Song Beiyun

Nasi is here.

It was Nasi who was quite sweaty, and he came with the largest caravan since the two gold wars.

Tens of thousands of sheep and more than 4000 cattle entered Chang'an City like an army.

He came here this time to buy and sell food, daily necessities and ironware. It is impossible to sell him such a large scale in other places, but Chang'an is different. Chang'an has no restrictions, so he came.

Along with him were his teenage son and six-year-old daughter. After Song Beiyun learned the news, he brought people to welcome the guest from afar.

"Master Song, I wish you a happy old age."

"Hahaha, you are quite late this year." Xiao Song also clasped his fists and bowed to him: "It's been a long journey, today I will clean up the dust for that brother, please move to Zuixian Tower."

"That would be a lot of trouble."

"My brother, I'm sorry."

This kind of formal banquet naturally needs to be cleared. There are about 500 people in the prairie caravan this time. Although it is nothing compared to the number of cattle and sheep, there are still a lot of people, and Xiao Song also understands The reason why these descendants of the Ministry of Nas came here.

"Master Song, we are brothers, so I won't waste my words." Na Si stretched out five fingers during the banquet: "I want five things when I come here this time."

Xiao Song picked up the wine glass and took a sip: "Please tell me."

"Seeds, Technology, Misters, Food and Workshops."

Xiao Song took a deep breath, frowned and approached Nasi: "Nasi, ah Nasi, do you know what you are talking about?"

"I know." Nasi nodded firmly and said, "I want the seeds, I want the cold-resistant wheat seeds cultivated by Mr. Song, I want the technology of canning, sir, I want a man who can read and write, and I want the food that can supply seventeen children." Food for the tribe to survive the winter."

"What about the workshop?" Xiao Song narrowed his eyes, with murderous intent in his eyes.

"I want Mr. Song to also set up a workshop there."

In an instant, the solemn atmosphere was lifted like this, and Xiao Song and Na Si let out a sigh of relief at the same time.

"You fucking scared me to death." Xiao Song patted his chest: "Dog thing."

Nasi also laughed: "Does Master Song think that Nasi is stupid? Even if Master Song is willing to give something that is the foundation of the country, Nasi would not dare to take it. If you really want it, Da Khan will be able to ask for it." Nasi's life."

"You are the smartest prairie man I've ever seen." Xiao Song ate his food, "Yes, but you have to explain to me why, I can't be taken advantage of, right?"

"That's natural."

Then it was time for Nasi to explain. In fact, he knew better than anyone else that if he didn't give Song Beiyun a clear explanation, he really wouldn't be able to take a single hair away.

But these things were really urgently needed by the grassland, so in desperation, he had no choice but to tell Song Beiyun the whole story.

The reason for asking for wheat seeds is that the department has just received a group of people who fled from Dashi. Some of them are proficient in planting and can recreate oases in the desert. He said that he has the ability to grow grain on the grassland .

For this one, Xiao Song shook his head and told Nasi that life and death would not work, but he could provide the best forage seeds.

"These pasture seeds were obtained from the Xixia people. They have been selected as national treasures for more than [-] generations, and they are much more reliable than your wheat seeds." Xiao Songyu said earnestly: "If you want to grow real wheat, you may not You know how you died. Listen to my advice, it’s really not suitable for growing wheat there. Unless it’s on the side of the Ergun River, but that’s where the Jin people live, and you don’t have any good producing areas.”

Na Si was stunned. He didn't know that Song Beiyun could understand the grassland so thoroughly. After thinking for a while, he also nodded and said, "Then let's pasture the grass. The grassland has always relied on the sky for food. Compared with Xixia, it is indeed Not as good."

"That's not true, there are a lot of them in the Great Gobi, and people will starve to death if they don't." After Xiao Song finished speaking, he raised his head and asked, "Why do you need canned food?"

"The grassland has been frozen for a long time in recent years. In winter, the most precious thing on the grassland is not beef brisket and mutton, but the crisp and sweet fruits and vegetables. I bought some canned food and found that the taste is good, and it can last for several months. Not rotten. I started to think about it."

"So, you just asked for technology?"

"Yes, if I just import, I won't make any money." Nasi said with a smile, "That Si is a merchant in the grassland."

Xiao Song shook his head and said, "I can't give this to you."

