Chapter Table of Contents Chapter 33
Zhao Ta traveled all the way to the west, thinking all the way, for his future development plan gradually plumped, he decided to talk in detail with a few of his staff, these people subdivided into different schools, the ruling ideology is also different, there are also differences in the understanding of the problem, but they all have a heart of worrying about the country and the people, and they have also passed the age of impulsiveness, and have experienced the ups and downs of officialdom, the ups and downs of the Huan Sea, and they should be able to see everything openly, I hope they can give up their differences, unite around themselves, and achieve a career!
"Lord Wang, now that the government is corrupt, the traitors are in power, and the saints are blinded, if you want to implement a new policy in the northwest, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult!" After listening to the grand blueprint described by the prince, Judge Chen Guoting said worriedly, he had just experienced great ups and downs, and he still had palpitations in his heart. (Just read the novel)
"Judge Chen's words are different, the old party is in power and does not think about reform, does not dare to do things, does not dare to move, so that the problems accumulate into piles, the new deal in the northwest is halfway away, although it has been restored, but Cai's words 'Shaoshu' are in the mouth of the world's corporal, in fact, the good law and good intentions of the Divine Sect have been completely changed. All destroyed by the hands of Cai and Tong, and now the prince wants to revive the northwest, how can he not move forward. Xu Jingheng said.
"Mr. Hengtang is right, since the use of troops in the northwest not only increased the burden on the border areas, but also dried up the government's finances, Tong Guan was even more so after he was ordered to open the border, often exhausted the roads in Shaanxi, and had to ask the imperial court for help, resulting in other places being implicated. The long-term war has withered the people in the northwest frontier, the imperial court decrees are not enforceable, and the people are unwilling to farm, so they all rely on the imperial court for supplies, but the war has benefited some people. 'State and county petty officials. The squire is on the backhand, and the moves his feet and specializes in the axe; Money is abundant, the world is full of strangeness', the local military and politics are bad, and they can't help but change! Yang Shi nodded and said, the turbulent environment in the northwest now, coupled with the huge military expenditure and the best military and political affairs, makes the government no longer able to operate the northwest frontier, if you want to do something, you can only rely on yourself.
"Mr. Kameyama is right. The people in the northwest are now in poverty, the war has caused ten rooms and nine shortages, and after the southeast people have changed, a large number of displaced people have poured into the northwest. The imperial court expanded the fields in the northwest and auctioned off the salt ponds and fertile fields, which led to the instability of the Tibetan tribe on the new land, and the rebellion was reborn under the appeasement of the Western Xia, while most of the western army was transferred to the south, but the forbidden army was unable to suppress it, and the Hedong army was exhausted and pressed everywhere. If we do not quickly stabilize the people's hearts and appease the Tibetan region, the northwest will be the land of four wars. Chaos will cause a catastrophe, and I am afraid it will be even worse in the southeast! Zhou Xingji said that he was also pessimistic about the situation.
"You are all right, the reason why this king is reluctant to take office is also because of this, but the emperor's order is difficult to disobey, so he can only pinch his nose and take office, but it is like sitting on pins and needles!" Zhao Ta looked at a few old men and sighed.
"The prince is too modest, you have only been in charge of Hedong for two years, and you have recovered Feng, Xia, Ling and other states, expanded the land for thousands of miles, and established immortal martial arts; It also rectified the localities and eliminated corruption. So that the east of the river is clear, the people's power can be restored, in the Han people are known as prestige, now only the prince can save the people in fire and water, we are willing to do our best to assist the prince! Xu Jingheng saw that Zhao Ta had a retreat. With a sad face, he hurriedly cheered him on.
"The subordinates are willing to assist the prince in establishing meritorious deeds!" Several others also hastened to express their positions. They all know that Prince Yan is incomparably benevolent and righteous, and now everyone can say that they are all people in distress, and it is not easy to be able to have such a good boss, and they still expect to make a career with him and leave a name in history.
"Alas, this king can win the Western Xia is all accidental, local things are all dependent on the master's help and the father's wrong love, how dare to be greedy, now the king's generals go to the east and west, the master also abandoned me, now the northwest is full of Liang, Wang two protégés and old officials, must not fall off, do not listen to orders, go to fear is also a feather and return, out of Beijing I regret it, it is better to lie in Beijing!" Zhao Ta still put on a 'fearful' look. 【】
"Lord Wang, don't pretend to be like this anymore, these are all excuses. Western Xia rebelled against the Song Dynasty since the Taizong Dynasty, and fought for a hundred years, how could there have been such a big victory, forcing the Xia King to cut the ground and bow down, if the prince wants to say that it is an occasional victory, I am afraid that no one will believe it; It is not false that Wang Ye is in the middle of the river, and the war is outside, and Dr. He is in charge of the government affairs of Hedong, but who would believe that without the support of the prince and the decision, how can a shogunate mobilize the locality, recommend capable officials, and carry out plans for the benefit of the people? Although we have no doctors, we have the heart to serve the country. Mr. Hengtang and Mr. Gong Shu are known as 'Mr. Yuanfeng Taixue Jiu', and Mr. Kameyama studied under the two masters of 'Ercheng', both of whom are talented. Judge Chen is also a minister, and he spared himself for his life for the people. Although it is a cloth cloth, but there is also arrogance, since the prince does not give up, willing to take us in, they all want to follow the prince to do something beneficial to the people, the prince will no longer be with us and others to think of snakes, go around in circles, just say something clear! A 'young man' sitting on the side couldn't listen to Zhao Ta's words anymore, and got up and reprimanded.
