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Chapter 3 Battle of the Ministers

Zhou Yang was still so calm under the gaze of the ministers, looking unsuspecting and impatient.

No one knows that under this calm appearance, Zhou Yang was so excited. This is an opportunity, a god-given opportunity! Zhou Yang could take this opportunity to instill some modern civilization into Emperor Jing. The history will be very different and perhaps even more brilliant. Isn’t this exactly what Zhou Yang always wanted?

"The emperor asked, but I dare not ignore it. If there is any inappropriate point, please forgive me." Zhou Yang took a breath, forced himself to calm down, and said jokingly: "If you want to do martial arts, you must first cultivate the civil affairs! When the Han Dynasty was invented, the world was dying and was unable to fight the Huns. Therefore, it was not surprising that there were no great victory in the war for decades."

"If you want to carry out military affairs, you must first cultivate civil and political affairs!" Emperor Jing commented: "This statement is very important to govern the country! When fighting, the national strength is the battle! Then say it."

Zhou Yang replied: "After decades, the strength of the Han Dynasty has recovered. If you want to raise troops, you must be able to fight and win!"

Not long after, Emperor Wu of Han would attack Hu in a large scale, and the rampant Xiongnu would be defeated. This is an indisputable historical fact. However, at this time, the Han Dynasty was terrified of the Xiongnu. When the word "Hunnu" was mentioned, some ministers were frightened and believed that the Xiongnu was invincible.

Zhou Yang's words were like Mars falling into a fire bucket, which immediately caused controversy among the ministers.

Xuchang first refuted: "Zhou Yang, you are just a small man, and you dare to discuss state affairs absurdly? Do you know that the Huns have grown up on horseback since childhood and can live their lives on horseback. They are skilled in riding and shooting, with their soldiers and bows coming and going like the wind, and they have no way to figure out how to fight and win? With the mighty and powerful Emperor Gao, 300,000 troops were surrounded by Pingcheng. If Chen Ping had not made a strange plan, how could he escape?"

Zhuang Qingzhai immediately agreed: "Mr. Xu said this very much. The Han Dynasty fought a battle with the Huns for decades, and there was not even a big battle of more than a thousand people. Why? It was because the Huns came without a shadow and went without a trace. Today is in the east and tomorrow is in the west, and they can't even see the shadow. How can they fight this battle?"

“Buzz!”

The two of them said deeply the voice of the civil officials. They immediately agreed, supported and supported, and spoke in a lingering manner, as if bees were hovering.

It is completely different from the view that civil officials have ambition for the Huns, but the military generals loudly despised them and kept splitting the corners of their mouths at civil officials.

"Haha!" Zhou Yang laughed loudly, and the conversation between the ministers came to an abrupt end.

"Zhou Yang, you are so brave. You dare to laugh wildly in the morning?" Xuchang did not miss such a good opportunity.

"Mr. Xu, do you know why I laugh? I am not laughing wildly, but laughing at you for being shallow in your knowledge." Zhou Yang knew his intentions and showed no mercy: "The Huns were so good at riding and shooting, and the warriors were fierce, coming and going like the wind. But do you know what the greatest advantage of the Han Dynasty is?"

"The advantage of the Han Dynasty is that it has a vast land, a large population, and countless money and food. Who doesn't know?" Xu Chang pulled the corners of his mouth, very angry. Zhou Yang actually asked him with this kind of question about taking the boy, and he looked down on him.

The ministers kept nodding, and even Emperor Jing agreed with him.

Zhou Yang said in a shocking way: "Mr. Xu was wrong! He was ridiculously wrong! The biggest advantage of the Han Dynasty was not the vast land, the large population, nor the countless money and food."

"Hmph!" Xu Chang snorted coldly, disdaining to argue.

Emperor Jing raised his eyebrows and asked, "Zhou Yang, tell me."

"Your Majesty, I think that the biggest advantage of the Han Dynasty is its long civilization and exquisite skills." Zhou Yang's answer was beyond everyone's expectations. Skills are technology, which is what the ancients said.

Emperor Jing raised his sword eyebrows, his eyes shone brightly, staring at Zhou Yang, with a look of enlightenment on his face: "Zhou Yang, let me know in detail."

Zhou Yang's words were so amazing. The Han Dynasty lords and the two factions of war had been debated for decades. When it comes to the advantages of the Han Dynasty, they were nothing more than money, grain, population, and land and people. There was no such argument as Zhou Yang. It can be said to be a shocking statement.

