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The Wind Rises in Chang'an Chapter 197 Accidentally hit the passenger car

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    The heavy snow in winter hinders people's normal travel. Chang'an residents go out early every morning to participate in snow clearing activities. There are snowmen built by children on the roadside and street corners. There are always children having snowball fights in places where the snow accumulates.  When the sun comes out, the heavy snow also stops. Although the warm sunshine is not enough to melt the snow, it can warm people's hearts.  Every pedestrian¡¯s face is filled with a smile, that is a happy smile.  "It snowed a bit this year, but the weather is good. It's much better than the droughts and earthquakes in previous years." The farmer asked Dou Ying to put down the curtain and said with emotion.  His eldest son Dou Kuang said: "The grain output in Guanzhong has generally increased by 10%. It will be very busy after the new year." Dou Ying disagreed: "There is nothing to be afraid of if you are busy. As long as it is good for the Han family, being busy is worse than being idle. "It's all right." "But your health is not good" "How can a man act timidly and hold back? It's better to resign and live in seclusion to be a free and easy man. If you don't care about your health, everyone thinks so. What should I do with the Han family? What should I do with the tens of millions of Han people? " "What my father taught me is that I have made a mistake." Dou Ying advised him sincerely: "I know what you are thinking. All those distinguished princes should go. If you work hard as a soldier, the prodigal in Chang'an City will be your world, but have you forgotten the lessons learned by Longlu Marquis Chen Xi? Now that the Empress Dowager is moving to Linguang Palace, Mrs. Dou (Liu Prostitute) is lingering on the sickbed, we The Dou family needs to put away their minions and be a good person. You'd better stay out of that circle to avoid being deeply involved and harming yourself." Dou Kuang looked ashamed and quickly changed the topic: "The news I just heard about the Cavalry General. The experiment of dog sledding failed, and more than a dozen kinds of dogs were tested, but the results were not very good. The cavalry general said that our Han dogs are short-haired dogs and are not cold-resistant, so we have to go to the north of the Xiongnu to find long-haired dogs. It is said that we can only use a horse-drawn sleigh first, which is faster than a horse-drawn carriage. " "Yes, it is said that it is indeed faster than a four-wheeled carriage on the snow. Our Han horses cannot do it, so we must use it. "Hongnu horses and Qinghai Cong are not easy to get, and the Xiongnu people in the north are not willing to let go." "So I had to go to the Xiongnu border. The Black Cavalry is a horse-stealing team organized by some nobles." Dou Ying frowned: "Where did you hear these words? Forget it, no matter where you heard it, you are not allowed to mess around from today on. "It's a taboo thing, you know?" "But there are people in our Dou family in Bian County" "Don't you dare say it anymore." ." Dou Kuang said in fear.  He has been afraid of his father's anger since he was a child.  Especially when I keep a straight face, I no longer have the freedom to be afraid.  "I saw that my eldest son, who was in his twenties, was so helpless, ambitious and far-reaching.  He has a good eye but a low hand, and has made almost all the mistakes that a mediocre son of a prince can make, but he also likes gossip and hearsay. As a father, he has to worry about his troubled son all day long, which is really worrying.  "You must remember to be careful. The situation of our Dou family is not as good as it used to be. We must be more careful not to cause trouble. Study more Confucian classics with Mr. Dong, cultivate your character and stop thinking wildly. What is yours will always be yours. If  If you continue to mess around, you can survive for a few more years as long as the Empress Dowager is still alive. Once the Empress Dowager dies, your good days will come to an end.¡±  Generals were once generally regarded as the starting point for the decline of honor and favor by the outside world. The prominent status of the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers spread far and wide throughout the world. It was widely spread from the Xiongnu and Wei clan in the north to Korea and the Yue in the south.  In comparison, the nominal cavalry general is incomparable.  But the civil and military officials of the court did not think so. The generals with real power in the past sixty years since the rise of the Han Dynasty were only a few founding generals. When Jianghou Zhou Bo destroyed Zhu Lu'an, his position was Taiwei, and Tiaohou Zhou Yafu led the army to annihilate the country.  During the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion between Wu and Chu, his position was also Taiwei. From the death of Taizu Gao Emperor Liu Bang, there were only a few generals with real power in the Jianyuan period.  