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It is believed that: "Therefore, whenever there is a big argument for the army, we must first discuss its tools."

In war, weapons are crucial, complete, and advanced weapons are the prerequisite for winning the war.

Therefore, "judging the instrument and knowing victory", that is to say, before the war begins, by observing the advantages and disadvantages of the weapons and equipment of both the enemy and us, the outcome of the war can basically be determined.

The preparation for war is a big part of preparing weapons, "being good at winning". If you are superior to the enemy in terms of weapons and equipment, you will definitely be "invincible", and you will undoubtedly take the lead and take the initiative, and you will be more confident in winning.

It can be seen that Guanzi attaches great importance to weapon factors in war.

Although Li Yan didn't know that Guan Zi had made these remarks, as a modern person, especially a modern soldier, Li Yan naturally knew the importance of weapons. Therefore, Li Yan has been committed to weapon research and development over the years, and Liu Huiniang is undoubtedly the woman behind Li Yan who has always silently supported Li Yan.

It is precisely because of Li Yan's emphasis on weapons and Liu Huiniang's talent that the Liangshan Army had a flying bridge, a steel wheel and a fire cabinet, and a ability to easily conquer a strong city. This is the accumulation over the years.

Gaotang City is just a small city, and Li Yan cannot put too much experience on it, because there are too many things that Li Yan needs to do, such as developing more advanced weapons, making more money, and getting more food.

Advanced weapons are the key to the outcome of a war, but it is by no means the only factor that leads to victory.

Violence is based on the production of weapons, and the production of weapons is based on the productivity of the entire force, so economic strength is equally important.

"If the country is poor and the soldiers are weak, they will not win if they fight, and the rules will not be solid."

"Therefore, when using military strategies, three surprises should be one, three successes should be one army, and three successes should be one battle."

"Therefore, the army of one period will accumulate ammunition for ten years, the cost of one battle will be exhausted."

War is very expensive in terms of materials, and the country is weak and the people are poor, so war is unsustainable.

Therefore, a strong army must first develop the economy. If you want to defeat the enemy, you must first surpass the enemy in material wealth. "The number of soldiers depends on gathering wealth... Therefore, if you want to rule the world, wealth will not overthrow the world, and you cannot rule the world."

In addition, if you want to rule the world, you must "a country with a lot of grain", "the people, strong soldiers and broaden the land, and rich the country must be born from millet", "The land is guarding the city, the city is guarding the army, the soldiers are guarding the people, and the people are guarding the millet". Only when the food is sufficient can the army defend and fight, "If there is accumulation, fight for a long time without a rat" means this. On the contrary, if the army does not have enough food, "the army is weak and the soldiers are not strong, then the battle will not be strong and the country will not be stable; if the battle cannot be defeated and the defense cannot be solid, then the country will not be stable." The role of food in war is crucial. To overcome the enemy in material wealth, the most fundamental thing is to strengthen agricultural production.

It has developed to Li Yan's current level and it is impossible to just rob it, and it has to produce it by itself.

After trial planting the bamboo rice that Li Yan had taken from Zhao Ji's desk, Li Yan had already learned that it was Chameng rice.

Chamcheng rice is a high-yield, premature and drought-resistant rice seed produced in the Indochina Peninsula. It has been introduced to the Song State for some years and has been quickly promoted in the Jiangnan region. Chamcheng rice is named after its origin in Chamcheng, which is located in the later central and southern Vietnam.

It has several characteristics:

First, drought tolerance.

Second, it is highly adaptable and is born without choice.

Third, the growth period is short, and it only lasts for more than fifty days from planting to harvest.

Fourth, Chameng rice and late rice can also become double-season rice in some areas, which greatly increases cereal yield.

In addition, the Chameng rice that Li Yan took from Zhao Ji's desk was somewhat different from the ordinary Chameng rice. It has a shorter growth period and a higher yield. It should be the mutated Chameng rice.

After several years of trial planting in several villages around Liangshan, this kind of champa rice has already reached a scale and is sufficient to grow on a large scale in Li Yan's territory.

Of course, it will take time to prove whether this kind of Chameng rice can be planted on a large scale in Lelang and Zhenfan County.

This is also one of the reasons why Li Yan agreed to recruit peace and did not want to go to war with the Song Dynasty court for the time being.

As for the development of the economy, it naturally depends on trade, which is one of the reasons why Li Yan accepted the amnesty of the Song Dynasty, because only by accepting the amnesty of the Song Dynasty can he communicate with the Song Dynasty and gain a lot of wealth from the Song Dynasty.

In response to the trade with the Song Dynasty, Li Yan, Liu Huiniang and others specially developed two kinds of glass and soap.

Because I used to read novels, Li Yan was very familiar with the two methods of making treasures that time travelers must master.

With Li Yan’s subordinates, Liu Huiniang, a talented scholar and tens of thousands of craftsmen, these two things that are not difficult to produce on a large scale will be produced soon.

Li Yan only pointed out that the price of these two things is expensive.

A piece of colorless glass about a foot square is one thousand slabs, and a window is at least three to five thousand slabs.

A piece of glassware is at least ten thousand.

A small box of soap that is about a square inch is 500 stags.

Don't think it's expensive.

You have to study the psychology of shoppers.

Those who can afford glass and soap will never be poor. They will never be short of money. If you sell it cheaply, you will lose the right consumer group.

Li Jun, Hu Cheng, Chief Su, Wang Zezhen, including Lu Fang and Guo Sheng, and Li Yan's merchants all went out to seize the greatest wealth from the Song Dynasty in the shortest time.

In addition to selling, Li Yan was also buying, buying grain, horses, iron, and all war-needed goods, buying all the goods they needed at high prices, or even buying at multiples of the price of the Song Dynasty, and the court of the Song Dynasty would not have allowed Li Yan to buy them all sooner or later. Before that, Li Yan would buy as much as he could.

Although Li Yan doesn't need to do these things personally, Li Yan has to make the decision on everything, at least to finalize them personally.

In short, Li Yan has many, many things.

Therefore, after only staying in Gaotang City for three days, Li Yan brought Chai Jin, who was already able to move, and left all the rest to Lehe for handling.

As for Chai Jin's Pang Dacai, Li Yan and Chai Jin refused for a long time and finally accepted 90%.

There is a reason why Chai Jin insisted on giving his property to Li Yan:

First of all, it was because he sincerely thanked Li Yan for saving his life. Without Li Yan, he would have died without life, and no amount of money would be useful.

Secondly, it is because Chai Jin also knew that his identity had changed. He was no longer the Chai official who had a pill book and iron coupon. If he wanted to live a stable life in the future, he had to find a new backer, and that new backer was Li Yan.

Third, Chai Jin, who has become a wanted criminal, has no place to release his huge property. Instead of exposing it to be missed, it is better to give Li Yan a favor.
Chapter completed!