Chapter 489

"Well said! This is indeed a consideration." Qin Mu turns his head slowly and smiles: "The northern border was destroyed too severely by the Turks; it is very difficult to recover in a short time. Because of this, we must borrow the help of external forces."

"Help of external forces? What does this mean?"

Li Xueyan asks curiously.

Wu Meiniang also pricks up her ears.

How could she not know that Youzhou City and the entire northern border were burned to the ground.

How difficult is it to recreate prosperity on this ruin?

Wu Meiniang had also racked her brains to find a way to help Qin Mu restore the northern border as soon as possible.

But no matter what method she thought of, she felt it wasn't quite right.

For example, moving the population from Yizhou or the Western Regions.

At first glance, it is a feasible method, but it is very difficult to implement.

Population migration from Yizhou is relatively difficult.

After all, the vast majority of commoners have settled down there, and no one is willing to leave their hometown again.

Moving from Tibet to Yizhou back then was because the Tibetan Plateau was not suitable for the survival of Central Plains commoners.

If they were to move from Yizhou to Youzhou, not to mention the long journey, the resources consumed would be countless.

That is a migration of tens of millions of people!

It cannot be achieved without ten years of effort!

The Western Regions are the same.

The population there is as high as over 30 million, and the environment is not particularly different from Youzhou, and the geographical location is on the same horizontal line.

Logically speaking.

Moving the population from the Western Regions to Youzhou would not be as difficult as Yizhou.

But the same!

The resources consumed are something Great Qin cannot afford.

Besides this method, Wu Meiniang has no better ideas.

A clever woman cannot cook without rice.

Without a population, how can we talk about the development of Youzhou?

But where can the population come from?

The external force Qin Mu mentioned gave her some inspiration; she always felt a flash of light in her mind, but couldn't explain it clearly.

"Right! Since we cannot make better changes in population for now, we will make changes in economy and agriculture!"

Qin Mu nods and says.

"Husband, do you mean to improve the living conditions of Youzhou and other places through agriculture and economy?"

Wu Meiniang asks curiously.

"You could say that! But the agriculture and economy I'm talking about are not limited to this. Our Great Qin's current strength has reached a bottleneck period, and the defensive capabilities of any place cannot be moved."

"That is to say, for a recent period of time, Great Qin cannot send troops to fight, but this also means we can fight another kind of war."

Qin Mu smiles meaningfully.

Another kind of war?

Empress Zhangsun, Li Xueyan, Wu Meiniang, and Changle look at each other, their eyes full of confusion.

They don't quite understand what Qin Mu is talking about.

"Economic war!"

"I have decided to fight an economic war!"

Qin Mu states his plan.

Throughout the dynasties, war is not the only way to make oneself powerful.

Besides war, there are other things that can constrain others.

Economy is also one of the best ways!

As long as one possesses the most developed economy, one can let the gold, silver, and jewelry of surrounding countries flow into the homeland continuously.

In this way.

Great Qin's economy and national power will take off even better.

"Economic war? Brother-in-law, is there such a war?"

Changle blinks her eyes curiously.

She feels this kind of thing seems very interesting.

Empress Zhangsun and the others also listen with great interest.

No one has ever heard of such a new concept.

In their eyes, Qin Mu always seems to come up with things that people simply cannot understand.

"Right! Of course there is! Although economic war is a battlefield without smoke, it is just as cruel. If you lose an economic war, it means the country is weak and the people are poor."

"And vice versa!"

"If you win an economic war, it means you can weaken the strength of other surrounding countries." Qin Mu explains patiently.

"Mu'er, are the other countries you mentioned referring to the Great Tang?"

Empress Zhangsun cannot help but ask.

Currently.

Great Qin's main enemy is still the Great Tang.

Qin Mu's target will naturally be the Great Tang!

But!

In Empress Zhangsun's eyes, these things are truly unnecessary.

Qin Mu is her son after all, and the Great Tang will sooner or later be his world.

Continuing to consume each other like this only makes the commoners of both places suffer.

As the Empress of the Great Tang, Empress Zhangsun is naturally not just Qin Mu's mother, but the mother of all the commoners in the world.

She has the responsibility and obligation to care for those commoners, even if her ability is limited.

"Yes, and no!" Qin Mu smiles and says: "To me, the current Great Tang no longer poses much of a threat. Fighting an economic war with them will be of little help to Great Qin, though it might be worth considering to shear their wool! Besides that, Great Qin's main target for economic war should be placed on several other empires; that is the main battlefield!"

"Oh! I understand! Brother-in-law, is the economic war you mentioned wanting to go to war with several other surrounding countries at the same time?"

Changle's eyes light up instantly.

Hiss!