After a few bowls of wine, everyone was in a relaxed mood and laughed. These people walked for several months in the prairie, endured countless hardships, and were frightened, and finally arrived at their destination, everything was as ideal, and everyone was happy.

In the middle of each table, there is a carp weighing several catties, which is braised and poured with sauce after frying, which is created by Du Zhongxiao according to the squirrel osmanthus fish in his memory. These people have never seen such a delicate way of eating, and many people are cautious.

Fan Heiyan was blocked by several young people and did not allow him to eat vegetables. Because he did not listen to the old man's advice, he took some companions with him, and went to the city in the afternoon to have fun, and now he is punished. Now that you have eaten in the city, you will be free of wine and food tonight.

Du Zhongxiao looked at the happy crowd and sighed in his heart. Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the land north and west of Guanzhong has become a nomadic land for the Hu people, and many of the Han people who live there have become slaves of others, and the population has continued to decrease. These people came to the Volcano Army, and recruiting craftsmen from the wool industry by themselves was just an introduction, and they just saw no hope there, and tried to return to the Central Plains.

I know it in my heart, but I can't miss the courtesy to them. Qianjin City's horse bones are one, treat them well, and more useful people will come to the Volcano Army. The sympathy for the people who have returned home here is two, they have suffered too much, and as a fellow clansman, they can no longer bully them.

Zhang Junde and a few old people, drinking wine and eating delicious dishes, some people's eyes were filled with tears.

Yelu Buhua rode on his horse, looking at the pedestrians on the road, his face was cloudy. Once things get off to a good start, the developments that follow are often unexpected. As soon as the business of Tanglong Town opened, it attracted the surrounding merchants, and the news spread out, attracting more merchants. It didn't take long for the road from Shengzhou to Tanglong Town, and there were more tea shed restaurants. Looking at this posture, villages and towns may appear in a few days.

It all happened so quickly that Yelu Buhua was caught off guard. The more I think about it, the more I feel that I have lost many opportunities.

It was nearly evening, Yelu Buhua entered Tanglong Town and went straight to the town office. After Tongyu, he entered the yamen, but the person he met was from Zhongping.

Yelu Buhua knew that he was a puppet and couldn't be the master, so he asked unhappily: "I heard that Du Zhijun was here a few days ago, why didn't he see him?" ”

Lai Zhongping replied respectfully: "Du Zhijun is entangled in official business, and he has already gone back the day before yesterday. ”

Yelu did not spend any time in the dark, and asked, "Who is in charge of the city now?" ”

Lai Zhongping said: "Everything in the city has its own rules, and everyone does things according to the rules." If there is a dispute, it will be reported to the yamen, and its own officials will adjudicate it. ”

Yelu was helpless, knowing that with his own identity, Du Zhongxiao was not there, and the officials in charge of the Song Dynasty here would inevitably disappear. chatted with Lai Zhongping for some gossip, so he had to leave. After coming out, he wrote a letter and ordered someone to send the Volcano Army to Du Zhongxiao.

At night, I saw the light market on the street like day, which was extraordinarily prosperous, not inferior to Shengzhou. Jerod didn't spend all his time wandering around.

On the way, I met a vendor selling rock sugar gourds, Yelu Buhua saw that the color was cute, bought one or two skewers and held them in his hand, and ate them while walking.

Tanglong Town is not big, and after walking two streets, there will be few pedestrians on the road. Yelu didn't spend a lot of time throwing away a bamboo stick that he had eaten, and he wanted to turn back. Not wanting to throw it at the feet of a woman sitting on the side of the road, the woman looked up at Yelu Buhua, her face was happy, she got up and walked forward quickly, and said in a low voice, "Guest officer, where did you come from?" ”

Yelu Buhua saw that the woman was in her thirties, her appearance was mediocre, and a flower was inserted in her sideburns, and she said angrily: "Come from the north." ”

The woman stepped forward and lowered her voice: "It turned out to be a guest from afar, and it was really hard. Wouldn't it be lonely at night like this? ”

Yelu was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood that this woman was in that kind of business, and she didn't know how to find herself. Looking the woman up and down, Yelu couldn't help but smile bitterly. What is his identity, he was found by such a village woman.

