How to feed hundreds of millions of people?

This is a very serious problem.

But from birth to adulthood, not only do there are many ups and downs in between, even if there is no smallpox, there are other diseases that can make young children not live to adulthood. There will never be a situation where it will double in seven years, as Han Gang said.

Decades from now, at least a dozen years from now, will the new generation grow up to cause a crisis, do we need to consider it now?

Similar words, Han Gang has already said before, and now repeating them, even if there is new evidence, it is easy for people to think that they are alarmist.

Moreover, Han Gang also knew that the arguments cited in his arguments and arguments were also a little weaker.

After the fall of Western Xia, Shaanxi lost 100,000 soldiers and horses, and the transfer of tens of millions of stone money and grain was reduced by half. I believe that this matter is clearest in politics. If the northern captives are destroyed, what will happen to the people of Hebei and Hedong? ”

"In the past 70 years, how much has the people of Hebei suffered?" Han Gang asked rhetorically.

"Where is the Abyss Alliance?!" Lu Jiawen also refuted, "Peace has been the desire of the people of the world for a long time, and it is a pity that the north is not here." ”

He raised his head in the direction of the throne and said loudly: "Qianli Yan Mountain, from Taihang to Bohai, traversing east and west, there are only a dozen passes that can be opened to cars and horses. If there is Yanshan as an obstacle, as long as there are more than ten good generals and tens of thousands of elite soldiers, then the iron cavalry of the north is not enough to fear, and His Majesty can also sit back and relax. Provincial military spending, saving people's power, the world can be safe. ”

"If the army is defeated in Yanshan, how can the world be safe? In the past, Emperor Taizong also had the idea of recovering his homeland, but what was the result? Han Gang turned to the Queen Mother, "Your Majesty, if you can fight a battle, the world will be peaceful from now on." But the minister's concern is that the strength of the northern captives still exists, and it is not easy to attack. If Shaanxi is settled for a while and Hebei becomes chaotic, the beacon fire will continue for years, and the war in the north will continue, how can the people be stable? Is this what the people of the world want? ”

Probably because she didn't want the Queen Mother to think that the party was the same and different, the vast majority of the new party members did not come out to debate with Han Gang, and only let Lu Jiawen rush to the front.

Now it seems that the two sides are evenly matched, and Han Gang did not easily gain an absolute advantage as in the past.

It should be a scruple. Su Song guessed.

The debate between Han Gang and Lu Jiawen was meaningless, even if the Queen Mother favored Han Gang again, it would never be possible to make up her mind to change the state of the country now.

No matter how much the court argues, the Liao army on the border of Xiongzhou is the focus. Unless the Empress Dowager intends to lose most of the imperial court in the event of an imminent invasion by the Liao, she will never let the court fall into chaos at this time.

Based on Han Gang's past performance, when the palace was debating, he couldn't suppress Lu Jia's question, and let Wang Anshi compromise, he must have some scruples in his heart, otherwise it wouldn't be like this.

But Han Gang's scruples, Lu Jia asked that there was no. Instead, he couldn't wait to chase and fight, making Han Gang bow his head and admit defeat.

Hearing Han Gang's refutation, Lu Jia asked again, "What does it mean that it is not easy to capture?" Yelu Yixin recently usurped the throne, and the people of the north were in chaos, and now it is the time to advance north. If you stay until the northern captives are stable, it will not be easy to attack. ”

Han Gang stared at Lu Jia and asked, "Can you make a military order on behalf of Lu Xuanhui?" If you can't recover Youyan's homeland within two years, you will resign and return to your hometown, and your children and grandchildren will not be allowed to use it for life? ”

As soon as Han Gang's words fell, Wang Anshi suddenly became angry and shouted: "Han Gang! How can state affairs be discouraged! ”

Li Ding also immediately praised the wat out of the class: "Han Gangjun said in front of him, blaspheming the dynasty!" ”

