The illiterate life in the Northern Song Dynasty

In the first year of Xining, Wang Anshi entered Beijing, and Wang Shao proposed the policy of peace. The next year, Wang Anshi's reform began, which was attacked by conservatives.

The reforms carried out by Wang Anshi were often criticized by the conservative ministers headed by Sima Guang.The core of the debate between the two sides is: should the financial pressure be shifted to the private sector in order to solve the ills of government spending shortage and military weakness.

The reformists believe that only by reversing the situation of financial shortage, can the country achieve great success.Therefore, it is acceptable for the common people and the merchant class to suffer some losses in order for the whole society to benefit from it.

However, if you want to refute the conservatives who use the slogan of "relaxing border affairs and relieving people's power", they must produce evidence that reforms can solve border affairs.The timing of Wang Shao's plan to open borders is just right.

Therefore, at that time, Wang Anshi, the favorite minister of Song Shenzong, agreed to Wang Shao's proposal and supported the policy of recovering Hehuang and pacifying Xixia.

Now because of the appearance of Wei Shiyi and Zhou Yun, Wang Anshi has made some changes in the reform, and is no longer so eager for success. He will wait for one reform to mature before proceeding to the next reform. Although Wang Anshi has made changes, the process of reform is also progressing. However, the Battle of Hehuang was carried out steadily during the years of reform.

When Wei Shiyi transmigrated to Song Dynasty, Song Shenzong had just ascended the throne. He stayed in Song Dynasty for nearly a year before going to Wen County, cautiously participating in the reform, and then returning from Wen County to the present, only three years have passed.In other words, he has been in Song Dynasty for four years, and this year is the fifth year for Xining.

In the five years of Xining, the Great Song Dynasty had recovered Xi, Tao, Min, Die, and Dang successively. Xizhou was not originally named that way. After the tribe was changed, it was stationed in Wusheng and built the Zhentao Army.Then he beat away the blind levy and surrendered [-] people from his tribe.The town of Tao was named Xizhou, and Xi, He, Tao, Min, and Tongyuan were all along the road. Wang Shao knew Xizhou by waiting for Longtu Pavilion.

Wei Shiyi listened here and there on the road to inquire about the wars in the past few years. The next step for the Song army to attack and recover is Hezhou. After the battle in Hezhou is over, the Song army can take a short rest.The territory can be taken back, but it also needs to be managed. If you only fight but don't manage it, then sooner or later there will be problems.

Although Tubo in the Qingtang Dynasty had close contacts with Song people, and there were many Song people living in Tubo, it was relatively easy to manage, but that was only relative, and there was no room for any mistakes in state management. If there were any mistakes, sooner or later One day it grows from childhood to adulthood, and in the end it can't be cleaned up.

So, there is no delay in management.

Xizhou has already begun to manage, and also started post-war reconstruction. A few months before Wei Shiyi and the others came, Xizhou had already been recovered. That is to say, although Xizhou was still within the border area at this time, it was actually It's not that messy anymore.

Although the prosperity of the city is not comparable to the prosperity of Bianliang, nor the sophistication of Suzhou and Hangzhou, transactions and commerce have resumed. Entering the city, although the streets on both sides still bear the vicissitudes of life after the war, they have begun to become lively.

At the same time, because there were many soldiers coming and going at the border, the new team of soldiers in the city could not attract the attention of others.

The general sent by the Food and Drug Administration and the imperial court wanted to send this group of doctors into the army, so they had to visit the official in charge of Xizhou—Wang Shao, the magistrate, in order to go smoothly. Arrange for nearly NO.50 people to find an inn to live temporarily. If all goes well, they will be able to enter the barracks tonight.

"We... are here."

"This... is the border gate? It turns out that there is still such a place in Song Dynasty."

"Living in Bianjing, I didn't even realize that people in other places lived like this. I really thought... that people in every place in the Song Dynasty were as rich and peaceful as Bianliang."

In the inn, dozens of people were sitting in the downstairs lobby. The doctors looked at the scene outside, and the faces of those who passed by were in a daze, then darkened, as if they finally understood how good their life in Bianliang was. How different the days are.Even the doctors who were arguing with Wei Shiyi and the others looked dazed.

