Chapter 164 Birthday 10

Compared with erudite and wide history, Li Yu may not be Zhao Xin's opponent, but when it comes to these classics, Zhao Xin is far less than Li Yu. So he looked at Li Lie with great interest for a moment and asked, "What's the reason?"

Li Zhi muttered, "There are many reasons for this, both the Zhao system and the Zhao people themselves."

"The State of Zhao is divided into the State of Jin. Although it has obtained nearly half of the territory of the State of Jin, which is far better than the two countries of Han and Wei, it is more like a mutilated State of Jin, so there are innate shortcomings from the beginning of the founding of the country."

Zhao Xin felt very fresh when he heard Li Yu's words. He had never heard such a statement before, so he asked curiously: "What does this mean?"

Li Lie was very proud, and then continued to say, "I, Zhao's people, are generous, military and profit-bearing, and chivalrous. Because they have been at war with the countries of the Central Plains and the Hu people for a long time, the people have been practicing martial arts since childhood, and the whole people respect sages and brave generals, so the Zhao people are fierce and do not like farming.

"The Wei land and the Korean land are different. Wei land is located in the middle of the Central Plains, with extremely developed commerce and the most fertile plain grain-producing place. South Korea is famous for its military armor benefits. Its iron smelting and crossbow technology can be matched by no country in the world.

"In those years, the State of Jin monopolized the Central Plains and Hebei, and armed the elite soldiers and generals of Zhao with the strong soldiers and armor of the South Korea. At the same time, it had a continuous supply of grain and money from Wei, and raised the soldiers of Hebei with the grain of Henan, so that it could dominate the world, and the east pressure on the south of Qi and drive Chu, achieving the hegemony of the State of Jin for hundreds of years. Even if the ministers were in charge of the state affairs of the State of Jin in the late period and made the Duke of Jin empty, at least the trend of a country is still maintained on the surface. The exchanges between various places are still unimpeded and unimped, and there is no consensus on the outside world.

"However, the situation after the three families were divided into Jin was very different. Han Wei and Zhao established their own countries and even attacked each other, which not only consumed each other's national strength, but also the geographical limitations were soon exposed. Take the State of Zhao as an example, inheriting the land of Hebei of the State of Jin. The military strength is still strong, but it lacks the grain of Wei and the armor of the Korean land. Therefore, it is difficult to last in the war. Even if it wins, it is difficult to expand the results. From ten battles to eight battles, it is not won. However, the State of Wei and South Korea occupied the anointing land of Hedong and Henan, but they did not have the protection of strong soldiers, so now they have suffered all the suffering of the State of Qin.

When Zhao Xin heard this, he couldn't help but look at this cousin with some new eyes. He originally thought that Li Lie was just a nerd, but he didn't expect to have such extraordinary insight. It seems that Li Wei is blind to this son. Except for his different nature, Li Yu's talent is not weaker than him.

Li Yu continued to say, "As the I Ching said, the so-called poor will change, and the change will be common. It is precisely because Wei, Han and Zhao have realized their own shortcomings that they have their own changes and self-improvement. The State of Wei has the transformation of Li and Wu Qi, and created elite soldiers to make up for the lack of military strength. South Korea has a new Zheng, I, the State of Zhao, also has my father's Hufu riding and shooting.

"Because it is limited by limited national strength, the change only makes South Korea a well-off country, but it is difficult to achieve hegemony. The Hufu riding and shooting of our state of Zhao is also not satisfactory. The law of change in the State of Wei is completely different. He and Shang Yang of the State of Qin are ordinary, and he has basically completed the predetermined goal. It not only shaped a powerful State of Wei to replace the extinct State of Jin, but also directly led to the change of the pattern of the world in the six years after the division of the three Jin Dynasty. It was after the decline of the hegemony of the State of Wei that the two powers of Qi and the State of Qin emerged.

When Zhao Xin heard that Li Yu's words were a little disrespectful to the master's father, he couldn't help frowning and retort it: "Cousin, it's inevitable that you are biased to say so. The master's Hufu riding and shooting also created a powerful and prosperous State of Zhao, which is not as good as Li Shu and Shang Yang."

Li Si saw that Zhao Xin looked a little unhappy, and he was a little speechless in his heart, so he smiled and explained, "C cousin, don't be excited. It's just a matter matter for you. It's just to analyze from the result of the change. Although the master's talent is great, he is ultimately limited by my situation of Zhao. You see, Li's change of law has achieved the hegemony of the State of Wei for 60 years. The change of Shang Yang's method has changed the State of Qin from a dilapidated old country to a booming strong Qin. In comparison, our State of Zhao's Hufuqisha pays more attention to military changes, which is not much in internal affairs. Therefore, it is limited to being strong but not hegemant. It is only possible to be tied with Qin Qi. Although the military strength is strong, it is limited by national strength. In the face of war, it will not last. Only a quick battle can we win, which is the weakness.

