Although Sun Fu is a fool and Guo Jing is a great master, don’t forget that he is a staunch fighter!

This guy's attitude towards Jin people is definitely very tough.

He said in a strong tone: "With the tens of thousands of people in the heaven and the strength of the whole country, if I die, there will be successors. A defeat in one day will be better than a hundred years of work!"

What this means is that there were tens of millions of people in the Song Dynasty who exhausted all the strength of the country to fight against the Jin. Even if I die, there will be successors. The failure is temporary. Even if it takes a hundred years, the Jin people will be defeated.

The momentum shown by Sun Fu made Brother Richard look at him with admiration.

Brother Richard said calmly: "What good does the alliance with the Song Dynasty do to us? At least now the Jin envoy has promised that as long as Shaanxi is captured, all the land in Shaanxi will be ours."

Damn it!

Sun Fu couldn't help but be surprised that the Jin envoy's promise to Xixia was exactly the same as what the emperor had told him.

Your Majesty knows things like a god!

In fact, according to orthodox history, in March of the second year of Jingkang, Wanyan Loushi defeated Fan Zhixu's army of King Qin of Shaanxi and ceded thousands of miles of northern Shaanxi to Xixia.

This is real.

The purpose of this was to win over Xixia and prevent the Song-Xia alliance.

However, Zhao Ning crossed over to defend Tokyo and hindered the overall situation, causing Wanyan Lou's army in Tongguan to appear and be forced to retreat.

Shaanxi was still there, so Zhang Jun was sent there in advance to reorganize the defense, and money was poured there as hard as possible.

The situation has changed.

At this time, the Jin envoy came to Xixia and said that the Jin army was going to send troops here. Don't get me wrong, they were here to attack Shaanxi of the Song Dynasty.

Why attack Shaanxi?

We attacked Shaanxi to give it to you, Xixia.

That's right, we in the Kingdom of Jin are so selfless.

If you were Li Qianshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, would you believe it?

Not only do you not believe it, you may also curse in your heart, "I have no enmity with you, why do you think I am a fool?"

Sun Fu said: "Do you believe what the golden thief said?"

Brother Richard laughed and said, "Your Excellency has not yet answered my question, what are the benefits of an alliance with the Song Kingdom?"

"We can promise that your green and white salt can enter our court and be bought and sold freely, and our court will protect your people, the king."

As soon as Brother Richard heard this condition, he was a little excited that could not be concealed.

Green and white salt is a specialty of Xixia. After Li Yuanhao defeated the Song army, he went even further and asked the Song Dynasty to import 100,000 husks of green and white salt from Xixia every year.

If so, it is the same as being an enemy.

During the Song Dynasty, there were endless debates about the issue of green and white salt. Some people in the court said that trading points should be opened at designated points to prevent smuggling.

There are also people who say that they are determined to ban green and white salt. For example, the famous Prime Minister Han Qi and Bao Zheng are both hard-line prohibitionists.

How did Qingbaiyan threaten the Song Dynasty?

The main salt producing area in the Song Dynasty was in Jie (hai) Prefecture, Hedong (Shanxi Province), and the price was about 44 Wen per pound.

And how much does the most delicious green salt among green and white salts cost?

4 cents!

That’s the price butcher!

It can be said that the main reason why the Song and Xia countries fought for nearly a hundred years was for salt.

So, the war between countries is not about promoting national prestige as passionate young people say, but about the economy.

Making money and eating are the underlying logic of human society.

War is also a business. The imperial court spends so much money to support the army and fight wars. If the war results cannot recoup the cost, let alone the warring faction that will step down, I am afraid that the domestic economy will also be greatly affected.

After all, the officials will find ways to make up for the shortfall.

Where to get it back from?

Of course it's to rip off the people.

Europeans started their voyages for the same reason as spices.

Therefore, human history is a history of dry food.

Having said that, Brother Richard was very excited in his heart, but he still had some worries.

After all, in the past, there was a brief mutual trade of green salt between Song and Xia, but later the Song Dynasty closed the mutual trade.

Brother Richard said: "Mutual trading is naturally good, but if you go back on your word and close the mutual trading, there is nothing we can do."

Sun Fu then said: "Your Majesty, our court is willing to sell silk to you personally at a low price."

Brother Richard immediately came to his senses: "Is this true?"

"Absolutely true!"

When silk from the Song Dynasty was sold to Xixia, the price immediately increased tenfold.

And it’s not just about making money, it’s also about political influence.

There are also factions in the Xixia Imperial Court, and people like Wei Ming Anhui are Richard's political rivals.

"Envoy Song, that's it for today. It's getting late. Please come back."

Sun Fu asked: "How is it, Your Majesty?"

Zhang Chunming on the side said: "Master Sun, please come back."

Sun Fu stood up and left with the people.

At this time, Li Qianshun, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, was hosting a banquet for Gao Qingyi, the envoy of the Jin Kingdom.

Gao Qingyi raised his wine glass and said: "Your Majesty, the Marshal will attack the Song Dynasty in November this year. By then, the Xia and Jin alliance will be established, and the Song Dynasty will be destroyed!"

Li Qianshun said: "To be honest with you, I just received the news not long ago that the Song army reorganized 500,000 troops in Shaanxi, and its momentum is stronger than before. If your country wants to destroy the Song Dynasty, it may not be that easy."

"Five million?"

"That's right, half a million!" Li Qianshun said seriously, "I sent spies over to inquire. The Song Dynasty sent a general commander named Zhang Jun to Shaanxi to rectify military affairs and raise half a million troops. In Shaanxi

Propaganda that we should march eastward to regain Taiyuan and attack the Kingdom of Jin."

Gao Qingyi burst out laughing: "The Song army is no better than a dead tree, so how dare you say such arrogant words? As soon as our Dajin Heavenly Army arrives, those rats will definitely jump up and down and flee."

Although he said this, he still had an inkling in his heart.

Shaanxi was the military center of the Song Dynasty, and all the elite troops were in Shaanxi.

Moreover, the Shaanxi people are martial and war-loving and should never underestimate the enemy.

This matter must be reported to the Marshal immediately.

Sun Fu did not see Li Qianshun in the end, but before leaving, he met Zhang Chunming.

Zhang Chunming said: "The King of Jin has promised to fight for you in the court, and your Majesty will definitely be very interested in the conditions proposed by your country."

Sun Fu said: "Thank you very much."

After saying that, he left, and Zhang Chunming's voice came from behind: "If you want the Song-Xia alliance, the Song Dynasty must prove that it can defend the next Jin army's attack."

Zhang Chunming is right, there are only interests between countries.

Xixia and the Song Dynasty had a feud. Xixia naturally understood the truth of the cold and the cold, and would not rashly believe in the promise of the Jin Kingdom.

But they would not easily agree to an alliance with the Song Dynasty. After all, the current situation is that the Jin Kingdom is in an absolute state of crushing the Song Dynasty.

If there was a rash alliance and the Song Dynasty was destroyed, wouldn't the so-called green and white salt trade initiative be in the hands of the Jin Kingdom?

In this way, if you offend the Kingdom of Jin, how can you get any good fruits?

This is the game between countries.

The Song Dynasty must be able to defend the next Jin army's attack and allow Xixia to see that the Song Dynasty will not be destroyed immediately, so they will agree to cooperate.

It can also be seen from this point that in the disputes between countries, only by continuous self-improvement can we have confidence at the negotiation table.
Chapter completed!