One Piece of Song Dynasty

Ma Kuo and Wang Anzhong had an exchange of views on the current situation in Yanjing and the main tasks facing it. Ma Kuo asked: "The Yanshan area is the new frontier of the Song Dynasty. The situation is very complicated. I don't know what Wang Fudu's plan is."

Wang Anzhong replied: "The top priority is to solve the problem of the Changsheng Army occupying people's fields. Now many Yan people have fled back from the Jin Kingdom, but their fields have been occupied by the Changsheng Army. This contradiction is now very prominent and has already broken out. There are a lot of troubles. I have made an appointment with Pharmacist Guo. Next summer, the Changsheng Army will return part of the civilian land. At the same time, the salary of the Changsheng Army will also be reduced to relieve financial pressure."

Ma Kuo believes that these are not the most important things to do at present. He believes that in order to manage the Yanshan area well, we must first clarify the order of governance points.

Wang Anzhong expressed his willingness to hear the details.

Ma Kuo said: "I think that the first thing to do now is to repair the city defense, the second is to recruit refugees, the third is to prepare archers, and the last is to solve the problem of the land occupied by the ever-victorious army. As for reducing the salary of the ever-victorious army Things have to wait a little longer, at least until they are ready to open up the land before they can implement it.

When I first came to Yanjing, there were as many as or regular troops in Yanjing. Except for some that Tong Xuanfu brought back when he returned to the capital, there should be or troops in Yanjing. Thirty thousand people can be selected from them to prepare for war, and there are still or people left. In addition to being used for garrisoning in various places, there will be at least more than men and horses available for construction. Divide the horses into four parts and send them to Ji, Jing, Tan, and Shun prefectures respectively. At the same time, recruit about employees in each state, so that each state city can have more than people. If these people are effectively organized to build city walls and fortifications, the labor cost per state is only guan, plus guan in bonus, the total is guan, and it can be completed in one month. If the city is fortified, the frontiers can be defended for a long time; if the city is repaired, people's hearts will naturally be at peace. Therefore, in order to pacify the people quickly, repairing the city defense is the most important thing. "

Wang Anzhong smiled bitterly and did not respond. He felt that Ma Kuo did not understand the situation in Yanjing at all. At present, there are only troops stationed in Yanjing. Where did the or troops come from? The Ever-victorious Army has tens of thousands of troops. But who but Guo Pharmacist can command Guo Pharmacist so that the Ever-Victorious Army can repair the city? Besides, where will the required funds come from?

Ma Kuo continued to talk: "Since the Jurchens entered the Yanjing area, many soldiers and civilians have fled to the valleys to avoid the war. They should be lured back and allowed to return to their respective fields. This is The second strategy is to recruit refugees. Since the outbreak of the war, most of the fields in the Yanjing area have been deserted. Border archers should be recruited. Just like the new border law implemented in Shaanxi, we should face the society and recruit brave and young people without distinction. ethnic group, allocate two hectares and fifty acres of land to each household, issue them cattle, war horses and seeds, and establish an effective management system. In this way, not only the abandoned fields can be cultivated, but also the border can be defended with the help of troops to suppress the The newly attached people's hearts, this is the third strategy, to install archers. The fields controlled by the Ever-victorious Army cannot be taken back at once, and their salaries cannot be suddenly reduced or reduced, so that they have "no love" for the court. They can use the former Khitan The fields used for grazing cattle and horses were given to the victorious army, and they were also given cattle and seeds according to the method of archers, allowing them to cultivate and harvest by themselves. After two years, they would gradually reduce their salaries and gradually take back the civilian fields in their hands. , so that there is no danger of invading people's land, and it is possible to cultivate and cultivate farmland, why not do it? Wait until the war outside the Great Wall is over, and then discuss disarmament. I think the above points are critical strategies for governing Yanshan."

Wang Anzhong replied: "Now, the Changsheng Army has occupied civilian fields, and the conflicts with the people have become increasingly acute, which has caused many incidents. If no solution is found, it may affect the social stability of the region. Moreover, many wastelands in the Yanshan area have been occupied by Changsheng The army occupied it. However, as everyone said, it is a good strategy. Unfortunately, it cannot be implemented now. It will be implemented gradually in the future. "

Ma Kuo saw that Wang Anzhong was quite frightened, so he said no more. He suddenly felt some inexplicable disappointment in his heart. He felt that Wang Anzhong was not courageous enough and incompetent, and the Yanshan area was facing many crises. If this continued, something big would happen.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month of the sixth year of Xuanhe, Ma Kuo accompanied the Jin envoy to Tokyo. The Jin envoy presented the obituary, and Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty issued an edict to abstain from court for five days to express condolences for the death of the Jin emperor. In order to express his deep condolences for the Emperor of Jin, Huizong of the Song Dynasty also specially put on mourning clothes in the east gate of the imperial city to express his condolences.

In a blink of an eye, the Lantern Festival is here. Every year, the Lantern Festival is a major event in Tokyo. Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty would climb the Xuande Tower to enjoy it with the people.

Facing this grand scene every year, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was always beaming with joy. However, the situation is different this year. This year he is a little depressed, not because of the death of the Emperor of Jin, but because of the Zhang Jue incident in Pingzhou. The Zhang Jue incident in Pingzhou left a heavy shadow in his heart, making him realize what a sense of failure was. He knew that his wish to take back Pingying and Luanzhou had completely come to nothing.

However, Song Huizong quickly adjusted his mood. He will now start to pay attention to the Yunzhong area. How to recover the land of the eight states behind the mountain will be his top concern in the future. The three states of Pingying and Luanzhou have been reduced to nothing, and we cannot let the land in Yunzhong also be reduced to nothing. Yunzhong is different from Pingyingluan. Emperor Jin refused to cede Pingyingluan back to the Song Dynasty during his lifetime, but he promised to cede the Yunzhong land back to the Song Dynasty.

Song Huizong had great hopes for recovering this land. He has already prepared the Yunzhong Prefecture Road, including one Yunzhong Prefecture and eight states of Wu, Ying, Shuo, Wei, Fengsheng, Guihua, Ru, and Gui. Currently, Tan Zhen is responsible for handling the delivery matters with Jin Guo.

Originally, Tong Guan and Cai You had been in charge of recovering the sixteen states of Yanyun. However, after Tong Guan and Cai You returned to the court from Yanjing, they "quite lost the emperor's will". In July of the fourth year of Xuanhe, Wang Fu and Liang Shicheng had an opportunity to take advantage of their opinions, so they jointly recommended Tan Zhen to succeed Tong Guan as the Xuanfu envoy of Hedong, Yanshanfu Road and Hebei Road. Song Huizong readily agreed and ordered Tan Zhen to station in Hedong as soon as possible to "deliver the land behind the mountain promised by the Jinren".

Tan Zhen had a close relationship with Wang Fu and Liang Shicheng, and had always been at odds with Tong Guan. Tan Zhen's prestige and power could not be compared with Tong Guan. Song Huizong was worried that Tong Guan would interfere with Tan Zhen, which would be detrimental to Tan Zhen's work. Soon after, an edict was issued, ordering Tong Guan to become an official in the name of the former Grand Master and the envoy of Shenxiao Palace.