Wei Shiyi's angrily scolding them that day is still vivid in his memory, why is Song Dynasty so peaceful?It was exchanged for old coins.Does Xixia really look so peaceful?No, they are restless. Every year Xixia will harass the border of Song Dynasty, which will bring great losses to Song Dynasty and waste money and people.

Everyone in Xizhou has post-war fortitude on their faces, even children.

They don't think that this place used to be the territory of Tubo. They think that those people are just Tubo people. There are still many Song people in those people. At the border of the Song Dynasty, in order to survive, they are different from other people. Struggling to live in the war.

Wei Shiyi and Zheng Shuangcheng were also silent. They did not participate in the discussion, but just looked at those people with their own eyes.In fact, apart from the people and children, there were also some disabled people passing by the inn. Those people's injuries seemed to have healed, but their bodies were not completely healed.

Some are missing arms, some are missing legs, some are walking with a limp, some are blind, all kinds of things, all of which are the marks left by the war, but those people don't realize it, and they look very normal.

However, as long as I saw this kind of scene, my heart felt heavy and uncomfortable.

On the way here, a group of people were very lively, discussing what they would see when they reached the border.When they arrived at the border, the group was very quiet and could not speak a word.

The inn was very quiet, and the atmosphere was stagnant, and Xiao Er, who was pouring tea from a teacup, looked a little unnatural.

"Guest officer, what do you want to eat?" the little one asked cautiously.

What makes people even more silent is that this Xiao Er is a disabled person. He is missing a leg and there are many deep scars on his arms.

Everyone was silent, and after a long time, a person from the Food and Drug Administration came to his senses and said, "Give us a cup of tea each, and then two cakes for each of us."

It's not that the person from the Food and Drug Administration is stingy and only eats cakes for people, but in such a place, where supplies are scarce, it's good to be able to eat cakes, and it's the most common way to eat here.

Not only that, but biscuits are easy to carry and resistant to hunger, so biscuits are the most common.

In the following time, everyone ate the bread quietly.After waiting for a long time, just after noon, the Food and Drug Administration and the general came back. Behind them were some soldiers from Xizhou. It was said that those soldiers were going to the barracks ahead, and they happened to bring these doctors there.

Then, more than 40 doctors continued on their way after a short rest, but this time the person who led them changed, and it was no longer the previous general.

The military camp is in the east of the city, where there is an open space, where a bunch of tents are stationed, specially for the wounded soldiers on the battlefield, Wei Shiyi and others are going there.

"Don't be nervous. Although there is a war outside, the city is actually very safe." Seeing that the doctors were a little nervous, the soldier who led them to the barracks smiled to ease the atmosphere.

That soldier was a lieutenant general in the barracks, his surname was Niu, most people called him lieutenant Niu, and so did Wei Shiyi and others.

All the doctors looked at each other, and then smiled at Vice General Niu. Their smiles were a little stiff, but they didn't tell Vice General Niu that they were not nervous because of danger, but were silent because they saw the wounded.

Even though being a doctor is only a profession, people who are doctors also have various tempers, but most of them have a heart to save others.What's more, even an ordinary person can't turn a blind eye to the scene in front of him, let alone a doctor.

"Haha, it's good if you don't be afraid, then you come with me, you don't know, we heard the court said that we will send a doctor down, and the soldiers in the army are all very happy." Vice-General Niu said eagerly with an excited expression on his face. : "We have already arranged your tent, and we will definitely not let you suffer any harm."

To put it bluntly, during a war, in the barracks, the doctor is an important material in the army.These more than 40 people are really precious lumps to the soldiers of Xizhou, and they don't have any doubts.

Deputy General Niu was so enthusiastic, and the doctors finally eased up a little, and there were some eager smiles on their faces.

When they get to the barracks, they can save people.

The barracks arrived soon. After turning around a few turns and walking a few streets, they saw the city wall of Xizhou, and the dense black tents under the city wall, and... smelled a strong smell of blood.

When they arrived at the barracks, Vice General Niu took these doctors to their own tents. The barracks allocated more than a dozen tents to more than 40 doctors, and four people shared one tent.

It can be said to be a bit extravagant.

All the gentlemen were stimulated just now, and they quickly said that they don't need to be so extravagant, just like the soldiers, six of them can do it together.But Deputy General Niu immediately said: "You have medicines and your own tools with you. There must be a place to store those things. Also, you treat the wounded soldiers all day long. After a tiring day, there must be someone Good place to rest."

