Economic and Trade Song Dynasty

"Qin...you, you." Dan Mutong blushed and wrapped Qin Juan's outer robe around his legs.

"Is it me or you? You said you slept there last night, why are you here with me now!" Qin Juan's lips were trembling.

"I don't care, I haven't been hugged by anyone other than the son and the housekeeper, so Qin is responsible for me!"

"?" Qin Juan's eyes widened in fright, and he took a few steps back.

"You have to bake a rabbit for me forever!" Danmu wailed, his eyes twinkling.

"..." Qin Juan wished he could spit out a mouthful of old blood.

"Danmu, as your elder brother, I must tell you that in the future, you must never allow anyone to hug you just to roast a rabbit."

"Since when did you become my elder brother, even though we are the same age,

"I was born on the fifth day of the first lunar month, and 90.00% of them are older than you."

"You were born in the fifth day of junior high school, so I am born in the fifth year of junior high school!" Dan Mu put his hands on his hips.

"..." Qin Juan gritted his teeth, "Impossible."

Wait, he just wanted to tell Danmu not to hug other people because of a roasted rabbit, why did the topic get brought up here...

Qin Juan frowned angrily.

Danmu persisted: "Besides, when the butler uncle picked me up, I might not be the age he thought I was, maybe a little older than expected! Qin Juan wants to kick this guy out of the door, do you know Knowing that boys care most about who is older and who is younger, can't you just call him brother honestly.

After getting up early and making a fuss for a while, Danmu soon became hungry.

Qin Juan said that there was still a little flour left, which could be used to make pancakes and set off on the road.

He made an appointment with Guo You to meet King Dayong, and he doesn't know what's going on now.

Look for us, maybe we can see the soldiers who came to look for us a few miles further. "

Coming out of the dilapidated village, the two walked west for about five miles. As Qin Juan said, someone came to them.

When I got closer, I realized that it was not a soldier, but a caravan.

"We found you. I thought something happened to you. Boss asked us to find you within a radius of fifty miles."

Because Qin Juan didn't arrive at the appointed time, Guo You went to Guanyang Farm again, and then he heard from the soldiers that Qin Juan didn't come back after going out that night.

Fearing that something might happen to Qin Juan, the caravan started looking for Qin Juan's whereabouts.

"It's nothing serious, I lost my horse, please send us back." Qin Juan said to them.

They returned to Guanyang Farm that night.

Qin Juan took a shower after eating, fell asleep with the pillow on his head.

Early the next morning, Guo You came. Qin Juan put on his shirt and put on a new pair of boots. He wanted to take Guo You into the city to meet King Dayong. Discuss with him when he comes back.

Although he knew in his heart that if Danmu didn't want to hear it, it would be like bullshit to talk to Danmu any more.

Seeing that Qin Juan's figure had disappeared into the field, Danmu wandered around the sheep house and felt that there was nothing to do, so he opened the gate of the sheep pen and drove the sheep to the grassland

Of course he didn't dare to release all the sheep, he was scolded for this matter a few months ago.

Seeing the sheep running out in a swarm, a smile appeared on Danmu's face.

He was still very worried and missed his eagle. He couldn't figure out how his eagle was lost. After all, after the Mongols ruled here, it was expressly forbidden to kill eagles. If they hunted by themselves, they would be imprisoned.

The eagle is the main communication tool in the south of Daze in the various ministries of Mobei, and it often carries important information, so even officials from various places dare not shoot the eagle at will, otherwise it will cause unnecessary trouble.

The officials all know this, and they will not randomly shoot arrows at the eagles in the sky.

Unless someone did it on purpose, or was shot by a horse thief.

Danmu realized that there was a great possibility that his eagle would be hunted and killed by horse thieves.

Now he doesn't know the situation of the great Ordu, let alone what news the eagle brought him.

Forget it, don't think about it, if there is news that he wants to go back, he is not very willing, and he plans to stay until he and Qin Juan go to meet Princess Dayong and then go back by the way

It was time for Qin Juan and Guo You to enter the city, and the discussion between Dayong Wang Gang and the officials was over.

