In the hustle and bustle of the city, Zhongli used charcoal to burn the turtle for divination. Li Chuyun looked at it for a long time, and was stunned to understand what this meant, so he asked him. Zhong Li said seriously: "How did the water flow low in the past, why did the sun and the moon rotate, there is one thing in heaven and earth Hongmeng, just like fate." From the sun, moon and stars, the heavens and the earth, to the cracks of the turtle shell, and the blessings and misfortunes of people, there are all things to do in the dark. ”

Li Chuyun stroked his beard and didn't understand it at all, so he said: "Mysterious things can't be true or false." ”

Zhong Li said: "Exactly, no one can know the falsity. ”

Li Chuyun was stunned and couldn't argue with him, but he had a gut feeling that this old man might not be reliable.

However, after Zhongli divination, he agreed to Li Chuyun's invitation.

The words have been said about this, Li Chuyun also came in person, and since Zhongli agreed, Li Chuyun was still ready to talk to him.

The two drove out of Dongshi in the same car and came to a drunken place on the shore of Bianshui: the Drunken Red Mansion.

This place is also a prosperous place, a group of people into the building, a bustard asked Li Chuyun if he was a good lady, Li Chuyun said not to find a little girl, asked the bustard to arrange a boat, get a small table of wine and food.

At this time, Li Chuyun asked casually: "I heard that there was a military general here a while ago who made trouble, and there was a lot of movement?" ”

The bustard looked at Li Chuyun's five big and three rough appearance with a wary look, and said, "No, I was arrested by the officers and soldiers of Kaifeng Mansion later." ”

Li Chuyun said again: "How to deal with it?" ”

Bustard said: "The old man inquired, the military general was first imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion, and then he was taken away by the forbidden army, and was fined a month's military salary......" The bustard pondered for a moment and specially advised, "But the military general was stabbed in the thigh and shed a lot of blood, because he was arrested, and the stab was also in vain!" ”

Li Chuyun looked at the bustard with a smile and said, "Don't worry, I won't make trouble." ”

The two of them came to the backyard and got on a boat, and the cloth guards wandered around the courtyard corridor, looking around.

There was nothing special about this place, and the boat in the courtyard was like a private room, but it was just a vassal elegance. But after Li Chuyun paid attention to this place, he discovered its benefits......

There is no different kind of joy, only the sound of silk and bamboo orchestras in this backyard, which is quiet in the middle of the noise. And this water is very shallow, each ship is alone, whether in the water or outside, there will be no walls and ears, and as long as the conversation in the cabin is not quiet, absolutely no one can hear it...... It's much more casual than a secret discussion in a secret room.

In the narrow and elegant cabin, the two sat opposite each other, Li Chuyun poured wine and Zhong Li drank a glass of wine, and said with a smile: "Mr. can you have Yaxing, call a little lady to accompany you?" ”

Zhong Li said helplessly: "I'm afraid that I have more than enough heart and not enough strength." ”

The two looked at each other and laughed so hard that their shoulders shook.

Zhong Li said quietly: "It's good to be a young man, but now it's ......."

"Oh?" Li Chuyun looked at him.

Zhong Li said: "When a gentleman is less than thirty years old, what does he want most?" ”

Li Chuyun was asked, lured into memories, remembered when he was young, and muttered: "Power, status, wealth? But it's all available today. ”

Zhongli shook his head: "Prove what you can." ”

Li Chuyun listened thoughtfully.

Zhong Li said: "Earlier, you and I talked about retreat. Can Li Gong know the 'shortcut to Zhongnan Mountain'? The old decay used to live in seclusion, the body is hidden and the heart is not hidden, there is really a suspicion of selling fame and reputation, and now living in seclusion in the city, it is not the same. Even people like the old man want to show his talents when he is young, and he has a son of heaven in his mind? ”

Li Chuyun listened and bowed: "Mr. is also heartfelt." ”

Zhong Li said with a smile: "Gong Li specially invited the old man to come to this good place, and it would be meaningless to fight again." Why is Li Gong so troubled? ”

Li Chuyun stroked the beard on his chin and muttered for a long time before he said: "The Han and Tang dynasties ruled the world, and the world was unified and recuperated, that is, His Majesty has the intention to open up the territory and show his prestige, and the ministers of the DPRK and China will not agree; His Majesty also has doubts. ”

Zhongli kept nodding, but didn't speak. So the two of them lifted their chopsticks and drank with dishes, and fell silent, and the sound of the little lady invited by others to play and sing came from outside.

"The old man can sit and drink and eat meat, which is better than many people, and many people still can't eat enough." Zhongli suddenly sighed.

Li Chuyun also sighed.

Zhongli asked again: "Why is there a famine in the world?" ”

Li Chuyun said: "Natural and man-made disasters are difficult to escape. ”

Zhong Li shook his head and said: "No, natural disasters and man-made disasters are just appearances, such as the flow of water is also an appearance." With natural and man-made disasters, droughts, floods, wars, and chaos, the number of people can be reduced, and only when there are few people in the land can the world be peaceful and prosperous. The cause of the famine was that there were too many people. ”

Li Chuyun said: "Hey, the gentleman is in the court, and all of them regard the number of households as the foundation of the country. Sir, this is contrary to common sense. ”

However, Li Chuyun suddenly thought of the situation that was very congested in Dongshi, where there were many people and the land was narrow, which was really not very comfortable.

