Said it was a letter, Xiao Rui thought it was just an ordinary letter from home, but when he got to the study room, he realized that the list alone was a large page. And what's in that envelope, is it still a letter? It's clearly a book. No, that's how your family misses you.
If I had known this earlier, would it have been better to leave a tape recorder for Xiangcheng? Such a thick volume would take an hour just to read, let alone write.
"There was something wrong with the explanation you gave me last time. I'll give you a chance to explain it again. We all know that Shengnan went to work as a guard for you privately. But what about Yanran? If I don't ask, you will Aren't you going to tell me? Although I know everything, I still want you to explain it to me personally..."
Through the beautiful handwriting, Xiao Rui seemed to see Xiangcheng standing in front of him, with tender eyes and an attitude of pretending to be angry. Alas... How good would it be if there was a video call? It's a pity that my current skills have not unlocked the spiritual ring in the technology area, and there are only a few living warehouses.
"The Yellow River flood broke out in Luoyang and destroyed countless fields. My father did not fully agree with your suggestion and was not willing to use potato seeds to relieve the disaster. Instead, he tried his best to mobilize food support from Guanzhong. However, my father agreed that when the flood receded, the disaster-stricken fields would be repaired. After that, let them plant potatoes first, just in time for the second crop in August.”
"Grandpa Huang personally spoke for you and promoted you to a noble title. You are now the uncle of Xinfeng County. Moreover, Lantian County, where Xiaojiazhuang is located, has also been placed under your jurisdiction. The ten miles around the farm are all under your control. Father, I will Three thousand Xuanjia troops are sent to help you farm the land, so you won’t have to worry about a shortage of manpower."
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No wonder the letter was so thick. It turned out that Xiangcheng opened up his chatterbox and wrote down everything he wanted to say as a diary, and then sent it as a gift.
"Sister, I am Si Changle. If my sister doesn't write to me, I will write it myself..."
Oh my God, what did I see? Who is this? Changle wrote me a letter? Putting aside the crooked characters, the typos and the like are too eye-catching. She is smart and knows how to use homophonic words, but why does it sound so weird to pronounce? It's like losing your front teeth and losing your voice?
Reading this childlike letter, Xiao Rui laughed until his stomach ached, it was so cute. It's hard for Xiao Changle. She seems to be a newbie and her knowledge of characters is very limited, but she can actually write a letter of more than 200 words.
Be the first to reply to her later.
There is another one at the back, written by Xiangcheng for Xiao Changle behind his back. Later, he even said that the first test of paper was successful and was being improved. He also said that the Journey to the West storybook was very popular, and the people of Chang'an were talking about monsters and monsters all over the city.
"Boy Rui, stop raising horses and come back to tell stories to grandpa. It's been more than a month since I finished telling the story of Journey to the West, and I've torn through the books. I'm eagerly waiting for you to come up with a new story. How about I ask Pei Ji to come over? If you come back here, how do you know how to raise a horse?"
Phew...is this? The Supreme Emperor?
Xiao Rui laughed dumbly. No wonder this family letter was such a thick pile. It turned out to be letters from many people.
Okay, the old man is retiring in Xiaojiazhuang, helping to take care of the potatoes and secret recipes. It’s not a problem to fish and play chess all day long. It’s not a day’s work to run a business and raise horses here. Otherwise, tell him something else. Story, just care for the elderly.
Now that Journey to the West is over, what should I talk about in another book? Among the four major classics, academic circles say that The Red Mansion has the highest artistic level. Even because of this book, a group of experts who make a living from the study of the Red Mansion have spawned, known as Red Mansologists.
However, Xiao Rui was born in the military and was not too interested in the affairs of the Yingying Yanyan and the backyards of the nobles. In addition, the customs and customs of the Braided Dynasty were very different from those of the Tang Dynasty, so it was difficult to adapt it, so he decided not to choose it.
The rest are Water Margin and Three Kingdoms.
