Chapter 1838

"This is 'using barbarians to control barbarians'!"

Wu Zhao's fair fists clenched, slowly applying force to cover up the agitation in her heart.

She praised, "What a good 'using barbarians to control barbarians'!"

"This method is wonderful!"

The Hexi region is currently suppressed by force, but over time... people's hearts will change.

Gao Yang's strategy provided an excellent response!

Cultural invasion, forcing Xiongnu nobles to change subtly with Da Qian culture!

And using barbarians to control barbarians, migrating the Jie people to the eastern part of Hexi, severing the alliance with the Xiongnu!

Previously, Wu Zhao actually had some doubts in her heart.

Gao Yang's poisonous schemes were endless, he was extremely skilled at attacking the heart, and he was proficient in the Hundred Schools of Thought, which could be called an all-around talent, but governing a country cannot just rely on poisonous schemes; one must also formulate national policies!

Now, Gao Yang's three strategies directly dispelled the only remaining doubt in Wu Zhao's heart!

Gao Yang's talent could be called unprecedented!

These three strategies were enough to settle Hexi!

Wu Zhao's heart was agitated, very excited.

At this moment, the haze that had been hovering over her heart was swept away instantly with Gao Yang's appearance!

Her body was unprecedentedly relaxed.

Gao Yang is truly a poisonous strategist!

Gao Yang is truly a capable minister of Da Qian's governance!

Who could have thought that the fop who was notorious in Changancheng, wrote "Looking at the stone from afar, it is big; looking at the big stone from near, it is a stone," took down her recruitment edict, and was not looked upon favorably by the whole of Changancheng, would have such great talent!

How can a person be so promising?!

Gao Tianlong also stroked his beard, in a great mood.

With Gao Yang in the Duke Prefecture, even if he, Gao Tianlong, died, it would be worth it!

Just when Wu Zhao was very excited and full of emotion, Gao Yang suddenly spoke.

"Actually, I have another strategy that can target the Xiongnu Right Wise King's department near here!"

Gao Yang stared carefully at the map on the stone table, touching his chin thoughtfully.

Wu Zhao asked almost subconsciously, "What strategy?"

Gao Yang raised his head and said to Wu Zhao, "Set up a market trap at Juyan Lake near the Xiongnu Right Wise King's department in the Hexi region—exchange millet for Xiongnu good horses, and exchange ironware for their sheepskins!"

Gao Tianlong was stunned.

This is a trap? He didn't see it as a trap at all; instead, it looked like sending benefits to the Xiongnu people!

Everyone frowned, all somewhat puzzled.

It was thanks to Gao Yang, who could be called the embodiment of poisonous schemes, that everyone didn't voice their doubts. If it were anyone else, everyone would have already questioned it.

Gao Yang touched his nose, stared at the eyes looking at him, and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Your Majesty, Wan'er, Grandfather, are you not surprised?"

Shangguan Wan'er crossed her arms, her hair blown by the autumn wind, and she was the first to speak, "What is there to be surprised about?"

"Since you said it is a trap, there must be a pit inside, no doubt about it!"

Wu Zhao also nodded, full of affirmation, "Wan'er is right. If this were anyone else, I would have questioned it long ago, but since the Chancellor said there is a pit, there must be a pit!"

Gao Tianlong was also quite curious and urged, "Yang'er, hurry up and say it. Your reputation is beyond doubt. We and Your Majesty all know that you don't need to sell any more suspense!"

Gao Yang: "..."

He felt a wave of heartache.

Forget it, it would be one thing if it were just Wu Zhao and Shangguan Wan'er, but even Gao Tianlong was like this.

This really made him very sad!

This group of people doesn't play by the rules!

He sighed and said, "Only use moldy, old millet for the millet. Eating it will cause abdominal distension and pain, and in severe cases, it will endanger life. The ironware will naturally be inferior goods, mainly rusted ironware. Rusted ironware meets blood, and when it clashes with our army's Mo Dao, it is extremely easy to break!"

"This is where the market trap lies!"

According to common sense, when this kind of poisonous scheme comes out, it often makes Wu Zhao's eyes light up and look surprised, and Shangguan Wan'er would gasp.

But at this moment, Wu Zhao and Shangguan Wan'er frowned together.

Gao Yang picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and looked calm.

This expression is right!

Otherwise, it would be as if he, Gao Yang, had become the reputation of poisonous schemes, and there would be no sense of achievement.

Gao Tianlong broke the silence.

"Yang'er, your trap doesn't treat the Xiongnu people as human beings. They are not fools; why would they buy moldy, old millet?"

Gao Yang took a sip of tea and moistened his lips, saying, "Grandfather, you are wrong!"

"I am wrong?" Gao Tianlong looked stunned.

