"Grandpa, who do you think Yelu Leshan visited first?" Yelu Xiyin has been keeping an eye on Yu Le recently. This person is the money bag of the Liao Kingdom. Although he is a Han in the South Campus, the Liao Kingdom More than 70% of the income comes from contributions from the Han people in the country.
"Of course he paid a visit to King Taiping, who is his backer."
"Hey, Grandpa, you guessed wrong this time. He went to visit Yelu Housekeeper."
"What! Why did you go to visit him? This damn guy, if it weren't for him, I would have become the emperor long ago."
"Grandpa, only Yelu Leshan knows the secret here. However, we are the next family. He has already sent us a message."
"Hmph, he is quite sensible and knows who is older and who is younger in the capital city."
Yeluwuzhi was born in 915 AD. He is forty-three years old this year. He has the courtesy name Di Nian and belongs to the Khitan royal family. He is currently the king of Beiyuan. He has lived through the five dynasties of Liao Taizu, Liao Taizong, Liao Shizong, Liao Muzong and later Liao Jingzong. In the Khitan royal family He played a decisive role in the two struggles for the throne (the Covenant of Crossing and the Rebellion of Kagami Yodo). He was also a general who led troops in battle, and was an all-rounder capable of both civil and military affairs. He is known as the second person in the Liao Dynasty who "received a great reputation for Yue" after Yelu Holu.
The main reason why Yu Le was the first to visit this person was that he was the savior of Muzong of Liao Dynasty, the main promoter of Muzong of Liao's ascending to the throne, and the elder of the royal family that Muzong of Liao relied on most. In addition, this person is not greedy or possessive, he is devoted to the country, his reputation spreads far and wide, and he is the most popular among the Khitan royal family. Yu Le's idea is that if he can get this support, his economic reforms will be approved by at least 50%.
This was the first time Yelu Wuzhi met Yu Le. After Yu Le joined the court, he went to Nanjing and never showed his face in the court in Beijing. Yelu Wuzhi also heard about some of Yu Le's actions in Nanjing. This young man is also very curious. So both of them had the idea of meeting each other.
"Royal brother, Leshan is a smart man! I didn't expect that he would be the first to meet Yelu Housekeeper. It seems that I chose the right person."
"Yes, Your Majesty, Leshan is indeed smart. When he met Yelu House, whether the negotiation was successful or not, he gained a point in the eyes of the royal family."
"The talks will be successful. Yelu Wuzhi is devoted to the country. As long as it is beneficial to the country, he will support it. Imperial brother! Your concubine is pregnant. She must give birth to a boy!" Emperor Yelujing made it clear. .
"Your Majesty, you are still in your prime!"
"We are all witnesses of the Kagamiyo Rebellion. I know what this throne means. I also know that many people are peeping at this throne. Many people want me to die. After my death, I must ensure the blood of our family. It can’t be stopped, so you must have a few boys, do you understand?”
After hearing what the emperor's brother said, Taiping King Yelu Sage was very moved. They must be a family!
"Haha, Master Leshan, I have been waiting for you for a long time." Yelu Lihu personally welcomed Yu Le at the gate of his house. The attention he paid to him made many people stunned! A Han actually made the Emperor's uncle go to such great lengths of trouble, and the Emperor's uncle himself was opposed to the sinicization of the conservative forces, so there must be another mystery!
Yu Le looked at the man in front of him who was powerful, cruel and cruel, but actually had a big head. He couldn't help but secretly laugh in his heart. This man seemed to have an agenda because he valued himself so much! Just right...
"The official has wanted to come to visit the Emperor for a long time, but he was afraid of tarnishing the Emperor's reputation, so he came late."
Yelu Lihu knew what Yu Le was referring to, because he was a major conservative and opposed the imperial court's reuse of Han people. After listening to Yu Le's words, I thought that this boy is really a person who dares to speak.
"Haha, they are all rumors. Rumors cannot be trusted! Please come in quickly!"
When Yu Le entered Li Hu's house, what he saw was luxury, how rich it was! Rumor has it that this old guy controls half of the Liao Kingdom's beef and mutton trade, and he can easily earn one to two million taels of silver a year.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, I have come to ask for something."
