Chen Xi rolled his eyes, always feeling that Liu Bei himself was still calmer, even though Chen Xi knew very well that the Han Dynasty was the empire with the strongest potential, stable political structure, and strongest cultural centripetal force among the three remaining empires.
novel .
Even Chen Xi can guarantee that if the Han Dynasty and Rome were close, Rome would definitely die in the same state as the Huns. There is nothing to say. The Han Dynasty is so strong, with strong strength, great potential, few hidden dangers, and the cultural centripetal force has been passed down steadily for thousands of years.
It has reached a considerable level.
At least it was much stronger than the combination of Kushan, a nomadic quasi-empire, and an agricultural quasi-empire, and it was also much more reliable than Rome's practice of deliberately setting up classes and forcibly separating citizens and non-citizens.
But even with so many advantages, Chen Xi is still in a state of confusion now. If Chen Xi still had the confidence to punch An Xi, kick Kushan, and headbutt Rome when he boasted before, to be honest now, any empire
It all gave Chen Xi a big headache.
The more he learned, the more Chen Xi felt that the countries that had made it this far were not salty fish. Even these empires with explosive mobilization capabilities had an absolute advantage over small countries after the industrial revolution. These countries were simply too large.
Crazy.
"I think it's a good thing to have confidence." Chen Xi said with a smile. He always felt that Liu Bei was inflated now, and it was super inflated.
"But being overconfident is not a good thing, right!" Liu Bei said with a smile, then pointed to the frame of the car and motioned for Chen Xi to get in the car with him.
"Well, I didn't say that." Chen Xi chuckled.
"That's what you mean." Liu Bei didn't care about Chen Xi pretending to be dead. "In fact, it's impossible for us to stop at this point. After this period, it will be twice as difficult for us to get these things.
This is an era we cannot afford to miss.”
"This fact." Chen Xi nodded, "Both Rome and Guishan are in the throes of reform now. Rome is too far away. Needless to say, Guishan's words and taking this step are actually very important to those of us who have seen it.
As far as they are concerned, they are already on their way."
"After all, the Yueshi are from the same origin as us, and they fought with us thousands of years ago. They were driven out of China by the Xiongnu three hundred years ago, so they will definitely understand simple things, and after such a long time, I
It can be seen that Beigui has a lot of resentment towards us." Liu Bei said with a sigh.
"Can it be too big?" Chen Xi said, dumbfounded. "As long as all the surrounding countries are close to us, if they say something excessive, which one will not suffer for China for a long time, or even go too far, and which country does not have the slightest intention of becoming king and hegemony?
"
"Yes, these thousands of miles of territory were not obtained by our groveling, but were taken from the hands of others by our ancestors who braved the rain of swords, guns, and swords." Liu Bei nodded and said, "But also, it is precisely because of its strength that it is
You will be yearned for, you will be imitated just because you are strong, you will be able to educate others just because you are strong.”
Chen Xi nodded silently. This is the truth. Liu Yu knew that he would let Gongsun Zan go out for a while until the barbarians collapsed and came over to hug him, and then he began to teach him.
Who doesn't know what it is for, let alone intelligent life, even a beast, if you get through, you will know how to run away from anyone, why do you admire it, why is paying tribute the ultimate expression of alliance, to put it bluntly, isn't it just because it is strong?
"So I think the Da Yueshi probably used our old system to kill the southern Brahmins." Liu Bei looked at Chen Xi and said with a little sigh.
"Well, if nothing else, it is indeed the case." Chen Xi also agrees with this speculation. The southern Brahmin cannot see it, but the military system of Beigui is indeed the military system of the early Han Dynasty, professional soldiers, conscription system, military service system, and
Praetorian Guard system.
Judging from previous contacts, Beigui did use this method, which is a typical manifestation of China's development to the extreme of classical ****.
"So when Vesudeva I overthrew the Brahmins, he must have used our policies, and you should be able to feel that the Yuezhi's policies were a rough one-size-fits-all approach." Liu Bei recalled the information and said, he was not an idiot either.
Unlike Cao Cao who was always busy, Liu Bei had a lot of time to enrich himself.
"So if Beigui wins, they will definitely farm all the land regardless of race, and force the land to be cultivated, and the tax rate will also be one-size-fits-all, for simplicity of calculation." Chen Xi nodded silently and said, Liu Bei was right, the Yueshi
Eighty percent of them used the simple and crude methods of Qin and Han Dynasties, which easily caused public outrage.
The problem is that the obedient people under the rule of the Brahmans in the south may not riot if they use this method. If this method is implemented, it will only take one year of Kushan to reach the alluvial plain of the Ganges and with that kind of climate.
Free your hands to fight with the Han Dynasty to the death.
