The struggle of the reborn prince

On the fifth day of April, the Song emperor's camp moved to Yonghe.The west of Liaoning is full of rivers and convenient for irrigation. It has been an important grain-producing area in the past dynasties. This is the spring plowing season, but it is hard to see the sight of cattle everywhere along the way.The states and counties along the way were almost all victorious without a fight, the population was basically not lost, and the agricultural facilities were not damaged, but they were so depressed, which made him worry.

"Chen Aiqing, have all the officials in the newly harvested land already taken office?" Zhao Tong knows that the season waits for no one, and if he misses the spring plowing, the harvest will be delayed for a year. It is not only a pity that such a good field is left unused, but it will also cause great harm. The loss will bring great pressure to support the rear in the future. As soon as the camp was settled, he called a meeting of the ministers who followed him.

"Your Majesty, as early as years ago, the ministers selected capable officials and students of the Imperial College according to the imperial edict, and concentrated in Luoyang, Yanjing and Dading to study the way of governing the country and the people, as alternate officials in the newly recruited places. But after the start of the war, we marched very quickly, and the officials were still a little caught off guard, but they still couldn't keep up with our attack speed, and now they are gradually entering with the cooperation of the state army!" Chen Yun, the right minister, said with a wry smile.

"Hehe, the plan can't keep up with the changes!" Zhao Tang said with a smile {top} point{small}, the development of the battle situation is faster than he imagined, let alone these cautious people, "The most urgent thing now is to get rid of it as soon as possible." Stabilize the hearts of the people in the newly harvested land, resume production, and ensure the lives of the people."

"Your Majesty, the seeds, cattle and agricultural tools are all ready, and they can be quickly dispatched as long as they are needed. The officials still have concerns about this matter and don't know how to deal with it." Hu Quan, the servant of the household department, came out and said.

"Oh, what's the problem? Are you afraid that no one will ask for it!" Zhao Tang asked with some doubts.

"Your Majesty, the newly harvested land includes the Han people who lived in the west of Liaoxi at the beginning of the founding of the country. There are also the people from the Central Plains who were taken captive here during the Jingkang period, as well as the Khitan immigrants and the Xi people, Bohai people, and Jurchens who were moved here. Do you want to distinguish If they are treated differently, it will cause other people's hearts to be unstable, and if they are treated equally, they will worry about causing dissatisfaction among our people. Therefore, we are in a dilemma and dare not act without authorization." Hu Quan reported.

"Well, this is indeed a problem, and it's something we didn't expect in advance." Zhao Tong nodded.

When Yanyun was regained, due to fierce resistance, the Jurchens where the Song army passed were basically killed.And there are many people from the Central Plains who were plundered here. Naturally, they have a deep hatred for the Jurchens. The officials sent by the Song Dynasty can rely on them to quickly open the situation and distribute the land according to the laws of the Song Dynasty.

But now the situation is a bit complicated.Salihe led the crowd to surrender. These people must not kill without permission, and their property and land must be preserved; and because it is close to the old places of Xi people, Khitan and Bohai people, there are many immigrants. There are also certain properties.But most of them were still affiliated with the Jurchens, and there were very few foreigners like Xiao Yu who gained high positions in Meng'an; the most pitiful of course were those Han people who were taken captive here. They were at the bottom of society and became slaves of the Jurchens.Nothing so far.

"Your Majesty, why don't you follow the old example and move those people from other races inland and confiscate all their land and property, as long as they leave this place. It's impossible to rebel." Seeing that the emperor hadn't answered for a long time, Chen Yan offered advice.

"No, although the migration of foreign races can solve the urgent need. But it will trigger greater resistance from the foreign races in the unrecovered land. It is a way to quench thirst with poison. Don't forget that during the Jingkang Revolution, the people enthusiastically joined the army and participated in the heroic resistance against Jin. Because of his immigration." Zhao Tong shook his head and refused.He knows that in the farming society, the land is the foundation of human existence, and it can be said that it is the lifeblood of farmers. It would be strange if you moved it from the land where it lived for a long time and didn't play with your life!

"Your Majesty, can you use the method of restraining the barbarians to control the barbarians and appease the hearts of the people?" Ma Kuo, the Minister of Rites, said.

"You have just implemented the county system in Dali and abolished the law of confinement. You have finally opened up the situation, so don't drive back. Now we may encounter some difficulties temporarily, but it is conducive to long-term peace and stability. We can't act rashly, otherwise we will If the Jurchens are eliminated, something else may emerge in the future and fall into a vicious circle of rebellion and conquest." Zhao Tama refused again, the Khitan, Jurchen, and Mughal were all small tribes back then, but they were all attached in the end After the decline of the great power of China, he took advantage of the situation to grow and became the gravedigger of the mother body. He could not let this tragedy happen again.

"Your Majesty, can we imitate what we did at the beginning of Datong?" Zhao Yong thought for a while and said, when he led more than [-] troops into the Yunzhou area to create a base area, apart from military victories, it was the same method used by the emperor to fight local tyrants. However, the strategies of dividing the land and awarding titles for military merit quickly opened up the situation in the place where the aliens lived for a long time, and stabilized the hearts of the people. Of course, some shady means of sowing dissension were also used.

"Hehe, I'm also considering it, but time has passed and the situation is different, let alone copying it mechanically, and we need to make some changes!" Zhao Tong nodded and smiled, obviously this plan was in line with his intentions.

