Zi Qiguo's method is still the same as before, adding a thousand pick-up cards to Lingfu Temple in Champa.
Naturally, what Ziqi did was dull, but Lingfu Temple in Champa was very exciting.
The relationship between Champa and Annan is similar to the relationship between the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, or even worse.
Annan invaded Champa many times, and not only was the capital captured many times, but the king was captured and even killed many times.
As for ceding territory and seeking peace, it is a common practice to occupy a city.
Champa seems to be an invincible little power, with repeated defeats and battles, many subjugations and independence many times.
However, compared with Annan, Champa had fewer people and less territory, so its national power was still weaker.
Annan is not a big Buddhist country, and the court does not pay as much attention to the Crystal Bodhisattva as Dali.
But Zhancheng was different. Not only did they see the Crystal Bodhisattva, they also saw the strength of Zhaojiazhuang behind the Crystal Bodhisattva.
In order to fight against Annan, the Champa court hoped to defeat Annan from the Crystal Bodhisattva and gain support from Zhaojiazhuang.
In order not to attract Annan's attention, the Champa court did not come forward directly. Instead, it fully supported the Champa mission through the Song Dynasty Concierge House, hoping that Lingfu Temple would form an indissoluble bond with the Crystal Bodhisattva.
The quotations from several parties increased alternately, and finally, after receiving the 30,000 pick-up card, Aluo Temple of Qi State was the first to withdraw.
After reaching the 50,000 pick-up card, Annan Chongfu Temple also sighed and had to withdraw.
The abbot of Chongfu Temple was ethereal and shed a few muddy tears.
He was now looking at the Crystal Bodhisattva not far from him, feeling empty in his heart.
Ever since Kong Ling stopped quoting, he knew that he had no chance with Crystal Bodhisattva.
He wished he could go forward and hug the Crystal Bodhisattva and cry heartily.
But this was impossible. He could only stare at the Crystal Bodhisattva who had no fate with him, and remained in a daze.
So ethereal, in fact, Aba from the Aluo Temple in Qi Kingdom is not like this either.
Although Ziqi State has been established as a state, it has not been recognized by its surrounding countries.
It itself has little output, and its full believers make a living by selling horses, making the economy even weaker.
Looking at the dazed expressions of the monks from the two countries, the other monks shook their heads and sighed secretly.
Although there are two national temples in Daze, the competition on the spot has become more intense.
Dali is bound to be captured, and Champa is bound to be captured.
Duan Shi kept increasing the price, getting more and more shocked.
This Champa seems to be an iron head that cannot be defeated. No matter how much Dali adds, he only adds one hundred delivery cards to the original basis.
The two kept raising the price until the delivery card reached 100,000 yuan.
The one hundred thousand pick-up card is equivalent to more than ten thousand taels of gold, so it's not much.
One hundred thousand delivery cards is already the upper limit set by Dali Kingdom. Duan Shi found that his palms were all sweaty.
After he quoted the price, he couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his hands and forehead with a hand towel.
"One hundred and one thousand pick-up cards." The bare Lingfu Temple in Champa is not much better than him, or even worse.
Both of them are increasing the intensity little by little, hoping that the other side will retreat.
what to do? Duan Xingzhi gave him a target of at most 100,000 yuan in delivery cards. Duan Shi was sweating more and more on his forehead.
Suddenly he remembered the words of the little saint, turned his eyes sharply, and shouted loudly: "One hundred thousand guan delivery card, plus ten thousand acres of land worth Dali's 10,000 guan delivery card."
Hearing this, everyone could not help but be stunned. Is this okay?
"Effective." They looked at Zhao Feiyang together and saw him nodding.
After occupying the city, he became anxious and shouted loudly: "One hundred thousand one thousand guan pick-up card, plus 20,000 acres of land worth ten thousand guan."
Hearing this, Duan Shi was anxious. He had 10,000 acres of land and someone else had 20,000 acres of land. What should he do?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look towards Zhao Feiyang.