"Don't worry, Master Leshan. Today I have arranged for the best singer in the tribe and delicious food to entertain you. We can chat while eating. Haha..."
"Then I'll let you do as you please."
It was also the first time for Yu Le to appreciate the Khitan dance. It was really the same as the ethnic group! Not to mention opening and closing, this, this is a bit like the pace of wrestling! The legendary dancers do look relatively "slender", but they should be plus-size dancers, too, too plump!
However, what satisfied Yu Le was the delicacies of the Liao Kingdom. In addition to beef and mutton, there were also "mined rice" made from camel meat, camel meat soup, swan meat, sturgeon, etc. The most important thing was that the Khitan people did not eat it easily. Showing people's "top delicacy" bravery meat, this kind of bravery meat is regarded as a "precious meal" by the Khitan people. It is said that it "tastes like pork meat and is crispy", and Yu Le tasted it and it turned out so. There are more fruits that also opened Yu Le's eyes. The variety of fruits and dried fruits on the fruit plate for guests can be described as a dazzling array, including pears, peaches, plums, dates, apricots, persimmons, pomegranates, cherries, grapes, hazelnuts, walnuts, and pine nuts. ...The key is that there are also watermelons, which are said to be seeds obtained from the attack on Huihe. Various preserved fruits are also novel. It seems that what is recorded in the book is correct.
The staple food of the Khitan people is also rich and varied, such as dry rice, water rice, glutinous rice, rice porridge, fried rice, fried noodles, moxa cake, steamed buns, pancakes, butter cakes, stuffed bait cakes, etc. Yu Le’s favorite is sticky bean buns , but it’s dipped in honey, not sugar! This is one of the favorites of Northeastern people, haha, I feel like I’m back in the Northeast!
"Master Leshan likes to eat millet very much!"
"Yes, Mr. Emperor, Xianguan, this is the first time for Xianguan to eat this kind of food. It's sticky and delicious."
"Haha, this is unique to our Liao Kingdom."
After thirty years of drinking, Yu Le and Yelu Lihu, father and son, started talking about business.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, I have an idea, and I would like your support in the court. Of course, this matter cannot be separated from the participation of the Emperor."
"Oh, please let Master Leshan elaborate."
"Uncle Emperor, when I came back from Zhou and Tang this time, I found that the capitals of these two countries were prosperous cities, and all the nobles and merchants from all over the country gathered here. The key is that they paid a lot of taxes to these two countries. This is an important source of tax revenue for the country. Our Liao Kingdom is divided into five capitals, each of which is the center. Shangjing, where Your Majesty is located, is just the center of power, but it is not much larger in terms of scale and tax revenue. Therefore, I think it is necessary. Building Shangjing into the real capital of our Liao Kingdom may cost some money in the early stage, but once it is completed, it will attract more businessmen and wealthy people to live here, and the subsequent tax revenue will be a steady stream!"
Yelu Lihu knew the huge benefits of building the city and the completion of the city without Yu Leming's explanation. This is a great opportunity to make money, and I have also seen the strength and prosperity of some Han cities in the south. Thinking about my own Liao Kingdom, apart from occupying Han cities, I have never built any big cities!
"Sir Leshan's proposal is indeed a good one, but what do you think, the Great King of the North Campus?"
This old fox is really cunning, and Yu Le also guessed that Yelu Lihu would ask this question.
"Uncle Emperor, the King of the North Courtyard did not specifically agree or disagree. He said that such a major matter must be decided by His Majesty after deliberation among the ministers in the court."
"Huh! I said it, but I didn't say it. I think you should report it to His Majesty at the court meeting! I also want to see the decision of the ministers and Your Majesty." This should be an agreement.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, will never forget your support. If Your Majesty agrees to build the city, please give your support to Your Majesty!"
"Haha, that's for sure, but! Leshan, building a city is a complicated matter, such as city map, time limit, silver consumption, etc. Do you have a charter?"
"Uncle Emperor, there must be some of them. I will introduce them to you one by one."
