Chapter 662 Zhang Zhao is shocked, the world is so big?
When Zhang Zhao heard Lu Xuan's arrangement, he thought about it silently and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."
Lu Xuan asked: "What is Zhang Qing going to say?"
Zhang Zhao solemnly said: "Your Majesty, I think it's just barbarians, so why waste your energy? It's obviously not cost-effective to attack them, waste food, soldiers, and national power. For Wu State, as long as we are strong, all nations will naturally come to court. Now
, we only care about our own development and don’t need to consider what’s going on outside.”
Lu Xuan shook his head and smiled: "You are wrong."
Zhang Zhao said: "Please show me, Your Majesty."
A flash of light flashed across Lu Xuan's eyes, and he said loudly: "We, the Chinese Orthodoxy, are the center of all nations. This is undisputed. We must be strong enough. This is also correct."
"But this is not enough."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because of the rise and fall of China, from the Western Han Dynasty to the present Eastern Han Dynasty, there is a clear rise and fall situation. At the beginning of the founding of the country, the population was small and the land was abundant. The people could recuperate and survive no matter what."
"Towards the end of the dynasty, the population increased, the land decreased, and the land was annexed by powerful families. In addition, the emperor was ignorant and officials were corrupt, and everything came to an end."
"Fundamentally, the people can no longer survive."
Lu Xuan's eyes were sharp and he said in a deep voice: "As long as the people have food and clothing, even if other aspects are worse, everything can be barely maintained. The most fundamental point is to have enough territory. Therefore, external expansion is very important.
"
Zhang Zhao said in a deep voice: "We, China, have a vast land and rich resources, and are the center of the world. The other places are small countries with a lack of materials and barbarian nature. They eat hair and drink blood. The land cannot be cultivated and is completely useless."
"You are wrong, very wrong."
Lu Xuan shook his head again.
He pointed to the sweet potatoes and potatoes in front of him and said, "Sweet potatoes and potatoes are produced in areas of the United States. These places have a lot of fertile land and countless territories."
"The Huaxia region extends from Da Yuezhi outside Liangzhou in the west to Donghai County in the east. It is thousands of miles away. It is indeed a vast territory with rich resources."
"But the area where the American Federation is located is no less than China. It has two major regions, one in the south and one in the north. It is very vast. Although the Roman Empire further to the west is more remote, it is actually just as vast."
"These places can accommodate countless people."
"We, the people of China, can live a life now, but as soon as the people begin to stabilize, they will reproduce on a large scale and countless children will be born. The population is increasing year by year, and there are still only so many land resources. What should we do?
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"That is external expansion."
"Conquer the outside territories, continue to immigrate, and constantly expand the territory."
Lu Xuan's eyes sparkled and he said loudly: "After we unify the world, we can continue to expand."
"The most important point is that if we consider the long term and target the outside world, the future descendants of the royal family will have goals from generation to generation and will be able to expand externally and will not just focus on the domestic territory."
"In this way, we can maintain our combat effectiveness."
"Although a country is large, if it is warlike, it will perish; if it forgets to fight, it will be in danger; it must be prepared for danger in times of peace, and it must maintain its combat effectiveness."
Lu Xuan said with great momentum: "The most important point is that there are a lot of gold, silver, and copper minerals in the outside territories. If the domestic shortage is insufficient, we can seize it from abroad to make up for the current shortage."
hiss!
Zhang Zhao couldn't help but take a deep breath again.
I was extremely shocked inside.
Is there actually fertile land outside?
There are actually a lot of mineral deposits out there?
It’s actually bigger than China outside?
how can that be possible?
Zhang Zhao swallowed his saliva, his eyes were shocked, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, is this true?"
Lu Xuan smiled and said: "Of course it is true."
Zhang Zhao nodded solemnly, with a stern look in his eyes, and said: "If it is true, it must be controlled. The local resources are rich, and the ores of gold, copper and iron are also important, and they cannot be controlled by foreign barbarians. These supplies, they
If you can’t grasp it, they all belong to my country of Wu.”
Lu Xuan laughed and said, "Of course I have to take them all."
He then looked at the grain seeds lying on the ground and ordered: "Kong Ming, collect the grains carefully. We have nothing to prove. Only when we plant them can we shock the people and let everyone know the magic of grain crops."
"Here!"
Zhuge Liang replied solemnly.
Lu Xuan suddenly thought of Cao Cao. If Cao Cao saw his food, sweet potatoes and potatoes, would he be extremely shocked?
The corners of his mouth raised in an arc.
Lu Xuan ordered: "Pack up these grains and follow me into the palace. We will hold a banquet today to welcome Zishan and wash away the dust. After the banquet is over, Zishan will go south again."
Lu Xuan entered the palace first.
Zhang Zhao, Zhuge Liang and Bu Zhi entered the palace hand in hand.
Lu Xuan held a special banquet to welcome Bu Zhao and wash away the dust.
After the banquet was over, Zhuge Liang and Zhang Zhao went to get busy. Lu Xuan stayed behind and said in a deep voice: "Zishan, the Jiaozhou area is very important. Although it is remote and hot, planting rice in Jiaozhou area can yield a bumper harvest, and it is close.
The coastal area is a natural port and a place for foreign trade, so we must take good care of it. I will give you the Talisman Festival, and you can hold it and go south to Jiaozhou."
"I obey!"
Bu Zhao looked excited and said loudly: "I will live up to your Majesty's high expectations."
Lu Xuan waved his hand and said: "Go."
Bu Zhao bowed once again and saluted Lu Xuan, then stood up and left. Lu Xuan sat alone in the hall, thinking about matters in Western Europe and the American Federation, which would not affect the Han Dynasty for the time being.
Lu Xuan has enough time to unify.
After Lu Xuan thought about it, he remembered that at the previous banquet, Zhang Zhao mentioned many personnel arrangements, mainly the vacancies of governors in Yanzhou and Qingzhou, and the need for people to take charge of them in order to facilitate the governance of the place.
Yanzhou was captured, and Zhou Yu was temporarily in charge. However, Zhou Yu was the governor of Yuzhou, and Zhou Yu's task in Yanzhou was to lead troops to fight, so it was impossible to govern Yanzhou.
Qingzhou is temporarily in charge of Kuai Liang, but Kuai Liang is the governor of Xuzhou and does not have enough energy to control Qingzhou.
These must be arranged properly.
Lu Xuan thought about it for a while, and soon came up with a mature idea, and said: "Come here, notify Lu Su to discuss the matter."
The attendant hurriedly went to inform.
Lu Xuan went to Yizhou before, while Lu Su stayed behind and was responsible for the affairs in the palace.
Lu Su has a strategic vision and is capable enough to handle local arrangements. Lu Xuan is ready to be released. Almost all the people under his command will follow this process and must hone themselves in the local area.
Whether you can become the top minister depends on your ability to govern at the local level. If you can't do this, you will always be a little bit behind.
After a short time, Lu Su entered the hall and saluted: "Your Majesty!"
Lu Xuan waved his hand and said, "Zijing, sit down and talk."
After Lu Su thanked him, he respectfully lifted up his robe and sat down, looking upright.