"What do you think of farmers and businesses?"
After hesitating for a while, Murong Qingwu still asked Ye Mingsheng, the question she was most concerned about and the question she was most looking forward to...
Because this question was a big one, Ye Mingsheng pondered for a while before slowly answering:
"I think agriculture and business are complementary things. Agriculture is still the foundation of society, but agriculture alone is not enough. The world is much bigger than you think. If you want better development, you can't close yourself off to the country. You need to make good use of it. Business will drive the development of the entire country and society!"
"I have always believed that the current problems in our Zhou Dynasty, although there is widespread corruption in the court, continuous disaster years, serious land annexation and other historical reasons, the fundamental reason is still the conflict between population and land. Land has always been is fixed, while the population is indeed constantly changing.”
"In troubled times, the population declined due to wars, famines, and famines. But in the prosperous times, when the world is at peace, the population will increase significantly, but the land will not change, and food production will not increase significantly. The people will not have enough to eat, plus a series of Social problems will lead to turmoil in the country. You see, many dynasties in the past experienced a period of prosperity and then began to slowly decline and then perished!"
Listening to Ye Mingsheng's narration, Murong Qingwu nodded thoughtfully. After thinking for a while, she asked with some confusion:
"But what does any of this have to do with business?"
"Of course!"
Ye Mingsheng introduced with a smile:
"If we want to break this development bottleneck in the past dynasties, there are only two ways to develop with the current productivity. The first is to limit the growth of the population, and the second is to actively expand externally. There is no other way... ············”
"The first path is too costly, can easily arouse public dissatisfaction, and is difficult to implement for a long time. Therefore, only the second path is the fundamental solution to the contradiction between population and land!"
After Ye Mingsheng finished speaking, Murong Qingwu retorted:
"To the north is a vast desert, to the east is a land of bitter cold, to the south is smog, and to the west is a borderland with few oases. People are unwilling to go anywhere, so where should we expand?"
In response to Murong Qingwu's rhetorical question, Ye Mingsheng nodded with a smile and said:
"You are right! Our ancestors did occupy the best land in this area for us, but I just said that this world is far bigger than you think!"
"As the saying goes, everything in the world is for profit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit. If you don't want to be inward, then you can only expand outward and make the cake as big as possible. You just said that the people are not willing to go to these places. place, so this requires the government to use policies to encourage and guide businessmen to go abroad, promote the reputation of our heavenly kingdom to the world, and export the excess population overseas, so as to divert the country's internal conflicts and reduce internal friction. The birth of!"
The answer given by Ye Mingsheng can be described as appalling to Murong Qingwu now. In her past years, she has never heard such deviant ideas, but for some reason, she vaguely felt that Ye Mingsheng said It makes sense...
At this time, Ye Mingsheng was excited to talk. Looking at Murong Qingwu who was deep in thought, he opened his mouth and added:
"Qingwu, do you know? Science and technology are the primary productive forces!"
The essence of business is to pursue efficiency and profit, so as long as business is used rationally, the invisible hand in the market will promote science and technology to make a huge leap forward. What I am doing now is to lay a solid foundation. Foundation, establish a good atmosphere, maybe you and I can't see the moment in the future, but I always firmly believe that the moment when all nations will worship will eventually come! "
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Jiyu, Eagle City
Looking at the densely packed Henan Army soldiers outside the city, Zhu Sanshan, who was standing on the city wall, had a trace of regret in his eyes. More than a month ago, he took advantage of the Henan Army's salary arrears to play the local card and successfully reduced the number of soldiers in Eagle City. The fighting will of the Henan Army prompted thousands of Henan Army soldiers to surrender and successfully captured Eagle City.
At that time, he was very proud and thought that he had taken the first step on the road to success. In addition, at that time, rebel armies were springing up like mushrooms in Hebei, Henan, and Qilu, making him think that Gao Zongchang's rule was in danger. So Zhu Sanshan began to feel that as long as he continued to move forward unswervingly, he was not far away from becoming a prince like Ye Mingsheng and competing in the world.
