Great Zhou Empress

Not far away, Xue Zhijing was lucky enough to see a big city.

The city wall is made of tall boulders, several kilometers wide, almost no different from most state-level cities of the Dacheng Dynasty.

The road outside the city is wide, with neat street trees planted, and a large number of plainly dressed people come in and out of the city on foot or in ox carts.

Xue Zhijing's pace quickened a bit, and when she got to the city, she would be able to find someone, and she should be able to find someone to contact Yuan Jin.

It was only when she got to the bottom of the city wall that she looked in shock at the three big characters "Nanjing City" on the top of the city gate.

For the Dacheng Dynasty, this place is the northern part of the dynasty's territory, and it is impossible to call it the "South" capital. Only for the Liao Kingdom, this place is the southernmost part of their country's territory.

She really arrived in Liao Kingdom?

The capital of the Liao Kingdom is hundreds of kilometers away from the border between the two countries. Did she ride so far last night?No wonder the horses were foaming at the mouth.

Before it was dark, she quickly followed into the city.

If you come here, let's settle down, and stay in the city for one night before talking.

This city looks almost the same as the city of the Dacheng Dynasty. Most of the residents inside are Han Chinese. They wear the same clothes as the Dacheng Dynasty. Even the language is spoken in the North Central Plains. Dress and appearance, and even Central Asian and European races.

It is indeed a multi-ethnic country.

It was getting dark gradually, and the shops along the street were all lit up. Seeing the restaurant and smelling the aroma of food wafting from it, Xue Zhijing frowned.

After a night of high-intensity exercise and lying down for another day, I didn't eat anything except drinking water. By this time, I was feeling a little hungry.

But she didn't bring any coins with her. After all, Xiao Cui was with her at all times when she went out this trip, and the money was all kept by the other party.

Thinking of Xiaocui, and remembering her tragic death last night, Xue Zhijing clenched his fists.

Otherwise, just pawn the dagger snatched from the girl, Xue Zhijing pressed the dagger in his pocket, but he didn't know if the other party was a Khitan nobleman, and if pawning such a dagger would cause him trouble .

When passing by a pharmacy, Xue Zhijing heard the conversation inside.

The shopkeeper with the white beard had a headache and scolded his buddy, "Why don't you even know if it's the account, whether it's one coin or two coins, it's a long way off, the incoming and outgoing accounts have to be accounted for clearly, your brain Is it packed with tofu dregs?"

The guy said pitifully, "Boss, I really can't figure it out. I'm dizzy. I remember all the sums. It's been hard work, but I can't calculate it right."

"Then what do you want you to do? Hey~ There are not many people in Nanjing who can settle accounts."

Settlement?

Xue Zhijing suddenly stopped and walked into the pharmacy.

Soon, with a quick mental calculation skill, she got the position of the temporary accountant of the pharmacy. All she asked for was a place to live and a few meals to eat.

For her, it is easy to calculate the accounts of the pharmacy.

She even pointed out a lot of omissions, and soon gained the trust of the shopkeeper. In the evening, she asked the staff to cook a bowl of noodles for her, and asked her to continue counting after eating.

Xue Zhijing's youthful attire looks more comfortable, her cheeks are fair and immature, if she keeps the sharpness in her eyes, she will also look bright.People tend to look at their faces, and when such a refreshing and honest face appears in front of them, the degree of trust is naturally high.

Not to mention her professional skills are still so strong.

But while eating the noodles, the shopkeeper was still inquiring about her situation. Xue Zhijing made up a story, saying that her family was a businessman, so she knew how to settle accounts since she was a child. I was exiled to Nanjing City.

The shopkeeper believed it a little bit, after all, mathematics is not something that ordinary people can learn, if you come from a family of a big businessman, mathematics is a must.

The shopkeeper arranged for her to sleep overnight in the warehouse where the medicinal materials were stored, and said that it was too dark now, and lighting the lamps would cost oil, and she would come back tomorrow.

Keep counting.

She could finally rest in peace for the night.

Woke up early the next morning and had breakfast with everyone. The shopkeeper and the others began to see a doctor, and she settled the accounts beside her.

In the middle of the morning, a deliverer of medicinal materials came over, and the shopkeeper asked Xue Zhijing to help with the inventory.

"Why did the price increase again?"

"It's not that these are all imported from the Southeast Asian countries to Dacheng, and we also smuggled them from Dacheng. Recently, the Dacheng Dynasty was hit by drought and floods. The amount of medicines used was large, and there were few that could be shipped over. That’s all, our boss only got it through a hard relationship.”

"Hey, tell me, why is the import and export of medicinal materials at the border so strict? Aren't these medicines what everyone needs every day?"

"That's it."

Xue Zhijing listened, why does it sound like these herbs are smuggled?Didn't go through the border crossing?

