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Volume One: Research on Zhao Jin, Taizu of the Han Dynasty (3)

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    This real crisis is just an ordinary battle in any sense. Emperors in the Chinese world and other regions have experienced arduous and life-threatening battles and the danger of nine deaths since their beginning. Compared with Zhao  It will be much more difficult for Jin this time.  In this ambush, Zhao Jin showed superhuman courage and force for the first time. They faced more than a hundred desperate bandits and defeated more with less.  We have all seen too many of the emperor's miraculous performances in his youth, but this battle outside Xuzhou City is not a fiction. There are enough official and private records as ironclad evidence. You must know that the local government and culture at that time  People don't need to please Zhao Jin yet.  The nearby valley now has a very beautiful name "Shenglong Valley", and it is also a must-visit place for wealthy and idle people when they first come to Xuzhou.  According to researchers, the ambush at Shenglong Valley not only proved that Zhao Jin did have the potential to be an emperor, but also had an impact on Zhao Jin's psychology. This impact was minimal on the establishment and consolidation of the Han Empire, but it had a negative impact on all the heroes of the Han Empire.  It's good news.  Purging heroes after an emperor ascends the throne has become a common way of playing power games. It was reached to the extreme by Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Although there are various criticisms and ridicules overtly and covertly about this practice, people who understand politics also think that this  Practice is a must.  Among the meritorious ministers who served in the Han Dynasty, whether it is the chief military officer Chen Sheng, the chief civil servant Wang Zhaojing, as well as the senior ministers responsible for all aspects below, they have already realized this, and after the Han Empire was stabilized, they all passed through various  On this occasion, he expressed his wish to leave the center of power, retire and enjoy wealth.  Regardless of ancient and modern times, whether in the East or the West, this kind of initiative to retreat is also a common way of playing power games. As the superior, Zhao Jin should go with the flow and create a harmonious and happy situation both internally and externally.  The ministers who had this wish were severely reprimanded.  When Zhao Jin made this statement, everyone thought it was a common etiquette among Chinese officials. When the reprimands became more severe and specific measures were implemented, everyone realized that Zhao Jin's actions were true.  .  This approach has caused another kind of worry. Looking at the world, not only China itself, excessive trust in heroes and close officials will lead to an imbalance of power, lead to uncontrolled abuse of power by trusted people and families, shake the foundation of the country, and even  It is not an alarmist statement that it will destroy the country, but there are various precedents to follow.  However, the reality made everyone breathe a sigh of relief. Zhao Jin still maintained his trust in his partners and cronies, but he did not indulge and indulge without restraint. When anyone made a mistake, he would be punished according to the rules. This punishment  They would neither be overly implicated because of their relationship with Emperor Taizu, nor would they be held in high esteem because of their relationship with Emperor Taizu.  Acting according to the rules and strictly following the rules is what makes the Han Empire different from any previous Chinese dynasty. But even so, Zhao Jin's friendship and concern for his partners can still be seen from the "rules" itself.  This kind of brotherhood is only maintained in this generation. The more the next generation, the more it tends to the traditional relationship between monarch and minister.  Words full of warmth such as "affection" and "concern" should not appear on an emperor, especially a first-generation emperor like Zhao Jin who made his fortune from scratch. The reason why there is such a situation can only be attributed to the "promotion"  "Dragon Valley Ambush" and its psychological impact.  Going back to Zhao Jin's method and rhythm of doing things, under the social environment at that time, Zhao Jin's first few steps were not too unusual. In the vast territory of the Ming Empire, more than one person did this, but these people  Either become a bully who exploits the local area, or become a gentry with a semi-official status, earning money and land for themselves and their family, pursuing power, pleasure or fame. Most of their goals are concentrated in their hometown, and one mansion is the maximum limit.  Zhao Jin is completely different. He has been seeking growth in strength from beginning to end, seeking to make his group stronger in all aspects, whether military, organizational or economic. In a sense, he  The same requirements are even made in terms of thought and civilization.  In this process of seeking growth and becoming stronger, Zhao Jin defeated and annihilated enemies who were considered similar to him.  These enemies come from different sources. They include thugs from the Xuzhou underground society, religious organizations that function as political power, some are cooperative, some are illegal, and there are also chambers of commerce and guilds that control economic interests. Among these types of civilian armed forces,  The shadows of the Ming Empire government and military are looming among them.  With victory after victory, Zhao Jin's strength becomes stronger and stronger. From ancient times to the present, countless people have lost themselves in the ever-increasing wealth and prestige in victory after victory, or are addicted to enjoyment, or are arrogant, or have lost their goals.  , Zhao Jin eliminated each opponent??That's right.  A young man, a young man with a not-so-rich background, achieved what can be said to be a brilliant victory no matter how you evaluate it, and gained a huge wealth that is worthy of envy in any time and space. However, he did not lose his mind and restrained the most vigorous desire of young people.  Desire, to continue to accumulate, to continue to develop, to make oneself more powerful, this is Zhao Jin's calmness, no, this cannot be explained by calmness, this is his plan.  In the process of Zhao Jin's growth, there is another thing that is surprising, and that is his foresight. No matter how proud the Han Empire and its vassal people are now, or how prosperous the Chinese world is, there is no way to deny that under Zhao Jin  In the era when I grew up, the Ming Empire was riddled with holes, but by the standards of an empire, it was still passable. It was still the largest empire in the world, ruling stably for nearly two hundred years, and even had internal conflicts several times.  It achieved brilliant victories in foreign wars, and could be called a "ZTE" by the standards of the time. However, this empire had declined in all aspects and had completely lagged behind the Western world at that time. If this trend continues, Western civilization will be completely overwhelmed.  Eastern civilization is an inevitable result.  As researchers of later generations, we have detailed information and can overlook the long history from the perspective of an almost omniscient and omnipotent person. We can conclude that the Ming Empire was riddled with holes at that time. We can conclude that European power was growing rapidly, but at that time  People don't know it, but Zhao Jin is keenly aware of this.  How could there be such courage to challenge a seemingly invincible behemoth, and how could one have the determination to learn from what most people at the time thought were fallacies and heresies? It is hard to imagine. Regarding the details of learning from European technology and certain concepts,  , some historical researchers have put forward conjectures. Today's church system especially insists that this conjecture is the truth, that is, Zhao Jin once secretly detained missionaries or merchant ships from Europe, and gained a lot of knowledge from these people from the West.  , some bold churches have been secretly propagating that Zhao Jin and the people around him were baptized as believers by a certain saint when they were young. This kind of rhetoric has been strictly prohibited by the government, and judging from the official¡¯s comprehensive suppression of the church  , this can't be true.  On the one hand, he absorbed the best parts of Western civilization, and on the other hand, he carried forward the excellent Eastern culture, learned from the best of the East and West, and improved and innovated. Here, it can only be said that the capable can do anything. Zhao Jin  His foresight is not only reflected in the adoption of specific technologies, but also in the innovation of specific details. It can even be directly said to be an invention. Under his integration, the technology of the Han Empire is ahead of the world. With the cultural and economic development of the Han Empire,  and the military broke out, technology also began to surpass the entire world, improving from the original details to becoming ahead of the times.  Among Zhao Jin's contemporaries, some may have seen that troubled times were coming, some may have seen the Ming Empire's external strength and internal cadres, some may also be strengthening military equipment, and perhaps some people may be making money while strengthening military equipment, but here  Among them, only Zhao Jin used all kinds of methods to make himself stronger, far ahead of others.  Before obtaining an official status and setting up a banner that was legally recognized, Zhao Jin's organization and armed forces were at best staff, militia and tenants. However, when looking at the mobilization power of his organization, it was far more formal than other underground forces, and even far more formal.  Governments at all levels in the Ming Empire were more formal and efficient, and it was natural for the advanced to defeat the backward.  Many researchers focus on brilliant victories or commercial miracles. For example, Zhao Jin personally created several huge commercial cities, turned the pirates who plagued the Ming Empire into legal shipping, and established  Although these victories and miracles are worthy of praise, they are also an important part of Zhao Jin's climax.  But in fact, many victories and miracles are not that important. After Zhao Jin completely controlled Xuzhou, it became inevitable to conquer the world.  The territory of the Ming Empire was a thousand times that of Xuzhou, and the population was nearly a thousand times that of Xuzhou. Not to mention that Xuzhou had no fertile fields or precious minerals. The Grand Canal, which was the main transportation trunk of the Ming Empire, had been diverted elsewhere. The Yellow River, which was prone to flooding, was a huge danger.  , there is no geographical advantage to rely on, because the Yellow River has burst several times, the canal has been rerouted, and the local population is sparser than that of a state of the same size. These cannot be called a foundation.  Xuzhou was not without a foundation. It had one of the largest iron mines in the Ming Empire at that time. As we all know, the mistress of the iron mine was the first queen of Zhao Jin, Emperor Taizu of the Han Empire. She was because of her family business at that time.  After being threatened, he took the initiative to establish contact with Zhao Jin. The huge iron ore and mining industry at the time provided equipment for Zhao Jin's army, and a large number of miners were more suitable to become professional soldiers than farmers.  
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