Even now, Zhao Ji, the Supreme Emperor, realizes that it was precisely because of his extravagance, lust, and foolishness that he harmed the country that almost led to the destruction of the country of the Song Dynasty. He is already considered a member of the royal family of the old Zhao family. Since the founding ancestor Zhao Kuangyin, all dynasties have
Zhao Ji, the unworthy descendant of his ancestors, no longer builds large-scale construction projects. He spends the country's wealth with his arrogance and extravagance. However, he usually eats and drinks in the deep palace gardens, or studies in isolation in the palace.
After a while, when I felt slightly ashamed, I just sighed a few times. Even if I realized that I could no longer harm the foundation of my ancestors, it would still be of no use to the country;
Although the reigning Zhao Huan was determined to stabilize the situation, he was indecisive and capricious. The auxiliary prime ministers and even the courtiers in important positions in the court still changed as if on a whim, which also made everyone have the intelligence to scheming.
, the undercurrent among the ministers who were playing tricks on power became more intense. Even though a few wise ministers tried their best to advise on the strategies to govern the country and save the country, they changed the orders day and night according to Zhao Huan's bad habits, which also involved suppressing and constraining each other among the factions in the court.
Most of them cannot be implemented. After the La Rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River, which shook the foundation of the south of the Yangtze River, and the invasion of the Jin army, all states in the Song Dynasty were devastated by war and were devastated. This also led to the chaos in the world compared to when Zhao Ji was in power.
The chaos became even more intense.
Therefore, even though the Kingdom of Jin is no longer a serious threat to the Song Dynasty, which is in danger of subjugation, except for the most powerful rebel forces such as Zhong Xiang, Cao Cheng, Fan Ruwei, Yang Jin, and Wang Shan, the Song Dynasty
There are still thieves everywhere, bandits are rampant, and innocent people are still suffering and have no way to live...
It is precisely because of the current situation that a very common herd phenomenon has arisen among the people in various parts of the Song Dynasty: as long as there are people who are struggling to find a living and are unwilling to join the rebel party, they have begun to
A large number of people brought their families and went straight to the Xiaotang Marshal's Office, which was under the control of the government and allowed the surrounding prefectures, counties and towns to migrate to the prefectures, counties and towns where the poor villagers had no food and clothing.
This phenomenon is actually not difficult to understand. Almost all of the territory and military states that Xiao Tang has conquered and occupied previously fell to the hands of the Jin Army and the Puppet Qi. Although it cannot be said that everything is in vain, they have also perished and lost a lot of population.
, after the war, it was also necessary to rebuild the old buildings. Under the vast territory, many large tracts of cultivated land were vacant. There were also a large number of vacant mansions and shops in many cities. Chen Wenzhao, who now seems to be in charge of various civil affairs, was
Wen Bin and others are still arranging the officials under their command to sort out the household registration of the people, trying their best to enable the refugees who have suffered from the war to live in peace and then go about their own business.
The wishes of ordinary people are actually very simple. They can use hard work to teach their families to have enough food and clothing, live happily, and have the hope of living a good life. However, although the current Song Dynasty regime has long since abolished Huashi Gang, it is used as ten coins to deprive people of their land.
.. and a series of tyranny that poisoned the people, the Song court's fiscal revenue was greatly reduced, and the huge amounts of official salaries and military expenditures still turned into heavy taxes and fell on ordinary people. In addition, banditry was rampant everywhere, and many Song people among them
Without a livelihood to look for, they turned to thieves instead, forming a vicious circle, which also led to the rebellion and uprisings that broke out in various places in the Song Dynasty today. It is even worse than the chaos of thieves during the Zhenghe and Xuanhe years when Zhao Ji was in power.
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On the other hand, the various military states that are now under the rule of the Xiaotang Marshal's Office, although the post-war reconstruction work is intensive, the overall situation is very peaceful. At most, there are only small groups of thieves running around doing evil, and there is no one with a larger scale.
The big bandits, rebels and soldiers dared to come and cause trouble. Because of rebellion and rebellion against the imperial court, it was not just a matter of beheading. If they failed, they would be beheaded and executed. The Yi people were unique and risked their lives to compete with the Song Dynasty officials and troops.
, has taken a desperate risk. And Xiao Tang's side is now focused on conquering the Tatars of the Jin Kingdom. Which rebel leader will think that his life is long and come back to provoke a powerful enemy?
