Compared with Yangzhou, Jiaozhou is much easier.

Envoy Yang Yan, the son of Hongnong Yang's family, diplomatic skills LV7, debate skills LV6, and a relatively high-level existence in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. What is rare is that he Yunwen Yunwu has good physical fitness, otherwise he would not be able to withstand the bumps of ocean voyages.

Rao is like this, and he lost half his life when he came to Jiaozhou. After drinking dirty water for more than half a month and eating dry food for more than half a month, as long as it is a person, it will be unbearable. However, there was nothing to replenish all the way, so I could only grit my teeth and admit it.

After disembarking, he rested for three days in Panyu, Nanhai County, Jiaozhou, which is now Guangzhou City, Guangdong. At this time, he did not rest in vain, and constantly learned about the situation in Jiaozhou through the Han Soul Organization.

At the same time, he also learned that Shi Xie had recruited a general Shamoke not long ago, the barbarian king from Wuxi Barbarian, who helped him defeat several barbarian tribes. Fifty percent of the captives of these tribes were under the command of Shamoko, and thirty percent were incorporated into the counties for the people, in fact, they were used as laborers, and it is difficult to say what the result was, anyway, Shi Xie said that after three years of service, he could become a subordinate to the people.

In the end, as expected, the last two percent were sold as trophies, mainly children, and a few not very sturdy young people. The main reason for not being healthy is malnutrition, which can always be compensated, and children need more than ten years of training to be useful, so they are not the object that buyers like to buy.

However, Fang Yun advocates training from below, and he believes that after ten years of cultivation and sinicization, these children will completely become Han Chinese. At the very least, he will also have a good impression of Dahan. Their next generation will become true Han Chinese. There is no other possibility.

Having won the battle is naturally happy. Shi Xie was indeed very happy. Not only was the meritorious deeds rewarded, but also a banquet was held to drink with the courtiers. The messenger came to visit on the third day, and he was given a little relief.

"Xiaguan Yang Yan, I've seen Lord Thorn Shi." Yang Yan visited him according to the rules and did not explain his official position.

After all, the name of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs feels like it is directly external. If you tell Shi Xie that he is from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it will always give people the feeling that Shi Xie is not a Han official, which may cause him to be dissatisfied.

"Yang doesn't need to be so polite. This time I came from afar, I don't know what advice I have? "Shi Xie really doesn't know what official position he is, but he is a member of the government department, and his grade is indeed inferior to him.

But the Beijing officials and the local officials are not of the same level, a low-grade Beijing official in each dynasty can be arrogant in front of the high-grade local officials, Yang Yan can maintain this humble attitude, which is very rare in Shi Xie's opinion.

The most important thing is that this member of the department is from the Hongnong Yang family, and Shixie, who is also from a family, has a great impression of him.

"Naturally, I don't dare to advise. On behalf of His Majesty and the general, the lower officials came to Jin to discuss the trade between Jiaozhou and Xuzhou with Lord Thorn Shi. At the same time, there is also the matter of an alliance between the two sides. Yang Yan arched his hand and said.

It is naturally impossible to be arrogant, but he is not groveling, just because on the first day of his office, Fang Yun said: "Everything you do outside directly represents the face of the imperial court." Therefore, any attitude, any sentence must be cautious. ”

"This history of assassination is the history of the great Han assassination, how can there be any reason to form an alliance with the great Han? If the general has something useful, but it doesn't hurt to say it. It's just that Jiaozhou is very thin, and some orders are just afraid that they can't be satisfied. Shi Xie said a few words in an awe-inspiring manner, but the core content was still to listen to the tune and continue to be his soil emperor.

"Now the four major thieves in the Central Plains have formed an alliance and committed chaos. His Majesty and the Great General are ready to crusade against them. But I was afraid that the county assassins would be bewitched by them, so they sent me and others to check it out. If there is any rudeness, I hope Lord Assassin Shi will forgive me. When Yang Yan heard this, he apologized.

"The four traitors openly provoked the imperial power of the Han Dynasty, which is indeed a bit unreasonable. However, above Jiaozhou are Jingzhou, Yizhou and Yangzhou, which are not bordering the four major traitors, and if Ben Thorn wants to crusade against them, he is also more than willing but not enough. Shi Xie sighed slightly, as if he was a great loyal minister.

"The mind of the assassin is naturally understood by His Majesty and the general. You don't need to be stabbed in history, you just need to be neutral at critical moments. This time, the official came to negotiate the opening of the treaty port, and I hope that the assassin will not refuse. Yang Yan only got to the point now.

Fang Yun and the ministers themselves didn't think about what use Shi Xie would have. Jiaozhou is remote and full of barbarians, and I didn't think about getting support from him in the first place. Therefore, the alliance is not very urgent, but the opening of treaty ports is very important, which can allow them to have more contact with Jiaozhou, and at the same time be able to respond to Jiaozhou more quickly.

Or one day the two sides fought, and the army went south by boat, and it would be able to reach the coast of Jiaozhou in a few days, and then it would be directly in their rear to give a fatal blow, with the combat effectiveness of Jiaozhou's soldiers and the overall strength, I was afraid that it would be wiped out in three days.

Shi Xie, a trade officer, could hardly find a reason to refuse, especially after knowing that there were already ships in the north that could sail long distances, he knew that he could not refuse this request.

