After eating with Zhao Ji and Mi Youren, Wu Haogu said goodbye and left.

I got a letter from Monk Fu today, which really made him a little excited - this is a breakthrough for Christie's to enter the sea trade line in the future! If it was really possible to get a trade transit port in the Hokliku region of Japan with the help of Monk Fu's Japanese Xiangguo Temple, then the Great Song fleet would be able to bypass the Korean Peninsula and go to Vladivostok...... The city of Vladivostok is certainly not there now, but a natural harbor should exist.

Moreover, Vladivostok was built on some kind of peninsula, and perhaps there were islands where they could be stationed, and the terrain should be very dangerous. If it were to be built, it would be possible to build a fortified port that would be difficult to conquer.

This is a sharp knife against the back of the Jurchens!

In fact, there is no need to send troops from the Vladivostok fortress, as long as the iron weapons are continuously sold to the tribes who dare to resist the Jin country through this fortress, the goal of containing the Jin soldiers should be achieved......

It's only a small restraint, but it's always a good start, right?

In addition, the center of the historical Balhae Kingdom seems to be near Vladivostok. I don't know if there are any embers of the Bohai Kingdom there now?

If a relatively powerful Bohai regime can be fostered, then there will be Jurchens who can drink a pot.

Regarding the problem of the Bohai people, Wu Haogu also understood it through Ma Zhi's narrative. The Bohai people were quite numerous in the territory of Liao, on a par with the Khitans, but their social and economic status was very low.

According to Ma Zhi, in the territory directly under the jurisdiction of the Liao State, there are mainly Khitan, Xi, Han, Bohai, mature woman and other ethnic groups. Among them, the Khitan and Xi people have a very close relationship, and the Khitan and Xi are both from one branch of the Xianbei Yuwen Department, and the two are close neighbors, and they have intermarried from generation to generation. Therefore, in the process of the rise of the Khitan, the Xi people also hitched a ride and became the nation of the Liao State. The surname Xiao (Shulu) was given to the various tribal nobles of the Xi people. The Xi people Xiao family, that is, the Xiao family, the descendants of the Great Liao State - almost all the queens of the Liao Kingdom are from the Xiao family.

Therefore, the Xi people can also be regarded as a part of the Khitan people, rather than an independent nation. In the Great Liao. The Khitan and Xi people are both first-class nations!

The Han people are actually inferior people in the Great Liao, because the Great Liao State implements the "north and south" system, which can also be said to be one country, two systems, and the Han people have a certain degree of autonomy in the "south", and the Han people basically monopolize the imperial examinations of the Liao State and occupy a very important position in the bureaucratic system of the Liao State. In the past twenty or thirty years, the number of Han Chinese accounted for more than half.

In addition, Han Chinese officials also controlled Liao's finances and foreign trade for a long time. Among the officials of the Five Beijing Planning Division of the Liao State, Han people have long accounted for more than ninety percent, and almost all of the "envoys" are Han Chinese. In addition to the collection of rents and adjustments, the Wujing Planning Division also manages affairs such as salt class, pit metallurgy, and business koji. It can be said that the economy of the Liao State, with the exception of animal husbandry, was completely under the control of the Han people.

Although ordinary Han people are still oppressed, their big clans are actually very nourishing, and their wealth is not under Yelu and Xiao.

As for the Bohai people, they are almost the most bitter. The Han people also have a "southern system", and the Han people can also enter the government through the imperial examination, and they can also get rich by managing the country's finances and trading with the Song State and Goryeo. The Bohai people did not have their own "eastern system", but only a Bohai account division under the northern account officials, and the oil and water were far inferior to the Han bureaucrats.

The big family of the Bohai people has been unable to gain the trust of the Liao court because of the existence of a "big clan" (the surname of the Bohai royal family) has also launched many rebellions. Among the six major families of the Bohai people, including Gao, Zhang, Yang, Dou, Wu, and Li, few people can be ranked among the great Liao rulers, and their status is far inferior to that of the four major families of the Han people.

As for the economic status of the Bohai people, it is even more incomparable, and they basically belong to the most oppressed people.

Therefore, the spirit of resistance of the Bohai people against the Liao people is also far stronger than that of the Han people. In the history of the Liao State, there were often uprisings led by descendants of the Great Clan or members of the six major families of the Bohai Sea.

In addition, there were many members of the Bohai royal family and nobles who avoided Goryeo, and the last prince of the Bohae, Daewangxian, led tens of thousands of people to avoid Goryeo after the fall of the Balhae, and there are still descendants today.

If the Bohai people can take advantage of the collapse of the Liao State to restore the country, they may be able to consume the strength of the Jurchens.

This thought came to Wu Haogu's mind, and the look on his face couldn't help but fly......

What Da Song is facing is obviously not a dead end!

Although the combat effectiveness of the Song army is unreliable, there are still a few cards that can be played in hand. In addition to the Bohai people who have always dreamed of recovering the country, there are also the obstructions on the grassland, and there are many strong people in the north who want to show their skills in the troubled times.

If these forces can be mobilized, plus the embers of the Khitans and Xi people, can the Jurchens really be "invincible" and clean them all up like chopping melons and vegetables?

"Chongdao!"

