One box for each family, five boxes each for the secret pavilion and the public pavilion. Five boxes were left for the imperial court and the ministers here, and they were distributed fairly. The remaining boxes were given to Wu Guozhang to sell them on his behalf to raise military funds."

Here, Zhao Jiu couldn't help but look at Fan Zongyin on one side, but couldn't help but laugh. "This box is given to Scholar Fan alone... Although knowledge is far away, it should be learned even in Persia. There is nothing to be ashamed of. In terms of knowledge,

You just have to get used to it."

If it were a direct reward, it would be humiliating, but when he said the last sentence, Fan Zongyin couldn't care less, so he solemnly said yes in front of everyone, and when he took the whole box of red flowers from the hands of the unsmiling Shao Chengzhang, the crowd was attracted.

Many people were envious of it, smelling the strange and spicy fragrance, but they felt that it wasn't bad this time.

After the Persian red flowers, the envoy showed the green jade. As expected, the unique color attracted a lot of admiration.

In fact, there is no need to say much about carpets, and Persian saffron and emeralds are really a godsend to humans, because humans’ pursuit of spices, medicines, and gemstones are basically rooted in humans.

Among the most basic five senses...the former is smell and physiological needs, and the latter is visual and aesthetic needs.

Before the industrial revolution, their value was unquestionable and they were destined to be hard currency and luxury goods. But now in China, on the Hedong front line, things are even more rare and expensive.

"Jade comes in pieces." Zhao Jiu was even more delighted when he saw the thirteen boxes of emeralds. He immediately looked around and smiled. "This makes it much easier to sort... take the best ones and carve them into pieces.

Let’s give one piece to each of the queen mother, noble concubine, virtuous concubine, prime minister, and commander-in-chief. The remaining gems are one for each of the Secret Pavilion members and one for each of the commanders. All the ministers in the hall today, including the envoys and guards, have also worked hard.

, everyone also has one piece each... Take the rest and display them in the camp outside and on the other side of the river, and tell the army that I will use these treasures as rewards for those who climbed to Taiyuan first."

With that said, the official finally got up, walked around the carpet, and personally took the lead in taking two Persian turquoises, throwing one into the box in Fan Zongyin's arms, and holding the other in his hand to play with.

Immediately, Yang Yizhong, Ren Baozhong, and below Mei Qu, many civil and military officials came forward in order of rank, each took a stone and put it in their sleeves.

However, when it was the envoy's turn, the envoy named Xiao hesitated for a moment, then bowed his hands and saluted the Zhao family seriously, and was not in a hurry to get the gem.

Zhao Jiu understood, but was also unambiguous: "I know what Dashi Linya means, doesn't he want people? Khitan people, Xi people, and even Han people, he wants them all. Those who took the initiative to seek refuge were defeated and captured.

Even those who are guilty and exiled, he doesn’t care, right or wrong?”

The envoy recalled the previous entrustment of the king, and knew that he had worked thousands of miles just for these most critical words, but he did not dare to neglect at all, and immediately responded solemnly: "Your Majesty clearly knows that this is what my king meant!

"

"That's it." Zhao Jiu was no longer vague. "People themselves are priceless. It's not impossible to want people, but you shouldn't expect these treasures in exchange. Instead, the Liao Kingdom must abide by the Golden River Alliance and follow the two

In exchange for the integration of national civilization."

The messenger hurriedly said: "So that the officials know that although we are thousands of miles apart, my country's leader has no time to send additional troops to assist, but he has asked General Yelu of Yinshan to obey the officials' orders."

"Our families are well aware of the matter in Yinshan." Zhao Jiu shook his head in reply. "Even without the will of the head of your family, Yelu Yujian would not be able to disobey me... I said that keeping the alliance lies in Liao.

In the country!”

"The foreign ministers are frightened and please ask the officials to make it clear." The envoy became more serious.

"Now that the Liao Kingdom has gone to Karakhan again, and has half of the western region, its foundation has been established. Although it is not a country with thousands of miles, it is still a country with fifty thousand miles of armor... But now that the country has been established, has it implemented the imperial examination?

Have you established an official text? Did you have the intention to transfer books during your trip? Have you organized and maintained the East-West Highway? Have you established laws and issued a decree to declare the unification of the country?" Zhao Jiu answered seriously. "It stands to reason,

I am at war at this time, so I shouldn’t say too much about things that are thousands of miles away. However, firstly, the transportation between the two countries is inconvenient, so it is not easy for you to come here. Some things should be said while taking advantage of the situation. Secondly, I and Dashi Linya are close friends.

