mesbooks Chapter 438: King Qin Instructs His Wife
Chapter 438: King Qin Instructs His Wife
"But... even though firearms have appeared in our arsenal now! However, these ingenious techniques won't determine the final outcome of the war, right?"
What the little princess said was right. People in this period still looked down on craftsmen!
I feel that the things they have come up with are just gimmicks and not presentable.
Even though Li Jize invented firearms, it was indeed a very difficult experience and did temporarily affect the direction of the war.
but……
It's not big enough to win, is it?
"Secondly, my husband, what you're talking about is mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare! I don't really understand it either. The barbarians are obviously cavalry, and their mobility is much greater than ours. How can we engage in mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare against them?"
The princess' words made Li Jin, who had come over cursing and looking for an account with his son, stunned.
His head was buzzing and he couldn't react for a while.
how to say?
It feels like...
The left side of the brain is flour, and the right side is all water. If you don't use your brain, it's fine, but once you use it, it becomes a mess.
Why does the princess know these things?
She was just a royal woman who only knew how to embroider and obey the three obediences and four virtues in the harem.
What? She could talk about mobile warfare, guerrilla warfare, or something like that?
Secondly, her words actually made so much sense!
Li Jin had experienced the barbarians' mobility. They could travel hundreds of miles in one night. Often, the intelligence of the Qi army would not be passed to the next city before the next city had already fallen.
In this situation, how should we fight guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare?
then……
What Li Jize said shocked everyone and left them dumbfounded!
"Mobilize the vast sea of people and form a militia! Let every village have its own military force. If the barbarians get in, make sure they pay the price!"
His words made everyone think deeply.
If the people of Da Qi were truly so united and were all desperately resisting the barbarians, to put it bluntly, a single spit from each of them could drown them.
How many people are there in the Barbarian tribe? How many people are there in the Qi tribe?
"Your Highness, Prince Qin, what you said is indeed very good! However... I think it is impossible! The people of Qi simply do not have the courage to confront the barbarians. After the barbarians arrived, they did not even resist, and many of them voluntarily joined the bandits!"
After Eunuch Chen finished speaking, everyone nodded in unison, and even Li Jin, who was still angry just now, stopped going in.
He looked at the background of the "rebellious son" with a funny expression, haha! The invincible King of Qin turned out to be "empty" and full of empty promises.
This kind of thing sounds very ideal, but because it is too idealistic, it is completely out of touch with reality, okay?
If it is separated from reality, it cannot be achieved!
Who would have thought…
Li Jize, however, sat there calmly, holding a cup of tea and slowly moistening his throat.
Then, he said something extremely outrageous, "If this happened in Qingzhou, whether it was barbarians or bandits, what would happen to the people of Qingzhou after they came in?"
Just this one sentence made the atmosphere at the scene freeze.
Because everyone thought of one thing, if the barbarians really came in now, the people in Qingzhou would definitely fight to the death.
For no other reason! Li Jize distributed land to the people of Qingzhou.
After he gave benefits to these people, in order to protect their fields, they took the initiative to send their children to join the Qin army.
In other words, they and Li Jize had a vested interest in each other. Their family had land and their children were fed by the emperor.
When the barbarians come, they will naturally stand on the side of the Qin army and fight to the death!
but……
In fact, they thought about one thing carefully, whether they were barbarians, bandits, or the Qi army on the other side.
If they come here, they will be driven out by the Qin army and the people! Li Jize is nominally the King of Qin of Da Qi, but in fact he has already established a firm foothold in Qingzhou and has won the support of the people here.
None of this is the point!
The key point is that Li Jize's words were actually metaphorical, and he was slapping the empress in the face in disguise.
why?
The people of Qingzhou will support the King of Qin so much that once the barbarians come in, they will spontaneously help the Qin army deal with the foreign enemies.
As the Empress of the Great Qi, you are now facing foreign invasion. Why do your people either join the bandits or join the Second Qi Army?
The most disgusting thing is that she knew that it was all caused by her subordinates, the Qi army and those corrupt officials, but she couldn't do anything about it! She continued to pretend to be blind.
why?
Because she was supported by this group of gentry and bureaucrats, she is the largest landlord in this country!
But Li Jize is different. He never does things like "stealing from the bowl instead of the pot". If he wants to steal, he will steal from outside. If he wants to steal, he will move the stove as well!
But if you want to move the stove, you can't do it alone. You have to get everyone to eat from the big pot together! After they are full, they will naturally follow you to grab the stove.
The empress and the landlords and gentry didn't think so. The cake was only this big, and they thought that if you eat one more bite, they would eat one less bite.
Naturally, I eat more and you eat less, and I even exploit you.
If you were an ordinary person, you would be willing to work hard with the empress, let her and her officials eat their fill, and then you would just lick the dregs.
Or would you rather share the cake with the King of Qin? After we finish this cake, we go grab someone else's next cake?
"Then my husband, how can we win the hearts of the people?"
The princess felt particularly uncomfortable, because although every word her husband said did not seem to mention the empress, every word was related to the empress.
If he said he didn't do it on purpose, if it wasn't because he had been exposed to the sun by his sister for three days and three nights, the princess wouldn't believe it.
Li Jize laughed. "Every one of you knows how to win the hearts of the people, but for all of you in power... the people are not what you see as the people. The people you refer to are the gentry class, not the poor people below. In your eyes, these poor people are just pariahs!"
Just these words...
It was like a bolt from the blue, hitting everyone's heart hard. Everyone here is a privileged class!
In their eyes, the common people are really the gentry class. As for those who are so poor that they sell their children, can they be called the people?
Aren’t those “two-legged sheep”?