When Ma Zhou saw Li Lizhi at Baiqi's station in the West Inner Garden, she had just practiced a few rounds of riding and shooting, and she was dressed in a strong suit, with a golden crown and her hair, and her heroic posture, which made Ma Zhou moved.

However, the excitement did not last long.

I only heard Li Lizhi say indifferently: "Do you know how to know horses and feed horses?" ”

Ma Zhou was giving a salute, and was stunned when he heard this: "What does the princess mean?" ”

Li Li said: "Unlike the guards, a hundred horsemen are good at riding and shooting, and a good horse is an indispensable thing. ”

Is this treating me like a horse breeder? My surname is Ma, but that doesn't mean I have to raise horses!

Ma Zhou was angry and said: "I have the policy of rejuvenating the country in my chest, and the trivial things of raising horses, what is the reason?" ”

It's really crazy.

Li Lizhi smiled faintly and said, "Do you think that raising horses is not a matter of rejuvenating the country and securing the country?" ”

Ma Zhou didn't think about it at first, but after thinking about it for a while, he immediately said solemnly: "The husband is like a dragon in the sky, and he is like a horse in the earth." The horse is the foundation of the armor and the great use of the country. Tranquility is in the order of non-dignity and humility, and if there is change, it is difficult to help the near and far......"

At this point, he couldn't help but stop.

This statement comes from the "Bronze Horse Table" by Han Fubo's general Ma Yuan.

And the next four sentences are "In the past, there was Qiji, a thousand miles a day, Bole saw it, and he was not confused".

Bole is good at horses, and does not bury good horses, and when will he have a bright future?

Li Lizhi didn't know what he felt in his heart at this time, so he just shook his head slightly and said, "You haven't really realized the importance of horses yet." ”

Ma Zhou showed a surprised expression when he heard this.

He thought that Fang Cai's words had put away his contemptuous attitude, and he showed great importance to the country's horse politics, could it be that the princess in front of him had more profound insights?

"Horses, the country's armament, the heavens are gone, the country will be in danger!" Li Lizhi imitated Luo Taisui's tone when he said this, "Ma Zheng is about the rise and fall of a country, and the Han Dynasty is the best example. ”

This morning, she patiently asked Luo Taisui for advice on the development strategy of Baiqi, and Luo Taisui took her to appreciate the process of the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty from the perspective of Ma Zheng.

In the end, a conclusion was drawn: the prosperity of the Han Dynasty is also in Ma Zheng, and the decline is also in Ma Zheng!

And now that Datang is vigorously developing horse politics, Baiqi can just take advantage of the situation.

"Ma Zheng is about the rise and fall of dynasties?"

Ma Zhou frowned and quickly combed through the history of the two Han Dynasty in his heart, but it felt like seeing flowers in a fog, and it was not very clear.

In this regard, he is naturally not as good as Luo Taisui.

Luo Taisui is a man who looks at the Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming ...... The history of all dynasties, and a large number of "experts", as well as various articles on the Internet to summarize and summarize, formed the above views.

"I want to hear about it!" Ma Zhou Zhengse said.

He wanted to see what the little princess could say.

"At the beginning of the establishment of the Han Dynasty, there was a shortage of horses, and the Son of Heaven could not get a complete four-horse carriage for travel, not to mention the princes and princes, who could only take ox carts."

With her amazing memory and comprehension, Li Lizhi quickly sorted out the views expounded by Luo Taisui, and at the same time said: "When Han Gaozu attacked the Xiongnu in the north, because of the rash advance, the vanguard and the 300,000 army were seriously disconnected, and they were surrounded by white mountaineering for seven days and seven nights.

This was also due to the lack of sufficient military horses in the Han army. ”

Well......

Ma Zhou nodded slightly when he heard this.

Li Lizhen continued: "Therefore, the Han Dynasty followed the Qin system and vigorously developed horse politics, and when Emperor Wenjing passed through the Second Emperor Wenjing, and then to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the stable horses had reached an astonishing 400,000!"

If he didn't have this confidence, where would he Liu Che get the belligerent capital? How could the Han Dynasty defeat the Xiongnu and Dawan and open up trade routes to the Western Regions? ”

Ma Zhou nodded frequently.

At the beginning of the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, the main threat was the Xiongnu in the north.

In the face of the nomads who come and go like the wind, how can they compete and defeat them without a strong iron horseman?

"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could have continued the prosperous era of Wenjing, and even created another unprecedented prosperous era!"

Li Lizhi said unhurriedly: "But because of his poor soldiers, not to mention the loss of labor and money, and aggravated the loss of horses, the country's horse politics was hit hard, and it became a turning point for the Western Han Dynasty from prosperity to decline." ”

The annals of this history immediately appeared in Ma Zhou's mind, and he said in a deep voice: "The two armies left the fortress, and the Saiyue officials and private horses were 140,000, and the re-entry was less than 30,000......"

"Historical Records: The Biography of General Wei's Hussars" and "Hanshu Wei Qinghuo's Biography" have all been recorded in this way, and they are word-for-word.

This was the largest expedition against the Xiongnu during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, using 140,000 cavalry! There were hundreds of thousands of infantry and transporters, as well as 100,000 transport horses.

This campaign once occupied the habitat where the Xiongnu had lived for a long time, forcing them to flee to the area of the "North Sea" (Lake Baikal).

And the Han army also lost tens of thousands of soldiers and more than 100,000 horses due to epidemics and battles!

So that when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Li Ling to the north in his later years, he could only give 5,000 foot soldiers, but he was intercepted by the Hun cavalry and the whole army was annihilated.

It was because of the huge consumption of horses due to the continuous conquests that the Han Dynasty had to interrupt the offensive to restore the economy and replenish the horses.

Li Lizhi continued: "In his later years, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty realized that he was reckless in his military and labored the people and lost money, so he had to issue an edict against himself......

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At this point, she paused and looked at Ma Zhou.

When the locust plague was raging this year, a courtier proposed to make her father and emperor condemn herself.

So she deliberately went to find out, and among them was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's Luntai Edict.

Since Chang He said that Ma Zhou has real talent and real learning, Li Lizhi intends to test him.

Ma Zhou noticed Li Lizhen's gaze and knew what he meant, so without thinking, Luntai blurted out the edict.

“…… Nowadays, it is necessary to prohibit harshness, stop unauthorized endowment, force the peasants, repair horses and restore orders, in order to fill the gaps, and there is no lack of armament. The two thousand stones of the county are each on the top of the animal and horses, and the side is slightly supplemented, and the plan is right. ”

This is the last paragraph of the edict, which symbolizes the end of Emperor Wu's tough and martial foreign policy, the beginning of the domestic policy of Huai Rou and the people, and sets the tone for the later "Zhaoxuan Zhongxing".

Among them, it is emphasized that "repairing horses and reinstating orders to fill the gaps" and "entering the strategy of animals and horses" represent that horse politics in this period has risen to the top priority of the country, which is related to the strength of the country.

Speaking of which, if Ma Zhou doesn't understand the point that Li Lizhen wants to expound, he will really be incompetent.

At the same time, a trace of admiration gradually appeared in his heart.

This princess of Changle is at a young age, although there is a famous teacher behind her, but her own intelligence is obviously far beyond ordinary people.

It is no wonder that the current saint is relieved to hand over the hundred horsemen equivalent to his own personal servants to her, and obviously has extraordinary confidence in her.

Next, the two talked about the decline of Ma Zheng during the period of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, and with the abolition of Ma Zheng, which established the status of the Han Dynasty, the Western Han Dynasty gradually came to an end.

Let's go back to Luo Taisui's words.

The prosperity of the Han Dynasty is also in Ma Zheng, and the decline is also in Ma Zheng!