Chapter 86: The World Situation
Liu Zheng laughed and said nothing.
Hu Xier was furious and said with an annoyed look: "Oh, don't follow me!"
The chestnut horse started to gallop, and Liu Zheng followed behind it at a leisurely pace. If Hu Xier ran fast, he would run fast too, and if Hu Xier ran slow, he would run slow too, just to make sure she didn't get out of his sight.
"you……"
Hu Xier glared at Liu Zheng angrily: "Isn't it just that I drank a few bottles of your wine for nothing? Why do you keep following me? How can a grown man be so stingy!"
Liu Zheng laughed.
For some reason, he just wanted to tease the little girl in front of him. Her annoyed look was quite cute. Suddenly Liu Zheng felt a little unbelievable. Because no matter when he was facing Chen Ruoshi or Zheng Yueru, he wanted to be serious and had no intention of teasing them or even playing pranks on them.
Is it because the little girl in front of me is really too young?
still……
Really so cute?
The aura on her body really made Liu Zheng feel as if his soul had been cleansed. Who could have thought that a woman who talked freely, quoted classics, and often scolded those literati and poets to tears in Fengming Tower was actually so pure.
Liu Zheng then became even more curious. What kind of person could train such a woman?
Hu Xier was so angry that she kicked her beloved chestnut horse to gallop away, and Liu Zheng chased after her.
It was a full hour later that Liu Zheng arrived at the road and saw the shabby tavern from afar.
Hu Xier dismounted and ran in.
"Dad, he, he, he bullied me!"
He suddenly let out a loud cry and burst into tears.
Then there was the voice of a man coaxing a little girl.
Liu Zheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He dismounted his horse and came to the door of the tavern. He bowed and said, "Liu Zheng greets you, sir!"
A voice came out: "Hahaha, I am just a country bumpkin, Mr. Tan He? Mr. Liu, you are too kind."
Liu Zheng's heart trembled. He hadn't even introduced himself yet, but this person had already guessed where he came from. This alone was enough for Liu Zheng to take him seriously. But after saying this, the other party didn't come out to greet him, nor did he let Liu Zheng in. This made Liu Zheng stand at the door of the tavern with his fists clasped, feeling very embarrassed.
But he was not in a hurry, knowing that such talented people who lived in seclusion were usually rather arrogant, so he just stood there obediently and admired the tavern.
After a while, Hu Xier came out and stood on the threshold, glaring at Liu Zheng in a cold manner: "Humph! Dad asked me to ask you, do you have any thoughts on that topic?"
Liu Zheng's spirits perked up, and seeing that there was no one around, he shouted, "Sir, Yinzhou should be ruled by soldiers!"
"Huh?"
A voice of surprise and doubt was heard in the tavern.
Liu Zheng lowered his head and said nothing, feeling very nervous. He was even more thankful that he did not rashly follow this little girl here a few days ago. If he had been reckless and had no answer, he would not have been able to get into her eyes at all.
Hu Xier glared at Liu Zheng again, then ran back.
After a while, Hu Xier ran out again and snorted, "Dad asked you to come in!"
Liu Zheng was overjoyed, stepped into the door carefully, and looked curiously. He saw a middle-aged man sitting there. Liu Zheng was stunned at the sight. The man was dressed in white, with long hair, bright eyes, and sharp features...
This man is so handsome!
He was so handsome that even Liu Zheng was shocked. In this shabby tavern, he was spotless... He and Hu Xier who was beside him at the moment, both seemed very out of place here... One was clean and handsome in appearance, and the other was free and pure in soul.
Liu Zheng smiled bitterly.
How could two people who had nothing to do with this tavern actually open a tavern here, and yet no one noticed that there was something wrong with these two people? It is conceivable how poor and unpopular Yinzhou was in the past.
Qingyang Shuo was also carefully looking at Liu Zheng at this time, smiling and nodding frequently, and asked calmly: "What do you mean by soldiers, Mr. Liu?"
Liu Zhengxin called out. The man was not satisfied with his answer, but he successfully aroused his curiosity... After all, the word "soldier" can be interpreted in too many ways. It can be the army, military force, or weapons.
He organized his words and said, "Weapons are sharp weapons! Don't you see that the Baiya Army is established by its war horses and has everything to gain. Then my Yinzhou is established by its sharp weapons and is the leader!"
Qingyang Suo was even more interested when he heard this answer, and laughed, "But I know that all the sharp weapons in the world come from the Zang family. How can Mr. Liu be confident that he can compare with the magic weapons of the Zang family?"
In the Longyan Dynasty, the most famous family for making weapons is the Zang family in Jinghua!
This is known to everyone in the world. The Zang family is the descendant of a true swordsmith, and the swordsmithing craft has a long history. Even the royal family has custom-made weapons for the Zang family. So if Liu Zheng's statement was heard by others, they would definitely sneer and mock him for being ignorant.
However, Qingyang Shuo did not do that. He just looked at Liu Zheng indifferently, waiting for his answer.
Liu Zheng took a deep breath and said seriously: "The Zang family's magic weapon is famous all over the world, but the Yinzhou weapon can be mass-produced!"
"oh?"
Now, Qingyang Suo found it unbelievable.
Liu Zheng smiled confidently: "Liangzhou has a lot of iron, and blast furnaces produce steel! The world has different types of soldiers, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. Zheng uses the mutual promotion and restraint to create a sharp weapon. When the world is in chaos, Yinzhou will be safe!"
