Zhi Xuan

There were records about Shi Nie long before the enfeoffment of the king.At that time, some northern tribes discovered that Shi Nirvana was flammable and had a higher temperature than firewood, so all tribes used Shi Nirvana to keep warm.

It just didn't take long for something to happen.

The tent is airtight, and there are no gaps to keep warm.The stones in the tent burned all night, and the next morning, the whole camp became silent, except for the slaves huddled in the sheep pen, there was no living person.

A passing tribe witnessed the interrogation of the trembling slaves, and when they learned what had happened, they immediately regarded Shi Nie as an ominous thing.

Since then, even if there is stone nirvana in the territory, the vassal states will not mine it, and even more strictly ordered the people of the country not to dig it and use it, and those who violated it will be punished according to the law.

Di Bu had never heard of Shi Nie, so he smashed the flammable coal and regarded it as a sacrificial object.It was also because of the selfishness of the priest that the news of the Shi Nie Mine was not spread.

"My lord, this thing is ominous." The subordinate officer and Zhao Hao came to Shi Nie Mine together, looked at the pits everywhere, and frowned.

Zhao Hao was silent, holding the rein with one hand, thinking of all the things Zhi Xuan mentioned in the letter, a thought flashed in his mind, and he immediately ordered the young men from the tribe to be brought here, ordering them to mine here.

"Ten baskets of stones are exchanged for one sheep bone." Zhao Hao held the horsewhip and pointed to the mine pit, "Twenty baskets are exchanged for one piece of mutton. Those who do not follow will be killed, those who run away will be killed, and those who shelter will be guilty of the same crime!"

The order was issued, and the soldiers rode back to the camp. Not long after, a large group of captives were tied up with ropes.

The tribal leader was killed in the battle, and the upper and lower Di people were taken together, and the old days of showing off their power were no longer seen.Tribal priests discovered that the Shi Nie Mine was meritorious, and the ropes were removed, and they were also assigned as supervisors to watch over the di people going down the mine to mine coal.

In order to survive, the priest preached to the Di people that the attack on the tribe was punished by the gods. It was because the leader disrespected the gods and provoked the wrath of the gods, so he was snapped by the powerful Central Plains people.

If they want to survive, they have to mine honestly and work for the Central Plains people.

No matter how stupid Di Ren was, he knew he was talking nonsense.Especially the upper class Di people glared at the eloquent priest, wishing they could pounce on him and bite his throat.

The agitation by the priests had no effect. On the first day of mining, several upper-level Di people rebelled, trying to escape from the guards.Naturally, they were all captured, hung up with ropes on wooden poles, and formed a row at the edge of the mine.

Killing chickens to scare monkeys is very effective.

Not wanting to end up in the same end, the Di people became more honest, no one wanted to escape, they all went to the mine with their baskets on their backs, and honestly dug coal for rations.

The mining area is very extensive, and the excavated pits alone are enough to mine for a period of time.

Zhao Hao ordered his subordinates to manage the matter and left five hundred armored soldiers behind to protect the safety. Afterwards, he led the team to set off again to another Di tribe.

Before leaving, he wrote a short message on silk and sent it to the western capital.

The time agreed by the two is not far away, and there is no news from Zhi Xuan, Zhao Hao needs to confirm with the other party whether the wedding can be held as scheduled.

The soldier left the grassland with the letter, and the two people with him carried a box full of pearls and rushed to the western capital together.

Zhao Hao continued to clean up the Di people. Regardless of the size of the tribe, anyone he met could not escape the fate of the camp being destroyed, the leader being snapped, and the tribe members being arrested and sent to work.

Day after day, Zhao Hao led his cavalry to gallop freely, which became a lingering nightmare for the grassland tribes.

From then on, when children in the tribe were taught to disobedient children, they would inevitably say: "If you are disobedient again, the red god of death is coming!"

Zhao Hao's vicious reputation spread across the grassland at the speed of light, and then spread back to the Central Plains from the grassland.

The Marquis of Bei'an and his son had heard about it. The father and son sat together to discuss and agreed that Zhi Xuan was going to become the king. Zhao Hao's pressure increased dramatically, so he went to fight on the grassland to increase the dowry and dowry.

"We can't delay any longer. Tomorrow's court meeting will declare my son as your lord!"

