Li Yuanqing was calm and composed, but his tone became more and more respectful, "These old ministers believe in etiquette, benevolence, justice and morality, which is not wrong, but they are used on the wrong target. If used on the enemy, the effect will not be good, because the enemy will only recognize the swords in our hands and will not know how to use them."

Afraid of what we have in the hands of Da Zhou

Swords. Bosses are emotional, and their pursuit of false reputation is higher than their understanding of reality. Therefore, Weichen wants to use actual data to make these bosses realize that even if they are useful, they are short-lived and cannot be replaced.

Come to the ups and downs of neighboring countries.”

"Actual data?" Emperor Zhou Ping became even more curious. Although what Li Yuanqing said was in plain language, it was easy to understand and very exciting. Especially the small neighboring countries were not afraid of the benevolence, righteousness and morality of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but they were afraid of it.

The swords in the hands of the Zhou generals.

Of course, Li Yuanqing did not forget his "good partner" Mr. Gu, and quickly bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, these data include all the wars launched by the Xiyun Kingdom against the current Zhou Dynasty and against the former Qi Dynasty in the 300 years since the founding of the Xiyun Kingdom.

Benefits and Discounts Obtained

At the same time, it is also necessary to sort out the military expenditures, food and grass, dead and wounded soldiers, pensions, etc. used by the previous dynasties Da Qi and Da Zhou to launch wars against the Xiyun Kingdom. This is a relatively tedious and detailed task, which requires the outstanding ability of Mr. Gu.

Help organize.”

Emperor Zhou Ping was stunned and asked: "Li Aiqing, do you need to sort out so much?"

"Back to Your Majesty, it is necessary to sort out these data about the former Qi Dynasty. The former Qi Dynasty was founded almost in tandem with the Xiyun Kingdom. Why did the former Qi Dynasty prosper and then gradually decline or even perish? Is it just that?

Is it because the previous emperor was fatuous, officials were corrupt, and there were natural and man-made disasters?"

"In fact, in Wei Chen's opinion, there is a more important reason, that is, the former Qi Dynasty was too weak towards Xiyun Kingdom. Even if they won the battle, they did not ask the other party to compensate for the battlefield consumption, but only asked Xiyun for a false reputation.

The country surrendered to the former Qi Dynasty. For a few words of vanity, it cost the national treasury and national strength, and lost a large number of people."

"The former Qi Dynasty was overthrown, and Taizu overthrew the mediocre rule of the previous dynasty and established the Great Zhou Dynasty. However, Xiyun Kingdom also took advantage of the opportunity of the dynasty change in the Central Plains to occupy the two states of the Central Plains. When Taizu was in power, Xiyun Kingdom

Yun Guo did not dare

Unbridled, they plowed the land they occupied in the two states. When their troops and horses were strong, they began to deal with the Zhou Dynasty just like they dealt with the former Qi Dynasty. The minister is a rough man, and he will also settle the accounts. We, the Zhou Dynasty, will do all the business at a loss.

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"Your Majesty, please look at this. With the support of General Zhao, this is the statistics of the five wars launched by the Xiyun Kingdom in the northwest in the past 23 years, the food and military expenses consumed by the Zhou Dynasty, as well as the soldiers who died in the war, and the pensions.

, the result is five randomly torn letters of surrender and some flashy compliments. Here are also the personnel and money consumed by Xiyun Kingdom in launching the war, as well as their gains. There may be some discrepancies in the statistics of Xiyun Kingdom, but

There won’t be much difference.”

Gu Shao was surprised, does Li Yuanqing still have this skill?

Li Yuanqing was both coarse and detailed, and his actions were well-founded. This piece of information would definitely shock Emperor Zhou Ping.

Emperor Zhou Ping only had a rough estimate in mind before, and felt that Zhou had lost a lot of money, but he really didn't know the exact amount, and he didn't let the following people calculate it.

