Chapter 106: The Reason for the Alliance

Zhao Ji walked into the meeting hall of the political affairs hall and realized that he was late. Seeing Zhao Ji coming, everyone stood up and bowed.

At the long table of the meeting, Zhao Ji sat on the upper hand, and on the left and right were Wen Yanbo, the order of the book city, and Shen Kuo, the prime minister, followed by the two rulers, followed by the various books, and finally the head of the four universities.

"Su Shi, why did you agree to the Zhancheng State to participate in the alliance? The Champa state was not a country of China, nor did it believe in Buddhism. Isn't the point of this alliance to unite all the Buddhist countries to resist the eastward expansion of Celestial Christianity in the west and the eastward expansion of Hinduism in the south? The Champa should be completely uprooted. Zhao Ji questioned Su Shidao.

The Champa State is a black race, not a descendant of China, so it is not a country of China. The Champa state believed in Hinduism, and Champa was just the name given to them by the Great Song Dynasty, and they called themselves the Champa country. Cham means to believe in the kingdom of Brahmins.

"Holy Lord, as long as Champa can come to participate in the alliance, after the alliance, according to the alliance treaty, are you afraid that they are not the country of Buddha and the country of China?" Su Shi stood up and said with his hand, and sat down again after speaking.

Su Shi's explanation is very traditional, the concept that those who enter China will be Chinese, and those who leave China will be Yi.

"What are the covenants of the Alliance?" Zhao Ji then asked.

Hearing Zhao Ji's question, Shen Kuo pushed a very thick notebook to Zhao Ji. Zhao Ji quickly flipped through it, and after a rough run, he put it away.

"What's the news from the Indian Expeditionary Force?" Zhao Ji asked again.

"Holy Lord, after my 100,000 Indian expeditionary force arrived in Lingya State, I seized the southern part of Katoha (Kuala Lumpur), and is defending the wasteland, confronting the 100,000 Eastern Expeditionary Force of Chola State. The Chola Kingdom crossed the sea to the east, and it must be difficult to supply grain and grass. Our army still has three Buddhas to support grain and grass, and the Chola country can only loot in the Katoha area. The order issued by the military headquarters to the Indian Expeditionary Force was to guard the wasteland and establish a logistics supply base for the westward expedition to India. As long as the confrontation continues, the 100,000 Eastern Expeditionary Army of the Chola Kingdom will definitely run out of food and retreat. Guo Kui, the secretary of the military department, stood up and replied.

After Zhao Ji finished asking, Shen Kuo began to explain and arrange the spring ploughing matters, after the spring ploughing is put into the field, the entire political hall will be empty for at least a month, so many things must be arranged in advance, especially the matter of the Huaxia Alliance.

;;;;;;; The next day, after a symbolic meeting of the Spring Ploughing Dynasty, they took action according to the arrangement of the political hall. Zhao Ji, Wang Anshi, Su Shi, Master Mingjue, the presiding officer of the White Horse Temple, and some officials from the Ministry of Rites, all came to the first floor of the world at the mouth of the Huangpu River. The only skyscraper in the Great Song Dynasty, the building is more than 30 zhang high, that is, more than 100 meters. The building has 20 floors, and it is where the treaty of the alliance of the nations is negotiated.

Zhao Ji took the Song Dynasty version of the elevator for a while, and the first time was in the second year of Xining, in the underground river city of Lijia Racecourse. The building is luxuriously decorated, and Zhao Ji took a look, at least it can be compared to the four-star hotels of the later generations.

"Hahaha, Xining, this is a good place, I don't want to leave. Grape wine glow-in-the-dark glass, now I finally know the meaning of this poem. Yelu Hongji also happened to come to the top floor at this time, and saw Zhao Ji laughing.

"If Dakang likes it, he can also build one in Daliao." Zhao Ji responded with a smile while shaking hands with Yelu Hongji.

"Building another one is also the second floor in the world." Yelu Hongji laughed.

"Oh, hahaha." Zhao Ji and the other monarchs laughed.

