The branch of Ximentang in Haizhou is open on the long street of Rongchang Port outside the Yongchang Harbor, occupying a courtyard with three entrances and three exits. The bluestone road in front of the door has two deep ruts that have been rolled out by the wheels, and it is clear that vehicles carrying goods often enter and exit from here.

Just when Wu Haogu, Pan Qiaolian, Guo Jing, Liu Wuji, Lin Chong and others came to Linhai Long Street. Ximen Qing and his grandfather had just arrived accompanied by Zhang Xizai, and the grandfather and grandson got down from a carriage, and the shopkeeper of Haizhou Ximen Hall personally greeted him.

"Uncle, why are you here? After a long journey, are your old bones okay? ”

The shopkeeper of Haizhou Ximen Hall is also a member of the Ximen family, with a single name and a counselor, named Ximen Zi, who is the uncle of Ximen Qing.

By the way, the Ximen family in Yanggu, where Ximen Qing is located, is a "semi-righteous gate", that is, an existence between the righteous sect and the ordinary clan.

Unlike the righteous gate that insists on not separating the family and engaging in family public ownership, the semi-righteous door is divided, and each house and family below has its own industry. However, at the same time as the separation, there was also a large amount of public property under the Banyi Gate, mainly Xuetian and clan land - generally speaking, it is difficult to operate commercial assets as the public property of the clan, while the land property is relatively easy to operate, as long as the rent is collected, so the public property of the Yimen/Banyi Gate is usually farmland.

The school fields and clan fields owned by the Banyi Sect are mainly used to pay for the education expenses of the children of the clan and to support the lonely and widowed elderly in the clan.

Specifically, Yanggu Ximen's house is based on the farmland of Yanggu and Pengcheng, and operates a medicine shop and Song Liao's smuggling Banyimen. The farmland in Yanggu and Pengcheng is the public property of the clan, and the Ximen Hall in various places is the private property of each house.

Although the Ximen Hall in Haizhou hangs the same signboard as the Ximen Hall in Pengcheng, it is not the property of Ximen Qing, but belongs to the house of Ximen Zi.

In addition, since the Ximen clan is a semi-righteous family, it is natural that they must also strive for something in the imperial examination.

If there are not a few officials to rely on, a rich family like the Simon family will be fat in the eyes of the officials and officials.

However, the Ximen family did not take the path of liberal arts, but specialized in martial arts, because of the riding and archery foundation handed down by the ancestors, the ancestors of the Ximen family had a lot of martial artists. However, starting from the generation of Ximen Qing's grandfather, Ximen He, due to the increasing emphasis on written examinations in the Song Dynasty, the Ximen family suffered a big loss, and there have been no martial artists for decades.

This road also seems to be a little middle-...... However, there are still many ruthless people in the Ximen clan who can fight and kill, but they are not weak people who can be bullied!

Moreover, Ximentang is a medical hall and pharmacy in various places, and if someone else comes to do it, it is difficult to say whether there are any sick people who come to the door. Therefore, although the Simon family does not have official protection, it can still maintain the situation.

"It's okay, it's okay, while I can still walk, I'll walk around." Ximen Crane said as he entered the hall with the help of Ximen Qing, and then walked through the hall to the backyard.

As soon as he entered the backyard, Ximen He immediately asked, "The second child of the Ma family has arrived?" ”

"It's here, it's been yesterday."

"Didn't get anyone noticed, did you?"

"No, no," Ximenzi said with a smile, "A delegation from the Goryeo Kingdom happened to arrive these days, and the Haizhou government was busy entertaining the distinguished guests of the Goryeo Kingdom. ”

"Hmph, even the best guest?" Ximen Qing, who was holding Ximen He, said coldly, "It's just a dog slave of the Khitan people." ”

"Lianli makes Liao," Ximen He said, "This shows that the prime minister of the court has not forgotten to restore Yanyun." ”

When the three of them spoke, they had already entered a hall in the backyard of Ximen Hall. There were also two people talking in the hall, both young men in their twenties, dressed as businessmen. One of them was born tall and had a beard, as if he were a military general. The other person is short and concise, with very dark skin, but his facial features are upright, and a pair of eyes are always rolling when he speaks, which makes him look very shrewd.

