Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

After some back and forth probing, Zongsiluo and Lu Ci smiled at each other tacitly, and stopped the confrontation at the same time.

The Great Song bluntly drove Tubo to fight against the Xia Kingdom with interests, so why didn’t Tubo strengthen itself by absorbing the huge and wealthy neighbor of the Great Song Dynasty, so as to survive in the cracks between Khitan, Dangxiang and the Great Song Dynasty?

At present, the two most important sources of income for Tubo are the tax revenue from commercial trade, and the sale of horses to the Song army.The number of horses purchased by Song people every year ranged from [-] to [-] to [-].

If the Song Dynasty really wanted to lower the price and instead received horses from Khitan or Xia, Tubo, which "only relies on selling horses for profit", would suffer extremely heavy losses.

However, it is absolutely impossible for the Song court to force Tubo to have no choice but to surrender to the Liao Kingdom, so that there will be a situation where there is a confrontation with the Song Dynasty.

What needs to be discussed at present is not destined to reach an alliance that is destined to restrict each other, but that Song Ting wants to pay as little price as possible, while Zhe Siluo is just the opposite-he wants to increase the role that Tubo can play in the war , It's just to win more bargaining chips in the negotiation.

Lu Ci and Ji Siluo were silent for a moment, and then they spoke again almost at the same time, and began to roughly bargain about the agreement of 'Tubo sending troops to conquer Khitan within one year'.

Gu Siluo first came to the aid of military funds, and a lion came to open his mouth first. Lu Ci directly retorted and asked him to send a hundred thousand to one hundred heavenly soldiers and generals before he was worthy of negotiating the price.

In terms of the specific timing of sending troops, which cities to attack, how to distribute the results of the battle, and how far the Song Dynasty will be aided in addition to military funds...

Don't say that there are thousands of things involved, just choosing one or two of them, it is impossible for Lu Ci to make the decision alone and make a decision on the spot.

What he has to do is to try his best to find the best conditions according to the wishes given by the officials for this trip, so as to facilitate the ministers who will be sent as envoys in the future.

This talk actually talked about the sky shining.

Sometimes tit for tat, sometimes selfless and speculative, when they realized that it was time to enter the palace to discuss politics with the officials, they were taken aback.

Did time go so fast?

Although they stayed up all night, the two of them were focused on important things, and both had just started, and they were miraculously full of energy and did not feel sleepy at all.

Lu Ci lazily stretched his upper body, stood up with a smile and said goodbye: "The court affairs are approaching, please allow Zanpu to leave first."

Hearing this, Ji Siluo, who was still feeling unfulfilled just now, squinted his eyes in displeasure.

The person in front of him has extremely handsome eyebrows, and the corners of his lips are slightly raised. Under the ray of morning light, his face is even more dazzling, elegant and dignified, which makes people feel good about him.

Even if it was him who did the rather disrespectful gesture just now, it was a bit suave and unrestrained.

——He would not ignore the undisguised banter in Ming Ji's eyes.

After all, Lu Ci can still go back to catch up on sleep, but he needs to go to discuss the state affairs, and start a long discussion with the Prime Minister's Chamber and the Lord's Relatives Chamber...

Bathed in the scorching gaze of Ji Siluo, Lu Ci didn't feel guilty at all, but calmly and calmly straightened the tiny wrinkles on the corners of his clothes, saluted very gracefully and calmly, and then walked out of the hall at a leisurely pace up.

Zong Siluo couldn't help grinding his teeth.

When discussing politics in the court, although his situation is not the same as that of Zhao Zhen, it is not far from it: under the king, there is a state minister who is opposed to the king's relatives. If this matter is to be settled, I don't know how long it will take for them to fight. .

As an outsider, Lu Ci certainly didn't know the splendor of Zong Ke's court.

He first went back to the post house and took a nap for two hours. After he recovered completely, he looked at his two friends who had been waiting for him all night without knowing whether to laugh or cry. Said: "I wonder if the two elder brothers can let me wash and change my clothes for a moment?"

Yan Shu raised his eyebrows and moved away symbolically, while Liu Qi smiled and said, "Why do you need to call someone down? It's a rare opportunity, so let me serve my younger brother."

The corners of Lu Ci's mouth twitched slightly, and he flatly refused, "Don't dare to bother Brother Liu."

"My siblings, you don't have to be polite."

But Liu Qi had already made up his mind, and he couldn't help but bring over countless dishes of hot soup from the back of the screen, and he smiled and really wanted to serve Lu Ci.

Seeing that Liu Qi was completely playful, and there was no one else around, Lu Ci, who knew that the two of them must have come to ask about the matter that he hadn't returned all night last night, could only sigh lightly and let him go.

When Liu Qizhen did it, his movements were gentle and careful, not as clumsy as in the image, which really surprised Lu Ci.

The little raccoon servant is very talented in serving him, and he is self-taught without a teacher, so he is probably meticulous and full of love.

If you put it on Liu Qi...

Lu Ci wanted to clear the key for a while, and instantly calmed down.

Probably because of the girl-picking skills I learned when I was hanging out with the prostitute Yan in the past.

Lu Ci half-closed his eyes, while enjoying Liu Qi's service in a relaxed manner, and at the same time briefly talked about what he discussed last night with his two friends.

Yan Shu fell into deep thought for a long time before he said euphemistically: "If I remember correctly, in the secret edict, the officials have already stated the rewards they promised...how much was it finally decided?"

Compared with the few neighbors around, Da Song is much richer, and his hands are very generous.

