The next day, the merchants sent the money very punctually, Chen Yuan issued a receipt, and then Chai Yang and Chen Sheng immediately stepped into the road to Liao.

The next thing to do is to wait, wait for Chai Yang and Chen Sheng to send news from the Liao State, wait for a suitable time to involve yourself in the construction of the Song Dynasty army, and wait for the scientific expedition next spring.

It's not okay to just wait. Be prepared for these things while you wait. The affairs of the Liao State must have a sufficient plan to deal with it, and if Renzong really agrees to let him sponsor the production of ordnance, he must know where to start.

Even if it is a scientific examination, although Chen Shimei has a champion talent, but review is still a must.

So in the following time, Chen Yuan had to spare three hours every day to read books.

Time passed slowly in waiting, this period of time, the negotiation between the Liao State and the Dangxiang people has come to an end, Li Yuanhao said that he is willing to be a vassal to the Liao State, and the Dang Xiang will be the vassal state of the Liao State in the future, and the Great Song Dynasty has nothing to do with it.

In order to show his sincerity, he took the lead in starting the withdrawal of troops in Helan Mountain.

In the eyes of some people, this is a manifestation of Li Yuanhao's sincerity, but in fact, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the party is no longer capable of maintaining the rations of more than 200,000 troops on the front line.

In any case, Li Yuanhao's first withdrawal of troops did give Liao Xingzong face, and then he saw clearly that the party was not a sheep, and it would inevitably be a difficult war to fight again, Liao Xingzong accepted Li Yuanhao's request for peace, and withdrew his troops after receiving a piece of land east of Helan Mountain.

As for the part of the land south of Waqiao Pass, the Liao people did not ask for it, and as their troops withdrew from there, the border pass of the Great Song Dynasty was pushed back.

Don't think that this is the two wolves suddenly showing kindness, they don't want it now just because they are tired now, and they don't have the strength to provoke the Song Dynasty for the time being. Now they were sitting together, deliberating how to release some blood from the Song Dynasty's bodies to make up for the wounds they had been torn in the war. That land was also used as a "bargaining chip" by them.

Liao Xingzong's condition for the Song Dynasty was 300,000 yuan of so-called "military expenses". There was also a request for the Song Dynasty to reopen the border markets that had been closed due to previous tensions.

The military expenses of 300,000 yuan are an unreasonable request, and Liao Xingzong said it with the attitude of asking for a little bit. But the border market must be opened, the Liao people are inseparable from the Song Dynasty in life, their materials need to be sold to the Song Dynasty, and then from the Song Dynasty to buy the grain, tea, and wine they need.

The Song Dynasty this year because of the large-scale locust plague caused by the high price of grain, coupled with the blockade brought by the war during this period of time, has made the Liao people a little unbearable.

Therefore, Liao Xingzong also said that when the Song Dynasty sold grain, it would reduce the tax on those grain sellers, so that the Liao people could accept this year's grain prices.

Song Renzong would not agree to this, no matter what the reason, he promised this time, there will be a next time, and if he promised Liao, he would promise to the Uighurs, Tubo and Dali.

Grain was the main economic means of the Song Dynasty for these states, and this must not be compromised.

What made Liao Xingzong feel relieved was that although the price of grain in the Song Dynasty was high, the price of wool in Liao this year was also different from that of previous years. When the war was still consistent every two catties, it has risen to almost the same per catty in just a few dozen days, and it is said that once the border is passed, the transportation expenses of the Song people have been sharply reduced, and the price of wool has risen a little.

Those shepherds are now very happy, they are now one by one in the pockets are bulging, recently the Song Dynasty have said that this summer is very hot, winter must be very cold, so the Song Dynasty cloth village demand for wool is also rising sharply, although the price of wool is already very high, those Song people are still buying a lot.

This was good news in Liao Xingzong's eyes, and so were the shepherds, who were now eager to pull out the sheep's wool for next year and sell it.

The rise in the price of wool in Liao has shown a strong momentum, which not only led to the rise in the prices of other goods in Liao at different levels, but also affected the party, the Uighurs, Mongolia and other places. Even because of the increase in the price of wool in Liao, the cloth of the Great Song Dynasty also rose in price.

The Liao people didn't realize that there was a pair of hands behind this thing that was pushing the rise of wool. Chen Yuan is also very clear about the impact of the Great Song Dynasty, and the shopkeeper of Buzhuang has already come to talk to Chen Yuan about this problem. Killing 3,000 enemies and losing 800 self-losses will never change. The key is whether your gains can make up for your losses in battle. From the current point of view, the situation is very good.

Many Mongol and Dangxiang merchants brought their goods to the Liao to trade, the few goods were sold directly to the Liao herdsmen, and the more goods went further and came to Yanjing in search of Song buyers.

As soon as the road was passed, there were more caravans of the Song Dynasty who came to Liao, and they did not come to fry wool, but only to buy it once a year. These Song Dynasty caravans originally thought that this year's Liao wool was unsalable, because they should be able to make a profit, but who knew that the price of Liao wool far exceeded their expectations.

But no matter how expensive it is, you have to buy it, and you have to buy it as soon as possible, because after the road is opened, this price is almost one price a day.

To a certain extent, their actions have contributed to the speed of price increases, and in just ten days after the opening of the border market, wool has risen from the initial consistency of every two catties to a consistent half per catty!