"Zhaojiazhuang has no idea about occupying the land for the time being." In the eyes of everyone, Zhao Feiyang shook his head.
Obviously, Zhaojiazhuang did not recognize his bare land quotation.
Duan Shi breathed a sigh of relief and his face turned from white to red.
It was obvious that Zhaojiazhuang was helping him, allowing him to finally form an indissoluble bond with the Crystal Bodhisattva.
On the contrary, Guang was paralyzed in his seat for a while.
At this time, a soldier from the security regiment near him immediately stepped forward, helped him up, and whispered a few words in his ear.
Kong Lu couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this.
Kong suddenly became energetic and waved to a man dressed as a scribe next to him.
It felt uncomfortable to be empty, and the man next to me named Hu Mingzhi felt even more uncomfortable.
Hu Mingzhi originally thought that Champa had won the final victory, but he never expected that Zhaojiazhuang did not agree with the value of their land.
When he was empty and paralyzed, he was also paralyzed. Fortunately, his men hurriedly supported Hu Mingzhi.
Hu Mingzhi followed Jiang Zheng to a relatively remote room.
But what Hu Mingzhi didn't understand was why this person was looking for him.
The two sat down separately as guest and host, and a soldier from the security team served tea and closed the door.
"May I ask Mr. Hu, why do you come to Xi County? Are you here specifically to have a relationship with the Crystal Bodhisattva?" After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, Jiang Zheng took the lead to break the topic.
Isn’t this a clear question? The mainstream religion in Champa is obviously not Buddhism, but Brahmanism.
"First, of course, I wanted to form a bond with Crystal Bodhisattva, but unfortunately I passed by him." But now that he had something to ask for, Hu Mingzhi had no choice but to say, "Second, he even wanted to form an indissoluble bond with Zhaojiazhuang. "
Jiang Zheng sighed for him and immediately comforted him: "Buddhism is not the mainstream in Champa. In fact, it doesn't matter if there is no Crystal Bodhisattva."
He did not say that Buddhism in Champa was the mainstream, as if to imply that Champa did not look up to the culture of the Song Dynasty, as if it was a foreign barbarian.
Hearing this, Hu Mingzhi couldn't help but became anxious. He stood up and bowed his hands: "Master Jiang, the envoy admires the culture of the Song Dynasty very much and advocates Confucianism and Buddhism. No, I heard that there is a Crystal Bodhisattva Appreciation Conference here and I will come over immediately. "
"Mingzhi, although there is Buddhism in Champa, it is far from Dali. Dali has made Buddhism a state religion, and many kings have even become monks. The Crystal Bodhisattva is in Dali, so it is worthy of its name." Jiang was drinking tea. He spoke calmly and calmly.
This statement is indeed reasonable. Although Hu Mingzhi was unwilling to do so, he had to admit it.
"Be taught, be taught," Hu Mingzhi bowed his hands and continued, "Since the young envoy has come to Xi County, I wonder if he can form a fate with Zhaojiazhuang."
Jiang Zheng nodded and simply asked, "Champa wants to take back his homeland?"
"Chief Chiang, occupy the city, occupy the city, and dream of taking back your homeland." Hu Mingzhi bowed his hands and saluted, as if he had met someone, and really wanted to cry.
Jiang Zheng nodded and said with deep sympathy: "Like the Song Dynasty, Champa wants to take back its homeland."
"I hope Mr. Jiang can give me some advice." He bowed and asked respectfully.
Jiang Zheng felt that he had made the right decision to come to Xixian County. As soon as he arrived, he was promoted from the chief clerk of the ninth rank, completing the magnificent transformation from a petty official to an official.
Although this is only an internal regulation of Zhaojiazhuang and has not been recognized by the Song Dynasty, who dares to ignore Zhaojiazhuang now.
He is now mainly responsible for the protocol room below the protocol room, specializing in dealing with people outside the Song Dynasty.
