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“The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau?”

Seeing that everyone present was confused, Ye Feng did not dwell on this question and continued, "Do you know what is on the other side of the sea?"

"The other side of the ocean?"

Gan Ning spoke first: "I heard that Xu Fu was ordered to go out to find the immortal mountain, and eventually he settled down in Japan. Hundreds of years later, the population exceeded one million."

"My Lord, you asked me to train the navy, isn't it to conquer them?"

Ye Feng shook his head: "How can Japan be considered the other side of the ocean?"

"The people on the other end look completely different from us, with blonde hair, blue eyes, and fair skin."

"Persian?"

Ma Chao had lived in Xiliang for a long time and had heard about the merchants from the Western Regions, so he knew these people with very different appearances.

Ye Feng shook his head: "No, it's further west than the Persians."

"It is still an unknown place now. They are weaker than us and are very different from us. But one day in the future, the weak can become strong, and the strong can become weak."

"Do you know the reason?"

Everyone present was stunned, with a hint of confusion in their eyes.

Ye Feng looked at Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong: "Do you two have any ideas?"

Pang Tong said: "There is no difference between strong and weak. At different times and places, the strength and weakness will change."

"For example, the cavalry in the north can be invincible on the grasslands. No one can resist them. But when they go to the south, where there are many waterways, it is not as easy as before. At that time, they need small boats."

"The cavalry's advantage is gone at this time."

"Although China is extremely powerful today, it is natural that prosperity will eventually decline and decline will eventually prosper. It is precisely because of our strength that various technologies will spread in all directions."

"Those who learn our national technology may be able to make further progress. On the other hand, we have always regarded ourselves as a great country and have been complacent. Naturally, we will go from strong to weak."

Many generals present did not understand what he said, but Ye Feng applauded him.

No wonder history says "If you get one of the two, you can conquer the world", the foresight of these two people is unmatched by ordinary people.

"Kong Ming, what do you think of what Shi Yuan said?"

Zhuge Liang nodded: "When the moon is full, it wanes; when the water is full, it overflows. Strength and weakness are mutually transformative. But I believe that even if China has a short downturn, it will sooner or later find a broad path again, and by then it will still be able to surpass all other races."

Ye Feng clapped his hands and laughed: "Yes!"

“It’s what I thought.”

"But now that we know the problem, we must prepare for it."

"We can't let our nation decline, and we can't let those Westerners become stronger."

"What do you think we should do?"

Pang Tong's eyes were gloomy: "Trade is prohibited."

"Since they are behind us, we only need to block the technology. How will they know?"

"You can only follow us and eat dirt."

"If there was no Silk Road established by Zhang Qian, there would be no trade between the two countries. Is it normal to block it now?" Zhuge Liang shook his head: "No."

"The most terrible thing is to be complacent."

“If you don’t compare yourself with others and just sit there in first place, your level will only get worse.”

"Besides, technological progress is achieved in leaps and bounds, not step by step."

“For example, the earliest use of fire and the earliest nation-state all appeared suddenly. If you are afraid of competition, you will only be surpassed by others.”

"The Chinese nation is the best now, but who can guarantee that it will be the same in the future?"

"Letting them study means they are following behind us. Even if they succeed in their studies, the results will remain in our hands."

“Only by gathering together hundreds of schools of thought can we get the best solution.”

Ye Feng smiled faintly: "What you said makes sense."

“So it needs to be implemented together.”

"It is necessary to block the technology, at least the core things need to be under our control."

“Only in this way can we motivate those people to come from far away places and bring us the best things.”

"Secondly, we can't let him get these things easily. The easier it is to get them, the less they will cherish them."

“This has been the truth since ancient times.”

Zhuge Liang hesitated and said, "My Lord, without competition, how can there be any progress?"

"Born in adversity, die in comfort, this is an eternal truth. Do you think it is wrong to be prepared for danger in times of peace?"

Ye Feng smiled and said, "That's true, but there's no need to compare with those Westerners."

"After all, they are far inferior to us now."

“In fact, we can focus on us and let them compete.”

"The imperial examination system is a selection system that allows the survival of the fittest. Similarly, scientific competition still requires everyone to vie to step forward."

"If you are good at learning, you can become an official, but if you have a clear mind and can lead the advancement of science and technology, why can't you become an official?"

"If we open an institution like this and let everyone in the world who knows strange and lewd techniques come in, what will be the result?"

"Our technology will only get better and progress faster."

“Isn’t this chorus a competition?”

"What do you think?"

Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and the people present clapped their hands and said, "Great!"

"wonderful!!"

"My lord has a far-sighted vision, which we cannot match."

(End of this chapter)