Chapter 351 The Power of Qin
Li Si once studied in Xiaoshengxianzhuang, and studied under Xunzi as his teacher. He was well-versed in Confucian classics and was eloquent. Mobile phones m.vodtW.
In terms of eloquence, the three Jiang may not be Li Si's opponent.
Li Si’s plan this time is actually not worth mentioning. When he appeared at Jiang’s wedding, he could separate Jiang and King Zhao. With casual provocation, Zhao and Han could distrust each other and disintegrate the alliance between the two countries.
Even if the two countries have an alliance, once the war between Qin and Zhao begins a few years later, Han Ji Wuye leads his army to help Qin attack Zhao, and Jiang's achievements will collapse and even bring disaster to Jiang.
Once Zhao State was defeated by Han's assistance to Qin, Jiang was the biggest criminal of Zhao State.
If Guo Kai had helped him, he might not have to wait until Qin and Zhao fought. Guo Kai's slander could make King Zhao suspicious of Jiang and take back Jiang's military power.
Of course, Jiang knew this, so from the beginning, Jiang ignored Li Si's plan of discord, but bluntly stated that Qin wanted to go to war with Zhao and pointed out the threat of Qin.
Li Si is in a dilemma now, and even a little confused about how to argue with Jiang.
As the envoy of the Qin King, Li Si could not show weakness to Zhao State, otherwise he would be insulting the king and trusting the prestige of the country.
Even if the plan of disagreement was successful, his political life would end when he returned to Qin.
Therefore, Li Si cannot admit Jiang's words, but he cannot deny them.
It's like the world's number one swordsman wants to compete with others, saying wildly, "The rules of the competition are determined by you." However, the other party does not compete with you at all, but competes with you.
Li Si was thinking a little and was about to speak, but he heard Jiang continue, "I have always liked to speak with data. What is data? Data is numerical values, which is the final conclusion we calculate through observation."
"The ages for serving in the Qin State are seventeen to sixty years old. This means that a man has 43 years of his life to serve, which can be said to be a borrowing of troops from the whole nation. Even in the absence of war, the total number of Qin State's troops is nearly one million."
"Once Qin fights with foreign enemies, with Qin's military merit system, a million troops can be drawn at any time."
"Ten years ago, the Zheng State Canal built water conservancy for Qin State, diverting Jing River to the east and pouring Luo River into it, with a total length of more than 300 miles. 10% of the canal, and the annual grain tax of Qin State exceeded more than twice as many as ten years ago."
"The Qin State has a very heavy tax. Even if I don't mention this, I know this about Li Changshi and you."
Speaking of this, Jiang's face changed and she said in a deep voice: "Li Changshi kept saying that the King of Qin wanted to rest and rest and return the fields to farm. But in my opinion, the King of Qin was preparing for war and ready to invade the six eastern countries at any time."
As soon as Jiang finished speaking, everyone in the hall was talking.
Many people know that Qin is very powerful, but not everyone knows what it is.
After all, the ancients were not good at statistics and were always ambiguous in this regard.
Qin State currently has 800,000 troops. In addition to the permanent troops stationed in various places, the battle troops are only 400,000. The number is large, but it is not enough to threaten the six Shandong countries.
Even if the power of a country is not an opponent of Qin, as long as two forces join forces, it will be enough to resist the invasion of Qin.
After all, the defense has the advantage of a city, and fighting on the local side has far greater advantages than the offensive side.
But after hearing Jiang's end, everyone understood the power of Qin.
The Qin State had extremely heavy military service and could be said to be a soldier for all the people. Moreover, under the stimulation of the military merit system, the Qin State soldiers were fearless and fought for the first to kill the enemy.
In the past, insufficient food and grass have always been the biggest drawback of Qin. Once Qin fell into the quagmire of war, domestic food prices soared, and not many people starved to death because they had no food.
Take the battle between Qin and Chu mentioned earlier as an example. How many people died on the battlefield in Qin State will starve to death in the country.
But now 100% of the canals, 300 miles of wasteland have become fertile land, and food and grass are no longer a disadvantage of the Qin State.
On the contrary, the Qin State now has sufficient food and grass, which is enough to support a million troops.
In addition, Qin State was appointed as the only talent, which attracted a large number of scholars from the six Shandong countries to join Qin as officials, kings and Mongolian military families, and the army was full of talents and had strong combat power.
Today, Qin State is a tiger about to go down the mountain, trying to choose someone to eat.
Li Si's face looked ugly. Jiang put these data on the surface. Even if Qin wants to pretend to be harmless now, no one will believe it.
Even Li Mu's face was gloomy at this moment, and he was wondering how to resist Qin.
Li Mu knew that Qin State had a strong national strength, but Qin State and Zhao State both had one weakness, that is, the domestic rivers were sparse and the food was insufficient.
When Zhao and South Korea form an alliance, Zhao does not value South Korea's troops, but South Korea's food and grass.
If there were food and supplies supported by South Korea, Zhao would be enough to fight against Qin.
But now that the Qin canal has been built, Qin no longer has to worry about food and grass. It only takes one or two years to accumulate to fight a total of 100% of the country.
Guo Kai's face changed a lot, his eyes flashed, and he was wondering whether he would reconcile with Luowang.
Chunpingjun also had a serious look on his face, and Qin was beyond expectations.
Qin State built canals for ten years, but it was difficult for Qin State to develop due to the burden. In the past ten years, Qin State has not taken the initiative to attack the six Eastern countries.
Even in the battle between the five countries against Qin several years ago, although Qin repelled the coalition forces of the five countries, it did not recover the lost territory.
In addition, Ying Zheng has just won the championship and Qin State has experienced the chaos again. Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei are fighting each other.
All kinds of illusions gave the six Eastern countries an illusion that "Qin is about to fall."
At this moment, all kinds of sentient beings were staged in the hall.
Hundreds of Zhao officials and powerful people are silent at this moment. I am afraid that after Jiang Yiyi's remarks, many of them will become interested in joining Qin.
Li Si also saw this, with his own smile on his face and said lightly: "It seems that Mr. Jiang's understanding of our Qin State is deeper than that of me, the Qin State official. Although the country is big, war will perish; even if the world is safe, forgetting to fight will lead to danger. The king is kind and kind, although he is unwilling to start a war lightly and invade other countries' territory, our Qin State will not allow other countries to insult."
"Now Han Fei, the ninth prince of South Korea, has joined Qin as an official, and the friendship between Qin and Han is enough to prove the king's sincerity."
Jiang Xinming is as clear as a mirror. Li Si's words seem to be unhonest, but they imply that there will be a war between Qin and Zhao.
At the same time, it proved to all countries that the Qin State only wanted to avenge the five countries' enemies against Qin a few years ago, and had no hostility towards other countries. Let the other five countries watch the battle between Qin and Zhao, and they did not help each other.
With a faint smile, Jiang said calmly: "Han Fei entered Qin, because the Qin army was facing the border of South Korea. South Korea could not be inferior. It could only allow Han Fei to enter Qin as a magistrate. Qin's domineeringness can be seen."
"Okay!" Jiang slowly stood up and said, "Today is the happy wedding of this marquis. Let's put state affairs aside for the time being. If anyone mentions state affairs again, he will be fined three glasses of wine, and you can witness it."
Chapter completed!