"Do you remember what you said to the old man that day about making a commercial market in Goryeo?"

Linhai Village, on the Waike Hall, Wu Yanen and Wu Haogu exchanged a few words, and then the conversation changed and went straight to the topic.

Hearing Wu Yan'en mention the matter of building a business market in Goryeo, Wu Haogu immediately laughed, nodded and said: "Dianzhi (Wu Yanen's official position) still remembers this, can Dianzhi know about Tamna Kingdom?" ”

"Tamna?" Wu Yanen nodded, "I know...... It was a vassal state of the Goryeo people, and the current king of Goryeo had been thinking about turning Tamna into a county. Ke Province, you won't ask the old man to fight the idea of Tamna, right? ”

"Why not?" Wu Haogu asked rhetorically, "I don't want you to take the entire island, it's just to circle a port and build a commercial market...... As for the wicked, I have the right people to do it. ”

Wu Yanen was silent for a moment, "What does the guest province want to do?" ”

The old man is also blunt!

Wu Haogu laughed: "I want the Tamluo Kingdom to claim the vassal to the Great Song Dynasty, is it possible?" ”

Regardless of how good the territory of Jeju Island is, it is a great achievement to pull a vassal state for the imperial court.

"Let the Tamna Kingdom be a vassal?" Wu Yanen was stunned, "That's a vassal country of Goryeo!"

The province probably didn't know that the Goryeo kingdom was now becoming more and more arrogant, and it had begun to claim itself as a foreign country, and Tamna was the only subject state of Goryeo, and the Goryeo people had been operating there for many years, and they had long regarded it as their own land.

If we want to take Tamna as a vassal, I'm afraid it will lead to a war with Goryeo! ”

"Will there be a war?" Of course, Wu Haogu didn't want to start a war with the Goryeo Kingdom, not because he was worried that he couldn't fight, but because the matter of provoking a military attache like Wu Haogu was a sin in itself!

However, it is impossible for Wu Haogu to give up such a treasure land as Jeju Island, and if the conspiracy to prevent the ethnic minorities from going south does not succeed, it will be an overseas refuge for the Wu group.

In addition, Jeju Island is said to be a good place to raise horses. Because the island is surrounded by water, it is not easy for horses outside to go up, so it is not easy to breed, and there is also pasture on the island, which can be used for a large number of horses.

Once the hippopotamus breeding project is completed, Jeju Island is the ideal breeding base for large-scale breeding.

So Jeju Island must try to get it...... But not yet! After all, Wang's Goryeo is not a weak chicken like Lee's Joseon.

Wu Haogu thought about it for a while, and asked with a smile: "Since your family doesn't want to open a commercial market in the territory of Tamna, can you be interested in other territories in the Goryeo Kingdom?" ”

"There have always been three trade routes for Goryeo to enter the sea," Wu Yanen said with his fingers, "One is Haizhou, which is close to the capital of Goryeo, where the Goryeo City is located, and it is also the largest commercial port, and most of the goods exported by the Great Song Dynasty to Goryeo go ashore in Haizhou. However, Haeju is close to the capital of Goryeo, and it is not easy to get a piece of territory there.

The second place is Dongpyeong County (Busan) in Ulju in the southern part of the Goryeo Kingdom, where trade with Japan was mainly carried out.

The third is in the northwestern part of the Goryeo Kingdom, bordering Baozhou, Xuanzhou and Dingzhou in the Liao Kingdom, near the mouth of the Yalu River and the Great Wall. That area is rich in fur, ginseng, wood, and it is also the mouth of the import of iron tools from Liao.

Wu Haogu already understood what Wu Yanen meant, "You want to build a commercial market in the northwest of Goryeo?" ”

"Yes!" Wu Yanen said with a smile, "It's just between Liao and Goryeo, and there are some islands near the mouth of the Yalu River, which is very good. ”

Of course, it is impossible for the Wu family in Haizhou to dance with Wu Haogu's baton, and they also have their own little abacus.

Set up a point in the Tamna Kingdom, and sooner or later it will be involved in the dispute between the Song Dynasty and the Goryeo Kingdom, which the Wu family cannot afford!

And there is not much oil and water to build a port in Tamna. Although the Tamna Kingdom is located between the Great Song Dynasty, Goryeo, and Japan. However, since Jeju Island does not have a good port and its products are not abundant, it is not a transit point for trade between the three countries, and it is not qualified to become a transit point.

Therefore, establishing a trading base in Tamna was not of much benefit to the Wu family in Haizhou. On the contrary, if we can use the strength of the Song and Liao countries to build an island at the mouth of the Yalu River, we can make huge profits. Because furs, ginseng, etc., are not bulk items, it is very convenient to smuggle.

If the Wu family can build a small island in the "disputed" area of the Yalu River estuary, they will be able to bypass the tax customs of the Goryeo Kingdom and directly purchase furs and ginseng from the tribes and villages on both sides of the Yalu River.

"You want to take advantage of the Liao Kingdom, right?" Wu Haogu asked.

Wu Yanzhong smiled bitterly: "If you don't borrow from Liao, do you still borrow from the Great Song Dynasty?" The Goryeo people are not afraid of our Great Song Kingdom! Otherwise, my third brother wouldn't be a Goryeo official.

Ke Province, as far as I know, you have a lot of friends over there in Liao, right? ”

Wu Haogu was silent for a while, as if thinking about something, and then said softly: "Okay! I'm going to contact the Liao...... By the time Goryeo and Jurchen are inseparable, this matter should be successful.

