Restoration, although what is proposed now is the restoration of "Wu", on the basis of restoring Wu, it is inevitable to restore Wen. This is inevitable. Because once this person gathers a group of scholars, regains martial arts, and has a certain influence, he will then obtain the right to re-interpret the classics and meanings, and thus build a new Confucian school, establish a Confucian sect, and express his political views. It is a normal process to seek political opportunities, join the party as an official, and then join the party to fight against differences.
The problem is not that there is no problem. If the person who proposed "returning to old age" was a great scholar of the generation, then Zhao Ji would definitely not tell Wang Yan like a joke. Because the influence of the great Confucians is no joke. They have high-ranking officials, disciples of junior officials, and other like-minded Confucian elders. They have already mastered the power to interpret the meaning of the classics. Their top-down influence is greater than that of bottom-up influence. The one that came up was much bigger.
And now the person who proposes the concept of "retrospection" is just a scholar who is not a good scholar. Like Wang Yan, he is just a scholar who has passed the government examination. Then the problem is huge. Because he did not take the imperial examination to become an official, he did not prove his ability. As for the great Confucians, they all failed to do well as officials and had no choice but to retire and return to their hometowns to seek enlightenment. Now such a useless player has proposed such a concept. It is ridiculous to want to bring about an internal reform of Confucianism, or to want to split a mountain from Confucianism.
On the other hand, Zhao Song abandoned his martial arts. Now some people want to restore the literati and mount their swords to kill the enemy. This is digging into the roots of the Zhao family. The Confucians who cannot be beaten are so ruthless, but what will happen to those who can be beaten? It is said that if a scholar rebels, it will take ten years. Nowadays, scholars are practicing martial arts, and scholars have to fight. In this way, they can not only join the officialdom, but also join the army. And the scholars of the "retrospective" school who join the army are obviously not just thieves to join the army, and even to a certain extent, they have elevated the status of those who have been suppressed for nearly a hundred years. military status. Even though they are still suppressed, the situation is obviously different.
If Da Ru took the lead in carrying out the restoration, it would be strange for Zhao Ji to fall asleep.
After taking a sip of tea, the senior official gently put down the tea cup: "Officials, I think this person's heart is indeed good, but he is a little naive. As soon as he failed the imperial examination and couldn't even become an official, he thought It is difficult to achieve anything by learning from great Confucian scholars. Secondly, Confucian knowledge has been studied and commented by great Confucian scholars of all dynasties. The books of sages become thicker and thicker as they read. Scholars are so poor that they have no energy to practice martial arts to strengthen themselves.
In the past three years, the so-called poor in literature and rich in martial arts has meant that many poor people have failed to study despite their poor families. Now they have to concentrate on practicing martial arts, and martial arts training is the most harmful to the body. If you don’t have money to buy medicinal materials, you can’t eat meat every day. In the long run, there will be harm. It is difficult to improve one's physical strength and martial arts skills.
What's more, the battlefield is dangerous. They are shouting for joy now, but each of them has thin skin and tender flesh. They can't carry it on their shoulders, lift it with their hands, and have no strength to tie a chicken. Once they get to the battlefield, it's a question of how many of them can come back alive. If you can't survive, how can you return to the past? "
Zhao Ji looked Wang Yan up and down and laughed loudly: "I think you are the best leader of this retro style. I have changed my imperial belt twice in the past few years, and you have beaten me all over. Jing Yiyi It has never fallen behind, and its reputation is resounding throughout the Song Dynasty. If it were up to you, this restoration would really be possible."
"The officials are joking. How can a small businessman like me have such great ability?"
"Little businessmen? If there were more small businessmen like you in the Song Dynasty, I would wake up from my dreams laughing." Zhao Ji laughed for a while, then suddenly frowned and said: "Zi Yan, when it comes to this business, I I remember you earned me more than 600,000 guan in the first year, and in the second year, you made 800,000 guan for me. Why is it still more than 800,000 guan this year, with no increase? Is there something wrong? "
The senior official wanted to stand up in fear, but when he saw Zhao Ji waving his hand, he sat up straight, took up half of the seat and said with his hands: "Guan family, after nearly four years of development, the Song Dynasty can afford those products produced by Xiaochen. Everyone has bought all the goods. The consumption power of my Song Dynasty has reached its limit at this point. Although there are still some fresh products produced, Xiao Chen’s stall is getting bigger and bigger, and the number of people he supports is getting bigger and bigger. It’s not easy to maintain a steady flow of millions of strings.”
