I was the richest man in Da Song

Chapter 63 Credentials
Everyone knew that Sanning Dingge was sent as an envoy not to discuss poetry, and when he handed in his credentials in the court, there was an uproar in the hall as expected.

Zhao Heng frowned after reading the Guoshu. The Guoshu was so concise and clear that he didn't even bother to write some veiled polite words.

"For the sake of the long-term peace of the two countries, I hope that the emperor of Song Dynasty will hand over the land of Guannan to Daliao. Liao is willing to conclude an alliance with Song Dynasty and repair it forever. What do you think?" Zhao Heng asked.

"It's a shame, it's a shame"

A good old man like Li Hang felt that the Liao Kingdom was going too far.

"Your Majesty, the south of this pass is the south of the three passes of Waqiao, Yijin, and Yukou. After the Song Dynasty lost the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, these three passes became the last barrier between Song and Liao.

Emperor Taizong's several Northern Expeditions came from here. If it is in the hands of the Liao Kingdom, it is possible to send troops south at any time.

Empty and white teeth asked me for the Great Song Pass, could it be that she, Xiao Yanyan, thought that my Great Song's hundreds of thousands of frontier troops were made of mud? "

Xiang Minzhong couldn't help but explode in court, and even called Xiao Chuo by his baby name.

"The tone of this letter of state is firm. If we don't give Liao people a direct blow, it will be a blessing to the Li people if the two countries fight again." Wang Qinruo reported.

"What's more, the prosperity of Liao's soldiers is not something that our Song Dynasty can defeat. The two countries still regard peace as the most important thing," Lin Te also said.

"Could it just be handed over to the Liao people? Today he wants Guannan and we will give it. If he wants Shandong tomorrow, will we give it to Kaifeng or not!" Xiang Minzhong asked with a frown.

"How can the land of Guannan compare with Kaifeng, Shandong? Guannan was originally the Liao land that Emperor Taizong took from the Liao people in the Northern Expedition. People have an excuse to go south at any time." Chen Pengnian also came out to refute.

"If there is room for 'peace', we can't start the war lightly. After losing Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures and Jinyang, our Great Song Dynasty has no danger to defend. Once the battlefield is defeated, the Liao army will be able to drive straight into the city of Kaifeng."

No one could convince anyone in the debate in the court, and the emperor hesitated in his heart. As an emperor, he was naturally unwilling to ask for the land of Song Dynasty, but he would be even more unwilling if he fought the Liao army because of it.

In particular, his Lao Tzu failed in all three Northern Expeditions. He was defeated in the Gaoliang River, left behind a lifelong old disease and died early, which left a great psychological shadow in Zhao Heng's heart.

"What if we give one or two?" Zhao Heng asked suddenly.

"Your Majesty can discuss everything, as long as we are sincere"

"Your Majesty, you can't take a step back"

People like Wang Qinruo wanted to compromise and Xiang Minzhong, Kou Zhun and even Li Hang were very persistent, and a court meeting could not make a decision and had to be shelved temporarily.

Brother Sanning Ding just stayed in Honglu Temple and didn't go anywhere. Of course he knew that there must be a mess in the court hall. Brother Sanning Ding also expected that countless people would come to him in the future, wanting to find out The reality of the Liao Kingdom.

But he didn't expect that the first person to come was not someone from the court, but He Shao.

He Si followed behind He Shao, and laid out all the food in the food box, and brought good wine.

"How is it, have you figured it out?" Brother Sanning Ding asked.

"I don't even want to be an official in the Song Dynasty, how could I go to Liao to be an official?" He Shao replied.

"Then what are you doing with me?"

"I am a businessman, of course I talk about business with Ping Zhangshi, do business, and then invite Ping Zhangshi to eat and drink."

Brother Ding Sanning picked up his chopsticks and picked them up. The meat tasted very tender, but what surprised him was that this wine, Liao Kingdom also had wine, but it was not as good as the one made in Song Dynasty. The fragrance is still very strong.

"Good wine" Sanning Dingge drank several glasses before asking "Why do you want to do business with me?"