"Actually, in my opinion, what we are fighting are not barbarians, but shadows of the past." Liu Bei sighed. In fact, when he discovered Beigui's military system, Liu Bei had some feelings.
Liu Bei understood that the Yueshi were indeed imitating the system of the Han Dynasty, and even the pre-Qin Dynasty, and that China was striving to move forward.
If they don't understand the essence and work hard to absorb the essence from various ethnic groups and various ideas, and splice together a core, Kushan not to mention, at least the Yuezhi will establish a country that is very close to the early Han Dynasty.
.
But it's a pity that the Yuezhi only understood part of the essence. Even if the military system tried hard to imitate the military service system of the early Han Dynasty and further introduced professional soldiers, it still fell behind. However, the scary thing is that even if
Due to the lack of spiritual core, the Yuezhi still accumulated a huge body relying on the output of the Ganges River.
"This is all in the past. In fact, when they roared at the court, we had nothing to talk about. For so many years, the only ones who dared to act wild in the Han court were the Huns and the Kushans." Chen Xi said helplessly.
"We really don't have a princess. If it had been ten years earlier, the Yuezhi's proposal would not have caused such trouble." Liu Bei sighed. Liu Bei still knew the virtues of a princess and a princess of the Han Dynasty, so he also understood
, marrying outside is indeed a very good choice.
"It's not such a pity. We will definitely have a battle with Kushan. If the Ganges River falls into the hands of anyone else, it will be a threat to the Han Dynasty. Others can sleep soundly beside the bed. This has been the case since ancient times." Chen Xi shook his head repeatedly.
"Hahaha, Zichuan, since you know you have to fight, what are you talking about? I was still wondering before, don't you know?" Liu Bei laughed, and Chen Xi was stunned. This is because he was tricked, and he thought
I can't help but feel confused.
"Yes, we have to fight." Chen Xi calmed down and agreed with this fact, "After this period, if we don't fight out, future generations will probably scold us for five hundred years."
"I don't know if I will be scolded for five hundred years, but I know that if I don't fight now, I won't be willing to do it!" Liu Bei said with an excited expression, "I said that I would surpass my ancestors, and now this level is indeed
I did it, but I didn’t achieve the ultimate in my heart.”
Seeing Liu Bei reaching out to catch him again, and starting to show off his domineering aura, Chen Xi said that he was immune after seeing too many times, and hurriedly dodged it twice. As expected, Liu Bei didn't catch him anymore, and most of the momentum he had brewed before was exhausted.
.
"You guy!" Liu Bei said angrily.
"Speak, just speak, don't reach out, I have three wives and four concubines." Chen Xi said angrily, "But I still suggest not to open battlefields anymore, and try to merge the currently opened battlefields into regions
, If this continues, I’m afraid I won’t be able to stand it anymore.”
"Then I haven't seen you working either!" Liu Bei said unhappily.
"Just like when you recognize people, others think you are just hanging out, but in fact you are working very hard to recognize people and lay a solid foundation for the country's military system. And I am the same. I need a lot of statistics every day. I really want one.
I went from being unfamiliar with things like calculators and abacus to being proficient, and I almost went crazy." Chen Xi said a little frantically.
"Calculate? What are you calculating? Besides, don't you have a lot of minor officials?" Liu Bei asked in confusion. After all, Chen Xi is a minister and performs the duties of the prime minister. There are also many officials working below.
"Data is not important. What is important is to see the phenomenon through the data, and rely on real data to determine the next development direction." Chen Xi sighed and said, "It would be great if there was a computer. With a statistical table, the rest
If you do a report and analyze it, then if you use it like now, you still need to do your own analysis."
"I don't understand." Liu Bei said that it made no sense to tell him such things. "To be more realistic, I heard that Cai is pregnant."
"..." Chen Xi was silent.
"It's been several months." Liu Bei counted the days, "You really don't want to take care of it?"
"The house will explode." Chen Xi said angrily.
"You're henpecked." Liu Bei said in wonder, "But you are sure that you really don't want to take care of it. Maybe Cai will have other ideas."
"She has no idea at all." Chen Xi rolled his eyes. He had asked tentatively before, but Cai Zhaoji said frankly and honestly that she didn't need to at all. She also said that Chen Xi didn't need to care and didn't want to cause trouble. Chen Xi said it himself.
I feel quite guilty.
"She is indeed a good woman." Liu Bei commented simply. He took out a bottle of wine from the drawer on the side and placed it on the tables in the carriage.
"Yes, I am considered a disaster." Chen Xi said in a perfunctory tone. He was also afraid, especially because he was afraid that Zhen Mi would know about it. If he knew about it, he would probably explode. Now that there are many people who know about it, fortunately, everyone
He is a very strict person.
"Are you a nuisance?" Liu Bei laughed dumbly, "You dare to say so. Forget it, after the full moon, I will help you take the child back. That's okay."