Your majesty is awesome

Chapter 782 The story that has to be told about the Song Dynasty and the Yellow River...

Of course, Gao Zhang has also told them that when they set off this time, they should remember to give more truly useful treasures to the tribes in the New World, such as farming and smelting technology.

There are also cattle, horses, sheep and other five livestock, as well as various crop seeds from the Song Dynasty.

Anyway, Gao Zhang was very happy to promote the development of material civilization and spiritual civilization of those Indian tribes people.

Furthermore, the local products brought by the Indians must naturally be donated to the master, and Gao Zhang had already sent a letter to Fang Fei, asking them to remember to bring more Japanese laborers with them when they went there this time.

It is necessary to set up several more ports and supply points on the waterway to facilitate future communication between the Song Dynasty and the New World.

Of course, city-states still need to be built in the New World in the future. Also, if they go this time, they need to recruit some representatives of the New World tribes.

Bring back some more rare and rare treasures so that Master can get over the addiction of coming to court from all nations.

The important thing is that the rich resources of the New World will give the Song Dynasty, which likes to do business, another way to make a fortune because of the opening of this sea route.

At this time, Zhao Yaban finally found Gao Zhang who was out on patrol in Bazhou City. He approached Gao Zhang and saluted Gao Zhang with a happy face and handed him a piece of information.

After just one glance, Gao Zhang's expression changed dramatically, and his handsome face instantly filled with undisguised joy.

After Zhang Lin, the prime minister of Nanfu, and the Nanjing Dao elite commanded by Xiao Qian, the Tokyo commander, entered Liaodong, they first defeated Gao Yongchang's Yuan soldiers and horses.

In the end, he didn't expect that Wanyan Oru would be stabbed in the back by Wanyan Oru who was just a fisherman.

Defeated by Wanyan Oru, Zhang Lin was seriously injured and died. Therefore, Yelu Yanxi decided to appoint Ma Zhi, who had always been "loyal", as the deputy prime minister of Nanfu.

Let him and the newly appointed Nanfu Prime Minister Li Chuwen jointly assist Yelu Chun in guarding Nanjing.

It has to be said that Ma Zhi was placed in Nanjing, the Liao Kingdom, as deputy prime minister. This has to be said to be an unexpected surprise.

As for Li Chuwen, the newly appointed prime minister of Nanfu, he was originally the deputy prime minister, but a few years ago, he was just a small general and supervisor.

It was precisely because he took refuge in Xiao Fengxian, a powerful official of the Liao Dynasty, that he caught his fancy, and his career soared like a cheat.

Especially after Gao Zhang took control of Hebei Road, he secretly gave a lot of money to the greedy and extravagant Li Chuwen, allowing him to make a lot of money.

Naturally, he reciprocated the favor, turning a blind eye to many matters, and even had time to cover up the behavior of Song merchants.

Not only Li Chuwen, but also many Liao officials were more ruthless than the others in taking bribes.

Of course, the more corrupt officials there are in the Liao Kingdom, the more convenient it will be for Gao Zhang to secretly manage and plan the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.

The previous Zhang Lin could be regarded as a loyal minister of the Liao Kingdom, and had always been at odds with Li Chuwen. He also wrote many times to impeach corruption in Nanjing Road.

Now that he had been killed in the war, he was replaced by Ma Zhi, a courtier who loved the Song Dynasty, and Li Chuwen partnered to handle the civil affairs of Nanjing Road.

This made Gao Zhang want to bow to the north. This must have been the work of his good brother Xiao Fengxian.

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"Congratulations to the official family, congratulations to the official family, our Song Dynasty is now strong with strong troops and horses. First, we defeated Xixia, regained the old land in Hexi, and then defeated the elite divisions of Liao Kingdom."

"Now, Liu Shijun, with a partial army, not only stabilized his foothold in the land of Liaodong, but also defeated tens of thousands of Jin Kingdom's troops. Even the Jin Kingdom's fierce general who defeated hundreds of thousands of Liao Kingdom's elite troops was completely defeated. Yan Oru was seriously injured and died..."

"The Jin Kingdom, which had been forced to win consecutive victories over the Liao Kingdom, had to admit its mistakes to the Song Dynasty and make compensation..."

"The sage cannot be compared to the officials. It was the officials' foresight and foresight that enabled the Song Dynasty to create the current situation."

"Now, Liao and Jin are fighting each other. This is a situation where both sides will lose. It is the right time to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun."

"This matter cannot be done. The Liao Kingdom is fighting with the Jin Kingdom, and they are sending envoys frequently. They want to maintain peace with our Song Dynasty, but they are worried that our Song Dynasty will seek the land of Yanyun."

"If I, the Song Dynasty, rashly raise an army to attack the Liao Dynasty, my name is not right, my words are not right..."

Zhao Ji, an official, An Ran would be sitting in the Chui Gong Hall, looking at the ministers in front of him, one by one, they were fighting in the hall like chicken blood, and their faces were red.

This scene made Zhao Ji, an official, even have the illusion that the past was like a dream.