However, before Zhu Sanshan could accumulate grain and slowly claim the throne, the peasant uprising in Hebei and Yu suffered a major blow. Countless rebel soldiers were beheaded and their homes ransacked, and the official army also killed them under Eagle City. To be honest, in the end At the beginning, Zhu Sanshan had the opportunity to abandon Eagle City and lead his brothers back to Dayashan. The military officer Xu Shanchang he found in the city also advised him the same way.
It is a pity that Zhu Sanshan at that time, because the capture of Yingcheng was so smooth, he began to think that the Henan army was just a paper tiger without fighting. In addition, Yingcheng was his hometown. The ancients said that wealth does not return to its hometown, just like the golden clothes. Traveling at night, Zhu Sanshan has a special emotion for this place, so he will not give up here and go back to the mountain unless he has to...
When asked whether to give up Eagle City, Zhu Sanshan chose to stick to it, and he paid a heavy price for it!
At the beginning, Zhu Sanshan wanted to repeat his old tricks and continue to use the Henan army's lack of pay to hold up the local card and weaken the will to fight. However, this time the troops surrounded Yingcheng, the Henan army was well prepared and paid full pay before sending troops. The broadcasting fee was high, so Zhu Sanshan’s strategy had no effect at all.
When the Henan army completed the siege and began to attack the city, the gap between the two sides gradually became apparent. Although Zhu Sanshan's men were very brave and were not afraid of sacrifice, they lacked military training, firearms and armor, and they fought more It's okay to deal with bandits with bravery, but it's not enough when encountering a well-trained army!
Although they fought tenaciously and have not allowed the government troops to recapture Eagle City so far, they also suffered a lot of casualties under the attack of the Henan Army's mortars, thunder cannons, trebuchets and other heavy siege equipment. .
Up to now, the number of soldiers under Zhu Sanshan has been reduced from more than 16,000 people half a month ago to about 10,000. And of the remaining 10,000 people, more than one-third of them have Injured, one fifth of the people were seriously injured and lost the ability to fight!
Since this battle has been fought, Zhu Sanshan's determination to stick to the end has gradually wavered. Although he is still very reluctant to leave in despair, he also knows very well that it is only a matter of time before the city is broken. Capital, hurry up and stop the loss. He, Mr. Zhu, will be completely trapped here...
Thinking of this, Zhu Sanshan also made up his mind completely and summoned his trusted generals to prepare to discuss the specific matters of breaking out!
At the same time, in Wuhe County, a hundred miles east of Eagle City, two men were plotting something in a yard somewhere in the county.
"Master Baihu, is this Zhu Sanshan a fool? Why doesn't he want to break out of the encirclement at this stage? With his gang of gangs, if he doesn't break out, there will be no chance at all!" Xiao Qiye from the Coordination Office With a puzzled expression on his face, he said to the man in black robe in front of him:
This man in black robe is Tong Wen, one of the thirteen Taibos of the Coordination Office. As the intelligence agency of the Fengwu Army, the Coordination Office has grown to more than 2,000 people so far. In Huo San, Wang Xuecheng and the two Under the chief and deputy directors, the middle-level leaders of the Coordination Office are Baihu.
Because there are currently thirteen people in the 100 households in the Tongtun Office, the outside world refers to these 13 households as the 13 Taibao of the Tongtun Office, and Tong Wen ranks seventh among these 13 Taibao, and is affiliated with the office. Chang Huosan's subordinate was specifically responsible for matters in Hebei and Henan.
Regarding the doubts of his men, Tong Wen also frowned. After thinking for a while, he said in a deep voice:
"Wait and see! The superiors value Zhu Sanshan so much, so he must be something special!"
