Xishan Canteen.
Ma Sanbao became Su Yang's disciple.
But he is still a disciple of Dao Yan.
Everyone was very satisfied with this result.
Especially Zhu Gaochi and Monk Dao Yan.
With Big Fatty's wisdom, it is not difficult to see that the reason why Master Daoyan wanted to give the Little Three Treasures to Su Yang was actually to deepen the connection between Su Yang, the banished immortal, and Prince Yan's Mansion.
After all, Ma Sanbao is smart and smart. Placing him next to Su Yang can definitely become a bridge of communication between Su Yang and Prince Yan's Mansion!
In addition, Su Yang once bluntly said that Ma Sanbao's future was unlimited, and he was directly handed over to Su Yang for training. This was also a great thing for the Yan Palace.
With the identity of the banished immortal in front of him, the importance Prince Yan's Mansion placed on Su Yang could not be overstated.
Everyone chatted for a while, and the topic returned to potatoes again.
After all, I have tasted these potatoes myself, and they taste really good.
And according to Su Yang, this potato can not only be used for cooking, but can also be eaten directly as a staple food. Whether it is fried or fried, or even ground into powder to make pancakes and noodle soup, it is not too much. So delicious!
For a time, everyone was even more delighted to witness the birth of Sheji's artifact.
Ma Sanbao looked at Su Yang in shock. He had already understood from the conversations among the people that these potatoes could yield as much as thirty dan per mu, and were truly a sacred artifact of the country!
He, the second master, could use any of his hands to change the Ming Dynasty's divine weapon, and his identity as an immortal was indeed confirmed!
But then, Su Yang asked everyone an inexplicable question.
"You are all knowledgeable people, do you know why the Central Plains dynasties of all dynasties have always been in a passive position of being beaten?"
Everyone was stunned when they heard Su Yang's words.
However, the big fat guy who didn't know anything about military affairs was the first to speak and pointed out what was wrong with Su Yang's words.
"Brother-in-law, what you said is wrong."
"The Central Plains dynasties of all dynasties were not always passively beaten!"
"For example, in the Western Han Dynasty, Wei Qinghuo Qubing, sealed the wolf as a surrogate, severely inflicted heavy damage on the Xiongnu, and killed the Xiongnu to flee in panic!"
"Another example is Li Tang's military god Li Jing, who attacked the Yin Mountains with three thousand elite cavalry, annihilating the Eastern Turks in one fell swoop, and shocking the entire Mobei world!"
"In all our Central Plains dynasties, there have been famous heroes and heroes who killed those grassland barbarians who did not dare to look south. How can you say that we have always been passively beaten!"
When Su Yang heard this, he immediately laughed.
"What happens after this?"
"In addition to a few famous generals and heroes, how many times did the Central Plains dynasties go to war in the past?"
"And including these great victories, it won't be long before a group of nomadic tribes emerged on the grassland and continued to plunder southward and harass the Central Plains dynasty. This is also a fact!"
For a moment, Big Fatty was stunned by the question and felt a little dazed.
yes!
Why have the Central Plains dynasties been unable to completely solve the hidden danger of southern invasion of the grasslands?
At that time, Hou Huo Qubing, the champion of the Western Han Dynasty, killed the Xiongnu barbarians and forced them to migrate to the west in order to survive. However, at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu came back again and continued to invade the south!
Could it be that the Central Plains dynasty was really unable to completely solve the problems of the grasslands?
Big Fatty was a little confused and looked at Monk Daoyan subconsciously.
In Zhu Gaochi's heart, he still believed that the counselor was omnipotent and could tell him the answer.
Monk Daoyan did not disappoint Zhu Gaochi. After thinking for a moment, he gave the answer.
"First, the Central Plains dynasty went deep into the Mobei grassland to fight. The time, place, and people were not available, so most of the battles ended in failure. For example, in the Battle of Lingbei in the early Hongwu period, our Ming army was defeated in the first battle and almost lost its vitality. From then on, I no longer had any ambitions for the Northern Expedition."
This reason is easy to understand. After all, the grassland is the home field of the barbarians.
The Central Plains army fighting deep into the hinterland of the grassland is tantamount to entering someone else's territory. Winning is not an easy task in itself.
