Daqin Engineers

Shen Bing was almost choked by Fusu's words.

It's no wonder that in history, he would be sent to the frontier by Ying Zheng to work as a supervising army in Meng Tian...in fact, it was also an experience.

It seems that Fusu this guy has been brainwashed by Chun Yuyue's pedantic thoughts, no matter what, he pays attention to benevolence, justice and morality, even marching.

The marching warfare should pay more attention to "soldiers never tire of deceit", otherwise, isn't it just a joke for later generations like Song Xianggong?

But obviously, Fusu did not understand this truth.

At the same time, the young Fusu didn't learn much, but Chun Yuyue learned a lot of great principles, and he was full of lofty benevolence and morality that made several people do not know how to respond.

While Shen Bing was thinking about it, Fusu arched his hands in Shen Bing's direction and asked:

"What do the lieutenant think?"

This is clearly a statement to Shen Bing. Shen Bing shouldn't be all right this time.

After thinking about it, Shen Bing replied:

"I wonder if the son has heard a story?"

"There are wolves in a certain mountain. This wolf eats only deer in the mountains, and this deer eats only flowers in the mountains."

"If the son makes the decision, how will he protect the deer in the mountains?"

Fusu thought about it and replied:

"How difficult is this?"

"Just keep the deer in the mountains in captivity, and then pick the flowers in the mountains and feed them!"

Shen Bing smiled and asked instead:

"is it?"

To be honest, Fu Su's answer was a little bit beyond Shen Bing's expectation.

Because most people's first response to this answer is to kill hungry wolves instead of captive deer... Hungry wolves are usually negative, vicious and dangerous, and it is normal to kill them.

But Fu Su was unwilling to kill the hungry wolf, which is enough to prove his inner kindness.

This should be said to be an advantage, because ruling the world requires such a benevolent monarch, but it's a bit too much.

But this is better than brutality. If you are like Ying Zheng, I am afraid that I can't change it.

Everyone in the hall also found this story interesting for a while, and they discussed it separately.

Fusu asked Shen Bing disapprovingly:

"If this is not the case, what advice does the lieutenant have?"

Shen Bing replied:

"If I wait to raise the deer in the mountains in captivity, the deer will breed wildly."

"But as soon as the deer are in large numbers, they will eat up the flowers in the mountains, making them too slow to grow, and eventually all the deer in the mountains will starve to death."

"Does the son think so?"

Everyone in the hall nodded and said yes, Fusu was also speechless. He did not expect this series of consequences to be caused.

The growth of flowers is cyclical. If they are eaten up by the deer in a short time, they will have no time to grow and no flowers. The result is that the deer will starve to death.

This analysis is reasonable and irrefutable.

At this moment Xu Ying interrupted and said:

"What if I wait for a large number of flowers to be planted?"

This is indeed the consistent idea of ​​the farmer.

They always think that as long as there is enough food, people will stop fighting, so there is no war.

however……

Shen Bing shook his head and replied:

"If I wait for a large number of flowers to be planted, the result is that deer will multiply because of enough food."

"Because deer reproduce in large numbers, so wolves also have enough food to reproduce in large numbers."

"As a result, wolves still eat deer and deer eat flowers, but the number has increased. After all, there has been no change."

Everyone nodded and said yes.

After hesitating, Fusu asked back:

"Vice General, what does this have to do with the war of benevolence and righteousness that I have said?"

Shen Bing replied:

"If the son regards war as wolves, the people as deer, and the food as flowers, it will matter."

Everyone in the hall could not help but "coax" a lot of discussions.

This analogy is quite appropriate. Isn't this the relationship between war, people, and food?

If there were no wars, and the masses of the people were allowed to be born, but the land would not increase and the productivity would be low, wouldn't the masses of people starve to death?

Shen Bing's invention of the milled waterwheel actually only increased productivity, which is equivalent to the variety of flowers Xu Ying said. What it can affect is to increase the number of people and cannot determine war.

On the contrary, it is Fusu’s point of view, thinking that ruling the world with benevolence and righteousness can eliminate wars, it is almost impossible and unrealistic... If his ideal state really emerges, that is, everyone understands that benevolence and righteousness do not have war to develop together, and the final result Just starve to death in large numbers.

The relationship among them is complicated and difficult to understand if used by humans, but it is clear at a glance if the relationship between wolf, deer, and flower is used.

Therefore, the objective existence of war is not dependent on human will, and it cannot die out at any time.If the war dies, another crisis will erupt.

At this time, not only was Fusu lost in thought, but Xu Ying frowned.

Because what Shen Bing said just now inadvertently negated the core of the peasant family...it is almost impossible to eliminate war through the development of agriculture.

After a while, Xu Ying asked:

"So, as a deputy, how should I break the game?"

Shen Bing replied:

"Why break the game?"

"This is a biological chain. What I am waiting to do is to adapt to the situation and try my best to maintain it instead of breaking the game."

"For example, there is another possibility that has not been mentioned. If there are too many wolves and too ferocious, it will also break the balance."

"The wolf ate the deer, and the deer couldn't reproduce, which eventually caused the wolf to starve to death."

"That is to say, the war must not be too much, otherwise the people will die from starvation."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Fusu asked back:

"So, can the war I'm waiting for now be called a'pass'?"

Shen Bing replied:

"Before this was indeed'passed'."

"Because of the shortage of labor in the Huaihe River, people will starve to death in large numbers due to insufficient food."

"But after the subordinates have made the pounding waterwheel...I can't count it."

Xu Ying gave an "Oh" and said:

"The milled rice waterwheel has planted a lot of flowers, so it can feed more deer in a short time, and there will be more wolves...and it just reaches a balance."

Shen Bing nodded and said:

"exactly."

Then he turned to Fusu:

"So the subordinate thinks that the milling water wheel is made for the right way, not for war. Does the son think so?"

At this time, everyone was afraid to speak.

Although they all knew what Shen Bing said was right, it was the son Fusu, the future king.

Even if Fusu didn't have much real power now, it was obviously not a good thing to offend him.

Therefore, Yang Duanhe winked Shen Bing secretly.

Shen Bing knew what that meant, but he didn't want Fu Su to get off the stage.

But Shen Bing didn't think so.

If this Fusu really learned the connotation of Confucianism, then he should know his mistakes, correct them, and admit his mistakes.

Because this "benevolence, righteousness and morality" not only requires others but also requires ourselves, and even requires ourselves.

If you can't do it yourself, it means to do a set of "pedantic" that only floats on the surface.

Fusu was a little embarrassed, but after thinking about it, he finally said to Shen Bing:

"The deputy said this is reasonable, and Fusu has been taught!"