Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 371 Weak Attitude
Tang County Wharf is extremely busy. The fleet returning from Kaga Castle has arrived at Tang County Wharf. Just a dozen days ago, Kunzhou shipped 230 shi of rice to the Abe family of Mutsu Kingdom. According to the previous agreement between the two parties According to the military dispatch agreement, the Mutsu Kingdom will hand over 300 million taels of gold and [-] million taels of silver to Kunzhou.

On the pier, boxes of gold, silver, and other treasures are being transported out of the warehouse and hoisted onto the big ship. This is a large amount of gold and silver seized from the Dewa country, as well as valuables such as sea pearls, corals, tortoise shells, and bear skins. After boarding the ship, it was transported to the capital.

"When I went to Kaga Castle this time and met Abe Yori, the patriarch of the Abe family, according to him, the battle between the Abe family army and the imperial army in the southern part of Mutsu country had stopped, and Minamoto Raiyoshi's army had withdrawn from Mutsu country. It is estimated that the next step will be transferred to negotiations.”

The person who spoke was Liu Yun who was prosecuted by the Jinglue Mansion. He was sent to Mutsu country by Fan Ning's order to complete the final deal. It can be seen that he is still very satisfied with this mission. Honestly hand over the agreed gold and silver to Song Jun.

Liu Yun smiled and continued: "However, I feel that the Abe family has not handed over all the gold, and there should be a lot of surplus."

Fan Ning smiled faintly, "They are just talking, even if they let us see the empty vault, it doesn't mean they handed over all the gold to us, but the total amount is not less than 200 million taels, I can accept it , I heard that you went to see their Jintian, how do you feel?"

"quite splendid!"

Liu Yun recalled the scene of his inspection of Jintian, and couldn't help sighing: "You can see thousands of people panning for gold in the river like ants. It's very spectacular. There are women and children, and several rivers are like this. It is estimated that in a few decades at most, the gold in Mutsu Kingdom will be exhausted."

Fan Ning knew that what Liu Yun said was right. After Japan entered the Kamakura period, the gold in Mutsu Kingdom was lighted up. Japan turned from the golden age to the silver age. Japan's silver reserves were also extremely rich, once accounting for the entire One-third of the world, but a large amount of silver flowed to the Song and Ming dynasties through trade.

At this time, a soldier rushed over and bowed to Fan Ning to report: "Report to Zhizhou, the patrol boat at the bay mouth found a Japanese ship, said to be a special envoy from Ping'an, and asked to enter the port!"

Kunnan Bay has become the inland sea of ​​Kunzhou. A large number of patrols are patrolling the mouth of the bay, which is more than [-] miles wide. Foreign ships must pass strict verification before entering Kunnan Bay. A Japanese ship coming from Ping'an Jing, Fan Ning immediately realized that, This should be the arrival of the Japanese negotiating envoy.

He immediately ordered: "Allow them to enter the port!"

The soldiers rushed to board the ship, and Fan Ning said to his followers: "Go and inform Yu Changshi quickly, and tell him that the envoy of the Japanese imperial court has arrived at the pier, please arrange for him to receive him!"

Fanning will not meet with the Japanese envoy for the time being, and he urged his horse to inspect the warehouse.

The special envoy from Japan was Fujiwara Kotsu. He came to Kunzhou not for a formal negotiation, but to get a feel for the Song Army. There is a trace of gratitude. It was the arrival of the Song Army that enabled the Fujiwara family to take down the Hizen Kingdom.

The current garrison of the Hizen Kingdom and the lord of Nagasaki is the son of Fujiwara Gyotsu, Fujiwara Nobuka. This is the most fertile piece of land in Japan. Nagasaki's trade income is also an important source of finance for Japan. Mastering the financial resources makes the status of the Fujiwara family even stronger. stable.

But this time Fujiwara Gyotsu was also under a lot of pressure. The Song army stationed in Dewa country, which made the court dissatisfied. They all agreed that it was the court's connivance with the Song army's separatist rule of Ezo, which caused the Song army to make progress. The Song army occupied Dewa. Whether it will continue to develop southward, no one knows.

The Kunzhou official who received Fujiwara Jiaotong was still Yu Xiaonian, they were already very familiar with each other, Yu Xiaonian still received Fujiwara Jiaotong very warmly, as if nothing happened in Yu Country at all.

In the temporary prefectural office, a worker served hot fragrant tea to the two of them. Fujiwara Shotsu took a sip of the tea and said with a smile: "The tea of ​​the Great Song Dynasty is very popular in Ping'an capital. Many officials are learning how to order tea. The tea of ​​the Great Song Dynasty The elegance of culture is infinitely yearning!"

