"The sage's statement that 'though the kingdom is great, the warlike will perish' is not unreasonable, but too one-sided. Let's put it this way, most of those sages can only dance and write, and almost no one understands what war and military is.www.biquge.info They only evaluate things based on their own limited point of view, and rarely can infer things from the perspective of others, so what they say is often very limited. ”

After saying this, Lu Ren's eyes locked on Lu Feng: "Feng'er, you have also read so many books, so do you know what the most fundamental purpose of fighting a war is?" ”

Lu Feng pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "I have some ideas, but I still want to hear what you have to say, Dad." ”

Lu Rendao: "The most fundamental purpose of a successful war is interests, land, and resources. ”

At this point, Lu Ren paused, and then raised his glass and laughed at himself: "I scolded the imperial power just now, and now I am talking about the fault of the sages, if this spreads, it will be difficult for your father not to be pointed at by the scholars and scholars in the world!" ”

Lu Feng and Lu Yu's hearts froze, and they both understood Lu Ren's intention of saying this self-deprecating sentence. After scolding the imperial power, scolding the sages and sages was not something that the people at that time could accept. At that time, the Han court had no prestige at all, and it might not matter if he scolded a few words, but if he scolded the sages, he also scolded them...... It was the scholar class that supported the power of the world at that time, and the scholar class all flaunted the sages, if Lu Ren's words about scolding the sages were spread, Lu Ren would not want to recruit any more talents, and if he didn't do it, there would be no more talents left under his command.

Lu Ren poured another glass of wine at this time, shook his head and smiled: "Okay, don't say these scolding words, and tell you something practical." Feng'er, Yu'er, you have kept me firmly in mind, but all wars, no matter what kind of name they are called, their most fundamental and essential purpose is to seek profits, or to say that the benefits brought by war must never be abandoned. Once any war deviates from the word 'profit', no matter how good and loud it is, in the end it can only be a reckless force, and then 'although the country is big, the belligerent will perish.'" ”

Lu Feng and Lu Yu looked at each other again, and in their flickering eyes, they didn't know what they were thinking in their hearts after listening to Lu Ren's words.

Lu Ren glanced at the two bear children, shook his head and sighed softly: "Silly boy, after knowing the situation of those refugees, you have indignation against the nomadic tribes, and you have the intention of sending troops to take revenge, don't you?" But after listening to what my father said, I felt unwilling in my heart, right? There's no way, the word 'profit' doesn't work!

"Remember, we Han people are not the same as nomadic tribes. They are all robbers, who have come to rob our people in the Central Plains, and they are all doing business without capital. If they rush it, they will have plenty of food and clothing; I didn't rush it, but I was hungry for a few days. But there are too many things that we need to protect, maintain, and pay attention to. Let's put it this way, the nomadic tribes are not wars, and to put it mildly, they are robbers; But if we fight in the past, it will be a real war, and we must not be sloppy at all. If we want to clear up the troubles, for us it is not just a matter of using knives and guns and then slashing people, we must know what we are doing, and what kind of methods we should use to continue to do what we are doing safely. ”

In order to make the two brothers and sisters more understanding, Lu Ren explained in detail.

In the long history of China, there are not many examples of taking the initiative to use troops abroad, but fortunately, there are still a few times at the time when Lu Ren is located:

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Qin, Zhao, and Yan all had troubles in the north, and there is not much that can be said about these, because Zhao and Yan were all stubbornly defended and did not take the initiative to send troops; Although Qin had Meng Tian lead the army north, it was no longer possible to encounter the struggle for imperial power.

After entering the Han Dynasty, Han Gaozu Liu Gang once took the initiative to send troops, but unfortunately the battle was quite unsuccessful, so there is nothing to say.

Next is the Northern Expedition of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, which is what Lu Ren focused on explaining to the two brothers and sisters.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty poured all the strength of the whole country into the final defeat of the Xiongnu, but it is a pity that this battle of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was only for revenge and prestige, deviating from the principle that the most fundamental purpose of the war is for profit, but the final result was victory and defeat. Because after defeating the Xiongnu, although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty plundered back a large number of Xiongnu property, that is, cattle, sheep and horses, he did not distribute these spoils to the people to supplement the excessive consumption of national strength by the people, but instead kept them in captivity as a kind of show-off for his victory over the Xiongnu. In this way, not only was the people's power not replenished, but also because they wanted to help Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty shine his face, he added an additional burden of feeding many cattle and horses, and even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty himself felt a headache later.

It's got here, if only it was like this. But later, when the Xiongnu surrendered to the Han court, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty on the one hand in order to show the so-called Han imperial power and power, on the other hand, also in order to get rid of the trouble that caused him headaches, he actually returned the captured cattle, sheep and horses to the Xiongnu!

In this way, although the Xiongnu were defeated, in fact they did not suffer any losses. On the contrary, it was the Han Dynasty that emptied its savings for decades after this incident, and the overall national strength regressed by an unknown amount, which directly led to the inability to conquer outside after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, so as to sit back and watch the Xiongnu and other Wuhu grow bigger and bigger, and at the same time gave an excellent reference and excuse for the statement that "although the country is big, the belligerent will die".

