Mi Youde, editor-in-chief of "Geographical Interests" magazine, felt a little uneasy.
He has been operating in Chu State for so many years, and the magazine "Geographical Interests" accurately predicted three major international events.
Even so, editor-in-chief Mi Youde only became famous in the world, and his geopolitical theory was recognized by many people.
Today is extraordinary. As a scholar, he was summoned by the King of Chu, Lu Chenyang.
This action of Chu King Lu Chenyang showed that the Chu State had accepted the virtuous man, and he was no longer a wandering traveler in various countries.
If Mi Youde had not been brave enough, he would have accepted an invitation from a certain university in the empire to teach geopolitical theory there.
Mi Youde's guess was correct. The reason why Chu King Lu Chenyang summoned him was closely related to the latest content of the "Geographical Interests" magazine.
He has long predicted that whichever company cannot withstand the arms race will be the trigger for future wars.
As one of the few agricultural countries in Europe, Shu obviously cannot bear the arms race and has begun full-scale preparations for war.
The Kingdom of Shu not only recalled retired veterans, but also conducted military training for men over the age of sixteen and under the age of fifty.
Classify these people into the militia and ensure that at least one out of every three militiamen has a gun.
This crazy behavior of the Shu Kingdom immediately suppressed everyone.
There are at least five million young and strong men in Shu who can afford a gun.
As for the actions of the Shu Kingdom, they wanted all the people to be soldiers and arm millions of troops.
The Four-Nation Alliance, which was the most active in promoting the war in Europe, only planned to train 200,000 troops.
These plans are still just plans, and most of the future armies have not yet started recruiting troops.
However, the Shu Kingdom directly made a big move and armed millions of militiamen.
These militiamen are all ragtag, but their numbers are exaggerated.
Firearms troops and cold weapons troops are completely different.
Even if the soldiers are inferior, as long as these militiamen can shoot and their numbers reach a certain level, they can overwhelm a small number of elite soldiers.
In the era of cold weapons, thousands of troops wearing armor could penetrate the enemy's formation when faced with tens of thousands of unarmored soldiers.
In history, when one is equal to ten, the weak defeats the strong, many of them are elite soldiers wearing armor, facing off against large soldiers without armor.
As long as the enemy does not have heavy crossbows, heavy armored infantry has no opponent on the battlefield.
In the age of firearms, the importance of elite soldiers dropped a lot.
Among elite soldiers, facing the hail of bullets, the role he can play is very limited.
The fact that the Shu Kingdom was able to arm millions of militiamen implies a chilling news.
The Shu Kingdom did not care at all about the casualties of these people.
What a crazy choice.
When any country sees this situation, it will feel how cruel the coming war will be.
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Editor-in-chief Mi Youde came to the Chu Palace and found that this was not a summons by the King of Chu alone. All the important ministers of the Chu State were present, and the expressions on their faces were very serious.
Seeing this scene, editor Mi Youde felt a chill in his heart.
But he is also a man with rich experience. When he presided over the reform in Yue State, the situation he encountered was more severe than now. At that time, he did his duty and did not shrink back even a step.
Mi Youde stepped forward and bowed and said: "Mi Youde, a humble citizen, pays homage to the King of Chu."
The King of Chu, Lu Chenyang, said politely: "Mr. Mi is still alive. Come and give Mr. Mi a seat."
When Mi Youde saw how polite Chu King Lu Chenyang was, he carefully sat on his seat.
King Lu Chenyang of Chu was not so polite and things were simpler.
A monarch like King Lu Chenyang of Chu, who behaved like a courteous and virtuous person, must have had thorny problems that needed someone to solve.
"Mr. Mi, don't be nervous. I have some questions and would like to ask Mr. Mi for advice."
King Lu Chenyang of Chu did not keep Mi Youde waiting for long. He still acted like a courteous corporal and asked Mi Youde about the problem.
Mi Youde had already adjusted his mentality, and he said calmly: "If the King of Chu has any questions, just ask for advice, and the common people will definitely tell you everything.
But the common people have little talent and little knowledge, and they only hope that their limited knowledge can help the King of Chu answer his questions."
Mi Youde looked humble and at the same time lowered the expectations of Chu King Lu Chenyang.
He is just a scholar with limited knowledge. He has not been exposed to government affairs for a long time and can only solve a small part of the problems.
King Lu Chenyang of Chu liked Mi Youde's humble attitude, and he was even more disgusted with people who talked big words.
He asked in a polite tone: "Mr. Mi, I have read the latest issue of "Geographical Interests" magazine.
From Mr. Mi's point of view, a war will break out between Shu and Rui in the short term.
