Chapter 87 The First Debate Competition of the Tang Dynasty (17)
"The fosterer, by developing science and technology, inventing high-efficiency farming tools, discovering high-yield seeds, and summarizing farming recipes to increase the yield per mu, this is to tap the potential of our existing land.
Buyers encourage and guide caravans to go out to buy grain through policies. For example, reliable caravans can introduce preferential export tax rebate policies, but there is a prerequisite requirement: When you come back ten trucks of goods, you must have at least one truck of grain. When you go out to sea, you must carry at least one ship of grain. If you bring back the grain, I can return part of the tax to you to benefit financially, and at the same time improve your business credit, so that you can have the opportunity to accept larger and more orders from the court in the future. Finally, your grain court will pay you at market prices, and in this way, attract all merchants to take the initiative to collect grain abroad, accumulate small amounts and strengthen our country's capital."
"It's wonderful." Li Jing blurted out again. He knew that this method not only could prepare for the possible severe drought in Huainan, but also gave Nan Tang an additional source of food that didn't have to look at the weather.
"Why would you like to grab it?" This time it was Han Xizai's speech. He was also a very smart person, but if he spent more time with Lin Feng, the more he could find that Lin Feng's wonderful ideas were emerging one after another. He was really convinced, and couldn't wait to know what other tricks Lin Feng had.
Just at this moment, an eunuch had already taken a picture of the world and started hanging it.
Lin Feng picked up a brush with his right hand, walked to the front of the map, and outlined the rough shapes of Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Japan, the Indochina Peninsula, and even Australia around the Southern Tang Dynasty.
"This is what Lin learned from a conversation with a monk from the outside world. Outside the Southern Tang Dynasty, the world is so great and the abundant resources are far beyond our imagination, for example, here." Lin Feng gently tapped the central and southern Vietnam with his pen. "There is a kind of rice in Jiaozhi, called Chameng rice. It is particularly drought-resistant and has grown indiscriminately. It only lasted for more than fifty days from planting to harvest."
In 111 BC, the Western Han Dynasty destroyed the South Vietnam Kingdom and set up nine counties including Jiaozhi County in its territory. Since then, Vietnam was placed under direct Chinese rule for more than 1,182 years, and "Jiaozhi" began to become the name of Vietnam. In the 10th century AD, Jiaozhi rebelled. In 938 AD, the head of Jiaozhi, Wu Quan, defeated the invading army of the Southern Han Dynasty and became king the following year. Since then, Vietnam began to break away from China's rule. In 968, the Ding Dynasty of Vietnam was established and finally established a country, but it has always been a vassal or vassal state of China.
Chameng rice should have been introduced to China through sea commerce at this time. In 1011 AD, Emperor Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty, due to the Jianghuai region, the Jianghuai region, and the Liangzhe region encountered drought and low water, sent envoys to Fujian to collect Chameng rice, which was promoted in the Yangtze River, Huaihe River and Liangzhe region respectively, and ordered the transshipment envoy to post a list. Shu Lin (1136-1198 AD), a native of the Southern Song Dynasty, once wrote a book that Chameng rice has good characteristics: "There are big grains and small grains. The Dahe Valley is now called japonica rice. The grains are big and have razors, and they cannot be planted without fertile fields. The small grains are now called Chameng, which are also called mountain grains and rice without razors. They can be planted without any fatty and barren. The so-called japonica valleys have little rice, and their price is high. They cannot be eaten by the superior households. The so-called small grains have a lot of rice and are cheap and eaten from the middle class."
"At this time, Jiaozhi is just a small country. After the military screening and training, we began to practice with the surrounding small countries, attacked by sea and land, first collect the source, then advance by sea and land, seize the Liuqiu. Then, through navigation and training, they occupied Jiaozhi, a grain-producing land; then attacked by north and south, seized the Southern Han, surrounded and destroyed Wu and Yue, and expanded the territory and sea area several times. From then on, we were like a proud dragon going out to sea and swallowed the world, just around the corner." Lin Feng said loudly.
The recession of military force was the national policy of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Lin Feng's statement was to change the national policy from then on. Immediately, many people couldn't sit still and were eager to try.
