"In April, a total of 50,000 stone of grain flowed into Longxi from Hanzhong, 90,000 stone of grain flowed into Anding from Hedong County, and 170,000 stone of grain flowed into Yanmen County from Hebei." Pang Qing reported with a small notebook.

"Finished?" Yang Zheng saw that the price of grain in Guzang was rising, and there were grain trucks everywhere, thinking that there were at least one or two million stones.

310,000 stone of grain, which seems to be good, but it is only a drop in the bucket for today's Liangzhou.

The key is to use up the money in the treasury.

Raising food prices has not met expectations, and economic warfare is indeed not something that anyone can afford to play.

In fact, if you think about it, Shu itself is poor and drinks the northwest wind, and a large number of mulberries are planted in the territory to increase the output of Shu brocade, and sometimes they will buy grain from Dongwu, even if they want to sell, there is not much in the granary.

Another reason is that it is limited by the long distance and the mountain road is difficult to walk.

The grain in Hanzhong can be sold to Longxi, but how can the grain in Shuzhong be transported on a large scale?

How much does it consume on the road?

The ancients also knew that grain could not be transported for thousands of miles.

"That's all for now, and expect a slight increase next month." Pang Qingdao.

Yang Zheng thought carefully for a while.

The idea of economic warfare is not wrong.

The collapse of a country is first and foremost an economic collapse.

Lying on the Hexi Corridor is equivalent to lying on the gold mountain, the money is used out, and then earned, the money in the treasury is exchanged for food, in fact, it is not a loss, food is a strategic material, and it cannot be measured by money.

How to make food prices hit the enemy?

Yang Zheng recalled the various technologies and ruthless work of the later generations and the predators, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, selling anxiety!

"My Iceberg Beauty Wife"

It caused food anxiety in Shuzhong and the Central Plains, and stimulated the internal contradictions between the two countries.

Who is hit hardest by rising food prices?

It must not be a noble family, but an ordinary person.

With the current situation of Shu, the people have long been overwhelmed, after Fei Yi's death, Jiang Wei tens of thousands of people went on a northern expedition, but the benefits were minimal, the historical Taoxi War did not break out, and the Battle of Duangu caused Shu to be hit hard.

A country with a registered population of more than 900,000 must raise an army of 100,000 and 40,000 officials......

You can imagine what kind of life the people of Shu lived.

The same is true of the state of Wei.

After years of war, the three rebellions of Huainan were the most powerful, which can be called the war with the largest number of troops since the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, Sima Zhao mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops, and it took a year to destroy more than 100,000 troops of Zhuge Dan and repelled 110,000 reinforcements from Wu.

Wei is indeed the strongest, but how many times can you play like this no matter how strong you are?

This also led to Sima Zhao being able to squeeze out an army of 40,000 to support Chang'an.

This year, Sima Zhao also issued an edict in the name of Emperor Cao Chao, adding one percent......

If the people's anxiety rises, the internal contradictions will become more and more intense.

The composition of the two countries is not only the noble and powerful, but also a large number of Hanmen, common people, and Tuntian guests who are struggling on the critical line of hunger and cold.

These people are the real forces that support Wei and Shu.

The nobles will definitely not cut off their own flesh and blood to feed the court.

And the strong and strong of the scholars are also divided into strong and weak, and the strong and strong who are not strong are actually the objects of exploitation.

"Send people to Shuzhong and the Central Plains, spread rumors, raise grain prices, provoke incidents, and use all means to raise their grain prices!" In fact, without Yang Zheng's order, the price of grain in Wei and Shu is inevitable.

Zhonghui's 140,000 army was pressed in Guanzhong, and Shu was also actively preparing for war, and food and materials were sent to the front line in Hanzhong, and it was not only grain that rose in domestic prices.

In order to support the 140,000 army, the grain of the Central Plains must be sent to Guanzhong.

Coupled with the already empty status quo of the Wei State, the price of grain will rise certainly.

Although the three forces are hostile to each other, their economic ties have never been severed.

