Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 482: Suppressing the Star Sect (Special thanks to book friend gcflysnow for the 2 monthly tickets!)

After the imperial edict for recruiting soldiers was issued throughout the country, young people from all over the country rushed to join the Longxiang Army because of the glory and high salaries. In less than three months, 450,000 young people were recruited.

In September of the 2th year of Kaixi, he rushed to Bian Jing and joined the newly expanded Longxiang military camp, and began a two-year rigorous training for the new army.

After returning from the "Fengshan Ceremony at Mount Tai", Chai Zongxun, in addition to handling daily government affairs, also considered that after he ascended the throne, the commodity economy of the Great Zhou society had developed rapidly and achieved great success.

However, there is still a lack of innovative theoretical works to guide the commodity economy, and people are still studying more basic economics works such as "Guan Zi" and "Fan Li's Business Classics".

Chai Zongxun felt it necessary to write a theoretically advanced economics book to guide the social and economic development of the Great Zhou Dynasty and consolidate the position of commercial society in the hearts of the people.

Seeing that there was no trouble in the world, Chai Zongxun began to write books on finance and economics in August of the 34th year of Kaixi. He often took an hour after waking up from a nap every day to conceive and write.

The days pass leisurely.

On the auspicious day of September 16th, Prince Chai Ji, who had been married for more than two months, was preparing to set off for Linhuang Prefecture to become the "King of Liao".

Chai Zongxun and Concubine Shu, Yelu and Gudian saw the emperor off.

Chai Zongxun held Chai Jihui's hand and sighed:

"Time flies, my son has grown up and started a family, and will soon become a vassal of the Liao King.

When you arrive at your fief, you must remember your father's daily teachings: be conscientious in fulfilling your duties, put the people first, and monitor the illegal activities of officials and the people."

Chai Ji would say:

"Don't worry, Father! I understand.

The descendants of the imperial family should take the interests of the people as their own interests. As long as the people live and work in peace and are not oppressed, our Great Zhou will be able to last forever!"

Chai Zongxun nodded and said with a smile:

"As long as you do well as a queen, your father will reward you from time to time."

Yelu Hegudian had tears in his eyes, and it was obvious that he was reluctant to let his son Chai Jihui, who had grown up by his side, leave Beijing to become a vassal.

Yelu and the Classical Way:

"I like hunting. When you get to the Liaodi grassland, you must remember to pay attention to your own safety. It's too remote and late at night, so you must return to the city!"

Chai Jihui's eyes also turned red, and he bowed and said:

"Thank you for your care, mother! When we arrive in Liao, I will follow your instructions. Please rest assured."

Yelu and Gudian laughed and said:
"That's good.

Mother hopes that during the "holiday of greeting" three years from now, she will be able to see Hui Er and the princess, along with the royal grandchildren, come to the capital to visit His Majesty and me."

Seeing that the auspicious time had arrived, Chai Jihui, escorted by tens of thousands of imperial guards, set out from the north gate Tongtian Gate with the royal family and officials. In a flash, they were far away.

Yelu and Gudian couldn't help but throw themselves into Chai Zongxun's arms and burst into tears.

Chai Zongxun patted Yelu and Gudian's jade back and sighed:

"My beloved concubine, please do not be sad. His appearance shows that he will have a long-lasting blessing. The title of King of Liao will surely flourish in his hands and be passed down for generations!
Besides, he will come back to Beijing with his wife and children to visit us in three years, so it’s not like we won’t be able to see each other for a long time.”

Chai Jihui and his party traveled on the Great Zhou Road for more than a month and arrived at Linhuang Prefecture.

After moving into the "Liao Palace" granted by his father, Chai Jihui was officially enfeoffed as the Liao King. The 10,000 imperial guards who accompanied him stayed and became the Liao King's guards.

Apart from leading his followers to hunt in the wild prairie, Chai Ji would usually drink and have fun with his wives and concubines in the palace, and would never harm the people.

