Chapter 760 Theory of Famine

In the bustling downtown, Zhongli burned turtles to make fortunes.

Li Chuyun looked at it for a long time and was puzzled by what he meant, so he asked him.

Zhongli said seriously: Why did water flow at a low point, why did the sun and the moon rotate? There is something everywhere in the world, like fate.From the sun, moon, stars, sky, dark earth, to the cracks in the shell and the misfortune of humans, there are all relationships.

Li Chuyun stroked his bearded man, not understanding at all, and said: The mysterious thing cannot be understood.

Zhongli said: That's right, no one can understand the falsehood.

Li Chuyun was stunned and could not argue with him, but he felt that this old man might not be reliable.

However, after Zhongli made a fortune, he agreed to Li Chuyun's invitation.

Having said this, Li Chuyun also came in person. Since Zhongli agreed, Li Chuyun was still ready to talk to him.

The two left the East City in the same car and came to a place where they were drunk on the banks of the Bian River: Drunk on the Red Building.

This place is also a prosperous place. When a group of people came into the building, a brothel asked Li Chuyun if he had a good wife. Li Chuyun said he would not find the little wife, so he asked the brothel to arrange a boat and get a small table of wine and food.

At this time, Li Chuyun asked casually: I heard that a general caused trouble here a while ago, and it was very disturbing?

The brothel looked at Li Chuyun with a guarded look and said: No, he was later captured by the officers and soldiers of Kaifeng Prefecture.

Li Chuyun said again: How to deal with it?

The brothel said: After asking, the general was first locked up in Kaifeng Prefecture, and later taken away by the imperial guards, and was fined for a month's military salary... The brothel pondered for a moment and then specifically reminded him, but the general was shot on the thigh, which made a lot of blood flow. Because he was arrested, it would be useless to stab him if he was stabbed!

Li Chuyun smiled at the ponytail and said: Don’t worry, I won’t make trouble.

The two of them came to the backyard and boarded a boat. The common guards wandered around the corridor of the yard, watching the scene.

There is nothing special about this place. The boats placed in the yard are like private rooms, but they are just art of elegance.But after Li Chuyun paid attention to this place, he discovered its benefits...

There is no different kind of joy, there is only the sound of silk and bamboo orchestra in this backyard, which is the quietness of the noise.

The water moor is very shallow, and each ship is alone. No matter inside or outside, there is no ears between the walls. As long as you don’t speak very much in the cabin, no one can hear it... It is much more casual than secretly discussing it in the secret room.

In the narrow and pretentious cabin, the two sat opposite each other. Li Chuyun poured wine and drank a glass of Zhongli, and said with a smile: Sir, are you happy, please ask a little lady to accompany you?

Zhongli said helplessly: I am afraid that I have more will but less strength.

The two looked at each other, and their shoulders trembled with smiles.

Zhongli said quietly: It’s better to be a young man, now...

oh?Li Chuyun looked at him.

Zhongli said: What do gentlemen want most when they are less than thirty years old?

When Li Chuyun was asked, he was lured into a memory. When he remembered his youth, he pondered: Power, status, wealth?But it is available today.

Zhongli shook his head: Prove what he can do.

After hearing this, Li Chuyun thought about something.

Zhongli said: You and I talked about retirement before.Can Mr. Li know the saying "Zhongnan Mountain Shortcut"?I used to live in seclusion, but my heart was not hidden. It was really a pity to seek fame and reputation, which was different from living in seclusion in the market now.Even the old man wanted to show his talents when he was young, let alone the emperor who cared about the world?

After hearing this, Li Chuyun said, "Sir, I am very impressed."

Zhongli smiled and said: Mr. Li specially invited me to this good place, and it would be meaningless to use the game again.Why is Mr. Li trapped?

Li Chuyun stroked the beard on his chin and pondered for a long time before he said: When the Han and Tang dynasties ruled, the world would be unified and rested. Even if Your Majesty was willing to open up the territory and show his prestige, the ministers in the court would not agree; Your Majesty also had doubts.

Zhongli kept nodding, but didn't say anything.So the two of them picked up their chopsticks and put them in the wine with dishes. After they fell silent, the sound of the little lady singing that someone invited came from outside.

I am better than many people who can drink alcohol and eat meat every time, and many people still have no food to eat.Zhongli suddenly sighed.

Li Chuyun also sighed.

Zhongli asked again: Why is there famine in the world?

Li Chuyun said: Natural disasters and man-made disasters are hard to escape.

Zhongli shook his head and said: No, natural disasters and man-made disasters are just appearances, and it is also appearances like water flowing downwards.Only with natural disasters and man-made disasters, droughts, floods and wars, can the number of people be reduced, and only with more land and fewer people can the age of peace and prosperity.The cause of famine is that there are too many people.

Li Chuyun said: Hey, when gentlemen are in court, they all regard the number of households as the foundation of the country.Mr. This statement is contrary to the common theory.

However, Li Chuyun suddenly thought that there was a lot of crowds in the East City, with a large population and a narrow area, which was really uncomfortable.

Zhongli said: The more people, the more taxes the country is, the stronger the country is.But when the people live, when there are more people, the land will be annexed, and there will be less land... I heard that when Yao, Shun and Yu, beasts appeared and trees were dense, men hunted and women collected them.If today, there are wild animals everywhere, and the population is sparsely populated, will there be famine?

