Chapter 245 God is helping
“After discussing with the ministers, the British Duke and others, I decided to punish the envoys to the Liao Kingdom and increase the troops to prevent it.”
The official said He suddenly thought of something and said: "The Grand Prime Minister said that when you sent people to repair the city, you used a magical thing called cement. It was mixed with sand and gravel. It only takes a day or two to become as hard as stone. But is it true?"
"Yes, this was developed by Erchen's craftsmen." Zhao Xing nodded.
The official was a little excited when he heard this: "What is the cost of this thing?"
"The cost is not expensive." Zhao Xing said with some confusion: "What does the father ask about this?"
"The Prime Minister said that using this thing can build the Great Wall to connect the northern border cities, which can change the chaos in the north. The situation is so dangerous that the Liao Kingdom does not dare to invade. Fu'er, this matter is not even a joke. Is this cement really so effective? "
This method was proposed by Han Zhang. But the others couldn't believe it, not even him.
I wanted to send someone to ask Zhao Xing, but Zhao Xing came by himself.
Zhao Xing confirmed and said that the cost of cement was not high, and he felt that building the Great Wall was not impossible.
In fact, Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong failed to make successful Northern Expeditions many times. The north was often harassed by the Liao Kingdom. Some people once proposed building the Great Wall to connect the border cities and build a barrier using manpower.
But it was ultimately rejected.
Firstly, the price was too high, and secondly, the Liao Kingdom would not give it a chance.
But the cost of cement is not high and the city wall can be built quickly. Building the Great Wall has changed from impossible to possible.
So after confirming with Zhao Xing, he got a positive answer, and the official was moved.
However, he still confirmed it to Zhao Xing again with some doubts.
Zhao Xing was stunned when he heard this. He did not expect that Han Zhang would come up with such attention.
Is this approach feasible?
It is definitely feasible.
Although the Liao Kingdom has occupied the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun for many years, it can also build siege equipment. It has fought against the Song Dynasty for many years and has some siege experience.
However, the defending side still has a natural advantage, and the attacking side pays a greater price.
Furthermore, the Liao Kingdom had many cavalry, but the Song Dynasty lacked war horses and had very few cavalry.
Whether it is siege or defense, cavalry is of little use. Building the Great Wall weakened the enemy's advantages and made up for our own shortcomings.
However, there is a big drawback to building the Great Wall.
The entire Song Dynasty was relatively war-weary. This situation was not only the result of the Song Dynasty’s weakness, but was caused by various factors.
First of all, the Song Dynasty valued literature over martial arts, so literati naturally respected literature and rule of law and did not like fighting.
And the literati were also worried that the generals' achievements would be too great and could threaten their status.
Many names and figures appeared in the Song Dynasty, but if you take a closer look, you may find that these names and figures may have some abilities, but most of them are criticized.
Xiangong Fan, who was concerned about the world's worries, once stopped officials from killing civil servants. Not killing civil servants was an ancestral rule, and it was first proposed by Xianggong Fan.
The cause of the incident was that a rebellion broke out in a place. When the rebels attacked a county town, the county magistrate saw that the rebel army was strong, so he sent people to bribe the rebel army and called on the wealthy households in the city to send food and drinks to the rebel army. Send money.
Seeing that the county magistrate was so knowledgeable, the bandits retreated.
When the officials learned about it, they were furious and wanted to kill the county magistrate. Many civil servants in the DPRK and China were very supportive.
As a result, Prime Minister Fan said that not killing scholar-bureaucrats was an ancestral policy.
At that time, many civil servants were confused and asked Mr. Fan privately. Mr. Fan said, if the officials kill the county magistrate, what will happen if the officials want to kill us in the future? This hole cannot be opened.
Those ministers woke up one after another and wrote letters the next day, objecting to the official killing of the county magistrate.
The officials had no choice but to settle the matter.
The irony is that within a few years, the county magistrate was not only re-employed, but also promoted.
And today's Prime Minister Han Zhang is an honest official and dedicated to the country.
But it was he who called out the Donghua Gate roll call saying, "You are a good man."
The Song Dynasty did have many capable ministers, and these capable ministers were not only capable, but also devoted to the country.
But they spared no effort in ostracizing and suppressing military generals.
They think they are dedicated to serving the country, but they are not completely dedicated to serving the country.
On the other hand, the Song Dynasty was afraid of being attacked by the Liao Kingdom. They were afraid of the Liao Kingdom like a tiger and were unwilling to fight.
For ordinary soldiers, whether they fight or not is not their concern. What they value more is their treatment.
The Song Dynasty implemented a recruitment system, but the treatment of soldiers was far worse than that of other dynasties.
Although soldiers in other dynasties did not receive military pay, like the government military system, soldiers even had to provide their own weapons and armor.
But after winning the battle, in addition to the capture of the battlefield, the soldiers also received various benefits such as field rewards and tax exemptions.
Although the soldiers of the Song Dynasty had military pay, their military pay was not large.
Moreover, many of the army's sergeants and soldiers were young men selected from the refugees and forced to join the army.
Can such soldiers be expected to fight to the death?
In addition to the criminals who were sent to the army, the officers basically relied on shadow, and it was difficult for ordinary soldiers to be promoted, all of which were the reasons why the soldiers were tired of war. For various reasons, everyone in the Song Dynasty, from the emperor to the soldiers, were very war-weary.
