She Song

Chapter 266 Goryeo Gift Package

In view of the principle that the enemy of the enemy is a friend, the Li family who refused to open trade was naturally not in the interest of Yanjing. In addition, the orthodoxy of Goryeo was Renzong and Wang Kai, and Yanjing and Kaijing quickly reached cooperation.

While the Sihai Fleet cooperated with Wang Kai to eliminate Li's influence in Kaijing, it also sent unloaded merchant ships to carry the negotiating ambassador Zheng Zhichang to Tanggu, and then traveled by land to Yanjing to sign a formal agreement.

Thirty ships of cargo were instantly divided up by new dignitaries such as Wang Kai and Zheng, and the merchant ships also returned fully loaded. In addition to gold, silver and various handicrafts, three-quarters of the merchant ships were loaded with various minerals.

This transaction is very satisfying for both parties. Of course, the more important thing is Zheng Zhichang, who will formally negotiate and sign the contract with Yanjing on behalf of Korea.

In mid-December, Zheng Zhichang finally arrived in Yanjing and visited Sima Hengru, Shen Sanniang and Wang Anzhong with heavy gifts.

Although Yanjing is the territory of the King of Zhenbei, it is a local government after all. If Zheng Zhichang wants to win Han Xiaoyao's support, he must face up to the treaty, but this will inevitably cause dissatisfaction in Tokyo, so Zheng Zhichang hopes to establish a relationship between Yanjing and Tokyo. Strike a balance.

As a die-hard fan of Tokyo, Wang Anzhong was naturally dissatisfied with the attitude of Goryeo toward Qin Muchu, so he warned: "The paper cannot contain the fire! Your private contract with Yanjing will not be recognized by the court, and the Goryeo Department in Mingzhou will definitely affected."

But Zheng Zhichang, who had received assurances from Sima Hengru and Shen Sanniang, asked: "Prefect Wang, Li Ni has been causing trouble in Goryeo for a long time, and the people are suffering terribly. I wonder if the imperial court can quickly send troops to help my king put down the rebellion?"

Wang Anzhong hesitated. Regarding the war on his own border, the imperial court's consistent policy was to fight with words and words, often with money, let alone Korea, which faced each other across the sea.

"This matter is of great importance and cannot be decided by the king alone. We will wait for the court's reply to decide."

Zheng Zhichang was familiar with the rules of the Song Dynasty court. Wang Anzhong's obviously unconfident excuse made him immediately lose his mind.

So, the next day, Zheng Zhichang was allowed to enter Tingyu Garden to meet King Zhenbei.

In the pavilion paved with ground dragons, Han Xiaoyao and Zheng Zhichang, dressed in regular clothes, sat opposite each other.

After the greetings, many matters such as business, trade and cultural exchanges have been discussed. Zheng Zhichang selected key matters and briefly introduced them before raising the core issues of the trip.

"My king Jiu Mu has the style of the King of Zhenbei, and the people of Yanjing yearn for a prosperous and strong military. Now there are constant disputes in the country, and I hope that the prince can give me some guidance."

Han Xiaoyao took the tea cup handed by Huandie and said with a smile: "The rebellion in your country has caused hardship to the people. I feel the same way when I learned about it. We are separated by a narrow strip of water across the sea. There are close cultural exchanges between people. It is not an exaggeration to say that blood is thicker than water. Therefore, Ambassador Zheng does not need to look outside. As long as Yan Di can do his best, he will help you put an end to the chaos as soon as possible so that the country and the people can be peaceful."

Zheng Zhichang breathed a sigh of relief. The first battle in Beijing was enough to prove that Yanjing had a strong army. However, the Li family had been operating in Goryeo for many years. After Li Ziqian escaped, he could still rely on his prestige to gather hundreds of thousands of troops to threaten Wang Kai. If he did not rely on Yanjing's power to completely Dealing with Li's family will lead to endless troubles.

Since Han Xiaoyao relented, Zheng Zhichang directly asked for [-] troops to quell the rebellion, saying that the corresponding military expenses and remuneration would be favorable.

Thirty thousand?Han Xiaoyao couldn't help but laugh and shook his head in his heart.

Not to mention that the Zhenguo Army only has [-] regular soldiers in total. If you want to spend some money and let my soldiers sacrifice themselves to fight for power and profit for the Korean people, don’t even think about it!
So Han Xiaoyao clearly told the other party that Yanjing was in a place of four wars. The north should prepare for the Jurchen war, and the south should beware of the Forbidden Army. The Zhenguo Army would have no troops to borrow within half a year.

