Chapter 428: Cultivation
Everyone was a little tired after a busy night, so Lin Qingwan asked Xiao Shi to wash his face with a basin of cold water to sober himself up.
Everyone packed up and left the camp, and Wendihan and Youxiang were ready to go.
Lin Qingwan asked a team of soldiers to send Lanna and the others back to Liang first, they were going to sign a peace treaty, and it was inconvenient to take them with them.
Lanna kowtowed, Wen Dihan didn't see her when she came out, and he knew everything about the movement in Lin Qingwan's tent last night.
He was also surprised by Lin Qingwan's actions, so he didn't know if she was like this by nature, or because she valued Lanna.
He was already a suspicious person, and there was a faint suspicion in his heart that Lan Na had already colluded with Lin Qingwan.
Lin Qingwan didn't care how much doubt he had in his heart, he smiled when he saw him, "The weather is fine today, and the Khan is also in good spirits, obviously today is a good day, it seems that God is also happy to see reconciliation between our two countries." ”
Wen Dihan tugged at the corners of his mouth and said, "Even if the heavens are not happy, the county lord is willing to say this." ”
Lin Qingwan smiled and said sideways: "Khan, please, General Xu and General Su should be waiting on the Great Wall." ”
Wen Dihan got up, lifted the curtain and asked Lin Qingwan, "Does the county lord want to go with me?" ”
"I'll just take the carriage, and I don't dare to sit with the Khan."
Wouldn't it be better for her to sit at his feet than Wendihan, and to sit at his feet, and that she had no masochistic tendencies, in her own spacious carriage?
Wendihan didn't want to see her smiling face, so she nodded and lowered the curtain.
After Lin Qingwan got into the carriage, the group headed for the Great Wall.
This time the peace treaty was signed, and Wendihan brought 20,000 soldiers and horses with him, and when he reached the pass, the road out of the pass was blocked.
And inside the tube was the Liang army brought by General Xu, and the number was also quite large, and the two armies were lined up opposite each other, staring at each other with fierce eyes.
General Xu and General Su were dressed in armor, and they greeted them when they came, and first saluted Lin Qingwan who came over, and then saluted Wen Dihan.
Wen Dihan accepted the salute of the two of them, bowed his head slightly, and looked at the city wall, "Since there is no objection from both sides, then let's sign a peace treaty." ”
Wen Dihan squinted at Xu Lian and Su Zhang and asked, "How many of you can sign this peace treaty on behalf of Emperor Liang, right?" ”
General Xu said solemnly: "Wendihan Khan, rest assured, Your Majesty will give full authority to the county lord for peace talks, so what the county lord means is what my lord means." ”
Wen Dihan smiled, "It seems that Emperor Liang trusts the county lord far above General Xu." ”
General Xu smiled, "We are worse than the county lord, not only Your Majesty trusts the county lord more, but we also believe that the county lord is better than ourselves." ”
Wen Dihan sneered in his heart and walked towards the city wall.
The table and the incense case were already set up above, and the right minister and the martial servant each took out a peace agreement, and the two sides compared them one by one, and read them out in public after confirming that they were correct.
Then it was handed over to Lin Qingwan and Wen Dihan to sign.
After signing their names and stamping their seals, they will be collected one by one.
Wu Shilang and Youxiang both stepped forward and lit three sticks of incense and handed them to Lin Qingwan and Wen Dihan, this time the two countries formed a brotherly relationship, no one paid tribute to anyone, and the biggest harvest was the mutual market set up in Yunyou and Yunyou.
Lin Qingwan took the incense, glanced at Wen Dihan, and said with a smile: "In the future, I will ask the Khan for more advice." ”
Wen Dihan also took the incense and said with a light smile: "Please also ask the county lord to take care of it." ”
The two of them worshiped heaven and earth, and after paying homage, they stood on the city wall and watched the incense in the incense case slowly burn out.
Lin Qingwan stood on the city wall and pointed to a piece of land not far away: "Originally, the mutual market we agreed on was there, half of it was drawn from my side of the beam, and half of it was circled from your Liao State, but it still needs to be built, and it may not be completed until May or June." ”
Wendihan frowned slightly, "Why do you have to build a house?" ”
In the bazaar of their Liao country, they can trade with random plots of land, put blankets, and put goods on them, and how much it costs to build a house.
Lin Qingwan smiled and said: "Although the mutual market is not built now, it can be traded first, the Khan doesn't know, I have appointed a lot of businessmen to come earlier, and now I have lived in Dingzhou for a long time, as long as there are businessmen on the Liao side, it can be traded immediately." ”
The right minister smiled and asked: "The county lord's grain ......"
"It's already here," Lin Qingwan turned to face the other side and pointed to the lane not far under the city wall: "Look." ”
Wen Dihan and Youxiang turned to look, and when they saw the grain carts that were lined up in two rows and stretched down, their eyes were bright.
Lin Qingwan said with a smile: "In the first month of the mutual market, the goods on our side of Daliang are tax-free regardless of entry and exit, and the Khan wants to publicize and publicize our mutual market." ”
Xu Lian couldn't help coughing lightly, thinking that the businessmen who stayed in Dingzhou were exempt from tax for the first month, and he didn't know how much tax he would lose.
But now Lin Qingwan has the final say in the mutual market, and no one can say that she uses public weapons for private purposes.
