Like the Eastern Turkic Shibi Khan, the Western Turkic Tongye Hu was also a Central Plains expert who knew how to deal with the Central Plains people. However, the exchange of war horses for iron is a very sensitive trade, although the border soldiers and warriors in various places have been covering their heads to make a fortune in this kind of business, but it is still inappropriate for a county guard; Yang Chong was shocked and shocked, Tong Ye Hu was tempting, he may have thought that Gao Chang's conditions had been perfected in all aspects, and he was testing whether he had the heart to stand on his own.

Yang Chong took a sip of wine, stabilized his mood and said: "Grain for wine and porcelain, cattle, sheep, donkeys and camels for tea, these two businesses can be started first, the business of horses and iron tools can't be done, I still have to buy steel from Qiuzi, I can't be enough for myself, and I have to slap my swollen face and become fat, send it outside." ”

Ashina Ni said in his heart, the amount of steel you buy from Qiuzi now has dropped by seventy percent compared with before, and the ones you buy are all iron and Wuzi steel, and you can't look at ordinary steel. On the surface, Ashina still showed regret, and sighed leisurely: "The business of horses and iron tools is the most profitable, but it's a pity, it's a pity. ”

Yang Chong and Kou Jiuheng laughed secretly, this is the same as the means used by Shibi Khan to lure Yu Wenhua back then, it seems that it is just trade, but in fact, the Turks want to find an ally, and it is best to hold the shortcomings of this ally and blackmail at any time. The problem is that Yang Chong cares about money, and he cares more about his future, even Yu Wenhua and such scumbags were also cheated by his subordinates and political opponents, and Yu Wenhua and himself would not have this idea at all.

After eating, Yang Chong returned to the mansion, Liang Shuo, the lord of Nanping City, had been waiting for a long time, and as soon as Liang Shuo arrived, Miao Yun arranged for someone to go to the wine shop to inform Yang Chong. In the past few months, Liang Shuo has been to see all the places in Gaochang County, and while admiring Yang Chong, he is also full of curiosity about Yang Chong's future plans; The situation of Yinshan Copper Mine and the Tuntian Army could not be concealed from Liang Shuo, it was a kind of momentum of fierce soldiers, all the work seemed to be in a hurry, and the food of the Tuntian Army was far more than imagined.

Liang Shuo came to see Yang Chong to remind Yang Chong that he could see this, Fang Xuanling and Cui Kaiyuan could also see it, but no one has raised objections so far, this is an abnormality. Fang Xuanling may not want to meddle in things, but Cui Kaiyuan is Yang Chong's opponent, why hide it.

April in Gaochang County was very hot, and a basin of ice cubes had been placed in the house, Yang Chong motioned for Liang Shuo to sit down and said, "According to the time calculation, the army that crusaded against Goguryeo should have reached the Liao River. Last year, I sent a letter to Shangshu Yu Wenkai of the Ministry of Industry, mentioning three points: first, the width of the Liao River, and the bridge must be able to reach the opposite bank; Second, the two armies cannot be expected to join forces, the army is impetuous, thinking that Goguryeo is within reach, and it is easy to make mistakes in cooperation; Third, once the Liao River is crossed, it is necessary to investigate whether there is a dam upstream and pay attention to the ambush of ships. ”

In another time and space, the Sui army died because the bridge built was still a few meters away from the shore, and many people died, and the general Mai Tiecane of Zuotunwei and the generals Qian Shixiong and Meng Cha were killed in battle; The general of Youyiwei led the Jiang and Huai water armies into the Datong River, ignoring the advice of Zhou Fashang, the deputy head of the water army, and led 40,000 elite soldiers into Pyongyang City, looting on a large scale, and was defeated by Goguryeo ambushes; When Yuwenshu and other nine armies crossed the Liao River, they were cut off by Goguryeo from the waterway, the grain and grass were cut off, and when they fled, Xin Shixiong, the general of Zuotunwei, was killed in battle, and only more than 2,000 people of the 300,000 army returned to Liaodong City, and the material reserves, weapons and ordnance were lost.