This was beyond Nasi's expectation, but he was not in a hurry, just waiting for Song Beiyun's explanation.

"Canned food technology is originally used for marching and fighting. If it is given to the grassland, then the grassland cavalry will not have to worry about supplies. Who in the world can stop it?"

Nasi wanted to open his mouth to refute, the grassland is still some kind of invincible teacher now, his leg has already been broken by Song Liao's alliance, let alone the long-distance raid, even the battle at the door of the house was rubbed on the ground, how many times What about a can?

But he still didn't speak in the end. After all, Song Beiyun had already spoken to this point, and he had nothing to say.

"But it doesn't mean a complete blockade." Xiao Song propped his face with one hand: "You can exchange canned beef and mutton with air-dried beef and mutton. One catty of beef jerky can be exchanged for three catties of canned food. Let me think about it...Three catties of canned food are probably Six cans."

Nasi thought for a while, then nodded slightly: "Yes."

Xiao Song was ecstatic in his heart, a catty of beef jerky!The beef jerky in the prairie is all genuine beef. What does this mean for the mainland soldiers and civilians who lack protein?

Canned food, to put it bluntly, is the melons, fruits and vegetables that grow in the ground. The big peaches that cost a penny on the street, after cleaning, peeling and pitting, steaming and disinfection, soaking in sugar, and packaging, the cost will never exceed five pennies. A pot of money.This is still the cost of adding utensils and labor.But for beef jerky, three catties of meat per catty...

In other words, they traded three catties of beef for three catties of fruits and vegetables... Isn't this a good deal?

Of course, this has to be looked at from another angle. For the grassland side, these canned food may be more expensive. After all, it has been frozen in heavy snow for nearly half a year, and eating meat every day can make you go crazy. If someone opens a can of sweet fruit canned , The children next door were crying.

After finishing speaking, Nasi recorded it in his small notebook, then raised his head and said, "As for Mr., he is the one who can teach Chinese. Most people on the grasslands can't read or write. I hope Mr. Song can read and write." Give some of the light of culture to the grassland."

"Why do you want to learn Chinese in the grassland?" Xiao Song frowned: "You can't justify it."

Nasi raised his eyes and glanced at Song Beiyun, with indescribable bitterness and helplessness in his eyes, he smiled and said, "Because of Song Liaoqiang, there are only two ways for the grassland to survive. One is to fight, but it can't be beaten. Then only If you can take another path, that is learning.”

Xiao Song clapped his hands and praised: "Nasi, you are really a talent. I will arrange this matter with you, and the grassland will let people come here to study regularly, and this time you brought people?"

"Yes." Nasi nodded and said, "These five hundred boys and girls are selected by me and several other relatively large tribes. They are willing to come to Chang'an to study."

"Yes." Xiao Song nodded and said, "I will settle this matter."

"Thank you, Mr. Song." Nasi stood up and bowed: "As for the grain for the seventeen tribes to survive the winter, the ice disaster was severe last year. If the Golden Horde had not had me, they would definitely have gone to war brazenly, but I will also give you all the food that Mr. Song has given to you before." All the grain sold to me has been exhausted, and if this year is still the same as last year, about seventeen tribes will perish due to starvation."

"Okay, this is fine." Xiao Song nodded: "Then what are your cattle and sheep?"

"Gift."

When Xiao Song heard it, he was taken aback for a moment, then got up and laughed loudly and applauded Nasi, but the applause was not enough, and he gave a thumbs up: "Nasi, ah Nasi, you are really smart! Smart!! !"

There are not many people who can praise Song Beiyun like this, and Nasi is definitely one of them.A gift solved many problems that Song Beiyun could not solve.

Wonderful!What a wonderful man!

"Okay, I, Song Huanghuang, went to the country, so I can't lose my courtesy." Xiao Song patted the table and said, "Just stay here for a few days, and I will send someone to arrange for you to eat, drink and have fun, and you can wait for my good news. "

"I don't know what good news it is."

"Naturally, it's the Song Emperor Jinkou's approval." Xiao Song smiled all over his face: "Shang Kingdom can't accept gifts out of thin air."

The rules of the Song Dynasty are actually very simple. If someone pays tribute, he will send back a gift with an additional [-]% of the weight.

