Wei Renshi found a partner, got up early the next morning, went to Chongwen Hall first, found Liu Zhao to say goodbye, and then went to the palace.

When I arrived at the Suzaku Gate, I passed it through the prison guard, and after a short time, an attendant came out, led Wei Renshi, and went to the middle of a garden that I had never seen before.

The winter plum blossoms are full of gardens, and the sun is falling, as if the warm spring is coming, and it is bright and pleasant for a while.

However, there was not only Li Shi in the garden, Wei Renshi also saw Li Yu and Li Chun.

Wei Renshi stepped forward, saluted, and said, "The minister will meet Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince, and the King of Guangling County." ”

"Wei Qing is exempt." Li Shi raised his hand and said, "Sit down." ”

Wei Renshi sat down, the sun was just shining on his body, warm.

"After listening to what Wei Qing said that day, I thought a lot. The wealth of a country, as the Qing said, is obtained from within and from without. As soon as Li Shi came up, he asked directly: "It may not be easy to obtain it from the inside." It was early that day, and I didn't finish listening to Wei Qing. Today, Wei Qing will talk about how to obtain it from the outside. It just so happens that the prince is also here today, let's listen to it together. ”

"Yes, father." Li Yu was a little surprised, looked at Wei Renshi, and then bowed his head to Li Shi.

Wei Renshi also stood up and saluted, "The minister obeys the order." ”

After sitting back down, Wei Renshi said: "Wechen has already explained that the wealth of the country is generally obtained from two sources: internal and external. The internal approach, to put it simply, is mainly taxation at the moment. There are generally two ways to obtain it from the outside. ”

"Which two?" Li Shi looked in good spirits at the moment, and asked with great interest.

"Trade and War." Wei Renshi replied: "The former is obtained through foreign trade, from other countries and places other than oneself. The latter is to plunder from other realms and places other than oneself through external wars. ”

"What?" When Li Yu heard this, he frowned, and asked out loud, "Why did Wei Sheng say this?" I don't know much about foreign trade, and I won't talk about it yet. How could this war be a way to bring wealth? Although the kingdom is great, the warlike will perish, and what financial gain can be gained in war and strife? Do you know that once the court fights, the men are recruited into the army, the young and strong laborers are filled into the army, and the fields are uncultivated, but the people still have to pay grain and taxes, and the burden is even greater, what benefits do they get? On the contrary, the more wars, the more miserable the people, the poorer the court, and the more chaotic the world, what wealth is there? ! ”

Li Shi listened to Li Li's words, nodded, and said, "Yes, the prince's opinion is reasonable. I also want to ask Wei Qing, how can this war achieve wealth? ”

"Actually, we have ready-made examples around us." Wei Renshi said: "Indeed, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right, bad wars will make the country poorer and poorer, and the people more and more miserable. But you know, war not only consumes wealth, but also brings untold wealth. ”

"Let's take those nomadic tribes in the north as an example, why do those nomadic tribes in the north repeatedly go south to invade our borders, killing and plundering? Is it the nomadic tribes in the north who are idle and have nothing to do so that they move their bodies? Isn't it because by knocking south, those nomadic tribes in the north can get a lot of wealth?! ”

"If you have plundered the men, you may go back and be slaves, and work for them; Having plundered the women, they can be ravaged by them and increase their population; The weapons were captured, and they could be distributed to the warriors when they returned, so that they could loot more things and come back. ”

"They went south and conquered what they could have conquered with more land, fertile land, horses, and people...... Even if the war is defeated, the country of the Central Plains will not only not punish the saint in order to show his kindness, but will give him gold, silver, cattle and horses, which will gain a lot of wealth. It is precisely because of the fact that there are so many benefits to be obtained by going south to knock on the pass, so those nomadic tribes in the north have repeatedly taught and not changed, everyone on the grassland is willing to fight, willing to attack and plunder the Tang Dynasty, not only not afraid, but also proud of it, whoever can plunder more, who is a warrior. This is the wealth that war brings to those nomadic tribes in the north, why does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince say that war cannot bring benefits?! ”

Li Yu was stunned for a moment, his eyes widened, and he had nothing to refute.

"Go on, I want to hear how Wei Qing made my Tang Dynasty benefit from the war." This time, without waiting for Li Yu to speak, Li Shi took over the conversation and asked.

Wei Renshi bowed and saluted: "Yes, Your Majesty." Those nomadic tribes in the north can plunder, and so can our army. Defeat them, and you can plunder back a large number of cattle and sheep. These cattle and sheep can be divided among the military households of the conscription, according to the size of their merits, and divided into different quantities. When the war is over, the soldiers can take off their armor and return to the field, and they can bring back a few cattle and sheep, so that the cattle can plow the fields, the sheep can be fed, the skins can be used to make clothes, and the horses can go to the battlefield again. ”

Wei Renshi continued: "There are also those nomadic tribes in the north, who have repeatedly violated the pass, burned, killed and looted, and committed extremely heinous crimes, and they do not repent, they must not be let go, otherwise they will be let go of the tiger. Therefore, these nomadic tribes in the north should not be let go, and the people will not be subject to conscription? Mountaineering, road building, quarrying, workmanship, construction...... These are the places where the labor of the people is needed. The nomadic tribes in the north are physically strong and have a lot of strength, so why can't we replace the common people's servitude with these captives? The heavy and tiring conscription was left to the captives, and the people only had to do some less heavy conscription. In this way, the burden on the people will be greatly lightened. ”

"When the people are rich, they have land, they have ploughing cattle, and they don't have to serve forced labor, then they will really live and work in peace and contentment, and they will be satisfied, will they still complain? With all these benefits, will there still be a war against the imperial court? Not anymore! The people have gained real benefits from the war, and when they have tasted the sweetness, they will no longer oppose or complain. Perhaps, they will hope that the court will go to war with someone again, fully support the victory of the court, and then get the land to be distributed to them, and the prisoners of war will be obtained to serve them in the conscription. Wouldn't this kind of war be fought more easily and the people will be richer? When the people are rich, the country will be rich, and the people will be more united with the country. So it's easier to win. This has formed a virtuous circle, and such a war is a meaningful war, and it is the war that a country should do! How can such a war not bring wealth? ”

"After the victory, the people, land, money, and food taken from the defeated countries...... Isn't it all wealth? They even take advantage of foreign wars, through wars, to demand reparations from defeated countries. We can think of foreign wars as a lucrative business transaction, encouraging people to invest in supporting wars and sharing dividends after victory. Wei Renshi said.

"This ......" The three ancestors and grandchildren of the Li family were all shocked, they never thought that the war could be fought like this.

"It's just a war against ourselves. If we don't want to start a war on our own, then on the premise of having the advantage of war, we can use the wars of other countries to seek wealth for ourselves and make a lot of war profits! Wei Renshi continued.

"For example, if there are two small countries fighting right now, let's secretly do something so that none of them can fight and stalemate. Then, whoever comes and he asks for grain, then sell him grain, and if you want horses, sell him horses. Even if he wants weapons, we can make some weapons that are not as good as those used in our own army and sell them to them. One day if the battle between the two of them is not over, we can sell the things that the two parties need in one day, and in the end, when the two of them fight, our Datang will make countless profits. ”

"These are the wealth and benefits that can be obtained from external wars." Wei Renshi said: "However, if you want to obtain wealth through external wars, you must first be strong and strong, not afraid of war, and be able to win battles." ”

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