God seems to be helping Chen Yuan, after the summer has passed, this autumn seems to be particularly short. The rumors that a cold winter is coming have also made more people believe. As a result, the hoarding situation became very serious, and the wool became more and more difficult to harvest, and the price became more and more expensive.

Chen Yuan put down the book in his hand, took a breath of hot air in his hand to warm himself up, and then stood up and stomped his feet. Winter has not yet entered the season, but the temperature is already chilling.

After sitting here and watching for an hour, he obviously felt that his hands and feet were a little cold, and he could only get up and move.

Liu Yong brought him a cup of hot tea: "Shopkeeper, I see that you are looking for your own guilt, ready-made rooms, there is a stove in each room, but you have to read in this cold firewood room, I really don't understand." ”

Chen Yuan said with a smile: "I found that I am really not a person who reads, I can still read this cold, if I go to the room, I want to sleep after reading for half an hour." ”

Liu Yong smiled and shook his head: "I don't lose to anyone if I ask myself, but I have been reading with you for two months, and I really admire you." ”

Chen Yuan said: "My brother doesn't have to be so polite, don't compliment me just because I am your shopkeeper." ”

Liu Yong also put down the book: "No compliments, I mean really." ”

Chen Yuan knows that this is because Chen Shimei has laid a good foundation for himself in the past, if he really lets Chen Yuan learn these eight shares, it is estimated that it will be good to be able to take the test in this life!

Liu Yong then asked: "By the way, the shopkeeper, you might as well guess, if you really become a concubine, what kind of official will the emperor make you official?" ”

Chen Yuan raised his head and looked at him: "Do you still need to guess?" Zhao Yi has a sister who is ready-made there. ”

Liu Yong smiled: "You mean that Li Wei?" Don't you compare yourself to him? ”

Li Wei is the concubine of the eldest princess of the Song Dynasty. He didn't read much, he didn't have any tutors, and now he was the guard of the West Gate of Bianjing, with hundreds of people in charge of guarding the gate.

The marriage between Li Wei and the eldest princess is the emperor's master. The reason why Renzong chose him was because his father was the nephew of Renzong's biological mother, Concubine Li.

Renzong is a good emperor, except for being cowardly to the outside, he is not mediocre, does not mess with his surname, does not kill people indiscriminately, and does not covet enjoyment. The words "diligence and love for the people" are very suitable for him. Similarly, Renzong was also an emperor with a strong family concept, and he had a deep sense of guilt for his biological mother, Concubine Li, because he had not seen Concubine Li since he was born, and he didn't know the truth of the matter until later.

Renzong's care for the Li family is to make up for his failure to fulfill the filial piety of a son in front of Concubine Li.

This story is well known in the Great Song Dynasty, but it is just a story for Liu Yong, what he is most concerned about is what official Chen Yuan can be, and whether he can provide himself with a chance: "Where can he compare with you, that kid is a waste, he can't write anything, he can't talk about martial arts, you are different, if the emperor asks you to guard the city gate, then you might as well do business!" ”

Chen Yuan smiled: "It doesn't matter to me what kind of official I am, what I want is not an official position, but that identity." ”

Liu Yong shook his head, there was some obvious conflict between him and Chen Yuan's concepts in this regard. But it doesn't matter, as long as following Chen Yuan can bring him the opportunity to become an official, this conflict can be ignored.

Chen Yuan also understands this truth, everyone has the right to choose the path they want to take, if they go by the way, everyone walks together, and if they don't go by the way, there is no reason to force others to pull others down their own road. What's more, he also wants to provide Liu Yong with a chance, because if he can produce a big official here, it will not do him any harm.

Feeling that his hands and feet had recovered a little, Chen Yuan picked up the book again: "Then what kind of official do you think the emperor will give me?" ”

Liu Yong shook his head: "How do I know that this emperor is different from ordinary people!" ”

When he said this, he was a little angry, Chen Yuan could understand his feelings, and immediately said with a smile: "Everything is like this, it is better to ask for it yourself than to expect others to give it." I don't know what he's going to do with me, but I'm looking for a position in the city, or the department. ”

The Municipal Department of Commerce is responsible for the foreign trade of the Great Song Dynasty, and the Department of Officials is responsible for finding out the news of various countries. These two departments can play a very good role in helping Chen Yuan's business.

Liu Yong nodded after hearing this: "Well, because of the fluctuation in the court last year, whether it is Qingliu or Pang Taishi and others, no one dares to sit in these two positions until now, and it is still Wang Yanling who is holding two positions." I think if the shopkeeper brings it up at the right time, the city office may have some difficulties, but the staff department is the best one. ”

Chen Yuan felt that he really couldn't read the book anymore, so he put the book down and said to Liu Yong: "Do you think it's better for me to say this thing or is it better for Lu Xiangguo to say it for me?" ”

Liu Yong smiled and shook his head: "It's not good." For such a thing, I think it would be better for Wang Yanling to say it. ”

Chen Yuan thought about it, this is very reasonable, but he has never had any dealings with Wang Yanling, and he only knew him when the villa opened, and people looked at Lao Lu's face with a polite surname, if he went rashly, would it seem a little presumptuous?

At the moment, he turned around twice and pondered: "In this way, you can help me inquire about what this Wang Yanling likes and what he usually does in Bianjing." ”

(To be continued)