"Taobao, Liang Yibu's idea is really good." Han Yun said sarcastically. There are still many Helan stones that have not yet been sold, but they can be left to various brokers to slowly sell them, as long as the price can be continued to be suppressed. Therefore, after the price of Helan Stone was quickly suppressed, Han Yun stepped aside and came to Wang Ju to see if he could help. It really helped. In the past three years, he had achieved great victories and captured many leaders and nobles from all over Xixia. Wang Ju selected some of them and took them to Lanzhou Prison for interrogation, such as the terrain of Xixia, the distribution of various ethnic groups, and the conditions of various forts and cities. I have been interrogated before, but in a scattered manner. Now I am interrogating again in a systematic way. Wang Ju definitely didn¡¯t have time to preside over the trial, so he just handed it over to Han Yun. ¡° Then before the summer expedition next year, Wang Ju will get the most valuable information first-hand. Han Yun said: "He thinks well, but doesn't he know that the Taibao has the right to handle this letter of credence?" As long as this letter of credence is sent to the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty will be very passive, not to mention that some peaceful people in the country will be affected by this. As for compromise, let's talk about the imperial court. Once they agree to negotiate peace, they will definitely not be able to conquer Xia next year. Xixia treated the alliance oath as nothing, while the Song Dynasty regarded itself as China and took the alliance oath quite seriously. It can even be said that by then, the Liao Kingdom can help Xixia openly. If the Song Dynasty does not agree and all bow their heads to this, the Song Dynasty will still fight, which will force all Xixia tribes to share the same hatred. Once that point is reached, it will be impossible to quickly and smoothly destroy Xixia. However, Liang Yibu neglected one thing, and that was whether the credentials could be successfully delivered to the capital. It must be delivered to Liu Changzuo first. Liu Changzuo is not a fool, so it will be transferred to Wang Ju. Wang Ju only needs to give an order to the envoy to return to Xixia with his credentials. Xixia people will still be angry, but the nature is different. Not to mention the grievances between the Song Dynasty and Xixia, Wang Ju's father was killed by Xixia people, and the Xixia people dug up the ancestral graves of Wang Ju's family and whipped the corpses. With such deep hatred, Wang Ju would not let Xixia go. It's also possible. Besides, what Wang Ju came to the northwest for is to destroy Xixia! The Xixia people will be angry, but they will not share the same hatred. And now Xixia is really pitiful, these past three years. The Song Dynasty almost destroyed 400,000 troops, and the number of prisoners of war in the "re-education through labor" alone reached 200,000! Coupled with the expulsion from Yinxia and the forced resettlement of some people to Weiyuan and Qingzhou, the Song Dynasty took over the Xiaochuan and Yinzhou areas. In the Huizhou area, Tiandu Mountain and Quwu Mountain, Wang Ju estimates that there may only be 400,000 households in Xixia now, and the number of young men is not even 600,000. Moreover, Xixia cannot mobilize at least 10% of the households and adults, such as those tribes in the desert. The most terrible thing is that after all these tortures, Xixia has completely lost the support of the people. This is the most important thing. Without the support of the people, no matter how many households there are in Xixia. Not enough to cause trouble. Maybe playing the tragedy card can unite some people's hearts, but it won't have much effect. So Han Yun said again: "Taobao, they must not be allowed to bring this letter of credence to the capital." Wang Ju walked a few steps and suddenly asked: "Are you afraid of the Liao Kingdom?" "The Liao Kingdom" Han Yun He was stunned for a moment. "Are you afraid that if we attack Xia in front, the Liao Kingdom will send troops to us later?" "That's it" Han Yun did not dare to speak. "Brother Han, come with me." Wang Ju took Han Yun to the military camp outside the city, where the three armies were training. "Brother Han, in fact, the soldiers of our country are not as weak as the scholar-bureaucrats imagined. If the strength of the Liao army, logistics, and generals are comparable to that of our army, this battlefield will be placed on the Shaanxi Road regardless of the people and the terrain. "The victory rate of our army will be over 70%." "It was not that high before. But after the series of great victories, it will be this high. However, the strongest of our army is the Western Army." If we push further and fight in the Hetao area, our winning rate can only reach 60%. "Why?" "In the same high terrain, the weather here is mainly warm and