In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States without women

The young master Furen was seriously ill, but after talking for such a long time, his body began to shake a little bit. Seeing this, Xia Yu hesitated, but still went forward to support the patient. Sit down on a wooden bench next to you.

This place was originally the backyard of the manor house, surrounded by a thick fence, and not far outside was the farmland, and beyond the farmland, there was a thawed river flowing by. At this time, there were several peasant-like villagers Digging through the ice, it seems to be fishing.

The young master Furen sat down with Xia Yu's support, tightened his cloak, and looked at the peasants fishing from a distance, a little lost in thought, perhaps the physical illness also weakened his mental defenses somewhat. His face was already dark, but now he was even more haggard from the pain. He seemed to be talking to himself or to the humanity beside him: "Actually, I have always disagreed with the Yan State's attack on Qi State."

Xia Yu was taken aback when he heard this, but the person who spoke didn't give Xia Yu time to respond, but said to himself: "I have fought against the people of Qi, and I know that the country of Yan is far worse than the country of Qi. gone."

There was a look of reminiscence in Young Master Furen's eyes, and he said: "I'm stupid, and I can't always explain clearly, but I just know that Yan State is worse than Qi State, the difference is too much, you know that both are fighting in winter, Yan State It takes a lot of effort to gather winter clothes. The nobles in the country say that soldiers prepare their own clothing for horses and weapons. This is an ancestral system, and the government does not need to spend money. If you freeze to death before going to the battlefield, how can you still win!? These are very difficult in the country of Yan. But there is no such thing in the country of Qi. I don’t know how they did it. When they come up with weapons, clothes, and horses It's all ready."

Xia Yu blinked, wondering why this "Zhao Tong" said this to herself.

In fact, Mr. Furen himself might not be able to figure out why he wanted to tell a stranger what he had been holding back for a long time. Maybe it was just that he had held it in for too long, and besides his subordinates and enemies, there was really no one who could tell him. The doubts and loneliness in his heart, that's why he confides here with a person who doesn't know his identity: "The state of Qi is rich, and it is said that the state of Qi gathers the wealth of the world. I think it is true. Every time the state of Yan and the state of Qi Fighting is just a small battle. One fight can empty out the treasury of Yan State, but what about Qi State, Qi State’s wealth and military supplies seem to be inexhaustible. It was thrown full of pits and valleys, and then quickly equipped with better ordnance and faster chariots."

There is confusion in Gongzi Furen's eyes. This kind of confusion is something he never dared to reveal in the army, among the soldiers, or even in the office, because in the army, he must be steadfast as the commander. You must be invincible in order to survive under the siege of your eldest brother, Young Master Bai. At this time, in front of an "enemy" who doesn't know his identity, Young Master Furen allowed himself to be confused for the first time, saying: "Your nobleman in the country... It is always said that the country of Yan is bitterly cold and the harvest of wheat grains is limited, so it is impossible for the country of Yan to dominate the princes like Qi and Jin. This time, the country of Jin came to ask the country of Yan to attack Qi. The fertile land, even many soldiers in the army, knowing that the strength of Qi and Yan are very different, are all moved, because they know that the country of Yan is really barren, and the land on both sides of Jishui is fertile..."

A cold snort interrupted Young Master Furen's words, and brought Young Master Furen back from his own thoughts.

Young master Furen turned his head to look at the source of the sound, only to see that Mr. "Zhiqing" was full of disdain, looked at himself and said: "The land on both sides of the Jishui River is very fertile, but no matter how fertile the land is in your Yan It's just rubbish in the hands of people."

Young Master Furen frowned slightly, but did not refute the words.

Xia Yu looked at the guy in front of him, and asked suddenly: "Is your father still alive?" Last night when this guy was burning up, he called "Father, father" in a very sad voice, Xia Yu was a little suspicious of that. Not only because of illness, but also because the person who called out has been separated forever.

The young master's convincing expression dimmed, and he said: "Father...my family...there was a severe drought ten years ago, and my family did not survive the disaster."

It took Xia Yu a little time to guess what the phrase "did not survive the disaster" meant, and said cautiously: "Your family is...?"

At this time, Young Master Furen seemed to have calmed down again, and he couldn't tell whether he said indifferently or indifferently: "He died of starvation."

