There is no such thing as the best thing in the world, only the most suitable thing can make the most of it.

The same applies to economic recovery.

But what is the most appropriate way to revive the economy......

Zhang Jiashi really didn't know, because in this respect, he was more just a few superficial things he learned from textbooks.

But if you don't change it, you won't be able to do that. Because Zhang Jiashi himself knows that if according to the situation of this world, if he continues to "rule by doing nothing", it will be very difficult to restore the national strength at the peak of the Qin Empire, not to mention that Zhang Jiashi is not satisfied with complete recovery, but hopes to improve on this basis.

But it's hard to do that. In particular, there is no basis for the methods used to increase the economic income of later feudal dynasties.

For example, a large amount of goods were exported to external powers, forming a trade surplus that was very beneficial to the Qin Empire.

Zhang Jiashi was well aware that the lack of this foundation was not the basis for the Qin Empire not to make these goods, but the lack of sufficient transportation conditions as a premise.

Although the Qin Empire's current internal needs also have some room for improvement, counting on internal consumption to increase national strength and restore the economy is a long-term plan.

Moreover, even if there is more room for internal demand, Zhang Jiashi knows one thing very well, that is, these needs will in fact always be filled one day, and if that day comes, it will undoubtedly be a very big blow to the economy and even national strength of the Qin Empire.

Therefore, expanding external requirements is an important foundation for open source.

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There are roughly two ways that Zhang Jiashi can think of to expand external demand, one is to open up this source of revenue through large-scale peaceful trade.

The other was to develop the colonies through military strength, and to increase the power of the Great Qin Empire by dumping goods into the colonies.

And the first method is undoubtedly a difficult thing to do before the Huns are resolved. Because the current Silk Road is important, the Hexi Corridor is basically within the sphere of influence of the Xiongnu.

If you want to open up the Silk Road, then you must first defeat the Huns.

And Zhang Jiashi himself didn't know what the outcome would be, so he could only give up this idea.

It is also very difficult to open up a colony, but it is undoubtedly not impossible.

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Colonies were an inherent product of colonialism.

Colonialism is the aggressive policy of the imperialist countries to occupy, enslave and exploit weak and small countries, nationalities and backward regions by military, political and economic means, and turn them into colonies and semi-colonies.

In the historical concept of later generations, the Western powers oppressed, enslaved, and exploited the 'backward' countries and turned them into their own colonies and semi-colonies. Its manifestations change according to the stage of capitalist development. At different times in the development of capitalism, colonialism took different forms.

During the period of primitive accumulation of capital, most of them resorted to naked violent means, such as armed occupation, overseas immigration, pirate plunder, fraudulent trade, and bloody slave trade. During the period of liberal capitalism, the underdeveloped countries, nations and regions were turned into their own commodity markets, raw material production areas, investment sites, and sources of cheap labor and mercenaries, mainly through the form of "free trade".

At different times in the development of capitalism, colonialism took different forms. During the period of imperialism, in addition to the above-mentioned means, the export of capital became the main form of exploitation of these countries, peoples and regions. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the countries and regions of the world that had become colonies and semi-colonies formed an imperialist colonial system.

After the Second World War, the national independence movements in the colonies and semi-colonies were on the rise, and a large number of Asian and African countries gained independence, destroying the imperialist colonial system. Countries pursuing colonial policies turned to indirect, more covert and more deceptive forms to safeguard and pursue colonial interests.

Politically, on the one hand, colonial and semi-colonial independence is allowed and recognized, and on the other hand, control is exercised through the cultivation or cultivation of agents; economically, in the form of providing "aid," through loans with harsh conditions, unequal trade, and the organization of transnational corporations, these countries are controlled and plundered; militarily, military bases are set up in these countries, troops are stationed, military advisers are dispatched, and troops are trained in these countries, and military occupation is carried out in disguise.

In order to achieve their strategic goals, they have even instigated coups d'état, provoked civil wars, and installed puppet regimes. These are collectively known as neocolonialism.

