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Taking a deep breath, He Jing knew that this was His Royal Highness King Qin waiting for him to express his position on this matter, although he wanted to echo His Royal Highness King Qin's own opinion, but the dignity of being an official did not allow him to meet his boss against his will. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Your Highness, at present, the empire is about to be newly built, compared to the Tang River Empire, His Highness's territory has added six counties out of thin air, and it does not include a Gerok principality that is actually a vassal of the empire, these territories are all in the border areas, the economy is quite backward, and the ethnic composition is also very complex, in many places our Tang people do not have an advantage, if we want them to quickly integrate into our Tang civilization, it is difficult to achieve the effect we want by relying on military conquest alone. ”

"We can only rely on our own strong economic strength to integrate them into our economic circle, step by step with our excellent culture and art and long history and civilization to infiltrate them, let them feel the advanced of our civilization, let them willingly throw themselves into our arms, and the basis of all this is to be built on the process of economic integration. That is to say, the interior of our empire must become a powerful economic magnet, firmly play the role of the core of the economy, and let all the new nationalities and regions around it be controlled and influenced by our inland economy, and this must be based on the fact that the degree of economic development in our interior must be far stronger than that of other regions, and we must constantly use new technology and new products to strengthen the competitiveness of our empire's inland economy, and we must not put the cart before the horse. But now the interior of our empire has suffered many civil wars and invasions by foreign enemies, especially in the north of the empire, the economy has suffered great damage, a large number of infrastructure has been destroyed and abandoned, and many local economies are not even one-third or even one-fifth of what they were before the war. ”

Nodding indifferently, Wu Feng admired the other party's frankness, as the governor of a county, he would not be unclear about the high-level debate on whether to continue the war or the truce to recuperate, nor would he be unclear about his own attitude, but the other party still resolutely risked going against himself to put forward his own opinions, this alone is enough to prove that the other party is at least much stronger than many people in terms of personality and morality, at least the other party will not violate his conscience because of his own future and say some nonsense that is not his inner opinion.

"Well, there's some truth, go ahead. Wu Feng waved his hand and motioned for the other party to continue.

He didn't pay attention to the coldness in His Royal Highness King Qin's tone, since he had already talked about this, He Jing had no taboos:" The establishment of each new dynasty needs a period of adjustment or rest, which is an inevitable requirement for the establishment of a stable political structure system, which is indispensable for stabilizing the hearts of the people of the whole country, implementing the political system and various statecraft, if the empire holds high the banner of conquest at the beginning of the founding of the country, it will inevitably make the people feel tired and suspicious, which is not conducive to the stability of the country's people's hearts. Of course, His Highness's prestige and reputation in the empire are unparalleled, and the resistance of the people in this regard may be minimized, but this is always a problem, and the people who are tired of the war are eager to live a stable and peaceful life, and if it were not for the fact that the country is facing an existential crisis and takes the initiative to start a war, this will certainly not be welcomed by the people. ”

"The subordinates can understand the inner thoughts of His Highness, maybe His Highness thinks that now our military strength is the most powerful, just to use the powerful military power in our hands to conquer and obtain, if we stop, maybe we will lose the opportunity, maybe it will also make the army lose the fighting spirit and sharpness of foreign wars, these factors may exist, but compared to the stability of the empire and the stability of the people's will, compared to the more long-term goals and significance in the future, the lesser of two evils, for the same goal, the subordinates think that we sometimes have to make some adjustments in strategy, at least for the time being, the subordinates think that our primary task is still to develop the economyIn particular, the rapid development of the economy of the northern regions of our empire, so that these regions can recover and develop as soon as possible, so that the economy of the interior of the empire deserves to become the leader of the entire empire. ”

Seeing Wu Feng's slightly furrowed brow as if he was digesting the meaning of his words, He Jing added: "Of course, it is necessary to recover the inherent territory of the empire such as the two eastern provinces of Sanjiang and the Great Eastern Ocean, which can also win the support of the people of the empire, and the empire is completely capable of accomplishing this intention without affecting the general direction of the policy. ”

