In the yamen, Du Zhongxiao shook the small blanket in his hand and said to Zhang Junde: "Such a small blanket costs five hundred yuan?" ”

Zhang Junde hurriedly said: "Official, this blanket is woven with fine goat velvet, and it is extremely gentle—"

Du Zhongxiao smiled and waved his hand: "I know why this thing is expensive, but I just think that it is so expensive, this kind of thing must not be easy to sell." Not to mention the small place of the Volcano Army, even in a big city like Bingzhou, it can't sell a few a few a year. ”

Zhang Junde said: "It is difficult to make this thing, and I can't make a few in a year." ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled and nodded, who said that you can't make a few pieces a year, as long as there is a market, you can also make them in pieces, isn't it a cashmere sweater. The production efficiency in this era is not good, and idlers can't afford it.

instructed the official to serve tea and let Zhang Junde sit down, Du Zhongxiao said to him: "Outside, how is this year?" ”

Zhang Junde sighed: "With the help of the yamen, everything is fine, and a lot of wool has been weaved." It's just that people in this area are not used to wearing it, and wool is not easy to sell, the price cannot go up, and it is sold slowly. ”

Wool tweed is a fine fabric of wool, which is relatively rare in Khitan and Dangxiang, and the fabrics of the Volcano Army do not sell very well. Many merchants from the north sell them as luxury goods after they come back. Moreover, this fabric, the craftsmanship of making clothes is different from that of silk cloth, and it also has an influence. On the other hand, woolen fabrics are similar to the sweaters of later generations, and because they resemble linen, they sell better.

In Du Zhongxiao's impression, the most widely used place for wool tweed is the military uniform of the musket era. Brightly colored military uniforms, lined up to be shot, is the scenery of a historical period. It's just that in the Song Dynasty, it was not realistic now, and it could only change people's habits little by little.

After comforting Zhang Junde, Du Zhongxiao said: "It's okay, in a few days, we will make a batch of robes and sell them to Bingzhou and other places." When the weather is cold, people know the benefits of this thing. ”

At this time, there were more than 1,000 weavers from the Western Regions gathered by the Volcanic Army, which was quite a considerable number. They also planted some land, and were basically self-sufficient in food, and wool weaving was a sideline. Although wool is not easy to sell, it is still stronger than when it was in the Western Regions, and life is relatively rich.

Seeing off Zhang Junde, Du Zhongxiao stood at the door and came out of his mind for a while. In the past few months, he has gradually faded out of the affairs of Tanglong Town, and in a few days, the Economic Strategy Division will send a director over and slowly take over the past. Du Zhongxiao's energy began to shift back to the Volcano Army.

At this time, the number of volcanic soldiers has exceeded 7,000, and it is still increasing rapidly, and it will soon exceed 10,000 according to this trend. The Department of Economic Strategy has proposed to be promoted to a state, to increase the number of shogunate officials, and some people have even proposed to set up a general judgment. This small place, after more than a year of development, has become the center of the western part of Hedong Road and the most important backing of Linfu Road.

Officially promoted to the state, Du Zhongxiao relied on his efforts for more than a year to cross the general judgment order and sit firmly in the position of the state governor, which will be of infinite benefit to the future. Zhijun and Tongju have the same seniority, and there is no special merit, and each seniority takes more than several years.

Beizhou is adjacent to the Yu River, south of the Daimyo's Mansion, east of Qizhou, is the key place of Hebei Road. Since the Faqing incident hundreds of years ago, when the "new Buddha was born and the old demons were removed", Maitreya Buddhism has been spreading, and I don't know how many incidents have occurred in hundreds of years. After entering the Song Dynasty, Maitreya Sect was more prosperous, and there were not many congregations in Hebei and Jingdong Road. Although the Hebei Forbidden Army was not transferred to the northwest because of the defense of the Khitan, it was used for money and grain in the northwest, and the life was affected, and the dissatisfaction in the army increased, and a large number of officers and soldiers entered the Maitreya religion.

This situation was taken advantage of by well-intentioned people to widely spread the slogan "Shakyamuni Buddha is declining, Maitreya Buddha should hold the world" and prepared to start an incident. These people did not have a unified leader, but the leaders of various places were connected together, each conferring sword seals, and meeting to start an incident.