With Xue Zhijing around, the speed of stocktaking has naturally increased to a higher level, and the shopkeeper's smile was bright, so when Xue Zhijing asked him about the smuggling, he didn't hide anything.

"Ah, there are a lot of official requirements, one is not allowed to sell that one is not allowed to be sold, and different proportions of taxes are collected. In fact, there is nothing wrong with tax collection, but you can't stop the sale. We are short of too many things in Liao. Speaking of the medicinal materials in our pharmacy, we need fragrant medicine, grain, tea, porcelain, and copper coins, we all need them, what can we do, only smuggling."

Xue Zhijing suddenly realized that she is now in the Liao Kingdom, but when she checked the accounts just now, she found that the pharmacy used copper coins minted by the Dacheng Dynasty.

Indeed, she recalled that the deflation problem that Queen Yuan Hanzhang once had was a headache, that is, there was not enough copper coins in circulation in the country, and there was always a shortage of money in the market.Therefore, the imperial court has to increase the production of copper coins every year, but it is still not enough.The Dacheng Dynasty banned the export of copper coins, but smuggling appears to be serious.

Xue Zhijing suddenly felt that she might be able to take advantage of this opportunity in Liao to learn more about the business situation on the border, and go deep into the people to get the most first-hand information, let alone in other countries, what she learned should be different from domestic ones.

At noon, Xue Zhijing had already counted the old accounts of the pharmacy, and the shopkeeper asked her to be the accountant of his pharmacy until she found her family, Xue Zhijing naturally agreed.

It's just that they didn't expect that Xiao Liege would suddenly appear in the afternoon.

When Xiao Liege walked through this street with all her attendants, she swept into the pharmacy as if instinctively, and happened to see Xue Zhijing who was sitting at the desk by the window and writing.

Xiao Liege narrowed his eyes, and stepped into the door of the drugstore.

As soon as the shopkeeper saw their clothes and attire, he knew they were Khitan people, so he quickly came out from behind the counter, bent over and smiled wrinkledly, "My lord, do you want to see a doctor or get medicine?"

Xiao Liege walked to the side and sat down on the reclining chair. Her attendants were all standing behind her. They were all tall and burly, all holding a long knife by their waists. The momentum is extremely scary.

Her eyes shot straight at Xue Zhijing who was facing her like a sword, and she said faintly, "See a doctor!"

Hearing this voice, Xue Zhijing suddenly raised his head, and met Xiao Liege's half-smile face, his pupils shrank immediately.

What kind of magic luck is this?

"Then can you please tell me what's wrong with you, I'm in the same vein as you~"

Xiao Liege stared fixedly at Xue Zhijing, then raised his left hand, which was tied with a cloth strip, and slowly loosened the cloth strip with his right hand, round and round.

Watching the other party slowly untie the cloth strips round and round, Xue Zhijing only felt as if a magic spell was oppressing his throat layer by layer.

what to do?How to get out?

Now jumping out of the window and running out, it is estimated that he will be chased back in a few steps.

Finally, the other party's cloth strip was untied, and there was a fresh wound on it. The shopkeeper took a closer look and said, "This wound of the nobleman is a new wound, but it has already been treated with the best golden sore medicine. I can treat it again for the nobleman." Clean it up, and then apply my family's ancestral healing ointment. Within seven days, the wound will be healed without any scars.

Keep. "

Xiao Liege didn't look at the shopkeeper at all, he just stared straight at Xue Zhijing, and pointed his index finger at him, "Let your guy clean it up for me."

The shopkeeper looked at Xue Zhijing and said, "My lord, this little gentleman is a cashier I hired, he doesn't know how to apply medicine, I should clean up and dispense medicine for you."

"No, I want him."

Xiao Liege's little wolf cub's aura radiated out, the shopkeeper's body trembled slightly, so he had to let Xue Zhijing come over, and he hurried to get the medicine, and told the other party how to use it.

Xue Zhijing is familiar with things like debridement and taking medicine, the only thing she is nervous about is how to get out.

When she was thinking quickly, Xiao Liege leaned close to her ear, and said in a low voice, "This injury is quite painful."

The other party's warm breath hit her ear, causing her hairs to stand up immediately, and she said, "Sorry, I didn't mean it."

"Heh!" Xiao Liege ground his teeth, "Sorry? What a fluffy sentence."

Xue Zhijing paused when he applied the medicine to her, "Then what do you want me to do? I really didn't mean it."

"You little spy." Xiao Liege cast a fierce glance at Xue Zhijing, "I've been looking for you all night, I almost swept the woods outside the city, but you actually hid in the city."

Xue Zhijing showed a sad and innocent expression, and even his voice softened, as if he was about to cry, "I'm really not a spy, I really ended up here by accident, how can you trust me?"

The softened voice revealed Xue Zhijing's girly side, and Xiao Liege's heart skipped a beat.

"Hmph, I'll find out if it's a spy." Xiao Liege withdrew his hand, "Let's go, take him back to the camp."