Chapter 436 Yeluju is self-taught without a teacher
Push forward a few days.
In the first year of Yuanyou of the Great Song Dynasty, in the spring and March of the second year of Da'an in the Liao Dynasty, Renshen (fifteenth year).
Nanjing, Liao Dynasty, Zicheng, among the Yaochi Palace and Garden.
Yelu Hongji, the Lord of the Liao Dynasty, took his concubines to play here.
Yelu Hongji's face has been filled with a cheerful smile recently.
In fact, the goods shipped back from the Southern Dynasties have gradually arrived in Nanjing.
Yelu Hongji immediately rewarded him generously.
Everyone in the Fifth Courtyard, the Sixth Courtyard, the kings of the North Courtyard, King Xi, etc. will be rewarded.
Even the leaders of the various tribes on the grassland came to pay homage to the news.
Various tribes paid tribute one after another, and in accordance with the system of the Holy Sect, they offered 1,770 horses, 330 camels, 10,000 mink skins, 2,500 green rats, and thirty-three beauties from the Western Regions.
Yelu Hongji was overjoyed, so he rewarded the various ministries for discouraging divination.
Moreover, after the Jurchen tribes heard that the Liao Kingdom had made a fortune, they also sent envoys to the court one after another.
This made Yelu Hongji extremely complacent and felt that he had won.
When all the ministries came to court, the North Courtyard was peaceful, and the Southern Courtyard officials gathered around the emperor's grandson.
The country of Liao Dynasty was revived again.
The concubines and ministers around him praised him day and night.
He only said, "Since your Majesty changed the Yuan Dynasty, the world has gradually become more peaceful, the barbarian guests from all over the world have been subdued, and all the countries have come to court, which can be said to be the ultimate in governance!".
Therefore, Yelu Hongji was completely immersed in the prosperity of the spring of the second year of Da'an, surrounded by the flattery and tenderness of his concubines.
He is such a person.
As long as the world is peaceful, everything will be easy.
He also has very soft ears and likes to hear people singing praises. When Yelu Chongyuan and Yelu Yixin won his trust by flattering him and singing praises in front of him.
At this time, Yelu Hongji was sitting in a pavilion in the Yaochi Palace Garden, looking at the orchids dancing in front of him, their lips parting lightly as they sang exotic songs.
The two concubines were beside him, gently slapping their shoulders for him and saying compliments from time to time.
The spring breeze in Nanjing blew through the clear water in front of the pavilion, with countless duckweeds fluttering. It was truly a beautiful sight in the world. The scent of roses from the concubine next to him penetrated his nose, making him drift away and unaware that he was in the world.
"Your Majesty..." Yelu Hongji was half-closing his eyes, immersed in singing and dancing and the service and flattery of his concubines.
At this moment, Yang Xing, his trusted friend Da Diao Dang, appeared in front of the pavilion.
Yelu Hongji opened his eyes, looked at Yang Xing, waved his hand to stop the singing and dancing, and then asked: "What's the matter?"
"Xianggong Liang begs to see you." Yang Xing approached Yelu Hongji and reported in a low voice.
Yelu Hongji frowned when he heard this: "Why is Liang Xiangguo here again?"
He dislikes the current Prime Minister Liang Ying very much, which can even be described as disgusting, but he has to appoint him.
The reason is very simple: we need to unite the Han people and officials.
And Liang Ying is recognized as a "loyal and honest person" among the officials of Youyan and Han Dynasties.
At that time, Yelu Yixin was in power and Liang Ying was the only minister in the court who dared to confront him.
After Yelu Yixin was sentenced to death, Liang Ying worshiped the prime minister for this reason, and has remained so until now.
Yang Xing lowered his head and replied: "In addition to Mr. Liang, Mr. Yang also begged your majesty to summon you."
When Yelu Hongji heard this, he frowned and asked impatiently: "Tell me, who else is there?"
"Privy Privy Xiao is here too."
"In addition, Bachelor Wang and Bachelor Yang are also here."
Yelu Hongji listened and immediately asked the concubines and singing girls to retreat.
After these people left, Yelu Hongji asked: "Does Xiangguo Liang and the others still want me to use money to help victims in various places?"