humid, but the weather there is mainly dry and cold." Our troops on the border are not very adaptable. Just like I did not dare to use troops on the Tubo Plateau in Yunnan, because further up, the three armies cannot adapt to the weather on the plateau. In terminology, they are not suitable for that kind of hypoxic environment. The Western Army will perform even worse when it reaches Hedong and Hebei. Therefore, once this battlefield is placed in Hedong, our army will only have a 40% winning rate. If it is placed in Hebei, it will only have a 30% winning rate. It is a place of heroes, but it was a time of war, and the people have been tempered by the war.?Now that the two armies have been at peace for a long time, the people are not used to fighting, and they are not used to mobilizing the Western Army, so the winning rate drops rapidly. Of course, this means that under the premise that all conditions are similar, if our army uses the fortress to compete with the Liao Kingdom, it can at least maintain an equal balance. However, if something happens at the rear and a few ignorant scholar-officials come in and give blind orders, things will be over again. ¡± This is the fairest evaluation. The Song Army is not that weak, and the Liao Army is not weak either. Although the Liao Kingdom was deceived by Lu Hui at the beginning of this summer, the strong combat effectiveness of the Liao Army will still be seen in a head-on battle. , It is not what it showed when Wanyan Aguda rose in history, although it may have begun to rise, but overall, it is still a little higher than the overall strength of the Song army. Of course, no matter how strong the army is, it still depends on the command of the general. , the general is incompetent, even if the Tang army in the early Tang Dynasty is given his command, it will still be defeated miserably. "Let's put it this way, if Xixia is successfully captured, I will not worry even if the Liao Kingdom sends troops. But I am afraid that if I send troops to Xixia in the front and the Liao Kingdom sends troops in the back, many variables will occur. " There is another good example in Wang Ju's mind, such as the Second Ancestor's self-defense counterattack. The Vietnamese monkey actually said that the **** was defeated. Therefore, Wang Ju hated this group of people very much. They were not as good as the group in the southwest. Third, a defeat is a defeat. However, this statement came about because the Japanese army did not capture Hanoi at that time. If they captured Hanoi, the Vietnamese monkeys would not be able to hold their heads up, and they would not dare to be rampant in the future. However, it was not the second ancestor who commanded it. It's a mistake, but there is a bigger powerful neighbor behind. Self-defense and counterattack are fine, but how to capture Hanoi may have more consequences. Moreover, the original intention is just to teach this monkey a lesson, not to possess it, so Stop when you see fit. Withdrawal of troops. Of course, the situation now is better than that. At least the Song Dynasty was richer and stronger. The country at that time had no technology and even weapons were very backward. But at its peak, it was one of the two strongest countries in the world. Another example, what would happen if the Japanese invaded Wanwan? There are two situations. With the virtue of the US emperor, If we have to discuss and discuss again and again, there will be no time to react and deploy, and the rice has become porridge, and the US emperor will have no choice but to get it within a month. The US emperor and the Japanese may get involved. After all, the emperor suffered a lot on the Korean battlefield. Although the Liao Kingdom suffered some, it was not serious. Moreover, because of the cowardice of the scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty, many people in the Liao Kingdom were living in a dream. The possibility of sending troops is relatively high, but if the Song army takes Xixia quickly, Wang Ju will not be afraid of it without the cooperation of Xixia. What he is afraid of is a two-sided war. Wang Ju cannot predict the consequences. He deceived the Liao State and said that I was coming to clean up the border. It will also give Xixia some lessons and heavy losses, but it will not destroy Xixia. However, Liang Yibu wrote such a humiliating letter of credence, I will still send the envoys out of the border of our country, and the news will spread to the Liao Kingdom. Will Liao still believe what I say? " "That's itit seems that this Liang Yibu is not stupid, but it is a bit difficult to handle. " "He can control Xixia, how can he be a fool? It's just that this person has betrayed his ancestors to the extreme, so as a Han, he is the scum that hates the Han the most. This is the only way to depose the army. " "Then what to do now? " "Agreed. " "agree? " "What should I do if I don't agree? But I suddenly understood