In the General's Palace, if you talk about the strategic layout, it is not out of the marching department, but if you talk about the essence of words, it is not more than the military intelligence department. The secret stakes of the Military Intelligence Department often have to describe the most complex situations in a few words. What should be said should not be omitted, and what should not be said should not be said too much. The words are fine, and they cannot be increased or decreased, otherwise the pigeon post will not be able to bear the weight of paperwork. The emperor and the prime minister have every opportunity, and they praise this style even more. On the contrary, in the Song Kingdom, the court twists and turns are getting longer and longer, and everything is long, and in recent times, it is sprinkled, profound and broad, and tens of thousands of words are not uncommon.

"Zhao Xingde......" General Wu Jie's book was read several times, and he frowned, "Why Zhao Xingde." ”

"This ......" Gao Gongmao's face was a little worried, "The Southern Dynasty's contingency strategy is different from what was expected, so when will we enter the army?" ”

The hot sun shone in from the window, Wu Jie had just returned from a hunting trip with his subordinates, sweat soaked his thin shirt, "bar" and "bar" dripped on the paper, he shook the letter and said softly: "What are you afraid of?" The combined army of Ezhou and Xiangyang is only 200,000 people, and the number of soldiers who can fight is less than 100,000. The thirty armies of Yelu Dashi are coming like Mount Tai, how effective can their joint army talk be? Is this a trapped beast? Or is it a reversal? We don't know yet. Gao Gongmao nodded and asked, "What about Zhao Dujian?" ”

"Now that he has received the southeast camp, he must have made up his mind." Wu Jie said indifferently, picked up the letter paper with two fingers, and returned it to Gao Gongmao, "The southeast battalion is deployed, and if I reach this point, how to deal with him, it's not up to us to make the decision on our own, let's report to General Zhang first." He paused and added, "Also, no matter what the victory or defeat of the Liao and Song Dynasties, we can't keep waiting, years of planning, and the chess pieces laid out in all aspects, when it is time to launch, we must also launch!" That's it. Only at this time, a trace of sharpness flashed in Wu Jie's eyes, he grabbed the silver cup from the table, raised his head and poured it into it, and then slammed it on the table with a "bang".

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The emperor's chariot was stationed on the side of the road, and the palace guards set up tents around it. During the march, Yelu Dashi used this car as his residence, and except for the occasional walk, he rarely spent the night in a royal tent specially set up for him. The army of 100,000 in the imperial camp was quiet after camping, occasionally only hearing the low neighing of war horses, and piles of bonfires lit like stars, as if they were connected to the sky.

Under the royal car, Qiu Darui looked respectful, he had been standing and waiting for a long time, a palace tent army commander accompanied him, today's face saint, Qiu Darui wanted to change into a Khitan robe, but Yelu told him privately that the ordinary newly attached people shaved their heads and were easy to obey, Yelu Dashi did not like the Han official attire and the Khitan people were no different, Qiu Darui was nervous to wear the clothes of the Southern Dynasty to come to the audience, in fact, he had been doing business in the north for many years, he had long been accustomed to the living habits of the Hu people.

"Come on-" A voice came from the car, Qiu Darui's face was happy, he glanced at the palace tent officer beside him, and saw that the other party didn't say anything, so he bent his waist, carefully climbed into the royal car, stood under the pergola, and said: "Grass people Qiu Darui, long live my emperor, long live long live!" Before he could see Yelu Dashi's appearance clearly, his forehead was firmly pressed against the ground of the carriage.

"Get up." Yelu Dashi put down the scroll in his hand, reclined on the couch, and looked at Qiu Darui with interest, "I heard that you donated 300,000 stone of military rations, and the credit is not small, why?" What do you think? ”

The Song court used the southeast grain to supply the Beijing division every year, and after the Liao invasion to the south, the transportation was interrupted for several months, and the granary of Bianliang was also empty. Therefore, after the Liao soldiers went south, there were not a few gold and silver treasures in Henan and Hebei, but the harvest was far less than what the North Yuan originally expected. In this southern expedition, the Liao State had a total of no less than 400,000 horses and horses, and the daily consumption of grain and grass was even more staggering, and the long-distance transportation was extremely troublesome. Fortunately, Qiu Darui and other merchants who traded with the Hu people all the year round asked for help, and used gold and silver to buy grain for the Liao soldiers in the southeast of the country, and in a short period of time, not only did they gather enough grain and grass for the army, but Qiu Darui also gathered all the businessmen and donated 300,000 grains to the army. One stone is 100 liters, and for ordinary soldiers, three liters of grain for a daily eclipse, and 300,000 stone of military rations are enough to feed an army of 300,000 for 30 days. This credit is much more tangible than offering one or two counties, prefectures, and cities.

"The villain doesn't dare." Qiu Darui raised his head, glanced upward, and quickly lowered his eyes, "Your Majesty is the true son of heaven, villains, etc., but they are just complying with the destiny of heaven and running to serve." ”

"Oh?" Yelu Dashi smiled and said, "But I know that the world is bustling, all for profit, let's say, what do you want?" You are loyal to the Great Liao Dynasty, and I should give you some reward. "It is rare for him to speak to the people of the Southern Dynasty so kindly, just because Qiu Darui, a businessman, is of great use to the Liao Dynasty.

