The last conscience of the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 207 This is a good place
Let’s talk about Korea.

Zhang Dun's life was good. He did not live within the thirty miles. He was an envoy, so he lived in the house prepared for him by the King of Korea.

Zhang Yuan.

A giant tree that would have been difficult to grow under the palm of my father's hand.

Now, he can let himself go.

Is being a businessman a lowly profession?

Do not!
Goryeo cloth was of poor quality, narrow in width, and expensive.

Zhang Yuan personally placed the cloth from Jiangnan in the open space, which was cheaper than the cloth from Goryeo, and he also charged various raw materials from Goryeo at high prices.Then tea, porcelain, silk...

During the Chinese New Year, Zhang Yuan didn't even take a break.

After personally discussing business with several Goryeo nobles, he returned to the tent tiredly.

The house is still under construction, the wood has not arrived yet, only the tents are left.

Zhang Yuan drank a cup of hot tea: "There is no way, there is really no way. I will tell you to double the price of all the cloth you buy individually. Let's talk about the big deal later."

A scribe asked: "It is already more than twice as expensive as in Bianjing. If it doubles again, then Bianjing will be more than four times more expensive. Is this appropriate?"

Zhang Yuan replied: "There is no way. The big nobles of Goryeo said that our sales are too cheap for them to survive, so large-scale transactions are discussed privately. Those who only buy one or two horses will not have much business. If we do not take care of Goryeo The respect of the great nobles is not easy for us here."

"Yes, yes, what about tea? There are also silk and porcelain."

"Silk is no longer for sale. Goryeo has rules. No one except the nobility is allowed to wear silk. Let's talk about silk alone with Goryeo nobility. I don't think it will be a problem to triple or five times the price. Porcelain needs to be subdivided. Look at those coarse porcelain sundries. The price has increased several times, and only the nobles of Goryeo will buy the higher-end ones.”

After hearing this, the scribe took out a piece of gold and said, "Korea's gold has turned blue. We need to talk about this matter again."

"It's turning green." Zhang Yuan put down the tea cup and jumped up.

If it turns green, it means that the purity is not high. If you collect too much, you will lose money. You cannot ignore this matter.

At this time, Zhang Yuan had already felt the benefits of Liang Xin's request for these thirty miles.

Say nothing else.

There is a stable dumping point for the Song Dynasty’s goods alone.

Sometimes, there are too many pieces of cloth, and the price of the cloth on the market will be reduced. But now that they are all shipped to Korea, the cloth merchants can keep their profits.

There are also porcelain, tea, and silk.

Even small handmade goods such as combs will become cheaper as long as there are more of them. Now the extra ones are purchased by the new market department and then shipped to Korea. The price purchased by the market department is based on the price of Bianjing city. of.

But if it is shipped to Korea, it will be double the profit.

It is common for better cloth, such as the cloth from Jiangnan, to be paid twice as much. The Korean people are still far behind the Song Dynasty in terms of weaving skills.

Just when Zhang Yuan was happy and was busy drinking, chatting, and discussing business with the nobles of Goryeo every day, suddenly one day, a noble noble of Goryeo who had originally made an appointment was sent to tell him that he could not keep the appointment. .

Zhang Yuan asked why.

The servant did not dare to fool him with ordinary reasons, and only said: "The Emperor of Liao was seriously ill. He fainted on New Year's Eve and did not wake up. There was an emergency summons in the palace, so he could not come to keep the appointment."

When Zhang Yuan heard this, he thought that this was no small matter.

I don’t know how long it took for this news to reach Bianjing, but the Koreans and Khitans still got closer.

Hurry, go to the dock.

When we arrived at the dock, we found some reliable boats disguised as ordinary merchant ships by the Song Dynasty navy. We handed the letter to the captain: "Send back to Dengzhou and Mingzhou as soon as possible. It's urgent."

"It's an order." The navy of the Song Dynasty, which traveled to Goryeo disguised as merchant ships, included people from the assassination camp.

As soon as I heard that there was an urgent need, I quickly unloaded the goods and returned with an empty ship.

It was already the seventh day of the Lunar New Year when the news was sent to Bianjing.

After playing wildly for five days in a row, even Zhao Ji, who had rested for a day, fell asleep leaning on the throne during the court meeting. The courtiers pretended not to see it, said a few words, and dispersed.

Then the memorial is handed down.

Liang Xin returned home, and Gao Yongnian, who was on duty today, got a secret letter: "The letter from Goryeo said that Goryeo people are already preparing for the death of the Liao Lord. Our messenger hasn't come back yet, if It's really something big. The messenger will return with the letter, which will be within the next few days."

Liang Xin received the letter, which only said that Yelu Hongji was seriously ill and in a coma on New Year's Eve.

Liang Xin asked: "Gao Chengzhi, you said that the issue of Sui coins should be stopped. Is that possible?"

Gao Yongnian replied: "Don't talk about whether the Liao Kingdom can agree. Use this matter as an excuse to talk about something practical and ask the Liao Kingdom to make some concessions. Many people in the court can still agree. If the Sui coins are directly stopped, I am afraid that the court will Most of them will not agree, even Mr. Fan will hesitate."

"Brother Xin, I have been afraid of war for a long time. Everyone is afraid that if we really fall out with the Liao Kingdom, it will trigger a war."

Liang Xin nodded silently.

Change comes little by little, not overnight.

Gao Yongnian added: "The Liao Kingdom, based on the intelligence collected by the assassination camp, I don't think they are scary anymore, but who can say that if the Liao Kingdom really goes south, who can bear the crime of starting a war. According to me, the prestige that this courtyard has finally gained cannot be damaged."

Liang Xin asked: "What is Gao Chengzhi's opinion?"

"We still have to talk. We still have to give the annual coins, but we can't give them easily. Let's follow what you said to Xiao Fengxian, brother Xin, and change it to an alliance of brothers. Any brother can tolerate it. I'm afraid that even if it's just a penny, it's meaningful. So, my opinion is, don't be too radical."

"It makes sense." Liang Xin agreed.

If there are repetitions and the courtiers begin to doubt the ability of the people behind the scenes, someone will jump out.

Right now, stability is indeed the most important thing.

Coincidentally, An Tao and Fan Chunli also came.

Gao Yongnian stepped forward and reiterated his proposal just now.

Fan Chunli praised highly: "Gao Chengzhi's mature and prudent approach is good, very good. But it cannot be a penny, at least [-] guan, otherwise it will not be enough to deter Xiaoxiao."

"Yes, at least [-] guan. If you can give it to Brother Song and Brother Liao, that would be even better."

Fan Chunli shook his head: "Impossible, past overthrows are better. As far as I know, the emperor of Liao Kingdom is already 25 years old this year, and our official family is just [-] years old, so just based on their ages, not to mention Between Song and Liao, it makes sense to just talk about people and people, brothers and brothers."

What Fan Chunli said is indeed correct.

Yelu Yanxi of the Liao Kingdom was 25 years old, and Zhao Ji of the Song Dynasty was 20 years old.

As far as age is concerned, if the two countries renew their alliance, Zhao Ji will also call Yelu Yanxi his brother.Therefore, unless the Song army goes to war with the Liao army and wins a big victory, it is possible for Song brothers and Liao brothers to fight against each other.

But the problem is, even if we don’t mention that the northwest is currently using troops.

He only talked about fighting, fighting against the Liao Kingdom.

I am afraid that [-]% of the people in the court will not support it.

So, talking is the only way.

After saying this, Gao Yongnian stood up and said, "I'll come as soon as I go."

(End of this chapter)