One Piece of Song Dynasty

Since the Supreme Emperor returned to the palace, everyone in the court was very happy, and everyone thought that internal worries no longer existed. The Jin people have also retreated, and the foreign troubles seem to have been eliminated. Therefore, the imperial court was calm and thought that nothing happened, and major border defense matters were shelved.

Li Gang saw this and was deeply worried. He felt that he should plan his political affairs while in power. On April , he proposed "Eight Things to Prepare Borders to Defend Enemies" to Song Qinzong.

He said in his memorial: "The Jin people retreated and wanted to hand over the three towns. However, the officials, soldiers and people of the three towns refused to capture the Yi and Di, so they were bound to hold on for the imperial court. The weather is hot now, and the captives are burdened with baggage, so they must not stay for a long time. , leave the border immediately. I am afraid that the autumn is high and the horses are fat, and the captives will come again, in order to repay the previous promise. Now it is appropriate to order the troops to prepare for the border defense, do not rely on them not coming, but rely on me to wait for them. Therefore, I have made a special provision for Your Majesty Therefore, those who prepare borders to defend against enemies should do the following eight things:

. The vassal towns of the Tang Dynasty defended the capital. Although there were frequent changes, they always relied on their strength. The disadvantage is that the tail is too big to fall off. The ancestors learned from this, abolished the power of vassal towns, and abolished the hereditary system. In this way, if you apply to Taiping, it will be fine if nothing happens, but today, your hands and feet are not enough to defend the leader. For the current plan, it is better to build Taiyuan, Zhending, Zhongshan, and Hejian as vassal towns, select town commanders to pay them, and promise them to be hereditary, collect rents and taxes to support their soldiers, practice battle formations, and protect the golden people. , but there is no risk of going deep. In addition, Cangzhou is directly adjacent to Yingping and Ping, separated by the lower reaches of the Yellow River and the small sea. Its terrain is easily invaded. It is appropriate to divide it into Bin, Di, De, and Bo, and build a cross-naval network. It is like the system of various towns, and the emperor has a fence. Solid.

. Since Xifeng, there have been more than Baojiafan in Hebei and more than Baojiafan in Hedong. In the past few years, I have not reviewed it again. After the battles of Yanshan and Yunzhong, I was mobilized and sent out to the army. I fled and dispersed and scattered as thieves. Today, I still have half of it. It is advisable to send special envoys to unite and train them, to put them in weapons and armor, and to give them official seals and seals; to give them free rent and gifts to make up for their value; for those who are good at martial arts, they should be moved to supplementary or appointed officials one by one to encourage them. Since he has protected his hometown, relatives, and graves, he will not be able to escape when trouble occurs. In addition, there is no cost to maintain troops in peacetime, and there is no need to dispatch troops when there is an emergency. This is the best strategy.

. Since our ancestors, we have raised horses in supervised herding, choosing places with high water and grass in Shaanxi, Hedong, and Hebei, and there are thirty-six places there. Over the years, all of them have been abandoned, and more land has been given to herd horses, and the people have raised them to make up for it. Officials make false statements to cover up blame, but horses are not good at all. He also drove away Yanshan, all of which were captured by the enemy. Today most of the armies are short of horses. It is advisable to restore the ancestral system of supervising and shepherding, and to control the horses at the right time, and measure their value. Then tens of thousands of horses can be equipped in less than ten months.

. Hebei's Lulu reaches the sea in the east and Guangxin and Ansu in the west. It is too deep to wade and shallow to be boated, so it is limited to Huqi and relies on the danger. However, in recent years, the silt has dried up and dredging has stopped. The lawsuit has benefited the rice fields, and the accumulated water has often been discharged, and the embankments have been weakened. And from Ansu and Guangxin to Xishan, the lower parts of the terrain can be used to increase the height; upwards, dry moats and horse pits can be opened. It is advisable to send special envoys to supervise and govern it.

. There are many cities and towns in Hebei and Hedong prefectures that are dilapidated and obscured, so they should be repaired throughout. The cities and towns in the four auxiliary counties near Beijing should all build cities and build towers and oars so that the officials, soldiers and people can rely on them and feel safe. If there are thieves riding deep and looting without any gain, you can be trapped.

