Su Shi's strength was very great, and as soon as his arm was slightly forced, Zhang Jian found that he was a little unable to move, and finally could only follow Su Shi into the inner courtyard, and after no one was left and right, Zhang Jian said with a wry smile, "Dragon Heavenly King, why bother?"

This time, Zhang Jian came to trade with Su Shi, which was full of interests, and the high-level officials of the Liao State did not know how many people were staring here.

It was only because Su Shi was so famous that no one wanted to take the risk for the first time, so he sent Zhang Jian over again.

These powerful men did not come, but they sent their own people in the ranks, just like the two hundred Liao army cavalry, among which there were many powerful people's eyes. So that they can record everything that happened here.

Su Shi is so close to Zhang Jian, once this scene is transmitted truthfully, maybe some people will think about it. And once the business cooperation with Su Shi is successful, it is equivalent to having a legitimate reason to kick Zhang Jian out.

Speaking of which, Su Shi is really a little afraid of Zhang Jian when he does this.

Su Shi is not afraid of people's desires, let alone his greed, what he is afraid of is a Qing official and capable minister like Zhang Jian, who is dedicated to Daliao.

Such people are the most difficult to corrode, and at the same time, the most difficult to deal with. He always puts the interests of the country in the most important position, and Zhang Jian has clear thinking and strong observation, and after dealing with him for a long time, his every move will inevitably make the other party guarded.

In this way, Su Shi was very enthusiastic in front of outsiders, and I believe that this will definitely arouse the suspicion of those old men in the Liao court. The next time I change a straw bale to talk to him about cooperation, I will be more relaxed.

Before taking the whole of Goryeo, Su Shi was not ready to be an enemy of the Liao State.

For nothing else, Sushi needs time to develop, it needs time to do things. And once Liao Guo really has his eyes on him, he has no time to do other more things.

"Hey, I hit it off with Envoy Zhang, don't think about it." Su Shi smiled, he wouldn't admit his motives.

Seeing Su Shi's somewhat scoundrel appearance, Zhang Jian first smiled bitterly, and then said, "Dragon Heavenly King can rest assured, if you only want a piece of territory to stand on, our Liao Kingdom will definitely support you."

There is also a subtext in this sentence, that is, to remind Su Shi that if your appetite is too big, then the Liao Kingdom will definitely not tolerate you.

"Haha, this is natural, how did I leave from Zhao Song, I think Envoy Zhang knows best, now I just want a place to settle down, and there is nothing else to ask for." Su Shi said while laughing.

"Ahem, that's good, that's good." Zhang Jian didn't want to talk about it. Lu Siqiao was sent back to the Great Song Dynasty by their Liao State, which became the fuse of Su Shi's rebellion. Speaking of which, they are not right in the first place.

The two are calculating each other behind their backs, but on the surface it is a picture of the subject and the object, this is the dialogue between countries, and they will never show each other the real hole cards, and they have a smile on their faces, which does not mean that they are really happy.

After chatting for a while, Su Shi personally accompanied Zhang Jian to the Huaxia store, which was full of dazzling and colorful goods, which made Zhang Jian dumbfounded.

Before he came, he thought that Su Shi would have good things here, but he didn't expect that there would be so many.

He had sent people to the Huaxia store in Bianliang City, and he knew that there were a lot of good things there, and now it seems that Su Shi should have moved those items when he left.

"Okay, it's all good, but what's the matter with the meta marked on it?" Zhang Jian saw it hotly, but he still wanted to buy more goods at the lowest price, so he stretched out his hand and pointed to the price of those items and asked.

"Oh, the yuan is a currency set by the king. If converted into silver taels, one dollar is about ten taels." Su Shijia said at five times the price.

"What?" Zhang Jian couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this conversion unit. He had seen it just now, and the price of a stone of coarse grain was two yuan, so wouldn't that mean that it was twenty taels of silver?

When the grain harvest in Liao was abundant, the price of one stone was only about one tael to one or two halves of silver, and even when the harvest was poor, the grain merchants hoarded goods, and the grain price was not higher than seven or eight taels. Su Shi sells twenty taels of silver and one stone here, which is really bullying him and doesn't understand

Is it market-priced?

Looking at Zhang Jian's suspicious look, Su Shi spread his hands and said, "There is no way, the price is very high when this king takes the goods, so let me make some money." Of course, if Envoy Zhang asks for more goods, he can get a discount."

"How much discount?" Zhang Jian took the opportunity to ask.

"How about a 10% discount?" Su Shi asked with a smile.

"No, 50% off." Zhang Jian shook his head.

"5% off is not good, so I will lose money, at most 80% off."

"Then six folds."

A dragon king, a third envoy of the Liao State, like a small merchant and hawker, talked about the price here, and after a while, the price was set at seven folds, and Su Shi showed a painful look. Zhang Jian was extremely satisfied. ap.

