Three years is not a long time in Man Man's life, but it is by no means short. Since the strike with Cao Cao, except for the dispute between the five tiger generals and the five good generals that caused a lot of controversy two years ago, , Pang Shanmin did not take the initiative to provoke again.
"The Central Plains and Jiangdong also have a tacit understanding of staying put and developing independently. For the world situation that has been disputed for a long time, this extremely rare peace has gradually reduced the "anger" of various princes.
Even Pang Shanmin, the leader of Jingxiang, had the rare opportunity to put aside government affairs and spend several months with his family.
In fact, the government affairs in Jingxiang no longer require Pangshan people to spend too much thought. Although Pangshan people have great power, they can appoint and remove officials in Jingxiang and dispatch people and horses. Pangshan people mostly leave it to Kongming, while Xichuan Fazheng is conscientious and Yongliang Pangtong is also responsible. It took three years to tidy up all the countries in the Western Regions. With the increasingly prosperous merchant trade, Chang'an slowly restored its elegance and splendor as the capital of the Han Dynasty. Pang Tong had previously advised Pang Shan people whether to consolidate Jingxiang's political power. The economic center moved from Xiangyang to Chang'an
The people of Pangshan ignored this. Although Cao Cao had abandoned Xudu and moved the capital to Yecheng, the people of Pangshan were shocked when they heard about it. The people of Pangshan had never been very interested in large-scale construction projects. I am also worried that many unnecessary variables will be added to Jingxiang, which has been stable for a long time now.
Although the Jingxiang family gradually withdrew from the court, its strong economic strength also caused headaches for the people of Pangshan. The sprout of capitalism that was only supposed to appear in the Song Dynasty, now, with the help of "Jingxiang Magic", Jingxiang and Xichuan Land annexation and the emergence of a large number of hired workers have gradually occurred in places such as Pangshan, and the people of Pangshan have long been aware of it. Jing Xiang's abnormal development gradually escaped from his control. The status of merchants and craftsmen increased unknowingly, and Jingxiang's system was completely outside the laws of the Han Dynasty.
For this reason, Pangshan people had to summon Xiangyang Erkuai and Wolongfengxiao to implement the new Jingxiang law. While restraining businessmen, they also required more aristocratic families to earn wealth while also nurturing the people. Erkuai's influence on Pangshan people Such thoughts. They also support it. They both realize that once the aristocratic family expands again, the people of Pangshan will be afraid of it. Hundreds of thousands of troops controlled by Pang Shanmin. It's not a decoration.
The aristocratic family has gained wealth, but lost its power, if they don¡¯t know how to restrain themselves. There will be disaster.
Because of this, the conflicts between the aristocratic families and the people that Pang Shanmin was worried about did not happen due to the efforts of Jingxiang's virtuous ministers and capable officials. The people's lives were much better than three years ago. This was also due to the merchants. Trade came from the Central Plains. The two places east of the Yangtze River and the countries in the western regions continued to plunder wealth.
Although Cao Cao. Sun Quan had realized that he should not condone the trade of merchants traveling to and from Jingxiang. However, the merchants under his rule could not tolerate the goods in Jingxiang, which were of high quality and low price. Moreover, both Yizhou and Jingzhou were important grain-producing areas. If trade was banned, wouldn't it be wrong? You said you didn¡¯t even buy cheap food and grass?
In the past three years, the most unexpected thing for the people of Pangshan was that after Liu Bei entered Jiangxia, he ceased his activities. He carefully monitored Liu Bei in Jiangxia for three whole years. Liu Bei seemed to have given up on the ideal of world hegemony. Due to their diligence, the people of Jiangxia have gradually forgotten the name of Liu Bei's former "disaster star". In the past three years, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have practiced military horses with Jingxiang, Xichuan, and even Runan, and they also passed through Jiangxia. However, What was rewarded in detail was the friendship between the three heroes of Taoyuan. It seemed that it was not as good as before. Today, Liu Bei is more inclined to ask Ma Su, Yi Ji and others for advice. As for the military lieutenant generals, except Gan Ning, no one is close to Liu Bei.