The protocol room corresponds to the protocol courtyard of the Ministry of Rites of the Song Dynasty, and is somewhat similar to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in later generations.
Jiang Zheng recalled his accumulated knowledge of Champa and said lightly: "Compared with Annan, Champa's population and territory are not advantageous."
"Exactly, the population and territory of Champa are less than half of Annan. Please give me more advice from Chief Jiang." Hu Mingzhi felt that Jiang Zheng was speaking to his heart. The level of this Chief was indeed not bad.
Jiang Zheng looked at Hu Mingzhi and said: "In fact, it is good to occupy the city. Although there are few people and little land, they are fierce and tenacious, so they can establish a country."
Since you asked for someone but didn't explain it clearly, Jiang Zheng just slapped him.
Jiang Zheng didn't expect that the other party wouldn't be fooled, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
"Master Jiang, we are here to humbly seek advice and ask for a way out." Jiang Zheng did not speak, but the man beside him quit.
This person looks extremely vulgar and can even be cruel.
He has thick eyebrows, but only half of them, triangular eyes, an upturned nose, and high cheekbones on both sides.
This man is not tall, but his body is extremely strong. He is obviously a powerful man.
He was originally focused on drinking tea, but after listening to the two people making detours, he suddenly interrupted and asked.
Jiang Zheng didn't look at this person. He was a little unhappy and ignored him. Instead, he took a sip of tea and looked at Hu Mingzhi.
Hu Mingzhi stood up, bowed his hands, and introduced to Jiang Zheng: "Master Jiang, this is the deputy envoy, surnamed Wu, and named Jia Yuan. Jia Yuan, come quickly and meet Master Jiang."
After saying that, Hu Mingzhi kept winking at Wu Jiayuan.
Seeing Hu Mingzhi winking constantly, Wu Jiayuan was unwilling to give in and bowed respectfully: "You are a small man in a small country with few people and limited knowledge. I hope Chief Chiang can give you some advice."
Hearing that Wu Jiayuan was humble and polite, Jiang Zheng seemed to like him more.
"Since you don't have the advantage of sitting on the ground, it seems that the only way to go is weapons." Jiang Zheng let out a long sigh, then opened the teacup and drank tea wholeheartedly.
Jiang Zheng has made it clear, let's see if the other party can understand.
Hu Mingzhi couldn't help being overjoyed and exchanged glances with Wu Jiayuan.
Hu Mingzhi bowed respectfully to Jiang Zheng and cautiously asked, "Chief Jiang, the envoy wants to buy a batch of weapons. Is it possible to sell them in Zhaojiazhuang?"
"Since you admire the Song Dynasty, I can sell it. How much do you want?" Seeing the other party approaching, Jiang Zheng pondered and asked tentatively.
Hu Mingzhi was overjoyed when he heard that the other party had no restrictions and instead asked how much he wanted.
He bowed his hands and asked cautiously: "Master Jiang, the envoy wants ten thousand leather armors, ten thousand each of fine swords, and twenty thousand thunder and firearms. I wonder if Master Jiang can sell them to the envoy."
This can be said to be the lion's opening. Since he can't get the Crystal Bodhisattva, it would be better if he could turn around and buy these weapons.
With these weapons, he can arm 20,000 soldiers and horses.
With these soldiers and horses, he definitely hopes to take back his homeland, and even get his money back with interest.
"You have a 100,000-yuan pick-up card and 20,000 acres of land. It's not a big problem. Where is the 20,000 acres of land?" Jiang Zheng pondered for a moment, drank tea slowly, and then asked casually.
Negotiation is actually an art, and whoever takes the initiative to reveal his trump card will suffer.
Therefore, Jiang Zheng memorized the instructions of the little sage and firmly controlled the pace of negotiations.
Hu Mingzhi couldn't help but smile bitterly. It seemed that Zhaojiazhuang had a long-term vision. Not only did he want to weaken Annan through his own hands, he also wanted to occupy a piece of land in the city.