There are even fewer chariot generals with real power, and Tiaohou Zhou Yafu is the only one. Before the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms between Wu and Chu, the official worshiped the chariot generals to command the army of Xiliu Camp. His position was high and powerful, and everyone in the government and the public respected him, and his status was still in the north.  Above the Lieutenant of the Army and the Confederate Guardsman.  Cao Shi is the second one.  The 13,000 soldiers cannot be compared with Zhou Yafu, not to mention the 8,000 new soldiers, which greatly diluted the proportion of the 5,000 elite Yulin Cavalry. However, the provisions and treatment of these 13,000 people were extraordinary. In the past thousands of years, everyone had never been seen wearing heavy weights.  For Jia's soldiers, the Shaofu purchased thousands of sets of armor from Pingyang Houfu. This is definitely the only one.   The emperor's desire to train elites could not be hidden from the officials in the court. Although he never explicitly stated that he wanted to fight the Huns, the changes in the war preparations in the court clearly pointed out that he was going to attack the Huns. Following the ruling style of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, he only did things and said nothing.  Without saying a word, he set up several horse farms to raise military horses. The smart people knew that the emperor wanted to fight the Huns, but the unsmart people still didn't know how serious it was.  Dou Ying also raised dozens of horses at home. He had two Qinghai Cong, a male and a female, bought at a high price, and more than a dozen fine horses obtained from the Huns. Even the worst Han horses in the house  A good horse is worth 500,000 yuan, and a good Xiongnu horse is sold for more than 1 million yuan on the market. Good stallions and mares are expensive, and some horse dealers pay 2 million yuan to buy them.  The price of Qinghai Cong is much more expensive than the Xiongnu horses. The two Qinghai Cong in Dou Ying¡¯s family are worth tens of millions of dollars. No matter how rich you are, you cannot buy such horses. Taipu Temple has issued a document to the east and west markets. As long as they are  No matter how many Qinghai Cong are available on the market, they will be purchased at the market price. There is no limit to how many horses there are.  "It's like the imperial court endorsed it. The value of Qinghai Cong increased dozens of times overnight. It can almost be described as worth thousands of gold. Luoyang paper is probably no more expensive than that.  The price of a farm horse is 5,000 to 1,000 five baht coins. The price of a pack horse is basically the same. As long as there is an ordinary horse that can be ridden, it will cost more than 10,000 coins, and a better one can be bought for 30,000 coins.  A better price is about 50,000 yuan, and a good horse produced in Han is only between 100,000 and 200,000 yuan. Now it has doubled or tripled in the blink of an eye.  This is not only a doubling of the price of high-end horses, but also an increase of more than 30% in the prices of ordinary farm horses and draft horses. One of the important reasons is that the abundance of currency is far beyond imagination, and a large number of five-baht coins are pouring into the market.  The inflation rate has increased by one level. The price of grain just after the autumn harvest has exceeded 100 yuan for the first time. Currently, the price of grain is stable at around 150 yuan, which means that the inflation is more than 50%.  Inflation is coming, but people are not impoverished.  This is the first major price increase after a long period of lack of money.  Prices have basically remained unchanged for 60 years since the beginning of the Han Dynasty. This big price increase is just to pay off debts for prices that did not rise in the past.  Abundant currency flows into thousands of households through money and grain transactions and handicraft trade, and everyone becomes richer.  The Dou family is also one of the beneficiaries.  The dozens of good horses in Dou Ying's hands were gifts from fellow clansmen Dou Pengzu and Dou Wan.  They have made a lot of profits from running the horse market business and have basically withdrawn from the original loan sharking circle.  Because the money exchange shop under the Shaofu was transformed into the lending business, the imperial court was unable to suppress usurious loans with repeated orders.  Simply let the Shaofu intervene in the loan sharking and use ultra-low interest rates to suppress the loan sharking.  The interest rate for money exchange loans is very low. The interest rate for 3 to 6 months is 5 cents, which is 5% interest. The interest rate for 1 to 3 years is 10%, which is 10% interest. The requirements are  It must be a collateral of considerable value, or there must be annual income as a guarantee. Once the loan is repaid, the farmland or house will be taken over, and the yeoman who borrowed the loan will automatically become a tenant of the royal estate. People who have no money will still not lend money, because lending money  If the cost of the loan cannot be recovered, it is impossible for the young government to arrest them and make them slaves, which will lead to bad debts.  Dou Ying was very pleased that the Dou family finally got the idea and started a horse business. If the family's tens of billions of dollars are managed properly, they can live on for dozens of lives without having to worry about it. He especially warned the Dou family's children that they must put away their tails and be honest, especially if they don't  Go and challenge the cavalry general.  The weather has been sunny and sunny for the next few days, and the temperature has risen. If it weren't for the snow on the ground that has not yet melted, I would really have thought that it was spring.  The four crown princes living in Daxingling Inn got up early.  A few days ago, we agreed to go to the famous alchemist who lives in seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain today in the snow. It is said that there is a strange man Li Shaojun living on the mountain. He went to Penglai Kingdom this year and practiced immortality under An Qisheng's disciples, in order to achieve immortality.  Real person.  The four of us together wanted to have a look.  So he got up early, took advantage of the fact that the entourage of each vassal country had been drinking last night, and was sleeping soundly without getting up, and secretly took a carriage out of the city.  According to the usual practice, the Daxingling Posthouse does not care about the behavior of the distinguished guests. They can wander around Chang'an City as long as they return to the Posthouse before the curfew every night.  Zhongnan Mountain is located among the peaks of Nanshan Mountain. It was planned to take several hours to travel by car, but they miscalculated the impact of the snow cover, and they only walked dozens of miles from dawn to noon.  The four people had no choice but to find a village to provide a meal. In Guanzhong, as long as you can afford it, the village will also provide some meals to hungry passers-by. They all know this rule after traveling from their respective vassal states.  It happened that there was a quiet village not far ahead. The four of them were overjoyed and went straight to the village. Wei Youqu jumped off the carriage and shouted to the old man outside the village: "This old man is very polite. The four of us are the princes of the vassal.  I heard that the Han family had a vast land and beautiful mountains and rivers. I wanted to go to the mountains to find a Taoist master, but I had no choice but to prepare to forget it in a hurry.?Dry food, I want to ask for a meal in your village, and buy some daily necessities and dry food by the way. Don't worry, we will pay according to the price.  "The old farmer looked up at them and then lowered his head to continue sweeping the snow. "Is this man a deaf mute?  " Wei Youqu patiently said it over and over, but found that there was still no response. Now the four of them were anxious. They ate some food in a hurry and ran out. At this time, their stomachs were already thundering. Eat here.  They had to turn around and go back to the city before dinner, so all their hard work and planning over the past few days would be in vain. Wei Youqu shouted: "Old man!  Look at the identities of the four of us. This person is the Crown Prince of Dongou, Zouwang, the Crown Prince of Minyue. I am Wei Youqu, the Crown Prince of North Korea, and I am Zhao Yingqi, the Crown Prince of Nanyue. We are all  The distinguished guests invited by the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, have you seen our money bags?  This bag is worth 100 coppers and a half taels. As long as you keep us well fed and prepare daily necessities such as dry food and bedding, this bag of money will belong to you.  "The old farmer was stunned. He stared at them for a long time, nodded, and walked towards the village without saying a word. After a long time, he came out again and made a false invitation to them to "come in." "It seems that it's okay.  He is really mute. It is not easy for an old man at such an old age. I will give him an extra bag of copper coins later.  "The other three people believed it and said that the old farmer should take more care of him. The carriage entered the village. What was surprising was that there were no pedestrians in the village. In broad daylight, not even a single person was seen. "Hey, how strange!  Why is there no one?  "    "have no idea.  It seems that they have all gone out.  "Quack Bang!" The four people turned around in shock. They found that the inner door behind them was slowly closing, and the four of them shivered involuntarily. Wei Youqu took a deep breath and shouted: "Old man, why did you close the door?"  What do you mean?  We don¡¯t want to stay overnight, but we have to go on our way after eating in a while.  "The old farmer lowered his head as if he hadn't heard. Xu pointed with his hand in the direction of the big house in the center of the village. That was the meeting place for every village in the village. The four people yelled several times to no avail. It was better to continue with the carriage.  Walking into the village, I finally saw a few living people outside the big house. It was a beautiful woman with a peach-like face walking slowly. She was wearing beautiful clothes that were popular in the capital. She was very beautiful and young.  She was still in her youth at the age of fifteen or sixteen. The only drawback was that her expression was unhappy, her brows were furrowed and she seemed to be thinking about a problem. Wei Youqu looked at the beauty and swallowed hard. The other three people seemed to be in a different situation from him.  