Chapter 294 The country is rich and the people are strong

At the end of last year, because the first emperor Lizong had just passed away, and I had just ascended the throne, my eyes were black, so I just met with them in courtesy, and I went through the motions, and the time was very short, and I couldn't figure out the ability of each of them, and I couldn't even remember the names of those ministers.

In the past year, I am changing, my dynasty is also changing, developing in a good way, of course, it is closer to the battle of Song and Mongolia, according to my will, in this year's debriefing meeting arranged by the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites, I personally presided over only the debriefing meeting of officials from all walks of life at the junction of the two countries, that is, mainly military, as for the debriefing meeting of the inland regions, it was handed over to the Government Council, and I gave Wen Tianxiang two instructions on the content of the meeting, one is to vigorously develop the local economy and agriculture, and advocate the scientific and technological revolution. The second is to unremittingly fight corruption and promote clean government, based on people's livelihood.

On the 15th day of the lunar month, I met with all the ministers from other regions who had come to Beijing to report on their work in the Daqing Hall of the Imperial Palace, and most of these ministers were the highest military and political ministers of various roads and provinces.

"See the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor."

"All Aiqing, don't be polite."

"Your Majesty."

The great hall seemed to become crowded all at once, and the additional fifty or sixty people all stood in the middle of the hall, waiting for my reception and instructions.

Ye Mengding, the secretary of the ministry, first introduced these ministers to me one by one, except for officials from various major war zones and Fujian Province, I basically had no impression of other officials, so I spoke a little more to these ministers, but it was nothing more than some high-sounding words such as encouraging them to be officials well and work hard for the prosperity of our dynasty.

"Your Majesty, please." Ma Tingluan reported after seeing Ye Mengding's introduction,

"Ladies and gentlemen, since the last few months, the imperial court has successively launched a series of reform measures, these measures involve all aspects of our dynasty, including anti-corruption and clean government, some to promote economic development in various places, some rural land reform, and also military aspects, for you, you should combine this series of measures with the actual situation in your own region, and formulate the local development direction and goals according to the place, time and people. You are all the heads of military and political affairs in various places, and your every move, on behalf of the imperial court, on behalf of me, and on behalf of the people, it can be said that you are an example for officials at all levels, and you can also be said to be an example for the people. ”

"To a large extent, it can also be said that the quality of a region depends entirely on the senior leaders of the region, the choice of good and evil loyalty is actually very simple, just between your thoughts, is it people-oriented, or selfish-oriented, is it to cherish the people, or only know yourself, I believe that everyone will choose good thoughts, at the beginning of people, after all, the surname is good, what do you say."

"The emperor is wise, and the ministers will obey the holy will."

"Well, let's talk about the key issues of my dynasty next year, first of all, the development of economy and agriculture in various places, this is the foundation of my dynasty's stability, we all know, Cangli knows etiquette, only let the people have enough food and clothing, they can live and work in peace and contentment, this is also the premise of the country's prosperity and people's strength, followed by the development of science and technology, you Aiqing, many of you may not understand the meaning of science and technology, it doesn't matter, I tell you that the development of science and technology will bring earth-shaking changes to people's lives, whether it is for the country or the people, The benefits are huge, so next year I will carry out a scientific and technological revolution, the specific matters you will know when you report on the work of the Government Council, the third is related to anti-corruption and clean government, this is a long-term national policy, and it will become more and more strict, as long as you are an official in our court, you must be prepared, you must be prepared to dedicate, you must be ready to dedicate yourself to our dynasty at all times, not as in the past, officials can be superior, you can enjoy yourself, in the future, people who do not have this kind of ideological preparation, I think they should not be officials, I said to Fan Zhongyan well, 'The worries of the people of the world first, and the happiness of the people of the world after the world,' this sentence can be used as a criterion for officials, and from next year, the imperial court will set up anti-corruption offices in various localities one after another to supervise officials in various places. ”

"The last point is about the areas of the various border areas, that is, military wars, and I will discuss this point with you in detail, and the specific matters in other aspects will be explained by the Government Council and you."

"Ladies and gentlemen, the wealth of the country and the poverty of the people will make the people complain, and then cause social turmoil, and the wealth of the country and the people will give the hostile country a chance, so only the prosperity of the country and the strength of the people is the only right way, this is the national policy of our dynasty, the country is rich and the people are strong, well, today the court will be here, now please go to the Government Council, participate in the work report meeting held by the Government Council, the Ministry of Officials, and the Zhongshu Province, tomorrow afternoon, I will come to the Military Affairs Yuan, and the border areas of the war zones to discuss relevant military affairs."

