Chapter 22 Solution
"Doing business with the Xiongnu?" Ying Zheng and the other two people exclaimed at the same time.
Qin An rolled his eyes and said, "Why are you so nervous? It's just an economic war, but it's not an exaggeration if you don't know."
Meng Tian asked: "Sir, once they do business with the Huns, they will definitely buy food, salt, iron and other items from Da Qin.
When the time comes, the items that Great Qin sells to them will strengthen the Huns' army, which in turn will deal with Great Qin. Isn't this not endearing themselves to the enemy? "
Qin An smiled and said: "If they use money to buy food, salt and iron, it may cause what you said.
But we don’t want money, we want cattle, sheep, and horses. Only these items can be redeemed.
Moreover, the land of the Xiongnu is very cold in winter, so they also need wine, the stronger the better.
Of course, I know that Qin Chao’s liquor is not high in alcohol content and is not considered a strong drink.
Lao Meng, let me ask you, why did the Xiongnu attack the border of Da Qin? "
Meng Tian thought for a moment and said, "Of course he is interested in the rich land of Da Qin."
“Yes, that’s not right either.” Qin An said, “They did take a fancy to the rich grasslands in Hexi, not the entire Great Qin.
To put it simply, they just want to live.
When doing business with them, you can think of them as a group of herders who specialize in raising horses, cattle, and sheep for us.
When we need their cattle, sheep, and horses, we trade them with grain and fine wine. Over time, they will no longer think of coming to the border to harass us, because they can survive.
This method is the most peaceful method. If it were a peaceful era, this method would be the best.
But in ancient times, especially in the Qin Dynasty, this economic warfare may not be the best. "
Ying Zheng said: "Sir, why do you say it is not suitable for Da Qin?"
Qin An said: "Because of the general environment. If you want to fight economically, you must first pay attention to business, and the prerequisite for paying attention to business is that agriculture must be developed, that is to say, you must first have enough food.
Secondly, the country must be strong enough and have stable domestic security.
Da Qin has neither of these two points.
The Qin Dynasty emphasized agriculture and neglected commerce. It should be said that almost all dynasties emphasized agriculture and neglected commerce, because food was the most important thing, and there was no way to solve it, so how could it emphasize commerce. "
"Sir, you are right. What are the other two ways?" Ying Zheng nodded.
He thought Qin An was right. How could he focus on business now that he couldn't even eat enough? But what he didn't expect was that Qin An didn't mention the importance of developing business.
Qin An replied: "The second method is more cruel, that is to kill. It is not the Xiongnu soldiers who are killed, but the Huns. As long as they see the Xiongnu people, they will either kill or capture them.
This method is very cruel, very cruel to the Xiongnu. "
"Kill all the Huns?" Everyone was shocked again.
This is a bit too cruel.
Qin An nodded and said: "You don't have to kill them all, but they can't stay in the grassland. The grassland must be completely turned into a no-man's land.
There can be no people on the grassland, nor can there be any cattle, sheep, or horses, nor can there be a grain of grain.
Why did the Xiongnu army come back quickly every time after the imperial army returned to the court? "
"Because there are their people on the grassland?" Li Si asked tentatively.
Qin An nodded and said: "Because the Xiongnu tribe is everywhere on the grassland. When they return to the grassland, they will have a place to live and food again.
Therefore, the Xiongnu army was not afraid that they would not be able to come back after retreating. "
"I understand, this is to cut off the Xiongnu's food and grass supply." Li Si said, "As long as there are no Xiongnu tribes in the grassland area, then when the Huns' army returns to the grassland and there is no food and grass supply, they can only make two choices.
One faced off against Meng Tian's 300,000 troops, and the other withdrew from the grassland.
However, there are many Xiongnu people in the grassland, and they are very scattered. It will take some time to capture or kill them all. "
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Although it will take some time, this is a solution. Lao Meng, you can remember it."
"No." Meng Tian responded.
Qin An said: "There is no need to remember this, this is not the best way."
"Sir, do you have a better way?" Meng Tian asked in shock.
Qin An smiled and said: "Didn't I summarize three methods? I only mentioned two just now, and there is one more that I haven't mentioned."
Ying Zheng laughed and said, "Sir, please stop showing off. Didn't you see Lao Meng's anxious look?"
Meng Tian's face turned red.
Driving away the Xiongnu is the greatest achievement and task in life for Meng Tian. He had no way to deal with the Xiongnu before, but now he finally has a way. Can he not be anxious?
Li Si showed a wry smile, and a dignified general blushed at the emperor's ridicule.
Qin An smiled and said: "Actually, there is another way that is very simple but also very difficult. That is to build a base, a mobile base."
"Sir, please elaborate." Meng Tian said.
At this time, his attitude was very sincere, unlike at the beginning where he had no faith in Qin An and had a bad attitude.
Qin An said: "Before I go into details, let me ask everyone, why can the Huns leave and come whenever they want?"
Meng Tian said: "Because the Huns' horses are faster than ours."
Li Si said: "Sir, I just said that there are many herdsmen on the grassland to provide enough food and grass for the Huns.
So every time the imperial army left the grassland, they would come back and harass the border. "
"That's right." Qin An said, "So what I mean is to build a mobile base on the grassland. There will be enough food, grass, cattle, sheep and horses in the base.
This base follows the army, or the army protects the base and moves forward together to chase the Huns army.
Although they can't be found at first, at least they can be driven away and driven to other places. "
"But the food and grass in the mobile base will run out sooner or later." Li Si said.
"That's right." Qin An said, "So we have to build other bases on the grassland, which are actually granaries to facilitate the delivery of food to the mobile base.
There can be several mobile bases on the grassland, not just one. Depending on the terrain, the mobile base can also be different.
As for the people in the mobile base, I suggest that the Xiongnu people be together with the Daqin people. This will help assimilate the Xiongnu people. "
"Sir, what should we pay attention to in this mobile base?" Meng Tian asked.
"Mobility." Qin An said, "You can leave your current location and set up camp at other locations at any time.
As I just mentioned, different bases are used in different places. On the grassland, you can set up tents and graze cattle and sheep. This is very common.
But that's not possible in the desert. Camels are needed in the desert because camels can help everyone find water. It can help withstand sandstorms, and most importantly, it can be used as a mount or as a means of transportation.
What is really important about a mobile base is its mobility and its ability to keep up with the army. "
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