Chapter 348: Dare to sell anything

Although he has been in the Central Plains for many years, the tradition of Khitan nobles who like to use fists to decide the ownership of the world and the world has not been discarded. According to Liao history, the Khitans even used this method to decide who to guard the general and commander of the army, and this kind of competition was held in the palace. However, He Lu Saogu came forward to invite a Song man to a horn, which was not the first invitation from the Liao Dynasty. Zhao Xing accepted the invitation to decide the competition, which was the first case between Song and Liao.

He Lu Saogu did this, but in fact he bullied the Song people.

The Song people also liked horns, and the Song history also recorded many scenes of the emperor watching sumo wrestling in the hall. There was also a Cuju competition in the hall. However, the Song people always thought that they were a country of etiquette and believed that disputes should be measured by reason, and that compromise should be reached in a consistent sense and willing manner. Instead of whoever has the right fist, the things will belong to whom!

The tradition of using force to determine the belonging of the truth made the Song people very uncomfortable. After recording the birth of the Liao people's "barbaric truth", the Song envoy, who had previously sent a mission to the Liao Kingdom, had a very unfair behavior from the bottom of his heart, thinking that this was a manifestation of uncivilization.

In the past, most of the Song people on missions were literati, such as Su Che. Therefore, the Liao people wanted to find fault, but they only encountered the contempt of poets. After returning to China, they wrote down their righteous words and received applause from the middle school. People did not think they were weak or lost face, and they believed that the Liao people were ignorant and uncivilized.

This kind of heartfelt contempt of the Song people was faintly introduced to the Liao court. While the Liao people mocked the Song people for being weak and did not dare to take action, they also warned each other not to use this method to the Song people - they were also afraid of being ridiculed by the Song people.

However, the Liao people were not without a sense of pride in their hearts. Coupled with the strength of the Liao country, they proudly believed that the Song people did not dare to compete with them; the Song people just wrote poems and could not fight.

In the next hundred years, during the interactions between Song and Liao, the Liao people had a psychological advantage in force, and the Song people felt that their culture was far better than the Liao Kingdom. Although the two sides did not meet at the corner, neither thought they would lose, but they just disdained.

As the truth of the conflict between Song and Liao dynasty by the river was revealed, He Lu Saogu lost face and could not get it on the battlefield. He wanted to get it from the corner. Thinking of the Song people who dared not respond to the previous examples of the battle field, he spoke out provocation - he met Zhao Xing, a "demon man" who re-introduced the "Tang Hand" from a foreign country and spared no effort to promote it during his tenure.

He Lu Saogu didn't expect things to go so smoothly. Zhao Xing's strong confidence made him a little uncomfortable. He felt that he would be better off going down and set up a little longer, so he stood up panting. Several maids helped him to the door. When he arrived at the door, He Lu Saogu stopped a little and arrogantly pointed the leftovers on the table. He shamelessly ordered: "Those things are very good, and I will send some to my house."

"Pay!" Zhao Xing spit out two words from his teeth without hesitation.

He Lu Saogu glared at him. He had robbed Song State for many years and had never heard of having to pay for the Song people's things. Zhao Xing's refusal made him angry, and he was angry. The consequences... are not serious. Zhao Xing ignored his anger at all and added with a smile: "These things are tributes. It is because of your robbery that the containers containing the tributes are damaged. We cannot demolish those containers...

Look, these things are exactly what you wanted to grab at the beginning, they were evidence. Unfortunately, you and I have been fighting each other for more than ten days, and the soldiers also have to eat and drink, so we took some to satisfy our hunger. After a long time, there were not many tributes left. We cannot easily destroy those undamaged tribute containers. So, it is natural to want to pay! There are not many things and the price is very high, so it is natural!"

Zhao Xing's statement was to tease He Lu's antiques. These things were all private goods brought by Zhao Xing. They were ready to be sold in the capital. But He Lu's swab Gu heard that he had eaten a lot of tribute just now. He felt very proud. He stared at Zhao Xing and asked disapprovingly: "You have to settle the scores even if you have some fruits... Forget it, our family has money - how much does it cost?"

rich?!

When Jiang Zhiqi heard this word, he rolled his eyes.

How many people in the Song Dynasty dare to claim to be rich in front of Zhao Xing? You, He Lu, a grassland horse-herder, dare to say shamelessly that you are "rich" in front of Zhao Xing?

I understand. This Khitan savage has never seen the world and has no idea what a sea of ​​gold and silver is. Thinking back to the time of the Chanyuan Alliance, the entire Liao Kingdom only asked for 100,000 taels of silver and a little silk. This little money is not enough for Su Dongpo to build West Lake in Hangzhou. How ambitious can you, a Liao person?

Well, think about the beginning, the old emperor punished Zhao Xing with a fine of 100 kilograms of copper. Zhao Xing threw a ship of copper ingots over, and the Censor of the Capital was so angry that he was so generous that he was rich. He Lu Saogu was stupid and knew how much the annual tax was in the Guangzhou Maritime Warehouse. He couldn't scare you if he said it! Zhao Xing threw a horse out casually. If the Liao Kingdom emptyed the national treasury, it might not be possible to buy it. Can He Lu Saogu be richer than the entire Liao Kingdom?

"I'll give you a conscience price," Zhao Xing smacked his lips and said regretfully: "Anyway, there are still some leftovers of the tributes, so I'll sell them to you at a cheap price. Package price - a pound of horses! No matter what, the average price is per pound!"

The price made the Liao officials present frown, but He Lu Saogu waved his hand and replied: "Then buy it for two hundred horses... I will send someone to choose."

Zhao Xing stared at it: "I will also send people to pick horses. I only need good horses. Of course, you can't pick any horses like a donkey. So, it's okay to be disappointed."

He Lu Saogu stomped his feet and turned around. Zhao Xing raised his head and laughed, waved to call the officials from the Song State side to leave the peace talks hall.

As soon as he left the gate, several Liao soldiers rushed in at the door. The general fan jumped up with his sword, but the Liao soldiers fell to the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "Sir, please save my Lord Han, he will be unable to support him."

Zhao Xing remained silent, and Shuai Fan asked back: "Why should we save our enemies?"

Jiang Zhiqi coughed lightly: "The saint said: Use virtue to conquer people!"

The personal soldiers kowtowed and said, "Sir, my Lord Han didn't originally plan to have a conflict with you. After the incident, the two Lords Han went to Helu Saugu Manor together, but behind this was a nephew of Helu Saugu. They were angry because they lost more than 700 people and were vowing to stop the Song ship. Lord Han stopped him. The two sides argued, and they injured the two Lords Han with the seized muskets.

Lord He Lu was in great power in Liao Kingdom, so the two Lords Han had to bear the anger and say goodbye, but soon, Lord Han Junyi was seriously injured and died. The army was in full force, and Korean capital asked the Lord to fight with illness..."

Zhao Xing then asked back: "The Khitan stupid He Lu Saogu is very powerful. Lord Han, who was born in a century-old family, dared not blame him if he was injured, so he was about to push the injury on us, right?... Hehe, He Lu Saogu is not easy to mess with. I am just a good temper?"

Zhao Xing's condemnation made the Korean soldiers unable to speak. He kowtowed frequently and looked sad.

The Korean soldiers were kowtowing, but they could not see the exchange of Shuai Fan and Zhao Xing. Shuai Fan handed over a wink, meaning: "No, at least Lord Han is an important minister of the Liao Kingdom. Among the Han people in the South Court, there are many people with high status. If you refuse like this, you will make the Korean army resent together. Why would you think of another excuse?"

Zhao Xing handed over a look and looked contemptuous: "What important ministers are there? Han officials are not as good as Liao people. He Lu Saogu's nephew dared to shoot at him. Afterwards, Han Zirang swallowed his anger. If such a dog is not well-equipped, he will wag his tail at whoever gives him steamed buns. It's best if he dies."

Shuai Fan gave another wink: "After all, he still has tens of thousands of soldiers..."

Zhao Xing turned his eyes over again: "Have you heard that the Liao people have taken time to get his troops? Besides, this guy has troops on hand, which is the reason why we can't save him. Haven't you noticed that this guy is fighting more and more orderly? If he is given a while to learn, he can come up with ways to deal with musketeers. Such a person cannot let him live."

