Chapter 404: Building a Powerful Navy
The Han Dynasty was built on the basis of the Song Dynasty, and it was insufficient at the beginning, most of the system was inherited from the Song Dynasty, and most of the officials were officials of the Song Dynasty. In addition, with the support of the four major families, the Han Dynasty established the country with military force and fought for many years, but the internal affairs were quite unsuccessful, and all aspects of the problems were complicated. To put it simply, as soon as the arrogant Song Liguo knew that the problems that had accumulated for nearly two hundred years now, they had reached the critical point of the outbreak.
The Great Song Dynasty has always been redundant officials and redundant soldiers, the Han army established the country with military force, and fought for many years, and the redundant army system no longer exists. However, the Han Dynasty did not have time to renovate its internal affairs, so that the redundant official system was more serious than that of the Song Dynasty, although the Han Dynasty was rich, but the common people were still living in dire straits, and the officials and landlords exploited the common people too heavily. If it weren't for the Han Dynasty's constant campaign, perhaps the peasant uprisings would have occurred one after another like the Song Dynasty.
The wealth of the Song Dynasty is very rare among the previous dynasties, but the wealth of the Song Dynasty and whether the common people can live a good life are two concepts, the rich are always rich, and the poor are poor. The Song Dynasty was the dynasty with the largest number of peasant uprisings in all dynasties, which is the truest portrayal of the life of the people under the country's prosperity.
To repair internal affairs, we must start with the rectification of officialdom. Originally, the civilian officials did not have a good impression of the Han Empire, which was established by the military and military state, and the literati generally resisted, and if they rashly attacked the civilian officials in this situation, it would definitely cause an uproar, and if it was not good, it would shake the rule of the Han Dynasty. In this case, Liu Zhenglong could only let Zhao Ding and Yan Shun, one bright and one dark, enter the school at the same time
When the Han was busy sorting out the internal affairs, the struggle in the Jin State finally entered the white heat, and the news of Gao Qingyi's arrest quickly spread in the Jin State, on charges of embezzlement of ink, collusion with the Han State, collusion with the Bohai nobles, attempting to defect from the Jin State and dozens of other crimes. These accusations spread in the country of Jin for the first time, causing an uproar in the country.
Gao Qingyi was convinced by Wanyan Zonghan, and this Jin Guoquan knew that the crisis was coming, so he wanted to take the presiding power of Gao Qingyi, but was rejected by Emperor Jin Xizong Wanyan Yan.
The presiding power finally fell into the hands of Wanyan Zongqi, which made Wanyan Zonghan feel uneasy, he gave up his original insistence, accepted the adoption of the three-province system, and Wanyan Zonggan and Wanyan Zongqi together with the three of them jointly ruled the three provinces. But these are only the first steps to complete Yan Zonghan's weakening, but it is a pity that he was blinded by the Gao Qingyi incident and did not really realize the crisis. I don't know that Xiang Zhuang dances the sword, which is intended for Pei Gong.
The so-called arrest of Gao Qingyi and the crime is so heavy, in fact, it is to pave the way for the subsequent action, which is what Wanyan Zongqi wants to do.
Wanyan Zongqi, Wanyan Zonghan, and Wanyan Zonggan are in charge of the three provinces respectively, which is equivalent to the three countries standing side by side, which is actually equivalent to the three of them handing over the military power at the same time, which is fair on the surface, but in fact it is equivalent to cutting off Wanyan Zonghan's wings, because there are major changes in the Jin Dynasty next, and he is powerless to stop every change.
After Gao Qingyi was arrested, he was not immediately escorted back to Beijing, but was imprisoned in Youzhou, at this time, Wanyan Zonghan's henchmen were transferred out one after another, and each of them could be involved with the Gao Qingyi case, so that Wanyan Zonghan could not organize it.
After Yan Zonghan served as the Taibao, Shang Shuling, led the three provincial affairs, and was crowned the king of Jin. It is located after Taishi Wanyan Zonggan and Taifu Wanyan Zongqi. It is equivalent to losing control of the Korean situation, and then the henchmen were transferred from the army one after another, and gradually lost control of the army, and became a toothless tiger, to the point of being slaughtered by others, and was no longer able to fight back. And all of this is the big hand of Liu Zhenglong, a big man who is far away in the southern capital, and it is carried out by Wanyan Zongqi, and Wanyan Zonggan cooperates.
Gao Qingyi was arrested third, Wanyan Zonghan's henchman Wanyan Xiyin was removed from the right supervision of the marshal and reappointed as the left prime minister of Shangshu and served in the middle, and Xiao Qing was removed from Pingyang Yin and reappointed as Shangshu Youcheng. Han Xianqi was transferred from Hebei to Beijing. Dozens of officials have been implicated.
