At the feast.

Shi Min was invited to the main seat by Chen Liang, the head of the Chen family. Although this is the territory of the Chen family, Shi Min is the prime minister of the dynasty, the king of Wei of the Great Zhao State, and his status is prominent, how can he be subordinate?

There were actually not many people at the whole banquet, except for a few generals brought by Shi Min, who were important figures of the Yingchuan Chen family.

The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors.

Chen Liang raised his glass and said, "King Wei, come!" A glass to you! ”

"Lord Chen is polite. Come, drink together! ”

Drink it all in one cup.

Chen Liang finally couldn't bear his careful thoughts, and said: "King Wei, the contemptible people know that King Wei is a great achiever. However, those who have become great things since ancient times are assisted by Yingjie! Now that the King of Wei has ruled the bull's ear of the Zhao State, he is in charge of the dynasty, and the government and the opposition are all subdued, but doesn't the King of Wei feel that something is missing? ”

"What does the head of the family mean by that?" Shi Min put down his wine glass and squinted his eyes, as if he wanted to hear what Chen Liang had to say.

Chen Liang lowered his hand and said, "King Wei, with all due respect. Throughout the ages, those who achieve great things need to meet three conditions, one is a soldier, two is a name, three is power, and four is talent! Now the King of Wei has the name and power of the army, but only one talent is missing! It's a shame! ”

"Oh? Not necessarily, right? Shi Min deliberately pretended to be confused, "Talents are everywhere!" Now the lone king is the prime minister of the dynasty, the soldiers of the court are the soldiers of the lone king, the name of the court is the name of the lone king, the power of the court is the power of the lone king, and the talents of the court are the talents of the lone king! Why did the head of the family say that the lonely king lacked talents? ”

"Hehe, King Wei, I'm afraid it's not true, right?"

Chen Liang said lightly: "King Wei's martial arts are all unique in the world, don't say that the world, it is pushed up for more than a thousand years, but I am afraid that there are not many people who can keep up with King Wei's martial arts." However, the contemptible people believe that with the vision of King Wei, he must be able to see the shortcomings of the Great Zhao State. ”

The king of Wei said that the soldiers, names, powers, and talents of the imperial court, that is, the soldiers, names, powers, and talents of the king of Wei himself, and he deeply agreed with this. But King Wei should know the current shortcomings of the Great Zhao Kingdom! Otherwise, King Wei would not have posted a meritocracy recruitment order all over the country, nor would he have set up a Jixia School Palace and opened a recruitment hall to recruit talents. King Wei, I don't know if the contemptible person is right? ”

"Not bad. Why did Chen Gong teach me? Shi Min did not hide it, but honestly confessed.

Hearing this, Chen Liang said solemnly: "King Wei, since you have learned about the current disadvantages of Zhao Guo, you should prescribe the right medicine!" Da Zhao is a strong soldier, dominating the world, and the countries dare not compete with it! However, the strength of the army and the prosperity of the army can only make the country strong for a while, but it cannot be stable for a long time, and even dominate the world! Just like the Wei State during the Warring States Period, the Wei State originally had the strength to sweep the Eight Wildernesses and dominate the world, but it fought on all sides and finally consumed its vitality cleanly. ”

"How similar is today's Great Zhao to the Wei State in the early Warring States period? It is also a place of four wars, the same population and fertile land, and the same strong army! However, if you want to have long-term peace and stability, if you want to dominate the world, this is not enough. ”

"I want to hear about it."

Chen Liang said: "In the past, the Han Dynasty was divided into three kingdoms, Wei, Shu and Wu were three-legged, and the Wei family was dominant, whether it was territory, population, wealth or military strength, it was far better than the weak Wu and Shu, but Wei still could not annex Wu and Shu. Does the King of Wei know why? ”

Shi Min bowed his head slightly and expressed his opinion: "Although Wei State sits on most of the world's territory, and its population, land, military strength and wealth are more than twice that of Wu and Shu, its territory is too large, and there are many places that need to be defended, so although Wei is a big family, it actually does not have the strength to dominate the world in the early stage. In addition, Wu sits on the Yangtze River moat, and Shu also has a Qinling Mountains as a barrier, so if Wei wants to annex Wu and Shu, it must have more powerful national strength! ”

"Not bad!"

Shi Min understands it very thoroughly.

The three-legged stand, in fact, Wu and Shu are tied together, and they can't kill Wei. It's just that the world was in constant turmoil at that time, and the Wei State needed to develop and need stronger national strength.

