Brother Song Taizu

Chapter 217 Everything, for the friendship between Song and Liao
The horses of the Liao Kingdom were actually more suitable for use by the Song Kingdom than the horses in the northwest, whether for military or civilian use.

The horses in Hexi are more powerful, bigger, and have more powerful sprinting power. However, the tall horses not only test the riding skills, but also are difficult to feed. Without a place to walk the horses, they can easily be reared to waste, and they eat more, and they are also difficult to feed. When choosing feed, you are afraid of mosquitoes.

It's expensive to buy and even more expensive to keep. Even if the Song Dynasty regained the northwest, this kind of horse is still a luxury product. If it is used among the people, it can only be ridden by high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen. It has almost no practical value. It's cool. Show off and show off.

For military use, they are specially used to ride heavy armored cavalry, and they are retired very quickly, and the cost is extremely high. Even with the current wealth of the Song Dynasty, it cannot afford to support many.

Liao horses are more popular, especially Mongolian horses. They are petite and easy to raise, and their temperament is relatively easy to raise. They are not afraid of mosquito bites. They are very popular whether they are used by the military or civilians, especially for pulling. Cars are actually the favorite of Song Dynasty car drivers.

With the development of trade between Song and Liao, this kind of Mongolian horse became increasingly cheaper. It used to cost more than ten guan to buy an adult horse, but now it only costs 6 guan to buy it, even a military horse that can be used in war. , the selling price is hardly more than ten guan, and the scale of trade is getting bigger and bigger. In this month alone, the horse trading volume between the two countries has reached more than [-], and Liao horses have become the most popular horse sold by the Liao Kingdom. The most popular item in Song Dynasty.

In fact, even a fool can see the importance of trade between Song and Liao. Among other things, at least hundreds of thousands of horses are produced every year, which is completely necessary for the Song Dynasty. Those who used collaboration with the enemy to criticize Zhao Guang Beautiful, in fact not many things are stupid, most of them are really bad.

Of course, there were people in the Liao Kingdom who opposed the Song-Liao trade. They felt that it was nothing more than the other trade. The horse trade must be controlled, at least the military horses. Otherwise, wouldn't all the sold ones be used to fight us? ?

However, apart from the horses, other goods are not unsaleable, but they are not as popular as military horses. These goods can directly repay the loan, and among the goods sold to the Liao State by the Song State, silk, porcelain and glass Even the most picky Liao people have to admit that the Liao relies far more on the Song than the Song on the Liao.

You despise selling horses as subsidizing the enemy, but you use the money earned from selling horses to buy some military equipment, such as the foot-operated fletching machine that the Song Dynasty sells directly for takeout. No matter how you look at it, it is the Liao Kingdom that makes the profit.

Of course, in fact, at least one-tenth of the money they earned from selling horses could be spent on military and even infrastructure, which was incredible, and most of it was used for the extravagant enjoyment of the nobles.

In the Youyun area, more and more Han people began to work as second-party traders. Due to the popularity of Mongolian horses, several big families and Wei tribes heard that they were not even willing to raise sheep now, and all the people were raising horses.

According to Xiao Chuo, there are many Han people and even Liao people in the Yanyun area, especially those within their Shulu Department, who have a favorable impression of the Song Dynasty. Everyone also knows that the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun must be a hidden danger to both countries. But someone has already suggested that they simply sell the Sixteen Youyun States back to the Song Dynasty at a high price.

Of course, although such idiots exist, they are not the mainstream after all. However, currently, the idea proposed by Zhao Guangmei to put aside the controversy and develop jointly is very popular with the dignitaries of the Shu Law Department.

What's yours and mine, as long as our relationship is good enough, doesn't it belong to us?

This person, of course, refers to the Shulu Department and the Song Dynasty.

Although the word "hou clan" is very strong, after all, there is only one queen. Xiao Siwen's daughter will be the queen, and other Shulu nobles may not be able to follow suit. As long as the Song Dynasty's bid is high enough, everyone may not be able to make a couple. Happy good brothers.

You must know that the Shulu Department was originally its own sect in the Liao Kingdom, and the Liao Kingdom's politics emphasized one country, two systems. However, as the Song Dynasty poured out millions of loans, they carried out large-scale construction projects, boosted GDP, and even helped them factory.

This has led to the economic development of the Shulu tribe and the Yanyun area, while the clan has become purely blood-sucking, and its internal affairs are not harmonious.

The Khitan has not fallen into any trap that Li Longji has stepped on. Even if Xiao Siwen does not want to be An Lushan, there are obvious signs of separatism within the Shulu Department.

Zhao Guangmei's various calculations against the Liao Kingdom have gradually begun to surface.

