In Liangzhou City, Sima Xiu, who was holding the information, suddenly fell into deep thought. The sand fox kept rubbing his calf, but was ignored.
"Military advisor, it's time." Dong Wen said with a smile. In fact, up to now, Liangzhou has spent at least 120,000 to 30,000 silver for the Shu brocade plan.
There were several large warehouses piled up in the Shu Kingdom after the acquisition. When it was free, Dong Wen could go and have a look and pick out a few pleasing horses as rewards. But now, when he thought about spending a lot of money to collect it, he couldn't help but feel a little sick.
"It's just like a military strategist's plan to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron!"
"Linqu also responded with news and found out the trail into Shu. But don't worry, the military advisor, the few Shuzhou mountain people who led the way have all been silenced."
The latter sentence finally made Simiao raise his head.
"How much time will it take to repair this strange road?"
"It will be at least February before the army can cross the mountains. However, it won't be long before we are ready for winter."
There is frost and cold in winter, and under normal circumstances, there will be no war. Especially for the attacking side, too much time is spent on food, grass and baggage, and they cannot be transported to the front line, which will make the war disadvantageous.
Sima Mao didn't answer immediately, his face was sullen, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"My lord, no matter what, even if it's winter, we must have this strange road repaired before spring so that my Liangzhou army can attack Shu unexpectedly. The longer it goes, the more problems I'm afraid will arise. more."
Sima Xiu raised his face, with a hint of unwillingness on his face. He calculated the time, but the exploration of Qidao took too long.
"The city of Chengdu is surrounded by mountains, and I have a clever plan in mind. But before that, my strategy in Liangzhou must not be exposed. There is an expert in Shuzhou. If he notices something is wrong, I am afraid that our big plan will be prevented. .”
Dong Wen also looked solemn when he heard this, and became angry for a moment, "Don't worry, military advisor, the few thieves and spies who escaped earlier will not be able to hide for long. Damn it, these people are all relying on light skills."
Sima Xiu nodded, "According to what my lord said, we will start to clear up the Shu Brocade matter. As long as there is public dissatisfaction in Shuzhou——"
Dong Wen laughed and interrupted, "After the fire is removed from the cauldron, Shuzhou will fall into turmoil. By then, the common thieves will probably be scared to death!"
"That's not possible. He must have a countermeasure. My lord, you must understand that even if Shu Brocade cannot defeat Shuzhou this time, it still has another effect."
Sima Xiu raised his head, his eyes became extremely sharp.
"Let Xu Buyi be tired of dealing with it. Only in this way can we arrange the overall plan of Liangzhou's expedition in the coming spring to be perfect."
Dong Wen paused, and his face showed ecstasy.
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As Xu Mu expected, on this day, the entire Shuzhou finally ushered in Sima Xiu's decisive blow.
Fortunately, he had made some preparations before this.
"Sun Xun, mobilize five thousand people to maintain order in Chengdu. If there are any rioters, arrest them immediately!"
Not only in the Chengdu area, but also in the entire Shuzhou, Xu Mu sent many generals there, ranging from 3,000 to 500, to guard against civil unrest.
Of course, the development in southern Shu showed his attitude as the king of Shu, and also solved the problem of pushing away the fields and planting mulberry trees.
Blocking is worse than spreading. Xu Mu is confident that with some guidance, Sima Xiu's plan to arouse people's resentment will not burn out.
"Brother Mu, there are a lot of crazy stick men on the street, taking advantage of the chaos to rob shops. Brother Mu, stop talking, I will go out and beat people!"
Si Hu's figure ran outside in ecstasy.
Xu Mu was silent for a while, then turned around and said, "Sun Xun, if the stickman takes the lead in making trouble and plays too hard, you can use the knife yourself."
It's not that he looks down on the stickman. He was originally a stickman, so he understands better that the stickman causes trouble and causes trouble, and he is really a good hand.
"Also, the messenger is here."
Sun Xun finished listening and hurriedly walked out.
Xu Mu frowned. This time, he was already very careful in how he handled Shu Brocade. In fact, these weavers hardly suffered any big losses. Not only did they make money, but they also did not push the fields and plant mulberry trees. They just moved their business to southern Sichuan and did not spend much money.
What Xu Mu is worried about is that many of the former die-hard loyalists of the Dou family should remain in Shuzhou. Seeing this opportunity, they will definitely stir up trouble.
Not long after, an old scholar hurriedly entered the palace.
"Meet my king."
"Wang Shenzhi, notify all counties and towns in Shuzhou to draw up an official list immediately."
"Please tell me, my king."
Xu Mu exhaled and said slowly, "The Shu brocade business is sluggish due to the approaching winter and the snow roads in the north are about to be closed. I care about the people's livelihood in Shuzhou. All taxes on the mulberry and sericulture industry in southern Shu are exempted. One year."
There is no mention of Liangzhou's methods. These things only need to be known by the superiors. The people are just living with food and clothing, which is too far away for them.
Or so, it is better to open some more benefits directly. The one-year tax-free period, in the final analysis, is not a loss for Xu Mu. It can promote the development of industries in southern Shu and is worth a thousand dollars.
"King, is this, is this true?"
"Of course it's true. Just go down."
The old Confucian bowed his head and bowed before resigning and leaving the palace.
Only when there was no one else in the palace, Jia Zhou walked out of the back compartment and sat next to Xu Mu.
"Wenlong, how did I handle this disaster?"
"My lord, it's almost perfect. In this way, the seeds of disaster planted in Liangzhou will not bear any consequences." Jia Zhou said, his face becoming solemn as usual.
"However, my lord, please be extremely careful. Based on my understanding of Lianghu, he not only has this one hand, but he may have other means behind him."
Xu Mu nodded.
But the current situation means that it won't be long before winter arrives. Xu Mu doesn't think that if Liangzhou dares to cut Shu at this time, it will most likely be after the beginning of spring, or when the autumn grain is put into the warehouse.
All in all, this war in Shuliang is inevitable. What we are doing now is to prepare for the future war.
"I buried Chai Zong's tens of thousands of troops in Dingzhou. Liang Hu must have similar means."
"There are also ambushes in Liangzhou?"
"There should be. The next battle is related to the great cause of Liangzhou. With his temperament, he must consider all aspects. Ambushing troops, strange troops, regular troops, and reinforcements are all indispensable."
"Needless to mention the main army and reinforcements. But where will the ambush troops be buried? There are also strange troops. Could they be airborne troops?"
"Lord, what are airborne troops?"
"Wenlong, I made a mistake...it meant that like a bird, it suddenly landed in Shuzhou."
"My lord, your idea is really wonderful. However, my lord needs to be extremely careful. I estimate that Dong Wen will invite Qiang soldiers again outside Yumen Pass."
Xu Mu frowned, "I still remember what happened to King Yu. Are these Qiang people all fools?"
"Lianghu's methods are endless. Fortunately, the lord let go of King Yu Dang, but he is still making trouble with Liangzhou. Even if there are Qiang soldiers this time, there won't be too many. But in the land of Dong Wen's three states, plus The strategy of my superior, Matthew, has a royal background, so many soldiers will die in his service."
"Even if my lord wins this battle, it will be very difficult."