Entering the study, Qin Juan recognized several familiar faces, and those were Han Confucian and Khitan Confucian scholars whom he had vaguely seen before.

Could it be that he came here specifically to join King Dayong?

After they left Husi Ordu that year, some of these people scattered away, and some went to Dadu with them, but very few of them came to Luobu City every day.

It is said that on the day when he became the king, the slaves passed the word that a group of Confucian scholars would follow him if they were willing to go to Luobu City, and they could stay in Dadu if they didn't want to.

After all, those people were Confucian scholars with weak bodies, and King Dayong didn't want them to suffer along with them.

When they arrived in Hejian, there were still a dozen or so Confucian scholars following them, but only three remained when they arrived in Xiazhou. The rest stayed in Hejian or went to other places because of their health or other reasons.

Now those people have traveled all the way to Luobu City to worship under King Dayong.

This time, King Dayong summoned these Confucian scholars to return with his emerging strength.

Seeing Qin Juan bringing a person over every day, let the Confucian scholars retreat for the time being.

"You said there is a person who wants to be 'Dalu Huachi', is he?" Riyue looked at Guo You.

"Yes." Qin Juan nodded.

"In addition to the silver 'Daluhuachi', you must know more than three languages ​​and characters? Are you really competent?" asked Guo You every day.

Guo You nodded and cupped his fists and said, "You are competent."

Yueyue pursed her lips and casually picked up a few pieces of paper on the table and threw them to Guo You: "Read it to me."

This is the Mongolian script written in Uighur characters. Guo You is being tested every day not only to know the Uighur characters, but also to be proficient in Mongolian words.

Guo You read it in a hurry, and read out what was said on the paper word by word.

Although Yueyue was surprised in his heart, he didn't show it on the face. He calmly tested Guo You's Chinese characters and abacus.

Well, it was indeed the talent he was looking for.

It's just that this person can really use it?

If it can be used, Qin Juan will not come to him cautiously again, he has already said that Qin Juan can decide this kind of thing by himself.

Yueyue looked at Qin Juan again, wanting to hear what Qin Juan meant. Qin Juan walked over and handed Guo You's household registration to Yueyue.

After reading it carefully every day, I turned it over again.

Intuition told him that if this person is used, it will be very beneficial, but also very dangerous.

"Jibuza." Yueyue called out.

Ji Buza, who was standing outside the study, walked in quickly.

"You take Guo You to meet some adults first, and the king will arrive later." Yue Yue ordered.

Ji Buza looked at Guo You: "Your Excellency, please."

After Ji Buza left with Guo You, he asked Qin Juan what he meant every day.

"What do you think?"

Qin Juan lowered his eyes: "You can use it, or you don't need it."

"It means there is no answer." Yue Yue was a little angry.

Qin Juan: "If there is a suitable person, there is no need to use him."

"Why?"

"He committed a crime in Liangzhou and escaped, and now he is King Kuduan's key criminal."

"Then you still bring him to see me!" Dayue became even angrier.

Qin Juan replied calmly: "He has strong connections, he knows the strongest caravans in various countries, and he can speak well among those people."

Raising eyebrows every day: "So, you are just trying to make things difficult for me. I let you make up my mind for me, but you let me choose by myself, so what's the use of me supporting you guys?" Qin Juan paused for a while before saying : "I think this matter should be chosen by the prince himself. After all, Dalu Huachi is not an ordinary official. He is the person under your command who is closest to the people and to you. He is the bridge between you and the people. Because history The reason may be that some people only recognize this official."

Dayue thought for a while: "No, I have to think about it carefully, and I can't answer in a short time."

"Anyway, this official has been vacant for half a month, so it doesn't matter if he is vacant for another half month." Qin Juan pursed his lips.

"If this person wants to use it, he has to change his household registration and change his name to the Yi family." Said Yue Yue, frowning.

Hearing this, Qin Juan froze for a moment.

