"Baoxian," Yelu Yanxi pointed to Xiao Baoxian, who had just become the privy envoy of the Southern Yuan, "You know the Song Dynasty, tell me, how to get 2 million from the Song people?" Otherwise, it will be on the north bank of the Frontier River after the beginning of spring and threaten the Jiehe Commercial Market. ”

"Your Majesty, there is the Hebei Xuanfu envoy of the Song State in Jiehe Shang City, and Wu Haogu, one of the four famous generals of the Great Song Dynasty, is personally stationed, I'm afraid it will be difficult to attack!"

Of course, Xiao Baoxian didn't want Yelu Yanxi to be hot-headed and go to the idea of Jiehe Shang City. He has a lot of investment in Jiehe Commercial City, and there are also several confidantes who also live in Jiehe Commercial Market - all of them are talented women in the Song Dynasty, not only good-looking, singing well, but also excellent at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. If the Great Liao Heavenly Soldiers drive over, they will be abruptly beautiful.

"Hard to attack?" Yelu Yanxi was stunned for a moment, "How can a commercial market be difficult to attack?" I'm a big Liao Heavenly Soldier, I won't even be able to defeat a commercial market, right? Even if Wu Haogu can use soldiers, he is just a businessman, how much skill can he have? ”

As soon as this question came out, the ministers present were sweating on their foreheads.

It turned out that Yelu Yanxi didn't know that Jiehe Shang City had become a fortress city that could be held for a long time! The clause of the alliance stipulating that the Song State could not build a city at a certain distance south of the Jiehe River had long been broken by the Jiehe Shang City of Wuhaogu with sugar-coated cannonballs.

Now the city walls are several feet high, and they are still brick-clad structures. Yelu Yanxi's heavenly soldiers couldn't touch this kind of city at all.

In addition, there are armed forces in the city of Jiehe Shang City, including thousands of Xiang troops directly under the Hebei Xuanfu Division, and there are up to 10,000 thousands of Jiehe militia, as well as many mercenaries who are looking for jobs there. There are also at least 3,000 knights of the Great Song Dynasty near Jiehe Shang City.

By the way, recently, the Hebei Xuanfu Division of the Great Song Dynasty also got the authority to train the 6 generals of the new army, if it is fully loaded, it will be tens of thousands of troops!

With such a city, what will the Great Liao Kingdom take to fight?

In case if the city is fortified and cannot be conquered for a long time, the prestige of the Great Liao Kingdom will fall. At that time, Wu Haogu didn't sacrifice the trick of buying with a lot of money, and pulled those Yan Yunhaoqiang, who were already very close to him, over? At that time, it will not be a question of whether Jiehe Commercial City can be defeated, but whether the land of Youzhou can be saved.

But no one dares to say these words to Yelu Yanxi. Everyone has been hiding from him, and for so many years...... How bad is it to debunk it all at once now?

"Your Majesty, the so-called salute first and then soldiers," Xiao Bao said stiffly, "The minister is willing to go south to the boundary river in the starry night and negotiate with Wu Haogu...... If the Nanren are willing to pay 2 million taels of silver privately, we don't have to worry about the face of the Nanren. ”

If you have 2 million taels, you won't be ashamed?

Yelu Yanxi frowned. At this time, the Liao State was no longer a pure grassland empire, but a central empire with the consciousness of the Celestial Empire.

Therefore, the matter of face is also very important to the Great Liao Empire.

"Your Majesty, what Xiao Shumi said is extremely good, now that the treasury is empty, and the new army is about to be trained, if you can get 2 million taels, you will be able to greatly improve your finances."

"Yes, the formation and training of the new army is the foundation for strengthening the country, the foundation is strong, the country can be stable, a little face, how can it be compared with the foundation of the country?"

"Your Majesty, the first emperor also has his last words, don't talk lightly about the war with the Southern Dynasties, harmony between the north and the south is the foundation of the country."

The ministers in the big tent immediately opened their mouths and echoed Xiao Baoxian.

In recent years, the domestic economy of Daliao has been relatively depressed, and even Xijin Mansion has been deserted, so everyone has invested their money in Jiehe Commercial Market and its nearby areas - Jiehe Commercial Market has developed so well, not only the industry and commerce have developed rapidly, but even the surrounding agriculture has been brought up!

Therefore, the land in the south of Xijin Mansion has also risen very well in recent years, and many Da Liao relatives and nobles have bought estates there.

There are also mountains and forests in Xijin Mansion, which have also become a cash cow for the great Liao magnates. Cut tens of thousands of them and pull them to the Jiehe Commercial Market, and bring back tens of thousands of silks with their eyes closed?

For such a cash cow-like place, it is natural that everyone loves it.

Of course, these Khitan officials, no one still believes that the Great Song Dynasty will really have a day of the Northern Expedition to Yanyun. The image of the weak Song is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people!

Yelu Yanxi was no exception, he thought for a while, and then said calmly: "It's okay, if the Song people don't agree to give money, wait until the spring of next year, I will personally lead the army and take it from the bordering river market!" ”

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Wu Haogu didn't know that the Jiehe Commercial City he had established would soon usher in the army of "Northern Beggars Yanxi". He is now studying while enjoying family fun with his wife, concubines and children, waiting for another New Year.