. Hebei and Hedong prefectures and counties are places where thieves and horses have broken down and trampled them. It is appropriate to provide relief from rent and tax exemptions. In previous years, thieves harassed eastern Zhejiang, but they were spared for three years. Now the people of the three towns are firmly guarded by the imperial court, and it is safe to do so, which greatly comforts the hearts of the people.

. The prefectures in Hebei and Hedong have the most urgent task of storing and purchasing grain and grass. It is advisable to restore the ancestral method of raising grain and grass banknotes, and to prevent the merchants from driving away, so that the counties along the border can accumulate abundant crops, and then the prisoners will not be able to capture them. Dare to move.

. Shaanxi salt solution does not require the labor of cooking and frying, but the side fees are sufficient, and the benefits of food are not enough for the people. Due to the implementation of the southeast salt method, the salt land was narrowly divided and the west was poor. I wish to restore the old system of our ancestors to comfort the hearts of the soldiers and people of Guan Shaanxi.

Song Qinzong attached great importance to these eight suggestions of Li Gang. Later, he held many meetings with the governors to study and discuss, and most of them were adopted, such as: training Baojia in Hebei and Hedong, building a naval alliance, repairing ponds and cities, and exempting Hebei and Hedong from taxes. etc. The proposal to establish vassal towns in Taiyuan, Zhending, Zhongshan, and Hejian was rejected.

Currently, the most urgent and prominent issues facing the court are reforming internal affairs and strengthening national defense. The first step in reforming internal affairs is the administration of officials. On April , Song Qinzong, under the advice of his ministers, finally made up his mind to remove all fifty-six officials including Zhang Quan, Wei Zhongda, and He Dagui. This group of officials is very incompetent and should have been dismissed long ago. On the eve of the Jin army's siege of the capital, and when the Emperor was in a hurry to escape, they rushed to send their families out of the city without caring about the national calamity, and left the court without authorization for various reasons. Their shameless behavior has already caused great public outrage. Although it was a little late to punish this group of officials, after the news spread, it still greatly pleased the hearts of the people in the capital.

On the same day, Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty also issued an order to order officials above the censorship level in Beijing, the magistrate army of the External Supervision Department, and the Lufenqiang above to be responsible for selecting officials who had served in the border areas with public conscience within three days after receiving the order. , or those who have experienced battles, and those who are brave enough to lead a crowd into battle, are required to recommend two people each, and write down their previous positions, so as to ensure that they are remembered.

Song Qinzong had realized that the Jin people were likely to invade again when the autumn was high and the horses were fertile, and it was necessary to reserve military talents early for border defense.

On April , Geng Nanzhong made a suggestion, hoping to establish a prince as soon as possible. Song Qinzong adopted his suggestion and decided to make his eldest son Zhao Chen the crown prince. Zhao Chen was only nine years old at this time.

Song Qinzong should have considered it in such a hurry to establish the crown prince. He did this for at least two purposes. One is to completely eliminate the possibility of the Emperor's restoration, to dispel those who still have illusions about it, and to dispel their doubts among those who have doubts about it. The second is to prevent the Jin from invading again in the future, so that if something unexpected happens to him, his son can legitimately take over, and the imperial power will not be lost.

Geng Nanzhong was promoted by Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty to serve as a servant because of his meritorious service.

After Wu Min put forward the proposal to reestablish the Spring and Autumn Academic Officials, on April he proposed the establishment of a detailed consultation department. He said that in view of the current situation where "the people have not seen virtue and the enemy has not feared power", in order to reform and innovate and create the great cause of resurgence, it is recommended to establish a new high-level organization that will specialize in "taking the old laws of our ancestors, discussing them carefully, and restoring them to their suitability". Those who are doing this now will be lucky to the world." This new organization can be called the detailed review department, with six subordinate offices, namely, the official, household, military, ritual, punishment, and work rooms.

Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty approved the report and ordered the Grand Prime Minister Xu Churen and the Young Prime Minister Wu Min to recommend ten old officials to form the Detailed Discussion Department, with the Prime Minister serving as the promotion officer of the Detailed Discussion Department.

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