He knew very well in his heart that even if it was a seven-fold discount, Su Shi must have earned it. But it doesn't matter, what he wants to buy are those strange goods that can't be seen outside, like food, he won't want a liter. In this way, he can take the goods exclusively and sell them at twice or even more prices after bringing them back to Liao, so he still earns it.

Su Shi was distressed on the surface, but he was happy in his heart, originally these things were priced. Besides, his cost is just a point of faith, and there is not much capital at all. What Su Shi wanted was to take these things out and exchange them for silver, in exchange for Liao money.

The final result of his wants is to empty the wallets of the powerful people in Liao, and finally make them have to force the people of Liao to raise taxes, so that the more miserable the people are, the more his goal will be achieved. One day, when his army is in the Liao Kingdom, the resistance will naturally be much smaller.

The two of them had their own calculations, and Zhang Jian began to sweep the goods. According to the previously discussed saying that the transaction currency only recognizes silver, boxes of silver were carried into the Huaxia store, and goods that could not be seen outside at all were packed and carried out.

It was only three days, and Zhang Jian left with a full load. is really a third envoy, and there are too many official duties.

After the two sides agreed that they would trade again after a while, Zhang Jian left with satisfaction. Su Shi sent each other off with a smile, at this moment, he seemed to have seen the scene where the monarchs and ministers of the Liao State couldn't put down these goods.

There are so many good things that they can empty the pockets of some powerful people. If you want to continue to ask for good things, Su Shi wants to see how the Liao Congress raises taxes.

......

Zhao Song, Nandi, Jiangning Mansion.

After the policy of raising taxes was issued to the government, it attracted a wave of resistance from the local gentry.

But this is the meaning of the officials and courtiers, the local gentry can't shake it at all, and after a while of arguing with the Jiangning Yamen, the gentry went back to their respective homes. These tax increases were then distributed among ordinary people and tenants.

This is a bit like the price of oil in later generations, when it rises, the gentry will follow suit, or even rise more, and in the end the pressure will fall on the people, and it will be miserable.

And all this, Zhao Zhen, who was far away in Bianliang City, didn't know, he just wanted to raise taxes from the gentry and local magnates to ease the economic pressure of the imperial court, but he didn't expect that the policy would change after it went down.

The so-called policy at the top, there are countermeasures at the bottom.

In many cases, the above policies are good, but they are easy to be misinterpreted when they get to the place. After the people shared the heavy taxes, some people who were already living a difficult life made their lives even worse.

At this time, the folk White Lotus Sect became active, and more and more people joined the White Lotus Sect, and Zhao Songnan's faint instability was instability.

......

Huangcao Town.

In the morning, a large number of dragoons set out for the northeast.

Two months after Huangcaoling and Houzhiling became the base of Su Shi, the Su army also began to show their fangs after stabilization, and the target was directly aimed at Moyunling, and the second military attack after coming to Goryeo began.

Moyunling is located in the corner of Goryeo, and its territory borders the Liao State. And because the mountains here stand and the roads are difficult to travel, it has become a breeding ground for mountain bandits.

When Su Shi didn't come here, the Goryeo gentry here were fed up with the attacks of the mountain bandits, and they also spent money to hire the Goryeo officials and soldiers to suppress the bandits, but it was obviously effective

It's not much better. Often, when the officials and soldiers came, the mountain bandits hid; As soon as the officers and soldiers left, the mountain bandits would resurface.

After a few times, the officials and soldiers simply ignored them, and slowly the power of the mountain bandits here became bigger and bigger, so that no one got up, and a while ago Su Shi had the idea to go down the mountain and want to loot.

Fortunately, the local peasants and soldiers found out in time, and the mountain bandits had just come down the mountain, and before they could make any moves, their outstretched claws were cut off and they were forced to retreat into the mountains.

Su Shi is not the master who is willing to suffer.

After the transaction with Zhang Jian was completed, he freed his hand and ordered Hu Yunfeng's subordinate of the third dragon cavalry regiment to go straight to Moyunling with two hundred peasant soldiers.

After eating a full meal and seeing meat stars from time to time, the men of Huangcaoling and Houzhiling became more and more fit. Although it is far less burly and powerful than the Su family's army, it is also powerful when running, and it can kill the enemy with a sword.

More and more people passed the assessment to join the peasant army, and after seeing that the number had exceeded 1,000, Su Shi came up with a new class of troops - auxiliaries.

The so-called auxiliary army refers to a branch of the army between the regular soldier and the peasant soldier.

Its tasks are basically the same as those of regular soldiers, the only difference is that they arrive on the battlefield, and they also take on the work of logistics soldiers, such as escorting grain and grass, paving bridges and opening roads, etc.

Su Shi stipulated that auxiliary soldiers enjoyed the eleventh level of salary, that is, 50 yuan per month. If you want to become an auxiliary, you must be a farmer and have experience in killing enemies on the battlefield.

To be precise, auxiliaries are the highest class of the alien race. Because according to Su Shi's regulations, if you want to become a regular soldier, you must be Chinese.