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    This brought about a serious problem. The Mongols collected taxes in the territory, but after ten years there was still no progress. Their main economic pillar was the trade caravans organized by the state and the collection of transit goods taxes.  To become stronger is to draw a drop of blood from the blood vessels of Mongolia. If it is left unchecked, the prestige and rule of the Mongolian Empire will soon be unable to be maintained.  Kublai Khan had a very clear understanding of this situation. For the Mongols, this was the biggest crisis since the founding of the Temujin clan. The only way to solve this crisis was to give up the symbolic tribute inherited from their ancestors.  , and instead implemented the Han system of collecting taxes based on one household per account. Mongolia's territory was ten times that of the Southern Dynasties, and its population far exceeded that of the Southern Dynasties. Once the system of paying taxes based on household registration was established, the strength of the Mongols would immediately increase  If it grows several times and then recruits 500,000 troops from Han and the Western Regions, why worry about the Southern Dynasty not being able to pacify it.  Once the Southern Dynasties are pacified, the Mongol Empire will have an inexhaustible source of tax revenue, enough to support the empire's great achievements for eternity.  However, the reform was difficult. The Mongolian nobles did not realize the huge benefits that the Han tax system brought to the empire. They only saw the complaints of their subordinate herdsmen. Moreover, once the tax system was established, they could no longer follow their will.  The tribesmen expropriated the property for their own use, or built checkpoints privately to charge fees.  Guyukhan was also indifferent to the issue of establishing a mature tax system. Like the previous great Khans, he was focused only on the improvement of military technology.  Take the Tanma Red Army who ventured into the front line of the confrontation between Song and Mongolia alone as an example. It can be seen that these ten years were not an inactive decade against the Mongolian army. This Tanma Red Army no longer used the cowhide method of ten years ago  Instead of wearing more than ten layers of cowhide armor, they replaced the cotton robes with iron plates and light studded armor. This was in order to deal with the increasingly powerful matchlock firepower of the Song Dynasty.  In terms of horses, the Mongols who occupied the Persian Plateau purchased enough large food war horses from the food country to supply to the Red Army. The quality of these horses is unparalleled in the world, far from the Southern Dynasty cavalry who relied on capture and smuggling to obtain Mongolian horses.  Can be compared.  In terms of weapons, after ten years of hard work, the Mongols were able to build a powerful firearms force. The Tanma Red Army carried two short guns. Its range and firepower were not inferior to the same type of short guns in the Southern Dynasties. It was hateful  It's just that the number of equipment is too small.  Kublai Khan hoped that through economic efforts, he could arm the Mongolian army with more such advanced weapons, at least so that they would not suffer a disadvantage when facing the Song Dynasty army in terms of equipment.  But Guyukhan didn't think so, and unfortunately, his brother Meng Ge didn't think so either.  This Tan Ma Chi was sent from Meng Ge¡¯s Qixue Guards. He traveled thousands of miles from Henan to the front line for a huge plan that could wipe out the Song Dynasty.  In the dense jujube forest, the lookout post in the distance could barely see the figures in the trees. The other party chose this place to connect, which was indeed a thorough preparation in advance.  It was almost dusk, and a black shadow slowly came out of the dim sky.  The Tanma Chijun asked in fluent Chinese: "Who is here?" The man replied cautiously: "It's just a jackal that escaped the hunter." The Tanma Chijun nodded and asked: "  "What are you thinking about it, General Lu?" The man lowered his voice and said, "General Lu has made up his mind. The only one who is in trouble now is Cao Shixiong. But don't worry, this man will definitely not survive more than ten days."  He solemnly said: "The Great Khan has rushed from Helin to Taiyuan. All the kings have led their troops and horses to meet up and wait for the good news from General Lu. Once General Lu launches his attack, the vanguard army will be able to reach Xiangyang within three days.  , the army will arrive within fifteen days." He paused, then smiled: "I didn't expect that the great cause of Liuhe Mixing would be decided by a word or a few words from two people today." The black shadow was cold.  He said: "It's still very early for Liuhe to become one. If the Great Khan can get Xiangyang, he still has to be wary of Zheng Yunming." The Tanma Red Army said: "Zheng Yunming has been retired for more than a year, and the emperor of the Southern Dynasty is also quite wary of him.  Is there any problem?" The dark figure shook his head slightly: "But he is still Zheng Yunming." After that, he slowly retreated into the shadow without waiting for Tan Ma Chi to reply.  The Tanma Chijun originally wanted to argue a word or two, but when he thought of the three words Zheng Yunming, a deep chill suddenly surged in his heart.  You can't let down your guard at any time, just because he is Zheng Yunming.  He got back on his horse and slowly retreated towards the north.  In the early morning of September 16, the sixth year of Baoxing, an envoy from the cadre office broke into the political hall in a panic.  Wu Qian, the Prime Minister of the Left who was involved in political affairs, looked at his panic and said slowly: "Why are you so panicked?" Ten years of officialdom history?, the fat scholar with a sense of humor has turned into a mature and stable minister of the Zhuguo.  But today's events were difficult even for him to deal with calmly.  "Urgent report from the front, the governor of Jingzhou, Lv Wenhuan, and the governor of Ezhou, Gao Gao, have taken refuge in Xiangyang Prefecture and rebelled against the imperial court. They have defected to Mongolia!" The high-pitched voice of the envoy could not hide the panic. Over the years, the Song Dynasty has moved to Shouchun, Xiangyang, and Chongqing  As a fulcrum, an indestructible line of defense was built.  