"Don't dare, don't dare," Qiu Darui hesitated for a moment, then plucked up his courage and said, "If Your Majesty can trust the villain, the purchase of military rations in the future will be handed over to the villain, and the villain will guarantee the head of the item, and the price will be fair, and it will never delay Your Majesty's major affairs." After saying this, I felt that my body seemed to tremble slightly because of my nervousness.

The qualifications of the imperial merchants, Yelu Dashi had already decided to give them before summoning Qiu Darui, he was just observing this Han man, in his eyes, this Southern Dynasty businessman was very calm when he met him, knowing the advance and retreat, thinking of the report of the Northern Academy, Qiu Darui took the opportunity of the Liao army to go south, with great appetite, or voluntarily, or forced to eat a large amount of industry. The Liao army enclosed land to build pastures, a large number of Song people lost their land and became homeless or slaves, Qiu Darui and others got many slaves at a low price, this time back and forth, in less than a year, this person's worth soared more than ten times. "He is a bold and ambitious person." Yelu Dashi thought, "However, if my Da Liao wants to annex the Kanto region, I must have a few more lackeys like this." ”

"Since you have the heart to serve the imperial court, I will give you this opportunity," Yelu Dashi said slowly, "However, the affairs of the imperial business, arranged by the Yamen of the Southern Courtyard, may not be your family in the future, all people of insight who are willing to serve my Da Liao, righteous businessmen and good families, will have a chance, but," he paused and said meaningfully, "Did you arrive first?" There are benefits of being first-come. ”

"The villain understands, understands." Qiu Darui immediately bowed to the ground and kowtowed.

"Stand down." Yelu Dashi was high in the upper road, "Invite the king of Jin to come up for me." ”

"Yes." Qiu Darui fell to the ground and went out, his head never dared to raise again, but just when he looked up, he seemed to see the true face of the emperor of Liao, which was similar to the portrait sold in the north, he climbed down from the royal car, turned his head and said respectfully to Yelu: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin, Your Majesty is invited." "Step aside.

Finally got the long-planned imperial merchant qualification, Qiu Darui was ecstatic. The night breeze blew slightly on his body, and he only felt that he was in a good mood, and he wanted to ride the wind to the sky. Not to mention the lucrative business of military rations itself, the signboard of "imperial merchants" is even more valuable. The Khitan people are not as shrewd as the officials of the Southern Dynasties, especially in the process of the Southern Expedition, the money and silk industry obtained are easy to buy and sell. With the southward advance of the Liao army, there were more and more merchants who were willing to do business with the Khitans, and the competition between them became fierce.

"Shopkeeper Qiu, go this way." The greeting of the commander of the palace tent army woke Qiu Darui from his fluttering immortality.

The two slowly walked out of the center of the imperial camp and came to the riverside, where a camp was specially arranged for the merchants who accompanied the army. Although this place is not as strong as the Liao military camp, it is close to the wharf, and it is very convenient to get water and buy and sell. Qiu Darui thanked the commander of the palace tent army and said goodbye, and gave the other party a two hundred taels of Qiu's silver ticket. After becoming an imperial merchant, he planned to negotiate with the Southern Court and stamp the sun and moon marks on the silver ticket. Silver bills circulate all over the world, and the benefits in them go without saying.

"Shopkeeper Qiu, what's going on?" As soon as he stepped into the cabin, seven or eight businessmen surrounded him, these people all made a lot of money with Qiu Darui, Qiu Darui donated 300,000 stone of military rations, and they also donated money to help.

"It's finished." Qiu Darui smiled calmly, looking down condescendingly at those burning and flattering eyes.

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"Take a mazar of your own and sit down." Yelu Dashi pointed to the bottom of the pergola, he took out two bowls of yogurt from the cabinet beside him, leaned over and handed one to Yelu Jing, and said with a smile, "King Jin has worked hard for the country. These people you recommend are still easy to use, right? They want the qualifications of the imperial merchants, I maybe. However, the people's hearts are not greedy enough, although they have the Yamen of the Southern Courtyard to manage, but since you are in charge of the grain and grass of the rear army, you also keep an eye on them for me, so as not to cause trouble, and you yourself will be implicated. ”

"Wechen understands." Jeroshi replied respectfully. He took out Mazar from the side of the carriage and sat down, took the yogurt and ate it. The Khitan people are not tolerant of the heat, and the yogurt chilled by ice cubes is the favorite thing of the generals in the army, and it is also prepared in advance by Qiu Darui and other businessmen, and the yogurt is added to the medicine to relieve the heat.

"It's only two days away from Ezhou." Yelu Dashi smiled slightly, gave a mouthful of yogurt with a silver spoon, and was about to continue, when a sudden sound of hooves sounded outside.

"Report to Your Majesty, under the city of Ezhou, the two Song people negotiated peace. Liu Yanqing was seized of military power, and Zhao Xingde was appointed to deploy the southeast battalion. ”