Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 130 Princess of Jin Kingdom

Liu Ling can now gather 30,000 soldiers, plus the auxiliary soldiers and civilians who maintain logistics, the entire army can be called 50,000 people.

In the battle of Ningyuanpo, the Jin army retreated on its own initiative and loosened its control over Yunzhong. Liu Ling sent envoys to various prefectures and counties to recruit surrender, and restored the two roads from Yandi to Yunzhong.

The deaths of Song generals such as Fuzhou and Liu Yanqing caused Hedong and Hebei to resume their supply of money and food to the Zhenyuan Army. The ordnance that had suffered a large loss due to the long campaign was also replenished.

but.

Liu Ling held a blade in his hand, exerted a slight force, and the blade broke with a click.

A group of Zhenyuan Army generals stood nearby and watched. Most of them realized something and immediately became angry.

The quality of this knife is too poor.

Han Fang was not surprised. He had long seen the indecisiveness and tricks of the Song people. Now sending some crude weapons was in line with the Song people's personality.

Liu Ling studied the cross-section of the blade for a while and said calmly: "Remember to remind me that when talking to the Jinren, I need to ask them for some more blacksmiths."

"Here."

The Liao Kingdom and the Song Dynasty had been at odds with each other for many years, and there was one industry that was extremely prominent, even far superior to that of the Song Dynasty, and that was the iron smelting industry.

Liu Ling threw away the broken knife and raised his hand to signal the middle-aged man next to him to come over.

This middle-aged man's surname was Chen, and he was a very reliable old shopkeeper under Chen Liang. He was capable and capable. Chen Liang wanted to coordinate the business affairs in Yandi, so he sent this man over for Liu Ling to use.

"Chen Chun, how is our business with Song State?"

"Returning to the Commander-in-Chief, the majority of our trade between Yandi and the Song Dynasty mainly consists of these items: furs, horses, iron ore, sea greens, various curios, Hebei and Henan roads, and the big merchants who deal with us. There are already more than one hundred and fifty.

Our caravans from the Yan region can reach as far as the Shu region, specializing in reselling silk and satin from the Song Dynasty to the north, and the profit can be dozens or hundreds of times. "

Chen Chun was not interested in the war, but the current "business empire" was established by his family leader Chen Liang with the help of Liu Ling. Chen Chun slowly reported it and couldn't help but puff up his chest with pride.

Liu Ling motioned for Chen Chun to follow him and said as he walked:

"Do you know Jiaozi?"

"I know, but this thing is now also called 'Qian Yin' in the Song Dynasty. This thing is really convenient. But from a villain's point of view, the Song Dynasty government's random increase of Qian Yin will inevitably lead to an imbalance between the upper and lower levels. The so-called 'Qian Yin' Yin' will eventually be worthless.

Therefore, when the owner of the house asks us to collect and sell goods, we should try our best not to use money to settle the goods, but to use real money, silver, or various goods. We would rather make less money than use money to pay. "

The head of the family is Chen Liang.

"I'm going to try to issue the same thing in Xiongzhou and Bazhou." Liu Ling took out a stack of red "paper banknotes" from his arms. It was imitated in the style of Song Dynasty's Qian Yin, using woodblock printing and paper made of special materials. Printed with special ink, there is a circle of red clay seals around it. The largest one is the seal of Liuling Zhenyuan Army Jiedu Envoy.

The banknotes look more exquisite in appearance, with the words "hundred strings" written on them in thin gold.

"I call it Baoqian."

"The conversion position of Qian Yin is Min. If the commander-in-chief issues treasure notes, the court will definitely be dissatisfied."

Chen Chun didn't pay attention to the exquisite style. He only saw that the unit at the end was "Guan Hou" and immediately reminded him.

"It's no problem with the court. I have my own way to solve it."

"What does Liu Gong want to achieve?"

"I want the people of Song Dynasty to know that treasure banknotes are more useful than money. I want the northern part of Song Dynasty to use my treasure banknotes to settle transactions in the future."

Anyway, we are one of our own, so we might as well speak more openly. Before Liu Ling finished speaking, Chen Chun was immediately moved. He imagined such a scene and actually got excited: "Take what Mr. Liu thinks is true."

He thought for a long time but couldn't think of any adjectives. He twisted the treasure banknotes in his hand. Before Liu Ling took the initiative, he asked: "Liu Gong has always been safe in doing things. Since he has figured out the style of the treasure banknotes, it must be the same." Think about how to let the people of Song Dynasty use it." "A treasure note with a face value of one hundred guan can buy 130 guan of goods in Yandi."

