Guo Kui smiled faintly: "The old sheepskin and stallion are indeed needed by Kunzhou, as for the pig iron is needed by Japan, they are willing to buy it at a high price, but the Great Song Dynasty does not allow pig iron to be sold to Japan, this lucrative business, it depends on whether Yelu Xiangguo is interested." ”

Yelu Yixin understood, before the Liao State and Japan signed an agreement to sell pig iron, but the Liao ships were destroyed by the Song army, and they were powerless, and now this Guo Huaixin jumped out, just to be a middleman and exploit the interests of both sides.

It's just that the war broke out between the Liao State and the Song Dynasty, and the demand for pig iron is very large, and if it is sold to Japan, it will inevitably affect the preparation of the Liao State, but if it is not sold, this opportunity to make money will be lost.

Anyway, Liao did not prohibit the private trade of pig iron, nor did it tear up the pig iron trade agreement with Japan, and it is not a violation of the law.

He asked, "What is the price of pig iron?" ”

Guo Kui said unhurriedly: "What price Japan gives me, Yelu Xiangguo doesn't care, but the price I give Yelu Xiangguo is three percent higher than the official price." ”

"Thirty percent is too little, I have to at least double it."

"So be it! There is no official price, it is the market price, which is fifty percent higher than the market price, so it's okay! ”

The official price was originally two percent lower than the market price, and of course Yelu Yixin took the goods according to the official price, so that he could get a profit of seventy percent of the official price, and this profit was considerable.

Thinking about it, he asked, "What about the stallion and the old sheepskin?" ”

"I want five hundred horses according to ten taels of gold, and one tael of silver for a good old sheepskin, I want 300,000 pieces, this price is good!"

Yelu Yixin himself has a horse farm, and he also has his own old sheepskin, and this business alone will earn him 350,000 taels of silver, not to mention pig iron, which can earn at least 500,000 taels of silver.

Yelu Yixin's heart suddenly bloomed, and he said without hesitation: "That's it." ”

"The delivery is in Bohai Port, no problem!"

Bohai Port is the place where Liao State ships and the homeland of Bohai State, and there is no problem for him to let his henchmen go there to serve.

Yelu Yixin smiled and asked, "There are ready-made stallions and old sheepskins, how much pig iron do you want?" ”

"Pig iron costs 500,000 catties?"

500,000 catties is a bit much, almost all the inventory of Liaoyang Mansion, he took a few steps and said: "I have to take a big risk of pig iron, I don't let the price, I want double the official price, this is one, and secondly, you have to disguise yourself as a Japanese businessman, otherwise I will not be able to explain." ”

"Alright! According to Yelu Xiangguo's plan, I will lose a little, so what does Xiangguo want to pay? ”

"Of course, it is to be paid in gold, and besides, you seem to have said that you can pay with land, what do you mean?"

Guo Kui smiled, "The Great Song Dynasty has occupied a lot of overseas land over the years, even more than the Great Song Dynasty itself, the imperial court has been selling overseas land to the powerful and rich people of the Song Dynasty, and the business is quite hot, if Yelu Xiangguo is interested in building a country overseas, I can sell a piece of land to Xiangguo." ”

"What! Overseas nation-building. ”

Yelu Yixin was suddenly surprised and delighted, "Does the Great Song Dynasty allow its subjects to establish a state overseas?" ”

Guo Kui nodded, "The Great Song Dynasty is only allowed to be the king overseas, not allowed to be the emperor, nominally loyal to the Son of Heaven of the Great Song Dynasty, and needs to pay tribute to the Son of Heaven every year, but the specific jurisdiction is his own, the Great Song Dynasty does not ask, in fact, it is the subject country of the Great Song Dynasty, many powerful people of the Great Song Dynasty are buying islands overseas, and there are many overseas islands of the Great Song Dynasty, if Yelu Xiangguo is interested, I can persuade the Son of Heaven to sell a large island rich in products to Xiangguo." ”

"How big is the Big Island?"

Guo Kui thought for a while, "The area is not less than Nanjing Road, but it is only an uninhabited island, and it needs to be taken by Xiangguo himself to develop." ”

Yelu Yixin was ambitious, and he dreamed of becoming an emperor, but he was a little hesitant to ask him to pay for the island, and besides, he didn't have a ship, so he needed to think about it carefully.

Thinking of this, Yelu Yixin said with a smile: "Put the land in advance, we will talk about it later, first do a good job of this transaction, half a month later, we will deliver the goods and pay the silver at Bohai Port, and the money and goods will be cleared." ”

Guo Kui smiled slightly, "What if Japan wants pig iron for a long time?" Can Jerod do it? ”

Yelu Yixin thought for a while and said: "Yes, but it is necessary for the Japanese envoy to come to see the Son of Heaven of Liao and make a formal request, and then I will persuade the Son of Heaven, but then again, even if Liao agrees to sell pig iron, it belongs to my interests, and not a penny less." ”

..........

