Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 408 Major Discovery
Xue Lang has a good habit of putting aside things that he doesn't understand first, and never digging into a dead end!In short, big heart!

After the Double Ninth Festival, the weather gradually cooled down, but there were many more people in Chang'an City. These people were businessmen who came from all over to participate in the upcoming auction.

As the edict of the sage spread throughout the world, many people came to Chang'an city one after another. Although sweet potatoes and potatoes are new crops, their yields are high, and the finished vermicelli can also be included in taxes. Let everyone know the court's promotional support. Naturally, there are more people who want to plant.

And the method for merchants to settle accounts is even simpler. The auction winners in each region are unique businesses, but anyone who can calculate accounts knows that these days, independent businesses are the most profitable.In Chang'an City, there was a sudden flow of people.

According to the procedures, every businessman who is interested in participating in the auction must first report to the designated department when he arrives in Chang'an, otherwise, he will not be eligible to participate in the auction.When reporting, you must clearly state your place of origin and identity. If fraud is found, the auction proceeds will automatically be invalidated, and the court will not refund them.

However, this registration revealed a problem——

The famous six surnames in Kansai are all here, besides that, Xue Lang also saw figures of seven families and five surnames!

Xue Lang had never studied genealogy, so he only knew the seven clans and five surnames of those famous families in ancient times, and because of his own surname, he also knew the six major surnames in Kansai.On the registration list, these families are all on the list!

That's the problem!
After sitting and thinking for a while, Xue Lang decided to ask Princess Pingyang to see how many noble families there were, so as to determine the next strategy.

When Xue Lang arrived at the princess mansion, the princess was meeting guests, Mu Xue led him to the small hall where Princess Pingyang used to stay, made him a bowl of tea, and waited for Princess Pingyang to come over.

In this small hall, there are traces of Princess Pingyang's activities everywhere. On the brush grid on the desk, there are still brushes dipped in ink, inkstones are still ground but dried ink, and the paper is spread out and opened. traces of scrolls.

Just by looking at these, one can see the track of Princess Pingyang's activities in the past. This is a person with a very fulfilling spiritual world. Even if she is alone, she will not feel lonely, but enjoys this kind of tranquility.Princess Pingyang is a person who can live in peace no matter what environment she is in. In short, she has a strong mentality.

That's what Xue Lang likes about her the most!Of course, to be honest, appearance is also a bonus item, but compared to appearance, what I like most is the inside, which is a rich world.

Xue Lang was lost in thought, with a smile unconsciously on his face. Out of respect, he didn't touch Princess Pingyang's belongings. He just pulled a piece of paper over, took out a pen and drew a Q version of the little figure, big Eyes and a small round face, but the characteristics of Princess Pingyang can be seen at a glance. The cute little people, either with a straight face, or a smile, and some riding a horse, sitting and reading a book, the strokes are not complicated, just a few strokes , quite a sense of vividness on paper.

Xue Lang painted several, and after he finished, he looked at it for a while, and felt that his painting skills had improved. At least, he had made a lot of progress in grasping the characteristics of the characters... Or it should be said that the imprint left by Princess Pingyang on his heart was too deep, so , caught it easily? !

Thinking of this, Xue Lang couldn't help but smile again——

"What is Youyang laughing at?"

Princess Pingyang’s voice sounded from behind, she didn’t know when she came in, she leaned forward, picked up the drawing that Xue Lang put on the desk, and when she saw the Q print on the paper, she couldn’t help laughing, and joked: “I’m still afraid of children Yang couldn't bear to wait, now it looks like I'm the one who disturbs me!"

Xue Lang smiled embarrassedly, and asked casually, "Am I drawing cute?"

Princess Pingyang smiled and said, "Youyang is trying to make me brag? It's a bit embarrassing."

Xue Lang was speechless, and really wanted to complain——

You are bragging yourself by saying that!

"Has anyone walked in your door lately?"

The two of them went to the tea table and sat down, facing each other on the floor. A small square table with two low stools was the most suitable for drinking tea.No need to ask, Xue Lang gave advice.

"The doorway?"

Xue Lang was puzzled, and Princess Pingyang said: "Isn't the auction coming soon? I have a few merchants under my door who also want to participate, so they walked to me and begged me to intercede."

Xue Lang remembered the purpose, took out the list from his pocket, handed it over and said, "Speaking of this, please help me to see how many people on this list are from the prefect family."

Princess Pingyang frowned slightly, but did not ask why, but took the list and read it.After only reading it once, he spread the list on the table, pointed to the list, and pointed out one by one for Xue Lang. He could even tell one, two, three about the general relationship among them. Lang Haosheng admires——

If it weren't for his cheating memory now, he would never remember these things.However, Princess Pingyang came at her fingertips, and she came as soon as she opened her mouth. Obviously, she knew everything by heart.

Probably because Xue Lang's expression of admiration was too obvious, Princess Pingyang couldn't help laughing, and said: "I started learning genealogy at the age of nine, and I studied it for three years. This is just a basic homework."

Well, no matter it is ancient or modern, it is not easy to be a child of someone with some background.Xue Lang suppressed the sigh in his heart, and said seriously: "So, Your Highness, have you seen it from this list?"

It has been a long time since Xue Lang called His Highness so solemnly. Princess Pingyang rolled her eyes, glanced at him, glanced at the list on the table, and nodded: "On the list, most of them are noble families, and there are very few merchants, let alone commoners. .”

Xue Lang nodded, and said seriously: "That's right! That's the problem! After experiencing the chaos caused by the previous dynasty, now those who have the ability to photograph vermicelli making technology are mostly the prefect families with deep accumulation of strength."

Princess Pingyang: "The county prestige family, the accumulation of past dynasties is no small matter, and naturally it can withstand the drastic changes. However, because of the drastic changes, it is better to understand the importance of food, so it is not surprising that they will actively participate in the auction."

Xue Lang sighed, and said: "I'm afraid it's more than that. Most of these aristocratic families are related by in-laws, so it's fine to come to participate in the auction. I'm afraid that when the time comes, we will be in harmony and make an agreement in advance, which will cause the auction to fail to achieve the expected results. , and even monopolized the vermicelli making technology in a disguised form. Three years is enough for these aristocratic families to do a lot of things and increase their strength! No, it can’t be like this! I want to go to the palace, meet the saint, and ask for instructions on this matter.”

Princess Pingyang nodded and said: "This matter is very important, I will enter the palace with you."

After the two finished speaking, they immediately decided to enter the palace to face the saint——

The Li family also developed from an aristocratic family, and the journey I have traveled, I want to know more about the stakes.Thinking about it, Li Yuan didn't want to see the aristocratic family grow up in his hands, otherwise, he would not reuse the Li clan, not the aristocratic family.

(End of this chapter)