one thing. In fact, what he did this time was very smart, but his cleverness was mistaken for his cleverness, so he did another superfluous thing. " "What? " "Do you still remember the information sent by Liu Changzuo and Zhong Shidao a few days ago? " "It turns out to be Liang Yibu" "I originally guessed that it might be him, but now I can prove it. Therefore, this letter of credence turned out to be a good thing. "Wang Ju couldn't explain clearly, but Han Yun already understood. Wang Ju took Han Yun out of the military camp and came to the bank of the Yellow River. The weather had turned cold and the river was flowing. Wang Ju looked at the rolling river and said : "Brother Han, I have an undecided matter. Do you still remember the order I issued the day before yesterday? " "Is that the sapling-for-wood order? " "Exactly. " "This order will be controversial, and it will not be implemented seriously in the future, but the controversy will not be too big. " Han Yun commented. "This order was issued by Wang Ju the day before yesterday. He informed the entire Shaanxi Road that if someone cuts down trees in the future, each tree cut down must carry more than ten saplings in the previous year, and also At least ten saplings must be kept alive before logging in the second year, and then the relevant taxes must be paid before logging can be used to build houses or trafficked for profit. If in the early Song Dynasty, some people would have violated this order, but the Yellow River flooded and changed its course many times. Coupled with Wang Ju¡¯s severalRegarding the deterioration of water and soil, think about what Dafeichuan, which was so rich in the past, looks like now. Let's talk about the Battle of Dafeichuan. Qinling used 400,000 troops to defeat Xue Rengui. Most of these 400,000 troops were warriors from the Tuyuhun tribes in Wuhai and Dafeichuan. But now, all the people in Wuhai and Dafeichuan were killed. Even if the babies were added together, there would not be 400,000 people. Therefore, some timber merchants will reject it. Not too many people will reject it, but they will not implement it seriously. Otherwise, it will have a great effect on the soil and water protection of Shaanxi Road. Even Han Yun didn't pay much attention after seeing it. "Actually, I was planning to issue two orders at the same time, but the second order always made me hesitant." "Is it difficult?" "It is a bit difficult." That is taxes. People on Xihe Road began to pay two taxes. , and at the same time, the Municipal Yi Law has also been abolished, so Huangzhou Road will also have to pay two taxes. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Since most areas can only grow one season, Wang Ju simply stipulated that after arriving in Hezhou, the tax was two bushels per mu for upper fields, one and a half bushels for middle fields, and one bushel for lower fields. The rest is livestock. In the Central Plains, livestock is not counted as property and is not taxed. Most tribes here are mainly livestock-based, so they certainly cannot be copied. Therefore, the tax is still one for every ten sheep, and one for every ten sheep. Cattle grow more slowly. The tax is one for every twenty heads, and the more horses, the better. The tax is one for every fifty horses. The remaining government revenue is mainly from commercial taxes. After Wang Ju came to Hezhou, he repeatedly stated that in addition to these taxes, no exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes could be levied in any name. Each tribe also has the right to refuse to pay any excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes. In addition to this tax, there are also strong men and horses. Strong horses are reserved, and there will be wars in the future, such as internal rebellions. Due to extreme poverty, some surrounding small tribes came to harass, especially in the Hexi Corridor. Most of the Liao Kingdom would not send a large army to invade because it was too far away. But there are Gaochang Uighurs and Black Khans nearby, and there are fortune-tellers in the north. Maybe the Liao will instigate them to invade. Therefore, in addition to officers and soldiers and border soldiers, some strong horses should also be retained appropriately. ??Furthermore, as for strongmen, only ten strong men can recruit one strongman, and there are many restrictions. Those who must be strong must be between twenty and forty years old. But in the future, they will not be used for fighting, but to assist the government in transportation. Either building forts or cooperating with the government to detect thieves and prevent theft, that is, they play the role of protectors, side soldiers and short-term servants. The annual service period shall not exceed three months. Although this service period is a bit long, the households are exempted from all two taxes. The court will also pay five guans of salary every year, which can be used