Once there is a barrier in the north, it is conceivable that if he wants to launch troops against the Liao Kingdom in the future, he will inevitably encounter great resistance.
So Zhao Xing is not willing to build the Great Wall in the north now.
If he fails to regain the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture in the future, he may only consider it.
"Fu'er, what are you thinking about?" The official asked when he saw Zhao Xing lost in thought.
"No...nothing." Zhao Xing came back to his senses and said, "My son just feels something is wrong."
"What's wrong?" The official looked at his son in confusion.
"Father, think about it, the reason why the Liao Kingdom sent people to clear grass and valleys in the past years is because the Liao Kingdom sent out cavalry. The number of people per unit was basically dozens or hundreds of people, and the north was flat. When the government got it, When the news arrived, people had already looted and ran away, and there was no way to guard against it.
But this year, a large number of civilians were repairing the city on the northern border, and there were people everywhere along the border. As a result, the Liao Kingdom sent out soldiers. It would be difficult for the small group of cavalry in Grass Valley to hide their tracks
But in this case, the Liao Kingdom still sent people to clear grass and grain. Moreover, General Gan and the others did not say that the people were robbed, but instead said that the civilians who were repairing the city were harassed. "Zhao Xing said.
"You mean the purpose of the Liao Kingdom is to organize the Song Dynasty to repair the city? Hearing this, some of the officials stood up excitedly and exclaimed: "The Liao Kingdom intends to invade the border, so why can't it sit still when the Song Dynasty repairs the border cities?" "
Zhao Xing thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "I think this possibility is unlikely. It is no secret that King Yelu Zhongyuan of Qin supports his troops and respects himself, and the Emperor of Liao is very afraid.
Today, the most important thing for the Liao emperor was An Nei, and it was unlikely that he would use troops against the Song Dynasty. However, my father said that it was very possible that the Liao Kingdom wanted to prevent the Song Dynasty from repairing the city.
The Song Dynasty was renovating the city with great fanfare, and it was impossible for the Liao Kingdom not to know about it. The Liao Kingdom must already know the news about cement. The Liao State sent troops to harass, probably because they were afraid that the Song Dynasty would use cement to build cities and connect the northern border cities together.
If the Song Dynasty really did this, it would have the confidence to resist the Liao Kingdom, and naturally it would not continue to donate coins to the Liao Kingdom! "
Zhao Xing was suddenly stunned as he spoke. He didn't know the purpose of the Liao Kingdom at all. What he said before was just to make his father give up the idea of building the Great Wall.
But he said As he said this, he suddenly realized that this was really possible
The Emperor of Liao was extremely afraid of Yelu Chongyuan, his uncle, and he might want to use the help of the Song Dynasty to weaken Yelu Chongyuan. < br>
But Yelu Chongyuan was not stupid. If the Liao Emperor sent him to attack the Song Dynasty, he might not do it.
Emperor Liao was not a fool. He knew that Yelu Zhongyuan would not agree, so he sent him to do such a thing.
And if Yelu Zhongyuan agrees and succeeds in attacking the Song Dynasty, wouldn't it increase Yelu Zhongyuan's reputation?
It would make sense if Yelu Zhongyuan was sent to attack the civilians who were repairing the city.
After hearing this, the official was silent for a while and said: "No one among you has made such a guess just now, but what you said is indeed possible. When the envoys come back, take a look at the Liao Kingdom. Only by what Bian says can we judge what Liao means."
"Well, what my father said makes sense."
Zhao Xing chatted with his father for a while, then said goodbye and left.
While walking, Zhao Xing suddenly remembered something.
In order to silence the mouths of those who wanted to impeach, I made a series of arrangements. Now the actions of the Liao Kingdom will probably attract the attention of everyone in the court.
So you are working in vain again?
"Why do I feel like God is helping me?" Zhao Xing muttered to himself.
The last time he dealt with Zhou Yizhong, he prepared a series of methods.
Although he was sure, Zhou Yizhong's death was more effective than his subsequent series of methods.
And Zhou Yizhong is not a simple person to be the husband.
That method might make him suffer a loss, but doesn’t Zhou Yizhong have any countermeasures?
It’s hard to say what will happen in the end.
But Zhou Yizhong was furious to death. As a result, although there were still some people in the court who felt sorry for him, they were a little afraid because of Zhou Yizhong's death, and no one was talking about measuring the land.
This time, he also made a series of preparations for the Qingmiao Law, but he doesn’t know what the final result will be.
Now that the Liao Kingdom is showing signs of recruiting troops, the court will have a headache over this matter, which can be considered a diversion.
When they came to their senses, the landowners and gentry in all counties in Kaifeng Prefecture were frightened and became honest, and the Green Crops Law was successfully implemented. It was already too late for them to attack the Green Crops Law.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xing was in a good mood.
Returning to the East Palace, Zhao Xing ordered people to find Yuan Wenshao and Sheng Changwu.
Originally, according to Zhao Xing's plan, Yuan Wenshao was sent to Gu Tingye as an assistant.
Gu Tingye went to take over Wu Xiong's army alone, which was quite difficult, and he couldn't do it without a helper.
After thinking about it carefully, Yuan Wenshao alone was not enough, so I thought of sending Sheng Changwu there as well.
Soon, Yuan Wenshao and Sheng Changwu came to the main hall.
"I pay my respects to His Highness the Crown Prince!" The two men bowed and saluted.
(End of this chapter)