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The first thing I want to say is: I implore all readers to read it in the near future!
This matter is critical! Very critical!
It’s about grades, and it’s about a lot of things!
Then, let’s take this opportunity to communicate with all readers.
In fact, I have always liked the Han Dynasty and Song Dynasty.
Because in the Han Dynasty, martial virtue was abundant, and people who refused to obey would do whatever they wanted.
During the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, there was no one who was afraid of anyone.
What about the Song Dynasty?
People on the Internet say that he is a big coward, fighting against the five scum, an expert in civil war, but an amateur in external war.
Especially things like Sui coins, people really don't feel good about them.
But on the other hand, the prosperity of culture, the development of commodity economy and the development of citizen economy in Song Dynasty are also desirable.
Especially the more I understand the society of the Song Dynasty and the details behind those historical events, the more curious I become, why did the Song Dynasty become such a coward?
In theory, the country is strong, the economy is developed, and technically it crushes its competitors.
In addition, the scholar-bureaucrats and ministers are actually not bad and have high ambitions.
Then why did Song Dynasty become a coward?
When I began to understand the Tanyuan Alliance, the Qingli increase in coins, and the Xining cession of territory.
I slowly understood.
A soldier is in a raging state, and a general is in a raging nest.
The ministers are about to fight to the death, why does Your Majesty surrender first?
In Tan Yuan's alliance, Kou Zhun fought hard to hold Zhenzong back.
Qingli increased the coins, and Fu Bi fought to the death, so that the lion of the Liao people could not succeed.
Xining ceded the land, Wang Anshi thought it was a great shame in his life! And eventually resigned angrily because of this and other things.
Since his second dismissal as prime minister, Wang Anshi has ignored government affairs and only cultivated flowers and grass.
Because I am extremely disappointed!
But, were the emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty really all useless wimps?
Shinzong, although he made a lot of jokes, was indeed a softie.
However, during the Zhenzong period, economic and social restrictions were further lifted. At the same time, Zhenla rice was introduced, and the south began to develop greatly.
During the Renzong era, in order to deal with Xixia, military expenditures were greatly increased, which also greatly increased the burden on the people.
But as soon as the war stopped, Renzong immediately started to cut expenses and lighten the burden. The most important thing is that he did it - think of the examples of other dynasties where taxes could not be reduced after they were increased.
This is really amazing!
Yingzong's reign was too short, but it was during his reign that the foundation for subsequent reforms was laid.
As for Shenzong?
Many people commented on Zhi Da's lack of talent, and many people felt that it was his micromanagement that led to the failure of the Five-Road Expedition to Xia and the defeat of Yongle City.
It was because of his cowardice that Xi Ning ceded territory.
But it was also during Shenzong's reign, although he fought continuously.
But Wang Anshi and Shenzong joined forces to eliminate Xiaole.
The numbers of the Imperial Army and the Xiang Army of the Northern Song Dynasty were cut off by one-third and half respectively in Xining.
Even in the Yuanfeng era, the number of forbidden troops was greatly reduced compared to the Zhiping era! The Xiang army was reduced to more than 200,000.
This requires great courage and political decision-making.
In addition, the entire Xining era was the lowest point of peasant uprisings in the Northern Song Dynasty, and peasant uprisings and riots rarely occurred.
The most important thing is that many people don’t know that it was during the Shenzong era that Zhang Dun was appointed to open Hunan, and Xiong Ben and Wang Guangzu were appointed to govern Luzhou, which greatly promoted national unity and greatly developed these areas that had been developed in name only for the past thousand years. The Chinese original map above actually belongs to the backward areas of primitive society, so these areas have never been separated from the central rule since then!
In addition, Shenzong was a man who paid special attention to technology and engineering.
During his reign, the Daoluotong-Bianjiang Project increased the amount of water transportation in the Northern Song Dynasty by one million shi. At the same time, the Bianhe River was dredged, which greatly reduced the amount of sediment in the Yellow River in the Bianhe River section!
In addition, a lot of advanced engineering technology was used to rebuild Bianjing City.
For example, earth-moving machines, earth-moving trucks, etc.
During the Shenzong era, the development trend of science and technology in the Northern Song Dynasty can be described as changing with each passing day.
Shenzong even paid attention to the development of gunpowder and issued many edicts, especially giving gunpowder weapons for trial use on the front lines.
For example, during the great battle in Dingxicheng, Shenzong issued an edict to grant firearms.
But he likes micro-management, so he stipulates how to use it...
Probably, something like this - the machine gun moves thirty meters.
During the Shenzong era, firearms manufacturing reached a huge scale.