Shuai Fan gave another wink: "No matter what, we did not fight against the Liao Kingdom through His Majesty this time. Although we won, it was just the time when the late emperor passed away and the new emperor ascended the throne. People in the court were busy handing over. Or they did not pursue the reason why we brought our troops into the capital privately, but now it is the best choice to calm things down as soon as possible. Letting Korean capital live is more useful than letting him die."

Zhao Xing sighed: "Korean capital will make life beneficial to me personally, but for the country..."

"In the face of chaos, let the country's affairs be left unchanged, and let us take care of you and me first."

Zhao Xing rolled his eyes and nodded slightly.

This nod was seen by the personal soldiers of Han Zirang. He was overjoyed and quickly got up and walked out. Shuai Fan stopped him and joked: "At the best, everyone in Dasong knows that my Lord Zhao is 'no good at not working'. In the past, my Song Dynasty official asked Lord Zhao to work, but he still asked softly, your Lord Han wants to cure his injuries - a life, you have to pay a little price, right?"

The personal soldier widened his eyes blankly, and Shuai Fan then offered a price: "Get three hundred horses..., and, my master admires your soldiers. I send 300 slaves, 300 people, 300 horses, and save your adult life. Is this a fair price?"

The personal soldier nodded vigorously: "No problem, two adults, these three hundred horses and three hundred people, our family can afford it, so I will send someone over."

Shuai Fan waved his hand: "Why don't you give me a gift? I have to choose it anyway. It starts with you. You are smart and loyal, I like..."

Shuai Fan followed the personal soldiers out of the gate, and Zhao Xing brought his men back to the military camp. As soon as he entered the camp, Jiang Zhiqi interrupted with displeasure: "Mr. Zhao, discuss the affairs of the Liao Dynasty with Nanjing Road in the name of Guangnan East Road. Where should the court be placed?"

Zhao Xing laughed: "What the court needs now is to pry open the heavy curtain of Liao and see what is behind the curtain. And letting Liao sign an equal agreement with us is impossible - they have a century of victory and the pride of a great country. Even if Emperor Daozong comes by himself, he will not bear the infamous reputation and sign a humiliating agreement with us.

In the eyes of the Liao Kingdom, an equal agreement is a humiliating agreement. After the Liao people entered the Central Plains, they valued the traditional Chinese rituals and rituals. The Liao Kingdom has always regarded our Song Dynasty as weak, and signing an equal agreement with the Song Dynasty was a very shameful thing. If the Emperor of Liao did this, he would feel sorry for his ancestors, his ministers, and his tribe... In order to save this face, he was willing to pay any price.

Yes, we had a small victory in this battle, but this battle also wiped out the face of the Liao people. The Liao people are a nation that mobilized quickly across the nation. Once the Liao center gives orders, we will fall into the sea of ​​soldiers and generals. In this way, the war will expand infinitely - I, the Song Dynasty, are we ready to fight a battle that will sway the country? I only saw the court officials want to discuss peace, hum, if Lord Jiang had not crossed the river from Baozhai, maybe I wouldn't know when the court negotiated peace.

Today's battle is a war of fear of fighting both sides of the wolf. I fought with thousands of elite soldiers with the Liao people. Both sides were testing the strength of each other. Now my Song Dynasty has maintained its face and has let the Liao people know that the Song Dynasty has the strength to compete with the Liao Kingdom. Next, we should find an agreement that is beneficial to both sides - let me sign a "local agreement" with Nanjing Road of Liao Kingdom. The Liao people will not lose face, but my Song Dynasty has gained practical benefits. It's worth it.

Lord Jiang, calm down and taste it carefully: Our Song Dynasty used Guangnan all the way to fight against the Liao Dynasty Nanjing Road. The people of Liao knew that they had suffered a great loss. However, the domestic situation in Liao Dynasty was unstable, and the north used troops everywhere, and he did not care about the weak Song Dynasty - as long as he was given a chance to live a mediocre life, he would continue to maintain his hypocritical face and maintain his psychological advantage over the Song Dynasty on a broad scale, but privately admitted that our Song Dynasty already had the strength to fight against him. After getting rid of the strong enemies in the north, he would turn around and deal with the Song Dynasty...