The rise in grain prices in Liangzhou will also be transmitted to the Central Plains and Shuzhong.

This is the dimensionality reduction attack.

When will the honest purchase of grain be received?

Honestly playing siege with Sima Zhao, can you play the Central Plains?

With the current situation in Liangzhou, how to break the situation without making a little noise?

Pang Qing nodded as if he didn't understand, "My subordinates will do it." ”

Luoyang.

Since Sima Zhao was promoted to Xiangguo, there is no need to send domestic government affairs to the palace, and Cao Chao's only little power has been lost.

The same is true of Empress Dowager Guo, who was completely overshadowed by his brothers and uncles.

Emperor Ming's pattern of relatives, honorable people, and scholars holding each other in check was completely broken.

At that time, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was supported by many Han ministers, and now Cao Chao looks at the court, and only one Wang Jing from the Shu clan is still standing beside him.

But the turnaround seems to be coming.

In May of the fourth year of Ganlu, the general of Zhengnan and Sikong Wang Chang died of illness, and there was a gap in power in Wei.

Originally, the most qualified successor was Wang Ji, who had served as the assassin of Jingzhou for many years and was familiar with the Jingxiang battle situation, but Wang Ji was beheaded in Chang'an, and there were not many candidates left.

Jingzhou is the border of the three kingdoms, and it is a perennial war, and it cannot be defended by non-heavy generals.

Sima Zhao didn't dare to send a few scraps from Sima's family to it for a while.

The DPRK and China proposed that Zhou Tai should be the general of the expedition to the south.

Sima Zhao hesitated.

The three towns of Guanzhong, Jingxiang and Yangzhou are extraordinary, and tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of troops are stationed all year round.

In the hands of outsiders, after all, I am not at ease.

finally survived Wang Chang, and now it is all handed over to Zhoutai, and Sima Zhao is not at ease.

At Jia Chong's suggestion, Sima Zhao divided Jingzhou into two, and Chen Qian served as the general of Zhengnan, supervising the military of Jingzhou and Zhenxinye.

Zhou Tai served as the general of the conquest, supervised the military in the south of the Yangtze River, and the town of Xiangyang.

However, the post of Jingzhou Thorn Shi was vacant.

Everyone can see that after Wang Chang's death, Jingzhou's military power is a piece of fat.

There was an endless debate in the court.

Emperor Cao Chao also joined the competition and recommended Shangshu Wang Jing, who served as the Taishou of Jiangxia and was familiar with the situation in Jingzhou.

The emperor is alone in the court, but the Empress Dowager Guo is not, and secretly helps.

Sima Zhao considered that he had just been promoted to Xiangguo, so he should not be pushed too hard, so he agreed.

"May Your Majesty endure for a few more years, the Sima clan will be defeated by Yang Xingyun, the battle in Guanzhong, if it is defeated again, the prestige will plummet, the hearts of the people will be scattered, and the scholars will have different hearts, Your Majesty may have a chance to go to Jingzhou, clean up the troops, raise troops outside, and there will be good news in a few years." Wang Jing knelt beside Cao Chao.

The Shi clan chose the Sima clan, but there are still loyal and righteous people in the Shu clan.

Cao Chao said sadly: "The Sima clan is powerful, and the court is full of negative people. ”

Wang Jing snorted, "Your Majesty, where do you say this, Sima Yi has been dormant for decades, there is a turning point in Gao Pingling, as long as Yang Xingyun is undefeated, Sima Zhao will not take a step back, the minister looks at Sima Zhao, it is not a longevity, Your Majesty is young, why fight for the length of a day?" ”

"Yes." Cao Chao wiped away his tears.

He used all the people who could be used in the court.

Except for the Wang Jing, almost all of the rest are from the scholar family.

Even Xiahou He defected to Sima Zhao, and was recently named Xiangguo Zuo Sima, becoming Sima Zhao's confidant......

Xiahou He is the seventh son of Xiahou Yuan, the younger brother of Xiahou Ba, and he defected to Sima Zhao, which means that the Xiahou clan of Wei has compromised with Sima Zhao.