In the twelfth month of the lunar month, at the end of Guiwei, the Zhengdan ceremony was held in advance of the Liao Dynasty.

Yelu Hongji has been looking forward to this place for many years, always longing for a grand court ceremony like that of the Song Dynasty.

After Xiao Xi got Yelu Hongji from the Song Dynasty the "Da Jia Lu Bu Picture Scroll" and "Lu Bu Tu Ji", Yelu Hongji, who was so happy for his success, was obsessed with it and wanted to do it in his lifetime.

In fact, even the Song Dynasty had never held such a pomp. According to the drawings, the entire ceremony required 5,481 officers and soldiers, 61 chariots, 2,873 horses, and oxen.

Thirty-six heads, six elephants, one thousand seven hundred parts of musical instruments, and one thousand five hundred and forty-eight military staffs.

With such a grand scale, coupled with rehearsals and drills, it would cost no less than one million yuan to complete the Song Dynasty ritual utensils. The Liao Kingdom also had to buy all the things. Even if the horses and cattle were free, the cost would be about the same.

The Liao Kingdom also had a great harvest this year. The Liao River Water Conservancy Project and the Changchun Island Water Conservancy Project allowed the Liao Kingdom to increase its annual income by one million dan this year. This achievement immediately made Yelu Hongji feel a little overwhelmed.

The political system of the Liao Kingdom was still very rough, and successive rulers of the Liao Dynasty also liked to implement the Nabo system. After the implementation of the Northern and Southern Yuan system, the Southern Yuan managed prefectures and counties similar to that of the Song Dynasty.

What is very distinctive among them is that in addition to counties, there are many "touxiajunzhou" such as states, militaries, and cities at the same level as counties.

The Touxia military state is similar to the enfeoffed princes, and is a special construction of the Liao Dynasty. The military minister of the Liao people established a state with the captured population, placed the army there, and supervised them to work for him.

Kings, relatives, and ministers can build cities and towns under their heads, while the rest can only build castles under their heads.

These states and counties are mainly concentrated in the south, so they are all under the jurisdiction of the Nanyuan system.

The most senior governors in the South Court, officials of the three provinces and six ministries, were dismissed by the Liao chief. However, the Liao chief often ran around, so it was usually only done at the Nabo Assembly.

As for the state and county officials, the Nanyuan government simply took over the power of appointment and removal, and only reported to the Lord of Liao at the Nabo Assembly to issue a replacement seal to complete the formalities.

If the later feudal dynasties of the Central Plains were governed by the "county magistrate contract responsibility system", the southern part of the Liao Kingdom was almost governed by the "three provinces contract responsibility system".

Yuerluo, later generations of Dalinuoer Lake in Keshiketeng Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia.

Different from later generations, today's Yu'erluo is still a huge inner lake. The abundant water of the three rivers, Liangzi River, Gongger River, and Shali River, has gathered into a huge low-concentration saltwater lake, which has not yet become a large inland lake in later generations.

Such three inland lake areas.

Yelu Yanxi is training troops here now.

The name Yuerluo comes from a specialty product in the lake - Huazi fish.

The squid has the habit of laying eggs against the ice. From the winter months to the Dragon Boat Festival, with the squid as the vanguard, various fishes will swarm upstream from the lake area along the river where the grass on both sides has turned green, and can often even cause

The water flow is not smooth.

Locals say that people with light hands and feet can cross the river by stepping on the back of a fish without falling into the water.

Later generations recorded that "every March or April, fishes come up the river from the lake and block the canals, leaving almost no space for people and horses to pass. This is where the name Yuerluo comes from."

Zhao Xiaoyi, the Zhengdan envoy of the Song Dynasty who congratulated the Liao Kingdom, rode on Gao Jun's white horse and happened to catch the Huazi fish tide by the Liangzi River.

Wang Jing, the prime minister of the South Academy, also had to report on his duties and walked with him all the way. Zhao Xiaoyi's current identity as "Tang Silang" was almost revealed. Although everyone "pretended to be confused", Wang Jing thought he had figured out the truth.

This guess is actually very reasonable. Tang Silang was very knowledgeable in sea trade and could make all the difference. Tang Silang was able to obtain countless import and export commodities that were prohibited by Song Dynasty laws, such as Jinji Nashuang and Jinji Nashuang, which were extremely precious in the Song Dynasty.

Penicillin, Tang Shilang was able to get the quota!

Only phoenix and dragon grandsons can have such luxury!

Wang Jing was the spokesperson of the comprador group in the southern part of the Liao Kingdom, and Tang Silang was the "general agent for the northern import and export trade of the Song Dynasty". Therefore, as the prime minister of the Southern Court, Wang Jing drove the accompanying envoy aside and personally accompanied Zhao Xiaoyi on his journey. That is to say, he could

Understood.

Zhao Xiaoyi now has a graceful demeanor, with a golden crown on his head, a jade moonlight cloak with white fox fur lapels on the outside, and a light but warm duck down purple forged robe inside. The robe is designed to be very tight, and it is tied up because of riding a horse.