I would like to ask Mr. Mi why he made this judgment.
Can there be a specific time for the short term that Mr. Mi thinks?"
Mi Youde became famous, and his geographical theory attracted attention from all countries.
The main reason is that using this theory as a theory, we can predict the trends of most countries.
Mi Youde predicted three major events in advance, all of which are gradually coming true.
The first major event was that he predicted that the arms race among various countries would gradually intensify, and no country would be able to escape the influence of the arms race.
Once a country cannot afford an arms race, it will inevitably start preparing for a full-scale war.
This prediction can be said to be accurate because of Shu's performance.
The second prediction made by Millard is that the war in Europe is not only related to Europe.
Countries outside the region will have a great impact on the European War, and some countries will also be deeply involved in the European War.
The Three Kingdoms Alliance of Wu, Yue, and Jin directly made this prediction a reality.
Not only African countries are ready to take action, American countries have also begun to penetrate into Europe. They use various means to support European countries and obtain unknown benefits.
Milford's third prediction is that as the arms race intensifies, countries will loosen restrictions on indigenous policies.
The indigenous people are fearful of power but not moral. Once the policy is relaxed, there will definitely be an indigenous rebellion.
Fujian and Wu are the two countries that have loosened their policies on indigenous people the most.
When the natives had a certain amount of troops, they rebelled.
Had it not been for the successive indigenous rebellions in Min and Wu.
The Four-Nation Alliance and the Three-Nation Alliance need to suppress internal issues.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The conflict between these two alliances will be more intense than it is now.
The accuracy of Mi Youde's three predictions surprised everyone.
Many people have seen the prediction made by Mi Youde in the magazine "Geographical Interests".
They all dismissed it, thinking it was all Mi Youde's imagination.
It wasn't until these things happened one after another that everyone recognized Mi Youde's ability, making his reputation resounding throughout the world.
There is such a capable person in the Chu State. How could the King of Chu, Lu Chenyang, abandon him?
When he encountered a problem, he immediately summoned Mi Youde into the palace.
Mi Youde's words can bring him some inspiration.
King Lu Chenyang of Chu feels very confused about the affairs of Shu.
In his impression, Shu has always been a poor agricultural country.
He was baffled that Shu could stage such a huge battle.
Mi Youde breathed a sigh of relief when he heard these two questions from Chu King Lu Chenyang.
Geographical theory can give a more perfect answer to these two questions.
Mi Youde replied with a relaxed expression: "King Chu, Xiao Ming has some brief opinions on these two issues.
Prepare to collect some information and publish it in a future issue of "Geographical Interests" magazine.
The King of Chu wanted to understand, so the common people talked about their thoughts.
Just because of the lack of relevant materials, some of the inferences may be problematic."
King Chu Lu Chenyang laughed and said, "Don't be nervous, Mr. Mi. I invite Mr. Mi this time just to hear different ideas so that we can draw parallels.
If you have any ideas, Mr. Mi, just say it."
Mi Youde then said: "According to the inference of geopolitical theory, Shu will only have an interest conflict with Rui.
To the northwest of Shu is the territory of Song in the northwest corner of Europe.
This territory has a sparse population and low-level resources.
Except for a few natives, the total local Han population is less than 200,000.
The Song Dynasty paid more attention to the island and paid less attention to the northern territory, and its status was not as high as that of the colonies.
When the Shu Kingdom attacked the northern territory of the Song Kingdom, they basically couldn't get anything valuable, so it was a piece of useless stuff.
After doing this, he will be at odds with the Song State, causing his own maritime territory to be frequently harassed by the Song State.
Directly north of Shu is the imperial territory.
The empire is Shu's largest neighbor.
But the empire has stated its stance not to interfere in this dispute.
But the majesty of the empire cannot tolerate provocation.
If Shu really dares to provoke the empire, there is no need for it to exist.
There is absolutely no such stupid person in the Shu Kingdom who dares to provoke the empire.
What's more, Shu's supplies come from the empire. As long as the empire imposes a trade blockade on Shu, Shu will collapse.
The only neighboring countries to the south of Shu are Gui and Rui.
The Four Kingdoms Alliance, to which the Gui Kingdom belongs, and the Three Kingdoms Alliance, to which the Wu Kingdom belongs, are facing each other.
Shu has no sign of joining the Three Kingdoms Alliance.
It will never pay a huge price to help the Three Kingdoms Alliance contain the Four Kingdoms Alliance.
The only country in Shu that can take action is Rui.
What's more, there is a disputed area called Hongshanling between the Kingdom of Shu and the Kingdom of Rui.
The two countries already had conflicts, which are compounding the current situation.
