Zhao Lei froze and asked again: "The child understands what his father meant!" However, the Government Council said that it could only allocate three to four months of military spending, although our army's food and grass can be solved by fighting to feed the war, but the loss of bows, crossbows and arrows is also very large, and the wear and tear of weapons in each battle is also very large. ”

Zhao Ziliang said: "This time we brought a lot of craftsmen with the army, far more than before, as long as we won the battle, the captured enemy craftsmen can be used by us, we must convert the enemy's into our own, so that we can fight stronger and stronger, otherwise we can only fight weaker and weaker, as long as there are enough craftsmen and iron tools, our army can get enough weapons and bows and crossbows and arrows at any time, this father has a careful plan!" Put this matter aside for a moment, and now ask you a question for your father, this question is that your father has also asked your younger brother Zhao Ting before, it can be regarded as an exam for your brother! Now the cultivated land area of my Xiqin can only feed 30 million people at most, and now I have 7 million people in Xiqin, many years later, when the population growth reaches 30 million people, our land will not be able to support more people, if the population increases again and again, there will inevitably be many people who are not full of food and clothing, then social contradictions will appear, and it is a huge social contradiction, just like the current Central Plains court, there are also a large number of land annexation, many people have no land, they will become displaced people, and even erect a banner to rebel, What do you think should be done to solve this problem? ”

Zhao Lei pondered for a while and shook his head with a bitter face: "Father, this problem is an old and difficult problem, since ancient times, there have been such problems in various dynasties, it seems that once such a problem occurs, a dynasty will reach the period of extinction, at the end of each dynasty, a large number of people will be consumed and lost under the internal war, the dynasty will be replaced, the right will be transferred, the land annexation will disappear, the population pressure will drop sharply, and there will be no such problem after the establishment of a new dynasty!" ”

Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "The phenomenon you said is the result of the automatic action of natural laws under the situation that cannot be solved by manpower, so that the old dynasty will perish and a new social order will be established!" Can we just watch as the order we have established is disrupted and replaced by other forces, and we are powerless? You have to know a sentence, as long as you have determination, people will win the day! We must be good at discovering the occurrence of social contradictions, and promptly formulate corresponding measures and policies to solve it, a system must never change, a system may play a great role in one period, but in another period it will become a contradiction maker, once this sign appears, those in power must have a keen eye to discover it, and have the courage to carry out reforms, so that the new system can replace the old system, so as to adapt to the new social environment and trend! ”

"A large number of population growth, a large number of land annexation, this is a problem that will occur at the end of every dynasty, the rulers have also formulated some measures to curb population growth, such as increasing the poll tax, more people in the family will have to pay an extra tax, the common people have to weigh it, but although this measure has a certain effect, but the effect is not big, who can control the matter of having children? You can't stop the people from doing humane things, can you? Therefore, the increase in the poll tax did not work well, but it could bring some revenue to the imperial court, so almost all rulers issued such decrees. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoAlthough the phenomenon of land annexation is much more serious than population growth, the rulers do not have any good way, a dynasty has passed for hundreds of years, the land has been in the hands of the family, these people not only have money, but also rights, the rulers want to touch these people's fields, will shake the foundation of the dynasty, shake their own rights! Think about this question after you go down by yourself, and think about it and write it into a note for your father to read! ”

Zhao Lei promised: "Yes, father!" ”

The next day, the army stayed at the headquarters of Zou to rest, and Zhao Ziliang, accompanied by Badasi and other khan leaders, hunted on the grassland, and everyone harvested a lot.

Zhao Ziliang had just shot a yellow sheep to death, and Xuan Eighteen rode his horse and galloped over, and whispered beside him: "King, the matter is done, within these two days, Badasi, Kuo'er Kotai and Qu Zisi should receive the news!" ”

After Xuan 18 retreated to the side, Zhao Ziliang continued to hunt with the leaders of the khans as if nothing happened, and did not return with a full load of horses until evening.

That night, Zhao Ziliang and the leaders of the Khan held a bonfire barbecue in the camp, eating roasted game while watching the Pecheneg girls in Zou Headquarters sing and dance around the fire.

