I haven’t seen him for more than half a year. Prince Li Jian has grown up a lot and is much calmer.
I followed Chang Wei in transporting grain and grass to the rear and pacifying the country, and learned a lot.
"The country is not run by bows, horses, swords and spears, but by money and grain. How to collect money and grain from local areas and transport it to the front line is a great science." Li Yue took time to explain to Li Jian.
"Many dynasties appeared to have perished at the hands of the enemy, but in fact they perished internally. The powerful nobles tried every means to evade taxes, and all the taxes were transferred to the poor people. They sold their sons and daughters, but they still couldn't survive, so they had to revolt."
"I know that this is the reason for the collapse of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty sold his official positions and titles because of the collapse of the royal court's taxes, and he could only rely on this to exchange for money to continue." Li Jianju said the opposite.
"That's right!" Li Yue laughed, "The emperor's interests are the same as those of the people. If they were different, the end would be very miserable. You see, Shi Hu was extravagant and lustful, and the whole country supported his family, so the whole family died without a burial place. This is karma.”
In essence, the collapse of a dynasty is caused by economic problems first, which then lead to various political problems.
Of course, a beastly dynasty like Shihu is a different matter. It is not a normal country at all.
"I understand!" Li Jian nodded seriously.
"Jian'er is less than ten years old, why is your Majesty telling him these big principles?" Cui Yansi complained at the side.
"What do you know? I teach you the art of slaying dragons. If he can remember one or two, Daliang's country will be as stable as Mount Tai."
"Yes, yes, everything your majesty says is right." Cui Yansi said perfunctorily, stepped forward and took Li Jian's hand, with a doting look on his face.
Li Jian backed away sheepishly, "The queen mother and the father also want to test the martial arts and the art of war among the children and ministers in the school."
A loving mother often loses her sons.
However, a harmonious family can also allow children to grow up healthily.
"Your Majesty, General Gao is here to report." Huangmen shouted from a distance.
"That's it for today. Please spend more time with your mother and take the exam tomorrow."
With Cui Yansi present, nothing could be accomplished.
Li Jian lived in Shangwu Hall on weekdays. After Li Yue's expedition to the west, he followed Chang Wei and did not spend much time close to Cui Yansi.
Li Yue took the memorial table and was stunned after reading it.
It was the refugees who fled to the north of Yanshan who were killing people and setting fires on the grasslands, and they were doing lawless things, which made a big fuss.
Youzhou Gongsun, Tian family, Lian family and other wealthy families and refugees went north from Lulong Road and entered the grassland. They attacked the grassland tribes and robbed women, slaves, livestock and property. They also built local villages and forts...
In order to survive these days, you can do anything.
The same was true for Li Yue in Heiyun Mountain back then.
Hu and Xia live together in Youzhou, and the folk customs are fierce. They say they are seeking refuge, but in fact they are members of the same clan who go out to make a living with bows and knives. The two to three hundred years of troubled times in Middle-earth have made them develop the habit of killing people and setting fires.
Usually in Middle-earth, they are half civilians and half bandits. Outside of Middle-earth, there are no government restrictions, and they are even more unscrupulous, bursting out with powerful fighting power.
They established villages in Wuhou Qinshui and Leshui, drove out the local Khitan and Kumoxi tribes, and occupied their pastures.
As I was reading, suddenly an idea flashed in my mind. I had been thinking about how to completely solve the grassland problem. Didn't the inspiration come to me?
The Han-Hungarian war was vigorous and vigorous, and the Huns were defeated, and Xianbei appeared again. In history, after Xianbei integrated into the Central Plains, Rouran, Turks, Uighurs, Khitan, Mongolia...
No matter how many times the imperial court sends troops, it will be useless, and even if it wins, it will not be able to capture it.
Wild fire, in spring.
These refugees followed the river to the north to kill, which provided Li Yue with a new idea.
Although the grassland is vast, its lifeblood is the river.
Where there are rivers, there are aquatic plants.
As long as Wubao occupies the main rivers on the grassland, it is equivalent to strangulating the lifeblood of the grassland, and the nomadic tribes will never be able to stand up.