What allowed him to stay at home and concentrate on reading was of course Aristotle's masterpiece "Speculation" (in fact, "Instrumental Theory", the name of "Speculation" was given by Li Gang). This is a book about logical thinking, consisting of six logical works.

In fact, Wu Haogu had little interest in such a thing as logic in his previous life, and it is inconceivable that he would hold Aristotle's books and gnaw on them for a long time. But now, he can read Li Gang's translation of "Theory of Tools...... This ability to understand logic and philosophy mostly comes from Wu Haogu's physical body - the brain is also a part of the physical body! And it turns out that Wu Haogu should be quite smart. This can be seen from Wu Haogu's younger brother of Xueba.

In addition, Li Gang did put a lot of effort into translating Aristotle's works. In accurate and concise language, Aristotle's method of thinking about the gradual dismantling and analysis of complex topics and affairs is very clearly explained.

If this method is applied to the "Positivism" and "Rationality", it can undoubtedly greatly improve the theoretical level of these two major discourses. It also has a great role in promoting arithmetic, physics and other disciplines.

In addition to this "Theory of Speculation", Su Shi, who hurried from Jingdong Shangshi, also brought another valuable Aristotelian work to Wu Haogu, called "Post-Ge Materialology" - in fact, it is "Metaphysics", which is Aristotle's successor Andronicus compiled Aristotle's scholarship on the nature of affairs, soul, freedom of will, and other things that cannot be studied by experience or experiment, and named it "Physics and Later Volumes".

The content of this book looks a bit mysterious, and the truth is far from positivism (empiricism), but it also allows Wu Haogu to see the pursuit and desire of an ancient Greek great philosopher and great scientist who can be called the founder of science in later generations...... And the theories and methods in this book can be used by religion, perhaps the foundation of Western religious philosophy, right?

The theories in the Later Gewuxue may be used to strengthen the foundation of the Tianli Theory.

Wu Haogu was immersed in the essence of Greek philosophy when there was a soft knock on the door. Wu Haogu put down the scroll in his hand and said, "Come in!" ”

Luo Han pushed the door open, and a new white skirt was worn on her plump body that was breastfeeding, and a suede skirt was covered outside the skirt, which could not hide the moving curves of her chest bulging at all.

Last year, that is, in the second year of Daguan, she added a daughter to Wu Haogu, named Wu Yinniang. Now she is the mother of three children, but her identity has not changed, and she is still a slave of Wu Haogu. It's just that he has the power to be in charge of the affairs of the family, and he can be regarded as a housekeeper.

However, Luo Han Wan would still take time out of her time to serve Wu Haogu in person for a while, as if doing so would also make her feel some happiness.

"Master, Sect Leader Lin is here."

Lin Jiaotou is Lin Chong, the head of the intelligence room under the general army machine room of the Hebei Xuanfu Division, that is, the head of Wu Haogu's spies.

"Ask him to come in." Wu Haogu then said, "Luohan maid, you come to serve, everyone else should hurry away!" ”

Lin Chong sometimes brings some top-secret news, but he can't let unreliable people listen to it. Even among the women in Wu Haogu's inner house, those who can access this level of secrets are Ximen Qing, Olga and Luohan.

Lin Chong didn't wear an official uniform, and an ordinary shirt was covered with a cloak, looking like a merchant in a hurry.

After saluting, Wu Haogu asked him to sit down in the study, and let the Luo Han maid serve fragrant tea, and then asked: "Lin Jiaotou, what is the urgency for the New Year?" ”

Today is the fifth day of the first lunar month, and Jiehe Commercial Market is still immersed in the New Year's Festival. Most of the yamen, including Wu Haogu's Xuanfu Division, are on annual leave. Of course, the engine room and intelligence room of the General Army cannot rest!

"Xuan Shuai, there is an urgent report from the Ma family, Jiehe Shang City may be harmed by the fire!"

Lin Chong called Wu Haogu "Xuanshuai", not the head of state, because Wu Haogu was not the chief elder for a long time, and this position was given to Wu Chenglan. However, Wu Chenglan is not called the head of state, but only the presiding elder.

"Soldiers?" Wu Haogu smiled, "Yelu Yanxi is coming?" ”

"Unless we secretly give the Liao people 2 million extra coins, Yelu Yanxi will personally lead the army to approach Jiehe Shang City."

"When will it come?" Wu Haogu asked.

"Next spring!" Lin Chong said, "Now Yelu Yanxi is still in the mandarin ducks. ”

"Got it." Wu Haogu said lightly, and didn't seem to take the news that Yelu Yanxi was going south at all.

He paused, and then asked about another thing that seemed to be unrelated, "Have you figured out the relationship between the Liao and the Koreans?" ”

"Figured it out." Lin Chong said, "The Liao and the Goryeo do collude. The reason why the current king of Goryeo used troops against Haoladian was that he got the words of the Liao envoy when he ascended the throne. ”

"Hehe," Wu Haogu smiled, "Yin Qian suddenly became able to fight, probably without the help of the Liao people, right?" ”

"It is said that there is a point," Lin Chong said, "the Liao people gave a lot of horses and weapons, and also sent some generals to help Yin Qian command. ”

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