Research on Zhao Jin, Taizu of the Han Dynasty (2)
Zhao Jin "when" has the idea of seizing the world, from China to other parts of the world, abandoning those untrustworthy myths and legends, everyone is extremely curious about the truth. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
In addition to those emperors who have obtained the throne by inheritance, heroes and heroes no matter how the history books whitewash them, they will not have such huge ambitions at the beginning, often through personal hard work and luck, when the strength and timing reach a certain point before deciding to hit the apex, this is common sense, but also the norm, whether it is the Chinese world, or the European continent, or even the wild Americas, it is the same.
But Zhao Jin is different, for the question of "when", the answer, if we admit that he is the answer, then it has long been clear.
Unlike the emperors of the Chinese world, Zhao Jin did not ban the destruction of historical materials that were not beneficial to him in the previous generations, and it happened that the literati of the Ming Dynasty had a passion for notes far beyond those of the previous generations and other regions.
It's just that the conclusions drawn from this vast amount of written materials are too incredible, and if this is the answer, if this is the truth, it is too appalling, too incredible.
Dahan Taizu, the founder of this world empire, may have had the idea of becoming an emperor and seizing the world, or even this world, when he was a ten-year-old boy.
How incredible, how can a teenager, a teenager in a remote place, an uneducated parent, have the same idea, you know, at the same age, even the children of the royal family may not have such a concept.
But this conclusion, this possible "answer", and his course, observing the life of Zhao Jin, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, before he was ten years old, he was as ordinary as his peers, Zhao Jin's father took Zhao in to watch the execution scene in order to exercise his courage, he received a fright and fainted, on the verge of death, and then he was lucky, but it was not how miraculous to wake up.
From that moment, everything Zhao Jin did began to have traces, and they all began to be full of purpose, yes, it is difficult for us to imagine that a ten-year-old boy would have such a strict plan, if we believe that this is his own plan, from his own ten years old to his own adulthood, and every step of the plan has been successful.
First of all, he screened his companions through child's play-like competitions, we don't need to list those famous characters one by one, the existence of these people is also considered to be Zhao Jin's "Mandate of Heaven", in the context of the Chinese world, the first emperor will always have some unknown talents gathered to follow when he was poor.
Then, Zhao Jin began to get involved in the underground world of the Xuzhou region, and his influence and power were rapidly expanding, a group of teenagers against outlaw thugs, this comparison is ridiculous, but in fact, well-nourished, well-trained teenagers, compared to the malnourished rabble, they may not only have a disadvantage, not to mention, through his own and his companions' families, Zhao Jin has the support of the Xuzhou local government and the gentry, this advantage is too huge......
In this process, there is one thing, the reason why we want to mention this matter, is because for a long time, there has been a huge disagreement between researchers and academics on this matter, this matter is the kidnapping of Ms. Mu Shulan, the "second queen" of the Han Empire, Ms. Mu Shulan's life is often seen in history books and various plays, so I will not repeat it here.
In this kidnapping incident, Zhao Jin and his small group killed for the first time, and for the first time intersected with the underground forces in Xuzhou, many people felt that this was the beginning of everything, maybe the excitement of this killing and the sudden encounter of the people around him made Zhao Jin realize something, and some people felt that this incident was just an incident, if it wasn't for this time, then Zhao Jin and his group would have similar encounters in the next actions.
There have been many, many debates about this matter, and this article is not intended to participate in them, but only to bring up this matter for your reference.
Next, Zhao Jin relied on his expanding power to begin to control the underground society of Xuzhou step by step, and gradually transferred this control to the ground, the process was very long, and a lot of things happened, but each thing was not so important in isolation.
Perhaps these things have such and such historical significance, but when they are carefully analyzed, they are just a certain step in the plan, a certain link, and what is really amazing is Zhao Jin's brilliant vision and ingenious skills and iron-blooded and decisive means in these matters.
He established his own private army, but did not train like the militia or even the regular army at that time, but went to "regularize" as much as possible, and in this regard, there is a relatively unanimous concept in the academic circles, which believes that this is related to his uncle Zhao Zhenxing, who died young.
About Zhao Zhenxing, we will also mention later, here is a brief explanation, Zhao Zhenxing is a professional soldier, has experienced a lot of battles, and according to the few descriptions, Zhao Zhenxing has a gentle personality, good at learning, and is likely to have high military literacy and fighting skills, which were selflessly taught to Zhao Jin by him.
