"You think that war only brings harm to the people, but your point of view is too one-sided!”
"May I ask the two of you, are the people who suffered more after the seven kingdoms fought for supremacy in the past, or are the people who suffered more after the world returned to Qin?”
Fu Su asked directly.
"This?"
Duke Huang Shi was once again dumbfounded.
Great Qin's tyranny had indeed improved under Fusu, and the lives of the people had become better.
Moreover, even when the people were suffering from corvee and tyranny, it was much better than when the seven kingdoms were at war all year round.
However, if they agreed, wouldn't that mean that Great Qin's unification of the world was just?
Duke Huang Shi fell into deep thought.
"It seems that the fate of Qin is indeed the general trend.”
"But didn't the people settle down because the seven kingdoms were united and the war stopped?”
"Now, Your Highness wants to restart the war. Isn't that against this principle?”
After a long while, Duke Huang Shi sighed.
"Then I would like to ask you another question. Why did the seven countries fight in the past?”
Fu Su pursued.
"There are many reasons for this. However, most of the reasons are that the ruler is too extravagant and wants to gain a false reputation.”
Duke Huang Shi said without hesitation.
"So, the old sir is not thinking from the perspective of a monarch.”
"You think that the monarch sent troops to attack other countries for glory, but you don't know that in reality, it's to extend the border defense line and obtain a more stable rear.”
"Because if you don't attack other countries today, they will attack you tomorrow.”
"Fighting for hegemony is indeed beneficial to the reputation of a king, but the actual effect of this reputation is to make others not dare to attack you.”
"Only under such circumstances can the people of our country not be invaded and can have a safe living environment.”
Xiao He nodded repeatedly. After pondering for a long time, Duke Huang Shi had to admit that what Fu Su said made sense.
"But it's true that the Qin people are fond of fighting, right?”
" Even Your Highness wants to march into the foreign lands beyond the Great Wall, right?'
Huang Shi asked a new question.
"It's said that the people of Qin are warlike, but in reality, before Hangu Pass was built, Old Qin had experienced the danger of being wiped out several times. If they didn't rise up to resist, they would have been wiped out long ago.”
"Even after the Hangu Pass was built, the pass was still under the threat of the Xiongnu. Even after unifying the world, it was still the same. The reason why father built the Great Wall was because he hoped to use this dangerous pass to resist the Xiongnu outside the Great Wall.”
"Now that this prince has destroyed the Xiongnu, won't the construction of the Great Wall stop?”
Fu Su laughed.
"But militarism is a dangerous path. Victory and defeat are unpredictable. How can there be a principle of constant victory and defeat?”
Duke Huang Shi retorted.
"As expected of an expert in the art of war. That's right, this weapon is indeed not used unless it's absolutely necessary.”
"But old mister has forgotten that human nature is unpredictable.”
"You have to know that the seven countries were all of the same bloodline and were still fighting against each other.”
"Right now, outside of Great Qin, there are all kinds of Outsiders. If you don't attack them, they won't attack you.”
"The reason why the Great Yue Clan and Donghu are so stable is because our Great Qin has just destroyed the Xiongnu, and our prestige is unparalleled.”
"If something happens to Great Qin one day and our strength is greatly reduced, they will immediately bite back at Great Qin.”
"The Outsiders have lived in a cold and bitter land for a long time. You should know about their greed for the rich Central Plains, right?”
"The only way is to completely destroy them and annex the Great Prairie into Great Qin, creating the strongest cavalry army for Great Qin.”
"Otherwise, even if you exterminate all the tribes on the steppe today, once you retreat, a few decades later, another powerful Outsider tribe will appear on the steppe and continue to covet our Central Plains.”
Fu Su said lightly.
"But according to your highness 'map, there's still the Peacock Dynasty outside of the grasslands, and there's also the other borders outside of the Peacock Dynasty.”
Huang Shi shook his head.
"Why not?"
Fu Su smiled and said," You think that there's no hope of unifying the world because you're only looking at Great Qin's current territory.”
"For example, once Great Qin controls the plains, we can easily nurture 300,000 elite cavalry.”
"Even in the entire world, there isn't a single power that can compare to it.”
"The territory of the Peacock Dynasty is about the same as Great Qin, but it's all plains and fertile land.”
"If it is controlled by Great Qin, we will no longer have to worry about food!”
"Moreover, the Peacock Dynasty has a population of 30 million. Once it joins Great Qin, do we need to worry about not having enough people?”
"The commoners can be completely freed from the corvee.”
Fu Su pointed at the map.
"Your Highness is so ruthless!"
Huang Shi was shocked.
"Zuo Zhuan says that those who are not of our race will have different hearts. These Outsiders have committed many mistakes to the people of Great Qin in the past.”
"Now this prince is just using the same method on himself, and old mister thinks this prince is ruthless?”
"Then, this prince would like to ask, old mister, are you an outsider?”
A sharp look flashed across Fu Su's face.
This was what Fu Su hated the most about pedantic scholars and Elder Huang.
When the Outsiders invaded, you didn't fight bravely.
If they were slightly ruthless to the foreign races, they would come out and talk nonsense.
It was simply a traitor's move.
Huang Shi was speechless.
"You keep saying that Great Qin's tyranny is harsh, but it's only because of the high taxes and corvee.”
"But in truth, the Great Wall and the roads that cost the most were all for the sake of the border region's stability and to guard against the Outsiders!”
"Now that the Xiongnu are gone, the Great Wall has stopped, and the roads have been replaced by Xiongnu captives.”
"If we don't let them go, are we going to let Great Qin's citizens go?”
"You keep saying that taxes are high, but why don't you look at how much Great Qin is spending?”
"Now that this prince has seized countless things from the Xiongnu, did Imperial Father exempt many of the affected areas from taxes?”
"Those who say that taxes are high are probably not the remnants of the six dynasties, right?”
"In the past, they were high and mighty and didn't have to pay any taxes.”
"Now that I've been demoted to a commoner by Imperial Father, it's already heartbreaking to pay a little tax.”
"Doesn't this just mean that they are the bloodsuckers of the people of the six dynasties?”
Fu Su said coldly.
"But His Majesty was extravagant and even mobilized a large number of people to build Apang Palace and mausoleum.”
"Old sir, as long as the common folk have some money, they will build a better house for themselves. Now, His Majesty is using Xiongnu captives.”
"Although the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang is still under construction, Apang Palace has already stopped.”
Xiao He retorted.
"You all keep talking about Violent Qin, but without Violent Qin, you all would have long become souls under the blades of the Outsiders!”
"You still have the face to spit here?”
"If that's the case, this prince would rather be more brutal!”
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