It is rare to see Yun Zheng look so solemn and serious. Not to mention Xiao Zhiqiong has never seen him before, even Beishan Wuxue has only seen him twice recently during Yun Zheng's military training, and he can't help but be a little stunned.
To be honest, both Xiao Zhiqiong and Beishan Wuxue treat the Yun family and the Wei court separately in their hearts. Everyone knows that the Yun family has a high degree of autonomy, and they almost only use the name Wei.
In fact, they are completely typical of a vassal town, and they are extremely powerful. The emperor or the central court can't do anything to them. They can only follow the rules. Unexpectedly, Yun Zheng's words are sonorous and powerful.
There was no room for change at all, and the two girls finally realized that although the Qingqing Yun family was independent, their loyalty to the Wei Dynasty would not change for two hundred years!
Xiao Zhiqiong smiled slightly and said: "Okay, okay, I know that you, Prince Yun, are loyal. Really, it is so easy to have such an opportunity to paint a boat on the upper reaches of the lake. Why do you always talk about such things that ruin the scenery? Look, the owner of this boat wants to
How thoughtful you are, you have all the instruments, chess, calligraphy and painting, pen, ink, paper and inkstone, why don’t we talk about something happy?”
Beishan Wuxue turned her eyes, glanced at Xiao Zhiqiong, and thought to herself: Princess Qionghua seemed to have deliberately changed the subject for me, but what did she mean?
Yun Zheng took a look at the surrounding furnishings. Sure enough, he had all the instruments, chess, calligraphy, calligraphy, pens, ink, paper and inkstones. However, he had no intention of doing anything fancy at the moment. He had to finalize the cooperation with the Liao Kingdom first, and then said: "The moon hasn't come out yet.
Well, it’s still early to play the piano and recite poetry, why don’t we settle the business first?”
Xiao Zhiqiong raised her eyebrows slightly, with an indescribable meaning in her eyes. She looked a little inexplicably charming: "Is it about borrowing money?" She turned her eyes: "Fifty thousand taels is not a small amount, Yun
Aren’t you afraid that I won’t acknowledge the money I took?”
Beishan Wuxue frowned slightly. She didn't know that Yun Zheng had talked about the loan with Xiao Zhiqiong alone before. Naturally, she didn't know Yun Zheng's intention of lending money to Liao State. She just heard that Yun Zheng wanted to lend money to Xiao Zhiqiong, and subconsciously
I would think about other aspects, so I was a little unhappy and thought in my heart: Yunzheng, this guy, wouldn't be so fascinated by her that he would send his family wealth to the Liao Kingdom?
Yun Zheng seemed not to notice anything unusual, and smiled slightly: "Why is Daliao's face worth more than a mere five hundred thousand taels of silver?"
Xiao Zhiqiong glanced at Beishan Wuxue inadvertently, but saw that she still looked like she had nothing to do with her. Her expression had not changed at all, and she couldn't help but admire her. This woman's indifferent nature was really rare in the world.
Well, if others heard that the eldest son of the Yun family was discussing a loan with a princess of the Liao Kingdom, they would probably explode and even curse Yun Zheng as a national thief, but she remained unmoved and then smiled and said: "
Is Marshal Yun lending such a huge sum of money at once just to starve some people to death for me, Master Daliao, as I just said? Haha, it’s not that I can’t trust the Marshal, it’s just... to be honest, Daliao is hungry.
It seems that the more people die, the better it will be for your country? As a young commander in Northern Xinjiang, Marshal Yun is responsible for the important task of border defense, but instead he thinks about Daliao like this, which is a bit disappointing..." Before he finished speaking,
After saying that, the meaning was already clear. She no longer called Yunzheng "Selling the Dance", but called him Young Marshal. This shows that she really intended to discuss business matters.
Yun Zheng nodded and said without hesitation: "According to the usual saying, the worse the situation of the Liao Kingdom is, the better it will be for me, the Wei Dynasty. However, this situation requires a prerequisite, that is, the Liao Kingdom regards me as the Wei Dynasty.
Enemy countries, from time to time, send troops to plunder or send troops to march south, just like the current situation between your country and our country."
Xiao Zhiqiong said calmly: "In that case, why does Marshal Yun still do this?"
Yunzheng sighed softly: "Your Highness, I wonder if Daliao has ever calculated how many people will be killed or injured in each southern expedition?"
Xiao Zhiqiong frowned slightly: "Of course people in Liao Kingdom are going to die, but you won't be much better?"
"It is precisely because of this that Yun Zheng did what he did today." Yun Zheng nodded and said solemnly: "I don't know if Your Highness the Princess has ever calculated how many people are needed for each southern expedition. How much more money does it cost for these people to make such a big move?
Food and salary, how much ordnance will be lost in the war, how much pension will be needed after being killed or injured in the battle, and after our Yun family's army counterattacks, how many people in the southern Liao Kingdom will have their homes destroyed? How about the Liao Kingdom, Yun Zheng does not dare to guess, but
Under the rule of my Yun family, every time the Liao army went south, even if they were victorious in the end, the price paid was a lot. If the Liao army entered the pass for a period of time, the people in the north would suffer more.
