Peerless Pirates

In the next two days, Song Zheng, together with officials from the Ministry of Rites, held talks with Tang Zhengsu and Xue Qimeng. As Song Zheng expected, everything else went smoothly, but the business deal made Tang Zhengsu feel very embarrassed.

This thing sounds pretty fucked up. When Song Zheng went to Shu, in order to win over Shu not to support Xixia, Daqi made a series of conditions, including the establishment of a forum for negotiation between the two sides, but did not clearly explain the purpose of the forum.

Location. Perhaps in Da Qi's view, Shu, like Xixia and Dajin, all belong to "foreign states", so it is natural that the location of the market should be located in the other country.

In fact, it doesn't matter where the vertebra field is located. Historically, the Song Dynasty had a barge field within its own territory, while Liao and Xixia also set up barge fields on their borders. But when it came to Daqi, due to serious antagonism with neighboring countries,

Therefore, the blockade on neighboring countries is also very strict. There are many troops stationed at the border and strict export checkpoints are set up. Almost all trade is handled by the government.

Doing so naturally eliminated civilian trade between neighboring countries. In fact, this elimination was not complete. The huge profit temptation caused many border troops to participate in smuggling. Before Pang Hui eliminated redundant troops, the military had insufficient funds and soldiers

Half-pay is often paid, and it is also common for people to be in arrears with pay. This leads to the top brass of the military turning a blind eye to this, and even secretly encouraging or manipulating smuggling to make up for the lack of military spending.

The Song Dynasty was weak in the previous dynasty, and the opening of many forecourts was often the result of wars and peace talks. When it came to Daqi, it was very tough on the outside world, as if anyone who proposed to open forecourts was a traitor. Such was the scholarly ethos that sometimes even Huang Yuandu and Pang Hui

Such a giant would not dare to go against the trend.b Time travel novel:b

In fact, in Song Zheng's view, those Daqi officials who advocated seclusion are just fools. Not to mention that strengthening trade between the two countries is beneficial to the people, but in terms of economic interests, opening a market is definitely beneficial to Daqi, which is rich in products.

.The huge trade surplus will allow the wealth of Linguo to flow into Daqi continuously.

When later powers opened up China, from the Treaty of Nanjing to the Treaty of Yantai, the Treaty of Shimonoseki, and the Treaty of Xinchou, every unequal treaty was accompanied by the opening of coastal and treaty ports along the Yangtze River. Why did the great powers force China to do business? Of course.

It is to facilitate them to dump goods and steal a large amount of China's silver.

Let’s talk about Daqi again. Opening more shopping malls will also help Daqi’s things to be dumped abroad. As a person who has lived for two lifetimes, Song Zheng saw this very clearly, so he mentioned “currency war” when he was taking the No. 1 Scholar exam.

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Huang Yuandu knew this very well, but he could not blatantly act according to what Song Zheng said. In fact, it was pure luck that Song Zheng was able to win the first prize. If it were not for the special circumstances at that time, in another period, Song Zheng would not even be in the top ten.

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With the atmosphere in Da Qi being like this, Song Zheng had no choice but to secretly apologize to Tang Zhengsu and Xue Qimeng. Although Tang Zheng and Xue understood Song Zheng very well, they could not let them make random decisions in state affairs. After all, there was no relationship between countries.

It's often a matter of fighting for face.

After two days of negotiation, the matter finally came to fruition. Neither Daqi nor Xishu opened a business, but Huitong Trading Company was allowed to act as an agent for trade between Qi and Shu: a branch of Huitong Trading Company was established in Fengjie, Shu.

All goods exported to Shu were shipped to Shu by Huitong Trading, while goods exported to Daqi from Shu were purchased by Huitong Trading, and then distributed to the imperial court by the branch of Huitong Trading in Zigui.

This thing is even more unbelievable. Huitong Trading House has the right to open a branch in Daqi, and Lang Zhengchun of Shu State is also willing to cooperate with Huitong Trading House, so such a weirdo was formed.

