Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 623 Returning to Beijing to Debrief
Guo Kui smiled lightly: "The old sheepskin and the stallion are indeed what Kunzhou needs. As for the pig iron, which Japan needs, they are willing to pay a high price to buy it, but the Song Dynasty does not allow pig iron to be sold to Japan. This profitable business depends on Is Yelu Xiangguo interested?"

Yelu Yixin understands that the Liao Kingdom and Japan signed an agreement to sell pig iron before, but the ships of the Liao Kingdom were destroyed by the Song Army, and they were powerless. Now Guo Huaixin jumped out because he wanted to be a middleman and exploit both sides. For profit, this person has a vicious vision and can spot this business opportunity.

It’s just that the war broke out between the Liao Kingdom and the Song Dynasty, and there was a great demand for pig iron. If it was sold to Japan, it would inevitably affect the Liao Kingdom’s preparations for war, but if it was not sold, this opportunity to make money would be lost.

Forget it, anyway, the Liao Kingdom did not prohibit private trading of pig iron, nor did it tear up the pig iron trade agreement with Japan, so it was not considered a violation.

He asked, "What's the price of pig iron?"

Guo Kui said calmly, "I don't care what price Japan offers me, but the price I give to Yelu Xiangguo is [-]% higher than the official price."

"Thirty percent is too little, I have to double it at least."

"Let's do this! It's the market price instead of the official price, which is [-]% higher than the market price. That's okay!"

The official price was already [-]% lower than the market price, so Yelu Yixin bought the goods at the official price. In this way, he could get a profit of [-]% of the official price, which was quite a profit.

After thinking about it, he asked again: "What about the stallion and the old sheepskin?"

"A stallion is priced at ten taels of gold, and I want five hundred horses. A good old sheepskin is one tael of silver, and I want 30 pieces. This price is not bad!"

Yelv Yixin owns a racecourse, and Lao Yangpi himself. From this business alone, he earns 35 taels of silver, not to mention pig iron, which can earn at least 50 taels of silver.

Yelv Yixin was immediately elated, and said without hesitation: "That's the deal."

"Delivery is at Bohai Port, no problem!"

Bohai Port is the shipbuilding place of the Liao State, and the old port of the Bohai State. It will be no problem for him to let his confidant work there.

Yelv Yixin asked with a smile: "There are stallions and old sheepskins ready-made, how much pig iron do you want?"

"50 catties of pig iron?"

50 catties is a bit too much, almost the entire inventory of Liaoyang Mansion. He walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and said, "I want to take a big risk for pig iron. I won't let the price. I want double the official price. This is a big deal." , Secondly, you have to pretend to be Japanese businessmen, or I won’t be able to explain it.”

"Okay! According to Yelu Xiangguo's plan, I will lose a little. What does Xiangguo want to pay?"

"Of course it needs to be paid in gold. In addition, you seem to have said that you can use land to pay. What do you mean?"

Guo Kui chuckled, "The Song Dynasty has occupied a lot of overseas land over the years, even surpassing the mainland of the Song Dynasty. The imperial court has been selling overseas land to the rich and powerful in the Song Dynasty. The business is very hot. If Yelu Xiangguo is interested in establishing a country overseas, I can monopolize it. Give Xiangguo a piece of land."

"What! Overseas nation building."

Yelu Yixin was suddenly surprised and delighted, "Did Song Dynasty allow subjects to establish a country overseas?"

Guo Kui nodded, "Da Song is only allowed to be king overseas, and is not allowed to be emperor. In name, he is loyal to the emperor of Song Dynasty. He needs to pay tribute to the emperor every year, but the specific jurisdiction is his own. Da Song doesn't care about it. Song is a vassal country, and many dignitaries of Song Dynasty have purchased islands overseas, and there are still many overseas islands in Song Dynasty, if Yelu Xiangguo is interested, I can persuade the emperor to sell a large island with rich products to Xiangguo."

"How big is the Big Island you're talking about?"

Guo Kui thought for a while, "The area is not smaller than Nanjing Road, but it is only an uninhabited island, and Xiangguo needs to take it to develop it himself."

Yelv Yixin was ambitious and dreamed of becoming an emperor, but he was a little hesitant when asked to pay for the island. Besides, he didn't have a boat, so he needed to think about it carefully.

Thinking of this, Yelu Yixin smiled and said: "Leave the land in advance, we will talk about it later, first complete this transaction, and half a month later, we will deliver the goods to the Bank of Communications at Bohai Port, and the money and goods will be settled."

Guo Kui smiled slightly, "What if Japan wants to buy pig iron for a long time? Can Yelu Xiangguo do it?"

Yelu Yixin thought for a while and said: "It is possible, but the Japanese envoy must come to see the emperor of Liao Kingdom and make a formal request, and then I will persuade the emperor, but then again, even if the Liao Kingdom agrees to sell pig iron, it belongs to me. The benefits, not a penny less."

