However, these tribes and the Dali Kingdom maintained a fairly prosperous trade with Sichuan and had exchanges via the ancient Tea-Horse Road, so they were very well-informed. Although the Dali Kingdom's ruler Duan Suxing was a licentious and immoral person, he was not a fool and immediately sent envoys to congratulate them.
Goryeo first watched the situation, and when the news of the peace talks between Liao and Song reached Goryeo in October, Goryeo King Wang Heng sent Shangshu Zuocheng Jin Yuanchong to the Song Dynasty to submit a memorial in December of the first year of Kangding.
In fact, although Wang Heng submitted a letter of allegiance to the Liao Kingdom, it is interesting that as a member of the East Asian cultural circle, the Goryeo people actually looked down on the barbaric Liao people. So Goryeo paid tribute to the Liao people while building the Great Wall to resist them. Although they could not defeat the Liao people, they just looked down on them.
Now that the real suzerain state in the hearts of Goryeo Kingdom has won a great victory, they are naturally very happy, so they come here hoping to get the favor of their former father.
The envoy Jin Yuanchong set out in early December, but had to return due to a sea accident. At the end of December, he prepared gifts for the State of Song and set out again. It was not until late January that he arrived safely in Bianliang.
Zhao Zhen met with Jin Yuanchong and tried his best.
Then Zhao Jun held talks with Jin Yuanchong on behalf of the Constitutional Council. At the meeting, the Song Dynasty agreed to the request for an alliance with Goryeo. The two sides signed the "Song-Goryeo Defense Treaty", stipulating that if the Liao people invaded Goryeo without any reason, the Song Dynasty would send troops to protect Goryeo's safety.
At the same time, Zhao Jun hoped that the Song Dynasty would station troops in Jeju Island to protect the trade between Song and Gao from being disrupted by the Liao navy.
Although the Liao Kingdom had a navy, it was useless compared to the Song Dynasty's navy. However, if the Song Kingdom stationed troops in Tamra for a long time, it would be possible that when the Liao Kingdom invaded, the Song Dynasty's army could sail north to provide support.
Therefore, when Jin Yuanchong heard this request, he was overjoyed and agreed on the spot.
Under such circumstances, Goryeo returned to its roots and returned to the arms of its old father. Although Wang Heng did not dare to tear up the vassal relationship with the Liao Kingdom, at least the trade between Song and Goryeo became much smoother.
Japan, on the other hand, is playing dead as usual.
After all, they had only paid tribute to the Liao Kingdom twice, and it was only after the Liao Kingdom sent people to urge them many times that they paid tribute reluctantly. Naturally, they were too lazy to pay attention to the Song Dynasty.
After all, the current Song Dynasty is no longer the Tang Dynasty they once longed for.
But there is no doubt that the Song Dynasty was powerful. Moreover, Song Cai had been developing relations in Japan a few years ago. Last year, he followed Zhao Jun's advice and went to Japan. He handed over part of the shares of Iwami Silver Mine to the Japanese royal family, gaining a certain influence in Japan.
With the recommendation and persuasion of Song Cai and other powerful people who own some shares of the Iwami Silver Mine, the Song Dynasty sent an envoy to Japan in November last year, who was received by Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan.
Things became much easier with an insider. Although Emperor Suzaku did not agree to let the relationship between Song and Japan become a vassal state like the relationship between Tang and Japan, and the two sides did not sign any treaty, he allowed the Song Dynasty to establish a base on Tsushima Island in Japan, and allowed Iwami Province to establish a trading port and open the port for operation.
In this way, trade among Song, Gao and Japan has basically been implemented.
In January of the first year of the Qingli period, the Maritime Customs Offices in Hangzhou, Tongzhou, Mingzhou and other places encouraged Song merchants to go to Korea and Japan to do business.
It is hoped that merchants will sell the culture and handicrafts of the Song Dynasty to Japan and Goryeo, so that they can enjoy the long-lost influence of Confucian culture that they have not felt for a long time.
In this case, Zhao Jun has truly realized his original idea.
The five major trade routes.
First, Guangzhou Central Asia Maritime Silk Road trade.
Article 2: Trade in the free trade zone among Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Songjiang, Japan and Gao.
Third, the ancient Tea-Horse Road trade between Sichuan and Dali.
Article 4. Silk Road trade in the Hehuang Corridor of Shaanxi and the Hexi Corridor of Western Xia.
Finally, there was a free trade agreement with Liao in the north.
Neighboring countries, including Central Asia, became trading partners, and the Song Dynasty's business almost reached Europe.
On February 3, after making sufficient preparations, Zhao Jun held the last meeting before the new policy was released in Chongzheng Hall.
Zhao Zhen sat high in the main seat, Zhao Jun sitting beside him. He looked around at the many officials below and said with a smile, "Everyone, with the trade agreements signed with Xixia and Liao, and the trade relations established with Japan and Goryeo at the beginning of this year, my plan has been completed!"
He said happily: "The only thing that has not been realized yet is to develop Vietnam, Bagan and Angkor into grain and cotton producing areas, and let their people grow grain and cotton for us."
"The Song Dynasty does not border Pagan or Angkor, and we have no dealings with them. As for the Kingdom of Yue..."
Lu Yijian shook his head and said, "Our relationship is not harmonious."
"It's okay. That's a matter for the future. If they're not at peace, we can force them to make peace in the future. If it weren't for the hot climate and rampant malaria in Southeast Asia, the Xining Campaign fought by Emperor Shenzong of Song, although he won, suffered more than half of the casualties due to the epidemic, making it difficult to destroy the Kingdom of Yue. I really wouldn't necessarily let Vietnam go."
Zhao Jun said, "Our current goal is to strengthen our domestic economy first. Once trade develops and the people become prosperous, we can gradually abandon agricultural taxes and maintain commercial tax revenue. As for Vietnam, with our powerful ships and cannons, a few shots will force them to become our raw material producer."
"Well, let's talk about the New Deal."
Wang Zeng changed the subject and said, "Now that we have decided that the new policy will focus on the performance evaluation system and rectify the administration of officials, what next?"
“Then economic and agricultural reforms went hand in hand.”
Zhao Jun explained, "When the economy improves, foreign trade will feed back into the country. Japanese silver will flow in, and gold, silver, and copper from other countries will also flow into the Song Dynasty in large quantities. The shortage of money will be solved. Jiaozi will be rolled out across the country, completely solving the problem of commodity trade difficulties. With economic prosperity, agricultural taxes can be largely abolished, and commercial taxes can be used to supplement the national treasury."
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