Seeing Ximen He, Ximen Qing and Ximen Zi coming in, the two who were talking also quickly got up and saluted the old man Ximen.

"The younger generation Ma Zhi has seen Simon Shibo."

"The younger generation is full of flowers, and I have seen Simon's father."

Ximen He waved his hand, "No need to worship, all sit, sit down and talk." ”

As he spoke, the old man sat down on a rose chair, and asked Ximen Qing and Ximen Zi to sit down as well.

"By the way, Ma Erlang, what did your Mr. Yanshan say? Do you want to take that surnamed Wu to Liao? ”

"The second uncle asked me to come and see, if it is really as good as the letter says, it is a rare opportunity."

"Isn't it just a painting?" Ximen Crane was a little unimpressed.

Ma Zhi shook his head with a straight face, and said, "Shibo doesn't know that the Khitan people have become increasingly obsessed with Buddhism over the years and can't extricate themselves. The wealth of the country is used to build temples and monks, and the strong men of the national (Khitan) are either eating at home or entering the temple as monks. The Khitan clan has only 2 million people, but there are more than 300,000 monks and nuns, all of whom sit on food and make offerings without production.

In the long run, the Khitan will have no soldiers to fight, no silver to pay, and once the grassland and forests are calamitized, there will be a catastrophe of overturning.

And I, the Yanyun Han people, are thriving day by day, and the clans have multiplied to millions, and the Bohai people are all sinicized. Today's Daliao, our Han talent is the first big family!

If the Khitan people continue to indulge in Buddhism, within thirty or forty years, even if the Liao State does not die, the Khitan nation will be replaced by our Han family. ”

It turns out that the Khitans are about to be defeated by Buddhism in India and the womb of the Han Chinese!

With a population of 2 million and more than 300,000 monks and nuns, it has seriously affected the reproduction of the population. Moreover, most of the Khitans who did not become monks were also addicted to Buddhism, and they were confused in chanting scriptures, and they no longer had the courage and good fighting of their ancestors.

In contrast, the Yanyun Han people maintained their clan force under the "township soldier system" of the Liao State, and assimilated the Bohai people with a strong Han culture and became increasingly powerful.

If this trend is maintained, a few decades later, the Khitans, the national ethnic Khitans of the Liao State, are likely to be dominated by the Han Khitans, who have an absolute advantage in numbers and are not weak in combat effectiveness...... Of course, the premise is that no barbarian race more ferocious than the Khitans rises!

"What does the Khitan people's obsession with Buddhism have to do with that painter?" Simon Crane was a little puzzled.

Ma Zhi said with a smile: "My second uncle has his own arrangements, which will inevitably make the Khitan people more obsessed with Buddhism and have nothing to extricate themselves from." And Lin Ya himself can also take this to go further. ”

"It's okay," Ximen He nodded, and then looked at his grandson Ximen Qing, "Do you know how to do it?" ”

"My grandson knows."

Ximen Qing's words fell, and a steward of Ximen Hall walked in quickly, and whispered a few words in Ximen Zi's ear.

Ximen Zi said: "Uncle, it's Wu Dalang who has arrived." ”

"It's looking for me and Zixu." Ximen Qing stood up and said.

"Looking for me?" Hua Manshan was stunned, "But I don't know him?" ”

Ximen Qing smiled, "I recommended you to him as a manager...... Your family's business is gone, you have to find a place to live, right?

I think it's good for you to follow Wu Haogu, don't look at him a little dazed now, but he has real skills, and he treats people well, and he will have a bright future in the future. If you follow him, you will always have a wealth and wealth. ”

Hua Manshan's eyes rolled, and he gave a salute to Ximen Qing, and said with a smile: "Thank you for that." ”

Ximenqing nodded, and then looked at Ma Zhi and his grandfather, "Big Daddy, Ma Shibo, are you going to meet that Wu Dalang?" ”

Ximen He shook his head and said to Ma Zhi: "Virtuous nephew, you can go and meet him together." If you can ask him again, don't use force...... The big deal is to spend some money, as long as you can make useful friends, spending some money is not very much. ”

"The little nephew doesn't need to spend money, just rely on three inches not to rot."