The struggle of the reborn prince

After completing the task, the task force withdrew to Gaochang via Xiliao to rest, but they left a mess for Mulaiyi. Several surviving priests fought for the position of Sheikh, which weakened their strength again. As a result, the control over the surrounding area is reduced.Those kingdoms and lords who used to live under the threat of Mulaiyi took this opportunity to join forces to crusade against it, laid down some fortresses, and further eroded its territory.

Facing internal and external troubles, the headmasters and missionaries of Mulayi had no choice but to hastily end their infighting and elected Sheikh, whose prestige and strength were far from those of the previous two.However, Alamut Fort was destroyed, so they could only choose the most precarious Fort Mymentis as their base.But the new Sheikh is still panicked. The all-pervasive assassination of the Song people left a huge shadow on them. The first thing he did after taking office was to send envoys to contact the Song people to beg for peace, hoping that the two countries would stop sending assassins to each other. summit.

The Mulaiyi Kingdom has never had any contact with the Great Song Dynasty. If they hadn’t sent people to assassinate Zhao Tun, many people in the Great Song Dynasty would not have known such a country existed. Seeking to meet the supreme official here, Gao Chong, gave a huge gift and vowed not to offend the Song Empire again, let alone retaliate against the Song Dynasty merchants.Gao Chong was already bitter about their assassination of the emperor, so naturally he didn't have a good face. He asked the emperor for instructions and asked them to stay in Gaochang for several months before reluctantly agreeing. The matter also came to an end with the victory of the Song Dynasty.The 16th year of Xingguo is destined to be an uneasy year.At the beginning of the new year, Shangshu Province accepted the emperor's suggestion to revise the residence newspaper that was only issued to the "county and regiment level" in the past, officially named it "Empire Xunbao", and issued it nationwide, mainly reporting recent major news, international situations, The government's new policies and releases of important news.The materials mainly come from the memorials and letters received by the Minister of Shangshu and the Privy Council.After unified compilation, the manuscript was sent from the post station to various Luzhi for typesetting, printing and distribution within [-] miles.

Because "Xunbao" has the characteristics of the authority of the publishing organization, fast news delivery, and low price, it makes "xiucai not go out."It can be seen that the possibility of "things in the world" has not only been valued by the government, the army, and various academies, but also merchants are actively subscribing, and the price of three pennies can afford it even for the poor, and it allows them to easily get talking. Therefore, Anyone who can read must find a way to buy a copy.Of course, these things need not be asked, but they were all made by Zhao Tun, in order to unify the national propaganda caliber, eliminate rumors, guide public opinion, supervise the government, and become a powerful weapon for him to rule the country.Those supplements are to provide channels for those scholars and elegant scholars who like to point out the country to comment on current affairs and debate. This is better than letting them talk about the emperor in private and criticize the government, and it also gives them more things to say. ', so as not to engage in the drama of Fu Que's letter at every turn, causing turmoil in the court.

Of course, as the most profitable and stingy emperor in history, Zhao Tun would not run the newspaper out of his own pocket. The corners and corners are reserved for merchants to spend money on advertising. The government can also use this to attract consumption and promote business. develop.The only exception is the Literary Supplement, which comes from Zhao Tun's small treasury from sorting out, publishing and printing to paying the authors' fees, and his purpose of doing so is to make up for his debt to the queen.

The marriage between Zhao Tun and Zhu Shuzhen can be said to be a misunderstanding caused by an encounter. At that time, he was more admirable and even a little afraid of this talented woman, and it was not love at all.I borrowed wine and went crazy to plagiarize the masterpieces of the predecessors in the posthouse, but I just wanted to take this opportunity to take off the label of "ignorance and incompetence" on myself before entering Beijing, but I didn't expect it to attract the young girl Huaichun, who fell in love with me. 'Young and Dangerous', so that Huang Jingchen was later selected as the princess by Empress Zheng under the help of Huang Jingchen.

In the following years, Zhao Tun was in harmony with her appearance, but it was hard to change the emperor's order, so she could only passively accept such a talented woman.After the big marriage, he was still close as a guest at first and tried to accept her, but there was always a thorn in his heart.And Zhu Shuzhen did not live the romantic life of talented scholars and beautiful ladies in her fantasy, and she herself could not adapt to the ups and downs of Zhao Tong's life of "hearing the country, looking at the world", which finally made the two unable to blend in. their own lives.

After Zhao Tong succeeded to the throne, Zhu Shuzhen became the mother of the country in charge of the harem. As the concubines gave birth to children one after another, she worried about whether her son could succeed to the throne, and the quarrel with the emperor deepened the gap.In the end, when Zhao Huan returned to the country, he directed a farce that shocked the government and the public, and this angered Zhao Tun. Although he did not abolish her queen position, she was also ignored, deprived of her power, and raised in the deep palace .

After all, Zhao Tong is from a previous life, and he has the idea of ​​equality between men and women in modern people. As he grows older, he also thinks that he has a certain responsibility for the trouble with Zhu Shuzhen, especially because of the marriage. And the resulting rebellious psychology was at work, which made him not accept Zhu Shuzhen from the bottom of his heart.So he took advantage of last year's assassination and the easing of his relationship with his eldest son to restore his relationship with him.

