"Yun Chang is very old, and this time he attacked Shudi, Lone originally didn't plan to bother you."

Yang Ling paused, and continued,

"But Yun Chang also knows that if you can go with Gu, you can also have less trouble in Pingdi Shudi!"

"But you and I have words first, if Yun Chang is unwilling in his heart, he will not be reluctant!"

If Yizhou can be conquered in one fell swoop this time, Guan Yu will come forward, and if he wants to persuade Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and others to surrender at that time, he will also be able to save a lot of trouble!

Guan Yu was silent for a moment, and arched his hand,

"Since it is the request of the king of Qi, how can the minister refuse!"

"Besides, the minister hasn't seen his eldest brother for some years, and it is this opportunity to persuade him to surrender to Great Wei!"

Guan Yu's words were also sincere.

After Guan Yinping married Yang Ling, he gave birth to two sons one after another.

For these two grandchildren, Guan Yu also loves them from the bottom of his heart.

And after Cao Yuan ascended the throne as the emperor, under Yang Ling's instructions, he also rewarded the Guan family father and son in every way.

In addition, Guan Yu is old, and he already has the idea of retiring to the court and enjoying the joy of family!

"It's most appropriate for Yun Chang to think so."

Yang Ling smiled and nodded,

"Then bother Yun Chang to prepare in advance, and when it comes to the spring of next year, we will send troops to Shu and dominate the world!"

"Whoa!"

Guan Yu took the order and left.

After he left, Yang Ling stroked the beard on his chin, pondered for a moment, and said to Biqiu Jian outside the door,

"Go, invite all three princes!"

"Whoa!"

Biqiu Jian was ordered to leave.

And Yang Ling was writing something after a deep sigh.

After a while, Pang Tong, Gao Rou, and Xu Shu came together.

Seeing that Yang Ling was busy at the desk, they didn't want to disturb them, and waited quietly on the side.

When Yang Ling was done, he looked up and saw the three of them, and immediately smiled,

"You're here!"

"I've seen His Royal Highness the King of Qi!"

The three of them saluted, and Pang Tong said with some curiosity,

"We are preparing to dispatch troops and prepare for the next year's attack on Shu in accordance with the instructions of the King of Qi."

"I don't know what happened when the King of Qi announced us?"

Yang Ling first beckoned the three of them to sit down, and then said with a smile,

"There is still some time before the war in Shu, but I feel that Liu Bei can't be too leisurely!"

His original plan was to immediately send troops to attack Yizhou.

But lately it was late autumn, and it would take a month just to gather the troops and send them to the front.

At that time, it was the cold and freezing midwinter wax moon, and it would be extremely unwise to attack Liu Bei again.

Therefore, what Yang Ling just discussed with everyone was to attack again in the spring next year!

It's just that from now until next spring, there will be at least half a year.

This period of time is not long, but it is not short, if Liu Bei is allowed to concentrate on the development of Shudi, if he grows stronger, Cao Wei will have more trouble when he conquers Shu in the future!

"This ......"

Pang Tong and the three of them glanced at each other, and said even more blankly,

"I don't know what the King of Qi has to do?"

You must know that Yizhou is a place of four stops, with the sword pavilion, the defense of Hanzhong, the danger of Kuimen and the Three Gorges, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Liu Beigou was there, and there was no way to move him.

"Look at this."

Yang Ling said, handing the things he had just written to Pang Tong and them.

After the three of them took it, they looked at it carefully, and their pupils shrank slightly!

The content written by Yang Ling is also simple.

Roughly speaking, it is to sell grain, salt and other things to Shu at a relatively low price!

You must know that in ancient times, the two sides in hostility had little to do with each other, let alone do business, except for envoys.

But Yang Ling planned to sell grain and salt to Yizhou, and such a move was really incomprehensible to the three of them.

"Dare to ask His Royal Highness King Qi, this ...... Why is that? ”

Gao Rou couldn't help but ask,

"There's no need for us to trade with Liu Bei, right?"

"Don't worry, listen to Gu slowly."

Yang Ling smiled and asked rhetorically,

"Lonely and ask you, at the moment, my Great Wei is short of food and salt?"

The three of them shook their heads without thinking about it.

With the seeds previously provided by Yang Ling, as well as the invention of the salt-making method, coupled with the promotion of the imperial court, the people were encouraged to reclaim the land.

Most importantly, the territory of Cao Wei was relatively stable.

Therefore, the finances of the imperial court are relatively healthy, and the treasury is full!

"My Great Wei is not short of food, but what is lacking is copper coins!"

Yang Ling sighed slightly.

"Could it be that the King of Qi wants to collect all the copper coins in Shu through trade?"

Pang Tong reacted first, frowned slightly, and said,

"But hasn't the King of Qi already ordered the digging of copper mines and the minting of copper coins to alleviate the financial problems?"

The monetary policy of the Eastern Han Dynasty was originally somewhat chaotic.

When Dong Zhuo was in power, in order to loot money for military use, he even minted low-quality coins on a large scale.

So much so that it caused serious inflation at that time, which caused prices to skyrocket!

Since these currencies were mainly circulated in the north, Cao Wei suffered greatly!

At the outset, Cao Cao was forced to order barter, which reluctantly resisted the circulation of inferior coins.

However, with the development of Cao Wei, the shortage of currency has restricted economic development, and even began to deflation.

Most of the courtiers were unaware of the seriousness of the matter.

Fortunately, Yang Ling reacted in time and ordered the excavation of copper mines and the minting of copper coins, which alleviated the severity of the problem.

"Shi Yuan is right, but not completely."

Yang Ling smiled slightly and explained,

"As for the copper coins in Yizhou, it can only slightly alleviate the money shortage of my Great Wei, but it can't fundamentally solve it."

His words made several people more and more confused!

"I ask you again, if we sell grain and salt at a low price, do you think the people of Yizhou will spend money to buy it?"

"That's natural, businessmen have been profit-seeking since ancient times, and they can make money by buying low and selling high, why not?"

Xu Shu nodded.

"In this way, Yizhou's currency will continue to flow into my Great Wei."

"It won't be long before Yizhou will be short of currency."

"And there is a lack of copper ore in the land of Sichuan and Shu, if you are Liu Bei, what will happen to you?"

Yang Ling said with a smile.

The three of them fell into deep thought, or Pang Tong figured it out first, tentatively and authentically,

"Issuing large amounts of virtual currency?"

"Not bad!"

Yang Ling nodded approvingly,

"Although this practice of inflating the value of the currency and plundering the people's wealth can solve the shortage of money in a short period of time and fill the national treasury, it will be a devastating blow to the economy in the long run!"

"What Lone has to do is to fight an economic war with Liu Bei!"

Although Yang Ling's explanation is not very clear, Pang Tong and them are all top strategists in the world.

Just a little thought, you can understand the principle!

The three of them couldn't help but gasp.