Just as Wu Hao Gule was walking in the direction of Panlou Street, someone suddenly called his name.

Listen to the sound, it's a bit shrill.

Wu Haogu stopped, turned around and looked at the voice, but saw a man who looked like a scribe wearing a moon-white Confucian robe and a Dongpo scarf standing on the other side of the street, it was Liang Shicheng.

Wu Haogu has been busy with his own affairs these days, and he has hardly appeared in the Hanlin Painting Academy. The training courses arranged by Li Zhong for him can also be pushed and pushed, and he is really not an imitator.

However, Wu Haogu is still very respectful when it comes to treating his boss. As soon as he saw Liang Shicheng walking over quickly, he stepped forward and sang a fat promise: "I've seen Liang Daguan." ”

Liang Shicheng put his face on the board, "Chongdao, you call me Liang Daguan, but it's too rusty, don't you treat me as a friend?" ”

"Shoudao, Shoudao brother." Wu Haogu hurriedly changed his words.

Liang Shicheng also laughed: "It's pretty much the same. I haven't seen you for a few days, so you're busy, aren't you? ”

"It's all mundane ......"

Liang Shicheng smiled and asked, "How many mundane affairs are there?" ”

"There is a time when the mundane affairs will be finished...... Oh, Brother Shoudao, but is the official family and the Queen Mother summoned? ”

Liang Shicheng shook his head, "The official family and the queen mother's announcement is easy to deal with, but this time the matter is a bit prickly." However, if you do it well, you will become an official. ”

What's the matter?

As soon as Wu Haogu pondered it, he understood a little, probably going to Liaoguo to paint spy paintings by himself, right?

I really can't get away with this.

Because Wu Haogu had already promised Ma Zhi to go to Yanyun, and Wu Haogu also needed to know more about Liao for his future plans.

If you don't see it with your own eyes, can you say that you understand?

Thinking of this, Wu Haogu smiled and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Liang Shicheng said with a smile: "Zhengdan is coming, and Liao will send He Zhengdan envoys this year as before." ”

The Great Song Dynasty and the Great Liao would send "He Zhengdan envoys" to each other's capitals every year to congratulate each other on New Year's Day. At the same time, some of the subject states of the Great Song Dynasty would also send envoys to Tokyo to congratulate New Year's Day.

The activities of "He Zhengdan" are not only to congratulate the court, but also include banquets, archery competitions, wrestling, army parades and other activities.

However, this year's situation is a bit special, as the Song and Liao countries have fallen into tensions due to the defeat of the Western Xia at Hengshan, and small-scale friction has begun to appear on the frontier.

Therefore, the court of Kaifeng Prefecture has been debating whether to send He Zhengdan's envoy to Liao.

As a result of the court discussion, he did not send an envoy to protest against the recent provocation on the border of Liao. However, the Liao side informed the Great Song not long ago that they would send He Zhengdan envoys as usual.

This decision of the Liao State made many important ministers in the court and Emperor Zhezong breathe a sigh of relief - under the condition that the Great Song Dynasty did not send He Zhengdan envoys, this decision of the Liao State can be regarded as an expression of hope for relaxation.

This shows that Liao's previous series of border intimidation actions were all bluffs, and they had no determination to start a war at all.

It seems that the current Song and Liao countries are fighting wolves with hemp sticks, and both ends are afraid!

Since Liao is also afraid of war, the diplomatic mediation between the two sides, which has been stagnant for a while, will reach a climax.

At today's Chongzheng Palace, Prime Minister Zhang Xuan suggested to the official Zhao Xu that he send an envoy to Liao for a "return visit" after the New Year's Day, and by the way to collect intelligence in Liao.

There are two key points in collecting intelligence, one is to draw spy pictures; The second is to contact Ma Zhi with the Han people in the territory of Liao to see if they can establish a contact channel.

And Wu Haogu, as the "first person in spy painting" and the Hanlin Picture Bureau, was naturally going to go to Liao.

Therefore, Liang Shicheng, who was notified, personally went to Christie's head office at the intersection of the street, wanting to discuss with Wu Haogu about going to Liaoguo on business.

As a result, as soon as I arrived at Panlou Street, I happened to meet Wu Haogu, who was returning with a sketchpad.

"They sent He Zhengdan envoys, so should we also send He Zhengdan envoys?"

Wu Haogu looked at Liang Shicheng, and he was a little uncertain.

Now is a critical moment, "Master Li's Photo" and "Mo Niangzi Dance" have been hanging in Fengle Building for a while, and it's almost time to sing and sell.

Moreover, the Oiran of Kaifeng's "Seven Buildings" has been selected, and Wu Haogu is going to prepare to paint a photo for them. At this time, if he was arrested and sent to Liao, it would be too delayed.

"We don't send He Zhengdan envoys," Liang Shicheng said with a smile, "It's November now, and it's too late to send them." However, immediately after the beginning of spring, a return mission will be dispatched. Brother Chongdao must follow...... You'll have to leave at the beginning of two months at the latest, so you'll have to hurry up and prepare.

In addition, you have to come to the Hanlin Picture Bureau tomorrow, and there are some things that need to be discussed earlier. is not only about spy painting, but also about He Zhengdan...... We have to behave well and draw something to show the prestige of our dynasty. ”