This is not only the need of Fang Yun, but also the needs of the local scholars. After all, Jiaozhou is too far away from the Central Plains, and a large number of materials cannot be purchased at all, and those scholars can't do anything even if they want to be vassals. Even, those new papers in the north only cost 30 wen for a knife in the local area, but 300 wen for a knife in them. Without him, scarcity is precious.

I believe that the scholars below knew that the north wanted to trade with Jiaozhou, but he didn't agree, so they couldn't say that they would hate him as a thorn. The most important thing is that after many inquiries in recent years, he learned that Fang Yun's agricultural tax is constantly declining, but the commercial tax is constantly increasing, even so, the treasury revenue is constantly increasing.

It can be seen that commercial tax should be the main source of the government. In the past, the commerce of Jiaozhou was not developed, and the commercial tax was not as good as the agricultural tax. To have money means to have food and manpower. It doesn't matter if you want to dominate the world, or divide one side, if you don't have money, food, and soldiers, then nothing counts.

Originally, it was something that Lang You's concubine intended, but soon the two sides reached an agreement and even signed an alliance agreement. This agreement is of great benefit to Shi Xie, and the only thing he needs to do is to properly dispatch and assist Wang Shi in his crusade against the rebels when the situation is clear. Maintain neutrality when the situation is uncertain.

That is, if the situation is not right, then there is nothing wrong with him not sending troops. As for what is called something wrong, the official interpretation is in his hands, and he can not send troops if he feels that something is wrong.

After the two sides formed an alliance, if Liu Biao, Liu Xuan, or even Sun Ce or Yuan Shu came to attack him, Fang Yun would also send troops to support. So favorable agreement, he has no reason not to sign.

With this agreement, Yang Yan can be regarded as a successful retirement, gave the gift, and after buying a large number of 'native products' in Jiaozhou, he returned directly to the north. Next time, it won't be him, with the establishment of a trading port, there will naturally be a large number of merchants going south to trade.

The most important thing is that after Shixie gets the sweetness, he is afraid that he will also increase the conquest of barbarians, and then form an industrial chain of human trafficking. This also happens to make the Han's control over the southern area stronger.

Compared with Yangzhou and Jiaozhou, it is Jingzhou that has the simplest negotiations.

Not to mention the Han Soul Organization, the Xiang family and the Ma family in Jingzhou can now be said to be inclined to Fang Yun, and they also caught up with the Zhuge family who moved here through Zhuge Dan and Zhuge Jin, and even came into contact with the Pang family and the Huang family through the Zhuge family.

After all, Zhuge Liang's sister married Pang Shanmin, the son of Pang Degong, and he himself was engaged to Huang Yueying, the daughter of Huang Chengyan of the Huang family in Jingzhou. It is precisely because of these two marriages that the Zhuge family can integrate into Jingzhou without being excluded. It is precisely because of this relationship that the envoy is like a fish in water in Jingzhou.

This time it was Sun Qian who came to Jingzhou, and he himself had a talent for 'negotiation' and had a good innate advantage in negotiation. In addition, Liu Pan also came back this time, and it was Liu Wei who instructed him to make sure that this matter was promoted.

As an escort, Liu Pan naturally would not refute Liu Wei's face. The most important thing is that Liu Qi's health is indeed not good and needs to be diagnosed. Besides, he didn't want his uncle Liu Biao to have a bad relationship with the general.

Through these Jingzhou scholars, Sun Qian successfully got in touch with the Cai family, not only Cai Mao, but also Mrs. Cai.

After giving a lot of gifts and promising to make Liu Cong a candidate for assassination, Cai Mao and Mrs. Cai felt that the deal could be done. As for trade, not to mention, there is no reason to refuse this good thing to boost the local economy.

Especially for horses, even if the main means of transportation in Jingzhou is still a boat, where the cavalry is placed, it is an important existence. However, where did the horses come from in Jingzhou, deep inland, and in the final analysis, they didn't rely on imports from the north? However, the north is in the hands of Fang Yun, if he refuses, who would dare to sell horses to them?!

Not long after, under the recommendation of Cai Mao, Sun Qian met Liu Biao. And Liu Biao, under the joint attack of Liu Pan and Cai's family, has completely softened his attitude. Especially he also likes his son Liu Qi, knowing that he is frail and sickly, it is rare that Fang Yun and Hua Tuo are willing to work together to diagnose and treat, so naturally there is no reason to refuse.

is just moved by Liu Pan with affection and reason, and hopes that he will take good care of Liu Qi in the north. Liu Pan patted his chest and said that he would take care of him, just because he was raised by Liu Biao since he was a child, and he was like a brother to Liu Qi.

Sun Qian's tongue is like a spring, and Liu Biao himself has to rely on the Jingzhou family to help him govern the place. Seeing that the Cai family and several major families were persuading the two families to form an alliance, they could only give in.

The alliance between the two sides went very smoothly, and Sun Qian also gave rich gifts. Liu Biao also has his own pride, and sent back more generous gifts, only saying that Jingzhou is rich in products, and these gifts are nothing.

Sun Qian naturally put cheap compliments on Liu Biao, and then brought back these valuable gifts. (To be continued......)

PS: I thought it would be more difficult for Liu Biao here, after all, he had to bring his eldest son back as a proton, but I didn't expect it to be very simple to achieve the goal.