Since the Southern Dynasties, commercial goods have been shipped to Nanjing one after another.
These well-known scholar-bureaucrats and ministers in the court were buzzing in his ears with advice every day, begging him to come up with money to help the victims in various places.
Their reasons are also very strong - Your Majesty has three million yuan from the Southern Dynasty at the age of one, so he should enjoy it with the people. Today, the world is poor, so I hope that Your Majesty will use the internal funds to help the world.
Make it look like he has a lot of money.
Well, even if he really has a lot of money, it all belongs to him!
Why take it out for no reason and give it to the farmers in the south courtyard and the herdsmen in the north courtyard?
Besides, he has been working hard for several years since the Yelu Yixin Rebellion.
Now, with the money from the Southern Dynasty, I finally settled the kings and nobles of the Northern Court, and appeased the Xi kings. Even the straight women came to pay tribute.
Daliao finally showed signs of resurgence.
Not only did these ministers not understand him, they did not praise his great achievements.
Instead, they bothered him every day on these happy days.
When they met, they would either talk about the poverty of the herdsmen in the northern courtyard, or talk about the hardships of the Han people in the southern courtyard.
It is clear that the resurgence of the Liao Dynasty is imminent, and the country is becoming increasingly prosperous.
But these guys kept chattering in front of him, making it seem as if the power of the Liao Dynasty was not only not revitalized, but also declining day by day.
Jean Yelu Hongji was really embarrassed.
So he simply hid in the inner garden of Yaochi to seek some peace and quiet. Unexpectedly, these people refused to let him go and all chased him into the inner garden.
Sighing, Yelu Hongji asked: "Dear ministers, are you here to see me to persuade me to allocate internal funds?"
Yang Xinggong replied: "Replying to your Majesty, the ministers said that it is to make the Southern Dynasty envoy Yeluju and others come to see your Majesty for what they have reported a few days ago."
"Oh?" Yelu Hongji narrowed his eyes, thought about it carefully, and finally remembered that Yelu Ju did send a memorial from the Southern Dynasty a few days ago, saying that he saw something in the Southern Dynasty that only cost thirty or forty dollars.
The cake’s tea is really good quality and cheap!
Therefore, Yeluju requested that 200,000 or 300,000 guan be allocated from Song and Liao Jiaozi's quota to purchase those tea cakes.
In this regard, Yelu Hongji said: Why use my money to buy those tea cakes that the people eat?
Do you really think my money fell from the sky?
"How did the foreign ministers know about this matter?" Yelu Hongji asked unhappily.
Yang Xing lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
Seeing this, Yelu Hongji also rubbed his temples, and finally said helplessly: "Let all the gentlemen come here to see me."
It’s all Zaizhi after all!
Even if he doesn't like some of them, he still has to hold his nose and treat them politely.
"promise!"
The ministers were quickly brought to Yelu Hongji.
Prime Minister Liang Ying led the ministers and bowed twice in a formal manner: "I respectfully wish your majesty to bow down and pray for all blessings."
"I am blessed!" Yelu Hongji showed a kind smile and asked, pretending not to know: "Dear ladies, why do you come to the palace to see me today?"
Liang Ying bowed and said, "I heard that Yeluju, the envoy to the Southern Dynasty, reported to me the day before yesterday: I saw tea cakes from the Southern Dynasty, but each cake only cost thirty or forty yuan. I begged Your Majesty to give me some money to buy it. Is this possible?"
Yelu Hongji nodded and said, "It is true."
Liang Ying immediately stepped forward, paused and prostrated: "I beg your Majesty to ask Yeluju to purchase tea cakes from the Southern Dynasties, and use these tea cakes as a basis to help the victims of disasters all over the world."
Other ministers paid their respects one after another: "I am waiting for your majesty's request, but Yeluju is the one to ask me."
Yelu Hongji listened and could only try to maintain a smile, pretending to be a polite and virtuous corporal who was willing to listen to advice.
His acting skills can be regarded as the best among the emperors of Liao Dynasty.
Both Yelu Chongyuan and Yelu Yixin were deceived by his disguise.
At this moment, Yelu Hongji sighed and asked: "May I ask you all, when will this Southern Dynasty tea cake be able to provide disaster relief?"
