Chapter 478: Potential Enemy

In connection with the general phenomenon of over-recruiting troops at the local level, which exceeded the financial expenditure capacity of the imperial court, the practice of these generals reflects the contradiction in the financial relationship between the local government and the center. At the local level, because of the responsibility for defending the territory against the enemy, the demand for troops is strong, while the central center is often limited due to financial difficulties. When faced with a complex situation, the local government needs to adapt to the situation, and the imperial court is in control, and makes various regulations on the money and goods that are allocated. Behind this contradictory state is the reflection of the Great Song Dynasty's policy of "advocating literature and suppressing military force" and the institutional model of "strong cadres and weak branches" in dealing with the relationship between the central and local governments.

At this time, the Song Dynasty still adhered to the law of Song Taizong, and still adopted the mode of collecting and decentralizing power in dealing with central and local relations. Most of the revenue of the inland state capitals, except for basic expenses, is supplied, which makes it impossible for the local governments to cope with the difficult affairs. The border state capitals have little financial resources and are unable to organize defense independently. Both require the reallocation of central finance, thus creating a dependence on the central government. However, in the road-level administrative districts, the leadership system of "pacification envoys," "criminal prison envoys," "permanent envoys," and "transit envoys" is still adopted, with the result that the power of affairs is dispersed, and it is impossible to integrate and build local forces in large regions and enhance local forces.

In terms of the military leadership system, after the Nandu, the Song Dynasty withdrew the military power of the generals, and stationed the army in front of the emperors with its subordinates, and at the same time set up four general consulates in Sichuan, Huguang, Huaixi and Huaidong, responsible for the expenses of the armies in Sichuan and Jiangshang. The Zhutun garrison army is subordinate to the center, but it is actually in charge of local military affairs. The Consulate General is the central dispatching agency, and on behalf of the central government, it is responsible for managing and supervising the expenditure of the armies. The purpose of its institutional arrangements is still to separate military power from financial power, and the focus is to strengthen the control of the central government over the local army. Obviously, this is also a mode of internal control.

Since the start of the Song and Mongolian wars, the wars have continued continuously, and the main problems they face have shifted to national defense. For the change of the situation, the center of the Song Dynasty also made adjustments, such as ordering the commander to concurrently serve as the commander-in-chief, or concurrently serve as the transfer envoy, but this was only an expedient adaptation, the fundamental pattern remained unchanged, and no new system was produced. In this case, the overall strength of the local area has not been truly strengthened, and the more severe the situation, the greater the dependence on the center. Due to the lack of sufficient autonomy of the localities, the money and materials allocated by the central authorities cannot be disposed of at will, and the central authorities cannot meet all the needs arising from the complexity of local military affairs, resulting in contradictions between the use and allocation, resulting in localities often violating regulations and acting freely, thus aggravating the contradictions between the central and local governments.

If military spending is within the scope of the central government, this contradiction is not very prominent. However, as the war dragged on and the financial resources of the central government were exhausted, the financial crisis erupted in the form of a contradiction between the central and local governments, and the "planning law" can be said to be a product of this contradiction. The shortcoming of Jia Rudao's approach is that it ignores the fact that while the central government still holds the financial power, the military power falls into the hands of the local government, and the intensification of the contradiction between the two is that the military power manifests itself in an extreme form, and the result is Liu Quan's rebellion.

The incident of Liu Cheng's rebellion against the Song Dynasty and the surrender of the Yuan Dynasty was the inevitable result of the corrupt political and military system of the Song Dynasty. As an important general who "defended the border and made meritorious contributions", it is true that he openly raised the white flag of rebellion against the Song Dynasty, which was forced out by the dark officialdom of the Song Dynasty, but Liu Cheng's capriciousness, in order to save his personal life and official position, did not hesitate to betray his own ambition to serve in the army and protect the country in his early years, did not hesitate to kill his colleagues and subordinates, and betrayed the interests of the nation and the people, but it is hateful, angry and shameful. So Sun Hui has decided to kill him in the battle of Xiangyang.

After listening to Sun Hui's story, the girls understood.

"This time, we must get rid of this broken thing of 'respecting literature and suppressing martial arts'." Xiao Tiantian said, "Don't work hard to change history, wake up and go back to before liberation." ”

"Probably not." Ye Chuchu shook his head and said, "The result of the last time we changed history, the changes that have actually taken place have been great now, and not all of them have returned to the original historical track, but they are somewhat similar to the original, this time we will change more vigorously to see what kind of changes there will be." ”

"Yes, this time it has to change a little bigger." Sun Hui said, "When it comes to this battle, Tiantian you have to help Lili turn that pontoon bridge into a stone bridge, this is very important, understand?" ”

"Don't worry, Brother Sun, I promise to complete the task." Du Lili replied with a smile.

"Then do I have to take Lili back right away?" Xiao Tiantian tilted her head and asked.

"Yes." Ye Chuchu nodded and said, "Tiantian, your 'Shui Dun' is the fastest, you can go back first to tell Lu Wenhuan about the situation here, and then repair the stone bridge with Lili, if there is any battle plan on Lu Wenhuan's side, you will notify us as soon as possible." ”

"Okay." Xiao Tiantian nodded and replied.

"Brother Sun, Sister Chu Chu, you have to be careful here." Du Lili turned her head to look at the huge Fan Wenhu catamaran ship outside the porthole, and said, "Somehow, I always have a bad premonition......

"By the way, I'll tell you something." Ye Chuchu said, waved his hand, and an iron hand stretched out from the bulkhead of the iron ship, bringing six steel arrows and a thin roll of steel wire to Sun Hui and the others.

"This is the weapon of those two flying guys last time?" Sun Hui recognized the arrow that pierced him, as well as the reel of wire that had seriously injured him.

"Yes." Ye Chuchu said, "Although these things are all metal, I can only control them for a short time, and I can't fuse them. ”

"This is also what kind of 'divine iron' weapon, right?" Wang Linlin looked at these arrows carefully, "I don't know if they will explode like before when they are put together like this......

"Not really, because they seem to be made of the same material as the swords we use, but they seem to be of opposite nature, so they won't be able to get into trouble when put together." "The key question is who are the people who use them and where they get them. ”

"yes, those two people can fly with wings like we used to." Wang Linlin is a little nostalgic for the days when she could fly before, "Now only Sister Chu Chu can fly." ”

"You can too, Linlin." Ye Chuchu looked at her and smiled slightly, "You can choose the lightest sturdy wood, and get yourself a pair of wooden wings like me, maybe you can fly faster than me." ”