Chapter 136 Daren

The popularity of martial arts has determined that elixirs will become an indispensable auxiliary product.

Just like people have illnesses, so the medical industry has emerged.

When there is demand, there is market.

And this demand is huge. So the market is absolutely huge.

It is equivalent to creating an industry involving huge interests out of thin air.

Once the cultivation of medicinal materials becomes popular, the price of pill pills will be lowered, and ordinary people can afford them. That will be the prosperous age of martial arts.

Through major events that affect the course of history, history is reversed and time and space change. But Zhao Yu wanted to understand that the essential changes in history lie not only in the changes of a few major events, but also in the most basic social level.

What would it be like if this world were transformed into a world where martial arts flourished, and martial arts and outsider science and technology coexisted?

Talismans, chariots and boats can be said to be the reduced application of the Immortal Way on the outside, so the popularization of martial arts is the application of the Immortal Way on the inner level of human beings.

The unity of inside and outside, the huge shock to real time and space, and the changes in it are what Zhao Yu is most happy to see.

This matter came from Zhao Yu's mouth, and for Cao Mengde, the benefits were huge. However, as far as the status of the two people is concerned, there is no need to discuss this in detail. In a word, the people under Cao Mengde will naturally do it.

Then Cao Mengde said: "Now that Jizhou is under control, Gongsun Zan can't stop my troops. At the end of the year, Youzhou will also be included in the rule. However, because of this, there will be a direct collision with the barbarians in the north. On the one hand, merging the states is a must They have to be conquered, otherwise they will be sorry for their ancestors. Secondly, Wuwan and Xianbei in the North, especially Xianbei, are quite powerful. I still remember some of your views on the barbarians. I came here just to ask you how to deal with them properly. area."

After Zhao Yu heard this, he understood in his heart. He smiled and said, "Is it possible that you are afraid of the barbarians?"

"What the hell." Cao Mengde laughed and shook his head: "How do you put a mere barbarian in my eyes? I have enough troops and food to defeat the barbarians. The key is how to deal with the barbarians after defeating them. What about the vast northern grassland desert? Disposal. That’s the problem.”

"How to deal with it?"

Zhao Yu said: "It's such a simple thing."

Cao Mengde said: "I would like to hear the details."

"The barbarians in the north are now dominated by Xianbei. However, after the death of Tan Shihuai, Xianbei was divided into three, and there was no internal unity. I won't say more about this. Even if it is united, it is just a chicken and a dog. At the time, Emperor Wu The Xiongnu were defeated, but they never brought the northern grasslands under their control. Although they moved inward to monitor, they were not digested in the end, and now they have become a big harm to Bingzhou. What you are worried about is nothing more than this. "

Cao Mengde nodded repeatedly: "If you don't plan for the eternity, you won't be able to plan for a moment. Sir, you know me. Emperor Wu has learned from his mistakes, and I am worried about this. The wild land in the north is also extremely far away, and there is no human habitation for hundreds of miles. It is like chicken ribs, which can be eaten. It’s tasteless. But if we ignore it, another barbarian tribe will rise up and threaten the Central Plains Divine Continent a hundred years later.”

Zhao Yu shook his head and smiled: "Who said that the northern grassland is a barbaric land?"

Cao Mengde perked up and said, "Sir, please teach me."

"The population of the barbarians is the best labor force. You can use it whether you are building roads, building cities, or digging canals. And there is no salary. Free labor, isn't it useful?" Zhao Yu said: "You only defeat the enemy. If the barbarians capture their strong labor force and move their women and children inward, they can be fully integrated in thirty to fifty years. As for the grasslands, divide them into pieces and use them for livestock. In less than ten years, there will be no shortage of meat in the world. What’s more, there are iron ore, coal, and even gold and silver mines on the grassland, so how can we say they are worthless?”

Cao Mengde frowned and said: "Although what the gentleman said is not bad, there are two difficulties. First, where will the manpower come from to develop the northern grassland? The north has always been a barbaric land, and few people want to go there. Is it possible to force it? The second one...well, there is no second one. I thought wrong. When talismans, carriages and boats are popularized, and they can fly into the sky and into the earth, although the north is far away, it will not be a problem."

"It's good to know." Zhao Yu said with a smile: "Distance is not a problem, then you can rule. As for the need for population to develop, force certainly won't work. But you can induce them."

"oh?"

"As I told you before about planting medicinal materials, start from the top first, wait until the people see the benefits, and then slowly let go. Once you take over the grassland, let your Cao family or Xiahou family recruit people to go to the grassland circle. Land and livestock. In one or two years, there will be a large number of cattle and sheep to sell. Over the years under your rule, people's livelihood has become more and more prosperous. When the people have money, they will naturally eat their meat without fear of not being able to sell it. Even if the people do not have more money for the time being, Come to eat meat, but it can also supply the army. And once you make a lot of money, you don't have to worry about others not seeing it. When the time comes, both businessmen and even some smart people will naturally come to your door. What should you do now? Is it still useful to say?”

Cao Mengde couldn't help but suddenly realized: "Sir, you are absolutely right. It's just that I haven't turned my head around. My enemy, do this!"

He paused, walked back and forth a few times, clapped his hands and said, "Use the barbarians as coolies. You only need some food, and you can quickly build cement roads across the country. I told Wen Ruo before We are discussing reconnecting the Honggou and other water conservancy canals, and even opening up the water system between the Dahe River, the Huai River and the Dajiang River to connect the north and the south. I am worried about manpower, oh my, why didn’t I think of that!"

He seemed to be saying to himself: "There have been frequent wars in these years. Many cities have been ruined and require manpower to repair them. I can definitely use the manpower of the barbarians to do this!"

Zhao Yu looked at Cao Mengde with a smile. When he came to his senses, he smiled and said: "Heavy labor often makes the people uneasy. But now it can be grafted on to the barbarians. The easy and important things are done by the Han people themselves. The heavy labors are not done by themselves. As for technology, let the barbarians work hard. As long as you plan well, in at most ten years, you can build several main roads from east to west, north and south, running through the entire Shenzhou. As for the side branches, you will take your time in the future. It is the same as canals and water channels. If It is definitely a feat to be able to connect large rivers into one, and even to pass through the north through waterways. It does not cost a penny, just some food, and does not have to bear the resentment of the people. Do you think it is good to be able to do such a thing? ?”

"Alas," Cao Mengde sighed loudly: "Many things seem to be just a piece of paper. If you can't see through it, you can't do it. But if you can see through it, you can do it."

"Xianbei, Xiongnu, Wuwan, Qianghu, and even farther west and south, there are countless free labor." Zhao Yu said: "Your soldiers and horses can attack at any time and plunder a large amount of labor at any time. With the blood of the barbarians, Come to nourish the land of Shenzhou, not out of being unkind, but out of great benevolence.”

"Yes, Daren!" Cao Mengde's eyes flashed with fierce light.