The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

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After understanding Wang Shichong's plight, Yang Tong opened his mouth and said: "The harvest in the Central Plains is cut off, the water transportation is interrupted, and a large number of people die in Luoyang every day. Even if you win, you still have to fight continuously. The plethora of people will become your heavy burden. Give me 200 million people first, you can’t just pick me the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, I want to use the family as the unit.”

Wang Ren pondered for a moment.

Although this condition is a bit harsh, Yang Tong is actually quite right, because the number of people fleeing from various places to Henan County is as numerous as a cow's hair, which has become a heavy burden for the Southern Sui Dynasty!Even if their Wang family wins the battle against Yang Tan, they only control a Henan county. One county cannot support so many people. If they give priority to satisfying the people, the Wang family cannot afford to support the army. If the army is satisfied, there will be famine in Henan county. Chaos will cause their royal family to rebel.In the short term, throwing 200 million people to Yang Tong is actually a good thing, and my uncle has no reason not to agree.

With this in mind, Wang Ren said: "On this condition, the young general can agree to His Highness instead of uncle."

Yang Tong smiled slightly: "Second, I have reached a trade agreement with the Kanto gentry to purchase supplies. This is a mutually beneficial business exchange and has nothing to do with political stances. It doesn't matter to me how you deal with the Kanto gentry! I only ask for my Money and goods are safe."

Wang Ren said straightforwardly: "This is very simple! The young general also agreed."

Yang Tong said with a smile: "I'm actually willing to do business with your Wang family. For your sake, I can sell you some war horses."

Wang Renze's mouth opened wide, and he couldn't close it for a long time!

Now except for Yang Tong, who has a horse farm and several Turkic Khans who pay tribute to war horses, every prince regards the limited cavalry in his hands as his lifeblood.If the royal army had an elite cavalry, they could gallop across the flat plains of the Central Plains
For Wang Renze, this transaction was a surprise that was unexpected.It's just that when did I have such a big face?Even Yang Tong wanted to save face, which made him a little flattered.

"Do you want it?" Yang Tong asked cheerfully.

When he was a child in his previous life, he watched the open-air movie "Shaolin Temple" in the village's Shaguping. The old artist Mr. Yu played Wang Renze as domineering, vicious, and vicious, which made all moviegoers hate him. ’, some common people believed it was true, and angrily picked up a sickle and slashed at ‘Wang Renze’, causing many holes in the movie screen.

This so-called giving Wang Renze face is actually because Wang Renze brought up this beautiful and innocent memory. The common people in the 80s were so pure and lovely.

At this time, Wang Renze, who was bestowed by Teacher Yu, finally came back to his senses, and said energetically: "Yes, of course, but I wonder how much your Highness will sell it for?"

"The price of 30 war horses is 300 taels of gold, or [-] million taels of silver! It can also be replaced by iron ingots, pure copper, oil and salt, grain, silk, cloth, wood and other materials of the same value."

"The price is actually not high." Yang Tong looked at the excited Wang Renze and said, memory is memory, business is business, two different things.

"In the year of Taiping, a war horse cost two hundred taels of gold, or two taels of gold. Before Emperor Taizong Wu's expedition to Goguryeo, he asked wealthy households all over the world to buy war horses in his neighborhood, and the maximum was three hundred taels/three taels of gold! But now war horses are For a precious thing that has a price but no market, 30 taels of gold is really not that high, even if it is 50 taels, there will be people rushing for it."

Wang Ren seemed very frank. He said this, and asked again: "How much can your Highness sell us?"

Yang Tong said: "I have no shortage of war horses! I have as many as you want!"

Wang Renze said: "The young general will recognize [-] horses first! If there are too many horses, I can't make the decision. I need to go back and report to my uncle. However, the young general will reply to His Highness in the shortest possible time."

Yang Tong nodded: "Our trading point is located in Yuan County, Jiangjun County, and the people and refugees you gathered also crossed the river from there."

"No!" Excited Wang Ren said respectfully, "Young general, I wish I could pass this news back to Luoyang immediately. May I ask if Your Highness has anything to say to my uncle?"

Yang Tong said: "Recently, I have taken military action against Li Yuan. I may enter Taolin County, but I will never reach Shan County."

Wang Ren said with a smile: "This young general can promise His Highness."

"You can also make the decision?" Yang Tong looked at him in surprise, this is crossing the border.

Wang Renze said: "Your Highness doesn't know something. In fact, this section is a two-way zone between Henan County and Hongnong County! Your Highness is the King of Sui and Qin. If you pass by here, no one will have anything to say."

After Wang Renze's explanation, Yang Tong finally understood.

On the territory of the Sui Dynasty, Hongnong did not rely on the Yellow River, and the narrow strip from Shanxian County to Tongguan in the north of it belonged to Taolin County, Henan County, but traditionally, the narrow and long Taolin County was taken away by Henan County. The county has always been Hongnong County.

The reason for this situation is that when Yang Xuangan rebelled, Yang Guang, in order to allow Yang Zhiji, the prefect of Hongnong County, to conveniently block Yang Xuangan's westward withdrawal from Guanzhong, so he assigned all the territory west of Shan County to Taolin County and handed it over to Hongnong County. .

The edict said temporary jurisdiction, but it has not been abolished, so that Taolin County is under the jurisdiction of both Henan County and Hongnong County.

Yang Tong, who understood, nodded and said, "You should tell your uncle when you go back, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings."

"Of course!" Wang Ren replied.

In fact, even if Yang Tong forced his way to the south, others would have nothing to do with him. At least, the Wang family could not afford to offend this great god who might become an ally.Moreover, if Yang Tong goes to Guanzhong, it will save them the pressure of going to the north and west.It is precisely because of this that Wang Renze, who has the right to speak in the Wang family, spoke so generously. He thought for a while and said, "Emperor Huangtai..."

Yang Tong narrowed his eyes and said, "In the Sui Dynasty, there are only four emperors, Wen, Wu, Xiao, and Ren... The rest of the mess are all unfilial descendants of the clan, and they don't recognize them at all!"

Wang Ren understood what Yang Tong meant, and he just said goodbye and left after exchanging a few pleasantries!

Yang Tong was still in deep thought, and Wang Shichong's overture made him realize: Wang Shichong is a good chess game, which can contain Li Mi and other anti-kings of the Central Plains, and can also clean up the aristocratic family and the gentry for him.Although it is impossible to become an eternal ally, Wang Shichong is extremely useful to him now.

Besides Yang Tan and others, Wang Shichong’s biggest enemy is Li Mi, or Yu Wenhuaji who will swallow Li Mi, followed by Xiao Mian who expanded eastward, then Dou Jiande and Xu Yuanlang alliance in Qingzhou area, and then Jianghuai line Du Fuwei, Wang Shichong will never provoke himself until he has completely captured the land between the Yellow River and the Huaihe River.

As for Yang Tan's ending, it will also be decided because of today's conversation, because if Wang Shichong establishes himself as emperor, he will definitely not leave Yang Tan to make trouble.For Yang Tong, this is definitely a good thing. Anyway, it was Wang Shichong's hand, and it has nothing to do with him.

(End of this chapter)