After arriving at the magnificent Wanshou Palace where Zhao Gou lived, Zhao Min heard Zhao Gou's unique and wild laughter before walking a few steps.
"The Supreme Emperor summoned acrobats from the city to perform dances in the palace. Mr. Bao was just looking for fun."
The eunuch who came to greet Zhao Yu explained to Zhao Yu.
Zhao Hao then sighed and realized that Zhao Gou was going to throw out a large wave of copper coins to these jugglers again.
How good would it be to use that money to build weapons and equipment for the army or to repair city walls and repair defenses?
But Zhao Min had nothing to do about it.
Zhao Gou knew that Zhao Xin was coming, so he happily invited Zhao Xin to watch the dance of Mr. Bao. As he watched, he found that he was the only one smiling, while Zhao Xin had a bitter look on his face.
"Emperor, doesn't this dance look good? This group of people didn't perform well? How about I replace it with another group of people?"
"ah?"
Zhao Hao was stunned for a moment, then smiled quickly and said: "It looks good, it looks good, it looks very good, there is no need to change it."
"Hahahahaha, you, you have no intention of watching it at all, and you keep saying it looks good. Tell me, did something happen outside?"
Zhao Gou drank a glass of wine and looked at Zhao Min with great pleasure.
Zhao Hao then reluctantly told Zhao Gou about the Jiangnan West Road rebellion that would never end, and told Zhao Gou that he had to spend a lot of military expenditures there every month. The daily consumption of the 50,000 to 60,000 troops there was one The large number troubled him very much.
Zhao Gou was a little unhappy when he heard this.
Because it was the rebels there who threatened his safety and forced him to flee back to Lin'an. This experience made him brood.
So he reprimanded Zhao Min.
"Why can't we get rid of the rioters over there? If we don't get rid of those rioters, the hatred in my heart won't be relieved! We must get rid of that group of rioters immediately, let them die without a place to die, and then follow these groups They will be punished severely for their rebellion!"
Zhao Chu hurriedly said that he had ordered the army to solve the problem within two months. If they could not solve the problem within two months, they would make them pay the price.
Zhao Gou nodded, but then he started asking Zhao Min for money.
He said that he wanted to build a large stage in the open space next to the Longevity Palace, which would be specially used for his juggling in the future. The current stage was too small and not enough, so he asked Zhao Hao if he had any spare money.
Zhao Min's originally bitter face suddenly turned into a gall face.
Zhao Gou asked him for money, but he had no way to refuse and could only agree.
But this promise did not know how much money originally used to rebuild the army was spent. After the war, the Southern Song Dynasty's fiscal revenue, which could still support the state, became tight. Many places needed money, and everyone As soon as he saw Zhao Xun, he started to cry for money and asked for money, which made Zhao Xun extremely annoyed.
As a result, Zhao Gou also asked him for money!
Or asking him for money for such an unimportant thing? What on earth did he think?
Zhao Min was helpless.
Zhao Min has Zhao Min's troubles, and Zhang Jun also has Zhang Jun's difficulties.
He strictly demanded that Qi Fang must resolve the rebellion on Jiangnan West Road within a month, and looked forward to the results.
But he didn't expect that within a few days, news would come from the north that Emperor Ming Su Yonglin went south again to inspect the Yellow River Project.
So the Southern Song Dynasty court became nervous again, fearing that Su Yonglin would go south again to hide his true intention of attacking the Southern Song Dynasty under the guise of building the Yellow River, so he immediately ordered the people along the Yangtze River to be vigilant.
Zhang Jun was also frightened. He no longer dared to hold on to his own statement that "it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty to launch a war because it built the Yellow River" and began to take serious precautions.
Once there is a movement of the Ming army, the Song army on the border must immediately prepare for vigilance and action. For this reason, Zhang Jun even allocated a certain amount of military pay to several military towns in Yanbian in advance to prepare for emergencies.
