"In the end, the war is still fought by the economy." Shang Wen summed up the sentence.

And at this time, all the people looked at Shang Wen. King Qin also expressed his surprise to Shang Wen for this kind of summary sentence, because from his mouth, some different words could always be said.

"There is no shortage of materials and soldiers in the Qin State at present." Shang Wen said. In fact, it is true that after continuous reforms, the strength of the Qin State has increased by I don't know how much compared to before. Qin's farms and pastures provided a huge food base for Qin, and these food materials were enough for Qin to support a long war. Plus the advancement of canned food technology. As well as the progress of trains, highway technology, the Qin State did not lack these things.

As for personnel, there are a large number of reserves in the establishment of the Qin State, and these soldiers are all semi-military members of the Qin State, and certain conditions are required to become reserves, such as those hired personnel of the security company, who are in a combat state, but do not belong to the regular armed forces of the Qin State.

And the state of Qin has not yet carried out a general mobilization at the national level. If the Qin State needs it, it can greatly carry out a general mobilization. In that case, these reserve forces would rapidly expand the armaments of the Qin State.

It's not just the reserve forces of the Qin State. There are also militia organizations in various parts of the Qin State, and these are also the last forces that the Qin State can mobilize. In short, the Qin State did not lack materials and soldiers, what was lacking was funds. Then there is the need for strategic value.

"All of this costs a lot of money from the Qin State. Without these, the state of Qin would be left with nothing. Shang Wen said.

"Qin's national defense strategy needs to be reformulated, and this is because there are many new situations around us." Shang Wen analyzed.

"In the north of Qin, there are Xiongnu, Hu, Shandi, and Koreans, all of which were countries that bordered Qin before, and now they all border. Once these countries are united, they will pose a huge threat to our country and to the Central Plains. We must eradicate these threats. Shang Wen said.

King Qin nodded. He meant the same thing, after the territorial expansion of the Qin State. The state of Qin formed two new fronts. One is the outer line. This outer line unfolded in an irregular shape along the newly expanded territory of the Qin state. And the other front is the internal front of the Qin State. The old national boundaries that the Qin State originally maintained during the War of Unification. This national boundary has not changed since Shang Wen came to power. This has to be said to be a miracle.

"But these threats, if we rely on the strength of our Qin State, I am afraid it will be difficult to sustain them." Shang Wen said.

"In addition, if the Qin State wants to be unified, it will inevitably cost a greater price." Shang Wen said.

"Therefore, the minister thinks that it is better to merge the two and unify them." Shang Wen said.

"The two are combined." King Qin said.

"Yes. The two are combined. Shang Wen said.

"The state of Qin can not fight a war of unification at present. That is, to unify the six countries without relying on the means of conquest by force. Shang Wen said.

"The prime minister is joking." At this time, a minister asked.

"Hey, hey. This joke can be made. Shang Wen said with a smile.

"We divide these neighboring countries. Attract those of our allies to the war, and we give them a certain number of colonies. In this way, these places are all on the periphery of our Qin state, and at the same time, they are required to implement a democratic and free parliamentary election state system in the colonies. In this way, we can influence these colonies along our borders, and finally achieve the goal of annexing colonies and unifying. And the Six Nations spent money and launched colonial wars. For us. We are here to reap the fruits of its colonial wars. Shang Wen said.

"The prime minister has said this method before. But. There is a big problem with this approach. Wei Yu said.

"Oh. What's the problem? King Qin asked.

"Time, we need to spend a lot of time unifying." Wei Yu said.

"That, I think. Time is better for us than losing a lot of people. Causing huge losses. At the same time, let our country lack a centripetal force. That is, it is much better if the cohesion is not strong. Shang Wen said.

"Even if the Qin State unifies the six countries by force, if there is no strong cohesion. Then the Qin State will not be able to maintain the good situation after the unification. We can unify the entire six countries, but we should pay more attention to the problems after reunification. Shang Wen waved his arm and said.

Wei Yu is a national lieutenant, and he must have long-term considerations in terms of strategy. For Shang Wen's thoughts. He agreed. Because Shang Wen's consideration is tenable in terms of time, and his idea is considered in the long term. And all I think about is how to unify. And Shang Wen directly took into account the problems after reunification.