Wei Cen stood up first and said, "Your Majesty, govern the world, benevolence is the key, and harmony is the most important. Our Tang Dynasty is a great country, and we should be harmonious and friendly with our neighbors. How can we start a war easily and lose our trust and righteousness?" In fact, in the history of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the foreign wars against the Southern Tang were basically initiated by Chen Jue, Cha Wenhui and others among the "Four Ghosts" and "Four Evils". At this moment, Wei Cen criticized Lin Feng as a Confucian saint.
Without Li Jing's words, Lin Feng replied loudly: "Looking at history, the northern barbarians went south every year to fight the autumn wind, and invaded in large numbers when they were in disaster. That's because they firmly believed that the sword in their hands and the horse under them were the most reliable strength. Our farming nations are used to maintaining their achievements and to defend passively. Lin Feng has always been puzzled, why can others take the initiative to hit us, but we can't take the initiative to hit others?
Rabbits eat grass, wolves eat rabbits, tigers eat wolves, bully the weak with strength, and the strong prey on the weak. This is the law that remains unchanged for millions of years in the world. If we have the strength to be majestic tigers, why should we be weak and bully rabbits?
Since ancient times, the world's general trend has been divided for a long time and it will be united. Since the decline of the former Tang Dynasty, the world has become more and more chaotic, and people are at peace, and the general trend of unity in the world will inevitably accelerate. To be honest, the northern regime and the southern countries are a confrontation between a tiger and a group of wolves. If they cannot quickly strengthen their own strength, they will inevitably be defeated one by one by the north, and their death will be destroyed soon. Lin wanted to ask, the survival of the family and the country, benevolence, righteousness and morality are both light and heavy, and should they be strong first and then?"
This is a paradox question that no one can answer. Wei Cen was speechless when he was counterattacked and had to sit down angrily.
Lin Feng did not give up and continued, "Renity should have prerequisites, that is, you are kind to me, and I am kind to you. I bet that if the north comes to attack in the future, neighboring countries will surrender one after another and even stab us in the back! What should be the essence of benevolence? It should be directed at the subjects of the country, not for the hostile country. If you repay kindness with kindness and talk about benevolence and righteousness indiscriminately, it will definitely be a pedantic act of Duke Xiang of Song, and it will be a humiliation of defeat at the city of Fuzhou."
The last few words were very lethal, and immediately made Cha Wenhui, Wei Cen and others blush with shame.
This is a story. In the fifth year of Baoda, the Southern Tang Dynasty sent troops to surround Fuzhou and had a strong advantage. On March 14, Wu Yue reinforcements arrived in Baipu, south of Fuzhou. Because the shore was muddy, they wanted to lay bamboo to land, but were attacked by the Tang soldiers and could not land. At this time, strange people appeared. Feng Yanlu, the chief general of the Tang army, who was Feng Yansi's treasure brother, suddenly showed off his battle and insisted that Fuzhou would not surrender because the reinforcements arrived. They simply put the reinforcements on the shore and shine on the plains.
If they were killed by the earth, the city would surrender. As soon as he was lard, no one would listen to it. As a result, after the Wu Yue soldiers came to the shore easily, they fought with their backs and shouted for a fierce attack. Feng Yanlu could not resist it. He actually abandoned the people and fled first. The Wu Yue army took advantage of the situation to cover the attack, and the city sent troops to attack. All the Tang troops fled. The commanders Yang Kuangye, Cai Yu and others were captured, and more than 20,000 people were killed. "The military funds were abandoned, and hundreds of thousands of equipment were given." Fuzhou was then owned by Wu Yue. The two brothers Feng Yansi were also demoted respectively.
As soon as this matter was mentioned, Wei Cen and others dared not stand up again.
"The old minister believes that Lin Yilang is very concerned about it. The country's daily interactions are about etiquette and benevolence and righteousness, which is a small benevolence. If our dynasty's reforms are successful, the world will be returned to its heart and lead the minister to surrender, it will be a great benevolence. Please think twice." Sikong Li Jianxun said slowly.
In addition to the Song Party, Li Jianxun was the most prestigious person in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Many people nodded while pondering.
Chapter completed!