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Chapter 15 Twenty Years

The "Shan Hai Sutra" compiled by Taipu Guanji actually depicts the general picture of the whole world based on ancient classics. It not only introduces geography, but also records animals, plants, minerals and many ancient myths from all over the world. The ancient classics are not very comprehensive. The Wuzang Mountain Sutra and the Haiwen Sutra have been found in ancient times, but overseas classics and the Great Wilderness Sutra can only be understood by the compiler.

The world described by Xiong Jing just made up for the shortcomings of the original materials. Of course, such a huge world also scared the scholars of the witches who compiled this sutra. Even though Xiong Jing took out the sketch of the six continents of the world and said that the earth was round, many people still had doubts. The reason why Feng Guanzi, as the deputy editor of "Shan Hai Tu Jing", was so anxious to present pictures to the King of Chu was to convince the King of Chu to make Xiong Jing the crown prince. Xiong Jing was the crown prince, and he was the crown prince tutor. In the future, Chu State would carry out his Huang-Lao learning rather than Xunzi's Confucian learning.

No matter what the reason, everyone has their own reasons for their actions. This is true for the storm, and so is King Xiong Yuan, the King of Chu. His experience is very similar to his father, King Xiong Heng of Chu. He has experienced the experience of going to Qin as the crown prince. However, the Chu State was in which Xiong Heng was just weak, and it was not impossible to revive his previous shame again. This is also the reason why Xiong Heng dared to fight with the Qin doctor who slandered Chu State and killed him in anger when he was in Qin State. In Xiong Yuan's era, Bai Qi seized Yan and defeated Ying, and Chu lost his heart and moved eastward. Chu State was no longer the Chu State before. Even if he escaped from Qin State and ascended the throne, Xiong Yuan still had to accept the state of Qin and bow down.

Tolerance is Xiong Yuan's motto throughout his life. His hatred for Qin was unforgettable, but he had to marry Qin's daughter; he was increasingly dissatisfied with Ling Yin Chunshenjun, but he had to be vain and imprison him; he was increasingly trying to make Xiong Jing the crown prince, but he dared not.

"...There is a peninsula south of the continent, which is more than three thousand miles long, with dense forests on it, and many miasma in it, which cannot be lived by barbarians." Wu Guanzi recalled Xiong Jing's introduction and was introducing the Indochina Peninsula to the King of Chu. "There are more than a thousand islands south of the peninsula, and there are many rare treasures in the islands. The most expensive ones are cinnamon, pepper, cloves, nutmeg, the fruit of the divine wood, the roots and the skin. The fortune it takes is the same as the sea countries in the earth, and the price is the same as gold.

To the west of the peninsula, there is also a country in India. This country uses Buddhism as its teachings and governs the country. Its territory is 5,000 miles wide, and there are two major water systems of the Indus and Ganges. The land is vast and abundant, and the Dingkou is not inferior to the various countries of the Xia. Their people are all surnamed and noble. The most noble is Brahmin, all of them are witches in the religion, the second is Kshatriya, the king is a subordinate of officials, the rest are either nationals or wild people…”

Geographical accents are often political accents, because the political systems of each country are different. The turtle is very interested in India, which is a world where witches are respected. Although the Chu State has many lewd temples and witches are numerous, the great wizard and spiritual cultivation are actually the King of Chu himself. Religion serves the rule of the royal power, which is completely opposite to what Xiong Jing said about India.

With Chu as the center, he first introduced the countries to the west from east to west, and then went east to east to introduce the East and South continents. The King of Chu heard it with relish and was full of interest. When the words of the sang Guanzi, he still wanted to point to the map and asked: "How about Hanzhou? Mr. did not talk about the geographical scenery of Hanzhou."

"The king, Prince Jing said that the cold continents are all frozen and frozen for ten thousand years. Even if there is land, people will not survive, and there will be no treasures." Zhu Guanzi explained: "The Dingkou people are the two continents of China and the West, with the emphasis on the Xia, India, Persia, and the sea surrounding the earth."

"If you trade with other countries, you should focus on introducing grains and livestock from other countries?" The King of Chu stroked his hand on the map, thinking about something.

