Chapter 3406
The Time of Three Generations
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After confirming that the people in this area did indeed possess such characteristics, Lu Qi began issuing real domestic policy orders.
In terms of growing grains alone, Lu Qi may not be the strongest in the world, but when it comes to making the right choices based on the characteristics of the local land and selecting the appropriate planting methods, he is virtually unmatched.
The massive database provided by the chat group is sufficient to support targeted analysis, and it will provide the corresponding results.
There's no need for specific analysis; history has already provided the answer. All you need to do is copy and paste, and then issue the corresponding command.
The Brahmin people, who had no questions and only obeyed the commands of gods and Buddhas, gave Lu Qi a taste of efficiency at the level of obedience.
There was no resistance, no opposition, and no questioning; there was only pure obedience.
Through this obedience, Luchi thoroughly planned the grain cultivation in the Wenga region and the area surrounding Kalmanta, following the long-term plan.
Reclaiming and replanting ensures high grain yields on the land, abandoning the past practice of simply leaving grain seeds in the ground for free-range grazing.
In this way, the final grain output will be greatly increased.
On the fertile lands along the Ganges, so ideal for growing crops, it would be absolutely condemned if it were overgrown with weeds and desolate.
In the Central Plains region, the land is suitable for cultivation, there is a water supply nearby, the area is vast and the terrain is flat. The competition for this land is so fierce that it makes people's brains work hard.
However, under the Brahmanical system, especially in the area east of Pataliputra, desolation and ruin were the norm.
A large amount of land was offered to the Brahmins, but not every Brahmin had the ability to manage domestic affairs and coordinate manpower to cultivate such a vast area of land.
Moreover, some hot-headed Brahmins completely misunderstand the meaning of planting.
Whether the land is abandoned or suitable for cultivation does not affect the Brahmins' own needs for survival.
In the Ganges River basin, whether it is wasteland or not, as long as seeds are sown, some food will grow, and there will basically be no loss; coupled with the vast land area, how could there be a lack of food for the Brahmins?
As for the food needs of non-Brahmins, that is not a matter for the Brahmins to worry about.
Life has its own destination, and life has its own path.
To paraphrase some Brahmins, the wasteland is overgrown with weeds. There are still plenty of weeds there, which means that these people have no problem with food and clothing.
As the rulers of their class, the Brahmins were naturally responsible to the entire class.
In terms of how they treat people, the Brahmins would naturally ensure that these people have enough to eat and wear, provided that they are regarded as "human beings".
According to the Brahmins' evaluation and classification of people, nearly 80% of the population in the entire southern Brahmin-controlled area would not be counted as human beings.
If these people are not included in the calculations, then they are not considered as human beings. And if people have no worries about food and clothing, then these people are not relevant to them.
However, these are all Brahmin practices and have nothing to do with Lu Qi.
A portion of personnel were drawn from the Protectorate General of Southeast Asia to serve as the core management staff, responsible for disseminating and issuing corresponding divine pronouncements—in other words, to ensure the implementation of policies and orders, as Zhang Ren had stated. Lu Qi was well aware of the true nature of wars between empires.
In particular, the wars between the Han Empire and the Kushan Empire were often not just battles on the battlefield.
In terms of actual battlefield combat, if both sides were of equal size, the Han army would have a very high probability of winning.
The Han Empire, which had valued martial prowess for hundreds of years, had an arrogance and confidence in its military strength that was ingrained in its very being.
This confidence and pride, in a world where willpower can distort reality, can truly be transformed into corresponding combat power.
But this is only what happens on the battlefield. In wars between empires, many things happen outside the battlefield.
It's like a very simple battlefield comparison condition: both sides deploy troops of equal size. This alone cannot be guaranteed in most offensive campaigns.
Because the military needs logistics, food supplies, weapons and equipment maintenance, and so on.
As the defender, the Kushan Empire inherently possessed local advantages, a large military reserve, a population advantage, and relatively less and more suitable food transportation.
The Han Empire, as the aggressor, clearly lacked these conditions.
Therefore, the Han Empire, as the aggressor, naturally had to work hard in this area, either to undermine the Kushan Empire's internal advantages or to close the gap with the Kushan Empire in this aspect.
Guo Jia, Fa Zheng, and members of aristocratic families are all involved in the former, and Lu Qi will naturally choose to lend a hand in the latter.
The accumulated wisdom over thousands of years has resulted in solutions and methods, as well as the ability to leverage existing trends—a truly formidable force.
In this regard, Lu Qi made targeted arrangements based on the special characteristics of the Brahmanical system, and Zhang Ren's current ability to control the discourse of gods and Buddhas is itself a success of such arrangements.
As for subsequent domestic policies, grain cultivation, and even road planning, these are all extension strategies based on gaining control of the discourse.
"It still feels somewhat unreal. If these people continue like this, wouldn't I become the biggest sinner?" As a general of the Han Empire, Zhang Ren didn't consider himself a good person either, but when it came to the common people, he at least had to treat them as human beings.
Even among the people living under the Brahmanical system, Zhang Ren truly regarded those two arms and one head as human beings.
We should value the worth of these people, but we should not underestimate the threats and hidden dangers they pose.
The Brahmanical system was too evil; even Zhang Ren, who knew a little about it, dared not say that he understood it fully.
After all, it concerns the strategic policy of the entire Han Empire and the lives of tens or even hundreds of thousands of people, so no amount of caution is too much.
As a general, one must naturally bear the responsibility and commitment corresponding to the weight of life, and Zhang Ren has always done a very good job in this regard.
"This is only the first phase. There is still a long-term planning phase that will last for decades. Only through decades of effort can we rescue the people of this place in a relatively peaceful way." Lu Qi shook his head slightly and said calmly.
Ideally, it would be a very good result if people who have been deeply influenced by the Brahmanical system for hundreds of years could get rid of its influence and gradually return to normal within three generations, which is also a testament to his efforts.
Any normal person, let alone getting the other person out, would be lucky to avoid falling into the pit themselves. (End of Chapter)