In fact, it is not that Shangwen is thinking long-term, but that he is trying to avoid a bleak situation. The Qin State exhausted its national strength to carry out a war of unification, but as a result, it was a bamboo basket that was empty. The state of Qin unified the six kingdoms, drained the national power, and was unable to sustain this vast empire. As a result, after a brief period of unification, it quickly descended into a desperate civil war. Shang Wen did his best to avoid such a civil war. He wants to form a new cohesion in the country among the people. This cohesion is formed spontaneously. Spontaneous formation requires mutual communication within the country. In this way, this sense of unity is formed.

This consciousness comes from a national form formed under external pressure. Shang Wen thought so. Although he is not interested in nationalism. But that's all there is to do for now.

"This requires us to make a series of adjustments in diplomacy." At this time, Feng Qujian said.

"Yes." Shang Wen nodded and said.

"We need to unite South Korea, Cho, Yan, and many more allies to get involved. We can engage in economic integration and form a military alliance militarily. Politically, we can form a huge political summit. Shang Wen said.

"Political Summit." King Qin asked.

"Yes, the political summit. We need to sit down and discuss something. It's very beneficial for us. We can't just suppress it. In that case, Qin's reputation in the Central Plains would not be too good. Shang Wen said.

"Birds. The Six Kingdoms were originally afraid of the Qin State. At this time, a general scolded.

Shang Wen could only smile at this.

"Even so, the Qin State must pay attention to the following of its own prestige. The state of Qin wanted to establish its own military alliance. The Qin state needed to communicate with the armies of these countries. Establish the prestige of the Qin state. Shang Wen said.

"Will this work?" King Qin asked.

"It should work." Shang Wen said.

"We can give it a try. Moreover, we cannot afford to make such a huge military expenditure now. We need allies. to jointly complete the unification mission of the Qin State. We want to talk to these countries. Let them understand that the politics, military, and economy of our Qin State, we have to influence each other. Shang Wen said.

"In fact, the Qin State also needs to establish its own cultural traditions. We use this cultural tradition to enlighten and influence our allies to finally recognize and submit to us. In this way, we can avoid large-scale bloodshed and also lay a solid foundation for our unity. Shang Wen said.

"In this way, this military alliance of ours will be very large." Wang Jian said.

"Yes. It's huge. Shang Wen said.

"This alliance influences each other. It is possible to eliminate the war between us. And so, one comes. We can avoid a bigger war, you know, in the countries that are allied with us. The bloody degree of Zhao State was no less than that of the Qin army. If we use force, and we fight with the current firearms, then our losses will be even greater. Even if we have absolute weapon superiority, we still need to pay a certain price. After the occupation, Zhao will also have many, many political problems. Shang Wen said.

"So, how to solve the South Korean problem." At this time, Feng Qujian asked.

"South Korea's problems, we need to deal with them separately. On the issue of South Korea, I think. We shouldn't be too oppressive of our opponents. We can be obedient to them. Shang Wen said.

"South Korea has territorial claims to Chan. We can follow them. However, we will never let this area be occupied by them alone. We want to make that place a state, a state with relatively large free authority, and the state can choose to be loyal to the country, or it can become a country independently, so that South Korea's strength will not increase too much, and it will also make a lot of political and economic investment because of the state problem. This is not good for South Korea.

"Yes. These methods are novel. At this time, King Qin said.

"The widow believes that these methods can only be tried, but it still needs a certain degree of difficulty to become a national policy." King Qin said in conclusion.

Shang Wen heard this answer and nodded in understanding.

"The current changes in the state of Qin are very large. It is also difficult to continue to expand, and it is difficult to continue unification. King Qin said.

"Let's try it according to the prime minister's method first." King Qin said.

And its military generals and ministers gave their hands and expressed their obedience. King Qin still relied heavily on Shang Wen. And Shang Wen also understands that his strategy is somewhat risky. Because, put it into practice. Shang Wen himself didn't know how many chances he had.

Shang Wen thought about it for a long time, he wanted to take advantage of the colonial war. to strengthen the ties between various countries and build a huge military alliance. It is to use the armed forces of the six countries in foreign affairs, not in internal strife. Shangwen understands it very well, but do countries understand? I don't know. In short, Shangwen's strategic planning in this period lacked great strategic awareness and was very vague. This has led to a period of confusion in the history of the future.