After Lu Ren said this, he sighed very unevenly in his heart. But at this time, Lu Feng and Lu Yu had already figured it out, and Lu Feng even asked, "Dad, I understand what you said." If we send troops against the nomadic tribes, we are waging war. And if we want to fight this war, so that the nomadic tribes will lose their vitality and dare not offend our China again, we must obtain sufficient benefits from this war to ensure that our national strength will not be exhausted because of the war. ”

Lu Ren nodded and said, "Yes, that's the truth." In fact, the fall of the Qin Dynasty did not lie in Qin's warlikeness, but in its brutal use of government, which never allowed the people to live and work in peace and contentment, and to put it bluntly, it failed to give the people benefits; The defeat of the Han Wu was due to the fact that after the war, it did not know how to distribute the benefits obtained from the war to the people, so that the people could replenish the excessive consumption of financial resources. Everything in the world is people-oriented, if the people don't even have a good life and have a bad life, who cares how much you should fight the war you want to fight? ”

Lu Yubing and Xue are smart, and they are far clearer about internal affairs than Lu Feng, so they suddenly realized: "My daughter understands!" Although my father sent troops to Liaoxi, fought a few battles in Juyongguan and Chrysanthemum Port, and consumed countless dollars and grain from Yizhou, he paid great attention to seizing the corresponding booty. Like Sister Ling, the large number of horses they captured were all sent back to Yizhou, except for the horses that could be used to form cavalry, and resold to the people at a lower price. The people got horses, but they saved a lot of effort in the course of their work, and the money we obtained from the sale of horses was used for military purposes, and then we bought grain and grass from the people, and we did not forcibly collect money and grain from the people. In this way, neither the people nor our financial resources are damaged, but each gets what he needs, and this is a win-win situation at all. ”

Lu Ren added: "It's more than that. After several wars, we captured a large number of prisoners of war, and after being transferred back to Yizhou, these prisoners of war were extremely cheap labor. Although Yizhou can be called rich in the world, many counties are still vast and sparsely populated, and the demand for labor is huge. Now that so many prisoners of war have become laborers, whether it is farming, mining, or manufacturing, the replenishment of national strength that we have received in Yizhou is incalculable.

"Of course, let's not be too ruthless, let them eat well, sleep well, and promise to work for five or ten years, and then they can become ordinary people in Yizhou, and I believe they will not have much resistance. Those who are willing to surrender are people who want to live a stable life, in other words, people who are afraid of death, as long as they can live a good life, just think about it.

"Besides, our life in Yizhou is rich, and when they get used to living in the counties and counties of Yizhou, they will be unwilling to let them go back to the north...... Kids, soft knives are often much more powerful than hard knives. A hard knife is great, that is, it kills a hundred people, but a soft knife can sharpen a person's sharpness!

"With all that said, I think you should have understood a lot. But now I have to tell you that in the future our battles may become bigger and bigger, so while we are fighting, we must pay attention to how to benefit from our opponents, otherwise we will lose more than we gain. ”

Lu Feng and Lu Yu nodded their heads together, but although Lu Ren was smiling at this moment, he was a little depressed in his heart, because there were still many words, and Lu Ren really couldn't say it to these two precious children.

"Although the country is great, the warlike will perish"? If there is no benefit, then this sentence is very true. But how many countries in the history of the world have been strong because of belligerence?

Spanish belligerence during the Age of Discovery, right? But how much wealth did Spain bring back from the Americas? At its strongest, no country in Europe dared to compete with it.

Britain is belligerent, right? For the sake of interests, Britain did not hesitate to fight with Spain, and in the end, Britain's colonies were all over the world, and to what extent did Britain's own wealth go? But how big are the countries of England and Spain themselves?

In modern times, an island country is an economic powerhouse, but almost all of the money and resources of its developing countries are looted back from other countries! Whenever he thinks of this, Lu Ren will always hate why Huaxia should give up asking for war compensation from Japan/Ben when a certain island country surrenders, but the result is that the post-war economy of a certain island country has been resped. In modern times, a certain island country dares to call out on some things, isn't it just because they have good economic strength? The "benevolence" that Huaxia has always paid attention to cannot be such a "benevolence" method.

Lu Ren was thinking about these things here, and he was depressed here, but Lu Feng and Lu Yu had already digested Lu Ren's previous words, and Lu Feng even opened his mouth to ask: "Dad, we understand some of the truths you said, but what is Daddy going to do next?" ”

Lu Ren came back to his senses, and after sorting out his thoughts again, he said, "Oh, we have a lot to do. Let's put it this way, Daddy's road is taken step by step, and you are still young, and many things are not yet the time for you to get in touch now, Daddy can only say some brief things to you now.