Naturally, Pang Shanmin did not doubt Gan Ning's loyalty. They also knew that Gan Ning and Liu Bei had good relations because of their relationship. Zhang and Zhang had entrusted Liu Bei with peace of mind. Pang Shanmin simply gave up the murderous thoughts in his heart. He felt that this great uncle of the Han Dynasty could win. This destination is not bad at all.
At the same time, the other two princes also changed a lot. Whether it was Cao Cao in the north or Sun Quan in the east of the Yangtze River, they all worked hard to govern and regroup.
Although Jingxiang made a lot of money, it did not slowly bring down the two princes as Pang Shanmin expected. In more than two years, although Cao Cao did not fight with Jiangdong and Jingxiang, after moving the capital, a large number of All military power was used in the north to attack the Xiongnu and Wuhuan. The poor nomads were far from the opponents of Cao Jun, a veteran of hundreds of battles. Even the people of Pangshan were extremely surprised. If Cao Cao used his strength again, would he be able to even defeat Goguryeo and the Three Kingdoms? The land of Han can be controlled
Could it be that Cao Cao still plans to become the ancestor of the people of the Republic of Korea in the future?
The foreign cattle, sheep and horses have become Cao Cao's wealth. Even with constant trade with Jingxiang, the Central Plains can maintain a balance of payments, and can even be said to have a slight surplus. The grain borrowed in the past has been offset by Cao Cao's plundered cattle and horses. , all the owed accounts have been wiped out. In this way, Pang Shanmin can no longer take advantage of the Han Prime Minister because of his previous loan to Cao Cao.
The land that gradually expanded northward also restored the Central Plains to its former domineering power.The mountain people knew clearly that Cao Cao could no longer bear the loneliness in his heart and wanted to compete with Jing Xiang and Jiangdong.
Although there was a great feud in Qingzhou before, Pang Shanmin thought that if Cao Cao wanted to raise an army, his first choice would be Jingxiang. The Jiangdong Navy has been transformed under Zhou Yu's training over the years. Even Gan Ning, the commander of the navy, also appeared in front of Pang Shanmin. Frankly speaking, Zhou Yu returned to his old profession, and the momentum of the Jiangdong Navy changed drastically.
After Zhou Yu and Taishi Ci returned to Jiangdong, Taishi Ci shocked Shanyue, and with Sun Quan's instructions, he learned the old strategy of integrating Fa Zheng with the Southern Barbarians. He took the initiative to exchange supplies with Shanyue and combined suppression and appeasement. As a result, more and more Jiaozhou Mountains attached themselves to Jiangdong and paid tribute to the special products of the mountains. In order to protect himself, Sun Quan also used gentle methods to recruit the leaders of various ministries and allowed Shanyue to form an army of his own to protect the land east of the Yangtze River.
As for the water, for three years, Jiangdong worked hard to build ships. Zhou Yu announced the return of Jiangdong Zhoulang in a shocking way. Now in the world, only Jiangdong, even the Jingxiang Navy, can compete with Jiangdong with battleships. It's also inferior.
Each prince is developing its own strength in a unique way, and no one can copy the other's success. Pang Shanmin is disappointed with this situation. It seems that the previous idea of ??using trade to bring down the two princes is too much. Live innocently.
Although the ancients were much less knowledgeable than the people of Pangshan, they were not stupid. The Central Plains and Jiangdong did not have magical powers, but they also had primitive coping methods. Moreover, the products of Jingxiang were not irreplaceable to the two princes. Pang Shanmin also felt helpless after knowing that his plan was in vain.
??Is it possible that the only way to conquer Kyushu is to conquer on the battlefield with the advantage of military armor?