Although Zhao Xin's face was a little unconvinced, he also knew in his heart that what Li Shi said was indeed true. As far as the battle against Zhongshan is concerned, the problem that Zhao needs to solve is not that the army is not strong enough, but the recruitment and transportation of grain and fodder. At that time, the Lord's father was worried that he was afraid that the war would drag down the national strength of the State of Zhao for a long time, so he recruited a strong military force with an absolute advantage to quickly solve the battle with the momentum of Mount Tai.

As the people around Zhao Xin's master, he will naturally not be unfamiliar with these, so he mostly agrees with what Li Yu said. That is the biggest problem of Zhao at present. It is not whether the military can be stronger, but the urgent need to increase the national strength. Needless to say, the state of Qi is the benefit of commerce and industry, and its innate geographical advantage also gives it the capital to dominate the world. The State of Qin is completely the opposite. The land of Qin is cold. The reason why the State of Qin has a strong national strength depends entirely on the farming system brought about by Shang Yang's transformation.

Therefore, as Li Yu said, although Hu Fu's riding and shooting greatly improved Zhao's military strength, he did not move forward in terms of national strength. From this point of view, the reform of Hu's riding and shooting is indeed not as good as that of Li Slang's transformation to the State of Wei and Shang Yang's transformation to the State of Qin.

After figured this out, Zhao Xin gradually calmed down the unconvincedness brought about by the worship of the master and father. He just asked Li Lie in a low voice; "Cousin, since you know the advantages and disadvantages of changing laws in various countries, you will definitely know the current predicament of the State of Zhao. In your opinion, how can we, Zhao continue? Continue to be strong."

Li Lie thought for a moment and said, "I have been a county magistrate in the house for many years, and I usually go to the people to learn about it whenever I have time, so I am deeply touched and worried about the plight of my State of Zhao today. Although it is not a mature idea, the basic idea still has some context. Now our Zhao's military strength has reached its peak, but its national strength is far from keeping up with the development of military power, so it has reached the bottleneck of development, and it is extremely dangerous to walk on thin ice. In other words, we are a country that can't afford to lose. Unlike the State of Qi and the State of Qin, they can be defeated again and again. Even if they hurt their muscles and bones, there is still a chance to rise again. If our State of Zhao is defeated, there will be no power to return to heaven.

"So the most urgent thing is to find a way to increase the national strength of our State of Zhao, and the most important way to increase the national strength is to diligently practice internal affairs, continue the master's change, extend it to the institutional aspect of internal affairs, and carry out a thorough change, rather than just one-sided emphasis on the military side. Noodles."

Seeing that Li Yu's words were chiseled and full of self-confidence, he was obviously already confident. It seems that he hasn't wasted his four years in House County. Originally, Zhao Xin thought that it would not work to inherit the huge Li family with Li Shi's nature, but now he looks at him with new eyes. With his talent and the help of some people, his achievements may not be under his father Li Dui.

After all, although Li Dui claims to be a legal believer and a harmless disciple, his achievements in his decades as an official are only good at specializing in the country, and there is no special contribution to the dynasty. Just as Zhao Xin's father, Zhao Jian once joked about himself and Li Dui, saying that Li Dui can be an official and he is good at doing things, so Li Dui's official is getting bigger and bigger, and he does more and more things.

Seeing that Zhao Xin had been listening attentively to what he was saying, Li Zhi couldn't help but move his heart and took the opportunity to say, "C cousin, you are a close minister around the master and a favored person. If you have a chance, you might as well mention your brother's idea to the master. Maybe it can have some effect."

Zhao Xin shook his head with a wry smile and said, "C cousin, I'm afraid you will be disappointed. Now it's different from the past. Even if the Lord can listen to me, he may not be able to make the decision.

Li Lie couldn't help but be surprised when he heard the words; "What is this? Although the master has abdicate, he is still the father of the king. In addition, the king is young, how can it be done if the master is not in charge of the dynasty?"

Li Liejiu is out of town, and he is not interested in the struggle for these rights. He simply thought that his father was the father of the king, and he was the king of Zhao for 27 years. Naturally, there was no change at all from before, but he did not expect that the competition for power in the court of the State of Zhao has become more and more intense.

The seemingly calm State of Zhao has actually been surging for a long time.