However, 20,000 acres of land is not very big, so it should be very famous.
Hu Mingzhi thought for a while, bowed his hands, and asked cautiously: "Master Jiang, the envoy would like to ask a question, what is Zhaojiazhuang used for with these 20,000 acres of land?"
"The Song Dynasty was founded on commerce. The merchants wanted to go to Nanyang to do business and just wanted to find a place to rest." Naturally, Jiang Zheng would not tell the whole purpose and found a reason by the way.
The commerce of the Song Dynasty was extremely developed, and many things made in the Song Dynasty passed through Champa.
Of course, the reality of Zhaojiazhuang is definitely not that simple. In fact, it is to drive a nail into the city and station troops here.
Of course, in name, it was to protect the merchants of the Song Dynasty, which makes sense.
But it is easy to invite gods but difficult to send them away. Zhaojiazhuang wants to stay here forever.
Although the area here is not large, with the combat power of the security group, it will definitely be able to firmly establish itself here.
As a qualified concierge secretary, Jiang Zheng certainly knew Zhaojiazhuang's long-term plans.
This is Zhaojiazhuang's territorial expansion, and it is also Jiang Zheng's pride and political achievement.
So he stated his purpose, then seriously picked up the tea cup and drank tea to cover up his emotions.
He was not 100% sure that the other party would agree, so he had to act calm and calm.
It turned out that he wanted to give the merchants of the Song Dynasty a place to stay. Although Hu Mingzhi felt vaguely inappropriate, he could not find a way to refute it.
Champa was not only invaded by Annan, but also by the Khmer in the south and Chenla in the west, which gradually weakened it.
Now he feels in a dilemma. If he doesn't agree, Zhancheng will be destroyed sooner or later. If he agrees to Zhaojiazhuang, there may be a glimmer of hope.
How to do it? Hu Mingzhi's eyes kept moving.
He couldn't help but look towards Wu Jiayuan, only to see Wu Jiayuan put down his tea cup and looked at him.
The two of them just looked at each other, their eyes wide open.
Although Hu Mingzhi didn't know what Zhaojiazhuang meant, Jiang Zheng knew what the little saint meant.
Before the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Annan had always been the territory of the Han people.
When the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were weak, Annan took the opportunity to become independent and began to invade the Song Dynasty.
At that time, the Song Dynasty was too tired to deal with the Liao and Xixia and had no time to take care of the southwest, so the intensity of the Annan and Li Dynasty's invasions increased again and again.
In the eighth year of Xining, the Li Dynasty of Annan invaded the Song Dynasty. Li Changjie led the army and conquered Qinzhou, Lianzhou, Yongzhou and other places in the Song Dynasty.
In the battle of Yongzhou, the prefect Su Jian fought hard and burned himself to death after the city was broken.
Li's army, on the other hand, went on a killing spree, massacring hundreds of thousands of people in Qin, Lian, and Yong prefectures, and captured the people before returning.
Of course, the Song Dynasty was not willing to be humiliated and immediately fought back.
The Song Dynasty ordered Guo Kui, Zhao Xi and others to lead the army, and jointly attacked with Champa, Chenla and other countries.
Guo Kui's troops recaptured Guangyuan Prefecture, defeated the Vietnamese army at Fuliang River, and killed Prince Hong Zhen, the Annan general.
Annan King Li Renzong was horrified, so he asked the Song Dynasty for a truce and was willing to return the plundered people.
The Song Dynasty also returned Guangyuan Prefecture (renamed Shun Prefecture) to the Li Dynasty, and the two countries reconciled.
Although it has been many years, if Da Song showed any sign of weakness, he would definitely be bitten crazily by a puppy next to him.
The Song Dynasty no longer had the ability to weaken it, but when Zhao Ping came here, he didn't want to seize this opportunity.
While Jiang Zheng was drinking tea, he thought of this and couldn't help but look towards Hu Mingzhi.
