Cao Cao's interest was piqued.
Even Xun Yu, the advisors, and the Minister of Agriculture were helpless, and you have a brilliant opinion?
This time, it was not a business of defeating enemies or killing people. This trick of opportunism would not work.
He was looking forward to Qin Chuan's opinion.
"Brother Qin, don't boast. Tell me, what's the problem with this strategy?”
Qin Chuan placed his hand on Cao Cao's shoulder, a signature gesture before each big move. He then said,"
" Just to raise enough food and grass, they used elite training, weak troops farming, and even carried out the 46 tax collection in the three provinces. This kind of practice is tantamount to courting death!”
Hearing this, Cao Cao was shocked.
Wasn't this too alarmist?
In reality, only Qin Chuan himself knew that this wasn't an exaggeration.
In the future Guandu War, if Xu You had not betrayed Yuan Shao and offered a plan to burn Wuchao, Cao Cao would most likely have to kneel.
However, Cao Cao himself did not know.
The strategists were even more surprised.
Without waiting for him to refute, Qin Chuan continued to ridicule,
"Let me ask you. The reason why the weak are weak is because their combat strength is too weak. They only have a little more brute force than ordinary people.”
"My lord threw them all into the fields. A few months later, when there was food, the originally weak army became a farmer's army.”
"When two armies are fighting, the role of the elites is to make surprise attacks and arrows, but in the end, it's still the overall strength that counts. With such a strategy, although the elites were still elites, the group of farmers had forcefully pulled the overall military strength down even lower than before!”
Cao Cao pondered.
Indeed, they were placing all their bets on the Tiger Leopard Cavalry and the Tiger Troop, these two elite troops.
However, it was clearly unrealistic to expect these twenty to thirty thousand elites to defeat Yuan Shao's army of several hundred thousand.
Thinking of this, Cao Cao's head grew even bigger, and even his tipsiness receded quite a bit.
"Let's talk about the 46 tax!"
After saying that, Qin Chuan seemed to be even more dissatisfied. He spat on the ground and scolded in disdain,
"This is simply killing the goose that laid the golden eggs!"
"Old Cao, do you know what war is about?”
Cao Cao was stunned. This was the first time someone had asked him such a question.
"Of course it's the civil officials, generals, army provisions, and equipment!”
"Wrong!" Qin Chuan's flushed face slammed the table as he shouted,""War is about national strength!"
National strength?
This was the first time Cao Cao had heard of such words.
However, it seemed to make sense to examine it carefully.
In a war between two armies, other than a few quick victories with good strategies, once they entered a confrontation, they would fight for internal consumption. Without sufficient national strength, they would not be able to support years of war.
She did not expect him to have such knowledge!
Before Cao Cao could recover from his shock, Qin Chuan continued,
"Since ancient times, which one of those who can become a tyrant relies on a general? Which one of them relied on attacking the city?"
"It depends on the strength of the country and the people's livelihood. It depends on the wealth of the people. Only a strong country and people can breed endless troops, food, and an invincible army!”
This time, Cao Cao's tipsy mood completely dissipated, and his hand that was holding the wine jug started to tremble.
This was the words of a true statesman, hitting the nail on the head!
Especially the phrase 'hide wealth among the people'. It could be said to be incisive, unique, and an existence that was ahead of everyone's knowledge.
In an instant, Qin Chuan's thin body seemed to be stretched infinitely tall under the setting sun.
Cao Cao made up his mind that he had to change his strategy immediately after he returned.
Although the general direction would not be changed, the proportion had to be changed.
"Old Cao, why are you so agitated?”
"Hehe, I…I am a noble relative of the Cao family. When I heard you say that it was so dangerous, I was worried for my lord.”
Cao Cao scratched his head and smiled awkwardly. His acting skills were back on track.
Qin Chuan couldn't say it out loud. This motherf * cker, the nephew of his aunt's second uncle and Cao Ren's nephew were connected, and he was considered a relative of the Cao family?
Old Cao, you're too shameless.
Forget it, you're the registrar. You can say whatever you want.
"Then according to Brother Qin's opinion, how much should the tax be drawn? How many troops should be used to carry out farming?”
Cao Cao originally planned to discuss this with Xun Yu and the others. However, seeing Qin Chuan's tone, it was hard to guarantee that he still had something to say.
Qin Chuan waved his hand and said indifferently,"In my opinion, 10% is enough. As for the soldiers, one-fifth is enough. Moreover, this one-fifth has to be on duty so that they won't miss the training.”
"How can we do that? If we follow this ratio, once there is a war, the military rations will not be enough.”
Seeing Old Cao shaking his head like a rattle-drum, Qin Chuan pondered for a long while. In the end, as if he had made an important decision, he slapped his thigh and stood up.
"Alright, I see that you, Old Cao, are a good person, so I'll let you off easy.”
After saying that, he did not care about Cao Cao's confusion and went to the kitchen to find a small piece of cloth.
Then, he picked up a brush and drew on the cloth for a while before throwing it in front of Cao Cao.
"Look, if you get the craftsmen to forge this thing, the problem of manpower and farming will be solved. There's no need to levy taxes so ruthlessly anymore, and the country's strength and people's strength will be greatly improved.”
Cao Cao picked up the cloth and looked at it over and over again. He could not understand it for a long time.
"Brother Qin, what is this thing that you have? How can it be as powerful as you say?”
"You don't know what's good for you!" Qin Chuan rolled his eyes at him and said unhappily,"If it weren't for you, Old Cao, accompanying me so many times, I wouldn't have given it to you.”
"Let me tell you, just with this thing, you can really become a member of the Cao family through and through!”
Hiss...
Was he that awesome?
Cao Cao might not believe what others said.
However, Qin Chuan was not a person who liked to talk nonsense. He immediately put on a smile and said respectfully,
"Brother, I thank you for your kindness, but can you tell me what this thing is first?”
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