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Chapter 10 Lead the Snake Out of the Hole

The Khitans hesitated for a long time before finally gritting their teeth to agree to exchange. Now there are very few people in the Liao Kingdom. In the past, the best-quality Dongzhu was captured by Haidongqing. Now, Haidongqing has become the hottest goods in recent years, and no one cares about it. If a Haidongqing can bring some bad-quality Dongzhu to the eagle breeder in one year, it would be better to sell Haidongqing at a high price, such as changing to the best-quality pearl.

This is a lifestyle of killing chickens and getting eggs. It’s a pity that neither the Khitans nor the Jurchens living in Liaodong had any choice.

The consequences of the Liao Empire's defeat on the battlefield eventually fell on the people. If the gold-eating beast was defeated in the war, it would naturally bring countless benefits to the Liao Kingdom. Unfortunately, they were defeated not only once, but twice. In the face of two crucial battles between Song and Xixia, the Liao Kingdom was unable to win.

Millions of troops were mobilized, and all kinds of materials needed were piled up. Even the giant Liao Kingdom, after persisting for half a year, the people behind the army had to tighten their waists to bring the need for supplying wars.

Nothing was obtained in both wars, and the only gain was the soldiers who were killed and injured. These soldiers needed to be appeased, and the defeated army needed to be appeased even more. Yelu Hongji almost emptied the palace's treasury for this. This is why he risked the world's ruthlessness to use the treasures left by his ancestors, and for this reason he did not hesitate to marry Xiao Hongzhu to the emperor of the Song Dynasty.

In the past, the Khitans, the Jurchens, the Far Eastern people, and some other small tribes could be exploited, but now it is not possible. The prerequisite for exploiting these small tribes is to have troops, but now the Khitan troops are all defending the four capitals. They also have to suppress Yelu Xin, and they have no power to restrain these barbarians.

Everyone knows Sula Hague's ambitions, and everyone knows what the remnants of the Bohai Sea want to do. From the Liaodong garrison to the emperor Yelu Hongji, everyone knows that the only thing Liao Kingdom can do now is to appease Sula Hague, hoping that he can continue to offer various financial resources to the Liao Kingdom. As for the matter of his establishment, I will talk about it in the future.

Yun Er had money, gold, silver, copper coins, or Jiaozi that could be exchanged everywhere. When he went out, his sister-in-law Lu Qingying prepared 50,000 yuan of Jiaozi for him to use in Liaodong, and Qin State even prepared an extremely generous bag for him.

The reason why he trades in barter is that he is unwilling to let the people of Liao get any benefits.

Pearls were not very precious in the Song Dynasty. Yun Zheng brought a hundred-year-old treasure from Jiaozhi, and pearls were not durable. Therefore, the reward the royal family gave to ministers and meritorious people over the years was Pearl.

Just this time the emperor's expedition, the royal family rewarded them with a total of thirty buckets. Therefore, the expensive pearls in the early years have now become something that ordinary people can afford.

If gold, silver and copper coins were used in such a large transaction, the Liao people could instantly buy a lot of things they needed from the Song Dynasty, such as grain, cloth, and even iron tools. If pearls were used, there would be no such concern. Although the best pearls in the Song Dynasty were expensive, there were not many people who were really willing to pay for them.

Everyone held the ginseng that the second young master had just purchased in his hand, squatted beside the young master and watched Boss Yan and the others beat the Goryeo businessman. The Goryeo businessman's guard had already fallen to the ground and was busy taking care of his body. The bamboo tube was still spraying blood out. No one had time to care about the Goryeo owner.

"I am the King of Lelang Hou of Goryeo..."

Before he finished speaking, the winged fire snake punched him in his mouth. The guy's face changed, and he quickly grabbed Yun Er's arm and said, "Young Master. This Lelang Hou Wang is the third son of King Goryeo, and his mother is Li Fei, a Han family in Goryeo. She is of great origin."

Yun Er frowned and looked at the black and thin middle-aged man, a little unbelievable that this man was Lelanghou of Goryeo.

A few years ago, when Goryeo and the Song Dynasty had not yet cut off their tribute, he met several Goryeo students in the Imperial College in Tokyo. They were also the legitimate sons of the Goryeo royal family. No matter what, they were very peaceful in terms of temperament and manners. When it comes to learning, some local students from the Song Dynasty could not catch up.

King Ye of Lelang is the second son of King of Goryeo, Wang Heng. He couldn't match the age of the year. He waved his hand and stopped the fight.

Yun Er looked at the Goryeo businessman and said, "Who are you from Wang Jing?"

"You snatch the ginseng from the Second King, the Second King will not let you go."

Yun Er looked back at the ginseng in everyone's arms, and then looked at the Khitan merchant who had just sold ginseng to him.

The Khitan businessman pointed to the ginseng in his arms and said, "I bought it back and sold it to you. It's not wrong. The Goryeo may think you are planning to rob his ginseng."

After saying that, he pointed to a carriage next to him and the ginseng stall next to him.

