Chapter 105: Doubling the Territory
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As for the word "special zone", although it is a new word in this era, the "special zone" itself does not have much new meaning, and there are more special zones in the Tang and Song dynasties! Strictly speaking, "one country, two systems" is not the creation of later generations, just because there have been too many similar political practices in Chinese history.
The three key words of "special zone" and "one country, two systems" are enough to cover "special zone" and "one country, two systems". More than 1,000 years ago, the Tang Dynasty had 856 prefecture capitals at its peak, and at the time of the Tang Dynasty, there were hundreds or thousands of "special zones" under its jurisdiction, and the Tang Dynasty adhered to the principle of "one country, two systems" for these hundreds and thousands of "special zones". It can be seen that most of the political models of later generations are inherited from history, of course, there is heredity, there is variation, at least the name has mutation.
Tracing back, the rule of fetters can also be traced back to the Han Dynasty, such as the management of the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty, but the large-scale implementation is still the Tang Dynasty, and the Great Song Dynasty draws on the Tang system, and there are also many fetters under its jurisdiction, but in terms of quantity, it cannot be expected to be back by the Tang Dynasty.
After the Southern Crossing of the Great Song Dynasty, only the southwest region was left in the place where the Bondage Prefecture was set up, and Sichuan, Guangnan West Road, and Jinghu South Road all had bondage divisions, and the entire Guizhou range was the Bondage Divisions of the Great Song Dynasty.
To put it more colloquially, the feudal rule is a special zone management model with an autonomous nature, in which the dù of the fetters is different, which means that the Cheng dù of "autonomy" and "special" are different. The slightest restraint is that there is no garrison and nothing to do, and it only nominally belongs to the Great Song Dynasty; A slightly stronger bond is the symbolic placement of a small number of coordinating officials at a certain point in a large area, and a small number of escorts to follow them; The stronger restraint is to garrison troops at the main local checkpoints, and can also recruit local tribal troops to fight when necessary, but still neither specifically manage nor collect taxes. The strongest fetters not only garrisoned the army, but also stationed civilian officials for direct management and tax collection, but this was extremely rare in the Great Song Dynasty, such a strong fetters can only be traced back to the Tang Dynasty, Li Longji was in power in the heyday, in the Anxi military town and the broken leaf Han town are to collect taxes.
Mao Geng's previous Xinhua, before 1o76, was the nature of the feudal division. Emperor Xining of the Song Dynasty opened the border, first Zhang Dian attacked Meishanman by force, and then settled peacefully, Meishanman thus naturalized the Great Song Dynasty, and established Xinhua and Anhua counties on the original feudal division, and finally officially placed the area that was previously autonomous by Meishanman under the governance of the Great Song Dynasty.
That is to say, before 1o76, Xinhua was one of the "special zones" of the Great Song Dynasty, and the territory was counted in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, but the Great Song Dynasty neither cared about local affairs nor collected taxes from the local people. It was not uncommon in the Great Song Dynasty for a "special zone" like Xinhua to return to the "special zone" after naturalization due to frequent rebellions. Because once the situation of tax resistance and rebellion recurred, the imperial court always had to dispatch troops to suppress it, so the military expenditure was very huge, and compared with the taxes collected, the taxes collected were a drop in the bucket, but it was not as cost-effective as restoring the original state of bondage. Most of the time, the Great Song Dynasty adheres to the principle of financial priority, so for these territories that not only do not make money, but always lose money, they simply put on an attitude that you can do whatever you like, and you don't care about slapping yourself in the face.
Therefore, for the new word "special zone", the Great Song Dynasty did not regard it as a flood beast. At first, the monarchs and ministers thought that this was just old wine in a new bottle, but when Zhao Lian reported the establishment of the Kaohsiung Special Economic Zone to the imperial court, the monarchs and ministers understood that this "special zone" was different from the "special zone" of the Great Song Dynasty.
Zhao Tuan was already quite satisfied with Shun Lì's entry into Taiwan, and now Zhao Tuan asked Kuaima to send natural gold from Taipei, which made Zhao Tuan feel that his choice this time was not wrong, so he was particularly excited.
"Congratulations to the official, this time, I didn't expect to dig a gold mine so quickly, and now it seems that this mine may be able to get 10,000 or 20,000 gold a year, which is really the blessing of my Great Song Dynasty.
Liuzheng saw that Zhao Tuan was happy, and congratulated him playfully.
Zhou Bida also took advantage of the situation and said:
Lao Chen also felt that this matter was gratifying, if it was an annual output of 10,000 or 20,000 gold, he would be invincible in running Taiwan. It's just that there are many Yi tribes in Taiwan, and the language barrier means that they have no written language, so it will take time for Wang Hua to become a man. There are joys and sorrows! ”
Zhou Bida was naturally very excited about Shun Lì taking Taiwan, but when he thought of the difficulty of turning the land where the barbarians lived, he was a little worried. For example, Meishanman, Jinghu South Road, from being bound by the Great Song Dynasty to naturalizing the Great Song Dynasty, it took more than a hundred years.