"Please show your Majesty!" Everyone was relieved to see the emperor happy. Just now, they were a little bit at a loss as to what to do and what to do. If outsiders knew about it, shouldn't it be said that the imperial court raised a bunch of waste with their high salaries.

"Time is running short, and it is difficult for me to think thoroughly at the moment. I only have a few humble opinions for your reference." Zhao Tong pondered for a while, "All newly occupied lands will restore the prefecture and county system. Officials will be selected by the imperial court. Officials who surrender to the enemy can be discretionary. Appointment; the people in the newly harvested land, regardless of their ethnicity, are the people of the Great Song Dynasty, and those who sincerely submit to them must not be killed indiscriminately, and they can all be granted land according to the law, pay taxes according to the regulations, and participate in the imperial examination."

"Anyone who surrendered in Xiancheng, regardless of whether the officers and soldiers ensured the safety of himself and his family, was not allowed to confiscate his property and land. However, he was not allowed to keep private soldiers and domestic slaves. All his former belongings were released to the people; anyone who was an enemy of our Song Dynasty, regardless of Official position, rich or poor, and what ethnicity they belong to, all land and property will be confiscated, and all will be severely punished; more love should be paid to the people of our ethnic group, and those who are willing to return to their hometown will be given travel expenses, and they are willing to keep the land and property for distribution, and they will be hired as local officials first. , yamen servants, village officials..."

"I've thought about this for the time being. You go down and discuss in detail the Chen Guangwei announcement, and implement it as soon as possible. If there is anything wrong with it, report it at any time." Zhao Tong said a few principles, and left the rest to the courtiers. The energy has to be mainly focused on the war.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have made a note." Everyone bowed in unison, but in their hearts they also secretly praised the emperor's head. In this way, everyone has land, and there is no need to pay two taxes to the lord and the court like in the past. And get rid of the control of the lord.And those former landlords and nobles’ family properties were confiscated, and they no longer had private soldiers and domestic slaves in their hands. If they wanted to rebel, no one would follow him. Hope, lessen their resistance.The people of the Han nationality can get rid of their impoverished situation and can be given priority to become officials. Although being a sesame-sized official can greatly improve their status and weaken their dissatisfaction, it can be said to serve multiple purposes.

"Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Jin sent Xiao Zhonggong as an envoy to negotiate a peace with us. Do we accept it?" After talking about stabilizing the hearts of the people, Ma Kuo said again.

"Hehe, negotiate a peace?! Do you think we will talk to them!" Zhao Tong felt very funny, the battle was like this, the Song army had an overwhelming advantage, so there was nothing to talk to them about.

"Your Majesty, although we have no intention of negotiating peace with them, it is unreasonable to refuse directly. Why don't we look at their purpose." Chen Yun looked at the laughing crowd and came out.

"Alright, Mr. Ma, you can go and meet with Xiao Zhonggong to probe the bottom line of the Jurchens." Zhao Tun originally intended to directly reject Jin Guo's request for a peace negotiation, but then he realized that something was wrong. Wu Shu, an old fox, would not be ignorant of the relationship with himself at this time. There is no benefit to be gained from negotiation, but he just did such a thankless thing, and he also wanted to find out, so he agreed...

After dealing with the political affairs, it was already dark, and Zhao Tang rested after eating and reading the battle report, but he couldn't fall asleep because of tossing and turning, thinking about the day's affairs in his mind.Jin Guo sent envoys to discuss peace at the most inappropriate time to make him feel strange. What is even more abnormal is that the Jin army in Liaoyang Prefecture actually sent reinforcements to Jinzhou.But now the Mawei Navy Group of the Song Army has reached the sea of ​​Liaodong Bay and seized Yaozhou. It is clear that they are going to attack Liaoyang Mansion northward along the Liaohe Estuary. Their actions cannot but make people think twice.

Liaoyang Mansion is actually the actual central city in the Northeast region, and its importance is self-evident to the Kingdom of Jin. The loss of this place is the same as the loss of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun in the Song Dynasty.According to common sense, the Kingdom of Jin should deploy its troops to ensure that this place is not lost. With a strong city and a decisive battle with the Song army, victory can reverse the entire situation of the battle, instead of dividing troops to save Jinzhou, which has become an isolated city. Could it be that Wushu has not eaten these days? Medicine, brain burning confused?

"Is there anything in Jinzhou that makes Wushu reluctant to give up?" Zhao Tang couldn't understand the joints, and couldn't help but muttered.

"Second Master, there is nothing Wu Shu can't bear to part with in Jinzhou City, but there is a brother who can't let go!" At this moment, Xin Zhao who was sleeping next to him suddenly answered.

"That's right, Wanyan Quan grew up with Wanyan Liang since he was a child, and the two have a close relationship. Although his brother wanted to seize his power when he grew up, he still missed Wanyan Liang. Send troops to reinforce Jinzhou to take him back." Zhao Tun was awakened by Zhao Xin's words, turned over and sat up.

"Second Master, are you so happy that you want to take advantage of the brotherly love and besiege the city to fight for aid, so as to weaken the strength of the Liaoyang Mansion!" Xin Zhao also sat up and put a piece of clothing on the emperor and said.

"Hehe, those who know me love my concubine!" Zhao Tama patted Xin Zhao's face affectionately and said with a smirk... (to be continued...)