The speed advantage discipline gives an army, including the ability to reach and besiege a city before reinforcements arrive.
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mobility
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Key Notes
The landlord class solves revolt risk by moving capital elsewhere until exhausted peasants are ready to rebuild.
Capital has three defining traits: everyone wants it, it stores wealth, and it can move at little cost.
Jiang argues that disciplined training transforms armies by producing mobility, coordination, and later flexibility.
The third major innovation is horse domestication, which Jiang says took at least 3,000 years because horses are hardwired to flee humans.
Horse plus wheel creates the wagon, and the wagon makes a nomadic pastoral economy possible because herders can move with their cattle as grass is consumed.
He says other countries can learn from China's deep social respect for education and belief that hard work through education changes lives.
Jiang says that if he had to choose an asset allocation under worsening economic and war conditions, he would hold US dollars because they offer mobility and flexibility.
Jiang says Canadian education is organized around equity and mobility, with relatively even schools and an emphasis on making the most of the student's experience.
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"sure I think there are a lot of things that the world can learn from China I think the first thing the most important..."
"nothing and nothing, okay? So think of someone like Jack Ma, who has more money than he can possibly spend, and what does he..."
"The problem, though, is how do you get people to agree to digital currency to trade, like to stop using cash? You can do..."
"I still think the US dollar gives me mobility, gives me flexibility. All the currencies are based on the US dollar, okay? I mean,..."
"And it's really relevant for us to understand. Because many scholars have compared the Bronze Age world to our world. Because our world is..."
"...And the third thing about capital that's very important is... It's mobility. Okay? Mobility. Meaning I can take this thing and then transport it..."
"So the traditional warfare in Greece at this time. It's called a phallax. Right? The hoplite phallax. Okay? So remember, it is like a..."
"...The first major strength that you have is the idea of mobility, speed. And what this means is your army can march much faster..."
"What happens to your body? Exactly, okay? You become very tall, very strong, okay? So because of these two innovations, the people in the..."
"But they kept on trying because the ability to ride horses was very important for their society and their economy. And so now they..."
"...difference is that in Canada, we're very focused on equity and mobility issues. The idea is that we want to make sure that all..."
Relevant Lectures And Readings
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