"Bring it here, let me take a look." Emperor Zhou Ping nodded, knowing that these data were not accurate, but the difference would not be too big.

Eunuch Liang stepped forward and took the papers from Li Yuanqing's hand.

Because it had been folded before and there were wrinkles on it, after Eunuch Liang got it, he flattened it carefully with a paperweight and then respectfully handed it to Emperor Zhou Ping.

Emperor Zhou Ping took it over and looked at the content he was interested in very carefully.

After reading it, Emperor Zhou Ping's forehead was covered with cold sweat.

There were five major battles in the thirteenth year of the Great Depression, with a total of 980,000 troops dispatched, a total of 216,000 deaths, 8.6 million dans of food and grass, and 7.96 million taels of military pay.

After five wars, the Xiyun Kingdom sent a total of 760,000 troops, mostly cavalry, and 153,000 people died. The food and grass they consumed was less than half of our Zhou Dynasty. Because they invaded the border, they only had food from the Zhou Dynasty, and they also lost their lives.

They burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of crimes. They committed about three million dans of grain. Their army expenditure was less than half of that of the Great Zhou Dynasty, about three million taels of silver.

If he wins, Xiyun Kingdom will receive a reward several times more than military pay.

If they lose, it will only be the consumption of food, grass and military pay, and there will be no compensation. After the five wars, after the Xiyun Kingdom wrote a surrender letter and declared itself a vassal, the Great Zhou Dynasty gave a reward of no less than one hundred thousand taels of silver each time, which is fifty thousand taels of silver.

Ten thousand taels of silver.

The land areas of the Great Zhou and the Xiyun Kingdom were not much different, and their populations were also similar. Over time, the Great Zhou was continuously weakened and bloodletted, but the national power of the Xiyun Kingdom continued to increase during the war.

If you win a battle, you will suffer a small loss; if you lose a battle, you will suffer a big loss. The more you fight, the more you lose, the bigger and weaker you become. This is why civil servants particularly hate war.

As long as there is no war, the Xiyun Kingdom will occupy the land of the Zhou Dynasty, enslave the local people, burn, kill, and loot, and commit all kinds of evil.

After Emperor Zhou Ping read it, he handed these pieces of paper to Gu Shao with a serious face.

After seeing it, Gu Shao's expression changed slightly.

Gu Shao stood up and bowed to answer: "Your Majesty, please allow me to check the war consumption of the Great Zhou Dynasty against the Xiyun Kingdom. If possible, I would also like to check the war consumption income of the Xiyun Kingdom."

Emperor Zhou Ping nodded, "Check, not only the current dynasty, but also the previous dynasty, Da Qi. I want those ministers to see the lessons learned from the past. If this continues, Da Zhou will follow in the footsteps of Da Qi and be defeated by the Xiyun Kingdom.

It’s all gone. Gu Aiqing, you and Li Aiqing will lead people to check it out in the Wenhua Hall from now on and come up with relatively accurate statistics."

Regardless of whether it was the Great Zhou Dynasty or the former Great Qi Dynasty, these were sealed as important national data. Even if they were damaged, they would be transcribed again, so relatively accurate data could be maintained.

There are not only the war consumption of Da Zhou's own country, but also records of other major surrounding countries. Only the investigation data of other countries can be consulted only with His Majesty's permission.

Emperor Zhou Ping sent twenty chamberlains to follow Gu Shao and Li Yuanqing into the Wenhua Building to consult relevant information.

Li Yuanqing and Gu Shao spent three full days reviewing all relevant information and calculated the comparison of the consumption of each war between the former Qi Dynasty and the Xiyun Kingdom. The data reached a terrifying figure of three to one, and the ratio of their own country's grain and grass consumption reached four to one.

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Da Qi's military expenditure was three million taels, while Xiyun's country only needed one million taels. Da Qi's military expenditure was 400 dans of grain and grass, while Xiyun's country only had to consume one million taels of grain and grass.
Chapter completed!