Daqin Engineering Corps

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Fusu came to the throne, followed by Yang Duanhe, Xu Ying, Shen Bing, Wei Que, Wang Ben, etc., who filled the hall.

Fusu was also surprised, he didn't sit in front of the desk like other people, but with his hands behind his back facing the crowd, he looked out the window at the waterwheel in the distance.

Yang Duanhe bowed cautiously and said:

"My lord, that is the rice pounder made by Shen Bing, if you are interested..."

Fusu interrupted Yang Duanhe's words:

"I've seen this rice-pulsing waterwheel."

"The method of making is indeed exquisite, but it is not used in the right place."

Wang Ben's heart was blunt, and he couldn't help asking in doubt when he heard the words:

"Dare to ask, my lord, why isn't this rice pounding water wheel used for pounding rice?"

Fusu turned around, looked at Wang Ben, and asked:

"May I ask the captain, why did we build this rice pounder?"

At this time, Wang Ben was already a captain of the Shenwu Army... Chen Duan died in the battle and the position of captain was vacant. Wang Ben's performance in the battle of Ruyin was obvious to all, and his title was higher than others, so it was perfect for him to be the captain.

Wang Ben replied:

"It's for pounding rice."

Fusu asked again:

"Why are you pounding rice?"

Wang Ben cupped his hands and said:

"For Tuntian."

Fusu pressed two steps and asked again:

"Why Tuntian?"

Wang Ben replied without thinking:

"for……"

Speaking of this, Wang Ben understood that the farming was for military food and to start a war.

So Fusu thought that this was not being used rightly.

Sure enough, seeing Wang Ben hesitated, Fusu glanced at Shen Bing and said:

"If the deputy general made rice pounding water trucks for the benefit of the common people, then Fusu should thank the deputy general for the people of the world."

"However, the lieutenant general made it for the purpose of raising the army again in a few months, and the result is that the people are dying. How can this be said to be used in the right place?"

Yang Duanhe interrupted and said:

"My lord, if the deputy general doesn't make a rice pounder, I'm afraid some people will starve to death in a few months' time."

Fusu replied:

"If we use benevolence and virtue to mobilize the people to garrison the fields and then send the surplus grain from the north to Chu, the people will not be able to feed their stomachs, but they will not starve to death."

"And with the rice pounding water tanker, the number of war dead is hundreds of times that of starvation?"

What Yang Duanhe said was speechless.

Because when it comes to the people who died in battle, it is really impossible to estimate and it can be expected that there will be more people than those who died of starvation.

Unwillingly, Wei Wei asked back:

"Young master, even if our army does not fight, how can the Chu army give up?"

"At that time, our army will not only be short of food and grass and worry about starving to death, but also the Chu army will have a large army... How can we avoid casualties by then?"

Fusu replied:

"It is not advisable to fight this way."

"It is not the way of benevolence and righteousness that we will be dissatisfied with the people's will."

"If the Quartet comes to court and the people return to their hearts, why worry about the Chu army?"

Chapter 2: The Wolf, the Deer, and the Flower

Shen Bing almost choked on Fusu's words.

It's no wonder that in history, he was dispatched by Ying Zheng to the frontier to work as a supervisor at Mengtian... In fact, it was also an experience.

It seems that Fusu has been brainwashed by Chun Yuyue's pedantic thinking, he pays attention to benevolence, righteousness and morality no matter what, even marching and fighting.

The emphasis on marching and combat should be "soldiers never tire of deceit", otherwise wouldn't it just become a joke for later generations like Song Xianggong?

But obviously, Fusu didn't understand this truth.

At the same time, Fusu, who was young, didn't learn much else, but Chunyuyue learned a lot of principles, and he was full of lofty benevolence, righteousness and morality, so that several people didn't know how to deal with it.

While Shen Bing was thinking, Fusu cupped his hands in Shen Bing's direction and asked:

"What does the deputy general think?"

This is clearly a challenge to Shen Bing, and Shen Bing shouldn't be able to do it this time.

After thinking about it, Shen Bing replied:

"I wonder if you have heard a story, my lord?"

"There is a wolf on a certain mountain. The wolf eats the deer in the mountain, and the deer eats the flowers in the mountain."

"If the young master decides, how will he protect the deer in the mountains?"

Fusu thought for a while and replied:

"What's so difficult about this?"