Many Liao people originally felt close to the Liao King Chai Ji, who had half Liao blood. Now that they saw that the Liao King never disturbed the people, their love for him increased day by day.

On December 15th of the 34th year of Kaixi, after half a year of fighting, the victory news that the Black Arabs and more than a dozen small countries of the Star Sect were completely conquered by the Longxiang Army was transmitted back to the Emperor Chai Zongxun of the Great Zhou in Bianjing.

After Baghdad was conquered by the Zhou army, the remaining Black Caliphate prefectures surrendered to the Zhou army. By September of the 34th year of Kaixi, the entire Black Caliphate territory was conquered.

The 13th Corps of the Longxiang Army stayed behind, while the 15th and 16th Corps returned to the southeast, heading south from Ghazni to attack the remaining dozen or so small countries of the Xingxing Sect.

The population of these dozen small countries is less than one million, and the number of soldiers is less than 100,000. Often each country has only 30,000 to 50,000 troops. Naturally, they are no match for the well-equipped and well-armed Longxiang Army of the Great Zhou.

After more than two months of attack and fighting, the 15th and 16th Corps of the Longxiang Army conquered all the small countries of the Xingxing Sect.

Chai Zongxun immediately issued an order to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to set off fireworks and firecrackers in Bian Jing for six days, so that the whole world could celebrate the Great Zhou Empire's complete victory over its most powerful opponent, the Star Religion World.

When the people from all over the Great Zhou heard the news, they spontaneously performed lion dances and community operas to celebrate. Many officials and celebrities who had retired and returned to their hometowns held banquets and invited the elders from their hometowns to celebrate in their homes; some donated money to the students to encourage them to study.

Chinese tradition emphasizes "returning to one's roots". No matter how prosperous a place is, it is not as good as one's poor hometown.

This tradition also led to talented people from all over the country passing the imperial examinations and becoming officials. When they were old, they would return to their hometowns to contribute to their hometown's culture and economy, thus promoting the emergence of more talents.

The war between the Great Zhou and the Star Religion world began on June 6, the 27th year of Kaixi, when more than 20 Star Religion countries formed an alliance in Bukhara, the capital of the Samanid Dynasty, and launched a "holy war" against the Great Zhou Empire. It lasted for eight years until October of the 34th year of Kaixi, when the Great Zhou Empire conquered all Star Religion countries and won a complete victory in the war.

Comparison of national strength between the two warring parties:

The Star Religion World Alliance consists of more than 20 countries, covering an area of ​​18 million square kilometers and a population of more than 50 million. Initially, it had 5 million troops participating in the war. Later, when the war was unfavorable, it gradually increased its troops and captured civilians, bringing the total force to 8 million.

When the war broke out, the Great Zhou Empire had an area of ​​more than 25 million square kilometers and a population of 130 million. The initial force participating in the war consisted of 12 Dragon-Xiang Army Corps, totaling 1.08 million people.

After the victory was secured, four corps were replaced, with a total of 1.44 million troops.

It formed an alliance with the Eastern Roman Empire in the West and sent out an army of 800,000 men.

After eight years of war, the Great Zhou Empire annihilated over five million of the Star Sect's coalition forces and destroyed more than twenty countries, while its own casualties totaled less than 300,000.

The Eastern Roman Empire suffered more than 300,000 casualties in the war and killed more than 300,000 enemies, and only gained three states, including Donkovo, which were transferred after peace talks with the Great Zhou Emperor Chai Zongxun.

In this war, the total number of soldiers killed on both sides exceeded six million. The length of the war, the number of casualties, and the number of battles are all the highest in human history.

After this battle, the reputation of the Great Zhou Empire spread almost everywhere in the world and it was recognized as the world's hegemonic country.

After completely annexing the territories of more than 20 countries of the Star Sect, the territory of the Great Zhou Empire exceeded 42 million square kilometers, the population exceeded 200 million, the number of prefectures exceeded 3,000, and the total strength of the army and navy exceeded 3 million.

(End of this chapter)