to raise horses or subsidize the strongman for delaying his work. Taking advantage of this adjustment, Tubo¡¯s original military-civilian system was gradually replaced by ordinary people. Don't think about soldiers, don't think about fighting with weapons. Gradually, everyone will become more and more unfamiliar with the battlefield, and Hehuang will become quieter and quieter. There is no problem with the latter one. The question is from the front. In the past, the ministries in Huangzhou did not pay taxes, but this does not mean that the people of the various ministries in Huangzhou are in paradise, because most of the property of each ministry is in the hands of the various leaders. It can only be said that these leaders are not as harsh as those on Kuixia Road. In addition, each warrior usually provides his own weapons, horses, and food for each battle. Although Xihe Road used to be the same. However, after the Song Dynasty implemented the two taxes, although the taxes were not high and even officials did not dare to impose any excessive taxes, it still led to conflicts among the people of all ethnic groups in Xihe Road. Not to mention that Huangzhou Road was recently recovered, and the people were not as close to the Song Dynasty as those on Xihe Road. If you want to eradicate it, you have to do what Wang Ju did in Yunnan Province: attack the local tyrants and convert them back to the locals. But doing this on Huangzhou Road is asking for death. "Taobao, we really can't rush this. It's best to delay it for two years. As various policies are beneficial, people accept them, and taxes are not heavy, they will be implemented naturally. As for the Tibetan and Qiang tribes on the Xihe Road In my opinion, we can also use war to cripple us. The people have no way to survive and have to rest for two or three years. "It seems so, but in two years, I will go to the other side." "And your Majesty" Han Yun suddenly stopped. Yes, there is Zhao Xu, but with Zhao Xu's condition and body, he will fall down as soon as he is told, then Gao Taotao will be in power in the future. As long as she comes to power, the important officials in the court will definitely take half of it, and maybe even the border soldiers will be replaced. At that time, taxes will be suddenly enforced in Huangzhou, and no one can deter them, which may lead to chaos in Huangzhou. Wang Ju's words The hard work was also ruined. If taxes continue to be ignored for a long time, the Xihe Road Ban tribe and the Qiang tribe will be dissatisfied, and problems will also arise. "Is this Queen Mother so ignorant?" "That may be true." Wang Ju said. Not to mention Sima Guang's great gift, in fact this great gift was made by two people, one was Sima Guang and the other was Gao Taotao. In history thisDuring this period of time, there were two crazy women, one was Xiao Liang and the other was Gao Taotao. But Xiaoliang is crazy at home and even crazier externally. Gao Taotao is only crazy about his son, his grandson, and the Song Dynasty, but externally he is as soft as a ball of mud. "Taobao, it really can't be done. Let's execute it after destroying Xixia next year. There are too many variables in execution this year. Once rebellion breaks out, it will also affect the plan to conquer Xia next year." Next year will not be a good time. The attack on Xingqing Mansion in Lingzhou has nothing to do with the Tibetan soldiers. , but in attacking the Hexi Corridor, this cheap army will still be used, so that more troops can be mobilized to prevent the Liao Kingdom. However, after the great victory, the court did not give any rewards, but instead imposed a tax. What did the people of various tribes think? The rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked! "Let's see and then talk." Wang Ju sighed. Wang Ju then went back and wrote first to Liu Changzuo, and then to Kumamoto, Zhong Shidao and Guo Cheng. Guo Cheng was the magistrate of the new Yinzhou. After taking Yinzhou, Wang Ju canceled the original Xixia organization and restored the Tang Dynasty organization. Suide Army was changed to Suizhou, Huaining Village was changed to Suide County, and Futu Village was changed to Suide County. It was changed to Funing County, and Mizhi Village was changed to Yanfu County. The original addresses of each county seat were not in the same place, and in the Tang Dynasty, North Suizhou, which is now Funing County, was under the jurisdiction of Yinzhou. At the same time, Suizhou also had Chengping County and Dabin County. This was Xiaosanchuankou, which was very prosperous in the Tang Dynasty. It is densely populated and has many counties. But now they are all gone, but this is not important. The reason why the names of counties in the Tang Dynasty were restored was restored. It means that this place has finally returned to the embrace of the Central Plains Dynasty. Yinzhou is still Yinzhou, but the military city of Xixia Zuoxiang Shenyong