One Piece of Song Dynasty

"Your Highness, the kings of the West have always respected the right of merchants to speak. We" Pu Yali was humiliated and stood up angrily. But before he could finish speaking, Wu Shu picked up the bones and threw them at him. "Get out, get out." "

Using Wu Shu to anger Pu Yali was also part of Wan Yanchang's plan, so he asked Wu Shu to accompany him today. Pu Yali walked away disappointedly, and Wan Yanchang and Yu Wenxuzhong hurriedly caught up to say goodbye. "Did you see that, although I completely agree that the benefits brought by peace far exceed the wealth brought by war, peace is more difficult than war." ."

"Your Highness has spoken out a universal truth. Peace is indeed much more difficult than war." Pu Yali agreed deeply. Wan Yanchang then began to explain his plan, "You go to the Song Dynasty, pay my respects to the regent of the Song Dynasty on behalf of my king, and listen to Li Xin's opinions at the same time."

"His Royal Highness is very familiar with the regent of Song Dynasty" Pu Yali was puzzled.

Wan Yanchang nodded and smiled, "We are somewhat related. He married the emperor's sister, and I married the emperor's mother."

"If His Highness succeeds to the throne in the future, we will definitely see the dawn of peace instead of the haze of war." Pu Yali nodded in surprise. Wan Yanchang told him, "When you go to the Song Dynasty, you must not say that you know the king, because the people of the Song Dynasty are very, very good-looking. If Li Xin knows that I am married to the emperor's mother, he may not meet you."

"His Royal Highness Face is really a wise and extraordinary person. When I see the regent of Song Dynasty, he will definitely keep his mouth shut." Pu Yali understood and said goodbye to him.

After Ruan Xiaoer arrived in Lin'an, Li Xin immediately summoned him, "Second brother, long time no see. How have you been in Xinghan these past few years?"

Ruan Xiaoer said, "It's so comfortable. There's nothing else to do except training sailors. If it hadn't been for the prince's call, I wouldn't have wanted to come."

Li Xin smiled and said, "Haha, second brother, you are very busy this time. I want second brother to reorganize the Yangtze River Navy. The Yangtze River is a natural barrier against the Jin people, and both Huaihe and Xiangyang can pass through the Yangtze River." Water transports food supplies, so it must be used, but the Yangtze River is not a sea after all, and some large warships cannot be used on the Yangtze River. Second brother, please tell me what you need."

Ruan Xiaoer said, "If the big ships are not good, then we will give them forty Gonggong II type -ton boats. We will wait for the other ships to be inspected by the existing Yangtze River Navy ships."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Okay, second brother just tell Old Man Liu about this."

As soon as Ruan Xiaoer left, Xiao Dezi came in and said, "Your Majesty, there are several merchant ships of the Persian giant Puyali parked in the Qiantang River. It has been some time since Puyali asked to see the prince."

Li Xin said thoughtfully, "Oh, okay, go and invite Mr. Zhao and Lu Shangshu, and we will go to meet this wealthy businessman together."

The gifts Pu Yali sent to Li Xin included Persian cats and other Western rare things and various treasures. Li Xin hosted a banquet for Pu Yali, accompanied by Zhao Ding and Lu Yihao, and the atmosphere was very harmonious. Pu Yali was eloquent and praised Li Xin for being knowledgeable and well-educated, which was incomparable to the emperor of the Jin Dynasty. Li Xin knew that Pu Yali came from the Jin Kingdom, and immediately asked him sensitively what he thought about the future of the war between Song and Jin. Pu Yali said, "The Jin Kingdom has a vast territory, a large population, and a strong military; the Song Kingdom has a developed economy, superb skills, and commercial Wealthy. The North and the South are equally powerful. The general trend from now on is peace."

"Only if you are a guest on the way to peace, please tell me what you think of our country." Although Li Xin dismissed this statement, he still asked seriously. Pu Yali said, "Song people are good at writing and are suitable for doing business. For example, Jiaozi is a great invention. If Jiaozi is also circulated in the West, I won't have to travel around the world with money."

"Jiaozi was first created in Sichuan and gradually spread throughout the country. However, compared with Huabi, Jiaozi has fallen behind." Li Xin couldn't help but proudly took out the Huabi and handed it to Pu Yali, who took it and watched it. He speculated, "Jiaozi is a remote money order, and this Chinese currency is cash. You can trade directly with this, right?"

Li Xin had to admire Pu Yali's intelligence. Pu Yali sincerely praised him and said that he must spread the Chinese currency to the whole world. Li Xin said, "We in the Song Dynasty welcome merchants from all over the world to trade in the Song Dynasty. There are now two shipping companies in Quanzhou and Guangzhou that can trade. In the next book, the king will open Mingzhou Port as the third shipping company to merchants from all over the world. To trade.”

Pu Yali said, "That's great, I want to discuss a business deal with the prince now."

Li Xin asked, "Oh, I wonder what kind of business you want to discuss with me?"

"For example, the shochu of the Song Dynasty is unheard of in the Western world. The prince offers a price and I want to buy the brewing process of this shochu." Pu Yali said.

Li Xin smiled and said, "Your Excellency is indeed a shrewd businessman, but we don't sell craftsmanship now, only finished products."

Pu Yali spread his hands and said, "It seems that the prince is also good at business. It is a pity that he cannot get the brewing technology of this kind of wine."

Li Xin said, "Although you have no craftsmanship, you can still make a lot of money even if you bring the finished product back. Apart from making liquor, I don't know what other business you have."

"Silk, silk, porcelain, fans, soap, colored glaze, and lychees from your country. Everything is made, especially the colored glaze from your country. It is so clear and beautiful. I wonder if I can buy more." Pu Yali replied optimistically.

Li Xin smiled with satisfaction and said, "Of course, there is no problem, but it depends on whether you can give me what I want."

Pu Yali said, "Your Majesty, the ship I brought this time is full of silver, with five million taels in it."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Of course you can use silver, but I hope you can bring more ore, kerosene, cotton, wood, alfalfa, and grain when you come next time."

Pu Yali said doubtfully, "I know about kerosene, and the ore refers to iron ore."

Li Xin replied, "Yes, of course it's not just iron ore, but also some other ores. You can discuss this with Lu Shangshu in detail later. We will accept your five million taels of silver this time. If you need The quantity of the goods can be discussed with Lu Shangshu in detail, and we will prepare it soon."

Pu Yali smiled and said, "Deal."

Li Xin continued, "I also hope that you will do more publicity for our Song Dynasty after you return with the merchant ship. We hope that more merchants will come to trade with us. In addition to the specialties of various countries, which are the things I mentioned before, of course, food is also Yes, but I also need to make it clear to you that although we welcome businessmen from all over the world, we do not need missionaries. In our Song Dynasty, we only allowed the spread of Buddhism and Taoism, and did not allow the spread of other religions. Of course, we respect everyone. Personal religious beliefs cannot be spread, and you must make this clear when you go back to avoid unpleasant things happening, which would be bad for both parties."

Pu Yali nodded and said, "Okay, Prince, I'll take note of it."