My husband Zhuge Kongming

Chapter 29 28. On War

In Huang Yueying's small study room, on both sides of a table.

Huang Yueying and Gan Ning were sitting on their knees, with hot tea on the table.

Huang Yueying was not used to the tea drinking culture of the Han Dynasty, so when she entertained guests, she would simply boil water to make tea. Last time Gan Ning left in a hurry, she hadn't tasted this kind of clear tea yet.

Of course, Gan Ning was also the first guest she really entertained.

Huang Chengyan and the Cai family already knew about her conferment, and the clansmen came to congratulate them, and they were all handled by them. She didn't want to take care of these trivial matters.

Now the power in her hands is slowly increasing, of course it needs to be arranged as early as possible.

Huangjiazhuangzi is already quite rich.

But no matter how rich he is, he is still just a child holding a large piece of gold in his arms. She understands the reason why it is a crime to commit a crime.Therefore, it is necessary to deploy defense forces as soon as possible.

"Just now, Brother Wei thought about what Ah Chu said, and let's talk about the first question, what is war?" Gan Ning picked up the cup, smelled the fragrance of tea, took a sip, and answered first.

"Brother, please tell me."

"When I was young, I fought bravely with people. At first it was one-on-one, and later it became tens of people against dozens of people. If the number of people reaches a hundred... no, at least a thousand people, it can be called a war, right?"

Huang Yueying listened carefully, and then smiled, "It's an interpretation, and it's true. In the final analysis, war is just a group fight. The more people there are, the more damage it can cause."

Gan Ning nodded, "That's it."

"Then brother, have you ever thought about why there is a war?"

Gan Ning frowned, thought carefully, and finally said after a long time, "The Han Dynasty declined, the first emperor served as eunuchs and relatives, far away from virtuous and capable people, so that the people were in poverty, and Zhang Jiao raised troops, causing chaos in the world, and the feudal lords separated..."

"Brother, do you think it's a human problem?"

Gan Ning nodded, "Yes."

"Brother, do you think the late emperor could avoid wars by choosing talented people?"

"Yes."

Huang Yueying sighed slightly, "Brother is right to say so, but no matter who the late emperor chooses, Zhang Jiao's heaven is dead."

Gan Ning was silent.

"The reason why Zhang Jiao rose up and had so many followers is because the followers are suffering. Under the system of the big man, they can no longer survive."

"But why? The big man has been in power for 400 years, but why can't he survive at this time?"

"Why?" Gan Ning didn't understand either.

"The weather doesn't give it, the food harvest fails, and the landless and homeless... the worse. As far as the people are concerned, as long as there is a glimmer of hope of survival, they will not abandon their fields."

"The time of day?"

Huang Yueying nodded, "In recent years, brother, have you ever heard the old man lament that it's getting colder today? It's much colder than ten or twenty years ago?"

"It seems...it happened." Gan Ning was surprised, and thought about it carefully, "It really happened! My grandmother said before she was alive that she was not so cold when she was young."

"Brother, do you know that there are even hailstones falling in Jiaozhou?"

"The climate in Jiaozhou is warm and hot all year round...how is that possible?"

"Why not?"

"If there is, isn't it caused by the emperor's lack of virtue?"

"Of course not." Huang Yueying shook her head, "The so-called Son of Heaven is just a way for the royal family to consolidate their rule."

"This……"

"Nowadays, the colder the weather and the abnormal climate, the food production will be damaged. Every time at this time, the aristocratic families annex the land, and the poor will have no place to stand, and the country will be in turmoil."

Gan Ning's eyes widened in surprise, this was the first time he heard such a statement, but he knew that Huang Yueying was not someone who talked nonsense.

"So, no matter what virtuous officials the Son of Heaven uses, they will not be able to stop Zhang Jiao's rebellion. Even if Zhang Jiao is stopped, there will still be Liu Jiao, Chen Jiao, this is one of them."

"So, regarding the question of what war is, Ah Chu's answer is: war is actually a way of allocating survival resources."

