An idea flashed through Liu Tao's mind, but in the end it was temporarily suppressed. He is now only a general who purely commands the army, and has no authority over the local government, even if he recruits economic talents, it is nothing.

However, the Changshan Zhang family, although it has declined, is a descendant of Zhang Cang, and there must be a more sensitive existence to numbers. Maybe you can get in touch later and see if you can find a good talent among them.

Liu Tao thought that Zhongshan Zhang's is not bad, and if he can become a wealthy businessman, he must have an eye for numbers and the economy.

"Brother?" Everyone saw that Liu Tao was thinking about something again, with a solemn look, and Lu Yan had to ask tentatively under the signal of everyone.

"Oh, where did we just go?" Liu Tao immediately came back to his senses and asked casually.

"My brother mentioned the baggage thing...... Seriously, Brother Fool has considered this factor before, but not as thoroughly as Brother Brother. Lu Yan hurriedly replied, and several other people also nodded.

I all know that the baggage is important, but I didn't expect that after the supply line was lengthened, the consumption was not as simple as one plus one.

"In order to ensure the transportation of materials, the pre-Qin Dynasty established galloping roads and tracks, although it was ironically regarded as a waste of labor and money, in fact, no matter where something happened, it could transport soldiers and materials as soon as possible, and the response was so rapid that even if it was a rebellion, it could be quickly strangled in the bud. But now...... At least I really haven't seen the track again. Liu Tao complained.

Since the Han Dynasty, the timber and iron materials of the track seem to have been stolen by the local people, and this was criticized by Huang Lao and Confucianism as a symbol of labor and money, so that the Han Dynasty did not dare to repair it. Since the establishment of the Han Dynasty to the present, about 400 years, the tracks of various places have almost been destroyed.

If everything is fine, and at the same time the four hundred years continue to increase, the thieves will rebel, and they will be able to reach Luoyang in one day at most, and Luoyang will be able to recruit troops to fight and reach Wei County in one day.

However, this turmoil, if Liu Tao is not mistaken, did not stop until August and September, most of the year. At the same time, millions of people were swept up in the turmoil, not to mention economic losses. At least the farming in Jizhou and Yuzhou, and even Yanzhou, was ruined.

The reaction mechanism is too backward, not as good as the pre-Qin, Emperor Wu used Confucianism because Confucianism, mainly the Ram faction, supported him in his crusade against the Xiongnu, and as a result, the emperors behind him were all fooled and stupid. Especially after Emperor Wu's "Edict of Sin" came down, the Ram faction also declined, and finally the Zuo Spring and Autumn faction successfully ascended to the throne.

"Brother doesn't mention the track...... I didn't even know it existed...... What is this for? Zhang Fei asked curiously, the other people were similar, obviously uneducated.

Also, neither the birth nor the grandfather's grandfather had ever seen such a thing. Even if it was Liu Tao, it was because of the traverser, especially in later generations, that some people clamored that the Qin Dynasty had a railway, so he checked it.

"To put it simply, it is a railway that connects the two places, and the structure is ...... The horses run on it, the wheels move along the track, there is no obstacle, plus the spacing of the sleepers, it is exactly the distance at which the horses take a step, so once the horse starts running, there is no way to stop, and can only keep running to the next station......" Liu Tao thought about it, he actually didn't know very well, but combined with the railways of later generations, he could probably say some threes, threes, twos, twos.

"I see, there are still such convenient things...... not to mention, Lu Yan and the others were really fooled, and they looked shocked. Thinking of a few hundred people, from Zhuoxian to Lunu, it would have taken four or five days to march normally, but it only took one or two days to arrive with this, and the effect of this railway was too amazing.

"As a member of the Han family, I am not qualified to comment on the affairs of the ancestors." Liu Tao sighed, this identity is good and bad, out of filial piety, he can't take the initiative to deny or criticize the mistakes of the ancestors, which also means that correction needs to be more roundabout and time-consuming.

After a pause, he continued: "It's just that Mencius 'it is better to believe in books than to have no books', if you can't go beyond the written record and think about it in combination with actual needs, then it is just a rhetorical Confucianism, and it is useless for the country and the people." ”

"What the elder brother (lord) said is very true." For a while, Lu Yan and Jian Yong actually saluted one after another. In this conversation, the most gained is actually these two people.

"In addition, or the most important thing is ......" Liu Tao looked at everyone, taking advantage of this opportunity, he also planned to expound his views, after all, he didn't want to be constrained so much in the future, "For me, war is not only a continuation of politics, but also a business!" ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, this thing can also be a sale? This statement has a great impact, and some people can't react to it for a while.

"To put it mildly, through war, we, the common people, can earn official positions, and even be able to wait for the generals. Through war, a large number of prisoners and supplies can be obtained...... You should know this very well these days. Liu Tao explained briefly.

Everyone nodded, and more than 2,000 people went out from Zhuo County to 5,000 here, which was really touching. Especially along the way, a lot of books were seized, and Lu Yan and Jian Yong, two readers, were not easy to refute.

"At best, it is the dignity of a country, the tranquility of the people at the front and even in the rear, and the more illusory things like fame." Liu Tao continued.

Liu Tao has earned a lot of fame in Anxi County, and many people say that he is 'benevolent and righteous', which is the fame he has earned. With this as an example, everyone seems to understand.

"But!" Just when everyone was thinking, Liu Tao spoke, "If the former is pragmatic, then the latter is a retreat." The two are indispensable, but they are not equal to each other. For example, if you are too pragmatic and do not retreat, you will not be able to fall into the name of 'violent'; conversely, if you are too pragmatic, you will earn ...... prestige."

Everyone thinks of the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, when it was obviously excessive retreat, and the prestige earned enough, but the people's livelihood withered. It can be seen that although the two complement each other, they are also relatively opposite.

Let's just say that this time, Liu Tao distributed part of the grain, and the people benefited, but in fact, Liu Tao lost this part of the military food, which is a fact.

"So I think that fighting a war is to do business, pragmatism is to make money, retreat is to earn fame, how to control the 'degree' of the two, to determine whether our business can get bigger and bigger." Liu Tao said solemnly.

Of course, the most important thing is that he actually opened the hanging, so the risk is so low that it is almost negligible. When others do 'business', they have to calculate the war damage as a 'risk', and if the 'risk' is too great, it may also suffer a serious deficit.

It's just that this kind of thing, he won't say, others can understand it. After all, if you don't keep a hand as a teacher, you won't be able to fatten students in the future, but you will starve to death.