“What is spending power?”
"That's how much money the people of the Song Dynasty can spend." Wang Yan muttered: "The official family is like this cup of tea. The people of the Song Dynasty work, farm, do business, etc., and the money they earn in a year is this cup of tea . After removing daily necessities such as firewood, rice, oil, and salt, after removing these, there is only so much money left to buy the things Xiaochen sells."
While he was talking, he took a sip of tea and showed the remaining tea in the cup to Zhao Ji: "These are what I can earn for the official family. If I save one cup of tea every year, I can earn it every year." Yes, that’s all.”
This is not a difficult thing to understand. Zhao Ji understood it. He was silent for a while and said: "How can I make more tea in the cup? How can I make the teacup bigger?"
"The official family is a generation of holy masters and wise kings. They have countless capable ministers and generals. However, the minor ministers are incompetent. I hope the official family will forgive me."
"You..." Zhao Ji stretched out his hand to point at Wang Yan, shook his head and smiled: "Then what should you do with those scholars who you said want to restore ancient times?"
"It's hard to be a mob. Don't they want to go to the battlefield to serve the country? They have even organized a group of people. The officials will just let them go. I think they will be honest after two battles. But on the battlefield, you still have to pay attention. Don't We really want them to die. I, the Song Dynasty, treat scholars favorably. If they really become pawns and go to charge, it will be said that it will damage the official name."
"What Ziyan said is true, and I think so too, so let's do this and see what great things these scholars who want to restore ancient times can do."
Zhao Ji laughed, feeling quite interesting.
After playing with Zhao Ji for a while and having a meal with him, the official left the imperial city and wandered around the bustling streets of Bianjing with his two long followers again. In a few days it will be the annual Lantern Festival again, and the bustle on the street has not changed at all, and it is still as worry-free as ever.
Wandering around like this, he randomly found a restaurant to eat snacks in the evening, and then returned to the house where Zhao Ji admired him.
He couldn't give away hundreds of thousands of money every year for free, and Zhao Ji didn't want him to be an official, so he gave the annual reward free of charge. This house was rewarded years ago, and it gave him a place to stay in Bianjing. It’s a good idea to stay in an inn. In addition, his casual official rank has also been successfully promoted, and he is now a ranger general from the fifth rank. With this promotion, there is a good chance that he will reach the rank of General of the Cavalry, and maybe even get a title or something. After all, the General of the Cavalry is not worthy of the title of High Lord, which is really not good-looking.
Thinking of something interesting, the official shook his head and smiled, sitting at the large desk and writing a letter.
"Mingyuan, we are all aware of the retrospection..."
There is no other time traveler in this world. If there were, it would be impossible for the officials to create things and make money like this without attracting fellow villagers. And on the other hand, he has been around for hundreds of years and has never seen anyone, nor has he heard any news from his living father.
Therefore, this "retro" thing naturally comes from the hands of high-ranking officials. The man who was parading the streets shouting with his sword was the one he helped up. His name was Li Tu, whose nickname was Mingyuan, and he was a classmate of the old housekeeper's son. He was born with five elements and three strengths, and was born with great strength. He was determined to take the imperial examination, but there was no hope. So Wang Yan sent someone over to meet him, chat with him, and then teach him martial arts, and that's what happened today.
This is considered a casual move. The main thing is to recruit a group of passionate soldiers first. I don't know if these people can be of great use. After all, it is almost meaningless to be passionate once they are deceived. But if it is for small use, there is still no problem, these people will be very capable of execution.
On the other hand, he will definitely still oppose Confucianism and attack Confucianism. Duke Yansheng's title was given by Renzong, and the Kong family came to do the Southern and Northern sects at this time.
Now he is engaged in retrospection, hoping to set off a cultural movement, thereby achieving all-round progress in culture, art, politics, economy, etc., and reaching a new peak.
Of course, these things cannot be accomplished by just a bunch of stupid boys headed by Li Tu, but it doesn't matter, he will help them. At the same time, if you want to have a cultural movement, you also need a stable social environment and a certain economic base to support it. These are what Wang needs to do.
