One Piece of Song Dynasty

On the th of the first lunar month of the fifth year of Xuanhe, Zhao Liangsi and his party came to Yanjing again. They were quietly taken to an abandoned temple in the southwest corner outside Yanjing City, where they paid homage to Jin Taizu.

Jin Taizu did not live in the Yanjing Palace. The place where he lived changed every day. Because the current situation in Yanjing was very complicated, he had to pay attention to safety issues.

Taizu of the Jin Dynasty ordered a translator to tell Zhao Liangsi: "Our army has recovered Yanjing, and the Song Dynasty sent envoys to congratulate them. It is very good. I wonder if the Emperor of the Song Dynasty is happy."

Zhao Liangsi replied: "The two dynasties worked together to conquer the Liao Kingdom and have now occupied Yanjing. This is really a celebration. The emperor of this dynasty is very happy, so he specially sent Liangsi and Wu Zhong as deputy congratulators to congratulate him."

Jin Taizu and the generals of the Jin army were overjoyed when they heard this. Then, Jin Taizu ordered the translator to ask: "Do you have anything else to do this time?"

Zhao Liangsi handed over the credential and said: "This is the credential of our dynasty. The matter of taxation is neither originally agreed upon nor discussed recently. It is difficult to comply with it. All the ministers of the imperial court think it is impossible. Only the emperor of this dynasty wants to In order to achieve good relations between the two dynasties, we were authorized to use silver silk in lieu of taxes, so we were specially sent to discuss it. However, the taxes of a place must first meet the military and political needs of the place. As for the amount to be paid to your dynasty, it needs to be Both parties will discuss and decide.”

Jin Taizu signaled Wanyan Xiyin, the negotiator of the Jin Kingdom, to take the letter of credence. Wanyan Xiyin took the letter of credence and began to read it.

I saw the Song Dynasty's official document writing: "On the first day of the first lunar month, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty wrote to the Emperor of the Jin Dynasty: Bi Wen personally promoted the troops and soldiers, traveled far to the customs and seals, experienced the vigor and vigor of the brigade, and shared the achievements of the double attack. Suwei Xin Yi, Fang Drama and Xin Yu, urgently accept the return of the envoy, and learn all the old Mu's poems. Thoughts and desires are harmonious with joy, and should be shown with sincerity.

This dynasty and your country have been planning for several years to discuss matters such as the Han people in the Han Dynasty and the encirclement and attack. They have been documented in numerous documents, so I will not go into details here. Yesterday, Zhao Liangsi and others returned from Daibei. Knowing that they wanted to enter the pass for crusade, they sent troops and horses from Zhuo, Yi and other places to attack. They covered the Khitan on three sides with several formations. They won a great victory. They chased them far to the northeast of Yanjing and actually took over the throne with your dynasty. The mediocre soldiers respond accordingly, and there are mistakes. Concubine Ji and the four armies were running around, and there were no disobedient people in the city. It seems that I heard that the troops and horses of your dynasty were close to each other, and you should not fight for the right to enter Yancheng. Even if you ordered troops and horses to be stationed in the distance, you should stick to the promise and attack those who should be surrounded.

This letter is hereby issued to state that taxes and levies in the prefectures and counties of Yan are to be collected. This is neither a special matter nor a Yuan treaty, nor a recent plan. From ancient times to the present, taxes and levies have been everywhere, and the situation is far away from the country. It is difficult to accept how the people are transported in this way. I have been thinking about making friends for thousands of miles, and sending envoys across the sea. I have been here for many years, and I have returned letters of trust. I have been deeply affectionate and righteous. Be willing to obey and do whatever you want to do to make a good deal. I am hereby authorized to pay you silver and silk every year in lieu of taxes on the land of Yan, and let the good heirs and others come to come and discuss it. Together with Khitan's old exchanges of silver and silk, we will start planning the merger from now on. All sent envoys to each other, held gifts to greet the first day, etc., and waited for the plan to be discussed. It was agreed on the month and day of the dispatch, the place where the silver and silk delivery was to be separated, and other matters.

