The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

(The second update and the third update are at night.)

Su Jin's goal was achieved, and he didn't want to get too entangled. The money was originally a bargaining chip, and it was better to not get it than to get it.

It's like hanging a big rock on Xiao Temo's head. If the big stone falls down and hits his head, although it's refreshing for a while, it may not be a relief for Xiao Temo .

Su Jin just wants this feeling that the boulder is about to fall, and he has always been his creditor, but he has the opportunity to forgive the huge debt. If you can't starve to death, I will starve you to death.

If Xiao Temo is a smart person, he will naturally not be too unreasonable in the state affairs negotiations later on. After all, the current creditors naturally lack the confidence in their hearts.

Fu Bi sent Ma Han and Xiao Dahu to be treated, and the imperial doctor Meng really showed her face, looked at the injuries, and promised to heal them, they were both flesh and blood injuries, and both of them were rough-skinned and thick-skinned masters, recovering It's not difficult at all, it just takes some time.

What interested Imperial Physician Meng was not the injuries of these two people, but the reason why they were injured; when I asked Fu Bi, it was really difficult for Fu Bi to open his mouth. Did it cause his subordinates to fight to the death?

Even though this is the case, Fu Bi changed his words and immediately became more righteous.

"The reason why these two people were injured was to win face for their respective courts. They are both brave men, which is admirable."

Physician Meng was immediately in awe, and of course, this respect was even higher when Fu Bisai gave him 50 taels of silver for medical treatment. He planned to order his apprentices to do bone healing, but now he rolled up his sleeves and went to battle himself.

At noon, Fu Bi and Su Jin set up a banquet in the most famous fan building in Bianliang to welcome the two Liao envoys.

The four of them took their seats modestly, without any clue that just now, two groups of people were setting up a gamble at the posthouse, one side won a lot of money, and the other side lost like water in their pockets.

Of course, this kind of banquet is not just as simple as taking the wind and washing away the dust. Since the contact in the morning, the actual negotiation between the two parties has already begun.

Negotiation is not about setting the table, everyone sits down and you talk nonsense to each other; what is important in negotiation is not only the sharpness of words, but also psychological suppression, and more importantly, the strength represented behind him; this is Xiao The reason why Temo and Liu Liufu were still in high spirits even though they lost terribly.

After drinking for three rounds and eating five flavors, no matter how delicious Fanlou's dishes are, they couldn't stop the mouths of diplomats; Xiao Temo wolfed down half of a roasted leg of lamb with honey sauce, and belched to speak.

"Master Xiao is very grateful for the hospitality of the two adults. When it comes to eating, drinking and having fun, you Song people are much better than us in Daliao. Take a look at these dishes, all of them are carefully crafted and delicious. I have some doubts. Are you Song people thinking about these things all day long?"

Both Fu Bi and Su Jin could hear that there was something in Xiao Temo's words. Now that Fu Bi was full of confidence, the critical situation in the morning was turned back by Su Jin. Also gone.

"Food is the most important thing for the people, and it is a sign of peace that not being tired of food is not tiresome. Only when the people are rich and the country is strong will they have the thought to pay attention to food, drink and enjoyment. Uncivilized people can understand the truth of eating cattle and sheep raw."

Su Jin nodded secretly, this is serious enough, if you scold us for being greedy for enjoyment, I'll scold you for being barbaric and indecent.

Xiao Temo laughed loudly and said: "The rich lord's eloquence is quite sharp, and I admit that what you said seems to have some truth, but there is a suspicion that your words are unreasonable; as far as I know, your Song Dynasty is not as good as you say. On the contrary, not long ago, you had a great famine. Although the famine was resolved, it hurt your vitality; the people were hungry and had no food to eat, but why are you still talking about 'you can't get tired of eating, but you can't get tired of fine food' ; Is this self-deception or disregarding the life and death of the people?"

Fu Bi was at a loss for words for a while, and quickly thought of words to refute, Su Jin took up the conversation and said: "Master Xiao is very well informed, but your information is not very accurate."

Xiao Temo was very polite to his creditor, and asked with a smile: "So, Deputy Envoy Su knows the inside story? I hope you don't pretend to be wrong, the fact is the fact, and if you don't admit it, it doesn't mean he doesn't exist; Even if you speak like this, if you have no basis, you will not talk nonsense."