Wu Feng can't help but admit that the other party's words are quite persuasive, even he has always insisted on both conquest and development, he is a little moved, it is true that the stability of a country, especially the stability of a new empire, is quite important, but what attracts Wu Feng more is the view that makes the empire's inland economy the core and magnetic pole and uses new technology and new products to strengthen the central economic area of the empire's interior, this point of view Wu Feng has also vaguely had this kind of thinking, but it is not as clear and affirmative as the other party put forward today, just this point makes Wu Feng feel worthwhile。

"He Jing, have you considered how much time it will take for us to regain the glory of the empire's economy even if we give up other ideas and devote ourselves to developing the economy wholeheartedly? Have you considered that without us, we can win more benefits and funds for the reconstruction of the empire's economy through war and conquest? The oceans and their ancillary rights, and if we miss this opportunity, we may pay several times the price, and we will never be able to regain it again?"

Of course, Wu Feng will not be refuted by the other party so easily, there will definitely be contradictions between conquest and development, and it is of course impossible to perfectly achieve the intention of both ends, so he can only say that he will do everything to achieve the best balance, as his own point of view, the pros and cons of this have also been carefully considered over and over again rather than impulsively.

"He Jing, we are developing and improving, the opponent is working hard, our eyes can't just stay on these enemies in front of us, although the Liberians are strong, they are just a manifestation of the death of a hundred-legged insect but not stiff, and the Maqi Khan people have also passed their heyday, at most it is just a stumbling block under our feet that is not easy to eliminate. But we also have to look at the Middle Continent and the Western Continent, and we also have to look at the Japanese people on our eastern sea, they are developing at an astonishing rate, especially the Luzon people in the Central Continent, and the powerful countries of the Western Continent, their momentum has surpassed ours, and they have used the maritime civilization to advance their sphere of influence beyond the Raya continent. ”

"I can say unabashedly that our competition with them is inevitable, if the Tang nation wants to stand proudly at the top of the world's powerful nations, it must abandon the original inherent old concepts, we must attach importance to the land, and we must pursue the ocean, and this requires us not to stop, we can only grit our teeth and speed up the progress. Development is, of course, important, and we cannot simply set foreign wars against economic development, but if we can successfully handle the relationship between the two, the two can complement each other and promote each other, and I firmly believe that we can do that. ”

He Jing sighed secretly in his heart, it is easy to say that they complement each other and promote each other, but in practice, I am afraid that it is not so easy, war is a bottomless pit, its consumption will inevitably squeeze out the funds needed for development, and even drag down the finances is normal, and once the pace of war is moved, it will not be transferred by the will of one party, although His Royal Highness's vision is beautiful, but it may not be able to do what he wants. It's just that in this case, He Jing feels that he has fulfilled his responsibilities and can truthfully reflect his thoughts, and it is not up to him to decide whether His Highness can accept it or not.

"Please forgive your subordinates for being stupid, Your Highness's ideas are too demanding, and it is too difficult to achieve both fish and bear's paws, which is probably the main reason why others do not agree with it. It's just that if His Highness has determined that this principle cannot be changed, his subordinates think that it is necessary to win the approval of others, even to a certain extent, otherwise it will cause great trouble to the fledgling imperial political axe. He Jing had already seen from Wu Feng's eyes that there was no change in his determination, he could only put forward such a minimum compromise opinion, if even everyone in the Government Affairs Department opposed this opinion, even if His Royal Highness King Qin insisted on it, I was afraid that it would also bring many unexpected troubles to the implementation of the imperial policy in the future.

Nodding approvingly, Wu Feng once again noticed the extraordinaryness of the Governor of Heshuo in front of him, and the appointment of him as the Governor of Heshuo was in recognition of his professional performance in the Department of Culture and Health, especially in dealing with the shrewdness and ability in dealing with the outbreak and spread of the plague in the north, coupled with Su Qin's strong recommendation, it seems that this person's overall view is not only limited to the governor of a county, but it is also necessary to let this person have a good life in the position of governor of a county, which can lay a good foundation for him to take on a more important position.

A conversation ended with such an ending that Wu Feng still had a feeling of unfinished, and being able to understand He Jing's ability at a deeper level made Wu Feng very satisfied, the empire was about to be established, and the administrative structure in charge of the sixteen counties plus a Zhongzhou Special Administrative Region was about to be erected, Wu Feng had realized the lack of talents in his hands who could share the heavy responsibilities for himself, and this was also a problem that he urgently needed to solve after entering Beijing.

(To be continued)