Chapter 818

On the night of the National Assembly, the atmosphere of the Shang Dynasty changed suddenly. The people no longer lived and worked in peace, but fought bravely to be the first.

The discussion on this day was only about the political system, and around the core of the political system, whether it was officials of the Shang Dynasty or ordinary people, businessmen, masters of practice, almost all walks of life participated in the discussion. And one day is far from enough to solve these problems.

Fortunately, Li Xian did not intend to finish the discussion in one day.

This National Assembly is a turning point, and the Shang Dynasty will also use this as a new starting point to climb new peaks.

When night fell, when the meeting dispersed, the people still did not leave, and many people stayed temporarily in Xinghuo University to discuss overnight.

The teaching buildings of Xinghuo University, which have just been completed, are not open; however, some public places, gazebos, etc., are free to use. On this night, in Xinghuo University, many new ideas were born, and many social groups were born.

After flying back to Anyang City Lord's Mansion at night, Li Xian also worked overnight, and everyone began to discuss, and the scope of the discussion covered the entire Yingzhou. A high-altitude topographic map of Yingzhou was spread out, and the names of many countries, as well as the names of many important cities, mountains, and rivers were marked on it.

All the information on this map was obtained by the Shang Dynasty at a huge cost and little by little exploration. These sources of information are very complicated, some are provided by mercenaries, some are provided by businessmen, and some are specially sent for exploration.

But before Li Xian and others had time to discuss it, someone came to report—the prince of Zhao Guo came to see him.

It's late at night, why don't you come to see me? However, Zhao Guo sent Ji Buxian's family here this time, and Li Xian should meet him because of reason.

After packing up the map, Li Xian met Prince Zhao in this study.

After some courteous meeting, Prince Zhao cut straight to the point, "Brother Li, I'm here to ask for advice. What is 'technology'?

Some time ago, my younger brother suddenly had such an idea and explained a lot, but I always felt that I missed the core. "

Before Li Xian could speak, Li Yuanming asked, "I don't know how His Highness thinks about it?"

Prince Zhao hesitated for a moment, as if he didn't want to say anything; but seeing Li Xian and others looked over, he finally said: "I think the so-called science is to use systematic means to understand the nature of the world and use the world to Essence, serve us.

Therefore, I think that the scope of science not only includes the current industrial technology, etc., but also can explain spiritual practice. Of course, if we want to cover the scope of science with practice, we still need to develop.

This is the nature of science as I understand it. "

Li Xian then smiled and said, "You are right, and I think it makes sense too. But I have a few words here for your reference."

Li Xian said, picked up a hard pen, tore off a piece of paper from an ordinary notepad, wrote a few words, and asked Yuan Yun to pass it on to Prince Zhao. Seeing that Prince Zhao picked it up, Li Xian smiled again: "I'm sorry, the scene is relatively simple, please don't take offense."

"Where is that..." Prince Zhao quickly picked up the paper and began to watch. But it says "wisdom, exploration, bravery, and wisdom" written on it. ’ Eight words.

After reading these words, Prince Zhao looked at Li Xian with some doubts, but found that Li Xian smiled sincerely, not fooling himself.

In fact, before coming here, Prince Zhao thought for a long time, thinking that Li Xian would keep his mouth shut, and also thought that Li Xian would say something mysterious and mysterious, but he never thought that Li Xian would give these simple eight words.

Seeing Prince Zhao looking over, Li Xian smiled, a little proud and sincere: "Science doesn't have many reasons, it's just a means and tool for us to understand the world.

The core is understanding the world, not science. Science is just one of the many tools we use to understand the world. "

Prince Zhao was stunned for a while, and finally thanked Li Xian sincerely. "Been taught a lesson!"

Li Xian smiled slightly, looked at Prince Zhao, and at the people around him, and said in a deep tone: "We must not be superstitious about science, because science is just a tool for us, a tool for wisdom. That's all."

Prince Zhao got the answer, seeing what Li Xian seemed to be discussing here, he left immediately.

After the prince of Zhao Guo left, Li Yuanming spoke up, "It seems that Zhao Guo's ambition is not small."

Let me ask you a question, why is it called ambitious? Li Xian didn't react for a while.

Xu Ren, standing next to him, agreed, "That's right. When other countries were still obsessed with our technology, Zhao Guo had already begun to explore the essence of science. This time the prince of Zhao Guo came to ask, it must be the emperor of Zhao Guo's instruction."