The possibility of a war breaking out between the two countries is more than 90%.
War has not broken out yet, but both sides are making preparations.
The Shu Kingdom is waiting for weapons and ammunition to be shipped from the empire.
Switzerland is deploying troops and mobilizing for war.
Both sides were unprepared, so the war did not break out.
Xiaomin predicts that a war will break out between the two sides by the end of the year at the latest.
This kind of high-intensity war preparation consumes a lot of resources.
If you continue to drag it out, more flaws will be exposed.
Neither Shu nor Rui want to drag this out any longer."
When King Lu Chenyang of Chu heard the answer given by Wu De, he blurted out: "The time is so short."
He really couldn't believe that in about two months, a war would break out in Europe.
The war between Shu and Rui is by no means just a matter for these two countries.
They will involve all the countries in Europe.
Europe is now a large powder keg. It only needs a fuse and it will explode immediately.
Mi Youde said helplessly: "King Chu, the common people are more cautious in their inferences.
War is full of surprises.
Maybe it's just a gun misfire on the front line, and the war will break out tomorrow.
The inference made by Xiao Min is that the senior officials of the subject country and the Rui country are both rational.
How can Xiaomin deduce what the madman is doing?"
When King Lu Chenyang of Chu heard Mi Youde's judgment, he still didn't dare to fully believe it, which was against common sense.
But Chu State’s next most urgent plan will definitely be planned according to the time predicted by Mi Youde.
King Lu Chenyang of Chu finished his questions. He signaled the ministers of Chu to ask some questions that they were concerned about.
Prime Minister Xu Minghan was the first to stand up and asked: "Where does Mr. Mi think Shu can get the money so that it can continuously obtain supplies from the empire?"
Shu is a poor country with neither industrial industries nor large-scale minerals.
Coal is abundant there, but the empire is also rich in coal and has no demand for coal imports.
I really can’t figure out how the Shu Kingdom suddenly became rich.”
Mi Youde was silent for a moment, he showed a helpless expression, and reluctantly answered: "This question is out of scope, I can only guess.
Shu's diplomacy is very simple, and its relations with other vassal states are not good.
Borrowing money from other vassal states is excluded.
Of the remaining options, Xiaomin thinks there are two biggest possibilities.
It is more likely that large gold mines similar to those in Liao and Zhao have been discovered in Shu.
With a lot of gold coins in hand, I can definitely buy a lot of supplies from the empire.
The empire treats every vassal country equally, as long as it can afford it, except that it does not sell particularly high-end technology.
Even the weapons newly equipped by the Imperial Royal Army can be sold.
The second possibility is that the money was obtained from the empire by King Qian Mingyi of Shu through some means.
The specific means cannot be guessed by ordinary people.
This can only be attributed to the luck of Shu.
It cannot be that the empire deliberately gave Shu a sum of money to provoke a war.
It is completely unnecessary for the empire to do this."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! King of Chu Lu Chenyang listened to Mi Youde’s seemingly unintentional words.
The expression on his face immediately became serious.
The Empire would not do such a thing, it would not do the Empire any good.
But some people in the empire may do this.
Mi Youde has just analyzed that as Shu's strength increases, it will definitely go to war with Rui.
This behavior of Shu is worthy of some people's investment.
The Kingdom of Shu developed entirely with the help of external forces.
Its power is very superficial, and Chu State has no fear at all.
King Lu Chenyang of Chu guessed some inside stories, but he could not tell them.
Without real and unmistakable evidence, slandering important figures in the empire will bring trouble to the Chu State.
Chief of General Staff Yun Zehai asked Mi Youde: "Mr. Mi, do you think the army of Shu is equipped with the latest weapons of the empire?
Without training and training, can they win the war?"
Mi Youde shook his head and asked: "Sir, the question you want to ask is how much power can the mob exert."
Chief of General Staff Yun Zehai could only nod helplessly.
Mi Youde smiled and replied: "This is not the era of cold weapons. Elite soldiers are on the battlefield and their survival time is very short.
Even if the militiamen are weak, they stand in the trenches and do not need to be too precise with their marksmanship. They can shoot bullets to the target area and then the mission is completed.
Some weapons on the battlefield are extremely easy to operate, and even illiterate people can learn them in a short time.
As long as the number of troops is large enough, quantitative changes will lead to qualitative changes."
Chief of General Staff Yun Zehai turned to look at Shu King Lu Chenyang, and he sighed: "The national situation is difficult, and the current military strength is insufficient.
Our country should also learn from Chu, recall veterans, and cultivate backbone militiamen.
to meet future contingencies.”
King Lu Chenyang of Chu cherished words like gold and only said one word.