Not only Emperor Jing was curious, but who was not surprised that there were so many officials in the palace? Zhou Yang became the focus again.

"No!" Zhou Yang explained: "What is civilization? Civilization is the inheritance of the essence of our ancestors. From the beginning of the Three Kings and Five Emperors, China has been inheriting the essence of our ancestors. Now, three thousand years have passed. The three thousand years of essence precipitation are so profound and profound. The Huns do not even have words. How could they say civilization? The Han army had military rules and regulations, and the Han subjects were bound by the laws of the Han Dynasty. On the other hand, although the Huns had restraining orders, they were just crude and difficult to compare with the Han Dynasty."

These are the truth, Emperor Jing nodded.

"It is not enough to have civilization alone, but also to have developed skills." Zhou Yang then said the key point. As a modern person, he knew the importance of technology: "China has developed skills, but did the Huns have it? The Huns didn't even know the iron smelting. They mainly used bronze weapons and wore leather armor. The art of iron smelting in the Han Dynasty was far above the Huns. Our army wore iron armor and used iron weapons. How could the Huns say that the Huns' soldiers were sharp and powerful?"

"You're talking nonsense!" Xu Chang was very embarrassed.

A young general named Gongsun He stood up to support Zhou Yang: "Mr. Xu, have you been to the border? Have you ever seen the Huns look like? Master Zhou said it well, the Huns are like this. Their weapons are far inferior to us."

Another young general named Gongsun Jian, his voice was even louder: "I have killed dozens of Huns at the border. Isn't it better to have adults speculate?"

Xu Chang blushed so much that his second brother passed Guan. He answered speechlessly, stomped his feet hard, and shut up obediently.

Seeing Xuchang's embarrassment, Zhou Yang smiled secretly: "The Huns have grown up on horseback since childhood and are skilled in riding and shooting. This just shows that the Huns will lose and the Han Dynasty will win!"

The advantage of the Huns became the reason why the Huns would lose. This was too confusing and immediately attracted a lot of accusations. Even Emperor Jing frowned.

Zhou Yang ignored the accusations of all officials: "What are the advantages of the Huns besides riding and shooting? No more! The Han Han still has many advantages, so the Huns will be defeated and the Han Han will win! The Huns are good at riding and shooting, and the Han can also train people who dare to fight. Even if they cannot surpass the Huns in riding and shooting, we still have strong crossbows. Didn't Meng Tian use many powerful crossbows to recover the Hetao area? There are also many powerful crossbows on the border of the Han Han? The range of the crossbow is farther than that of the bow and the speed of fire is faster, and it is the weapon that the Huns fear the most."

Strong crossbows have always been a powerful weapon for ancient China to enter the world. Even the Roman Empire in the West had much inferior to the Han Dynasty.

When the Tang Dynasty was in harmony, the cooperation of strong crossbows, light cavalry and modao made the Tang army invincible, sweeping the world, destroying dozens of countries, and the Tang Dynasty became a dreamy dynasty!

"This is extremely true! This is extremely true!" Gongsun He, and Gongsun Jian and his group of military generals agreed loudly.

Emperor Jing nodded slightly, holding his beard in his right hand, and he enjoyed his hearing.

Xuchang was so worried that he would always find his face. He seized the opportunity and asked, "Official Zhou Lang, even if you are right, how can you solve the problem of horses? To raise horses, you have to have pastures and no pastures. How can you raise horses?"

It's such a lovely person. Just as Zhou Yang was about to say this, he raised it up, and his spirit of being willing to be a clown is commendable.

Zhou Yang held back his smile: "As for horses, it is actually easy to handle. When raising horses, you must have a pasture, which is right. China is so big that I can't even find a pasture? The horses of the Huns are good, but the Han can also raise high-quality war horses, because the breeding of horses can be improved. As long as the emperor attaches importance to war horses and activates talents who are proficient in this art, the Han Dynasty will have many excellent war horses in no time."

The prospect is really tempting, and Emperor Jing narrowed his eyes: "The words are good, but where can I find so many talents?"

At this time, the Han Dynasty had not yet built the "Taixue". Although scholars were valued, the country had not yet established an educational institution. It was not until Emperor Wu of Han reorganized that the Imperial Academy was established and the talent training began to be cultivated.

"Your Majesty, I have a plan to solve this problem." This is an excellent opportunity, and Zhou Yang will never miss it.
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