Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 62 The resource input method that skips the middleman
"Actually, what we are talking about is an ideal situation. In reality, in many cases, it is impossible." Guo Kang added helplessly: "And to be honest, how to distinguish between 'one's own people' and 'not one's own people' , is also a very troublesome question.”

"Is that so?" Julia asked.

"I used to think that as long as we distinguish between Hua and Yi, it would be fine. But then I saw the situation with Fourth Grandpa, it was much more troublesome than that." Zhu Wenkui shook his head and said: "Some people are very reliable in times of trouble; some people , Only when you give money can you help; there are some people who not only have to give money, but also have to use force and legal restraint before they can work.”

"Furthermore, these people with different reliability are often not necessarily distinguished by their ethnic groups—back then, some Mongols who had experienced the rule of the Yuan Dynasty were much more active than the Han people when they fought against the Fourth Grandfather. But their The offspring may not necessarily be the same as their parents, the situation is much more complicated than this."

"In short, this is a very troublesome matter. Not only does it require a sound system, but it also requires an excellent leader. After watching it a lot, I think it's normal to mess things up."

"Yes." Guo Kang nodded: "The ideal situation is that the Han people in the heartland are sincerely for the country, practice every day, and provide output subsidies to the border areas; the Han people in the border areas are loyal to the court, guard the border diligently, and take the initiative to attack , to attack the Hu people, both sides are united to deal with foreigners."

"But in fact, it is often the Han people in the heart who think that the Han people in the border area are poor and rough, and think they are barbaric; the Han people in the border area think that the Han people in the heartland are corrupt and depraved, and think they are barbaric. Do you help each other for the sake of your compatriots?"

"This mentality has developed to a certain extent, which is the situation of the Song Dynasty. Many people in the ruling and opposition parties believe that the Tang Dynasty was born out of barbarians, had a blood relationship with Xianbei, and its clothes followed the Northern Qi Dynasty, so it was a barbaric and impure regime. .And Da Song is much better than him in this respect."

"To be honest, this surprised me a bit." Tuo Huan commented: "Maybe because I don't read enough books, I don't understand what they think."

"Because they think from different angles." Guo Kang explained: "Song people believed that the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, such as Zhenguan and Kaiyuan, ended in only 30 to [-] years. It is a prosperous age, and in this alone, it is much stronger than the Tang Dynasty."

"Song people look at economic development, not military success, so they naturally have this kind of thinking, which is actually not surprising. From their point of view, Song Dynasty is indeed the most prosperous and richest country since ancient times. Song State Monarchs and ministers are also deeply proud."

"Actually, you don't need to read too many books. Just take a look at Zhu Zi's works that your master gave you, and you will know." He said to Tuo Huan: "Zhu Xi recorded that during the Xuanzheng period, the slogan of the imperial court was 'Feng Hengyu'. Da', advocating that today is a peaceful and happy world of wealth and prosperity, there is no need to follow the tradition of frugality, but to spend more money to show one's strength, which is beneficial to the country."

"Why is that?" Tuo Huan wondered.

"This is too complicated to talk about. Anyway, Cai Jing and others in power do have their own theory." Guo Kang said: "People in the court have talked about the frugal policy of the previous court many times, and they can refute it. If you are interested, you can look at the records of Song History for yourself."

"This is indeed too professional." Theodora agreed with his younger brother in a rare way: "My understanding of the history of the Song Dynasty is also very limited. I can't even remember the year of the Xuanzheng."

"This is not a year name, but a customary usage." Guo Kang explained: "Xuanzheng is the abbreviation of Xuanhe and Zhenghe. According to Tianxiong's chronology, it is from 1111 to 1125. At this time, the Song Dynasty had just recovered Hehuang, and the court Gained great prestige, accumulated wealth to the top, and made great achievements in culture and art. Generally speaking, it can be regarded as the peak period of their prosperous age."

"It's strange. I've heard of Zhenguan and Kaiyuan that they don't like. On the contrary, no one told me about this great prosperity before." Theodora said doubtfully, "Is it because of the gentlemen They all studied Tang history, not familiar with Song?"

"Not really, the main reason is that he is easy to be robbed of the limelight at this time." Guo Kang replied: "From 1126, the reign name has been called Jingkang. This is much more famous than Xuanzheng. I think gentlemen must tell you. Pass."

"Uh..." Theodora was stunned for a moment: "This is indeed mentioned..."

"It was so sudden." Tuo Huan was also very surprised.

"The reason here, gentlemen, can tell you for several days. But there is one thing that is related to our topic." Guo Kang pointed to the map, the central part of the Central Plains, and said.

"The wealth of the Song Dynasty is actually a bit watery. Of course, it does not mean that his economy is not good, but the extreme prosperity of Bianliang, Tokyo, described by people at that time, is largely due to the extraction of wealth from other places, which has even caused widespread concern. From this point of view, instead of calling him Da Song, it is better to call him Da Bian, which is more appropriate."

"And this kind of disregard for other places has been carried out throughout the two Song Dynasties, and it was even more serious in the Southern Song Dynasty." Guo Kang pointed to the Hebei, Shandong, and Henan areas north of the Huaihe River on the map: "The Southern Song Dynasty put people in these places , called reformed people. If people from these places defected to the Southern Song Dynasty, they would be treated as outsiders, and there would be discriminatory policies when appointing officials. The Southern Song Dynasty insisted on this kind of differential treatment to the end, so it is very typical.”

"In the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, during the Northern Expedition of Yue Fei and others, a large number of rebels appeared in the area of ​​Hebei and Shanxi, and they fought against the main force of the Jin people for more than a year. After being abandoned by the Song Dynasty for ten years, an army of more than 10 people still emerged , fighting against the regular army of the Kingdom of Jin. Even the defeated soldiers around Bianliang were able to fight several times with the main force of the Jin soldiers and repel the opponent's attack. In short, as long as they cannot get in touch with the officials, the local people suddenly become very effective. It’s not like a group of people before.”

"But the Southern Song Dynasty's attitude was very firm, so the resistance in these places gradually fell silent. Even if he defected to the south like Xin Qiji, the Southern Song Dynasty would not trust him."

"Until the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, when the Kingdom of Jin was on the verge of disintegration, there were still people in Shandong who tried to join the Southern Song Dynasty, but none of them could show their true level. I guess the problem is here."

"Of course, these were all evaluated from a negative perspective. From a positive perspective, we can also say that Song Dynasty just used a new method." Guo Kang thought for a while and circled the north of the map.

"General dynasties import resources to important military areas to fight against the invasion of the Northern Bandits; the Song Dynasty skipped the middleman and directly imported resources to the Northern Bandits. This...maybe it is also a way of thinking?"

(End of this chapter)