Yan Shigu and the middle-aged scribe, as well as Xu Qixian's uncle, the three of them will not look like Sven just now, they are all holding chopsticks in one hand and pinching a scallion pancake in the other, and they are also happily discussing how much benefit this method of salt making will bring if it is widely spread. The middle-aged scribe named Yan also imagined that once he could take salt from the land of those Hu people, he could make salt according to this, and then sell it to the Hu people, and when they got used to eating good salt, once they fought, they would immediately cut off the supply, but it would lead those Hu people to have low combat effectiveness, and they would no longer be the opponents of the imperial army.

This person has a good thinking, he has thought of fighting an economic war, this concept is definitely ahead of his time, and he is also a talent, but this Yan may be his word, but I don't know what this person's name is. Xia Hongsheng was silent on the side, listening quietly to the three people talking about the war in the west, and when they talked about the biggest threat to the west, the Turks, these people became hideous, and gnawed down the scallion pancakes in their hands vigorously, and the hatred was as if the scallion pancakes were Turks.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, killed the crown prince Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, at the Xuanwu Gate at the north gate of Chang'an City. Jieli Khan, who learned of the change of power in the Tang Empire, sent more than 100,000 troops to attack Jingzhou in the south, and then advanced all the way to Wugong, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an, was threatened, and Chang'an City was under martial law.

Li Shimin set up a suspicious plan, and on the one hand, he sent the brave general Chi Jingde, as the head of the Jingzhou Road march, to arrive in Jingyang to defend against the Turks. After Wei Chi Jingde arrived at the front line, he immediately organized a counterattack and fought a fierce battle with the Turkic army in Jingyang, Yu Chi Jingde was unstoppable, captured the enemy general Ashdewu Wu Si, and killed more than 1,000 Turkic cavalry. Although Wei Chi Jingde won a small victory in the Battle of Jingyang, he was still unable to stop the advance of the Turks, and the main force of Jieli Khan reached the banks of the Weishui River and approached Chang'an City. The Turkic 200,000 male soldiers lined up on the north bank of Weishui, with flags fluttering for dozens of miles. The capital is empty of troops, and the people are panicking. On the one hand, Li Shimin personally led Gao Shilian, Fang Xuanling and other six horsemen to the edge of Weishui, talked to Jieli across Weishui, and accused Jieli of losing the contract. Soon after, the Tang army rushed to the back of Taizong, and Jieli Khan saw the Tang army's "military appearance", and learned that he was captured, so he was terrified. After that, a peace agreement was signed on the Weishui Bridge in the western suburbs of Chang'an City, and the two sides immediately killed the White Horse Alliance. After that, Jieli Khan returned with all the Turkic cavalry, and a great battle finally died down.

This is the famous Weishui Alliance in later history. From a diplomatic point of view, the Weishui Alliance was a victory in the history of Tang relations with the Turks, which prevented the Tang Dynasty from fighting under unfavorable conditions, thus consolidating the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. From then on, the Tang Dynasty gained time for economic development and accumulation of strength, which was a turning point in the changes in the strength and weakness of the Tang and Turks. After the Weishui Alliance, Tang Taizong made great efforts to govern the country, and provoked the relationship between Jieli, Turki and the Turkic tribes, which laid the foundation for the future destruction of the Western Regions and the pacification of the Western Regions.

The people of the Tang Dynasty were proud, and the Chinese have been proud since ancient times, whether it was the court officials, or the lower-class people, even the croppers who were shaving in the fields, they also looked down on those stinking Hu people from the bottom of their hearts. However, he was beaten to the gate of the capital and had to sign a peace agreement with the Hu people, which was a great insult and unbearable. Li Shimin himself has been holding this breath, so much so that he later raised the army in the Western Regions and wiped out all the departments in the Western Regions, and only then did he relieve this breath. The Tang people were ashamed of the Weishui Alliance, because although they were still friendly with the Turks on the surface, they actually hated the Turks. So it's not difficult to understand why when it comes to the Turks, Yan Shigu will hate them so much.

"I have no shortage of salt soil in Datang, and with this method, the people of Datang will no longer lack salt. This is a beautiful thing, why not let the lower officials write and draft? Everyone talked about the sea and the sky, and finally brought the topic back to the method of salt making, but they heard the middle-aged scribe laugh and laugh.

Hearing the middle-aged scribe say this, Xu Qixian's uncle also nodded with a smile and said, "Hehe, Master Xu is a good scholar, if it is drafted by Lord Xu himself, it can be described as the icing on the cake." But ......"

"Hehe, but we are not local officials in the end, although we are also worried about the country, but the righteousness of this colleague must also be taken into account, after all, we are all under the jurisdiction of others, and Jingshi also lives here." Yan Shigu stroked his beard with a smile, and then Xu Qixian's uncle's words continued.

When the middle-aged scribe heard this, he also smiled and nodded: "Yes, yes!" But it was the lower officials who were too happy and abrupt. ”

Xia Hongsheng has been watching their conversation on the side, Yan Shigu's status is undoubtedly the highest among these people, and the remaining two, to say that the middle-aged scribe of the Yan clan is a Beijing official from the capital, but for Xu Xiaode, a district and county, he is a subordinate official, and Xu Xiaode is also a subordinate official in front of him, and in terms of the official positions of these two people, the middle-aged scribe must be much higher than the county Cheng, so low his profile, it is estimated that Xu Qixian's uncle was not small in the former Sui Dynasty.

