Li Yuanqing was calm, but his tone became more and more respectful, "These old ministers believe in etiquette, benevolence, righteousness and morality, and there is nothing wrong with them, but they use the wrong object." When used on the enemy, the effect is not good, because the enemy will only recognize the sword in our hands, and will only be afraid of the sword in the hands of our Da Zhou. The boss is emotional, and the pursuit of false names is higher than the actual understanding. Therefore, Wechen wants to use actual data to make these bosses realize that even if the past measures are useful, they are short-lived and cannot be exchanged for the ups and downs of neighboring countries. ”

"Actual data?" Emperor Zhou Ping was even more curious, although Li Yuanqing spoke in the vernacular, but he understood it well, and he was also very energetic. Especially those small countries around them are not afraid of the benevolence and morality of the Great Zhou, but of the swords in the hands of the Great Zhou soldiers.

Of course, Li Yuanqing did not forget his "good partner" Lord Gu, and hurriedly bowed down and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, these data include the benefits and consumption of the three hundred years since the founding of the Xiyun Kingdom, the Great Zhou of the current dynasty and all the wars launched against the Great Qi of the previous dynasty. At the same time, it is also necessary to sort out the military expenses, grain and grass, dead and wounded soldiers, pensions, etc., consumed by the previous Great Qi and Great Zhou to resist the war of Xiyun State. This is a relatively tedious and meticulous work, and it needs the help of the capable Master Gu. ”

Emperor Zhou Ping was stunned for a moment and asked, "Li Aiqing, do you need to sort out so much?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, it is necessary to sort out these data of the Great Qi of the previous dynasty, the Great Qi of the previous dynasty was almost founded one after the other with the Xiyun Kingdom, why did the Great Qi of the previous dynasty prosper, and then gradually declined, or even perished? Is it just because the emperors of the previous dynasty were mediocre, the officials were corrupt, and natural and man-made disasters were committed? ”

In fact, in Weichen's view, there is a more important reason, that is, the former dynasty Daqi was too weak to Xiyun Kingdom. Even if he won the battle, he didn't actually ask the other party to compensate for the consumption of the battlefield, but just asked the Xiyun Kingdom to submit to the previous dynasty of Great Qi for the sake of false name. For the sake of a few words of verbal vanity, it is the treasury and national strength that are spent, and a large number of people are lost. ”

"The Great Qi of the previous dynasty collapsed, and Taizu overthrew the mediocre rule of the previous dynasty and established the Great Zhou, but in the same way, the Xiyun Kingdom took advantage of the opportunity of the change of dynasty in the Central Plains and took the opportunity to occupy the land of the two states in the Central Plains. During the reign of Taizu, the Xiyun Kingdom did not dare to be presumptuous, and deeply cultivated the land of the two states that it had occupied. When they were strong, they began to deal with the Great Zhou as they did with the Great Qi of the previous dynasty. Weichen is a rough man, and he will also calculate this account, and we will do our best to deal at a loss. ”

"Your Majesty, please see, this is Weichen, with the support of General Zhao, in the northwest to count the five wars launched by the Xiyun Kingdom in the past twenty-three years, the grain, grass and military salaries consumed by the Great Zhou, as well as the soldiers and pensions killed in the war, what they get are five random torn up letters of surrender and some flashy flattery and false names. There are also the people and money consumed by the Xiyun Kingdom to wage war, as well as their gains. There may be some discrepancies in the statistics of Xiyun Kingdom, but the difference is not too big. ”

Gu Shao was surprised, this Li Yuanqing still has this hand?

Li Yuanqing is coarse and detailed, and he does things reasonably, this piece of information will inevitably shock Emperor Zhou Ping.

Emperor Zhou Ping only had an approximate estimate in his heart before, so he felt that Da Zhou had lost a lot of silver, but he really didn't know how much, and he didn't let the following calculate.

"Take it and I'll take a look." Emperor Zhou Ping nodded, knowing that these data were not very accurate, but the difference would not be too much.