At that time, the influence of Qi Jiguang, the great military strategist of the Ming Empire, was still there, and the real people of insight respected it, of course, there were not many people who really implemented it.
(The evaluation of Qi Jiguang cannot be affected by the poor performance of the Ming Empire before and after the emergence of Qi Jiguang, who was a reformer like Prince Morris of the Netherlands, a revivalist of classical militarism, and a true innovator, and coincidentally, the military philosophy of the two men is strikingly similar.)
Among Zhao Jin's partners, many people have learned from Zhao Zhenxing, we can think that it is these learning and intentional training that make Zhao Jin invincible from the beginning of a small group, of course, this kind of military victory is also related to Zhao Jin's own talent, he has improved and innovated, and finally established the most powerful and terrifying armed forces since the emergence of mankind, which can find similar examples in history, such as Alexander, such as Genghis Khan......
However, Zhao Jin's economic considerations and development should be more noticed, and he improved the production process of grain liquor, and obtained baijiu that was more suitable for the tastes of the people of the northern part of the Chinese world, or illustrated the favor of the northern provinces of the empire and the various tribes in the west and beyond the northern and eastern borders, and made huge sums of money on it.
There is research and research, about the improvement of the production process, it is likely that Zhao Jin, or the Zhao family, got the secret method of a certain winemaker in the Xuzhou and Pizhou Canal Basin, you know, because a large amount of grain circulates on the canal, along the canal, especially in the area of Xuzhou Pizhou, which is a transit hub, has always been an important liquor producing area, and this improvement is not a fundamental revolution in the process, so it is likely to be the occasional discovery of a folk craftsman, and it fell into the hands of the Zhao family by chance.
This improvement of the process is indeed worth mentioning, and the benefits and subsequent impacts, whether political and economic, are well deserved.
But what should really be noticed is the act itself, although military geniuses are rare but not rare, but a military genius who understands the economy, observes the performance after this, and can even be said to be proficient in the economy, this is the only one, he can support his own armament, and constantly make himself armed and strong, and at the same time, through the strength of the armed force to earn more benefits for himself, this is a self-consistent cycle, a cycle that will make Zhao Jin's strength snowball.
Regarding Zhao Jin's economic talent, there are various studies in the academic world, not only in the historical circles, but there is another thing worth noting, that is, the rhythm of Zhao Jin's work.
In the growth process of Zhao Jin and his group, we can see an almost perfect rhythm, doing what should be done at every step, perhaps it is debatable in sending troops to Liaodong, but before that, every step of Zhao Jin is for his own growth, and for his own unobtrusive growth, even if there is a conflict with the Ming Empire later, each conflict does not blindly expand, although the time and future generations look at it, at that time, a little risk, maybe you can enjoy the fruits of victory earlier, But Zhao Jin has always been cautious.
This kind of caution itself shows Zhao Jin's plan and purpose, however, it is still difficult to imagine how Zhao Jin could have such ambition when his direct armed forces were only 200 or 300 people, how could he have the confidence to fight against an enemy who was nearly 10,000 times his own, we can only interpret this as heroic ambition......
During the period when the official history books of the Han Dynasty became the "hidden dragon", Zhao Jin experienced numerous turmoil, as well as a real crisis and setback, and no one has denied this setback in research, but no one thinks what kind of impact this setback had on the Han Empire and Zhao Jin itself.
Sun Dalei, the posthumously crowned prince of the Han Empire, his younger brother is Zhao Jin's personal guard, his family is the last seat of the most noble family of the Han Empire, the chief of the subordinate noble family, the shipbuilding and textile industry and the mining industry controlled by the Marquis Sun family, the influence is all over the world, and the deeds of this family are believed to be seen in many places.
This posthumously honored, rich and wealthy prince, was just an ignorant and cowering teenager during his lifetime, but this young man gave up his life in front of Zhao Jin in an ambush, and he was killed by the ambusher's bow and arrow, in the memoirs of many imperial fathers, this scene is mentioned, and Zhao Jin's grief at the time and the aftermath of the meeting can't help it, naturally it is also mentioned, Chen Sheng, Wang Zhaojing, Shi Manqiang, Dong Bingfeng, Ji Xiang, Liu Yong and other imperial founders of the sadness and memories.
For true historical researchers, most of these memoirs are nothing more than far-fetched attempts to improve their own status, and only Marshal Zhang Hubin's is credible, because he was an eyewitness and the only surviving soldier at that time......
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For many long-time historical readers, I am paying tribute to the scaly claws of "Xinshun", thank you all (to be continued.) )