With a sneer, Yelu Buhua said: "No matter how lonely it is, it seems to have an unseemly person like you by your side." ”

Not only was the woman not ashamed, but her eyes lit up, and she stepped forward a little more, and whispered: "Guest officer, what's the matter if you don't look down on your sister?" There are thousands of charming little ladies in my house, who are fat and thin, and are selected by the guests. ”

Yelu Buhua laughed angrily: "Isn't there a yamen in this city?" You guys are so! ”

The woman also smiled: "Don't worry, this is the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, and the people around you can come and live freely." As long as the Song people are not allowed to do this, the yamen actually doesn't care. Let me tell you, in a few days, the yamen here intends to build a place outside the city, openly setting up gambling, and all kinds of amusement. Our master got the news and came early. When it gets up and running, we're all serious business. ”

Yelu Buhua listened, and couldn't help but open his mouth wide. I didn't expect Du Zhongxiao to have such courage and even do this kind of business. The casino is a gold hole, and the woman is a comfortable nest, and these two businesses are the fastest to make money, and they don't need capital. It's just that Yelu doesn't rely on his identity and has never done it.

After thinking about it, I felt that it was wrong, why didn't the yamen care as long as it wasn't a Song person? Doesn't that mean that the people who do business here are all Khitans? This is still necessary, how can Yelu Buhua's face be hung up?

His face was pale, and Yelu Buhua said: "I'm from the Northland, and there are no Song people to do business here, what's the point?" ”

The woman sighed: "The Song people don't care, it's just the rules of the yamen, and no Han people are allowed." Lang Jun knew that the yamen along the border were most taboo for the Han people to be slaves to the Tibetan people, let alone be children. To do this business, how to do it without being a slave? ”

In the Song Dynasty, the yamen was flexible in enforcing laws and regulations for people of different races, and generally required the magistrates to make peace according to the Tibetan law. Even if the laws of the imperial court are violated, the customs of the Tibetan people will be considered as appropriate, not necessarily in accordance with the laws of the imperial court. In fact, not only for the Tibetan people, but also for ordinary magistrates, the implementation of government affairs must consider local customs, that is, the original style of the township. Imperial decrees are dead, and official enforcement is resilient. The conflict between the Tibetan and Han people in the border areas is the cause of many social contradictions, and there are some special provisions. Most of the Tibetan people still have slavery, and in order to take care of their habits, it is strictly forbidden for the Han people to give slavery to the Tibetan people. If it was really bought by the Tibetan people, there is also a provision for the government to pay for redemption. This kind of business, if you use Han women, directly violates the law.

The more Yelu Buhua thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became, the Khitan nobles all had a different number of Han slaves, how could they turn around here? Seeing that the woman was getting closer and closer, she wanted to be disgusted, flicked her sleeves, and strode away angrily.

The woman looked at Yelu Buhua's back and sighed: "What a little Langjun, why don't you understand the amorous feelings?" ”

Walking back to the bustling street, Yelu Buhua found a stall to sit down, asked for a bowl of wine, a plate of meat, and drank wine alone. In every glamorous and prosperous place, there must be dark corners that are not visible. This kind of place appears unnoticed, always accompanied by light. Yelu Buhua has been in business for many years, and he is not a rich and noble child who has never been out, so he knows this truth very well.

After drinking a bowl of wine, the sullenness just now slowly dissipated, and my mind became active. Du Zhongxiao has seen it himself, Zhengbang Jinshi was born, and he is definitely not a person who allows this kind of thing for money. What did the woman mean when she said that she wanted to build a casino outside the city, and even that it was full of poisons?

Looking at the pedestrians on the street, Yelu Buhua understood a little in his heart. If it is not built outside the city, these dark corners of the city will inevitably exist, and if it cannot be eradicated, the dark place is not as good as the bright place, and you can also make money in the open, but it is a way. It's just that this kind of business, I can't let it go.

In fact, Du Zhongxiao didn't have this idea at all, how could he know that there was still such a place in the city? Building a casino outside the city is purely to make money from out-of-town merchants. Otherwise, the merchants from the north come here to make easy money, and who is Tanglong Town working for and who is busy? As for not using the Han people to do it, it's just that those who do this business are afraid of causing trouble and do it in advance.