You must know that the Song Dynasty's army must give rewards before going to war. When the rewards are received, the army will set off. Otherwise, it is hard to say whether the army will set off to the designated position.
Zhang Jun was so frightened that he had no time to pay attention to the battle on Jiangnan West Road.
They had no time to care, Qi Fang was happy and at ease, and had no intention of understanding Zhang Jun's difficulties. He just wanted to live his own life, nothing more.
During the days when he was stationed in Jizhou and Ganzhou, Qi Fang lived a carefree and comfortable life.
He had no intention of seriously killing this bandit army entrenched in the Luoxiao Mountains. He only wanted to use their existence to obtain more benefits for himself.
For example, the army's food, the army's weapons and equipment, the army's pay, etc., etc., are all large pieces of fat. If you swallow them in one bite, you will be satisfied.
Beaten to death for what?
Why can't we get along well with the bandits in the Luoxiao Mountains?
Just make a show of fighting when needed, and we can all be friends when not needed. As long as they don't go down the mountain to cause trouble, you can treat them as if they don't exist and let them fly freely in the mountains.
Therefore, after Qi Fang was appointed as the general, his troops also followed Qi Fang and started to fish.
They turned a blind eye to the Fuxing Peasant Army in Luoxiao Mountain. When the court asked him about it, he gave him a symbolic beating, lied about some battle results to prevaricate the court, and then continued to do what he was supposed to do.
Qi Fang is so happy, and the soldiers under his command are of course also happy. The superior officers deprive the soldiers of their pay and eat meat, so they will naturally relax the military official system, let the troops fly freely, give them some benefits, and let them scrape the poor people's money.
So the poor people living in Jizhou were really miserable.
First they were devastated by war, and then they were enslaved by the Song garrison, which was even more brutal than the bandits.
In addition to cultivating the land, the surviving poor are also responsible for working for free for the soldiers in the military camp.
The men chopped wood and carried water for the soldiers, while the women washed and cooked for the soldiers. Depending on the situation, they might also provide night service tasks.
Whether the male master or the fathers wanted it or not, under the threat of the steel swords stationed by the Song army, it made no difference.
If someone doesn't want to, it's easy to handle. The steel knife is placed on the neck. No matter how bold you are, you still have to be timid.
If there is really someone who is not afraid of death, then go directly to him, kill people, destroy a village, silence countless surrounding villages with their heads, and become the slaves of the military masters.
Song Bing's status is indeed low, but that also depends on who is right.
Towards the civil servants, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty were nothing but stinky Qiuba, thieves who joined the army and had no social status at all.
But if they were facing ordinary people, the soldiers of Song Dynasty would be like the king of heaven, and they would say the same thing.
Do you dare to say two?
Cut you with one knife.
And depending on the situation, there are times when civilian officials may not be able to turn the big soldiers into stinkers. For example, at this moment, the central court is too busy taking care of itself, its dominance has weakened, and its binding force on the stinkers has also weakened.
Several local governments in Jizhou that were hastily rebuilt tried to do something to restrain the gang of bad guys. As a result, the bad guys were unhappy. Under the deliberate indulgence of the chief, they rushed to the county town in groups to cause trouble, and the civilian government also Withered.
They simply closed the city gate and did not dare to do anything. Outside the city, the world was dominated by the garrison.
The vast countryside is their playground.
So the garrisoned Song army began to act even more unscrupulously.
Qi Fang bullied the senior officers, the senior officers bullied the junior officers, the junior officers bullied the soldiers, and the soldiers bullied the civilians. Layer by layer, the perfect schematic diagram of the feudal system of the Western Zhou Dynasty emerged.
Qi Fang had no intention of fighting a decisive battle with the peasant army, and Zhao Yucheng seized this precious time.
He seized the time to rectify the internal affairs, develop the military and production, and tried his best to allow the peasant army to gain a foothold in the mountains of Luoxiao.
