Yelu Zongzhen was also very happy when he heard Yelu Zhirang's words, because he also hoped that Yelu Zhirang could help him share some affairs, and escorting the mission is indeed not a difficult task. He just needs to send a noble child to come forward. Yelu Zhirang is very suitable, so he nodded immediately and said, "Okay, since Zhirang you want to go, then you will escort the mission of Song State to leave this time!"

"Thank you Your Highness!" Seeing Yelu Zongzhen agreeing, Yelu Zhirang immediately saluted excitedly, and quietly looked at Li Zhang next to him.

It doesn't matter to Li Zhang. It's the same for anyone to send him. Of course, Yelu Zhi asked him to escort it, so there is no need to worry about meeting someone like Yelu Zuoya before, but before leaving, he has to see someone else.

Now that Li Zhang said goodbye and left, he returned to the mission's headquarters, he immediately notified the news of his return, which made most of the mission very happy. After all, no one wants to stay away from his hometown these days, especially since they have been out for so long, many people have already started to miss home.

However, before leaving, Li Zhang had to meet Zhao Anren, which was what he promised to the other party before, because Zhao Anren had something to bring to his family, but Li Zhang and his friends had limited scope of activities and could not enter the palace at all, so Li Zhang could only wait for Zhao Anren to get the news and then find him.

Sure enough, the next morning, Zhao Anren hurried over and immediately asked when he saw Li Zhang, "Envoy Li Zhong, are you going back? When will you set off?"

"Yes, the time has not been decided yet, and I need to wait for the notice from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but I guess it will only be in the past two or three days." Li Zhang nodded immediately and said. Zhao Anren is a good friend, and what's even more rare is that he is interested in the Song Dynasty, which makes Li Zhang have a good impression of him, so those who can help will definitely help him.

"That's great. This time I'll ask Li Zhong to help me find my family. If I can find them, please give them this thing!" Zhao Anren said as he took out a small box from his wide sleeves, then gently put it in front of Li Zhang, and then opened the box, but when Li Zhang saw the things inside, he also looked surprised.

"Cash?" Li Zhang almost rubbed his eyes when he saw the thick stack of money in the box because he doubted whether he had read it wrong. The box was the money issued by his family's money dealer, and the amount was still very large.

"Hehe, Li Zhongzun is a Song Dynasty native, and must know Qianchao. I have many brothers in my family, but my family is quite poor. I hope these money can improve their lives." Zhao Anren also smiled embarrassedly at this time. He actually wanted to bring more things to the family, but considering that his interactions with Li Zhang could not let too many people know, and too many things could easily reveal their strength, he prepared these money. After all, nothing is as affordable as money.

"How come you have so much money in your hands? I remember that Qianxing seems to be only available in the territory of the Song Dynasty, right?" Li Zhang looked at Zhao Anren with a confused look at him and said, "He is naturally the best at his family's Qianxing. However, even though he was detained for a year before, Qianxing only expanded in the territory of the Song Dynasty, and could only be opened in some larger prefectures, and many far-reaching prefectures do not have them at all, let alone the Liao Kingdom.

"Haha, Li Zhong makes you wonder. Although this money can only be exchanged for copper coins from the Song Dynasty, our Liao Kingdom often does business with merchants from the Song Dynasty. They used to trade copper coins from the Song Dynasty, so our Liao Kingdom also allowed the copper coins from the Song Dynasty to be used in the territory. Now these merchants like to use money coins, so our Liao Kingdom naturally has a lot of money in circulation. After all, money coins are not only exquisitely made, but also easy to use, and also guaranteed credit. Many nobles have a lot of money in their hands." Zhao Anren laughed and explained to Li Zhang.

Li Zhang immediately understood that this was the benefit of the strong soft power of the Song Dynasty. Although it could not defeat the Liao Kingdom in military terms, the Song Dynasty was in a strong position in terms of economy, culture, etc. Even the new poetry circulating in Tokyo may spread in Zhongjing, Liao Kingdom in a few days. For example, the later Su Shi and his son, their articles and poems were also very popular in the Liao Kingdom.

Now the money-selling money is also a kind of soft power in the Song Dynasty. Just like the US dollar in later generations, the economy of the Song Dynasty was too strong, and money-selling money was recognized by the merchants of the Song Dynasty. With these merchants endorsed by the nobles of the Liao Kingdom, they were naturally willing to use it. Even if they could not exchange it, they could also be treated as currency and traded by others.

"So that's it. I didn't expect that the Liao people were willing to use money. This was a surprising discovery!" Li Zhang said with a smile. This discovery gave him some other ideas. Maybe he could talk to Huozi and the others in the future when he returned to the Song Dynasty.

"In fact, it's not just our Liao Kingdom. I heard that even some overseas merchants have started to use money. After all, they all have to trade with merchants from Song Kingdom. Merchants from Song Kingdom are used to using money, and they are gradually affected. Even the Jurchens in the north paid tribute some time ago, and some of the tributes were actually money. I can't even understand where they got them." Zhao Anren smiled again at this time.

When Li Zhang heard Zhao Anren mention the Jurchens, he immediately felt shocked. Although the Jurchens are still very weak now, they destroyed the Liao Kingdom in the future and even destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty, causing the northerners to cross the south. Finally, they finally established a small court in the Southern Song Dynasty.

"Zhao Oaban, I heard that the Jurchens were brave and good at fighting, and they were rebellious and difficult to discipline. Have they ever had trouble in the rule of the Liao Kingdom?" Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Zhang also asked Zhao Anren that the Jurchens were too far from the Song Dynasty, so he usually could not get any news related to the Jurchens.

"The Jurchens are just a bunch of barbarians. I heard that many people eat raw meat and drink blood. Both men and women are very ugly and have very barbaric temperaments. However, it is very simple to rule them in the Liao Dynasty. It is nothing more than to use the Jurchens to govern the Jurchens..."

When Zhao Anren mentioned the Jurchens, he also showed a look of disdain on his face. However, he saw that Li Zhang seemed to be very interested in the Jurchens, so he told him what he knew. The reason why the Khitans could rule such a large territory was that there were Han people, Jurchens, Bohai and other ethnic groups living in the territory. The rule method was similar to the later generations of "governing the barbarians with barbarians", such as using Han people to govern Han people, Jurchens with Jurchens, etc.
Chapter completed!