More than 200 monarchs and courtiers from various countries entered the top floor of the first floor of the world, the top floor is a typical conference hall design, tables and chairs are arranged in a fan shape, marble floor tiles, and red felt on them. The chairs made of precious wood, the tables are all made of copper and iron, and the top is made of heavy white glass. In the center of the hall, there is a large chandelier, which is said to be a chandelier, but there are no candles, and the inlaid ones are priceless night pearls.

In the center of the fan, at the back of the hall, there is a large world map made of gold and gemstones. The hall is surrounded by heavy white glass, not walls, and it is as if you are in the sky. The morning light reflected in the hall, bright but not dazzling at all.

There were a lot of pastries on the table, as well as mulled wine. Most people have tasted the sweet wine made from sugar cane frosting, but only tasted it. You must know that in this era, whether it is the Great Song Dynasty or other countries, sweet food is almost honey, and frosting is regarded as honey growing in the field. In the heavenly world and the Christian world, a pound of frosting can be exchanged for a manor. The Indian world, the Confucian world, is not so exaggerated, but it is also very expensive. It wasn't until the Southern Song Dynasty that the price of frosting dropped significantly, but it was only limited to the Great Song Dynasty.

The reason why foreigners boast of the Great Song Dynasty as heaven and boasting of being extremely rich. Their appreciation even surpassed the evaluation of the Song people themselves, and the reason for this is here. They think that the price is higher than the frosting of gold, in the Great Song Dynasty, ordinary people can afford to eat, they think that the price is more than gold, silk brocade cloth, in the Great Song Dynasty, ordinary people can also afford to wear.

Later history books often compare the lives of ordinary people in the Great Song Dynasty with the lives of European aristocrats. This is the contrast of productivity, just like an ordinary entrepreneur in later generations and the emperors of ancient times had more money than money. In fact, an ordinary entrepreneur in later generations had far more social wealth than the emperors of ancient times.

Li Peiling is the owner of the first floor in the world, and she is also a concubine, and she is as noble as the only skyscraper in the world at this time. Zhao Ji and more than two hundred others all looked at this hall in amazement, and they were all amazed in their hearts, probably heaven is like this. Everyone else was amazed by his luxury and wealth, but Zhao Ji was amazed at seeing such a modern hall in the Song Dynasty.

Li Peiling took the family to arrange for everyone to be seated. Zhao Ji and other eleven monarchs all sat down next to the podium, and the other courtiers and servants sat behind their own monarchs in order.

After everyone was seated, Li Peiling withdrew from the hall with the family. Master Mingjue, the presiding officer of the White Horse Temple, stood on the podium and said a Buddha name. Everyone stood up, put their hands together, and said the Buddha name.

There are deep social reasons for this alliance. Whether it is the Great Song Dynasty or the Western Xia and Northern Liao, at this time, a conservative government is needed. What is a conservative government? The so-called conservatism means to maintain the original ruling order. There are quite a few rebellions in various countries, and the borders are still blazing, which is not in the fundamental interests of all countries.

In other words, guarding the inside and outside is not only the national policy of the Great Song Dynasty, but also the national policy of other countries. The same is true of Northern Liaoxi Xia. The tribes of Northern Liao continued to rebel, and the essence of the dictatorship of the Western Xia relatives was that the feudal departments were growing stronger and stronger, and they did not listen to the dispatch. What countries need now is to concentrate their efforts to resolve internal contradictions and consolidate their rule.

However, in history, only the Great Song Dynasty was outside the national policy, and it was still tossed in order to restore the homeland of the Han and Tang dynasties. In history, Song Shenzong wanted to change the law not only to maintain the rule of the Great Song Dynasty, but also to recover the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

It's just that his efforts do not meet the needs of this era, and the result of going against the sky is that the war continues and nothing is gained. Although the historical Song Shenzong wanted to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, he had no confidence. can only hold on to Xixia and not let go, until Yongle is defeated, he can be regarded as dead.