On the morning of March 27, the third day of the army's rest at the Zou headquarters, Kuo'er Kotai and Qu Zisi rushed into Badasi's sweat tent, and Kuo'er Kotai walked in front and asked Badasi, who was sitting opposite him with a tightly knit brow: "Badasi, what happened to you so anxious to find us early in the morning?" ”

Ba Dasi made a gesture to invite the two of them to sit down, and then said with a worried face: "I just received the news that the Kole Division, the Chala Yi Division, and the Taramati Department in the north have launched an attack on our department for some reason, and several settlements in the north of my Zou headquarters have been looted, and the settlements have been burned to a white ground, and the cattle, sheep, livestock and people have been taken captive. I'm guessing your settlements further north have been looted as well! ”

Qu Zisi was a little incredulous: "Impossible, why do the Kole Division, the Cha Thorn Yi Division, and the Answering Thorn Ma Ti Department attack our three subordinates, we have always had a good relationship, and they have no reason to do anything to us of the same clan!" ”

Koerkotai also said: "Yes, they have been on guard against the Bolgars in the north (the Bolgars in the upper reaches of the Volga), how can they have time to do anything to us?" ”

"I don't know why, but it was their people who did it!" I've already sent someone to investigate, and I'm sure there will be news in a few days! ”

Kuo'er Kotai frowned and said, "What about attacking the Khazars with the Tang Dynasty Western Qin Army・・・・・・"

Ba Dasi said: "I think it is better to report this matter to the king of Western Qin, and see what he says, if we find out that it is really these three departments sent people to do it, we can only ask the king of Western Qin to allow us to stay and deal with them first, and when the matter in the north is settled, we will send troops to the west to join the soldiers and horses of the king of Western Qin, what do you think?" ”

Qu Zisi asked, "What if the king of Western Qin doesn't allow it and insists on going his own way to fight the Khazars first?" ”

Ba Dasi shook his head and said: "The king of Western Qin should not be so short-sighted, if it is really the Kole Division, the Cha Ra Yi Division, and the Tara Ma Ti Department to do something against our three departments, and the King of Western Qin does not care about it, the back road of the Western Qin army will be threatened, I think the King of Western Qin will not let his back road be cut off!" ”

"Okay, let's go and report this news to the King of Western Qin now!"

The three of them came to the door of Zhao Ziliang's big tent together to ask for a meeting, and the guards outside the tent asked them to wait, and soon, Zhao Ziliang galloped back from outside the camp with a vote of people, and it seemed that he was very interested.

"Meet the King!" The three of them saluted Zhao Ziliang, who was dismounting.

Zhao Ziliang handed over the war horse to the guards, turned around and said with a smile: "This early in the morning, is there anything wrong with the three leaders coming over?" ”

"Yes, my lord, I have something important to report to the king!"

"Go in and talk!" Zhao Ziliang walked into the big tent as he spoke, and the three of Badasi entered in turn, and the other generals also walked in.

Zhao Ziliang walked into the big tent, took off the helmet and handed it to Wang Zhiyun who greeted him, Wang Zhiyun took it and handed it to the guard next to him, and helped him untie his cloak and hang it on the wall of the big tent, Zhao Ziliang walked to the main seat and sat down and took a cup of hot tea handed over by Nie Sanniang, and beckoned the three of Ba Dasi to sit down.

Baddas immediately said: "My Majesty, this morning the Little Khan received news that the other three tribes of our Pechenegs, the Kol, the Chara, and the Taramati, have launched a surprise attack on several of our settlements in the north, taking away all our population, cattle, sheep and livestock, and burning our settlements, and those who have escaped have reported everything to the Little Khan! ”

Zhao Ziliang said in surprise when he heard this: "Aren't these three departments the same clan as you?" Why are you even fighting? Has their leader lost his mind and gone mad? ”

Ba Dasi sighed: "Yes, Xiao Khan and the others are also wondering, except for the Yi'er Tian Department and the Zou Wu'er Department who moved west, the relationship between our six departments is very good, and there has been almost no attack on each other, this time the three northern departments actually started against our southern three departments, it is really unreasonable!" Although Xiao Khan listened to the report of the fleeing clansmen, he couldn't believe that it was true, so Xiao Khan had already sent someone to investigate, but I was afraid that it would take a few more days, if it was really what they did, please forgive the king, our men and horses in the south are only afraid that they will not be able to go with the king's soldiers and horses to attack the Khazars, so they can only solve the threat from the north first and then go west to join the king! ”

Zhao Ziliang pondered for a moment and comforted: "Don't worry, the three leaders, the matter has not been clarified yet, if there is really a war in the north, not only can you not go west, but my Western Qin army must also stay to solve this matter, otherwise when they come, won't the retreat of my Western Qin army be cut off?" Let's wait a few more days, and when things are clear, it's not too late to make a decision, you see? ”

The three of Badas glanced at each other, and they all breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts at the same time, and hurriedly said in unison: "The king is wise!" ”

Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and asked, "If it was really the people of the other three departments who did it, what do you think prompted them to do this?" ”

"On the way here, Xiao Khan also thought about this problem!" "Little Khan thinks they have no other reason than to be bought by the Khazars!" ”