Li Chuyun did not refute it. One reason was that he felt that his sophistry was no match for Zhongli at all, and the other reason was that he had vaguely guessed Zhongli's view. This view was consistent with the opinions of martial artists such as Li Chuyun. Why did he refute it?

Zhongli continued: The Emperor of Zhou ruled the world for eight hundred years, and then the end of each dynasty was natural disasters and man-made disasters, with frequent hunger and cold deaths and bandits, and domestic disasters arose. They competed in the Central Plains, and the kings were defeated. Those who survived and those who lost died, were fewer people. When Emperor Gaozu of Han established his country, there were a few people in the country. After the war at the end of the Han Dynasty, nine out of ten families were empty.Before this, if there is a fertile land outside, the famined people will migrate to seek food, and the people will not rebel if they are not hungry.

Li Chuyun said: It seems reasonable, but it is a bit far-fetched.Emperor Yang of Sui lost the world by expending military force and expending territory. He had to consume the national treasury, but now the national treasury is empty...

Zhongli said: If you don’t have money to support your soldiers, why don’t you go to Fusang Kingdom to dig silver mines?Why don’t you go to Jiaozhi to transport grain without food?

Li Chuyun said in a daze: Does Fusang have silver?

Zhongli said: Of course there is, and there is gold. I heard that the Japanese from the East China Sea used yellow and white goods to buy and sell gold and silver mines in Fusang State.In Jiaozhi Cham, rice is ripe five years a year, and the miasma in the south is not short of food.

Li Chuyun said: The mountains are high and the road is far away.

Zhongli said: Mr. Li’s intention is to persuade Your Majesty to strengthen his troops and open up the territory. If you think the sea is wide and the road is far, the troops are not strong.

Li Chuyun felt that Zhongli was too far away, but the fact that Fusang State had gold and silver could be really mentioned... The Jiaolong Army only had a few ships, but the sea ship system actually had the same status as the Hu Ben and Guan Crane!

If the emperor wants to form a maritime army, what can he do if he has no profit to support him?

The most important thing is that if you dig a mine, it will be used as money, and the benefits will be very direct.

Li Chuyun looked at Zhongli and said, "If you don't give up, you will go to the Duke's Mansion to be your disciples, so we can meet you too."

...Li Chuyun and Zhongli discussed and wrote a memorial called "Theory of Famine".

Let me take out some of Zhongli’s discussions, such as small land, large population, and famine.

He also boasted that Daxue was the empire, and he wanted to take horses from the grassland, food from Jiaozhi, gold and silver from the East China Sea, and to be rich in all directions and for generations... The word empire was Li Chuyun who specially used Guo Shao's previous remarks in Jiangning Mansion to boast for the emperor first... At that time, Guo Shao fooled the scholars in Jiangning Mansion in Jiangning Mansion and planted an imperial tree!

Of course, all these beautiful dreams must maintain the number and power of the warriors, and they must also give them a lot of money and food!This is what Li Chuyun and other martial artists said in their hearts.

Li Chuyun's memorial was immediately ridiculed by the Chinese officials in the court. The famine theory in the memorial was laughed at as if he did not read the scriptures and was fantastic.

But what people didn't expect was that such strange words suddenly came to Guo Shao's heart.

Guo Shao read this memorial several times, and he was excited and eager to try.For several days, he couldn't calm down.

There is a kind of intuition that he is a very special person in this time and space, as if he has a destiny in the dark.

The question is how to prove that you can work?

This memorial made Guo Shao feel as happy as if he had found a theoretical basis.

However, Guo Shao is still calm, and the complex and chaotic reality is in front of him. It is too difficult to implement it, at least you cannot rush to achieve success.After thinking about it, sitting firmly in the throne is still the most important thing, otherwise you will not be able to survive.

He has been troubled by the imperial guards over the years, and the military system has also changed... His purpose is like Fu Yanqing's grandson's name, Shengwu!If Wu is not in charge, the flow of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms is a living example.

Can this military system be used now?

Guo Shao wanted to start another war and verify it first... However, the wealth accumulated by the treasury was consumed very quickly in previous wars, and the Dragon Army had not taken shape and could not go out to sea to grab it. In order to maintain the current normal income and expenditure of the Ministry of Revenue, the scale of the war should not be too large, otherwise the finances would collapse and face urgent needs.

Li Chuyun's jokes and memorials were not refuted by the emperor.

The ministers seemed to have smelled a certain breath. Wang Pu reported that if he wanted to raise an army, he should deal with Xiazhou first. He believed that Xiazhou Dangxiang was the biggest hidden danger outside the Liao Kingdom.

All the six dukes agreed, and they didn’t care where the court fought, and they could fight with war!

Yangde Hall was once again full of maps, and Guo Shao sat in front of a bunch of maps to ponder whenever he had free time.The drawings placed in the middle this time are not Youzhou, but the land in Xiazhou and other states.

There is more than one piece of land. Once such a thing is caused, the Xiazhou Dangxiang was attacked, and he may immediately have a secret relationship with the Liao Kingdom!

Guo Shao looked at Goryeo again. Goryeo sent an envoy to join forces to seize the old land of Bohai... And the sea route between Goryeo and Fusang is closest, and Fusang can grab money.

Guo Shao did not dare to act rashly, so he first did a small thing, sent someone to pass the imperial edict on Wang Pu, and the Military and Cao State sent a detailed task to the East China Sea, and promoted the Japanese branch to one of the important branch of the Military and Cao State.