Duan Zhichun left in a hurry. The emperor felt that Dali had hope to continue, and a smile appeared on his face. But when she saw her daughter frowning and not showing any signs of joy, she couldn't help but feel puzzled and asked, "Qionghua, do you think your uncle's plan is bad?"
Qionghua sighed and said: "Father, as the saying goes, it is easier to invite the gods than to send them away. If you invite the Tianzhu people here, who can guarantee that after defeating Yan Yun, the Tianzhu people will leave obediently?" The emperor said I was stunned and couldn't help but worry.
Qionghua said: "If the people of Tianzhu refuse to leave, how should we deal with it? Isn't this the case of rejecting wolves through the front door and letting in tigers through the back door?"
The emperor frowned and thought for a while, then sighed and said: "Now we can only take this gamble!" After a pause, "I think since Tianzhu is the country of the Buddha, he will not commit such treachery." Let's do it!" Qionghua smiled bitterly and wanted to persuade her again, but she felt that what was the purpose of her constant persuasion? Advise father and Dali to surrender to Yan Yun? If we do this, we might as well let the Tianzhu people come and fight the Yanyun people! With tigers and wolves fighting, maybe Dali will have a chance to survive. As soon as he thought about this, he said nothing more and bowed: "Father, I have gone to the harem to visit my mother." The emperor smiled and nodded, and said: "Your mother has always missed you. She must be very happy to know that you are back. !" Qionghua's eyes showed longing, she bowed to her father and then went down.
There was a sea of people outside the gate of Bianliang City Government Office. Hundreds of merchants gathered outside the gate to watch the announcement just issued by the government office. A tall businessman read loudly: "According to the order of King Yan and the cabinet ministers, starting from this year, all needs of the government and the military will be open to public bidding and procurement. Anyone who thinks he has the ability can participate in the bidding activity. Bidding time It is scheduled to be one month before the Spring Festival. At that time, interested parties can go to the Yamen to collect the bidding catalog and inquire about various matters. Bidders can choose bidding projects according to their own circumstances. Relevant parties will select the best supplier based on the bidding situation of all parties. ."
Everyone started talking. A thin man hurriedly asked a government official standing next to the bulletin board: "Sir, if I understand correctly, is it now necessary for the government and the military to openly purchase various needs from the private sector?" Everyone turned to pay attention. gaze.
The official smiled and said: "The boss is right, that's it. But it's not entirely correct. The military's ordnance and armor are not open to private procurement. What is open is the various needs of local governments and the military's other items besides ordnance and armor. All kinds of pursuits outside.”
The thin man wanted to ask, but another fat businessman was the first to ask: "Sir, what is going on with this bidding? What should we do?"
The official smiled and said: "Tendering is when the government releases demand to the society, and willing merchants can participate in the bidding. For example, in the past, the government recruited migrant workers to dredge the Bianhe River, but now it invites merchants from the society to do it. Responsible. The specific method is that interested merchants submit bids to the government, and the relevant parties will select the best party to undertake the project based on the merits of the bids. To put it bluntly, the government will come forward and submit bids to the merchants. Buy goods, or ask everyone to undertake a certain project. However, who will do it is not designated by the government, but everyone competes. This competition is reflected in various aspects, such as one's own ability, the quality of the goods, and price. , as well as the stability of supply and the supply of goods, etc. At that time, the specific requirements in various aspects will be explained in detail, so you don’t have to worry. I also need to explain one thing here. When the government chooses suppliers, it is not just about strength. , all other aspects will be considered comprehensively, so merchants who are relatively weak but can provide better services may have a better chance of winning."
Everyone was talking a lot, and they all looked eager to try. Although some merchants feel that they are not strong enough, they feel that they might as well give this kind of thing a try. If they are lucky enough to be selected, they will make a fortune. If they are not selected, it does not matter, and they have not lost anything. .