Liang Shuo agreed: "Soldiers, treacherous ways, must first sharpen their weapons, know themselves and know their opponents, in order to survive a hundred battles." ”

Yang Chong smiled bitterly: "Yuwenkai is my senior brother, he didn't reply, but just arranged for Yuwenhu and others to come to Gaochang County. ”

Liang Shuo was stunned, Yuwen Kai was entrusting Gu, because the eldest son Yuwen Rutong was the county magistrate of Gaochang County; Liang Shuo turned his mind and drenched his back, what does this mean, it shows that even if Yu Wenkai has Yang Chong's proposal, he is not optimistic about the Eastern Crusade, and he can't even guarantee that the proposal will be handed over to the military. Thinking about it, there are more than one million troops, 300,000 elites in hundreds of battles, which of the twelve generals is not experienced in a hundred battles, Yang Chong's proposal is clearly despising his predecessors, and it is not pleasing to offend people.

Yang Chong said in a spicy voice: "Do you understand now, when the news of the failure of the Eastern Expedition came, that is, when the Western Turks sent troops, not to mention that the Central Plains had a long way to help, I am afraid that Chang'an will be powerless by then, if you want to survive, Gaochang can only rely on himself." Liang Shuo, do you think I should win or lose when the time comes? ”

Liang Shuo has nothing to say, if Yang Chong defeats the Western Turks on his own in the case of the failure of the Eastern Crusade, he is a master of high merit, and almost all such characters in history have not ended well; If Yang Chong is defeated and loses Gaochang County, it must be a big crime, and Emperor Yang of Sui is angry, and it is likely that he will kill Yang Chong to anger the people. The problem is that Yang Chong is not alone, he is in a high position, his industry is huge, he has thousands of subordinates and a large number of followers, including Liang Shuo himself, and Yang Chong must also think about them.

Liang Shuo then understood why Yang Chong tried so hard to rule, it was a little too good, and he was considering every aspect from education to life, on the one hand, he wanted to gather the people's hearts for his own use, and on the other hand, because these were probably short-lived and beautiful, and they were wiped out when the Turkic army came.

Yang Chong took a sip of tea, his mood returned to normal, and said with a smile: "It is very easy to defeat the Western Turks, the question is what to do after the victory?" ”

Liang Shuo was a little surprised, surprised by Yang Chong's self-confidence, the Turkic Iron Cavalry came in tens of thousands, but in Yang Chong's eyes, it was the simplest thing; Liang Shuo was extremely wise, and immediately reacted that Yang Chong still had a power in his hand that he could not see, and when this power was displayed, he could defeat the Turks in one fell swoop. Liang Shuo suddenly became relaxed and said with a smile: "As long as the Western Turks are defeated, there is no strength in the Western Regions to stop Gaochang's army, and now the most important thing to pay attention to is the officials and scholars of Gaochang County. ”

Yang Chong said quietly: "This matter has a plan. ”

They are all smart people, Yang Chong's short sentence shows that Yang Chong is unwilling to be arrested at that time, this is a trust in Liang Shuo, Liang Shuo excitedly agreed, and got up to leave. Yang Chong stood and watched Liang Shuo leave his sight, turned to Miao Yun, who had been standing aside, and said, "Brother Miao, if you have any ideas, you can tell me." ”

Miao Yun smiled indifferently: "I am the one who made the mark, even if I leave Gaochang, people will not believe that I left the Yang Mansion." It's a blessing, it's a disaster that can't be avoided, Yang Chong, it depends on your creation, ascending to the sky and the earth, I'm just a trickster, I just hope you can give everyone a bowl of rice to eat. ”

Yang Chong said helplessly: "This matter depends on God, if the sky wants to destroy the Great Sui, no one can do anything, and if the sky wants to destroy me, no one can do it." ”

(End of chapter)