Chapter 69

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"Since ancient times, all the classic battle examples recorded in military books have been about winning with fewer troops, but with our knowledge, we wouldn't entirely believe in the books." Chen Xi's smile was somewhat teasing. Thinking about the battles recorded in military books, they often explained winning with fewer troops, rarely mentioning situations where both sides were evenly matched, let alone when one side had far more troops, as if having more people would prevent them from showing their abilities.

Lu Su looked at Chen Xi in surprise but nodded and said, "Indeed, most of the battles recorded in military books are about winning with fewer troops, but from ancient times to the present, examples of winning with fewer troops are mostly found in military books."

"I've heard a saying: in battles of equal strength, the invincible existence can be called powerful, but when others can elevate their level while you remain at the same level, struggling to fight, even a narrow victory is a kind of helplessness. The wise warrior has no great name, using overwhelming strength to crush the enemy, no matter how many ingenious strategies are used, they cannot make up for strategic failure." Chen Xi said to Lu Su with his eyes closed, thinking of many ancient battles where even continuous victories could not save the final defeat.

In the Han Dynasty's battles against the Xiongnu, the early and later stages were not very favorable, generally not gaining any advantage. Of course, the mid-stage had an incredible battle loss ratio of one to twenty. After Emperor Wu ascended, the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu continued to fight, and the Xiongnu were still very powerful, but the result was the extinction of the Xiongnu, which was a case of being dragged to death...

Similarly, the Tang Dynasty's foreign wars had a failure rate as high as sixty percent, but the Tang Dynasty still pacified the surrounding areas. This was because the small countries around could not afford to lose, while the Tang Dynasty could afford to lose and come back, and the small countries would have no chance if they lost once. In short, the Han and Tang Dynasties fought with a playful attitude, winning without winning.

Similarly, the Song Dynasty's foreign war victory rate was over seventy percent, but it was basically the same as the Han and Tang Dynasties playing with others. The Song Dynasty would be destroyed if its war victory rate fell below sixty percent, which means that even if they maintained an advantage, they would still be eliminated.

Therefore, Chen Xi was not interested in the surface victories. Li Mu won three out of five battles against Wang Jian, but the State of Zhao had no chance to continue fighting. Even if King Zhao did not kill Li Mu, the State of Zhao would still be doomed once the State of Qin had the chance to act. It was a tragic fate, so Chen Xi was no longer interested in the surface situation.

Lu Su looked at Chen Xi, "The military strategies I learned always taught us how to win with fewer troops, but never told us that the simplest strategy is to use strength to bully the weak. Zichuan is right; sometimes even ingenious strategies cannot change the final outcome. Strengthening oneself and weakening others is the true path."

"Yes, Zijin, do you know what I thought when I first started?" Chen Xi smiled, wanting to fully impart his thoughts to Lu Su but also worried that Lu Su would accept everything, so he changed his approach.

Lu Su shook his head, finding it hard to understand Chen Xi's跳跃性思维, but he was still very interested in Chen Xi's wisdom.

"When I realized that Lord Xuande could not attract excellent strategists, I turned to another path, which was to strengthen myself. I wanted to strengthen myself to the point where even ordinary generals and the quick-trained strategists I cultivated could defeat our enemies. So from the beginning, I planned for the most difficult situation." Chen Xi recalled his thoughts at the time, feeling a kind of indescribable pleasure, finally having someone to share these things with.

"How is this possible? Zichuan could still govern with such thoughts, how is this possible?" Lu Su was directly shocked. Chen Xi started with the idea of fighting the world alone, and even in the worst-case scenario, it was impossible to think like this, and he could still work under such a mindset.

"Nothing is impossible. Don't you think this is good? If I can sweep away those people like this, wouldn't it be easier for others to come?" Chen Xi smiled, "And according to my thinking, it is not impossible. As the saying goes, three people's plans are long, one person's plans are short. If the quality is insufficient, quantity can make up for it. Maybe one top strategist can match ten of the strategists I mass-produce, but as long as the quantity is enough, I am not worried. And with more quantity, I believe a few geniuses will emerge."

Lu Su felt his cold sweat flowing down. In such a short time, Lu Su had already gained a certain understanding of Chen Xi. This guy was indeed extremely arrogant at times, but his wisdom was undoubtedly shocking, and the crazy plans he spoke of were definitely feasible.

Taking a deep breath to suppress the shock in his heart, Lu Su realized he had been intimidated by Chen Xi, but now was not the time to think about these small matters.