Sure enough, the creativity of the masses is unlimited.
The drought greatly affected Hebei in the Central Plains, and people fled to Liaodong and Monan, further strengthening Liang's control over the area north and east of Yanshan.
Geographically, the grassland can be divided into five parts: the Daxianbei Mountains in the east, the Gobi Desert in the middle, Monan in the south, Jinshan in the west, and Mobei in the north. It stretches thousands of miles across and has a vast territory.
Except for the central part, which is not suitable for nomadic herding, other areas are rich in water and grass and rich in gold mines.
Turks emerged in the Jinshan Mountains, tribes such as Rouran, Gaoche, and Dingling emerged in Mobei, and Monan became a pasture for the Huns.
The most noteworthy area is the Greater Xianbei Mountains, which is later known as the Greater Khingan Mountains. The Xianbei, Khitan, Mongolian and other steppe tribes all rose up in this area.
An excellent general must be proficient in geography, and similarly, an excellent emperor must have a profound understanding of geography.
Regardless of ancient or modern times, geography determines the fate of a country.
Why can Tuoba Shi Yijian stick to Liang Guo like a dog-skin plaster? It's because they control the grasslands to the west of the Xianbei Mountains.
The cavalry could move south at any time and withdraw at any time.
Li Yue sent his army to hunt in the grassland, but the Xianbei people ran away. In such a large grassland, it was difficult for Liang Jun's cavalry to find their traces. If they did, they would only treat the symptoms but not the root cause.
"Call Chang Lingjun, Cui Hong, and Liu Ying to Taiwu Hall to discuss matters." Li Yue looked back at Li Jian and shouted, "Jian'er will come with me to discuss state affairs."
Some things are better to be cultivated early. If you are influenced by your ears and your eyes, you will always have a better understanding.
"Wei!" Li Jian broke free from Cui Yansi's hand and ran towards Li Yue.
"Slow down, don't fall." Cui Yansi knew the general idea.
Taiwu Hall was built by Shi Hu at a great cost of manpower and material resources. It is majestic and extremely luxurious.
Li Yue doesn't use it in vain.
"It is not a good thing for powerful clans to do evil. I suggest that you punish them severely and kill them as a warning to others to deter lawless people in the country." Chang Wei was a traditional scholar and could not accept this kind of thing.
Cui Hong on the side was much smarter. If he wanted to kill one person as a warning to others, he would not summon the two of them to discuss in a big way.
"Your Majesty only knows one thing but not the other. The fact that these people dare to go out to kill people and set fires shows that they have a very pioneering spirit. Raising people like sheep is not as good as raising people like wolves. Moreover, they live in forts and control water sources, becoming a source of resistance." The first barrier of the grassland tribes not only cannot kill them, but should also reward them heavily! Why is the grassland theirs? If the bandits can go, I can go too!"
At all times and in all countries, those who dare to go out to kill people and set fires are the elites and ruthless people of this nation.
Wasn’t this the kind of person who led the later Age of Discovery?
Fortunately, China's bloody spirit has not been lost in this era. Hundreds of years of troubled times have made them extremely strong in spirit and force.
If you don't fight out when you are strong, do you have to wait for others to come in when you are weak?
"I agree, this group of violent... righteous people went out to fight for the land and attack the Yi and Di. They are all loyal and righteous people. They don't cost the imperial court a single soldier, a penny or a millet. Why not?" Cui Hong followed Li Yue's wishes. road.
These words are on point. It is simply a dream to be able to expand territory without spending a single soldier from the imperial court.
Chang Wei glanced at him sideways, "Once this example is established, I'm afraid other countries will follow suit."
"Why not follow suit? If someone goes out, someone will definitely stay. Those who have the strength to go out and fight for it are mostly powerful people and clans. If they go out, won't Daliang be more peaceful? I have made up my mind. I will stay in Wuhou Qinshui and Le Linhuang Mansion was established in Shui, under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court, Wubao was granted the title of governor general, and the village was granted the title of captaincy."
These people who stay in Middle-earth may not kill people or set fire to people, but they will use other methods to plunder and plunder.
Li Yue thought that this idea could also be applied to the sea.
(End of chapter)