"Whether it is for you to have enough energy to treat the soldiers, or for you to have local tools and medicines, we have to let you rest well. Don't refuse. Although there is nothing in the barracks, we have no shortage of tents and If there is no shortage of places, you can live in peace."

Speaking of this, there is no room for rejection.But Zhong Langzhong can be regarded as a literati, and a literati thinks a little more than a warrior, and his nerves are a little more slender, so Zhong Langzhong still didn't immediately agree.

Wei Shiyi: "..."

Wei Shiyi looked at those people, then at Deputy General Niu who was smiling in front of him, took a step forward, smiled, and said to him sincerely: "Then I will trouble Deputy General Niu. , thank you for taking care of me."

"..." A person came out suddenly, and Deputy General Niu was stunned for a second, and then he laughed out loud when he realized his reaction, "Hahaha, okay, you are refreshing, little brother, I will take care of you, then I will be grateful to you Take good care of my brothers."

Wei Shiyi replied with a cheerful smile: "It should be so."

Wei Shiyi set the precedent, and other doctors also expressed their opinions one after another, and they will definitely treat the wounds of the soldiers well.

After this, the next step is to arrange tents and assign personnel.

When it was over, Vice General Niu suggested that they start the treatment tomorrow, but was rejected by all the men, saying that they could start after half an hour of rest. Vice General Niu was worried about the injuries of the soldiers, so he agreed, and then assigned them a tent. Soldier, let the soldier guide them to familiarize themselves with the barracks, so that when the doctors start treating them, they won't go into the wrong tent by the wrong way.

Wei Shiyi and Zheng Shuangcheng arrived at a tent. Besides the two of them, there was also a doctor named Zhang and a doctor named Zhu. They were both relatively young, and they had to spend the rest of the time together, so it didn't take long. Under the deliberate thoughts of several people, the four of them became familiar with each other.

Half an hour is long or short. After packing up the tent and sleeping again, the time quietly disappeared.

After resting, the four of them got up. The four of them came out of the tent, looked at the scene outside, and walked towards the four tents respectively. There are quite a few of the more than 40 doctors, but compared to the hundreds or more wounded soldiers, it is not enough.

Each person has a tent, and the treatment is faster.

Wei Shiyi and Zheng Shuangcheng went to the tent in the same direction, so they would not separate until they reached the tent.But before they reached the tent, they saw the four Lang Zhong who had set a fight with them standing in front of them.

It was still the same person who spoke on behalf of him before, but the expression of that person was different from before. He blushed and looked very ashamed.

what happened?

Wei Shiyi and Zheng Shuangcheng frowned.

"I, we..." The man pursed his lips with a look of embarrassment, but the next moment he seemed to resist the embarrassment that made him feel ashamed, gritted his teeth, raised his eyes, and looked straight at Wei Shiyi and Zheng Shuangcheng said loudly, "We won't compare."

"No comparison?"

"Yes." After saying the first sentence, the next words became much easier. The man continued: "We don't want to compete. We lost this fight. We are willing to treat soldiers at the border for two years. Before that, we wanted to Wrong, sorry!"

Their minds are too small. Compared to the wounded and dead soldiers guarding the border, they are simply... so ugly that it makes people feel ashamed.

As soon as he entered, Zhou Yun picked him up and walked around.There was an unconcealable joy on his face, "Gathering things, it's done."

"What about the reform?" Wei Shiyi asked.

"The reform has also succeeded, but the content of the law has been modified a bit. The amount of money collected in the Labor Service Law has been appropriately reduced, and at the same time, the amount of money hired has been increased. In this way, poor people can earn some money by working as servants. Money." Zhou Yun said, "Of course, if merchants and rich merchants avoid the draft, they will give more money. At the same time, the law also requires those prisoners in the prison to be released to serve, and those who break the law should be captured to serve."

"Very good." Wei Shiyi smiled, "Then what did the court say about the defense you mentioned?"

The smile on Zhou Yun's face deepened, "The officials handed over this matter to General Li, and he will lead the troops to the border gate in person. When he leaves, I will also go with him, and I will also send you a new report from the Supervision Bureau. The batch of weapons that were created were brought over to test their power."