After sending a few more cars, most of the dishes on the table had been eaten, and Jin San said to Yang Sanwen: "Dianzhi, what other good dishes are there in this restaurant?" ”

Yang Sanwen said: "Your guests from Fanbang have always eaten roughly. With such exquisite dishes, it's good to taste fresh, and people who are not used to eating only feel that they can't eat enough. There is also a meat dish and a hot soup below, so it is better to let the little guy come up together. ”

Jin San said hello in a row, and called the little guy loudly.

After a while, a new dish came up, a large plate, which was full of fried meat, sandwiched just one bite at a time. A large bowl with soup in it.

Yang Sanwen said: "This large plate of meat, called fried beef and sheep, is beef and mutton cut and fried together, which has a unique taste. You have eaten too much beef and mutton, but you have never seen this way. That bowl of soup, called laver egg drop soup, was transported from the seaside with seaweed, but there was no one in the Western Regions. ”

Jin San and Ren Ze looked at the bowl of soup, which was filled with green onions, yellow and white egg flowers, mixed with black seaweed, which was indeed unprecedented. One person took a bowl and tasted it, it was delicious and amazing.

Just then, I heard a whistle in the distance. Yang Sanwen said: "Outside, it's the turn of Hebin County to depart here, look at the train entering the station." ”

The three of them got up and went to the window, and saw a train coming along the railway in the distance, with white steam on the front of the car, and the sound of shopping and eating could be heard clearly.

The back compartment was full of packages and wicker boxes, and I didn't know what it contained.

Jin San looked at it for a while, and said to Yang Sanwen: "Dianzhi, I don't know what goods Zhongyuan transported here?" ”

Yang Sanwen said: "Grain, cloth, silk, tea, sugar, and so on." Whatever is lacking here, it will be transported. ”

When Jin San heard this, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Are there shops selling these goods outside?" If it is transported to the Western Regions, there will be a lot of interest! ”

Yang Sanwen said with a smile: "Naturally, they are all sold, otherwise what are you doing here?" However, foreign merchants can only buy in the shopping mall, which is an industry under the household department, and can be trafficked elsewhere. When the governor moved to the new city, there would be a special yard inside, and whether it was goods from foreign countries or goods sold to foreign countries, they would be traded in it. There is also a special yard next to it, called a free zone, where foreign merchants can trade with each other, and the dynasty does not charge customs duties, only the cost of inventory. ”

Jin San and Ren Ze nodded together. The field knows what it means, the two countries are traded inside, and the official commission is made. In fact, it is international trade, and the official draw is tariffs. With the formation of the national market, the inland tariffs were gradually abolished, and Du Zhongxiao intended to change it to foreign trade tax according to the custom of later generations.

As for the many flowers in the free zone, Ren Ze understands that with the military strength gaining the upper hand, the rules here are different from those of Tanglong Town. This place is the gate of the Central Plains, and it is also a key node to the Western Regions, and a free zone is built to attract Khitan merchants to it. Now, Du Zhongxiao is not afraid that the Khitans will destroy their business network and suck the profits of the blood-sucking trade.

After seeing the train, Jin San and Ren Ze were full of confidence in the future trade of the Western Regions, so they stayed in Shengzhou. Inquire about the latest news and prepare for future business activities. The news that Jin San gets will quickly spread to the royal families of Gaochang and Qarakhanid to make them change their policies.

In the capital, Nuo Yisheng and Li Shougui saw Li Dui and Zhou Yongqing coming in, and hurriedly greeted them. Seeing the ceremony, Nuo Yisheng said angrily: "Song is the kingdom, and it should show all states to be honest!" Recently, there was news from Xia Guo that the soldiers and horses on Hequ Road were plundered everywhere, with the intention of attacking the Heishui Supervision Military Division! The two of us were ordered by the Queen Mother and the Lord of the Kingdom to be called ministers here, how can the kingdom be like this! ”

Li Dui turned around and asked Zhou Yongqing: "Is there such a thing?" ”

Zhou Yongqing said: "To be controlled in the courtyard, I don't know the border guards. I heard from the Privy Council that there was such a thing. Hequ Road News, envoys and merchants from the Western Regions to the Central Plains were often plundered halfway by the party's Heishui Military Division, and the trade routes were blocked. It is to sacrifice Heishui City to the imperial court to ensure the tranquility of the Western Regions trade routes. The commander of the Hequ Ludu Festival said that if the party does not dedicate it, it will send troops and horses to take it for itself. ”

Li Shougui listened to it and hurriedly said: "To be controlled, did you hear it, this matter is conclusive!" Wouldn't this make your neighbors chill by doing so! ”

Li Dui said: "This is yours. Since the above table is a minister, how to stop the envoys of the Western Regions? Du Jieshuai passed through one side, and the envoy could not understand the court, so he could only do so. If you sacrifice Blackwater City, won't it be too peaceful? ”

Nuo Yishu said: "My king only ordered the two of us to come to the table to claim the ministers, but there is no discussion and no land to be cut!" After promising this, how can we go back to see my king and queen mother! To be systematized, the two countries will fight each other, and the people will be miserable, and the country should have the bearing of the country, and it is not easy to remember the people, and there will be complications when discussing peace. ”

Li Dui said: "Tai Lieutenant, this time, but you are the first to steal the land of Quye River, and you are the first to lure the people of this dynasty to come later. Du Jieshuai has repeatedly sent people to negotiate, but you have ignored them. The marshal had no choice but to send out a large army and destroy the Quye River to steal and cultivate the walled fort of the Song Realm. ”

