Winter has already entered Liupan Mountain, and strong winds are blowing. Even on the leeward side of the mountain, you can still feel the raging meaning in the air. Li Xingchen has not retreated to peace, and he will not give Yu Yi anything at this time.
A little chance.
However, Yu Yi is also more honest. Now in Yuntian, there seems to be no intention to cause trouble for Li Xingchen. Everyone is quietly waiting for news from Yang Jian. And it turns out that Yang Jian did not let Li Xingchen wait any longer, and Li Xingchen soon saw him.
An envoy from Chang'an, but the identity of this envoy really surprised him.
He did not expect that he would meet the founder of a great dynasty in another time and space in such a form.
Of course, the founder is only a fifteen-year-old boy now. Even measured by the standards of this era, he can only be regarded as a young man. Li Xingchen cannot see the "king" in this young man from any angle.
"Hegemonic spirit", let alone imagine that in history it was he who created another glorious era for the Chinese nation after the Han Dynasty, an era of true tolerance and openness, where thousands of people came to the dynasty!
Li Yuan, who had come all the way, stood somewhat restrained in front of Li Xingchen. However, the situation was tense and Li Yuan was not allowed to be distracted here. While handing the letters from Yang Jian and Yang Su to Li Xingchen, he said in a deep voice: "In Chang'an,
Duke Sui has been persecuting several of my aristocratic families. The situation is so critical, please let the general make a decision!"
Li Xinchen was startled for a moment, then he opened the autographed letter from Yang Jian and Yang Su and glanced at it. Yang Jian's letter was not long, but it clearly agreed to Li Xinchen's conditions. From then on, Li Xinchen and the Northern Zhou Dynasty used Xiaoguan as the boundary.
Tianshui, Anding, Wuwei, Longxi and other places outside the pass all belong to Li Xinchen, but Li Xinchen cannot cross Xiaoguan and Dahe in the east, cannot cross the Great Wall in the north, and the main army cannot leave Yangping Pass, which firmly limits Li Xinchen's sphere of influence.
It is limited to the scope of Guanzhong in the traditional sense.
At the same time, Yang Jian asked Li Xingchen for trade, especially the trade of ore and grain. Obviously, the current land in Guanzhong could no longer supply so many people, and as the war progressed, the army began to lack forged weapons.
and arrow ore.
The handwriting of this letter is very regular and clear. It is obvious that Yang Jian has thought about it for a long time.
Yang Su's letter was completely the opposite. It was quite sloppy, but it was short of words. It briefly introduced the current situation of the court in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the difficulties Yang Jian faced, and also mentioned the current situation in Chang'an.
Obviously, life in Guanzhong is more difficult than Li Xingchen imagined. With the last rear area in the northwest falling into Li Xingchen's hands, Guanzhong is actually surrounded by enemies on all sides. However, such a situation has not happened before in history.
This is how the old Qin people rose up in the barren land under the Qinling Mountains, and the later Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty also relied on Guanzhong to turn the tide when there was the Seven Kings Rebellion in the south and the Xiongnu in the north.
But this is just an example after all. Now Yang Jian is obviously close to the point where he can't support himself. Chang'an City, which no longer has foreign food and merchant trade, is now facing soaring prices and panic among the people. The people and nobles are scrambling to escape. This is very wrong.
land, and it was not that there was no money in the treasury of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but it was clear that the money could no longer buy the things Yang Jian needed, such as grain, cloth and other daily necessities.
At the same time, in the letter, Yang Su did not avoid Yang Jian's overt and covert threats to several aristocratic families, but at the same time he also pointed out that, at least from now on, it is not a bad idea for Li Xingchen to exchange excess grain, wood, etc. for the money in Yang Jian's hands.
It's a good thing, especially since Li Xingchen will definitely use troops against the south next, and the army's salary and so on need to be paid with money instead of food and cloth.
More importantly... Yang Su just mentioned it vaguely in the letter, but Li Xinchen knew very well that by taking this opportunity, merchants from Bashu could enter Guanzhong, and naturally Li Xinchen's eyes would also enter. For Li Xinchen
Of course it's a multi-purpose move.
In fact, Li Xinchen had already had the intention to do business with Yang Jian before. For a tycoon like Yang Jian, Li Xinchen's military department expected to defeat him at once. If he was directly forced to a dead end, the effect achieved might be counterproductive.
Therefore, all that is left is to slowly consume Yang Jian's strength, and finally let him react when he has lost both his men and his wealth. But by that time, it will be too late.
To achieve this goal, it is obviously a good choice to control Yang Jian economically. In other words, it is what Western invaders have done to the Chinese market in history, control your country's commerce and transportation, even if China has a vast territory, rich resources, and arteries.
In the hands of others, you can only bow and obey others.
Just as the economy in the late Qing Dynasty had nearly collapsed, and most of the treaty ports were in the hands of Western colonists, it was already too late even if the Manchu Qing Dynasty tried to revive it.
Li Xingchen didn't believe that Yang Jian could see through the scheme a thousand years later, especially when Yang Jian came to him on his own initiative, Li Xingchen was even more delighted.
Seeing that Li Xingchen was not worried, but instead had a smile on his face, Li Yuan felt that he had really seen a ghost.
With a slight cough, Li Xingchen said in a deep voice: "There is nothing wrong with the conditions listed by the Duke of Sui. Everything will be implemented in accordance with this."
Li Yuan opened his mouth, feeling that he must have understood something wrong with Li Xinchen. Li Xinchen couldn't help but laugh: "Isn't it just trade? Whatever Yang Jian wants, just give him what he wants, and let him have a good fight with Yu Wenxian."
, As for a certain person, it is much better that the Yang family of Hongnong and the Li family of Longxi can be preserved than sending some business travelers."
Li Yuan only felt a touch in his heart.
Such a commander is the commander worthy of their service!
"Without further delay, I'm afraid I have to trouble you to go back as soon as possible. I have already asked people to prepare tents and meals, and I'm going to rest. I have to return to Chang'an tomorrow morning. I must tell Yang Chudao this news as soon as possible. In addition, you also tell him,
From now on, he is solely responsible for the communication between Bashu and Guanzhong!" Li Xingchen said immediately, obviously he was very satisfied with Yang Su's volunteering this time.
"Please rest assured, General!" Li Yuan immediately knelt down on one knee and solemnly handed over his hands.
And Li Xingchen stepped forward and reached out to support him. Different from the empty support in the past, this time it was real.
Li Yuan felt the strength in Li Xingchen's hand, and while standing up according to his strength, he said loudly: "I will do my best to serve the general, no matter how hard my life is."
The sound is loud and clear.
Li Xingchen looked at the young man in front of him, feeling a little dazed for a moment.
I wonder if influencing this young man from now on will really change everything? And if Yang Guang had not been so stupid in history, would Li Yuan really have replaced him? (To be continued)