Liang Gonggong stepped forward and took the papers from Li Yuanqing's hand.

Because it was folded up before, and there were folds on it, after Liang Gonggong got it, he carefully flattened it with a paperweight, and then respectfully handed it to Emperor Zhou Ping.

Emperor Zhou Ping took it and looked at the content he was interested in very carefully.

After reading it, Emperor Zhou Ping's forehead was full of cold sweat.

In the five major wars in the twenty-third year of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a total of 980,000 troops were dispatched, a total of 216,000 people died, 8.6 million quintals of grain and grass, and 7,960,000 taels of silver in military salaries.

Through five major wars, the Xiyun Kingdom sent a total of 760,000 troops, mostly cavalry, and 153,000 people died. The grain and grass they consume is less than half of our Great Zhou, because they have committed crimes, they have food in the Great Zhou, and they also burn, kill, loot, and do all kinds of evil, about three million loads of grain, and their military salary is less than half of that of the Great Zhou, about three million taels of silver.

If he wins, Xiyun Kingdom can get a return of several times more than the military salary.

If he lost, it was only the consumption of grain, grass and military salaries, and there was no compensation. After the five wars, after Xiyun Kingdom wrote a letter of surrender and declared himself a minister, the Great Zhou gave a reward of no less than 100,000 taels of silver each time, which was 500,000 taels of silver.

The land area of the Great Zhou and the Xiyun Kingdom is not much different, and the population is also about the same. In the long run, the Great Zhou was constantly weakened and bloodletting, but the national strength of the Xiyun Kingdom continued to improve in the war.

won the battle, and the big week lost a little; Defeat the battle, big loss. The more you fight, the more you lose, the bigger and weaker. This is also the reason why Wenchen especially hates war.

It's just that if there is no war, the Xiyun Kingdom will occupy the land of the Great Zhou, enslave the local people, burn, kill and loot, and do all kinds of evil.

After Emperor Zhou Ping read it, his face was serious, and he handed these pieces of paper to Gu Shao.

After Gu Shao saw it, his face also changed slightly.

Gu Shao stood up, bowed down and replied: "Your Majesty, please also allow Wei Chen to check the war consumption of the Great Zhou against the Xiyun Kingdom, if you can, Wei Chen also wants to check the war consumption income of the Xiyun Kingdom." ”

Emperor Zhou Ping nodded, "Check, not only check the current dynasty, but also check the previous dynasty." I want those ministers to see the lessons of the past. If this continues, the Great Zhou will also follow in the footsteps of the Great Qi and be consumed by the Xiyun Kingdom. Gu Aiqing, you and Li Aiqing will take people to check in the Wenhua Hall from now on, and the statistics will be relatively accurate. ”

Whether it is the Great Zhou Dynasty or the Great Qi of the previous dynasty, these are sealed as important national materials. Even if there is a break, it is re-transcribed, so that relatively accurate information can be maintained.

There are not only the war attrition of the Great Zhou itself, but also the records of other major countries in the surrounding area. It is only the investigation materials of other countries that can only be consulted with the permission of His Majesty.

Emperor Zhou Ping sent twenty chamberlains, followed by Gu Shao and Li Yuanqing, into the Wenhua Building to check the relevant information.

Li Yuanqing and Gu Shao spent three full days checking all the relevant information, and counted out the comparison of the consumption of each major war between the Great Qi and the Xiyun Kingdom in the previous dynasty, reaching a rather terrifying data of three to one, and the proportion of grain and grass consumption in their own country reached four to one.

The military expenditure of Daqi is three million taels of silver, and the Xiyun Kingdom only needs to spend one million taels of silver; Great Qi consumes 400 quintals of grain and grass, and Xiyun Kingdom only needs to consume 1 million quintals of grain and grass.

It's not that the troops of the Xiyun Kingdom are small, and it is not that the people of the Xiyun Kingdom eat less, but that the grain and grass that the Xiyun Kingdom lacks directly robbed the people on the border of the Great Zhou.