Lin Feng clasped his fists at Emperor Shizong of Liao and said loudly: "Dear Khan, have you ever heard of the supermarket in Jinling City of the Tang Dynasty?"

Yelu Ruan glanced at Zhang Jian, a scholar in Mizhi, and nodded slightly to show that he knew.

"Will Khan hear that the State of Chu has surrendered to the Tang Dynasty?" Lin Feng asked again.

Now, not only Yelu Ruan, but everyone else on the table casts a surprise and puzzled look. This news has been circulating in the north, but because the Liao Kingdom has been in a state of war with the Northern Han since October last year, the information transmission in the south is not smooth and even more inaccurate.

Lin Feng did not hide it and briefly briefly explained the relevant matters after he entered Chu. However, the more he underestimated the lighter he put on the table, the more shocked the person on the table looked.

"You conquered the State of Chu in four months?" Gao Xun, the Privy Councilor, with a beard, looked like "You are just nonsense."

"I dare not take it! The return of Chu State to the Tang Dynasty is my lord of the Tang Dynasty, King Qi, King Ji, and Lord Liu Renshan. There are tens of thousands of elite soldiers who have shared the same contributions." Lin Feng explained with a smile, and secretly admitted that he had made great contributions in it.

Now, even the five Khitan bosses who had originally looked contemptuous were moved.

Lin Feng clasped his fists and continued, "Master Privy Councilor, how is Zhou Zhi's military strength compared to that of the former Han?"

Privy Councilor Gao Xun was self-aware and consciously turned his attention to the Privy Councilor Yelu Wuzhi. Everyone else was the same and looked at Yelu Wuzhi.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying in the Khitan political circle that "the northern yamen does not care about the people, and the southern yamen does not control the troops." The Privy Council of the North Court is in charge of military operations, martial arts, and herds. All Khitan military and horses are under the control of other governments. Because their teeth are often located in the north of the Great Nei Tan Hall, it is named Northern Court. The Southern Privy Council is in charge of Wenquan, tribes, and Ding Fu, and all Khitan people are under the control of them. Because their teeth are located in the south of the Great Nei Tan, it is named Southern Court. Now, when Lin Feng asks questions about military and military affairs, he naturally asks Yelu Wuzhi, who is in charge of the North Court, to answer.

Yelu Wuzhi pondered for a moment and said softly: "It's slightly improved, but it's far from being my Daliao opponent!"

Since October last year, Emperor Shizong of Liao, Yelu Ruan, "has been attacking the south and conquered Anping (now Anping County, Hengshui City, Hebei), Neiqiu (now Neiqiu County, Xingtai City, Hebei), Shulu (now Xinji City, Hebei), and returned with great success." Looking at previous battle examples, the Liao Kingdom's southward direction has always been dominated by offense, and its strength has far prevailed.

Lin Feng immediately replied without hesitation: "In Lin's opinion, the strength of the two is incomparable! Now, when Guo Wei ascended the throne, he announced a change and his strength will inevitably double in the future! Lin can assert that in less than a few years, Zhou will be the life of the Great Liao, the Tang Dynasty, and even all neighboring countries! "

"The Central Plains have been weak for a long time, so how easy is it to prosper? Now, the Han Kingdom established by Liu Chongxin, and even Xuzhou, are rebelling against Guo Wei, not to mention the governors from all over Guo Wei. He has no time to take care of himself!" Zhang Jian, a scholar of the Mizhi, whispered.

Somehow, Zhang Jian saw a Han man talking proudly in front of the arrogant Liao Dynasty for the first time in his life, and suddenly felt very uncomfortable. Although Emperor Shizong of Liao did not clearly accept himself as his master, he always respected him with respect for his teacher's courtesy, but he never dared to speak so arrogantly in front of Emperor Shizong!

"What's the point of scabies!" Lin Feng immediately retorted without hesitation, and pointed his fingers and explained, "Let's talk about Xuzhou first, a city, some struggling people. Guo Wei sent thousands of troops to get off at most two months, which is not worth a show. Liu Chong's Han was not strong enough, but he was just a show. Lin was a little confused. How many troops could they send to attack Zhou State? 10,000 or 20,000? The final result was that eggs hit stones and ants bite elephants! As for other governors, they were also people who knew the times. The strong strength of the Yuan Tianxiong Army, plus the tens of thousands of imperial guards in the original Han State, I believe that few people dared to rebel against Guo Wei!"