Zhong Li said: "The more people, the more taxes are paid, and the stronger the country." But when the people live, when there are more people, the land is annexed, and the land is less...... When the old man heard Yao Shunyu, fierce beasts were infested, the trees were dense, the men were hunting, and the women were gathering. If today, full of beasts and fruits, sparsely populated with strong bows and crossbows, will there be famine? ”

Li Chuyun did not refute, first, he felt that his sophistry was not Zhongli's opponent at all, and second, he had vaguely guessed Zhongli's opinion, which was consistent with the proposition of Li Chuyun and other martial artists, why did he refute?

Zhongli continued: "Zhou Tianzi ruled the world for 800 years, and at the end of each dynasty after that, it was natural and man-made disasters, the people died of hunger and cold, and the plagues of the country rose in all directions. When Han Gaozu founded the country, there were a few people in the country, and after the war at the end of the Han Dynasty, ten rooms and nine emptiness. Before that, if there was a land of abundance outside, and the people of the famine migrated in search of food, and the people did not go hungry, they did not turn back. ”

Li Chuyun said: "It seems reasonable, but it is a little far-fetched. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty lost the world with all his might, and he wanted to open up the territory and spend the treasury, and now the treasury is empty......"

Zhong Li said: "I don't have money to raise soldiers, why don't you go to Fusang Country to dig silver mines?" If you don't have food, why don't you go to Jiaozhi to transport food? ”

Li Chuyun was stunned and said: "Fusang has silver? ”

Zhong Li said: "Of course there is, there is also gold, the old man heard that the Japanese people from the East China Sea use yellow and white things for trading, and Fusang has gold and silver mines." Jiaozhi occupies the city, the rice is harvested five times a year, and the miasma land in the south is not lacking in grain. ”

Li Chuyun said: "The mountain is high and the road is long. ”

Zhong Li said: "Li Gong's intention is to persuade His Majesty to strengthen the army to open up the territory, if the sea is far away, the soldiers are not strong." ”

Li Chuyun felt that Zhong was too far away, but the fact that Fusang had gold and silver in the country could really be brought out...... The Jiaolong Army only has a few ships, but the establishment of sea ships is the same as that of Tiger Ben, Kong Crane and so on, which have tens of thousands of elite status! If the emperor wants to form a division on the sea, what can he do without profit?

The most important thing is that the mine is dug out and used as money, and the benefits are very direct.

Li Chuyun looked at Zhong Li and said, "If Mr. doesn't give up, he will go to the Guogong Mansion and walk around often, and he will be a guest at the door, so we can meet each other." ”

…… Li Chuyun and Zhong Li discussed and deliberated, and wrote a book called "The Theory of Famine". Take out some of Zhongli's arguments, such as the lack of land and people, famine, etc., and talk about them in detail. He also boasted that Daxu was an empire, and that he would take horses from the grassland, grain from Jiaozhi, and gold and silver from the East China Sea, and be rich all over the world, and the country would be for generations...... The word empire was specially taken out by Li Chuyun to say Guo Shao's previous remarks in Jiangning Mansion, and first boasted about the emperor...... At that time, Guo Shao fooled the Jiangnan scholars in Jiangning Mansion and planted an imperial tree!

Of course, all these sweet dreams have to maintain the number and power of the warriors, and they have to be given a lot of money and food! This is what Li Chuyun and other martial artists are saying.

Li Zhiyun's performance was immediately ridiculed by the Chinese officials of the DPRK, and the "famine theory" in the performance chapter was ridiculed as "not reading the scriptures, whimsical."

But what people didn't expect was that this kind of strange talk suddenly reached Guo Shao's heart.

Guo Shao read this book several times repeatedly, and he was enthusiastic and had an urge to try. For several days, he couldn't calm down.

There is an intuition that he is a very special person in this plane, as if there is a destiny in the dark. The question is, how do you prove that you can do it? This recital made Guo Shao seem to have found a "theoretical basis" as happy.

However, Guo Shao is quite calm, and the complex and chaotic reality is in front of him, and it is too difficult to implement, at least not in a hurry. After thinking about it, it is still the most important thing to sit on the throne, otherwise you can't live.

He has tossed the forbidden army over the years, and the military system has also changed...... The purpose is like Fu Yanqing's grandson's name, Rope Wu! If Wu Ruo is not roped, the rivers and rivers of the five dynasties and ten countries are a living example.

Can the current military system be used?

Guo Shao wants to start another war, so verify it first...... However, the wealth accumulated by the treasury was quickly depleted in the previous wars, and the Jiaolong army was not formed and could not go to sea to rob it; In order to maintain the current normal household income and expenditure, the scale of the war must not be too large, otherwise the finances will collapse and we will face an urgent need.

Li Chuyun's joke was not refuted by the emperor.

The ministers seemed to smell a certain breath, Wang Pu played, if you want to raise troops, you should deal with Xiazhou first, he thinks that the Xiazhou party is the biggest hidden danger outside the Liao State.

The six princes all seconded the proposal, they didn't care where the court fought, just fight if there is a war!

The Yangde Hall was once again full of maps, and Guo Shao sat in front of a pile of maps as soon as he had free time. This time, the drawing in the middle is not Youzhou, but the land in Xiazhou and other states.

There is more than one piece of land, and this kind of thing involves the whole body, and the party in Xiazhou is attacked, I am afraid that it will immediately tie the knot with the Liao State! Guo Shao looked at Goryeo again, Goryeo sent an envoy last time, wanting to jointly take the old land of the Bohai Sea...... And the sea route between Goryeo and Fusang is the closest, and Fusang can grab money there.

Guo Shao didn't dare to act rashly, so he did a trivial thing first, sent someone to pass on Wang Pu, and sent the soldiers Cao Si to send a fine plan to the East China Sea, and promoted the Wa State Division to one of the important branches of the Bing Cao Division.