Her eyes were bright and she looked like she was inspired by gods and souls. It¡¯s not like they had never seen beauties before. There were also beautiful women in their respective countries. When they arrived in Chang¡¯an City, they had seen the beautiful women in Goulan Village. However, these women could not be considered human beings. They were the only ones.  A woman who can be called stunningly beautiful is either a noble lady in the palace or the wife of a noble family. She is so noble that the crown prince of their small country can only think about it in his head: "What a beautiful woman.  Meeting such a beautiful woman, this trip to Zhongnan Mountain is well worth it!  " "No loss, no loss.  "The young and energetic princes suddenly felt that love came so quickly, and the anger and dissatisfaction accumulated in the past had long been thrown away. They devoted themselves wholeheartedly to getting acquainted with beautiful women, and maybe they could successfully win them. "Ah!  Beautiful girl, I come from the far north. Wei Meng, the king of Wei family in Korea, is my father. My name is Wei Youqu. What is the girl's name?  " "I am Zou Chou, the crown prince of Minyue. I am about the same age as you. We must be able to talk. What is your name?  " "You look so beautiful today!  Let me introduce you to each other. My name is Zou Wang, the crown prince of Dongou. This year" "I am Zhao Yingqi, the crown prince of Nanyue. I am eighteen years old and not yet married. May I ask what your surname is? Which minister is your father in the court?  Or the big shot in the capital?  "The woman raised her head in astonishment, glanced at the four young faces and smiled. The smile was like a smile of ice and snow blowing in the spring breeze, and she thought of thousands of pear trees blooming, which made the four emotionally blank rookies crazy. "Beautiful things always come.  The woman's eyes changed from shock to scrutiny, then to ridicule: "Four fools, you are really looking for death by barging in by yourselves. You don't want to take the easy way, and you only follow the evil path. Don't you know that you can see ghosts in the middle of the night?"  ".    "ah?  Are you a ghost?  "Wei Youqu was startled. The woman covered her mouth and giggled: "I am the female ghost who takes human lives!  Are you afraid?  ". "What are you afraid of?  I¡¯m not afraid of it in broad daylight!  ???It must be a lie to us.  " "Eveneven if you are a ghost, we are not afraid, we are very brave!  "The four men were so frightened by a weak woman that their limbs were so weak, but they kept a strong attitude on their lips without fear, making the woman giggle. Suddenly, a voice came into their ears. "There are no ghosts here, we are all.  Big living people.  " The sudden sound from behind frightened the four young people and almost fell over. They turned around in horror and found a tall and kind old man with white hair and white hair, wearing a white robe looking at them. Wei Youqu wiped off his sweat: "Old man  Why is there no sound when walking?  It almost scared us to death.  "The old man in white didn't pay attention, and turned to the woman and said: "Master Ling, you have stayed a little too long, please go this way.  Liu Ling snorted and walked in. The other four people showed no reaction and remained motionless in their original postures. Wei Youqu stared at Liu Ling walking into the big house in a daze, and the other three stared at the old man in white in a daze.  "Since several distinguished guests are here, why not come in and sit down too? I will entertain you warmly and make sure that the princes and princes will never leave.  " "Okay, okay!  We'll go in now.  " As soon as Wei Youqu took a step forward, he was suddenly pulled. He turned his head and saw the expressions of the other three people suddenly changed. He asked in confusion: "What's wrong with you?  " Zhao Yingqi, Zou Wang and Zou Chou looked at each other in confusion, turned around and boarded the carriage without saying a word. "What are you doing?  " Zhao Yingqi sat at the front of the car and held up his hands to the old man in white: "I just offended you, sir. We apologize to you and will pay you a visit another day. Please don't worry, we will never say anything when we leave now.  Half a word.  " Wei Youqu was anxious: "Brother, what do you mean?  Why are you leaving now?  "Brother Wei, if you want to still treat us as friends, get in the car quickly and don't say anything."  " Wei Youqu shouted loudly: "Don't do this, tell me clearly what's going on before you leave!  Don't you like that woman named Ling Wengzhu?  ". Zhao Yingqi said with a sullen face and an ugly smile: "I don't like it.  " "You fart!  Just now you said you like it, what do you mean by your duplicity?  " The Zu family brothers covered their heads in despair. This idiot is so focused on looking at women that he is hopeless. " Zhao Yingqi sighed and cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry, brother, if you don't leave, we have to leave too. We always meet in the mountains and rivers. We  See you soon!  " "Who told you to leave?  "(To be continued) Chapter 197 Accidentally hit the passenger car:
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