"Why does it feel similar to the last memorial ceremony?" Chen Xi looked at the memorial ceremony that Li You brought over with some confusion.
After the military parade, Liu Bei planned to bring hundreds of thousands of soldiers to honor the soldiers who had fought for the country for so many years.
"Because it has not been completed. The old have support, the young have education, farmers have land, and residents have houses. These things seem simple, but in fact, if you really want to pursue it, it is not that easy." Li You said casually.
Said, "And this slogan is very good."
"Besides, you already harbor some malicious intent towards human morality, so it would be more appropriate for a superior to announce it to everyone and pass it down as a law and a system." Li You said silently, "Your exact words are
, any approach that infinitely improves moral quality will only corrupt morality. After all, there are no saints and no perfect people in this world, and the law is the ultimate guarantee."
"Hey, hey, let's be clear. I don't have any ill intentions towards human morality. I just don't want to face the decline of human morality and self-discipline. What's the point of talking about morality when we can obviously use laws to restrict things?"
Chen Xi said with a sneer.
"So, you are always malicious towards human morality." Li You casually flipped through the memorial text he had written. This was already the version that had been polished by someone. After all, this was a big sacrifice, and there were a lot of things to pay attention to.
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As for Sun Ce and others, they originally wanted to run away, but after knowing the situation, they did not leave directly. They planned to leave after Liu Bei offered sacrifices to the dead. After so many years of fighting, they also lost a lot of soldiers.
If Liu Bei hadn't mentioned it, they might not have any special feelings, but after Liu Bei mentioned it, Sun Ce, Xiahou Dun and others also had the idea of burning incense for the deceased.
"This is also why you and I can get together, because you also have malicious intentions towards morality, but you are more radical, and I am not like that." Chen Xi picked up the memorial and said slowly, "At least it used to be like this
."
Li Youwei nodded. The same thing between Chen Xi and him is that they both have the idea of overthrowing the current system, and both have had this power in the past or present.
The difference is that Li You was screwed back then. In addition, after Li You determined that the system was wrong, he chose to directly overthrow the system instead of thinking about the consequences after the collapse of the system. He believed that when the system collapsed,
, a new system will definitely be born, and it will be better than this one. Of course, if it is worse, then let me smash this system again.
Chen Xi is actually dissatisfied with the current system and the previous system, but Chen Xi has no idea of violently dismantling the system. His thinking mode belongs to the lawful sequence.
In other words, if there is a problem with this system, then don’t destroy it until there is a better system. Make repairs first and let the system gradually develop towards the desired state. Relying on a longer period of time,
Continuously improve and finally obtain the desired system.
Therefore, Li You sometimes thinks that Chen Xi is a bit conservative, abiding by the rules, and maintaining the rules. More importantly, both Li You and Chen Xi know that the latter's way of thinking is absolutely impossible to get what he has started to want.
This is because Chen Xi himself is extremely capable. If he has weaknesses, let alone continuous improvement until the system is needed, Chen Xi himself may die because of too many benefits in the middle of the process.
"So it is very important to sacrifice to heaven. At least all the soldiers should understand the meaning of their sacrifice." Chen Xi said, half leaning on the chair.
After three days of rest, on the west side of Ye City, on the altar that had been built, just like before, Liu Bei made the promise he had made. The gap between doing some things and doing them well is really too far. Liu Bei's current level is considered
I did it, but it was very difficult to do it well.
Behind the altar, the phalanx formation of 400,000 troops was as straight as an ax or a machete. Compared to the cumbersome etiquette of Liu Bei and others, there was only one request for these soldiers, which was to take off their hats and pay silent tribute to their comrades who died in battle over the years.
Those present were all soldiers who had experienced fighting, been on the battlefield, and seen blood. Naturally, they also had comrades who had fallen asleep because of this.
Perhaps, in the late Han Dynasty, this kind of separation between life and death was too common. The soldiers who came from Kuhaha had seen many separations between life and death. During the reign of Emperor Ling, there were constant natural and man-made disasters and life was like grass. If the soldiers who sacrificed were in this era,
At home, death may only be a roll of straw mat, hastily buried, and the family will cry for a while, which is extremely insignificant to the world.
However, under Liu Bei's command, they suddenly found that their deaths had meaning. Hundreds of thousands of comrades would mourn them after their deaths, offering sacrifices to their lords and offering sacrifices to the four seasons.
Only in this environment can these soldiers who don't know why they fight or die realize that their death can actually be meaningful and that they can also be heroes. This is very important.
Understand these, soldiers will understand the responsibility and honor they shoulder when they pick up the armor, live like a hero, and die like a hero.
