"You brought so many things?" Ah Gu Da said happily, "Okay, our Song friends are really talking, so what do you want to exchange?" Is it Dongzhu? Fur? Ginseng? Or horses? ”

Duan Jingzhu said, "Wolf master, whether it is fur, Dongzhu or horses, it is the purpose of our visit this time, but there are two goods we want most this time, one is horses, and the other... It's a slave! ”

"Slaves?" Wan Yan Sakai said, "What slaves do you want? ”

If Wanyan Xiyin is the strategist of Aguda going out to fight, just like Chen Ping and Zhang Liang beside Liu Bang in the past, then Wanyan Sagai can be said to be Xiao He who can rest assured that Aguda can fight abroad, in the past, Wanyan Wugunai went to the east and west, and was the key figure in the unification of the Jurchens of the Wanyan tribe. The impeachment of the main foreign war of the Li Bo family has become the tacit rule of the entire Wanyan family, and Wanyan Sagai is the son of the Wanyan impeacher.

Duan Jingzhu said, "On the way here, we heard the news of the wolf master's victory over the Liao army, and I heard that this time the wolf master captured a large number of slaves, and most of these slaves are strong people, and many of them are craftsmen, and we want to exchange these slaves." ”

If you want to plant a flag on the dry leaf island, the biggest problem is the population, so when Duan Jingzhu and Lu Zhishen heard that the Jurchens at this time had captured one or two hundred thousand slaves, they began to fight the idea of these slaves.

"How do you want to change it?" Wan Yan Xian also asked with great interest, he had great military achievements in the past, and he had a lot of slaves, and Ah Guda sealed all the captured property, so that their lives were no different from before, so he could be said to have a great interest in exchanging slaves for property.

Duan Jingzhu said with a smile, "This is simple, all our goods will be priced with the copper coins of our Song Kingdom, and the goods of your country, we will also be priced, such as a jar of Qiongjiu, priced at 100,000 copper coins, a silk horse, priced at 125,000 copper coins, and the horses of your country, the price of the superior horse is 50,000 Wen, the price of the medium horse is 30,000 Wen, and the price of the inferior horse is 20,000 Wen, of course, if it is a peerless horse, it is naturally priced separately, and the slave is not worth as much as the war horse, the ordinary male slave can only farm or graze, and the Han people are 10,000 Wen, Liao or Bohai people, 20,000 Wen, female slaves in terms of posture, 100,000 Wen of the upper class, 60,000 Wen of the middle class, 30,000 Wen of the lower class, if there is a special ability, such as a craftsman or good at shooting or something, the price will be increased. ”

"You are Han Chinese? How? Don't you want to take the opportunity to save some more Han people back? Ah Guda asked suspiciously.

Lu Zhishen couldn't stand it, so he picked up a glass of wine and drank it. Before coming, Lu Zhishen heard that there were a large number of Han slaves, and he wanted to change more, but was stopped by Duan Jingzhu, Duan Jingzhu said, if they all change Han people this time, then it is conceivable that in the future, the Jurchens will definitely increase the price of the Han people, and second, the Jurchens will definitely capture Han people everywhere to buy and sell, rather than this, it is better to dilute the matter of changing Han people.

Duan Jingzhu patted his arm soothingly, and then said, "Wolf master, we are here to do business, naturally it is to look at the value, the value of the Han people lies in the craftsmen, if you don't have any skills... There are a lot of such Han people in our Song Dynasty. ”

"You said that there are many people in your Song Kingdom? How many of you are there? Wanyan Wu begged to ask.

"Twenty million." Duan Jingzhu said with a smile.

20 million households? How much is this? The heads of the Jurchens, who were not good at math, began to dizzy again.

Ah Guta's face was a little not good, he thought that the population of one million households in Liao was already considered a large number of people, but now it seems that compared with the Song State, the Liao State cannot be compared at all, but Ah Guda does not understand, why does the Song State, which has 20 million households, not destroy the Liao State?

"Okay, I'll sum up this matter with everyone, you come away, let's rest first." Ah Guda waved his hand and said, Duan Jingzhu and Lu Zhishen got up together to salute and leave.

After Duan Jingzhu and the two left, Ah Guda took a sip of wine and said, "Tell me, is it appropriate for them to set a price like this?" ”

"Your Majesty, I think this price is not bad, not to mention anything else, it is much more reasonable than the original price given to us by the Liao and Goryeo." Wan Yan also said with a smile, he was already secretly calculating how much wine and silk his family could get in exchange for those slaves, horses, and furs.