"Secondly, the grassland barbarians make a living by being nomadic. Each of them is born to be a skilled cavalry with bows and horses, so they do not need food and grass when marching. Wherever the war horses go, there is their pasture. If there is not enough food and grass, then Go and rob, so the prairie barbarians are robbing people, and they can just run away if they can’t beat them, which doesn’t cost them anything at all.”
"But the Central Plains Dynasty is different. If the Central Plains Dynasty wants to go out to fight, the money and food it will cost will be an astronomical figure. Before the army is dispatched, a continuous supply of food teams will be mobilized from various places in advance to stretch countless grains and grass for several years. Hundreds of miles of land were transported to the outside of the Great Wall, and the grain team would not stop after the army was dispatched. They would send the grain wherever the army attacked to ensure that the grain, grass and baggage were delivered to the soldiers in the front. Such a waste of civilian labor The number of young people and grain and grass supplies is an unimaginable astronomical figure!"
"In other words, the Central Plains dynasty's expedition to the fortress is itself an extremely dangerous and costly matter. On the contrary, the grassland barbarians cost nothing and can still run away if they cannot be defeated. In comparison, this war is not equal in the first place. , so all dynasties chose to build the Great Wall for defense, and rarely took the initiative to go out to fight."
Monk Daoyan explained this second point in great detail, almost chewing it up and feeding it to Zhu Gaochi.
Although Zhu Gaochi doesn't understand military matters, he is familiar with food and grass!
So Big Fatty easily understood the reason and was frightened by the cost of the Central Plains army going out to fight!
Just to go out to fight once, a huge amount of manpower and material resources must be mobilized to maintain the frontline soldiers fighting. It seems that there is really no need to go out to fight!
According to the practice of past dynasties, just rely on the Great Wall for defense. After all, how good it is to use the money, food and materials to develop people's livelihood!
"Third, even after winning, the Central Plains army simply drove away or surrendered the nomadic tribes, because the grassland barbarians would run away if they couldn't defeat them, and plunged directly into the vast grassland. The Central Plains army was unfamiliar with the place, even with a guide. Very hard to find!”
Zhu Gaochi also understood this reason.
After all, he remembered that Su Yang once told him that that idiot Lan Yu was preparing to return to the court because he could not find the main force of Bei Yuan. If Dingyuan Hou Wang Bi had not repeatedly insisted on admonishing him and personally Pioneer continues to pursue and search, there will be no time when his blue jade will shock the world!
If you can beat him, then fight, if you can't beat him, then run away, and plunge into the vast grassland. Where can you find someone who is unfamiliar with this place?
Therefore, it is indeed not a good thing for the Central Plains dynasty to go to war.
"So even if the Central Plains army can defeat the grassland barbarians, it is meaningless at all. They can only return to the Central Plains. The reason is because the grasslands are of no use to the Central Plains people!"
"The Central Plains dynasty attaches great importance to agriculture, but it is impossible to grow food on the grassland and desert. Therefore, even if the Central Plains army fights hard and wins, it is useless to occupy the grassland. On the contrary, the court has to invest a lot of manpower and material resources to garrison the grassland. , this is simply not worth the gain!”
After hearing the last words of Monk Daoyan, Big Fatty was instantly enlightened.
To put it bluntly, the first reason for going to the Central Plains to fight is that the cost is too high and it consumes countless money and food; the second thing is that it is too dangerous, and you may not be able to defeat them on their home court; the third thing is that there is almost no profit. Except for cattle, sheep and horses, there was nothing on the grassland that the Central Plains dynasty valued.
With these three basic common senses in front of them, who would be willing to go out to fight, risking their lives and spending time and energy to fight against the grassland barbarians?
The first is whether they can defeat them. The second is whether they can run away and cannot be annihilated. The third is that those grasslands and deserts are useless to the Central Plains dynasty after they have defeated the barbarians!
This is no wonder why the problem of barbarians on the grassland has never been solved.
Because of Monk Daoyan's explanation, a seed was planted in Zhu Gaochi's heart.
If his father really succeeds in pacifying the situation, he will never go out to the North for the Northern Expedition in the future!
