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    Update time: 2013-03-18

    Time flies in a hurry and passes in a blink of an eye.  At the end of the first year of Changping, the Zhao army destroyed the Qiang and Hu tribes in Beisai, established Xia Prefecture, and brought the area of ??1,500 miles around Beisei that was separatized by the Qiang and Hu tribes in the middle and late period of Dayan under the rule of Zhao.

    In the second half of the first year of Changping, Zhao Jun first repelled the Turks and then recovered the lost territory.  What he did made everyone in the world turn their attention.  Compared with Zhao Jun, Qi King Murong Cheng, who also occupied the right position, gained nothing.  In the eyes of some aspiring scholars and powerful men, Zhao Xun gradually became more important than Murong Cheng.

    In the first year of Changping, Zhao merchants traveled north and south freely, bringing many benefits to Zhao.  Not only the mainland, but also maritime merchants.  The flaming unicorn flag of the Zhao merchants has been flying in various places such as the South China Sea and Persia.  Suddenly, merchants from overseas countries came to Qingzhou seaport to trade.  As a result, the seaports in Jiaozhou and Yangzhou gradually became weaker than the Qingzhou seaport.

    Regarding the gradual movement of maritime merchants to the north, Qi King Murong Cheng could only secretly be jealous and curse, but he could do nothing.  War broke out in Jiaozhou, and local forces were separatist and independent, causing the seaport of Guangzhou to stop docking for a time.  Not only that, it also made Qiongzhou Island occupied by Zhao Jun a new transit point in the southern seas.  As for Yangzhou, because Qi King Murong Cheng increased taxes due to his campaign, maritime merchants left one after another.

    It is precisely because of the movement of merchants from north to south that Da Zhao coins have become a common currency for merchants.  Many speculators once tried to mint counterfeit coins, but they were unable to confuse the fake coins with the real coins and had no choice but to fail.  The coins minted by King Qi and King Yong themselves were gradually abandoned by merchants and people.  Neither Murong Cheng nor Situ Lei could reverse this.  In the end, we can only let it go and use Zhao's coins as currency.

    The Chinese pinyin created by Zhao Xun himself became a reading material for young children in academies across the Yan Kingdom and was widely circulated.  Punctuation marks have also become a concern for scholars all over the world, and they are even a necessary condition for learning.  Now, if anyone says that the Northern Overlord Zhao Wang Zhao Xun is a warrior, a large number of people will definitely spit in his face.  In the past, Zhao Xun was called a brave and fierce warrior by the people in the world, but now, no one calls him that, no matter whether it is a powerful family or a scholar.

    In the first year of Changping, the rivers and canals in Zhaodi connected various places, connecting all states together, and together with Chidao, formed a large circulation network.  By land and sea, traveling from south to north, there were all Zhao merchants flying flaming unicorn flags.

    In the first year of Changping, the bonds invented by Zhao Xun officially established effective credit and were accepted by the common people, businessmen, and wealthy gentry.  In this year, these wealthy gentry felt that it was not a bad thing for Zhao Xun to confiscate their fields.  It's not a bad thing to let them store their money in a bank.  Without the land, through doing business, setting up workshops, and establishing breeding farms, their family wealth not only did not decrease, but also increased greatly.  Not only that, in Zhao land, no matter what you do, there is no distinction between high and low.

    ? Here, both businessmen and craftsmen have the right to be officials.  Here, scientific examinations are divided into subjects and are officially accepted by scholars.  Therefore, businessmen, craftsmen and other professionals were eligible to participate in the imperial examination.

    At the end of the first year of Changping, including the people of all ethnic groups in Bingzhou, Beisei, and Zhao Di, there were nearly 30 million people under the rule of Zhao Di.  As for the entire Yan Kingdom, there are only 70 million people at the moment, including those living in hiding.  Ten years ago, the entire Yan Kingdom only had 80 million people including hermit households.

    In the first year of Changping, the Khitans and the Mohe tribes who submitted to them had gradually integrated into the Zhao Dynasty and became ordinary Han people.  They speak Chinese, learn Chinese characters, and adopt the customs of the Han people as their own.  As for the older generation of people of various ethnic groups, Zhao Wen asked if he didn't force them, as long as they didn't make trouble.  However, with their current life, they will not cause any trouble again.  Even the aristocratic groups of the Mohe tribes in the past are now running large and small business houses, making a lot of money.  Compared with the past, although I no longer have the power, my life is a lot better.  Even though they can no longer gain power, their current life has made them very satisfied.