The theory of bipolar world divides the imperialist colonial system into three stages: the capitalist colonial system of land grabber, the capitalist colonial system of land tribute, and the capitalist colonial system of raw material market.

The rise of Britain to the middle of the 19th century was the stage of land encroachment and colonization, and the social form of the colonial system was similar to the slavery system for the purpose of land occupation during the primitive society and the slave society; from the middle of the 19th century to the end of World War II, it was the stage of land tax colonization, from the middle of the 19th century to the end of the 19th century, it was the first link of land tax colonization, from the end of the 19th century to the end of World War II, it was the second link of land tax colonization, and the social form of the colonial system was similar to the serfdom system in the feudal society period for the purpose of obtaining tribute taxes paid by the people living on a certain land; after World War II to the first half of the 21st century, it was the stage of colonization of the raw material marketFrom the Second World War to the 70s of the 20th century, it was the first link of the colonial stage of the raw material market, and from the 70s of the 20th century to the first half of the 21st century, it was the second link of the colonial stage of the raw material market.

Neocolonialism is an aggressive policy and means implemented by Western powers against non-Western countries after the Second World War. Under the blow of the national liberation movement, naked violence and power have been spurned by the international community, and the developed countries of the West have been forced to change the old way of direct colonial rule and adopt more covert and indirect means of colonial aggression. They have made full use of their economic advantages to carry out political, economic and cultural aggression (and military means if necessary) against non-Western countries, bringing under their control countries that have achieved political independence, so that they can continue to act as markets for their commodities, sources of raw materials and places of investment, and extract wealth to the maximum.

State power and transnational corporations are the two pillars of neocolonial aggression and infiltration.

On the historical reasons for the emergence of neocolonialism. Many Western scholars believe that in order to maintain the economic relations that existed between the developed countries and the non-Western countries and prevent them from departing from the capitalist orbit, a new system of international relations must replace the old colonialism in order to maintain the economic relations that had existed between the developed countries and the non-Western countries and prevent them from departing from the capitalist orbit. Other scholars add that at this time, the long period of colonial rule had brought non-Western countries into the world market and became an inseparable peripheral part of the capitalist system, which was still in an underdeveloped state. Thus, Western countries can safeguard their economic interests even if they no longer exercise direct rule over them. It was in this environment that neocolonialism emerged.

Other scholars have argued that it is difficult for many newly independent states to radically reshape their political and economic structures, thus creating the conditions for neocolonialism. The reason for this is that their pillar industries are controlled by foreign countries, and their ruling classes are willing to continue to maintain or even expand cooperation with foreign capital for their own personal gain. In this context, the class basis for the continuation of neocolonialism in the newly independent countries was born: the alliance between imperialism and the local bourgeoisie.

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A colony is an area ruled by a suzerain, without political, economic, military, or diplomatic independence, and under the complete control of the overlord.

Colonies in a broad sense also include three main types: colonies, resource-grabbing colonies, and commercial colonies, which emerged sequentially with the development of capitalism.

Colony is not a term after the emergence of capitalism, but a term for a ruling area that has appeared since ancient times.

Most of the colonies in ancient times were colonization, i.e., the continuation of the suzerain's state overseas, such as Carthage, which was founded by the Phoenicians. During the Hellenistic period, the Greek city-states established many colonies along the Mediterranean and Black Sea coasts, once as far as North Africa and the Spanish coast. The Greek colonization campaign began with the need for trade with overseas regions, but some Greek citizens were dissatisfied with the political status quo of the city-state or emigrated due to the small number of people in the city.

After the establishment of the Greek overseas colonies, most of them maintained political independence, but they retained some ties with their mother state, sent representatives to the ancient Olympic Games throughout Greece, and took pride in being an outpost of Greek civilization. Some Greek colonies have survived to this day, such as Syracuse, Taranto, and Byzantium.

