The historical background of the alliance between Liao and Song Dynasty
The alliance signed between Song and Liao was called (Chanyuan Alliance). Content: 1. The Liao and Song Dynasties are countries of brothers. Shengzong of the Liao Dynasty was young and he called Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty his brother. Later generations still regarded him as his brother. 2. With the Baigou River as the national boundary, both sides withdrew their troops. (The Liao returned Suicheng to the Song Dynasty and the two prefectures of Ying and Mo.) From then on, any thieves or fugitives who crossed the border were not allowed to stay in each other. In the cities along the two dynasties, everything was as usual, and no city gods were allowed to be built.
3. The Song Dynasty provided Liao with 100,000 taels of silver and 200,000 pieces of silk every year to support the military. They were delivered to Xiongzhou. 4. The two sides set up forays on the border and carried out mutual trade. After the conclusion of the alliance, there were no large-scale wars between Song and Liao for more than a hundred years.
Significance: The Chanyuan Alliance was of positive significance to Song and Liao. So far, for Song, Liao stopped going south, avoided larger-scale wars, and the economy developed faster. , to the Renzong Dynasty, it can be said to be the pinnacle of ancient feudal society in my country. For Liao, the Sui currency alleviated the problem of Liao's financial constraints, and the opening of commercial ports for mutual trade between the two sides was beneficial to both parties. After the Chanyuan Alliance, there was no war between Song and Liao for more than 100 years.