"What a good time!" Lu Zhe has nothing to hide from his son. He said: "The war cannot be stopped, even if the south bank of the Yangtze River is completely destroyed, the war cannot be stopped. ”

Lu Yi was silent, of course he knew that his father could not let the south bank of the Yangtze River be completely destroyed, and his own father was just showing a determination when he said that.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the current year has become a golden age, especially if the empire can beat the Huns down with more efforts, if the conquest of the Xiongnu is stopped now, will the early efforts be in vain, not to mention first, let the Huns breathe a little, and restore the situation of Hu cavalry constantly Koubian, it should be the empire's northern Xinjiang All plans should suffer heavy losses.

The Chinese civilizations and dynasties of the past dynasties really did not belong to the golden expansion period many times, and none of them really seized the opportunity. However, even if they didn't seize all the opportunities, only a small corner was captured, and the Chinese Dynasty of that era would open up a large area of land.

In fact, the land of China is really blessed, this land has given birth to a huge population, whether in ancient or modern times, as long as the population knows how to apply, it will inevitably burst out of unimaginable energy, but the strange thing is that the energy brought by the population has always become a burden on the regime, and only very rarely is it regarded as an advantage.

Until the establishment of the "Heavenly ~ Dynasty", the population of the land of China has always accounted for half of the world's population, and after the rise of the Western world, it has also accounted for more than 20% of the world's population for a long time.

"Do you know why, no matter how difficult it is to be a father, he strongly implements the policy of having more children?" Lu Zhe looked at his son, his tone was very slow, his expression was very firm, and without waiting for Lu Yi to answer, he continued to say: "Population means everything!" ”

Lu Yi couldn't help but bow his head, of course he knew what it meant to be a population in such an era.

What does population mean in the age of cold weapons? It is the advantage of productivity and military resources, but if you look at history, you will know what is going on. Far from being an advantage, the population growth of successive dynasties has become a drag, and the main reason for this drag is that the land annexation has been too strong, which has led to repeated riots, wars, and overthrows.

The idea of self-containment is the main reason for the collapse of a dynasty, the vision is not wide and the inner king (hegemon) is usually called the mainstream of Chinese civilization, any ruler always thinks that the internal harm is greater than the external harm, and when he encounters a problem, he does not talk about the pressure brought about by the contradiction to express it outward, but tries to suppress the internal pressure, and the more it is suppressed, the worse it is, and the country is also in a series of suppressions in all aspects of the system collapse. As a result, it was crippled.

If the rulers were more broad-minded and willing to show enough courage and perseverance to occupy more land, how could they also alleviate the dilemma of land shortage? However, this is obviously not only the reason for the lack of vision of the rulers, but also the local complex of the thousands of Qianshou in China.

In many cases, if it is good, it is called a local complex, and if it is ugly, it is called a lack of adventurous spirit, and it is also called a kind of laziness in spiritual consciousness. What do you mean? Don't you just think that no matter how difficult it is in your hometown, it is better than outside, even if you have nothing to do and starve to death in your hometown, it is more important than going out to find a chance to live.

In fact, the Chinese people did not have a sense of adventure in the first place. Didn't the ancestors start from the source of the Yellow River and finally sprinkle the "seeds" of the ethnic group all over the land of China? At the beginning, the land of Shenzhou did not belong to the Huaxia race, but the Huaxia group went through a series of bloodsheds and conquests. Snatched inch by inch from wild beasts and aliens, and finally became a sacred and inseparable part.

In Lü Zhe's current era, as long as the Xiongnu are solved, the two banks of the Yellow River can be included in the scope of rule hundreds of thousands of years in advance, and if they can be consolidated. It is equivalent to untying the shackles that have bound the Chinese ethnic group for one or two thousand years.

"There is the Yin Mountains in the northwest of the Yellow River, and that mountain range has always been an obstacle to our expansion further northwest." Lu Zhe laughed a few times and continued: "But that can only be an obstacle when there are alien races north of Yin Mountain, as long as the alien races on the other side of Yin Mountain are swept away. Yin Mountain is both an obstacle and a resource. ”

"Yinshan has resources?" Lu Yi was confused for a moment, and recalled carefully in his heart, he really couldn't imagine what resources Yinshan could have.

