Zhao Zhen saw clearly that the most effective way for the Great Song Dynasty to deal with the Western Xia was to suppress and block it through the necessities of life, which could weaken the combat effectiveness of the Western Xia to the greatest extent.

Economically, foreign sanctions are not unique to later generations, and various embargo policies have begun since the Han Dynasty, not to mention the Great Song Dynasty.

It's just that in the Great Song Dynasty, this kind of means has become more numerous, not to mention iron, the development of the iron and steel industry in the Great Song Dynasty has far exceeded that of any country in this era, and even the agricultural tools are completely iron.

This is a very difficult thing in ancient times, and the agricultural tools of iron tools play a very important role in agricultural production, increasing production efficiency, reducing labor costs, saving physical strength, and so on.

The Western Xia had just taken charge of the country, and the capital of the national power was all wealth plundered from the Western Regions, and this wealth was squeezed out by the Great Song Dynasty through trade before it was converted into fuel for the country's advancement.

Tea is a necessity for nomads, and for the Song people, tea is a drink and an attitude to life. And for nomads, tea is an indispensable medicinal herb.

The nomadic diet is mostly hot, greasy and indigestible things such as beef and mutton and milk, while tea is rich in vitamins, tannins, theophylline, etc., and the nutrients of fruits and vegetables that nomads lack can be supplemented.

In addition, a large amount of aromatic oil in tea can also dissolve animal fat, reduce cholesterol, and strengthen the toughness of blood vessel walls. The function of tea is just to make up for the missing link in the diet of nomads.

The Song people can not drink tea, but the Western Xia people and the Liao people can't go without tea for a day!

Zhao Zhen was not stupid enough to close the field directly, and the slightest closure of the field would force the Tangut people's demand for tea and cotton cloth to invade the Great Song Dynasty, which was a common method used by nomads to seek the market by war.

If Zhao Zhen was not afraid of the threat of the Tangut people in the past, this was an opportunity to hone his soldiers, but now that the Great Song Dynasty was about to start the second military exercise against the Liao Dynasty, he didn't want the Tangut people to go south to plunder.

Therefore, the market has not been closed, but the price has increased a lot, and the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty are still loyal to the country, and immediately sell the necessities of the Tangut people according to the guide price of the imperial court after the imperial court's decree.

The increase in prices did not hurt the interests of the merchants, but they were able to sell more goods, but the attitude of the Tangut people also became worse with the increase in prices.

The merchants of the Great Song Dynasty don't care, don't buy it if you have the ability! Everyone knows that the Tangut people can't do without tea, and it is just because the land of the Tangut does not produce tea, and it is not a day or two for this throat to be pinched in the hands of the Great Song Dynasty, but only now that the Great Song Dynasty is strong and powerful, and the military is powerful and powerful, it can be regarded as a real use of this vital point.

While raising prices, there is no need to worry about the Tangut people coming to make trouble.

Of course, the price of buying is high, and the taxes levied are also high, from the big businessmen to the peddlers and pawns, everyone understands this truth, the Great Song Dynasty is oppressing the Western Xia people, and it is also putting pressure on the Western Xia Emperor Li Yuanhao, who has just been proclaimed emperor.

The merchants of the market make a lot of money, after all, the tax is proportional, even if it is more? The merchants wished that the court would collect taxes, so that they could protect them with a high sounding appearance.

All the farms were in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, which was to protect the safety of the merchants, and also because the main sources of goods traded in the fields were from the Great Song Dynasty.

The field was originally in Yanzhou, but with the westward advance of the Great Song Dynasty, it has now been placed at the junction of Yanzhou and Hongzhou, and the military horses of the two states galloped to the aid at any time, eliminating the possibility of the Western Xia people scattering wild.

Of course, there was friction, and the Western Xia had just established a state that gave the party a lot of self-confidence, and the trade between merchants and merchants was also full of gunpowder.

Not to mention verbal friction, beating people and making trouble is also common, the Great Song side has always taken a cold approach to treat them, as long as they pick quarrels and provoke trouble, the officials of the field will blacklist the Tangut merchants, and prohibit him from coming to buy and sell goods in the future, which is a deterrent to the Tangut people.