Several good businessmen walked into Fanlou while chatting and sat down at an empty table. We ordered some food and drinks, and while they were eating and drinking, they were talking about government procurement, and they all looked very excited.
At the next table, there was a handsome young man sitting in casual clothes. He was Yang Peng. The one accompanying her next to her was wearing a long pink waist dress. She was graceful, with black hair hanging down her shoulders. She had a very beautiful appearance, and her beautiful eyes that seemed to be able to speak naturally revealed a bit of charming temperament. Even if this woman hadn't ended the Great Shang Dynasty, Daji, who has been in the country for hundreds of years, is also the legendary Xishi who sinks fish and falls into the wild goose. It is Zhao Jinxi, the concubine of Yang Peng.
Zhao Jinxi heard the discussion at the next table, smiled slightly, and said to Yang Peng: "Husband, everyone seems very enthusiastic about government procurement!"
Yang Peng smiled.
Zhao Jinxi said: "I guess the purpose of my husband doing this is to further activate the market, right?"
Yang Peng showed surprise, glanced at Zhao Jinxi, and said with a smile: "Okay, you actually figured it out." Zhao Jinxi said happily: "I just made a random guess, I didn't expect that I guessed it!" Yang Peng looked at the wife in front of him, who had a charming smile and a pretty face. He felt that he might have underestimated her in the past. She was also a very knowledgeable woman with a beautiful heart. As soon as he thought about it, he decided to question her and said, "Zhao Jinxi, in your opinion, is government procurement good for our officials?"
Zhao Jinxi thought for a while and said: "This must be beneficial. As in the past, the government only purchased materials from state-owned industries. As a result, the state-owned industries will inevitably develop lazy and careless habits! Now that this kind of competition is adopted, the state-owned industries will The industry is bound to have a sense of crisis. In order to win in the competition with others, it has to go all out and be cautious. In this way, the efficiency of state-owned industries will definitely increase, and the cost will definitely decrease. In the end, the government will get better and cheaper products. Something." He looked at Yang Peng and said with a smile: "In this way, a lot of money can be saved for more important places!" Yang Peng smiled slightly.
Zhao Jinxi frowned and continued: "But if this thing doesn't work well, I'm afraid there will be situations that no one wants to see. If some key officials collude with some businessmen, I'm afraid the official will eventually spend a lot of money. More money buys bad things.”
"Young lady couldn't be more right!" The fat businessman at the next table suddenly intervened.
Yang Peng and Zhao Jinxi looked at each other and smiled. At this time, the businessmen at that table saw Zhao Jinxi's face clearly. They were all stunned and shouted in their hearts: 'Be good! What a beauty! She, is she a fairy? How could there be such a beautiful woman in the world! ? Several people came back to their senses and said in their hearts: "Such a beautiful woman, I am afraid she is not inferior to the legendary Princess Yan!" They glanced at Zhao Jinxi secretly, and the fat businessman smiled and said: "Young lady is really knowledgeable! But I don't think you need to worry about this matter!"
Zhao Jinxi heard this curiously: "I would like to ask, why don't you worry about this?"
The fat businessman was about to speak when the tall and thin businessman next to him rushed to say: "How wise King Yan is, he must have thought of this kind of thing a long time ago! He will definitely make arrangements in advance to prevent this kind of thing from happening!" All the businessmen nodded one after another. . Zhao Jinxi glanced at Yang Peng with admiration. Yang Peng smiled slightly and asked the businessmen: "Are you all planning to participate in the bidding?" Several businessmen nodded, and the fat businessman said: "It would be a pity not to participate in such a good opportunity!" The tall and thin businessman said: "Although Judging from our strength, the odds of winning are slim, but it’s hard to say who will definitely win in this kind of thing. There are many things that capsize in the gutter!" The other businessmen nodded with deep understanding.
