"The general's intelligence is really beyond the ordinary, he can actually come up with such a method!"
Gao Rou couldn't help but sigh.
Although Pang Tong and Xu Shu didn't speak, there were expressions of deep understanding on their faces.
In ancient times, most of the disputes between countries revolved around battlefield battles. How could someone like Yang Ling start from the economic aspect?
Such wisdom is simply out of this world!
"Since you haven't hesitated, let's get started!"
Yang Ling pondered for a moment, and then asked Deng Ai, Jiang Wei and Guanqiu Jian to be called in.
After giving detailed instructions, Yang Ling asked,
"Do you understand?"
"Student (General) understands!"
The three of them said in unison.
"That's good, you go get ready and leave in the next few days!"
"Here!"
…
Half a month later, on the official road outside Nanzheng City, three horses suddenly galloped from a distance.
I saw three riders on the horse. They were all handsome, high-spirited young men. Who could they be if they weren't Deng Ai, Jiang Wei, and Guanqiu Jian?
"Brothers, is Nanzheng City ahead?"
Guanqiu Jian pointed to the city in front and asked with a smile.
The three of them are about the same age, and their personalities are good at getting along with each other.
After setting off from Luoyang, we got in touch with each other along the way and became one with them.
The three people who met each other late in life became three sworn brothers just like Yang Ling and Dian Wei, Zhao Yun and Xu Chu!
"Yes, that is Nanzheng City!"
Jiang Wei smiled and said,
"I remember when my eldest brother and I followed our teacher and led a thousand dragon troops to attack through the Ziwu Valley for thousands of miles. We took advantage of the Marquis of Langzhong (Zhang Lu) unprepared and captured the city of Nanzheng in one fell swoop!"
"Only a thousand soldiers and horses?"
When Guanqiu Jian heard this, he couldn't help being surprised.
Although he also knew that Yang Ling won a complete victory in the Battle of Hanzhong, how to win was a secret and he did not know.
"certainly!"
Jiang Wei then told Guanqiu Jian the whole process of the Battle of Hanzhong, and laughed and said,
"If you don't believe it, you can ask our elder brother!"
Due to his stuttering, Deng Ai has always been reluctant to speak.
Hearing Jiang Wei mention himself, he nodded,
"Second... what my second brother said is true, all of this... is the teacher's ingenuity!"
Looking at the winding and steep mountains in front of him and the majestic Nanzheng City not far away, and imagining Yang Ling's uncanny plan and taking the lead, Guanqiu Jian felt quite emotional for a while.
“I don’t know when my little brother will be able to follow King Qi to the battlefield!”
"Don't worry, there will be a day!"
Jiang Wei patted Guanqiu Jian's shoulder.
The reason why Yang Ling sent Guanqiu Jian to accompany Deng Ai and Jiang Wei this time was clearly because he wanted to temper him.
The three of them stopped talking nonsense, hurried their horses, and finally entered Nanzheng City before dark.
After learning about their arrival, Zhang Liao also asked his eldest son Zhang Hu to invite them to his mansion.
Zhang Liao's mansion.
Lobby.
After reading Yang Ling's letter to him, Zhang Liao chuckled and said,
"Since King Qi has given orders, I will cooperate with you two."
"Uncle Wen Yuan is too polite, we should listen to you!"
Jiang Wei said respectfully.
Although Gan Ning, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others are not Yang Ling's sworn brothers, they have followed Yang Ling on the battlefield for so many years, and their feelings are already extremely deep!
In addition, they also watched Jiang Wei and Deng Ai grow up, so it was not inappropriate for them to call Zhang Liao uncle.
Zhang Liao nodded slightly and looked at Guanqiu Jian aside.
"You are Guanqiu Jian. You are truly a talented person. No wonder you are so important to the general!"
"General Zhengxi is overly praised. How can I deserve such praise?"
Guanqiu Jian was half excited, half terrified.
Zhang Liao's reputation in Cao Wei naturally goes without saying.
In the Battle of Hefei, five hundred dead soldiers defeated the 30,000 Jiangdong Army and captured the general Sun Quan alive!
In the battle of Bailang Mountain, Zhang Liao's formation beheaded Tadun again!
In Guan Qiujian's heart, Zhang Liao was like a god of war.
If Yang Ling hadn't favored him, he might not have had the chance to meet Zhang Liao!
"Since you are a talent that King Qi values and over time, your achievements will not be inferior to mine. Don't let King Qi down!"
Looking at Guanqiu Jian in front of him, Zhang Liao's eyes were full of shadows of his own youth.
He originally just encouraged Guan Qiu Jian with a few words, but he didn't expect how majestic Guan Qiu Jian would be in the future when he conquered Liaodong and swept across the peninsula!
After everyone exchanged pleasantries, Deng Ai, Jiang Wei, and Guanqiu Jian settled down temporarily.
Although Shu Han and Cao Wei were in a state of hostility, Liu Bei also ordered a strict ban on contact between the two parties.
But in the final analysis, Shuhan is just a state, and it is still difficult to be self-sufficient.
Therefore, many people risked their heads to trade with Cao Wei.
With the help of Zhang Liao, in just a few days, Deng Ai and the others connected with the Shu Kingdom.
In Dingjun Mountain, there is a gurgling stream.
The three brothers stood beside the bluestone by the stream, waiting quietly.
Not long after, a group of people appeared on the mountain road ahead, led by a gentle young scholar.
The two sides looked at each other, and the young scholar said calmly,
"Are the three of them Wei Xiaobao, Zhang Wuji, and Linghu Chong?"
"Yes, it's the three of us!"
Jiang Wei responded generously.
"I am Qiao Zhou, whose courtesy name is Yunnan. I wonder what you want to trade, which led me here?"
Yes, the person who came was none other than Qiao Zhou, the famous leader of the surrender faction in the late Shu Kingdom.
Qiao Zhou in history, although full of knowledge, was devoted to advocating surrender.
He even created "The Theory of Revenge of the Country", which caused extremely bad influence!
When Deng Ai besieged Chengdu, he did not advise Adou to fight to the death, but instead urged Adou to surrender!
"We have some food here that we want to sell to Shu. I wonder if you would be interested?"
Jiang Wei said with a smile.
Among the three brothers, Deng Ai stuttered and Guanqiu Jian was immature, so the more experienced Jiang Wei was responsible for most of them.
"You have food and grass to sell?! Where did you get it from?"
When Qiao Zhou heard this, his face suddenly showed surprise.
"Your Excellency, there is no need to ask any more questions."
Jiang Wei smiled slightly and didn't say much.
Seeing that the three people had extraordinary demeanor and seemed to have an unusual status, Qiao Zhou secretly thought that they should be powerful nobles in Hanzhong, and he was afraid that they wanted to make money by selling food and grass!
"What price do you want to sell it at?"
"It depends on you. If it is reasonable, we can develop long-term cooperation."
Despite Yang Ling's orders, Jiang Wei decided to stand still and see what kind of price Qiao Zhou could offer.
Qiao Zhou pondered for a moment and said tentatively,
"How about one thousand yuan for a bucket of rice and five hundred yuan for a bucket of grain?"
Hearing the price, Jiang Wei and the other three couldn't help but look at each other, and they could see the surprise in each other's eyes!
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Yellow Turbans were raging and wars continued.
In addition, Dong Zhuo destroyed five baht coins and minted small coins, and a bucket of rice could even be sold for tens of thousands of coins!