There is a word game here, that is equal weight rather than equivalence.If the other party is sincere, then 110% of the market price will be returned to them.But if the people on the opposite side are all those who want to do nothing, then it's time to wait.Just like when a certain prince of Baiyue visited Zhao Xing last year, he gave him a so-called jade bed, which is simply a marble bed... and according to the Song Dynasty's rules, he gave them back a pair of stone lions.

It is said that at that time the envoys of Baiyue lost their way to and fro, and their whereabouts were unknown...

Nasi did bring good news, and Xiao Song was in a bright mood.

After spending time with Nasi, Song Beiyun finally let go of the big stone in his heart, and Nasi said that he would take his children to visit him at his house later.

Xiao Song knew in his heart that one of this guy wanted his son to recognize him as his godfather, and the other was to make a baby marriage.

It's okay to recognize the godfather, but Xiao Song needs to pass the examination and approval of the baby. The little Song can't marry a Mongolian girl with a big face, at least she wants a cute Mongolian girl like Princess Huazheng.

But, how should I put it... Most of these things belong to political marriages. After all, the division is not high enough to face Zhao Xing.Otherwise, [-]% of him would marry his daughter to His Highness the Crown Prince.

But Xiao Song felt that... as far as Lao Zhao's virtue was concerned, he didn't like the Mongolian daughter-in-law with a big face.

"See you tonight then."

Chapter 606, April 4, Five Years

Xiao Song felt that Na Si must have been cuckolded.

How should I put it, Nasi's appearance... In fact, it is not good-looking, he is a bit stubby, and his face is also a typical prairie man's face, with a big face, yellowish-brown skin, flat chin, prominent cheekbones, and a low bridge of the nose. The lips protrude slightly forward. Although they are all of yellow race, they don't look like Han people at first glance.

But his pair of sons and daughters really surprised Xiao Song. First of all, the kid who recognized him as his godfather. He is slender and strong. It can be seen that it is the result of long-term activities in the sun, and after all, he is a boy, and his slightly dark skin makes him look a bit more heroic.

As far as the face is concerned, this is definitely an indescribable face. Based on Xiao Song's knowledge from the photo book, the child's current face can be called the face of Pei Zi Huai Huang, and the future must be a dragon and phoenix among individuals.

Like Nasi, he can speak fluent Sinicization. In terms of etiquette, he is not as reckless as Xiao Song thought, and he is not as rough and wild as people think in the grassland. Although he is wearing grassland clothes, his core is He is an upright Han Chinese.

There are standing postures, sitting postures, orderly advances and retreats, and moderate speech. It can be said that the parents of a ten-year-old child have put a lot of effort into cultivating this child.

He was very popular, and after recognizing Song Beiyun as his adoptive father, Xiao Song gave him a set of limited edition gold-thread bound Four Books and Five Classics, as well as a pocket knife as a gift.And Jin Ling'er and the others also liked this child very much, and they sent a lot of things back and forth.

The same is true of Nasi's daughter, she seems to be the one who is favored at home, and everyone says that grassland people treat women like cattle and horses, but this little baby is the kind of baby bump in everyone's heart.

She is lively and active, and she is not afraid of strangers. She is bigger than Gang Dan, and she looks as cute as a rag doll. egg, and then dragged him to go out to play, and said bluntly that he was good-looking and I liked it.

Where is the steel egg that is this little girl's opponent? He was dragged along the ground by his hands, and two helpless brake lines were drawn under his feet, which made the adults in front of the hall laugh.

"If Mr. Song doesn't dislike it, it's better to let the little girl in the family make a baby marriage with the son, and we will get married when the son reaches the crown."

Xiao Song turned his head to look at Jin Ling'er, and pointed at her: "She has the final say on family matters."

Na Si got up and cupped his hands towards Jin Ling'er, saying: "I have seen Your Highness the Princess."

"You don't need to be too polite." Jin Ling'er looked at Song Beiyun and then at Nasi: "For the time being, the baby's marriage cannot be decided arbitrarily. It's better to let them choose for themselves in the future. After all, twisted melons are not sweet."

Nasi knew in his heart that it was His Royal Highness who rejected the baby's intention to kiss, but Nasi did understand that the child was Song Beiyun's son after all, and also the golden branch and jade leaf of the Song Dynasty. Why does the patriarch of the tribe climb such a high branch?