These ministers and servants in the past would definitely change their colors when talking about war, even if now even the king of the country has become a prisoner of the Song Dynasty, and the Xixia ministers of His Highness have invaded the borders of the Song Dynasty.

These ministers would also be gibbering, wishing that the imperial court would cut more territory and send more money to the poor Xixia, just to keep their ears quiet.

Don't waste your people and money to protect your family and country. As for the Liao Kingdom, even if you fart, all the ministers in the court will be frightened.

I wish I could send an envoy to send you some money and silk as soon as possible, and quickly express that I have nothing to do with the Song Dynasty. If you think it does, then I, the Song Dynasty, are willing to send you some money and silk, as long as we don't do anything, okay?

But what about now?Look at the ministers in the government today. In the past, those ministers who used to persuade people with their virtues and eliminate disasters with money and silk now wish they could take a knife and rush to Hebei Road to make contributions.

There were even some old guys who were trembling when they walked. They asked Your Majesty to allow them to lead the army, and they were willing to help the Song Dynasty recover the sixteen states of Yanyun.

The official Zhao Ji was both pleased and disgusted.The current good situation was all brought about by his beloved disciple Xiao Gao.

Previously, Gao Zhang went to Hebei to negotiate with the Liao Kingdom on disarmament matters.

As a result, the trolls from the Yushitai and the court ministers sprayed him so much that he almost looked like a human being.

They thought that Gao Zhang was arrogant, thinking that he had destroyed a small Xixia, and his tail was already in the sky. He really didn't know how high the sky was.

The elites of the Liao Kingdom were unparalleled in their bravery. There were more than [-] soldiers in the army on the roadside in Hebei Province of the Song Dynasty. Everyone was still frightened.

It's better for you. After arriving at Hebei Road, you can kill almost half of the troops directly.

If it weren't for the military, the General Staff Council, and the Privy Council, they would all stand with Gao Zhang along with the officials.

In addition, Cai Jing also tried his best to appease those ministers. Otherwise, Gao Zhang might be forced to return home under pressure within three months.

But now, the number of troops stationed in Hebei Province of the Song Dynasty is less than [-].

There are also [-] battle-hardened troops brought by Gao Zhang to Hebei, but the Liao Kingdom not only did not provoke trouble.

On the contrary, the business relations with the Song Dynasty were becoming more and more prosperous.

The merchants of the Song Dynasty made a lot of money. In addition, the soldiers and horses were eliminated. After vigorous dredging, 32 counties in seven states along the Hebei Road were cleared out of 840 million in more than a year. acres of farmland.

Don't think it's an exaggeration, because during the Song Dynasty, the Yellow River was always wandering, causing both natural and man-made disasters.

In the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Yellow River changed its course. The Yellow River, which originally flowed eastward to the sea, actually flowed north due to a breach.At this time, the emperors and ministers of the Song Dynasty began to feel numb.Because "if the river does not flow eastward, China will be at risk and it will be to the benefit of the Khitans."

If the Yellow River did not flow eastward, the natural dangers of our Song Dynasty would be gone, and it would be beneficial to the Khitan people.

There is no way. Although there are many people in the Song Dynasty, they can't defeat the Khitans to the north, and they can't defeat the Xixia people to the west. Even the Yue Dynasty people in the south dare to blow their wings.

What should we do if there is no natural insurance?The Song Dynasty had no natural danger and had the possibility of being directly ridden in the face by the Khitan cavalry. Wasn't it destined to end?
So, a series of desperate operations came.A group of famous officials of the Song Dynasty who had no access to water conservancy stood on the river channel and pointed fingers.

If I want the Yellow River to go north, it must go north, and if it goes south, it must go south.

Water conservancy experts stood up and said, "Haha, get out of the way. Is it useful for you to connect water conservancy?"Are you responsible for the death of the Song Dynasty?
Then, the officials of the Song Dynasty worked hard to make money from the cheating project, and it was finally completed in the third year of Zhihe in the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 1056), blocking the opening of the Beiliu and opening up the eastward flow.

In just one day, before the summary and commendation meeting was held, the Liuta River burst. "It's impossible to overwhelm soldiers and drift away."

Hebei Road, which was originally prosperous, was severely dealt a blow. This is not over yet.

In just four years, the Yellow River burst at the sixth point of Wei County, Daming Prefecture, which was known as the "Daming Breach" in history.The consequence of this breach was that the Yellow River was divided into two parts, forming the north flow and the east flow, the so-called "two rivers" flowing into the sea.

The duo of reforming monarchs and ministers - Song Shenzong Zhao Xu and Wang Anshi began to commit suicide.There is no way. Firstly, I still feel guilty about the lack of natural protection. Secondly, I want to make some achievements in reform.

The project was once again launched amidst controversy, and work was carried out quickly and in full swing.In the second year of Xining (AD 1069), the project was completed, and the emperor and his ministers were delighted.

Within a few days, the east-flowing river burst again. “There are 45 counties and counties under irrigation, especially in Pu, Qi, Yun, and Xu, with more than 30 hectares of damaged farmland.”