"Survival resources...distribution method?" Gan Ning silently read these two words, and had to admit that Huang Yueying's words were indeed reasonable.

After a while, Gan Ning sighed, then straightened up and cupped his hands, "Ning, I've been taught."

"Brother, you don't have to be like this." Huang Yueying waved her hand, "Ah Chu just listened to what a layman said."

"There is such an expert? Where is he now? Can he be used by Ah Chu?"

"His name is a layman planting flowers. I met him when I was young, but I have not seen him for many years now." Huang Yueying put on the name of a layman planting flowers again.

In fact, if she was born and raised in this era, it would be impossible for her to say such a thing.

Gan Ning let out a sigh of relief, shook his head and said, "I never thought that there would be such an expert in the world. If there is a chance, I will definitely pay a visit... If he can be used by Ah Chu, then I will use him. Can't...you can only kill it."

Huang Yueying: ...People in this era are a bit scary.

"Brother, don't worry, although laymen and I don't have the name of masters and apprentices, we have the reality of masters and apprentices. Besides, I don't intend to fight for this so-called world, I just want to make the lives of the world better." Huang Yueying said quickly, "The laymen are too. Being detached from the world, not asking about the mundane world, for me, there is no threat."

Gan Ning nodded again, "I'm going too far for my brother."

At this time, he was relieved, at least, he would not encounter such a terrible enemy.

Now, he also believes that what Huang Yueying said before, "changes unseen in a thousand years, dare to cleanse the world of corruption", if there is such a inheritance, even if Huang Yueying is a woman, she can really achieve great things.

"Nothing, as for the second question, regarding the nature of war, since war is a large-scale group fight, and fighting consumes physical strength and equipment, then where do soldiers' physical strength and equipment come from? "

"Logistics?" Gan Ning seemed to understand what Huang Yueying said earlier about logistics coordination.

"All the supply work from the rear to the front, including food, water, salt, oil, horse grass, horses, weapons, armor, clothes...all of them are called logistics."

Gan Ning nodded half understanding.

"So, the essence of war is actually a competition for resources."

"Indeed, when two armies confront each other, if one side has enough food and weapons, its morale will be strong, and the chances of winning will be great." Gan Ning agreed.

Huang Yueying also nodded, "The side with more resources, even if it loses for a while, will have a chance to come back later."

"That's right." Gan Ning responded, and sighed again, "If I have a chance, I still want to visit that layman."

Huang Yueying laughed, "Brother, why don't you discuss it with me more?"

"That's what Ah Chu said."

"Hahaha."

"By the way, Ah Chu, I asked you before, where did the weapons and armor come from?"

"Brother, as I said, wait for a month, and I will give you a big gift."

"Then I'll wait for you as a brother." Gan Ning smiled gently, "Anyway, Mr. Chu An is now very rich, and it's easy to raise hundreds of soldiers."

"That's natural!"

"About the method of training soldiers, what did Ah Chu teach me?"

"Strong body, armor, and sharp blade." Huang Yueying answered these three words without hesitation.

After Gan Ning listened, he was silent. From the seven short words, he could hear the smell of money.

Strong body, literally means to make soldiers physically strong, but being strong naturally requires a foundation, and you must be able to keep up with food.

Wearing armor, the simplest set of leather armor, also cost a lot of money.

As for weapons... they are big eaters of money.

"My brother suddenly realized."

"what?"

"It smells like gold." Gan Ning smiled wryly, "No wonder Ah Chu wanted to make paper, otherwise, there would be no way to support the army...guards."

Huang Yueying chuckled, "Of course, in fact, I see that the soldiers led by my brother are loose in discipline and need to be beaten up. That layman once told me a special method of training soldiers...you can try it, brother."

"Special? Is it also passed down by the layman who planted flowers?"

"This method, although I can't cultivate the elite soldier in my mind, it can achieve the prohibition that my brother said."

"Ah Chu, tell me quickly."

"This method is called standing in a military posture and walking in a queue."

　Chapter 2.

　　As the title.

　　Happy New Year, please.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)