Zhixuan is about to ascend the throne, and the King of Ren sent Wang Zihuai to congratulate him. From now on, he will be a great prince, and his achievements will not be weaker than those of his ancestors.If Zhao Hao is only the son of Bei'an, there will be a gap in the status of the two parties.

Not wanting to marry with disparity in status, it is imperative to promote Zhao Hao to Qing.

Not only the Marquis of Bei'an and Shi Ziyu thought this way, but also the Bei'an Guo clan.Even without the need for the monarch to speak, a minister voluntarily abdicated and asked to sue the old man.

This Qing is over half a hundred years old, his legitimate son is weak, and his concubine cannot inherit the family business, and staying in the Qing position will not be able to gain more benefits for the family.After serious consideration, he took the initiative to give up his seat, and thereby gained a few more favors. When the grandson grows up and enters the court, these favors will be of great use.

The next day at the court meeting, the Marquis of Bei'an announced the decree in public, Xu Shangzuo's Qing retired, and Zhao Hao was promoted to his position.

If it wasn't for Zhao Hao being too young, the current Zhengqing is highly respected and has made great achievements in battle, so he should be in place in one step, and Zhao Hao should be the Zhengqing.

However, the conditions do not allow, so we can only give up.

Because Zhao Hao was not in the court, the edict could only be sent to Zhao, and the edict could only be issued when Zhao Hao came back.However, as Feiqi left the city, the news of Zhao Hao's promotion to Qing spread throughout the country, and soon spread to other countries.

Qing who is less than [-] years old is very rare in all vassal states.Contacting Zhao Hao's marriage contract and his military achievements, it seems to be the case.

When the news spread to Zhongdu City, there was a lot of discussion among the officials.

The sons of the King of Kings couldn't help but think of Zhixuan when they mentioned Zhao Hao, and when they thought about their marriage alliance, they had already foreseen the rise of this tyrannical force.Thinking of Zhixuan's enthronement ceremony, he immediately felt embarrassing, why his father sent him to the western capital instead of himself, but Wang Zihuai who only loves money!

"Missed opportunity!"

In the western capital, Wang Zihuai sneezed twice after breakfast.

The waiter was taken aback and went to seek medical attention immediately.

"No need." Wang Zihuai called the waiter, rubbed his nose, burped, and said while relishing the sweet millet porridge and soft wheat cake, "It's okay, it's just an itchy nose."

The waiter observed carefully and confirmed that Wang Zihuai was fine and did not catch a cold, so he turned around and stood where he was.

Since Wang Zihuai was young, he has been by his side, and he has won the trust of the other party.Therefore, Wang Zihuai opened his mouth to explain.If it were someone else, let alone an explanation, they wouldn't even dare to leave the room without an order.

"Go for a walk around the city."

Zhixuan's enthronement ceremony was scheduled for two days later, during which time Zhixuan became quite busy.Most of the time, Wang Zihuai was entertained by Qing doctors.

But the ceremony is cumbersome, there are many things to pay attention to, and the officials are also busy.Wang Zihuai didn't want to disturb the other party's work because of himself, so he told Zhi Xuan directly that no one should accompany him every day.

When Wang Zihuai said this, Zhi Xuan didn't dare to really agree, otherwise it would be a crime of negligence to be caught by someone with a heart.But he really had no means to separate himself, so he could only make a compromise and asked Fan Xu and Su Hu's eldest son to accompany Wang Zihuai until the ceremony was over.

Wang Zihuai had no objection to this.

The day after the banquet, he and Zhi Xuanda made wine deals, and in the next few days, he got a lot of food recipes from the other party.It is said that Zhidi also has pickled eggs that can be preserved for a long time, and he is also very interested.

The cooperation between the two is a pleasure.

Although it is only in its infancy, it is not a big deal, but it has really made a good start.

Knowing that Zhixuan has a caravan under his command, Wang Zihuai is even more happy.

Because he recruited several caravans, the senior officials in Zhongdu City often picked on him, and compared him with Nan Youhou, arguing in the court for a long time.

Through the communication with Zhi Xuan, he realized where his negligence was, and some of his actions were too ostentatious.

"It's too late."

Thinking about it carefully, everyone in the court knows that he loves money and has no great demands on political rights. He continues to jump high in the capital city to attract everyone's attention and stimulate the nerves of the officials.

What he wants is to get out of the political vortex, not to be stared at by the officials all the time, just to catch him.

"It's time to think about it."