"Metallic minerals have. Not much, though. Lu Zhe didn't mind teaching his son, and said, "But there are granite and other things there, and some associated mines also have their uses. ”

What is granite for? Lu Yi only thought that it could be used as a building resource, but he didn't think it was a rare resource, and with his current industrial strength, he couldn't develop the stone industry on a large scale like later generations, so he was very curious about what associated mines granite had.

"Quartz, feldspar, mica...... A lot of things. Lu Zhe took a deep look at Lu Yi and said, "These are indispensable for some fields. ”

"......" Lu Yi suddenly found that he knew less things, at least he didn't know what those things could do.

"There are not only stones and other things, but no one has been involved in them for a long time, and as long as you look for medicinal materials that are long-lasting, you can find a lot. Some precious furs, many wild beasts in the mountains, naturally there will be no shortage. Lu Zhe is really teaching Lu Yi: "The empire is big, but it doesn't mean that the land is big." The Central Plains has been a habitat for so long, and as long as the things that can be used are found, there are not many traces of extinction. ”

Lu Yi couldn't help but think of the area south of the Yangtze River, which belongs to the newly developed area, and there is no shortage of scarce resources in many Central Plains regions. But he can probably know that his father's eyes are on the interests of some items, but his father's eyes are more on the strategic level.

On both sides of the Yellow River, that is on both sides of the Yellow River! As long as the two banks of the Yellow River can be firmly occupied and both sides of the Yellow River developed, and the cavalry is still the king of land warfare, under the premise that there is no shortage of cavalry, the grassland is not at your fingertips, but as long as you are willing to spend your heart and mind, it is always not difficult to occupy it.

Throughout history, as long as it can firmly control both sides of the Yellow River, no dynasty can "punch the Nanshan Nursing Home and kick the Beihai Kindergarten" or something, even if the north bank of the Yellow River has been harassed, the south bank of the Yellow River can also develop step by step, and there is always no problem in supporting a prosperous era.

Looking at the dynasty that couldn't hold the north bank of the Yellow River from the beginning, almost the entire history of the dynasty is full of "XX years and X seasons, Hu cavalry roared south." How much is the loss of XX land, how much is the number of captives in the broken city of XX", the most obvious is that such a dynasty is destined to lack cavalry, and the victory rate of foreign wars must be more than seventy percent, once it falls to sixty percent, even if the victory rate of foreign wars is still more than half, the dynasty will be ended.

The first prerequisite for maintaining firm control on both sides of the Yellow River is to weaken or even remove threats from the grasslands. For the Chinese dynasty, the banks of the Yellow River were not only a natural defense chain, but also a rare place to produce horses.

Even when the steam engine was invented. The product of the train has appeared, but the role of cavalry has not been reduced, a country that does not lack cavalry and a country that does not have many cavalry, in the case of a large-scale war, if you want to gain the initiative on the battlefield, you must not lack cavalry.

The role of cavalry was infinitely reduced in the era when the internal combustion engine was invented, and at that time there were already trucks that could flexibly move troops around the battlefield, but there was no country that immediately abolished the cavalry system after the initial availability of trucks.

Whether it was the age of the steam engine or the invention of the internal combustion engine, both eras were still a little far from the empire. The empire needs horses, it needs more horses, and with enough horses it can arm more cavalry, in fact, even mounted infantry can accept it. What is needed is the convenience of marching.

"Ten years, as long as ten years, even if we don't exterminate the Xiongnu, we must drive the Xiongnu away from the border." A trace of exhaustion flashed across Lu Zhe's face. It's a mental exhaustion.

Planning for the future is the most laborious thing, but Lu Zhe has too much historical experience that can be used for reference, and he has formulated a general national policy for development. The specific operation is naturally done by the ministers, but it is still not easy.

Will the Xiongnu minimize the threat? Lu Yi couldn't agree with this approach, because he also knew that if he didn't take advantage of the current situation to solve the Xiongnu, he would inevitably have to pay a greater price in the future.

"Say it." Lu Zhe mentioned some spirit and said, "What does the ruling government think about the Yangtze River?" ”

There must be some words that make it difficult for Xiao He to speak, otherwise it would not be Lu Yi as the reporter. In addition, Lu Zhe now recalled that some generals, including Luo Shao, had always been in a situation where they wanted to speak up, and it was obviously Xiao He who put some pressure or compromise on them.

