[Comprehensive] The days when I pretended to be a meow in the Forbidden City

When Xia Anran's body was not smiling, the coldness between her brows and eyes was revealed.

He himself was immersed in the officialdom in the Three Kingdoms and held a high position. After all, he was the chief minister of the Han Dynasty, in charge of the lifeline of a country. Although his personality was a little soft on weekdays, he was not decisive in killing.

Especially in the later stage, when he has no one to rely on, but becomes the time when others rely on him.

At this time, his noble aura is very capable of bluffing people.

The shop boy never expected that he just wanted to attract a customer, but he attracted such a dangerous person. Although this little brother didn't carry a weapon, he was inexplicably a little embarrassed. Then he thought of the terrible Jianghu people mentioned by the Jianghu storyteller, He involuntarily took a small step back.

As soon as he moved, he saw that young man's eyes that were originally somewhat wandering suddenly focused on him, the eyes were so bright that Xiao Er's heart trembled, but they quickly dispersed.

The young master looked at him quietly for a moment, and saw that the hairs on the back of the waiter were all blown out, and then he sighed, "No need... I lost my money."

Co-authorship because of this?

The waiter in the shop looked at the young man's back as he walked forward slowly, and he could see the reluctance and pity in it.

Looking at the direction the little brother was heading, it was obviously at the pawnshop, his heart suddenly softened, "Little brother." His voice was soft, he wanted to let the little brother hear it, but he seemed to hope that there was nothing wrong , but Xia Anran still heard it.

When he turned his head, he saw the waiter beckoning to him, "If you are hungry, Mr. Xiaolang, you might as well come and have some light food."

Seeing that Xia Anran's almond eyes widened slightly, and Xiao Er's eyes flickered, he beckoned again, "It's okay, although the roast chicken is for sale, there are also some light meals here for the small ones. On top of that, it’s barely enough to satisfy your hunger.”

He originally thought that the young gentleman would follow the trend, but he didn't want him to think about it for a while, then smiled at him and said, "No need, thank you brother, I've just satiated a little bit of hunger down here, it's not that I'm actually hungry, it's just that I'm a bit greedy. "

He was so upright that he told the fact that he was greedy. Seeing that the enthusiastic little girl wanted to keep him, he gave him a slight bow, "When I get money, I will definitely come and try my little brother's chicken."

After all, he stopped listening to the waiter's persuasion, walked straight forward, and soon disappeared in the crowd. The waiter in the Duliu shop stared at his back dumbfounded, but he quickly reacted and adjusted. Losing his own state, he greeted passers-by to try their roast chicken, but walked into the hall.

Xia Anran really used a lot of willpower to reject that invitation, thanks to the fish ball soup he just had at the bottom.

The reason for the refusal was just like what he said, he was not really hungry enough to miss this meal, and this little girl was just working for the store, so what left was there for selling roast chicken, presumably it was his own Let's eat at work, the kindness of such a kind person should be reserved for more suitable people. Since he has not reached the end of the mountain, he still has to work hard.

Xia Anran has just inquired about the news, and now it is the year of Tiansheng, Xia Anran is really not familiar with the reign title of the Song Dynasty. Although he heard it, he only memorized the numbers and failed to find out more information , and this is Jiangnan, far away from Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo, so the news is naturally not very circulated.

What's more, ordinary people don't care about which high-ranking official is in power now. It's good for them to remember the officials who own one-third of an acre of land.

... Although the name of the county magistrate here, Xia Anran, is unknown.

But anyway, he also got some useful news... For example, it is the end of spring and the beginning of summer.

That's right, what he inquired about was the season, and this was judged from Xia Anran's inquiring about what kind of fish was used to make fish balls.No way, the working people don't have many clothes, and the clothes in spring and autumn are the same as in modern times, they are interleaved, and the temperature and vegetation in these two seasons are similar, so he really has no way to judge the current season.

It's fine if it's spring, but if it's autumn, he has to think about how to earn money for winter clothes.

Xia Anran walked slowly all the way, the location of the pawn shop was very conspicuous, he glanced lightly to remember the location, and walked over.

It wasn't until he walked a street from the beginning to the end that he turned around slowly.

The little brother from the pawn shop saw Xia Anran just now. After all, this young man is dressed in a rich and noble appearance, and he is good-looking. He can tell at a glance who the young man was from a noble family. Seeing this young man walk in, he also Not surprisingly, because the pawnshop itself has the function of selling goods, many poor people will mortgage their heirlooms to the pawnshop, naturally this is also a good place to find treasures.

Reselling dead pawned goods is also a pawn shop's business.

