldn't help but blushed when she heard the two men brazenly discussing such inappropriate things, spat, turned around and went back to the cabin on her own.

Zhao Hao raised his head slowly, facing the wind of the Lie Lie River, looked at the crowd who hadn't left yet and the majestic city wall of Jiangning City in the distance, and took a deep breath.

"I'll be back!"

(End of this chapter)