Historically, Wang Anshi's reform should have been carried out in order to solve the problem of three redundancies, the emptiness of the national treasury, the difficulties of the people's livelihood, and the slackness of armaments. However, in the hands of Song Shenzong, the purpose of Song Shenzong and Wang Anshi was completely different, Song Shenzong wanted to be Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, not to be Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. His aim was to enrich the treasury and expand externally. But he was not fierce enough, not decisive enough, afraid of having a reputation for being a reckless soldier, becoming the first-class Emperor Yang of Sui, and finally making the change indecent.

Wang Anshi's reform in history, the root of the divergent opinions is also here. The basic goal of Song Shenzong and Wang Anshi is the same, both are for the Great Song Dynasty to enrich the country and strengthen the army, but Wang Anshi is for the Great Song Dynasty, and Song Shenzong is for personal martial arts.

Now, Zhao Ji has delegated power and handed over the matter to Wang Anshi. At first, it was just to open up the ancient Silk Road of the Han and Tang Dynasties and resist the eastward invasion of the Heavenly Sect, but in the hands of Wang Anshi, it became the conference alliance of the Chinese countries.

Since the fall of the Don, the historical legacy of the territory has not been resolved. Whether it is Northern Liao, Western Xia, or Dali Jiaozhi, this is the case. All countries are preparing for the Great Song Dynasty to restore the homeland of the Han and Tang dynasties and annex them. The Song Dynasty was rich but not strong, which made them feel safe, but the ambitions of the Song Dynasty kept them awake.

Although the Song Dynasty gave the impression of a weak Song Dynasty to later generations, the war and expansion never stopped, as recorded in history. The contradiction of the Song Dynasty was that on the one hand, it wanted to prevent the division of feudal towns and towns, and on the other hand, it wanted to unify China, which was dancing with shackles.

China's ethnic minority regimes, like the autonomous regions of later generations, have a certain degree of ethnic autonomy. And for the nomads, it is the integration of soldiers and people. Therefore, when the central power weakened, the country collapsed, and the military power collapsed, the minority regimes with a certain military strength often called for wind and rain, which became an important factor in disrupting China, such as the Wuhu Rebellion, such as the Anshi Rebellion, such as the Mongols destroying Jin, and the Manchus entering the Central Plains.

However, during the Han and Tang dynasties, the Guanzhong region, which was the center of civilization that dominated China, was not destroyed in the natural environment. As a result, the economic system established on the basis of the natural environment was still strong, and when the state power was reorganized, the Han and Tang dynasties could still sweep the world and unify China like Qin Shi Huang.

After the Sui and Tang dynasties, soil erosion in Guanzhong was serious, the geographical environment was seriously damaged, and this economic center developed from the Spring and Autumn Period for 400 years no longer existed. The two major economic centers, centered on Nanjing and Beijing, have not yet developed. China was caught in a long-term split between the two Song Dynasty. During the Song and Song dynasties, after more than 300 years of development, these two economic centers were established.

Subsequently, Mongolia destroyed Jin and moved the capital to Beijing to unify China. Subsequently, the Ming Dynasty fixed the capital of Nanjing, drove out the Mongols, and unified China. Later, the Qing Dynasty entered Beijing and unified China. Then, the capital of the Republic of China was Nanjing, and the Qing Dynasty was destroyed. Finally, the Republic, with its capital in Beijing, established New China. China's capital alternates between Beijing and Nanjing.

In ancient times, compared with Nanjing, Beijing was more suitable as the capital, because this economic center connected Northeast China and North China, and the terrain was more convenient and the transportation was more convenient, and the capital Beijing was obviously more conducive to controlling Northeast China and North China and ensuring the unity of the country. As a result, both the Ming Dynasty and the Republic of China later moved their capitals to Beijing. Chang'an, the economic center, is basically located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, which is not suitable for ethnic minorities to take root and develop. Beijing, the economic center, is itself on the edge of the Central Plains, where nomadic civilization and agricultural civilization meet.

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