"If you swear to gamble when you are impeached, of course, you are angry." Han Gang smiled, but admitted the old matter, and when the debate reached the point of dispute, it was to see who could be more reliable, but the opponent back then was no longer in the court, and it was not a big deal, "But the matter of military orders, all wars abound." It is to capture a village and a fort, all in the form of the life of the family. And gambling on the great war of the national fortunes of the Emperor and Song Dynasty for a hundred years, as long as the military order is made with the official position and the way of the descendants and descendants, it is already too tolerant. ”

"Even if it is a matter of national fortune, how can it be decided by a piece of paper?" Zhang Duan sighed, "The temple has to strategize and work together to win the battle." ”

"After all, I still don't dare." Han Gang was unceremoniously, "I don't even dare to take the slightest risk, but I want the Queen Mother, the Son of Heaven and the people of the world to take risks, and let hundreds of thousands of troops fight for their lives, I don't know where the loyalty is?" Where is the benevolence? ”

Han Gang asked Lu Jiawen and Wang Anshi to make a military order on behalf of Lu Huiqing, of course the two of them couldn't do this.

Lu Jiawen said coldly: "If the imperial court fully supports and no one interferes in the country, it will not be difficult to recover the homeland." Whether it's a military order or a gambling oath, of course, you can make it. But there are people in the DPRK who are frustrated, so how can the generals make contributions to the outside world? Isn't the military order a reminder? And the military order on the battlefield is to make the warriors forget about their lives, but what they say about participating in politics today is clearly to put people to death. ”

"The total heart is empty. To recover Youyan's hometown, how much food, how many armor soldiers, and how many elite soldiers are needed, you can put forward it first. Han Gang said leisurely, "In this way, you can also see whether you really dare to swear, or you are looking for an excuse to prevaricate." If the national strength can be satisfied, it should be sincere. If you casually talk about a billions of dollars, it is a bully. He raised his head and said to the Queen Mother, "Everyone in the palace is familiar with state affairs, and the ministers can't talk about it." For example, if you ask for thousands of artillery pieces to be sent to the north, and the minister can't do it, then the minister is bullying the king. If Lu Jia asked Lu Huiqing for 10,000 artillery, then there would be no quibbles. ”

Wang Anshi said: "I don't know who the court wants to worship as handsome?" If Lu Huiqing is the handsome, let Lu Huiqing say it. ”

Han Gang sneered, obviously dragging out time. The war is imminent, how can Lu Huiqing be transferred back to Beijing?

"The proposal to advocate the northward expansion also has a share of the plain chapter. Pingzhang won't be ignorant, right!? ”

Han Gang didn't give his father-in-law face at all. Originally, it was just a means for Lu Huiqing to earn some credit and return to Beijing, saying how much food, soldiers, horses, and weapons were needed, and the specific details, if they could plan carefully, there would be ghosts.

"The Liao division has arrived in the city, how can you still talk about going north? It's the priority! "Zeng Xiaokuan came out to relieve the siege," and just now Han participated in politics and said that the Liao people's repeated southern offenses were the cause of the country, if according to what Han participated in politics, how should it be changed so that the Liao people would not invade the south? ”

"If you want to stop the invasion of the north and the south, the most important thing is the prosperity of the country, so that the north does not dare to move."

Lu Jia asked rhetorically: "Is the state not prosperous now?" ”

"The people are only Bangben, and Bengu Bangning. The prosperity and decline of the world lies in the common people, and if there are many common people, the country will be prosperous, and if the common people are few, the country will decline. There are people in the country, there is millet in the warehouse, and there is wealth in the treasury. In the past, the first emperor and Pingzhang determined that the country was to enrich the country and strengthen the army, and Pingzhang only said that the people did not increase the endowment and the country used enough, but regardless of the reduction, it was not a law to support the people. Han Gang emphasized, "Those who serve the country should not be in a hurry to support the people, and the government of supporting the people cares about those who harm the people." ”

"What is a victim of the people?!"

"The minister only gives one example, the minister's family has eight sons and one daughter, and the official eunuch has a large number of three or four children. As for the common people, there are many people who are born and have barren, such as on the Fujian Road, after having two sons and one daughter, the children born are all drowned in the water......"

