Chapter 49 One Hundred Thousand Heavenly Soldiers Arrive at Luoyang
"What are the horses in the front doing for food?" Wang Jin, the deputy commander of the Gyeonggi Guard Army, was furious.
"Yunzheng's flag has been set up on the other side of the river. You just came to tell me that the Northern Xinjiang Army has arrived! Were all the dead before?!" Wang Jin couldn't help but slap the table and roared.
The officer below hesitated for a moment and then said hesitantly: "Sir, deputy commander, the horses in front of us...are indeed all dead."
Wang Jin was stunned: "Dead? Why did he die?"
"Yanyunwei's detective horse cavalry... shot them dead," the officer said with his head lowered.
"Shame! What a disgrace!" Wang Jin was furious: "As a scout, he was actually shot and killed by a local scout, and not a single one was left alive. How bad is his combat power? Wouldn't he stay farther away?"
"Deputy Commander, the rebels have gained a new grassland as large as southern Liaoning and hundreds of thousands of fine war horses. As long as our scouting horses are discovered by them, they will not be able to escape."
"The Yun family has swallowed up so much land in the Liao Kingdom, how many Khitans are there under its rule? Now they dare to rebel against the imperial court and attempt to seal off the territory. Do they still remember that they are Han people?" Wang Jin's battle against the Yun family's army
With the great increase in strength, especially the increase in the number of war horses, there was no other way, so I could only find an excuse to curse.
In fact, when it comes to the nation, Yun Zheng's national views were formed before time travel. According to the "expert opinions" of his time, Yun Zheng came to the conclusion that in the great Celestial Dynasty, we must first figure out which ones we should praise and which ones should be praised.
This is what we should oppose!
CCAV tells us that anything that is conducive to the reunification of China's 56 ethnic groups should be praised, and anything that is not conducive to the reunification of China's 56 ethnic groups should be criticized.
As for whether there will be a decrease in population or massacres during this unification process, historical experts tell us that these are inevitable in the process of unification and national integration. Once the world stabilizes, the population will rise.
It is very short-sighted to evaluate history based on temporary killings.
Secondly, we need to figure out which regimes are orthodox and which regimes are unorthodox
Historical experts also tell us that any political power established by China's 56 ethnic groups, and their political power is on Chinese territory, is an orthodox political power. We should exclude the tendency of Han chauvinism. All 56 ethnic groups in China have the right to operate on Chinese territory.
It is legal to establish political power in China. Some people always compare the Yuan Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty with Japan. This is incorrect. Although the He people do have the opportunity to become the 57th ethnic group in China in history, they have not yet become so.
Don't talk nonsense about things that haven't happened yet.
So how to measure China's territory? Is it the current 9.6 million square kilometers, or the largest territory in history, or the territory once controlled by the 56 ethnic groups? According to the view of "Genghis Khan is the hero of the Chinese", of course
It should be the largest territory in history, and it should be the territory controlled by the Mongol Empire. That is what many Chinese people say, when China's territory was the largest, we had been to Europe.
In this way, we can draw a surprising but absolutely "indisputable" conclusion: Russians meet this condition
The Russian ethnic group is one of the 56 existing ethnic groups in China, and the Russian ethnic group has been ruled by the Mongol Empire for more than 200 years, which is much longer than the Han ethnic group was ruled by the Mongol Empire.
Therefore, after the Russians overthrew the rule of the Mongols, the regime they established on the land controlled by the Mongol Empire was obviously China's legitimate regime.
After the Russians established a legal political power on Chinese soil, they immediately showed an astonishing determination to unify. They followed the path that the Mongols took, defeated the Turks and Cossacks, and took over a large amount of land such as Siberia and Central Asia.
Unified under this new regime, they came to East Asia
At this time, East Asia was under the Qing regime established by the Manchus in China. Although it was also a legal regime in China, this regime obviously lacked the determination and will to unify China. I heard that the Qing regime even planned to give Taiwan to the Dutch. What do you call this? Taiwan can be
The Gaoshan people who live in us are also one of the 56 ethnic groups. If it really becomes a reality, won't there be only 55 ethnic groups left in China?