    In the blink of an eye, it has been the second year of Changping, and the officials of various departments who took annual leave are back on track and handling the affairs of each department.  Now that the war in various places has calmed down a bit, both officials and people hope to achieve greater gains in the new year.

    "Everyone, we have gained a lot in the past year. Not only did we defeat the Turks, we also captured Bingzhou and regained the Northern Fortress." In the political hall of the Zhao Palace, senior civil and military officials from the Zhao military system gathered together.

    "The new year is here, and we have to look forward. Past achievements can only serve as examples to urge us to go further. We cannot indulge in the glory of the past, otherwise, sooner or later, we will be swept into the dust of history.  "

    ¡°Now, we need to face and solve the problemMeasure three aspects.  First, the Turks, they were defeated by us last year, and we also killed them into the royal court. These Turks will definitely not be reconciled.  This year, or in the near future, they will surely take revenge.  However, we are not afraid. Since we can defeat him once, we can also defeat him a second or third time.  Zhang Yuanjing, how did you go about winning over the Turkic tribes?  "

    Zhang Yuanjing, who returned to Youzhou City to report his work, stood up and said: "Replying to the Lord has been completed. A total of nine tribes are willing to cooperate with us and resist the oppression of the Turkic Royal Court. In the process of wooing them, my subordinates deliberately lured them  Make them fight with other tribes, and create rumors that they are colluding with us. Now, they have no way out except us. However, they need us to provide food, weapons and equipment, and we will use them with them.  Livestock and war horses are exchanged for grain, grass, supplies and military equipment. In addition, because their terrain is relatively north, we can expand the territory another three hundred miles to the north, whether it is Bingzhou or Xiazhou."

    Hearing this, Zhao Xun was overjoyed and said: "Okay, this is a great achievement. Send an order to the local civil and military officials in Bingzhou, Xiazhou and Liangzhou to build a city a hundred miles north. Even so, we must be on guard against these nine tribes.  No other thoughts will arise. Therefore, we can only use these nine parts, but cannot trust them."

    "The second is the war in the southern Central Plains. Both King Qi and King Yong are our enemies. Now King Yong is weak and King Qi is strong. Therefore, King Murong Cheng of Qi will now be our primary enemy.  Of course, the actual situation depends on the changes in the situation. What we need to do is to prepare for war and prepare supplies and weapons. Zhang Jun and Xu Qing are responsible for these.  What problem?"

    Zhang Jun, Director of the Logistics Department, and Xu Qing, Director of the Foundry Department, said in unison: "There is no problem with my subordinates. The army can be mobilized at any time when needed."

    "Very good! You two are the foundation of our army's operations, so we must not neglect anything."

    "The third issue is the issue of accommodating refugees in the merging of states, which is also a matter of local governance. When we accept Xiazhou, we need a large number of Han people to move in to increase the proportion of our Han people and strengthen our rule. The entry of refugees from the south is even more  In order to solve our problem. In the future, our territory will gradually expand to the north, so the more these refugees are, the better. In addition, they will also provide us with a large number of labor and soldiers."

    "The Department of Commerce will strengthen commercial support for Bingzhou and Xiazhou. Prosperous commerce will naturally lead to local prosperity. I believe you adults have already seen this from Liaozhou and Dingzhou."

    "Subsequently, Zhao Xun made a series of military arrangements, the most important of which was the formation of the Eighth Army of the Imperial Guard.  Each army transferred part of its troops to supplement the Eighth Army of the Imperial Guard, and then added them from new soldiers and reduced soldiers.  The Young Guards was also officially established, with only two armies, which was regarded as preparing reserve forces and low-level officers for each army.  Of course, the Armed Forces Academy will also be greatly expanded.

    The Eight Banners Soldiers of Mohe have also officially become history. They will be added to the Eighth Army of the Imperial Guard and mixed together with the Eighth Army of the Imperial Guard.  Among the eight armies of the Imperial Guard, the regular establishment is that one army has 25,000 troops, 10,000 cavalry, and 15,000 infantry.  The Eighth Army of the Imperial Guard is directly subordinate to King Zhao and can be regarded as the Imperial Guard.  In addition, there are 30,000 personal guards, all of whom are cavalry.  Ten thousand heavy cavalry, twenty thousand light cavalry, the chief general Han Meng, and the deputy generals Wei Dong and Wei Chen were divided into eight capitals.