Xia Yu paused, feeling a little more sympathetic to the person in front of him, and secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Just now, after listening to this person's words, Xia Yu still had some doubts that this guy was a great nobleman of the Yan Kingdom, but at this moment he heard Knowing that this person's family members died of starvation, he felt relieved, because the only people who would starve to death in a catastrophe could only be civilians, not nobles.

As for whether the person in front of me is lying, Xia Yu thinks it is unlikely. When talking about his family, this "Zhao Tong" calmed down, but the heaviness in his eyes and the dull emotion that was deliberately suppressed cannot be performed by acting. .

So at this time, Xia Yu judged that "Zhao Tong" was an officer of the Yan State who was born as a commoner but devoted himself to his duty and cared about the country and the people. Therefore, Xia Yu felt relieved and expressed his opinion directly to this officer. , said: "Since your family is a commoner, then you can tell me that the poorness of the commoners is really because the harvest of bitter cold wheat in Yandi is too little?"

The young master frowned, and then said: "You mean that the officials exploited too much? No, even if the lord of the country, who is known as benevolent and benevolent, pays lightly and pays lightly, the people will just live better. Besides, the government The warehouse is not full, and the food, grass and armaments are not enough during the war, where will they come from?"

Xia Yu looked helplessly at the young master, and said, "Is your head not turning around, and you are actually drilling into the horns?"

Young Master Furen looked at Xia Yu in a daze, Xia Yu touched his chin, then picked up a few stones from the ground, arranged them according to the orientation of each country, and said: "The strength of a country lies in its comprehensive national strength. What is comprehensive national strength? , that is, politics, economy, military, and culture. Only when these four are prosperous can it be called a strong country." After speaking, Xia Yu pointed to the stone that represented Qi, and said, "Since you say that Qi is better than Yan Guoqiang, let’s talk about where you think Qi is stronger than Yan.”

Gongzi Furen was still thinking about what the "Zhiqing" Mr. in front of him meant by "politics, economy, military, culture". "Zhiqing", after a little thought, he said, "Qi State is stronger than Yan State in terms of wealth, food, weapons, and population."

Xia Yu nodded, and said, "Okay, let's talk about grain and grass first. If I know well, the agricultural system of Yan State should still be the old Spring and Autumn System. The land is divided into three classes, and the best part is "public land". , the feudal lord appointed Lizai to drive the common people to cultivate the "public land", and the common people can only cultivate the fields for their own food rations after farming, is it right?"

Young Master Fu grew up in the countryside, so he knew about it quite well. He nodded and said, "This is the ancestral system."

Xia Yu said: "Mr. is a sergeant. Dare I ask you, what is the root of running an army?"

The young master said without hesitation, "It's about rewards and punishments."

Xia Yu said: "In fact, all things in the world are interlinked. There is no big difference between governing the army and governing the country. The fundamentals are rewards and punishments. If you dare to ask sir, the soldiers will not be rewarded for killing the enemy, and the army will not be willing to fight bravely. The same is true for the people. If you work hard but don't get anything, if you work hard on the farm and don't have enough food and clothing, the people will be discouraged."

Although the young master does not read well and is not good at convincing people, he is not stupid. Not only is he not stupid, but he is quite savvy. Said: "Sir, you are saying that it is not fair to reward and punish Yan State's agricultural system first."

Xia Yu said: "Since the Spring and Autumn Period, the royal family has been in decline. I don't know how many nobles and nobles have lamented that 'rituals are broken' and 'people's hearts are in disarray'. Most of the people who worked hard did not get the rewards they deserved. The old system of the Zhou Dynasty drove the common people to cultivate the public land. The common people worked from morning to night, and they were slaughtered and subdued like chickens and dogs without any rewards.

Since Duke Zhou's eldest son inherited, the second son was entrusted with the title, and the concubine did not come from the feudal vassals, many vassal states were enfeoffed in barren and barbaric lands, and the states were in danger. Naturally, they sought changes in order to survive.These vassal states found that the common people were not rewarded for their labor. After a long time, the common people refused to devote themselves to the public land. If there is an abundance of wheat grain, the population will increase if the wheat grain is abundant. "

At this point, Xia Yu paused for a moment, and then said: "Everyone in the world says that the world's rituals are broken and music is broken, but according to my opinion, the world today is "great benevolence is given to the common people", and what is broken is the etiquette of the nobles. What is bad is the joy of the nobles, but for the common people in the world, it is a time of great strife."

Young Master Furen was dumbfounded.