I became the son of Renzong

There were many reasons for the demise of the former dynasty, but it must not be attributed to the military merit system. On the contrary, it was after the military merit system was abolished that there was a basis for the riots in the feudal towns.

The rebellion in the previous dynasty and the subsequent Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms are lessons that the Song Dynasty must learn, even if it is an overcorrection.

Wang Anshi didn't care about the laws of his ancestors, nor would he close his eyes and agree with the vassal system of the previous dynasty.

"I have thought about this point, but how to govern the desert? Or is it that the territory of the kingdom ends at Yanshan Mountain and Yinshan Mountain? Even if the kingdom stops at Yanshan Mountain and Yinshan Mountain, who can guarantee that the tribes in the grassland and desert will not become powerful in the end? Are you still leading your troops south?"

"I have said before that most of the dynasties in the Central Plains changed from north to south. This is determined by the living environment, quality, and habits. The northern nomads went south, even at the expense of their lives, because the climate in the north was not suitable for survival. "

"I think the fundamental reason is that the interests of the nomads and the Central Plains should be tied together. For example, wool, cotton, and other mineral resources that may appear."

"After benefiting the nomads, improving the living and living conditions in the north, so that the gap between the north and the south is less conspicuous, so as not to arouse the greed of the barbarians, may be the solution to the governance of the desert."

It has been a long time since Zhao Xi had such a long speech to persuade others.

Zhao Xi thought about the future stability of the north for a long time.Although it is still too early to talk about this at this time, he hopes to let the court have a general direction now.

"Officials, the grassland is flat and the track is easy to lay. As long as the track can reach, Guochao's chariots can achieve defense and stability..."

This is not an overestimation of the role of tracks and vehicles.

In the formation battle, the chariot formation can indeed be said to be invincible at this time.No wonder the cabinet has such an idea.

"You should be very clear about the cost of laying the track. You also know the cost of the replacement and maintenance of the track, and the support of the track soldiers."

"The grasslands are vast and deserted, and the population is sparsely populated. There is not even a large-scale population gathering point when the track is laid. ?”

"Subsidizing a large amount of manpower and property for a long time to maintain the normal operation of the track is more costly than building settlements for nomads."

"I think that by spreading the culture of the Central Plains to the grasslands and the living habits of the Central Plains to the grasslands, the differences between the grasslands and the Central Plains will gradually be evened out, thereby reducing the possibility of fighting and fighting due to greed."

Culture is the sharpest and most invincible weapon.The Central Plains culture itself has the ability to integrate and invade.

Sow the Central Plains culture on the grassland, and use the benefits to make the nomads of the grassland and the Central Plains dynasty coexist.Zhao Xi believes that this is the most appropriate way to manage the grassland.

Of course, no method is perfect, and it is impossible to be foolproof.

"As for the potential that you elders are worried about... I think the key is the weight of the general's income. As long as the general's income in the court is higher than the income in the grassland, anyone knows how to choose."

"Of course, it's too early to say these things at this time. Perhaps, we can use this as a gimmick to assist Fanqi in trying...~"

The inside and outside meaning of Zhao Xi's words must be understood by the cabinet.

The reason for the demise of the previous dynasty was that the financial resources of the imperial court were unsustainable, so they had to let the town grow bigger.The country and dynasty are different, the court controls the core that is difficult to replicate.Whether it is firearms or many public-private joint ventures, they are all sharp weapons that can be manipulated by ministers and workers.

The most critical point is that the imperial court needs to assess the signs of the local generals becoming powerful, so as to nip them in the bud, so as to avoid the disadvantages of local power becoming bigger to the greatest extent.

Even if the Northern Liao Dynasty was wiped out by the imperial court, it is absolutely impossible to wipe out the entire Khitan ethnic group.Use Tubo, Dangxiang, Uyghur and other Khitan forces as the main forces to fight or oppress the nobles of the Northern Liao Dynasty. In this way, the enemies of the Khitan ethnic group in the Northern Liao Dynasty can be transferred.

Then, place Fanjiang in the north of Yinshan Mountain in Yanshan Mountain, and use the land and grassland as bait... Whether it is the original Khitan or the Fanjiang who is about to dominate the grassland, the arbitrator of all disputes will only be the court.

Similarly, after the grassland was divided, the imperial court controlled the wool and cotton textile technology for profit reasons, or in other words, such technology was strictly prohibited from going north out of Yanshan Mountain.All disputes are limited to the supply of raw materials, which gives the Central Plains or the imperial court absolute dominance.

Regardless of whether it is to stop or mediate, the imperial court is still at the top.

