The last conscience of the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 221 Business is booming
What kind of person is Liang Xin?

Earlier, Han Hao had always believed that Liang Xin was ambitious and wanted to take advantage of the officials' trust in him to dominate the court.But as time went by, Han Hao discovered that Liang Xin was a very good person.

Be good to the people.

Be kind to honest officials.

However, Liang Xin is also quite bad.

He was very mean to the Korean people, and he spent the whole day thinking about how to punish the Korean people.

Of course, Han Hao could clearly see the Jurchens, and Liang Xin also made some calculations when he had time.

What is calculation.

Han Hao's biological father, Han Zhongyan, didn't see it that way.

Liang Xin is such a good person. He is helping the Jurchens. Without Liang Xin, how would the Jurchens survive this winter?
Therefore, Liang Xin is a good person.

Han Zhongyan was making calculations, considering whether to send another batch of redundant cloth and sheepskins from Bianjing to Laocheng.

Bianjing, the new market department, is listed for acquisition in Bianjing City at a reasonable price.

This is a good thing, as it guarantees the lowest price of cloth for small households and prevents them from being priced down due to the monopoly of large merchants.

sheepskin.

It was because the Western Army brought back too much.

These losses in Xixia are a bit big.

The mutton was eaten by the soldiers of the Western Army, and sheep skins, horse skins, etc. were being shipped back in a steady stream.

At this time, Liocheng.

Laocheng is located on the seaside, and was known as Yandu in ancient times.

Cui Yiye has left Bianjing for a long time. It is useless for him to stay in Bianjing. If there is news, Liang Xin will send someone to look for him.

Laicheng Pier.

Another fleet has arrived.

There is a dock specifically for the Jurchens in Liocheng. This is not only for confidentiality, but also for the convenience of unloading. There is a long slope that allows donkey carts to go directly to the ship and then load the iron ore in the warehouse. .

The ship stopped, and several professional old blacksmiths got on board first.

Seeing these old blacksmiths, the Jurchens escorting the ship were somewhat nervous, because these old blacksmiths were responsible for grading the ore.

A few old men were discussing in the warehouse.

"It's better than last time. It is predicted that 160 kilograms can be smelted to produce a hundred kilograms of pig iron."

"Is this the best ore over there?"

"A wait."

After several people discussed it, they decided on level A. They were not willing to release the level A+ easily, for fear that higher-grade ore would arrive.

Class A, this has already made the Jurchen escorting the ship very happy.

It's the first time it's shipped, because it's just been mined, so it's a minus.

Next, is the weighing.

The weighing of ore is not grain. Before the donkey cart is loaded onto the ship, it will pass through a huge platform made of iron beams, with many iron ingots placed on the other end.

Get off the boat and pass another platform, also made of iron beams.

It's a giant scale-like device.

When we go there, the empty donkey cart only needs to be almost balanced. After disembarking, there is a five-kilogram iron block on another platform. When the weight is balanced, we can calculate how much ore is loaded in one cart.

Liang Xin used a boat-by-boat approach.

When it comes to the actual transaction, the settlement is based on one hundred catties.

After a shipload of iron ore was loaded, the shipowner moved the ship to a distant location and fetched water to flush the warehouse.The Jurchens received a piece of paper, which they could exchange for silver coupons or copper coins at Conscience Bank.

Or if they don't exchange it, some merchants will directly collect the withdrawal slip from them.

Use cloth, food, wound medicine, etc., all kinds of materials can be directly exchanged.

If the armor needs to be replaced, there will be a dedicated person responsible for it.The Jurchens responsible for escorting the ship were all servants of the leader of the Wanyan tribe or servants of the noble family. They took the withdrawal slip and heard that Cui Yiye was here, so they came over to pay a visit as soon as possible.

"gentlemen."

The Jurchen servants' attitude toward Cui Yiye was that of half a master. After all, he was Nianhan's sworn brother, and naturally he belonged to the family of the leader of the Wanyan tribe.

Cui Yiye motioned for the visitor to take a seat.

"Sir, we have enough arrows for the time being. We need to slow down the armor. We heard that the Khitan Emperor passed away and our Liao soldiers over there opened a warehouse to distribute swords. They are afraid that there will be trouble among the tribes these days. If we transport armor again, what if? If the Khitans find out, they will come to us and cause trouble."

"That's right, we need to slow down." Cui Yiye understood.

At present, the Khitan Emperor Yelu Hongji died. This news may not have reached Bianjing in the Song Dynasty.

Wanyan Department already knows.

During this period, all the tribes were very peaceful, because the Liao army was afraid of causing trouble to the tribes and kept a close eye on them.

Cui Yiye asked the servant beside him to take out an iron can.

"This is a very famous food in Bianjing City, called Dongpo Pork. It can be stored in this iron can for at least a year. After opening, it is heated directly by fire. It is very delicious. You guys have a try, I want to transport these back this time , please also ask the Great Khan to send some as gifts to the generals of the Khitan border army."

The Jurchens are actually very simple.

In order to survive, they can even eat the most common meat boiled in plain water.

It was already winter. When I opened this twenty-kilogram can, there was a layer of white fat on it, then a jelly-like sauce, and then a can of meat.

The weapons inspector was very conscientious about the twenty-pound suit, and it actually contained sixteen pounds of meat.

When these are transported to the northwest, the soldiers of the Western Army will pour them into a large pot and cook them with at least fifty kilograms of radishes, or even a hundred kilograms of cabbage and twenty kilograms of vermicelli.

Here is Cui Yiye.

Several Jurchens opened the cans and ate a few pieces with their knives before they were even heated.

Just call it delicious.

Cui Yiye just laughed and ordered his servant to make tea.

He also grew up in the Jurchen tribe. He was like this before, but he had learned some elegance after living in Bianjing for a long time, but he didn't mind this kind of straightforwardness.

After watching the people eat for a while, Cui Yiye said, "Eat it hot. In addition to meat, people in the Song Dynasty also have canned vegetables and canned fruits. Today, there is also a delicious food. You can try it."

"Listen to sir."

Although I was a little bit reluctant to part with it, I just took a few bites and my greedy mind was aroused.

What Cui Yiye took out this time was a small ball, a dry ball.

First, take out two kilograms of canned Dongpo pork, then add water and salt, and then pour in at least five kilograms of these dry balls.

Just bring to a boil.

This little ball is smooth and full of meaty flavor.

"Sir, what is this?"

Cui Yiye replied: "I don't know either. I only know that people in Bianjing call this wooden pearl. I don't know what tree it grows on. In short, it is delicious when cooked and makes me very hungry."

"Is it expensive?"

Cui Yiye: "It's not expensive. In Bianjing City, one hundred kilograms of rice can be exchanged for three hundred kilograms of this."

Cui Yiye didn't know what it was.

In fact, it is cassava from the Lingnan area. After being ground into powder, it is boiled, poured into cold water through a large-hole sieve, and turned into beads, either long or round, and then dried in the sun.

Because it looks like a pearl, it is called wooden pearl in Bianjing city.

Who discovered it.

Su Shi.

He has been exiled to many places and has gained a lot of experience.He discovered it in Lingnan and found it in Qiongzhou.

It is poisonous if eaten raw.

Once it's cooked it's fine.

(End of this chapter)