Military Division was changed to Kaiguang County, Shizhou was changed to Zhenxiang County, and Longzhou was changed to Ningshuo County. Yincheng County was also established on the west side of Quye River, which was under the jurisdiction of Linzhou like the Tang Dynasty. However, the Jinning Army established in the second year of Yuanfu disappeared in history. Then, at Wang Ju's suggestion, the imperial court appointed Guo as the magistrate of Yinzhou, and at the same time transferred several tiger generals, Yao Gu and Wang Guangzhen, to go there. After the letter was sent, Wang Ju issued another order. Twelve passages were opened on the entire Song-Xia border, allowing merchants from the two countries to trade. However, there was one order. Song merchants could use cloth, tea, porcelain and other goods to trade with the Xixia people. No iron or grain is allowed to be traded, no matter who it is. Kill without mercy. Iron tools can increase the weapons of Xixia people. Food can allow Xixia people to survive this crisis. And to let everyone understand its importance, Wang Ju also deliberately said one thing. During the Qingli period, the Song-Xia war ended. The Xixia people were embarrassed and ate bark, leaves, and Guanyin soil. In this way, they defeated the Liao Kingdom's 100,000-strong army. ! There is a deeper reason. Although many areas in Xixia are deserts, Sui, Yin, Xia, You, Yan, Ling, Xing, Lan, Liang, Gan, Su, Sha and Hui. As well as Beihetao and Juyanhai, most of these areas are places with abundant water and grass, and most of them have better conditions than Yanzhou, even though the conditions in Yanzhou are a bit more difficult. There is also the benefit of green salt, but there are so many good places, and because of the military demobilization, the country's population has never exceeded 800,000 households. In other words, before the defeat of Yongle City, there were only 50,000 households in Yanzhou, and those households were not included in household registration. Let¡¯s look at Huazhou, which has almost 90,000 households in terms of water and soil conditions and an area of ??about the same size! Tongzhou. Eighty thousand households! Yaozhou, nearly 110,000 households! Even in Shangzhou, where conditions are so poor, there are still 70,000 households! But under the leadership of a group of big hooligans, these Xixia people also became a group of small hooligans. Therefore, most people in the country have been supporting Xixia's repeated invasions of the Song Dynasty, so they will not give up until they are starved to death. Wang Ju then ordered Liu Changzuo and Zhong Shidao to combine the forces of the two groups, as well as the people living near the two groups, to send troops to Yanzhou again when the ice and snow had not blocked the road, and then transported the salt back to Qingyan and dumped it to surrounding areas. It was still for food. Without the green salt, the Helan Stone was worthless. If I wanted to exchange for Song Dynasty commercial goods, I had to exchange livestock and furs. After the livestock was replaced, the Xixia people were even more lacking in food. Wang Ju does not expect all Song Dynasty merchants to be patriotic, but he believes that all Xixia merchants will not be patriotic either. The days are getting colder. Yao Xiong's army returned, and the journey was relatively smooth. The Caotou Tatars marched westward and stopped because the supply could not keep up. ), and further ahead is the territory of the Yellow-headed Uighur (The Yellow-headed Uighur is to the west of the Grass-headed Uighur. Some people mistake the Grass-headed Uighur for the Yellow-headed Uighur. This is wrong. I also saw an article because The Gaochang Uighur, also known as the Xizhou Uighur, likes to be yellow. It is also wrong to say that the Yellow-headed Uighur is the Xizhou Uighur. The Gaochang Uighur is still in the northwest of the Yellow-headed Uighur. Because its king likes to call himself King Shizi, so the Liao Kingdom is also called They are Shizi Kingdom). Compared with the Caotou Tatar tribes, there are some rivers on the south and west sides of Qinghai Lake, and the water and soil conditions are better. Therefore, the Achai tribes are slightly more densely populated than the Caotou Tatar tribes. . But like the straw-headed tartar, so?With the deterioration of water and soil, various tribes cannot be connected together and cannot form a strong force. Moreover, these tribes are also mainly nomadic and live in pursuit of water and grass. However, due to the influence of the terrain, the scope of their activities is not large. Therefore, Wang Ju asked Yao Xiong to find these tribes one by one, and then ordered them to send envoys to Huangzhou City to meet with Zhongyi. It was not Wang Ju, but Wang Ju was in Lanzhou, and the military affairs of several states in Huangzhou were also handed over to Zhongyi. . The other thing is to give them an