Wu Qimai also nodded and said, "That's right, last time we captured so many slaves, these slaves have to be eaten and chewed, many people have starved to death, rather than let these people starve to death, it is better to sell them, and they can also exchange for some food and supplies." ”

Of course, Wu Begging didn't plan to change any food, he wasn't hungry yet, but he felt that he was missing a few pieces of clothing.

Ah Guta looked at everyone and asked, "Is that what everyone thinks?" ”

Everyone looked excited, and only a few people had some hesitation in their eyes.

"Are you too excited? My Jin country is not stable, is it time for Ma to put Nanshan now? Wan Yan Sagai stood up and said with a cold snort.

"Isn't it a bit too much for the Prime Minister to say that? Who of us said that we want the horse to be released in Nanshan, it's just a deal, do we just say that we can't have new clothes for our wives like this? Watching our people go hungry? The Song people have grain and cloth in their hands, and they are willing to buy and sell fairly, what's wrong with that? Immediately a disgruntled person said.

Wu Qimai also nodded and said, "Yes, Sagai, we are short of food now, they are willing to trade with us and give us food, don't we still want it?" ”

Aguda looked at Sagai and said, "Sagai, if you have any ideas, just say it." ”

Wanyan Sagai nodded and said, "Your Majesty, everyone, if you use furs, ginseng, and Dongzhu to exchange these things for the grain of the Song people, I am in favor of cloth, but I have an opinion on using war horses and slaves.

Your Majesty, our country is poor and weak, and the war horses affect our country's combat strength, so you can sell some to those Song people, but you must not give more. None of the slaves can be given by the craftsmen, and everyone else can be considered, but it is still necessary to give as little as possible. ”

"Why is that?" ”

Wan Yan Sa changed and replied, "Your Majesty, my people are brave and good at fighting, and there is no match in the world, but now the situation is still strong and I am weak, and all the forces of our country must be concentrated as much as possible on the future war, therefore, anything that may reduce our country's combat power is best not to be done, everyone, I am not not not letting you enjoy it, but our Jurchen is indeed not yet to enjoy it." ”

Everyone listened to Yan Sagai's words, and they were thoughtful, but many people were still indignant in their hearts, and Wu begged to buy and touch his new clothes, and his heart was also empty.

Ah Guda looked at everyone like this, laughed, got up and said, "But since our friends of the Song people have shipped things, we can't let the family transport them back, I decided to buy all the goods!" ”

"Your Majesty!" Wanyan Sagai hurriedly shouted, Ah Guda waved his hand and said, "However, the wine, silk and other enjoyment things in exchange are not allowed to be used privately, all of them are sealed, and when the next war is held, if anyone has great military merits, I will reward them!"

All the grain was sealed and distributed as military rations, iron pots and other items to those who had military merits in the last war as a sign of commendation.

As for the things to be used in exchange, they will use the materials, horses, and slaves that were returned to the treasury in the last war, and as for the horses, they will be given less to the superior horses and more to the inferior horses, and the slaves will be given more to the old and weak, and less to the young and strong, so it is decided! ”

Sakai nodded and said, "Your Majesty did this, but it is appropriate. ”

The others didn't have much to say, but they just looked forward to the next big war coming soon, and they would make a lot of military achievements, so that they could get a share of fine wine, silk, and other things.

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Duan Jingzhu looked at the large pile of slaves, horses, and supplies in front of him and sighed, and said to Lu Zhishen, "This is what the Jin Kingdom gave us, the price is right, but there are fewer good things." There were about four or five hundred slaves here, and there was not a single craftsman, who only farmed and graze. ”

"What? Just these people? Lu Zhishen looked at the generally old and weak slaves in front of him and said, "There are no craftsmen yet?" What are these people for? ”

Duan Jingzhu nodded and said, "They just don't want to give us useful people, they are willing to give us more, and they are not willing to give us high value, of course, in fact, it is not that there are no young people, but there are a little less, less than two or three percent, and there are also war horses, the number is two or three hundred, but they are basically inferior horses, and there are less than thirty high-grade horses." ”

Lu Zhi took a deep breath, stomped his feet and said, "These Jurchens, do they still have sincerity?" ”