The tall and thin businessman continued: "There is no loss if you lose, but if you are lucky enough to win one or two bets, haha, that will be prosperous! Maybe we will rise from this!" A businessman next to him joked: "It's just you, Even if you win one or two bets, you won't make more than a few bucks. If you want to become one of those big businessmen, just dream!" The tall and thin businessman glared and said, "Who can say for sure what will happen yet! Those all-powerful big businessmen Merchants, who didn’t start from a young age! I’m no worse than them, and now that King Yan values merchants so much, I don’t believe you can’t do it!”
After hearing this, the other businessmen fell silent, and their eyes radiated a strange light. It seemed that the words of the tall and thin businessman aroused everyone's ambition.
"Yan, big brother!" A surprised voice suddenly came.
Yang Peng and Zhao Jinxi couldn't help but follow the sound, and saw Yang Qi in casual clothes running happily, with the mighty and handsome Yang Gui following behind her. Yang Peng couldn't help but feel happy.
Yang Qi ran to the table, cupped her fists and said, "Brother!" Then she bowed to Zhao Jinxi and said, "Hello, sister-in-law! My sister-in-law is becoming more and more beautiful!" Zhao Jinxi smiled brightly and said, "My sister is becoming more and more beautiful!" Yang Qi smiled happily. At this time, Yang Gui came up, bowed respectfully to Yang Peng and Zhao Jinxi, and whispered: "I have met King Yan, and I have met the empress!"
Yang Peng waved his hand and said, "Don't be so formal. Come on, sit down and let's chat while eating!" Then he called the maid and asked her to bring some food and wine. Yang Gui sat down next to Yang Peng, and Yang Qi sat down next to Zhao Jinxi. After a while, several dishes of wine and food were brought up, all in good order. The maid smiled and said: "Take it easy." Then she stepped back.
Yang Qi glanced at the moving figure of the departing maid and sighed: "This Fan Tower is really different! Restaurants all over the world are full of waiters, but here are the maids."
Yang Peng said with a smile: "The best restaurant in the world is naturally extraordinary! However, many restaurants have imitated Fan Lou's approach. Not to mention other places, now the restaurants in Bianliang City are basically store-sized. Most people use maids to run the hall!" Yang Qi showed surprise and asked: "Is that so?" Yang Peng nodded with a smile, and then laughed at himself: "But this kind of thing is not common in those Confucian schools nowadays. In the mouths of the defenders, it has become another crime against me! They say that I have deviated from the orthodox and rebelled against the norm, which has caused the social etiquette to collapse, and young women have come out one after another, and the atmosphere has been greatly ruined!"
Yang Qi was furious and cursed: "That's nonsense!" She said this angrily without suppressing her voice. It still sounded very loud in the noisy Fan Lou lobby. The surrounding drinkers looked sideways and saw that it was A young girl full of energy and pleasant appearance couldn't help but smile and continued to eat and drink her own food.
Yang Gui frowned and said, "These Confucian scholars are really full and have nothing to do!"
Yang Qi nodded with deep understanding and said: "Before eldest brother, there were hook-and-rail courtyards everywhere in the world, and there were so many women selling jokes. Why didn't you see those guys saying a word? Hum, those people still enjoyed hanging around brothels and red houses, Now everyone has become serious, which is really disgusting!" He looked at Yang Peng and said, "Brother, if you want me to say it, all the Confucian scholars should be arrested. These things are a waste of food!" Yang Qi said this The words were still spoken very loudly. This time, the entire lobby became quiet, and everyone looked at Yang Qi with surprised eyes. When Yang Qi saw this, she glared at the drinkers and shouted, "What are you looking at!" The drinkers were impressed by her aura and couldn't help but feel shuddered. They quickly looked away and the lobby became noisy again.
A drinker whispered to his companion at the same table: "That girl is beautiful, but she is too fierce!" A drinker next to him glanced at Yang Qi in the distance and lowered his voice: "I think she is not The average person is most likely a general of Yan Yun!" Everyone agreed, and then one person joked: "It's really interesting to say that Confucian scholars are a waste of food!" A person next to him laughed and said, "That's right. ! What use can a Confucian scholar be? He can neither farm, nor work, nor go to the battlefield, nor do business. How about becoming an official? Damn it, they are all fucking corrupt officials! Aren’t these grandsons just wasteful waste of food?" Everyone laughed. got up. There were several young scholars who looked like scholars not far away from them. Their faces turned blue and white, looking very ugly.