But Zhao Tang knew that people would make trouble if they had nothing to do, so he paid out of his own pocket to get the Queen a editor-in-chief Dangdang to make use of her strengths and find her a job to do.Unexpectedly, this investment has achieved fruitful results. With her status and excellent literary quality, Zhu Shuzhen became popular and became a celebrity in the poetry circle of the Song Dynasty.And she is busy selecting manuscripts every day, summoning everyone to discuss the pros and cons.In addition, sometimes Zhao Tun also took part in it for fun, impromptu "stealing" a few masterpieces to help him out, the relationship between husband and wife became more and more harmonious, and his backyard became calm, and it can be called the first model family in the Song Dynasty...

But God doesn't seem to see the goodness of Zhao Tun, so he has to find something for him if he has nothing to do.When the Yellow River thawed at the beginning of the year, Qin Tianjian reported that the water of the Yellow River was clear. Because it was said that the water of the Yellow River was auspicious, all the officials expressed their congratulations.Zhao Tun knew that this was just a natural phenomenon.It could also be a precursor to drought, as runoff slows down and sediment deposits prematurely due to less incoming water upstream.causing the water to become clearer.

The appearance of Heqing is obviously also related to the "sage coming out".When his father Zhao Ji was in power, "Heqing" appeared three times. The emperor and all the officials celebrated with each other, and used various forms to sing praises.More than eight hundred miles.For seven days and nights, his father also issued an edict to change the Qianning Army to Qingzhou.In fact, everyone knows that he is a faint king who has been registered in history.

Therefore, Zhao Tun not only did not like to show it, but ordered the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households to closely monitor the water situation.Note how much rain falls.As expected, things happened as he had expected. From February to April, there was no rain, and spring droughts occurred in Henan, Hebei and Hedong, Dading and Shaanxi Wulu.As a result, spring planting cannot be carried out, and the drought continues to develop. The water volume of large rivers has decreased and it is no longer possible to sail boats. Even the canals cannot pass large boats because of the shallow water. famine.

Facing the grim situation, Zhao Tuo urgently convened a group of ministers to discuss matters. Such a large-scale drought would often lead to serious social problems.Hungry people will leave their homes and flock to rich areas to become refugees because they are looking for food. Some people will also take risks to rob official warehouses and rich households and become bandits. The plague will follow, resulting in population loss and death. The economy was devastated and societies were thrown into turmoil from which it was difficult to recover after many years.

How to deal with future disasters? Some people mentioned the policy of conscripting troops in the disaster years used by the previous dynasty to pull young and strong into the army, thereby reducing the resistance and maintaining social stability; Governance, to prevent the flow of hungry people.For these two proposals, Zhao Tun immediately rejected them, and finally solved the problem of redundant troops. Years of hard work should not be in vain because of a disaster.Furthermore, the flow of hungry people cannot be solved simply by blocking them, otherwise it will cause even greater turmoil.

Of course, the most people suggested to open warehouses to release grain to help the hungry people, but everyone knows that the disaster is serious, the area is large, and the time is long. The warehouses of various states are difficult to deal with, but some of them are the military grain used by the emperor to prepare for the Northern Expedition. Treacherous.After thinking about it, Zhao Tun thought that although the Northern Expedition was a grand plan, political stability was the premise, and disaster relief should be the priority at the moment, so he issued an edict:

Ordered the disaster-stricken governments to open warehouses to release grain to the victims, and at the same time started production for self-rescue, raised crop seeds in late autumn, and replanted them immediately when the disaster situation eased; ordered the towns and departments under the jurisdiction of the Fusi to enter a state of alert to prevent riots, and at the same time, depending on the disaster situation, they could respond At the request of the local state government, distribute military food for disaster relief, and send a battalion of doctors to assist the local people in treating patients, so as to avoid the outbreak of the plague; ordered the summer tax in the southeast, southwest, and Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces that were not affected by the disaster to be delivered in kind, and shipped to the disaster area nearby. north.

While promulgating the imperial decree, Zhao Tuo sent censors to the state capitals to strictly investigate officials who were not effective in disaster relief and seized the opportunity to seize relief supplies, and cracked down on profiteers who raised prices.Secretly ordered the northern garrison to closely monitor the border to prevent the enemy from taking the opportunity to invade.However, severe floods often occur after severe droughts. Zhao Tuo asked the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households to take advantage of the drying up of rivers caused by drought and the lowering of the water level to gather the young and strong in the disaster-stricken areas, and use the method of getting paid for work to repair the areas that cannot be dredged during high water. Repair and reinforcement of dangerous sections and dikes can also solve the livelihood problems of the people after the disaster.

Zhao Tun's imperial decree spread quickly through Shangshu Province's announcement and "Xunbao", letting people all over the world understand the seriousness of the disaster and the seriousness of the situation. Stabilized, the most worried refugee problem did not occur, and at the same time, the people responded to the call of the court and started self-help, and there was no turmoil due to the aggravation of the disaster.

Zhao Tong's painstaking management for many years was not in vain. The strong national power allowed Da Song to store a large amount of funds to deal with large-scale disasters. Distribute relief supplies to the victims.What's more, the commercial empire headed by the Four Great Halls under his single-handed control can also use parity trading to prevent riots caused by skyrocketing prices...