(Thank you for writing a monthly pass for a lifetime promise and a reward for going to the limit, these two days are busy, I can only change one time, and I will resume two more on the weekend.) ）

Lu Chen raised his eyebrows, and said in his heart that this guy's vision was different enough, although some of his views coincided with Lu Chen's thoughts, but Lu Chen was still curious: "The northwest is a foreign border, not among Kyushu, why take it too seriously?" ”

Li Rui explained: "It is precisely because the northwest is a foreign race, they are relatively backward and closed compared to the Han people, so with the culture and commodities of the Han people, they have an absolute advantage and can make a steady profit." In this way, we can not only strengthen our heritage and accumulation, but also weaken the alien race in disguise. If necessary, we can even instigate them to fight among themselves, so that they will eventually gradually become our vassals. ”

"After all, business is just a different way, and only agriculture is the right way! Yun Cong is too business-oriented and light on agriculture, if so, the country will not be a country, impeachment development and rise? Chen Gong said dissatisfied.

"Dare to ask Mr. Gongtai, is Xianbei strong?" Li Rui asked Chen Gong.

"There are hundreds of thousands of people who control the strings, and they are naturally strong." Chen Gong replied subconsciously.

"And where are their farms?" Li Rui asked again.

"This ......" Chen Gong was speechless.

"Agriculture-oriented, business-oriented. No agriculture, no stability, no business, no wealth! Li Rui said eloquently, "If a country only has agriculture, then it will never be strong." Let me ask, why was my Han strong back then? Is it Bingfeng? Is it farming? These are just the basics. When farming provides enough food and population, this is the benefit of soldiers and horses, but what about after the soldiers and horses? Business! In the convenience of businessmen, they will rob foreign cattle, horses, money, and even population! In this way, I can get richer and richer. The alien race is getting poorer and poorer, the Han is getting stronger and stronger, and the alien race is getting weaker and weaker. Let's look at how Daqin was able to win Zhou Ding back then? Is it farming? Although the land of Guanzhong is rich, how can it be compared with Kanto? Is it a strong soldier? True. But is that all? Definitely. After Great Qin ruled the world, what did the First Emperor do? What is the purpose of unifying currency and weights and measures? Business! It can be seen that agriculture is the foundation of our Han people's country, and soldiers are the way to strengthen the country. And business is the capital of all countries. You say those barbarians can be afraid of sword soldiers? Do you say that those aliens can sincerely worship in front of the Han people? It's just profit-driven. ”

Pang Tong looked at Lu Chen. Seeing the smile on the corner of Lu Chen's mouth, he knew that Lu Chen liked Li Rui's mentions, but although Pang Tong liked the sword to go sideways, he was still an orthodox person in his bones. The barbarian land has always been taken seriously. For fear that Lu Chen would fall into a misunderstanding.

So. Pang Tong coughed and said for Chen Gong, who was choked just now: "Xianbei has no farmers, but there are pastors." Agriculture and animal husbandry mean the same to Han Chinese and Xianbei. ”

Chen Gong nodded gratefully at Pang Tong, although Chen Gong didn't like Pang Tong who looked like it affected his sleep quality, but he still felt that he helped him out of the siege. In the final analysis, the contradiction between Pang Tong and Chen Gong, in addition to the little bit of status and power struggle, is more of a difference in concepts. Chen Gong didn't hate Pang Tong because he dragged the Han people back because of his appearance, on the contrary, because he was older, Chen Gong still had some appreciation for Pang Tong's talent.

Although Li Rui was introduced by Pang Tong, he respected Pang Tong very much, but it did not mean that he would be timid in front of Pang Tong: "In the west, the Northern Xiongnu are still not destroyed, and in the east, the Buyeo Department is getting stronger and stronger." If grazing can be strong, then why don't the Xianbei people destroy the Xiongnu Fuyu, but prefer to invade our Han in the south? Salt iron! This is the most basic, in addition to this, the Xianbei people also know that grazing can be powerful, but grazing cannot feed too many people, and every winter is a disaster! They want more livable land, develop the population, develop agriculture, and develop the economy. Their plundering of our Han people, in your opinion, is a kind of robbery, but in my opinion, it is not! This is clearly a business practice! ”

"Oh?"

Lu Chen laughed, and said in his heart, Li Rui has ideas, but is he too eager to stand out in front of him, so he is a little extreme or maverick? However, his words did arouse Lu Chen's interest: "It's the first time I've heard that robbing houses is also doing business, let's hear about it." ”

Pang Tong and Chen Gong were a little angry, obviously, no matter how much they wanted to coexist peacefully with the Xianbei people before, but in their bones, they hated the Xianbei people, and they were even more resentful of the Xianbei people's plundering of the Han people. Therefore, Li Rui proposed such a novel and strange mention, as if the Xianbei people's plundering of the Han people was still a mutually beneficial thing, which wiped out the cruelty of the Xianbei people at once, which made them very dissatisfied.

Li Rui completely ignored the eyes of Pang Tong and Chen Gong, and said to himself: "First of all, business is a mutual act, secondly, it must be profitable, and finally it is the exchange of goods. You have to admit that Xianbei's robbery of the Han people is a matter of both sides, not the Xianbei people's own family, although the Han people are passive, but they can't stand by. Then, the reason why the Xianbei people plundered the Han people was to plunder grain, salt, iron, and population, which was used to survive the famine or strengthen themselves, which was a benefit! In the end, the Han people gave food and population in exchange, while Xianbei paid labor, horses, time, energy, and life. Therefore, this can be said to be a kind of business behavior, but it is a forced buying and forced selling! From this, we can say that the strength of the Xianbei people is also inseparable from commerce, and they have no advantage over the Han people, so they have to adopt the method of buying and selling. And we can treat the alien race as well! However, there is no need to be so decisive, it can be more tactful, so that they can sell their lives to us while being grateful to us. ”

Pang Tong and Chen Gong obviously scoffed at Li Rui's opinion, but Lu Chen narrowed his eyes, as if Li Rui's words touched something crucial, and Lu Chen didn't think about it for a short time.

"How can I use commerce to control the alien races in the northwest into my hands?" Lu Chen asked.

"Most of them graze, so when winter comes, they fall into a crisis, and a lot of livestock meat and fur are wasted, which is why they like to raid Han people. On the other hand, our Han people, based on agriculture, are in turmoil, and in spring and summer, the people are short of food and rice. Li Rui said, "Business, it's just a matter of communicating with each other." If the grain and rice of the Han Dynasty can be exchanged for livestock of foreign races in winter, then the foreign race can survive the winter safely, and in the spring and summer of the following year, the people can satisfy their hunger with dried meat, and they can sell their furs for profit, and buy grain from Jingzhou, Jiangdong and other places with abundant grain and rice. Aliens are not predators, on the contrary, they are more afraid of death than us Han Chinese, and it is not a matter of courage. Rather, the alien population is already scarce, and the Han people are too large to afford it, if it were not for the heavy snowstorm and the freezing of livestock to death, there would have been few large-scale looting in ordinary years. ”

Chen Gong opened his mouth and didn't speak, and Pang Tong helped him say: "What is the difference between this and the enemy?" ”

Li Rui opened his mouth and prepared to fight back.

"This is not called capital enemies, this is called slavery! To go a little deeper, that's colonization. Lu Chen said suddenly.

Although this is quite far from the colonization of later generations, and the current Han people have not yet reached that height, in this era, the culture and goods of the Han Dynasty have the advantage of dominance, and some simple tricks are completely effective. (To be continued......)