"Fortunately, Mr. Xuande didn't make a wish casually this time." Chen Xi lay on the table panting. His expression and appearance should be very solemn when offering sacrifices to heaven, so he couldn't move around. After going through all this, he was really tired.
If you don’t feel it during the ceremony, you will find yourself very tired when you come down.
"Because the Lord already knows that every word he says and every promise he responds to means responsibility. Now we have 26 million people under our command, and every promise represents the credibility of the government." Lu
Su was also very tired, but he spoke with much stronger energy than Chen Xi.
"Anyway, it's really good that I didn't make a wish." Chen Xi buried his head in the wide sleeves of his silk robe and said in a somewhat unclear voice.
"I seemed to have seen the two cauldrons of heaven and man glowing as the ceremony began." Guo Jia collapsed in the armchair, turned his head and said.
"I saw it too." Fazheng and others echoed.
"It's a pity that there wasn't as big a reaction as last time." Jia Xu shook his sleeves and took a sip of tea before saying, "Zichuan, I think Yizhou Mu has some thoughts about you, why don't you express your opinion?"
"What does it mean to have thoughts about me? It's obviously about the logistics in my hands." Chen Xi said without raising his head while lying on his sleeves.
"Anyway, think about how to deal with it." Li You also said while drinking tea.
"Give him 5,000 chainmail, plate armor, and no weapons." Chen Xi said nonchalantly, "Just find someone to solve this problem."
"Gift?" Liu Ye asked unhappily.
"Of course, I am the chief minister, in charge of the country's finances. By the way, I also annexed the young master's office, and also do some other things, so I am also the general logistics manager." Chen Xi sat up silently and said, "Anyway, I
It is produced according to one million sets, so don’t be afraid.”
"I always feel that this will develop the habit of them coming to us to fight against the autumn wind." Liu Ye said rather unhappily, and he didn't care at all. Speaking of blood, Liu Zhang and him were very close.
"When we are unified, everyone will come to fight against the autumn wind." Chen Xi said, half leaning on the chair, "After all, we are all our own people."
"By the way, some time ago, I checked the output of Luzhong Iron Works, and it was much higher than what you reported." Lu Su touched the official documents on the side and pulled out one, "You said it was Nissan before.
Five or six thousand catties, the number reported below far exceeds this number."
"What I was saying was that Japan has so much steel for manufacturing weapons," Chen Xi glanced at the official document, then turned his head and said, "Most of the steel produced was ordinary iron, and I used it to produce farm tools and the like.
."
What the hell are weapons? When all the people in the Han Dynasty were farming, there were as many sickles as there were people. There were also kitchen knives, plows, rakes and other daily utensils.
The steel used for weapons is only a small part of the Luzhong Iron Works. Last year it made seven million sickles, and it will continue to make so many more this year. In another five years, there will be no shortage of sickles in the Central Plains, but by then the sickles will have to be replaced.
Something new.
The iron required for seven million sickles can be used to redress 300,000 soldiers. Daily necessities are the biggest pitfall, but this money trap is very powerful and is a rigid need of the agricultural society.
"You made seven million sickles? There are also plows for two million people." Liu Ye, Lu Su and others held their foreheads and could no longer talk to Chen Xi. You have wasted so much iron. Although the materials are
It's not as good as special steel, but it's still iron after all, and it can be a good weapon after it's warmed and maintained.
They both thought that the Luzhong Iron Factory run by Chen Xi mainly produced weapons. But now you tell me, you actually mainly produce farm tools, and weapons are a sideline!
"Yes, I also produce a lot of kitchen knives, a lot of scissors, a lot of screwdrivers, and iron pots. These things are very easy to sell." Chen Xi didn't care about Liu Ye and Lu Su's murderous looks.
Weapons and stuff, and it doesn’t make any money, it’s a side job, a side job.
"Don't you know how much armor these things can produce when used as weapons? It's a complete waste!" Liu Ye said frantically. He suddenly discovered that Chen Xi's brain circuit seemed to be very different from theirs.
"Even the iron you use to make kitchen knives is pretty good iron. If we use this iron to make weapons, we can now arm two million people and unify the world easily." Lu Su said with a headache.
"It sounds like we can't do the same now." Chen Xi curled his lips and said, "Your thinking mode is still to conquer the world. My thinking mode is to rule the world. You don't call it becoming stronger, you call it militarism!"
"In short, I plan to produce another seven million sickles, three million plows, one million iron pots, and various agricultural tools this year." Chen Xi said nonchalantly, "You should also quickly change your thinking mode. Our current core
We need to change to govern the world instead of investing all important resources in military power as before."