Yueyue did not continue to talk about Guo You, but said: "Guanyangchang, let Muya take over for a while, go back to the city first, there are some things to discuss, and there will be news from Ayiga and Master Zhenxiu at any time Come here, we'll get ready."

"Okay... I'll go back and set up the sheep house first." Qin Juan was reluctant to part with the sheep, but he had business to do.

Returning to the official sheep farm, he asked the soldiers to call Mu Ya, and Qin Juan gave Mu Ya the badge and seal for managing the official sheep farm, and ordered a few words.

Muya was very happy to receive the official order and official seal.

Qin Juan patted him on the shoulder with a smile: "You work hard, you will take over sooner or later, it depends on your performance in the past few days."

He knew that King Dayong would not let him rest comfortably in the official sheep farm...

After all, if King Dayong didn't bother him to do something, he wouldn't be King Dayong.

Aw, it's just that he can't bear to part with the sheep!

Qin Juan took Danmu into Luobu City.

It was already dark when entering the palace, and at this time, I saw post soldiers rushing towards King Dayong's bedroom

Qin Juan felt something was wrong and told Shang Danmu to follow.

They arrived at the same time as the post soldiers, when King Dayong was having dinner.

King Dayong asked the post soldiers what happened, but the post soldiers dared not speak out because of some people.

"It's okay, just tell me directly." Yue Yue ordered.

"Horse bandits appeared in the northeast near Luobubo, burned and looted a village..."

"There is such a thing! Why did you report it now!" Angrily, he thrust the meat-eating knife in his hand on the table.

"Your Majesty forgive me, I will report the news I just received..." The postman knelt down.

"When did it happen?" Qin Juan asked.

"The looting happened around You hour. The little one received a report from the last postman an hour ago. It was left by the horse thief, and the last postman gave it to me..." The man handed a piece of cloth to Qin Juan.

Qin Juan took it and glanced at it and immediately handed it to King Dayong.

"..." After looking at it for a long time, it should be the corner of the flag.

In Mobei, the intricate horse thief forces are not understood every day. After all, such pests can be found everywhere. Not only Mobei, but even the government colludes with them.

"It's winter, and they have nothing to eat, so they go out to loot."

After finishing speaking, Riyue pursed her lips and remained silent for a while, letting the post soldiers go to rest first.

Danmu tugged on Qin Juan's sleeve as if he had something to say, Qin Juan signaled him not to speak yet, King Dayong was thinking about something.

Sure enough, not long after, Yue Yue stood up suddenly, and said to Qin Juan, "Go and order three hundred cavalry."

Qin Juan was taken aback, did King Dayong want to deal with horse thieves?

"Does the lord know where the horse thief is?" Qin Juan asked.

"I don't know, but I can look for it." Riri started to take off his complicated and expensive purple robe, "The thieves have insulted my people, this time they will have to pay a heavy price, they will definitely think that I, King Dayong, are sick Cat, over and over again."

Qin Juan felt that King Dayong was right, but they didn't even know where the horse thief was.

Those people are hard to catch, because they come and go without a trace, just like the wind and sand in the desert, blowing for a while, leaving scars all over the ground and leaving.

Damn, hate, kill.

Qin Juan took a deep look at Yueyue, and said in a deep voice, "I'm going to order soldiers, and Danmu will follow me."

It was late at night when they got ready to go.

Said that they only have 20 days, because after 20 days, the letter from Ayiga and the others should arrive, and they had to go to the Onan River to meet the princess.

So they only have 20 days to find out the whereabouts of the horse thief.

This night, they hurried to Luobu Nur first, to the place where the horse thief appeared last night.

There are many swamps in Lop Nur, and there are not many places where people can live, but the villagers there believe in the God of Lop Nur, so they are unwilling to leave Lop Nur.

Therefore, after King Dayong issued a new order in Luobu City, many villagers still stayed in Luobo.

They arrived at the village of Luobu Nur in the early morning.

The herdsmen who were still alive in the village told them that those people came from the wilderness in the northeast, and they came very fast. Not many people noticed their appearance. They were holding long knives, and no one dared to approach them. As soon as they entered the village, they started setting fire, followed by looting.

As long as they dare to resist, they will raise their long swords without hesitation.

Long knife, thin horse, broken flag.

Coming from the wilderness in the northeast, no one knows where their lair is.

Horse thieves migrate all year round, they will not live in a hidden place for more than two years, and usually change their bases in about two years.

"Give each household ten taels of silver, the dead are buried, and the living continue to make a living. After finishing, we will go northeast and enter the desert." After King Dayong ordered, Qin Juan immediately started to do it.

The herdsmen knelt down to thank them. A large number of people in this village would not earn ten taels of silver in their lifetime. This can be said to be the most barren place in Luobu City.

After checking whether all water bladders were filled with water and whether there was enough dry food, they set off.

Entering the eastern desert at noon.

They didn't see anyone until they crossed the desert.

"Qin Lang, if you were a horse thief, where would you build your nest?" At this moment, Riri stopped and asked Qin Juan.

In fact, Qin Juan has been thinking about this problem all the way.

"I dare not guess randomly." Qin Juan narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance.

As soon as I listened to it every day, I knew that he had thoughts in his heart, so he moved closer: "Say it."

"I don't know where horse thieves will build their nests. Anyway, they don't build their nests in the desert. I don't even know why you are wandering around in the desert." Danmu said angrily.

Qin Juan nodded: "Although this desert is small in size, there is no water source, which is inconvenient for the horse thieves. I thought about it carefully, Luobu Nur, Hamil to the north of Luobu Nur, and the village to the east of Luobu Nur Shazhou, these three points form a triangle, and the horse thief may be in the middle of these three points, so that they can go anywhere very quickly, and their influence can also radiate these three points..."

After hearing this, Yueyue and the cavalrymen's eyes lit up.

"So keep going north?" someone said.

Qin Juan: "Pay attention to the forest. I have encountered horse thieves before. They came out of the forest. I think horse thieves may be more used to living in hidden forests."

After traveling northward for three to five days, when they saw a large forest in the distance, their intuition told them that this forest was not simple.

Most likely inhabited by horse thieves. "He called someone every day, "Squat for a few days first, these horse thieves will always have time to hand over to others, to find out the approximate location of their lair. "

Several cavalrymen quickly changed their clothes and sneaked in.They are all dressed as woodcutters or hunters.

It was also after these cavalrymen left that Danmu whispered to Qin Juan his doubts in the past few days: "Qin, I suspect that my eagle was hunted and killed by horse thieves."

Qin Juan thought about this, but because he was there every day, he never asked Danmu.

Qin Juan pulled Danmu aside, every day he thought that Danmu was losing his temper again, so he didn't ask any more questions. After all, in his eyes, Danmu was a child who couldn't grow up, and even Songman was better than him.

"Have you not contacted Boyawu since you lost contact with Ying?" Qin Juan asked him.

Danmu wanted to say that although the son did not place spies in Luobu City, there were people who arranged for him in Woduan. If he wanted to contact him, he could contact the person in Woduan.He just didn't seriously think about contacting their Boyawu people.

He hasn't played enough in Luobu yet, and he still wants to stay a little longer.

Danmu lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: "I haven't been contacted. The time when the eagle happened coincided with the time when the horse thief appeared, but because I received news from Yinger after I came to Luobu City, Yinger was able to Flying safely, does this mean that the horse thief has only recently moved here."

"Danmu, you are so smart." Hearing this, Qin Juan suddenly became enlightened, and seemed to have forgotten that he had the experience of secretly scolding Danmu for being an idiot...

Danmu blushed and scratched his head: "I'm just guessing casually."

"But they may have appeared recently. After all, we have been rebuilding Luobu City for a while, and the horse thieves are causing trouble. If the horse thieves appeared recently, it would be easy to explain." Qin Juan's eyes sank, these horse thieves Really hateful.