Lord Jiang. War is a comprehensive event. We must consider both financial resources and military personnel and ordnance production. I know that ministers like to restrict the development of the Liao Kingdom by restricting the export of materials, so we are particularly strict in the opening of the vertebrae. But our emperor, Song, has been established for more than a hundred years, and we have reached commercial civilization. Have you ever thought of changing the idea that conforms to commercial civilization to deal with the Liao Kingdom?”

Jiang Zhiqi was startled and asked: "You mean the Liao people will use slowdowns on us, and we need to give them a step."

"Yes. I signed a local agreement with Nanjing Road. This is the most acceptable bottom line for the Liao people. They will make substantial concessions to us in this local agreement in order to get a breather. Next, we will ask the Liao people to give up supporting Xixia. The most difficult condition for the Liao people is to ask us to open the vertebrae field and open the firearms to change the army. Fight against the female direct people in the north, as long as we agree to their conditions. I believe that the Liao people will make unimaginable concessions."

Jiang Zhiqi jumped up. He looked excited, blushed, and stared at Zhao Xing with his lips trembling. He used a lot of effort to stop the urge to verbally: "Zhao Liren, what do you want to do? Such a powerful weapon in the military and nationality are also sold to the Liao people in private. Do you want to acquire enemies?"

Zhao Xing frowned slightly: "We don't sell it, don't Lu Huiqing sell it?"

Zhao Xing's words choked Jiang Zhiqi. He asked in surprise: "Do you have any evidence?"

Zhao Xing did not answer and continued to say according to his own meaning: "Now, the female Nao people in the north have risen. According to the previous practice, the newly rising Hu people are the most brutal, and the Liao people have been domesticated and kept for a long time. They rely on the year of the Song Dynasty to live a life of fat and live a life of simultaneous life. Now the Liao people are the northern barriers of my Song Dynasty. When I was not ready to welcome two evil wolf fields at the same time, it is best to let the two wolves bit each other for a longer time. When they are all covered in bruises and dying, we can deal with the two wolves in one fell swoop. Didn't the ancients say: Bianzhuang pricks the tiger, and the fisherman will benefit.

Lord Jiang, don’t be impatient? In the knowledge you have learned, I think: there are certain amounts of wealth in the world, and there are more people here, and there will be less people there. But open your eyes and look at the Song Dynasty. The wealth of the Song Dynasty has now increased to an unimaginable amount of ancient people. But who has less money? The Hu people who come to do business? The Song people who do maritime business? My Song people? The people of the vassal states?

No, they are all rich! This shows that there is something wrong with past knowledge and needs to be considered again.

At present, our Song Dynasty is conducting a strategy for the South China Sea. After the South China Sea is calmed, huge amounts of money overseas will pour into our Song Dynasty. The famine in our four realms will subside, and the traitors will be eliminated, and they will only become more and more prosperous. However, the national strength of the Liao Kingdom will be consumed to the war with the Jurchens. The Liao Kingdom is declining, and our national strength is rising. Even if we do nothing, time will drag down the two evil wolves..."

Zhao Xing paused and then added: "The Song and Liao dynasties have been blocked for too long, and we have no knowledge of the Liao people at all. The customs of the Liao people are completely different from those of the Song people. The Song people want to come in and spy on information, which is as eye-catching as a camel breaking into a herd of horses. For this reason, we must first pry open a small gap in the Liao Kingdom. With this gap, we can implement various means such as infiltration and spy."

Before Jiang Zhiqi could recall it, Zhao Xing had already stood up and walked out. He explained as he walked: "Mr. Jiang, you report the matter here to the officials as soon as possible, and said that I decided to build a ruin at the mouth of the Yellow River. This Heducao City is managed by me, the Song people, and it is not stationed in the army, but only for trade and commercial purposes between the two sides. I plan to start negotiations with the Liao Kingdom on this condition and ask the officials to send some officials of the department as the city managers or the accountant...

Of course, we need to talk to the Liao people in detail. You also need to talk to the officials: The idea of ​​blockade has aging, the things produced in the Song Dynasty are now oversupply, and prices have fallen. We officials should open up new markets for the people under our rule. We use our cheap and affordable goods to impact the Liao Kingdom, so that the Liao merchants cannot make money, craftsmen cannot find work, and can support their families - let them make trouble with the Liao government... This is the truth!"
Chapter completed!