"At that time, no matter how many fertile fields, livestock, or diligent farmers there are, they will all inevitably become lost souls under the swords of the Jin soldiers.
"After a great fire, how many ruins will remain in this once prosperous world?
"You always say, 'The wealth of the world is fixed, and the laws of the ancestors must not change.'
"But if we continue to implement the laws of the ancestors in your way, where will the money and grain come from to build such a powerful army?
"Imperial Censor Wen, think about it, if you had taken over the chancellor's position ten years ago, and ten years later the Kidnapper Cavalry came knocking, could you have persuaded them to retreat using the laws of the ancestors?"
This statement left Wen Jun utterly speechless.
If it were ten years ago, he would have never admitted that the new laws had any benefits; they were surely just means of harming the nation and the people.
