215 Why open up territory
King Qin heard Shang Wen's explanation. I was stunned all at once. King Qin is also a man of great talent, but compared with Shang Wen's commercial and economic methods, he is a bit rough and domineering.
The King of Qin began to slowly doubt the policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce since the reform of filial piety and commerce. And Shang Wenxin's rhetoric began to be accepted.
"Once the economy of the six countries is single, it will begin to depend on the development of our Daqin economy, to what extent the economic development of our Daqin will depend on what extent, the right of survival of the people of the six countries depends on my Daqin, at that time, it is my Daqin who will not unify the six countries, and the six countries will naturally invite us Daqin to reunify. This becomes providence, irreversible providence. Shang Wen pointed his finger at the sky and said.
Actually, the reason is very simple. The economies of the six countries are independent and they lack nothing. The era of commodity exchange only appeared at the outbreak of war. This is also why, several of China's major businessmen have appeared in the era of war. And now Shangwen not only wants to make the merchants of the war era rich, but also to upgrade the business activities engaged in by the merchants. This is the impact of the upgrade that will far exceed any era in China.
First of all, the economies of the six countries will no longer exist independently, but will be completely destroyed to form a single group economy, and the advantage of this economy lies in the concentration of limited resources, the formation of different superior resources, and the formation of a single economic model on the basis of these superior resources, so that reunification will become a model of joint economic development. Political unity is extremely precarious. Economic reunification, on the other hand, can greatly stabilize irreconcilable political contradictions. Economic unification will create a great empire with absolute internal stability.
Shang Wen couldn't have thought of so much at first. When the war situation developed to this point, even the King of Qin himself could not stand in front of it.
"In addition, unification for us is only developing internal needs, we also have strong external needs. This is also due to our economic needs, economic needs. far greater than what we need in politics. King Alexander's motive for expanding his territory was simply to acquire land. If a large territory cannot be converted into an economic lifeline of a confidant in time. Sooner or later, you won't be able to keep it. Shang Wen said.
"And if it's a resource that our economy depends heavily on, then even if we lose it once, we have to grab it quickly. For example, the gasoline, diesel, and kerosene that my Daqin is now refining from fierce fire oil. These things, now I Daqin are not very obvious. However, if my Great Qin loses these places, my Great Qin's Heavenly Army will not be able to fly. And the lubricating oil of all my vehicles in Daqin also stopped because there was no lubricant. Such a thing will affect every aspect of my life in Great Qin. That's all it takes. My people of Great Qin will also come to my king and wage war. Take back these places. Even if the war drains the strength of my Great Qin, my Great Qin people are willing. This is the economic impetus of war. Shang Wen didn't know what to say. These theories Shang Wen never thought of. Just know. Once the war goes into resource mode. The nation's war behavior will become very insane. The whole country will do everything in its power unless it is completely destroyed. Otherwise no one will be able to stop a huge war machine.
"The Economic Dynamics of War." King Qin asked incomprehensibly.
"Yes, the economy is a resource. Our technology can be exploited and utilized on behalf of our economic ability, which was previously the knife to cut the fire. Until now, cattle plough iron farming tools. These are the results of our use of new technologies to develop the land. Slash-and-burn farming is a division of labor between agriculture and hunting. Farming will be a division of handicrafts and agriculture. On the basis of the handicraft industry, it will be upgraded to industry. These are the paths of technological development. This is also the direction of our Daqin's economic development. At present, the policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business has seriously suppressed this development trend. And King Qin, you have to make a huge reform. Alleviate the great drawbacks of such a policy. In this way, my Great Qin can develop further. Shang Wen said.
"Oh. Could it be that the widow wants to be like Dayu to control the water, to channel the disadvantages of this policy. King Qin said.
"Yes. Heavy agriculture and suppression of business in the period of the first prince Xiaogong did have positive significance, but with the development of my Daqin in recent years, the accumulated family foundation. has far surpassed the changes of that era. When I changed the Great Qin Shang Marting. It can be described as poor. At that time, there were only a few resources that could do great things, and now, my Daqin has several generations of family background. Compared with the previous king, the resources have made great progress. If the previous policy is still in place, it will be like blocking the Yellow River. The result will only be a bigger flood. ”
"If the king has the will to rule the world, he should have the mind to rule the world. Now there have been some cases of land annexation in agricultural production in Daqin. Such a case. It's a sign. Shang Wen said. Shang Wen didn't deliberately look up such an example, but if you look through the history books, you will find it. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty. Land annexation is extremely serious. A large number of peasants lost their land. If the upgrading work had been done at that time, the capitalist road would have been greatly advanced.
"Annexation of land. It is the capable that can be annexed. Illustrate. Someone can grow more food with fewer people. So what do these people who don't merge with do that? ”
"If the king takes a ban on land annexation. Then these merged peasants will return to the land. But the one who was able to annex the land will suffer. This seems to be a very appropriate thing to do, but it greatly limits its development. Shang Wen said. King Qin listened carefully to Shang Wen's explanation.
"First of all, the losses for those who can annex are enormous. Second, COFCO will not be very motivated by the mergers. So. The technology of agricultural production will come to a standstill, and the production of agriculture will come to a standstill. The harvest is more than enough, but the attack is insufficient, and my Daqin can only protect these vested interests conservatively because of the food problem. And you can't open up your territory outward. Expand your territory. A large number of soldiers, weapons are needed. However, there are a large number of idle people on the land who cannot be withdrawn. In this way, expanding the territory has become an empty talk. Even if you are powerful, the country's economy is powerless. ”
"So how can the widow learn from Dayu to control the water?" The King of Qin immediately asked questions about the lifeblood of the country.