He just wants to be the one who produces white paper so that people of this era can paint on it as much as they want.
After writing the letter, I handed it over to my subordinates to secretly send it through channels. I read leisurely in the big house until late at night, and snuck out through the wall to steal fragrance.
Speaking of which, the house Zhao Ji gave him made it easier for him to do things. Yuxiang Tower is not far outside Xihua Gate, and his house is also nearby, but closer. From this aspect, Zhao Ji is a good person...
In the darkness, Master Li, who was only wearing a bellyband, opened his big bright eyes and looked at the newly modified glass window to the south. He was silent until the window creaked, and then he saw a tall man. The shadow appeared there, blocking the glimmer of light coming through the darkness.
She sat up happily, regardless of her exposed figure in the air. She no longer clutched the quilt with her hands as before. Her voice had the excitement of a little woman waiting for her lover: "You are here..."
The official said yes, closed the window, and then walked to the door very skillfully. He opened the door and let the little maid outside sleep soundly. Then he closed the door and entered the room, took off his clothes, went to bed, held the beauty in his arms and touched the big baby, all at once.
Without any extra words, Master Li twisted his fiery body...
Lu Zhishen spat: "Damn, the officials really dare to think and do it. The Sa family never dreamed that if someone dared to start an uprising in the Liao Kingdom, the Sa family would be the first to charge."
Yang Zhi, who was holding a knife at the side, had a rare smile on his sad face: "High-ranking officials have strategies in their chests, good plans in their belly, and in their hearts they have the ambition to swallow up the world. No matter how it is, Yang Zhi has never dared to do so until now. If I want to restore the glory of my ancestors of the Yang family, I just want not to disgrace the Yang family's style. Now, if I follow the high officials, even if I can't restore the lintel of the Yang family, I can still make a big event. It's better than being bullied by the pigs and dogs in the Song Dynasty. .”
"The Sa family doesn't think so much. I only know that high-ranking officials have great ambitions and can achieve great things. Since the Sa family is generous, what's the harm in taking this life?" As he spoke, he saw a faint flicker of fire in the darkness in the distance. Lu Zhishen adjusted his armor, moved his body, picked up his Zen staff, stood up and left without saying a word: "Follow me."
As he finished speaking, the sound of armor leaves shaking sounded. In the darkness behind, soldiers armed with shiny light armor and rifles stood up and followed Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhishen in front without saying a word. The two of them ran away in unison.
Wanyan was causing chaos in the north, so the towns in the south also strengthened their defenses, but it was obvious that these defenses were useless.
Lu Zhishen and others walked quickly to the bottom of the city, looked at the wide open city gate, glanced at the word "Fuxian" written above the city gate, laughed, and walked straight into the city without stopping. The troops at the rear divided their forces in an orderly manner, and quickly occupied important city defense areas according to the predetermined plan, and manpower also went straight to the homes of various officials.
At the same time, such operations were being carried out simultaneously in Laisu and Huaihua counties in Suzhou, as well as several other counties.
It was already clear what was going on. While the Jin Kingdom was pressing down on the Liao Kingdom, Wang Yan's manpower deployed in Suzhou, the Liao Kingdom, also took action. And with one move, Suzhou and Fuzhou were all captured. According to modern maps, this territory is all the administrative areas south of Wafangdian, Dalian.
The Song Dynasty was not able to defeat the Liao Kingdom, but Wang Yan was able to do so. This is the crushing of soldier training, logistical supplies, weapons preparation and even the thinking of soldiers. Although they have not gone through battle formations, good training is enough to ensure that they will not retreat. As long as they do not retreat, they will get stronger as they fight.
Especially now, it is a God-given opportunity. In comparison, Su and Fu states have few people, so it is not important. However, Wanyan Aguda is different. They have occupied a lot of plain areas, both in terms of land resources and population resources. It is not comparable to a peninsula. Therefore, the main target of the Liao Kingdom was still Wanyan Aguda. As for Wang Yan's power, they would most likely send troops to test it and see their strength. As for the Kingdom of Jin, it is obvious that they will not be in trouble with Wang Yan. Firstly, there is business to be done, and secondly, it is really not important that the island is a mountainous area, and it is not a matter of death.
