Zhao Kuo was stunned, he didn't expect Tian Dan to ask this question.
His father Zhao She once discussed the art of war with Tian Dan.
Tian Dan believes that the number of soldiers is not large but elite. Too many soldiers will affect the farming and hinder the country. As long as there are 30,000 elite soldiers, it will be enough to conquer the world.
Zhao She thought that Tian Dan was out of date. In ancient times, the world was divided into hundreds of countries, and each country was a small country. Thirty thousand people were enough to conquer the world.
But now the world is divided into the seven heroes of the Warring States Period. Each country has hundreds of thousands of troops. The city is thousands of feet wide, and there are at least 10,000 households in the city. Thirty thousand people are not enough. At least 200,000 troops are needed to subdue the world.
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Tian Dan also said that with only 50,000 Wei warriors, he could defeat Qin's hundreds of thousands of troops and besieged Handan, the capital of Zhao.
The number of Qin's elite soldiers after that was only two thousand, and they were able to wipe out all the Wei soldiers.
Zhao She said that hundreds of thousands of people participated in these battles, and the victory was not the result of any single army.
The two argued endlessly, and neither could convince the other.
If Zhao Kuo agreed with his father, Tian Dan would have reason to reject him.
If you agree with Tian Dan, it will be a huge blow to Zhao Kuo's reputation.
In this era, no matter whether the father is right or wrong, as a son, you cannot object, otherwise it will be considered unfilial.
After Zhao Kuo thought for a moment, he said: "There are many benefits to having more, and there are benefits to having finesse."
After waiting for a moment and seeing that Tian Dan had no intention of following him, Zhao Kuo continued:
"Nowadays, once a war breaks out, all men in the country over the age of 15 must join the army. When the war is over, they can return to farming in various places. If you take up arms, you will be a soldier, and if you put down arms, you will be a farmer."
"However, once the war starts, no one knows when it will end. This also leads to the fact that many times after the war ends, the farming time has been missed. The people have no food and can only eat grass roots and gnaw tree bark, and are even forced to become
Robbery, cholera country."
"In the end, more people died of starvation and were killed by bandits than soldiers died in the war. However, if these people are not recruited to join the army and face the enemy's huge army, the country will perish."
"The Wei State controlled the world with 50,000 Wei warriors, and was finally defeated by the Qin State. However, the Qin State only had 2,000 iron eagle warriors. If the number of iron eagle warriors increased to 50,000, they would surely be able to defeat the Six Kingdoms. Wouldn't he want to become 50,000 soldiers?"
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"If you don't want to, you really can't do it. Even Qin, the strongest country in the world, can't do it. How can other countries do it?"
Tian Dan's expression gradually changed. He straightened his back and began to look directly at Zhao Kuo.
Zhao Kuo continued: "In ancient times, when it was necessary to fight, all adult men had to fight with weapons. They could not return home until the war was over, and they got nothing but injuries."
"Later, Wu Qi founded Wei Wuzu and selected the most valiant soldiers in the country. They were given money, food, and rewards. They didn't have to finish the battle with nothing but scars. The whole family was exempted from corvee service, and land and houses were given back to them, so that they could fight hard.
, This is the reason why Wei Wu soldiers dominate the world."
"But even when the Wei state was at its most powerful, there were only 50,000 soldiers in the Wei army. They were placed all over the country, and they were not even able to defend the city, let alone fight."
"Therefore, every time there is a war in Wei State, people still have to be summoned from all over the country. Is it because Wei soldiers have to be summoned from all over the country that Wei's soldiers are useless? That's not the case. He is the sharpest knife in Wei State, which can penetrate
It is the enemy's heart that gives Wei the possibility of victory."
"I have heard about the discussion between you and my father about the military. I think there is no contradiction between more soldiers and better soldiers. Now all countries have chosen the same path, which is to have both good soldiers and many soldiers. That is, all the people
We must all have soldiers and train a small number of elite troops at the same time. If we want a small number of elite troops to deter the world, we may have to wait until the world is unified."
Zhao Kuo said slowly.
"As expected of Ma Fujun's son, he is better than his master." After a long time, Tian Dan said with emotion.
"Compared to my father, I am far behind." Zhao Kuo said quickly.
"Is Le Yi at your house?" Tian Dan asked.
"Not bad." Zhao Kuo nodded.
"Take me to meet this old friend." Tian Dan stood up.
He has very complicated feelings for Le Yi.
Le Yi almost destroyed the Qi State that gave birth to him and raised him. He failed to defeat Le Yi on the battlefield, but he defeated Le Yi completely in politics, and the achievements of Le Yi's life were in vain.