, as long as I say it, he will naturally know what I mean. Some things can only be done while he is trying his best... To put it bluntly, if I fail here, if he falls ill, some things will be in vain.

It’s morning dew.”

"Your Majesty is joking." The envoy surnamed Xiao thought for a while and responded seriously. "My king is thousands of miles away. He heard that the official Northern Expedition was still conclusive. He said that the power of the Song and Jin Dynasties had long been reversed. Your Majesty's ten years of achievements are not worth it."

Despite Ya Goujian's great efforts, the 20-year-old army of the Jin Kingdom has long been exhausted and mediocre... The victory or defeat this time depends on the country and not the army. It depends on the crowd but not the troops. It depends on the situation but not the battle... Your Majesty will take full credit! It is precisely because of this.

In this way, the foreign ministers came to pay homage to the officials in a hurry, regardless of the urgency of the matter."

"We still have to fight." Zhao Jiu shook his head in reply. "If we fight well, we can save several years of effort. If we fight poorly, we may have to start over again for ten years... How can it be so easy?"

The envoy nodded and did not argue. After a slight pause, he continued: "If that's the case, as long as we in Daliao have done those things in the Western Regions, will your Majesty send Khitan prisoners of war to our country?"

"If the Liao Kingdom can do that, of course I will send people there." Zhao Jiu responded calmly. "Because as long as the Liao Kingdom does that, the Liao Kingdom will be willing to serve as a branch of China. I am the emperor, but instead

It is our duty to consolidate the foundation of the Liao Kingdom and we must shoulder our responsibilities."

After receiving these words, the envoy no longer had any doubts. He turned around and took out a Persian emerald. He bowed respectfully to Zhao Guan's family who was only sitting on a wooden bench.

For the reason, please go to the other side of Fen River to pay homage to Xianggong Lu.

Of course, Zhao Jiu had nothing to say, so he simply ordered Yang Yizhong to escort the envoy to Lu Yihao with carpets, Persian red flowers, and gemstones.

In this way, Yang Yizhong took the Western Liao envoy and several attendants, and Mei Qu and other bachelors hurriedly copied and collected the documents and other documents of the Liao Kingdom. Shao Chengzhang, the imperial guard of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, hurriedly sent people to

The Persian treasures piled up in the lobby were disposed of one by one according to the previous assignments from the Zhao Guan family.

The rest of the ministers and attendants, who had gained a huge profit for nothing, were naturally enthusiastic and hurriedly followed Shao Abban's instructions to assist.

In the afternoon, Xingzai followed the official's instructions and unpacked the remaining seven or eight boxes of emeralds, and went to the camp outside the city to display an announcement, explain the reason, and explain the official's disposition and the reward, which attracted the attention of the city.

The large camp outside the winter camp was noisy for a while.

However, things are always busy. Not long after the hustle and bustle outside the city became exciting, the cramped Linfen government office welcomed another guest from afar, but it was not an uninvited guest.

The person who came was none other than Yoshitoshi Minamoto, the leader of the samurai reinforcements specially sent by Emperor Toba of Japan to express his friendship. This person and his troops' schedule had always been under the control of the Song Dynasty.

Moreover, the Song Dynasty and Japan were not actually allies, and even the scale of economic and trade exchanges was very small. The reason why the two sides seemed to be fighting fiercely was mainly because the Zhao Guan family ignored the laws of economics and privately carried out heavy metal trade in order to collect wealth to support military expenditures.

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This kind of trade is actually harmful to both countries in the long run, because the Song Dynasty is short of all precious metals, especially copper coins as the main currency, which should not be traded; and Japan is even more

Needless to say, the loss of gold is never a good thing.

But the problem is that this kind of transaction is carried out in the form of a direct transaction between the Zhao Song royal family and the Japanese royal family... Zhao Jiu has done too much here to fish for military expenses, but he doesn't care about this;

On the Japanese side, the royal family, specifically Emperor Toba, who had just emerged from the shadow of his grandfather and first assumed power, and his cronies and nobles could bypass the nobles of other factions, the country and the court, and directly obtain huge profits through this kind of transaction.

, to maintain their power and luxurious life.

Therefore, the two sides had a similar affinity and hit it off immediately, especially since Zhao Jiu directly avoided making false claims and did not mention anything about the suzerainty or anything like that, which reduced unnecessary obstacles to the transactions between the two parties.

Among the two of them, the one who directly handled this matter was Zhang Jun in the Song Dynasty, and in Japan it was Taira Takaramori who took control of the Seto Inland Sea after conquering the pirates, that is, Taira Kiyomori's father who brought Yuan Weiyi into the army.

, the so-called leader of the Isehei clan, an important samurai group in Japan.

