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Volume 3 Spreading Wings Chapter 216 Visit to Liao Kingdom

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    Chapter 216

    Visiting the Liao Kingdom

    After occupying the Korean Peninsula, Japan and Siberia, Wen Shen felt the need to take a break.  Firstly, he can take a rest, and secondly, Wang Gang can consolidate the occupied areas.  []

    Zhao Feiyan and Wang Zhaojun were going to have a baby in one month. Taking advantage of this period, Wen Shen decided to go back to the Song Dynasty space to take a look.  Because he calculated with his fingers, it should be almost March in the Song Dynasty, and it was the day to go to Liao Kingdom with Yelu Nanxian.

    Back in Yizhou, Wen Shen arranged for three steam wooden ships to carry him and Yelu Nanxian to the Liao Kingdom.  Accompanying them were one hundred soldiers and six tractors.

    The fleet went north and passed Qingdao. Wen Shen went ashore for an inspection. After a year of construction, Qingdao has begun to take shape. In particular, the dock part can dock three giant ships of more than 10,000 tons at the same time. In the city part, government offices, academies, and  The railway station, water plant, barracks, etc. have been basically completed, and the construction of small power plants has begun.

    The fleet left Qingdao and continued northward. After three days of sailing, it finally arrived in Baozhou.

    On the Baozhou Pier, a group of Liao officials formed a grand welcoming team, headed by Yelu Dashi.

    "Welcome to the Grand Master of the Song Dynasty for his visit to the Liao Dynasty"

    Wen Shen looked at Yelu Dashi who was clasping his fists and bowing, and smiled slightly, "We haven't seen each other for a few years, you have matured a lot."

    "Thank you for the compliment, Grand Master of the Song Dynasty," Yelu Dashi said with a smile, "It's windy and cold on the pier. Grand Master should go to the city to talk about it."

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    Baozhou was originally a small castle on the Yalu River. It was a strategic location for the Liao Dynasty to defend Goryeo and had Liao troops stationed there all year round.  It turned out that all the city's income came from the Liao Kingdom's military expenditures. Later, the Yizhou shipyard emerged, which required a large amount of high-quality timber, making Baozhou's timber business increasingly prosperous.

    Now, Baozhou has a population of more than 30,000 people. Except for the 5,000 Liao soldiers, the others are more or less related to the timber business.  As Wen Shen walked, he scanned the entire dock and saw a large amount of timber piled on the dock. He smiled and said that there is no timber business here.  "

    Yelu Dashi smiled slightly and said modestly, "It's good to return it."

    Everyone entered the city and came to the government office.

    After sitting down, Wen Shen smiled and said that you have come all the way here to greet me, you have worked hard."

    "That's right. Nanxian said you are also the Princess of Daliao, and you are the Grand Master of the Song Dynasty. It's only right that I come to greet you." Yelu Dashi replied cautiously.

    Wen Shen glanced at him and said, "Which capital is your emperor in now? Tokyo?"

    "Your Majesty was originally in Xijing. After learning that the Grand Master and the princess were visiting, he already felt that Liaoyang Prefecture was in Tokyo."

    "Okay, let's set off to Liaoyang Mansion."

    ?????????????????????????????? Yelu Dashi Zuo Yidao Grand Master has come all the way, do you want to rest for a few days before going?  "

    Wen Shen waved his hand, "No, let's leave tomorrow."

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    Early the next morning, Wen Shen and others sat on the modified tractor and headed towards Liaoyang Mansion.

    Yelu Dashi glanced around, looking at the luxurious and comfortable carriages, and envied that this car was much better than ours.  And it¡¯s not as bumpy as a horse-drawn carriage.  "

    Wen Shen said calmly that it won¡¯t take long before Yizhou will mass-produce such cars, and you can buy some by then.  "

    "That's good to be in love"

    Yelu Dashi said a little bitterly, and at the same time secretly sighed in his heart that the gap between Daliao and the Southern Dynasty was getting wider and wider. If they could really mass-produce such machines and add firearms, if they wanted to destroy Daliao, it would be just like playing for fun.  Why¡­¡­"

    Wen Shen looked at Yelu Dashi, who was a little disappointed, and smiled and said, "I thought, so fascinated."

    Yelu Dashi laughed twice when he came back to his senses, "Your Song Dynasty is getting richer and richer."

    "Then do you want to become rich too?" Wen Shen asked in a seductive voice.

    Yelu Dashi looked at Wen Shen, thought for a moment, and smiled and said of course we also want to be rich, but we don¡¯t have as many high-level craftsmen as you.  Many we can¡¯t make.  "

    "The craftsmen may not bring you materials and money right away, but border trade can."

    Hearing this, Yelu Dashi¡¯s eyes lit up and he asked anxiously, Grand Master, do you want to completely open the border trade between the two countries?  "

    Compared with the Song Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom's commodities are still relatively scarce, especially the new products produced by the Song Dynasty in recent years, which the Liao Kingdom cannot produce at all and relies entirely on imports.  However, due to the border trade policy of the Song Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom has been unable to purchase on a large scale.  Now that he heard that Wen Shen planned to open up border trade, Yelu Dashi seemed very excited.

    Wen Shen sneered in his heart. It won't take long for the Liao Kingdom to become the raw material base and target market of the Song Dynasty.

    However, Yelv Dashi is still somewhat economical.After calming down, he asked the grand master, if the Song Dynasty imported a large amount of goods to our Daliao, wouldn't it be a long time before all the gold and silver of our Daliao entered the Song Dynasty?  "

    Wen Shen chuckled and said, "You, the Liao Kingdom, have a lot of good stuff, you can sell it."

    "How good is Daliao? I don't." Yelu Dashi suddenly became interested.

    "You can sell coal, timber, wool, iron ore, etc. to the Song Dynasty." Wen Shen looked at him meaningfully, "Let's just talk about this timber. You have made a lot of money over the years."

    Yelu Dashi stroked his beard, nodded and said, Grand Master, is that true?

    Wen Shen chuckled and sighed to himself, no matter how smart the ancients were, they still had a very low understanding of economic warfare.

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    There were five Jingdao roads built in the Liao Dynasty, namely Tokyo Road, Xijing Road, Nanjing Road, Zhongjing Road and Shangjing Road.  Nanjing Road is the Yanyun area, which has been taken back by the Song Dynasty and renamed Yanshanfu Road.  At this time, the place Wen Shen wants to go is Tokyo Road, and the capital of Tokyo Road is Liaoyang Prefecture.

    The construction style of Liaoyang Mansion is basically the same as that of the Song Dynasty city.  If it hadn't been for this, Wen Shen would have thought he had arrived at a city in the north of the Song Dynasty.  The tractor fleet slowly drove through the city gate into Liaoyang Mansion with a roar.

    "Look, the Song Dynasty's fleet has no horses, it's just an iron chariot."

    A large number of people quickly gathered on both sides of the road. They had never seen a tractor before and looked extremely shocked and curious about the convoy. At the same time, they discussed with each other whether the vehicle was actually running.

    Through the car window, Wen Shen saw that the connecting road outside was narrow and crowded, and the houses on the roadside were low.

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