Daming: Old Zhu, we agreed not to rush!

Chapter 362 From Economic Weakness to Economic Advantage
After Su Jing finished talking about Qin's rise, she took a long breath.

Although we are talking about economic warfare, it actually covers all aspects, because a country’s economy never exists alone.

Both politics and the military are inseparable from the economy.

This wave of content also made Zhu Xi deeply shocked.

Before, he had never thought that wars between countries could be so complicated.

The role of economy in war can also be so huge.

"Shang Yang is really a strange person!"

Zhu Ping sighed sincerely: "With such talents, it is no wonder that Qin has risen so quickly."

Su Jing looked at Zhu Xi and smiled and said: "It's a pity that no matter how powerful the talent is, in front of the hearts of the people, the ending will be the same."

"Ok?"

Zhu Fang was stunned and asked Su Jing: "Mr. Su, what's wrong with Shang Yang?"

Su Jing said calmly: "After Qin Xiaogong died, Shang Yang was killed soon."

Killed?

Zhu Xiang's eyes widened and he said with an expression of disbelief: "How could such a talent be killed? Could it be that King Qin Huiwen, who succeeded Duke Xiao of Qin, was a coward?"

Zhu Xi's thoughts are still very straightforward. Shang Yang is so powerful that he made the Qin State quickly become stronger. King Qin Huiwen, as the king, is not so stupid.

Su Jing looked at Zhu Xi and said: "King Qin, King Qin Huiwen is not stupid, he is just forced by the actual situation at that time. Qin has become stronger, which is naturally a good thing for the people and the monarch, but for some people Speaking of which, that’s not necessarily the case.”

"Mr. Su, what do you mean by this? Isn't the strength of Qin a good thing for all Qin people?"

Zhu Xi wondered.

Su Jing shook his head: "Of course not. Remember what I just said about the farming and warfare system of the Qin State established by Shang Yang. Under the twenty-level military merit system, the people of the Qin State only need to farm or fight in order to be promoted to noble positions. Counterattack life is no."

"Yes, this system is very good. The people are motivated to farm and dare to charge in the war. Isn't it great?"

Zhu Xing immediately replied.

Su Jing immediately asked: "What about the original nobles of Qin?"

Zhu Xi replied without thinking: "They can also farm or fight to improve their title!"

However, as soon as these words came out of his mouth, Zhu Xi was stunned.

The nobles didn't need to do these things originally, farming was laborious, and fighting was exhausting.

Originally, these things have been done by ordinary people for generations. They, the nobles, just need to be aloof.

"It seems that King Qin has already found out."

Su Jing looked at Zhu Xi and said: "Common people and nobles are two classes. There is a natural contradiction between these two classes. Common people need a way to rise, but nobles want to solidify their class, so it is best not to change. The most interesting thing is, Commoners who become nobles will immediately join the nobles' side and completely forget their position as civilians. This is called class conflict and it can never be reconciled."

"Shang Yang's reforms and the farming and warfare system were indeed of great benefit to the common people, but the right to speak in the Qin State was in the hands of the aristocrats. The old aristocrats had long hated Shang Yang with their bones, and the new aristocrats would not care about Shang Yang's good deeds. Shang Yang is dead and the farming and war system is abolished. It will be just like them, the new nobles, and no more descendants will compete with them for interests."

"King Qin Huiwen was young when he came to the throne, and the power of the Qin State was still controlled by all the old aristocratic ministers. King Qin Huiwen could not ignore the attitude of these people. Shang Yang's tragic end could be said to have been doomed from the beginning. "

Zhu Ping was completely silent.

Under Su Jing's explanation, he put himself into the different positions of King Qin Huiwen, Qin's nobles and civilians.

He suddenly discovered that a person like Shang Yang had no ability to protect himself at all.

What Shang Yang did was a practical thing, a practical thing to strengthen Qin.

But unfortunately, such a person will not get a good end.

"Mr. Su, is this why you don't join the court?"

Zhu Ming suddenly looked at Su Jing and asked sincerely.

In Zhu Cang's heart, Su Jing's talent and learning were no worse than Shang Yang's.

But Su Jing just didn't want to join the imperial court as a high official, and there were various unconvincing reasons.

Now it seems that only this is the most likely.

Su Jing smiled: "Maybe, who knows."