Finally, we have to thank our "great hero" General Shi Lang. He persuaded the Qing regime to annex Taiwan. However, after acquiring Taiwan, the Qing regime once again failed to make progress. It left a large amount of territory in Siberia and Central Asia unconquered, but focused on pursuing
Singing and dancing bring peace, just like the Southern Tang Dynasty
At this time, the Russians who were determined to unify came to Xinjiang and launched a war to unify China. However, Emperor Kangxi of the Southern Dynasties went against the historical trend and resisted unification. He did not have the determination and strength to unify, and attempted to cause long-term division of the Chinese nation.
In the end, the "Treaty of Nerchinsk" was signed by taking advantage of the setbacks of the Russians and the unstable situation in the capital of the Northern Dynasties. What is the difference between this and the "Chanyuan Alliance" of the Song Dynasty! It is not even as good as the Tanyuan Alliance!
After the failure of this unification, the Russians could no longer unify China because they had new enemies in Europe and because the "Chanyuan Alliance" such as the "Treaty of Nerchinsk" had to be observed.
If the reunification of the Russian nation can succeed, according to the views of those brick-and-mortar experts, how much benefit will they bring to China?
First of all, in terms of territory, it will surpass any dynasty in history, except Persia and Arabia. It can be said that it has almost reached the level of the Mongols. What a dowry this is.
Secondly, there is advanced technology. The great Russian Peter the Great went to Western Europe to learn advanced science in person. Compared with Kangxi of the Southern Dynasties, who only studied science in his study, there is a huge difference. How much will this bring to the face of China?
Changes will definitely make China a capitalist power
Finally, the Russians will introduce many new friends to the Chinese nation family. The Chinese nation family is likely to increase from 56 ethnic groups to an unprecedented more than 200. What a surprise this is. Think about it, more than 200 ethnic groups.
Ethnic groups, more than 200 flowers, more than 200 brothers and sisters are one family... How wonderful this must be on the Spring Festival Gala
In short, the hateful Kangxi did not have the determination to unify China, and resisted the unification of the Russian ethnic group, which caused the division of China and the reduction of China's territory. He is truly a sinner through the ages.
According to the advice of these masters, Yun Zheng has always felt that China's territory reaches the Danube River in the west. Although Mongolia has not yet risen in this era, and Yun Zheng does not intend to let them rise, Yun Zheng always has a problem.
The mentality of replacing Mongolia, "**"? White-haired savages, I really want to give you a**
"Now that Yunzheng's army has reached the other side of the river, what strategies can the generals use to retreat from the enemy?" Wang Jin suppressed his anger and asked.
At this time, the news that Yunzheng had broken through Tianjing Pass in a moment had been known to the Mengjin defenders. Although it was hard to believe that Yunzheng had broken through in a moment, Yunzheng's army was indeed coming southward without stopping. It can be seen that even if he did not break through in a moment,
It certainly didn't take much time to break through the Dangtang Tianjing Pass. Yun Zheng could break it so easily. Although Meng Jin had the Yellow River as his base, how could he dare to say that he could block Yun Zheng's offensive? He couldn't even say that he could block it, let alone retreat the enemy?
In fact, at this time, there had long been unrest within the puppet government. Qiu Linjiang's new law had made the world a mess. The court had long lost its cohesion. Officials were divided among themselves. Many of them asked for leave and refused to go to court. Military generals like them also
Begin to separate from Xintei
If Yun Zheng were to evaluate the current situation of the imperial court, he would definitely say: Huang Zongxi’s Law
The so-called "Huang Zongxi's Law" is a certain historical law summarized by Mr. Qin Hui based on Huang Zongxi's views. The content is about "the empire's thousand years of history" through "tax reform" to solve the "peasant burden problem". The purpose of all reforms is good.
Yes, the original intention of the reformers was to reduce the burden on farmers through "tax consolidation". Repeated reforms, the burden on farmers not only did not lighten, but instead became more and more aggravated. Huang Zongxi called it "the harm of accumulation that cannot be reversed."
Judging from common sense, it is a bit strange that reformers like Wang Anshi or Qiu Linjiang, who write excellent poems and are full of wisdom, can make some simple mistakes that are constantly repeated?
Chinese farmers have their own explanations for this. There is a common saying in the countryside: "The scriptures above are the true scriptures, but the crooked monks below have recited the scriptures crookedly."