The weather is spring and peace, and the weather is full of blessings. Today, Zhao Liangsi, a direct bachelor of Longtuge and a great official, is sent to Chao Sanlang and Xianmoge to prepare Zhou Wuzhong to serve as the courier deputy of the country. He also sends horses to expand the planning envoys. There are a few gifts and various special features. Specially send a letter to express congratulations and thank you, but do not announce it. "

After reading it, Wanyan Xiyin said: "This is not difficult. According to the tax paid by Yanjing and the exchange based on the course count, it will naturally not be wrong."

Zhao Liangsi said: "The certificate of credence only talks about taxes, but you have to count according to courses. It is really unreasonable."

Wanyan Xiyin said: "The so-called tax, isn't it commercial tax, salt tax, etc."

Zhao Liangsi said: "Taxes and courses are two different things. This truth is very simple and clear. Moreover, we have discussed before that the so-called taxes refer to summer taxes and autumn taxes, which are all miscellaneous items such as soybean oil. At that time, I asked you how to transport these things. If this dynasty reluctantly agreed, it would be better to convert them into silver silk. Both the marshal and the prince said it was very good. This was what was called tax at the time. It did not mention courses, but now it is How can I answer such a question, let alone transfer the five hundred thousand-year-old coin and silver silk to your dynasty? I have great imperial wishes for you, and I really want to be on good terms with you. I have already given you a lot, and now I will give you a lot. The taxes will be converted into silver silk, and from now on, no matter the bad years, famines, floods or droughts, they will be delivered every year. For such a good thing, you can't ask for too much."

After Zhao Liangsi finished speaking, Wanyan Xiyin took out two documents and handed them to him and said: "These are the two documents we found in Yanjing. One of them said that Yanjing taxed two hundred years, and it used to pay yuan every year. Guan, and later the additional amount was more than million Guan. Another report said that after total calculation, the annual tax course is about million Guan. Look, how much silver silk should we replace it with?"

Zhao Liangsi replied: "How could the land of Yan be so small and narrow that it could increase from guanton to more than million? During peacetime, a piece of millet would cost less than qian. Now that the war is depleted and depleted, a thousand qian of millet should increase by qian." times, how can this be the final decision?”

Wanyan Xiyin said impatiently: "Since your dynasty's national certificate says that silver silk is used to pay taxes, there must be a certain amount, so you should make it clear."

At this time, Zhao Liangsi took out a piece of imperial pen from his arms and handed it to Wanyan Xiyin and said, "Please see, this is written by the Emperor himself."

Wanyan Xiyin looked at it carefully and said, "I only gave you yuan. Are you kidding me? It's not even %. The tax of Yandi is more than million yuan a year. We don't ask for more. We only need million yuan." Through."

With that said, Wanyan Xiyin took out a few files from his bag and handed them to Zhao Liangsi: "Look, these are the evidence. These files are clearly recorded. Commercial tax, salt tax, summer tax, and autumn tax are all documented. ."

Zhao Liangsi briefly flipped through the file materials and said: "These materials may not be reliable. Besides, the amount of one million is too large and it is indeed difficult to achieve. According to the original maritime agreement, our court will only give the Khitan taels." Just hand over the horse, and the one hundred thousand is also given as an extra, which is already a lot."

Wanyan Xiyin said: "Yan's taxes are more than six million a year, but we only ask for one million, and you get five million for nothing every year. If you don't want such a cheap thing, then forget it, then we have nothing to talk about." That’s it.”

Zhao Liangsi suggested: "If we can return the three states of Ying, Ping and Luan to us, we can add another hundred thousand coins."

Xi Yin flatly refused: "That is impossible. Don't mention Yingping and Luanzhou again. There is no room for negotiation."

Zhao Liangsi then suggested: "Then, can Xijing be returned and if Xijing is returned, an additional guan can be added."

Wanyan Xiyin waved his hand and said: "We will discuss the Xijing issue later. Now we only talk about the Yanjing tax. We are very happy. We just want one million yuan. If you agree or disagree, we just want this number and will not reduce it. If If you think this is not possible, go back and tell Emperor Zhao that the original boundaries between your dynasty and the Liao Kingdom will be used as the national boundary, and the amount of annual coins given to the Khitan in the past will be handed over to us, and your troops and horses should be withdrawn from Zhuozhou and Yizhou immediately. , otherwise our General Dajin will patrol the border with his troops."