Besides, any green forest lord with some brains knows that Xiao Tang not only has a very strange relationship with the Song Dynasty, but he also led all the anti-Jin righteous people to do the important thing of expelling the foreign invaders, whether it was out of national sentiments or fear of incurring infamy.
Considering all the considerations, they will try their best to avoid any grudges with Xiao Tang's forces. Moreover, if it is difficult to fight against the Song court, in view of the future changes in the relationship between Xiao Tang and the court, communicating with him and negotiating an agreement may not be an option.
As a result, whether it was the green forest thief who was dissatisfied with Xiao Tang, or the rebel leader who had already highly praised the name Ren Xia, they almost all unanimously calculated: If the Song Dynasty officials and troops came to conquer, I would be willing to give up.
He would fight to death even if his life was spared, but Xiao Tang was determined not to provoke him.
This is the general environment, and Xiao Tang also had ulterior motives to ask officials who submitted to him to manage civil affairs, whether it was to recapture the local people under the rule of the Jinlu occupied state capital, or to talk about the displaced former people in other areas of the Song Dynasty.
The people of the Song Dynasty who came to find a place to live must also be accommodated and settled as much as possible. In nominal terms, all the prefectures and prefectures recovered by Xiao Tang's troops were also the territory of the Song Dynasty, but the Marshal's Office had the power to exercise vassal towns.
, and there was no need to be controlled by the imperial court in terms of military, finance, personnel and other aspects. The calendar of the Song Dynasty was not as strict as the later Ming Dynasty in ordering people to divide their households according to rows. The scope of activities for generations was limited to the place of household registration, and the states in the Song Dynasty
There are many areas where the migrant population exceeds the local registered population in counties. However, according to the Song Dynasty household registration regulations, "if you live there for one year, you will be granted additional registration." Therefore, the imperial court was finally alerted to the large-scale population loss under the rule.
, and before any action was taken, the various places in the Song Dynasty were suffering from heavy taxation and exploitation, and people from all walks of life were involved in rebellion, war, and banditry. There was already an endless stream of people who surrendered to the state government under the control of Xiao Tang...
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For example, at almost the same moment when Xiao Tang led his army back and advanced to the boundary of Hedong Road, thousands of miles away, in a tomb nunnery on the outskirts of Jiangning Mansion, a middle-aged woman and a few servants were kneeling down to mourn.
There are six words clearly written on the tablet: Tomb of Husband Zhao Mingcheng.
"In the middle of the day, I marvel at Pang Weng's cleverness; when the fortified city falls, I feel pity for Qi Fu..."
The middle-aged woman suddenly lamented and murmured that although she was already over forty years old, she took good care of herself and looked like she was only in her thirties. Although time flies by and beauty grows older, this middle-aged woman
The woman had regular features, a delicate face, and an elegance as pale as a chrysanthemum between her eyebrows. However, there were still tears in the corners of her eyes, and the look of sadness on her face was still strong, which was obviously caused by the death of her husband.
I was grieving endlessly. A gust of sad wind blew by, gently blowing a strand of black hair on the temples of this woman. When she was sad in front of her lover's grave, the surrounding atmosphere of wind and rain became increasingly deserted and miserable.
Qi...
At this time, an old servant general came forward and sighed deeply, saying: "Madam, you must show your condolences and obey the changes... Anyway, my sister-in-law, Li Zhuo, has been ordered to guard Hongzhou as a military commander."
Officer, go and seek refuge, at least you will find a place. Madam, shall we go to Hongzhou to seek refuge with Mr. Li Xianggong?"
The woman was silent, just gently picking up her black hair that was lifted up by the breeze, and gently wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, and remained silent for a while. When the old servant still wanted to ask, the woman suddenly
He murmured: "I was born as a hero, and died as a ghost. I still miss Xiang Yu and refuse to cross the Yangtze River..."
After speaking softly, the woman stood up slowly, shook her head again, and said: "I am still timid when I come to the south because the Wujiang River is cold, but I should be sad when I go hunting in the north because the water is cold... Even though my father-in-law was dismissed as prime minister, he was framed by Cai Jing.
The pursuit of gifted officials and the implication of family members forced us to live in Qingzhou Township... However, my husband was appointed by the court after a long time and was transferred to the prefect of Lai, Zi, and Jiangning. Originally, my wife followed my husband, so I should obey...
But now that my husband has passed away, I don't want to wander around as I agreed with him before. There is no need to go to Hongzhou. I want to pack my family and luggage. I want to return to the north and go back to my hometown in Qingzhou."