It was originally something that was exclusively owned by the government, specifically the Ministry of Revenue, but it became the exclusive business of Huitong Trading House. It was said to be poaching from the imperial court, but since the trading house had shares owned by the emperor, who would dare to say that the trading house was traitorous to the country? Is it possible?

Did the emperor sell his world to Shu?

On the third day of June, the Ministry of Rites reported the results of the talks between the two parties to Pang Ying, who quickly forwarded them to Queen Mother Huang Jiao. Huang Jiao was dissatisfied with some of the wordings and sent them back to the Ministry of Rites, and Song Zheng had to negotiate with Tang Zhengsu again.

This happened three times, and it was not until mid-June that the final text was finalized. After Pang Ying and Huang Jiao used the seal at the same time to form the Credentials, the major diplomatic issue between the two countries was finally concluded.

During this period, what most concerned Song Zheng's spirit was not the wording of the credential, but another matter: Pang Tong's letter requested that Jiang Kui's family be exterminated.

Things went back to the morning of the fifth day of the sixth lunar month, which coincided with the imperial dynasty. For more than an hour, it was relatively stable. When it came to the next dynasty, Duke Pangtong suddenly stood up and wrote:

"...Jiang Kui is a traitor. He defected to Shu as the former deputy commander of the Imperial City. His crime shall be punished by his clan. It is also rumored that the Shuguan army was defeated ten years ago and the person who leaked the information was

Jiang Kui. If this matter is true, then Jiang Kui will die without redemption. However, I recently heard that the Jiang family’s criminal family members have returned to Qi from Shu, so I asked the Holy One to investigate the matter strictly and give an explanation to the tens of thousands of Shuguan loyalists.

…”

When Pang Tong submitted the letter, Song Zheng was also in the Taiji Hall because of the affairs of the Shu envoy. As soon as Pang Tong submitted the letter, it immediately caused an uproar in the palace. Song Zheng was also startled, and he couldn't help but secretly look at Pang Ying. Song Zheng reported this incident earlier.

When Xizhai had a secret talk with Pang Ying, they had already reported it, and Pang Ying promised not to affect Jiang Kui's family. However, Pang Tong openly submitted a letter and immediately forced Song Zheng and Pang Ying into a corner.

Fortunately, Pang Ying was no longer a simple-minded young man. He pondered for a moment and asked, "My lord, where did you hear about this?"

"I received a secret report from the army, saying that there was a group of people claiming to be Xixia Han people. They fled Guanzhong due to the war and transferred to Shu to come to Daqi. Later, this group of people actually settled at the foot of Huangshan Mountain in Huizhou. After investigation,

, someone recognized that this group of people was actually Jiang Kui's family members, they just changed their names. I have asked the Holy One to investigate this matter strictly."

"Following the investigation, it seems that this is the job of the Imperial City Department. Why, the left and right departments didn't report it, but the old Duke got the news first? In other words, the old Duke was worried about the country and dispatched his own manpower to investigate.

This matter?"

Pang Tong chuckled softly, "In the past, Song Zheng, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, went on a mission to the Kingdom of Shu alone. The Holy One was very concerned about the affairs of the Kingdom of Shu. Since I am a Taiwei, I naturally have to worry about the Holy One's concerns, so I am very concerned about the affairs of the Shu Pass. Shu.

Although people from the land occasionally come to our Daqi, this time the number is quite large, with fifty or sixty people in total, so I have to order Zuo Si to investigate closely. No, Zuo Si just reported it last night, and today I will report to the emperor,

Please, Your Majesty, investigate this matter strictly."

As soon as Pang Tong finished speaking, the discussions among the officials below became even louder. After a while, Xu Yinshun, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, immediately stood up and said, "Jiang Kui has committed a heinous crime. I have asked the Holy One to send a department to investigate these people and take a look at them."