Liang Ying paid homage and said: "Your Majesty, what I have said is that based on the tea cakes of the Southern Dynasty, we used the market to trade with Zubu, Nüzhi, Goryeo, etc. in exchange for livestock, grain, and cloth to benefit the world.
"
When Yelu Hongji heard this, his eyes lit up.
Making money is his favorite thing!
So he immediately asked: "Please tell me something, sir."
Liang Ying then told Yelu Hongji all her thoughts.
Imitate the methods of entering China and purchasing in the Southern Dynasties.
Based on the tea cakes purchased from the Southern Dynasties, we also purchased livestock, grain, cloth, etc. from the Zubu, Nüzhi, Bohae, and Goryeo tribes.
Then charge these materials into the treasury.
With money and food in the treasury, the imperial court could naturally reduce the burden on farmers in the south and herdsmen in the north.
It can be described as killing two birds with one stone!
It must be said that the scholar-bureaucrats of the Liao Kingdom also had strong business thinking.
After hearing this, Yelu Hongji's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked, "Is this method feasible?"
Liang Ying bowed and said, "I would like to issue a military order!"
Of course Liang Ying knew that the tea cakes that cost thirty or forty yuan a cake in the Southern Dynasties might be of poor quality.
But it doesn’t matter. Because the Liao Kingdom is located in the north, it doesn’t produce much tea.
Tea has always been a luxury product.
Now, the Southern Dynasties actually had such cheap tea cakes. They bought them back and then imitated the Southern Dynasty's method of entering China and buying them.
Take the tea cake and use it as an equivalent.
Just set a reasonable price, how many tea cakes per horse, cow, and mink skin.
Liang Ying believes that no matter whether they are fortune tellers, Bohai people, straight women, or Korean people, they will all be eager to give it a try.
In addition, the wealthy families, landlords and merchants of various tribes in the South and North Courts would also be happy to exchange grain and cloth for cheap tea cakes.
In this way, it is completely possible to realize that "the people will not receive additional taxes, but the state will have sufficient supplies."
If the imperial court had grain and livestock, it would of course be able to reduce taxes on the people.
Yelu Hongji became excited.
But what he was thinking and what Liang Ying was thinking were completely different things.
"If this happens... wouldn't I be able to have more money?"
As for how to reduce the burden on the people and lighten the corvee and reduce the tax?
Yelu Hongji is no longer a child, and will no longer be as stupid as he was when he was young, believing in the high-sounding words from the mouths of these scholar-bureaucrats and ministers.
Who are the people?
Are they really the poor herdsmen in the North Courtyard? Are they really the landless farmers in the South Courtyard?
Not necessarily.
The so-called light corvee and light taxes, in the end, those who are light and thin are the landowners, gentry and tribal nobles.
There are very few benefits that can really fall into the hands of the people.
Therefore, Yelu Hongji did not consider this issue.
He looked at Liang Ying with a happy expression, stood up, walked to Liang Ying, and helped up the prime minister he had never liked very much: "My husband, I am Guan Zhongye."
"Let me leave this matter to my husband."
"I will issue an edict to Yeluju and allocate 200,000 yuan to buy some tea cakes to see the effect."
"If it is really effective, I will continue to purchase from Southern Dynasty in the second half of the year."
If this thing is done.
Then, he can sit back and enjoy the results.
As for the money and food earned?
Once you're in his pocket, don't even think about slipping out.
…
Yeluju's edict was quickly delivered to Bianjing City by fast horse.
At this time, it happened to be the time for Di Yong's troops to capture Beijia City.
Yeluju obtained the permission from Nanjing and immediately sent someone to notify Xingshu and tell him the good news.
After Xingshu heard the news, he immediately came to Dutingyi.
These days, everyone in the Liao mission has become familiar with Xing Shu.
Xingshu’s communication talent is really full.
At the same time, Bianjing City’s sugar-coated bullets are too powerful.
No matter how steadfast a person is, after entering Wazi and watching the female sumo wrestler's performance, he is used to being greeted and served by Xu Poxi and others.
No matter how heroic Ren was, he turned into a soft and gentle person in the gentle countryside.
