Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 697 Seeing is believing

After a few glasses of wine, the topic of the few people gradually let go, and they talked about what they had seen and heard on the road.

The public bus blog said with emotion: "To be honest, when I first arrived in the west of Beijing, I heard people talk about what Xuanfu did, which was very different from other places. At that time, I felt that I was not suitable here. I really walked around and saw The people below live and work in peace and contentment, and people of the right age actively join the army, which is completely different from other places. Only then can we truly realize that Xuanfu’s unusual practices are not unreasonable, and then we really want to stay and do things.”

Li Hui shook his head: "I don't have so many ideas. I just want to be an official here because the salary here is generous and I never default on it. Is it easy for me to take my whole family thousands of miles to the south of the Yangtze River? I want to find a stable place now." job, live well with your salary.”

As soon as these words came out, everyone laughed.

A lot of money is indeed the first reason for almost everyone to come to Beijing West.But people can't just live for money, they have to pursue, especially these people.After arriving in the west of Beijing, some people felt that Wang Xiaolie was deviant, so they didn't want to stay here.In a few months, nearly [-]% of the people have left.Wang Xiaolie deliberately divided these people into several groups, and went to the following counties to have a look.After reading it, make a decision.

In the past few years, wars have continued, and even the most remote places such as Guangdong, Guangxi, and Fujian have not lived in peace.Under Wang Xiaolie's rule, there has been no war and no bandits in the past two years, it is like a paradise.In particular, under the stimulation of the new policy, the common people joined the army enthusiastically, which left a deep impression on these new scholars.

At this time, as the saying goes, it is said that there is no shortcut to official career, and the general's conspiracy is just a trick.The court of the Southern Song Dynasty especially liked Zhao'an, and one very important reason was that Zhao Gou didn't have many troops in his hands.Especially in the First Battle of Fuping, 20 troops were destroyed, and the Song Dynasty's military strength was stretched from then on.

Since the establishment of the country in the Song Dynasty, the imperial court did not recruit troops from the south of the Yangtze River, and there were very few imperial troops stationed there.One of the consequences is that there is no Central Plains, and suddenly there is no source of troops.Especially after the loss of Shaanxi, it has been more difficult for the Song Dynasty to recruit soldiers in recent years.

Zong Ze passed away, and the forces originally in Tokyo went south, causing chaos in the whole world.One reason is that although these people are not many in number, most of their core is the original forbidden army.And the more they gather, the more they get together, and finally the situation becomes too difficult to control.

It was not easy for the Song Dynasty to exterminate these people, and they also wanted to use their subordinates as a source of troops, and entangled them for several years.

Wang Xiaolie was in Xiangyang and Dengzhou, neither of which was the traditional source of soldiers in the Song Dynasty.As a result, it took several years to train an army of [-].How did you do it?This is a question that many officials wonder about.During this visit to several states, these Jinshi gradually sorted out the clues.

The new barracks and the military academy are Wang Xiaolie's sharp weapons to quickly train soldiers.When these two things become more and more mature, the army builds faster and faster.And a large number of combat-tested officers can quickly expand the army. Combined, there will be a steady stream of troops.

In some places, there are discounts for families who join the army.The discount is not just in name, but real.In each state, there are special officials who manage the family affairs of military personnel.If something goes wrong, as long as the family members join the army, they are not afraid that the local officials will ignore them.Coupled with tax relief, the local enthusiasm for joining the army is very high.

Zheng Gangzhong said: "When I came to the west of Beijing, I wanted to drive out the Hulu and restore the Central Plains. Wang Xuanfu started from the rebel army, and no forbidden army joined. He fought against the Jin army several times in the past few years. It can be said that he has won every battle. From the local Recruit soldiers and have one hundred thousand soldiers. Like this general, if there are two or three members of the imperial court, why worry about losing their homeland? This time when I came to the north, I saw Xuanfu's rule, and then I realized that my thinking was simple. Xuanfu's method , they are all connected to each other, even if one link is missing. If another general comes, who has the ability? If he has this ability, he doesn’t have the self-control of Xuan Fu. If he wants to restore the Central Plains, he must have Xuan Fu and must Use the method of Xuanfu."

Wang Xiaolie is not afraid of others imitating himself, and being able to learn well is considered a skill.In fact, in this era, no one can learn.Ways of governing the military and government can be learned, but it is basically impossible to implement them in other places.Soldiers can be recruited, and new barracks and military academies can be built, but where will the money come from?All of Wang Xiaolie's policies have an indispensable backing, and the finances have always been ample.

When the imperial court saw Wang Xiaohun's seal meeting, he could also learn to print.But the meetings printed by the imperial court are always regarded as waste paper within a few months.It is useless to select craftsmen and improve the craftsmanship.

For many things, it is one thing to look at it, and another thing to actually do it.You think it's because of this, because of that, but that's not the case.

In this world, the causality of many things is very confusing.You seem to be like this because of this, but in fact there is no relationship between cause and effect, it is just an illusion.It is not easy to correct this illusion.

In Wang Xiaolie's previous life, there was one thing that left a deep impression on him.

Professor Yi, who is famous for his lectures on the Three Kingdoms, was interviewed and asked why the slaughter of farm cattle was banned in the Song Dynasty, but the heroes of the Water Margin especially liked to eat it?Professor Yi said that the Song Dynasty banned the slaughter of farm cattle, and all beef was not allowed to be sold.The heroes of the Water Margin eat it because they already have reverse characters.Moreover, the shops where these heroes order beef are generally small, and they don't care about the government's ban.

This question has been very confusing since it was asked.

The government banned the slaughter of farm cattle, so the people stopped eating beef?The two are actually not related, let alone causal.It is not by slaughtering cattle that people can eat beef.If the cattle are not slaughtered, will they not die of old age and disease?People will dig a pit to bury cows that die of old age and sickness?It is not the same to eat.

Those who said that people in the Song Dynasty did not eat beef were mostly non-specialist historians.Just like Professor Yi, he was originally teaching Chinese, not a historian.Sudden fame comes from a well-told story, not a well-researched history.After becoming famous, I feel that I am an expert in history.

The issue of beef should not have been a problem.Just because the actual conditions changed and pork became cheaper, some people pointed out that people in the Song Dynasty valued mutton, while pork was regarded as cheap meat, and rich people did not eat it.Correspondingly, some people also involved beef, saying that people who eat beef have objections.

In the non-industrial era, the cost of raising grass-eating sheep and cattle was higher than that of pigs.So most of the time, in most places, pork is more expensive than beef and lamb.People in the Song Dynasty liked to eat mutton, not only because it was cheap, but also because of the continuation of the habit.

Wang Xiaolie's policy is to show others what he understands, and even tell them the truth of it, whether they don't understand or don't understand.Many people can't see clearly why they did this and what the consequences would be if they did so.Just like the ban on slaughtering farm cattle has little to do with selling beef, but many people think there is a causal relationship.

In a complex society, if you want to see things clearly, you need a clear mind.In this world, there are not many sober minds.

(Sorry, I didn’t make up what I owed yesterday. Tomorrow. Forgive me.)

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