819 Overseas Expansion

"Overseas Legion." Zhang Liang exclaimed.

"Yes, the widow wants to expand the overseas business, and if you want to expand the overseas business, you must establish an overseas legion. There is no overseas legion to conduct business rashly. The widow's overseas business will inevitably lead to failure. Han Shu said categorically.

Before I say that. Han Shu already has a deeper understanding. The situation overseas is far more complicated than the situation inland. Especially some wild areas overseas, islands and so on. These situations are far beyond the scope of Han Shu's own understanding and imagination. The Yue people of the south, as well as the local natives, also have countless maritime adventures. These situations require the protection and assistance of an overseas legion built in the power of the state. That's the only way. Only then can South Korea rise through its overseas business.

But Zhang Liang also has his own ideas. His surprise lies in. The queen's strategic focus is not on the Central Plains and the world. Instead, they looked further overseas. This is incomprehensible to Zhang Liang.

"Your Majesty, the Central Plains is orthodox in this world, why do you want to expand your overseas business?" Zhang Liang believes that the queen's strategic vision is a bit extreme. Or even wrong. So, he had the audacity to take the initiative to put forward such a view.

When Zhang Liang expressed this opinion. Han Shu was even more surprised, she thought. Zhang Liang might agree. Even highly agreeable. But what I didn't expect was. She was against it. And in a very reluctant way. This greatly surprised Han Shu. Even, Han Shu was surprised.

Zhang Liang put forward such a view, in fact, it is understandable. In the traditional strategic posture. The strategic center of China has always been based on the Central Plains. And the Central Plains has always been the center of agricultural civilization. In this feudal dynasty, which was built on the basis of agriculture. This strategic focus is generally taken very seriously. On the contrary, the people of the Central Plains did not pay much attention to the nomadic tribes on the periphery, as well as the small states in the south. Mostly. The level of these marginal agriculture is low. And the people of the Central Plains are unwilling to develop. This has led to a certain regression in agricultural civilization. Or the strategic ideology based on this foundation is somewhat conservative. This conservatism is invisible. And it is a common problem that almost all the scholarly class can commit.

The ideology that Zhang Liang came into contact with was this ideology based on agricultural civilization. In the process of long-term education. Naturally, he inevitably accepted this traditional strategic ideology with some strategic limitations. Although he also learns, accepts something new. For example, Qin's more advanced industrial management and technology. But these things are just learning, accepting. But that kind of industrial civilization in substance, he did not fully accept. Other words. In Zhang's conscience. His ideology remained agrarian. And not industrial civilization. This ideological backwardness is difficult to accept and improve.

Opposite. Han Shu's vision is much higher than Zhang Liang's. on this issue. Han Shu invisibly walked in front of Zhang Liang. Although Han Shu's education was also the education of Central Plains civilization. However, it is more often a matter of facing a reality that does not match access to education.

South Korea also has a relatively developed agricultural civilization. But the reality is that it has been reduced to a country on the verge of the destruction of the Qin state. And there are a lot of domestic problems. These are in urgent need of reform. Only after the reform can the national strength rise rapidly.

At the time of the visit to the Qin State. Shang Wen was in the midst of the second large-scale reform of the Qin state. The purpose of this reform is very strong. It is to transform agricultural civilization into industrial civilization. A large number of machinery and equipment are used for socialized production. The distribution of social production and the division of labor have become clearer.

When Han Shu visited the Qin State, she had already noticed the great potential of this kind of socialization and production. This potential is far greater than the value generated by the country's agricultural production. But South Korea has undergone successive land cuts. There is practically not much land left for agriculture anymore. In a country dominated by agriculture, relying solely on agriculture for development is obviously no longer in line with South Korea's development requirements. It is in such a situation. Han Shucai decisively abandoned the traditional development model, the agricultural development model, and turned to learn the industrialization path of the Qin State. At this point, so to speak. Some of Han Shu's insights have surpassed those of the Qin kings of the same period.

Although Shang Wen has worked hard to promote and reform what he thinks in the Qin State. But after all, the state of Qin was a country that had been successfully reformed. The officials at all levels of the Qin State, led by the King of Qin, were still adapting to all the previous processes. After all, the Shang Dynasty reform was a success in the Qin State. And on the basis of a success, in the upgrade. Generally there is a lot of difficulty for you.

Like what. The marine development strategy that Shang Wen strongly advocated was not implemented because of the huge inertia of traditional concepts. Even if it's implemented. It is difficult to see results in a short period of time. If this is the case, it is very likely that the Qin State will waste its national strength. This approach was naturally opposed by the King of Qin. The generals of the Qin State would not agree either. The civilian clique will not agree either. After all, this is contrary to the road of reunification.

The state of Qin was a traditional land power. Qin's surroundings and Qin's strategic focus were concentrated on land. For example, eastward expansion is a land-based version of a strategic plan. For the ocean. The attention of the Qin State was very limited. Although the state of Qin was the first country to establish a navy. However, it does not mean that Qin was a naval power. It is even said that the Qin State is a strategic naval power. Opposite. The Qin State has done very little in this regard.

Opposite. The queen of South Korea has a bit of strategic vision. She thinks. As far as South Korea's current situation is concerned. South Korea's situation is not promising. Or even a little bad. The reason is that the Qin State focused its strategy on several land countries around the Qin State. Although the state of Qin could establish diplomatic relations with these countries. But, in general, it's because you're weak. So, the state of Qin can establish diplomatic relations with you. But. Several surrounding nomadic countries were hit by the almost destruction of the Qin State one after another. The Yueshi continued to migrate westward. But the Qin State is still chasing after it. Expansion to the north and west.

South Korea is surrounded by several powerful countries. Dilate. There is simply no way out. Even if it was to expand into the Wei state. It is also difficult to develop. In desperation. Han Shu decided to find a different way. It was at this time. News of overseas expansion came. Moreover, there is a potential resource and land temptation overseas. Let Han Shu feel that she can give it a go. Huge slave demand. There has been the use of various overseas resources and so on. These things. All of them are not available in the Central Plains. With such considerations. Han Shu thought she could give it a try.