Zhao Tuan is not only happy, but also sober-minded, Zhao Tuan has ruled the country for many years, is very practical, is an emperor who does not vain his name, and rarely does the burning of steamed buns that he spends money to buy. During the Gandao period, for the issue of Annan, Zhao Tuan no longer continued to save face in the name of Annan, changed the practice of the Great Song Dynasty that had always not recognized Annan, and named Annan Li Yingzong as the king of Annan, in fact, recognized Annan. As a pragmatic emperor, Zhao Tuan knew that it was not an easy task to expand the territory and whether it could be digested smoothly in the end, and it was far from the time to celebrate.
"I don't know how many people live on Taiwan Island, what Zhou Aiqing said is very true, Taiwan has both joy and sorrow, it is true that it is a good thing to produce money, and it is always good to help the court save some expenses. What do you think of Mao Geng's 'Kaohsiung Special Economic Zone'? ”
What Zhao Tuan is most worried about is that Taiwan is a bottomless pit that requires the imperial court to continue to spend money, and it can make up for the expenses if it can dig a gold mine, but after all, the barbarian king cannot be achieved overnight, it takes time, but the cement and the time table can be seen in the short term, so it is Mao Geng's side that is worth looking forward to.
"Qi Qi official, the minister thinks that the development of Taiwan still has to be carried out step by step, since Taipei produces gold, there are rivers deep into the interior6, it is time to concentrate manpower and material resources to reclaim the Taipei area, if you scatter to do, want to do everything, the minister is afraid that the desire will not reach."
Wang Lin thinks that Zhao Luan's practice of showing Taipei and Kaohsiung at the same time is too hasty, and wants to fully blossom in the territory where the barbarians were entrenched in the past, and obviously underestimates the difficulties.
Wang Lin said this, which made Zhao Tuan a little worried, and said in his heart that Zhao Lian and Mao Geng are both hairy boys, and it is inevitable that they will be overjoyed, and on the completely unfamiliar barbarian island, they should indeed uphold the practice of being careful and not making big mistakes.
However, Zhou Bida immediately pointed to Taiwan's sand table and said:
"Qiqi official, please look at the topography of Taiwan, although the land of Taipei is good, but this area in the south of Taiwan is a large plain, the rain is abundant, the land is fertile, easy to cultivate, this place is not a mountainous area, the barbarians are difficult to hide, it is difficult to trouble, and once something happens, our Great Song Dynasty soldiers can also quickly reinforce from the sea, they have neither mountains and wilderness as a barrier, nor enough to resist our Great Song Dynasty soldiers and horses. Therefore, Lao Chen thought that this piece of land should also be developed in time. ”
Zhou Bida paused and continued:
"Lao Chen thinks that it is okay for Jiaguo Gong to set up the 'Kaohsiung Special Zone', but Lao Chen Jianyi does not set up Kaohsiung County for the time being, and only sets up the 'Kaohsiung Special Zone' for the time being, which can advance or retreat, in case the barbarians are rampant, they can also retreat to the coast, and then slowly figure it out."
When Zhao Tuan heard this, it was still Zhou Bida's method that was well considered, with such a fertile plain, it seemed that there was no reason not to open up, but Wang Lin's worries were not unreasonable, he was afraid that he would not reach his desires, and he would be trapped by the barbarians in a dilemma. There is no county, just a "special zone" is set up, leaving enough leeway, and sure enough, ginger is old and spicy.
In Zhao Tuan's mind, although the so-called "Kaohsiung Special Zone" between Jian Prefecture and Mao Geng cannot be equated, after all, they are different from the prefectures and counties under the official rule of the Great Song Dynasty, not to mention that this is still a newly occupied uncivilized land, so it is feasible to deal with it in this way.
In the end, after some deliberation by the monarch and ministers, Zhou Bida's strategy of advancing and retreating was further enriched and developed. The monarchs and ministers made a decision to make Taipei and Kaohsiung the two places where Taiwan will focus on exhibitions, and Taipei should of course be listed as the key exhibition area, and they unanimously agreed to designate it as the government of Taiwan. The territory of the "Kaohsiung Special Economic Zone" has doubled, to 600,000 mu at once, and this is still a decision made by the monarchs and ministers in line with the principle of prudent development; the monarchs and ministers have the idea of advancing and retreating, and they have both the idea of advancing and retreating from this "Kaohsiung Special Zone." It is good to be able to open up 600,000 mu of territory, but even if only 150,000 mu of land can be developed in the end, there is not much dissatisfaction. If it really doesn't work, then retreat to Taipei, of course, if it's really the ending of wolf bèi leaving, it will be a bit of a disappointment.
When Mao Geng received the news in Kaohsiung, a typhoon had just passed.
Mao Geng looked around, only to see that many temporary cement Powa houses had been blown off the cement Powa roofs, and some collapsed houses, making the entire Great Song Dynasty military camp look a mess.
Mao Geng didn't know what kind of idea the monarch of Lin'an had, but his "special" of the "Kaohsiung Special Economic Zone" not only won the imperial court, but also doubled his territory. It's just that the central area of the "Kaohsiung Special Economic Zone" is still only 150,000 acres, and the rest of the land that is temporarily taken care of by himself is called the "Kaohsiung Special Economic Zone Bondage District", damn! Isn't this "Kaohsiung Special Economic Zone Bondage Zone" a special zone within a special zone?