Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 260 All are Han Chinese

Zhezong still didn't understand what Zhao Mu meant. Zhezong still smiled bitterly and said, "But our Song Dynasty doesn't have much land left to divide. Could it be that the emperor wants them to cultivate those mountain fields?"

Zhezong thought Zhao Mu was hinting to him to seize land from the domestic gentry and landlords and distribute it to landless peasants, in a major redistribution of resources.

Although Zhao Mu's method is indeed very effective, it will instantly detonate a huge hidden danger within the empire.

That is the strong resistance of the gentry class, the landlord class, and the powerful class. If we do this, it will not only arouse opposition from all the courtiers, but even shake the foundation of the country.

This method is indeed feasible if it is in troubled times when dynasties are changing. But it was still a bit too "courageous" for Zhezong in peacetime.

It was impossible for Zhezong to accept this reform plan.

However, Zhezong still underestimated Zhao Mu's "evil index".

Zhao Mu said with a sinister look at this time: "Although our Song Dynasty is no longer there, it does not mean that there are no other places."

Hearing Zhao Mu's words, Zhe Zong couldn't help but his pupils trembled.

But then Zhezong said with understanding: "Oh! It turns out that the emperor's uncle meant to go to other countries to rob."

Zhao Mu smiled and said: "Yes, the Liao Kingdom in the north is very big and has a lot of land. Although there are owners of those lands, if our army goes north to seize these lands, then won't all these lands be ownerless? What’s more, those lands belong to us Han people, and have been since the Han and Tang Dynasties. It was just taken away by the barbarians in the past hundred years. We are just getting back our own land."

"Send these remaining laborers to farm. Not only will it give them something to do, but it will also increase our Song Dynasty's annual income. Let these people display their value. It won't be long before we earn all the silver rewards for the army. came back."

Hearing this, Zhezong couldn't help but give a thumbs up and said in admiration: "Great uncle!"

Zhao Mu continued: "When the territory of our Song Dynasty expands, we will need more soldiers to maintain security and rule within the territory. We can also lay off these people and recruit them again to serve as soldiers. In this case, it will be Don’t worry about these people wandering around in the countryside because they have nothing to do. As for the subsequent relocation costs, Your Majesty doesn’t have to worry. The gains we made after we captured the city should be able to offset this part of the consumption.”

Zhezong then continued to ask: "But after we expand the territory of the Song Dynasty, how will the aboriginal people living there be resettled? After all, many houses and fields are owned by owners. We plunder their property, which may cause their resistance. "

Zhao Mu still said with a sinister look on his face: "Your Majesty does not need to worry about this. I have already thought about it. If these barbarians are willing to surrender and accept our education, then they will become my people of the Song Dynasty, and their property and family will be safe." Get properly accommodated.”

"But if they don't surrender," Zhao Mu said with emphasis at this time, "then after the city is broken, the whole families of these people who refuse to surrender will be sent as slaves. How did Emperor Qin deal with the remnants of the six kingdoms after they swept across the six kingdoms? We can also handle it according to the law. As long as these subjugated slaves die in corvee, then we don’t have to worry about their resettlement."

Zhao Mu smiled at this time and said: "And this can also form a psychological shock to other cities. As long as they surrender and accept the king's transformation, they will be fine, but if they dare to resist, they will be killed. I think that as soon as our heavenly soldiers arrive, other cities will be safe." The city will look forward to surrender. This can also reduce our war casualties."

Zhe Zong felt a little trembling when he heard this, although as a human king, his heart was much harder than that of ordinary people. But he didn't expect Zhao Mu to be more ruthless than him. But this is also in line with Zhe Zong's taste. The kings who have made great achievements since ancient times are not good people.

Emperor Qin's campaign to sweep Liuhe caused more than a million deaths. Emperor Wu's northern expedition to the Xiongnu exhausted the people of Wenjing and indirectly caused the deaths of millions of people.