    Time flies, and it¡¯s February of the second year of Changping in a blink of an eye.  While Zhao Xun was busy reorganizing the army and spending time with his family, new news came from the Yanzhou Army, causing Zhao Xun to be involved in the war again.

    ¡°My lord, this is the news from Yanzhou.¡± Situ Liang handed Zhao Xun the Strengthening Military Intelligence in his hand.

    "Huh? This Murong Cheng can't wait any longer." Zhao Xun murmured.

    "The main reason is that the Lord's harvest last year made Murong Cheng feel extremely and dissatisfied. He also worked hard last year. As a result, he not only lost Yanzhou, but also gained nothing in the process of conquering Situ Lei. Moreover, first at Sishui Pass  Defeated, he lost more than 100,000 soldiers, and fought hard at the two levels for several months, wasting people and money. Now, he finally understood that the real benefit was the gain in his hands, so he made this big move to attack the east and the west.  Situ Liang said with a smile.

    "Yes, Murong Cheng also understands that attacking Yongzhou is not that easy to attack."

    "In the opinion of my subordinates, Murong Chengcheng should have let the coalition forces contain him at the two passes, and ceded Yongzhou to the coalition forces as a benefit, while he attacked Yizhou and Ningzhou in the west. He should take Yizhou and Ningzhou first, and then attack Chang'an in the north.  The best way. However, Murong Cheng only had Luoyang in his eyes, only the throne of the emperor, and he was staring at the two passes. After all, there was no benefit in conquering the two passes with the Qi army here.  It will be Murong Cheng's," Situ Liang said slowly.

    Yang Wangqing shook his head and said: "Actually, it's not that Murong Cheng didn't expect it, but he was the initiator of the conquest of Situ Lei.Luoyang is the action he should take most.  However, he did not expect that we did not send out troops from the two passes to join them, nor did he expect that the two passes would be so difficult to defeat.  He thought that after issuing the message, Yong's army suffered a huge decline in power and was defeated with one blow.  He is using the reputation of issuing slogans to ascend to the position of the Nine-Fifth Master.  "

    Zhao Xun shook the urgent military information in his hand and said, "Murong Cheng wants to unite the Yanzhou Army to attack Xuzhou. What do you think? How should we respond?"

    Situ Liang said solemnly: "If it hadn't been for the news from the Yanzhou Army, we would have thought that Murong Cheng would be as aggressive as he is now, preparing to attack Yongzhou again. We would never have thought that Murong Cheng's goal had changed.  It became Xuzhou. Therefore, the Xuzhou Army will not know the real goal of their soldier Murong Cheng. Therefore, the Xuzhou Army may be in danger this time."

    Yang Wangqing continued: "Once Murong Cheng targets the Xuzhou Army, then Situ Lei will also take other actions. For example, because he lost Bingzhou last year, and now that the greatest pressure has been removed, he will attack again when the Turks come.  We launched a counterattack. As a result, Murong Cheng got out of the battle with Situ Lei, but we were plunged into an all-out battle with the Turks and Situ Lei, while he, Murong Cheng, sat on the mountain and watched the fight. "

    Zhao Xun nodded and said: "Well, you are right. If Murong Cheng really fights against the Xuzhou Army, then Situ Lei will not remain indifferent and just sit back and watch the expansion of all parties. Murong Cheng's idea of ??sitting on the mountain and watching the fight between tigers and tigers.  It can be achieved if you have **.¡±

    Situ Liang smiled and said: "But, now that we know this situation, and the Yanzhou Army is ours, the situation is naturally not what we thought before."

