Dong Yu then lived a life of chanting scriptures. Every morning, I first go to the uncle's hall to say goodbye, and then under the leadership of a monk from the Great Xiangguo Temple, I recite the scriptures and practice Buddhism.

At noon, after lunch, I followed the students in the left hall and went to class together.

Mainly study mathematics, scriptures, and geometry, and do a lot of practice problems at the same time.

In the evening, there is an evening class, and a monk will enter the palace and take him to recite Buddhist scriptures together.

Slowly, Dong Yu got used to life in Chunfang.

I am also accustomed to the life of chanting, studying, doing questions, chanting, and sleeping.

And Zhao Xin sent away Fu Bi, Gao Ruone, and Liu Yongnian during this time.

Fu Bi, as the main envoy, will be sent to Liao, and this will be at least three months.

Gao Ruone, on the other hand, officially set off to Qinzhou to serve as the commander of the Qinfeng Road Mabu Army, while Liu Yongnian served as the commander of the Grenadier Army and concurrently served as the commander of the Qinzhou Metropolitan Government, and actually commanded the Grenadier Army to carry out combat missions in the Qinfeng Road Theater.

The grenadier army, which had just been recruited, was also taken away by it with three soldiers under its command.

In addition to the soldiers, naturally, there were 5,000 grenades used by the grenadiers, which were also loaded into trucks.

This figure, already in two months, has been four-fifths of the total production of grenades.

No way, the preparation of high-purity potassium nitrate is very complicated.

It's amazing to be able to produce so much.

Sending these people away, Zhao Xin's side suddenly became a lot colder.

But he was already used to solitude, so there was nothing uncomfortable with him.

On the contrary, I feel a little lighter.

He is just over two years old and needs rest, sleep and nutrition.

Therefore, Zhao Xin began to deliberately reduce his appearance in front of the courtiers.

"Your Highness...... Xia Xuanhui from Guangnan East Road sent a letter...... "On this day, Zhao Xin had just woken up from a nap, and Gan Zhaoji held a secret report and presented it to Zhao Xin.

Zhao Xin took it, opened it and looked at it, and laughed: "Xia Shouyun, really loyal minister!" ”

Xia Shouyun came to report the good news again.

In the letter, he reported to Zhao Xin that after his efforts, the envoy sent to Champa in June to contact Chenla and Srivijaya had returned.

The envoys brought back the kings of the three kingdoms, which had agreed in principle to lease a port to the Great Song Dynasty for the purpose of mooring ships, drying clothes, supplies, and business needs.

At the same time, it was also agreed in principle that Xia Shouyun proposed that the trade between the Great Song Dynasty and other countries should be settled with rice.

I have to say that Xia Shouyun did this thing so beautifully!

The Three Buddhas aside, this Zhenla and Champa are both tropical rainforest countries in the Indochina Peninsula, with abundant products, and rice is three or even four crops at the age of one year.

On top of that, both countries are countries where Hinduism is the state religion.

The extravagance and extravagance of its upper-class nobles are no less than the relatives of the Great Song Dynasty in Bianjing.

Therefore, they are extremely sought after for tea, silk, and porcelain from the Great Song Dynasty.

However, the money is shy and there is not enough hard currency such as gold and silver, so I can only covet the royal family with porcelain, drinking tea, and wearing silk.

However, now the Great Song Dynasty proposed to allow them to use rice as a settlement.

The ecstasy of the nobles of these two countries was rightly so.

So, Zhao Xin picked up the pen and began to write a reply, and in the letter, there were four words throughout: increase your efforts!

As for if the silk porcelain tea is tilted too much, these countries that were originally rich in rice will eventually have a food crisis.

Then it has nothing to do with Zhao Xin.

Anyway, the upper echelons of these countries don't care about the life or death of their bottom.

Why does Da Song care?

After writing the letter, he handed it to Gan Zhaoji, and ordered him to send it to Guangzhou immediately and hand it over to Xia Shouyun.

After a while, Zhang Weiji came to Zhao Xin and reported: "His Royal Highness the King of Tang, His Majesty ordered his ministers to inform His Highness, and the reply of the Lord of Liao has arrived in Bianjing......"

"This is the ...... of the copy"

Zhao Xin took it and looked at it, and laughed: "This matter is done!" ”

Zhang Weiji listened, looking at Zhao Xin very incomprehensibly.

"Lord Liao's words are even harsher than last time...... The conditions are also much harsher......" Zhao Xin said with a smile: "Not only did he shout 'If the Great Liao Iron Horse goes south, it will be difficult for people with white temples to enjoy the day of peace', and put forward even more unreasonable demands......"

"But in fact, I just want to ask Da Song to pay back the price!"

In the copy in Zhao Xin's hand, the Liao lord shouted for war, and finally threatened, if the Great Song did not agree to his conditions, the iron cavalry under his command would soon be detained and went south.

But in fact, anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is asking for a sky-high price.

In fact, I agreed with the basic framework of Da Song's last reply.

They're just thinking about how much they can get now.

As a result, their conditions became very exaggerated.

Not only did he ask the Great Song Dynasty to redeem the land of the ten counties in Guannan that Zhou Shizong captured that year, so that he could no longer care about these things.

He also asked the Great Song Dynasty to prove that the Song Liao League was good.

Therefore, Yelu Zong really hoped that the Great Song Dynasty could marry a princess of the clan to his eldest son, King Yelu Hongji of Liang, as a concubine.

It also requires the Great Song Dynasty to increase the annual quota of the year.

A mouth costs a million!

But in fact, I am afraid that even the Liao people themselves do not believe that the Great Song Dynasty will agree.

Among these conditions, the most likely to be achieved is probably the terms of harmony.

It's a pity that Zhao Xin is unwilling to agree to even this condition.

The marriage between the two countries is not a joke.

Especially the marriage of the royal families of the two countries, which can affect the whole body.

"Zhang Duzhi, Qing went to tell the political hall that none of the Liao's conditions could be agreed, otherwise even if Aya agreed, Gu would find someone to settle accounts in the future!" He learned the method that Kou Zhun used to threaten Cao to use back then.

"If that's the case, I'm afraid the Liao people won't give up, right?" Zhang Weiji lowered his head, not very understanding.

"Zhang Duzhi is relieved...... Zhao Xin laughed: "In this matter, the Liao people are more anxious than my dynasty!" ”

The Liao people may be able to bluff the Great Song Junchen who does not know the truth, but there is no way to bluff Zhao Xin.

Because he knows how much the temptation of the three of Bohai, Jurchen, and Goryeo combined is to the Liao people.

As long as the Great Song side bites to death and refuses to take a step back, then the Liao Lord will definitely bow his head in the end.

Of course, negotiations cannot leave room for error.

So, Zhao Xin thought for a while and said: "The most acceptable condition for Gu is that the Great Song Dynasty will increase 200,000 pieces of tea and silk cloth every year, but the Liao people must exchange the equivalent value of cultivating cattle!" ”

Oxen were a good thing, they could plow the fields and pull carts, and they were the closest partners of the peasants in the feudal era.

And this kind of livestock, the Great Song Dynasty itself has very few, and can only rely on external purchases.

However, the Liao State has a large area of pasture and raises countless cattle and sheep.

These cattle and sheep are in the hands of the Liao people, and they are simply tyrannical.

If they are sent to the Great Song, their value will be doubled.