How did you pass all the inspections at Shuguan and come to Daqi?" b Time travel novels: b

As soon as Xu Yinshun spoke, except for Ji Can, Guo Xingjia and other big bosses who still waited and watched, other officials expressed their opinions one after another. Wang Zhaogeng, the censor who was reprimanded by Pang Ying last time for the Han Zhong case, even complained in tears.

Pang Ying had a cold face and didn't say a word, letting the courtiers express their opinions. Dong Lancheng, the Minister of Punishment, also wanted to get involved, but after he looked at Song Zheng and then at Pang Ying, he suddenly

The foot that was taken out was withdrawn.

Nearly an hour later, after half of the officials spoke passionately, the emperor was still sitting on the dragon throne. At this time, some smart people thought about it and thought of what happened just now. The emperor did not ask about the matter.

True or false, I asked Duke Pangtong about the source of the news. At that time, the emperor's face was not good. Now it seems that the emperor was unhappy not because of the news itself, but because Duke Pangtong suddenly mentioned this matter.

Slowly, the voices in the court became quieter. After all, Pang Ying is the emperor. Although the emperor will not get back the other half of the power next year, the emperor is the emperor after all. After all, there are only a few who are willing to go against the emperor. Many officials are here.

Even if the matter has nothing to do with him, he is still willing to act based on the emperor's face. As long as he obeys the emperor's wishes, the emperor will at least not put his own shoes on.

The Tai Chi Hall finally became quiet, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Pang Ying glanced down coldly and said, "There is another reason for this." After saying that,

Before the discussion could start again, Pang Ying stood up, shook her sleeves downwards, and moved behind the screen.

With the money in the cabinet, he hurriedly shouted "Retreat" and hurriedly followed.

As soon as Pang Ying left, many officials gathered around Pang Tong, asking whether the matter was true or not. Pang Tong's face was also ugly, and without saying a word, he turned around and walked towards the palace gate.

When he came to Song Zheng's side, Pang Tong turned around and gave Song Zheng a complicated look, "Master Song was in Shu at the time, so he must also know about this, right?"

"Me? I was being hunted by someone at that time, and I almost died in Qingcheng Mountain. Since the Duke is paying attention to the Kingdom of Shu, I wonder if he knows who is chasing me?"

Pang Tong was stunned, "How would I know?"

"Oh, I thought the Duke was well aware of the affairs of the Shu Kingdom. Coincidentally, one of the people who were chasing me was an acquaintance of Da Qi. That person had wanted to assassinate me since Zigui.

I followed him to the Kingdom of Shu again, and he seems to be familiar with Jiang Kui." Song Zheng said calmly.

As soon as Song Zheng's words came out, the entire Tai Chi Hall fell silent again. Everyone could see Song Zheng's hostility towards Pang Tong. And from what Song Zheng meant, the person who was chasing Song Zheng was sent by Pang Tong.

.If this is the case, and that person is familiar with Jiang Kui, then...

Alas, the ministers suddenly realized that they could not continue to think about this matter.

Pang Tong's eyes turned cold and his beard curled up. He glared at Song Zheng for half a cup of tea before he suddenly smiled and said, "Song Xiaolang is not only a master of both civil and military skills, but also his ability to tell jokes. From now on,

You can call him 'Sanjue Song Xiaolang'."

Song Zheng laughed and said, "Sure enough, the Duke of Guo can see things thousands of miles away without leaving Jiangning. When I was in the Shu Kingdom, I was called the 'Three Excellent Young Masters' by the Shu people, but this other extraordinary ability refers to the boy's ability to drink.

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Pang Tong also laughed and said, "Speaking of which, you went to Shu for more than half a year and finally came back, but I didn't even greet you. Our Ting'er has been clamoring to see you for a long time. Oh, Ting'er is getting married.

"

Song Zheng cupped his hand and said, "Congratulations to the Duke, I will make up for the gifts someday."