"In order to avoid fighting on two fronts, we have to stabilize Western Xia."

"What can the old minister do?"

"You visited Western Xia to promote trade between the two countries as a sign of friendship."

"Okay." Sun Fu thought for a moment and nodded in acknowledgement.

He didn't want to admit it, because Western Xia and Great Song were now mortal enemies.

In particular, the Northwest Military Department of the Great Song Dynasty and the Party members of the Western Xia Dynasty can be called enemies who fight when they meet.

But Sun Fu thought about it, His Majesty could even defeat the Jin army.

At this moment, if he suddenly wants to turn enemies into friends with Western Xia, he must have his plans.

In addition, as long as you promise, you can leave the dark and damp prison.

Three months away from home, the concubine of the family.

Multiply......

I miss it so much.

Just when Sun Fu was radiant and his face was full of obsession and intoxication.

Zhao Shuo reminded: "But you don't need to go through my court, let alone the monarch of Western Xia. ”

"Huh?" Sun Fu was stunned all of a sudden.

Secret envoys?

Why?

"Sun Fu, some things will work better if you start from below."

"There has always been a rift between our Great Song Dynasty and the monarch of the Western Xia, and if it is a friendship between the country, it will make the Western Xia people think that our dynasty is cowardly."

"Yes, it should be the opposite."

Sun Fu listened to Zhao Shuo's words, and became more and more relieved.

He looked at Zhao Shuo suspiciously and said, "Please also ask Your Majesty to make it clear." ”

Zhao Shuo also knew that Sun Fu was such a pedantic head, and he couldn't think of the core place at all.

So he sighed and said directly: "You arrived in Western Xia, and I privately contacted Brother Richard of Western Xia according to the specifications of my Great Song Rite Department. ”

When Sun Fu heard this, he looked stunned.

It seems to understand a little.

"Your Majesty, Brother Richard is a hardliner in Western Xia, I'm afraid it's not easy to talk to him, right?"

Sun Fu felt that his task was very difficult.

Not at all.

After doing it for a long time, it seems that the emperor specially set himself up.

Can't finish it, and then take advantage of the situation?

Zhao Shuo shook his head and said: "Don't worry, as the so-called bustle in the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit." ”

"I do business with them."

"I will give a privilege to Western Xia, no, to be precise, to him Brother Richard alone."

"Exchange markets with him, so that the salt of Western Xia can be used in the Great Song Dynasty, and in addition, I can give him the porcelain and silk of the Great Song Dynasty."

In Zhao Shuo's opinion, although the Western Xia Kingdom in the west is strong.

But Da Song didn't know much about them.

But Zhao Shuo understands.

Now the power of Western Xia is divided between Richard and the king of Western Xia.

That Richard brother was a member of the royal family of the Western Xia Kingdom, and he was a relative of the imperial family with great military power.

He had many die-hard supporters and supportive officials in the Western Xia.

The galloping Western Xia cavalry was also under his control.

rhetoric, Zhao Shuo asked Sun Fu to avoid diplomatic channels between the two countries.

Bypass the emperor of the Western Xia Kingdom directly.

Deal with their powerful ministers.

Isn't that a win-win-win?

It can not only divide the unity within the Tangut people.

It can gradually numb the ambition and ability of the ministers to expand externally.

Moreover, Zhao Shuo's method directly solved the core dispute between the Great Song Dynasty and Western Xia once and for all.

Because in orthodox history, the fundamental reason for the war between the two countries was the struggle for the hard currency of the world at that time, the salt mines.

This is the core of business that stands at the height of the empire.

The reason why the Great Song Dynasty attacked Great Xia.

A large part of the reason is simply to covet the naturally occurring green salt in other people's territory.

In history, ancient empires traded.

Most of the salt in the Central Plains comes from the Tianchi side.

The rest is a solution made by Nakahara himself.

Not to mention the cost of handwork, the key is that the taste is still bitter and astringent.

Since that year, the party broke away from the control of the Great Song Dynasty and established the Western Xia.

Emperor Taizong Zhao Guangyi completely severed the connection between the two sides.

The green salt of Western Xia was not allowed to enter the Central Plains.

This is the ancient trade war.

Although in the Song Dynasty, some passes were also opened.

However, the volume of trade between the two sides is less than one-tenth of what it used to be.

Because private consumers rarely spend money to buy each other's goods.

But now Zhao Shuo wants to change this strategy.

He was very generous in opening the market of the Great Song Dynasty and letting Xixia come in.

After all, Zhao Shuo was the new monarch of the Great Song Dynasty.

Such a policy would be good for both sides.

And the Tanguts can also understand.

The most important thing is to let Brother Richard send his caravan to the Great Song Dynasty to do business.

Not only can it solve the salt mines that they have been hoarding for many years in Western Xia.

You can also buy porcelain and silk from the Great Song Dynasty, as well as handicrafts from the Great Song Dynasty.

Then Sun Fu has doubts.

It's so troublesome to go around, why don't you just send gold and silver to Brother Richard?

Zhao Shuo naturally has his own understanding.

Send gold and silver softly, then the other party will be happy when he receives the money at most, or be happy for a while.

Other times I couldn't be happy at all.

But let him come to the Great Song Dynasty to understand the business model.

That would be equivalent to opening a channel to make money.

Gold and silver are inexhaustible and inexhaustible.

The most critical point, Zhao Shuo thinks that the other party will be particularly attentive to that is that he promised to provide Richard with high-quality and low-cost bargaining chips to provide Richard with goods from the Central Plains.

At that time, Richard Ge monopolized the import and export trade in Western Xia.

This is a clause that the other party is reluctant to give up and must accept.

Because after having an economy.

His status and power in Western Xia suddenly rose to a level that no one could match.

Then he can put the next king of Western Xia on the agenda.

Zhao Shuo continued: "You must know that Western Xia has now become a neutral country. ”

"Then our northern Jin people are bound to send people to Western Xia to communicate with them."

"So we must also show the sincerity of the Great Song Dynasty."

"Otherwise, once the Jin people and the Western Xia attack our Great Song Dynasty on both sides, then Jiangshan Sheji will be in danger."

Finding that Sun Fu was a little hesitant, Zhao Shuo persuaded: "You don't need to think about other issues at all. You and Brother Richard directly show your sincerity, in this peace talks between our dynasty and Western Xia, he is the most important person, you must know this. ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister understands."

"Really? Then tell me about what I just told you. ”

Hearing this, Sun Fu was stunned.

My Imperial Majesty.

Although the old man is in his fifties.

But I'm not confused.

Although he thought so in his heart, Sun Fu still obediently recounted Zhao Shuo's advice to him just now.

At the same time, in order to make His Majesty happy, he also added fuel and vinegar to his understanding of this arrangement.

After Zhao Shuo listened, his nervous expression relaxed slightly.

What he was most afraid of was that Sun Fu had messed up what he had explained.

Now that Sun Fu has completely implemented his thoughts, it should be fine.

The reason why Zhao Shuo gave such an important matter to Sun Fu was mainly because of his loyalty.

In addition, although Sun Fu is a bit pedantic in military affairs.

But he is very talented in business, and he is very talented in business.