In fact, from the very beginning, it has been an inevitable trend for Wei to dominate the world.

First of all, Shu and Wu were both in a safe corner, and they could not compete with Wei in terms of population, horses, or grain and grass.

Secondly, Zhuge Liang actually saw this a long time ago, so when he looked at the thatched cottage three times, he said, "You can only send troops when the world changes", which shows that Zhuge Liang sees the problem very thoroughly, and he also knows the strength of Shudi.

Again, Shu and Wu are both remote, don't look at the population of Sichuan and Jiangnan from the current perspective, Jiangnan and Sichuan are sparsely populated places during the Three Kingdoms period, the Central Plains occupy six or seven tenths of the population, and the Central Plains has always been a concentration of talents, while Shu and Wu belong to remote areas.

To sum up, war is actually a contest between a country and a country's comprehensive national strength, so the defeat of Shu and Wu is inevitable.

Chen Liang said solemnly: "The Wei State at that time was similar to the Great Zhao today, but the situation is more complicated!" If the King of Wei wants to dominate the world, he must be assisted by talents, and it is indispensable to let Zhao have the strength to dominate the world! ”

"Aren't there enough virtuous people around the Lone King?" Shi Min deliberately asked this question.

Chen Liang couldn't help but say in a deep voice: "King Wei, the virtuous people say are not necessarily the virtuous people around you. In the whole world, there are great talents and small talents, and the ministers around King Wei are naturally all great talents, but it is not enough to have big talents, and more small talents are needed! ”

"Go on."

"King Wei, you are from a military background, you should know how to select generals and soldiers. And the big is the general, the small is the small soldier, the army without the general is a plate of scattered sand, and there are no small soldiers, how can the general become famous? So these two are relative, and what King Wei is essentially lacking now is Xiaocai. ”

Shi Min didn't speak, but continued to look into Chen Liang's eyes.

Chen Liang bowed and said: "What King Wei did in Daliang a few days ago is known to the whole world, from the prince to Li Shu, everyone applauded!" But how to settle the officialdom of Daliang, presumably King Wei also has some headaches, right? ”

Speaking of which, Shi Min had to admire this Chen Liang's sharp vision. That's right, Shi Min punished a large number of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, but the next trouble is not small.

With so many officials missing, the girder could not function normally for a while. Zhao Guo's talent reserve was already very poor, and such a large-scale purge of officials made Shi Min's local officials even more stretched.

"Master Chen, if you have anything, just say it."

"King, I, Yingchuan Chen, am willing to support you and fully support the King!"

Is this a sign of loyalty?

Chen Liang said solemnly: "The officials of the Great Zhao State are already overstretched, and there are even some phenomena of buying and selling officials, and the corruption and bribery of officials are endless!" And this is the disadvantage of appointing cold men and appointing vulgar people as officials! ”

Shi Min's fingers tapped on the table, and he said with great interest: "Lord Chen, as far as King Gu knows, your Yingchuan Chen clan has become an official in my Great Zhao Kingdom, and there are not a hundred and eighty, right?" The Lone King can restore you to the prestige of the Yingchuan Chen clan in the past, and even let you Yingchuan Chen's peach and plum all over the world is not a problem. But what good is this for the Lone King? ”

"The king can get the full support of my Yingchuan Chen clan!"

Chen Liang swore solemnly: "If there is a need, as long as the king speaks, my Yingchuan Chen family can contribute people and money and food!" The contemptible people know that now the king is trying to carry out reforms and wants to enrich the country and strengthen the army, but the treasury is tight and may not be able to reform, so as long as the king is willing, I, Yingchuan Chen, can fund the treasury with 6 million yuan! 300,000 stone of rice millet grain! And it's a gratuitous grant! In addition, if the king allows, I, the Yingchuan Chen family, can send 300 young talents in the family, who can be local officials and courtiers, and let the king send them! ”

Shi Min bowed slightly.

It's a deal, it's a political deal.

The treasury ran out of money and grain, and the officials in various places were uneven, and they had different intentions for Shi Min, so it was difficult to guarantee that these local officials would not disobey Shi Min's edicts.

Partnering with Chan is different.

The Chen family has money and food, and is an excellent partner to work with. Shi Min can get what he needs, and in the same way, he can also give Yingchuan Chen enough returns, which is destined to be a win-win cooperation!

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Chapter 0259 - Win-Win