When the pawnbroker saw Xia Anran walking in, he immediately became motivated to fight. He greeted him warmly, "Officer, what do you want to see? We have received some good things here recently..." Then he Seeing this young young gentleman glanced over, his expression was rather complicated.

The sensitive pawn shop waiter was so keen that he noticed that the gentleman's eyes circled around him a few times before falling behind his back. With a quick turn of his mind, he knew what the gentleman was looking at. No, his expression became warm immediately, "Is the official looking at Han Dao?"

Yes, Xia Anran's eyes landed on a Han knife.

A ring knife.

The length of the blade is about 1.2 meters, which should be a machete.

Xia Anran once made this kind of knife in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

At that time, the first knife cast by Cao Ying was this kind of horse chopping knife.

Later, that saber became Dian Wei's saber, but if you wield this kind of saber by your wrist, the burden on it is too great. Although Dian Wei's personal bravery, he can use this long saber as an ordinary saber, But in the end he was stopped from abusing his wrist like this.

In the end, the role of the long knife is mostly - when one's own side is charging, or when the enemy is charging, the knife stands horizontally, and with the impact speed of the horse and the sharpness of the long sword, it directly tears the opponent's charge line.

Therefore, this knife was affectionately called the saber chopping knife by the soldiers of the big man.

Not to chop off the horse's legs, but to chop off the horse's neck.

But this kind of battle formation is seldom set up, because this is a big test for the soldiers' arms, and at the same time, maintaining a horizontal posture will cause the soldiers' chest defense to be wide open. If it is not heavy cavalry, or heavy cavalry Infantry, the defense of their own armor can withstand the first charge, otherwise the basic fight is that their own side or the enemy has more numbers.

As far as Xia Anran knows, in the later period, among the applications for weapons from various places, this type of knife gradually decreased. On the one hand, the long-range coverage weapons of the Han Dynasty gradually came into place; There is no need for such a deterrent but also huge sacrifice battle formation.

Therefore, the output of this kind of knives became less and less in the later stage, so Xia Anran was a little surprised when he saw the first knife of Changhuan. , From the mouth of this young man, what he knows is that this knife was cast in the Western Han Dynasty, and it is rumored that it was made by the descendants of the First Army.

It is rumored that this frontier soldier was under the command of the Hussar General, and later returned to the Han court, where he was appointed a minor official. Many of his family members in later generations also came from brave families, because their ancestors once attacked the Xiongnu in the north, so they were respected.

However, in this generation, people at the head of the family fell ill one after another. In order to save people, the heirs pawned this Han sword. Although they finally exchanged money, they still failed to save people.

Xiao Er let out a long sigh, and said, "Our shopkeeper saw that the man's family was upright, and that Mr. Lang himself is a good man from our Songjiang, so he gave him some more silver taels. Originally, this knife was not a death penalty. The head of the family was buried, so I had to change it to death."

"That man begged us for one thing at the price difference of one or two taels of silver." Seeing Xia Anran's cooperation showed curiosity, the waiter in the shop said, "As the saying goes, a treasured sword matches a hero, and the man's request is that our sword is indispensable." Sold to thieves, it must be given to a heroic lover."

Xia Anran chuckled, he knew that there must be such a thing, but it was definitely not as mysterious as what the little girl said, but it is undeniable that the little boy's sales ability is really strong, even he, who is not originally here, can To be persuaded!

He shook his head, "I don't know how to fight."

Xiao Er choked for a moment, but he quickly turned back, "This official, you may be someone who knows how to use martial arts."

He referred to the sword and compared it to a sword flower. "I don't study much, but I also know that besides the real thing, there is also a sword of the heart."

"With a sword in your hand, it can protect one or two people."

"With a sword in your heart, you can protect a side of water and soil."

"The official looks like a man with a sword in his heart. The small one can hear the sound of the golden spear from a distance."

Xia Anran's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he raised his eyes to look carefully at the waiter in the shop, who had a flattering smile on his face, but his eyes were sparkling like stars.

If he has been an official for so many years, Xia Anran naturally has the way to know people all over. Although he doesn't know who this mistress is, but just because he can say these words, Xia Anran plans to change his mind.

He took two steps closer, "Xiao Langjun, I didn't come here for shopping."

"My trip is a pawn."

The little girl was stunned for a while, and the smile on his face was slightly reduced, but he still asked very politely, "The officer must have encountered some difficulties? Don't worry, this shop has been open in Songjiang Mansion for decades. , has been passed down from generation to generation, and has a very good reputation, if you come, I will definitely give you a fair price."