As for Minamoto no Yoshitsune, as the leader of the Kawachi Genji, a samurai group no less important than the Isehei clan, this visit to help was actually not a very honorable trip.

In fact, Yuan Weiyi was far inferior to his old rival and peer Ping Zhongsheng as an official, in work, and as a person. As Ping Zhongsheng became more prominent in officialdom, his family accumulated more wealth, and his power management became increasingly large.

, but he is in constant trouble... harboring criminals, ostracizing his colleagues, and his subordinates are not good... Of course, the most important thing is that he is an emperor and a courtier, which is different from Heitada who is favored by the former Shirakawa Emperor and the current Toba Emperor.

Minamoto no Yoshitsune could still maintain his dignity when Emperor Shirakawa was there, and he only got the official position one year later than Taira Tadamori. However, when he came to Emperor Toba, the latter was simply picky and disgusted with him.

As a warrior from the north, if you can't be trusted by the King of France, what else can you do?

This time, it was simply because Emperor Toba couldn't stand Minamoto no Yoshitsune and was planning to remove him from his post and send him home. But when he came and said this, it was like being exiled, giving this person a chance to redeem himself and make meritorious deeds.

But this time Yuan Weiyi came across the sea with a cargo ship carrying gold and sulfur. At the beginning, he had a mentality of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor and a little bit of self-destruction.

However, the richness of Qingzhou, the majesty of Jinan, the beauty of Tokyo city as if it were in heaven and on earth even during the war, the magnificence of the mountains and rivers when crossing Shaanxi and Luo, and such a huge military force after arriving in Hedong, all gave Yuan Weiyi

An unprecedented shock.

What shocked him the most was that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, who controlled and owned all this, actually led the army himself and lived in the official office of a county.

His mentality keeps changing.

Of course, these have nothing to do with Zhao Jiu. He doesn't care about the mentality and stories of mascot army generals. He is already under great pressure, and he has been busy and tired enough since crossing the river. He just talks about people.

Here we are, we just have to meet each other.

"In the official family, this person is called Yuan Weiyi..." Yuanping has no fundamental conflicts these days, but that doesn't mean that the eighteen-year-old Taira Kiyomori will respect him so much, so although his tone sounds very formal,

There is a kind of secret contempt in his posture.

"Your Majesty! Official! I am the one who calls you Yuan Weiyi...the leader of Japan's reinforcements!" But at this moment, what shocked Taira Kiyomori and Zhao Jiu was that Yuan Weiyi suddenly

He kowtowed on the ground, then interrupted Taira Kiyomori with a very awkward, but definitely Chinese accent, and took the initiative to introduce himself. "Your Majesty! I am here to... die for Your Majesty... on the order of the Emperor of France!"

"Yuan Weiyi, how did you learn Chinese?" Zhao Jiu came back to his senses and asked curiously.

"From, from Qingzhou..., I, I learned it from the people on the ship." Yuan Weiyi, who also took the lead with his hair combed, kowtowed and explained with difficulty. "What I just said, I asked people to read...

I memorize it. But usually, I can understand it."

"It's rare that you, Yuanqing, are serious."

Zhao Jiu suddenly realized, then squeezed out a stiff smile, and looked around for something, but after glancing around, he suddenly realized, and then he just took out a Persian emerald from his arms, walked down, leaned over and held it.

The other party put the gem in his hand. "I came a long way and should have been rewarded, but there is nothing around me. This is just a small token of my gratitude... I hope you will work hard to kill the enemy and live up to the name of your bravery... Please rest."

"

Yuan Weiyi didn't dare to look up at all, he just glanced at the gem in his hand, and even kowtowed without insisting.

Zhao Jiu nodded and looked at Taira Kiyomori. The latter was also in a daze. After a while, he came back to his senses and hurriedly led Yuan Weiyi down... According to Taira Kiyomori's previous suggestions and discussion results, these will be given

We equip the people with appropriate armor, and then organize them into the imperial squad as a reserve. When necessary, we have to go into battle... This is called making the best use of everything, and hundreds of people are also a force.

But it's not over yet.

After Yuan Weiyi left, someone sent another intelligence document. Zhao Jiu was just tired after reading it. It turned out that Mongolia finally sent troops, but with the western Mongolian king Huerza Husi, he directly led his troops into the Yinshan Mountains to attack Wu Jie.

Unlike Hu Shijiang who delivered the messenger and expressed his obedience to the orders, King Hebul of Eastern Mongolia led his troops to the Blackwater area north of Yunnei without saying much.

"What do you think?" Zhao Jiu handed the document to Ren Baozhong.
To be continued...