Chapter 319 implements trade and increases taxes
A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and Murong Fu held a banquet again, officially passing Chengze to Xiao Qi.
The next day, Murong Fu made Xiao Qishu the princess of Yan and reported it to the imperial court.
And after Huizong learned of this, he was very happy, even if the treasury was in short supply, he still paid a reward out of his own pocket.
In the past three days, Yelu Yanxi, who had finally stabilized the situation in Shangjing, was also busy sending people to discuss the Northern Expedition with Murong Fu.
The strength of the righteous army has now expanded to as many as 100,000 people, not to mention the Liao State, and even the Great Song Dynasty, which is now in ruins, does not dare to ignore it easily, so Yelu Yanxi, who is extremely short of troops, found Murong Fu as soon as possible.
However, the original rebel army now has a regular banner and has been changed to the Yan army!
Murong Fu helped Yelu Yanxi quell the Northern Liao Rebellion, which was an agreement reached before he agreed to return the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun to the Great Song Dynasty, so Murong Fu was also obliged to help him.
Just when Yelu Yanxi was panicked by the Northern Liao rebellion, he didn't know that Murong Fu's desire to dismantle the Northern Liao regime was just a matter that could be easily solved with one sentence.
Not to mention that the current Northern Liao Emperor Yeluchun is no longer the person he was at the beginning, but the leader of the northern Khitan tribes who organized the alliance, and now he is still in his hands. π’.π π ΎπΏπ©π¬.πππ Ό
As long as Murong Fu releases these leaders, it will inevitably have a huge impact on the newly established Northern Liao regime.
This is why he only killed Halchara in the first place, but only the rest of the tribal leaders were killed.
After all, the Liao army is a soldier, if it is not divided, even if Murong Fu sacrifices his biggest killer weapon, it may not be able to easily calm the war, and now the Liao regime is divided into two poles, which is naturally what Murong Fu is happy to see.
As for helping Yelu Yanxi solve the Northern Liao Rebellion, he will not break his promise, but he will not let the other party destroy Northern Liao so easily.
Don't look at the soldiers and horses under his command have grown to 100,000 now, but new recruits still account for a large part of them.
Now that the war has calmed down, merely training soldiers and horses in the barracks is tantamount to talking on paper, and it will not increase much strength at all.
The expedition to the north of Liao is the best battlefield chosen by Murong Fu for his recruits, and with his participation, the Liao regime can be divided for a long time, so as not to pose a threat to his future self after the merger; Second, it can also divert Huizong's attention, and he can rest assured that he will implement harsh government and cause trouble to the people.
At that time, Murong Fu will be on the Northern Expedition, while expanding the territory, building roads and farming, recruiting refugees, and enhancing his prestige in the hearts of the people.
Murong Fu, who has a high yield of potatoes, is not worried about the problem of grain storage at all, as for the consumption of grain, grass and military supplies needed for the Northern Expedition, he is naturally not wronged, and he does not need to worry about it.
Although the Liao State was defeated this time, as the most powerful power in the land of Shenzhou, the resources of the Liao State are still very rich, enough to support Murong Fu's people for several years, and these consumptions must of course be counted on Yelu Yanxi's head.
When facing Yelu Yanxi's envoys, Murong Fu was also outspoken, trying his best to fight for his own rights and interests, not only letting the Liao State be responsible for their grain, grass and military supplies, but also allowing Song Liao to trade in his jurisdiction.
As long as a trade hub is established in his own territory, Murong Fu will be able to receive soft hands just by collecting taxes, and it will be a good opportunity to make a fortune.
The Liao people are short of salt, and Murong Fu now has an official status, and he can pay taxes and make salt in his own territory, so those businesses that could not be put on the surface in the past can also be done in a fair and bright way, as long as these things are promoted one by one, Murong Fu will not need to worry about money for a long time.
The envoy sent by Yelu Yanxi this time was his close confidant, named Xiao Fengxian.
Although he is called Fengxian, he is very different from the Lu Fengxian of the Three Kingdoms, because this person is a complete traitor.
As far as Murong Fu knows, this Xiao Fengxian is a relative official, and he is the brother of Xiao Guige, the concubine of Yelu Yanxi.
If Yelu Yanxi sent Xiao Wuna, the king of the Northern Courtyard, to talk to him, Murong Fu still needs to think about what interests he wants to strive for, but in the face of this Xiao Fengxian, he doesn't need to use it at all.
Murong Fu didn't want to see him at first, but just let Gongye Qian be in charge of entertaining, taking him to the land of fireworks, having fun, and relaxing his vigilance.
After finding out the character of this person, Murong Fu began to prescribe the right medicine, but after giving up some silver taels and a few beauties as companions, he completely trapped this idiot.
All the requests he made, the other party did not allow them, and he was about to call Murong Fu a brother!
Although Murong Fu was not good at this kind of thing, he would not be noticed by Xiao Fengxian, and he quickly prepared various treaties and asked him to take them back to Yelu Yanxi.
Of course, Yelu Yanxi is not wronged, and Murong Fu is not a fool, the interests he strives for are all within the acceptable range of Yelu Yanxi, and at the same time, it is the most beneficial to himself, except for the military supplies and grass of the Northern Expedition, most things only need Yelu Yanxi to nod, and he does not have to pay any price at all.
After Xiao Feng returned to Shangjing first, he truthfully reported the matter to the emperor, during which he remembered the good time in Longcheng, and did not forget to say a few good words for Murong Fu.
Yelu Yanxi experienced defeat and ceased land, and after the Northern Liao rebellion, his mind gradually matured.
Looking at the money proposed by Murong Fu, Yelu Yanxi did not agree immediately, but he couldn't stop Xiao Fengxian from being the person he trusted the most, so after the other party made a few slanderous words, he suddenly felt that there was no problem with the money above, so he stamped his seal and agreed.
Regarding Murong Fu's desire to assist Emperor Tianzuo in going north to quell the rebellion, Huizong and the ministers of the court naturally also knew, but this matter was promised by Murong Fu, and the Great Song Dynasty did not need to send troops to help at all, so Huizong was too lazy to pay attention to it, and his eyes fell on the expanded territory of the Great Song Dynasty, and the smile on the corner of his mouth never closed.
Recovering the sixteen states of Yanyun has always been the wish of their Zhao family since the Taizu period, Huizong never expected to achieve this ambition in the period of his succession, and now even if he is underground, he can face the ancestors and ancestors with his head held high!
Even in Huizong's heart, he began to compare his own exploits with Taizu's great achievements in the founding of the country, and he realized that he had done what Taizu had not done, but he had done it.
But with this, he is enough to be regarded as the first person under Taizu!
Adhering to this mentality, Huizong only felt that the whole person was fluttering and did not touch the ground, and agreed without hesitation to Han Zhongyan's proposal to increase taxes.
Anyway, there is no war now, and the people will live and work in peace and contentment, and they will inevitably live a prosperous life, and even if the tax is raised, it will not have much impact.