Shen Tang, Liu Xiangling, the iron-blooded traitor in the Southern Song Dynasty Chapter 1208: The emperor encounters a problem, Zhao Shennian Shen Tang
Chapter 1208: The emperor encounters a problem, Zhao Shennian Shen Tang
Chapter 1208: The emperor is in trouble, Zhao Shennian sinks into the hall
Moreover, when one party is in trouble, the other party will cooperate and support at all costs.
However, Shen Tang's departure caused the most important point of convergence between the two armies to disappear.
If military commander Zhang Jun can still replace Shen Tang, but in terms of status, Shen Tang is unique!
Not to mention the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty, they were all under the command of Shen Tang before, and even the soldiers and horses of Teng Wu were directly direct descendants of Shen Tang! The soldiers and horses of the Jin Kingdom were also extremely convinced of Shen Tang because of Shen Tang's identity. .
After all, Shen Tang is not only Wanyan Yue's husband, but also the general of Fengguo of the Jin Kingdom. They are also accustomed to obeying Shen Tang's orders.
Shen Tang is the mediator between these two armies, allowing them to trust each other without any reason!
But Zhang Jun obviously cannot do this!
Although the troops and horses between the two countries still continue to cooperate, the situation has obviously changed greatly from the previous situation! No matter which side sends troops to fight, they will 'keep a hand' in case of accidents! Some important information and important supplies , even more so if you don’t want to show it, don’t show it!
In addition to this, there was also the departure of Tengwu's troops, which greatly weakened the power in Tubo.
Although Teng Wu only had 10,000 troops under his command, these 10,000 troops not only represented Shen Tang's attitude, but also represented great combat power.
Moreover, after a year of accumulation and preparation, Tubo also mobilized its army again, and directly led the Prime Minister Lu Dongzan as the commander. He led 40,000 elite troops to the Zhejiang River area, and tentatively met with the soldiers and horses of the Song and Jin Dynasties. After several battles, both sides were invincible, and even Song and Jin's troops suffered losses!
A combination of various factors caused the original plan in Tubo to completely fail!
Nowadays, Zhao Shen doesn't even know how to proceed, or whether he should proceed!
The only thing that makes Zhao Shen feel at ease is that the Chengdu Prefecture is relatively stable! The local soldiers and horses are staying safe and have not caused any trouble. However, Tian Guanhua's superior mentioned that the people of Chengdu Prefecture had produced some Ten Thousand Character Books and so on. We want Shen Tang to return as soon as possible...
In addition, Zhao Shen began to rectify the problem of redundant officials and redundant soldiers! However, not only did he encounter great resistance, he even caused a lot of trouble.
Now the official system of the Song Dynasty and the local troops and horses have become huge problems. Zhao Shen knows very well that if these problems are not completely solved, even if he, Zhao Shen, has great ability, he will not be able to change the current situation of the Song Dynasty. certain situations and events.
Zhao Shen had long expected that once he took action on these two issues, he would definitely encounter a huge backlash. However, what he did not expect was that the strength of the backlash and the resistance were completely beyond imagination.
Not only were local officials at various levels dissatisfied, but ministers above the imperial court also expressed a lot of opposition. Even Zhang Jun and Shi Hao did not completely stand with Zhao Shen on this issue.
In fact, this is not surprising. Zhang Jun and Shi Hao are both the mainstays of the court. I don’t know how many disciples and former officials they have in various places. Let’s say how many of them are among the local armies. Zhang Jun's original general?
Is it possible for me to take action against the power under my command?
Even if two people directly oppose it, this is extremely normal.
Most other civil and military officials are in this situation!
Although the implementation of the imperial examination system gave ordinary people and poor families a step forward, it was simply impossible to completely break the bureaucracy.
Fellow townsman, same year, master and apprentice...etc. relationships, which one doesn't involve many things?
Unless you have unimaginable strength and excellence, otherwise, in the officialdom system, you will inevitably enter a certain circle, otherwise, you will not survive in this system at all!
In this case, which of the officials in the local government and the important ministers at the court are not inextricably linked?
Now Zhao Shen wants to abolish redundant officials, which has touched almost everyone's cake. It would be really weird if these people didn't object!
Even Zhao Gou, the Supreme Emperor, was directly moved out to go to Zhao Shen to complain.
According to Zhao Gou, these ministers have all made great contributions to the Zhao family. Moreover, even if they have no merit, they have worked hard. Now the Song Dynasty is stable. If these people are abolished, how will others think?
Who would be willing to work hard for the imperial court and the Song Dynasty in the future?
Although the management of redundant officials is not a complete failure, it has obviously come to a standstill!
As for redundant troops, this is even more true!
It was difficult for the local army to attack, and the mountains were high and the emperor was far away. Zhao Shen was not in a hurry to move, but wanted to use part of the forbidden army to try it first!
The Forbidden Army of the Song Dynasty was the most important part of the entire military system. The best soldiers and horses in the world were stationed in the capital. This was something that had been decided since the time of Taizu Zhao Kuangyin! The reason for this was that it was given to Zhao Da during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The impression left was so profound!
Why do the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms rotate frequently?
One of the most important reasons is that the local vassal and military governors are too powerful! These people not only control the troops and horses, but also control the money and food of a place. In this way, anyone who wants to can sit there by themselves. Be the emperor!
Therefore, since the founding of the State of Zhao, the foundation of strong trunks and weak branches has been laid!
I think back then, Zhao Da swept the world with 200,000 forbidden troops, and was almost invincible in all the battles in the north and south! Unfortunately, the number of soldiers and horses in the future generations continues to increase, but the combat power is getting worse!
During the Taizong period, the number of forbidden troops exceeded 300,000, and during the Renzong period, it reached 800,000! By the Shenzong dynasty, there were more than 600,000!
However, think about it. A few decades ago, the Forbidden Army had almost one million people, but they were beaten by the Liao Kingdom in the north and were unable to fight back! By the time of Jingkang, they were wiped out!
By the time of Zhao Gou, the imperial army was already gone, and facing the threat from the Jin Kingdom in the north, local armies began to gradually develop!
Originally, the Song Dynasty had extremely strict control over local troops and horses! A small county could not have more than 3,000 troops, a middle county could not have more than 8,000 troops, and even the largest one could not have more than 15,000 troops! But Yiguannan After the crossing, the country was unstable, and there were even more wolves around. Therefore, Zhao Gou could not care so much. Not only did the quota of local soldiers and horses increase, but the number of local troops also increased a lot.
This is why the army under Xin Qiji and others can reach about 20,000 people!
As for why Zhao Shen wanted to abolish the imperial army, this topic is too long. However, in short, there are two reasons. One of them is that the military expenditure is too expensive and huge. As mentioned before, the current tax revenue of the Song Dynasty is only 50 to 60 million. The military expenditure is a huge amount of 30 to 40 million!