Xiao Chuo is the most outstanding female politician in Chinese history. In fact, at this time, it would be nonsense to say that she still does not understand Zhao Guangmei's plan at all.

However, under the torrent of the times, people cannot be free after all. Xiao Chuo knows very well that he has actually been brought to the forefront. The relationship between Song and Liao, and even more realistically, the relationship between the Song State and the Shulu Department, is very important. The degree is really related to her being a female. It is no exaggeration to say that what she is doing now may not be weaker than a queen to the Shulu Department.

No one can be a queen, and there is no shortage of queens in the Shulu Department.

However, it is difficult for her as the Liao envoy.

She even felt that this was simply the most difficult job in the world.

Just in time for this incident, Xiao Chuo was actually quite happy. Originally, she wanted to imitate Lu Ping and cut off one of her hands directly, but after thinking about it, she felt that if she cut off the entire hand, she would I'm afraid it was inconvenient to hold the child, so I couldn't bear to be cruel and just cut off one of my fingers.

And seeing Zhao Guangmei picking up her finger and holding it in his hand as if he was distressed, Xiao Chuo didn't even feel the pain anymore. He just felt that his finger was not broken in vain.

"My enemy, I broke this finger for you."

"I know, I know, hey~, I'm afraid... I can't sew it up."

Zhao Guangmei didn't know at this moment how much Xiao Chuo was true or false, but at least at this moment he really felt sorry for Xiao Chuo.

"I plan to open a horse farm in Kaifeng."

"Racecourse?"

"Yes, the racecourse and the polo ground are, firstly, for selling horses, and secondly, for the friendship between Song and Liao. In fact, there are still many people playing polo in the Liao Kingdom. Even women like this sport. But I think you Song people , it seems that polo is not very popular?”

"The people of the Song Dynasty are short of horses. They play Cuju instead. I have heard that the Khitan aristocrats like polo, which is quite a legacy of the Tang Dynasty. In this regard, the people of the Song Dynasty are indeed far behind. Good horses, good Horses can be used in the military and are more valuable than people, so why would they want to use them to play ball?"

"But you are not lacking now, why don't you start it? I am doing this all for the friendship between Song and Liao. Every year, or every quarter, we can organize a Song and Liao polo match, and we will hold horse racing here on weekdays. Horse fighting, etc., and in this way, it is clear at a glance whether it is a fierce horse, a military horse, a BMW, a sweaty horse, an old horse, a camel horse, which will greatly benefit our Liao trading house in selling horses. What do you think of this strategy? Why don't you find a piece of land for me?" Hearing this, Zhao Guangmei couldn't help but look strange.

This thing is really a non-governmental exchange. Once this thing is built, non-governmental exchanges between Song and Liao will become extremely frequent through polo, equestrian, horse racing and other activities. Correspondingly, cultural exchanges will naturally start.

You must know that cultural exchanges and business exchanges are really not the same thing. Considering that most of the polo players in the Liao Kingdom were aristocrats, political exchanges will naturally become easier because of this small polo hall. .

But if there are too many exchanges like this, it will definitely affect the hatred of the Liao army in the army. When the time comes to fight the Liao army again and regain Yanyun... is this a good thing or a bad thing?
To put it bluntly, he actually had no intention of seeking real peace at all.

The Sixteen States of Yanyun and the Song Dynasty must be taken back, and they must be taken back by the eldest brother or the founding generation of the country. Otherwise, when the dynasty enters a stable period in the future, it may be impossible to take them back.

What about the friendship between Song and Liao? Isn’t that all false diplomatic rhetoric? Why do you take it seriously?
He wanted to shirk it, but he saw that Xiao Chuo had already hugged his arm and leaned towards him. He was obviously looking like a heroic queen outside just now, but now he entered the house and started to cling to her.

The most important thing was that because of the severed finger, Zhao Guangmei's body was covered in blood with this scratch, which made his heart tremble.

This bitch is so cruel!
This finger was broken for him.

"Building a racecourse... This, for the sake of the friendship between Song and Liao, this is indeed... um... but where can we find land in Kaifeng? Think about it, for a racecourse, do you also have to build a front shop and a factory, with horse racing in the front? Selling horses in the back and raising horses in the back? Including tickets, etc., how big does it have to be, but look at how there is such a large-scale land in Kaifeng City."

However, Xiao Chuo rolled his eyes at him and said, "If there are polo and equestrian competitions, the Shulu Department and the Diela Department can participate separately."

Zhao Guangmei thought for a while, then gritted her teeth and said, "If that's the case, it's not impossible. Everything is for the friendship between Song and Liao."

To put it bluntly, the friendship between Song and Liao included two parts: the friendship between Song and Dila and the friendship between Song and Shulu.

