Chapter 141: The Super Empire Hidden Under Cowardice
The order of receiving envoys was from the inside to the outside. For the Song Dynasty, Qingtang was a nominal vassal, and the same was true for Dangxiang. Therefore, Dangxiang's envoys were even summoned before the Liao Dynasty.
In the past, Dangxiang always had a domineering and arrogant appearance, but this time he was humble and showed enough humility to the Song Dynasty. His word choice was also extremely sophisticated, especially the envoy Yang Shousu, who was an out-and-out Han Dynasty.
He looks like a Confucian, and every move he makes is Han etiquette.
The Song Dynasty was very satisfied with Li Yuanhao's attitude. The Dangxiang people finally knew that they should restrain themselves in front of the Song Dynasty. However, sending Han ministers like Yang Shousu also made everyone in the court feel unhappy. After all, he was a scholar of the Han family but now he was a barbarian of Dangxiang.
Used.
Yang Shousu was originally from Lanzhou, and had been unsuccessful in many trials for more than ten years. However, Li Yuanhao recruited talents in Dangxiang, and the official positions and salaries given were no lower than those in the Song Dynasty, and he was even more respected by Dangxiang.
These are two completely different attitudes, and Yang Shousu naturally knows how to choose.
"The grand master who inspected the school and served as the envoy of the Dingnan Army, Xia Yinsuiyoujing and other prefectures observed and dealt with the envoys who were detained in Tibet. Li Yuanhao, the king of Xiping, sincerely wishes the official family of the Song Dynasty peace and prosperity and long life!"
Zhao Zhen nodded slightly: "Pingshen, Dangxiang has been guarding the border for our Song Dynasty since Li Deming. The Li family and his son are also the Xiping kings of our Song Dynasty. Today, the border is harmonious and the world is healthy. King Xiping has made an indispensable contribution."
Yeluhan, the envoy of the Liao Dynasty, lowered his head and laughed. The conflict between the Song Dynasty and Dangxiang was much deeper than the conflict between the Liao Dynasty and Dangxiang. If it weren't for the Yunzhong County Marquis who repeatedly thwarted Dangxiang's plan, the current Ganliang would even be
I'm afraid Qingtang has changed owners long ago.
Li Yuanhao has always been disrespectful to the envoys of the Song and Liao dynasties. I heard that when he received the envoys of the Song and Liao dynasties after the edicts from the two countries arrived, he did not treat the Song and Liao dynasties with courtesy.
. Reluctantly accepted the order, but felt angry in his heart. He looked around at the ministers and said: "The previous king made a big mistake. There is such a country, and yet I still have my subjects to worship others."
Even though they hosted a banquet to entertain the envoys, they took the opportunity to hear the sonorous sound of forging weapons behind the banquet hall to intimidate the Song and Liao envoys. They also deliberately made things difficult for the Song envoys in terms of etiquette, with the intention of irritating the two countries and provoking a war.
incident.
Ye Luhan raised his head and quietly looked at Ye An in the horizontal squad not far away. That young man who looked sleepy and ordinary was actually a civil servant who had defeated and defeated Li Deming and Li Yuanhao. It was really surprising.
unbelievable.
I heard rumors that Li Deming's death was caused by him being severely injured by Ye An, but Li Yuanhao did not regard him as the enemy who killed his father, and even secretly helped him once. This rumor, which is similar to a strange story, was passed by Liaoning.
The confirmation from the North Korean spies is indeed true.
Yeluhan stared at Ye An closely. He wanted to know what charm this young man had that could make Li Yuanhao be convinced and even treat him with caution.
Ye An, who was sleeping, felt his nose was itchy. He raised his eyes and looked around and saw the hot eyes in the envoy team. Yelu Han, who wore a felt hat decorated with fox tail and gold flowers, was elegant and elegant, but Ye An doubted whether he had something.
Quirks, in this era, any quirk is not too out of the ordinary, even Cao Yi once...
The two people sizing each other up had completely different ideas. Ye An did not intend to have any quarrel with Yelu Han, but he did not think so at all.