Only then did Li Xian understand, but then Li Xian laughed, "There is competition, and there is progress. The weak are afraid of competition, but they are eliminated from the beginning; the strong like competition, because there is competition, there is progress!"

Simple words reveal powerful self-confidence. Everyone around burst out with a strong fighting spirit.

Beside, Li Yuanming has reopened the map, and everyone continued the previous topic.

As Li Yuanming moved his fingers, he seemed to be giving pointers, "The situation in Yingzhou is turbulent now, but based on the information we have now, we can draw the following conclusions.

In the east of Yingzhou, we, the country of Tang, and the country of Yue in the south all have the capital to dominate.

Searching to the west, Qingyun Kingdom has the most capital to dominate.

Qingyun Kingdom faces south, which is the Hunan country that Jue Dai Fenghua and Xuan Tian went to; this Xiang country is not as bad as Jue Dai Fenghua said. According to what our secret agents know, this country is rich in water and grass and fertile in land. As long as it can survive the greedy eyes around it, it has a great possibility of becoming a hegemon.

And Xuantian and Juedai Fenghua bought a lot of arms and technology from us, and their rise is almost inevitable.

Further to the south, there are three evil countries, Jiufang Kingdom, Tushan Kingdom, and Rongfang Kingdom. Apart from Lingnan, the Three Kingdoms of the Evil Dao is the most famous Holy Land of the Evil Dao in Yingzhou, where many masters of the Evil Dao gathered. Relying on the mastery strategy, as long as the three countries can advance and retreat together, it is also possible to compete for hegemony.

But for the way the evil way develops, I hold a wait-and-see attitude for the time being.

Further to the west, those with more potential or strength will reach the central part of Yingzhou and the north-south line. Here, from north to south, they are: Taiyi State, Zhao State, Wei State, Western Chu State, and Eastern Chu State.

Taiyi Kingdom has huge potential, its location is very superior, and there are almost no competitors around it. I believe that Taiyi will grow up in a very short time. As long as the national policy is not too radical, the Taiyi Kingdom will inevitably become the hegemon in the north-central part of Yingzhou.

Needless to say, Zhao State, Wei State, Eastern Chu State, and Western Chu State are all powerful countries with rich heritage. But the four countries are gathered in the 'narrow' central part of Yingzhou, especially the state of Wei is actually located in the middle of Zhao State, Western Chu State, and Eastern Chu State, so the potential for development is probably not too great. However, it is not ruled out that Wei Guo has a master of great talent and general strategy.

Further to the west, it is difficult to judge; our knowledge of the west of Zhao is limited. There is also the Lingnan area, which we don't know much about.

However, the latest news shows that in the north of Yingzhou, near the boundary of the Yaozu, there is a special country called 'Liao Kingdom'. The Liao Kingdom was a state in a very different form than any state we know.

In the Liao Kingdom, the emperor and the main ministers co-ruled the country. The main families, including the royal family, were married to each other to form an almost unbreakable political system. The so-called unbreakable refers to the level of national defense.

However, the Liao Kingdom respects the strong. Although there is a family system, the common people also have room for improvement.

In addition, the Liao Kingdom has the ability to tame monsters and even monster races. Therefore, the Liao State has an extremely powerful cavalry army. According to the latest information we have obtained, the cavalry of the Liao Kingdom can even kill seven in and seven out on the Yaozu battlefield, and the killed Yaozu will be defeated.

The Liao Kingdom is the country in the north of Yingzhou, the only country that can stop the attack of the monster clan by itself, and even repel the monster clan's army. "

"Oh..." Li Xian's eyes widened immediately, Liao Kingdom? What an interesting country. After thinking for a while, Li Xian asked: "How is the war between the Liao Kingdom and the Yaozu now?"

Li Yuanming said: "The latest news shows that the Liao Kingdom united with the surrounding countries to temporarily block the attack of the Yaozu, and even had the power to counterattack. During this period, the Liao Kingdom's ambition broke out and it also secretly annexed the surrounding countries. As far as I see, the Liao Kingdom's The rise has been unstoppable.

But after all, the Liao Kingdom is facing the Yaozu directly, so I'm afraid there will be some twists and turns. "

Li Xian rubbed his chin, and said thoughtfully: "You say, how about we establish diplomatic relations with the Liao country? By the way, we will provide the Liao country with certain technology and arms. Anyway, the Liao country can also be regarded as a country of our human race."

Xu Ren looked at the map, looked at the location of the Liao Kingdom, and agreed after thinking for a while: "The location of the Liao Kingdom is good. As long as the Liao Kingdom is strong, it will definitely be able to hold back the power of the Yaozu and provide good conditions for our side." development space.

