Chapter 242 The hunt begins
It is still difficult to change one person's habits, let alone a huge tribe. The Khitans did not really want to do business with the Great Zhou. They thought it was difficult to get robbery and covet the goods of the Great Zhou, so they agreed to trade.
Ye Hua saw through the virtues of these people, but he knew it. As long as the trade started, the Khitan would basically step into the pit with one foot. He had too many ways to weaken the Khitan's courage and make them turn from a tiger into a wild wolf, then into a cattle and sheep, until they turned into a fat pig to be slaughtered...
This is a process that takes time, and it cannot be rushed or slowed down. In short, the heat must be appropriate and patiently cooked to make a pot of braised pork that is fat, not greasy, thin, and not tiring, and has a complete color, fragrance and taste!
Yelu Sha found Ye Hua was easy to talk about, and he had to open a market for commodity trading, and impose taxes... Yehua nodded all of them, which made Yelu Sha very proud.
It seems that the Great Zhou was still afraid of the Khitan. They felt that giving silver and silk was too embarrassing and refused to give in, but there was nothing to do business. They would rather suffer more losses than offend the Khitan.
Thinking of this, Yelu Sha was very proud and even a little fluttered.
Yelu Wuzhi is old and has a stubborn mind. After all, the Han people are cowardly and nothing special. Even the most powerful champion Hou is the same!
This meeting was very easy. After everything was agreed upon, Ye Hua said: "Once the two sides start trade, they will solve the transportation problem. We are preparing to renovate the Yongji Canal so that ships can pass. Do your country have any opinions?"
"Dropping the waterway... This is natural. You must be quick, don't delay the major trade affairs." Yelu Sha also looked serious, for fear of misleading business.
Ye Hua suppressed his smile and nodded repeatedly, "Please rest assured that we must do our best to strive not to delay the serious business."
Send Yelusha away.
Ye Hua wanted to laugh three times. These fools, can’t you tell me that the purpose of unblocking Yongji Canal is actually to mobilize troops!
Yongjiqu was left by the famous foolish emperor Emperor Yang of Sui!
The total length is nearly 2,000 miles and it took millions of manpower. After the Yongji Canal was built, the soldiers, horses, food and wages from the Central Plains could be transported directly to Youzhou. The Sui and Tang dynasties relied on this canal to support the use of troops in Liaodong.
Even when it was in the Great Zhou Dynasty, Ye Hua was still making the idea of this canal.
Yang Guang carries all his infamy on himself, but he makes his future generations cheaper. Such great and selfless integrity and dedication are really admirable!
In the name of trade, the Yongji Canal was cleared so that the warships of the Great Zhou could directly drive to Baigou River!
Later generations often said that the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were all in the hands of the Khitans.
There is something wrong with this statement.
Because in the sixth year of Xiande in history, Chai Rong once led his troops, using Han Tong as the vanguard, cleared Yongji Canal, marched into Cangzhou, stationed troops in Qianning, forced Yingzhou and Mozhou to surrender, and seized Yijin Pass, Waqiao Pass and Yukou Pass. Wherever the troops arrived, Youzhou was!
Taking the power of Chai Rong's military power, the Khitans did not dare to fight and could only defend themselves.
If he could continue to march, perhaps Yan Yun would be liberated.
Unfortunately, Chai Rong was seriously ill and had to withdraw his troops. The Northern Expedition was only one leader, but it was not completed. This time, the regret caused was probably countless times greater than the six outings to Qishan!
However, Chai Rong regained the ten counties in Guannan and pushed the border to Baigou River in one fell swoop.
The recaptured Waqiao Pass was later Xiongzhou, which was the front line of fighting against the Liao Kingdom. If Chai Rong had not had the Northern Expedition, I was afraid that the Khitans would have entered the Central Plains a few more times.
Zhao Da stole the other person's country, but enjoyed the legacy left by Chai Rong. It was embarrassing to say that compared to history, Ye Hua and Chai Rong were 6 years ahead of schedule!
They have more time to arrange things calmly.
Yingzhou and Mozhou are like a fist, penetrate deep into the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, like a thorn in the throat, and they will not vomit easily.
In the name of trading, Ye Hua rebuilt the Yongji Canal, rectified the defense of Cangzhou and Ganning Army, and surrounded the two states from the side. Chai Rong happily agreed to this suggestion.
"It's indeed a good plan! A good way!" Chai Rong smiled and said, "If this plan can be achieved, Old Changle will be grateful to you!"
"Teacher Feng? What did he thank me?"