"First of all, Liaoxi and Liaodong, Dad is ready to take it down, but we can't mess around. Feng'er, Yu'er, you look at this map, if we take the liberty to attack Liaoxi, and don't pay attention to the points in many places, then Lao Cao of Hebei and Gongsun of Liaodong will threaten Liaoxi, and we can't move too fast before we stabilize our foothold.

"Also, the ethnic groups in that area of western Liaoning are relatively mixed, and we cannot solve the problem by force alone. Child, the matter of dealing with these nomadic tribes is not so simple. If you just want to teach them a lesson, you may just send troops over and beat them up, but that will not solve the problem fundamentally, at least it will not be able to return to a relatively long period of calm. It's just you, Feng'er, you remember to my dad that if you want to conquer your opponent, it's definitely not enough for your fists to be hard enough, you have to learn how to use your own means to conquer your opponent's heart. And this method, at your current age, it is a bit troublesome for you to understand, and Dad can only tell you in general terms about our cultural knowledge for the time being.

In fact, in Daddy's opinion, those nomadic tribes are not without merit. On the other hand, people will be short of ambition when they are poor, and they will change when they are poor, and many nomadic tribes will go to rob their homes and do business. Then after beating them with our fists, and then teaching them some skills that can make them rich by themselves, I believe that there will be many nomadic tribes who do not want to be robbers anymore, but are willing to befriend us, and everyone lives in peace. In this way, over time, we can gradually assimilate them and turn them into a force that belongs to us. ”

Lu Yu's big eyes flickered a few times, and he said tentatively: "For example, like Murong Ziying and Tuoba Yu?" ”

Lu Ren nodded approvingly: "Yes!" Just like them. Of course, there are many deep things in this, and most of you can't figure it out at your current age, but Daddy believes that you will slowly understand it in the future. ”

Saying that, Lu Ren smiled again: "After the battle of Xisai Mountain, we have a period of rest and recuperation, and it is already the beginning of spring, our first thing is to give priority to the resettlement of those refugees." The corresponding supplies, you Aunt Xue are ready, and you two boys...... Dad, I want you to organize the resettlement of the refugees. Lu Ren would always hate why Huaxia gave up asking for war compensation from Japan/Ben when an island country surrendered, but the result was that the post-war economy of a certain island country got a respite. In modern times, a certain island country dares to call out on some things, isn't it just because they have good economic strength? The "benevolence" that Huaxia has always paid attention to cannot be such a "benevolence" method.

Lu Ren was thinking about these things here, and he was depressed here, but Lu Feng and Lu Yu had already digested Lu Ren's previous words, and Lu Feng even opened his mouth to ask: "Dad, we understand some of the truths you said, but what is Daddy going to do next?" ”

Lu Ren came back to his senses, and after sorting out his thoughts again, he said, "Oh, we have a lot to do. Let's put it this way, Daddy's road is taken step by step, and you are still young, and many things are not yet the time for you to get in touch now, Daddy can only say some brief things to you now.

"First of all, Liaoxi and Liaodong, Dad is ready to take it down, but we can't mess around. Feng'er, Yu'er, you look at this map, if we take the liberty to attack Liaoxi, and don't pay attention to the points in many places, then Lao Cao of Hebei and Gongsun of Liaodong will threaten Liaoxi, and we can't move too fast before we stabilize our foothold.

"Also, the ethnic groups in that area of western Liaoning are relatively mixed, and we cannot solve the problem by force alone. Child, the matter of dealing with these nomadic tribes is not so simple. If you just want to teach them a lesson, you may just send troops over and beat them up, but that will not solve the problem fundamentally, at least it will not be able to return to a relatively long period of calm. It's just you, Feng'er, you remember to my dad that if you want to conquer your opponent, it's definitely not enough for your fists to be hard enough, you have to learn how to use your own means to conquer your opponent's heart. And this method, at your current age, it is a bit troublesome for you to understand, and Dad can only tell you in general terms about our cultural knowledge for the time being.

In fact, in Daddy's opinion, those nomadic tribes are not without merit. On the other hand, people will be short of ambition when they are poor, and they will change when they are poor, and many nomadic tribes will go to rob their homes and do business. Then after beating them with our fists, and then teaching them some skills that can make them rich by themselves, I believe that there will be many nomadic tribes who do not want to be robbers anymore, but are willing to befriend us, and everyone lives in peace. In this way, over time, we can gradually assimilate them and turn them into a force that belongs to us. ”

Lu Yu's big eyes flickered a few times, and he said tentatively: "For example, like Murong Ziying and Tuoba Yu?" ”

Lu Ren nodded approvingly: "Yes!" Just like them. Of course, there are many deep things in this, and most of you can't figure it out at your current age, but Daddy believes that you will slowly understand it in the future. ”

Saying that, Lu Ren smiled again: "After the battle of Xisai Mountain, we have a period of rest and recuperation, and it is already the beginning of spring, our first thing is to give priority to the resettlement of those refugees." The corresponding supplies, you Aunt Xue are ready, and you two boys...... Dad, I want you to organize the resettlement of the refugees. ”