"May I ask, Zichuan, what is the method of mass-producing strategists?" Lu Su directly pointed out the key issue. Chen Xi's entire strategy revolved around mass-producing strategists, and the idea that quantity can produce quality was something Lu Su also acknowledged, like how one Guan Yu could not defeat one Lu Bu, but ten Guan Yus would not be a problem, a simple logic.

"This is my secret method, not to be easily revealed." Chen Xi proudly shook his head, indicating he could not tell Lu Su.

Speaking of Chen Xi's so-called mass-production of strategists and officials, it was actually about gathering young historical figures and using a cram education method to teach those suitable young children.

For Chen Xi, he only needed talent, not geniuses, which could not be produced by school education, mostly relying on self-study. Teachers were just leaders, like Zhuge Liang, who would probably still be the same even if taught by someone else. Generally, teachers are remembered because they met good students, not because they could teach geniuses.

The saying Chen Xi most agreed with was: "Relying on what others give you can never make you top-notch, because there will always be someone above you, and they can mass-produce you."

Education is uniform, and Chen Xi did not want to do one-on-one personalized teaching, for a simple reason: there were not enough teachers, and it was also unnecessary.

Chen Xi had already designed his educational method, simple and brutal, and the effect would not be too bad. He would give a book to every boy aged ten to fifteen in his jurisdiction, and let them read it themselves. Geniuses would naturally stand out. After half a year, he would collect the books, select the excellent ones, and have them directly mentored by officials to gain experience and handle simple administrative tasks. This semi-free, semi-apprenticeship education would allow geniuses to find their own paths.

Chen Xi was too lazy to trim them, as who knew what they would grow into. Chen Xi could not guarantee that the people he trimmed would still maintain their essence, and they might all end up the same, which would be a tragedy.

As for those interested in book knowledge, they would undergo three years of cram education. Chen Xi had experience with this and was very experienced. Even if he could not produce geniuses, could he not produce hard workers? What a joke, China's ability to produce hard workers was unmatched in the world.

As for the drawbacks of cram education, Chen Xi was completely unafraid. In an era where having a book was a family treasure, this crazy educational method would not be criticized but would instead be praised, and those willing to teach would be considered virtuous, so there was no need to worry. This was actually a way to gain good reviews...

As for whether they would become bookworms, look at which third-grade elementary school student becomes a bookworm? Even with Saturday and Sunday classes, holiday classes, winter and summer vacation classes, and so-called after-school homework tutoring, from entering kindergarten at two years old and starting classes at four, by sixth grade, they would still struggle, and six years of elementary education plus continuous tutoring could not erase the essence of elementary school students.

Therefore, if Chen Xi implemented this super-crazy tutoring system at this time, everyone would only praise Chen Xi for being conscientious and responsible, and the students would be considered lucky, with no one criticizing him for being inhumane. In this era, the teacher in the hierarchy of heaven, earth, ruler, kin, and teacher was not a joke. Even if you were the emperor, you would have to bow to your teacher...

In short, Chen Xi had already decided that teachers who did this in this era were definitely good teachers, both in terms of universal morals and social concepts, they were virtuous...

Chen Xi's words made Lu Su pause, and he then reacted, "Indeed, this is a secret. I was rash, Zichuan, please forgive me."

"No problem, Jian'er, help me get those few identical books from the bookshelf." Chen Xi shook his head, indicating it was no big deal, and naturally leaned back, turning his head to call out to the door.

"Sure." Jian's clear voice came, and she was now very happy. Although Chen Xi was often not at home, with no elders, as the lady of the house, Jian often forgot many of the etiquettes she had learned before, such as Jian's strong demand to read books, so Chen Xi had someone print a primary school reader for her. Since the woodblock printing was not easy, many primary school readers were printed, and Chen Xi planned to use them for selection, but of course, it was not the right time now.

"Forgive me, Zijin, there is only one steward, one singer, and my wife at home." Chen Xi shrugged, saying, "No need to pretend, everyone is not easy."

Chen Xi had even thought about keeping a team of singers, eight on the left and eight on the right, to hear "Welcome, Master" when entering, but upon arriving in Taishan, he found no time to look for them and did not know how to find them, so now Chen Xi could only wait for Liu Bei to reward him with a team of singers, which would save money and effort and ensure quality.

Jian ran over with those few bound books, and surprisingly, she also brought a few stuffed buns.

"Compare them yourself, and you will understand." Chen Xi tossed the books to Lu Su, thinking that with Lu Su's intelligence, he would instantly understand Chen Xi's thoughts. For mobile users, please visit w for a better reading experience.

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