Why does the crooked monk recite the sutra crookedly? There are two reasons for this: first, the monk is too poor and does not know how to recite the sutra; second, the monk deliberately wants to recite the sutra crookedly, thinking that the latter is the case.
Mr. Wu Si mentioned in his book "The Law of Blood Remuneration" that the salaries of officials in the Ming Dynasty were too low, and their necessary expenditures combined were higher than their salary income. Mr. Wu believed that compared with other dynasties, the Ming Dynasty had
The salary of officials is the lowest. Although the salary of officials in the Ming Dynasty was low, they could still receive it. However, during the Wang Mang period, officials could not receive any money from the court and their salary was zero.
When Yunzheng read history and read this, he found it very interesting. If officials are not paid, how can they be allowed to drink from the northwest wind? Since ancient times, there have only been ordinary people who drank from the northwest wind, but there have never been officials who drank from the northwest wind.
As a result, officials during Wang Mang's period made a lot of money due to the zero-salary policy. Since the court did not pay them salaries, they had to deal with it on their own. They just had an excuse to plunder with confidence.
Yunzheng knew that in later generations, when implementing various reform measures, a situation often encountered was that "hot at both ends and cool in the middle" has its own reason.
Hobbes, a seventeenth-century British philosopher, believed that humans are selfish animals, and that "self-preservation" (self-preservation), which everyone strives to keep alive, is the basic driving force for all human behavior.
Selfpreservation is a good word. Everyone can selfpreservate. I think that since everyone can selfpreservate, officials’ selfpreservation is also natural and beyond reproach.
Why do monks recite scriptures crookedly? Why can’t the center become more popular? It’s all because officials in the center believe that reform is not conducive to their self-preservation
It is a typical logical paradox to ask self-preservation officials to reduce the burden on the farmers who support them.
In this paradox, the most critical thing is the support relationship between farmers and officials. If this relationship is removed, the paradox cannot be established. Or, while reducing the burden on farmers, the central finance will compensate officials. If no one suffers, there is no reason for the "middle" to remain in the cold.
The reforms carried out by Wang Anshi and Qiu Linjiang were actually quite rigorous, such as the "Green Crops Law". If you read its contents carefully, you will see that they were indeed very thoughtful for the farmers. What is difficult to understand is that such exhaustive consideration ended up causing public resentment.
It was officials and subordinates at all levels who tampered with it, made trouble, and turned a good thing into a mess.
The "hidden rules" that Mr. Wu Si mentioned are exactly the tricks of subordinates. Officials are good at making trouble. They not only have "hidden rules", but sometimes they are unscrupulous and have no rules. As the people say, "A monk holding an umbrella is lawless"
What we are talking about here are issues on two levels. One is that monks want to eat, and the other is that monks can hold umbrellas. There is a certain connection between the two. It is normal and legitimate for monks to want to eat. If they are not given food, or they cannot eat it, When they get a good meal, they will go to "hold an umbrella"
There have been many reforms in Chinese history, but not many were successful. An important problem is that it is "difficult to implement". Good laws and policies often go wrong in the hands of middle- and lower-level officials. Critics often point the finger at the middle- and lower-level officials. Official Dan Yunzheng believes that although there is a problem in the middle link, the root cause is a "difficulty in implementation" problem on the surface, but in fact it is a design problem.
Designing a good policy (such as the "Young Crops Law") should also be equipped with a good "road map". In this "road map", "the problem of monks having to eat" and "the problem of monks holding umbrellas" must be listed If the "monk" issue is not considered and paid attention to in the agenda, good policies will be just castles in the air. In other words, if a good designer wants to put the good policy he designed into practice and implement it smoothly, he must first put the "monk" in place. , Otherwise, "Huang Zongxi's Law" will continue to repeat itself
From his own point of view, Yunzheng's reforms in Northern Xinjiang are absolutely incomplete, but he has limited time and can only do this now. Even if it is just this, he has taken these two issues into consideration. First, reform In the process, the managers should be given some benefits, but they should ensure that the family takes the lion's share; the second is to strengthen supervision, for which Fading and inspection inspectors are born.
So the Yun family quickly became rich and stable, but the court was in chaos
