What is the difference between the royal palace of Western Xia and the imperial palace of the Great Song Dynasty?

Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji had never been to the Xixia Palace before, so they didn't know.

But when they stepped on the gate of the Xixia Palace, they understood the difference between the Xixia Palace and the Great Song Palace.

Judging from the city wall alone, the city wall of the Xixia Palace is more than a star and a half lower than the wall of the Great Song Palace.

As for the rest, Zhao Zhen didn't want to comment on it.

The same is true for Koji.

It's not that the rest of the Western Xia Palace is inferior to the Great Song Palace.

But in addition to the city wall, the Great Song Imperial Palace is in other places, and there is no comparison with the Western Xia Palace.

In terms of scale, the Western Xia palace was nearly twice as large as the Great Song Palace.

In terms of palace groups, there are far more palaces in the Western Xia Dynasty than in the Great Song Dynasty.

In terms of luxury, there is no distinction between high and low.

Although Xixia is located in the north, the construction of the Xixia palace does not have the roughness of the north, but has some garden scenery that can only be found in the south.

"Who is the one who helped Li Deming build the palace?"

Zhao Zhen stared at the Xixia Palace and asked.

Kou Ji thought for a moment and said, "It is said that he is the descendant of the former Ministry of Industry officials......

"It's a talent, the palace is well built, but it's a pity that it can't be used by me."

Zhao Zhen sighed and stepped across the gate of the Xixia Palace.

Kou Ji followed beside Zhao Zhen, pursed his lips, and did not speak.

The reason why Zhao Zhen sighed from this was not because the person who helped Li Deming build the palace was unwilling to help Zhao Zhen build the palace, but because the palace of the Great Song Dynasty was not easy to build too many palaces, and it was not easy to expand.

Whether it is to build too many palaces or to expand them, it will cause opposition from some people.

When Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was in power, he felt that the palace of the Great Song Dynasty was enough, so he did not expand the palace, nor did he build too many palaces.

After Emperor Taizong Zhao Guangyi ascended the throne, he wanted to expand the palace, but he could not afford to demolish the residences of the people living outside the imperial city, so he gave up this move.

He was able to use his power to drive the people out by force.

But he didn't.

Because if he did, it would have caused a lot of scolding.

Emperor Taizong Zhao Guangyi cherished his feathers and didn't want to listen to the scolding of the people, so he didn't forcibly drive the people away.

Emperor Zhenzong Zhao Heng once had the idea of expanding the palace, but after discussing it with the Manchu Dynasty and the Manchu Dynasty, he was stopped by the Manchu Dynasty and the Manchu Dynasty.

Therefore, the Great Song Palace is still small.

Although it is enough for Zhao Zhen to live in it, and it is enough to house Zhao Zhen's concubines, compared to other dynasties, the palace of the Great Song Dynasty does seem a little small.

Now that he has been compared to the Xixia Palace, Zhao Zhen is naturally uncomfortable.

Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji, under the watchful eyes of the guards, stepped into the Xixia Palace, and there were many potholes near the gate of the palace.

Previously, Liu Heng and Chong Shiheng attacked the Xixia Palace, causing a lot of trauma to the Xixia Palace.

Although Liu Heng and Chong Shiheng sent someone to clean it up, there were still some broken places, which were difficult to repair for a while.

Zhao Zhen stood in the dilapidated place, turned back to Kou Ji and said, "Fourth brother, I think I should find someone to repair it well, what do you think?" ”

Kou Ji was slightly stunned, heard Zhao Zhen's voiceover, and muttered: "The official family intends to designate this place as a palace? ”

Zhao Zhen didn't hide it, and nodded slowly: "Every summer, the heat in Bianjing City is unbearable, and it is also a good choice for me to take the Manchu Dynasty civil and military to escape the summer here." ”

Kou Ji nodded slowly, "Since the official family has this thought, then the minister will send someone to repair one or two when he turns around." ”

The Western Xia Palace is far larger than the Great Song Palace.

Such a large palace, if it is not used, it will inevitably be a bit wasteful.

If you give it, it's a little unlikely.

Ordinary courtiers can't afford it.

