Chapter 220: Duan Yu

Zhao Ta used the modern method of 'shorting' to plan the action of 'sniping copper coins', he used the abundant funds of the four major caravans to buy copper coins at a high price in advance, of course, he began to do it quietly and well-known to attract the attention of those unscrupulous merchants; At this time, he sold the copper coins purchased at a high price to those big merchants, not only recovering the cost but also earning the difference.

Later, Zhao Ta mobilized the state apparatus, and under their strong suppression, no one took over the copper coins in the hands of those big businessmen, and the price of copper coins began to drop sharply as the transaction disappeared, but at this time, there was also the official price support of Jiaozipu and cash cabinets, and the big businessmen continued to eat and wait for a rebound. But at this time, Zhao Ta's edict to stop the circulation of copper coins and reduce the exchange rate broke down their most stubborn line of defense.

In the end, Zhao Ta still showed mercy to his subordinates and set aside a buffer period, he didn't want to ruin the newly prosperous maritime trade. In order to avoid bankruptcy, the wealthy merchants could only exchange a large number of copper coins in their hands with the government at a low price for Jiaozi and silver coins in circulation. Under the unified control of the emperor, all departments of this operation achieved a great victory, not only recovered a large number of copper coins, but also stopped the smuggling limelight, and gave a profound lesson to those big businessmen involved in smuggling.

The victory in the mall was won, but Zhao Ta's heart was as irritable as this rainy Mayday, and he lost the negotiation with Dali about the copper mine. After receiving the emperor's order, Ma Kuo immediately made contact with the Dali mission. But they didn't dare to make the decision, they only said that they would go back and ask for instructions. In order to be able to complete the task as soon as possible. Ma Kuo went to Dali with the Dali delegation as a reward envoy to prepare to discuss with the king of Dali. But they didn't see the first leader at all, and they were blocked at the second in command, and their prime minister made it clear that this would not work.

Zhao had little interest in this country, because the Yunnan region was not so rich at that time, the ethnic contradictions were very complicated, and there was no hostility towards the Great Song Dynasty. And his understanding of Dali is not only in business, but also the 'Duan Wangye', 'Yiyang Finger', 'Six Veins Divine Sword' in the later Jin Daxia series of novels, as well as the silly infatuated prince Duan Yu, and the others did not attract his attention.

Now, because of the failure of the copper negotiations between the two countries, Zhao has to turn his attention from the north to the south, the state of Dali, which was established in the area of present-day Yunnan by the Bai ethnic minority in the Song Dynasty of China. Jin Tianfu two years. Tonghai Jiedu Duan Siping destroyed the founding of the Nanzhao State, the capital of Yang Tho Bacheng, the country name Dali, because the whole country respects Buddhism, also known as the country of Miaoxiang. The territory was roughly the present-day Yunnan Province, Guizhou Province, southwestern Sichuan Province, northern Burma, and a few parts of Laos and Vietnam.

The establishment time of the Dali Kingdom is basically the same as that of the Song Dynasty. Soon after Taizu pacified Houshu, Wang Quanbin wanted to take advantage of the situation to take Yunnan, but in Zhao Kuangyin's view, Dali was the continuation of Nanzhao. Its external expansion is inevitable, and it is proposed that 'Tang died in Huangchao, and the disaster is based on Guilin'. It is believed that although the Tang Dynasty was overthrown due to the Huangchao Uprising, the cause was a mutiny in order to defend against the garrisons stationed in Guilin by Nanzhao. It is a political situation that is corrupt and out of control.

Based on this, Song always had scruples about handling relations with Dali. Keep its development to a low-key ministry. Zhao Kuangyin used a jade axe to row the west of the Dadu River and said: In addition, I don't have it. He drew the Dadu River as the boundary so that Dali could not be allowed to be a minister if he wanted it, thinking that in this way he could completely put an end to the border troubles in the southwest region before they occurred. His established policy for Dali can be said to have influenced the entire period from the Song Dynasty to the present.

Contrary to the attitude of the Great Song Dynasty, Dali wanted to establish diplomatic relations with the Great Song Dynasty since the founding of the Song Dynasty, but it was never accepted by the Song Dynasty, and he was only treated as an ordinary country, but he persevered and sent envoys as many as eleven times. This situation lasted until the Zhenghe period, until he met Zhao Ji, who was very happy. The envoys of Dali took local products, including musk, including bezoar, and three hundred war horses and other tributes, and walked a long way to Bianjing, the largest capital in the world at that time, and they presented tributes to Song Huizong in accordance with the etiquette of the vassals, and also showed their sincerity and loyalty to the central government.

At this time, the Western Xia could not be attacked for a long time, Yanyun had no hope of recovering it, and Zhao Ji, who was in a depressed period, saw that someone took the initiative to come to the door to beg him to be a vassal country, and he was naturally very excited, and held a state banquet on the same day to entertain these guests who came from the southwest, singing, dancing and laughing, and the guests and hosts were happy, and issued a document to appoint Comrade Duan Heyu as the Yunnan Jiedu envoy of the Great Song Kingdom, the doctor of Jin Ziguanglu, the Shangzhu Kingdom, and the King of Dali, which satisfied his vanity.

Then Duan Heyu, the king of Dali, greeted the envoy of the Great Song Dynasty in the court of Dali, as well as the letter of appointment he brought, and gladly accepted the appointment of the Great Song Dynasty, and finally connected with this unique economic power in the world, looking forward to moving towards civilization and prosperity with the Great Song Dynasty...

