The struggle of the reborn prince

The two old ministers are worthy of being old fried dough sticks, and they guessed the emperor's mind very closely.After receiving news of the deaths of Zongze and Hebuler one after another, Zhao Tong suddenly realized that he was also middle-aged, and the lifespan of people in ancient times was very short. , even the emperor who is called 'long live' every day is no exception.The longevity gene of the old Zhao family seems to be lacking. There are few longevity people, and most of them die at the age of five or sixty. Especially after Shenzong, they all die young. On the contrary, it is his father who has now broken the nightmare of "early death".

As he grows older, Zhao Tong also faces a choice. He wants to leave a peaceful world and a glorious history to his children and grandchildren, but Zhao Tang is very clear that this is just his own wishful thinking. There is no immortal dynasty in the world, let alone The foundation of the world, the short-lived dynasties that lasted for several generations abound in history. I just continued the national fortune of the Song Dynasty. Without the Jurchens, without the Mongols, there will be the rise and invasion of other ethnic groups, and even the emergence of individual dynasties. If the unworthy descendants ruin the family business of their ancestors, they will be overwhelmed by the progress of history.

Zhao Tun also understands that there is no city in the world that cannot be broken or a river that cannot be crossed. Even if Luoyang City is built with an iron wall, it cannot be guaranteed that it will not be breached. To block the invasion of foreign enemies, the modern Maginot Line is even more difficult to withstand the crushing of Nazi tanks.Therefore, moving the capital to Luoyang was not only considered from the perspective of defense, but based on the current development of the situation. He was just doing the things in front of him, and future generations would worry about it in the future!

The Yellow River is called the Mother River, but it is also a disaster-prone river. It has caused countless disasters in history and swallowed countless lives.When Kaifeng is close to the Yellow River and enjoying the convenience brought by water transportation, it is also facing the danger of being submerged at all times.As far as Zhao Tong knows, Kaifeng has been submerged several times in history, leaving behind the spectacle of "a city above the city". However, in addition to historical records and legends, only historical records and legends were left in Kaifeng City in the Song Dynasty. A mound and towers called Longting were erected.

After Zhao Tun succeeded to the throne, he specially allocated special funds to mobilize a large number of civilians and troops.Heightened dams and dredged rivers to protect the capital from flooding.But he knows that with the technology of this era, it is impossible to completely eliminate the flood. The efforts of himself and those of his predecessors are only delaying the disaster, so the only choice left is "can't afford to provoke and hide", although it's a shame. The face of the Almighty' time traveler.

Furthermore, at this time, Bianjing already had a population of more than one million, and it could be called a super-large city in ancient times. Like modern big cities, it had the same disadvantages as traffic congestion, small development space, and huge consumer spending. And in ancient times when productivity was low.The barren land around Kaifeng is far from enough to support such a large group of people, especially food and funds are heavily dependent on the southeast region, resulting in a rich capital and poor southeast, resulting in an excessive development gap between the north and the south.

Less than a hundred years later, the strength of the people in the south of the Yangtze River was almost exhausted, and the economic development of the affluent lower reaches of the Yangtze River stagnated.The Song government was often unable to make ends meet, and the huge military expenditures made the government and the people breathless. Financial "poverty" and military "weakness" became an irreversible trend.Now Zhao Tuo opened up the sea to trade and vigorously developed the handicraft industry, so that the south of the Yangtze River was able to recover. However, the north suffered from the Jingkang Rebellion, but the vitality was severely damaged, so that the finances still depended on the supply from the south of the Yangtze River.

Now implement with the military line of Zhao Tun's expansion.The Song Dynasty had recovered the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun and reached as far as the Mobei area. Although the Jin Kingdom still existed, the military threat in the north was greatly reduced. It can promote the economic development of the Central Plains, so as to drive the recovery of the entire northern economy...

Since the founding of the country, there are actually two opportunities that are the best time to move the capital.One is that when Taizu founded the country, he used Luoyang as his capital in the name of "resigning from the old and welcoming the new". However, due to the historical conditions at that time, Taizu finally succumbed to the opposition of his officials and failed; At the time when Bianjing fell, everyone knew that this place was not a good place, and the Jurchens came to the city twice.

But Zhao Tun didn't move the capital, one is because Luoyang was broken.The land is barren, and it is difficult to do things in a hurry; the two are to stabilize people's hearts. When the two kings fell to the north and the north of the Yellow River, it is of practical significance to recover the capital; the third is that Zhao Tun does not want to bear the reputation of a "coward". .He wants to move the capital in an upright manner after defeating the Jurchens and destroying the country, so as not to let the world laugh at him because he is afraid that he will move the capital and hide immediately after becoming emperor.Therefore, after Zhao Tong succeeded to the throne, when the situation settled down, King Jing Zhao Qi was sent to repair the city, renovate palaces, dredge canals, and develop the economy in the name of resettling the royal children, so as to prepare for moving the capital when the time is right in the future.

The move of the capital can be said to be a major national event, requiring huge expenditure and causing a series of social problems. Everyone will definitely not agree to it. Zhao Tong has also made comprehensive preparations for this.He carefully studied the objections of the officials when the Taizu moved the capital, and summed up the most representative words of "Chen Ba Nan" and Li Huaizhong's advice.