Regardless of the scale of the Xixia Palace, there are many things in the palace that only kings are qualified to use, and they are not something that ordinary courtiers can afford.

There are a lot of things in the palace of the Western Xia king.

If all of them are cleared, I am afraid that the palace of the Western Xia Dynasty will be demolished and rebuilt.

When Li Deming built the Xixia Palace, he probably spent a lot of money.

If you tear it down and rebuild it, it's a great waste.

It's just right to make this a palace.

Zhao Zhen heard Kou Ji agree with his idea, nodded with a smile, and walked to the main hall of the Xixia Palace.

Arriving at the door of the main hall of the Xixia Palace, Zhao Zhen stopped again, looked at the tables and chairs placed in the main hall through the door, Zhao Zhen instructed lightly: "Other people's things, I am not used to them, find someone to move my set of things in." ”

When Chen Lin heard this, he agreed, and quickly took the eunuch to replace the things in the main hall.

It's not that Zhao Zhen is blind and exquisite, but what Li Deming uses, with a strong exotic style, Zhao Zhen will soon summon all the meritorious soldiers in the main hall, and he needs to be dignified.

After Chen Lin took people to change the things in the main hall, Zhao Zhen took Kou Ji and stepped into the main hall.

Zhao Zhen sat down, and after Kou Ji sat down under Zhao Zhen, the generals who commanded the army slowly entered the hall.

The two of them, Chong Shiheng and Liu Heng, were holding a box together.

The two entered the hall, and after giving the gift, they sent the box to Chen Lin, who took it and presented it to Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen didn't look at the box more, but said to the generals: "Now that Western Xia has been flattened, the territory of my Great Song Dynasty is unprecedentedly vast. My Great Song Dynasty can have today, all because of the desperate fighting of the soldiers.

Before the war, I promised that after the war, I would reward the meritorious soldiers.

I have already sent an edict to Bianjing City and summoned the Manchu civil and military to Xingqing Mansion to meet him.

When the time comes, I will reward you and others in front of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and praise your merits.

Until then, I hope that you and others will be more respectful, fulfill their duties, guard the territory I have given to you, and control the people below. ”

When the generals heard this, they bowed down and said, "......."

Zhao Zhen continued: "Most of the people I reward you are officials, so it is better to be sooner or later, so it will not get in the way. But the reward of the soldiers cannot be delayed. ”

Zhao Zhen looked at Chong Shiheng and Liu Heng and asked, "You two are responsible for accepting the surrender, and the money in the palace of the Western Xia Dynasty is also counted by the two of you." Now, tell me, how much money have you counted from the palace of the Western Xia king? ”

Chong Shiheng and Liu Heng glanced at each other with bitter expressions.

Liu Heng bowed down and said: "Back to the official's house, the floating wealth in the palace of the Western Xia King is less than three million ......."

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, and said in amazement: "So little? ”

Chong Shiheng bowed and said: "Before the war, Li Deming rewarded most of the floating wealth of Western Xia to the warriors of various party departments, so there was not much floating wealth left in the palace of Western Xia. ”

Zhao Zhen frowned and said, "After breaking through Xingqing Mansion, have you ever raided the mansions of those Western Xia nobles?" ”

Liu Heng hurriedly said: "When I returned to the official's house, I have already searched all the money, and the floating wealth confiscated is more than 10 million yuan. ”

Zhao Zhen's brows relaxed.

I secretly said in my heart that it was okay.

Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji and asked, "Previously, when I was in the Great Song Dynasty soldiers and horses to conquer various places in Western Xia, how much floating wealth was captured?" ”

Kou Ji arched his hand and said: "Back to the official's house, there are about eight million guan." ”

Zhao Zhen smiled bitterly, "Xixia is really poor enough. ”

Kou Ji shook his head and smiled: "The official's words are wrong, in terms of money, Western Xia is indeed poor. But if you count horses, cattle and sheep, then Xixia is not poor at all. ”

In this war, although the money seized from Western Xia was small, the number of cattle, sheep and horses seized was very large.

If all the cattle, sheep, and horses are converted into money, the booty captured by the Great Song Dynasty from Western Xia is indeed very rich.

Not to mention the cattle and sheep that have not yet been counted, there are 800,000 horses alone.