Did you see it clearly? That is 30 hectares. One hectare is equal to one hundred acres, which is 3000 million acres of land. How much food can be harvested?
By the way, it was this breach that made Su Dongpo, who had just invented "Dongpo meat" in the Xuzhou water conservancy project, almost feed the fish.

I don’t know if Su Dongpo could only drag his family to higher ground to avoid the flood while swearing.

In short, with the chaos of the bunch of emperors and ministers of the Song Dynasty, the Yellow River was raging back and forth in Hebei.

Hebei Road, which was originally very prosperous, has been turned into a yellow flood zone, and the people are in dire straits.

The only good thing is that even the Liao people were frightened by the Song people's tricks. Nima, can I not come?

Look at what the coveted states of Hebei have become now. They are all swamps and flooded with displaced victims.

There is a saying that goes well, you can’t repeat it again and again, but I was scared and refused to accept it.

Song Shenzong gave in, but his son Song Zhezong, Zhao Xu, continued to think of ways to change the course of the Yellow River based on the principle of "life is endless, and death is endless".

He also thought that since those small rivers could not hold the water of the Yellow River, wouldn’t it be enough if I could just do it in one step and directly divert the Yellow River water to the rivers that it had flowed through before?
I could fit it in before, and I can definitely do it now.The result is obvious. In the second year of Yuanfu in the Northern Song Dynasty, the embankment burst again...

This was the self-righteous and arrogant operation of the Song Dynasty. He insisted on controlling the Yellow River to change his destiny. As a result, Hebei, Shandong, and Suzhou were basically washed away.

The counties and prefectures in Hebei that once served as important strategic buffer zones have yellow flood zones almost everywhere.

Fortunately, Gao Zhang was not as blind as all the clever people who governed rivers in the Song Dynasty.

Instead, we must first strengthen the river bank and stabilize the river channel. After making sure that the river channel is stable, we can start dredging.

In less than two years, a large number of fields were obtained through a large number of layoffs of soldiers and large-scale dredging.

The common people no longer have to worry about the Yellow River bursting its banks, and they have a lot of fields to cultivate.

Naturally, the common people finally breathed a sigh of relief, and their favorable impression of Gao Zhang, the Hebei Road Manager, greatly increased.

Naturally, Gao Zhang always thought of his master and blamed all his benevolent and good governance on his master.

He also published many articles in newspapers, all for the purpose of advocating for the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, and also increased efforts to promote the development of industry and commerce on Hebei Road.

This is the fundamental reason why the entire Hebei Road has been completely transformed in just over two years.

This is also the fundamental reason why historically, the Hebei Road of the Song Dynasty was made even poorer by the imperial court than the Yanyun Land of the Liao Kingdom.

The point is that the Song Dynasty still wanted to regain the sixteen states of Yanyun, but the people were not blind.

Although I suffered a little bit under the rule of the Liao Kingdom and were still ruled by foreigners, I was able to survive at least.

But if it fell into the hands of the Song Dynasty court, which likes to mess with blind chickens, wouldn't it be worse than death?

But fortunately, Gao Zhang, a small powerful official of the Song Dynasty who understood the battle of public opinion and the needs of the people on Hebei Road, came here.

Building river embankments, dredging silt and returning it to farmland promoted the development of industry and commerce, making the entire Hebei Road prosperous.

Looking back at the Liao Kingdom today, the country is in a state of corruption, and the brains are being beaten everywhere.

As the scale of the war expanded, the taxes in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun became increasingly heavy, and corruption became more and more serious.

After such a comparison, the people of the Liao Kingdom naturally began to lose their support, while the life and living environment in the Song Dynasty became more and more attractive to the people of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.

Moreover, every time Gao Zhang did something, he would break it apart and crush it into pieces to let the master understand his painstaking efforts.

Nowadays, even the intelligence collected by the Imperial City Division on the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanbei contains a lot of information about how the people in Liao border envied the people under the Song Dynasty.

This is also the reason why the official Zhao Ji can be stable, because his beloved disciple's actions and actions make Zhao Ji understand his purpose.

Even if the courtiers continued to criticize Gao Zhang overtly or covertly, or they were looking for opportunities to go to Hebei Road to pick peaches or compete for credit.

But with the blessing of Gao Zhang's licking skills and abilities, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty has always stood clearly on Gao Zhang's side.

This made many courtiers secretly curse that the emperor really loved Gao Zhang as his own son and would not even let anyone get a touch of the soup.

Although they complained fiercely, in fact, the Song Dynasty's royal relatives, the domestic slaves and servants of the nobles and nobles.

They had already pounced on Hebei Road like a pack of hungry wolves, pounced on the Song and Liao border areas, and made a lot of money.

Just when the Song Dynasty and the public were making a fortune from the war, the Liao Kingdom received the good news that Wanyan Agu, the leader of the Jin Kingdom, had his pigtails turned upside down.

Emperor Yelu Yanxi of the Liao Dynasty was overjoyed and immediately felt that he was doing well again. He once again ordered various places to raise food, grass, soldiers and horses, with the intention of pacifying the Jin Kingdom in one battle.

(End of this chapter)