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Author: nonsense and gossip

(Please give me a monthly pass to collect and recommend for further reading ~ Happy Year of the Rabbit!)

In Huang Yueying's small study, on both sides of a table.

Huang Yueying and Gan Ning each sat on their knees, with freshly heated tea on the table.

Huang Yueying was not used to the tea-drinking culture of the Han Dynasty, so if she was entertaining guests, she would simply boil water to make tea. Gan Ning was in a hurry last time and had not tried drinking this kind of tea.

Of course, Gan Ning was also the first guest she really entertained.

Huang Chengyan and the Cai family already knew about her conferment, and when the clan members came to congratulate her, they were handled by the two of them. She didn't want to go and take care of these chores.

Now that she has slowly gained more power, of course she must arrange it as early as possible.

Huang Jia Zhuangzi is already quite wealthy.

But no matter how rich he is, he is just a child holding a large piece of gold in his arms. She understands the reason why he is guilty of carrying a treasure. Therefore, he must arrange defense forces as soon as possible.

"Just now, I have thought about what A Chu said. Let's talk about the first question, what is war." Gan Ning picked up the cup, smelled the fragrant tea, took a sip, and answered first.

"Brother, please tell me."

"When I was young, I fought bravely with others. At first it was one-on-one, and later it became dozens of people versus dozens of people. If the number reaches a hundred people... no, at least a thousand people, can it be called a war?"

Huang Yueying listened carefully, then smiled, "It's an interpretation, and it's true. In the final analysis, war is a group fight. The more people there are, the greater the damage it can cause."

Gan Ning nodded, "That's it."

"Brother, have you ever thought about why there is a war?"

Gan Ning frowned and thought seriously. After a long time, he said, "The Han Dynasty declined. The late emperor appointed eunuchs, relatives, and talented people from far away, which made the people miserable. Then Zhang Jiao raised troops, which caused great chaos in the world and the separatism of the princes..."

"Brother, do you think it's a human problem?"

Gan Ning nodded, "Yes."

"Brother, do you think the late emperor can avoid war by choosing talented people?"

"yes."

Huang Yueying sighed slightly, "Brother is right to say that, but no matter who the late emperor chooses, Zhang Jiao's sky is dead."

Gan Ning was silent.

"The reason Zhang Jiao rose up and had so many followers was because his followers were in poverty and could no longer survive under the Han system."

"But why? The Han Dynasty has been in power for four hundred years, but at this time, it cannot survive?"

"Why?" Gan Ning didn't understand either.

"If the weather fails, the harvest will fail, and those who have no land and no home will be even worse... As far as the common people are concerned, as long as there is a glimmer of hope for survival, they will not abandon their own fields."

"Tianshi?"

Huang Yueying nodded, "In recent years, brother, have you ever heard the old man lament that it is getting colder today? It is much colder than ten or twenty years ago?"

"It seems... it happened." Gan Ning was surprised and thought about it carefully, "It really happened! My mother once said before she was alive that she was not so cold when she was young."

"Brother, do you know that hailstones even fall in Jiaozhou?"

"The climate in Jiaozhou is warm all year round...how is this possible?"

"Why not?"

"If it is true, wouldn't it be caused by the emperor's lack of virtue?"

"Of course not." Huang Yueying shook her head, "This so-called emperor is just a way for the royal family to consolidate its rule."

"this……"

"Nowadays, as the weather gets colder and the climate becomes abnormal, food production will suffer. At this time, wealthy families will annex land, leaving the poor with no place to stand, and the country will be in turmoil."

Gan Ning's eyes widened in surprise. This was the first time he heard such a statement, but he knew that Huang Yueying was not someone who talked nonsense.

"So, no matter what wise ministers the emperor used, they could not stop Zhang Jiao's rebellion. Even if Zhang Jiao was stopped, there would still be Liu Jiao and Chen Jiao. This is one of them."

"So, regarding the question of what war is, Achu's answer is: War is actually a way of allocating survival resources."