This time, in order to show his sincerity to Tubo, and to prevent the little master from being too embarrassing, Zhao Zhen was even more ruthless and spent all his money.

It is said that before the signing of the covenant in Chanyuan, the upper limit of the old coins that the first emperor was willing to give to the Liao Kingdom was 100 million taels of silver.

In terms of national strength, Tubo cannot be compared with Liao, but in the strategic sense, it is extraordinary.

So Zhao Zhen thought about it, gritted his teeth and decided on 60, and only needed to send troops within three years.

Lu Ci made a 'silence' gesture, and said softly: "Be careful that walls have ears."

Yan Shu also had no intention of continuing, nodded, and was about to ask again, when Lu Ci replied calmly: "The preliminary negotiation is 20 years, and the initial period is 5 years; at the same time, the tea-horse market will be opened, taxation and Tubo Thirty-seven points; all horses purchased in the future must be purchased from Hehuang; Zanpu promised to send troops within two years, but Da Song needs at least 5 horses; within this year, another [-] Qingtang horses will be sold to prepare for the [-] people. raise."

The last condition was not in Lu Ci's plan.

But when Ji Siluo unwillingly asked Song to send troops, Lu Ci immediately refused.

The reason for his refusal is naturally very sufficient: the Song Dynasty is extremely short of horses, and even many scholar-bureaucrats (he used himself as an example) could not afford them. The number of horses that can be afforded is at most [-].

Compared with the current 70 million soldiers in the Song Dynasty, these [-] horses are pitifully small, let alone nearly half of which need to be used for other purposes.

Those who can be invested in the army are far from being rich, so even if troops are sent to support, they can only send infantry.

Not to mention that the cavalry has been restraining the infantry, it will take nearly half a month just to get so many infantry to Qingtang, let alone go to the battlefield?

I am afraid that the military plane will be delayed early, and a large amount of supplies will be wasted, which will be detrimental to both parties.

Gu Siluo didn't notice for a while, and asked Lu Ci to lead him away, thinking it was quite reasonable.

Therefore, he promised to sell an additional [-] horses at a low price as a matter of course for the reinforcements that have not yet been seen to enrich their armaments...

I don't know the specifics of last night, but I only heard that Lu Ci lightly lowered the price so low, and Yan Shu, who even came with an empty glove, took a breath on the spot and said in shock: "Zanpu didn't kick you out on the spot. ?!"

At first glance, there are indeed many conditions for the promise to go out, but when it is really confirmed, it is not the case at all.

Not to mention that the old coins are five-sixths less than expected. Buying horses from Hehuang was originally one of the requirements that Song Dynasty wanted to negotiate. 'It is unbelievable that Tubo, who came to get more money, would take the initiative to sell an additional [-] horses at a discounted price.

"How on earth did you do it?" Yan Shu said in disbelief, "Isn't it just to repay you with favor?"

"Brother Yan was joking." Lu Ci laughed and said, "Excessive asking prices and paying back the money on the spot are not just for merchants. Besides, I, Yu Zanpu, have never had any 'gratitude' to speak of, only 'righteousness'." .”

If the envoy of the Song Dynasty asked with a benevolent attitude, or acted as if he was being slaughtered, Zong Siluo would definitely be sure that Song Ting was seeking something, and he would definitely open his mouth, but not necessarily sincerely work hard.

But once the general made it clear that he would not give in easily, then Tubo, who was already on the weak side, would inevitably have to give in first in order to win the Song Dynasty as soon as possible.

Moreover, the Song Dynasty sent money to send troops, and Tubo sent more soldiers with less money... In terms of paying basically equally and dividing up the final benefits, the Song Dynasty was still willing to give up the big head, and only let Ji Siluo show a surrendering attitude on the surface. In the future, it is obviously very satisfying for the young Zanpu who values ​​​​substantial interests.

After being fooled by Lu Ci for a whole night, Rao is a shrewd guy, and after doing the calculations, he finally felt that he had taken a lot of advantage.

"However, this is just the general content of the preliminary discussion." Lu Ci stopped here, and before Yan Shu frowned, he continued with regret: "If we stay here longer, or the next envoy will No matter how clever your colleagues are, this condition should be able to be further suppressed."

Yan Shu: "..."

If it were someone else, he would probably take it as a bragging.

But what Lu Ci said... nine out of ten are true.

Liu Qi, who was combing Lu Ci's hair, listened distractedly, nodded occasionally, and did not express any specific opinions.

Only then did he smile and pat Lu Ci on the shoulder, proudly saying, "Okay! You're done!"

His mind was always on the conversation with Yan Shu, and because Liu Qi's movements were too soft and skillful, he completely forgot about Lu Ci, who was still tossing about with his friend, and nodded casually after hearing the words: "Thank you, brother Liu."

As soon as he was about to get up, Liu Qi, who was extremely satisfied with his achievements, got out of bed first, and ran to fetch two mirrors.

He let Lu Ci hold one of them, and held the other by himself. The two mirrors faced each other, and he was able to show Lu Ci his carefully combed hairstyle.

What caught the eye was a few colorful thin ribbons that were meticulously added. After being divided into two buns, each coiled into a spiral shape, the extremely cute girl's double spiral bun.

Lu Ci: "..."

He took a deep breath.

Then, he smiled softly, turning a blind eye to Yan Shu's expression of struggling to hold back a smile, but turned around calmly, and asked Liu Qi politely: "What kind of death does Sanbian want? You don't have to be polite, please tell me." .”

The author has something to say: Yan Jidao's "Plucking Mulberries" "Changing snails blowing Daiqing song girl" and "Yuwan double snails" are the kind of hair bun described