Ye Zhen looked embarrassed and said:
"But the caravan from Sir Guang Taiheng is already on its way. In a few days, it will reach Guangyanpo and hand over to the Qi army... ···”
Listening to Ye Zhen's words, Tong Wen also felt a little pressure. He thought for a while before deciding:
"In this case, you are giving Zhu Sanshan one last day. If he can break out, then we will hand over this batch of things to him as planned, but you ask Fatty Sun to also be prepared. If Zhu Sanshan is trapped in After arriving at Yingcheng, we will give this batch of things to Tang Heiqi. Although his power is not as powerful as Zhu Sanshan, but with our help, he can probably bring some threats to the Henan Army!"
"yes!"
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Yi Jing
Thirty miles outside the city, in a hidden forest, the sisters Akiyama Mori and Kobayakawa Takahide met again.
"Have you found them?" Akiyama Morie asked:
"Of course!" Kobayakawa Takahide nodded and then added:
"But sister, you have to think carefully. Do you really want to do it alone? You should know that I can't help you!"
Touching the sword on his waist with his jade hand, Akiyama Morie smiled and said lightly:
"Don't worry, I am enough!"
"I had already put aside what I had done back then and was well prepared to spend the rest of my life as a husband and godson. But since he is still unwilling to let me go, I can only deal with these five Jonin first and collect the interest from him first. Got it!"
Kobayakawa Takahide, who originally wanted to say something, felt the confidence in Akiyama Morie's words, so he could only shake his head and said:
"I forged your whereabouts, Morie, to make them think you were in Yuyang. Now they are searching for you in Yuyang, but if you leave like this, Morie, inside your home..." ··········”
"I've made arrangements, there won't be any problem!"
After Akiyama Morie finished speaking, he got on his horse and headed towards Yuyang. Seeing that his sister had made up her mind, he would definitely not be able to stop her. Kobayakawa Takahide, who was quite helpless, also got on his horse and walked away. Akiyama Morie's side.
Three days later, the two sisters arrived in Yuyang under the stars and night. After a short rest, under the leadership of Kobayakawa Takahide, Akiyama Morie came to a very secluded hillside. Kobayakawa Takahide pointed to a farmhouse on the hillside. Xiaoyuan said:
"That courtyard is their hiding place!"
Akiyama Morie took out a very delicate and compact telescope from her arms and observed the situation in the farmyard. She noticed the name engraved on the telescope. A look of envy appeared in the depths of Kobayakawa Takahide's eyes. She was very He knew who gave this to his sister.
After a cup of tea, Akiyama Morie, who didn't notice any movement in the camera, looked at his sister with some confusion and said:
"Are you sure they're in there!"
"Yes! This place itself is a very secret stronghold of the Black Dragon Society. There is a deep cellar under the courtyard, which is also where the Black Dragon Society stores supplies! Before I go to Yi Jing to see you, I just met them here. Let’s meet!” Kobayakawa Takahide said with certainty:
At the end, Kobayakawa Takahide seemed to have thought of something, and then added:
"It's daytime now, they may have gone out to search for you..."
Listening to her sister's answer, Akiyama Morie temporarily put aside her doubts and nodded, and continued to pick up the telescope in her hand to observe the situation in the small courtyard.
Another two hours passed, and seeing that the sky had turned dark, but there was still no movement in the small garden, Akiyama Morie's patience was finally exhausted, and he immediately put down the telescope and used his Qinggong, quietly. As she approached the courtyard, looking at her sister's movements, Kobayakawa Takahide was filled with hesitation. After a few seconds, she finally sighed helplessly, and also followed in the footsteps of Morie Akiyama.
Although he was a little anxious, Akiyama Morie did not lose control. When he came outside the small courtyard wall, Akiyama Morie did not enter the courtyard directly. Instead, he quietly listened to the movements in the courtyard. However, after a few breaths, Akiyama Morie's A pair of beautiful eyes were filled with incomprehensible doubts.
Her martial arts skills are rare in the world, and such superb martial arts also gives her five senses that are far beyond ordinary people. Even if the opponent is the most powerful jounin in Koka, she can still sense the opponent within a hundred meters. existence, but now she did not notice any movement in the courtyard...
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