"I don't know what you want to be..." His eyes wandered non-aggressively from Xia Anran, and landed on the jade pendant around his waist. His eyes did not move, and he calmly fell on Xia Anran's face, with With just the right amount of doubt and the typical cunning of a businessman.

Xia Anran smiled slightly, "What I want to be...is the method of making ice."

That's right, Xia Anran shamelessly used the saltpeter method to make ice.

In fact, this method existed at the end of the Tang Dynasty and was carried forward in the Song Dynasty. However, the dissemination of information is limited by the region. He just went back and forth to ask if there is a method for making ice in this generation. If not He has a lot of other (crossed out) knowledge that can be used to deceive and deceive, it's really not good... He, he should be able to sell writing.

He has been in the Three Kingdoms for so long, and he is surrounded by masters of calligraphy, so he has naturally been influenced by it.

...Should be able to sell it, he has learned a few words from Zhong Yao, and the learning is quite similar...cough.

The waiter of the pawn shop did not change his face, he put away a faint smile, with some doubts and hesitation, "Could it be that the young master has a better way to store ice..."

Xia Anran shook her head with a smile, "Since we talked about restraint, it is naturally different from Chu."

Xiao Er frowned tightly, with a bit of hesitation on his face, "Mr. Lang, it's not that I refuse to accept it. It's just that what Mr. Lang wants is too bizarre, and I can't decide."

Xia Anran didn't take it seriously, he waved his hand and said, "It's okay, if you can't decide, then I'll switch to a pawnshop." After that, he turned around and left without any hesitation.

Seeing that he really said to leave, he left without any remembrance, it was not for show, this young man raised his eyebrows, Lao Gao, seeing that he had really walked out of the shop, the shop waiter believed that this gentleman really gave up just like that , not to whet his appetite.

He couldn't help being a little anxious, if this person really has the method of making ice, it will be of great benefit in summer.

There must be an industrial chain behind every pawnshop, and pawnshops are only part of their business. The bureaucratic system of the Song Dynasty mainly focused on "high salaries to support honesty", but even so, ordinary officials could not buy ice in summer. If this What the officials said is true, just being able to make ice cubes in summer, and if they can sell iced drinks in their restaurants...not to mention, they will earn enough face. XXXXX

But he is indeed reluctant to let go of this one-in-a-million possibility.

Summer is coming soon, Songjiang is located in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is at the mouth of Songjiang. Although it is by the sea, it is hot and stuffy in summer.

Naturally there is an ice cellar here, but in Songjiang in winter, the weather is warm and seldom freezes, the amount of ice stored in the ice cellar is not large. It is said that if there is a way to make ice, then they can make a lot of money in summer.

The so-called seeking wealth and wealth, at this moment, Xiao Er acted like he was desperate, he jumped out of the counter, and ran straight out from the door of the pawn shop, who knew that he looked around, but didn't see Xia Anran's face for a while. silhouette.

To run so fast, Xiaoer raised his eyebrows involuntarily

"Lang Jun is looking for me?"

The waiter paused for a moment, then he turned his head slowly, and saw Xia Anran walking towards the pawn shop with a warm smile.

He doesn't feel that smile is warm at all now, and Xiao Er has no expression on his face and thinks: It's obviously cunning and cunning.

The shop clerk knew that since the moment he chased him out of the shop, the initiative of this transaction was no longer in his hands.

He sighed, and invited the young master into the door again, and then, the two started a fight, fighting with each other.

Xiao Er was surprised to find that he, who thought he had always been good at talking, could not gain an advantage in front of this gentleman, on the contrary, he was often led astray.

Sure enough, there are masters everywhere in the arena, even this seemingly weak and deceitful young man is no exception.

In the end, under Xia Anran's repeated bargaining.This prescription was sold at a price of 30 taels of silver, which was a little lower than he thought. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the purchasing power of 30 taels could only be considered acceptable, not extremely high.It is regarded as the lowest patent fee, but this is not Xia Anran's patent, nor is it a buyout.

It's really because Xia Anran was so upright that she told the little girl that this method is not a secret in other places. Simply put, it is to bully Songjiang who is located in the east, and the information hasn't been transmitted yet, so let him sell it fresh and hot.

But this young man doesn't care about it. As long as many businesses grab the market, it will be the first wave of meat. In the future, even if a nearby shop comes to Songjiang Mansion, people will like the new, but they will also miss the old. After taking this first step, even if other people come to snatch the market, they can only obediently occupy this place.

With 30 taels of silver, it is not a loss to buy a first player.