After Lin Feng said this, no one answered the conversation at the table. Yelu Wuzhi's face darkened. Just a few days ago, when Liu Chong sent an envoy to request a joint attack on Zhou, he began to hesitate and refuse to say the troops to be dispatched. Finally, he blushed and said that there were tens of thousands of infantry and cavalrymen, which made the Liao kingdom's bosses smile bitterly.

According to historical records, in the first year of Guangshun in the Later Zhou Dynasty (951), in the fourth year of Ganyou in the Northern Han Dynasty, in the first month of the fifth year of Tianlu in Liao, Liu Suo founded the Northern Han Dynasty and wrote a letter to Liao for help. He also used Prince Liu Chengjun as the recruitment envoy to lead 10,000 troops to attack Jinzhou in the Later Zhou Dynasty (now northeast of Linfen, Shanxi). In February, Liu Chengjun was defeated in Jinzhou and instead attacked Xizhou (now Xixian in Shanxi). He was defeated again, with heavy casualties and returned to Jinyang.

No matter from which perspective, sending 10,000 soldiers to attack a powerful country can only be regarded as a symbolic attack in the political sense, and it is actually a joke!

Taking advantage of the silence of the bigwigs, Lin Feng officially began to fool: "My Tang Dynasty has newly acquired Chu State, and its land area is equal to Zhou, and it is a situation where the Huai River and the Yangtze River are in a confrontation. Since ancient times, far-reaching and near attacking are the ways to attack. Lin believes that Liao and Tang countries can become brothers and allies to advance and retreat together, work together to attack Zhou, and divide the Central Plains together!"

The people on the table were still silent. Emperor Shizong of Liao stared at Lin Feng with relish, and was a little moved. If the Tang Dynasty really had a superior strength and there were talented people like Lin Feng, they might really be able to hold Zhou State in the south!

Lin Feng knew that the goal just now was too huge and far away, so he immediately expressed the most direct purpose of this trip, and the most likely content of the agreement: "Constructing allies requires sincerity and complementary to each other. If Khan can agree to establish a supermarket trading venue in the coastal location, we can transport Jinling treasure swords, Chudi tea, Huaihe sea salt and other materials to the place to exchange for the Great Liao horses, fur, minerals and other materials, and mutually beneficial to you and me. Let our cooperation start with mutual benefit, why not do it?"

"Mr. Lin is referring to the mutual market?" Liao Shizong asked with a raised eyebrows.

Mutual market refers to the trade between the Central Plains dynasties and the surrounding ethnic groups in history, as well as between China and foreign countries. As early as the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, Zhang Qian began trade with the Western Regions after he opened up the Western Regions. The Han Dynasty also established cities at various border gates as a mutual market with ethnic minorities.

The name "mutual market" began with the trade between the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Wuhuan, Xianbei, Xiongnu and other tribes. After the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it was also called "mutual market". At that time, land trade became more prosperous and maritime trade began to develop. The Sui Dynasty established a mutual market on the northwest border, which was in charge of mutual market affairs. In the sixth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty (632), it was renamed the "mutual market". Mutual markets were set up along the border, mainly horse markets. Later, the market was set up to be in charge of trade in the South China Sea.

After the Middle Tang Dynasty, the southeast was prosperous, and maritime trade exceeded that of land, Guangzhou, Jiaozhou, Yangzhou and Quanzhou became important commercial ports. In this war-torn Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the mutual market was under the strict control of the government, and there were many restrictions on the items traded. Except for those who ordered the mutual market, ordinary people were "not allowed to trade money and goods with the vassals". There was not a lack of trade between countries, but private trade was the main focus.

Lin Feng nodded immediately and further explained: "The Tang Dynasty can concentrate warships to transport supplies. The military and important materials in them are only traded with the Liao court as a whole, not with the tribes in private."

Yelu Ruan was even more determined. If this is the case, wouldn’t he be able to effectively control major domestic forces through the allocation and removal of materials exchanged?

Seeing the consulting vision that Emperor Shizong of Liao had cast, the big guys were also quite moved, and they carefully considered the pros and cons of the trade with Nan Tang.

At this time, Yelu Hu, the Privy Councilor of the Southern Court, spoke: "Although your steel knives are profitable, they are expensive and low in quantity, which is optional for our huge Khitan army. Although tea and salt are essential products, we also have their own ways to obtain them. It seems that there is no need to open a market, right?"
Chapter completed!