Daming Mansion is a key place in the Central Plains and a key place in the Song Dynasty. After the loss of Zhending Mansion and the corruption and loss in Hebei, it has become the most forward position of the Song Dynasty.
Connecting the hinterland of Hedong, Shandong and the Central Plains, only by controlling Daming Mansion can we ensure that the war situation in the north will not deteriorate.
For Jin people, this place is equally important.
The rotten Hebei and the Yellow River that flooded all year round had left the Jin Kingdom with no suitable place to establish its capital.
They wanted to seize Kaifeng as one of their companion capitals, and they also wanted to seize the Central Plains as an important place for their food and grass.
Otherwise, they would not be able to feed the growing population just by relying on the cattle and sheep outside the Great Wall and the land of the Sixteenth State of Yanyun.
Jin Taizong Wanyan Sheng... He is not dead yet and cannot be called Taizong. Although the way the Jin emperor Wan Yansheng obtained the throne is always somewhat difficult to agree with.
But I have to say that he is definitely much more reliable in managing his family and country than Zhao Guangyi, the God of Sorghum and River Cars.
He knew that if the Kingdom of Jin wanted to continue to dominate the world and become the true overlord of the world, it could not just rely on the Jurchens and the Khitans and Xi people of the Liao Kingdom.
Han people, this is the type of people they have to fight for.
Wanyan Sheng is very smart. He knows that the Han people are the greatest, and what they need most is not only their population and technology, but also their heritage and experience.
What experience?
The experience of governing a place and governing a country!
There are tens of thousands of people in one county, and there are still an unknown number of people hiding in the mountains. How can these people live and work in peace and contentment?
Responsible for the daily necessities, food, clothing, housing, and transportation of tens of thousands of people, this is not something that an ordinary person can do just by talking.
This cannot be accomplished by relying on soldiers and horses to massacre.
He could let his subordinates massacre cities in Jiangnan, Hedong, Shandong and even Xichuan and Hanzhong in the Central Plains, because they could not defend those places after conquering them.
Since it cannot be defended, the Song court cannot be advantaged in vain.
Absorbing wealth, desperately destroying, and slowing down their pace are all reasonable things.
But when faced with Shaanzhou back then, as well as Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture and other places now, Wanyan Sheng's approach was completely different.
He could not go on a massacre, because it was his territory, including the original Shaanxi Province. They could already defend Shaanxi Province and seize this land.
So they didn't mind letting the people who were originally from the Song Dynasty see their "goodness".
They can exempt taxes, they can appease the people, they can conduct imperial examinations, and they can select capable people with lofty ideals.
But these alone do not govern the country.
There are many things they need, including water conservancy, farmland irrigation, the education of the people, and criminal laws.
These all require people who can truly govern a party, and Wanyan Sheng knows very well who the people under his command are.
What a bunch of fucking fools!
It's just a matter of fighting, let them govern the place, and the final result will be.
"Disobedient? Kill them all!"
Let these guys govern the world, and sooner or later the world will be gone.
So Wanyan Sheng chose the people of Song Dynasty. He needed the people of Song Dynasty. He needed those people of the golden mean and those who had the ability to govern the world for him.
There are not many of these people in places like Yanjing that have been occupied by the Liao Kingdom for more than a hundred years. There are only remnants of the original Liao Kingdom.
Hedong and Shandong are already in ruins.
Hebei is not as good as these two places, so it is very important to break through Daming Mansion, connect the three parties, and then draw these talents from the Central Plains and other places.
He can pay a lot of money for talent, he can rob, he can kidnap, anyway, as long as he thinks it is useful, he will find a way to take it away.
And the price of all this is...
Daming Mansion!
It is precisely because of this that Daming Mansion's offensive was the most violent. Before Yue Fei entered Daming Mansion, the Jin army had already charged over under the leadership of Wanyan Zongwang.
The movement of 100,000 elite cavalry southward was extremely powerful, and Wanyan Zongwang had experienced the previous battles of Song and Jin Dynasties, the Battle of Yanjing, and the previous silence.
At this time, Wanyan Zongwang was already extraordinary, and completely different from his previous appearance.
Apart from anything else, with his extremely ordinary temperament, if he hadn't been wearing exquisite and sturdy armor and surrounded by hundreds of big men, it would be hard to think that he would be a high-ranking person.
At this time, Wanyan Zongwang's appearance was completely different besides the change in his aura. His face was fair and a little fat, but he didn't feel bulky and fat.
There is always a smile on the corner of his mouth, as if everything is good in the world, especially on his wrist, which even holds a string of warm red sandalwood beads. If he adds a big bald head at this time, he will look like a proper Buddha.
And now he not only looks like Buddha, but also works in this direction.