Yu Xiaonian also said with a smile: "We also hope to grow tea in Kunzhou, but now it seems that the climate here is not suitable, so we have to continue to get supplies from the Song Dynasty. In the future, we can do tea cake trading. It seems that Fujiwara-kun is In charge of Japan's trade, right?"

Fujiwara Gyotsu nodded, "We are not against the trade with Da Song. Japan is also planning to open a second trading port. Initially, it is considering putting it in Heian-kyo. If it goes well, the port will open tomorrow spring. I hope it will We very much welcome your official trading ship to visit Heianjing."

"That's for sure. We will provide food, tea, livestock and other goods to trade with your country."

The two chatted for a while, and the topic finally turned to the main topic. Fujiwara Komichi pondered for a while and said: "The purpose of my coming here must be very clear to your army. We don't understand why your army suddenly sent troops to the Deba Kingdom. It is remote, but the Japanese imperial court also set up defenses there, and it should be counted as the territory of Japan, which is completely different from the previous ones. Both His Majesty the Emperor and Guan Bai hope that your army can give Japan an explanation."

Yu Xiaonian took out a complete statement and handed it to Fujiwara Gyotsu, "We did not send troops for no reason. To be precise, we did not attack the Dewa country, but the Kiyohara family. As for the reason, you will understand after reading this statement .”

Yu Xiaonian put Tachibana Laizhen's confession on the table and pushed it to Fujiwara Gyotsu.

Fujiwara Kototsu picked up the confession and read it for a while, before he said in astonishment: "Yu Changshi means that it was the Kiyohara family who first interfered in Kunzhou's internal affairs and provoked conflicts between Eizo and the Song army, and the Song army couldn't bear it before sending troops out of Yuguo?"

Yu Xiaonian nodded, "Exactly!"

"The Kiyohara clan has nothing to do with the Japanese court. If it's just a conflict with the Kiyohara clan, I don't think it's a big problem, and the differences can be resolved by clarifying it. But the Song army doesn't seem to have withdrawn from the Dewa country, which is a big problem. But when will your army plan to withdraw from Dewa country?"

Yu Xiaonian took a sip of tea, and asked in silence for a moment: "Is General Zuo Jinwei coming to Kunzhou to negotiate this matter?"

Fujiwara Gyotsu was startled. He immediately realized that this question was too sensitive. The Song army would definitely not withdraw. If he asked further questions, the relationship would probably become stagnant. He shook his head, "I mainly came to understand the situation. In addition, I hope The two sides can sit down, talk openly and honestly, and find a solution that is satisfactory to both parties."

Yu Xiaonian smiled slightly, "That's exactly what we think. Jin is next to each other, and peace is the most important thing. I originally planned to go to Ping'an Capital in two days to negotiate with your court to resolve this matter. I hope that General Zuo Jinwei will accompany me to Ping'an Capital."

Yu Xiaonian sent someone to send Fujiwara Jiaotong to the official post to rest, and he immediately came to Fan Ning's official room.

"How was the talk?" Fanning asked with a smile while leaning on the chair with his palms folded.

Yu Xiaonian shook his head and smiled, "It's very interesting!"

"How interesting?"

"This Fujiwara Kyotsu is actually looking for reasons for us, and he seems to understand our dispatch of troops very well. I can't see any tough posture behind him. On the contrary, he is full of euphemisms and compromises."

Fan Ning also laughed, and asked again: "Then what do you think his attitude means?"

Yu Xiaonian thought for a while and said: "Xiaozhi thinks that the other party's compromise attitude should be considered from three aspects. One is that we occupied Deyu Country, which did not arouse the anger of the ruling and opposition parties as he said. I think the ruling and opposition parties did not take it to heart. Yes, after all, the country of Dewa is too far away for the Japanese court.

Even in the minds of many people, it does not belong to Japan, but a settlement of Ainu people, which is not much different from Kunzhou. If the government and the opposition are really angry, Fujiwara will be under great pressure, and he will definitely put this Show it, because there is no pressure, so he can't be tough.

The second is the different attitudes of the top leaders in Japan. We wiped out the Kiyohara family and directly defeated the rise of the samurai class. This is good for the Fujiwara family and angry for the emperor.

But the most important thing is the third point, that is, Japan does not have the confidence to raise troops to inquire about crimes. There are almost no naval forces, and they will not organize troops to fight across mountains and mountains. The foundation of this is compromise. "

Fan Ning walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and said, "Could it be that Fujiwara Kentsu deliberately showed weakness to imply us?"

Yu Xiaonian thought about it, it is really possible, regardless of whether Japan has strength or not, Fujiwara Kyotsu should face Kunzhou with a tough attitude, not such a weak attitude.

Fan Ning smiled slightly and said, "If that's the case, you should set off as soon as possible and go to Heianjing to negotiate!"

(End of this chapter)