"Your Highness wants to go to Qiongzhou to recuperate and train the army, but do you know what the situation is like in Qiongzhou?" The monarch and his ministers expressed their concerns to each other. After being excited, Ying Jiyan began to consider the prince's plan.
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cn He knows that this is not a simple matter, but is related to the development of the next few years, more than ten years, and even a matter of life and death for the country. If he makes a mistake now, he will fall into a place of no return, so he
Must ask clearly.
"Sir, I know a little bit about it. I know that miasma is raging there. It is a barbaric and poor place. Everyone is afraid of it. I don't know the details. I would like to ask for your advice, sir." Zhao Bing said. He only knew about Qiongzhou at the moment.
What is recorded in history books and spoken by people in the government are mostly just rumors. Not many people have actually been there. Zhuang Shilin, who has set foot in Qiongzhou, was only near Shenying Port and did not go deep into the hinterland.
Of course, it is impossible to fully understand Qiongzhou's finances, people's conditions and military deployment.
"Although Your Highness's move is bold, it is reckless." Ying Jieyan sighed secretly. As a disciple, he did not even understand the situation in Qiongzhou, so he went there rashly. The direct consequence was that he was caught off guard because he underestimated the difficulties, making it difficult to gain a foothold.
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"Sir, I understand that the trip to Qiongzhou will be difficult, but it is also a helpless move. We are too weak to compete with the enemy, and the court is unwilling to accept my suggestion, so we can only take the risk."
Zhao Bing said somewhat helplessly.
"Your Highness, as far as I know, Qiongzhou is far overseas and has difficulty in deploying troops. Since the time of Taizu, it has adopted the policy of 'restraining it according to customs'. As a result, the local officials were ignorant of the power of God when they were in power, and it was difficult to access government orders, which made bandits rampage across the mountains and seas.
In the middle, the people cannot be educated, and the people's livelihood is in hardship!" Ying Jieyan understood that His Highness really did not know the situation, so he told the story to the best of his knowledge...
After the establishment of the Song Dynasty, Taizu Zhao Kuangyin pacified the Southern Han Dynasty in the fourth year of Kaibao's reign, and the entire island belonged to Qiongzhou. He set up economic and strategic envoys to control the military affairs of the entire island of Hainan, but did not set up road-level administrative agencies. Instead, the entire island was under jurisdiction.
It belongs to Guangnan West Road, and troops are stationed there. However, the actual operation of the government offices is very questionable. Most of the officials sent to the island are demoted officials. Although there are many famous officials among them, most of them are still hanging around.
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The aboriginal people on the island are composed of ethnic minorities collectively called "Li" and Han residents who migrated in various generations after the Qin and Han Dynasties. By this dynasty, they gradually formed a situation where Han residents live in the coastal plains and the Li people live in the mountains and forests of the island. Due to the desire for rule,
When necessary, a large number of local officials were appointed to manage the local area, help the government suppress and appease the Li people, guard the passes, and convey government orders. However, due to Hainan's backward transportation conditions at the time and the uneven development of various regions, this management system was unsustainable.
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Under the situation where the local officials were powerful, although the Song Dynasty officials in Hainan had a patrol system of Qiongya and Danwan, they also had a troop strength of 600 people in the Forbidden Army and 180 people in the Xiang Army, but the composition was complex.
, there are Turkish troops composed of prisoners, Li soldiers composed of Li people, and Dan soldiers composed of Dan civilians. But in fact, there are neither permanent official troops nor permanent generals on the island. In order to maintain
The situation is so stable that the military generals are even willing to use money to bribe officers and soldiers to go to the island and bribe local officials with huge sums of money. They dare not go deep into the hinterland. In recent years, the situation has worsened. The island is not controlled by the government at all, and the only way to communicate with each other is by sea.
After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, with the prosperity of the Maritime Silk Road, a large amount of export goods such as silk, porcelain, tea, sugar, and hardware, as well as imported goods such as spices, medicinal materials, and gemstones, passed through this waterway. Hainan therefore became the Maritime Silk Road.
An important supply place. The prosperity of maritime trade gave birth to pirates who robbed merchant ships, and many people became local wealthy families.
Now the military strategy is not competitive, and Chen Mingfu and Chen Gong, the giants of Linchuan in Yazhou, drive a big ship with two dragon heads and are known as the "King Chen of Sanba". They occupy the Luhuitou Fortress and own more than fifty village tax households in Linchuan. They often "swallow the whales and dance."
Haunting the coast, daring to destroy the imperial court’s cargo."? ? ? ?? ? ? w?w?w ．
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Zhao Bing sighed secretly while listening. He still underestimated the difficulties! Although Qiongzhou is still under the imperial rule of the Song Dynasty, in fact, the only places where the imperial court has the final say are a few coastal state and county offices. In other places, local officials have the final say.
After all, no one can control the area occupied by pirates and ruled by local officials. The island has actually fallen into anarchy. There are almost no regular troops on the island, only some local soldiers under the rule of local officials.
He and the transportation team composed of Dan people were responsible for transporting food from the mainland to the island. It could be said that there were no available troops at all. And Ying Jie Yan’s next words made Zhao Bing’s heart ache even more...