Chen Chun didn't show any surprise. He thought for a while and said, "Thirty percent is too much. It's better to have 150 percent. One hundred guan of treasure money can buy goods worth 115 guan."

"Isn't it a little too little?"

"Liu Gong is not a rich man, so he doesn't know that firewood, rice, oil, and salt are expensive. In ordinary times, this small profit will become a huge fortune over time. If you dare to make a profit of fifteen dollars, those merchants from the Song Dynasty will go crazy with joy. Who cares about the long term?

But when this treasure money business starts to spread, I can guarantee that I will be able to make them pay out their money with profit. "

Chen Chun patted his chest: "Don't worry, Mr. Liu, since you have already made a plan, I will go back and discuss it with the head of the family and all the others, and I will definitely carry out your instructions."

"Okay, I'm relying on you for this matter, but I've already discussed it with your family leader Chen Liang. You don't have to go back in a hurry. The Jin people are meeting in Datong Mansion, so you have to go with me."

"The villain obeys your orders."

In January of the seventh year of Xuanhe.

Datong Mansion.

After the Xijing Road of the Liao Kingdom returned to the Song Dynasty, it was renamed Yunzhong Mansion by the court. The government of the mansion was the original Xijing of the Liao Kingdom.

A large camp was set up outside Yunzhou City, but except for the envoys from the Khitan tribe south of the Yin Mountains who obediently entered the camp to wait for the alliance, no one from the Xia Kingdom or the Zhenyuan Army entered.

On the Xia Kingdom side, Empress Dowager Yelu sent an envoy. Li Liangfu, the commander-in-chief of the Xia Army in Shuozhou, personally participated in the alliance. The 30,000 Xia Army under his command withdrew into the country in batches, leaving only nearly 20,000 Xia Army - Li Liangfu privately He had already negotiated with Liu Ling, and if the latter provided him with money and food, Li Liangfu would dare to continue to lead his troops to fight against the Jin people.

On the Zhenyuan Army side, coach Liu Ling personally participated in the alliance, and his Zhenyuan Army was known as one hundred thousand.

Since the Jin Kingdom conquered the Liao Kingdom, the domestic situation has become more and more severe. Due to some reasons and people, the Jin people were forced to launch several large-scale wars in the past two years. The country that should have been recuperating and recuperating is still full of rebellions. Countless civilians died of starvation.

Although it was the custom of the Jin Kingdom that brothers should be treated as brothers, Liu Ling had previously deliberately provoked a feud, causing Wanyan Zongwang and others to be at odds with Emperor Wanyan Wu of the Jin Kingdom. It was not that no one in the Jin Dynasty court suggested that Wan Yan, the eldest son of the late emperor, should be established. Yan Zongqian became the prince.

Jin Emperor Wanyan Wu was naturally not happy to beg for money, and the proposal itself was a bit ridiculous. Even if it followed the eldest son inheritance system of the Liao Kingdom or the Central Plains, Wanyan Zongqian himself was only the eldest son of a concubine and was not worthy of being a prince.

Therefore, according to the rule of brotherhood, in addition to Wanyan Wu's begging brothers, Wanyan Zongwang's voice will not be absent as the next emperor of the Jin Dynasty.

The country is in chaos, and there are successive wars abroad. The land thousands of miles south of Yinshan Mountain has never surrendered, and this time it has not been completely defeated. It is like an enclave. Coupled with the battle at Ningyuanpo, Wanyan Lou's house has always been under control. He was highly regarded as a fierce general, but this time he was defeated by the Zhenyuan Army and defeated the entire army.

Wanyan Loushi himself was forced to abandon his armor and change his horse to escape.

This battle has been the most disastrous defeat that the Jin Kingdom has ever experienced in the past two years.

After Liu Ling arrived with his army, it was still the Jin King Ahai who led several envoys to meet him and told him that the date of the alliance was ten days later and they still needed to wait for one more person.

In addition, Wang Ahai once again asked Liu Ling if he was willing to accept the canonization, but Liu Ling once again explicitly refused.

"After all, this alliance is for the sake of good relations between the two families. Since Liu Gong has refused to agree time and time again, my Majesty will not push for it. It's just that our country's Wanyan Dutong, Wanyan's mother, has a daughter. A rare pearl in our country.

As long as you agree, Commander, Dajin and Yandi will not only be a good couple, but also a good friend of Qin and Jin. "

Liu Ling's eyes lit up.

However, it was not towards that beautiful girl.

Wanyan Yanmu is the half-brother of Wanyan Aguda. To a certain extent, he can also inherit the throne.

(End of this chapter)