Duan Jingzhu shook his head and said, "There are a lot of other furs, ginseng or something, they basically use these things in exchange for our supplies, but it's okay, we have a lot of supplies, go a few more times, I don't believe it, they will have so many furs!" ”

"Master! Guru!! ”

As he was talking, an excited shout came, Lu Zhishen turned his head, and saw a young man running over quickly, coming to Lu Zhishen, and then said together, "Wanyan Zongwang has seen the master." ”

Lu Zhishen looked at it and said with a smile, "It turned out to be the second prince, what?" Do you want to trade? It's a pity, everything has been wrapped up by your father, it's something for us, but it's not good. ”

Wanyan Zongwang looked at those slaves, and saw that most of them were old and weak, and then looked at those war horses, there were no first-class horses, so he couldn't help scratching his head and said, "This is all Uncle Sagai's idea, saying that we want to fight, and we can't give too many young and strong and war horses." ”

Lu Zhishen's eyes rolled, he understood the meaning of that change, and then said to Duan Jingzhu in Chinese, "Brother Duan Jingzhu, it seems that there is about to be a big war between Jin and Liao. ”

Duan Jingzhu nodded and said, "I think that's it, the owner of the village said before that the luck of the Liao State is about to run out, I'm afraid that this time the Jin Kingdom should still win, and the next time they come to trade, they won't be so careful about their war horses and slaves anymore." ”

Lu Zhishen looked at Wanyan Zongwang and said in Liao, "Zongwang, do you have something to do with me?" ”

Wanyan Zongwang said hesitantly, "Master, I can already memorize the scriptures you gave me last time, but I don't understand the meaning of many places, so I want to ask the master." ”

Lu Zhishen suddenly thought of something, and then said, "Okay, the second prince is interested in Buddhism, this is a good thing, although the Sprinkle family doesn't know much about Buddhism, but I am still willing to teach you as much as possible." ”

Wanyan Zongwang was overjoyed and said, "Master is willing to teach, naturally it is the best, Master, I really want to be with you for a long time, so that I can discuss the Dharma from time to time." ”

Lu Zhishen is almost a wine and meat monk in Wutai Mountain and Daxiangguo Temple, only in the first few months of Wutai Mountain, because there is a master watching, so he has read the scriptures seriously, but he has only read it, and there is no one in Shentong, but Lu Zhishen feels that he can take this opportunity to have some relationship with Wanyan Zongwang, and he always feels that this will have many benefits.

Lu Zhishen recited a Buddha name and said, "This Sprinkle family needs to be considered, but you have also seen the second prince, we are busy here, you can come to me in two days." ”

Wan Yan Zong looked at it, he walked in front of the slave, the horse whip was lifted, and it was just a whip sound, and all the slaves knelt down as if they were conditioned.

Lu Zhishen frowned and looked at Wanyan Zongwang, who said loudly in Liao, "You all listen to me clearly, you will all be the slaves of the master in the future, and you will all be obedient to me in the future, otherwise, I will chop all of you and feed them to the dogs!" ”

Duan Jingzhu walked up to Lu Zhishen and said, "Master, the Jurchens are Jurchens after all... What are you going to do? ”

"Brother Duan, this time you go back by yourself first, I'm going to stay here for a while." Lu Zhishen said suddenly, "I want to know some Jurchen things, the owner of the village said before, after the Jurchen prosper, it will inevitably mess up my Central Plains, and we don't know anything about many of them, their tactics, their generals, their population, their soldiers, their armor, I think this second prince has a good impression of me, don't make good use of it, isn't it a pity?" ”

"It's dangerous." Duan Jingzhu persuaded.

Lu Zhishen smiled and said, "I used to die in the rivers and lakes, and I thought that I would not be able to fight with these aliens in the future, but I didn't expect the owner of the village to give me such a chance again, I have been at the border for a long time, and I know the temper of these aliens, and it is not good to have anything." ”

Duan Jingzhu took a breath, and then said, "I will take people to build a camp on Withered Leaf Island, you bring a few more people by your side, if there is anything, find a way to go from the Duck River to the sea, there will always be someone waiting to pick you up." ”

Lu Zhishen thanked him, "Okay, thank you, brother!" ”

After a few days, Duan Jingzhu, who had finished delivering the goods, left Lu Zhishen and a dozen people behind, and then took a river boat, loaded with goods, horses, and slaves to the sea.