If this can be distinguished, then indeed, it can still be rectified.

If one day the clans and descendants of the Liao Kingdom can completely break up and part ways, then the sixteen states of Yanyun do not necessarily have to be unified by force.

After thinking about it, he said: "There is really no space in Kaifeng. You either don't build this horse farm. If you want to build it, you have to build it bigger. Why not just build it in Yingchang? I will allocate the entire Yingchang to you all." Okay, my Da Song Trading Company can also invest and buy shares to build a big horse farm with an investment of 100 million yuan."

"One million yuan? In Yingchang? What does this mean?"

Zhao Guangmei thought for a moment and then told Xiao Chuo the truth: "Luoshui, it's almost cleared now. I can rebuild Luoyang City within half a year."

Xiao Chuo was shocked when he heard this: "The Song Dynasty is moving its capital?!"

"Yes, moving the capital to Luoyang was actually something my eldest brother and I had agreed upon two years ago. Now... it's time to let the news out."

Xiao Chuo was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but said: "Kaifeng, isn't it good? Why move the capital? With today's relationship between Song and Liao, even if there will be friction between the two countries, at least it is unlikely that there will be another million There is such a thing as the cavalry going to the Central Plains, and almost no one in the Liao Kingdom has any thoughts about the land of Henan. I don’t believe you don’t know. If that’s the case, why do you still want to move the capital? Is the so-called friendship between Song and Liao just a fart? "

Zhao Guangmei thought to herself that the friendship between Song and Liao must be fart, and they can get along with your Shulu tribe, but the prerequisite is that you give up your ethnic identity and let the ethnic conflicts within the Liao Kingdom break out.

Of course, he couldn't say that, so he had to say: "Considering moving the capital to Luoyang is also based on multiple considerations. The main thing is to separate the military and political affairs. The capital is Kaifeng. The limitations are still too great. The current population of Kaifeng is more than 300 million, but just There are more than 10,000 Imperial Guards and their families, including veterans, the number exceeds 100 million. The military camp occupies the core position of the city, but Kaifeng is short on land, and there is not even enough land for training. "

"Especially the cavalry, hey~, it makes me cry if I talk about it too much. There is no place to herd horses near Kaifeng. To be honest, I have bought many war horses from Hexi in the past two years. However, I can buy a good war horse and raise one or two. If the capital can be moved to Luoyang, it will be different. At least the cavalry will have a place to keep their horses, and Kaifeng will also be able to free up a lot of free land for industry. "

"Of course, the most important thing is that the imperial palace in Kaifeng is too small. It is not enough to live in, and many functions cannot be used. This is not good. Moving the capital to Luoyang is different. The imperial palace can be built after the Han and Tang Dynasties. At the very least, I Big brother and I will live comfortably in the future."

"So to sum up, we really didn't move the capital to guard against the Liao Kingdom. All of this has nothing to do with our friendship between Song and Liao. I really didn't guard against you. Think about it, I'm still building roads with cement. In the future, when the road is repaired, the cavalry can arrive from Youzhou south to Kaifeng in three days. Isn’t this the best proof of the trust between our two countries?"

When Xiao Chuo heard this, he gave him a big roll of his eyes.

"Do you think I don't know that the trading company has built a new bicycle factory this year? How can the cavalry use such a good road when marching? It takes three days with your road, but without your road, it takes five and six days to arrive. It's so short. How many days? But that bicycle you made... Haha, it's a pity that my father didn't see your trick and foolishly built roads in Yanyun territory. In the future, I'm afraid it will be... eh~"

"You are talking nonsense about a bicycle. It is for civilian use. I use it to pull bananas. How can there be any reason to ride a bicycle to fight? Okay, okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about today's incident. I think Look at your hands, hey~, I’ve been wronged, it’s broken in your hands, it hurts my heart, it hurts, it hurts, don’t worry, I’m not done with them, don’t let me find out who is behind the scenes. Do it, or I will skin him!"

Xiao Chuo said: "So, you deliberately spread the word about moving the capital at this time to divert the attention of those civil servants?"

"Ah, this is my first counterattack. By the way, I will help you put the construction of Yingchang Racecourse on the schedule. This project is very good. Yingchang is located exactly between Luoyang and Kaifeng, and it is thousands of miles away from Luoyang. It’s not far from Kaifeng. Our Song Dynasty’s cavalry can train here, and demolition is easy. We can just move everyone to Kaifeng.”

"Aren't you still using me?"

"As you say, which one of us is following the other? Isn't this all for the sake of the friendship between Song and Liao? Oh, come on, let me see your hands. Oh, I feel so sad."

(End of this chapter)