The losses are even greater..." Yunzheng sighed lightly: "But these situations can be avoided in the first place."
"Avoid?" Xiao Zhiqiong smiled slightly bitterly: "The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were originally promised to be ceded to Daliao by the Northern Han Dynasty. However, after Wei Taizu destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty, he took them into his hands before Daliao could take them over.
, In this way, our southern expedition to the Liao Dynasty is just an act to regain the territory, but it is actually a righteous army with a good reputation. If the Wei Dynasty gives up the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, we, the Liao Dynasty, will naturally live in harmony with the Great Wei Dynasty and will always be a brotherly state.
, this is the right thing to do”
Yunzheng shook his head and said with a smile: "Your Highness, who is more Han or less Khitan in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun? Does everyone in the world know? Even if we don't talk about it now, it was at the beginning of the founding of the Wei Dynasty.
Among the ten people in the six states, there is not even a Khitan, let alone the current sixteen states of Yanyun. Except for a few Khitans doing business, there are almost no Khitans living here. In this case, what is the point of talking about this now?
What's the use? Things like this are simply issues left over from history. We can put them aside for now and talk about how we can get along with each other now so that both parties can benefit, right?"
Xiao Zhiqiong was silent for a while, then smiled faintly: "Young Commander Yun, you might as well tell me directly, what do you think should be done?"
"Refreshing!" Yun Zheng clapped his hands and said: "The current situation is that the two sides will fight each other from time to time. Not only will they die every year, but many young and middle-aged laborers will be injured and disabled, and the cost will be very high, which is not light for both you and us.
Burden: Then why not do this: the two sides ceased war, and the border was based on the current military demarcation line. The Wei Dynasty - or my Yun family - gave Liao an interest-free loan of 500,000 taels to 1 million taels every year.
It will be used in Daliao to improve farmers' farm tools and seeds in the South Campus and the livestock in the North Campus. This money can be used as collateral for the mineral veins and mines in the Liao Kingdom. If it can be implemented, the specific matters can be
Let’s talk slowly. In addition, in order to promote business exchanges between the two sides, I suggest that the two sides open border trading places or even cities with each other after the armistice. Merchants from both sides can conduct transactions at the special trading points established. We promise that all trade, except ordnance, will be free of charge.
It can be traded freely, and its goods include tea, cloth, medicinal materials, silk and linen fabrics, lacquerware, porcelain, copper coins, spices, printed books, etc. Similarly, the Liao Kingdom should also open up the trade of sheep, horses, pearls, iron and other items, and earnestly implement
In order to be fair, just and mutually beneficial, as for the proportion of taxes levied by your country and our country, I think they should be coordinated and consistent. The specific amount can be discussed again, but it must be determined. Excessive tax rates cannot be imposed on border trade. At most, no
Should exceed one-tenth of the transaction value of the item”
When it comes to economics, Xiao Zhiqiong is naturally inferior to Yun Zheng, a person who grew up in the commercial society of later generations, but she still found a problem and frowned: "The things you trade, tea, cloth, medicinal materials, silk and linen fabrics, lacquerware, porcelain,...
Copper coins, spices and printed books are just ordinary daily necessities, but Daliao has to provide horses and iron. Isn't this unfair?"
This is true. Horses are the foundation of the Khitan's rejuvenation and the foundation for establishing a strong cavalry. Therefore, the Liao Dynasty attached great importance to horse breeding. The government set up animal husbandry, stable and other officials to manage it. The road was called "a certain road group of herding envoys".
Where horses are located, there is a "Horse Group Division", etc. Each official is responsible for the herding of horses, and rewards are given to herding officers who have achieved good results in horse herding, which shows that they attach great importance to horses.
Yun Zheng laughed and said: "Horses can be divided into good and bad. Our merchants bought horses from the Liao Kingdom just because there were too few horses in the Wei Dynasty and it was inconvenient to ride on them. So we bought some for daily walking or pulling carts, not to buy large horses."
Liao war horses, so your country can supervise the horse trading to ensure that the horses sold are just ordinary horses and not horses that can be used as war horses. That's it."
Then he paused slightly and then said: "As for the iron and iron, Daliao sells iron and iron. We can also sell the advanced agricultural tools, seeds, etc. from the Wei Dynasty, and send special personnel to teach the farmers in Daliao. How about that?"
Xiao Zhiqiong thought about it and felt that this matter was still a good deal. However, although she fell in love with Yunzheng, she had to think carefully when it involved the safety of the Liao Dynasty, so she said: "It sounds like I have occupied the Liao Dynasty."
It seems like a huge bargain, Young Marshal Yun, are you sure you can get Master Shan to agree?"
Yun Zheng smiled: "Since I dare to say it, I am sure to convince my father. Your Highness the Princess can rest assured of this."
