Huang Jue, after three marriages

Chapter 425 Trading
Zhao Hao smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, Lord, I know."

Although he can't let soldiers into Tongzhou, the place in Fengcheng can still be used.

It is also possible to make the magistrate of Tongzhou suffer a little bit.

From this aspect, he has to thank Xie Jue for his reminder.

"That's it." Xie Jue frowned slightly and thought about it: "I'll have someone move out the gold and silver for you first, and you take them to Duke Zhen, as for later..."

Xie Jue's voice paused, watching Zhao Hao not speak.

"Master Xie can start to arrange the land reclamation." Zhao Hao thought for a while and said, "The weather is cold at this time, and the Rong people will not do anything. They will not take action until the beginning of spring. At that time, it is also ours." When the rations obtained this time are used up, if Cai Bing colludes with the Rong people, then our spring rations may be delayed for a while, and at that time, a delay of half a month will cause us huge losses."

With a look of coldness in his eyes, Zhao Hao continued: "Those people only want our frontier army to be defeated. They have a reason and opportunity to weaken our military power and control the government. As for the consequences... "

"They think that even if the frontier army suffers heavy losses, the frontier pass will not be lost. What does it have to do with the fact that the Rong people can't enter the pass?" Xie Jue continued calmly.

Even at this point, Zhao Hao still puts the people and the country first, but those people are taking advantage of his integrity and loyalty.

What they do is to ask the cattle to plow the fields, but not to feed the cattle.

Self-destruction of the Great Wall, the final result is borne by the people of the Song Dynasty...

Zhao Hao smiled bitterly, then calmed down, and said: "The military salary, with the guarantee of my town government, can be delayed for some time, but at that time, food is indispensable. Can Master Xie have a solution?"

Xie Jue pondered for a while, and said, "The port that Ling Chuanye mentioned is the one that Yeluqi built privately. Is there a way for the general to get it here?"

Zhao Hao was startled: "The port?"

Xie Jue smiled and said: "Yes, the general needs food at that port, but to be honest, the floods in the south this year have left many places in the south with no crops. It’s not worth the price, but if there is that port, I can think of something.”

Zhao Hao raised his eyebrows, not understanding.

Xie Jue continued with a smile: "The general knows that Mr. Xie is a maritime merchant. There are not many other things, but there are many ships. The country of Song is short of food this year, but Champa, Jiaozhi and other places further south have a bumper harvest. The price of rice there is very high." I'm afraid the general can't imagine that if there is a port, I can send a ship down and collect grain from there. In the spring, as long as the port can be used, 80 tons should be no problem."

According to what Ling Chuanye said, that port is just outside the Yanshan pass, and the sixteen prefectures of the border pass are all stationed by the frontier army. This is the territory of the Zhao family. Once here, Zhao Hao wants to transport food elsewhere. no.

After Zhao Hao thought about it carefully, he understood what Xie Jue said, and a happy look appeared on his face.

If this can be done, it will not be next year, but will be able to use this to make up for the lack of food in the future.

Moreover, Xie Jue said that the price of rice is very low, and it can also be transported by boat, which requires much less labor and material resources.

Then he has to spend a lot less money!

The 80 tans of grain that Xie Jue mentioned earlier might not just be referring to land reclamation (it will take three years to see results), but perhaps this is what he was referring to.

"That's it." Zhao Hao nodded and said, "If Lord Xie can guarantee this amount of military rations, then this time, not only the military salary of our frontier army, but also the military rations will all be reduced by [-]%."

Xie Jue frowned unconsciously, sat up a little more straight, and said with a chuckle on his face, "That would be the best! However, there is one thing I hope the general will agree to."

Zhao Hao restrained his expression slightly, and made a gesture of please.

The corners of Xie Jue's eyes twitched, and he said: "My ship will not only bring food, but also silk and spices. I hope the general will make it easier for my caravan to pass through the border and go to Beirong for trade. "

Zhao Hao raised his eyebrows: "You still want to do business with Beirong people?"

Haven't suffered enough this time?I heard that the goods exchanged by the Beirong people were all ruined.

"Of course, why don't you do business?" Xie Jue said with a cold smile on his face, "Beirong people like our silk, porcelain and lacquerware, and they also need all kinds of spices. The price is high there, and the medicinal fur from Beirong is also what we need, and if we can trade horses..."

"Horses?" Zhao Hao tensed up, and said in surprise, "Will the Beirong people trade horses with you?"

The frontier army of the Song Dynasty was 40, but they could only defend and could not attack. It was because of the shortage of horses. The Beirong people were all cavalry, with one man, two horses or even three horses. When people (or one man and one horse) pursue one place, they will miss another place, so they can only refuse to defend the border town.

Sometimes I watched the Beirong people attack the villages outside the pass, but they were unable to attack.

The lack of horses is the biggest weakness of the frontier army for a century!

But just as Song State strictly prohibited the sale of ironware to Bei Rong, Bei Rong people also strictly prohibited selling horses to Song State.

Iron wares were strictly inspected at the gates of the Song Dynasty, and the Beirong people also strictly inspected horses at the gates.

The horses are bigger than the iron target, and a group of horses run together, that's a good check!
If so, it can be traded to Ma...

Xie Jue smiled lightly and said, "People always have selfish interests. For the sake of self-interest, if someone in Song State can sell a crossbow to Yeluqi, there will naturally be someone in Beirong who is willing to take the risk."

Although he didn't meet Master Hong directly this time, he asked Boss Qi about the needs of the Beirong people for spices.

At that time, when he mentioned spices, Boss Qi's eyes turned green, and he said that the stuff was very good, better than silk, and if there were spices, the Beirong people would trade them for anything.

Including horses!

Except for one, their horses will only be traded within the territory of Beirong, that is to say, they will only be sold to Beirong people and traded on the grassland. As for how to deal with the buyer, whether to kill or to think Ship it across the border, then it's none of their business.

And if the road mentioned by Ling Chuanye is real, then the passage will be opened, and the horses will be able to bypass the defense line of the Beirong people.

As for other items, if it hadn't been involved in the struggle between Yelu Hongji and Yeluqi this time, the deal between him and Lord Hong would have been extremely profitable.

Even the baggage brought back was several times worth more than the silk and beads sold to Master Hong.

Moreover, in that situation, Lord Hong did not run away to join his army immediately, but traded with them first, which meant that the Beirong people's demand for these was extremely strong, so strong that even the war could not affect it.

Next year's war, the Beirong people will fight, but after the fight, they will still need these luxury items, and they will still find ways to trade with the merchants of the Song Dynasty.

That being the case, why not make money?
Not only to make money, but also to use these luxuries to fatten up those Beirong nobles.

From frugality to luxury is easy, from luxury to frugality.

As long as those Beibei nobles are used to enjoying it, how can they be willing to give up that kind of life, when the time comes...

Zhao Hao looked at Xie Jue, looked at the coldness behind him, lightly raised his eyebrows and smiled, and said, "That's it, good! Master Xie can just say what to do, and I will do it!"

"General Zhao is so talkative, then, there is one more thing..."

(End of this chapter)