Even if the development does not go according to Wang Yan's expectations, and the Liao Kingdom or the Jin Kingdom targets him, he can still hold on to his current basic base. After all, he has developed for so many years and poured a lot of money and resources into it. It is not in vain. Now he has two thousand Modao troops and eight thousand infantry archers in his hands. They fought against the rabble of the Liao Kingdom and defended the city. Three to fifty thousand soldiers and horses were not afraid. If we attack the Kingdom of Jin, we are not afraid either. After all, the Kingdom of Jin is strong in cavalry. Apart from that, it is lagging behind in terms of the quality of its soldiers and their armament. As long as they do not fight in the field, there will be no problem.
As for defending the city, he has a fleet that sets out directly from Dengzhou, and there is absolutely no shortage of logistical supplies. After all, he can send 800,000 yuan to Zhao Ji a year, so of course there will be more left behind. Zhao Ji used it to build his Long Live Mountain, but he used it to dig out the foot of the mountain.
This does not include the slaughter of the Jin army. The Liao Kingdom's heavy taxes and miscellaneous taxes are not bad, and the people of the Liao Kingdom are also Han Chinese. His power is strong in the Soviet Union and Fuzhou, and his high officials always love the people. That is the Liao Kingdom. The paradise on earth in the hearts of the Chinese people. In this way, we will naturally grow stronger day by day. Just grinding like this, over time, can grind them to death.
Of course, his power here is hidden. In name, the leader of this power is Lu Zhishen. Moreover, the transportation channels are also very stable and safe. After a few years, the northern Shandong and Hebei areas that he used to think about have been basically connected up and down. No one will talk at all, and they don't even know about Wang Yan and Suzhou. There are connections there, and calling oneself dead means having business dealings.
But in terms of business dealings, Wang Yan had contacts with Xixia, Liao, Tubo, Dali, Goryeo, Japan, etc. Even during the ongoing Song-Xia war, Wang Yan dared to do business with Xixia, and Zhao Ji also You know, totally fine.
The most important thing is that even if these people knew what happened in Suzhou and knew that Wang Yan was behind it, they would not dare to tell lies at that time. They are all afraid of a powerful man who dares to occupy territory abroad, especially the tens of thousands of troops in the Liao Kingdom, which the Song Dynasty has handed over for decades. After all, there can be tens of thousands of people abroad. For such an ambitious man to do such a big business in China, no matter what the arrangement, he is a smart person. The smarter the people, the more they think, and the more they think, the more afraid they become.
Once they find out what Wang Yan did, they should know how deep the water is. They don't know whether the lightning is good or bad. If the Song Dynasty can destroy Wang Yan, then everything will be easy. If it cannot be destroyed, and if the destruction takes a long time, then it will be a problem. After all, some grass bandits have been entrenched in the mountains for several years and cannot be eliminated. Conspirators like Wang Yan are not so easy to deal with. If they die, they must die first, and it must be a very miserable kind.
The operation to seize Su and Fuzhou went very smoothly. After all, the guard force here was not very strong. After operating here for three years, officials, defenders, and wealthy households all had contacts. If it failed, it would be called No justice.
In just one night, without losing a single soldier, the two states of Su and Fu changed hands. Ordinary people in the city didn't even feel it, let alone spread the news. Wang Yan did his best. Those who did not cooperate became ill. Those who cooperated appeared under surveillance and began to implement the new policy according to his previous instructions. Including tax reform, currency, construction, etc., it won't be long before this is a different world.
As for when the news of the change of ownership of the two states spreads, it doesn't matter. Anyway, it can be kept secret for how long.
Lu Zhishen sat on the city wall indifferently, watching the people who were coming and going without noticing. He raised his wine gourd and took a sip of strong wine. He shook his head and said, "The Sa family thought there would be a big battle here. I didn't think so. It’s really boring to marry a blind idiot, it’s boring..."
Looking at Yang Zhi who smiled and shook his head, Wang Rongchun smiled and said: "It would be a good thing to fight less battles. Master, if we can do this in the future, it is not too late to be happy. But after all, it is an extravagant hope. Master, don't be impatient. Now we have The Liao Kingdom will definitely raise troops to seize the land of Xia Erzhou, and then I won’t be able to fight even if I don’t want to.”
