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Zhao Ta paced in the house, thinking about the long-term strategy to stabilize the newly occupied land, the victory of the western expedition, thanks to his own attention to logistics, at the beginning of the war he thought of the supply of grain and grass, the surprise attack on Xiazhou was formulated under this premise, and its purpose of ensuring logistics supply was far greater than the military purpose. If he had not been able to capture the imperial warehouse of Western Xia, even if he occupied Xiazhou, it would only play a role in cutting off the enemy's way back, and Zhao Ta's westward expedition could only stop there, so it was the abundant grain and grass that could support him to unite the Shaanxi army to continue westward and capture Lingzhou.

Lingzhou's abundant grain reserves laid the foundation for his next move, but to continue to advance westward, it was necessary to mobilize more soldiers and horses, and Lingzhou's reserves were insufficient, and they needed to be transferred from the interior, but after years of war in Hedong and Shaanxi, the treasury was empty and weak. Therefore, military conquest is only a short-term act, and after achieving certain strategic goals, the long logistical supply lines will become a weakness, and it is difficult to achieve long-term results.

"Second master, what do you want?" Zhao Xin quietly walked into the prince's study, saw that he was engrossed and added some charcoal to the brazier in the house, and asked softly, now that Jianxi is gone, Erwa and the others, who have disappeared for many days, suddenly returned, and their return made Zhao Xin feel a lot more relieved, and she could spare more time to take care of the prince.

"I heard that Brother Cha has returned to Xingqing Mansion. I don't know if he can control the situation in Western Xia, if he can't do it, he has to fight, he has to prepare early! Zhao Ta said with a sigh.

"Cut, I think the second master is thinking about the princess of Western Xia. Didn't Brother Cha promise to marry his sister-in-law to the second master, and the two countries became relatives, so they would stop fighting from now on, what else would they fight! Zhao Xin sat down next to the prince and pouted.

"Hehe, it's not up to me to say this!" Zhao Ta shook his head and said with a smile, even if the two countries are friendly, they must obtain the emperor's consent, this is not an ordinary marriage. It's a political marriage, and if the emperor agrees, he has to marry him even if he pinchs his nose, "Eh." Brother Cha is very handsome, I don't know what his sister looks like, if he is an ugly monster, I will be miserable! ”

"For the Great Song Dynasty, for the people. The second master will make some sacrifices! Zhao Xin looked at the prince's bitter gourd face and quipped.

"The policy of harmony is only a short-term behavior, not a long-term one. There have been lessons in history, even if I sacrificed my hue. I'm afraid it's just a flash in the pan! Zhao Ta shook his head and said 'seriously', the policy of harmony can be traced back to at least the time of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Western Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty's Princess Xijun, Princess Xie Wu, Wang Zhaojun and others successively married the Xiongnu or Wusun, and later, the Tang Dynasty's Princess Wencheng and Princess Jincheng married to Tibet, all in order to solve the security problems of the northwest frontier by peaceful means.

To a certain extent, the policy of harmony and affinity has promoted national integration and economic and cultural exchanges, but the policy of harmony and affinity has certain limitations, and in the face of a relatively strong hostile force, harmony often cannot fundamentally resolve the relationship between the two sides, and the law of the jungle still plays a decisive role. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, he made peace with the Xiongnu, although he often gave the Xiongnu a large number of valuables to open the market, but still failed to prevent the Xiongnu from attacking southward, they repeatedly plundered the city, seized livestock, and abducted the population.

Moreover, the policy of harmony and proximity is often limited by the main body of harmony, often ends in one generation, and lacks continuity, although to a certain extent it promotes the mutual integration between ethnic groups and forms a joint force to jointly manage the Central Plains Dynasty, which has a certain influence, but it also eventually collapses. …,

"Alas, poor Princess Naxixia knows that she can't marry a person like the second master, I'm afraid she will only wash her face with tears all day long!" Zhao Xin sighed and said with deep sympathy.

"Exchanging women for peace, this is a man's sorrow, using his sisters as political bargaining chips to gain wealth, I would rather die than do that kind of thing, and what's the point of being a man who hides under a woman's skirt to live, if Brother Cha really does that, he will also call a generation of heroes!" Zhao Ta sneered and said, "However, if our family Zhao Xin is the princess of Xixia, I will make an exception, and I will risk my life...!" Turning his face, Zhao Ta changed his appearance again and looked at Zhao Xindao.

"The second master said again, just now he said that Brother Cha is not a man, and he is not a man anymore!" Zhao Xin dodged back, avoiding the gaze of the prince, and lowered his head and said.

"Alas, I would have trusted the bright moon with my heart, but who knew that the bright moon would shine on the ditch!" Zhao Tan looked at Zhao Xin pitifully and said.

"Go, go, I want to chant poetry to find your sister of the Zhu family, she misses you very much, waiting for you to return to Beijing to get married!" Zhao Xin saw that the more the prince spoke, the more he didn't like to speak, and said with a straight face.