Chai Rong said, "Did you forget? The old teacher is from Yingzhou. He always talks about returning to his roots and burying his bones and his hometown. But Yingzhou is still in the hands of the Khitan. If you can take it back, he may not thank you too much!"
Ye Hua blinked his eyes. He didn't care what Feng Dao was willing to think, but he just took back the ten counties in Guannan. That was urgent. How to cut off the Khitans without angering this giant beast and making the Khitans crazy is a question worth thinking about.
Ye Hua and Chai Rong discussed it properly. As long as the hunting is over, they will immediately mobilize the military and civilians to clear the Yongji Canal as quickly as possible... Explosives and cement are the two magic weapons in their hands.
One is responsible for the explosion and blocking, the other is responsible for building a strong city, wait, the Khitans will soon be shocked!
After waiting for another day, Yelu Sha came again. This time he smiled significantly more and was in a better mood. The Khitan Emperor had agreed to trade.
"It is a great blessing for the two countries to shake hands and make an alliance forever. My Majesty invites the King of Jin and the Marquis of Champions to participate in the hunting meeting. Show your skills and asks His Highness and Marquis to enjoy the glory!"
Chai Rong nodded, "This is naturally, I also want to see the style of the Khitan warriors."
The two sides reached a peace talks and a relaxed hunting trip seems to be a good way to celebrate. Saying goodbye to war and ushering in peace should be celebrated well.
The Khitans were surrounded by flags and fluttering in the wind. The majestic warriors and the priests were performing fancy kung fu, wrestling, shooting, javelin, and various activities emerged one after another.
They also prepared dozens of cowhide drums. When the hunting starts, everyone will ride their horses to attack. After the three-way drum sound, whoever hunts the most spoils will be the winner of the hunting.
Yelu Jing was the most keen on hunting. He rode a white horse with a divine horse, holding a royal bow wrapped in gold wire and gems embedded in it, and was arrogant.
Not far from Yelu Jing, there was a slightly pale young man, who was the crown prince of the Northern Han Dynasty!
In the battle of Linzhou, Liu Chengjun was shot and left the root of the disease. Every winter, he would have asthma and cough, as if he had tuberculosis.
In his case, he should not have traveled a long distance, but the Khitan and the Great Zhou peace talks, the one who is most worried about is the Northern Han Dynasty. His father Liu Chong is old and cannot leave easily, so he can only do it for him.
After coming to the Khitan, he jumped up and down, hoping to incite the Khitan and fight against the Great Zhou. Only when the two sides fought fiercely could the Northern Han have hope of survival.
However, no one mentioned the Northern Han in peace talks.
This is the sadness of being a lackey. It is difficult for the two majors to be small. Liu Chengjun's face became paler and ugly, and he couldn't help but cough secretly.
He looked up and suddenly found that the flag was flying in front of him. The people from Dazhou arrived. The leader was Chai Rong and Ye Hua, the one who made him hate him to the core!
A few years have passed, and Ye Hua has gone from a young man to a young man, with a tall figure and a heroic figure. As the champion, he is famous all over the world, just like the rising sun, with a scorching sun, which makes people dare not look directly at it.
In contrast, although he is the crown prince, he is just a defeated general. He is thriving on others and surviving. It feels really uncomfortable!
Ye Hua also saw the banner of the Northern Han Dynasty, and his face suddenly became dark. He was this hateful lackey again! He was servile and disgusting!
It is a shame to dare to take the "Han" as your country's name!
Ye Huazong stepped forward and said to the Khitan Emperor: "Your Majesty, both sides will hunt today. Why do you put animals in the middle of the crowd? If you accidentally hurt your personnel in a while, it would be unsatisfactory."
Yelu Jing didn't react, where did the beast come from?
He followed Ye Hua's gaze and saw Liu Chengjun, and finally understood.
This Ye Hua is simply a mouth-breaking!
"Champion Marquis, His Highness the Crown Prince is here. He is my distinguished guest of the Great Liao Dynasty. You can't be rude to him!"
"Hahaha! How can he be considered the prince? Isn't his father the nephew of His Majesty? The prince of the son emperor should be Emperor Sun! Do you agree?"
As soon as Ye Hua finished speaking, a loud laugh broke out from Dazhou.
Zhao Kuangyin and Zhang Yongde slapped and took the lead in applauding.
If you scold me happily, you shouldn’t give the shameless lackey a good look!
Even the Khitan side had few who looked down on Liu Chengjun. They actually laughed with the generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which made Liu Chengjun particularly embarrassed and wanted to find a crack in the ground to get in.
Chapter completed!