People who are surrounded by the city want to escape, and people outside the city want to rush in. Whether it is marriage or career, most of their wishes in life are like this.

Mr. Qian Zhongshu’s theory actually also applies to war.

People who are in a war will hate it and even hate it because what they see every day is blood, killing, and all kinds of conspiracies.

Everyone is working hard to release the most vicious nature in human hearts!

When ordinary people are in a state of war for a long time, going crazy is inevitable, and not going crazy is accidental.

But things in the world are so wonderful.

Whenever peace comes to the world, people will cherish peace for a short period of time. But as time goes by, everyone will talk about war again.

It was like these two people at the breakfast stall, drinking tofu and giving advice to the world. One said that the Chechens should be conquered, and the other said that the entire Central Asia should be conquered.

My words are full of strong men who offend me. Even if they are far away, they will be punished.

But these two idiots seem to have never seen a map.

The vast Central Asia is so huge and at the same time so barren. Although there are large areas of fertile farmland, there are also vast deserts and the Gobi as far as the eye can see.

Li Xiao drank tofu nao calmly and listened to the nonsense of two civilian politicians and military strategists.

Two mengzi who wanted to drink wine early in the morning did not know the true meaning of war.

There are only three reasons for launching a war:

money!

money!

More money!

Li Xiao admired this statement very much. All kinds of mineral resources, as well as various preservation and industrial raw materials can be regarded as interests.

But ultimately, it's still about money.

When people stay away from war for a long time, even two common people will talk about war lightly.

But Li Xiao, as the commander-in-chief, did not dare to do this!

Because when two drunk men said they wanted to fight, it was just a drunken rant.

Li Xiao said he was going to fight, but he really was going to fight.

The Liao army has always relied on its crushing advantage in weapons to fight.

From the musket at the beginning, to the cannon later.

Relying on the superiority of weapons, the Liao army defeated the powerful Eight Banners Army and then seized control of the entire Ming Dynasty.

Without the Zhu family emperor on the throne, the country does not even have a nominal monarch.

But as time went by, Li Xiao discovered that his weapons had been renovated and changed. And the enemy's weapons were also renovated and changed!

Since Wu Sangui's defection, the world's weapons have been rapidly moving towards full-scale firearmsization in the past two decades.

Some countries are even discussing whether to remove the bayonet from their rifles.

With the gap in weapons and equipment getting smaller and smaller, it is basically impossible to achieve a big victory at a small price like before.

From the European War and the siege of Russia, it seems that both sides mobilized more than a million people to participate in the war.

The battle damage can easily exceed 100,000.

During the Battle of the Somme, the British suffered 60,000 casualties in one day.

The Battle of Verdun is also known as the meat grinder. There were more than 700,000 casualties on both sides!

Li Xiao did not want the Ming army to fall into such a bitter battle, because the Ming army was not ready to pay such heavy casualties.

Too many resources have been allocated to national construction, and bridges, roads, and railways are being built everywhere.

It can be said that Li Xiao was sucking the blood of the whole world and modernizing the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, universal compulsory education has also been put on the agenda. And it has been fully rolled out in the most stable northern provinces.

Just a few days ago, Li Xiao was still planning to establish one or two girls' schools to recruit some smart girls to study!

All of this requires the support of massive funds.

Li Xiao doesn't know much about the principles of economic operation because he is a pure soldier.

Fortunately, all the previous chief assistants and Ai Husheng are capable.

Nowadays, the three money-making factories in the Ming Dynasty are producing silver coins at full capacity. In order to prevent counterfeiting, the Ming Dynasty silver coins are actually made of composite materials.

Metal coins of the same volume can be known by weighing them on a scale. The Ming Dynasty silver dollar is definitely the lighter one!

It is this simple anti-counterfeiting that makes counterfeiters around the world scratch their heads.

No way, materials science can't keep up. It just can't make such a light and hard currency.

The most important thing is that Ming Dynasty silver coins are not afraid of fire. After being roasted in the fire for a while and then taken out, as long as the soot on them is wiped off, they will still shine like new money.