Among them, there are 150,000 or 60,000 high-class horses.

Medium horses, good horses, there are more than 400,000 horses.

The rest are some inferior horses.

The value of the horses exceeded the money seized by the Great Song Dynasty.

Despite such a large number of horses pouring into the Great Song Dynasty, the number of horses would plummet.

But with the demand of the Great Song Dynasty, even if the price of horses will fall sharply, it will not fall anywhere.

A group will be transferred from the army to make the Great Song Horse Army become a real horse army.

A batch of them had to be kept in the northwest and handed over to the herdsmen to graze.

I am afraid that those who flow into the people are some inferior horses.

But even inferior horses, flowing into the people, can help the court in exchange for a lot of money.

Zhao Zhen heard Kou Ji's words and pondered: "Cattle, sheep and horses are distributed to the soldiers as rewards, and the soldiers are afraid that it will be difficult for the soldiers to feel my longen. ”

Most of the soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty were professional soldiers.

Professional soldiers naturally have to be torn apart on the battlefield for the rest of their lives.

They can't go to herd horses and sheep.

Send it back to the family, and when it is delivered to the place, I am afraid that I will starve to death.

Therefore, if Zhao Zhen gave cattle, sheep and horses to the soldiers, the biggest possibility would be that those profiteers would be cheaper, and the soldiers would not get the benefits they deserved.

When Kou Ji heard Zhao Zhen's words, he knew what Zhao Zhen was going to say, so he didn't have words.

Zhao Zhen stared at the generals and said, "Therefore, I plan to divide the land I occupied this time to the soldiers, so that the soldiers can settle here." ”

When the generals heard this, they were a little commotionful, but Zhao Zhen didn't care about their commotion and continued: "Now that my Great Song Dynasty has conquered Western Xia, my Great Song Dynasty's soldiers and horses don't need to be stationed along the Great Wall.

We will send them beyond the Great Wall to garrison each of our newly recovered territories.

Therefore, it is not suitable for their families to stay in their original places.

Their families should follow them to our newly recovered territory.

Previously, Kou Jingluo was in Xiazhou and distributed the land to the soldiers, and the soldiers immediately summoned their families to Xiazhou and other places.

From this, it can be seen that my idea works. ”

After Zhao Zhen's voice landed, Chong Shiheng hesitated: "The officials and the families of the soldiers have already settled in the original place, and if they move to other places, I am afraid they will not adapt."

Moreover, the land of Western Xia is mostly desert and grassland, and there is not much land that can be cultivated.

They migrated to this place and found it difficult to work.

It's impossible for them to follow the example of the Tangut people and graze cattle here, right? ”

As soon as Chong Shiheng's words came out, many generals nodded in agreement.

Zhao Zhen stared at Chong Shiheng and said, "The reason why I distributed the land to the soldiers and asked them to move their families here was not a temporary idea, but a deliberate one.

I gave the land to the soldiers for three purposes.

First, it is to give generous gifts to the soldiers.

The second is to let them defend the land with peace of mind.

Third, it is to let their families help me and control this land. ”

Zhao Zhen looked around at the generals and continued: "As you all know, the people here are fierce, and it may be difficult to control the people here with the officials and officials in the yamen alone, so we need to move some people over to help the officials and small officials and herdsmen in the yamen.

Although there is little fertile land here, it is enough to supply the families of the soldiers.

The set of decrees that Kou Jingluo used in Hexi, I can also use here.

With the example of Hexi in the past, this place will inevitably become another Hexi in a very short time. ”

When Chong Shiheng heard this, he arched his hand and said: "Since the official family has a heavy responsibility to hand over to the families of the soldiers, the ministers naturally have no opinion. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded with satisfaction and said, "Very good, then use the land here to reward the soldiers." Except for a few soldiers and horses stationed in Beijing, as well as the Zhenxi Army in Hexi, the officers and men of other armies can use their merits to exchange land here.

Although I can't let them stake the land, I still reward the heads of the enemy with a hundred acres of land. ”

The generals heard Zhao Zhen's words, you look at me, I look at yours, no one spoke.