There are many workshops and factories on both sides of the Yangtze River, and more than 70% of them are in the military industry. These military industries support more than forty percent of the imperial military's military equipment, if there are no workshops and factories, let alone the empire maintains about three million troops, and the army is almost armed to the teeth, it can arm about 500,000 troops is actually considered to be the sky.

The military industry at the beginning of this year and the modern military industry are two different things, the modern military industry refers to mechanical products, and the military industry in the era of cold weapons actually includes not only weapons or armor, even if it is an inch of cloth and a button, it can also be one of the military industries, so you can roughly know how wide the involvement is.

"Ruling ...... This means that some lots are put in order as much as possible. Lu Yi was actually secretly scolding the guys who pushed him out to block the gun, and gritted his teeth before continuing: "It's a batch rectification." ”

"In other words, almost all the industrial bases on both sides of the Yangtze River need to be renovated and replanned?" Lu Zhe's fingers were rhythmically tapping on the handlebars of the mount, and the sound of nails and wood cumping, he asked, "Which section was the first to be rectified?" ”

"Including Qianzhong, Changsha, Hengshan and ...... and southeastern South County. Lu Yi swallowed three times as he said a word, he had already understood in advance what industries those areas were, according to Xiao He's plan, the production capacity of the industrial base would be reduced by forty percent, and it would be forty percent for more than half a year.

Lu Zhe knew it in his heart and said, "Are they all affected areas?" ”

Lu Yi didn't know what his father's attitude was, but he didn't dare to say too much.

"What do you think?" Lu Zhe asked seemingly casually.

What's the idea? Lu Yi is inclined to rectify it, and it must also be rectified. At present, those areas are either places that have collapsed and been promoted, or they are areas where the embankments are very unstable, and although rectification will reduce the production capacity of the military industry, the things that will not be rectified will be even greater.

Lu Zhe first nodded when he heard Lu Yi's thoughts, and then asked, "Presumably Xiao He is investigating a temporary alternative, right?" ”

This is really there, Xiao He knows very well what the military production capacity currently represents to the empire, if there is no arrangement, even if he wants to do that, not to mention whether the emperor agrees or not, the military should make an endless fuss first.

"The ruling government has promised the lieutenant that it will restore about 10% of its production capacity in the first three months and 30% within half a year." Lu Yi said that at this time, he seemed to think of something and wanted to laugh, he held back stubbornly, held his breath and continued: "And guarantee that after the rectification, the military production capacity will increase by at least one percent on the original basis." ”

Lu Zhe was stunned when he heard this, how did he think Xiao He was bullying the military general group?

It will take time to rectify both sides of the Yangtze River, and some military industries will be arranged to continue production after they are transferred, so whether or not they will be relocated in the future, it is tantamount to laying the foundation of the military industry in another place. Waiting for the results of the rectification on both sides of the Yangtze River, the construction of new bases may not be able to save money, but it is inevitable to save effort. Moreover, the empire's demand for the military industry will only increase, not decrease, since it is to continue to improve, it must be to build new factories, so it is an inevitable trend to completely build new equipment after rectification!

"Budget, how much budget the ruling has prepared." Lu Zhe stopped tapping his fingers on the handlebar, his body leaned forward slightly, closer to his son who was a little out of the world.

Lu Yi was still thinking about something, but when he saw his father's body leaning over, he didn't know why he suddenly felt a strong sense of oppression. He felt in his heart: "Emperor, it really has an aura, and a casual move can cause psychological pressure on people." ”

Budget? There is not a single year in which the ruling government has not been calling for a reduction in the fiscal deficit, but every year the fiscal deficit has only increased, and there has never been a sign of a good fiscal turnaround.

Lu Yi laughed a few times with "hehe", waited for his father's sitting posture to be normal, and felt that the sense of oppression was gone, and then said: "The captain has preliminarily agreed to the ruling plan and promised to communicate with the military as necessary......

Lu Zhe was speechless, and he didn't need to listen to the rest of the words to know that some interests belonging to the military must have been pitted by Xiao He. (To be continued.) )