Chapter 78 The inevitable connection between culture and economy After hearing Zhu Xi's in vain, Lin Che laughed angrily at this guy.
"You are really smart!"
"Okay, as you said, the court will no longer hire officials, but what about the army? The army can't remain the same forever, right?"
"Do you know how much it costs to raise a soldier? You were born in a family of military generals, so you should know this better than me!"
Zhu Xi scratched his head, thought for a moment, and his eyes lit up: "The army can achieve self-sufficiency through military camps, and at the same time expand its territory, support war with war, and feed back the imperial court."
"This is what you taught me, Mr. Lin!"
"Let's see this method works!"
Lin Che chuckled, looked at the other party with interest, and asked:
"Yes, but what to do with the land we conquered?"
"Who will manage? Who will farm?"
"Rely on those big soldiers?"
Facing Lin Che's constant questioning, Zhu Ping couldn't keep up with his thoughts.
After taking a sip of wine and thinking for a moment, he suddenly thought of something and stood up excitedly:
"Why do you care so much?"
"When the time comes, take away all the valuables on the occupied land and ignore the rest. Do whatever you like."
"If it doesn't work, kill him. Anyway, if he is not of my race, his heart will be different. Kill him to avoid future troubles."
The words fall.
Silent.
Lin Che was speechless by this guy and stood there holding the wine cup.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was separated by a wall, heard this and his head was buzzing.
I just praised this bastard for his progress, but he didn't expect it to happen like this. It's so embarrassing!
Is there any way to deal with problems this way? Besides killing and robbing, how is this different from banditry? ! Why did our old Zhu family raise such a bandit and ruffian?
"You can do it!"
Lin Che put down the wine cup and gave the other party a thumbs up.
"It's too unqualified for you to lead troops in war. Being a bandit is the best thing for you!"
"With your imagination, when the Japanese pirates who harassed our Ming Dynasty saw you, they would call you Grandmaster! You are simply the leader of the bandits!"
Zhu Xi: “…”
Zhu Ping heard the sarcasm in Lin Che's words and his face turned slightly red, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that there was nothing wrong with it.
Is it possible that after we conquered this country, we still have to spend money to support their people?
Then let’s conquer a ball! If we both contribute money and send troops, wouldn’t we become a big grievance? Can't do that!
"We told you before, but you didn't pay attention. We asked you to expand the territory just to grab some valuable things? Can you use your brain more?"
"The purpose of opening up new territories is to obtain sustainable profits, not just a one-time deal like this."
"Robbing and killing, this is what the grassland people did to the Central Plains Dynasty. What do you think will happen to them in the end?"
"How can you expect people to help you make money when you turn the land you conquered into ruins? How can you make money?"
"Waging a war requires huge expenses. Not to mention whether the things you rob are enough for military expenses. Even if they are enough, people will die in the war. How do you calculate this account?"
“If you can’t make money from fighting, why fight?”
"Pig brain!"
Faced with Lin Che's rebuke and analysis, Zhu Ping finally had some insights:
"Oh!"
"I understand!"
"We lay down the land so that the foreign people can earn money and pay taxes for us."
"Mr. Lin is still thoughtful about the problem!"
Lin Che raised her hand to interrupt the other person's flattery to her.
I don’t want to continue this topic, otherwise he will lead me off topic again.
"Today we are not going to talk about war." "Today's theme is the connection between culture and economy."
After hearing this, Zhu Xi sat upright and listened carefully to the other party's lecture.
"In the final analysis, ordinary people have no other way to make money except farming, and the country's taxes mainly rely on these ordinary people. This is the fundamental problem."
"If the common people earn a lot of money, no matter how the court recruits talents, how the army expands, or what the emperor does, it won't matter."
"On the contrary, as you just said, if you don't have money to support me, you just don't support me. It's a completely stupid move."
Hearing this, Zhu Xi knew that what he said was nonsense and did not dare to speak out.
He respectfully filled Lin Che's glass of wine and continued to listen.
"Forget it, I'll just talk and you can listen. If you can understand it, it doesn't matter. If you don't understand, it doesn't matter. You can think about it later."
Lin Che took a piece of meat, took another sip of wine, swallowed it together, and then said:
"The Chinese nation has extended from the Chinese to the Han and Tang people to the present, constituting a 5000-year history, and it is also a 5000-year history of cultural development in China."
"Chinese history is majestic and magnificent!"
"Only by national unity and national cohesion can this nation be indestructible."
"Of course, the Chinese nation was not unified in the beginning and could not form a cultural community."
“Ethnic groups dislike each other and compete for resources. Today I’ll beat you, and tomorrow you’ll beat me. It’s an endless struggle.”
"At that time, we couldn't call it a nation; we could even say it was a piece of scattered sand."
"How did our ancestors in history solve this problem?"
After a pause, Lin Che continued: "Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty implemented reforms, which can be summed up in four words: cultural integration!"
“Seek common ground first, then put aside differences!”
"Seeking common ground is one country, while reserving differences is two systems, which in turn promotes cultural identity."
"100 years, 200 years have passed, and there is a sense of cultural identity."
"The Xianbei people on the grasslands gradually merged with the Han people in the Central Plains. The Xianbei people and the Han people intermarried with each other and gradually became Sinicized."
"Gradually, you and I are almost the same. We can live together and we won't fight anymore."
"Is this the truth?"
When Zhu Ping heard this, he felt like he was listening to a book from heaven. His mind was in a blur and he just nodded dully.
"Also, will the Liao Kingdom's North Court and South Court system be successful?"
"very successful!"
"These are all inseparable from the strength of Han culture. If Han culture is not strong, it will not assimilate Khitan culture at all."
Lin Che said methodically: "For another example, the border trade between Song and Liao developed very well, and Liao was eventually Sinicized..."
"The Jin Kingdom farther north was even more barbaric. The Jin Dynasty destroyed the Liao Dynasty, and the border trade between the Song and Jin Dynasties also Chineseized the Jin Dynasty."
"The Jin Dynasty was later destroyed by Mongolia. The Mongols went south and defeated the Southern Song Dynasty. It took less than 100 years to Chineseize the Mongols."
"is not it?"
“Therefore, the economy carries the culture!”
"The two are inseparable!"
Hear this.
Zhu Yuanzhang next door suddenly became enlightened, and his originally complicated thoughts were straightened out like a cocoon.
"I see…"
Zhu Yuanzhang put his hands on the back of the chair, thinking about many things in his mind, and said excitedly:
"Mr. Lin's sword pointed at this place..."
"If you don't use weapons, you can't fight a war..."
"Harvest the wealth from all over the world and let the Ming Dynasty stand firm!"
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but stood up and paced in the secret room: "Forming a cultural community...the economy carries culture...that's so well said, it's simply wonderful!"
"It's amazing!"
(End of this chapter)