The leather arrow sleeves inlaid with gold and fermented treasures not only keep warm, but also make Zhao Xiaoyi look handsome and upright.

Around the waist is a Hotan white jade belt that can only be worn by senior clan members, a goldfish bag, and a long sword made of pearl fish skin. A bow special to Xingqing Prefecture hangs on the front of the saddle, and a quiver behind the back contains Japanese specialties.

of feather arrows.

The Song Dynasty has several high-end products for movie stars to figure out their roles. Now Zhao Xiaoyi combines Su You's elegance and calmness, Feng Jing's subtlety and integrity, Zhang Dun's bravery and prowess, Zhang San's wealth and heroism, and even a hint of Sun Neng.

It's clever and cunning, and finally adds a touch of Zhang Qi's chic style.

The young ladies from the Liao Guo Nanyuan Jiaofang who were accompanying the brigade were so fascinated that they did not even think about food or tea.

Looking at the densely packed fish moving upstream in the river, blocking the flow of fish in order to survive and reproduce, Zhao Xiaoyi couldn't help but sigh: "The sky and the earth are so different, and the creatures between them are so spectacular! This trip is worthwhile!"

Wang Jing said with a smile: "Our dynasty has its own merits, but in the past, envoys from the Southern Dynasties could not come here. At most, they would just go to Beijing and wait to be summoned."

"Young Master is a clan relative of the Song Dynasty, and the relationship between the two countries is now on good terms. Especially in the past few years, the Song Dynasty has spared no effort to support our dynasty. His Majesty specially ordered Young Master Yun to come to Yuerluo to meet the King of Yan, and then he will go to Beijing with him to attend the Zhengdan Festival.

At the court meeting, we will go to Changchun Island together to participate in the Spring Bowl and the Fish Banquet. When the time comes, all the direct chiefs who have given birth to daughters outside the boundary and are within a thousand miles will come to the court, so that the young master can see them all."

Zhao Xiaoyi let go of the jade-tipped horsewhip in his hand, and used his suede-gloved hand to clasp his fist in front of Wang Jing and salute: "My husband must have put in a lot of effort here. Thank you very much, Xiaoyi."

Wang Jing chuckled and said: "Young master and I really don't need to be so polite. In fact, we are not strangers to each other when we have subordinates, and Zhangzidao has taken care of us all these years."

"When I heard that the young master was appointed as the Zhengdan Ambassador by the officials of the Southern Dynasty, I quickly took care of other errands, just in time to serve as the local guide for the young master."

Zhao Xiaoyi smiled and said: "Minggong has worked hard for the country and even has to worry about such a small thing. Xiaoyi is really grateful."

Wang Jing said: "There are also several useless nephews in the family who manage industries in Jinzhou, Chenzhou, Kaizhou and Suzhou."

"I don't dare ask the young master to take care of me. I just ask the young master to send one or two servants to get close to them."

Zhao Xiaoyi smiled and nodded: "Jinzhou grain, Chenzhou medicine, Kaizhou wood, Suzhou porcelain, Wang Xianggong's nephew, but he is also extraordinary!"

After saying that, he waved to one of his subordinates: "Go to Zhangzi Island within five days. Just tell me what I said. The batch of porcelain medicine Suzhou wants is urgent. Let Lao Shi open a warehouse to ship the goods. Is there anything to investigate?!"

The porcelain medicine of the Song Dynasty was a good thing. Except for the furnace temperature, the porcelain workshops of the Suzhou compradors of the Liao Dynasty were not much different from those of the Song Dynasty in terms of manufacturing technology.

However, porcelain medicine, that is, the mineral powder used to make colored glazes, is not comparable to the Liao's own glazes.

The price of an ordinary disk is not the same as that of a blue and white disk that has been given a few strokes by a painter.

Therefore, one can imagine the great benefits contained in porcelain medicine.

For the porcelain medicines of the Song Dynasty, in addition to those developed by chemists of the Song Dynasty, the furthest natural materials could come from the Middle East and North Africa. For the Liao people who did not have the advantage of sea transportation, this was called an inescapable dependence on imports.

Then there was a look of embarrassment on his face: "Master Qi, running thousands of miles is no big deal, but this is the Liao territory, I'm afraid..."

Wang Jing quickly untied a wooden sign: "Please show me this, and I will ensure that no one will stop you along the way."

Zhao Xiaoyi's men accepted the order, and without saying a word, they took the wooden sign and immediately turned around, hit their horses, and galloped away.

Wang Jing was stunned on the spot: "Your Majesty, your Majesty is really going to obey the orders and prohibitions and rush to Zhangzi Island in five days. Isn't it too..."

Zhao Xiaoyi waved his hand loudly: "It's only three hundred miles a day, you can't outrun him."

After saying that, he and Wang Jing rode slowly up the river: "Porcelain medicine is not a taboo thing, it is just a thing for coloring. I don't know where this old Shi heard the news, saying that I, the Song Dynasty, was on Zhangzi Island

There are secret medicines being smuggled, so I get nervous whenever I see these powdery things."
Chapter completed!