The great hero of the Silk Road, starting from a farm farmer

Chapter 231 Beixiang please open the discussion!

It was the grain harvest season again, and Song Yingkui returned to Taoyang City before large-scale grain harvesting.

Harvesting grain is a big deal, and all work must be stopped. Even the army has arranged for about one-third of its personnel to take turns to help their families in farming and grabbing grain.

Beixiang's attitude has changed since he got a slap in the face. In recent days, he even sent envoys to the official camp to discuss the issue of border bans between the two sides.

To be honest, Yungu is a small place after all, and the volume of production today is not on the same level as Dazheng.

However, Dazheng is too wary of border trade, and Beixiang has never been able to get relatively sufficient supplies from Dazheng. Yungu can play a more or less supplementary role. The two sides are discussing the situation. It makes sense for Beixiang.

"I, Yun Gu, am good to others, and generally do not make bad friends with others. However, I do not let others manipulate me. When friends come, I have good wine, and when wolves come, I have shotguns. As long as I sincerely make friends with me, I will not care about past grudges. Adhering to the original intention of good neighborliness and friendship.

If your country sincerely wants to open discussions with us, we will definitely participate wholeheartedly. Your envoy can clearly explain your specific requirements for setting up consultations with the superiors and draw up a form. Then we will discuss the matter based on the principle of mutual benefit and set out the rules for discussion. Negotiate and work together to build a negotiation venue that is convenient for both parties.

However, I will say something ugly first.After the trade market opens, if you are determined to be strong and dare to break the agreed trade rules of the trade market and bully our merchants and people, then you will be prepared to pay the price.Yungu is not Dazheng, and it is not a place where you can harvest grass and valleys at will. I hope you can clarify this matter. Seeing Beixiang's attitude change, Song Yingkui got off the slope and summoned Beixiang's envoy in Taoyang City to express his attitude towards the mutual trade between the two sides.

"General Lintao's words are clear. It seems that Liu's visit is not in vain, and he will definitely bring good news to my lord.

Liu wants to ask a few important questions, and I would like to ask the general to clarify his doubts in person.First, I wonder if it is necessary to talk about the general's surrender to us?Second, after the market is open, how much money should be used to settle the transactions between the merchants and civilians of both parties?Third, what kind of goods do you probably sell in the market, and what kind of goods are prohibited. "After listening to Song Yingkui's explanation, Liu Liuyi, the envoy from Beixiang who went to Yungu, asked the question he wanted to confirm.

This time, Beixiang's mission to Yungu consisted of a chief and deputy envoys, among whom Liu Liuyi was actually a Han nationality.The Liu family was originally a wealthy family in Yinzhou. After the rise of Beixiang, they were demoted to Xiang people. Now their status in the Beixiang court is not low.

"It's not that we can't discuss the matter of becoming a minister, but I, Yungu, will listen to the instructions but not the announcement. And I won't pay annual coins and won't announce it to external officials. If you can accept these conditions, Song can take care of your errands from afar. The discussion is open. After that, it depends on what you want to use for settlement. If you have minted good copper coins, there is no need to use your money for settlement. If you think you can use the coins minted by Yungu for settlement, you can do it. Okay. Of course, it’s not impossible for both of us to consider using Dazheng’s copper coins.

In addition to military weapons and large quantities of iron materials, most of our other supplies can be taken away.Specifically, we can talk about it in detail when we discuss the details of the market transaction! "Compared with face, interests are more important. If we don't have to pay extra costs and claim to be a subordinate, Song Yingkui thinks it is acceptable. There is no need to sacrifice face and suffer." Can the stone mud and ironware you produced be among the goods in the market? "What Liu Liuyi is most concerned about is whether the cement and iron products produced by Yungu can be included in the trading categories.

The value of cement can now be realized by anyone with a little knowledge.It is an important strategic material.Except for Yungu, it cannot be produced anywhere else.Dazheng has bought a lot of cement from Yungu in recent years, and has strengthened the important pass near Beixiang accordingly. He even used cement to build many small stone forts on the border between the two countries, which made Beixiang very Uncomfortable.

Da Zheng can use cement in military facilities, and Beixiang can naturally use it in military facilities.Especially in the face of Yungu Army's artillery, Beixiang felt that it was necessary to build the city defense facilities more firmly.

In terms of iron, Beixiang's smelting level is actually not too bad, and their iron weapons are even better than those of Dazheng.But the ironware produced here in Yungu is more sophisticated than theirs, and there are some things that they simply can't make.Besides, who would think there is too little iron?

If they buy more iron from Yungu, won't they have less iron in their own hands?Over a long period of time, one thing waxes and the other grows.In the eyes of Liu Liuyi and others, buying more ironware from Yungu was a way to drain Yungu's strength.

"Stone mud can be listed in the list of export materials in the market! As for iron, we will definitely not sell raw iron, and we will not sell some that can be directly used in the military. In the future, we will set a ban on the sale of materials List, everything that is not on the list can be taken out. There are not too many iron items in the list." Cement and iron items both have strategic value. Song Yingkui is well aware of this, but if he does not take out these two items, Yungu will The output will be much less.

Weighing the pros and cons, the hidden dangers of selling cement and ironware are not as big as imagined. If Beixiang wants it, selling to them is not a problem.The ironware sold to Beixiang should be mainly thin and complex in craftsmanship. If they have the ability, they will melt it and re-forge it into weapons at any cost.As long as they are willing to pay this price, no matter how much they sell to them, they can be sheared out through trade shearing.

"Da Shan, General Song is indeed a man of great ambition. As for the settlement money, it is not cost-effective for us to mint coins, and Da Zheng's money in hand is not much. It is best to use your money to settle the settlement, but you must ensure that you have enough The materials can be bought and sold with money. Another thing is, I heard that you are harvesting a large amount of wool, and we wonder if we can also sell a large amount of wool to you in exchange for money."

In Liu Liuyi's view, Beixiang's own casting of copper coins was costly and yielded little results. He could directly use Yungu's currency for settlement and still have the cost of casting coins.But, Yungu's money is not as useful as Dazheng's money, and its liquidity is still limited.Therefore, using Yungu's goods as collateral and then using Yungu's coins as settlement is the most cost-effective deal.

"We will definitely collect more wool, and you can also sell us some of your beef and mutton, but the amount of beef and mutton should not be too large. As for other production, let's discuss it in detail in the detailed submission."

There is no qualitative difference between Guoti, Beixiang and Xifan, but Xifan is naturally divided into two parts. It is difficult to transport things from Houfan to Huangshui Valley. Therefore, Song Yingkui is not afraid that he will not be able to bear their supplies.But Beixiang is a whole. If they transport too much beef and mutton, Yungu will really not be able to bear it, so the amount of beef and mutton must be properly controlled.

(End of this chapter)