"Just keep the deer in captivity, and then pick the flowers in the mountain to feed them!"

Shen Bing smiled and asked instead of answering:

"is it?"

To be honest, Fusu's answer was somewhat beyond Shen Bing's expectation.

Because most people's first reaction to this answer is to kill hungry wolves instead of captive deer...wolves are usually negative, fierce and dangerous, and killing them is normal.

But Fusu is not even willing to kill the hungry wolf, which is enough to prove the kindness in his heart.

This should be said to be an advantage, because ruling the world requires such a benevolent monarch, but it is too much.

But this is much better than cruelty. If it is like Ying Zheng, I am afraid that even if you want to change it, you will not be able to change it.

Everyone in the hall thought the story was interesting for a while, and discussed among themselves.

Fusu asked Shen Bing disapprovingly:

"If this is not the case, what is the opinion of the deputy general?"

Shen Bing replied:

"If we keep the deer in the mountains in captivity, the deer will multiply."

"And when there are too many deer, they will eat up all the flowers in the mountains, so that the flowers will not grow in time, and eventually all the deer in the mountains will starve to death."

"Young master, do you think so?"

Everyone in the hall nodded in agreement, and Fusu was also speechless. He really did not expect this series of consequences.

The growth of flowers is cyclical. If they are eaten up by deer in a short period of time, it will be too late to grow and there will be no flowers. The result is that the deer will starve to death.

This analysis is reasonable and irrefutable.

At this time Xu Ying interjected:

"What if I wait to plant flowers in large numbers?"

This is indeed the consistent idea of ​​the farmer.

They always think that as long as there is enough food, people will stop fighting, so there will be no war.

however……

Shen Bing shook his head and replied:

"If we wait to plant flowers in large numbers, the result is that deer will multiply because there is enough food."

"Because the deer proliferate, the wolves have more than enough food to proliferate."

"As a result, wolves eat deer, and deer eat flowers, but the number has increased. In the final analysis, it has not changed."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

After hesitating for a while, Fusu asked back:

"Vice general, what does this have to do with the battle of benevolence and righteousness we are talking about?"

Shen Bing replied:

"Young Master, if you regard war as wolves, common people as deer, and food as flowers, then it will matter."

Everyone in the hall couldn't help "coaxing" a lot of discussion.

This metaphor is very appropriate. Isn't this the relationship between war, people, and food?

If there is no war and people are allowed to be born in large numbers, but the land will not increase and productivity will be low, then the people will starve to death in large numbers?

Shen Bing's invention of the rice pounding water wheel actually only increased productivity, which is equivalent to the variety of flowers that Xu Ying said. It can only affect the increase in the number of people but cannot decide wars.

On the contrary, it is Fusu's point of view, thinking that ruling the world with benevolence and righteousness can eliminate wars. That is, a large number of people starved to death.

The relationship among them is complicated and difficult to understand if it is explained by humans, but it is clear at a glance if it is explained by the relationship between wolves, deer and flowers.

Therefore, war is an objective existence independent of human will, and it cannot disappear at any time.The death of war brings another crisis.

At this time, not only Fu Su was lost in thought, but Xu Ying also frowned.

Because what Shen Bing just said unintentionally negates the core of the peasant family... It is almost impossible to eliminate war through the development of agriculture.

After a while, Xu Ying asked:

"So, according to the lieutenant general, how should we break the situation?"

Shen Bing replied:

"Why break the game?"

"This is a biological chain. What we have to do is to adapt to the situation and try our best to maintain it instead of breaking it."

"For example, there is another possibility that has not been mentioned. If there are too many wolves and are too fierce, it will also break the balance."

"The wolves ate up the deer, and the deer couldn't breed, and the wolves starved to death."

"That is to say, the war should not be excessive, otherwise the people will starve to death everywhere."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Fusu asked back:

"So, can the war we are waiting for be called 'over'?"

Shen Bing replied:

"It was indeed 'over' before that."

"Because of the lack of labor in the Huaihe River, it is about to lead to a large number of people starving to death due to lack of food."

"But after the subordinates made the rice pounding water wheel...it can't be counted."

Xu Ying said "Oh" and said:

"The rice pounding waterwheel planted a lot of flowers, so it can feed more deer in a short period of time, even if there are more wolves...it just hits a balance."

Shen Bing nodded and said:

"exactly."

Then he turned to Fusu: