At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 309 The Emperor Returns to Beijing
Originally, the Song Dynasty's grand strategy was to attack the north and defend the south, so the emperor personally went to the front line.

However, as the war in Luoyang ceased, Jiang Cai's troops turned to the defensive. Unexpectedly, he did not think of a way to securely capture Kaifeng, so the emperor turned back to Chengtian Mansion.

As soon as he returned to the palace, without even bothering to go to greet Yang, Zhao convened the cabinet to discuss the war in Guangxi.

"Jiang Chuan's intention is to send a division south to convert South Vietnam into the mainland. At the same time, he will capture Temo Road and annihilate Chen Guobao's troops before entering Yunnan."

Lu Xiufu talked about Jiang Qiu's report and added: "After deliberation between the Privy Council and the Cabinet, it was considered feasible to take the opportunity to invade Yunnan, but there would be insufficient troops to enter South Vietnam."

"The [-] soldiers of Jiang Chuan's army are indeed insufficient." Zhao Shi agreed with Lu Xiufu's statement and said, "How about recruiting another [-] soldiers for the conquest of South Vietnam?"

"Your Majesty, the Hasan tribe has not yet been wiped out. All states and counties are on guard, so don't move lightly." Lu Xiufu shook his head and said, "And South Vietnam has been in civil war for many years, and the people's livelihood is exhausted. I am afraid that they will not be able to feed on the enemy."

Recruitment is of course not difficult, because the rewards for soldiers and generals are generous, even ordinary soldiers can get a small official position after retirement, and the people's willingness to join the army is very strong.

The problem is that they can't afford it.

For an army of 24, the annual ration would be [-] shi. Even if the fish from the sea could buy half of it, the imperial court would not be able to spare this part of the food unless it demolished the east wall to make up for the west wall, not to mention the expense of arranging weapons and equipment in advance.

Surrendering to the enemy is only an ideal state. 2 people are enough to conquer South Vietnam and fight a war. Maintaining order requires a large number of servants. It is conservatively estimated that it should not be less than [-].

The hard target of 12 people and one million shi of food a year will only increase but not decrease.

South Vietnam was already being squeezed and wasted, and the civil war was still going on. South Vietnam simply could not scrape together so much food. In order to restore local people's livelihood, South Vietnam even had to fill in a sum in the early stage.

"In this case, Jiang Qiu is ordered to put aside South Vietnam for the time being and focus on destroying Chen Guobao." Zhao Shi said.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Jiang Guan has already planned it and will definitely be able to achieve great results." Li Tingzhi said: "The Guangnan West Road General Manager's Office has outstanding achievements. The cabinet believes that it should be rewarded and please your Majesty to judge."

"It's really good and worthy of commendation." Zhao Shi acknowledged this statement.

Hassan is still walking sideways in the hinterland of Guangxi, but no longer dares to attack the city.

When he went to Hengzhou, he got into trouble in Yongding County.

The soldiers and civilians of Yongding County replaced two thousand Yuan soldiers at the cost of 5000 people.

If it were a regular army and the defense had such an exchange ratio, the general would not be able to punish the soldiers. But this is a militia army. In fact, it is an army organized voluntarily by the people, and it is so impeccable.

"What's the cabinet's opinion?" Zhao Shi asked.

Li Tingzhi replied: "Ling Zhen, the general manager of Guangxi, and the following will each receive a credit for their contributions. Those who fought in various states and counties and saved the city will be promoted to one level. Those who died for the country will receive two levels of pension. The common people will receive military pension and enter the Hall of Heroes of the Martyrs' Shrine."

"Yes." Zhao Shi said: "Rebels in various tribes, the leaders of thieves are inevitable, and the people of the tribe will migrate."

"I obey the decree." Li Tingzhi responded.

"Your Majesty." Lu Xiufu said: "The situation in Guangxi is complicated. It is really difficult for the magistrates and county lieutenants to take charge of the defense. I would like to ask each county to add defense envoys who will be dedicated to the defense of the county. The county lieutenants will assist them."

"I second the proposal." Li Tingzhi said: "Cancel it after the war subsides."

"Yes." Zhao responded and said: "From the upper four armies, we can also use the elderly and retired personnel."

After talking about the affairs in Guangxi, the conversation turned to the war in Shandong.

Zhao Shi said: "Zhang Shijie failed to attack Jinan, and the war reached a stalemate. Jiang Cai sent troops to the east to help. I want to send [-] troops across the sea to attack the Tatar puppet capital. What do you think?" "Your Majesty, it is already May, and the storm on the sea is getting worse. It's really dangerous to cross the sea." Jiang Dongting said.

"I think it's feasible. Even if we can't break through the capital of the puppet Yuan Dynasty, we can force the Tartars from all over the world to come back to help. Maybe we can create an opportunity for Lu Wubu to wipe out Yuxi Timur." Li Tingzhi said.

"We just need to plan how to retreat. If we fail to attack by force, we can ensure a safe retreat," Lu Xiufu said.

This decision is too important to be foolproof. The Privy Council will never dare to pass this order, and the cabinet will not support it.

If they really lost their [-]-strong army, the Song army would not only have to immediately go on the defensive, but would also have to lie dormant for three to five years to recover.

"We will decide whether to send troops after the storm subsides in autumn. The Privy Council and the Cabinet will discuss it in detail." Zhao Shi exposed the problem and asked: "In the past, people from the Confucius family secretly communicated with each other. I ordered various places to debate. Now there is public discussion. how?"

"Your Majesty," Li Tingzhi said, "This matter is still quite controversial and cannot be decided in a while."

"What's the controversy?" Zhao was puzzled.

Logically speaking, it is easy to understand to separate the Confucian family and Confucius, especially since the Confucian family did bring shame to Confucius.

Li Tingzhi looked helpless and said: "Those who support the retention of the Confucian family are the old school, and those who abolish the Confucian family are mostly the new school. The debate between the two sides has become more and more fierce, and there is a tendency to turn into a dispute between the new school and the old school."

Hearing this, Zhao Shi felt a little depressed and said: "In the early years, I changed the curriculum of Bailuzhou Academy and announced that a new imperial examination would be held in 12 years, but I didn't want there to still be so many conservative people.

In subjects such as mathematics and objects, the results are obvious. Why should the best among them not be officials?
If I follow the old ways, I am afraid that Guozuo will not exist long ago, let alone the situation today. "

After venting his frustration, Zhao Shi asked: "Are there any signs of party strife among the officials in the DPRK and various localities?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry. This is a civil dispute. No officials have been involved, and there is no party dispute between the DPRK and China." Li Tingzhi replied.

Zhao Shi stood up and took two steps and said: "Looking at the history of the country, party strife was an important reason for the disaster of Jingkang. The Supreme Emperor resumed the reign of Zuo, and the party strife also subsided until Lindu was destroyed.

Party strife is the disaster of ruining the country and must be guarded against.

According to the draft edict, anyone who starts a party dispute will be dismissed, their title will be seized, and they will never be reinstated. "

"Your Majesty has a far-sighted vision, and I obey the imperial edict." Li Tingzhi and others responded.

Reform and conservatism, war and peace, these are the two major party struggles before and after Emperor Gaozong. At first, they may be for national considerations, but the fight has become a means to attack political opponents.
Nowadays, the imperial examination is about to undergo a major reform, from the original pure liberal arts to equal emphasis on arts and science, which will naturally touch the interests of countless people.

If someone uses this to form a party and start a party dispute, Zhao would not be surprised at all.

Selfishness is always greater than publicity.

Fortunately, those who are already officials do not need to take the imperial examination. At most, they are thinking about their children and grandchildren, but it is not worth betting on their own future.

After the major military and political matters were discussed, the small matters were not worthy of the emperor's concern, and everyone dispersed.

Zhao did not rush to the harem, but called Wen Fosheng to ask Wen Tianxiang how his errand was going.

The materials given to Chenzhou Orphanage and Nursing Home by the emperor were sold off, and the cabinet was naturally very angry. In order to investigate thoroughly, Wen Tianxiang and Chen Wenlong went to Zhejiang and Fujian respectively to investigate the matter.

It's been almost a month and a half since we went there. Taking into account the time spent on the road, Wen Tianxiang should have achieved results.

(End of this chapter)