Zheng Zhichang knew that borrowing troops was a difficult task, but now that Wang Kai and the Li family were at odds, without the support of Yanjing, they would be torn into pieces in minutes. Forced by the situation, he offered a huge military expenditure of 1000 million yuan as bait. .

But Zheng Zhichang seems to be tempted by the huge sum of money. The Hanji Chamber of Commerce and Hanji Finance can currently make 5000 million yuan a year, and there is a growing trend, so Han Xiaoyao is not interested.Huandie, who was working part-time as a maid today, smiled and suggested: "Ambassador Zheng, to be honest, the Suppressing Army must not be touched lightly, and the prince is not waiting for a price. For the current plan, Huandie has a way to get the best of both worlds."

Zheng Zhichang was quite surprised. He looked at their expressions again and again before asking tentatively: "Miss Huandie, Zheng is willing to hear your advice!"

"Teaching a man to fish is worse than teaching him to fish! We can send instructors to train your officers and soldiers so that they can fight in one month and win in three months! Your 1000 million yuan can purchase our military supplies."

Does that work too?
Wang Kai currently has only [-] to [-] troops, and most of them are from the capital. Zheng Zhichang, who is not confident, appears hesitant.

Han Xiaoyao smiled and said: "Ambassador Zheng, don't worry, if this method fails, the Zhenguo Army will dispatch troops to assist in the battle."

Seeing that the other party had already made up his mind, Zheng Zhichang knew that this was the only way to go.

In fact, this operation alleviated the conflict with Tokyo to a certain extent, and prevented the Zhenguo Army from dominating the situation in Goryeo to a certain extent. Comparing the two, he no longer struggled.

After Zheng Zhichang left, Zhao Fujin and Shen Erniang had to "settle accounts" with Han Xiaoyao, because Zheng Zhichang sent ten Korean beauties, one of whom was Wang Kai's cousin.

Seeing the petite and delicate 12-year-old Wang Zhixian kneeling in front of him with an uneasy expression, Han Xiaoyao sighed speechlessly.

Is this just like a primary school student?I am not a beast!
He was just about to ask someone to send him back to Zheng Zhichang, but Zhao Fujin reminded him quietly: "Husband, this is the princess of the Goryeo Kingdom. It involves the face of the Goryeo Dynasty, so please don't wait any longer."

This matter is really like what Zhao Fujin said. Everything else is easy to talk about. Wang Zhixian was given the title of princess and given to the King of Zhenbei. If he were to return, not only Wang Zhixian would not survive, but all the people of Goryeo would regard it as a great shame and humiliation.

"Then...just keep it..." Han Xiaoyao said against his will.

Subsequently, the first "military assistance" agreement between Yanjing and Kaijing was successfully signed. The military advisory group headed by Dong Xiaoyi, together with a large number of arms, followed Zheng Zhichang and set sail from Tanggu to Kaijing.

Yuan Shishi and others privately asked Han Xiaoyao why he didn't take advantage of Kaijing's weakness to send troops to Goryeo, or even to sideline Wang Kai, so as to gain huge political and military benefits.

Han Xiaoyao pointed to the open birdcage and said, "Do you know why they would rather stay in the cage than fly out?"

Everyone was talking, but only Sima Hengru said: "Hegemony can only be strong for a while, and only by attacking the heart can long-term peace and stability be achieved. Garrisoning troops can indeed make huge profits in the short term, but after calming down the Li family, Kaijing will not be willing to become a puppet. , in this way, the Suppressing Army will be burned. Through military assistance and commercial exchanges, pro-Yan forces at all levels in Goryeo will be cultivated. Once they become powerful, Goryeo will be like a bird in a cage."

Han Xiaoyao smiled and said: "I heard that the Goryeo monarchs and people also regard the Jurchens as enemies. Armed Goryeo can also contain Shangjing. It only takes half a year for us to gain an advantage over the Jurchens. At that time, we can consider taking back the nine states of Yundi."

Only then did everyone dispel their doubts and actively cooperate with the work of arming Goryeo.

With Goryeo's purchase of arms and trade transactions, Yanjing's finances received a large amount of funds and materials, military production further expanded, and warships and merchant ships increased rapidly again.

After taking a break on New Year's Day, Han Xiaoyao took his family to the northern suburbs to enjoy the snow and check out the Wangfu Villa under construction.

(End of this chapter)