Water Margin gathered in Liangshan? Pooh! A while ago, we were talking about bandits and bandits running rampant in various places. If I write another novel about conquering the mountain and becoming the king, then what’s the point? If the news spreads, I am afraid that many people will surrender to the bandits because of this, and the custom of occupying the mountain as king will be even more corrupted. As the saying goes, if you don't read Water Margin when you're young, and Three Kingdoms if you don't read it when you're old, don't bring up your children again, it's absolutely unacceptable.
Okay, let’s talk about the Three Kingdoms. From the perspective of the Tang Dynasty people, we can look at what happened in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Chen Shou’s Three Kingdoms is the first one. This Three Kingdoms doesn’t even need to be modified, just copy it in its entirety.
Xiao Rui has been replying to Chang'an for several days, and Anle City's business is on track. After driving away the Chamber of Commerce of Wu Surname and Qi Wang, a large share of the leather goods market was freed up. Xiao Rui decisively sent people to occupy it. You have offended them anyway, so you would be a fool not to take the opportunity to make more money at this time.
The Ohama Club has also contacted the business of transporting bison every day. A thousand head a day and two hundred taels of cash may not be a big deal to the Tang Dynasty, but to the Khitan, hehe, it is too important. It is absolutely a big business.
Two hundred taels a day, thirty days a month is six thousand taels, and seventy thousand taels a year.
What does seventy thousand taels mean?
Li Xiaogong: Over the years, I have invested more than 70,000 taels in the retired veterans under my command.
Xiao Rui: Just 70,000 taels? I'll copy the Prime Minister's Office. It has everything, just sprinkle it with water.
Pei Ji: I always feel like someone is caring about me.
Li Er: The treasury now has exactly 70,000 taels, which is enough for a while.
Li Jing: Your Majesty, think again. Our budget for war with the Turks is an army of 100,000 people. The minimum cost is 300,000 taels, and 70,000 taels is still far away.
Khitan: The Tang Dynasty is full of wealthy people. I must seize this opportunity tightly. Even the Turks cannot interfere with our cattle raising and business.
Why? Because the Khitan was too poor, with a nomadic tribe model, a loose population, and a lack of resources. Except for food and housing, which could be more primitive and primitive, and could persist, all other daily necessities depended on imports from the Tang Dynasty. Not to mention having to do everything possible to acquire some strategic supplies and strengthen their own defense capabilities.
As for the appearance of seeing people, such as jewels, jewels, brocade clothes and fine clothes, tsk tsk...not less. Without these facades, how can you do business with others? People say we are barbarians. Seeing that we were wearing gold and silver, they were all willing to chat with us.
Xiao Rui: Forget it, everyone, the polished robe of Da Hemo Club was not buttoned in the right position. What did I say? We are in the business of doing business. As long as you have business cooperation, I, Xiao Rui, am not the kind of profiteer who cares about face.
In the early Tang Dynasty, a dou of rice cost about twenty cents, and one tael of silver could buy fifty dou. A dou of rice would weigh about 12.5 kilograms in later generations. Seventy thousand taels, converted into Tang Dynasty grain, could buy almost 3.5 million buckets of rice. It will weigh about 40 million kilograms in future generations.
And how many people are there in the entire Khitan tribe? Counting all eight Khitan tribes, there are at most 200,000 people, still scattered. Historical records record that the Khitan was divided into eight tribes, each with troops ranging from three thousand to more than a thousand. Calculating an average of two thousand people, the total strength is only sixteen thousand.
Even if one of their ten common people is selected as a soldier, what is the total population? Just 160,000.
Not to mention that the Khitan were nomadic people who mounted their horses to serve as soldiers and dismounted to serve as people. It is possible that the total population was even smaller than this.
If the 70,000 taels of cattle are exchanged for 40 million jins of grain, how much can a Khitan person get? Almost 300 pounds. It is enough food for their entire country for a year, and they can say goodbye to the hard days of chewing meat every day.
Xiao Rui: Are you sure eating meat every day is a hard life?
Ohamakai: Try eating meat without salt for ten days in a row.
Xiao Rui:......
