What Shen Bing said is somewhat like the peasant theory, that is, if everyone in the world had enough food and clothing, there would be no war.
This theory was previously overturned by Shen Bing himself. The comparison with flowers, deer, and wolves shows that war actually plays a regulating and promoting role.
However, specific issues need to be analyzed in detail.
The war between the grassland and the Central Plains is often caused by the lack of "flowers" in the grassland, so the grassland can only invade and plunder from the south.
But the problem of insufficient "flowers" on the grassland is not the only way to solve it: war.
It is actually related to the backward productivity and primitiveness of the grassland, with single thinking and no sense of crisis.
To put it simply, if there is wine today, you will get drunk the next day. When the livestock are growing well, they can eat and drink wildly. When there is a problem in winter, they can only go together to rob them.
If this living habit cannot be changed, it will be useless whether it is King Youxian, King Yuezhi, or the countries in the Western Regions living in the western part of the grassland, or even Shen Bing sitting here.
Because no one can guarantee that the cold current will not enter Mongolia. As long as the cold current goes south and freezes cattle and sheep to death in large numbers, no matter who lives on the grassland, there is only one way to survive...going south to plunder.
What can Shen Bing do then?
Strictly order them not to loot?
Should we just sit back and watch them freeze to death and starve to death?
There is a possibility that Shen Bing dispersed his family wealth and used his accumulated wealth to store food for the grassland for the winter.
but……
There are more than 100,000 troops in the grassland alone, and hundreds of thousands of civilians.
Even if the wealthy Shen Bing saves them once or twice, can he save them three times?
This is obviously not a long-term solution.
Therefore, there is only one way to truly solve this problem: to strengthen exchanges or not.
No matter how stupid the grassland people are, they will not let their cattle and sheep freeze to death before the cold wave comes. They also know how to exchange them for food for the winter...
In the past, there was little contact between enemies in the Central Plains and the grasslands, so there was no way to exchange it for food.
Now that the merchants are at their doorstep, they can spend the winter without any danger as long as they drive away their cattle and sheep. Why not?
Therefore, the war between the grassland and the Central Plains is no longer a "must fight", and the probability of occurrence is naturally much less.
After explaining the trade, Shen Bing relaxed.
As the various countries moved to various places and rested, Shen Bing could rest for a while.
During this period of time, I was rushing back and forth to do this and that. Although there was no fighting, Shen Bing was still very tired.
The main reason is that as a general, you have to handle all aspects of affairs, and there are many members in the army, so things become complicated and chaotic.
Fortunately, there are still helpers such as Wang Ben, Li Jian and Yao, otherwise Shen Bing really doesn't know whether he can arrange it.
Just when Shen Bing was lying on the bed with his eyes closed to rest, Fusu hurried into the tent with an imperial edict. He hesitated when he saw Shen Bing resting in bed.
Shen Bing quickly stood up, cupped his hands and said:
"My subordinate has met the young master!"
"But what news does your Majesty have?"
Fusu sighed and said with some embarrassment:
"But I don't know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing for the general."
Shen Bing replied:
"Sir, please tell me."
"Now that things have happened, Shen Bing is used to seeing storms, and ordinary things cannot be difficult for his subordinates!"
Fusu nodded, then stepped forward and whispered:
"General, Fusu has a sister named Yinman, who is known as Princess Ziyang."
"I am exactly fifteen years old this year..."
Shen Bing knew the meaning of Fusu's words as soon as he heard it.
Because the average age of the ancients was shorter, or it could be said that the war had a greater demand on population, they usually got married very early...usually twenty for men and fifteen for women.
Fu Suyi said that he had a sister who happened to be fifteen, which was the age to get married.
Shen Bing declined without thinking:
"Is it possible that the young master wants to lead a red line for his subordinates?"
"Young Master knows that Shen Bing has been fighting all year round and has a marriage contract with Princess Wuyou..."
Fusu shook his head and said:
"How could Fusu not know about the engagement between the general and Princess Wuyou?"
"But this..."
With that said, Fusu handed over the imperial edict.
Shen Bing's face changed as soon as he spread out the imperial edict... This was what Ying Zheng meant, and Princess Ziyang was already on her way.
But it turned out that Ying Zheng had been thinking about it since he returned to Xianyang, and always wanted to reward Shen Bing, but he didn't know what to reward him.
Ying Zheng is the king of a country, and he has never been troubled by this matter.
But Shen Bing's situation really gave him a headache.
Because if we talk about titles and fiefs, the land area owned by Shen Bing outside the Great Wall is similar to that in the Central Plains. What's the point of fiefs?
If it were money, Shen Bing would be as rich as a country if he only managed the Hetao area. In addition, there were a large number of cattle, sheep, and horses in the grasslands of the Western Regions. Would he still care about that little money?
So what's the reward?
There is no reward for this, and of course it cannot be justified... Ying Zheng still expects Shen Bing to find the recipe for the elixir for him!
After thinking about it, Ying Zheng suddenly remembered that he had a daughter who happened to be fifteen.
At the moment he secretly said:
"Wonderful, if you grant the princess a marriage, wouldn't Shen Bing become a subordinate?"
"It's both a reward and a win over Shen Bing. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone!"
There was no hesitation at that moment, and an imperial edict was sent to Dragon City. At the same time, Princess Ziyang was ordered to prepare and send to Dragon City...
As the king of a country, Ying Zheng would not ask what the sinking soldiers meant.
What's more, he thought he was giving the princess a marriage to Shen Bing, so there was no reason why he wouldn't want to.
It was Fusu who received the imperial edict...
The reason is that Fusu is still Shen Bing's superior in principle. At the same time, Ying Zheng also hopes that Fusu can have power, and all orders issued must go through Fusu's hands.
That's why Fusu came to see Shen Bing with the imperial edict.
This puts Shen Bing in a dilemma.
If this is agreed, how will Princess Wuyou and King Qiuci explain it?
If this is not agreed, how will Ying Zheng explain it?
Moreover, this is an imperial edict, and there is no room for bargaining.
If you tell Ying Zheng that this marriage is not allowed...one of you, the princess, will lose all face, and the other, Ying Zheng, will also lose face.
With Ying Zheng's explosive temper, I'm afraid he won't be kind.
After thinking about it, Shen Bing whispered to Fusu:
"Sir, please do not mention this matter to others."
Fusu nodded and said:
"Don't worry, General. Fusu will not mention this matter to others."
"It's just...how should the general respond?"
Shen Bing shook his head, he didn't know how to respond.
After saying that, he sat in front of the case and drank alone with a frown.
Not long after, Ren came in and reported:
"General, Princess Wuyou has disappeared!"
Shen Bing stood up suddenly and asked:
"Did she say where she was?"
Ren answered:
"I never mentioned it!"
Shen Bing took three steps at a time and walked out of the tent, mounted his horse, and was about to pursue her. However, the grassland was completely open and there was room for walking around. Who knew which direction Princess Wuyou was going to go.
After thinking about it, Shen Bing could only order several groups of cavalry to chase separately.
However, Shen Bing knew in his heart that if Princess Wuyou wanted to leave, it would be difficult to catch up with her.