Zhao Zhen's move not only rewarded the soldiers, but also planned to reorganize the soldiers of various armies.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him not to restrain the land that the officers and men of the various armies were to choose.

For example, the soldiers of the Zhenguo Army can choose land in Xingqing Province, and the soldiers of the Xingguo Army can also choose land in Xingqing Province.

Then when the land distribution is completed, their families will be relocated.

At that time, once the Zhenguo Army and the Xingguo Army were transferred out of Xingqing Mansion, then the soldiers naturally had no way to follow them.

The biggest possibility is that the soldiers who stayed in Xingqing Mansion were arranged together and put under the command of the garrison sitting in Xingqing Mansion.

Whether Zhao Zhen's move was to weaken their military power or whether it had another purpose, the soldiers couldn't guess, so no one spoke.

After hearing Zhao Zhen's words, Kou Ji was a little surprised on his face, but he didn't speak.

Zhao Zhen saw that no one spoke, so he continued: "Of course, the treatment of soldiers who choose to stay in fertile land such as Xingqing Mansion and Dingzhou will be different from those who choose to go to barren places.

The soldiers who chose to stay in the fertile land of Xingqingfu and Dingzhou had to wait until the heads of the capitals and departments at all levels had finished selecting the land.

And for the soldiers who choose to go to barren places, I can give them some extra land. ”

The land in Western Xia is fertile and poor, so naturally it cannot be generalized.

Qualitative deficiencies naturally have to be compensated for by quantity.

After listening to Zhao Zhen's words, the generals were still silent.

Zhao Zhen waved his hand at them, "You go down and tell the soldiers the good news, and by the way, order the Huotou Army, kill pigs and sheep, celebrate for three days, and destroy Xixia for my Great Song Dynasty!" ”

"Whoa!"

The generals bowed to Zhao Zhen and left the main hall of the palace with their own thoughts.

After the generals left, Kou Ji asked impatiently, "Official, are you planning to rearrange the soldiers and horses in the northwest?" ”

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "The soldiers and horses in the northwest, you have already arranged them once, why do I need to arrange them again?" ”

Kou Ji wondered: "Then you ......"

Without waiting for Kou Ji to finish speaking, Zhao Zhen said frankly: "The reason why I didn't demarcate a place for the soldiers is to verify what the fourth brother said before. ”

Kou Ji was slightly stunned.

Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "The fourth brother said before that my Great Song Dynasty's military system is flawed. ”

Kou Ji combined with Zhao Zhen's rhetoric, thought about it for a while, and said: "What the official said is that it will not move, and the soldiers and horses are frequently dispatched? ”

Zhao Zhen nodded slowly, "I traveled with the army this time, and I personally experienced the pain of frequent transfers of soldiers and horses. In order to guard against the warriors, our Great Song Dynasty has always implemented the deployment of generals to stay in one place and soldiers and horses from the south to the north.

The march of soldiers and horses can be as short as a few days or as long as a year and a half.

My Great Song Dynasty soldiers and horses are almost once every three years, and most of the time of the soldiers and horses in many places is spent on the road.

In that case, what time is left to practice?

What time do you have to get acquainted with the place, to get acquainted with the battlefield of the battle?

How can soldiers and horses not be weak?

It is also difficult for local generals to take responsibility for the frequent mobilization of troops and horses under their command.

spent a lot of effort to train the soldiers and horses, but in the end they were transferred to someone else's command, which cheapened others.

How could they go to great lengths to train their soldiers?

In this way, what is the difference between the millions of soldiers and horses raised by my Great Song Dynasty and the millions of idlers raised?

I have the heart to revive the Great Song Dynasty and to reform, so naturally it is impossible to see such malpractices continue.

The fourth brother said before that if you want to change this malpractice, you must change the method, and the generals will not be mobilized, and the troops will not move.

In the hinterland of the Central Plains, there are drawbacks to this matter.

The soldiers and horses are expected to be in one place, and they will inevitably be corrupted by the local tyrants and become the weapons in their hands.

It can be different here.

There is no more power in the place.

The local Haoqiang has been cleaned up by me.