As for the counterfeit silver coins, due to craftsmanship issues, after being shackled by flames, they were smoked as black as charcoal, and no matter how hard they were rubbed, they could not bring out the effect of genuine silver coins.

Relying on these two technologies to prevent counterfeiting, the Ming Dynasty silver coins are popular all over the world, but there are very few counterfeits.

Overseas plunder and overseas trade could no longer meet the Ming Dynasty's growing needs.

There is no other way, printing money becomes the only way.

However, the silver coins of the Ming Dynasty are now the universal currency. In other words, the silver coins produced by the Ming Dynasty will be circulated around the world.

Ai Husheng's tough regulations stipulated that whenever you trade with the Ming Dynasty, you must use Ming Dynasty silver coins. This caused the Ming Dynasty silver coins to become a necessary hard currency for transactions in economically prosperous Europe.

In the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, Korea, Japan, Jiaozhi, Siam, Burma, and other Southeast Asian countries.

They had no currency of their own at all, and all they used were Ming silver coins.

In this way, Ming Dynasty only needed to keep running the money minting machine to collect various materials from all over the world.

Ai Husheng calls this the right to mint coins!

Li Xiao is certain that this guy has never studied economics. But he certainly has never heard of Coase!

But Li Xiao really admired his theory.

Over the years, Ming Dynasty has been like a bottomless pit, devouring countless amounts of money, food and supplies. Although money may be tight, there has never been a shortage of food.

I have to say that Ai Hu made a huge contribution to his career.

Life was already very difficult, and Li Xiao did not plan to get involved in a large-scale armed conflict until the Ming Dynasty passed the construction period.

During Russia's war against Chechnya, Li Xiao wanted to see for himself what kind of strong fortress the place called Grozny was.

But if Li Xiao can't go, everyone will object.

"Dad! What are you thinking that makes you so lost in thought?" Li Lin was a little confused when he saw Li Xiao drinking tofu nao absentmindedly, and then looked at the two Jiu Mengzi who had started drinking in the morning.

The words of two Jiu Mengzi can actually cause the wise father of Shenwu to think deeply?

"I was thinking that people who don't understand war always talk about war lightly. Just like the two people next to you!

This time I let you go to Chechnya to let you see what war is like. The cruelty of war, the blood of war, and everything about war.

After you have experienced war, you will be much more cautious when launching the next war."

Li Xiao took a bite of the flatbread and then drank the tofu curd.

Flatbread tofu curd is the most common way of eating in Liaodong.

In Beijing, people prefer to drink soybean juice and eat fried cakes or fried dough sticks.

But this is what Li Xiao likes. The flatbread tofu curd and some pickles make a good breakfast.

"Dad! I also think that fighting is nothing. We have always won battles before. This time when I went to Singapore, my second uncle said that no one in the world is our opponent.

In the country of Israel, my uncle often sends warships to patrol their ports. He also sends airships to conduct reconnaissance overhead all day long.

They don't even dare to fart! As long as our Ming army is dispatched, Chechnya will be turned into powder." Li Lin glanced at the two people next to him. Their strong sense of Han nationality's superiority was very suitable for Li Lin's appetite.

"Your second uncle is the commander of the navy, he doesn't have to worry about the army's affairs.

The navy of the Ming Dynasty is indeed invincible in the world. Moreover, our navy not only controls the sea, but also controls every node on the ocean.

At that time, you, me, and I worked hard to wrest the Suez Canal from the hands of the French.

Singapore, Suez, plus Gibraltar, and the Navy’s newest naval port at the Cape of Good Hope.

These places blocked the trade channels from the Ming Dynasty to Europe.

Therefore, the Ming Navy is invincible. Not only do they have mountain-like steel behemoths, they also have countless supply bases from the South China Sea to the Indian Ocean.

But the Ming Dynasty not only had oceans, but also land!

It’s like us and Russia!

Russia was the foothold for the Ming Dynasty to advance into Europe. If it were to take the sea route, it would not only be unstable but also take longer.

So we need a railway, and this is the Central Asia Railway.

The shortcoming of the Central Asia Railway is that it is too long and has to pass through many tribes along the long railway line.
To be continued...