And after getting the prescription, Xiaoer who read the recipe was also extremely sensitive to find that even if their family does not sell ice as a business, they can still accumulate saltpeter first. As long as this small method is spread to Songjiang Prefecture, the demand for saltpeter , it must be several times that of the past, taking advantage of the stable price now, they stock up locally or buy around, so the money they may make is more profitable than selling ice directly, and it is not easy to offend their peers

But he didn't intend to tell Xia Anran about these things.In front of Xia Anran, he still put on a bitter expression, saying that our business can only be a fresh one.If the cost is too high, he will lose money, but Xia Anran swallowed his tongue in silence amidst Xia Anran's half-smile expression.

Oops, I hate this kind of seemingly inscrutable person the most.Xiao Er's black eyes rolled around, and his eyes turned to Xia Anran's waistband again.Before handing over the money to Xia Anran, he very enthusiastically invited Xia Anran to pawn his belt.

Xia Anran really likes this mistress, he can talk, he can do things, he is smart, and he handles things with ease. Although this little servant tried every means to get his waist pendant, it made him a little strange, and he also gave birth to a few Very vigilant, but overall, this is still a very pleasant transaction.

30 taels of silver is not light. When Xia Anran was about to exchange the full amount, the waiter in this shop warmly invited him. Do you want to store value?

That is to say, Xia Anran took part of the money and food first, and temporarily put the rest in the pawnshop

In this day and age, there is no concept of banks yet, but perhaps in some places, private banks have gradually begun to rise with the development of commerce, but they have not yet appeared on a large scale.

The business of Qianzhuang and modern banks is different. At the beginning, it took currency exchange as its main task instead of storing value and earning interest as its main selling point. This is because even in the Song Dynasty, the currencies used were different in different places. The difference in official release is the same as the modern north likes to use paper money and the south likes to use coins.

In addition, there is an exchange between copper coins and iron coins.

Iron coins appeared in different dynasties for different reasons. In the Song Dynasty, the amount of copper casting could not meet the needs of the people of the country. Especially in the late Song Dynasty, most of the mining areas were occupied by northern nomads. The Southern Song government lost this part of iron ore. Iron coins are not used.

Banks are used for iron coins, copper coins, and pawn coins.

Dangbai is a relatively new discovery in modern times, and the current speculation results are similar to virtual currencies in small-scale circulation.

One can be worth a hundred copper coins, which are only used in areas with highly developed commerce... It's a bit like casino tokens, which are only valid in specific areas.

Out of curiosity, Xia Anran asked about the price of deposited silver taels.Hearing that not only is there no interest, but a certain handling fee is deducted, I am a little puzzled.It wasn't until he heard the explanation of the second child that he realized that this method is not like the deposit bank of later generations, but a method of using money as money.

After all, the place here is small, and people are familiar with each other, so there is no way to hide any secrets.

If Xia Anran went out with such a sum of money, it might not take long for the news to spread throughout Songjiang Mansion.After all, the weight of silver cannot be hidden, and when he came by himself, he didn't bring any concealing tools.

Needless to say at that time, what kind of results this will bring to him, I am afraid that if he is targeted by bandits, he will not be able to escape.Therefore, the service of the pawn shop is not so much about helping to save money, but rather about preventing customers from being ransacked as soon as they walk out of the door of the pawn shop. This is a completely humanistic service, not a business one.

Just like what Xia Anran heard from the neighbors in the neighborhood, although this pawnshop is still a prodigal business in the final analysis, the owner of the pawnshop is indeed benevolent.

But after Xia Anran thought about it carefully, she still refused.

Because of this money, he has other things to spend.

It wasn't long after he walked out of the pawnshop that he noticed the vague gazes around him. It was obvious that even the Song Dynasty, which was relatively safe and secure, was still in its heyday, and thieves were inevitable.

As soon as he turned around, he entered a restaurant.

He came here not to eat, but to rent a house.

This is a long-term rental service.Some families will set aside a few spare rooms on the second or third floor to rent to guests. This kind of house is somewhat similar to a dormitory room in a university.The customer and the landlord set the price, and they can pack a meal or eat out by themselves.

However, due to the limitation of the room type, such rooms do not include bathing, but this is not a problem. The bathing industry was extremely developed in the Song Dynasty.

As far as Xia Anran just wandered around, there are two large bathhouses on this street.Not to mention the private bathhouse, if necessary, you can go to the pond to take a bath. It is located in a place near the water like Songjiang, and the shower price is very cheap.

Such foreign long-term rental services are generally for scholars from poorer families.

In the Song Dynasty, the admiration for literature was very strong. Apart from the fear of military generals by the founding emperor, there was also a life-saving card left by Emperor Taizu for civil officials. If there is no accident, at least a flesh and blood pain will be avoided.