Before the Qin and Han Dynasties, the aboriginal production methods of Qiongzhou were based on primitive fishing, hunting, and picking. Later, the Han people who came to the island brought advanced agricultural production tools and technologies, but the scale was small and limited to a small area of ​​the coastal plain.
Unable to meet demand. This situation improved slightly after the introduction of Champa rice in this dynasty. However, as the population increased, the food shortage remained serious. It was necessary to adjust grain from the mainland to meet basic needs. Once the surplus grain ship did not arrive, the island
There is a risk of food shortage.
Historical records often mention the "two crops a year" or "three crops a year" when talking about Hainan's rice production. Only then did Zhao Bing realize that these were mostly recorded by literati as anecdotes and could not be studied in detail.
The actual situation is that a considerable part of the upland rice is sown on slash-and-burn mountainous areas or high-slope terraces, the so-called "she fields", where cultivation is extensive. The other part is planted on dry fields that have little farmland infrastructure and can be cultivated. Although slash-and-burn cultivation is not practiced here,
However, it is also a Yuanjiang field with water shortage, and the yield is generally very low. Only upland rice is praised by the world for its large and fragrant grains.
Looking at the actual situation in Hainan, at that time, rice was grown once a year in a large area. Due to irrigation restrictions, rice with two crops a year was only concentrated in areas with sufficient water sources, and the total area was not large. There were indeed three crops a year.
, but you have to be 'diligent in farming', combined with labor force and other socio-economic factors, three crops a year are limited to the Yazhou area in the south, and actually only occupy a small part of the area. Therefore, no matter which type of cooking system, its productivity level is not the same.
They are so high and so uneven that they cannot even feed the current population on the island.
Zhao Bing knows that agriculture is the basis of handicrafts in a farming society, so it seems that Qiongzhou's handicrafts must not be developed. And this is related to commerce and trade. The only local exports are specialties and rough processed products such as agarwood, betel nut, tortoiseshell, and brown sugar.
Low, it is difficult to create big wealth. Furthermore, although Hainan Island is an important node on the Maritime Silk Road, it has become a haven, transfer station and supply port for Persian and Arab merchant ships traveling to and from Guangzhou, Quanzhou, Yangzhou and other treaty ports, but now the war between the Song and Yuan Dynasties is concentrated.
In coastal cities, foreign trade will inevitably be affected, and Hainan will naturally be affected.
The result of underdeveloped industry and agriculture and commercial depression is that it is difficult for the government to collect taxes, and without money, it is difficult to do anything. Coupled with political chaos, acute internal conflicts, weak agricultural foundation, lax armaments, and rampant epidemics, it can be called
They are dead. And Zhao Bing went to Hainan Island just to raise military expenses and strengthen the team, but they can't take care of themselves now, and they still need financial support from the court. Then if he brings a large number of people to the island, it will be even worse for survival.
It will all be a problem, so preparing the army for war and reviving the Song Dynasty has really become a slogan...
"Does Your Highness still insist on going to Qiongzhou?" Ying Jieyan saw that the prince's face tightened, and his expression became more and more solemn, with two wrinkles on his forehead. Knowing that he also realized that he would face huge difficulties in going to Qiongzhou, he thought
He asked softly while stroking his beard.
"There is no turning back when the bow is drawn, and I have no way out." Zhao Bing pondered for a moment, raised his head and said with a smile. He had already figured out that staying in the court would definitely lead to death. Now Hainan Island is like this, and Taiwan is like this.
That pimple is even more doomed. Since there is nowhere to go, why not try to go to Qiongzhou, maybe you can find a way to survive. If not, you can take people to sail out to sea and become pirates. Anyway, this bullshit prince picked it up.
It doesn't matter to you whether you have it or not.
"Your Highness, have you made up your mind?" Ying Jieyan was a little surprised. The child had a sad face just a moment ago, but in the blink of an eye, his face was no longer sad at all. His face changed too quickly. He was secretly worried that the young prince was either too generous or too confident.
, according to his usual observation, it seems that the latter has a big face, but he still asked again instinctively.
"Yeah!" Zhao Bing nodded vigorously.
"In this case, I would like to ask one more question, what is His Highness's plan if Chengxing is successful?" Ying Jieyan knew that although His Highness was young, he could no longer be treated as an ordinary child. As a staff member of the palace, His Highness's master should try his best to assist and serve him.
Make suggestions, rather than make decisions without authorization. But you must first understand in detail what His Highness thinks, and only then can you put forward your own suggestions in a targeted manner.
"If you want to establish a foothold in Qiongzhou, you must do four things: raise funds, recruit talents, expand the army, and immigrate. The most important thing is to raise funds." Zhao Bing said leisurely. This issue is not a problem for him. To build a
A new company has to do these few things, raise start-up capital, find talents in various fields, recruit grassroots workers, and expand production scale. Now it's just a different term.
"What His Highness said is true, but I don't understand why fundraising should be the top priority right now?" Ying Jieyan frowned and asked. He agreed very much with what the prince said, but he didn't understand why fundraising should be the most important thing.
Chapter completed!