Gao Yang said lightly, "The Xiongnu have been animal husbandry for years and lack experience in grain storage. They judge the quality of millet only by color and taste!"

Gao Tianlong shook his head, feeling that Gao Yang had never seen moldy, old millet in the countryside and lacked experience.

"Moldy millet can be seen at a glance; does this need to be judged?"

Gao Yang held the teacup and said with a smile, "Grandfather may not know that soaking moldy, old millet in wood ash water can remove mold spots, and the appearance is no different from new grain!"

"If these old grains are soaked in lime water, what then?"

Gao Tianlong's eyeballs widened, as if he had seen a ghost.

Does the world have such means?

Wu Zhao's heart also skipped a beat.

She didn't expect Gao Yang to have this method to remove mold spots on old millet.

Wu Zhao's phoenix eyes flickered, clearly quite tempted.

Gao Yang continued: "Even if it presents a slight dark yellow color, our Da Qian can claim that the millet was transported over a long distance, so the color is not very good. The Xiongnu people... what do they know?"

"Furthermore, even if the Xiongnu know there is a pit, they can only take a gamble. Grandfather, don't forget that every winter and spring, the grasslands suffer from famine, and eight or nine out of ten weak livestock die. If there is grain for sale in the market, they will definitely buy it!"

"But moldy millet contains aflatoxin. Short-term consumption can lead to abdominal pain and diarrhea, and long-term consumption can lead to liver failure and endanger life. Coupled with the fact that the Xiongnu people drink milk and eat meat all year round, the toxicity is instantly doubled!"

"At that time, when the Xiongnu people and livestock fall ill, our Da Qian can take the opportunity to send Xiongnu traitors to promote relief methods, such as—mare's milk wine to detoxify, and let it spread throughout the grasslands!"

Everyone was silent, completely convinced by Gao Yang, this old six.

This method is too dirty!

Not only is it bleaching to remove mold spots, but it is also sold to the Xiongnu people.

And with the Xiongnu's dietary structure, the toxicity is doubled!

Insidious!

Too insidious!

Then it goes without saying, now promoting some relief method, this must also have a pit!

Wu Zhao tapped the stone table with her slender fingers, stared at Gao Yang, and asked tentatively, "What about the reality?"

Gao Yang gave a thumbs up and showed a mouthful of white teeth, "Your Majesty understands me!"

"In reality, mare's milk wine is hot in nature, which will accelerate the absorption of toxins, causing more vomiting and blood as they drink more, forming a vicious cycle of getting sicker as they treat it!"

"At that time, when the Xiongnu people and livestock fall ill, our Da Qian will sell the antidote at a high price. In reality, it will just be herbal medicine to relieve the symptoms, attributing it to the germs of the grasslands, and collecting two payments."

"Of course, if Your Majesty is even more ruthless, you can use this as a condition to force them to offer hostages, cede grasslands, open trade routes, and other conditions!"

"If they agree, Your Majesty can also take the opportunity to reward farming techniques, let them buy seeds, and be self-reliant, to show the style of our Da Qian's great power."

"Of course, since both sides are old acquaintances, our Da Qian should also help them process these seeds, help them cook them, and then sell them at a high price with certain means. After all, as the saying goes—we specialize in pitting acquaintances!"

pS: Some readers like to refer to the original text of historical strategies, so I will post them together. There will be appropriate changes to make it more consistent with the plot. After all, this is a novel, but there will definitely be logic, and it won't be messed up.

"Juyan Han Slips, Beacon Fire Agreement on the Border": "Heavenly Fields are thirty paces wide, sand is three inches deep, and the sand is leveled every day to wait for the traces of the captives."

"Book of Han, Biography of Chao Cuo": "In key areas, on the way of the thoroughfare, set up cities, not less than a thousand households, to be the tiger-fall of the middle week." (This is the thorny willow and horse-trapping pit)

"Book of Han, Treatise on Food and Money": "If you can do substitute farming, one mu has three furrows, and you rotate every year, so it is called substitute farming."

"Juyan Han Slips, Beacon Fire Agreement on the Border": "When the Xiongnu enter the border, if there are traces in the Heavenly Fields, light one beacon; if there are more than five hundred people, light two beacons; if there are more than a thousand people, light three beacons."

"Records of the Grand Historian, Treatise on Rivers and Canals": "So he sent tens of thousands of soldiers to dig a canal, from Zheng to the foot of Shangyan Mountain. The bank was prone to collapse, so he dug wells, the deepest being over forty zhang, often digging wells, and the wells were connected to pass water."

"Book of Han, Biography of the Xiongnu": "The Xiongnu sent their sons to serve, and the Han built palaces for them and taught them books and calculations."

"Discourses on Salt and Iron, On Farming": "Therefore, those who are good at governing a country use the world as capital and do not take it from their own country." ===== CHAPTER 1840 =====