The word "doing business" is a bit unfamiliar to Brother Sanning Ding, and he is also somewhat interested.

"For a businessman, as long as there is no unresolved enmity between the two parties, and both sides can benefit from it, it proves that the business has a foundation to do."

"Then tell me what kind of business it is, and how much profit it can make. It's worth a deputy prime minister of Liao Dynasty to cooperate with you." Brother Sanning Ding chuckled.

"It's the wine business. Although I have never tasted Liao wine, I have heard that it is not as strong as the silver bottle wine and lamb wine from the Song Dynasty. To put it bluntly, it is for women to drink."

Brother Sanning Ding smacked his mouth, recalling the taste just now.

"The Liao people are fierce and brave, but they drink very softly. Compared with your wine, it is indeed much worse."

"This wine is priced at 150 yuan a bucket in Kaifeng City. Zhongjing in the Liao Dynasty is thousands of miles away from Kaifeng City. It is not expensive for me to send it to Zhongjing for 250 yuan a bucket," He Shao said.

"It's really not expensive. If this kind of wine is sold to the princes of the Liao Kingdom, they will definitely spend a lot of money to buy it."

Those princes and aristocrats’ pastures in the Liao Kingdom cover the fields full of gold and silver. Although Brother Sanning Ding has never done business, if he puts it on himself, if he can buy this kind of wine in Zhongjing, it will cost twice the price. all will do.

"Have you ever thought about the consequences of discussing business with an important minister of the Liao Kingdom, such as what can you do if I don't give you a penny in the end?"

"I can only admit it, but I am willing to bet that Pingzhangshi's character and reputation will not do this, and I will only collect money after the first batch is shipped to Zhongjing to show sincerity."

When doing business with someone with a higher status than oneself, flattery is a very technical way of speaking.

Sure enough, Sanning Ding patted He Shao on the shoulder after speaking and laughed.

"Although the Han people have been taught the Confucianism of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith, there are countless people who betrayed their faith, and the people of my great Khitan never make promises lightly, but they promise a thousand gold."

"So Pingzhang agreed?" He Shao was overjoyed.

"certainly"

"I have written the customs clearance documents in the past few days. If you send someone to send the first batch of wine to Zhongjing, the money will naturally not be missing from you."

Every tribe in the Liao Kingdom has their own pastures. The three generations of the Han family seem to have a high status in the court, but in terms of wealth, they are not as good as those princes and nobles who have accumulated countless wealth for generations.

All the people in the court were worried about the future, and the merchants also sensed some danger and started to get out of the business with the Liao Kingdom early, otherwise they would be the ones who would suffer the most at the end of the war.

Only He Shao is full of confidence. Although the most influential battle between Song and Liao is about to break out, he knows the final outcome, which will end with the signing of the Chanyuan Alliance.

There will be no major wars between the two countries in the next hundred years, and Song and Liao will trade and trade.

He Shaozheng was worried about how to take a bite out of this big cake, and Song, Sanning Dingge's envoy, just gave him this opportunity.

"I don't know when Pingzhang will leave Song Dynasty?" He Shao asked.

"Don't try me, otherwise it will be very dangerous" Sanning Dingge warned.

"Pingzhangshi misunderstood, I just have something to give Pingzhangshi"

He Shao gave Brother Sanning Ding an expression that you should understand, and as expected, Brother Sanning Ding laughed heartily.

"Don't worry, I will support you when I leave"

After leaving Honglu Temple, He Shao couldn't help but waved his fists and was very excited. In the past few months, 72 main stores in Kaifeng City had hoarded countless drunken wines, which caused the entire wine market to collapse.

Many people even made money to make wine, and they had to pay as much wine tax as they brewed. At first, He Shao agreed to buy back the stored wine from their wine warehouses at cost price in order to show goodwill to these Kaifeng city main stores.

Solfang's wine storage has long been full, enough to supply the princes and nobles of the Liao Kingdom for a few years.

But soon He Shao began to worry, who can help him transport such a large amount of wine, I don't know if the escort is trusted by Tasuo, and besides being brave, he must also be familiar with the Liao Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)