I am Da Song

Chapter 228

The main force of the army was transferred to Hebei to fight the floods, and there was no objection in the court.

The frontline of Yanyun was in a bloody battle, but the main force of reinforcements was transferred away, the risk was too great.

Fortunately, the Privy Council now has a lot of talents, the Privy Councilor Zhang Shuye is very talented, and the Privy Councilor Yue Fei is even more famous.

The two sat in the capital and quickly analyzed the situation for Zhao Huan.

The heavy rain in the Yanyun generation prevented the main forces of the Song and Jin armies from launching large-scale operations.

With Wu Jie guarding Yizhou City, at least before the food and grass ran out, it was impossible for the Jin army to capture Yizhou. After all, in Yizhou City, the Song court had hoarded a large amount of military supplies and set up countless cannon mounts and bed crossbows.

Taiyuan City can be guarded for more than 200 days, and Yizhou City will not be too different.

However, there is an urgent need to fight against floods. Compared with recruiting civilians, the army is undoubtedly the main force that can reach the flood area the fastest.

Most importantly, if the flooding in Hebei cannot be solved, the 10,000+ army on the front line will be isolated from Zeguo, and the supply will be extremely difficult and tortuous.

So Zhao Huan made a decision, and the main force of Guiyi City's army went south, and Yizhou City held back the Jin Army.

He chose to believe in Wu Jie, and believed that this famous Song general could fight a classic battle of defending the city, not weaker than Yang Ye.

As expected, Wu Jie lived up to Zhao Huan's expectations. With an army of [-], he defeated more than [-] Jin troops, defeated the Jin army, beheaded and captured tens of thousands.

And Yanyun's [-] main force, together with other troops, quickly marched into Hebei. Under the personal command of Yue Fei, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, they stopped the flood at all costs.

Mei Zhili said: "Under the command of Minister Yue, a total of 33 soldiers from all walks of life are advancing side by side, and are quickly marching towards Hebei and Shandong."

"Emissary Yue himself has led more than [-] members of the Shenwu Right Army to Daming Mansion. As long as we go north along the Yongji Canal, we can directly reach Guantao."

"Yanyun's [-] main force approached Guantao from the direction of Mingzhou. It not only took on the heavy responsibility of blocking the breach of the embankment, but also took the heavy responsibility of sorting out the branches of the Beiliu, releasing the flood in this area, and diverting the flood into the Hulu River."

"The [-] troops from the east of the river, under the command of Minister Han, have already penetrated into the Guan family. The flood here is the most violent, spreading east and west of Hebei. If this place can be blocked, the flood in the downstream can be greatly slowed down."

"How is the situation in Shandong?" Zhao Huan asked.

"Flood control in the Bozhou area is mainly in the charge of the troops in Jingdong, Huainan and Jiangnan. The problem now is that the breach of the Yellow River is to the north of the Yellow River, and the army is in the south of the Yellow River. Along the river, waiting for the naval warship to arrive."

The Song Dynasty had a navy, and it was extremely powerful.

In the famous battle of Huang Tiandang in history, Han Shizhong commanded a large number of warships and almost wiped out the main force of Jin Wushu.

Different from the inland river navy in the impression of ordinary people, the Dasong Navy mainly operates in the coastal areas of the East China Sea and Bohai Sea.

After all, there was no war in the Song Dynasty, and there was no need for a large number of navy to deploy defenses on the Yangtze River.Therefore, the main force is the offshore navy, which is mainly in charge of shipping and the trade of the Maritime Silk Road.It is very convenient to enter Shandong from the sea.

This is probably the case for the deployment of the army. Mei Zhili continued: "The main force of the army has basically arrived at the flooded area, and the civilian workers are already being recruited. The two roads in the east and west of Hebei that bear the brunt have recruited 27 civilian workers, and they can cooperate at any time. The military is on the rescue."

The word enlisted is very precise.

Although the Song Dynasty canceled all kinds of taxes and corvee, the common people no longer need to be forced to serve the country for a month.

However, when the country is in crisis, it still retains the ability to carry out general mobilization.This mobilization is semi-voluntary and semi-coercive.

That is the classic being voluntary.

The government went to a village to roll their names, and all the young and middle-aged people chose to "voluntarily" sign up to fight the flood and save their homes.

This is the same as military service. The country believes that you have the obligation to perform military service, and all young and old must serve in the military.Blindly evading, although there will not be too much guilt, such as impossible to be beheaded, punished, etc., but it will inevitably be strictly targeted, fined and punished, and almost lose all powers across classes in the Song Dynasty.

Of course, the country’s finances are abundant now, and everyone who fights floods and rescues people is paid a salary on a daily basis. In name, the Song Dynasty is indeed implementing a recruitment system.

Although there is suspicion of deception, but this name must not be less.

This is to firmly maintain the dignity of the country's laws. When the country says to abolish the corvee of the common people and exempt the collection money, it will firmly implement it.

We will never force these things back on the people. The only tax that ordinary people have to face throughout the year is the land tax at the end of the year.

In addition, any state behavior will pay recruitment salaries to the people.

For national projects, the common people used to have to pay for the corvee, but now they have to earn the cost from the corvee.Once in and out, there is a big difference, which can greatly relieve the pressure on the people.

Zhao Huan said: "The people in Hebei are in turmoil, and the country should be more sympathetic to their difficulty in making a living. The salary should be higher than usual, so that it can support the whole family. But don't just focus on the salary. It can't buy enough wealth. Money is just a pile of money. Waste paper. Order all roads to transfer various materials to Hebei and Shandong."

"Announce to the people that those who can transfer three thousand stones of grain to Hebei and Shandong will be rewarded with the first rank. The imperial court will not set an upper limit, and will not hesitate to reward the first rank."

This Zhengyi rank is naturally a loose official, that is to say, there is only one rank, no real power, and no salary.

But even so, it is exciting.

You know, in the Song Dynasty, folk women generally called their husbands Xianggong, just to satisfy their husband's vanity.

Because being able to be called a certain gentleman by the world in the Song Dynasty is the greatest honor, it is the eternal honor of the family, and it is a model of an extremely human minister.

In ancient times, generals and ministers were respected, but in the Song Dynasty, because of the admiration of literature and restraint of martial arts, people all over the world only respected ministers.

As soon as this decree came out, those big businessmen were the ones who couldn't sit still the most.

If you can donate a high-ranking high-ranking official, and be called a gentleman by the surrounding officials and neighbors, then you will be a glorious ancestor, and you can be an ancestor in the ancestral hall after death.

"The minister takes orders."

"In addition to using manpower and material resources to fill it, officials should also do something. When the Yellow River broke its embankment, we must find an excellent solution, not just brute force. Who is the official responsible for controlling the flood and coordinating the flooding of the Yellow River? ?”

Mei Zhili immediately replied: "The official's family is Su Chi, the servant of the Ministry of Industry."

"Su Chi?"

Mei Zhili explained: "Lai Guan's family lifted the ban on the party and promoted only talents, so Su Chi was able to be the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. This person has only been in office for about two months. He can be said to be the most talented in the court today, and he is proficient in river management. water conservancy experts."

Zhao Huan immediately understood that this should be a member of the Yuanyou party.

(End of this chapter)