Chapter 203 The Function of Rainbow Silk
The Khitan's Zhongjing Dading Prefecture was also a prosperous place.
The permanent population is around 300,000, and there are a large number of caravans from Western Xia, Song Dynasty and northern barbarians gathering here, so it seems quite lively.
The Song people had a particularly large number of caravans.
After all, as long as the tea, porcelain and silk from the Song Dynasty could be transported here, they would bring in huge profits.
Transporting the horsehide, wool, sheepskin, mutton jerky and other things here back to the Song Dynasty is also a big business.
Merchants rarely have a problem with money. Moreover, in their view, the Khitan and the Song Dynasty at that time were brothers.
Look at the Song Dynasty clothing all over the streets. The plaques are almost all in Chinese characters, and even the language spoken is more often Song Dynasty dialect than Khitan dialect.
In this environment, saying that the Khitans were barbarians... doesn't seem quite right.
Moreover, the treatment of the Song people in Khitan was actually not bad, as long as they did not meet Khitan nobles who particularly hated the Song people.
Besides, based on the feelings of so many businessmen themselves, the chance of being harassed by officials in Song Dynasty seems to be greater than the chance of being harassed by officials in Khitan.
This is a bit of magical realism.
Pinghaiju is a grocery store owned by people from the Song Dynasty. It is quite large and sells many things.
Not to mention the three major items of the Song Dynasty, it also sold paper, pens, ink, salt, rouge, and even weapons and iron ingots.
The forging technology of the Song people was much higher than that of the Khitan, so weapons were also high-profit products for the Song people.
Of course... they don't sell armor.
The boss of Sihaiju was checking the accounts behind the counter, while three Song Dynasty employees were cleaning.
Sihaiju doesn’t usually have many customers, but when there is business, it’s big business!
It’s a typical case of not opening for a year but making enough money for five years after reopening!
While busy, one of the clerks saw a figure coming in from outside. He raised his head and bowed as usual, saying with a smile: "A distinguished guest is here. May I ask what you plan to buy?"
Then he looked up and was stunned.
Because the two women and one man in front of him were all graceful and elegant, and did not look like mortals.
While he was stunned, the three men walked past him and came to the counter.
The boss saw the figure wandering in front of him, put down the account book in his hand, looked up and was about to speak, but was stunned for a while, then forced himself to be calm and said: "The three nobles have come, and our shop is honored. Please take a seat... What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and serve the good tea."
"No need." Zhao Bilian took out a token and said, "We are here to check the accounts."
"So you are the nobleman of the master's family." The head of the family bowed and said, "Then please follow me to the backyard. The account books are all in the backyard."
The three followed the boss to the backyard and sat down.
The head of the family stood aside, and when the waiter brought the tea, the head of the family looked around to see if there was anyone around, so he bowed and said excitedly, "I am Zhou Yuming, and I am honored to meet Master Lu and his two wives!"
The three of them were stunned. Lu Sen and Lu Xianxian were both speechless, while Zhao Bilian laughed out loud.
Lu Xianxian sighed and said, "I am not Master Lu's wife."
Zhou Yuming knew that he was being too clever, and his face suddenly became angry.
There's no way. It's easy to be misunderstood because Lu Xianxian is really beautiful. And according to rumors, Master Lu's third concubine, Pang Meir, the granddaughter of Master Pang, is extremely beautiful, almost a fairy.
Lu Xianxian is a real fairy, so it is normal for outsiders to mistake her for Pang Meir.
This Sihaiju is also one of the properties of the Prince of Runan. Zhou Yuming was originally a retainer of the Prince of Runan's mansion. Later he was sent to Khitan to be in charge of the business here and secretly collect some intelligence.
People who come from a family of generals usually have no problem with loyalty.
"I'll stop being polite." Lu Sen handed a piece of paper with small words written on it to the other party: "In the future, help me spread the information on this paper, and don't expose yourself."
Zhou Yuming took the paper, opened it, and took a deep breath: "Sir, how much of the content here is true and how much is false?"
“Half truth, half lie.”
"This is something that can cost lives. If things go wrong, the Khitan Kingdom might be in turmoil."
Lu Sen smiled and said, "This is exactly the effect we want."
"I know about this, and I will definitely do it. Even if I die, I will..."
Zhou Yuming became excited and his cheeks turned red. He seemed to see the Khitan Kingdom falling apart.
"Don't be so exaggerated." Lu Sen interrupted the other party's pride: "It's not good to go too far. You don't have to go into battle yourself, just let the Khitans know these words occasionally."
"Why, in this way, the effect is not very bad?" Zhou Yuming was a little puzzled!
Lu Sen smiled and said, "Every piece of information on this is life-threatening. If all of it is released at once, there will be too much information. Under normal circumstances, the Khitan dignitaries will not believe it. There are few stupid people in this world. But occasionally, a piece of information like this is leaked, and out of curiosity, they just check it out... and find that it is true. What do you think will happen?"
"They will firmly believe that this is true." Zhou Yuming suddenly realized: "Information obtained from others is not as reliable as information obtained through self-investigation."
"That's it."
Lu Sen stood up and took out a piece of rainbow silk from the system backpack: "This can be used to make clothes, and it can also increase your life span by ten years. Master Zhou should have heard of it."
"Of course, of course." Zhou Yuming looked at the rainbow silk with shining eyes and sighed, "It is just as the rumors say, just like fairy satin."
"Spreading information is dangerous after all." Lu Sen said seriously, "This is a small gift from me, please accept it."
Zhou Yuming wanted to refuse, but he suddenly thought of something, so he accepted it and said solemnly: "I will not let Master Lu down."
Then Lu Sen chatted with him for a few more minutes and left.
After sending Lu Sen out of the store, Zhou Yuming asked someone to close the shop. He first read the contents on the white paper more than ten times, then closed his eyes and silently recited and compared it several times. After confirming that he had not remembered a single word wrong, he put it on the oil lamp and lit it.
Then he took out a pair of scissors and a ruler, stared at the rainbow silk for a long time, and then reluctantly cut the ten-foot rainbow silk into three pieces.
“What a pity.”
He touched the three pieces of rainbow silk, then put away two of them, put one of them in a lacquer box, and went out with his assistant.
The prefect of Dading Prefecture was called Yelu Shanchuan, a member of the Yelu family's side branch, eighteen generations away.
But even so, he could still become a prefect.
After all, a boss doesn't need to have any special abilities, he just needs to be able to enable his subordinates to display their talents.
In Dading Prefecture, more than half of the officials were from the Song Dynasty...so the functions of Dading Prefecture were quite good.
Yelu Shanchuan usually had nothing to do, so he collected rare treasures.
Zhou Yimin arrived outside the government office of Dading Prefecture and said to the guard that he had some rare treasures to present to the prefect, and then he got the opportunity to be summoned.
In the main hall, Yelu Shanchuan, with dark brown eyes, was chewing a bear paw. When he saw Zhou Yimin come in, he smiled and said, "Mr. Zhou from Sihaiju, long time no see. What rare treasures have you found this time?"
In order to do business in Dading Prefecture, and to do it on a large scale, Zhou Yuming must have made arrangements with everyone. He presented treasures to Yelu Shanchuan twice. Although they were not considered rare treasures, they made the other party happy for a moment, and he was able to gain a foothold in Dading Prefecture.
"Yelü Fuyin tore Hei Xiazi alive again?" Zhou Yuming bowed and smiled, "This bear paw smells delicious."
"Do you like to eat it too? I still have one untouched, you can pack one and take it with you when you leave."
"Thank you for your care." Zhou Yuming had a grateful expression. "I am usually taken care of by the prefect. I feel very humbled. Today I specially send you a real treasure to repay your kindness."
"A real treasure? A gem, or a rare object?"
"Neither. I can guarantee that the Great Khitan Kingdom does not have this rare treasure yet!"
Yelu Hongji, who was not very interested at first, now became curious: "So amazing?"
"Have you ever heard of Master Lu, the Half-Immortal of our Song Dynasty?"
"I've heard some rumors."
"Yelü Fu Yin should also know that my Sihaiju has some relationship with the Prince of Runan, and Master Lu is the son-in-law of the Prince of Runan. Therefore, Master Lu will give a portion of any good things to his father-in-law."
Yelu Shanchuan nodded: "I have heard of this before. Then, what is in the box in your hand..."
"Master Lu has a rare item in his hand, called Rainbow Silk." Zhou Yuming held the box up with both hands. "If you use it to make clothes, it will be immortal clothes, invulnerable to water and fire. If you eat it, it will increase your life span. It is a very rare treasure in the world. This is a reward given to me by the King of Runan County for my hard work."
"Is that the rainbow silk in your hand?" Yelu Shanchuan didn't want to eat the bear's paw anymore. He stood up and walked over quickly to take the box from Zhou Yuming's hand: "Let me have a look."