But it is conceivable that horse thieves are actually very poor except for horses.If they don't have enough to eat, they will come out to grab it.

They don't know how to work and herd animals, they come out to grab food when they have nothing to eat, and they go out with all their strength, regardless of their lives.

Two days later, only one of the cavalry sent out returned, bringing very favorable news.

There was a place in the forest where the cavalry saw several horses. The cavalry speculated that there should be people living in a large pool in the forest, and they were probably horse thieves.

"Those horses are thin and small, which is consistent with the description of the herdsmen in Lop Nur." The cavalry said.

"We will bring people over at night, everyone, don't panic, don't be afraid, we must have more people than them, and we will catch them all." Ri Ri whispered, asking the cavalry to bring the news to everyone.

As night fell, they slowly approached the forest.

Without lighting, they had to sneak in secretly, and not give the horse thieves a chance to escape.

After walking for a quarter of an hour in the woods, I didn't see the pond mentioned by the cavalry.

The woods are very large, and there is a good chance they will get lost.

The cavalry also seemed unable to remember the way.

"It's okay. If there is a pool, it will be particularly obvious in the dark, and the water surface will reflect light." Qin Juan comforted, "So we will see it from a long distance, and we won't miss it."

King Dayong sent out a team of ten to explore the way.

300 of them want to fight a gang of horse thieves, which is inevitable for Dayi.

But King Dayong never expected that there are more than [-] horse thieves in this gang.

When they rushed into the horse thief's lair, they thought they had the upper hand, but unexpectedly, a trap was set in the horse thief's lair.

Sure enough, they still can't be careless, their experience is still inexperienced.

The horse thieves relied on the mountains and forests to fight, and iron wires were pulled around the forest. It was easy for them to rush in, but it was very difficult to go further and arrest people.

After Yueyue fell off the horse, Qin Juan immediately handed him his hand and pulled him onto the horse.

"Brothers, they set up iron wires between the trees. There may be traps like knife pits! Be careful!" Qin Juan roared.

It was also the first time for him to enter a place like a horse thief's den. Although he had encountered horse thieves before, his experience in fighting horse thieves was almost zero.

"How can you catch tiger cubs if you don't enter the tiger's lair, Qin, follow me to kill their leader first." Said Yue Yue, he drew out his knife, took a breath and felt more comfortable, and immediately jumped off the horse.

It was also this time that Qin Juan really got to know the prince. They had known each other for many years, but perhaps they had never really known each other.

Riyue, who has a bad temper, has the blood of the Borjijin clan flowing in his body. He can be bullied by power, he can be looked down upon by his elder brother or other uncles and cousins, but he is never afraid, he is brave and heroic, Face adversity head on.

Yueyue wanted to fight a bloody path under the cover of the cavalry.

Qin Juan didn't care too much, turned around and yelled at Danmu: "Don't come here, hide!

Danmu looked at Qin Juan in a daze, and after a moment of stupefaction, he suddenly curled his lips: "It's not because I'm afraid that if something happens to me, you won't be able to explain it to the young master." He understands, understands everything, he is just greedy for a friend .

He's just been alone for too long.Finally, I found another friend.

Qin Juan rushed over on horseback, stopped a horse thief with a long knife, and the team shouted every day: "I will cover you, you go and catch their leader."

He said that he had already wrestled with several horse thieves.

There are many horse thieves, and they know a lot of kung fu. It can be seen that a large part of this gang of horse thieves may be soldiers or deserters.

Or people from the rivers and lakes will eventually fall into bandits.

The horse thieves saw that this man who appeared suddenly could fight three, so they all came to fight him.

Qin Juan knew that if he didn't fight quickly to frighten them, more and more people would come to fight him, and even the cavalry would be unable to stop him.

These horse thieves did not run away the first time after they found out that they had broken in, but fought with them, which showed that these people felt that they were better than cavalry.

"I hate you officers and soldiers the most in my life, and I will drag a few of you together to death!" Someone roared and rushed towards Qin Juan, waving drumsticks.

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