Li Shougui said: "Stealing and cultivating the Quye River is a private act of the minister of state to hide from my king and queen mother. The Queen Mother has already disposed of the Minister of State and severely reprimanded her, and there will never be another in the future. Du Jieshuai destroyed Quye River Fort, and then destroyed the Black Mountain Prison Division, then the White Horse Prison Division, and now he wants to destroy the Heishui Supervision Division. If this continues, how much land is left in our country! ”

Zhou Yongqing said: "The war started because of you, and I still don't know how to repent and don't hurry up to negotiate peace." Du Jieshuai is in charge of more than 100,000 soldiers, and he controls several states south of Yinshan, and he can't keep the roads in the Western Regions smooth, so he can only use soldiers. ”

Nuo Yisheng listened to it, turned to look at Zhou Yongqing, and said sharply: "Are you scaring us!" ”

Zhou Yongqing said lightly: "I won't scare you, I won't scare you when I wait to be controlled, and Du Jieshuai won't scare you." Du Jieshuai said that if you want to take Blackwater City, then you must take it! You sacrifice the city, and the court rewards you richly, and everything is easy to say. If you don't sacrifice the city, Du Jieshuai will take it, whether the soldiers and horses will stop in Blackwater City, it's hard to say. The general is outside, everything can be done cheaply, and we can't say what will happen. ”

Nuo Yixiang said to Li Dui: "To be systematized, I heard that you have an old relationship with Du Jieshuai, didn't you collude to force us!" ”

Li Dui said: "Du Jieshuai and I are fellow villagers, I studied when I was a child, and I was good friends with his father, and I have some friendships. However, I am now ordered by the imperial court to accompany the two of you, it is not a private matter, why do you collude with Du Jieshuai? Unlike you, state affairs are state affairs, and have nothing to do with private affairs. ”

Nuo Yisheng kept a calm face, didn't speak for a while, and suddenly raised his head and said to Li Dui: "I don't believe it, after a series of battles, Du Jieshuai still has the strength to attack Blackwater City!" If you can attack, then take it yourself! ”

Li Dui smiled and said: "This is what the Taiwei said, don't regret it then." Du Jieshuai took Heishui City, and it would not be so easy to negotiate peace, otherwise how would the imperial court explain to the border generals! When there were 30,000 soldiers and horses on the Hequ Road, the battle ended, and Du Jieshuai took Black Mountain and White Horse in succession. Now with more than 100,000 troops in hand, and the soldiers and horses move, I am afraid that one Blackwater City is not enough. ”

Seeing that Li Dui had no intention of giving in, Li Shougui said: "To be controlled, this matter is important, and it is not for us to be the master." Why don't we send someone back to Xingqing Mansion and ask my king and queen mother to make a decision? The road is far away, and it will take several months to go back and forth, and please let Du Jieshuai restrain the soldiers and horses. ”

Li Dui said: "Go to Xingqing Mansion, where will it take months!" The railway has already reached the Zhenrong army, you send people to take the train, and you can come back in more than ten days. Du Jieshuai sat in Shengzhou, and it was not easy for the imperial court to send envoys to go. The imperial court could only let Du Jieshuai wait for a month, and after a month, he acted according to the meaning of Jieshuai! ”

Nuo Yisheng was shocked: "The railway has arrived at the Zhenrong army?!" ”

Zhou Yongqing said: "I just ran a test run ten days ago, and the road was smooth. It's a pity that the two of them are unlucky, otherwise they can come from the Zhenrong army. ”

Nuo Yixian's face changed drastically when he heard this, and he couldn't speak. From Xingqing Mansion to Kaifeng, they first went to Yanzhou, then to Jingzhao Mansion, and then changed to trains. They have seen the train, and they have taken it, and it can travel thousands of miles in a day, and the volume is huge, and it does not take manpower. This means that when the railway to the Zhenrong army is repaired, the Song army can easily gather hundreds of thousands of troops there.

Du Zhongxiao's 30,000 soldiers and horses were on the Hequ Road, and they had already broken the party's courage, and they did not dare to face the battle. Now there are more than 100,000 troops, plus hundreds of thousands of troops in the Zhenrong army, and the party is already in danger. Nuo Yiyun is a veteran with soldiers, so he naturally knows what this means.

The Song Dynasty spent huge manpower and material resources to build the railway to the Zhenrong army, and it was categorically unreasonable to come back without taking some additions. The forbidden army is being reorganized on a large scale, and it has not formed combat effectiveness at all, and the party members do not know about this kind of thing. Many people think that the 30,000 soldiers and horses before Du Zhongxiao were the Xiang army, not the elite of the Song army.

The Song Dynasty was even more afraid, what if the forbidden army did not form combat effectiveness? That's not what the current party can do. The current Northwest Forbidden Army has not yet been reorganized, and they rely on the artillery of the fortified city, and the party has no way at all. Once the railway is passed, several troops and horses can be quickly assembled, what can the party do?

The difference in national strength between the two countries is too great, the railway solves the geographical problem, and the front has become a competition of national strength, and the Song Dynasty pressed the party to death with one finger.

Seeing Nuo Yixian's face, Li Shougui said: "Since the railway has been built and it is convenient to go back and forth, we will send an envoy back, ask the queen mother and the king's will, and then reply, what do you think?" ”

Li Dui nodded: "That's it." These days, the two of you relax and play with you in Kaifeng City for a few days. When the will of the Queen Mother of your country arrives, we will discuss the contract in detail. You've worked hard, so get some rest. ”

Nuo Yisheng and Li Shougui had no choice but to agree. As soon as the railway was repaired to the Zhenrong Army, the situation changed, and they could no longer stand it. They can rely on the mountains and rivers pass, and take Heishui City by Du Zhongxiao, anyway, they can't threaten Xingqing Mansion, but they can't ignore the army in the south to force Lingzhou.

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