Of course, how to realize such a concept is what the court needs to settle down to plan.

In fact, whether it is the Central Plains or the desert, if you want to succeed, you must have enough supporters.For the common people, if they have a rich life, who would want to work hard?

The government is clear and bright, the country is prosperous and the people are safe, Haiyan and Heqing are clean, even if someone wants to do something wrong and loses the vast base of the people, how can it be done?

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Since the officials say to try, let's try.

What needs to be done now is how to cleverly let Yelu Yixin continue to harm the Beiliao under the circumstances of chasing and intercepting Yelu Yixin, instead of asking Guochao for something in this rogue way.

The prerequisite for doing this well is to beat Yelv Yixin to pain and fear.One hundred thousand riders headed north, even if Yeluyi Xinqi was fully loaded, he would not dare to take the lead, let alone a small group of harassing troops?

"It's not difficult to wipe out, or even to kill. The difficult thing is how to retain part of his combat power on the basis of hurting Yelv Yixin, so that he can continue to trouble the Beiliao... "

The strategy is set, and the execution is the most important thing.When it comes to cabinet discussions, you have nothing to taboo.

"Since Yelv Yixin is considered to be the first to salute before the soldiers, Guochao naturally cannot be left behind. The equipment of the fan cavalry team is not comparable to that of Yelu Yixin's beggar team. Even if the opponent attacks first, it will not cause much damage to our side."

"It's very simple, let the Fanqi team also give courtesy first and soldiers later, and send them out of the country respectfully."

Chapter 901

Yelu Yixin really never thought of provoking Da Song, this was the last retreat he had planned for himself.

Some time ago, he sent an envoy to make peace, but he was not trusted. Yelu Yixin thought that his sincerity was enough... In fact, he had not changed from the status of the king of the Northern Liao and Wei, and he could not recognize the reality enough.

Back then, Shi Jingtang dedicated Yan Yun's hands to Beiliao, that is to say, he asked for an army from Beiliao.Now, he, Yelv Yixin, is also asking for a military force, but Song Guo unexpectedly refused.

Therefore, Yelu Yixin was a little annoyed. He never thought that Shi Jingtang once had the right to rule the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, but he had nothing.He also never thought that Shi Jingtang's behavior of sending Yan Yun respectfully would be a pain for the Central Plains Dynasty that lasted for more than a hundred years.

As a result, it attracted a hundred thousand elite riders from the Song Dynasty to go north...

Da Song is really no longer the Da Song of the early years.

"You mean that the cavalry of the Song Dynasty can completely wipe out the cavalry of the Daliao with the same number of soldiers?"

Yelv Yixin couldn't believe it and asked those cavalrymen who fled back in embarrassment again.

"Your Majesty, that is indeed the case. Although the cavalry of the Song Dynasty are in the uniform of the Song Army, you can easily tell that they are all the original Xixia cavalry, even Tubo and Uighur. The way of fighting is similar to that of Xixia iron kites. The best of the best."

"The reason why the small ones can be wiped out by equal forces is that the cavalry of the Song Dynasty cannot compete with the cavalry of the Daliao. They first use gunpowder bullets, and after a round of gunpowder bullets covering strikes, they will shoot continuously with crossbows." , followed by short muskets, and finally we need to fight close to the body. By this time, our side has already lost [-]%, and we can't fight at all."

"Hmph! One hundred thousand elite cavalry went north, and the total number of you and others was less than a thousand, and they all fought in pieces. Since the Song Dynasty has such a brutal combat capability, how can you and the others come back alive?"

Yelv Yixin was still considering the authenticity of this, and the people around him began to reprimand him.

"Your Majesty, the little ones are not talking nonsense. The reason why they escaped back is that Song Guo did not intend to kill us."

"After the first encounter, Song Guo only asked me to return to the territory of Daliao and not to investigate the robbery of food. In this case, some teams thought Song Guo was cowardly and attacked."

"My lord, in less than half a stick of incense, even a charge, the hundred-man squad is gone..."

The captain probably still felt scared when he thought about it, and was still trembling when he spoke.

"You fled the battlefield without authorization, and tried to cover up your cowardice..."

"okay!"

Yelv Yixin stopped the reprimand of the escaped captain.He felt there was some credibility to it.

Earlier, tens of thousands of cavalry from Song State had arrived at the border of Hebei Road, and they had also fought against cavalry from Daliao.Although there were no large-scale battles in the end, there were small-scale battles.Even in the past year or so, the scouts of the Song Dynasty had confronted the scouts of Daliao many times.