Yang Chong is reminding everyone that Goguryeo's economy is self-sufficient, and even if there is no Great Sui and it is closed to itself, there will not be a situation that is difficult to maintain like the Turks; Such an opponent must be given sufficient attention. Wang Ji raised his eyebrows and asked, "Lord Wang, where are you going to start?" ”

Yang Chong pondered and said, "Pricing power." Textiles, ceramics, farm tools, department stores, liquor, and other goods, because Goguryeo itself also produced, buying and selling only the basis for maintaining business between the two sides, will not lead Goguryeo's wealth to the Central Plains. We had to offer Goguryeo what they didn't have, and then gradually raise the share of these goods in the overall trade in order to gain pricing power; The purchase of gold and silver utensils in Goguryeo was to raise the price of gold and silver in Goguryeo. ”

Yang Chong knew from later generations that the trade war was either a win-win situation or a lose-lose situation, and if one side wanted to win a big victory, it was only dumping and completely crushing the other party's own production capacity; In feudal society, due to the control of the government, it is difficult to do this, because when one party is at a complete disadvantage, the government behind this side is likely to forcibly cancel trade and even rob the other party's property. Especially for an arrogant and cunning court like Goguryeo, everything is in a hurry.

Wei Zheng is the most proficient person in the house in this regard, except for Yang Chong, after all, he has practical experience in Taiyuan, and he spent two years of hard work on the salt and iron division in Guanzhong, and asked when he heard this: "Whether the domestic gold, silver and copper can meet the demand, now that life is good, many large businessmen have begun to mint gold and silver mountains at home and store copper coins, which also affects the domestic market." ”

There will definitely be no shortage of copper, the copper mines on the other side of the two lakes have not yet begun to be mined, and there will be copper mines in Lingnan and Northeast China in the future, Yang Chong smiled and said: "Nanling County, Xuancheng County, where copper is produced, Kou Jiuhui has already bought the mine, and soon the government will be able to produce copper, and set up a money supervisor in Jinling County to mint money; Gold and silver are no longer enough, and it is a big deal to produce copper coins to make up. Besides, the people of the Great Sui have not yet become rich to this point, and the pure gold and silver transactions are limited to the gold and silver shops of the banks, and 90% of the transactions are still dominated by copper coins. ”

Zhang Jin was stunned, Wang Ji's guess was right, Yang Chong sent Yuwen Rutong and Kou Jiuheng to control Jiangnan, because of the abundant materials there, the originally unsightly area, with the population growth and resource development, there is a faint trend of surpassing the Jianghuai area. Wei Zheng was overjoyed, the Jiangzuo clan was majestic, but compared with the clans in Guanzhong and Shandong, it was much easier to speak; Yang Chong's own fief is in Huating, and there are hundreds of thousands of Shanyue attached, and the foundation of Jiangnan is actually better than Shandong.

Yu Juluo knew that everything in Jiangnan was to raise money for another time, just like the process of preparing for the construction of the navy, Yang Chong not only provided technology, but also gave all the six ships built in advance to the navy for free, and the dividends of the shipyard Du Fuwei and Li Xiaogong were additionally compensated by Yang Chong from the income of Yantian. All the wealth in Jiangnan is actually like this, just to be the same as Yang Guang back then, not to be restrained by the Guan Sergeant clan.

No matter how well Yang Chong said, the preparations for the Goguryeo war have actually never stopped, and the soldiers who are good at crossing mountains and mountains are drawn from the bureaucrats and Qiang people, Zhuge Quan established a 15,000 Wudang Flying Army in Bashu, and Chen Zhiluo supplemented the Lingnan soldiers from Li Tang's general to build a Lingnan battalion of 5,000 people; The three battalions of the Hubu and other infantry armies are also currently expanding their troops according to a battalion of 8,000 people, and these 50,000 infantry troops will be the main force to attack the defense line of Liaodong Mountain Fort in the future.

Therefore, for the war of Goguryeo, Yujuluo and Yang Chong have the same bottom in their hearts, and when the 50,000 infantry army arrives in Yingzhou, it will be the day of the battle between the two sides, unless Goguryeo agrees to all the conditions of the Great Sui before that. Yang Chong was patient because Yang Chong believed that Goguryeo made the wrong move under invisible pressure, and the trade war was the means and embodiment of this pressure.

The appointment of Wang Ji and Han Shige made the Great Wall and the outside at a loss, and they didn't understand whether the Great Sui was ready to take a step back or move forward tightly, so Yang Chong, Yu Juluo, and Wei Zheng jointly went north, which immediately made the situation in Saibei and the northeast tense. The Turks were overjoyed, and if Yang Chong started a war with the Turks if he successfully negotiated with Goguryeo, he would have a great chance of winning, and it could be said that there would be no problem in occupying the Lightning River.

Bu Lishe and Zhao Deyan were under tremendous pressure, and sent messengers to Dali City again and again to ask for instructions, asking to send a large army to the Lightning River to suppress the formation; Zhao Deyan judged that the Great Sui was bluffing, taking advantage of the personnel changes in Taiyuan and Zhuojun to make the Turks worry about the threat from the south, but in fact, the real purpose was to attract the main force of the Turks, so that Xue Yantuo and Hui in the north could safely and boldly mobilize their troops and wait for the opportunity to move.

According to this concept, Xue Yantuo's goal would only be the Lightning River, and after the loss of Fengzhou and other places in Dali City, it brought an unexpected benefit, and with the gathering of various tribes, conscription became the easiest thing. In addition to replenishing the 50,000 Golden Wolf Army, Jieli Khan also established a coalition army of 90,000 in Dali City, and with the army of the Jieli people, it was restored to 200,000 people; Lightning River, because the Turks did not die, led their troops to flee south, and now Bu Lishe has less than 30,000 Turkic troops in his hands and 20,000 coalition troops sent by the tribes such as Murwei and Xiabu.

And Xue Yantuo is now the head of the Yi lost bowl Sun Yinan, his tribe of more than 70,000 households and 200,000 people, more than 80,000 people who control the strings, plus the assistance of the Hui Hui, Bayegu, Tongluo, Servant and other tribes, the total strength of the army can reach 150,000. Without reinforcements, Bu Lishe's only chance was to defend the city, but the two cities of the Lightning River were not tall, and they were only built for residential purposes, and they did not expect that one day, someone would hit the Turkic territory.

However, Dali Cheng rejected Bu Lishe's request for help, thinking that Xue Yantuo was not so fast to go south, and if Muwei and Xiabu sent troops with all their strength, it would be no problem to add another 80,000 or 90,000 people; The most important thing is that Jieli Khan thought that Xue Yantuo did not go south so quickly, and several major battles Xue Yantuo and the Turks lost a large number of war horses, and the emaciated camels were bigger than horses, and the Turks still looted war horses from various tribes to replenish, but Xue Yantuo's 80,000 army, no more than 20,000 cavalry.

Time was wasted in this repeated entanglement, Yi Nan asked Hui and other troops to attack Muwei and Xiguo, and he led 60,000 troops and 17,000 war horses to the south, and the target was the Lightning River. Bu Lishe was overjoyed when he heard the news, Xue Yantuo was ready to use the infantry army to deal with the cavalry, that is, to find death, the weapons and equipment of the Great Sui were so good, after long-term training, there were no more than 30,000 people who could do this; Therefore, regardless of Zhao Deyan's request, Bu Lishe led 30,000 cavalry to the north to the front line of Xing'an Mountains, trying to defeat Xue Yantuo in a battle.

(End of chapter)