"Don't want to fight? The Sa family has been idle for three years and is almost exhausted. Now that I have the chance to use it, I wish I could kill the Liao Kingdom."
"Don't worry, Master. Sooner or later, there will come a time. What's the point of killing the Liao Kingdom? If you want to kill, kill to the ends of the earth. I heard that there are barbarian countries to the west of the Western Regions. If you can conquer them and spread my teachings, you can It’s not a waste of life.”
"Haha, the Sa family doesn't care about the many. The Sa family will fight wherever the officials tell them to. Now the Sa family just hopes that Liao Gou will be stronger, and don't let the Sa family kill without success."
The three of them burst into hearty laughter. In the past, they were depressed and depressed because of the pursuit of big things. Now, once they broke out, they suddenly felt that there was a lot to be done in the vast world, and they were very heroic...
Compared with their excitement, the official read the letter and threw it into the small stove that heated hot water to burn it. He waved his hands to disperse the smell, walked to the main room, and lay down comfortably on the lounge chair in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. On the bed, he held his second son in one hand and the eldest daughter in the other. The eldest son, who could already run and jump, was crawling around on his body. From time to time, he would rock the lounge chair vigorously and bask in the sun leisurely.
Living like him, money is like dirt and power is like floating clouds. There are really few things that can cause big fluctuations in his emotions. If he hadn't been able to support himself and love beautiful women, he would really be considered a living saint.
It's winter again. The little maid is sitting on the side reading a book seriously. Sanniang is listening to the book and falling asleep while being fascinated by the lake. Jin Lian is making endless clothes and carrying endless shoes, taking a look from time to time. The harmonious scene under the window is beautiful.
The official squinted his eyes and stroked his child, thinking about the current situation in his mind.
His advice to Zhao Ji to destroy Xixia first and then the Northern Expedition turned into a good plan that Zhao Ji came up with himself. He discussed it with several ministers and decided to wait until later. Because the current situation in Liao and Jin is unclear, and the war against Xixia is protracted, there are great variables. But at the same time, he also ordered more troops to be sent to Xixia, and asked Tong Guan, Zhong Shidao and others to intensify their efforts, with the ultimate goal of destroying the country and their clan, and fight hard.
The original war between Song and Xia lasted for nearly five years. In the end, Xixia lost to the Qing Dynasty and declared itself a vassal. Then the Song Dynasty changed its focus and followed the Jin Kingdom to attack the Liao Kingdom, giving the Liao Kingdom a beating and destroying the Liao Kingdom. With Tong Guan's millions of Guan, he bought the empty city and became the king.
Now because of him, one has more soldiers, and the other Zhao Ji has different thoughts, and it is unknown whether he can change the situation. It takes a long time and there are many variables. The final result depends on how you fight.
However, Dong Ping, who was transferred to the Western Military Branch, did stand out because of the war. When he went there, he only commanded five hundred soldiers. The officials helped to clear the way, and directly reached the commanding officer of the military capital with 2,500 soldiers, and their power was greatly increased. He also wrote a letter to lick the senior official, and between the lines he could see that his resentment had disappeared. After all, by taking him away, Wu Song was promoted to the top again. It's understandable.
Naturally, Wu Song's direct lineage was more numerous than Dong Pingshun's. Although they were all commanded by the military capital, Wu Song led three armies with 7,500 soldiers, which was one-third of the imperial army stationed on the east and west roads of Beijing. Once you get to this point, you can no longer be promoted. The entire Song Dynasty knows that Wu Song is Wang Yan's number one, and any higher is too much.
As for the protagonists in this world, Hu Baoyi and Shiyu Songjiang, Xiaoyi Heisanlang, successfully wrote an anti-poem last year: "My heart is in Shandong and I am in Wu, and the rivers and seas are fluttering." At that time, he was so ambitious that he dared to laugh at Huang Chao for not being a husband. After being rescued by thousands of miles of Liangshan troops, he wrote himself in Liangshan.
Now that he has become the second leader of Liangshan, he has raised the banner of "doing justice for heaven" and recruits so-called heroes to conspire for great things.
Not surprisingly, the official finally met Song Jiang for the first time...
