The struggle of the reborn prince

We are about to say goodbye to 2012 and usher in a new year. I wish all book lovers a happy new year!

In the past year, everyone gave Wo Xin great support, tolerance and understanding, and Wo Xin expressed 12 points of gratitude. I hope that everyone will remain young, healthy, and happy in the new year, and get common happiness in the book. . .

Zhao Tun walked around the room, thinking about long-term strategies to stabilize the newly occupied land. The victory of this Western Expedition was due to his emphasis on logistics. At the beginning of the war, he thought about the supply of food and grass. Xiazhou was formulated on this premise, and its purpose of guaranteeing logistics supplies is far greater than military purposes.If there was no Yucang that could capture Xixia at the beginning, even if Xiazhou was captured, it would only serve to break the enemy's way back, and Zhao Tuo's western expedition could only stop here, so it was the sufficient food and grass that could support him. The United Shaanxi Army continued to advance westward and captured Lingzhou.

Lingzhou's sufficient food reserves laid the foundation for his next move, but if he wanted to continue westward, he needed to mobilize more soldiers and horses. Lingzhou's reserves were insufficient and needed to be transferred from the interior. After years of war in the land, the treasury is empty and powerless.Therefore, military conquest is only a short-term action. After achieving certain strategic goals, it will become a weakness in the long logistics supply line, and it is difficult to achieve long-term results.

"Second Master, what are you thinking?" Xin Zhao quietly walked into the prince's study, watched him add some charcoal to the brazier in the room and asked softly, now that Jianxi is gone, Erba and others have disappeared for many days The people came back suddenly, and their return made Xin Zhao feel relieved a lot, and she could take more time to take care of the prince.

"I heard that Brother Cha has returned to Xingqing Mansion. I don't know if he can control the situation in Xixia. If not, we have to continue the fight and make preparations early!" Zhao Tong said with a sigh.

"Tch, I think the second master is thinking about the princess of Xixia. Didn't Brother Cha agree to marry his sister to the second master? The two countries have become relatives, so why don't we stop fighting since then? What are you fighting for?" Xin Zhao Sitting down next to the prince, pouted and said.

"Hehe, I'm not in charge of this!" Zhao Tang shook his head and smiled, even if the two countries get married, they must obtain the emperor's consent, this is not an ordinary cross-marriage.It's a political marriage. If the emperor agrees, he will hold his nose and marry, "Hey. Brother Cha is very handsome. I don't know what his sister looks like. If she is ugly, I will be in trouble!"

"For the sake of the Great Song Dynasty, for the sake of the common people. The second master will make some sacrifices!" Zhao Xin joked as he looked at the prince's bitter face.

"The kinship policy is only a short-term act and cannot last long. There have been lessons in history. Even if I sacrifice my appearance, I am afraid it will only be a short-lived peace!" Zhao Tong shook his head and said seriously. The kinship policy can be traced back to at least the Western Han Dynasty At the time of the great ancestor Liu Bang.Princess Xijun, Princess Jieyou, and Wang Zhaojun of the Han Dynasty married the Xiongnu or Wusun one after another. Later, Princess Wencheng and Princess Jincheng of the Tang Dynasty married Tubo, all in order to solve the security problem in the northwest frontier through peaceful means.

The kinship policy has promoted national integration and economic and cultural exchanges to a certain extent, but the kinship policy has certain limitations. In the face of stronger hostile forces, kinship often cannot fundamentally solve the relationship between the two parties. The law of the jungle of the jungle Still plays a decisive role.At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, they made peace with the Xiongnu. Although they often donated a lot of valuables to the Xiongnu to open the customs, they still failed to prevent the Xiongnu from attacking and plundering southward. They repeatedly plundered cities, livestock, and captives.

Moreover, the kinship policy is often restricted by the main body of the kinship, and often ends in one generation, lacking continuity. Although to a certain extent, it has promoted the integration of ethnic groups and formed a joint force to jointly manage the Central Plains Dynasty. It has a certain influence, but it is also ultimately collapse.

"Sigh, the poor Princess Xixia knows that she can't marry someone like Erye, she will just wash her face with tears all day long!" Xin Zhao said with a sigh, 'expressing deep sympathy'.

"Exchanging women for peace is a man's tragedy. Using my sisters as political bargaining chips to win wealth and honor, I would rather die than do that kind of thing. Besides, it's hard to live as a dying man hiding under a woman's skirt." What's the point, if Brother Cha really does that, he will pretend to be a generation of heroes!" Zhao Tong said with a sneer, "However, if Xin Zhao of our family is the princess of Xixia, I will make an exception, and I will risk my life...! "Turning around, Zhao Tun changed his appearance again, looking at Zhao Dao Dao.

"Second Lord is talking nonsense again, just now he said Brother Cha is not a man, now he is not a man again!" Xin Zhao ducked back, avoiding Wang Ye's gaze, and said with his head down.

"Hey, I put my heart on the bright moon, but who knows that the bright moon shines on the ditch!" Zhao Tun looked at Xin Zhao pitifully and said.

"Go, go, I want to chant poems to find your elder sister of the Zhu family, but she misses you so much, she is eagerly waiting for you to return to Beijing to get married!" Xin Zhao said with a stern face seeing that the prince's words became more and more shameful.

