Xie Ronlang smiled brightly and acted as their sommelier.
After three glasses of wine, the conversation among these people naturally turned to the affairs of the court.
It was rare for Xie Ronlang to listen more, so naturally he didn't dare to express his anger for fear of being driven away by his father again.
"Brother Zicheng is wrong! How can we rely on a war to establish our great power in the country? We have fought so many years of wars before, haven't we fought enough? Now that we have lived in peace for a few years, it's time to If there is a war, aren’t the people all over the world suffering?”
Xie Lin said this out of consideration for people's livelihood, and there is nothing wrong with it.
Xie Xiuwen shook his head and said: "My good brother is devoted to the people, and my foolish brother understands it. But if the country is not established, how can we protect the people? I believe both of you know the cruelty of the Turks. They invaded our border town decades ago, Killing tens of thousands of my people, this kind of bloody hatred, how can it be offset by a piece of covenant?"
Xie Lin frowned: "But you can't always wallow in the pain of the past. Now our national treasury is not rich, and we have just implemented land reform. Some clan nobles were originally dissatisfied. If there is another foreign invasion at this time, , then aren’t we equal to being attacked from both sides?”
Xie Ronlang nodded aside, what his uncle said made sense.
You can't just think about the country's prestige and the stability of the border. You have to consider multiple things.
"I mention old things, not to indulge in grief. The Turks are always a serious concern of my great rule! Have you ever thought about how they now dare to occasionally harass the border, accidentally shoot a civilian to death, or accidentally shoot an arrow? If they attack our military camp, if we endure it, will one day their army be able to 'accidentally' break into the border and then 'accidentally' kill our people?"
These words sounded very heavy.
Wang Jin also put down his wine glass at this time, and said with a solemn expression: "Zicheng's words make sense. If we don't stop small things, we are afraid that the other party will think that we are easy to bully, or that they are deliberately provocative and want to Test where our bottom line is.”
Xie Xiuwen slapped his thigh: "That's right! That's right. If the border is unstable, all of us have to be on guard. In this case, it's better to take the initiative. Besides, I have been recuperating in the past few years. Even if the treasury is not rich, it will be completely It can support a 100,000-strong side team to set out. As for a real fight, we may be able to support the war with war."
Xie Ronlang's eyes lit up. This was not the first time he had heard the term "fighting to support war", but he had always been curious. Is it really easy to use war to support war?
"Huh, it's easy for you to say that. A hundred thousand troops, as long as they move, they will get money. Do you need to prepare food? Do you need to prepare weapons? Horses, armor, etc., etc., what kind of things don't cost money?"
Xie Xiuwen knew that he was now the Minister of Household Affairs, and what he cared about most was money and food.
"My dear brother, don't worry, we don't say what you said is wrong, but we think that the Ministry of Revenue can completely solve this problem. It is true that money is needed when the army moves, but there is nothing you can do about it. Who in the normal world is looking forward to fighting? But This time the Turks have gone too far. If they cannot fight back, it will be our border people who will suffer in the end!"
"You are right. As long as there is a war, the people will suffer! If the Turks invade, then we must fight back hard. But the problem now is just a small friction. Why can't we sit down and talk calmly? What? We have to make things worse. How will this end? It’s okay to win, but it will also consume our own treasury. What if we lose? Have you considered the morale of our army and have you considered it for His Majesty? ?”
Xie Xiuwen shook his head: "If we could really sit down and talk, we could solve it. We wouldn't have fought with the Turks for so many years. Not just us, but also the previous dynasties, and even the previous dynasties, which dynasties and generations have not Have we ever fought with them? Even if peace is negotiated, how many years can it last? In the final analysis, the Turks do not follow the rules and only recognize their own interests. Once the interests cannot keep up, there is nothing to say."
Wang Jin was silent.
This is indeed a big problem.
Moreover, he agreed with Xie Xiuwen's statement that the Turks were barbarians. They did not follow rules, but only focused on interests.
If they run out of food, they won't care about anything and just start looting!
That's a bunch of robbers!
Whenever there is a war, generally as long as you are prepared, the people at the border must be evacuated in advance.
Regardless of whether they can win or not, an empty city will be left in advance.
Of course, sometimes wars occur beyond people's control.
Therefore, there are often situations where the enemy has already attacked before you can make any reaction.
In this case, apart from the soldiers at the border, those who suffered were innocent people.
Xie Xiuwen is worried that uncontrollable situations will occur, because the Turks are brutal and violent, and they don't follow the rules at all. As long as they want to plunder your food and property, he doesn't care whether there is a contract or not.
If that's the case, why couldn't they have dealt with it earlier?
Do we really have to wait until the blood flows into a river before we start to fight back?
Xie Xiuwen knew that one of the reasons for Xie Lin's objection was that he felt that the reasons for the expedition were not sufficient enough.
To put it more bluntly, it means that the teacher comes from the unknown.
But when dealing with foreign enemies, there is no need to talk so much!
"Brother, I know you want to be righteous and not be criticized. But you have to understand that in this life, you often can't have both. What we have to do is to protect our country. Is there anything wrong with this? As for the so-called contract you mentioned, since the other party did not abide by it, why must we abide by it? "
Xie Ronlang probably understood.
Regarding whether to fight or not to fight, in fact, the opinions of the three adults are essentially the same.
It's just that Xie Shilang may be pursuing a more rationality and want to have a stronger reason for the army to set off.
But how is that possible?
The current minor friction at the border would be a major matter as long as they are willing to magnify it. Why can't they send troops?
After a few people debated, they started drinking again.
I don’t know when it started, but this topic has been brought up to the current princes again.
Xie Ronlang only felt that this topic was a bit dangerous. Is this something he could listen to?
The three of them drank for more than an hour before they all fell down.
In the evening, Xie Ronlang was called to the study by Xie Xiuwen.
"You heard the argument during the day, but what do you think?"
Xie Ronlang handed over his hand: "Father, my son thinks what you said is reasonable. As for Uncle Xie, he is too conservative, and his starting point is right, but his mistake is that he thinks our enemies are too kind. If we can really sit down and talk, That will inevitably require our great government to pay some unequal generations. This is not what our emperor wants to see, and it is not what our high-ranking government should do."