But it's still a little heart-wrenching to think about.
This transaction between Lin Qingwan and Wen Dihan is the first in the mutual market, and it may be the largest in recent times.
After enclosing the land, the two sides pulled the goods to the land of the mutual market, and after checking the quality of the goods with each other, they traded.
This time, Lin Qingwan and Wen Dihan were all bartering, Lin Qingwan handed over the grain to the other party, and the other party handed over the horses, cattle and sheep brought over to her.
Yi Han took the guards to check them one by one, and found several sick sheep, which could not survive for long, and could not support them to be transported back to the Central Plains.
Lin Qingwan and Wen Dihan didn't care, anyway, the quality was not up to par, either she reduced the food here, or replaced it with something she used there.
And Shi Zhan also led people to check the grain in case there was anything else mixed in the grain.
The people below were busy working, but Wen Dihan and Lin Qingwan had people set up a tent and drink tea and talk about business with the officials of the two countries.
Now that the mutual market is open, it is natural to do business as soon as possible.
Wen Dihan is concerned about when the next batch of grain will be traded, and now this batch is just a drop in the bucket to relieve the pressure of the Liao State.
Lin Qingwan emphasized that she would reduce the number of sheep in the next transaction, and only cattle, horses, gold and silver could also be paid.
Lin Qingwan said with a smile: "Khan, I not only have grain here, but also exquisite silk, porcelain and fine tea, don't you know, my Lin's silk brocade is famous in the beam, you can't just buy grain from me, but ignore other commodities." ”
The official brought by Wen Dihan was moved, and after glancing at the smiling Khan, he said, "I want to buy some silk and go back to my daughter, I don't know if the county lord is willing to give it to me cheaper." ”
Lin Qingwan smiled, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, when I ask someone to put it out tomorrow, how about the adults choose it in person?" ”
She glanced at Wendihan and said: "But I still remind you, in order not to disdain your goods and cause the transaction to fail, I ask you to prepare some gold and silver, if you can't barter, you can also buy it with gold and silver, right?" ”
She didn't want to be unable to trade on the first day of the exchange because of currency issues.
The things were counted until the evening, and Lin Qingwan talked about business with several people, even Xu Lian and Su Zhang also reached several deals with the officials of the Liao State, and they were waiting for tomorrow's deal.
After the goods were counted, Wen Dihan and Lin Qingwan went back to their respective homes.
Wendihan brought all the food back, and he had to allocate the food to the states for relief, so he had to go back overnight to deal with it.
Lin Qingwan walked around the land of the mutual market with Xu Lian and Su Zhang, and Xu Lian sighed, "The county lord has made a lot of money this time." ”
Lin Qingwan turned around and smiled at him, "In the future, the general will get the moon before the water, so you don't have to envy me." ”
"But this time the county lord is too easy to talk, and he has changed so many sheep, and now the mutton is not easy to sell."
"Yes, so General Xu wants to help me?" Lin Qingwan said: "When the generals and soldiers in the army are tired for a long time, it is time to treat them, and it is not necessary to do more, how about you buy a hundred sheep in one battalion?" ”
Xu Lian: "......"
Xu Lian and Su Zhang were scared away by Lin Qingwan, so many sheep, where can they afford to consume them.
Lin Qingwan looked at their disappearing backs with regret, and then beckoned Wu Shilang over, pointed to two places, and said, "What do you think of arranging the tax platform in these two places?" ”
"Yes, it's just that we're understaffed."
"That's why I gave you a month to prepare," Lin Qingwan glanced at him and said, "I don't care if you are recruiting now, or moving rescue troops from the capital, in short, prepare all the people needed by the mutual market as soon as possible." ”
Wu Shilang looked at Lin Qingwan in surprise.
Lin Qingwan bowed slightly to him and said, "I want you to be in charge of the affairs of the mutual market, and I won't be the secretary of the Imperial Court for long, and someone will always take over." ”
Wu Shilang's heart was agitated, but he lowered his head and said: "The county lord is talented, Your Majesty will definitely not be willing to let you leave office." ”
Lin Qingwan smiled and said: "Whether he is reluctant or not, I can't do it for a lifetime, I'm tired and panicked, so at least three or two years, at most four or five years, I will definitely return to my hometown." You are already in charge of the affairs of various countries under Your Majesty, and you are not unconventional in terms of economy, so I can rest assured that I will hand over the Imperial Court to you. ”
Wu Shilang's heart is rolling, he is a Dali Temple squire, but Dali Temple is still young, and he may not be able to go one step further if he stays up for another ten years.
But now that Lin Qingwan is willing to train and recommend him, it will be completely different.
The Shangshu of the Lifan Yuan is a good springboard, and although its position is not as important as that of the Six Shangshu, the official rank is actually the same.
He made the Shangshu of the Lifan Academy, and it will be much easier to compete for the six Shangshu in the future, and the Liang State does not have a prime minister, and becoming the sixth Shangshu is considered to be the pole of the official, and the power is the same as the prime minister.
Worshipping Xiangwu Fenghou is the dream of every person, and Wu Shilang is no exception.
He took a step back, solemnly saluted Lin Qingwan, bowed and said, "Xiaguan Xie is the county lord cultivation." ”
Lin Qingwan smiled, accepted his salute, and waited for his mind to calm down, then asked, "Do you know why I deliberately ordered the tax exemption for the first month?" ”