"Alas..."Zhao Ta's mood suddenly turned bad again, and he lost the interest of continuing to laugh with Zhao Xin, he didn't know how to face the poor Zhu girl now, if he escaped or refused to get married, he was afraid that with the sentimental poetic temperament of the Zhu girl, there was only one way to end up depressed, but following him, a poet who can only plagiarize the masterpieces of future generations, is afraid that he will also be very disappointed, and now he is a little afraid to see this innocent person.

"Second master, you're angry..."Zhao Xin saw that the prince suddenly fell silent, and leaned over and said carefully.

"No, I just thought of something again!" Zhao Tan squeezed out a smile and said, "Zhao Xin, you said that we also implemented the restraint strategy in the Lingxia region, can we achieve the effect of long-term peace and stability?" He shifted the subject and got down to business.

"Second master, if you want me to say, although the fetters policy can maintain the belonging and stability of these Tibetan areas, but it is only temporary, in the long run, it will often cause internal turmoil and betrayal of the central government, Li Jiqian's rebellion against the national Xia is a lesson from the past, of course, it can't be generalized, for example, the Zhe family in Fuzhou has always been loyal to the Great Song Dynasty!" Zhao Xin thought for a while and said.

"Well, what you said is reasonable, the implementation of the restraint policy is indeed a hidden danger of turmoil!" Zhao Ta nodded, he had also operated in Hezhou, and he knew that it was not perfect.

The core of the policy of restraint is to rule according to customs, that is, to maintain the original form of social organization and management institutions of ethnic minorities, and to be managed by the leaders of ethnic minorities themselves. From the perspective of effect, the implementation of the fetters system can only temporarily maintain the belonging and stability of these regions, effectively save management costs and increase influence, but this policy will increase the centrifugal force of border areas and strengthen the self-identity of individual nationalities. From the perspective of long-term development trends, this system restricts the development of the fettered areas, resulting in new border crises between the border and the interior due to the great difference in economic level and management system.

The reason why the Zhe family used the 'beauty trick' to set themselves up this time and tried their best to promote a marriage is not without reason. One is that due to economic pressure, their greatest source of wealth is the border trade with the Western Xia, and now the Hezhou, Xiazhou, and Fengzhou regions are all under the Song Dynasty, and Fuzhou has become the interior, and its economic status must have declined, resulting in a serious economic crisis, and it is not enough to maintain its rule, so it has to find another way; The other was that the defeat of the Western Xia would reduce the strategic position of the prefecture and its role in resisting the invasion of the Western Xia, and they feared that the central government would use it to withdraw from Tibet. Therefore, they are anxious to marry the royal family, so as to gain the opportunity to develop outward, and continue to retain the hereditary privileges they have, and if the demands cannot be met, there is a risk of rebellion. …,

"Then how does the second master think that the long-term plan to consolidate the frontier can be consolidated?" Zhao Xin asked.

"Reclamation and garrisoning, the strategy of the ages!" Zhao Ta thought for a while and said, only immigrants can solve this problem for a long time, this is a kind of military and political system and economic system that combines soldiers with the people, soldiers and farmers, and combines labor and military with labor and military, which is not only commonly used in ancient times, but is still used even in his previous life, and has achieved good results.

Everyone knows that the northwestern border of the province, far away from the economic center of the Central Plains, has a difficult road, and in the event of a war, it is very difficult to transport grain; if we rely on the interior for a long time to supply military rations, not only will the government's finances be unable to afford it, but there will also be a danger of cutting off food and wages, and the soldiers will not suffer from war and hunger, and wars will often suffer defeat because of this. Therefore, effective reclamation is an important channel for solving the problem of military rations for front-line officers and soldiers.

In addition, cantonment can not only become a guarantee for the supply of food and grass for front-line soldiers, but also an important strategy for stabilizing society, developing the economy, and integrating culture. The frontier reclamation implements the policy of mainly using the soldiers as the main and the people as the supplement, the soldiers reclaim the barren valleys, cut down trees and build houses, and they are stationed with their dependents, and they will gradually evolve into indigenous people, and the later immigrants of the Han people constitute the main inhabitants of the Han nationality. The local Tibetan tribe will also be gradually assimilated due to its integration with the Han people, the national identity will be diluted, and the country and common culture will be strengthened. In this way, the army and civilians can not only reclaim the solid border areas in the vast border areas and resist the invasion of foreign enemies, but also solve the supply problem of a large number of troops stationed there, and can also effectively defend against separatist rebellion by internal forces.

Zhao Ta figured out this, and immediately ordered Zhao Xin to grind, he worked hard to write down what he thought in his heart, and then ordered someone to send it to Taiyuan, ask the master to refer to it, and let the staff make a detailed plan for backup, once the time is ripe, he will immediately start to implement it, and now he has to wait for the emperor's instructions for the next move, whether it is war or peace...

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Just after the Tianning Festival, the news from all sides suddenly increased, and the emperor in Beijing 'approved' Cai Jing's request for retirement, and appointed Wang Hao as the Zhongshu squire to act as Cai Jing's authority. And the emperor did not forget Cai Jing's past merits, and the chartered prince still lived in the capital to give the first place, and he could still go to the court every month to show respect for the master and his experience in "governing and managing finances". The first thing he did was not to actively prepare for war, but to secretly send an envoy to the Great Song Dynasty, the purpose of which is unknown... (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )