Food security is an old issue in China and there is nothing new about it.
The 1.8 billion mu of arable land red line drawn by the state cannot be touched by anyone.
Food may not seem expensive, but once it is really in short supply, you will find that it can bankrupt a family and make a country go bankrupt in an instant.
Argentina has unique natural conditions and a large area of arable land. Why do people in the country still have to suffer from hunger? Isn't it because their entire food industry is controlled by several major companies ABCD?
Years after the US launched the Syrian war, it suddenly offered to provide wheat seeds to Syria. Do you think it was motivated by a change of heart and a desire to atone for its past mistakes? In fact, 40% of these seeds contained nematodes.
Once such seeds are planted in the land, not only will the wheat not be harvested, but the land will no longer be able to grow any other crops.
Lu Chen, who had experienced a lot of things in his previous life, knew very well that the food war was the most common, but also the most dangerous and vicious. What he wanted to control and deprive was the most basic survival resources of a country and a nation.
They used small profits to deceive the ordinary people of Xixia and their ruling class, causing them to frantically destroy the limited arable land in the country in order to make money.
When the entire Xixia has to rely on Da Qi for food, Lu Chen will let the Xixia people understand what it means to have whatever they want!
Lu Chen will take back all the profits he gave out in the early stage, including the principal and interest!
By that time, if Xixia wanted to turn against us and continue the war, you couldn’t even gather enough food and supplies for the expedition, so what the hell were you going to do?
Even if they reluctantly went on the expedition, what they would have to face at that time was a wealthy Da Qi and fierce soldiers of Da Qi armed to the teeth!
If the Xixia ruling class at that time was unwilling to cooperate with Da Qi in exploiting the Xixia people, Lu Chen and others would not mind replacing the ruling class!
Or you can change the name of Xixia and write a paragraph in history books later: the policy of exchanging wool for food greatly promoted the integration of ethnic groups!
Lu Chen only pointed out a general strategy, but everyone present was smart, and Li Zhuo had already figured out a whole huge plan in his mind.
When he thought about the benefits this plan could bring to himself and the Great Qi court, and how he would likely go down in history, he was so excited that he couldn't sit still. He simply stood up and walked in front of Lu Chen and said, "Master Lu, this idea is good, but there isn't much food in the country right now. Will the other party take advantage of this opportunity to ask for too much?"
"That depends on the abilities of the Ministry of Rites. I believe that under the leadership of Lord Ke, this won't be a problem. We can first agree with them that the first two years will be a trial phase. We also need to see the results of this and see if they will turn against us after taking the food."
"Once the two-year adjustment period is over, we can open the exchange." Lu Chen's eyes flashed with excitement. When that time comes, it will be time for them to enter Xixia and plunder.
Li Zhuo quickly turned around and said, "Lord Ke, I'll leave these matters to you."
Ke Fuji said in a trembling voice, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I will do my best!"
For a civil official, helping the country gain huge benefits through negotiation is indeed something to be proud of, and a separate page must be opened in the family tree!
Seeing Ke Fuji so excited, Lu Chen reminded him: "Master Ke, please don't forget that I have two conditions ahead of me."
After hearing this, everyone realized that Lu Chen had indeed put forward three conditions.
If we refer to the third condition, the two conditions he proposed earlier must also be quite meaningful.
Li Zhuo simply grabbed Lu Chen's hand and said, "Master Lu, why don't you tell us more about the purpose of your two previous conditions?"
"There's no need to elaborate on the fact that they sent luxury goods to Xixia. It's simply an attempt to corrupt the entire Xixia upper class and collect wealth from them."
"What would truly benefit our Great Qi is requiring them to send students to study Confucianism here. I call this cultural export, or cultural invasion."
"Imagine, everyone. After these one hundred or so students came to our Great Qi and witnessed our prosperity, would they reflect on why their own countries couldn't achieve this?"
"Then they will come to the conclusion that it is because they lack education and do not respect the teachings of the saints."
"They will spontaneously study Confucianism, visit famous teachers, and accept the influence of Confucian culture. From then on, they will understand the meaning of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, and righteousness, as well as propriety, justice, integrity, and shame."
"When such people return after completing their studies, their level of education will naturally be higher than that of ordinary Xixia nobles, and they will surely be highly valued by the Xixia ruler. After so many years of cultural upbringing here, they will naturally be inclined towards the Great Qi."
"I don't expect them to directly overthrow the Xixia ruler. As long as they oppose launching a war and insist on resolving the issue through negotiation, that's fine."
Han Yu once said: "If China is a barbarian, then it is a barbarian; if a barbarian is China, then it is China."
Lu Chen looked through ancient history and discovered a very interesting phenomenon. No matter how raw a nation is, once it enters China and accepts Chinese culture, it will soon be assimilated.
It has to be said that Confucianism is terrifyingly powerful in this regard.
Even in that era of technological development, when people no longer admire Confucianism and do not deliberately study it, Confucianism still influences the behavior of Chinese people in many aspects.
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