order. In the future, it will be a prison management, but every young man must plant more than ten trees every year. This is not rejected by the current Tubo people. Even many Tubo people are very advanced in "environmental awareness". During the war, some tribes in Hezhou took the initiative to cooperate with Guizhang. This was precisely because the Song Dynasty, after acquiring Hezhou, cut down trees and introduced them to exclude them. And they are not white trees, let alone let them come to see you in vain. After arriving in Huangzhou City, explain their various situations, including the number of accounts, scope of activities, customs, etc., and then based on their situation, Some iron tools such as sickles, hoes, iron rakes, and iron pots will be distributed. In the future, some old farmers will even be sent to bring seeds and grass seeds to teach them farming, or to establish grazing as much as possible. It will cost a little money, but not too much. This can protect the deteriorating soil and water of Dafeichuan to some extent, and it can be gradually managed by the court in the future. Although large-scale farming and grazing will also destroy water and soil, it is still better than large-scale nomadic herding. That's all. If you want to be like the other side, not only farming and grazing, but also strictly limiting the number of livestock per unit area, that was unachievable in the entire Song Dynasty. However, there were two other tribes that were unruly and were quickly suppressed by Yao Xiong. Soon, Lin Guang also returned with his army. During this period, he took his troops and prisoners of war, used money and silk to trade goods, mobilized the local people, built several forts, and widened the roads along the way. This way, the northeastern part of Qinghai Lake was also under Shanzhou's direct control. territory. Shanzhou is Qingtang City, Shanxian County in the Tang Dynasty. The original Shanzhou was on the north bank of Huangzhou City. In history, after Tong Guan captured Qingtang City, he changed it to Xining Army. It was just a name, so it didn¡¯t matter. Therefore, using the old name of the Tang Dynasty actually means that the Song Dynasty will be strong in the future. It's just that although there are Huangshui River and Haoxingshui River in this area, they are located in the upper reaches. The river water is small and has few tributaries. The population is also sparse. Of course, Wang Ju asked Lin Guang to spend a lot of money and manpower to build forts and widen roads. This was important. its commercial and military value. And although the population is sparse, conflicts will decrease in the future. As Wang Ju met with envoys from various ministries in Liangzhou and Ganzhou, and even envoys from Suzhou, because the prisoners of war were not only the prisoners of war in front of Pingxi Fort and the prisoners of war captured by Wang Wenyu in Liangzhou, but also the prisoners of war captured by Wang Wenyu in Liangzhou. In this tragic defeat, many soldiers from various tribes in the Hexi Corridor were captured by the Song army and became prisoners of war. These tribes are not together, and not all tribal leaders have been released by Wang Ju. Many people have died in the battle, and the distance between each tribe is different from Lanzhou, so they come intermittently. It is impossible for Wang Ju to meet with them every day. Every ten days or so, he only allows these leaders to gather together, and then only say a few words, and they will be punished for being the accomplices of the tiger! "Don't think that punishment is harming your children. On the contrary, it is protection in disguise. If these soldiers are released now, will they not be beaten in the future?" If you beat them, they will die. Our soldiers of the Song Dynasty will die, and your people will die too. It must be released, and it will be released based on your performance after the incident is over. What does it mean? Wang Ju didn't say it clearly, but everyone understands that the Song army has arrived. You must cooperate and not resist. Otherwise, the prisoners of war belonging to your clan will be forced to do labor camps forever, and maybe they can be sold to various mines for mining. Slave, please exchange some money. Wang Ju still said these few words. After finishing speaking, he sent people to lead these leaders down. However, the capital side was also stupid. The Xixia envoys hurried to the capital with this letter of credence. This time the two summer envoys behaved very low-key and honest, not at all as arrogant as before, and then presented their credentials. ??The simple truth is that everyone understands that this letter of state clearly created a problem for the Song Dynasty. Cai Bian said in confusion: "Why did the Taibao agree to the Xia envoy coming to the capital with this letter of credence?" (To be continued.) Mobile phone users please visit http://m.piaotia.net