Na Luo Yan and the guys finished moving the boxes on the boats. The guys were already so tired that they sat on the ground for a long time and refused to get up. Na Luo Yan didn't look particularly tired yet. The shopkeeper walked over to him with satisfaction. He said in front of him: "I didn't expect that you are not old, but you have some strength. There are still goods to be unloaded tomorrow night. How about coming here to help?"
Na Luo Yan agreed and said: "Okay, okay." It didn't matter if he put in some effort. The important thing was that he didn't rely on others for food. The shopkeeper gave him more than a hundred coins and called the waiter back.
Luo Yan didn't count whether the money was enough, so he casually wrapped it in a piece of waste paper and put it around his waist, and slept randomly in a corner of the alley behind the street.
Early the next morning, when it was still dark, he woke up early. The weather was a bit cold and he couldn't sleep well at all. The morning market in Kaifeng City had already begun. Na Luo stretched out his waist and walked to the main street. When I saw a vendor selling cooking cakes on the street, I took out four copper coins and bought four cooking cakes.
He took a bite of the hot pancake and had just walked a few steps when the hawker caught up to him and said, "Sir, please go slowly. There's something wrong with the money you gave me."
Luo Yan turned around and said, "What's wrong? Is it missing?"
The hawker smiled and said: "It's not that much. The guest officer gave me Liao money. Can I exchange it for Song Dynasty Tong Baocheng?"
Naluo Yan looked at the vendor's open hand. Sure enough, it was made of four Tianqing Yuanbao coins. This coin was made by Yelu Yanxi, the current emperor of the Liao Kingdom, during the Tianqing period. Especially the word "Qing" on the front is very bright. It was big and very eye-catching. Na Luo Yan hurriedly touched the coins at his waist and came out. Sure enough, all the coins given by the shopkeeper last night were Tianqing Yuanbao and Liao Kingdom coins.
Last night I collected the money in the dark without checking it, so Luo Yan had to say: "I only have Liao money on me, can't I use it?"
The hawker said: "It's true that the envoy is here, but the Liao currency is overpriced, and the guest officer has to make up two more coins."
Na Luo Yan had no choice but to give the hawker two more Wen Tianqing Yuanbao. The more than one hundred Wen he had earned so hard turned out to be Liao money. Naluo Yan went to the street to eat during the day, and he was just like that hawker. Although Liao money could be used in some places, it was all at a big discount.
The economy of the Song Dynasty was developed, and Song money was a hard currency. It had strong purchasing power in the surrounding Liao, Xixia, Dali, Tufan and even the distant Black Khanate. Song money was very popular among the people of these dynasties. The Liao truce has been a truce for many years, and the two countries have had frequent economic and trade exchanges, and coins have also been circulated with merchants. However, the consistency of Liao coins cannot be exchanged for the consistency of Song coins. There are still hundreds of coins to make up, not to mention that Song coins already have no more than 1,000 coins. , only a mere 700 to 800 pieces.
Although Naluoyan earned money from Liao Dynasty and actually lost a lot, the more than 100 yuan was enough for him to have a good meal for a whole day. In the evening, he went to the river to wait again. It was dark. At that time, several small boats brought more than twenty boxes. Soon, the shopkeeper from last night came with his assistant to carry them. Na Luo Yan came forward. The shopkeeper looked at him and said: "I thought last night You are so tired that you dare not come today."
Na Luo Yan said: "How is that possible? Shopkeeper, I want to make more money. Can I move here alone?"
The shopkeeper chuckled and said, "One person? If you can move it alone, I will pay you five cents more per box." Luo Yan smiled and said, "I'll give it a try."
When the waiters heard him say that he was moving a box by himself, some smiled and shook their heads, while others pretended to be enthusiastic about cleaning the place for him and wanted to see him make a fool of himself. Na Luo Yan rolled up his sleeves, jumped to the bow of the boat, bent down and hugged a man with all his strength. The box, slowly straightened up, and the box lifted off the ground.
He stepped onto the shore, and the guys around him were all surprised. Everyone knew the weight of these big boxes. Four people could barely lift them, but this young man who looked dark and thin could lift them alone. It was an incredible thing, and everyone couldn't help but cheer.
Na Luo Yan's footsteps were not messy at all, and he stepped forward steadily. The box seemed not too full, and the things inside shook and made a "rustling" sound. Na Luo Yan hugged the box and gently walked to the warehouse. Putting it down, the shopkeeper looked at him again and said: "I never thought you had such magical power, can you still move it?
Naluo Yan said: "It's possible to move, but I can't ruin everyone's way of eating by myself."
Seeing that he was so down-to-earth and strong, all the clerks were willing to accept him. They stepped forward to speak for Naluoyan and asked the shopkeeper to keep Naluoyan. The shopkeeper was also willing to keep him, so he was incorporated into the unloading team. Among the workers, there were only a few dozen wooden boxes in a few small boats, and today they moved much faster than last night. When the labor was divided, the shopkeeper specially gave Narayan thirty more coins.
Luo Yan saw that what he got was still Liao Qian Tianqing Yuanbao, so he went to the shopkeeper and said: "Shopkeeper, can you give it to Song Dynasty money, even if it is discounted at a lower price?"
The shopkeeper asked: "What's wrong with this Liao money? It's not that it can't be used." He patted a wooden box behind him and said, "It's all Liao money. I don't have Song money now."