In other words, the gains and losses of these three cities directly determine the stability of the front line of defense.  Among them, Xiangyang is the most important.  Zheng Yunming has been in power in Jinghu for seven years. These seven years were probably the seven years of the most dramatic changes in Jinghu's history.  In these years, Jinghu mines were mined, households were organized, factories were opened, and soldiers were trained. It seemed to have become the core area of ??civilization and progress in the entire Song Dynasty.  Capturing Xiangyang would open the door to destroying Jinghu, and destroying Jinghu would, to a certain extent, mean destroying the Song Dynasty itself.  The Song Dynasty, which was on the threshold of enlightenment and reform, could never afford the losses caused by the fall of Xiangyang.  It¡¯s no wonder that Wu Qian¡¯s first reaction when he heard about this was: ¡°How is this possible?¡± Of course it is possible, and this is what the former counselor and magistrate who lives in seclusion in Yiwu County has repeatedly emphasized, and now lives in Jinghu Zhizhi  Ambassador Jia Sidao, the planning method he forcibly implemented in the Jinghu area will inevitably trigger a backlash from local military commanders.  But what Zheng Yunming never expected was that the one who rose up in rebellion was neither Wei Sheng, who was banished to Jingjiang Prefecture, nor Jiao Jin, who was still fighting with the Mongols in Yunnan, nor even Jia Sidao, who was arrested for planning the law.  Liu Zheng, the capital commander of Lizhou, who participated in the performance, or Han Feng, the capital commander of Zhenjiang, who was punished to seclude himself in isolation, and Jia Sidao, who rebelled, turned out to be the elite of the Huaidong clique brought out by Jia Sidao himself, and directly gave the city of Xiangyang to  Without the Mongols, Xiangyang's 70,000 well-trained elite soldiers and hundreds of artillery pieces of various types would become the vanguard of the Mongols' southward attack, which would be disastrous for the entire Song Dynasty.  "Have the matter been verified?" Wu Qian asked this question and immediately regretted it. The guards at the front would not dare and could not treat such a big matter as child's play and rush to report it.  Wu Qian could even imagine that Jinghu Zhizhi Ambassador Jia Sidao, who was always known for his shrewdness and ability, must have exhausted all methods and was forced to report to the court only after he had exhausted all options and found it impossible to restore the situation.  He paused, turned to Ma Guangzu, the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, who was sitting aside, and said: "Call that man back. This time it is really a matter of life and death." There was no trace of excitement on Ma Guangzu's gloomy face.  : "During the period of being banished for no reason, I'm afraid that Duke Zheng will not be able to come back to life easily." "How long has it been!" Wu Qian slapped his hands on the table hard: "I don't know if the country can be saved or not.  Are you still fixating on personal grudges? "Strictly speaking, Zheng Yunming didn't seem to have any complaints when he was exiled.  People in Yiwu County can see a man in linen clothes and light clothes going fishing in the creek outside the city with a fishing rod every day. He sits there all day long, and his pretty little lady always comes to visit him regularly.  I couldn't see why I was unhappy about bringing him food.  Zheng Yunming's ease comes from the subtlety of his move of retreating into advancing.  His exile in Jiangsu and Zhejiang not only did not become a setback on the political road, but instead became a successful bonus project.  Jia Sidao promoted radical economic reform policies in Huaidong, which caused large-scale riots by manual workers in Huaidong and inspired civil uprising. If it were not for the large-scale peasant unrest in Shandong, Huaidong would have been almost unsafe. For such a big thing, the whole court would not be able to survive.  How can you not know who the real culprit is?  The reason why the blame was placed on Zheng Yunming, who had just taken office, was because Jia Sidao had indeed grasped the subtle point of Zheng Yunming's unsteady foothold in the court and the power of the Siming people still existed. The second reason was because the emperor had recalibrated his policy.  Now that the power of the Siming people has been suppressed by the new party headed by Zheng Yunming, they can no longer occupy the mainstream voice in the political hall. They naturally hope to form an alliance with the imperial power and use the emperor's hand to fight back against the powerful new party.  , as for the emperor himself, his support for the new party gradually turned into suspicion, and this time he demoted Zheng Yunming, which was an obvious political signal.  Zheng Yunming took the initiative to take the political responsibility for the civil uprising, which was a brilliant move. Compared with his father Zheng Qingzhi who desperately clung to power after the defeat of Luo Luo, Zheng Yunming's responsibility this time did not lie with him.  Under the circumstances, he chose to fully accept the court's punishment without any complaints.  As a result, the public opinion in Lin'an was overwhelmingly sympathetic to Zheng Yunming. Some students even came to the palace gate excitedly and shouted: "Xiangong Jia is a Mongolian craftsman!" This is a very serious statement. Of course, Qin Hui and Qin Xianggong framed Yue Fei.  At that time, only one person dared to post a cheat sheet on the alley in front of the palace at night saying that Qin Xianggong was a craftsman. No one dared to speak so blatantly in front of the palace. The emperor was furious and sent the scholar away three thousand years ago.??, as a punishment.  As for why the capital punishment was not used like Gaozong, it was because the emperor's treatment of Zheng Yunming was purely out of a moment of enthusiasm.  At this time, Zheng Yunming was much more powerful than Yue Wumu back then.
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