The first thing he did after entering Daming Mansion was to pay homage to the soldiers of the Song Dynasty who died on the battlefield. At the same time, he went to the bank of the Yellow River to offer three animals, cut his palms, cut off his hair, and offered sacrifices with his own blood. Yellow River.
Hundreds of eminent monks from the Kingdom of Jin were invited to pray day and night for the fallen and those who died in battle to be blessed and reborn.
Later, with the help of his own identity and Nianhan's support for him, he invited many clans of the Jin Kingdom and people from the Jin Kingdom with higher status, such as Xie Ye, to come out.
The purpose of letting them come out is none other than one thing - to ask for food!
Just like what the Song Dynasty is doing now, the Song Dynasty is not completely without food, but has been hidden.
Zhao Huan could only find one or two places where food and grass were hidden by luck in history by looking through the history books, and most of them could only be found through interrogating corrupt officials and conducting extensive searches.
The same is true for the Kingdom of Jin. It's not that they don't have food wealth, they are just hidden.
But after all, the founding of the Kingdom of Jin was too short. Do they have the methods of the Six Thieves? They just hide in their own homes, among the many dignitaries of the Kingdom of Jin and those who have retired.
In order to gain their support, Wanyan Sheng had vigorously won over them with rewards and rewards. The many benefits he had given them and the various tacit approvals he had given them had made them all fat.
These people no longer plan to go to the battlefield, and Wanyan Zongwang now wants to get the wealth that belongs to Dajin from their hands again.
Of course, it is not to fight with force, but to invite those who are truly virtuous and respected, such as Wanyan Xieye!
Wanyan Xie is actually the veteran Wanyan Gao. Like the original Lou Shi, he accompanied Nianhan to "force the palace" and reactivated Wanyan Zongwang, and implemented the first preliminary reform of the Jin Kingdom.
At the same time, he was also the younger brother of the late Emperor Wanyan Aguda. He was the first generation of state commentator Hao Bojilie, and later he served as state commentator Hu Lubojilie.
If converted into Song people, he cannot be compared with Zongze. He is equivalent to... Zhong'e of the Song Dynasty!
The real No. 1 veteran general of Daikin may put aside his ability, but his qualifications are definitely old enough, and his public spirit is also sufficient.
With his support, and the fact that Wanyan Sheng turned a blind eye to this, a large amount of food and grass was transported to the front line, and a large number of craftsmen and talents taken away from the Song Dynasty were also recruited.
With these people, Wanyan Zongwang did not build siege equipment, did not attack the remaining half of Daming Mansion, and did not plunder the four directions.
He is renovating the Yellow River, burying the dead, and resuming production.
He recruited a large number of refugees in Hebei, gave them porridge and rice, distributed farm tools and even cattle, and asked them to rebuild Hebei.
At the same time, he also recruited hundreds of thousands of farmers to repair the Yellow River. Not only that, he also continued to recruit, and food poured into his camp like a tide every day.
It also surged towards the refugees like a tide.
He did not force the people to do anything, but just told everyone, "Whether the Jin Kingdom wins or the Song Ting wins, you will eventually come out of the mountains.
Go back to your hometown and live your life again.
In this case, he should seize the opportunity now that he has food and land.
Dajin will not register anyone's name. Even if people from the Song Dynasty come in the future, they will not know who has served the Jin Kingdom. You are just thinking of ways for your future life.
Those who repair the Yellow River here are responsible for managing grain and rice every day. They can cultivate their own land and repair their own houses. If they don't want to go back to the mountains, that's no problem.
But you won't be the first to receive relief.
Only when the workers are full can you eat the remaining rice porridge. "
At first, the people of the Song Dynasty were dubious about this kind of thing, but as the Jin people slowly started to do it, and they really didn't trap anyone, they were finally moved.
The saying that the poor should not be fed by those who come to them will definitely not be understood by these people who are already in a dilemma of life and death.
At the same time, Wanyan Zongwang took advantage of this opportunity to start a second round of seeking wealth. He took out thousands of boxes of money and hundreds of masks.
"Those who have experience in governing the people can come and receive rewards. Only we know your faces. Come report here every day, and then receive your rewards to govern the people here.
If you ensure that the people here are in order and will not be bullied or hungry, you will be rewarded heavily.
Only we and I know your names and appearances. Normally, Suril and others can just wear masks to govern the people.
For your own sake and for the sake of these people, these fellow villagers, I ask you to give me a helping hand! "
It can really be said that Wanyan Zongwang calculated all the characteristics of the Han people to death, and at the same time gave them enough dignity and concealment to let them continue to feel at ease.
And after all this was done, not only did the people of Daming Mansion and Hebei slowly stop being afraid, but he also solved most of the Jin people's biggest problems.
Those numerous rebels densely distributed in Hebei...