Unless I can become a profuse sweat on the grassland, I really have to rely on the children to make eye contact in the future.

But at this time, the steel egg outside cried out, Xiao Song just glanced at it, but it was Nasi who rushed out anxiously.

Before reaching the door, I heard my daughter shouting there: "You put away this spike necklace for me, and I will come to you when I grow up!"

Hearing this, Song Beiyun laughed out loud, raised his hand and said to Nasi: "Brother, why are you so excited, children's beatings are really normal, my family doesn't want to be as delicate as a Xing man, but a man should be as heroic as your son. You come."

"Yes." Nasi's son got up immediately: "Father."

"You don't have a Chinese name yet, do you?" Xiao Song stood up and walked to the stage, beckoning to him: "Yanmo, I'll give you a Chinese name."

Naming is actually a major event in a boy's life. In the world, only the king, relatives and teachers of heaven and earth can name a boy. Song Beiyun gave this name, which means that he has actually recognized him as a foster son.

"Yes, foster father."

Helping Song Beiyun sharpen the ink, he unfolded the rice paper and began to draw on it. After a while, a horse appeared on it, and then wrote a message in Turkic language, and wrote in Chinese characters Sitting on the grassland, with a heart in mind. The eight characters of the sea.

Seeing this, Nasi's face turned pale with fright...

"Master Song, this... this..."

"Haha..." Xiao Song waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay, this will be used when he becomes a profuse sweat."

"Don't dare...don't dare to..."

Nasi quickly shook his head. The Turkic text on this painting means traveling all directions, adding wings to a tiger. Adding the eight characters in Chinese, it is simply telling everyone that their tribe has ambitions, and wearing small shoes at that time will be nothing. Small things may even be exterminated.

"That's right." Xiao Song sighed: "The future generations may not allow another Genghis Khan."

As he spoke, he tore up the painting and replaced it with a girl holding a lamb, and the girl looked like the little princess of the prairie who was chasing the steel egg at the door to kiss.

"Turn your heart as you like, and the world will be at peace." After Xiao Song finished writing, he looked at his adopted son: "The Chinese name is Song Ping, is it okay?"

"my pleasure."

Song Ping... Nasi heaved a sigh of relief, thankful that Mr. Song didn't play any tricks.

That's good...it's good, the words are kind, and it won't be targeted by people, that's good.

Moreover, Song Beiyun's Song was officially handpicked by the government to have the same surname as the country. In theory, he could not give someone's surname casually, but this is the adopted son, which has a different meaning.

After thanking Song Beiyun, Nasi asked Song Ping to go outside to take care of his younger siblings, and Jin Ling'er also consciously said goodbye and left. There were only two men left in front of the hall.

"Did you guys make things difficult for you?"

Before Nasi opened his mouth, Song Beiyun took the lead to ask questions, and Nasi sighed helplessly: "He may want to cut off the right to trade between my department and Song Dynasty, and replace it with his trusted tribe."

"Thinking too much." Xiao Song raised his legs: "You go and ask, the whole Song Liao, I, Song Beiyun, said that I can't do business with anyone, who dares to sell a catty of iron and a catty of grain. You are really a grassland replacement. Don't you need to say hello to me? You are worrying too much. "

Nasi smiled wryly: "Sir Song, it would be great if it was so simple. He is not a fool, so he knows this truth. He means to let all the people in my department be naturalized in other departments."

"Huh?" Xiao Song frowned: "This is obviously to mess with you, are you showing off?"

"I don't know..."

"But it's true, there is no impenetrable wall in the world." Xiao Song shook his feet: "Then you are in danger, naturalize a little bit here, and a bit naturalized there, your tribe will end up growing grass at home for them to suck blood The waste department."

"Who says it's not." The director sighed, "What can Mr. Song do?"

"Guo Song promised not to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries." Xiao Song turned sideways and supported his chin with one hand on the armrest of the chair: "This matter is not easy to handle."

"what?"

"But it's not easy to do, but it's not impossible." Song Beiyun raised his eyelids: "How many tribes have a bad relationship with you guys?"

"About [-]%, but since the big man lost the two gold wars, it may be more than [-]% now."

"Um……"