Li Fu said in his book: "The capital is withered, one is the same; the palace is not prepared, the second is; the suburban temples are not repaired, the third is; the hundred divisions are not equipped, the fourth is; the people in the country are poor, the fifth is; the army food is not enough, the sixth is. If the barriers are not set up, it is seven; if you ride thousands of rides and ride in the heat of summer, it is eight." Li Huaizhong said: "Tokyo has a canal of Bianqu, with millions of hu in the Jianghuai River every year, and 10 soldiers. Salty Yang, give it to Yan. Your Majesty lives here, will you take it? And the treasury is full of troops, all of which are in Daliang. , Li Huaizhong and Li Fu's reasons are very sufficient and realistic.

But now that Luoyang has been operated by Zhao Tun for more than ten years, these problems are no longer a problem. The main resistance will come from vested interests like Taizong.Although Zhao Tong has not yet determined a successor, Bianjing has been the capital of the Song Dynasty for nearly 200 years, and has formed a huge local force. They have intricate relationships with the royal family and court officials and have great influence. Hindering their interests will also lead to strong opposition from them.

At that time, Taizong persuaded Taizu that "morality is not dangerous" also had a large market in the Song Dynasty when Confucianism prevailed. They believed that "the fundamental factor that determines the rise and fall of a country is political factors, not geographical factors. In ancient times, the San Miao family Not cultivating morality and righteousness, Xia Jie was not benevolent in governing, and Yin Zhou was not moral in governing. Although there are dangerous and solid rivers and mountains, they cannot save their fate. Therefore, it is not dangerous to say that governing the country in Anbang is based on virtue. 'Thinking that simply relying on benevolent government can make the country permanent.

Even people of insight in this dynasty realized the shortcomings of using Bianjing as their capital.The famous official Fan Zhongyan said: "Luoyang is dangerous and solid, and Bian is the place of the Four Wars. It is peaceful and livable in Bian. If you have something to do, you must live in Luoyang." If the court claims that the soldiers go deep, Heshuo will be urged to fight with heavy troops. If he wins, he will quickly go to Chanyuan. If the capital is strong, the soldiers of Heshuo should not fight. Heavy soldiers must be stopped and retreated. Retreat and invite them, attack them, whatever." It is a pity that their opinions did not attract the attention of the supreme ruler, or were dissuaded by others, which caused disasters for future generations.

Gu Zuyu, a later generation, summed it up well. He said: Although relying on virtue and not relying on danger, the righteousness of setting up danger and closing it is not negligible... In the place of the fourth battle of Bian, the enemy suffered the most, and the disaster of the last emperor of Liang was worse than Wang Jia, the humiliation of Jingkang is almost as good as that of Shi Jin, and the ruin of Kuang Taotian is close at hand. Those who talk about building the capital also have the past in view of it!

Zhao Tong also has a different view on the "theory of morality and danger". As far as the rule of virtue and the defense of the country are concerned, the rule of virtue should be given priority, but the defense of the country must not be ignored.But talking about morality with the enemy is no different from seeking skin from a tiger. A mouth full of benevolence and morality cannot defeat the knife in the hands of a ferocious enemy. Morality is only useful to moral people, and it is not even fart to invaders. Everyone won't forget Song's loud slap in the face so soon...

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Zhao Tun, who was hunting in Dongdu Garden at the moment, didn't know what Li Gang and Chen Yun said, that he had just hunted two deer during the day and handed them over to the cooks, and walked out of the imperial tent by himself. Out of the camp want to relax.Seeing that the emperor wanted to go out, a group of guards on duty immediately came forward to escort them. Zhao Tuo waved them back, and only Wangfu followed with a few inner guards.

Dongdu Garden was the residence of the leopard generals. When the emperor went hunting here, they naturally set up guards and surrounded the entire Dongdu Garden to prohibit the entry of idlers.The accompanying guards were responsible for the security of the camp, and a second defensive circle was arranged five miles around the imperial tent, while the internal guards were responsible for the defense of the core part, that is, the safety of the emperor and his family.This is in the country, and there are elites around, so everyone is relieved to let the emperor leave the camp.

"You are on duty today?" Zhao Tong walked for a while and saw a duty point set up by Leopard soldiers on the side of the road, he said to a soldier standing guard.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The little soldier was only sixteen or seventeen years old, and his armband was from Luoyang Wuxue. When he heard the emperor's question, he immediately raised his hand in salute.

"Can you let him walk with me?" Zhao Tang returned the salute, and said to an officer next to him with the rank of lieutenant.

"Your Majesty, of course!" The officer dared not agree, and immediately stepped forward to take the spear in the soldier's hand and signaled him to go with the emperor, but the soldier seemed not very happy, and pouted, took off the equipment on his body, and dawdled unwilling to go.In front of the emperor's lieutenant, he didn't dare to get angry, and secretly scolded him in his heart that he really didn't know good from bad, what an honor it was to be able to talk with the emperor, and I don't know what kind of fuss this kid is...