Chapter 2, verses 1-2
Maintaining an army of a hundred thousand costs a thousand ounces of silver per day; without this, the army cannot be raised.
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From The Art of War by Sun Tzu
War imposes immense burdens on the state; the wise general feeds his army from enemy territory rather than draining home resources.
Chapter 2, verses 15-18
'A wise general makes a point of foraging on the enemy.' One cartload of enemy provisions is equivalent to twenty of one's own.
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