"Is this the Duan Yu who is invincible in the world?" Zhao Ta didn't expect that he would come to this era and 'meet' Duan Yu by chance, and then he might have to learn his 'Six-Vein Divine Sword', he looked at the portrait of the lord of Dali submitted by his subordinates and said with a smile.

"Amitabha, boss, as far as his subordinates know, although Duan Heyu, the lord of Dali Kingdom, knows some punches and kicks, but it is only limited to physical fitness, and does not show peerless martial arts, is he hiding the eyes of his subordinates?" The emperor's words startled Jin He, how could he not see that he had superb martial arts, and the boss could read so much information with just one portrait from a distance of 108,000 miles.

"Hehe, the master doesn't have to mind, I'm guessing blindly, you tell me about his teacher!" Zhao Ta waved his hand and smiled, but he didn't expect his words to cause uneasiness among his subordinates. He knew that Dali believed in Buddhism, and the monks of Tianlong Temple were all royalty, and Jin He had been a well-known figure in the Buddhist world under his own 'support' over the years, and was frequently invited to go to famous temples in various countries to say Zen, and Dali, known as the Buddha country, was naturally not exempt from vulgarity, so Zhao Ta transferred Jin He to Beijing to inquire.

"Yes, Boss!" Jin He replied respectfully, the emperor said that he guessed, but he couldn't be sloppy, he must check it again, "Duan Heyu has studied the law since he was a child, and I traveled to Dali to Master Liuxuan, a monk who traveled to Dali from all over the world, visited famous mountains and temples, and learned a lot about Buddhism, and it is rare that he also understands the classics of Confucianism, and often explains the way of governing the country for him!" ”

"Oh, I see, Duan Heyu has always been interested in the Great Song Dynasty, maybe it has something to do with it!" Zhao Ta nodded and said, thinking that these six Xuan are monks who come from afar to chant scriptures, and if they don't get it, they will not turn to the Buddha in the Great Song Dynasty, otherwise the monk will study Confucianism, and he will not be happy with this half-bottle of vinegar in the Great Song Dynasty, and it is okay to fool the Dali people in a corner of peace, and he accidentally became an emperor.

"The boss is not really, although this reputation is the lord of the country, but it is just a puppet..."Jin He detailed the national situation of Dali.

Zhao Tan did not expect that as early as 800 years ago, in the southwest corner of China, there was a democratic pattern in later generations, this pattern, after more than 100 years of disputes, Dali State through the power of the minister Gao to seize the throne and become the emperor, and after the return to the throne and the Duan family was born on the basis of the corpse mountain and the sea of blood: the emperor as a national symbol, in the military, diplomacy, and even economic construction, give orders, on behalf of the country. The specific measures and major policies of the state are decided by the prime minister.

When Duan Heyu came to the throne, he knew that he, the emperor, was an ornament and a shield, in order to block the mouths of the people. He also understood that the Gao family's return to the Duan family was helpless, it was to retreat as advance, and it was to scruple about the opposition of the ministers and the ministry. Now that it has reached the limit, if you step out of this limit, it is likely that the swords will face each other, candlelight and axe shadows, and there will be a Dali version of the monarch-killing drama, and you will give yourself a knife.

With the internal struggle of the Gao group and cannibalism, in the first few years, Gao Taiming was the prime minister, saying that the Chinese public held real power. Seeing that the Gao family was sitting big, holding the country's military and political power, and deciding the country's internal and foreign affairs, Duan Heyu could only sigh loudly and could not do anything. Afterwards, the Gao family also reciprocated, took a step back, and treated the emperor no longer with domineering and arrogant, but polite and courteous, and did his best to be a courtier. In addition to the military and political power, the emperor is still the emperor, there is no repression, there is no feeling of being suppressed, he is offered high above, he becomes the representative of the country, and he becomes the symbol of the country.

After Gao Taiming's death, Duan Heyu wanted to take the opportunity to take back power, but Gao Taiming's younger brother Gao Taiyun took the opportunity to get up, walked into the court, ascended to the stage, and took over the baton of power. After Gao Taiyun's death, the ministers flattered Ah Fu, and fell to Gao Shunzhen, a descendant of the Gao family, and actively ran to his subordinates, and recommended the group, "With a high amount of virtue, please be the prime minister, and call the Chinese duke", Duan Heyu was very helpless and hurt, so he could only nod his head and accept this situation...

"Well, is this Wayu really such a cowardly and incompetent character?" Zhao Ta interjected with some disbelief, but it can also be seen that this reputation is not the reputation of the other paragraph, it is certain that Master Jin has misled people, if he has invincible martial arts in the world, how can he sit back and watch the Gao family set up himself, and poke him to death with a finger.

"Maybe it has something to do with his love for Buddha since childhood! Therefore, he lacks the killing spirit and iron-blooded means, and he seems indecisive in doing things. Kim Hyuk nodded.

"But I think this person also has great wisdom, otherwise he wouldn't insist on paying tribute to me!" Zhao Ta turned around and said suddenly.

"Boss, how can you see that?" Jin He asked with some surprise, the emperor always speaks amazingly, this reputation makes the Gao family bully into a grandson and has great wisdom, how can it be convincing... (To be continued......)