I, the King is a killer

"Your Majesty, you say that the war is difficult and the people are suffering, but you only see the misery of the people in front of you. Why don't you see the suffering of the whole world for thousands of years? So Cao Min said, "Your Majesty's vision is a little short-sighted. He only sees the present, but he doesn't see the past and the future."

Xiao Yun continued his rebellious remarks.

His Majesty was not angry, but immediately asked, "you say the reasons for the war are the same?"

Xiao Yun said, "yes, the grass people think that war is actually a kind of business, a business between life and death, and the reason for the war is that the income is good and the cost is low."

"What do you mean?"

His majesty frowned. He especially hated Xiao Yun. When he said something important, he always used the words of merchants instead of quoting scriptures like other ministers. He was very persuasive and tall.

Xiao Yun's remarks were devolved.

But I have to admit that his statement is always so easy to understand.

Xiao Yun explained: "the reason for war is often that there are too many extravagant demands, or the internal can not be satisfied. It has reached the limit state, so we use the form of war to alleviate this limit. For example, the population of a country has gradually increased after recuperation, but there is obviously not enough food. All places that can be cultivated in China have become farmland, but there is not enough food, that is, many people suffer from hunger. What should we do? The first thing that comes to mind is naturally to rob other people's land. As long as there are more fields and the people are full, such as rebellion and rebellion, won't it happen? Moreover, many people will die in the war. When people die, there will be fewer mouths to eat. It can be said that killing two birds with one stone. Even if the war is finally defeated, the domestic problems have been solved. In fact, it is not perfect. "

"Your words... Are devil's words!"

Your majesty shouted in a deep voice.

But I couldn't help but agree with this method.

Because your majesty is erudite and knows more about the past history. After Xiao Yun said this, he thought about it again. Naturally, he suddenly understood that the biggest wars in the past were not the large countries that had recuperated for too long, their national strength was prosperous, but civil strife continued.

Then after several wars, everyone was calm again

It can't be said to be a conspiracy between several big countries, but... Xiao Yun's theory is tenable!

Xiao Yun smiled bitterly and said, "the devil or the sage, as long as they are seeking the world's well-being and ensuring national peace and security, the grass-roots people think they don't care about what means. The grass-roots people also think that the theory of sacrificing a few to achieve the majority is really evil, but at some time, it really needs to be thought, someone to do and be able to do these things, Isn't it your majesty? "

His majesty fell silent.

Because Xiao Yun is right. As a person in power, sometimes he has to make decisions that he absolutely doesn't want to make!

Xiao Yun continued: "war, war will never change, cruel and uncontrollable. The outcome is often inconsistent with expectations. Things often develop to an unimaginable level. This is the real terrible place of war."

"You say the cost of war is very small?"

"Compared with other things, nature costs less, because all countries are connected to each other. There are almost no natural grabens in the middle, no mountains that can't cross, no rivers and oceans that are very difficult to cross. In particular, it is ridiculous to establish some checkpoints in some places and try to fix their land there. This is almost one of the stupidest things in the human world."

"Why?"

Your Majesty's face didn't look good at once.

Because the state of Qin really has many border crossings, even the northern border, there is also Liangzhou Beiguan, which is known as the world's Xiongguan. It was originally one of the pride of the state of Qin, but now it is not said by Xiao Yun.

In particular, your majesty also spent a lot of money on it. The daily shortage is largely due to the construction and maintenance of those checkpoints.

Xiao Yun smiled and said, "because it's a fake natural moat, man-made, which can stop for a while, but can't stop for a lifetime. Your majesty, you think people can build walls and tall buildings on it. Is it difficult to walk on it? The enemy countries will eventually have a chance, either taking advantage of civil strife or some extremely special weather. There will always be some opportunities. They can directly cross the false natural graben, or even occupy it and make it their own place. "

Your majesty twitched in the corners of his eyes.

He wants to refute.

But I don't know why.

Because inside the state of Qin, three hundred miles north of the capital, there is also a Xiongguan. It was also called the world Xiongguan hundreds of years ago, but now? It's just a scene of the state of Qin. The country that once owned the grand pass has long been submerged in the historical river and completely disappeared.

I'm afraid that one day in the future, Liangzhou Beiguan will be like this

Seeing that his majesty did not speak, Xiao Yun continued, "and there is no eternal natural moat in the world, such as the ocean. Now people can only go to sea for about a hundred miles. If it is too far, it will be very dangerous. However, if one day people can sail far, have big ships, sit thousands of people, and float on the sea for several months, even the ocean is not a natural moat! It is precisely because of the reduction of natural grabens that the cost of attacking a country is too low. When a large army presses the border and defeats the defenders, it drives straight down and can do whatever it wants. "

His majesty bit his teeth and said, "since ancient times, what can we do?"

Xiao Yun said, "nature is to eliminate the source of war."

"How? If it is true as you said, with the increase of population, food will not be enough after all. The more peaceful the country and the people are, the more powerful people will have, and the less the people have. With each passing day, the people will eventually starve. "

Xiao Yun was stunned, looked at his Majesty in amazement and said, "Your Majesty, do you see this? This... The grass people didn't expect. "

Your majesty snorted coldly.

But he spread his hand and said, "I can see when I see nature. I'm not blind. I just see it, but I can't manage it."

"In fact, don't worry too much. The gap between the rich and the poor has existed since ancient times. What you can do is to impose heavy taxes on the rich and noble families. Even the gap between the rich and the poor is originally a good thing for the country."

"Nonsense again!"

Xiao Yun smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the royal family also has workshops. Your majesty should understand that the larger the workshops are, the higher the quality of a thing will be, and the lower the cost will be. In short, the more concentrated the resources are, the greater the value will be created. If the resources of the whole world can be allocated at will, they will be distributed equally to everyone, It is definitely the most inefficient thing. Although the word efficiency seems ruthless, the state should consider these, isn't it? "

His Majesty was stunned and wanted to refute, but finally he couldn't help nodding.

He may not know anything else, but he knows the Royal workshop.

His majesty said, "it's a little far away. Didn't you just say war?"

"This matter has something to do with the war!"

"Huh?"

Your majesty looked puzzled.

Xiao Yun said with a smile, "this is the way to completely stop the war."

"Huh?"

"Take the state of Qin for example. What will your majesty do if there is a disaster in a place and there is less food?"

"It is natural to relieve the disaster and transfer some grain relief from the Treasury."

"Although it is not the best way, it can solve the problem. This kind of thing can be put inside the state of Qin, but not in the world. If there is a disaster in the Northern Wei Dynasty, will your majesty give them food for nothing?"

"Of course not!"

Your majesty said with certainty.

Xiao Yun sighed and said, "but if the Northern Wei Dynasty didn't have enough food, their leader had no choice but to organize an army to rob the state of Qin?"

"Hum!" His majesty smiled and said, "then let them come and the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth! Am I still afraid that they will not succeed? "

Xiao Yun had no choice but to spread his hand and said, "look, this is the origin of a war."

Your Majesty was stunned and said unhappily, "you are deceiving me and setting me up!"

Xiao Yun said, "in fact, if the Northern Wei Dynasty had no food, but they had other things, if they were willing to take them out, we would exchange food with them. Wouldn't we have to fight this war?"

"That's true, but why sell it to them? Isn't it good to watch them weaken? "