Naluo Yan looked at the twenty or so large wooden boxes. No wonder the boxes were so heavy. They were all filled with copper coins. He could already guess from the sound of the coins when he was carrying them. Where did these Liao copper coins come from? Although Luo Yan was a little curious about where it was going to be transported, he didn't want to worry too much. As long as the shopkeeper gave him wages and the wages could buy food to fill his stomach, he would be satisfied.
Na Luo Yan stopped talking, silently put away the Liao money, and was about to leave with the other guys. The shopkeeper stopped him and said, "Hey, what's your name?"
Narayana replied: "Narayana."
The shopkeeper nodded in agreement, walked to Luo Yan and said, "Do you still want to make some money? I think you are quite strong, and I have a job for you to do."
Na Luo Yan wanted to make money most, so he naturally agreed. The shopkeeper said: "These boxes will be transported to another place at dawn. Some strong people are required to load and unload there. If it is good, you can have a lot of money in a day. Let me help you ask."
Na Luo Yan heard that he had a lot of money. Although it was Liao money, it was still a lot. He was busy thanking the shopkeeper. He had been waiting in this warehouse for a long time. Because he was preparing to make a big effort, he bought something more. have eaten.
At five o'clock, dozens of carriages came outside the warehouse, and the escorts of these carriages turned out to be government troops. The shopkeeper opened the door, and some strong men got off the carriages to carry these large boxes filled with Liao money.
The shopkeeper told the leader of the army, and Naluo Yan joined the strong men in carrying the boxes. He quickly loaded the boxes onto the carriage. Naluo Yan listened to the shopkeeper, got on the carriage, and transported the boxes. The carriage that received Liao Qian left the warehouse and headed towards the west of the city.
When the sky was twilight, the carriage stopped in front of a large house. The foyer of this house was tall and majestic, with green tiles and red walls. It looked very grand.
However, the place where the carriage stopped was not the front entrance of the mansion, but the back door, so the door plaque only had the words "Cai Mansion" written on it. The carriages stopped for a while, and the people inside came out to hand over the situation. Then Luo Yan followed these carriages. Entered Cai Mansion together.
The Cai Mansion is not a small place, but there are many officers, soldiers and servants. The strong men loading the goods did not dare to move around. The carriage finally stopped next to the second row of warehouses by the west garden. These warehouses were built opposite each other, and the left side was in accordance with " The ones on the right are arranged according to the "A, B, B, D," celestial stems and earthly branches. Each warehouse is a very large house.
The steward of the mansion said hello, and Luo Yan and the other loading and unloading guys started to lift the boxes from the carriage and move them into the warehouse.
Naluo Yan went to the warehouse and took a look. It was almost full of boxes. There was almost no place to move. He and these strong men finally moved some boxes and put them in. The steward said: "Hongzihao is also full." , and put the latter ones into the Huangzi room."
Na Luo Yan looked at the warehouses filled with boxes. Every box in the warehouse was filled with Liao coins. The total number of Liao coins in Cai's house could no longer be simply described as "more", but more. Shocking and terrifying, Luo Yan had never seen so much money before, and even his imagination could not imagine what it would be like to have so many copper coins gathered in one place.
He didn't dare to take a closer look, because the stewards and servants of the Cai Mansion had already urged the moving guys to pack their things and leave the house. Na Luoyan returned to the previous warehouse, and the shopkeeper there gave him a lot of money, and he was busy working He didn't sleep a wink all night. This amount of money was indeed a lot, but Luo Yan was not happy at all. For some reason, he himself couldn't tell.
After Na Luo Yan had breakfast, he went to the main entrance of the Cai Mansion to have a look. It turned out that the Cai Mansion was actually the Prince Consort's Mansion. The consort who lived in the mansion was named Cai Jing. He was Cai Jing, the current Grand Master of the State of Lu. His fifth son, he married Zhao Fujin, the fourth daughter of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, and was named Maode Diji.
As for where the prince-in-law obtained such a huge amount of Liao coins and what he was going to do with it, Luo Yan had no control over it. He only knew that when another night came, Narayan ran to the small pier to see, but there were no boats moored there.
Na Luoyan went to the small warehouse on the shore. Seeing him arrive, the shopkeeper said embarrassedly: "I forgot to tell you yesterday. All the goods have been transported. There is no work for you to do for the time being."
Na Luo Yan was slightly disappointed and said goodbye to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper said: "Don't leave in a hurry. I know a few stewards at Cai Mansion. Seeing that you are diligent, they also need some manpower to organize the goods. I don't know if you want to go." .”
Na Luo Yan naturally agreed wholeheartedly. The shopkeeper was a good person and even asked a waiter to take Na Luo Yan there. Na Luo Yan went into the Prince Consort's Mansion to sort out the mountains of Liao coins.
There are thirty or forty people here, and the guards in the mansion are extremely strict. Everyone who works is accompanied by an officer. The boxes are locked with iron locks and will not be opened for anyone to look at. The vestibule was absolutely inaccessible, and someone would yell at her if she asked any more, so Luo Yan had no way of knowing what the princess consort looked like or what the situation was like in the mansion.
He has always been low-key and not very gregarious. He does whatever others ask him to do and never complains. He is given some Liao money at sunset every day, so he has settled down in the Prince Consort's Mansion. ;
