"I'm waiting for you to return triumphantly!"

Kou Ji solemnly hugged his fist to Lu Yijian and the three of them.

"If you don't win, you will be shrouded in horse leather!"

Yang Wenguang said in a serious voice.

Li Zhaoliang and Lu Yijian were stunned for a moment, and nodded in unison.

This battle was a crucial battle for the Great Song Dynasty.

If it wins, the Great Song Dynasty will become the new hegemon; If defeated, Da Song is likely to be beaten back to its original form overnight.

After Kou Ji accompanied the three of them to eat a little something, he sent the three of them north.

At the time of parting, Kou Ji entrusted Kou Zhun to his student to Lu Yijian.

Lu Yijian saw that it was a student that Kou Zhun admired, so he did not refuse, and took them to the north together.

After sending Lu Yijian and his party away.

Kou Ji took the rest of the people back to Bianjing City and rushed all the way to Dutingyi.

Today is a special day, so the Dutingyi is very gorgeous, and the inside and outside of the Dutingyi are also very tightly guarded.

Kou Ji led the people to the front of the Duting Station, flashed his waist card, and the guards of the forbidden army let him in.

When I entered the Duting Station, I saw that the officials of Honglu Temple had all fallen.

When the officials of Honglu Temple saw Kou Ji, they hurriedly stepped forward one by one to give their respects.

Kou Ji returned the salute one by one.

Later, accompanied by the officials of Honglu Temple, Kou Ji checked the things he was going to use for a while.

After confirming that there is no omission.

Kou Ji led the officials of Honglu Temple and sat in the Duting Station, waiting for the arrival of the envoys of various subordinates.

The alliance of the various states is such a big event, and the envoys of all subordinates naturally dare not be late.

After the time for the officials of Honglu Temple to send people to convey to the envoys of each subordinate department, the envoys of each subordinate came to the Duting Station.

Then came the pleasantries.

Then he unfolded the original covenant, which was several feet long, and began to sign and seal it.

What should be talked about has already been discussed.

Today is a formal cutscene, so there are not too many complicated things and surprises.

Everyone should sign and seal the original covenant in turn.

There is not just one original covenant, but many.

There are as many alliances as there are original covenants.

Except for the original of the covenant belonging to the suzerainty of the Great Song Dynasty, it is necessary to send envoys to rush to each subordinate to stamp the national seal, and the others should be stamped with the seal of the foreign envoy.

Afterwards, it will be distributed to the nations.

Signed and sealed, it lasted a whole morning.

It wasn't until noon that all the signatures and seals were completed.

After signing and sealing the covenant, Kou Ji took all the covenants and led all the subordinate envoys into the palace to attend the banquet.

said that he was going to a banquet, but in fact, he was also going to talk about business.

The two sides mentioned in the covenant need to discuss in detail the removal of the sword soldiers and the opening of the mutual market.

Kou Ji brought people into the palace, and Zhao Zhen had already led hundreds of civil and military officials to wait in Yanfu Palace.

After everyone was seated, the civil and military officials began to pull the envoys of various subordinates and began to talk about the truce of troops in the border areas and the opening of mutual markets.

Wool should be harvested as soon as possible.

If you can help the Great Song Dynasty in bilateral trade and strive for greater benefits, you must do it as soon as possible.

The sooner the bilateral trade is opened, the sooner the Great Song Dynasty will be able to make a profit.

Kou Ji was in charge of discussing bilateral trade with Qingtang and Wonsan.

There was nothing to talk about over there in Wonsanbu, and what did Kou Ji say and what they did.

The main thing Kou Ji needs to conquer is Qingtang.

In order to facilitate Kou Ji's capture of Qingtang, Zhao Zhen specially ordered someone to place Kou Ji's seat next to An Ziluo.

However, after Kou Ji opened his mouth to An Ziluo, he was not talking about bilateral trade, but about military affairs.

"Brother An, have you ever seen a heavily armored riding ......?"

Kou Ji asked.

An Ziluo was very concerned about the word 'heavy armored horse', so when Kou Ji mentioned the heavy armored horse, he stared at Kou Ji seriously and said, "What kind of heavy armored horse is Brother Kou Xian talking about?" ”

Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "A heavy armored rider who can't speak......"

"Slave ride?!"

An Ziluo's expression was slightly heavy and questioned.

Mamluk, also translated as slave.

When An Ziluo said about slave riding, he was referring to Mamluk.