Guo Kui said goodbye and left, leaving a gift for Yelu Yixin, a three-foot-long coral. Yelu Yixin was very happy, put it on the table, and carefully admired the red coral. He also had two in his warehouse. The coral, which is nothing but white, is nowhere near this large.

How could Yelv Yixin not understand the risks involved?Fornicating with the Song Dynasty, buying and selling contraband, once found out, it is a serious crime of ransacking the family and exterminating the clan. The key lies in whether he can suppress this matter. He is now powerful, and he has the final say on the entire government affairs of Daliao. How could he suppress it? Can't live.

In fact, Yelv Yixin is more interested in building a country overseas. If he really gets a piece of land from Da Song, it means that he and Da Song are deeply bound. Just be clear.

The war between Song and Liao has been suspended. The Song army needs to consolidate its achievements and digest the spoils. Liao needs to reorganize its army and redeploy it. At the same time, Liao has sent its important minister Zhang Xiaojie to Song to renegotiate the alliance between the two countries.

Fan Ning also returned to the capital at this time.

It was dusk when we returned to the capital, Fan Ning did not enter the palace, but returned to his residence at Feihong Bridge in a carriage. Jian Meizi sat in front without saying a word, looking out the window indifferently.

Fan Ning was silent for a while, he certainly knew that Yelu Hongji sent Zhang Xiaojie to the capital to negotiate, he was considering whether to suspend for two years, concentrate on destroying Xixia first, and at the same time make preparations around the Liao Kingdom, and continue to provoke civil strife in Liao , weakening the strength of Liao.

Fan Ning has received Liu Kui's Flying Eagle message, and has established contact with Yelu Yixin. The next step is to lure Yelu Yixin into the urn step by step, making him completely a pawn of Song Dynasty.

There is also Zhang Xiaojie, who is also available. Like Yelu Yixin, Zhang Xiaojie was also a treacherous minister of the Liao Kingdom in history, and was extremely greedy for money. This time his mission to the Song Dynasty is a good opportunity to bribe him.

The carriage stopped slowly, and his wife Zhu Pei and his family greeted him at the gate. They hadn't seen each other for several months, and everyone was filled with joy. Fan Ning picked up the child and walked into the back house surrounded by his family.

Fan Ning sat down in the back hall, Zhu Pei smiled and said: "We read the newspaper every day, and we are really happy to learn that the Song Army has won a great victory. You don't know, when Sister Qian went back to her mother's house, someone recognized our carriage and got into it. Thousands of people surrounded the carriage, and everyone was cheering, which frightened Sister Qian half to death, thanks to the Kaifeng government officials who opened a way."

Ouyang Qian blushed and said embarrassedly: "Later, I thought I should come out and say a few words, but at that time I really didn't have the courage, so they beat us mother and daughter to death."

Fan Ning nodded and said: "You still have to be careful, even if everyone is happy, if you get excited and can't hold back, something will happen. Everyone should try to avoid publicity when they go out, and keep a low profile. In addition, the security of the mansion must be strengthened. .”

Fan Ning remembered that he was assassinated in Hejian Mansion, and he was still very worried about the safety of his family.

He turned back to Jianmeizi and said, "This time I'm going back to Hejian Mansion, sister Jian will stay here."

Jian Meizi nodded, she preferred to follow Zhu Pei than to follow Fan Ning.

Zhu Pei got up and said with a smile, "Eat first, and we'll talk after we finish eating."

Fanning didn't see his mother, he asked puzzledly, "Where's my mother?"

"My mother went back to Wu County to visit the grave and will be back soon."

Fan Ning also wanted to visit his father's grave, but he really didn't have time, so he had to do some sacrifices in front of his father's spirit.

That night, the whole family gathered together, and there was no need to elaborate on the love between husband and wife at night.

Early the next morning, Fan Ning came to the Ziwei Hall of the imperial palace and asked to see the emperor.

After waiting for a while, an eunuch ran out and said with a smile: "Fan Xianggong is back, the officials invite him in!"

Fan Ning was already 30 years old at this time, with a short beard under his chin. He looked very mature and steady, without the immaturity of a young senior official.

He walked into the imperial study, Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo happened to be there, they stood up and smiled, "Congratulations to Mr. Fan on his triumphant return to court."

Fan Ning nodded with a smile, he stepped forward and bowed to salute, "My humble minister Fan Ning sees Your Majesty!"

Zhao Xu was very happy, and quickly ordered: "Give me a seat!"

The eunuch brought an embroidered pier and placed it opposite the two princes. Fan Ning sat down and smiled slightly: "Your Majesty looks good, and the two princes are also in good health. This is the good news for our Song Dynasty."

Fu Bi pointed at him and said with a smile, "This guy is getting better at talking."

Zhao Xu also smiled and said, "We happened to be talking about the Liao Kingdom's peace request. Fan Xianggong would like to share your opinion."

Fan Ning pondered for a while and said: "You can put aside your opinion for a while, I want to hear the opinions of His Majesty and the court."

(End of this chapter)