There is nothing to collude with,

So if you don't move, I think you can try it here. ”

Kou Ji carefully analyzed Zhao Zhen's words, and after a long time, he spoke: "The official family did not stipulate a place for the soldiers to divide the land, but they also wanted to see if the soldiers and horses would affect their combat effectiveness after they were divided and resettled.

If it doesn't affect it, all the worries of the official family can be solved.

At that time, the official family can implement this set in the hinterland of the Central Plains? ”

Zhao Zhen nodded and smiled: "Those who know me, the fourth brother is also." If the soldiers and horses are divided and resettled, they will still maintain their original combat effectiveness. Then when I implement the method of moving the troops, I don't need to worry about the soldiers and horses colluding with the local heroes and the powerful to bring disaster to the township.

I can let them stay in one place for a long time, but every three or five years, I can gather all the soldiers and horses in one place and scatter them.

In this case, I will send generals into the army again to deter all soldiers and horses, which can not only solve the problem of the warriors supporting the army and self-respect, but also solve the problem of the soldiers and horses staying in the place for a long time and causing disaster to the village. ”

Kou Ji smiled and asked: "As far as soldiers and horses are concerned, generals have always been new, and they will never dare to do anything out of the ordinary until they find out the general's character." For generals, soldiers and horses have always been new, and it has been difficult to buy the hearts and minds of the whole army for three and five years? ”

Zhao Zhen smiled and nodded, that's what he thought.

Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "In this way, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers and horses will not be greatly affected, and there will be enough time to practice." I don't need to worry about the self-respect of the warriors. ”

Kou Ji took over Zhao Zhen's words and said, "What's more important is that where the generals are dispatched depends on the hearts of the officials. The distribution of armaments and salaries was also out of the control of the generals.

If the generals want to drink the blood of the soldiers, I'm afraid it will be difficult. ”

When Zhao Zhen heard this, his smile became even brighter.

That's exactly what he thought.

Kou Ji understood all of Zhao Zhen's intentions.

Zhao Zhen wanted to use this place as a test field, implement new policies here, and see the effect.

If the effect is good, it will be carried out throughout the country, so as to eliminate many malpractices in the military system.

This place is a new place to conquer, and the situation is not at all different from other places in the Great Song Dynasty, there are many people from outside the country, so some different government decrees are needed.

In order to stabilize his rule here, Zhao Zhen implemented some ingenious military systems, and the Manchu civil and military forces would not substitute it into the military system of the entire Great Song Dynasty for a while.

Even if the Manchu civil and military substituted it into the military system of the Great Song Dynasty, as long as Zhao Zhen did not move the military system in the hinterland of the Central Plains, the Manchu civil and military forces would not be able to form a wave of opposition.

The two of them got together, discussed some details, and then ate some simple meals together, and instructed Chen Lin to arrange two palaces to live in.

I didn't sleep all night last night, and I've been busy for most of the day today, so I naturally need to rest.

Just when the two of them were asleep.

The generals had already told all the soldiers the news that Zhao Zhen was going to reward the soldiers with the land of Western Xia.

When the soldiers learned of this, they rejoiced.

Kou Ji divided the land outside Linzhou City, as well as Xiazhou and other places, which could envy the soldiers in other places.

Now that they learned that Zhao Zhen was going to give them land, the amount was not small, and they were naturally very happy.

As for the possibility that the family would live here in the future, the soldiers didn't care at all.

Thanks to the military system of the imperial court, they have long become a group of people who have no place to settle.

They don't care where they live.

What they care about is the earth.

As long as the imperial court allocates land, even if they are allowed to live with jackals, tigers and leopards, they are very willing.

In their hearts, the earth is worth more than their lives.

Now that the imperial court has not only given land, but also a huge amount of land, and it seems that it also has the intention of designating their residence, they are naturally very happy.

If it weren't for Zhao Zhen's residence, they would probably have to run to the place where Zhao Zhen was, salute Zhao Zhen together, and thank Zhao Zhen for his grace.

In short, the soldiers celebrated happily for three days.

Three days later.

Wang Kai led the soldiers and horses back to Xingqing Mansion.

Dingzhou was attacked by Wang Kai, and there has been no Western Xia in the world since then.

The only regret is that when Liu Qi attacked Dingzhou, he was hit by three arrows and died.

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