Kou Ji pretended to be surprised and said, "Brother An knows? ”

An Ziluo smiled bitterly and said, "My Qingtang borders the Qarakhanid Dynasty, so I naturally know the elite iron cavalry under the King of the Qarakhanid Dynasty. ”

Kou Ji was slightly stunned and said, "Listening to Brother An's meaning, it seems that you have encountered?" ”

An Ziluo nodded and said: "There was once a hundred slave horsemen who appeared on the edge of my Qingtang, and my Qingtang sent more than a thousand warriors to pursue, but they were killed on the road, and no one survived. ”

Kou Ji was slightly surprised: "So powerful? ”

An Ziluo said very seriously: "Yes, very powerful." Even the newly built heavy armor of the Yuanshan Department and the Tiger Army of the Great Song Dynasty will be defeated against the same number of slave riders. ”

Kou Ji muttered, "I heard from the people of the Yuanshan tribe that the Yuanshan tribe exterminated a group of slave riders. ”

An Ziluo sighed and said, "I also know about this...... It is true that the Yuanshan Department exterminated a group of slave riders, but it also paid a terrible price. ”

Kou Ji pretended to be deep and said: "They are so powerful, will they become a threat to my Great Song Dynasty and Qingtang?" ”

An Ziluo's brows furrowed.

The people of the Qarakhanid dynasty had no end in their greed for territory.

Da Song is okay, so far he has not encountered them.

Because there are Qingtang and Xichuan Uighurs in the middle.

But Qingtang is different, Qingtang is next to the Qarakhanid Dynasty.

Now the Qarakhanid Dynasty's attention is focused on the Xichuan Uighurs, and they have no leisure to deal with Qingtang.

However, once the Xichuan Uighurs are defeated, or the Qarakhanid Dynasty cannot gnaw on the hard bone of the Xichuan Uighurs, it is very likely that the war will spread to Qingtang.

The Qarakhanid dynasty was a powerful dynasty.

How powerful it is.

Strong enough to raise a million troops.

Among the nations around Qingtang, only the Qarakhanid Dynasty and the Great Song Dynasty, as well as the Liao State, had the strength and the qualifications to raise millions of troops.

Fortunately, the Great Song Dynasty never raised millions of troops and launched a war.

Because the Great Song Dynasty has millions of soldiers, the supply of baggage behind it is a huge number.

It is very likely to drag down the finances of the entire Great Song Dynasty.

The Qarakhanid Dynasty was different, it was a state established on horseback, and it has always begged for a living on horseback.

Eating the enemy is their way of fighting.

So they don't need to carry too much baggage, they dare to raise millions of troops.

If the Qarakhanid Dynasty's soldiers and horses invaded Qingtang, Qingtang would be plunged into a never-ending war.

An Ziluo was confident that the current Qingtang would be able to hold up under the attack of the Qarakhanid Dynasty, but he did not dare to say how long it would last.

Seeing An Ziluo frowning and falling into deep thought, Kou Ji guessed that An Ziluo was worried.

Kou Ji spoke: "I heard that the Yuanshan of the Yuanshan Division, after seeing the strength of those slave cavalry, decided to rush to the aid of the Xichuan Uighurs and help them deal with the Qarakhanid Dynasty together.

I guess what Yuanshan meant was to tie the footsteps of the Qarakhanid dynasty to the Xichuan Uighurs, so that they would not be able to attack Yuanshan.

In this way, please ask the Qarakhanid Dynasty to threaten the Yuanshan Division. ”

An Ziluo turned around slowly, and said with a little surprise: "The Yuanshan Department wants to send troops to help the Xichuan Uighurs?" ”

Kou Ji nodded and said, "Yuanshan seems to have this meaning. ”

An Ziluo muttered, "It is a good idea to tie the footsteps of the Qarakhanid Dynasty to the Xichuan Uighurs. However, the Qarakhanid Dynasty was powerful, and helping the Xichuan Uighurs to deal with the Qarakhanid Dynasty was afraid that it would damage the lives of many soldiers. ”

Kou Ji said firmly: "I have dealt with Yuanshan and know that Yuanshan is not a person who likes to suffer. If he dares to do this, he will definitely not lose money.

You must know that when I entered the Western Regions, no one was sure if I would be able to gain a firm foothold in the Western Regions, and no one was optimistic about whether I would be able to make a difference in the Western Regions.

But Yuanshan decisively found me and said that he would help me deal with Western Xia together.

The final result was that my Great Song Dynasty, with the help of the Yuanshan Division, defeated the Huangtou Hui army, destroyed the Huangtou Hui Hui, and defeated the Western Xia, which was strong in the Western Regions.

My Great Song Dynasty got Hexi, and the Yuanshan Department and your Qingtang shared the territory of Huangtou Hui.

Yuanshan can transform from a horse thief living in Danshan City to a tyrant in the Western Regions, relying on Yuanshan.

If Yuanshan can use the hand of my Great Song Dynasty to turn a city into several states, he will be able to use the hand of the Xichuan Uighurs to develop the Yuanshan Department even stronger. ”

The rise of the Yuanshan Division, in the Western Regions, can be called a miracle.

If it was a pure tribe that suddenly rose in the Western Regions, An Ziluo would not have any surprises.

Because many tribes in the Western Regions have been glorious and have risen.

The people of the tribe are very loyal to the tribe.

As long as the number reaches a certain number, they can rise in the Western Regions.

But Motoyamabe is different.

The Wonsan tribe is a tribe that suddenly emerged from the horse thieves, and the clansmen of the clan have little loyalty to the Wonsan tribe at all.

