Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 102 Second visit to Beijing
  "Commander, we have no money or food."

Han Fang roughly checked the initial and recent account books, and quickly reported the news to Liu Ling.

The land under Liu Ling's rule suddenly expanded from the original Zhuozhou area to a large area including the twelve counties of Yanshan Prefecture. The number of people was not huge, but it was already a heavy burden for Liu Ling. Hu, as well as the newly returned Evervictorious Army.

All of a sudden, there were hundreds of thousands more mouths waiting to be fed.

Why does Yandi now only know about him, Liu Ling, but not about Song and Jin Dynasties?

After all, it is useless to just rely on those businessmen to go out for publicity. The real benefits must be given to the soldiers and civilians. Otherwise, do you really think that every time people think of Marshal Liu, they will proudly puff out their chests?
  Previously, he defeated Xiongzhou and robbed a large amount of money and food from the Song Dynasty, which supported Yaoshi Guo for a long time.

Across a river, he led the victorious army to confront the Jin people for several months. He could ignore the fact that the people under his rule fell into famine, but when the money and food in the army began to dry up, the Jin people's attitude was so ruthless. Spicy and ruthless, so he only had one choice left in front of him at that time.

There are actually many soldiers and soldiers who can fight among the fifteen thousand victorious army, but they are all left to Liu Ling. He also understands that Liu Ling will not let go of this excellent opportunity.

Liu Ling carefully looked at the number of books submitted by Han Fang, and what he was recalling in his heart was Yaoshi Guo's state of mind at that time.

It is anger and unwillingness, especially the feeling of having to struggle one last time before knowing that you will die.

Fortunately, I am not you.

Liu Ling gently placed the book on the table, motioned for Han Fang to sit in front of him, and asked, "What happened to the amount agreed with the Song people?"

"They are all based on the highest price as much as possible. The Song people did not lower the price too much."

When Han Fang said this, he couldn't help but look complicated. After a moment, he sneered and shook his head, "Song people are really too rich."

At that time, the Song army was already in Baigouhe. Empress Dowager Xiao sent him as an envoy to the Song army. He knelt in front of Tong Guan and burst into tears, saying that the Liao Kingdom could not be destroyed. The Liao Kingdom was still valuable and could serve as a barrier to the northern frontier of the Song Dynasty. As long as The Song people did not attack. As long as they could provide some money and food, they would help block the Jin people desperately.

Tong Guan refused at the time.

But thinking that he now had to build a "pseudo Liao" in Yandi, and even had to take the initiative to accept various exploitations and temporary price changes, Han Fang felt a sense of pleasure that made him tremble all over.

The two sat face to face and read the "quote" again. Liu Ling didn't have any burden in his heart. Anyway, he was asking for money and food for himself. Of course, the lion was willing to ask for it. After a while, Shi Liai lifted the curtain and walked in. .

"The envoy from the Song Dynasty has sent a letter."

Liu Ling took the letter from him, and Shi Liai and Han Fang greeted each other. Because they were both former ministers of the Liao Kingdom, their attitudes were particularly cordial. Liu Ling read the letter and said, "Tong Guan wants me to go to the capital to receive the reward."

"Can't go."

"No."

The two people in front of him said almost at the same time. Liu Ling looked at them and put the letter on the table. He did not speak immediately, but poured himself a glass of warm water and drank it slowly.

Nowadays, every place in Yan needs a voice to suppress and comfort, and Liu Ling cannot leave at this time.

But the most important thing is that both of them suddenly began to worry at this moment. If Liu Ling was directly detained there and put under house arrest after entering Beijing, the Song people would then naturally send people to take over the Chang Sheng Army and Yan Di.

The problem is, this possibility is not impossible.

In the past, Pharmacist Guo dared to enter Beijing because Zhuozhou under his rule was the closest to the Northern Territory of the Song Dynasty, and at that time, he could only fight with a few thousand soldiers, while the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty's expedition to Liao could be called 200,000. But now, Tong Guan's troops numbered no more than 30,000, and Liu Ling's ever-victorious army, coupled with various miscellaneous state soldiers from Yan, had clearly demonstrated the banner of a 100,000-strong army.

Liu Ling said: "The ministers and the people will not agree. As long as your brain is not broken, you will know the price of doing this."

"The Song Dynasty shouted that punishment was not enough for the scholar-bureaucrats, but in fact once the court was divided, the loser's fate would be worse than death." Shi Liai looked at Liu Ling's expression and said solemnly: "In the past, the official and people's voices in the Song Dynasty were very good. Good people often die miserably."