Lu Jia asked and sneered, "If you want to talk about the young son who participates in politics and does not raise it, it will harm the people?" ”

Han Gang's eyes widened and he said in surprise: "Women and children are not human, don't you care if you die?!" ”

There is no way to debate this kind of topic, not to mention that the Queen Mother is still sitting on it, even if Han Gang does not call women and children together, Lu Jiawen does not dare to say that children can die casually.

Lu Jia's rebuttal was just a stumbling block, and Han Gang immediately continued, "Those who are at ease are only on the word food and clothing." If we can't feed the people and their young sons, won't we harm the people? ”

In fact, Fujian does not raise young children, and there is still the problem of inheriting the family property, but although Zhang Dian and other Fujian people knew about it, they did not dare to raise it -- this is the fault of the new law and education.

Wang Anshi came out and said: "If you can use Yanshan as a barrier and save military spending, taxes can naturally be reduced, and the people can also get peace, and the land of Youyan, with tens of millions of fertile land, is the place to raise the people." ”

"Pingzhang shouldn't have done any business." Han Gang smiled and said to Wang Anshi, "But the truth is the same. If you have a capital of 100 yuan, I don't know whether Pingzhang will do a business that earns 10 yuan and has a 30% chance of losing 50 yuan, or a business that can earn 50 yuan, that is, there is a chance of losing the capital, and only 35 percent?

The former is the Liao State, and the latter is like Jiaozhi. Today, the annual grain export from Liangguang has reached nearly 2 million stones. And all kinds of specialties, spices, wood, the value of 20 million, or even more, the imperial court in which the tax revenue can reach 1 million, this is the battle of the south, the recovery of Jiaozhou after the two Guangzhou. In the south of the Five Ridges, there is still a lot of uncultivated land. ”

Han Gang gushed, "The small countries around the South China Sea, regardless of the miasma, are not short of fertile soil for three crops a year, just like Jiaozhou." Dare to ask you, after recapturing Yanyun, not to mention the price paid by the imperial court, can the land obtained be comparable to the surroundings of the South China Sea? To capture Youyan, how many casualties does the imperial court have to pay in exchange for one or two victories? 10,000, 20,000, 50,000, 100,000. And how much manpower and material resources does it take for the court to wipe out that small state? ”

Having said that, Han Gang's intentions have been revealed. It is to shift the strategic focus of the imperial court from the north to the south. Pacify the north and advance to the south.

"Do you want to use the South China Sea to help China?" Pu Zongmeng asked.

"Exactly." Han Gang turned his head to look at Wang Anshi.

His father-in-law pursed his lips and looked cold.

Han Gang didn't think about it, and said: "Two years ago, Hebei had let the northern captives return in vain. Now that the country is even better, it is a matter of course to keep them out. But now is far from the time to go north for swallow thistle. Instead of going to the north to risk attacking a strong enemy, it is better to go to the south to expand the territory, not only is it easier, even if it fails, it will not affect the country. But......" he paused, his gaze turning around the faces of the ministers, "but this matter cannot be decided by one person's initiative. It is a matter of the world, and it should be decided by the Queen Mother, Zai Fu and Dr. Qing. ”

Not again!

Zhang Dian knew that Han Gang would come to this hand in the future.

The palace argued, and there were not many people who could refute the other party.

Han Gang is not asking the Queen Mother to make up her mind now, but just to expand the scope of discussion, bring in all the important ministers who are qualified to participate in the court push, and let everyone decide whether to change the country together. For the Queen Mother, it is not difficult to make up her mind.

Moreover, it is not a major change to the country, it is not a denial of the new law, but it is not to go north for the time being, but to open up the south as the example of Jiaozhou.

Eligible courtiers didn't mind using their power to make their presence visible.

But Wang Anshi will never agree. Han Gang's words were impossible to convince Wang Anshi, and even if he could refute it, it was meaningless. However, Han Gang's attack on the state established by Wang Anshi meant that he had completely broken with Wang Anshi, and it also meant that the old party, which had been suppressed by the state, finally saw the signs of the collapse of the mountain that was pressing on his head.

When Han Gang began to raise the battle flag, how many people would dare to wade into troubled waters, and how many would want to profit from it?

It's making waves again!