In the army, Wanyan Lou was promoted to the left deputy marshal and crowned King Lu, and Wanyan Zongbi was promoted to the right deputy marshal and crowned King Shen. On the surface, after watching Yan Zongbi and Wanyan Zonggan as one, Wanyan Lou is Wanyan Zonghan's henchman, and the army is controlled by the two major factions, which has little impact on Wanyan Zonghan. But in fact, the problem is far from being as simple as Wanyan Zonghan thought, Wanyan Lou was co-opted by Wanyan Zongqi, and in fact, he had nothing to do with him for a long time.
The reason why Wanyan Lou Room was poached by Wan Yan Zongqi was mainly related to Gao Qingyi's confession, Gao Qing Yi had persuaded Wan Yan Zonghan to rebel against the imperial court, which made Wan Yan Lou Room realize that the final spearhead of a series of changes in the court was aimed at Wan Yan Zonghan, and in order to protect himself, he chose to break with Wan Yan Zonghan and defect to Wan Yan Zongchi.
At this point, whether it is the imperial court or the military, they have changed from the three giants to Wanyan Zonggan, and the situation of the two giants of Wanyan Zongqi has not stopped, but has intensified.
With the support of the two giants of Wanyan Zongqi and Wanyan Zonggan, Jin Xizong Wanyan decided to completely eradicate Wanyan Zonghan and his family, so he raised a big prison in the case of Gao Qingyi. Wanyan Zonghan's cronies Liu Si, the Hebei transit envoy, Li Xinglin, the defense envoy of Suzhou, and Shi Liai, the privy council of Yunzhong, and other local officials were almost all locked up and put in prison.
Beat the water dog, this is Liu Zhenglong's guiding ideology for Wanyan Zongqi, in fact, if he doesn't guide like this, Wanyan Zongqi will do the same.
Wanyan Zongqi and Wanyan Zongqi acted in cahoots, spared no effort to eradicate Wanyan Zonghan's lineage, and did not give Wanyan Zonghan any chance. Under the successive blows, Wanyan Zonghan proposed to resign in exchange for the safety of these cronies, but was rejected by Kim Hee-jong Wanyan, and not only that, the scope of the attack continued to expand.
Under the heavy pressure, Wanyan Zonghan could not bear the humiliation, and he could not afford to fall ill, and died of illness in the eighth year of Shenlong, in the beginning of February 1136 AD.
Wan Yan Xianye, Wan Yan Zongwang, Wan Yan Zonghan was equal to the three major military leaders of the Dajin Empire and died after taking the lead, indicating that the Jin State had completely entered a period of decline, and there was no longer a commander who could command the three armies against the Jin State.
Wanyan Lou is just a fierce general, and his qualifications and rank are not up to the level of the commander of the Jin State, and Wanyan Zongbi's overall view is insufficient, and he can't resist the banner of the Jin State. The two of them couldn't catch up with Yan Zonghan when they were tied together, but it was a pity that the last marshal of the Jin Kingdom who could command the three armies died in depression in the internal struggle of the Jin Kingdom.
The news of Yan Zonghan's illness and death spread to the Han Dynasty, and Liu Zhenglong, the big man at this time, had returned to the imperial capital, and he was busier than ever during this time, and he had to go to three colleges and universities to lead classes. Go to the business school to give classes to business students to teach business in later generations, go to military academies to teach military generals, teach advanced military ideas in later generations, and give lessons to officials, so that they can be loyal to the monarch and patriotism, diligent in government and love the people.
The rule of officials in the Han Dynasty has gradually improved, the redundant official system has been alleviated to a certain extent, the local contradictions have been eased to a great extent, and the economy of the Han Dynasty has gradually moved towards the track of high-speed development. The economy of the Central Plains region is developing, the status of business has also been greatly improved, and overseas expansion has gradually entered the high-speed track.
Liu Zhen, the fourth prince of Zhao, returned to the imperial capital and took the initiative to admit his mistake to His Majesty, saying that he no longer coveted the position of the crown prince and hoped to make his own contribution to the Han Dynasty. Liu Zhen finally showed mercy in the rectification of officials, and he was far superior to other princes in this regard.
Prince Liu Hao is growing up further, taking the initiative to study at the Military Academy, and under the guidance of his mother, he went to learn martial arts.
The Han Dynasty has entered the period of development, and the strong economy is enough to support the war of annihilation, so the Han Dynasty is ready to attack the Jin Kingdom, but the meaning of the Han Dynasty will have to wait for two years, but the recovery of Hebei and Shandong has been put on the agenda.
Just when the Great Han was preparing to recover Hebei and Shandong, the Kingdom of Annan was in chaos, and the king of the Kingdom of Annam sent a messenger to ask the Great Han to send troops to suppress the rebels. Han Shizhong, who had grown up, led an army to the war, and after the counterinsurgency, the Han army was stationed in the country of Annam.
Han Shizhong's growth made the big man very satisfied, only when these young generals grew up, the big man could really sweep down. At this time, Boyan, who was fighting in the Western Regions, also grew up and could already replace the old handsome Hebron. Not only that, Li Xianzhong also showed a strong military endowment when he assessed the rebellion in Tibet and Western Xia. Yang An'er studied at the Military Academy and performed very well.
