(一) 自古以来,历代的政治家、军事家、思想家,为了治国安邦,抵御外侮,都十分重视增强国家的实力。那时,还没有“综合国力”一词,通常使用的词是“富国强兵”。“富国”就是增强国家实力,“强兵”就是提高军事实力。“富国强兵”是相辅相成的,只有国“富”了,兵才能强。在奴隶制向封建制度转变的过程中,随着社会矛盾的发展,各国之间为了相互争夺土地和人民,战争非常频繁,只有“兵”强,才能巩固政权,并在战争中取得胜利,才能为“富国”创造必要的条件,而“富国”又是“兵强”的前提和基础。这样,“国富兵强”,就成 (1) Since ancient times, politicians, militarists and thinkers of all generations have attached great importance to strengthening the country’s strength in order to govern the country and bring peace and resist foreign aggression. At that time, there was no word for “comprehensive national strength,” and the commonly used word was “rich and powerful soldiers.” “Wealthy” means strengthening national power and “strengthening the military” means improving military strength. “Wealthy and powerful soldiers” complement each other, only the country “rich”, the soldiers can be strong. In the course of changing from slavery to feudalism, with the development of social contradictions, in order to compete for each other’s land and people with each other, the war is so frequent that only “soldiers” can consolidate the power and win the war. Creating the necessary conditions for the “rich countries,” and the “rich countries” are the preconditions and foundations for “military strength.” In this way, “the country’s armed forces are strong” will become