"Yes." Wu Guanzi nodded vigorously, "especially the sweet potatoes in Dongzhou and the dragon horses in Xizhou. The sweet potatoes produce ten thousand jin per mu, and the potatoes have a lot of water, so they are broken into two thousand jin, which is ten times the huge corn. Let's plant it widely. Our Chu State produces grain for ten years a year. If the grain is abundant, the Ding Mouth will be twice as high. If the Ding Mouth will be doubled, the army will be sufficient. Major events will be expected."

The core of Shang Yang's reform was farming and warfare, and the system of military merits and titles was the concrete manifestation of farming and warfare. Among the seven countries, Qin State was later developed, and it was only in the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty that Zhou Ping, the son of King You of Zhou, who played with the princes, was named Bo. Compared with history, tradition and culture, Qin State could not compare with the six Kanto countries, but compared with farming technology and war system, the six Kanto countries were not as good as Qin State.

The Chu State has a splendid culture and magnificent Chu Ci. If you can cultivate it, it is the worst among the countries. The land is vast and sparsely populated, and it is the worst. If you don’t work, you can eat fish. If you don’t have to work, what kind of field can you plant? Even if you farm, it is just a fire in winter. In spring, you will be able to sow seeds. If you want to eat, you will be able to eat. If you want to plant it, you will be able to plant it. If you want to plant it, you will be able to plant it. If you want to plant it, you will be able to plant it. In spring, you will be able to plant the seeds. In spring, you will be able to plant the seeds. If you want to plant the seeds, you will be able to plant the seeds. If you want to plant the seeds, you will be able to plant the seeds.

Only north of the Huai River, close to the Wei State, and Qi State's places with many people and narrow lands, can the people work hard to cultivate. However, no matter how hard they work, the yield of a mu is only two or three hundred kilograms. It takes three years to accumulate grain reserves for a year, and only three years to use grain for war in ten years. If there is really sweet potatoes, the annual output will increase ten times, which means that farming can last for eight to nine years. If you endure for ten years like Goujian, Yue State, may not be able to defeat Qin and recover the old land.

The heart beats thumping, but the heart horns are aching. The excited King of Chu quickly sighed and said with a smile: "Sweet potatoes were born in East China, thousands of miles away, and are full of obstacles. It is better to take the horse from West China first. Although there are mountains and quicksand blocking each other, there are grassland paths in the north and can travel along the shore in the south. After ten years of hard work, you will definitely get a dragon and horse."

"The king is wise!" Feng Guanzi praised loudly. He was once a general, and he knew the importance of horses more than others.

A horse with eight feet is a dragon and seven feet is a rail. If there is an eight feet horse in Xizhou, the combat power of the Chu army will be greatly improved.

In the past twenty years of the Battle of Changping, Wu Guanzi has also studied the Battle of Changping for more than twenty years. As a Zhao man, he attaches great importance to cavalry. If the Qin general Bai Qi had not sent 5,000 cavalry to seize the barriers of the Zhao army, more than 400,000 Zhao troops would not have been surrounded and annihilated between the barriers of the two armies. If he had obtained the dragon horse in Xizhou, formed an army and traveled thousands of miles a day, it would have been equivalent to the Chu State having a strategic mobile force in his hands.

Then there is the baggage. An eight-foot horse with a four-wheeled cart will double the efficiency of the baggage. Some of the disciples who were originally used for baggage can be composed into armored soldiers. One armor and two disciples are the ratio of combat and logistics personnel summarized by King Wu of Chu before the Spring and Autumn Period. Today, hundreds of years later, if the marching distance is too far and there is no water transportation, the number of people who transmit the transfer is definitely more than two, at least three. The population of Chu State is far less than that of Qin State, but if a transmitter can be converted into an armored soldiers, it is equivalent to double the strength of the Chu army.

