Yang Chong's words meant that Pei Ju had no principles, Pei Ju did not look angry at all, nor was he embarrassed, but said with a smile: "Those who know me, King Yue also." ”

The person who knows you best is often not your friend, but your opponent, your enemy. Yang Chong and Pei Ju are so frank, so that Du Yan and others really can't cry or laugh, it is often easy to give up hatred, but it is difficult for normal people to do it, and grievances and hatred are engraved in their hearts. Du Yan is a smart person, and his talent is not low, but the knot with his nephew Du Cha just can't be untied; Cui Fengju is old and serious, and once he encounters something at home, he is disgusted.

Because of this, Du Yan admired Yang Chong for pretending well, hypocrisy, and covering up well. Yang Chong put on a confidant and said: "Master Pei, I have something to trouble you, I need you to go to Jiangnan to see Li Xiaogong, Kou Jiuhui has already married Li Xiaogong as a brother of the opposite sex, Li Xiaogong is willing to lead the army to Shun, and we have already agreed to make Li Xiaogong the king of Jiujiang." The purpose of your visit is to negotiate with Li Xiaogong and negotiate the conditions for him to leave the two lakes. ”

No wonder Yang Chong was unwary of himself, Li Xiaogong's surrender in Jiangnan meant that Li Tang only had a few days to survive, once Li Xiaogong left Jiangnan, the Hexi Army took over the Yangtze River, which was the last moment for Yang Chong's army to kill Chengdu. Pei Ju asked with trembling eyebrows: "Where is King Yue's bottom line?" ”

Yang Chong said lightly: "Li Xiaogong, if he has the ambition to build a country, I can help him build a country overseas, the country name is Tang, and the location is next door to Zhang Bojian's fiefdom." If he likes money, the two shareholders of Lianghu Qianzhuang and Chengdu Qianzhuang, I can also give him Xiaozhenzhai and Fengle Lou privately, and I will build a shipyard in Huating myself in the future and give him 30% of the shares. ”

There was an uproar, and Yang Chong's money could definitely buy two county seats; Yang Chong loves money, but when it comes to need, Yang Chong can still give up money, after all, the territory of the two lakes is much more important than several industries. If the two lakes come back like this, the reunification of the Central Plains will be accelerated a lot, and Li Yuan will have no hope of turning the tables at all, the most important thing is that Yang Chong did not treat the people at the banquet as outsiders, and such a major secret would be said casually.

Pei Ju was settled, Yang Chong didn't plan to play tricks, and said with a smile: "Li Xiaogong, I still know that he loves money and is shrewd." There are five branches in Xiaozhenzhai and eleven branches in Fengle Building, which is enough. ”

Pei Ju was very casual, anyway, he decided to take refuge in Yang Chong, and he was at ease when he had cards in his hand to say it; Du Yan and the others said in their hearts, you two are Zhou Yu beating Huang Gai, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, which makes others anxious. Yang Chong said knowingly: "That's good, come, Pei Lao try this dish, beef roasted potatoes, you must be the first time to eat it." ”

Pei Ju really hadn't seen it, the taste of the potato was fragrant, soft and smooth, and he sucked in all the flavor of the beef, Pei Ju asked curiously: "Where does this potato come from?" ”

Du Yan held the wine glass and said with a smile: "This is brought back by King Yue and Zhang Guolao from Yunmeng Mountain, these two years are still rare, after ten years and eight years, I am afraid it will be the table food of ordinary people." ”

Pei Ju was extremely wise, and immediately guessed that potatoes were high-yield food, and when he heard Cui Fengju say that the yield per mu was 2,000 catties, which could be planted in Longyou, Pei Ju was really stunned, Yang Chong solved one of the most difficult problems, in the future, double cropping rice in the south and potatoes in the north will double the yield of the field. No wonder Chang'an is so confident, this alone can save half of the official transportation in Guanzhong, once Longyou is abundant, it can immigrate in a large area, making up for the blank space between Zhangye and other places and Guanzhong.

Pei Ju raised his wine glass, respectfully toasted Yang Chong with a glass of wine and said: "Why doesn't King Yue announce the world, the sky is auspicious, it is intended for Chang'an." ”

Yang Chong finished drinking and said: "Borrowing Pei Laoji's words, Li Yuan is undecided, and it is too early to say this. ”

Pei Ju smiled slightly and said: "King Yue is still aiming in Liaodong, but in addition to the Turks and Goguryeo, there are also millions of Hu people, which should not be underestimated." Xiaguan has been engaged in diplomacy for many years, lost countless subordinates, drew a map of Liaodong, and today I will dedicate it to the king of Yue, Xuanji, and go to get the map. ”

Pei Xuanji stood beside him, heard the words and went out, and came in with a roll of drawings after a while; Xu Shiji had an extra heart, got up to meet him, and opened the map to enjoy it first. Pei Xuanji was stunned for a moment, Pei Ju couldn't help but bow his head, Xu Shiji is indeed a rare talent, not to mention commanding thousands of troops, and his mind is also meticulous and meticulous. Everyone took turns to admire, the map was marked in great detail, the places where the tribes lived, those were mountains and rivers, those were uninhabited areas, the roads were tortuous, everything.

Pei Ju once compiled the "Atlas of the Western Regions" to record the geographical data of the countries in the Western Regions, and this map must have been prepared to be used when Yang Guangdong conquered Goguryeo triumphantly, but unfortunately the three expeditions of the Great Sui to Liaodong ended in vain. Yang Chong was a little gloomy, and asked people to put away the map and said: "Pei Lao has a heart, I don't want to start a full-scale war with the Turks, no matter whether you win or lose, it is the people on both sides who suffer." The Northeast is the cornerstone of stability, and as long as the Qin and Han dynasties are restored, the Turks will not dare to act rashly. ”

Pei Ju said understandingly: "A million people, at least two or three hundred thousand troops, is indeed not to be underestimated, how is King Yue going to deal with it?" ”

Yang Chong did not hide it, and said clearly: "To be a big Yingzhou, turn the five counties of overseas Chinese into the five counties on the ground." This month, there are as many as 7,000 homeless people and horse thieves who have come here, and we are setting up a third county, and if Xuanji wants to, he will serve as the county guard of Liaodong. At present, Lintun County in Tudiji is a gathering place of the Turdi, with 13,000 people; There are more than 2,000 Xuansu County under the management of Murong Xifeng, and I plan to recruit 3,000 cavalry out of 7,000 to be stationed in Dazhucheng City, and the remaining 4,000 people will be incorporated into Liaodong County. ”

Pei Xuanji asked: "If the five counties gather 100,000 people, what will the imperial court use to feed them?" ”

"Agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishing." Yang Chong said unhurriedly: "Rice can be planted in the Yingzhou area, but the Saiwaihu people are all Ma ethnic groups, and they have no longevity in this regard, so they are naturally different in our hands; Coupled with the raising of pigs, cattle and sheep and seaside fisheries, there should be no problem with food self-sufficiency. The problem in Yingzhou is how to eliminate the intrusion of various ethnic groups in the northeast and Goguryeo, and prevent the fruits of labor from falling into the hands of others. ”

Pei Ju's head, seven parts of the indigen, divided into three, the black water epilepsy relies on its own strength to occupy the Heishui basin; The Tatar people, who were unwilling to submit to Goguryeo, began to move closer to the Great Sui during the Kaihuang period, but the six tribes of the Tatar were now under the control of Goguryeo. After solving the problem of Yingzhou, there was no threat from the east in Yingzhou, and as for Goguryeo, Pei Ju estimated that Yang Chong, like himself, did not have the courage to come to Yingzhou to make trouble.

(End of chapter)