Liu Ling tapped his hand on the table gently, again and again, very regularly, then raised it and pointed at Han Fang.

"Commander Han, you come with me to Beijing this time."

Han Fang was stunned, Shi Liai sighed, and Liu Ling waved his hand slightly, indicating that he didn't need to say any more. There is a white jade tiger on the table, with its head raised and roaring, majestic. Next to it are some documents and military newspapers scattered randomly, and farther away, there is a trembling bed.

The woman was sitting on the bed with a bright spring face.

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded outside: "Grand Master, urgent report from Beijing."

The shaking of the bed suddenly stopped, and the woman hurriedly pushed it. Then, Tong Guan, wearing a white shirt, came to the tent curtain, lifted it slightly, and took the letter from the person outside.

He spit out the hair from his mouth and muttered to himself: "Can you still do this?"

The woman called out coquettishly on the bed, but Tong Guan ignored her. He sat at the desk and was about to write something. When he realized that he was out of ink, he shouted: "Stop lounging on the bed, come here and polish the ink."

She accidentally poured a little too much water, but fortunately Tong Guan was frowning and thinking without realizing it. The woman quietly wiped away a little of the water, then held the ink stick and rubbed it slowly.

Tong Guan picked up the pen and started writing quickly. After writing the letter, he walked outside and handed the letter out and ordered someone to deliver it. When he came back, he couldn't help but sneeze. The woman immediately said worriedly: "Mr. Please go back and rest."

Tong Guan lowered his gaze and saw the water stains on her thin clothes, and suddenly smiled with satisfaction.

"it is good."

It was May, and large amounts of money and grain began to be transported. At the same time, Tong Guan also privately agreed to Liu Ling's merchants entering the Song Dynasty for business.

Previously, Chen Liang killed all the merchants who were taking kickbacks. One of them was his old brother. Before he died, he held his hand and yelled at the top of his lungs: "I'm down there, waiting for you!"

He now feels that his old brother will probably have to wait for a long time.

The entire Yan region, or the Kingdom of Jin to the north, is in urgent need of a large amount of food at this moment. After all, although there was famine in the Song Dynasty, the price of food in the country was still higher than the price of food in the north. It can make those northern merchants spend money and buy like crazy.

At the same time, furs, jewelry and treasures from the North, as well as various things of great spiritual value, were dumped into the Song Dynasty and all were exchanged for coins and grain;

At the same time, as the envoys from Yan State came to Beijing and presented a hundred cloaks and fur coats sewn with fine white wolf fur to the current officials, news came out from the palace that the officials liked them very much, and the entire capital Demand for the finest furs from the North suddenly skyrocketed.

Later, news came out that Liu Ling, the governor of Yandi's Zhenyuan Army, was about to go to Beijing to meet the officials. This meant that Yandi, which had been tossing last year and this year, once again chose to join the Song Dynasty. This was a matter of concern in the court. Public opinion.

But among the people, businessmen used their influence to continuously amplify Liu Ling's image to the point of exaggeration.

Liu Ling's arrival in Beijing was scheduled for June, and some said it would only be possible at the end of this year. However, the officials were very interested this time and ordered a general amnesty.

There was a buzz of people at the city gate, and there was an endless stream of people entering and leaving the city. Two carriages were also mixed in the crowd, followed by several men on horseback. The middle-aged man at the head had a thin face and ordinary clothes. He should be part of this small team. The leader.

After entering the city, he took his servants, carriages and horses to rest in an inn.

In the carriage, first a maid came out, and then a thin middle-aged woman walked out. She was dressed simply and had a beautiful appearance, but there were also many traces left by the years.

"Madam, let's eat first." The middle-aged man came to her, "After eating, see if you are free today, or you might as well go visit your relatives tomorrow."

The woman shook her head slightly and said with some worry: "The disaster caused by the party members has not yet been eliminated, I am only afraid of it."

"Nowadays, the Holy Grace is so powerful that the whole world has been granted amnesty. My husband and I are just here to visit relatives and find friends. When the time comes, we will wait and see the demeanor of Marshal Liu from Yandi. He will return to Laizhou in two months at most. There is nothing to be afraid of."

"Ok."

The woman nodded and said with some embarrassment: "Also, you can go and have a look at those ancient painting shops in the capital."

The middle-aged man laughed, hugged her in his arms, and said jokingly: "Master Yi An usually looks at ancient paintings and monuments. You haven't used the rouge and gouache in the capital for several years, right? I will bring it to my husband." You go out and pick.”

(End of this chapter)