In the city of Guanong, there was a wine table in the backyard of the government office. The wine on the table was a famous wine from the capital, but it was not from the Du family. Du Zhongxiao liked to taste other families' wine, even if the wine from the Du family was the most famous. A lamb was roasted next to it, and oil dripped from the fire, making a sizzling sound.

Du Zhongxiao looked at the waning moon in the sky and said nothing.

Before we knew it, it was the beginning of March, which was late spring. Last year, the spring of the twelfth month of last year came early this year, and even Dading Mansion was full of flowers. The spring breeze blew on the face without a trace of coolness.

When he returned to Beijing last year, Du Zhongxiao did not expect that he would pass Yanshan so quickly and fight the Khitan. The development of things was faster than expected. The once extremely powerful Khitan Empire was eventually a broken house. The Song Dynasty pushed it lightly and was about to collapse.

Yes, there has never been such an empire in the world. It has the largest population, the largest plain, the most united nation, and the most powerful productivity. Even in its previous life, such a country has never been born.

How powerful would such a country be? Thinking about the fact that China was in the past, when it was lagging behind, it was beaten by an island country with only one province with only China and a large province, so it was not as powerful as the Song Dynasty. In the face of such a Song Dynasty, the Khitan had no power to fight back, so it could only be pressed down and beaten. Now looking at the Khitan army, Du Zhongxiao felt that he could not understand it.

If it weren't for not wanting to waste national efforts and make the people burden, the Song Dynasty army could have fought westward like this and to the Atlantic coast. But what's the point? Du Zhongxiao shook his head, it was meaningless.

In this world, it is not only oppression and exploitation, it is not only invasion, nor only extinction. The most important thing for a regime is to make the people under its rule happy, eat well, live well, and live for a long time. Looking back on all the previous lives, especially the colonial history of Europe and the United States, Du Zhongxiao cut off the idea of ​​continuing to expand outward after defeating the Khitan. What's the use? In the end, the land of the Chinese is still around the Central Plains and the Central Plains.

Spain was once the Empire of Sun Never Set, what happened in the end? The Empire of the British Empire was once the Empire of Sun Never Set, what happened in the end? The whites occupied America and Oceania, but could not occupy the nearest Africa. Why? It can really kill people. Without slaughter, is America not white? Oceania is not white? Still, because they first started the voyage, first created practical gunpowder weapons, first started the industrial revolution, and first led the world to a new era.

What would happen if China started first? It would not build colonies, would not enslave other ethnic groups, but would focus on developing its own internal development. The Chinese are not without adventurous spirit, and their vast territory is not sent for phone bills. Instead, the Chinese do not have the inexplicable preaching spirit of Europe, nor do they have the racist temperament of theirs, and would not regard people from other ethnic groups as beasts. For the Chinese, you are you, I am me, and each will live their own lives. It is normal for everyone to trade, and they will not regard plunder as normal.

Europe had been colonized for hundreds of years, but in the end their land was still on the land of Europe. All that they had once owned was lost was not theirs. Even in the end, their own land was filled with a large number of outsiders.

Colonization is not a good way, developing oneself is a good way. Only by developing oneself can everything be preserved.

Zhao Zi, Liu Ji, Wang Kai and Jia Kui arrived and saluted Du Zhongxiao.

Let a few people sit down, Du Zhongxiao said: "Tomorrow the army will besiege the city, and Wang Kai and Jia Kui will attack Geowuduo. There is nothing to do tonight, kill a fat sheep, and let you have a drink of wine. Some things must be set tonight."

Wang Kai and Jia Kui crossed their hands: "The Grand Marshal gave the order, who dared not to obey!"

Du Zhongxiao waved his hand: "It's not an order, some things cannot be explained clearly by military orders. We must think the same way so that things can be done smoothly. If what I think is different from what you think, how can we do things well?"

The mutton over there was cooked, the soldiers cut it and placed it on a plate. The seasoning was sprinkled on it, which looked very appetizing.

Du Zhongxiao said: "The mutton is roasted and sprinkled with lingering fennel on it. It is really delicious. The mutton here is very delicious. It has less mutton and more fragrant than the mutton in the Central Plains. You can eat more. Unfortunately, there is no chili. If there is chili, it will be the most perfect."

Zhao Zi said: "Taiwei, what is chili pepper? What does it taste like?"

Du Zhongxiao thought for a while and shook his head and said, "This is not good. What do you think spicy tastes? The spicy taste is different from that taste. It is a seasoning I have eaten before and can never be found again. It is really tempting to think about it from time to time."

Several people whispered silently, asking each other what the peppers were and what they tasted.

After leading the wine, Du Zhongxiao said, "Tomorrow, the army will besiege the city and attack the surrounding Oluduo at the same time. We must first set the principles. Although we have fought here, the Khitan is a brotherly country of the Song Dynasty, and there are many Han people under our rule. Everyone must pay attention to military discipline. I will make it clear here that no one who put down his weapons and willing to surrender will be killed. After being captured, as long as the Khitans obey the management, they will not be killed. As long as the Khitans are willing, they will be managed by Khitan officials first. Of course, these Khitan officials must be obedient."

Speaking of this, Du Zhongxiao drank the wine in front of him in one sip and said aloud: "We are the kingly army of the Central Plains. We cannot be the same as the barbarians on the grassland. We only know how to loot and kill people. What we are better than them is how to govern the people under our rule and let them live and work in peace. As long as the people of the Khitan are loyal to the Song Dynasty, they will become Song people, and there is no need to kill them all!"

Seeing Du Zhongxiao's seriousness, Liu Ji, Wang Kai and Jia Kui sang the promise together with their hands.

In fact, why do you need to kill people? Can kill people really exterminate the nation? I'm afraid it's very difficult to do. The most powerful massacre can be compared to the time when the United States advanced westward? In the end, the Americans did not exterminate the Indians. If the world changes, can these Indians develop again? The most important thing about the indigenous people of the Americas and Oceania was exterminated. They were too backward and were still in the tribal period. When the whites came, they could not defeat them, and the land was occupied by the whites. It took hundreds of years before they were finally driven into the reservation.

What truly exterminates nations is civilization, and it is advanced civilization that destroys backward civilizations. There is no need to kill people. As long as backward civilizations are always behind, they will tend to be extinct. Women will tend to marry advanced civilizations, backward civilizations will not be able to raise children, and over the past few hundred years, the population will continue to decrease. Finally, one day, backward civilization will disappear quietly.

Even in China, due to backwardness, a large number of women marry foreigners. If there is not enough population, large area of ​​land as a backing, and the rapid development of national strength, the population will also decrease.
Chapter completed!