Wang Zihuai boarded the ox cart, not surprisingly, the ox cart of the eldest son of the Su family was already waiting by the side.The two greeted each other, and according to Wang Zihuai's plan, they went to the newly built commercial workshop in the city.

There was a commercial workshop in the western capital city, and the scale was not small.Unfortunately, like most buildings, it was burned in the fire.

During the reconstruction of the city, Zhixuan specifically proposed to expand the commercial area, using Zhidi New City as a template, breaking the original layout, re-dividing the internal area of ​​the commercial area, building shops of uniform specifications facing the street, and renting and selling them at an appropriate price.The goods in the square are divided into separate areas, and wooden signs are set up in front of the shops, so that people can see at a glance what is sold in the shops.

The furs of large livestock and wild animals are gathered together, and a special area is designated, with clearly marked prices.Whether it is a foreign caravan or a local hunter, all are treated equally.

There must be a special city tax in the workshop, and a special tax is set for some of the goods sold by the caravan, which is very different from the one-size-fits-all in other vassal states, which is considered to be the first of its kind.

Hearing this decree for the first time, Wang Zihuai couldn't help but be surprised. Since the king divided the kingdoms, he has never seen any country collect taxes on businessmen like this.Thinking of my character design, no matter how curious I was, I didn't ask any questions, I just looked with my eyes and explored by myself.

Because he didn't want to attract too much attention, Wang Zihuai didn't ride in a canopy car, nor did he wear a prince's robe. Instead, he wore a black robe and a jade crown, no different from the Xiyuan Kingdom clan.

The eldest son of the Su family led guards around him, his attitude was always respectful, but not more eye-catching, and the size was very precise.

A group of people received the wooden sign in front of the square, and then entered by car.

This is also a reference to the rules of Zhidi New City. Anyone who enters the shop must register to receive a wooden sign.This is convenient for identity verification, and once something happens, it can be resolved as quickly as possible.

Furthermore, the shop was crowded with people and mixed with fish and dragons, and it had always been the preferred hiding place for spies and assassins.

The decree was issued, so many people have nothing to hide.Even if he could pass the inspection and get the wooden sign, he would not dare to act rashly.The public security situation in the square has improved greatly, far better than that under the rule of Xiyuanhou.

When Wang Zihuai entered the shop, he was caught up with a slave sale.

A businessman as strong as a bear stepped onto the wooden platform, holding several ropes in his hand, and slaves waiting to be sold were tied to the ropes. There were men and women, each with unkempt hair and faces. Di Rong.

"Hu Nu?" The clan servant who was ordered to buy slaves was very dissatisfied.

I heard about the slave sale today, they came early and waited in line, and this is the end?Who doesn't know that Di Rong is difficult to tame, he works stealthily, rapes and plays tricks, and he will suffer a loss when he buys it back.

Seeing that everyone was dissatisfied, the businessman sneered twice, and said, "Recently, Mr. Hao has swept north, and there are many escapees in the grassland. Don't worry, even though it is Di Rong, if you whip a few more whips, you will be obedient, and the price will be absolutely cheap!"

No matter what the businessman said, there was no one shouting the price in the audience.Talking dryly, still unable to find a buyer, the businessman had no choice but to step down in despair.

Behind him was a tall businesswoman, dressed as a man, brought on stage by a few savages with tattoos on their faces, apparently escaped from a crime, and was accidentally caught by a caravan.

Compared with the desertedness of the previous moment, the atmosphere suddenly became warm.Without further introduction from the businesswoman, the buyers in the audience began to shout their prices one after another, and all transactions were completed in less than a moment.

Fugitives are also more sought-after than Di Rong, this is the reality.

Wang Zihuai looked very excited, and even wanted to ask for a price.

Su You recognized the tattoo on the fugitive's face, glanced at Wang Zihuai, and decided not to say what should not be said, silence is golden.The fugitive probably came from Zhongdu City, he must be rotten to the stomach, and he cannot say a word.

At the same time, the soldier from Zhao land who delivered the letter arrived at the monarch's mansion, and delivered Zhao Hao's autographed letter and a box full of pearls.

Zhixuan ordered people to take the soldiers down to rest, opened the silk cloth, and looked at it from beginning to end, his eyebrows raised higher and higher.

If he understood correctly, the content of the entire letter can be summed up in two words: marriage urging.

Does he look scumbag?

Zhi Xuan pinched the silk cloth and fell into deep thought.