Qingyang Suo listened and then nodded and laughed.
Although I don't know whether this young man in front of me can really accomplish it, but this idea is to learn from the White Cliff Army's warhorse and establish the world , and take a different approach, which is quite insightful. It can be seen that this boy is not one of those pedantic people.
Qingyang Suo smiled and asked again, "Sir, why do you say that the world will be in chaos?"
Liu Zheng smiled and said, "If the world is not about to be in chaos, why would you live in seclusion here?"
As soon as these words came out, a gleam of light flashed in Qingyang Suo's eyes, and the killing intent flashed in that gleam, which shocked Liu Zheng. The atmosphere in the whole tavern instantly turned cold. The handsome man in front of him had a dagger-like look in his eyes, and it seemed that he could kill Liu Zheng here at any time.
Liu Zheng's whole body was stiff and he dared not say anything.
"ah!"
However, Hu Xier, who was standing next to him, shouted, and the strong murderous aura dissipated instantly.
Crunch.
Qingyang Shuo no longer looked at Liu Zheng, but stared outside the house with a gloomy face.
Then Liu Zheng discovered that this man was actually a disabled person! He pushed his homemade wheelchair to the door of the tavern and remained silent for a long time.
Liu Zheng swallowed hard.
A disabled person is so powerful. If he is a normal person, how strong would he be? I am afraid that even if Qin Changfeng comes here, it will be difficult for him to escape unscathed! He looked at his homemade wheelchair curiously. I am afraid that there are many mechanisms on this wheelchair that can take Liu Zheng's head at any time!
Liu Zheng felt a little scared.
The man asked again, "Sir, what do you think of the Longyan Dynasty?"
Liu Zheng took a deep breath: "Lian Po is old!"
"Yes?"
Liu Zheng pondered for a moment and continued, "Dragon Flame has been here for thousands of years, and the system has been corrupt and has not changed!"
Qingyang Shuo looked at him curiously, and asked again with a smile: "Mr. Liu, what do you think the system should be like?"
Liu Zheng continued, "Under the feudal system, it is easy to conquer the world, but it is not easy to defend it! With so many vassal kings, although we are not afraid of internal strife, we are worried about external enemies!"
Qingyang Suo listened quietly.
"The county system makes it easy to defend the country, but difficult to expand the territory! However, all officials perform their duties, not fearing external forces, but worrying about internal corruption!"
Qingyang Suo's eyes lit up, and he became more and more interested in the boy in front of him.
Liu Zheng continued to laugh and said, "Thousand-year-old Dragon Flame should have withdrawn its fiefdom long ago, but it has been so slow to do so! If a powerful enemy invades now, Dragon Flame will be in chaos!"
"good!"
Qingyang Shuo couldn't help but smile and nodded: "Young Master, you see it clearly!"
Liu Zheng heaved a sigh of relief. It was not easy to receive praise from such a monster.
In fact, these principles are not difficult to understand. The feudal system is suitable for the initial establishment of a country. The feudal system can accelerate expansion! However, the disadvantages of the feudal system, such as the easy formation of separatist forces, are not discussed for the time being... Let's say that when there is a strong foreign invasion, this country, that regime, will be easily lost? Why? Those princes, those lords, they don't care who the emperor is, they only care about how much benefit the emperor gives them!
Therefore, for them, changing an emperor is not a big deal. If foreign enemies invade, they will even help fight the emperor.
What about the county system?
That is to strengthen the centralization of power. In this way, it is easy to form a national unity and centripetal force. It sounds like it is much more advanced than the feudal system. However... In this way, it is easy to form internal corruption and large-scale official corruption in the country. But even so, the county system can still be very united when facing powerful foreign countries. But the fear is that internal chaos, internal corruption, and large-scale peasant uprisings will break out.
So, in fact, it is difficult to say which of these two political systems is better or worse.
But in Liu Zheng's opinion, the current Longyan Dynasty should have abolished the feudal system and changed to a county system hundreds of years ago. In that case, the Longyan Dynasty could at least last a few hundred more years!
However, the Longyan Dynasty did not do so.
The always arrogant Longyan Dynasty never cared about foreign enemies, but Liu Zheng understood that according to the current historical trajectory, Western countries have begun the Renaissance... one powerful country after another is already under construction. The Age of Exploration is coming.
Under such circumstances.
The feudal system of the Longyan Dynasty is completely vulnerable!
In other words, the Longyan Dynasty has always only cared about the domestic situation and never looked at the outside world. In the current situation, even if they want to abolish the feudal system and implement the county system, it is probably too late. Various forces are intertwined, and this corrupt state machine can hardly withstand a major operation.
However……
In this era, who can look abroad and into those “wild places”?
Liu Zheng is naturally such a person.
Qingyang Shuo laughed heartily, and his beautiful eyes were full of moisture: "Interesting, interesting. I didn't expect that such a talented young master would appear in such an unruly place like Yinzhou!"
Liu Zheng modestly said he dared not.
Qingyang Shuo looked at Liu Zheng with a smile: "One last question, Master Shuoguan, you must be a king and a tyrant!"
"But if you are lucky enough to gain control of the world, how will you rule it?"
Liu Zheng said firmly: "Although I am not talented, I do not like extravagance and debauchery. The world I want to build is a world of great harmony!"
Qingyang Suo was stunned on the spot.
Hu Xier couldn't help but screamed, and looked at him in surprise.