Yang Peng smiled and said to Yang Qi: "Eighth sister, you should speak more quietly!" Yang Qi said oh.
Yang Peng asked: "When did you come back?"
Yang Qi smiled and said: "We just returned to Bianliang today! We just went to the palace to see my eldest brother, but I heard that my eldest brother was not here, so Yang Gui and I came to Fanlou. Unexpectedly, we saw our eldest brother and sister-in-law in Fanlou. "
Yang Peng and Zhao Jinxi looked at each other and smiled.
Yang Gui clasped his fists and said, "About the things in the west, we need to report to King Yan." Yang Peng waved his hands and said, "It's dinner time now, let's not talk about this." He picked up the chopsticks and gave each of them a chopstick of food, two. Flattered, he quickly picked up the bowl. Yang Peng said with a smile: "Eat freely, drink freely, I, the elder brother, are treating you today!" The two felt warm in their hearts, nodded, and started eating and drinking. However, even though they wanted to let go, how could they really let go in front of King Yan? Normally Yang Gui would drink from a big bowl and eat large pieces of meat, looking like a hero from Yan and Zhao, but now he was eating chopstick by chopstick and no longer drank wine; as for Yang Qi, hehe, he was usually a woman and a man, so now Sometimes she just acts like a lady.
Yang Peng and Yang Gui chatted about things in the west while eating and drinking. Zhao Jinxi started chatting with Yang Qi. Zhao Jinxi smiled and said: "Sister Yang Qi, has General Manager Yang found your husband's family?"
Yang Qi's face immediately turned red, she shook her head and said, "No?"
Zhao Jinxi smiled and said: "It's our sister Yang Qi who has a high vision. Tell me if there is a man you like, I will let you know."
Yang Qi's face turned red as if she was about to bleed. She shook her head and said, "I don't want to do these things!"
Zhao Jinxi refused to let her go and said, "Sister, I don't believe you don't have a man you like!"
"Really do not have!"
Zhao Jinxi smiled and asked: "So what kind of person does my sister hope that her future lover will be?" Yang Qi felt a little shy, and couldn't help showing a fantasy look on her face. She couldn't help but murmured: "I hope he can be like King Yan." Like the elder brother, he is a brave and invincible general! And like the elder brother Yan Wang, he is a very interesting person!" When he came back to his senses, he found that he had said so many things that he shouldn't have said. He was so embarrassed that he almost wanted to Just find a hole in the ground and crawl down, keeping your head down. Zhao Jinxi glanced at Yang Peng and pursed his lips with a smile.
Several people finished their meal and came out of Fan Tower. Yang Gui and Yang Qi said goodbye to Yang Peng and Zhao Jinxi and went home. Like other meritorious generals, Yang Yanzhao was given an official house in Bianliang. The residence of Yang Yanzhao's family was on West Street. It was originally the residence of a high-ranking official in the Song Dynasty.
Yang Peng didn't want to go back for a while, so he walked along the street accompanied by Zhao Jinxi. In front of us are endless rows of speechless people, and an endless flow of people. Bianliang City has now far surpassed the most prosperous time in the past. Today's Bianliang is not only the center of the entire Yanyun, but also the center of the entire East Asia. Among the people walking on the streets, in addition to the Han people, there are also outsiders in all kinds of strange clothes, not to mention the grassland people and the Nanman people. From time to time, you can see Western faces with crosses hanging on them, high noses and deep eyes, and fair skin. There are also all kinds of strange goods walking through the streets, including rhinos wearing heavy armor, giraffes with slender necks, and so on. Bianliang can now be said to be a truly international metropolis!