But before that, we need to send people to make an official visit and study to see how the Liao Kingdom is doing.

Especially to see if there is any unclear relationship between the Liao Kingdom and the Yaozu. "

Li Xian nodded. The form of the Liao Kingdom is somewhat special. It can domesticate a large number of monsters and beasts, and even a powerful monster clan. It sounds very exciting, but I am afraid that the Liao Kingdom is a puppet regime supported by the monster clan. This point must be investigated clearly. What if there is a drama between the Liao Kingdom and the Yaozu?

As for the means of investigation?

Li Yuanming gave a good idea: "We still have a master of the Golden Crow tribe captured here. You can take one over and cook on the spot."

"You don't need to do this!" Xu Ren objected, "It's fine if we hunt and make on-site. And we need to make all the monsters know about it!"

Li Xian shivered, this Mr. Xu Renxu is not a kind person. Also, the career of counselor is destined to conflict with kindness; and the better the counselor, the farther the distance from "kindness" will be.

The matter of the Liao Kingdom is put aside for the time being, and we have to wait for the envoy to return. Everyone began to discuss the situation of the surrounding countries.

Although the annexation war on Yingzhou has not started for long, some general forms have already emerged. As long as you pay a little attention to the situation on Yingzhou, everyone can analyze the current situation.

As for the Bian State in the south of the Shang Dynasty, it has been ignored. Because the merchants of the Shang Dynasty were playing chess and arm wrestling in Bian. Bian State has become a testing ground for merchants in the Shang Dynasty, and the result... probably won't be too beautiful!

Li Xian toured the countries mentioned earlier, "What should we do with these countries? Establish diplomatic relations now? Or use some means to strengthen the power of their neighboring countries?"

"No, strengthen the power of these countries!" Li Yuanming's eyes flashed, and he explained slowly: "There are four reasons for this.

First, these countries have established a general trend, and it is difficult for surrounding countries to stop them. In particular, these countries have a large number of masters, and their national reserves are abundant. At this time, it is better to add icing on the cake to a strong country than to send charcoal to a weak country.

Second, since it is unstoppable, of course we cannot 'go against the times' and must go with the trend. Don't make all countries oppose us when the time comes.

Third, suffering is a kind of wealth, and we want to destroy this kind of wealth. If these countries have fought hard and finally completed their expansion, such countries will be as stable as a mountain in a short period of time.

But if we strengthen the power of these countries, they will inevitably expand rapidly, leaving many unstable factors in the country.

Also, the reason why a large number of wars broke out now is that countries actually have a kind of ruthless mind, which is to consume a large number of people on the battlefield and reduce food demand. If we let these countries expand rapidly, we can leave a lot of people behind.

For us, every death of a commoner is considered a merit; similarly, for these countries, every extra commoner survived is an extra mouth to eat, which will destabilize the domestic situation. This is truly a double-winner.

Fourth, war can promote technological progress. Now is a critical war period, and countries are likely to take the opportunity to rise. But if countries are allowed to absorb a large amount of our technology, a kind of dependence will be formed instead of fully developing their own technology.

In this way, we can guide the technology of various countries invisibly, so that they gradually lose the ability to develop technology. "

Next to him, Fang Shijing listened and took over the conversation, "My lord, I have another suggestion. Exchanges between countries are the same as investment. If we want to invest, we must choose a stable country with high returns. Investment is the only way. Only in this way can we reap more substantial benefits.

At the beginning, we chose to help the country of Yue, and this is how Qingcheng is now. Qingcheng, with a radius of five thousand miles, has now become the most important grain-producing area in the Shang Dynasty.

According to a report a few days ago, it is expected that within 20 days, Qingcheng will usher in its first bumper rice harvest this year; its rice output is enough to meet the needs of our current population of one billion people.

If we cooperate with other countries, how many more places like this can we get?

Or even if you can't get such a place, what about getting the railroad rights? Or the right to build the airport?

It is foreseeable that after these countries grow up, Yingzhou will enjoy a short period of peace, maybe a year or two, or maybe a hundred or two hundred years. During this period, we need to use railways and other transportation methods to obtain huge benefits through commercial means.

Also, in Bian's country, a method called "economic unification" appeared. In my opinion, it is impossible to completely rely on economic means to accomplish the great cause of reunification; but using economic means to sow the seeds of reunification is completely feasible!

In other words, we are now planning for the unified layout of Yingzhou in the future; and this entry point is: the idea of ​​economic unification! "

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