The box was immediately opened. Yelu Shanchuan looked at the folded cloth in the box with amazement in his eyes. He sighed deeply, "Is this a piece of cloth that is hard to weave in the world?"
“Master Lu is half immortal and half human!”
Yelu Shanchuan closed the box and sat back on the chair he had just sat on. "Master Zhou, I like what you brought me. Tell me, what do you want?"
"The prefect usually takes good care of me..."
"Nonsense!" Yelu Shanchuan snorted. "I usually collect a lot of taxes from you Sihaiju. I know whether it's good for you or not. But I really like this thing. Tell me, what do you want? Don't talk nonsense about repaying a favor. You sent such a good thing to me, so I think you must have something in mind."
Zhou Yuming hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "I heard that General Xiao has been staying in Zhongding Mansion these past two days. Can the prefect introduce him to me?"
Yelu Shanchuan narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a smile: "This is easy to handle. Tomorrow at noon, you come to my door and wait. I will take you to see General Xiao."
"Thank you, Governor. Thank you, Governor."
Zhou Yuming thanked him profusely and left.
After Zhou Yuming left, Yelu Shanchuan hooked his hand, and a strong man next to him came over and clasped his fists to listen to his orders.
"Go check who has come to Sihaiju in the past two days, and also check where Zhou Yuming has been recently."
The sturdy man nodded, turned around and left without saying anything.
Lu Sen didn't know that the rainbow silk he gave away was taken by Zhou Yuming for public use .
He was hovering high in the sky at this time, while Lu Xianxian was looking at the city below through the glass.
"I can feel it's nearby, but I'm not sure whether it's in the city or in the suburbs."
Zhao Bilian said at the side: "Then why don't we just go down and get closer?"
"The range is too large, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is exhausted, which cuts off our perception. It's very difficult to deal with!" Lu Xianxian sighed helplessly.
"Then let's go down and take a look." Lu Sen flew the aircraft into the forest, then walked out with the two women.
But when the three of them approached the city and looked at the city name above, Lu Sen was stunned.
Linhuang Prefecture!
Going to Beijing?
The capital of Khitan.
Lu Xianxian didn't know this era very well. Seeing that Lu Sen and Zhao Bilian both had strange expressions, she couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
"It's a bit difficult. This is the capital of the Khitan Kingdom. The defense should be very tight. I guess we can only find a way to get in at night."
"It's not difficult." Lu Xianxian shook her fingers: "I'll cast an invisibility spell for both of you, and then use the fairy clothes to lead you in."
"Won't it consume your spiritual energy?"
"It doesn't consume much. After we enter the city, can you build a small cave to give me some rest?"
"Then let's do it."
At that moment, the two of them were taken into the city by Lu Xianxian. It must be said that the feeling of being invisible was quite interesting. They couldn't see their own hands and feet, but they could still sense their existence.
It’s a pity that Lu Xianxian’s invisibility spell is a demon spell, not a human spell... they can’t learn it.
Just like the Snow Girl's ice-based skills, they couldn't learn it.
After entering the city, the three men found a round forest belonging to a wealthy family and hid there. Then they used a pickaxe and a hoe to dig a hole in the ground, crawled into it, and then sealed the entrance so that no one could find it.
"Ah, it feels good."
Lu Xianxian, who had transformed into a fox, lay in the temporary system home, humming softly.
This sound makes one's heart beat faster.
Lu Sen was looking through some recipe sheets. After a moment, he made a beard for himself and stuck it on his upper lip.
Disguise Beard: Can change other people's perception and make them pay less attention to you.
There are quite a few such gadgets in Lu Sen’s system formula.
Zhao Bilian was shocked when she saw Lu Sen putting this thing on him. She ran over, looking a little worried and not daring to recognize him: "Is it you, sir?"
I always feel like the person in front of me is my husband, but it seems like he is not.
Even the perception of your own woman can be blurred?
Very good indeed.
Lu Sen tore off his beard and said with a smile: "I'm going out to collect some information, you wait here for me."
Seeing her husband 'come back', Zhao Bilian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Just when Lu Sen climbed out of the cave and sealed it, a distinguished guest arrived at the home of a wealthy family in his garden.
The master and a large number of servants were waiting outside the door to welcome them.
The elderly male host looked at the woman coming down from the sedan chair and said with a smile, "Welcome, Queen."
The beautiful young woman in gorgeous clothes also laughed: "Father, why should you be so polite? No matter who I am, no matter how high or low, I am still your daughter."