Zhao Jinxi saw that her husband was traveling in the direction of Fengyue Street, and couldn't help showing surprise on his face, but although he was very proud in his heart, he did not ask.
The two people walked into Fengyue Street and saw exquisite courtyards on both sides of the street. Just like in the past, there were couplets hanging outside the gate of each courtyard, using verses to explain the situation of the poor people in the courtyard. Yang Peng said with a smile: "I still remember those two sentences at the door of Zhao Jinxi's house back then." Zhao Jinxi smiled sweetly, revealing memories, and said leisurely: "I still remember the first time we met that day!" Looking at Yang Peng, with a strange look in his eyes, "My husband dared to confront the warriors of the Western Xia Dynasty at the height of their power. I was very curious at that time, what kind of person is my husband? He can be so fearless! When I saw my husband take off his clothes, I took off my shirt to reveal the scars all over my body. I was completely shocked. I really couldn’t imagine how many brutal fights a man with such scars had experienced! My husband fought with the warrior and actually suppressed such a fierce barbarian. When you live there, your aura covers the sky, your power is unparalleled! At that time, I will be sure that your husband must be a great hero!"
Yang Peng asked curiously, "Is it possible that Zhao Jinxi secretly made a promise to me at that time?"
Zhao Jinxi said nothing, but the look on his face clearly showed acquiescence. Yang Peng grabbed Zhao Jinxi's slender hand and said angrily: "Since we had secretly made a promise at that time, why did you still treat me coldly and indifferently afterwards?" Zhao Jinxi turned around and said: "I was actually very scared at the time. !" Seeing Yang Peng's expression of confusion, he said a little embarrassedly: "My husband knows..."
Yang Peng suddenly realized it and said movedly: "You did it all for me!"
Zhao Jinxi's pretty face blushed slightly, she lowered her head and smoothed her hair from her temples, and said, "You can't say that, I'm actually just trying to protect myself."
Yang Peng smiled and asked angrily: "Aren't you afraid that I will be jealous when you say that?" Zhao Jinxi glanced at Yang Peng charmingly and said, "I am so happy to make my husband jealous!"
Yang Peng smiled slightly and couldn't help but hold Zhao Jinxi tightly in his arms.
The literati and poets around them all smiled heartily when they saw the two embracing each other. Then when they saw Zhao Jinxi's stunning appearance, they were all shocked and showed extremely stunning expressions. Suddenly someone exclaimed: "It's Miss Zhao Jinxi! It's Miss Zhao Jinxi!" The scene immediately became commotion.
Yang Peng smiled and said: "Zhao Jinxi is much more famous than me!" Zhao Jinxi smiled brightly. At this moment, someone called out: "That's Miss Jin Xi, and the one next to her must be King Yan!" Someone immediately echoed: "Yes, yes, that's King Yan! King Yan is here!" The voice was full of surprises. the taste of. The shouts spread quickly, and then tens of thousands of people gathered and worshiped: "Greetings to King Yan! Greetings to King Yan!..." The Feifeng female guards and secret guards who were following not far away saw this. Seeing the situation, he quickly rushed over to protect him.
Zhao Jinxi said charmingly to Yang Peng: "My husband is the bright moon! I am just the star next to the bright moon!"
Yang Peng smiled and saw people kneeling around him, shouting excitedly one after another. He frowned and said, "There is no way to stroll around in this street. Let's go back." Zhao Jinxi nodded gently. The two people immediately left under the protection of the guards.
Seeing that King Yan and Zhao Jinxi were gone, the people stood up one after another, and there was a lot of discussion at the scene. Those poor people who were selling jokes on Fengyue Street were all looking into the distance with envy. One of the poor people sighed quietly and murmured: "Zhao Jinxi is so lucky! Why am I not like her?" Where is your good luck?" A scholar next to him hurriedly said courteously: "The young man has a deep love for the young lady!" The young man showed contempt, "Huh! Are you worthy of being compared with King Yan?"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