Zhu Jing was silent, even though Su Jing didn't admit it, he had already confirmed it in his heart.

"Okay, don't think so much and continue with class!"

Su Jing reentered the rhythm of class and looked serious.

"Yes, Mr. Su."

Zhu Xi nodded and listened carefully.

Su Jing said: "Shang Yang died tragically, but King Qin Huiwen, who came to the throne, was very clear in his mind that the content of Shang Yang's reform was correct. Only in this way can he lead Qin to a strong country. It has been preserved, which also heralds the complete completion of Qin's reform."

"At the same time, Qin's semi-independent economic structure is also becoming complete. The next step is to move from semi-independence to complete independence, that is, Qin will destroy the six countries."

"Of course, before destroying the six kingdoms, Qin still has to consider its own scarce resources. The food problem has been solved. Salt and iron are not a big problem because of Chu's trade."

"It's just that this situation can only be maintained if the Qin State maintains the status quo. If the Qin State wants to expand outward, it will inevitably need more resources. The expansion will inevitably cause friction, and the relationship with the Chu State will not be the same. That’s easy to say.” “The problem now is that there are not many salt and iron resources in Qin State, and they are mainly controlled by several big countries at that time. If Qin State wants to control the salt and iron mines, it must attack these big countries. This is obviously It’s irrational.”

"After all, the Qin State lacks salt and iron resources. In this case, if it takes the initiative to start a war, it will become a target of public criticism. Just like the Wei State, it needs to face joint confrontation from other countries. When the time comes, the Chu State cuts off trade, and Qin State will The country will become what it was before again.”

"So, the Qin State did not raise weapons at that time, but turned around and started looking for new salt and iron mines. Foreign trade has always been unstable. Only what is in its own hands is truly its own."

"Under the search of the whole country, Qin State finally found it in the Sichuan area. The Sichuan area at that time was different from the present. During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, Sichuan was still a barren land with a small population, many mountains, and frequent floods. It was not suitable for farming, so the major powers at that time paid little attention to this place.”

"But Qin, which urgently needed to find salt and iron mines to make up for its own shortcomings, noticed that it was forced to do nothing. Qin realized that there were salt and iron mines in Sichuan. If it captured this place, Qin's own shortcomings would be eliminated. No, and because of its geographical location, Qin will gain a huge strategic depth, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone."

"So the Qin Kingdom started. Starting from King Qin Huiwen, to the subsequent periods of King Qin Wu and King Qin Zhaoxiang, the Bashu region of Sichuan was captured and continued to develop and develop, and finally completely controlled the Sichuan region."

"There are quite a lot of salt mines in the Bashu region. This is where the word "ba" in the word "salt" comes from. There are also many copper and iron mines in Bashu, which fully confirms the Qin State's expectations for the Bashu region in Sichuan."

"In this way, Qin has all the basic resources to become a completely independent economy, and Qin can be self-sufficient and completely independent! Its development no longer needs to be restricted by any country, and there is no need to worry about economic blockade."

"Of course, when the Qin State attacked the Bashu region, other countries, especially the Chu State that bordered the Qin State, naturally followed the Qin State's traces and discovered that Bashu was a treasure. In the face of interests, no matter how strong an alliance, will collapse."

"In just a few decades, Qin State and Chu State have changed from a firm alliance to a complete confrontation, which also proves that Qin State's path of complete economic independence is correct, and only if it has its own can it really have. "

Speaking of this, Su Jing looked at Zhu Jing and said: "If a country wants to not be suppressed by the outside world, economic independence is crucial. Qin State suffered from the Jin State's economic blockade from the beginning, and later became completely helpless. We are afraid of joint blockades from other countries. Although this road is difficult, we are walking with determination."

"The current Ming Dynasty is indeed a kingdom of heaven, with abundant products and everything, but the future world will definitely have a broader situation, and the basic resources needed by the country will also become more. The road to independence seems to be As for Da Ming, it is over, but Da Ming cannot slack off, maybe one day, generations of people will continue to work hard!"

The development history of New China in the previous life was the path of independence and self-reliance for a country and nation.

Now, he can be regarded as expressing his feelings.

Zhu Xiang nodded heavily and said: "Mr. Su's teachings, students should remember it!"