Xiao Zhiqiong always felt that there was something wrong with taking advantage of this, but no matter how much she thought about it, she couldn't figure out how Yun Zheng could harm the affairs of the Liao Kingdom by doing this. Even the horse trading was made so clear. The Liao Kingdom could send people to inspect it and only sell ordinary and inferior horses.
, This really makes people speechless. You must know that horses are different from other things. A bad horse is a bad horse. This is a matter of blood. It is impossible for a bad horse to be a bad horse in the Liao Kingdom. After going to the Wei Dynasty, it can be raised into a steed. Just like this.
, What benefits does the Yun family have? If there are no benefits, why would the Yun family come here? Finally, I couldn't help but ask: "In this case, I don't know what benefits the Yun family has? How can it be considered mutually beneficial to go public?"
Yun Zheng smiled. He knew that if he didn't explain it clearly, Xiao Zhiqiong, King Xiao and Queen Mother Xiao behind her would definitely not believe his sincerity, so he said: "The Yun family has many benefits, but Your Highness the Princess did not see it.
Just arrived”
Xiao Zhiqiong asked: "Oh? I want to ask for advice?"
Yun Zheng smiled and said: "First, with the peaceful coexistence of both sides, the production of our Northern Territory of the Wei Dynasty will not be destroyed every once in a while. In this way, the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and the tax revenue received by the imperial court and my governor's office will naturally be stable.
Secondly, if there is no war, no soldiers will die in battle. In this way, we will not only save medicine expenses and pensions, but also save a lot of young and middle-aged labor to participate in the work, and the harvest will naturally be more; thirdly,
After the two sides opened trade points, trade exchanges increased. Although the taxes were not high, the advantage was the large volume, the total amount was certainly large, and the income would increase; fourth..." He paused, thought for a moment, and continued.
: "After you and I coexist peacefully, if the domestic situation between the two countries becomes turbulent, we can deploy more forces to suppress it, so as not to cause greater trouble."
Xiao Zhiqiong really didn't expect that Yun Zheng could casually mention four advantages, but the last point made her mutter in her heart. Why did Yun Zheng always hint that she should be careful about the domestic situation? Did he really think that giving birth to a girl was really bad?
How big a commotion can Yan's rebellion cause? How is this possible? As for saying that he is still secretly preparing to deal with certain forces within the Wei Dynasty, this is understandable. After the promulgation of Qiu Linjiang's new law, the famous family
The relationship between the poor family suddenly dropped to the freezing point. It's not impossible for trouble to happen anytime, and the Qinglong Sect - oh, this doesn't seem to be any of the Yun family's business.
Although she had some clarity in her heart, she still felt that Yun Zheng hadn't finished explaining his reasons for doing this, but judging from his appearance, he probably wouldn't say anything more. Her heart moved slightly, and she suddenly turned around and asked Beishan Wuxue: "Miss Beishan
, do you agree with what Marshal Yun said?"
To be honest, Beishan Wuxue was a little suspicious of Yun Zheng's motives, but the four reasons he gave were real. No matter how she thought about it, she couldn't figure out what was suspicious about it. After listening to Xiao Zhiqiong's question,
He replied calmly: "What should the Commander-in-Chief do? How can Wuxue interrupt? If I just asked Wuxue for his personal opinion, he agreed with Marshal Yun's opinion. The two countries of Wei and Liao have been fighting for nearly two hundred years.
I don’t know how many people were killed, but as a result, there was almost no change in the border line. If such a war continues, there will really be no benefit except killing more people and spending more money. It would be better not to fight it, as for the trade exchanges between the two sides
Although Wuxue doesn't understand much about the matter, she also knows that the two countries can communicate with each other, which is beneficial to both parties. Naturally, she will not object, but..." She glanced at Yunzheng lightly, and moved her eyes away.
He said calmly: "If the Commander-in-Chief's office privately declares a truce with Daliao, I wonder if there will be some people in the court who are too long-tongued and gossip, which is always not good."
Yun Zheng waved his hand gently: "The imperial court is very busy right now and can't take care of so many things. As long as the Yun family doesn't cause trouble, the imperial court probably won't have the time to take care of it. Besides, if my Yun family doesn't fight, the imperial court can save a lot of money."
How can you be so long-winded if you don’t have a lot of weapons and military pay?”
Xiao Zhiqiong then nodded: "In this case, there is no problem here in this palace. Marshal Yun's intention is that when I return to the north, I will naturally report it to the emperor, the queen mother and the kings of the two houses."
Yun Zheng was overjoyed and was about to speak when he saw Xiao Zhiqiong quickly put away her seriousness and smiled: "Selling that dance, can you dance and write ink now, watch the moon and sing the wind?"
----------Dividing line----------A friend said that the first few chapters contained a bit too much history, but actually, I wanted to highlight the gradual change in Yunzheng's psychology, because from then on
From time to time to the present, he has actually been maturing. I just want to say that he has gradually learned to connect with the original history and look at the problem based on the current actual situation.
But since there are friends who have opinions and brothers are willing to give advice, I won’t go into this chapter immediately.