Huo Laoqi has withdrawn from the Liao Dynasty to the Great Song Dynasty, and he has been engaged in foreign trade for many years, so he was naturally assigned to the Great Song Dynasty.

The sun rose high, and Huo Laoqi led a wine gourd to start his day's work, inspecting the field.

For the Great Song Dynasty, it also had the role of controlling border trade, providing economic benefits, and securing the border and Suiyuan, and such a field often rose and fell due to changes in political relations.

As Huo Laoqi, who is promoted, is mainly responsible for maintaining the order of the field, and has let the merchants trade according to the price of the imperial court.

He, Huo Laoqi, had already arrested a lot of Xixia people who were smuggling green salt in the field, and as a result, without exception, he was whipped in public and dropped on the flagpole to show the public.

Those with hard lives can still have the possibility of survival, and those with soft lives will be hung directly on the flagpole.

For Huo Laoqi, to deal with these people, he should make an example, otherwise the official documents of the Great Song Dynasty will be useless for the Western Xia, and local protectionism is something that exists in any era, and it is a matter of course for Huo Laoqi to protect the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty.

He always smiled at the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty, after all, he also showed himself as a businessman in the Liao Dynasty.

"Shopkeeper Gu, how is the recent business good?" Huo Laoqi greeted his usual drinking friends, the wine in his gourd did not come from this business, so he was naturally familiar with the shopkeeper.

Instead of answering, Shopkeeper Gu mysteriously took out a cloth bag and quietly showed it to Huo Laoqi: "Huo Tiju, what are you quietly!" ”

Huo Laoqi fixed his eyes, and the things in the cloth bag were shining white in the sun: "Green salt?!" You don't want to die? The official family has issued a strict decree, once it is discovered, there will be no forgiveness! ”

Shopkeeper Gu waved his hand again and again: "Don't talk nonsense, this is green salt!" Look at this color, and then look at this fineness, this is the sea salt of our Great Song Dynasty, and I want to sell it to the Xixia people! ”

Huo Laoqi looked at it for a long time and nodded slightly: "Well, it's true, you don't have anything wrong with your brain, right?" The people of Western Xia lack your sea salt? I can't use anyone's green salt! ”

"Haha, Huo Tiju, you don't know this, our Da Song's green salt can prevent galls! The Tangut people rushed to ask for it! ”

Huo Laoqi frowned and said, "Our Great Song Dynasty's sea salt can really prevent galls?" ”

Seeing that he didn't believe it, Shopkeeper Gu raised his voice and said, "Of course!" The only thing that the miracle doctor of the Imperial Hospital said in person, my family has a relationship in Tokyo City, this is a true thing, and it can't be faked!

Besides, the imperial court stipulated that the green salt of the Tangut people was not allowed to appear in the field, but it didn't say that the sea salt of our Great Song Dynasty could not be sold to the Tangut people! This is also more or less for the profit of our Great Song Dynasty, don't you know, our Great Song Dynasty has a lot of sea salt like a small mountain, even if it is sold every day, it will not affect the price of salt in the Great Song Dynasty! ”

Huo Laoqi nodded slightly: "That being said, I still have to ask the imperial court, don't buy your sea salt first, it's not too late for you to sell it when the news comes from the imperial court, it's very fast!" ”

Shopkeeper Gu nodded helplessly: "Okay, this matter is still up to you, but let's talk about it, our Fengxiang firm is the first business to ship, don't stop it!" ”

Huo Laoqi laughed: "Naturally I won't stop it, I wish your sea salt was selling well, and it would also help our Great Song Dynasty export its evil anger, when Western Xia monopolized green salt, it was annoying!" But you owe me a good drink, don't forget! ”

Huo Laoqi left satisfied with the thank you of the shopkeeper Gu, I didn't expect that our Great Song Dynasty's sea salt could also become something that the Xixia people flocked to, hum, see how long the Xixia people can be proud, just the squeeze of the Xixia made him Li Yuanhao uncomfortable!