Su Jin smiled and said: "You know only superficially. I just need to ask you to know whether you know deep or shallow; my Song Dynasty did suffer from drought last year, and there was a small-scale famine, but do you know Who was sent by the imperial court to clean up the grain affairs? If you can tell, then you are right; if you can’t, then you can only say that you only know superficially."

Xiao Temo was stunned and said: "Isn't it the responsibility of your three envoys of the Song Dynasty to clean up the grain affairs? Who else but him?"

Su Jin laughed and said, "Just say that you don't know anything. After picking up a penny under the tree, you say that the tree is a money tree, just chasing after wind and shadow."

Xiao Temo said: "Listening to your tone, it seems as if you have personally participated in the matter. If you are not an important minister of the court, you are not enough to take on the important task of the food affairs. This envoy intends to give you a high hat, saying that you did it, but this is the high hat. If you can’t wear it, what can you do? Hahaha.”

Liu Liufu laughed along, finally being able to despise the young man for a while, and he was quite happy in his heart.

Su Jin and Fu Bi looked at each other and burst into laughter; Xiao Temo said: "You are speechless from what I said. To be honest, I suspect that you don't necessarily know me about your country's food affairs. Know more."

Fu Bi twirled his short beard and fell down with a smile, until Xiao Temo's face showed a bit of sullenness, and then he said: "Master Xiao, the grain envoy who handles grain affairs is far away in the sky, poor You hunted geese and got pecked by geese."

Xiao Temo was stunned and said: "Could it be you? Impossible! Don't lie to me, I know that your rich lord used to work in the Ministry of Punishment, and now you are promoted to the palace to serve your Majesty the Emperor. It is not you at all."

Fu Bi and Su Jin were secretly startled. Even Fu Bi, an ordinary official, was well aware of his official promotion and Xiao Temo. unknown.

Fu Bi settled down and said: "Of course it's not me. I don't have that great ability. There is another person right in front of me. Deputy envoy Su is the special envoy for food affairs who personally handles the food affairs. Do you think he knows that?" know the inside story?"

This time it was Xiao Temo and Liu Liufu's turn to be surprised, Xiao Temo shook his huge head full of yellow hair and said: "I don't believe it, I firmly don't believe it, this Deputy Su has never been an official in your court. How can I take on such a big job, and I am only a teenager.”

Su Jin smiled and said: "If you don't believe it, it doesn't mean it's not true. The grain affairs are supervised by myself, and it's not as sensational as you said. In the Song Dynasty, there were abundant harvests, and there were countless grains in the folks. I just collected the grains from the folks. For a small part, the food crisis will be resolved immediately, and it is not a serious loss of vitality as you said."

Xiao Temo half-opened his mouth and was a little silly, just listening to Su Jin continue: "I, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, implemented a benevolent government and implemented the strategy of hiding wealth for the people. To put it bluntly, there was a famine, or three or five times. The people hoarded food is enough to cope; Chief Envoy Xiao came from the north, did you see any signs of violence and chaos along the way? It is Bianliang, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty. I am afraid that you have observed it carefully in the past few days, but have you ever seen the slightest sign of food shortage? ?”

Xiao Temo murmured: "That's not true, but the natural disaster is internally exhausting, so naturally it can't be seen from the outside."

Su Jin smiled and said: "I understand what Master Xiao means. You just want us to admit that my Da Song is short of clothes and clothes and the people are not living well. Well, since you insist on thinking so, then I will satisfy you. Master Xiao made me poor." Some of them don’t even have trousers, they eat old bark for meals, and sleep on barren haystacks every night. You station hundreds of thousands of troops on the border. We Song people are about to starve to death and have no power to resist. Come and beat us. Haha, like this Are you satisfied?"

Xiao Temo blinked his eyes and stared blankly, this is exactly what he meant to express cryptically, he originally wanted to say, you people of the Song Dynasty have already had an empty treasury and your people have no means of living, and we, the great Liao lions and millions of soldiers, can crush you at any time; read it in the Song Dynasty The country and our Daliao have a brotherhood, and now our emperor has put forward a few conditions for you to go to the next level, so you should stop haggling.

After being hit in the morning, he learned to be good, and was also angry for the creditor he didn't offend. He wanted to express this meaning in a roundabout way, but now Su Jin explained it in a word, but he was speechless, and he didn't know where to start.