Yun Er laughed and walked straight to the side of the carriage. The Yun family's guy took the lead and opened the curtain. He saw a woman with pearls and jade curled up behind the carriage. In front of the carriage, there were seven or eight very beautifully packaged boxes, two of which were jade knots!

The Goryeo reminded Yun Er that if he did not have enough power to protect his goods on Heishan Island, he deserved it.

Of course, I didn’t have much interest in Goryeo women. The guys were very happy to move the boxes from the carriage. Everyone opened one of the jade letters and said happily to Yun Er: "Second Master, look, this ginseng is much better than the two you just bought. It seems that it has been around for 150 years, good things!"

The Khitan businessman glanced at him and said, "At least 180 years, the young master has won a prize, but you have to consider whether you can eat these black goods."

Yun Er smiled and said, "I have a good appetite. There is nothing I can't eat. Don't say that this guy is just a manager of Wang Jing. Even if Wang Jing comes in person, I will still rob the young master."

The Khitans bowed and said, "I don't know that the young master is the young master in the wise man's house of Song State. I would like to ask the young master to give me some advice, so as not to have many misunderstandings."

Yun Er shook his head and said, "It's not that he is afraid of Wang Jing, but that his family members don't let him talk. It seems that you have a friendship with this Goryeo man. If he is unwilling to give up, he will tell him to ask Wang Jing to come to the alley outside Xuanwu Gate to find me. My family is in the second one, which is easy to find."

The Khitans were also very bachelor and said with a smile: "Since the young master gave the order, I will definitely bring the words. The ginseng brought by the Koreans is good. It is on the foot of the northern foot of Baitou Mountain. It is also called Korean ginseng, which is most suitable for women and women to take."

Yun Er laughed loudly, bowed to thank the Khitan merchants, and turned around and left.

The guys from the Yun family who can be sent to Liaodong are basically some thorny young people from Jiaziying. Only such guys with a slutty smell will be sent here to hone their skills. Those gentle-minded people are now working as mates in the Song Dynasty. After all, rogues will be despised by the Song people in those places.

Of course, these guys would not leave anything for the Goryeo people. If it weren't for teasing women, the Goryeo woman might have been resisted by them.

The Khitan merchant stood there and did not leave, which was unusual, because other ginseng merchants saw that Yun Er had started robbing, so they avoided him from afar. The master robbed him and moved his own goods away.

"The alley outside Xuanwu Gate? There are only two nobles there, one is Di Qing and the other is Yun Zheng. I don't know whether the second one this boy said was calculated from south to north or from north to south. However, this young man did not have the surname Yun, so he should have the surname Di.

It seems that this kid is telling the truth, and only the two of them have such a tough family that can be used by him.

It’s strange that the son of a daughter cannot sit in the hall. Such a noble young man would come to this remote place. Could it be that he sneaked out to play?"

The Khitan merchant shook his head and turned around and asked his friend to clean up the stall. The sun was already high, so it was time to go back to have a meal and rest.

Yun Er returned to the inn, cleared the ginseng in his hand, and planned to take a nap. The businessmen here were like the grass market in the countryside of the Song Dynasty. The market opened at dawn and the market began to close at mid-Japan. By the afternoon, the island of Heishan became quiet.

If you stand by the beach for less than a quarter of an hour, you will be blown down by the cold wind, so no one is interested in enjoying the beautiful sea view in such a cold day.

The dandy aura on Yun Er who returned to the room disappeared in an instant. I heard Manager Sun tell him the consequences of his troubles today.

"Second Young Master, Sula Hague had agreed to negotiate with the young master at his Montenegro Courtyard yesterday. This matter has been decided. It seems that Sula Hague has been on Montenegro Island for a while. It is estimated that he will never be able to return to Suzhou for the whole winter. This shows that this guy sees Montenegro Island more important than Suzhou City.

As for the Sun Sancao that Hai Lianzi mentioned, Lao Nu asked several good merchants and pirates today, but no one knew where this person was. If he wanted to really build a Maritime Warehouse in Liaodong, Heishan Island was the best place.

Because Sula Hague transferred most of the transactions here, the transactions in Suzhou were limited to transactions between local savages, Khitans, and Sumo people, so Sun Sancao did not make much profit to establish a Maritime Warehouse in Suzhou. If he wanted to have a big profit, he had to come to Heishan Island and establish a Maritime Warehouse here to achieve it."

Yun Er's finger kept knocking on the table, looking up and asked, "Do you think Sun Sancao is on Heishan Island? I don't know if this guy has seen it because of such a big noise today."

"The old miss asked very clearly. The Liao Dynasty's Maritime Warehouse will be officially established in the spring next year. Sun Sancao should start preparing at this time, otherwise he will have to wait another year. Do you think that this person is on the island at this time, but I don't know if he is in Sula Hague's mansion. If he is there, you will not be able to discuss the sale of weapons and armor with Sula Hague." (To be continued)

ps: Chapter 2
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