"How to allocate survival resources...?" Gan Ning recited these two words silently, and had to admit that Huang Yueying's words did make sense.

After a long while, Gan Ning sighed, then straightened up and cupped his hands, "Ning, I've been taught a lesson."

"Brother, you don't have to be like this." Huang Yueying waved her hand, "Achu just listened to what a layman said."

"There is such a master? Where is he now? Can he be used by A Chu?"

"His name is the layman who cultivates flowers. I met him when I was young, but now I haven't seen him for several years." Huang Yueying added the name of the layman who cultivates flowers.

In fact, if she were born and raised in this era, it would be impossible for her to say such a thing.

Gan Ning exhaled, shook his head and said, "I never thought that there is such a master in the world. If I have the chance, I will definitely pay him a visit... If he can be used by A Chu, then use him. If

You can't... you can only kill it."

Huang Yueying: ...People in this era are a bit scary.

"Brother, don't worry. Although the layman and I don't have the name of master and disciple, we are actually masters and disciples. Moreover, I have no intention of fighting for this so-called world. I just want to make the world live a better life." Huang Yueying said quickly, "The same goes for the layman.

Being aloof from the world, regardless of the mortal world, there is no threat to me."

Gan Ning nodded again, "I went too far for my brother's sake."

Only then did he feel relieved, at least he wouldn't encounter such a terrifying enemy.

Now, he also believes in what Huang Yueying said before, "Changes unseen in thousands of years dare to cleanse the world of corruption." If there is such a legacy, even if Huang Yueying is a woman, she can really achieve great things.

"Nothing, as for the second question, regarding the nature of war, since war is a large-scale group fight, and fighting consumes physical strength and equipment, then where do soldiers' physical strength and equipment come from?

"

"Logistics?" Gan Ning seemed to understand what Huang Yueying meant by logistics coordination.

"All the supply work from the rear to the front, including food, water, salt, oil, horse grass, horses, weapons, armor, clothes... everything is called logistics."

Gan Ning nodded in understanding.

"So, the essence of war is actually a competition for resources."

"Indeed, when two armies are facing each other, if one side has sufficient rations and weapons, it will naturally have strong morale and will have a greater chance of winning." Gan Ning agreed.

Huang Yueying also nodded, "The side with more resources, even if it loses temporarily, will have a chance to come back later."

"That's right." Gan Ning agreed and sighed, "If I have the chance, I still want to visit that layman."

Huang Yueying laughed, "Brother, don't you just have to discuss it with me more?"

"That's what Ah Chu said."

"Hahaha."

"By the way, Achu, I asked you before, where did the weapons and armor come from?"

"Brother, I said that if you wait for a month, I will give you a big gift."

"Then I'll wait for you, brother." Gan Ning smiled gently, "Anyway, Chu Anjun is now extremely rich and can raise hundreds of soldiers. It's no problem."

"That's natural!"

"What does Achu teach me about military training?"

"Be strong, wear armor, and have a sharp blade." Huang Yueying answered these three words without hesitation.

Gan Ning listened and was silent. From these seven short words, he could hear the full flavor of money.

Strengthening the body literally means to make soldiers physically strong, but being strong naturally requires a foundation, and the food must be able to keep up.

Wearing armor, the simplest set of leather armor, also costs a lot of money.

As for weapons... they are also big money eaters.

"Brother Wei suddenly realized it."

"What?"

"I smell gold." Gan Ning smiled bitterly, "No wonder Achu wants to make paper. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to provide for the army... to protect him."

Huang Yueying chuckled, "Of course, in fact, I think the soldiers led by my brother are loosely disciplined and need to be beaten hard. The layman once told me a special training method... Brother, you can try it."

"Special? It was also passed down by the flower-growing layman?"

"Although this method can't train me to be the elite soldier who can equal ten to one in my mind, it can still carry out the orders and prohibitions that my brother said."

"Ah Chu, tell me quickly."

"This method is famous for standing in a military posture and walking in formation."

Chapter two.

As title.

Happy New Year, I wish you all the best.
Chapter completed!