Guo Kui said goodbye and left, leaving a gift for Yelu Yixin, a three-foot-long coral, Yelu Yixin was very happy, put it on the table, and carefully admired this red coral, his treasury also had two corals, but they were white, far from so big.

How could Jeruyisin not understand the risks involved? Fornicating with the Great Song Dynasty, buying and selling contraband, once it is found, it is a big crime of raiding the family and exterminating the clan, the key is whether he can suppress this matter, he is now powerful, and he has the final say in the entire government affairs of Daliao, how can he not suppress it.

In fact, what makes Yelu Yixin more interested in overseas nations, if he really gets a piece of land from the Great Song Dynasty, it means that he is deeply tied to the Great Song Dynasty, which he has to be cautious, he must judge the situation and think clearly.

...........

The Song and Liao countries suspended the war, the Song army needed to consolidate the gains and digest the spoils, the Liao needed to reorganize the army and redeploy, and at the same time, the Liao State had sent its important minister Zhang Xiaojie to the Great Song Dynasty to renegotiate the alliance between the two countries.

Fanning also returned to the capital at this time.

It was already dusk when he returned to the capital, Fan Ning did not enter the palace, but took a carriage back to Feihongqiao in his own mansion, Jian Meizi sat in front without saying a word, and looked out of the window indifferently.

Fan Ning was silent, of course he knew that Yelu Hongji had sent Zhang Xiaojie to the capital to negotiate, and he was considering whether to suspend it for two years and concentrate on destroying Western Xia first, and at the same time make preparations around the Liao State to continue to provoke internal strife in Liao and weaken the strength of the Liao State.

Fan Ning has received Liu Kui's message from the Flying Eagle and has established contact with Yelu Yixin, and the next step is to lure Yelu Yixin into the urn step by step, so that he will completely become a pawn of the Great Song Dynasty.

There is also this Zhang Xiaojie, who is also a usable person, Zhang Xiaojie, like Yelu Yixin, is also a traitorous minister of the Liao State in history, extremely greedy for money, this time he went to the Great Song Dynasty, but it was a good opportunity to buy him.

The carriage slowly stopped, and his wife Juppe and the family greeted him at the gate, and after a few months of not seeing him, everyone was overjoyed, Fanning picked up the child and was surrounded by the family and walked into the back house.

Fan Ning sat down in the back hall, and Zhu Pei said with a smile: "We read the newspaper every day, and we are really happy to learn that the Song army has won, you don't know, Sister Qian went back to her mother's house, someone recognized our family's carriage, tens of thousands of people surrounded the carriage, everyone was cheering, scared Sister Qian half to death, thanks to the officials of Kaifeng Mansion who opened a road." ”

Ouyang Qian's face flushed, and she said embarrassedly: "Later, I thought that I should come out and say a few words, but I really didn't have the courage at that time, so I beat our mother and daughter to death." ”

Fan Ning nodded and said: "You still have to be careful, even if everyone is happy, if you get excited, you can't control the momentum, there will really be an accident, everyone goes out to avoid publicity, don't be low-key, and the safety of the house should be strengthened." ”

Fanning remembered that he had been stabbed in Hejian Province, and he was still worried about the safety of his family.

He turned back to Jian Meizi and said, "This time I will go back to Hejian Mansion, and Sister Jian will stay." ”

Jian Meizi nodded, she preferred to follow Juppi rather than Fanning.

Juppi got up and said with a smile: "Eat first, and then we will talk after eating." ”

Fanning didn't see his mother, and he asked puzzledly, "What about my mother?" ”

"Mother went back to Wu County to sweep the grave, and she will be back soon."

Fanning also wanted to sweep his father's grave, but he really didn't have time, so he had to make a sacrifice in front of his father's spirit.

That night, the family gathered together, and there was no need to elaborate on the love of husband and wife at night.

Early the next morning, Fanning came to the Ziwei Hall of the palace and asked to meet the Son of Heaven.

After only a short while, a eunuch ran out and said with a smile: "Fan Xianggong is back, the official family invites Xianggong in!" ”

Fanning was already thirty years old at this time, with a short beard under his chin, and he looked mature and steady, and he no longer had the immaturity of a young high-ranking official.

He walked into the imperial study, Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo happened to be there, and the two stood up and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Xiao Fan Xianggong on his triumphant return to the dynasty." ”

Fan Ning smiled and nodded, he stepped forward and bowed, "Weichen Fan Ning see Your Majesty!" ”

Zhao Ji was very happy, and hurriedly ordered: "Give me a seat!" ”

The eunuch brought an embroidered pier and placed it opposite the two ministers, Fan Ning sat down and said with a slight smile: "Your Majesty has a good complexion, and the two ministers are also in good health, this is the good news of our Great Song Dynasty." ”

Fu Bi pointed at him and smiled, "This guy is getting better at talking." ”

Zhao Ji also smiled: "We just talked about the Liao State seeking peace, Fan Xianggong said your opinion." ”

Fan Ning pondered and said: "Weichen's opinion can be put aside a little, Weichen wants to hear the opinions of His Majesty and the imperial court." ”