The afternoon debriefing meeting was presided over by Wen Tianxiang, an academician of the Government Affairs Yuan, which is also a signal, representing that the Government Affairs Yuan has surpassed the Zhongshu Province, and Wen Tianxiang is very likely to become the first president of the Government Affairs Yuan.

The sun shines in the imperial study, although the winter sun is not as bright as the spring and the scorching summer, but in the cold winter, it brings people warmth, brings people expectations for spring, and brings people hope for the future.

I sat in front of the window, read a book, closed my eyes, and quietly enjoyed the sunbathing in this winter.

"Official, Mr. Yuan and Lord Lu ask to meet." Xiao Qi's voice sounded at some point,

"Xuan."

"Your Majesty, since November, the Dragon's Tooth Intelligence Department has conducted an unannounced visit to the defense of Yangzhou, Xiangyang and other forward theaters, and has discovered a huge problem." As soon as Lu Xiufu entered the house, he was worried, "Your Majesty, please see, this is the military map of Xiangyang, here, here, and here, there are places set up by the Mongols, these fields are outside the "mutual market" (recognized bazaar at the junction of the two countries), and the fortress wall is built inside, and there is a great tendency to form an encirclement, if the Mongols march into Xiangfan, this Xiangyang and Fancheng will become two dead cities, and what is even more terrible is that it will be isolated from our dynasty and fall into an extremely unfavorable situation, this Lord Lu Wende Lu is really confused. ”

"Don't be confused, from the perspective of the ministers, this is no different from betraying the country." Yuan Jian also said angrily,

In 1267, the Mongolian army surrounded Xiang and Fan (now merged into Xiangyang, Hubei), Wende deeply regretted and sighed: "Those who mislead the country, I am also." ”

I was also annoyed at the time, and slapped my palm on the table: "Fuck Lu Wende, you are not shallow in harm, you dare to do such a thing, among the Mongolian people in this area, I have nothing to help, and Xiangyang is a lonely city, how can it last long." ”

Yuan Jian and the others rarely saw me angry, and for the first time, they burst out foul language, they were stunned for a while, I don't know what to do, but Xiao Qi still maintained a little calm: "The official family is angry, the Mongols have not violated our dynasty, and sometimes it can be corrected." ”

After I sat down, I took a big sip of tea and said, "Lu Wende, this guy really deserves to be beaten." ”

Xiao Qi poured me a cup of tea, poured a cup for Yuan Jian and Lu Xiufu, and said, "Sir, Lord Lu, please." ”

My fingers kept tapping on the table, and I said in my heart, do I want Lu Wende to destroy those fields now, in this way, although I can quickly lift the danger of being surrounded by Xiangyang, but I am dishonest in the world, the Mongols and Lu Wende have an agreement, and Lu Wende signed on behalf of the imperial court, if I tear it up unilaterally, it will give the Mongols a good reason to go south,

Yuan Jian and Lu Xiufu were drinking tea each, and when they saw that I was angry, they didn't dare to disturb.

"Junshi, what do you think?"

Lu Xiufu said: "Your Majesty, according to the understanding of the Longya Intelligence Department, the agreement signed by Lu Wende and the Mongols is five years, and it is impossible to change the agreement in a reasonable way. ”

"What if the Mongols don't withdraw."

Lu Xiufu said without hesitation: "Then there is only war." ”

"Go to war, start a war now, my chances of victory."

"Your Majesty, the odds of winning are very small, but the minister thinks that the Mongols also have no chance of winning."

"Well, at this time, the war starts and both sides have no chance of winning, so it depends on their respective resilience." I thought for a moment and said, "Our army is also inferior. ”

When both armies are not ready, once there is an encounter, it depends on the personal ability of the soldiers on both sides, and from the current combat strength, the individual combat ability of the Mongolian iron cavalry is undoubtedly superior.

Yuan Jian said: "Your Majesty is right, at present, our army is not the enemy of Mongolia, so it is not appropriate to go to war yet." ”

I got up and walked back and forth in the house a few times, quickly searched for the classic battles of later generations in my mind, and suddenly a plan came up, I returned to my desk, carefully looked at the military map of Xiangfan, and said in my heart: "Encirclement, counter-encirclement, yes, since the Mongols intend to encircle Xiangfan with a field, then I will simply come up with a plan, use Xiangfan as a bait, implement encirclement and counter-encirclement, and then encircle the point to send reinforcements, and concentrate the army in Xiangfan and the Mongols to fight a war of annihilation, if feasible, can destroy the living force of the Mongol army, This is undoubtedly another Huaihai campaign. ”

Xiangfan in history, fighting alone can be defended for several years, if I prepare in advance, and with firearms, I can completely drag the Mongolian army in Xiangfan.