All Heavens: Get the Nine Swords at the start

Chapter 150 Three Strategies to Solve Problems
"Although Mr. Gai comes to talk, the poor Taoist must know everything and talk endlessly."

Li Ming made a ceremony and said.

"The predecessors said that "food is the most important thing for the people", but there are so many people in the world, how can they be satisfied?"

Gai Nie's question hit the mark. Even Ying Zheng, who was deep in thought on the side, came to his senses and said: "Mr. Gai is right. I think that as long as the world is peaceful, the country's population will inevitably skyrocket, but the land that can be cultivated is indeed constant. If Without a solution, war is bound to break out.”

"Since the Taoist priest raised this question on his own initiative, he must have a countermeasure in his mind, and I hope the Taoist priest will not hesitate to enlighten him."

What Ying Zheng said is true. Basically, the emperors with a little knowledge know that "the people depend on food". As long as the people are fed, the country will be stable. But without the right time and place as the basis, how many people can do it?
The collapse of almost all dynasties in history was due to sudden climate change, crop failure, and more intense land annexation. The people could not see the hope of surviving, so they had to rise up.

"Poverty Dao has three strategies, upper, middle and lower, for the king to choose."

"Shang Ce, when I was practicing Dao Jing, I accidentally traveled to the world and found that in the east of the Central Plains, after crossing the sea, there is a new continent. For a thousand catties of miraculous crops, the king only needs to wipe out the six countries, support Yuanyang vigorously, reach that continent, and retrieve the seeds, which will naturally meet the needs of the people."

Li Ming said the best strategy, and as for traveling in the world, it was just an excuse for this matter, otherwise there is no way to explain how he knew that there is a new continent overseas.

Hearing this, Ying Zheng got up with a bang, reached out and grabbed Li Ming's shoulder, and asked excitedly, "Is the Taoist really serious?"

"Your Majesty, don't get excited. The matter is of great importance. How can a poor man talk nonsense." Li Ming reassured.

Ying Zheng calmed down the turbulent emotions in his heart, and said: "I was a little rude just now, I hope the Taoist priest will not blame me, please continue to talk about the two strategies."

"The middle strategy is to use war to support war, use the sword of the empire to find enough land for the plow of the empire, from Xianyang to the west 2720 miles, there is an extremely rich land, where the rice is ripe three times a year, if the king can take it There is enough to feed hundreds of millions of people here."

Li Ming's central strategy is obviously to focus on the Indian mainland. If such a good place can become a sacred and inseparable part of China's territory, no matter how big mistakes Yingzheng makes, it will become the worship of future generations. object.

"There is still a place where rice can be harvested three times a year? Since the Taoist chief has listed this strategy as the middle strategy, it must be stronger than the country in that place. It may be extremely difficult to win this place."

"Your Majesty is too worried. Because the people there don't have to worry about food and clothing, they eat too much and are lazy. Only [-] cavalry are enough to crush them."

"Oh, so it seems that this strategy is the best strategy, so why is the Taoist..."

"Pindao listed this strategy as the middle strategy, because this place is separated from the Central Plains by a big mountain, and there are only two roads to get here."

"One is to take a boat from the coastal area of ​​Baiyue, go to the South China Sea, and then enter a new sea through a strait to reach this place."

"The second way is to take the Hexi Corridor, go deep into the hinterland of the Xiongnu, bypass the mountains, and walk south for a short distance to reach this place."

Hearing Li Ming say that the Indian army is weak and that [-] cavalry can sweep this place, the eyes of Ying Zheng and Gai Nie gleamed golden at the same time, wishing they could raise their troops and leave now.

But after hearing that it was so difficult to reach this place, the two of them gradually extinguished the flame in their hearts.

At the same time, the hatred for the Xiongnu in their hearts became more and more intense, especially Ying Zheng, who originally only wanted to cut off the barbarians and bring disaster to the Central Plains.

But now he has made up his mind that after the destruction of the six kingdoms, the next target must be on the Huns. The Huns must surrender completely. If they do not surrender, then they will be destroyed!

It's just that another problem has followed, how to get the land and grow the food and transport it back to the Central Plains.

If this problem is not resolved, no matter how much land there is.

"Daoist, Zheng still has a question..."

Ying Zheng no longer claims to be a widow. He has put aside his status as the king of Qin and is seeking advice from Li Ming as a student.

"Your Majesty wants to ask, how to transport it back to the Central Plains with such a long distance, and how should Your Majesty control this place?"

Li Ming smiled knowingly, and expressed the doubts in Ying Zheng's mind.

"Master Dao, this matter is exactly the question in Ying Zheng's mind."

"If you want to transport grain back to the Central Plains, the land transportation loss is too great. The most suitable method is to develop sea transportation. Sea transportation has low loss, fast speed, and a large amount of transportation each time. It is most suitable for long-distance transportation."

"As for your other question, your Majesty needs to be courageous enough."

"how do I say this?"

Ying Zheng asked suspiciously.

"Although Pindao spent a short time with the King, Pindao can tell that the King is an emperor with a strong desire to control. The King wants to control all matters of the country, no matter how big or small, but he doesn't know that a person's energy is limited. Everything is too much."

"The current state of Qin, the king is still capable of controlling it, but what about the state of Qin after the six kingdoms are wiped out and the world is unified? Not to mention the places thousands of miles away."

Ying Zheng was silent, he already understood the meaning of Li Ming's words.

But if so, what is the difference between Zhou and Zhou?
Could it be that this king is going to go back to the old path after he wiped out the six kingdoms and unified the world?
While Ying Zheng was deep in thought, Li Ming's voice sounded again:
"Pindao can understand your Majesty's mood, but the distance between the two places is too far away. This is the best way now. Your Majesty can entrust his heirs there. There are vast grasslands on the way, and your Majesty can also distribute them to those who have made meritorious deeds." Your minister, as for the land of the Central Plains, there will be no enfeoffment in the future."

"Then, Your Majesty can let the Mohists and the public losers start to develop faster, cheaper, and wider-ranging means of transportation. When the time is right, Your Majesty will gradually take back these lands."

Speaking of which, Li Ming took out a piece of neatly folded silk cloth from his cuff, handed it to Ying Zheng, and said using the technique of sound transmission for thousands of miles:

"Your Majesty, you don't need to worry about the vassal kings from all over the world becoming bigger, there is a solution on this silk."

Ying Zheng took the silk cloth and slowly opened it. With just one glance, the biggest worry in Ying Zheng's heart disappeared.

On the top of the silk cloth were written three large characters: "Tweeting order!"

This piece of silk cloth is Li Ming's greatest confidence in getting Ying Zheng to agree to the entrustment.

Moreover, there is not only the Tweet Token on the silk cloth, but also a more ruthless trump card.

This is the ultimate move to solve the problem of princes and vassals supporting their own troops, and aristocratic families annexing land to become bigger and stronger!
(End of this chapter)