However, he ended up with the same fate as Le Yi.
Moreover, he and Le Yi were in the same palace as ministers.
The sadness and complexity involved cannot be explained to outsiders.
"Thank you sir." Zhao Kuo was overjoyed and bowed down.
With the help of Le Yi, Tian Dan, and Li Mu, Lian Po was left in Changping, and the four famous generals gathered together. This time Zhao Kuo really dared to fight Bai Qi!
Zhao Kuo helped Tian Dan into the car and held the whip himself just like he did with Le Yi.
"What a terrible future!" Tian Dan sat in the car and couldn't help but sigh when he heard voices talking about Zhao Kuo from both sides of the road.
When he was in Qi State, he was also supported by Qi people.
Looking back now, more than ten years have passed.
"My lord, you are back. Many people came to visit you today." When the housekeeper saw Zhao Kuo, he burst into tears with excitement.
Since the death of Zhao She, Ma Fujun's mansion has not been in such a prosperous state for a long time.
"Have everything been arranged? Don't neglect it," Zhao Kuo said.
Li Xian Corporal was very important during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. If a celebrity felt that he was not respected, he would not only turn around and leave, but would also spread the word everywhere to ruin your reputation.
Just like the lame man and Mr. Pingyuan.
There are even some celebrities who don't even give you the respect of a king. If you don't like it, they will join other countries and then turn around and beat you.
Therefore, people cherish their reputation very much, even the monarch is no exception.
After all schools of thought were deposed and only Confucianism was respected, the idea of loyalty to the emperor was gradually engraved in people's bones.
The relationship between king and minister has become that the king abuses me thousands of times, and I treat the king like my first love...
"Everything has been arranged according to the highest standards of treatment," said Uncle Zhao.
"Okay, let me know, I will hold a banquet tomorrow." Zhao Kuo said.
"promise."
"By the way, have you found Pang Nuan's residence?" Zhao Kuo asked.
Pang Nuan was a famous general in the late Zhao Kingdom. He once discussed the art of war with King Wuling of Zhao, but there was no record of it later. It was not until the period of King Zhao Xiang that he was activated. He killed Yan general Ju Xin in the first battle, and then led Han, Wei, and Zhao
, Wei, Chu attacked Qin, but failed.
There are some differences between Pang Nuan and Le Yi, Tian Dan, Lian Po and Li Mu, but he is still the best general of Zhao State.
Moreover, he has an ability that Le Yi, Tian Dan, Lian Po, Li Mu and others cannot compare with, and that is longevity.
Even Jiang Ziya had to be convinced when he saw him wearing armor and going into battle at the age of eighty.
Zhao Kuo adhered to the principle that adding one point of strength is one point of strength, so he sent people to look for Pang Nuan two days ago. Unfortunately, Pang Nuan was not as famous as Le Yitian alone, nor did he have any official position or title. With Zhao Kuo's strength, he thought
Looking for him was like looking for a needle in a haystack, and I couldn't find him after two days of searching.
"No." As expected, Uncle Zhao shook his head.
"If you really can't find it, forget it." Zhao Kuo said.
With Le Yi, Tian Dan, Lian Po and Li Mu, it doesn't matter whether Pang Nuan is present or not.
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Two days later, there will be a meeting.
Lin Xiangru proposed that the Qin army's offensive was fierce and there was insufficient food and grass on the front line, but the people at home had no food. The ministers of the DPRK and China should donate food and grass to support the front line.
Later, Zhao Sheng, Lord of Pingyuan, said that the nobles in the country had been eating the salary of the king for generations and should share it with him.
Finally, Zhao Wangdan said that as the monarch of the Zhao Kingdom, he should set an example and take the lead in donating 80,000 stones of food and grass.
Seeing that King Zhao donated so much food and grass, many nobles and ministers added some more based on what they had discussed before.
In the end, a total of 867,000 stones of grain and grass were raised, as well as some meat such as pigs, sheep, chickens, and ducks, and were shipped to Changping.
After this incident spread, Zhao Kuo's reputation became even stronger, like the bright sun rising slowly, and even surpassed the power of King Zhao and Lord Pingyuan.
If Zhao Kuo's previous reputation was like a castle in the air, it would fall from the sky without the praise of Qin.
Now Zhao Kuo has raised more than 800,000 stones of grain and grass on his own, completely shattering everyone's doubts.
Every day, people came from all over to visit Zhao Kuo, and they felt extremely honored to see him.
Zhao Kuo refused almost everyone who came, even if he only had a handful of strength, he would take him in as a guest.