The long ceremony and court meeting in the Daqing Palace finally ended before noon. Smart people have understood the intricate relationships in the court meeting, not only from the Song Dynasty but also from neighboring countries.
But what pleased the courtiers the most was that neither the Liao Dynasty nor Dangxiang wanted to quarrel with the Song Dynasty this year, and the Dangxiang people also requested that the Liao Dynasty and Dangxiang trade with the Song Dynasty and cancel the system of forex business.
These things were discussed in advance. Zhao Zhen nodded in agreement in the Daqing Palace. Is the Song Dynasty weak in this era? No, it is not weak. Almost all the countries around are begging to trade with the Song Dynasty, because it brings
The benefits are countless.
The Song Dynasty is the country with the most developed productivity in the world, and it is also the country with the strongest consumption power. If you want to make the people of your country prosperous and the national treasury become full, you must trade with the Song Dynasty.
However, the power of trade was in the hands of the Song Dynasty. In order to punish certain countries and regions, the most common method used by the Song Dynasty was to ban merchants from entering and leaving the market.
This is not only an economic punishment, but also a major blow to certain countries and regions. The people of Song Dynasty already know that economic sanctions can be used quite comfortably.
Ye An saw the competition in politics, military, economy and other aspects at this great court meeting, and also found that the Song Dynasty of today was completely different from the Song Dynasty that he still had in books.
The wisdom of this era did not lag behind that of later generations, but it did not extend to more things due to development limitations. If time had passed, and if the Song Dynasty had successfully carried out reforms and continued to develop and improve, there might not have been the wisdom of the grassland peoples at all.
thing.
The Song Dynasty is not a manifestation of the decline of the Han Dynasty. On the contrary, it is the most likely existence of a super empire. It has accumulated too much power in its body. The continuous spiral of economy, culture, technology, and politics can be said to have reached
It marked the beginning of the outbreak of Han civilization.
The germ of capitalism did not appear in the Ming Dynasty, but in the Song Dynasty. The employment relationship has become the main labor force relationship in the Song Dynasty.
Now the emergence of Puhui Company has led more merchants to invest in the construction of factories and workshops, and the employment relationship has certainly made great progress.
Productivity is not developing wildly but "developing wildly". Many times, people in the Song Dynasty have already begun to try to do things that even Ye An and Qin Mumu did not expect.
After leaving the Daqing Hall, Ye An was in a good mood and felt much lighter on his feet. He found that the changes he and Qin Mumu brought to the world were positive and positive, not meaningless and fleeting.
Ye An, who was about to leave through Zuo Changqing Gate, was stopped by Old Chen Lin, who said with an extremely ugly face: "Changsheng, I'm afraid Old Lan is going to die. This old guy fell ill a few days ago, and he still remains today.
I went to the Chamberlain's Office to look for him and found out... this old guy is terminally ill."
Ye An is still full of feelings for Lan Jizong. He and Chen Lin are like his and Qin Mumu's elders. After all, these two people were the first to know each other in the palace. Ye An sighed slightly: "Time is like running water.
Let’s go and have a look! It’s been many years, old friends have grown old, state affairs still exist, and unknowingly the number of old acquaintances around me has become less and less.”
Chen Lin didn't care, and said with a smile: "It's already very good for you to remember us old guys. Look at Lu Yijian, look at Wang Zeng, who is not over fifty, how many years can he live? But you are very young.
, What are you afraid of them?! Your biggest threat to them is not your talent, but your age, so a certain company has long been optimistic about you! Otherwise, why would Lao Lan try his best to help you?!"
Ye An stopped and turned to look at Chen Lin and smiled: "Is it just because you are young?"
Chen Lin was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "It's also because you are different from others. I don't know how many times I have said this, and I don't know how many people have said it. The Queen Mother said it, Sun Shi said it, Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng also said it
I have said it, even the officials have said it, but no one can tell the difference in you! Perhaps it is because of this that a certain family and Lao Lan trust you so much!"
Ye An shrugged and continued to move forward. This was so strange. Why would he trust someone since he couldn't explain it? This is a contradiction in nature!