Lin Chong, Xu Ning, Hua Rong, Pang Wanchun and others gradually moved to the local area and no longer fought battles. Under the next conquest of the Han Dynasty, it will be the stage of Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Gao Chong, Yang Zaixing, Li Xianzhong, Yang An'er, Zhang Xian and other young generation generals.
This time, after the recovery of Hebei, the big man Liu Zhenglong did not participate in the formulation of the plan, but handed it over to the General Staff Headquarters to formulate the battle plan, and at the same time, the Navy Department was also formally established, and Li Jun, the governor of Goryeo, returned as the minister. There is a temporary vacuum in Goryeo's power, which gives Choi Donghao a chance, of course, this is also to pave the way for the final victory of Goryeo.
The 150,000 navy stationed in Goryeo withdrew from Goryeo, and the troops were divided into five routes to attack the two brothers Ruan Sanxiong, Tong Wei and Tong Meng in Shandong, and these five admirals each led 30,000 navies to land at five locations in Shandong.
The two brothers Zhang Heng and Zhang Shun led the navy south to continue to expand the territory, while Liang Hong led 50,000 navies to hide in the East China Sea, just to see what kind of moth would come out of Goryeo.
The navy has always been a piece of the heart of the big man Liu Zhenglong, with few battles, large consumption, and the growth rate of generals is too slow, so he can only rely on the support of these old generals.
When Li Jun returned, his son Liu Zhenglong set up a banquet for Li Jun to catch the wind, this time there were no courtiers to accompany him, and they were still two old brothers who had been dependent on each other for 20 years drinking and talking.
To tell the truth, on the way back, Li Jun's heart is still a little resistant, he has been suspended overseas for too long, his wife and children are in Goryeo, and in this guy's heart, Goryeo has become his home. Serving as the governor of Goryeo can be far away from the emperor, and in Goryeo, he is simply the emperor of the soil. But when he saw His Majesty and the two old brothers were drinking, Li Jun realized why His Majesty would let him return.
Li Jun made a brief report on the situation in Goryeo, fully affirmed the possibility of taking Goryeo, and finally said: "Your Majesty, the time is ripe for Goryeo to be transferred to the territory of the Han Dynasty, as long as Your Majesty gives an order, you can conquer Goryeo in three months at most." ”
"Goryeo, how can I take it to heart, my navy is going to sweep the world, and at the end of the sea, there is still a lot of land waiting for the Han navy to conquer. The reason why I transferred you back is because I don't want a corner of peace to imprison your mind and blind you. The navy will be tailored as the most important branch of the Han army, starting next year, the navy's military spending and the army will be equal, and then the navy will increase by half every year, and the army will decrease by half, and finally achieve seven to three, seven for the navy and three for the army. The warships were getting bigger and bigger, sailing faster and faster, and it was already possible to realize steam turbines without sails, and the guns on the warships were getting bigger and bigger, and there were more and more naval soldiers, but the generals who commanded the naval battles were not in place. You are in charge of the Admiralty, and you are building ten, twenty, or even hundreds of 'mixed river dragons', do you understand the good intentions of the old brother? ”
"The minister will do his best to build the Admiralty, and he will definitely live up to His Majesty's restop."
"The Han Dynasty does not have a different surname, it's not that I don't want to reward the martial generals' merits, but the civil official group is too powerful, and they have too many objections. Moreover, in all dynasties, most of the kings with different surnames did not end well. I also don't want the descendants of my old brothers who followed me on the battlefield to be slaughtered by my descendants a hundred years from now, and such a tragedy will be strangled in our generation, and it must not happen. The Han Dynasty does not have a king with a different surname, but there is still a need for vassal kings overseas. You have been in charge of the Admiralty for me for ten years, and I will reserve the throne of the King of Goryeo for you. ”
"Minister, minister." Li Jun couldn't cry, his biggest heart problem was in Goryeo, in his own children.
"You marry the princess of Goryeo, so that you will be the king of Goryeo in the future, and there will be more resistance." Liu Zhenglong knew that Goryeo still needed the Goryeo people to govern in the end, and Li Jun's appointment as the king of Goryeo was only the king of the Han Dynasty, in fact, the king of Goryeo Rao Goryeo still exists, but it can be the queen, and the male king marries the queen, then the problem will be solved, in fact, the so-called Queen of Goryeo is the queen of Goryeo, and the king of the Han Dynasty is the real king.
The overseas vassal states of the Han Dynasty in the future are the existence of this template, the borderless land is sold to the Han magnates, and the kings of these kingdoms established by buying land are actually the governors of the Han Dynasty, of course, there is a long process. There are countries in the region, and all of them are two kings coexisting.
Whether it is the juxtaposition of two kings, or the king who buys land, the final direction is the same, all of them are governors, of course, I don't know how many hundred years it will take to achieve, then it is not what Liu Zhenglong, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, can worry about.