"Alas..." Zhao Tun's mood turned bad again, he lost the interest to continue teasing Zhao Xin, and now he doesn't know how to face that poor Miss Zhu, if he escapes or refuses marriage, he just I'm afraid that with Miss Zhu's sentimental and poetic temperament, there is only one way to end in depression, but I'm afraid he will be disappointed if he follows himself, a poet who can only plagiarize the masterpieces of later generations. Now he is a little afraid of seeing this innocent person.

"Second Lord, you are angry..." Zhao Xin saw that the prince was silent suddenly, and said carefully.

"No, I just thought of something again!" Zhao Tong squeezed out a smile and said, "Xin Zhao, you said that we also implemented the restraint strategy in the Lingxia area, will it achieve long-term peace and stability?" He changed the subject and talked Get down to business.

"Second Lord, let me tell you that although the Jiji policy can maintain the ownership and stability of these Tibetan areas, it is only temporary. In the long run, it will often lead to internal turmoil and behaviors of rebellion against the central government. Li Jiqian's rebellion against the country and Lixia is a lesson from the past. , Of course, we can’t generalize, for example, the Zhe family in Fuzhou has always been loyal to Song Dynasty!" Xin Zhao said after thinking for a while.

"Well, what you said is reasonable. The implementation of the detention policy is indeed a hidden danger of turmoil!" Zhao Tong nodded. He had also worked in Hezhou and knew that it was not perfect.

The core of the prison policy is to rule according to customs, that is, to maintain the original social organization and management institutions of ethnic minorities, and to be managed by ethnic minority leaders themselves.From the perspective of effect, the implementation of the detention system can only temporarily maintain the ownership and stability of these areas, effectively saving management costs and improving influence, but this policy will increase the centrifugal force of border areas and strengthen the self-identity of individual ethnic groups; Looking at the long-term development trend, this system restricts the development of the Jiji area, leading to a new border crisis due to the large difference in economic level and management system between the frontier and the inland.

The reason why the Zhe family used the 'beauty trick' to set themselves up this time, and tried their best to facilitate the marriage, was not without reason.One is due to economic pressure. Their biggest source of income is the border trade with Xixia. Now Hezhou, Xiazhou, and Fengzhou are all returned to the Song Dynasty. Fuzhou has become the mainland, and its economic status will inevitably decline, resulting in a serious economic crisis. It was not even enough to maintain its rule, so they had to find another way; the other was the defeat of Xixia, and the strategic position of Fuzhou would decline, and its role in resisting Xixia aggression would also weaken.So eager to marry with the royal family, so as to gain the opportunity to develop outward, and continue to retain the hereditary privileges it has, but once the requirements cannot be met, it may lead to a rebellion.

"Then what does the second master think is the long-term solution to consolidating the frontier?" Xin Zhao asked.

"Cultivation and defense of the frontier is an eternal strategy!" Zhao Tong thought for a while and said, only immigrants can solve this problem for a long time. Institutions and economic systems were not only commonly used in ancient times, but were still used in his previous life and achieved good results.

Everyone knows that the northwest frontier is far away from the economic center of the Central Plains, and the roads are difficult. In case of war, it is very difficult to transport food. If you rely on the mainland to supply military food for a long time, not only will the government’s finances be difficult to afford, but there will also be a danger of cutting off food and pay, and soldiers will not suffer from war. , Suffering from hunger, wars are often defeated because of this.Therefore, effective reclamation is an important channel to solve the problem of frontline soldiers' rations.

In addition, reclamation can not only provide food and grass for front-line soldiers, but also become an important strategy for stabilizing society, developing economy, and integrating culture.Frontier reclamation implements a policy of focusing on military settlements, supplemented by civilian settlements. Soldiers reclaim wasteland and accumulate valleys, log and build houses. They stationed with their families and will gradually evolve into indigenous residents, who will form the main population of the Han nationality with the later immigrated Han people. .The local Tibetan tribes will also be gradually assimilated due to their integration with the Han nationality, the national identity will be weakened, and the country and common culture will be strengthened.In this way, the soldiers and civilians of reclamation can not only reclaim the border in the vast frontier area and resist the invasion of foreign enemies, but also solve the supply problem of a large number of troops stationed, and can effectively defend against the division and rebellion of internal forces.

After thinking about this, Zhao Tong immediately ordered Xin Zhao to grind it down. He wrote down what he thought in his heart, and then ordered someone to send it to Taiyuan. He started to implement it immediately, and what he had to wait for now was the emperor's instructions on the next move, whether it was war or peace. . .

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Just after the Tianning Festival, the news from all parties suddenly increased. The emperor of Jingzhong "approved" Cai Jing's request to retire, and appointed Wang Fu as Zhongshu's servant to act as Cai Jing's authority.The emperor did not forget Cai Jing's past achievements, and the imperial master was still living in the capital, and he could still go to court on the first day of each month to show his respect for the master and his experience in "government and financial management".On the Xixia side, Brother Cha quickly returned to the center of power and took full charge of the Song affairs. The first thing he did was not to actively prepare for the war, but to secretly send a mission to the Song Dynasty. The purpose is still unknown. . .

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Chapter 250 of the Struggle of the Reborn Lord