Pangshan people have seen too many lives devastated by war, and their curiosity about war has long turned into disgust. However, three years have passed in a hurry, and the situation in the world has told Pangshan people that since ancient times, Huashan has a path, and if you want to dominate the world, you have to look at the relationship between the princes. Whose army is strong during this period?
Although Pang Shanmin is not afraid of fighting, he does not want to take the initiative to cause trouble. He is satisfied with three points of the world. If it is difficult to decide in one battle, why bother to rule the people of several states? Just to achieve his dream, he takes this opportunity. What about the hard-won happy life?
?Perhaps with the advantage of youth, you can wait for Cao Cao and Sun Quan to grow old? The heroes of troubled times can compete with the people of Pangshan in chess, but their descendants are not as talented as their fathers!
While the people of Pangshan Mountain were thinking about it, another messenger came to report on flying horses, saying that there was a letter from Zhongyuan.
Cao Cao¡¯s letter?
Pang Shanmin has occasionally exchanged letters with Cao Cao over the years. Pang Shanmin is extremely concerned about how long Cao Cao can live. If Cao Cao dies of illness or encounters an unexpected event when he is conquering Wuhuan and the Xiongnu, it will be when Jingxiang raises troops, but Cao Cao's His physical condition has always been good. The Prime Minister has personally conquered the foreign races in the North several times. Pang Shanmin placed his hope in the Prime Minister's charisma, and at any rate he was favored by others. However, the final result has repeatedly disappointed Pang Shanmin.
"When I unfolded the letter, it was still Cao Cao's strong handwriting, and the words were quite smooth. It was obvious that the Prime Minister was in a good mood when he wrote this letter.
After Pang Shanmin read the letter, he pondered for a long time and then ordered the waiter to quickly invite Zhuge Liang to come to discuss the matter.
In the letter, Cao Cao had another proposal. The prime minister, who couldn't bear the loneliness, wanted to join forces with Jing and Xiang to plot Jiangdong.
Cao Cao said that once the people of Pangshan responded to his request, soldiers and horses from Hefei, Shouchun and other places would be mobilized, and the war would be set off in Lujiang River.
"As a result, Jiangdong no longer has an inch of land in the north, and what Pangshan people have to do is to work with the Central Plains to contain the Jiangdong navy and not reinforce the important areas of Lujiang.
If the Lujiang River can be controlled, Cao Cao will not stand in the way of Jingxiang's future large-scale conquests to the east of the Yangtze River. In this way, the two princes can divide the river and rule, but in the end, Jingxiang will only get a lot more advantage than the Central Plains. .
Pang Shanmin only read the letter once, and instinctively did not want to agree to Cao Cao's proposal. It seemed that Cao Cao had drawn a big pie for Jing Xiang. However, Pang Shanmin had no chance of winning against the Jiangdong navy. Zhou Yu might be defeated on land, but he could be defeated on the water. The governor of Jiangdong rarely suffered defeat. A few years ago, although Jing Xiang could compete with Jiangdong on the river, but now, with Zhou Yu's continuous training, Jing Xiang is at a disadvantage on the river.
And the reason is not that Gan Ning didn't work hard enough, but that Zhou Yu was extremely talented. Gan Ning relied on his experience as a water pirate in crossing the river, and when he met a regular navy who had experienced hundreds of battles, his little ability as a water pirate would always be there. It pales in comparison.
Not long after, Zhuge Liang entered the hall of Pang Mansion. After receiving the letter, Zhuge Liang chuckled and said to Pang Shanmin: "Liang originally thought that now that the period of strike has passed, the first thing Cao Cao has to do is to find his brother to ask for help. Looking back at the defeat in Runan before, I never thought that Cao Cao wanted to avenge Qingzhou!"
"It's also beyond Pang's expectation" Pang Shanmin sighed softly when he heard this and said, "Maybe the Prime Minister??The Xiongnu, Wuhuan fought too smoothly, and now they no longer take Jiangdong into consideration"
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