"Shaoyang, don't be rude to the prince!" Xu Jingheng glared at the 'young man', motioned for him to sit down and said, "Lord Wang, Shaoyang is free and unrestrained, don't be surprised!" He hurriedly persuaded the prince again.
"Hehe, this king is not so careful!" Zhao Ta waved his hand and smiled, "Shaoyang is right, it's the king's hypocrisy, but I can't help but have doubts when I wait for the first acquaintance, it seems that I am too careful!" Zhao Ta stood up and saluted the 'young man'.
After talking for a long time, this young man named Shaoyang, in fact, is more than ten years older than Zhao Tan, everyone will feel unfamiliar with his words, but his name is almost everyone knows, he is Chen Dong, the leader of the student movement in the late Northern Song Dynasty, he was born in a family of teachers, he had a reputation very early, free and easy, unwilling to endure, not afraid of his own poverty and lowliness, dare to criticize the maladministration of the imperial court, according to the current words he is 'angry youth'. Cai Jing and Wang Hao were dictatorial at that time, and everyone dared to be angry but did not dare to speak, only he had nothing to hide, so that everyone did not dare to share the table with him when they ate later, for fear of being implicated.
However, Zhao Ta knew that Chen Dong's fate was also very miserable, he led the Taixue students to write twice, demanding the elimination of the 'six thieves', and supporting Li Gang and other main battle factions to come to power, which later developed into a violent petition and was liquidated, but Zhao Huan finally did not take his life. But after Zhao Gou came to power in the Jingkang Revolution, he fled to Jiangnan, and Chen Dong wrote to resist Jin again, but was beheaded by Zhao Gou's order!
This time Zhao Ta proclaimed the northwest, Chen Dong admired his name, saw that the prince recruited staff, so he threw himself into the cloth clothes, but he didn't expect Zhao Ta to look up to him even more, and happily agreed, but he didn't have an official name, so he could only let him be a secretary in the scene, he didn't expect him to dare to denounce himself for hypocrisy in front of him today, but it also let Zhao Ta see the bones of this person, although he was exposed to his heart, but he didn't care, but he just felt that this person still needs to be tempered, otherwise it will be difficult to take on a big responsibility with his temper, and leave his own 'enlightened person', if he doesn't get it, it will be difficult to escape a tragic death!
"Lord Wang, since you have already planned, please let me know, and a few of us old people in the province are guessing on our own!" Yang Shi and they have all experienced the ups and downs of the Huan Sea, of course they can understand what the prince thinks, and said with a smile, in fact, they also have doubts in their hearts, worried that the prince will not be able to stabilize the overall situation.
"Well, in that case, this king will say what he wants, please refer to it!" Zhao Ta said, "The situation in the northwest is first to stabilize the people's hearts, and to stabilize the people's hearts, it is necessary to make them worry-free about food and clothing, food and clothing; Secondly, the northwest is the land of four wars, although the Western Xia surrendered, but you also know that its rebellion is impermanent, and it is ready to move if there is an opportunity. And the Liao country in the north and my Great Song Dynasty is the old enemy, now the DPRK has set the policy of joining the Jin to invade the Liao, the two countries must have a war, as the saying goes, 'the hundred-legged insect dies but does not stiff', although it declines, but it is still a golden land. However, even if the Liao State is destroyed by me, but it is also the front door to drive the wolf and the back door into the tiger, the barbarian people of the Jin State will covet the world of my great Song Dynasty and flowers, and the conflict between the two countries is inevitable, which is more difficult than the Liao State, Hedong is the only way to go south, and we bear the brunt, so we must also be prepared militarily to deter it, so that it does not dare to invade the south! ”
"The prince's analysis of the wood is more incisive than what his subordinates think, so it seems that the prince has already prepared for the northwest!" Yang Shi praised, "Then how about asking the prince to make the next step clear?" ”
"Mr. Kameyama praised, what this king said is actually just the meaning of the first emperor's 'rich country and strong army', and how to proceed still needs your advice!" Zhao Taxian was modest, "When I arrived in the northwest, I first needed to settle the people, and the people had a place to cultivate, so that they could feel at ease." Reclamation should be the first choice, which can resettle the displaced people and accumulate troops for the people! ”
"What the prince said is extremely true, it is imperative to tuntian, land is the foundation of border stability, and this problem must be solved in order to develop production and stabilize the people!" Xu Jingheng nodded.
"Well, while the fields are being cultivated, the canals, and the forts are being built, the surrounding areas should also be reclaimed into fields for the villagers to cultivate, and if there are water sources that can be used, they will be developed as much as possible to irrigate the fields; It also cleared up the chaotic situation of the land, forbade the buying and looting of the land of the Tibetan people, stabilized the Tibetan tribe, and made it return to its heart! Yang Shi also added.
"Yes, while developing the military and civilian tuns, we must also strengthen the system of archers, so that they will be loyal to the border of the country and resist foreign invasion!" Soon after the founding of the Song Dynasty, the problem of land annexation became prominent, and it was impossible for this trend not to impact the northwest region, resulting in the loss of land in Tibet and the destruction of the system, while the success of the archer system lies in meeting the land needs of the recruits, so that their lives have a basic guarantee, and the existence of a large area of idle land along the border is the premise of the government granting land. In the Song Dynasty, when land rights were changing and land annexation was becoming more and more drastic, archers could obtain a considerable amount of rent-free land for farming, although in remote places, it was already a relatively favorable condition, so it was not up to the archers to do their best to dedicate their defense. (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. )