Chapter 22 The Solution

"Doing business with the Huns?" The three of them exclaimed at the same time.

Qin An rolled his eyes and said, "Why are you so nervous?" It's just an economic war, but it's not an exaggeration if you don't know. ”

Meng Tian asked, "Sir, once they do business with the Huns, they will definitely buy grain, salt, iron, and other things from Daqin."

When the time comes, the goods sold to them by Daqin will strengthen the army of the Huns, and in turn deal with Daqin, isn't this an enemy? ”

Qin An smiled: "If they use money to buy food, salt and iron, it may cause what you said."

But we don't want money, we want oxen, sheep, and horses. Only these things can be redeemed.

Moreover, the land of the Xiongnu is very cold in winter, and they also need wine, the stronger the better.

Of course, I know that the degree of the Qin Dynasty is not high, and it is not a strong wine.

Lao Meng, let me ask you, why did the Xiongnu attack the border passes of Daqin? ”

Meng Tian thought for a while and said, "Of course, I fell in love with the rich land of Great Qin. ”

"Yes, it's not." Qin An said, "They do take a fancy to the rich grasslands of Hexi, not the entire Great Qin.

To put it simply, they're just here to live.

Doing business with them, you can think of them as a group of herders who specialize in raising horses, cattle, sheep for us.

When we needed their cattle, sheep and horses, we bartered them with grain and wine. Over time, they will no longer think about harassing us at the border, because they can survive.

This is the most peaceful way, and if it is a peaceful age, this method is the best.

But in ancient times, especially in Great Qin, this economic war may not be the best. ”

Ying Zheng said: "Sir, why do you say that it is not suitable for Daqin? ”

Qin An said: "Because of the general environment. If you want economic warfare, you must first pay attention to commerce, and the premise of attaching importance to commerce is that agriculture must be developed, that is, you must first have enough to eat.

Second, the country should be strong enough and have stable internal security.

Neither of these points, Daqin does not have.

Daqin values agriculture and light business, it should be said that almost all dynasties and dynasties have emphasized agriculture and light business, because eating is the most important, and there is no way to solve it by eating, so how to value business. ”

"Sir's right, then there are two other ways?" Ying Zheng is the first to say.

He thinks that what Qin An said is right, how can he be business-oriented if he can't eat enough now. But what he didn't expect was the importance of developing business, Qin An didn't say.

Qin An replied: "The second method is more cruel, that is, kill, it is not the Hun soldiers who are killed, but the Huns, as long as you see that the people of the Huns are either killed or arrested."

This method was very cruel, very cruel to the Huns. ”

"Kill all the Huns?" The crowd was shocked again.

That's a little too cruel, isn't it?

Qin An nodded and said: "You can not kill them all, but they can't stay in the grassland, and they must make the grassland completely become a no-man's land."

There can be no people on the grassland, no cattle, sheep and horses, and no grain of grain.

Why did the Xiongnu army come back quickly every time after the imperial army returned to the court? ”

"Because there are their people on the steppe?" Li Si asked tentatively.

Qin An bowed his head and said: "Because the grassland is full of their Xiongnu tribes, when they return to the grassland, they will have a place to live and food again."

Therefore, the Hun army was not afraid at all that it would not come back after retreating. ”

"I understand, this is to cut off the grain and grass of the Huns." Li Si said, "As long as there are no Xiongnu tribes in the grassland area, then after the Xiongnu army returns to the grassland, there is no supply of food and grass, and they can only make two choices."

One confronted Meng Tian's 300,000-strong army, and the other withdrew from the grassland.

However, there are many Xiongnu people in the steppe, and they are very scattered, and it will take some time to arrest or kill them all. ”

Ying Zheng bowed his head and said: "Although it will take some time, this is a good way, Lao Meng, you can remember it." ”

"No." Meng Tian replied.

Qin An said: "This doesn't need to be remembered, it's not the best way." ”

"What better way, sir?" Meng Tian asked in shock.

Qin An smiled: "Didn't I summarize three methods, I only said two just now, and I didn't say one other." ”

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "Sir, don't you sell Guanzi, don't you see Lao Meng's anxious appearance?" ”

Meng Tian's old face flushed.

For driving away the Huns is the greatest achievement and task in Meng Tian's life, there was no way to the Huns before, but now that there is finally a way, can he not be in a hurry.

Li Si showed a wry smile, and a dignified general blushed when he was ridiculed by the emperor.

Qin An smiled and said, "Actually, there is another way that is very simple and difficult. It's about building a base, building a mobile base. ”

"Please elaborate, sir." Meng Tian said.

At this time, his attitude was very sincere, unlike at the beginning, his disbelief in Qin An and his bad attitude.

Qin An said: "Before I go into details, let me ask everyone, why can the Huns leave when they want and come when they want?" ”

Meng Tian said: "Because the horses of the Huns are faster than us. ”

Li Si said: "Sir just said that there are many herdsmen in the steppe who provide enough grain and grass for the Huns.

So every time the imperial army left the steppe, it would come back and harass the border passes. ”

"That's right." Qin An said, "So what I mean is to build a mobile base on the grassland, and there is enough grain and grass in the base, cattle, sheep and horses.

This base follows behind the army, or the army protects the base, and goes forward to chase the Hun army.

Although I couldn't find them at first, I could at least drive them away and drive them all the way to other places. ”

"But sooner or later, the food and grass for the mobile base will run out." Lees said.

"That's right." Qin An said, "So we have to build other bases on the grassland, which are actually granaries, so that it is convenient to send grain to the mobile base."

And there can be several mobile bases on the grassland, not just one. Depending on the terrain, the mobile base can also be different.

As for the people of the mobile base, I suggest that the Xiongnu people and the Daqin people go together, which is conducive to the assimilation of the Xiongnu people. ”

"Sir, what do you need to pay attention to at this mobile base?" Meng Tian asked.

"Mobility." Qin An said, "You can leave your current location at any time and set up camp in another location.

As I mentioned earlier, different places use different bases, and everyone can set up tents and herd cattle and sheep on the grassland. This is very much seeing.

But not in the desert, where camels are needed, because camels help people find water. It can help withstand sandstorms, and most importantly, it can be used as a mount and a means of transportation.

And what really matters about a mobile base is mobility, being able to keep up with the pace of the army. ”

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