Not to mention that the Tang Dynasty swept away eighteen tribes in the grassland, destroyed Tuyuhun, defeated Xue Yantuo, and conquered Goguryeo three times. These achievements of thousands of years are built on the bones of countless people. Ci Shang didn't have any troops, let alone become the emperor who ruled the world.

After Zhezong read Zhao Mu's memorial, Zhezong asked: "From the tone of the emperor's uncle, my eyes seem to be not only on Xixia and the Sixteenth State of Yanyun." And Zhao Mu did not hide it, he then knelt down and Said: "There is an old saying: 'Wherever the sun and the moon shine, and wherever the rivers go, they are all Han.' The Khitan and Tatars, the Dangxiang barbarians, have always been the heirs of the Tang Dynasty. How can our Chinese artifact allow these barbarians to live in secret? If If we, the Great Song Dynasty, can recapture the territory of the Han and Tang Dynasties and make the barbarians surrender, then the achievements of our lord, the Emperor, will not be inferior to that of the 'Khan of Heaven', Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty."

After hearing this, Zhezong said with a smile: "The emperor's words really touched my heart, but for now we should be more down-to-earth and take back Yongliang and Yanyun first. As for the restoration of the Han and Tang Dynasties that the emperor said, we can only wait. Let’s talk about it after all these are realized.”

Zhao Mu replied: "What your Majesty said is true!"

Zhezong put down Zhao Mu's memorial, and then said: "Oh! I already know what the emperor has told me, but I still need his help for the rest of the matter. Please be free, uncle."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" After saying this, Zhao Mu stood up.

Then Zhao Mu thought about Murong Fu. After thinking about it, Zhao Mu decided that it would be better to inform Zhe Zong about it now. If we inform Zhezong in the future, it will avoid any rift between the emperor and his ministers.

Seeing Zhao Mu's hesitant look, Zhe Zong asked, "Uncle, is there anything else you want to say to me, but it doesn't matter."

Zhao Mu replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, when I was in the Jianghu, I met a Jianghu man who could be used. This person's name is Murong Fu."

Zhe Zong said: "Murong Fu? But that Nan Murong who is rumored in the martial arts world?"

Zhao Mu asked back: "Oh? Your Majesty has heard of this person?"

Zhe Zong nodded and said, "That's right. Nan Murong and Bei Qiao Feng are well-known figures in the world. Rumor has it that this Murong Fu seems to be eager for justice and has a lot of Meng Chang style. He seems to have big plans!"

After hearing Zhe Zong's words, Zhao Mu couldn't help but his pupils trembled. He did not expect that Emperor Zhezong would actually know about Murong Fu's little thoughts.

Zhezong also noticed Zhao Mu's reaction. Zhezong smiled and said: "Haha, uncle, don't be surprised. The Imperial City Secretary has eyes and ears all over the world, and he has a certain understanding of some things. Since ancient times, he has been philanthropic and likes to make friends with people from all walks of life and win people's hearts. None of them are good friends. The same is true for the four young masters of the Warring States Period. And this Murong Fu has a very high reputation in the world, so it is impossible for the Imperial City Department not to pay attention to him. However, this man is quite secretive, and there is really nothing that can be found about him. The handle. Now that the emperor is talking about him, does he know something inside?"

Zhao Mu replied: "Your Majesty's expectation is correct. This person does have great plans. This person is a descendant of the Murong family in Xianbei during the Five Hus Period of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. There is a concubine beside me, who is Murong Fu's maid. Weichen learned from her mouth that Murong's ambition was to unite with foreign countries to overthrow our country, the Song Dynasty, in order to restore the country."

After listening to Zhao Mu's report, Zhezong said as if he expected it: "Oh! It's true! No wonder he tries to win people's hearts everywhere."

Zhe Zong's reaction was too bland, and there was even a sense of joy in his words that "I guessed it right."

This made Zhao Mu a little strange, and he asked: "Why is Your Majesty so calm? Isn't Your Majesty angry that there are traitors plotting rebellion?"

(End of this chapter)