"At this time, it is better to be sooner rather than later, you and I are now full of food and drink, so we will go to the county office!" Yan Shigu drank the mutton soup in the bowl, and then said to the others, the other two stood up happily, but saw Yan Shigu turn around to look at Xia Hongsheng, and said again: "Jingshi, you wait at home, with this salt-making technique, the old man will find you a good future!" ”

After speaking, Yan Shigu and the other two hurriedly left Xia Hongsheng's house, leaving Xu Qixian and Xia Hongsheng staring at each other.

"Senior Brother Xia, what did the mountain chief say just now? I want to give you a good future! Xu Qixian looked at Xia Hongsheng and said with envy.

"What a good future, it's not such a precious thing, if only I could give some rewards, give a thousand children and eight hundred yuan, I will take my sister-in-law to Luoyang City and open a snack city." Xia Hongsheng didn't think it was a great thing to get salt out of the salt soil, after all, the principle in it was very simple, even the old farmers who were illiterate in the village at the beginning could make it.

"You! Senior Brother Xia, how many people want to ask for the recommendation of the mountain chief but can't, do you know that Master Yan was originally a Confucian family, but a descendant of Yan Hui, a disciple of Confucius. Senior Brother Xia, do you know how there are so many students in this remote Luanzhou Academy, which is comparable to the academy in Luoyang City? Those are all for the name of the mountain chief, who doesn't want to become Yan Shi's protégé, so as to get his old man's support. Junior brother, this is an opportunity for you, you must seize it! Seeing Xia Hongsheng's indifferent look, Xu Qixian said to Xia Hongsheng with some hatred: "It's for my brother, and I also came for the name of Boss Yan, but unfortunately, I was taken advantage of by that white fool." Speaking of which, that white fool is now holding a folding fan in his hand all day long, and I heard that he also imitated a lot of them to give away, junior brother, I can't understand why you gave him that folding fan in the first place. ”

"If it weren't for him, how could so many people use that folding fan now? It's just that he took a fancy to him and definitely had to show it everywhere, so he gave it to him. Brother Xu, folding fans are simple and cheap to make, and you can't make money by relying on that. If you want to make money by folding fans, you have to work the inscriptions on the fan surface. You say, if I take out a folding fan with Yan Shi's inscription now, if you have money, which one will you buy? Xia Hongsheng smiled and told Xu Qixian the truth.

Xu Qixian is not a stupid person, he understood as soon as he heard it, he looked at Xia Hongsheng with wide eyes in surprise, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Senior Brother Xia, you are such a smart and clever person, how can you like to spend your mind on these mundane things, if you can use these thoughts to study wholeheartedly, coupled with the identity of Master Yan's disciple, you will be able to enter the hall sooner or later!" ”

"Hehe, Brother Xu, everyone has their own ambitions, I just want to live a life of a little common man who eats and drinks without worrying, idleness all day long, doing some things I like to do, and going to some places I like to go, which is satisfying." Xia Hongsheng waved his hand and said with a smile: "I hope that the old and dead will spend time in the wine room, and I don't want to bow in front of the carriage and horse." ”

Xu Qixian was stunned for a moment, and then laughed evilly: "Senior Brother Xia, don't you want to drink flower wine?" It's a pity that there is no good girl in this Luanzhou city, and I will go to Luoyang City when I have time in the future, and I will take you to the Xunfang Pavilion for my brother to taste the taste. ”

"Uh, you misunderstood." Xia Hongsheng had a black line on his face: "But speaking of Luoyang, I don't know what happened to the tea shop, did Uncle Xu give you the news?" ”

Xu Qixian looked like everyone understood: "My father hasn't mentioned the matter of the tea shop to me, but it's almost time to think about it, my brother has heard about it, and my uncle and father are already discussing which steward in the family will be in charge." It's Senior Brother Xia, well, you have forgotten about being a brother, and Senior Brother Xia has already reached an age. Rest assured, there is no need to be shy about this, it is human nature. Speaking of which, the poetry meeting in Luoyang City is also coming, and as soon as this poetry meeting passes, it will be a douhua oiran, both of which are elegant and prosperous in Luoyang City, and I don't know when the academy will set off to Luoyang to participate in the poetry meeting, and I can't wait for my brother. ”

"Poetry Club?" Xia Hongsheng turned his head to look at Xu Qixian.

"Once a year, the scholars in Luoyang City will hold it together, and other larger academies in Luoyang City will also be invited to participate, hehe, it is a grand event that can win a good reputation." Xu Qixian explained to Xia Hongsheng.

However, Xia Hongsheng's attention is obviously not about this: "So, if you go to the poetry meeting, you can go to Luoyang City?" ”

Xu Qixian nodded.

Well, Luoyang City in the Tang Dynasty is worth a visit. Luanzhou City is too small, which is not conducive to development!