But you Wu family also have to do something for me! ”

"What does the province have to trust?"

Wu Haogu said: "Next year at the latest, the imperial court will send an embassy to visit Goryeo and Japan. Your fleet is responsible for sending this mission to Tamna! ”

"The mission visiting Japan, send ...... Tamna? ”

"That's right, it's sent to Tamna!" Wu Haogu nodded, "You make up the reason, the wind blew over, the fleet was lost, and the ship leaked...... In short, it is necessary to find a reason for the mission to stay in Tamna and then return, and not to go to Japan for the time being. ”

"Okay!" Wu Yanen thought about it for a long time, but didn't find any big risks, so he agreed.

Wu Haogu's request is of course unusual, he is bullying the king!

In fact, it is impossible for him to arrange a mission to Japan next year -- at that time, Japan was very closed diplomatically and refused to carry out normal exchanges with countries on the East Asian continent. It is impossible for Takehoko to open up the situation in such a short period of time, let alone arrange for the mission to visit Heiankyo, at most it is to land in Hakata and interact with Japan's Dazaifu.

However, Wu Haogu still wanted to facilitate this delegation to Japan. Because only in this name can it be possible to establish official contact between the Great Song Dynasty and the Tamna Kingdom.

If the envoy of the Great Song Dynasty came to the small state of Tamna, it would be impossible for the star lords and officials of the Tamna Kingdom to avoid it, right?

As long as they met, Wu Haogu would have a way to get the monarchs and ministers of Tamna to agree to the Great Song Dynasty to set up a "transit port for visiting Japan" in Tamna - Japan is so "far away" from the Great Song Dynasty, how inconvenient is it to not have a supply port in the middle?

For the sake of the generational friendship between China and Japan, there is no problem for the Great Song Dynasty to set up a supply port in Tamna, right?

In addition, the state of Tamna was a vassal of Goryeo - this must have been recognized by the Great Song Dynasty - then it must be within the scope of Confucianism and Taoism, and the Yuntai Academy sent doctors to Tamna, established academies, and spread the purest Confucian knowledge, which must have been a good thing for the Great Song, Goryeo, and Tamna.

Moreover, the mission of the Great Song Dynasty did not use the port of Tamna in vain, it was leased...... The star lord of Tamna would pay rent, and the star lord of Tamna would give most of it to Goryeo to purchase weapons from the Great Song Dynasty to attack the barbarian Jurchens!

Of course, the king of Goryeo himself, the ministers of Goryeo, the beauties and eunuchs of the king's harem, and everyone who can speak is indispensable for a generous gift.

This is clearly the legendary joint development!

However, there were bandits in the sea near Tamna, and in order to protect the safety of the Great Song Mission and the gifts given to the King of Goryeo, the Emperor of Japan, and the Lord of Tamna, the mission and the Doctor Corps must be armed.

It was also necessary to build a fort in the lend-lease transit port......

……

"Ke Province, this time the imperial court really plans to sell weapons to the Goryeo?"

As soon as Wu Yanen's words changed, he shifted from long-term "joint development" to the "arms trade" that was to be carried out at present.

"yes!" Wu Haogu said with a smile, "Naturally, it's going to be sold to the Koreans!" Dianzhi, this is a big deal, can your family do it? ”

"Can the guest province really call the shots?" Wu Yanen did not answer Wu Haogu's question, but asked rhetorically.

"Yes!" Wu Hao Ancient Road, "Jiehe City Bo Si directly took the goods from the ordnance supervisor of the imperial court, and they were all ready-made weapons. ”

"Weapons Warden's goods?" Wu Yanen frowned, "What are the restrictions?" ”

"The Divine Arm Bow is definitely not for sale," Wu Haogu said, "the Buffalo Horn Bow must be restricted." ”

The most powerful weapon of the Song Dynasty was the bow and crossbow! The most powerful crossbow used by individual soldiers is the divine arm bow, which is a composite stepping crossbow - the so-called divine arm refers to the crossbow arm is particularly awesome, and it is naturally a composite crossbow arm made of buffalo horn as the main material. Of course, the possession and export of such weapons by the private sector is strictly prohibited!

The bow is not a restricted-level weapon, including the buffalo horn bow in the Song Dynasty is also unlimited, there will be some restrictions on export, such as the buffalo horn bow can not be sold casually.

Of course, the buffalo horn bow must be extremely expensive, and even on the side of the Great Song Dynasty, only officers or a few elite (once elite) troops can equip it. Even if it were to be sold to Goryeo, the Koreans would not be able to afford it.

"Dian Zhi," Wu Haogu asked with a smile, "over there are the Koreans...... No problem, right? Do they have the money to pay us? Can Wu Zhoumu act as an agent? ”

"Well, it's not a lot." Wu Yan'en said, "But my third brother is deeply trusted by the king of Goryeo. ”

Wu Haogu laughed: "It doesn't matter if you don't have a lot of money, as long as Wuzhou Mu can call the shots, there is a way to make money." ”

"Money?" Wu Yanen asked, "How did it change?" ”

Wu Haogu waved his hand: "Don't talk about money in Haizhou, go to Jiehe to talk about it." He paused, "Your Majesty, I need to ship food and weapons next summer and autumn." Transporting weapons from Jiehe Merchant City to Goryeo, and then transporting them from Tokyo Road in Liao Province to Jiehe Merchant City! 800,000 stones. It is also necessary to transport a batch of wheat from Haizhou to the boundary river...... Is there a ship for summer shipments? ”