The development path of Qin State shocked Zhu Ping extremely.

How a weak and small country that was almost subjugated, how to become stronger step by step, touched too deeply for the still young Zhu Xi.

"I'm a little tired. I have to stand up and move around. King Qin, you should digest it yourself first."

Su Jing stood up. Although she was sitting down for this lecture, she was still a little tired after sitting for a long time.

In the small courtyard, the evening breeze blew. The jujube branches outside the courtyard were lush and leafy, hanging into the courtyard wall. The wind made a rustling sound.

Su Jing closed her eyes and felt the sound of the wind blowing the leaves, and her thoughts could not help but return to her previous life.

I have been here in Ming Dynasty for so long, and it seems impossible to go back.

Do you really want to be a rich man here for the rest of your life?
Su Jing asked herself in her heart, but she couldn't give any answer.

After a while, Su Jing twisted her neck, turned her waist, turned around and went back.

On Zhu Ming's side, he was already writing with a pen and paper.

Recording is the most important thing in Su Jing's class.

"Okay, let's continue."

Su Jing didn't care whether Zhu Ping remembered it well or not, and started directly.

"Just now we said that Qin State continued to develop in order to supplement its own shortcomings, but in fact, Qin State also did many other things at the same time, such as the Yiqu State to the west of Qin State."

Su Jing said slowly: "The Yiqu Kingdom was subdued during the reign of King Qin Huiwen, and it was considered surrendered to the Qin Kingdom. When King Qin Zhaoxiang came, his mother Mi Yue directly married King Yiqu. On this basis, he swallowed the entire Yiqu Kingdom."

"After Yiqu State was annexed by Qin State, the threat to the west of Qin State was completely removed. At the same time, Qin State also gained a huge economic advantage, that is horses."

"The State of Qin itself is a country that is good at raising horses. There are many places in the territory where horses can be raised. Yiqu State is also a very suitable place for raising horses. After Qin State annexed Yiqu State, it represented a place suitable for raising horses in the entire West. , basically all occupied by the Qin State."

"I don't think you, King Qin, need me to describe too much about the role of horses in war. Among the many countries at this time, apart from Qin, only Zhao can still raise horses on a large scale."

"Horses instantly became Qin's advantageous resource. Other countries needed horses. Apart from Zhao, they only bought from Qin. Qin could earn a lot of money by exporting horses."

"To be more extreme, if Qin and Zhao directly unite and unify the horse export policy, then the horse resources of other countries will be monopolized by Qin and Zhao, and the money that can be earned from horse trade will be even more."

"Qin State has taken a more stable and far-reaching road to economic independence, and has gradually widened the economic gap with other countries. Before, Qin State was economically weak compared to other countries, but now the situation has been reversed and it has become an economic advantage. ”

"At the same time, other big countries, Yan, South Korea, Zhao and Wei all have their own economic shortcomings. Yan is in the north, and food production has always been a big problem. Zhao is rich in horses, but there is not much arable land, and grain production is It’s not very good. South Korea and Wei also have these similar problems to a greater or lesser extent. Among the remaining countries, only Chu and Qi are resource-rich countries. Like Qin, they are self-sufficient and economically independent.”

"Now Qin has become a super economy, and its ambition to dominate the world has been brewing for a long time. However, Qin is not in a hurry. Facing Chu and Qi, which have similar economic status to itself, Qin needs to advance economically. Defeat these two countries and ensure our own economic dominance."

"The easiest way to defeat is definitely through war, but it is obviously not rational for Qin to directly launch a war against another big country, so Qin adopted some diplomatic means. At the same time, Qi did not handle diplomacy well, which ultimately led to A major event happened, does King Qin know what it is?"

Asking questions again, Zhu Ping was very nervous now.

He wanted to answer, so he frantically searched for knowledge and content in his mind, but couldn't remember anything.

"Mr. Su, I don't know."

Zhu Xi lowered his head. He had already thrown someone away once before, and now he had to do it again.

Su Jing looked at Zhu Xi and said in a serious tone: "King Qin, raise your head and look into my eyes!"

"If you don't know, just say you don't know. There's nothing to be ashamed of! It's normal to not know. No one knows everything!"

　So awesome!Just as I was writing this, this happened. We can’t be stuck, we have to take the road of independent research and development!

　　
　
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