Their rise is completely a gamble on luck.

After Kou Ji entered the Western Regions, they bet on Kou Ji, and then helped Kou Ji wholeheartedly.

In the end, Kou Ji reciprocated and helped them take half of the territory of the Yellow Head Hui.

It can be seen that Yuanshan's eyesight is very accurate, and he can sniff out who wins and who loses before the war rises.

And then make a desperate bet to make a very good profit.

Wonsan is less like a clan lord and more like a gambler.

A gambler with a keen sense of smell and mercenary.

As Kou Ji said, this kind of person would never do anything unprofitable.

He sent troops to aid the Uighurs in Xichuan, which must have been profitable.

Secretly interested, An Ziluo can't guess for the time being.

But on the bright side, An Ziluo knows.

Gold and silver jewelry.

As long as Yuanshan sent troops to the Xichuan Uighurs, the Xichuan Uighurs would definitely give Yuanshan a lot of gold, silver and jewelry in return.

Gold, silver, and jewelry were of little use to the Uighurs, so the leaders of the Uighurs would not be stingy.

Why?

Because currency has been in the Western Regions for hundreds of years, the people of the Western Regions still like to barter.

In the eyes of many people in the Western Regions, cattle, sheep and horses are their currency.

Buying and selling transactions are usually based on cattle, sheep and horses.

Money, even if they had, would not be used.

Therefore, when the nobles of the Western Regions rewarded the people of the Western Regions, they often used cows, horses, and sheep. Instead of gold and silver jewelry.

Even the Liao people, who have become accustomed to using currency, like to reward cattle, sheep, and horses when rewarding.

It is precisely because of this that a large number of gold, silver and jewelry have fallen into the hands of the nobles of the Western Regions.

It was precisely because of this that Kou Ji was able to loot so much gold, silver and jewelry in the Western Regions.

It can be said that the people of the Western Regions do not value gold, silver and jewelry as much as the Song people.

They can fight for a cow, a horse, or a sheep, but they will never fight for a loaf of silver.

Therefore, it was inevitable that Yuanshan sent people to the aid of the Xichuan Uighurs and received a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry in return.

In the past, the tentacles of the Great Song Dynasty did not extend to the Western Regions, so most of the gold, silver and jewelry in the hands of the people in the Western Regions were playthings.

Now that the tentacles of the Great Song Dynasty have extended to the Western Regions, the gold, silver and jewelry in the hands of the people of the Western Regions are currencies with strong purchasing power.

Yuanshanbu and Qingtang are about to start bulk trade with the Great Song Dynasty, and currency is even more important.

As long as Qingtang had enough gold, silver and jewelry, they could buy everything they wanted from Da Song.

Among them were muskets and artillery.

As long as the Great Song Dynasty dared to equip the muskets and artillery, Qingtang would definitely be able to buy them.

An Ziluo figured out the joints, stared at Kou Ji and said, "The Great Song Dynasty is going to establish a mutual market in the place where Shazhou and Yuanshan are bordering?" ”

Kou Ji said with a smile: "Qingtang and Yuanshan are all subordinates of my Great Song Dynasty, and my Great Song Dynasty naturally can't favor one over the other." ”

An Ziluo sighed slightly and said, "The money that the warriors of the Yuanshan tribe fought hard to get back will probably end up in the Great Song Dynasty." ”

Kou Ji smiled and said: "You can't say that, if the Yuanshan Department uses money to trade with my Great Song, my Great Song will naturally have to pay the same amount of goods."

Although the money went to my Da Song, the goods went to the Yuanshan Department.

Just take what you need.

If Yuanshan thinks it's unfair, you can completely stop buying the goods of my Great Song Dynasty, and you can go to those traveling merchants in the Western Regions. ”

Kou Ji paused, stared at An Ziluo and said, "But...... With all due respect, you know better than I do you know how dark those traveling merchants are. A durable clay pot is only a dozen dollars in my Great Song Dynasty. If you get it in the Western Regions, you can exchange it for a sheep.

Such buying and selling abound in the Western Regions.

Do business with my Da Song, and my Da Song will definitely be able to ensure that the price is fair.

Deal with those traveling merchants, and you will only be exploited. ”

Kou Ji pursed his lips and stared at An Ziluo, who was speechless, "Are you willing to be the wronged boss?" ”

An Ziluo shook his head with a somewhat unsightly face.

The people of the Western Regions obviously don't like to be the wronged leader the most, but they have carried the identity of the wronged leader for hundreds of years.

Kou Ji said to An Ziluo: "The matter of buying and selling is beneficial to both of us. After the opening of the border city, you will be able to feel the convenience. So now it's useless to say how much I say.

Let's move on to the Qarakhanid dynasty.

I am going to write to Zhu Neng in Hexi, asking him to select an elite army of several thousand men to rush to the aid of the Xichuan Uighurs. ”

An Ziluo said unexpectedly: "The Great Song Dynasty wants to intervene in the war between the Qarakhanid Dynasty and the Xichuan Uighurs?" ”