Chapter 215

Gao Yang's words fell.

The whole hall was shocked.

Especially Shangguan Wan'er and Gao Feng, their eyes were fixed on Gao Yang, their expressions full of disbelief.

They had never considered this problem, nor had they noticed it.

But now that they thought about it, it was really this principle.

It was precisely because production efficiency and yields increased that slavery disappeared in the long river of history.

Otherwise, from the perspective of capital.

Keeping these slaves cost money, so their lives were like livestock, but food yields increased significantly, and it was profitable, so their lives became valuable.

They did not expect that everything, from the perspective of capital, would be so naked.

Everything is driven by profit!

Bloody but realistic!

Wu Zhao clenched her fists, and a monstrous wave rose in her heart.

Gao Yang's words pointed directly to the essence of dynasties!

Gao Yang looked at Wu Zhao and continued, "Da Qian, and even the seven kingdoms, the current farming method is basically iron plows and ox farming. Relatively speaking, food yields have increased significantly, and the population is naturally larger. This is the general trend."

Wu Zhao's phoenix eyes were majestic, suppressing the palpitation in her heart, and she said in a deep voice, "Gao Yang, but food and population, what does this have to do with the great war you said is about to start?"

Gao Yang looked at Wu Zhao, his gaze becoming serious, "Your Majesty, the relationship here is too great!"

"This involves the essence of the dynasties of the world!"

"I said earlier that at the beginning, because land efficiency was too low, slash-and-burn farming, and food yields were too low, it led to slaves having no human rights, not even as good as cattle and sheep, and they were sacrificed to heaven at every turn!"

"But when the farming method changed to iron plows and ox farming, yields increased significantly, slaves became valuable, and what followed was a population explosion!"

"This means that there is a decisive relationship between food and population!"

"For example, setting aside factors like war, Da Qian's population is only five million. For things like the grain disaster in Linjiang City or the locust disaster in Guanzhong, does this still count as a matter?"

Wu Zhao fell into silence.

She somewhat understood Gao Yang's meaning.

Gao Yang continued, "This doesn't count as a big deal at all, because Da Qian has enough land and enough food!"

"But if Da Qian has a population of fifty million, this forms the current situation. Once there is a natural disaster, there will be no food in the national treasury, people will die, and even a lot of people will die before the famine ends!"

"This principle should not be difficult to understand."

Wu Zhao looked directly into Gao Yang's eyes and said word by word, "Gao Yang, what do you mean? Just say it!"

"I like to go straight to the point. I forgive you for your guilt!"

Gao Yang smiled. He didn't hide anything now, but pointed directly to the essence of dynasties!

"Your Majesty, my meaning is very simple. When there is no technological breakthrough in agriculture, such as changing from the slash-and-burn farming of slavery to the iron plows and ox farming of the seven kingdoms today, the total population that can be supported is fixed!"

"If the population is too small, society is stable, but this cannot exist for long, because as the world stabilizes, human reproduction increases exponentially!"

"Its speed is even far beyond Your Majesty's imagination!"

"But what about the land?"

"Looking beyond Da Qian, looking at the entire world of the seven kingdoms, along with the Western barbarians, the Western Regions, etc., the farming efficiency of iron plows and ox farming is constant, and the total food yield is constant!"

"At the beginning, everyone had enough to eat."

"But as every year passes, the population grows continuously. If the seven kingdoms keep fighting, fighting to the death, it would be extremely tragic, but in fact, apart from small frictions, the seven kingdoms have not broken out into a war that swept the world!"

"The population is skyrocketing, but food yields have not increased. This is the general trend. What will happen to the kingdoms of the world under this general trend?"

"Are they just going to watch the famine break out, or even a great uprising of refugees, to overthrow their rule?"

"How should this problem be solved?"

Once these words were spoken.

Hum!

Wu Zhao only felt a buzzing sound in her brain, and her face was extremely ugly.

Gao Yang's words gave her a warning!

"Population, will it really grow so fast?"

She looked at Gao Yang and asked in a deep voice.

It wasn't that Wu Zhao didn't believe it; it was just that this possibility was too shocking!

Gao Yang's eyes were deep, and he looked at Shangguan Wan'er.

"I have heard that Official Shangguan is proficient in mathematics. Official Shangguan should know the answer to this question!"

Shangguan Wan'er's expression was complex, and she couldn't help but look at Gao Yang, "Junior Official Gao, are you also proficient in mathematics?"

She loved mathematics most in her life. In her heart, mathematics was different from other studies; if you know it, you know it, and if you don't, you don't.

This was originally the study she was most proud of, but her sense of smell was not as good as Gao Yang's!

She hadn't even thought about this!

Gao Yang smiled faintly, "Since I am a capitalist, I should naturally know a little mathematics."

Wu Zhao stared at Gao Yang, her eyes changing involuntarily.

She originally thought Gao Yang didn't know mathematics. Looking at it this way, could her cooperation with Gao Yang really be a seven-three split?

She became a little uncertain.

But now this question was not important.

"Wan'er, what do you think?"

Wu Zhao looked at Shangguan Wan'er.

Shangguan Wan'er was very serious and would never exaggerate the facts. If Shangguan Wan'er nodded, then this matter was a huge problem!

Seeing this, Shangguan Wan'er nodded with a bitter smile.

"Your Majesty, what Junior Official Gao said is true!"

"If there is no war, population is the foundation of a country's strength. The population of various countries will expand very quickly, and the larger the base, the more terrifying its growth rate!"

"This is certain!"

Following Shangguan Wan'er's words.

Wu Zhao's expression became completely solemn!

Combined with what Gao Yang said, the relationship between war, population, and war.

The answer was about to come out!

Wu Zhao took a deep breath and said with a solemn face, "You mean, when the population reaches a certain base, what follows... is war?"