I'm so hard

Chapter 119 The Tough Dong Xiuming
"Young Master Yan's words are very reasonable!"

Hearing these words, Ji Zhengqing's heart was about to break.

He looked at Hong Yuxin, and said affectionately: "Xin'er, no matter what you say, I will never give up pursuing you."

Hong Yuxin, on the other hand, kept looking at Zhao Yan, as if he didn't hear his words at all.

Leaning slightly, Hong Yuxin wrote the top three winners on the gold list on a piece of white paper.

Steward Hong came up to the stage happily again, and read aloud: "The top three winners on the gold list this time are: Yan Zhao, Niu Yuanjia, and Dong Xiuming. Congratulations to them!"

Hearing these three names, the faces of the other six scholars on the stage darkened.

However, they had to admit that these three were indeed stronger than them.

In Yan Zhao's "Crane Soaring to the Sky", most of the scholars would not be able to create such a talented poem in their whole life.

Although Niu Yuanjia is somewhat narcissistic, his dissection of Confucianism is indeed far better than others.

As for Dong Xiuming, his words were sharp and very logical. As soon as Zhao Yan heard his speech, he felt that this person was especially suitable for entering Yushitai in the future.

The top three have been decided, and the rest have to retreat to the audience.

With tears in his eyes, Ji Zhengqing walked down the stage with a grievance on his face.

Suddenly, he saw a girl in a yellow dress not far away, his eyes brightened again, and he murmured: This girl looks pretty good too!
A servant on the other side of the stream looked at the other servant and said, "That Ji Zhengqing, let's not tie him up, he really doesn't look like a man."

"Yeah, this person has no backbone, and he will definitely be of no use in the future." Another servant nodded and said.

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On the gold list stage, Yan Zhao, Niu Yuanjia and Dong Xiuming stood side by side.

Originally, Niu Yuanjia and Dong Xiuming were rare talents in Shantai Mansion, but when Zhao Yan stood in the middle, the two dimmed instantly, like fireflies competing with the sun and the moon.

In terms of temperament, if someone can compare to Zhao Yan, I am afraid that there will be no other person in the whole Zhou Dynasty.

Seeing that many people's eyes were focused on Zhao Yan, Niu Yuanjia and Dong Xiuming, especially the group of young women, both of them secretly vowed that they must win the competition in the final round and let everyone know: literary talent is The only criterion for testing handsomeness.

After a while, a screen was lifted to the center of the gold list platform again.

In the final competition for the top spot, the title will definitely not be tacky.

brush!
The gauze was lifted, revealing the words on the screen.

"The world is unified, what is the Great Zhou?"

Just eight words.

The meaning is also very simple: if the world is to be unified, what should Da Zhou do?
The unification of the world means that the Great Zhou annexed all the surrounding countries, just like the first emperor more than 1000 years ago, he unified the whole world, and all the lands he set foot in were all the land.

However, even if this question is now placed in the Great Zhou Dynasty, few people can answer an answer that satisfies everyone.

Looking at the expressions of the three of Zhao Yan, Hong Yuxin showed a smug smile at the corner of his mouth.

Although Hong Yuxin is a girl, she has always been proud and arrogant. The man she wants must have the world in mind and have great ambitions in her heart.

Everyone in the audience was also stunned. These literati had never thought about this question.

Hong Yuxin went on to say: "Since the new emperor succeeded to the throne, my great Zhou weather has been prosperous, and I have defeated the two great enemies of Northern Mongolia and Heihan one after another. Some people say that His Majesty is very likely to become an emperor through the ages. And to rule the world is to become The only criterion for one emperor through the ages, what strategy do you think my Great Zhou should use to achieve the unification of the world?"

After finishing speaking, he looked at Zhao Yan and the others.

Hearing the words Qiangu Yidi, Zhao Yan blushed, and murmured in his heart: Too much reputation, too much reputation, I still have a lot of room for improvement.

Niu Yuanjia straightened his chest and stood up first.

He looked around, first put on a posture that he thought he was handsome, and then coughed a few times before he said: "Unify the world, what is the purpose of the Great Zhou? This question is very good. Not only is Miss Hong excellent in poetry, but also There is a sense of family and country, and I admire it!"

After all, Niu Yuanjia bowed to Hong Yuxin first.

After finishing the face-saving work, Niu Yuanjia said loudly: "If I want to unify the Great Zhou Dynasty, I need to accomplish two things. First, finance is king. In war, the most important thing is money and food. Back then Cao Mengde In the northern part of the farmland, the accumulation of millions of stones of grain will lead to great achievements in the future. If we can increase the land tax and commercial tax in the Great Zhou Dynasty, we can guarantee the needs of the war for a period of three years. After the money and grain are guaranteed, we need to complete the second One thing: All the people are soldiers."

"My Great Zhou should follow the example of Northern Mongolia. Except for those who are famous, the rest of the people should serve the people when they are busy with farming, and serve as soldiers when they are free. In this way, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the Great Zhou can be greatly improved."

"After this year's battle, Northern Mongolia is not invincible. If my Great Zhou can abide by these two items, I will be able to destroy Northern Mongolia, pacify all countries, and achieve a prosperous world..."

Niu Yuanjia has said so much, but in fact the core point is just one sentence: collect money and food, increase troops, and destroy them by force.

After all, Niu Yuanjia returned to his seat confidently.

The reason why he chose to speak first was because he didn't think there were any other strategies that could make Da Zhou dominate the world.

The only way to rule the world is by force, and the guarantee of force is money, food and soldiers.

He felt that he had already stated the standard answer, and what others said could only add to his point of view.

However, Zhao Yan is opposed to Niu Yuanjia's point of view. What the latter talks about is only an ideal state, and any problems will arise in actual operation.

Since ancient times, countries have fought in chaos and dynasties have changed because the army was regarded as the only weapon.

Ending war with war can only stop war temporarily, but it cannot be done once and for all.

At this time, Dong Xiuming stood up.

He smiled slightly and said: "I think what Mr. Niu said is really a bad idea."

In debates among literati, it is always the first sentence to beat the former's point of view to death with a stick, and then describe your own point of view.

"First of all, the land tax and commercial tax must not be increased, otherwise it will cause the people to live in poverty. If Northern Mongolia has not been defeated and the people have been oppressed, how to solve it? In addition, although money and food are important, they are not very important. In the past In the past 30 years, in terms of money and food, my Dazhou has always been more than that of Northern Mongolia, but why is it still no match. As for the whole people being soldiers, it is even more nonsense."

"All the people in Northern Mongolia are soldiers because the land is vast and sparsely populated, and everyone mainly rides and hunts. The population of our Great Zhou is much larger than that of Northern Mongolia. If all the people are soldiers, it will not only make the people unable to live, but also attack others with their own shortcomings. The length is simply extremely stupid!"

As soon as these words fell, everyone below couldn't help applauding.

But Niu Yuanjia's face was livid, he didn't expect that this poor scholar with little reputation would be so powerful in combat, and overturned all of Niu Yuanjia's views at once.

And well-founded, very logical.

Someone even said with a smile: It seems that Mr. Niu Yuanjia, who claims to be the second talented man in Shantai Mansion, will lose his title of second talented man! "

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