The only thing remains the same: Emperor Zhao is now extremely powerful and can manipulate the world. He can even choose the leader of the Jurchens from three options. Yue Fei's army is in Liaoyang, keeping a close eye on the main force of Goryeo. Who can oppose this?
If you want to oppose, why not oppose your own Duke of Xijing of Goryeo first? !
So, after some chaos, the first imperial treaty was almost unanimously discussed and passed, and the second imperial treaty was officially released - this was the "Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation" between the Song Dynasty and other countries.
The thirty articles before and after were all things that confused everyone present, such as things like countries maintaining friendship, trade freedom, and travelers and immigrants being protected and recognized when doing business in each other's country.
There are thirty articles, each of which even has three or four small articles. The text is ten times longer than the first imperial treaty. It is so detailed and even cumbersome that it explains in detail how to inherit property if a citizen dies in the other country.
Not to mention that people like Hebule almost gave up, even people like Jin Fushi felt their scalps tingling again.
Moreover, after looking at it, I don’t know if it was an illusion, but what shocked Jin Bushi and others was that this was really an equal treaty... All the terms were mutually promised, which was completely different from the previous imperial edict about the father-son relationship, the monarch-minister state, and the King of Qin and the King of Wei of my family were on the same level as your king... Jin Bushi couldn't even find a sentence with the Song Dynasty as the sole subject.
Equality has reached an unbelievable level.
Of course, Jin Bushi was indeed an elite of the country in this era. After he threw down the imperial edict, he thought of the previous incident in which the Song Dynasty government dumped porcelain in Goryeo, and he seemed to have a little realization.
"Your Majesty," Jin Bu Shi asked cautiously to the Emperor Zhao who was holding his daughter. "This imperial treaty only stipulates that the mutual tariffs must be the lowest among all countries, but it does not stipulate that the tariffs between the two countries must be equal, right?"
"That's right." Zhao Jiu immediately knew what the other party was thinking and smiled. "Marshal Jin, don't worry, there is no forced buying or selling, no forced tax exemption... Everything is a fair trade. If you think there are too many porcelains and don't want to buy them, then don't buy them."
His mouth was blocked as soon as he came up, even Jin Fushi was a little dazed, and he just felt that Emperor Zhao was too generous.
"The original intention of this imperial decree is that I do not want tribute or rewards, but only fair trade among the people and the same circulation among all countries." Zhao Jiu continued to explain. "This is the so-called Great Harmony, and it is also my long-cherished wish! It is also a reflection after the war! If the Jurchens could freely sell Dongzhu and Haidongqing and were not oppressed by the Khitan, why would they rebel against Liao?"
Emperor Zhao was holding his daughter and speaking with certainty, but the people below felt confused like Jin Bu Shi.
To be fair, if Zhao Liang had not seen with his own eyes how the Great Jin Kingdom was turned into its current state by the official in front of him, he would have almost believed the other party's lies.
However, Zhao Liang, who really understood Chinese characters, looked down again, over and over again, but he could only make out the word "fairness" from the gaps between the characters!
Fair! Fair!
Still fair!
It really is a ghost!
"If there is no objection, except for Japan, all states, including Western Liao, must sign this treaty with the Song Dynasty!" Zhao Jiu simply slammed the table. "Just like the last treaty, all states and tribes in the northern border will sign it now, and Dali and Vietnam will take it back to sign."
The room full of northern heroes looked at each other, unable to think of any reason to refuse, but they still couldn't help feeling doubt and fear.
Finally, Jin Bu Shi suddenly thought of a question: "Your Majesty, if our slaves escape to Song, can we no longer treat them as slaves?"
"yes."
Zhao Jiu answered fluently. "Look at the supplement to the third sub-clause of Article 26, which already talks about this... When a criminal enters the country, both sides will abide by the laws of the other country... For example, if Goryeo keeps slaves, our country will be preparing to abolish slavery in the next two years. If there are escaped slaves entering the country, once they enter the country, they will be regarded as good citizens and will never be arrested! If you want to arrest them, you can only try to do it within our country!"
Finding a fault actually makes everyone here feel relieved. I don’t know who indulged this person.
"If it is a treason..." Jin Bu Shi asked carefully.
"If Goryeo thinks someone is plotting a rebellion, but I don't think so, then it's Goryeo's rebellion." Zhao Jiu responded coldly.
Jin Fu Shi was speechless for a moment and had no words to say.
Emperor Zhao, seeing that he had silenced the smartest people, could not help but look around and lectured everyone: "Don't you know what the first imperial decree means? Isn't it about unifying China's politics, culture, and system? Not to mention treason and slavery, anyone who has read books should know that it is a shameless act... The imperial decree itself means that you should move closer to the advanced system of the Song Dynasty! My son Zhao Liang understood the confusion at such a young age, and you don't understand?!"
Everyone nodded in agreement, but many of them disagreed in their hearts. How could it be that easy?
At this moment, the new Jurchen ruler Zhao Liangbi was moved, but took the opportunity to ask a question: "Father... Your son, excuse me, since you have entered the country, there must be a border. I wonder how your father will decide to draw the border?"
"That is exactly what the third covenant is about."
Zhao Jiu put his daughter down, and then pointed at the corner of the table with his finger. "I have worked hard for ten years to achieve this victory. Now that the Jurchens have surrendered, in order to prevent future unrest, the countries and tribes in the northern border should unite and form an alliance, swear an oath and sign an agreement, and never go to war with each other. In the future, they will only guard for me and China! And in order to make this happen, it is natural to draw the boundaries of the countries and determine the nomadic places of the tribes! Even the number of troops and the garrison areas must be determined! No one should negotiate with me on this matter! And whoever disobeys will be driven out by the entire people of the northern border to fight together!"
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