What's more, these Liao people have no integrity at all - most of the Khitan nobles who really had integrity had been killed in the Yelu Yixin Rebellion.
Therefore, as soon as Xingshu arrived, all the nobles from the Liao mission came immediately.
Yeluju invited Xingshu into his chamber and invited his superiors.
Then, he said to Xing Shu: "Today, I have received the decree from my Majesty the Great Khitan Emperor. Your Majesty has promised an amount of 200,000 guan to purchase tea cakes from my friends."
"I can prepare this jiaozi at any time."
"I wonder when the tea cakes from Toneri's friends can be delivered?"
Hearing this, Xing Shu immediately laughed and said, "Please rest assured, my friends, we can transport the tea cakes into the capital in a month at most."
The Han Jie case has now been concluded.
A few days ago, the officials appointed Yan Shouqin, who promoted the water milling work in Bianjing, to send officials to Chengdu to discuss tea and salt affairs.
Now, Yan Shouqin is waiting to hand over the dispatch of the water mill service, and then he can set off for Chengdu.
When he arrives at the local area, he can immediately start purchasing old tea and second tea from various states in Chengdu Fulu.
After the acquisition is completed, it can be shipped to the capital in half a month.
Because it is something that the officials want, the Gangyun method can be used.
All business taxes along the way can be waived.
Therefore, there is also a shipping cost that needs to be added.
When Yeluju heard this, he rolled his eyes and said, "If that's the case, then I'll feel relieved."
"That's it..." Yeluju lowered his voice and bowed to Xingshu: "I have something I want to ask Sheren to help me with."
"Your Majesty, please speak!" Xing Shu looked at Yeluju calmly.
"I would like to ask your envoy to increase the price of tea cakes slightly in the credentials."
"For example, if it's worth twenty cents, it's written as thirty cents, and if it's worth twenty-five cents, it's written as thirty-five cents or forty cents."
Xing Shu listened and looked at Yeluju, the expression on his face immediately became wonderful.
He pretended to be hesitant and hesitated: "This is not easy to handle."
"The words in the national certificate are difficult to change."
"Up and down, there are many people who have to settle." Xing Shu specifically emphasized the words "up, down, down, and many people".
When Yeluju heard this, he immediately said: "Don't worry, I will never let you suffer."
"We are willing to share 70% of the benefits with Sheren and her friends."
Xing Shu remained silent, but slowly tapped the table with his fingers.
Obviously - you have to pay more.
"I made a mistake!" Yeluju immediately changed his words: "Sixty-four points are moist, sixty-four points are moist."
Xingshu looked at the other party.
Yeluju did not give in this time and shook his head resolutely: "This is the most we can do."
He looked at Xing Shu: "I don't want to let you go. We can't make this deal because we can't agree on the price, right?"
He knew very well, whose tea leaves Xing Shu wanted to sell belonged to him?
If you are not afraid of punishment, you will not agree.
Because Xingshu’s weakness is in his hands!
Xing Shu immediately laughed: "Your words are serious, your words are serious!"
"Just as your envoy said!"
Yeluju laughed, and Xingshu also laughed, all without saying a word.
Who can have trouble with money?
Right!
Note: During the Liao Shengzong period, the amount of tribute paid by Zubu was stipulated.
There are 1,770 horses, 330 camels, 10,000 mink skins, and 2,500 green mice.
The reason for setting this number is that the Liao Kingdom, like all other Central Plains dynasties, had rewards for paying tribute.
The value of the reward is often double or even several times the value of the tribute.
For example, Dangxiang people can always get three or four times the rewards in tribute trade.
Therefore, the Dangxiang people were the most frequent tributary countries of the Liao Kingdom.
So much so that the Liao people had to limit the number of tributes they could pay and not allow them to harvest wool every year.
PS, now there is no common leader among the various tribes in the grassland.
The divination people had been demolished to pieces by the Liao people.
The Liao Kingdom also encouraged various tribes of divination to believe in different religions.
Nowadays, fortune tellers believe in everything.
For example, the Christian faith of the Wanghan tribe already existed at this time, and the name of Wanghan's grandfather Mogusi was a standard Christian name.