No one has seen an eight-foot horse. The imagination of the turtle is so beautiful. Xiong Jing does not understand horses. His understanding of horses comes from his understanding of the first and second world wars - four foreign horses can drag a field cannon, and eight Chinese horses need to use Chinese horses. The eight horses increase the length of the cannon line, and the turning radius is extremely large, and there is no way to be feasible. Therefore, the Chinese army is mostly equipped with mountain cannons, and most of the field cannons are thrown in the rear warehouse; while the Japanese army has half-baked foreign horses that spent 30 years to cultivate. Their passing ability and load weight are much stronger than that of Chinese horses. As a result, even if the weapons are equipped with the same number, the Japanese army often outweigh the Chinese army in terms of firepower density and durability.

The war fought for logistics, but logistics relied on horses. However, before the Yuan Dynasty, East Asian horses did not completely degenerate, and Western horses were not scientifically bred. The difference between them was not as big as Xiong Jing imagined. Eight-foot horses may not be available. The only benefit of introducing Arabian horses and European horses was to obtain a richer source of biological species, so that the breeding work could be achieved twice the result with half the effort.

It was ten times the valley, and eight feet of horse. The King of Chu was a little intoxicated and his voice became louder. Seeing this, Feng Guanzi once again said, "I dare to ask the king to help Prince Jing build a boat across the sea, and send people to take the valley of Dongzhou and the horse of Xizhou as soon as possible. If Prince Jing could be made the eldest son..."

"You must not stand up early." I was in a good mood. The King of Chu smiled slightly and told the truth.

"The king is worried about the emperor?" The storm and the sword are no longer tactful.

"..." It was really a word. The King of Chu nodded slightly, then immediately shook his head.

"Ling Yin, just a servant of the king, dare he disobey the king's order?" said Zhu Guanzi, and the King of Chu's color changed. "Now the Grand Sima is cunning, cunning the man, brave and trustworthy, arrogant and loyal, and hopeful in the army. Ling Fu is in the hands of the king, so Ling Yin dares to do unjust things?"

He said so explicitly that the King of Chu did not remain silent anymore. He sighed: "If there is chaos in Yingdu, how will the parliaments respond?"

A question made Feng Guanzi stunned, but he was not so easily convinced. "Master, please ask Zhao State for help in advance."

"Support for Zhao?" The King of Chu smiled. Perhaps considering that Feng Guanzi was originally a Zhao man, his smile was very shallow, but Feng Guanzi understood the meaning of the King of Chu's smile. When Zhao was in trouble, he asked Chu to send troops, and then Chu sent troops to rescue Zhao. When Chu was in trouble, he asked Zhao to send troops, but Zhao tried to shirk his responsibilities. This was not once or twice, many times. After Changping, Zhao was weak. If the Chu country was in chaos and Qin attacked, Zhao would definitely not send troops, so what Feng Guanzi said, "Taking Zhao as a helper" was useless in the eyes of the King of Chu.

"King, this time is not the same time." Zhu Guanzi said with a heavy tone. "Now Qin is becoming stronger and stronger, and he is carrying out strategies for attacking far and near. When attacking Zhao, it is to swallow Han. When Han is destroyed, Wei is in danger, and Wei is in danger, Chu is uneasy. Prince Jing once said: "The three passes of Mingqi are not enough to hold on to it. If the enemy attacks, it will never follow Mingqi, but follow Ru River, Ying River, or sail south, or sail on the river, and ride the wind to advance east'. Qin State's boat troops are weak and inferior to our Chu State. Boats on the river and attack me are the strategies for the subordinates. I am afraid that they will swallow Han and Wei, and then use Honggu as the way, Ru and Ying as the road, and the whole country will prosper and attack us.

Therefore, if Zhao is strong, Han is submissible, Wei is not dangerous, and if Wei is not dangerous, Chu is safe. If you are unwilling or willing, Chu should all give Zhao a good deal."

Based on Xiong Jing's popular military geography, Yu Guanzi actually accurately inferred the strategy of Qin to destroy the six countries, which is admirable. The King of Chu listened and thought that, combined with the targets of Qin's attacks and diplomatic focus in the past few decades, Qin's attack on Zhao was indeed to swallow Han and merge Wei. Han and Wei were the center of the world's transportation, and Han and Wei were in hand and could be attacked from all sides. If Han and Wei remained, the rest would be half the result with twice the effort except for attacking Zhao.
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