"Not yet? Or there needs to be a country! There are sons of heaven and kings, and they are organized and prepared, so as not to be invaded by foreign enemies. Isn't it? We have an army resting there, and do they dare to come from foreign enemies? Isn't it? So! What you said, Mr. Lao Tzu, is useless! Why should we wait until a foreign enemy comes in before we organize spontaneously? Isn't it? Prince Ji Chao quibbled again.

Lao Tzu shook his head and corrected: "Prince, please explain it clearly!" Lear didn't say that he didn't need the country! Li Er did not even say that the world does not need the Son of Heaven and the king! Lear didn't dare to say it, and he didn't say it.

Li Er's Taoist theory does not have the intention of opposing the Son of Heaven and the king and dividing the world! This! Lear must state again!

Please don't say that again, saying that he is buttoning Lear's hat, and if he does, he will be charged with a crime. Lear will be punished by the Son of Heaven!

Lear's talk about the origin of the state and the nature of the state does not mean that the state is not needed. Lear said! Isn't it true that the state exists because it protects its people, and because it cannot protect its people and when the people do not need the protection of the state?

Lear thought? Whether it is the Son of Heaven, the king, the wise man, or the commoner, we must understand this truth and face this point squarely. Only when the Son of Heaven, kings, and wise men correctly understand the essence of the state can they better manage the country.

And it is inappropriate for the prince to repeatedly emphasize the importance of the state, the importance of the Son of Heaven and the king, and ignore the true thoughts of the people! It's putting the cart before the horse! Abandon the book! To know! It is the people that come first, then the country, and then the ...... of the Son of Heaven and the king."

"Gotta get it!" Prince Ji Chao interrupted Lao Tzu's words again and quibbled: "Mr. Lao Tzu! Stop, stop! You don't want to tell me any more truths, okay? You said? Is there anything wrong with what I said? Is it that if we have an army there, foreign enemies will not dare to invade? Isn't it? You answer me? Is it better to have a national army sitting there, or is it better to have no army left there to allow foreign enemies to invade and respond passively? ”

Lao Tzu shook his head helplessly and said, "Prince! Not necessarily, if it's a matter of facts! What the prince said about leaving the army there will be no invasion by foreign enemies, or that foreign enemies will not dare to invade, is only talking about the 'great truth', and in practical application, it may not be effective! If it works? Our Great Zhou Dynasty will not encounter the same events year after year, where will foreign enemies dare to invade? Isn't it?

In that case, the prince might have to argue with Lear again. Please be patient and listen to what Lear has to say.

To the west and north of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the border with the nomads was too long. May I ask? How many troops are we going to use to defend the frontier? Fear? Even if you pull all the people of the Great Zhou to the frontier and form a human wall, it will not help! Isn't it?

Where should we focus our army? Isn't it? If you put your forces here, the enemy will not be so stupid to fight with you, and will only take a detour and invade from another place. Prince? Isn't that the truth? ”

"That? Can you still let the foreign enemy continue to do mischief? What else do we have to do with them? Wang Ziji pretended to be confused.

In fact! As a prince, how could he, who is still bent on the next son of heaven, not know this historical knowledge?

If the garrison frontier could effectively defend against the nomads in the north, the Zhou Dynasty would not have moved its capital to Luoyi, and the Great Zhou Dynasty would not have been divided into Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou.

What Li Er has always emphasized is the rule of the people and the rule of the country. The so-called rule of the people does not need to be explained, but in terms of people's instinctive autonomy and people's self-protection. Second! It is the rule of the country. Governance! That is, the army that the prince said. The state is to send troops to guard the frontier.

Our army must not only defend the war, but also keep an eye on the movements of foreign enemies. When foreign enemies nomadize into distant lands, our armies do not need to be in a state of combat readiness at all times. Then! You can farm, farm on the frontier, and keep sustenance.

Relying solely on the state to support the army is very costly. Soldiers can farm on the spot, or they can marry wives and have children in the frontier, take root in the frontier, and defend their families and the country.

And the other thing is! The armed forces should organize personnel to be stationed in the border areas to conduct militarized training and national defense awareness education for the border people. As a border citizen! In fact, you don't even need to explain much to them, they all know the abomination and terrible nature of foreign enemies! National defense awareness education is hardly necessary, but! We can strengthen their awareness and increase their awareness of prevention.

This is armed confrontation and prevention. But we have another way to deal with foreign enemies, and that is to transmit the cultural ideas of our Great Zhou, and change their concept of life, their perception of the world, and their perception of the universe through education and influence......

"How do you educate the nomads?" King Zhou Jing interrupted.

Thinking about those nomads in the north, King Zhou Jing was also speechless, and couldn't help shaking his head.

If it weren't for the infestation of these nomads in the north, the Great Zhou Dynasty would not have perished so quickly.

In the face of force, the shortcomings of the Zhou Dynasty in giving up control of troops and delegating power to the princes were exposed, and the mistakes in the original decision-making were exposed.

"yes? Father asks you? How to educate them? Usually you can't even see their shadows, where do you go to find them? Not to mention education? Prince Ji Chao hurriedly took the opportunity to step down and said.

If he doesn't find a chance to end the argument with Lao Tzu, he won't be able to get off the stage. He can see that Lao Tzu is hiding needles in Mianmian,-for-tat, if you dare to trap him, he will dare to point out your conspiracy. This man is not easy to mess with! Don't look at him as a weak scholar, people are hard-hearted.

According to Li Er's understanding, according to the records in the history books, in fact, this is indeed the case. The nomadic peoples of the north are not all living on water and grass, they also have their own homes. They live in the season when the water and grass are vigorous, and in the winter, they still have to return to their homes.

Because they are human beings, they need to live and need the necessities of life. So! In addition to robbing, there are also some people who behave in a proper manner. They also need to do business, and someone runs the business. If they also rob their own people from their own property, then! They can't form a nation, a team, a tribe, all scattered by cannibalism, can they?

So! We can do business with them, and we can spread our cultural ideas to them through business, through marriage. I think? The women who were robbed of the past, if they were still alive and pampered, missed their homeland. They! We must be working hard to spread our own cultural ideas and keep our own living habits.

In a word! As long as we do not give up, the exchanges with foreign races will be deepened, and with the postponement of time, the great integration of nationalities is inevitable. Of course! This is for the future. We must not only look at the future prospects, but also consider the immediate affairs, how to respond to their invasion?

Right now! Dealing with the nomads in the north has been handed over to the princes of the frontier, and it is no longer a matter for the Son of Heaven to worry about. But! The Son of Heaven is the co-lord of the world, and he can't help but worry about it, and the people of the world are the people of the Son of Heaven.

So! We must organize forces, study history books, study the psychology and living habits of foreigners, and adopt effective countermeasures. We must conquer them not only by force, but also by culture......"

(End of chapter)