The modern word "y" comes from the ancient Roman word "ia", which originally referred to the village community formed by Roman citizens and their families to guard the coast of the Apennine Peninsula. As the Roman rule expanded, this system gradually extended to the newly conquered areas and evolved into a colonial system. The colonists still enjoyed all the rights of Roman citizens, while the populations of the conquered territories did not.

After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, its overseas provinces and colonies were divided between the Eastern Roman Empire, the Frankish Empire, and the Visigothic Kingdom. Due to political and military constraints, as well as the sparse population that emerged after the fall of Western Rome, these countries lacked the strength to expand their overseas colonies.

The Crusades marked the beginning of Europe's interest in regions outside of itself. The Crusader states established on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean were not colonies, but after the Fourth Crusade occupied the Byzantine Empire, Venice and Genoa occupied many of the territories formerly Byzantium, establishing their own commercial colonies in the Eastern Mediterranean. Most of these colonies were later seized by the Ottoman Empire.

The colonial models after the Middle Ages were mainly as follows:

Britain ruled its colonies differently than colonial powers such as France, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, the German Empire, Italy, and Belgium.

France, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Germany and other countries adopted the method of direct rule, and tried their best to integrate the colonies politically and economically with the suzerain, and vigorously inculcated the culture and way of life of the suzerain, so as to assimilate as many Africans as possible, or at least to develop a close sense of identity with the dominant nation. Local social institutions and customs are hardly preserved, and local languages are rarely used in the education system.

The main purpose of these policies was to make the educated classes of the colonial countries feel that their fate was tied to their overlords and to abandon the indigenous way of life. This practice led to the polarization of the colonial peoples, who were often unable to maintain political stability after independence.

Britain's colonial policy after independence in North America was the opposite, adopting an "indirect rule" approach, which sought to make the colonies politically and economically self-reliant.

In Africa and India, the British still retained many of the original princely states (e.g. Hyderabad and Kashmir in India, the Kingdom of Buganda, Basutoran, and the Sultanate of Zanzibar in Africa, and some emirates and sultanates in the Middle East and Southeast Asia). In areas designated as Crown Crown Territories, the original tribal, village and other administrative institutions were also retained, and local people were appointed as secondary local officials. The local language and culture are also preserved and taught.

It has been argued that compared with the French and Portuguese regimes, the British method of governance was undoubtedly more conducive to maintaining long-term control over the colonies and making them willing to maintain political and economic ties with Britain after independence.

It is worth noting two colonial systems that never materialized – Japan's "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere" and Nazi Germany's colonial administration. The two were different from the traditional colonial way of rule.

In the colonial theory of Japanese imperialism, the so-called "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere" regards Japan, North China, and the puppet state of Manchuria as the "cohesive core", with Tokyo as the center, and surrounded by a group of satellite states, vassal states, protectorates, and colonies.

Japan's system was a mixture of the modern colonial system and ancient feudal relations: Japan became the master of the vassals, each of which contributed goods and services, while Japan "protected" them with its army and navy. This "Greater East Asia" is, of course, not only a political joint empire, but also a "co-prosperity sphere", that is, an economically integrated region, in which the development and use of its material resources are controlled by and for the benefit of the Japanese.

Nazi colonial experts claim that under Nazi Germany's colonial system, the German rulers were only the highest level of the hierarchy of local tribes and organizations, and that the German governor-general was only at the top of the administrative pyramid of chiefs and minor chieftains. Nazi Germany will never force indigenous peoples to Christianity, nor will it preach to them that Africans are equal to Europeans.

Germany would not allow Africans to leave the colonies and go to Europe for any reason. Indigenous people are not allowed to become German citizens. German racial laws would be applied to the colonies. Indigenous schools are not allowed to teach any "European events", otherwise the locals will "see Europe as the pinnacle of cultural development and lose their confidence in their abilities". Indigenous people are not allowed to attend higher schools and universities, and special theatres, cinemas, and other games and entertainment venues will be set up especially for indigenous people.

Clearly, these two forms of governance are still just variations of the traditional colonial forms of rule.

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