    "It is inevitable for the Turks to attack us. Whether it is to maintain his dominance or to plunder the property and population of our Han people, the Turkic Khan needs to go south. And the direction of the south attack is precisely in Bingzhou and  The land of Xiazhou. However, we already have nine Turkic tribes in the north of Xiazhou and Bingzhou. Before they are defeated by Xue Nie Khan, there will not be much problem in Bingzhou and Xiazhou.  , we only need to support these nine tribes and force them to fight Xue Nie Khan, the rest is not a big problem. "

    "So, the Turks are not a big threat, not to mention that we have a large army stationed in both Xiazhou and Bingzhou. Then, what needs to be paid attention to is Situ Lei in the south. Situ Lei can attack us mainly by sending troops from Yongzhou.  Attack Bingzhou. Or send troops from Liangzhou to attack Bingzhou and Xiazhou. However, General Li Chenfeng, Qin Daolin, and Xue Qinglan have stationed more than 100,000 troops in Situ Lei.  He would not have fallen out with us rashly before. Otherwise, he would become our mortal enemy, and Qi King Murong Cheng would never have an affair with him. Otherwise, Murong Cheng would admit that Situ Lei was not a regicide.  , his statement became a joke, which means that the current emperor is orthodox."

    "It's time for Situ Lei to make a choice. Situ Lei should make a good alliance with us at this moment. While Murong Cheng is attacking Xuzhou, attack Bingzhou and Jiangzhou and occupy the prosperous land in the south. Therefore, we don't need to overestimate what the Turks and Situ Lei will do.  The threat we bring. Of course, there is no possibility of sending Situ Lei to attack us."

    Yang Wangqing nodded and said: "My subordinates also think that Master Situ's words are reasonable. We have to get involved in this matter. It is best to obtain greater benefits from this matter and greatly weaken Murong Cheng. If we can weaken Murong Cheng this time,  Murong Cheng, then our actions in Jiaozhou and our actions to seek Qi¡¯s army and navy will increase our success rate.¡±

    Zhao Xun pondered for a moment and said: "You mean, if we participate in the attack on Murong Cheng, it is best to bring Situ Lei along with us? However, in this case, it will be difficult for us to escape. Besides, we don't have  Bordering the Qi Army, it is difficult to intervene. If the relationship with the Yanzhou Army is exposed, then Murong Cheng, Situ Lei, Tang Xian of the Tang Army, and Li Chi of the Xuzhou Army will all stop their actions, and may even take the lead in attacking us.  ¡±

    Situ Liang smiled and said: "No, if our Zhao army is not dispatched, we will still be busy resisting the Turks coming from the north. But the Yanzhou army can act at will. The Yanzhou army seeks its own interests, which is what it should be.  of."

    Zhao Xun's eyes lit up, he laughed, and said: "Yes, I'm the one who got the best of me. As the Yanzhou Army, we roped in Situ Lei, Li Chi and Tang Xian, and together we acted against the overlord Murong Cheng in the south. Come to think of it, no matter what  Both Li Chi and Situ Lei are very happy. As for Tang Xian, he was born under Murong Cheng and should have a good foundation in the south. Once Murong Cheng is defeated, he can rise again in the south. "

    Situ Liang nodded and said: "Yes, that's what my subordinate means. Tell Situ Lei about the situation. Situ Lei will definitely not mind giving Murong Cheng a hard blow from behind when Murong Cheng is fighting with the Xuzhou Army.one time.  "

    "Let's do this. Then I will go to the Yanzhou Army in person. After all, I am also the leader of the Yanzhou Army. I haven't been there for half a year and it is difficult to explain to the outside world." Zhao Xun said quietly.

    Situ Liang and Yang Wangqing quickly stopped him and said: "My lord, you are the leader of an army, so we should do this. If your identity is exposed, the danger is not small. After all, there are spies from all armies in Yanzhou."

    Zhao Xun waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, the king's appearance before the Yanzhou Army has been disguised. Unless he is a very close person, most people will not notice it. Besides, with the personal guards following him, there will be no  Something unusual happened. In addition, the Eagle Eye Division and the Shadow Division have been setting up many spies in Yanzhou."

    Seeing that Zhao Xun was like this, the others no longer stopped him.  Zhao Xun is the leader of the Yanzhou Army, and he is the most suitable for Yanzhou.  The Yanzhou Army is also controlled by officers who came from the Armed Forces Academy and the Guards Army, and there will be no changes above the surface.  In addition, this operation involves a wide range of aspects. On many matters, only Zhao Xun can make decisions in person, and it is very likely that he will not be able to keep up with the issuance of military orders from a distance.

    After Zhao Xun explained to the Secretary of State that he was mainly responsible for arranging the affairs for the refugees entering from the south, as well as the affairs for the Turks from the north of Bingzhou, he explained to his family again, and after making arrangements, he once again dispersed into Yanzhou with 5,000 personal guards.  .
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