There is a small school named Wang Ze in Xuanyi Army in Beizhou City, who left home when he was a child, and his mother tattooed the word "Fu" on his back in order to recognize him in the future. After he entered the Maitreya Sect, some people rumored that the words on his back were born from time to time and were visions, so he was promoted to be the master of the Maitreya Sect in Beizhou.

On this day, because of the demand for the payment of autumn taxes, the state officials were called into the state government by Zhang Deyi, the governor of the state, and reprimanded him fiercely. threatened that if he dared to delay the time, he would be ruthless when chasing the comparison, and he would be beaten to death with a small staff and a big cane.

After the incident, Zhang Luan came out of the state government and said to his companion Bu Ji: "This bird knows the state, thanks to his old father who once raised his mother-in-law for Emperor Zhenzong and became the lord of a county." In fact, I didn't have half a point in my stomach to learn, and I was full of straw bales, but I came to toss us! ”

Bu Ji said: "What my brother said is true. Now that the faint monarch is in charge, the officials are all children of rich families, is there any salvation in this world? God does not take it, but suffers from it, which is the time for us to take advantage of the riches. ”

Zhang Deyi's father, Zhang Qi, was an old minister of Emperor Zhenzong's domain. When Zhenzong did not ascend the throne, he was infatuated with Liu E, a woman from Sichuan and Shu, and was ordered to be driven out of the East Palace after Taizong knew about it. Liu E left Zhenzong and was raised in Zhang Qi's house, and it was not until Zhenzong ascended the throne that she entered the palace again, which was later the Empress Dowager Liu. Because of this relationship, Liu Qi won Pang Xin in the Zhenzong Dynasty and later when the Queen Mother was in power, and he was the first Pang Chen.

Zhang Qi has many children and grandchildren, and there are more than 20 sons, and Zhang Deyi is inconspicuous. He entered the government at a young age, worked as an official for decades, and became the governor of Beizhou. This person purely relied on Zuyin, and he did not have the slightest political achievements in the governor's office, and he only knew how to use all means to collect taxes.

The two complained for a while, and Zhang Luan said: "It's okay left and right, go to Wang Ze's brother's house to eat and drink." ”

At this time, the armament of the Beizhou forbidden army was lax, and there was often no training for months, and Wang lived at home every day. He has a group of believers for him to eat, drink, and wear, and he has a good time.

When Zhang Luan and Bu Ji arrived at Wang Ze's house, they met his wife Hu Yong'er coming back from grocery shopping, and they were busy singing promises together.

Hu Yong'er said: "The two elder brothers came by coincidence, and today it happened that a Pan Fangping came from the Daimyo's Mansion and was using tea inside. ”

Zhang Luan said happily: "I recognize this Pan Fangping, it is the person in my generation. He is an apologetic and a highly skilled person. If you meet it today, you will drink it and work hard for your sister-in-law. ”

With that, the three of them entered Wang Ze's house.

Wang Zeying came out, met with the two ministers, and said, "You have come well! Today, Pan Fangping came from the Daimyo's Mansion and is discussing with me about the big things this winter. In the past two years of the Khitan and the party war, Hebei has no military disasters, and the imperial court is unprepared, which is a rare opportunity! ”

Zhang Luan and the two said yes together, and followed Wang into the living room.

I saw a scholar in a green shirt sitting inside, and when he saw Zhang Luan and Bu Ji, he hurriedly got up and saluted: "I've seen two brothers!" ”

The three of them sat down separately, and Wang said: "It's rare for brothers to get together today, I prepare some wine and meat at the Hun family, and I won't return if I don't get drunk!" ”

After drinking tea for a while, Pan Fangping said: "In the past few months, I have traveled to several states and met dozens of incense masters, all of whom have agreed to do things this winter. At that time, the pontoon bridge of Lanzhou was broken, and the imperial court soldiers and horses were blocked from the south of the river. ”

Wang Ze and the three of them applauded together: "That's how it should be!" God-given opportunity, you can't waste years! ”

Pan Fangping said: "Recently, the DPRK and China have released Prime Minister Jia to stay in Beijing. I have heard that this man is a learned man who has studied the scriptures, and if he can be moved to do things with us, he will definitely respond everywhere! ”

(Happy New Year to all!) ）