Although the original meaning was not to use torture to extort confessions from scholar-officials, but when it comes to civil society, scholar-officials can be exempted from responsibility. In addition, the punishment was indeed relatively loose during the Northern Song Dynasty. This situation directly led to the pride of scholars in the Song Dynasty.

Although this also led to the situation that the official system of the Song Dynasty was too redundant in the later period, but in the beginning, this trend did send many grassroots officials and talents to the Song Dynasty.

In the folk, it often happens that the whole family pays for a scholar's education.

In the Song Dynasty, the cost of studying and studying was far lower than that of the previous dynasties. This was because the progress of the papermaking and printing industries reduced the cost of printing books. At the same time, the maturity of the imperial examination system also made many students pass the exam. Before becoming a Jinshi, you must find some work to support your family

And becoming a teacher is the easiest and most expensive way for them.

A large number of scientific examination students led to the prosperity of the education industry and the development of basic education. After the popularization of basic education, the literary style flourished, scholars were sought after, and everyone was proud of reading. This is one of the reasons for the prosperous literary style in the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, in this world, students studying abroad alone are a very common type of people. They may have failed the previous exam and do not want to waste travel expenses to return home, so they simply choose to prepare for the exam here, and there are also celebrities who come here to admire this place. Of course, there are also some students who walk around at will. When they arrive here, they feel that the mountains and rivers are beautiful here, which is suitable for the students who settled down and studied their homework quietly.

Songjiang Mansion is no exception.

There is a good school here, which is also relatively famous in the Yangtze River Delta region.

The scenery is good, and there is a lot of food. The summer fishing season is coming soon, and there are many people who come here to eat seafood. It is also a central city, and the law and order in this area is also good.

Choosing to settle here is naturally not conspicuous.

Xia Anran went to buy a few sets of ordinary clothes first, because she was buying ready-made clothes, the price was naturally a bit expensive.

But it didn't exceed Xia Anran's psychological price.He also bought some ordinary pens, inks, papers and inkstones, because he bought only basic things, and the price was very cheap.

When he changed his clothes, carried the bookcase and the bag, he looked like a literati student.

Xia Anran, the reason why she chose this restaurant is that the owner of this hotel has excellent cooking skills, and the couple of the restaurant have good reviews here, and the price is on the medium to high level among the hotels in Songjiang Prefecture. But the advantage lies in the location of the store.It is only 500 meters away from the busiest street here.

The house price is right there, so naturally the price can't be lowered. This is a business hotel, but because Xia Anran only lives alone and has high safety requirements, she still chose this hotel.

Finally, he negotiated with the boss, because after paying a long-term deposit, he rented a hut at a much lower price than he expected.

In fact, Xia Anran can use this money to rent a small private courtyard.In that way, the privacy will be higher, but if you want to do this, you must go to a regular dental office to rent it.

This exposed Xia Anran's fatal problem now - he does not have an identity document.

Naturally, without an ID card, he can't go to a formal public institution to handle any business, and he can't even leave the city. It's okay to go out, but he may not be able to come back.

Of course, he can also say that his ID card has been lost, and there is also a service for reporting the loss in Song Dynasty.

However, the process of reporting the loss is quite complicated. Xia Anran must first submit an application to the local government in Songjiang, and then provide his birthplace and place of origin, as well as the names of relatives, to the local government. Specialized personnel from the government will go to his birthplace. The identity information was compared, and local relatives testified for him, and the government of the two places handed over.

In this way, this ID card can be regarded as a replacement.

In a nearby place, it takes 1 to 2 months to report the loss, but in a far away place, there is no need to mention it.

The cost is not expensive, probably it will make up for the officials' round-trip expenses, which will be borne by several people who reported the loss. If there is only one person... then either wait a little longer, or they can only bear the slightly higher amount. price up.

Xia Anran has no way to do this, because he doesn't know the origin of this body.

Is there no other way?There are also cases of amnesia, although it is rare, but there are similar cases, such as children who never go out are abducted, or stupid people can't remember their own background, of course, when encountering such a situation, you can Seek help directly from the government.

The government will follow your portrait and go to the county towns in all directions to stick to you, waiting for others to claim you. Before you are claimed, of course you cannot leave the city. Not only can you not leave the city, but you will also be monitored.

In summary, he can only spend money to live in a private hotel,

Lost his ID card, and didn't remember where he was from. Xia Anran, who felt that there were many stories in this shell, could only live in a private hotel silently. In the future... let's talk about the future after earning some money. After all, this should be a martial arts world. But in the world of martial arts, there are always some criminals with cute little skills.

As for how to make money... His eyes fell on the pen and paper already on the table.

Xia Anran rubbed her hands, the desire to create was burning.