According to historical records, Bianjing's weapons supervisor produced tens of thousands of rockets annually, in addition to tens of thousands of caltrops, leather cannons and the like.
In addition, starting from Taizong, all the emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty had some special concern for the private property of the citizens of Bianjing.
For example, they would be particularly concerned about what to do if the government agencies expanded and demolished people's houses. Therefore, whenever something like this happens, an edict will be issued to compensate.
As a result, strange scenes appeared in the history books.
The common people built their houses at the foot of the imperial city!
It directly blocked the patrol passage of the emperor's imperial army and even hindered the emperor's travel.
Faced with this situation, what should the emperor do?
The answer is: Although Renzong ordered the demolition of residential buildings under the imperial city, he still paid compensation and probably did not demolish them by force.
A similar situation occurred again during the Yuanfeng period when the imperial city was rebuilt. This shows that the people in Bianjing are not afraid of the emperor at all - of course the people here are not just ordinary people.
But this is still shocking!
It is impossible for other dynasties to have such violations under the nose of the emperor.
In addition, it is recorded in the history books that during the morning dynasty, there would be a morning market under Xuande's gate.
Officials could buy breakfast from vendors at the gate of the Imperial City.
The breakfast style is extremely rich.
People in Fujian can enjoy the taste of their hometown in Bianjing!
The fact is that until Huizong came to power, there were countless private snack bars and mobile vendors on the imperial streets of Bianjing City.
In addition, every year, the emperor would go to Xuandemen to have fun with the people, and some people would be allowed to watch the same performance as the emperor.
At the same time, in all cities in the Northern Song Dynasty, the curfew system no longer existed.
The night market and entertainment in Wazili last all night.
There are even many oil lamps in Maxing Street in Bianjing, so there are no mosquitoes in summer!
At the same time, the private notes of Su Song and others recorded that in Bianjing City, specialized streets similar to those in our cities today have appeared, specializing in a certain type of business.
The entire street is engaged in one business!
At that time, the people could rely on these businesses or handicrafts to maintain their family's food, clothing and dignity.
For example, Su Song's grandson Su Xiang recalled that when his grandfather Su Song was in Bianjing, he curiously asked the maid he hired, "How does your family make a living?"
Answer: Beat the stone lotus.
Su Song was immediately shocked, beating Shilian? Can it also feed people?
The maid told him that all ten members of her family were doing this, and they could earn a living by doing this. In addition, it was not just her family, dozens of people in the entire alley where her family lived relied on stone-pounding. The maidservant also took Su Song to see the stone lotus industry chain in the alley. At the end of summer, when stone lotus is in abundance, there are hundreds of carts every day carrying stones picked from Liangshanbo. Lotus, come to that place.
The pounded lotus flesh will be bought and taken away by people from the fruit shop on the spot.
In one year, people in the entire alley can make enough money to live for half a year as long as they are busy during the two months of the stone lotus season.
Therefore, people only have enough money to go to Wazili for entertainment. Go to the night market to spend money.
In addition to these, what shocked me the most was that in the Shenzong era, whether it was building Bianjing or building rivers.
He didn’t do it for free!
It's all paid, in the form of employment!
So, I began to wonder, was there an emperor in the Northern Song Dynasty who was wise and decisive, not afraid of trouble, and at the same time did not like micromanaging?
The answer is yes!
He just died too young.
Song Zhezong!
He died young before he was twenty-four years old.
Although he has been the emperor for fifteen years, he has only been in power for seven years.
But in these seven years, drastic reforms were carried out, and attacks and oppression were carried out leisurely.
Pushing Xixia to the edge of annihilation also caused the people of Liao to cry out for danger.
It is a pity that such a king, who was rare in the Northern Song Dynasty and had enough skill and determination, died young at the age of twenty-four.
So, I was thinking, can I write about him?
Initially, I wanted to write about a scholar or junior officer in the Zhezong era.
Start from Yuanyou, jump left and right, slowly climb up, and then...
But then I thought about it, it was unrealistic, and to be honest, it was difficult to shake the powerful scholar-bureaucrat group at that time - one person, even if he cheats, cannot fight against the whole world!
Unless, this person is the emperor!
So, I changed my mind.
The first thing I thought about was to travel through time and become the deceased Zhe Zong.
Later I denied it, and then I had an idea, could I do it the other way around?
So, the idea for this book came about.
Having said so much, it’s a lot of verbosity.
In fact, what I really want to say is: please readers, please read it.
This data is extremely, extremely, extremely important to the future of this book!
I beg you readers, please move your fingers!
Well, let’s talk about the saint’s book again.
I don't really want to mention it.
Mainly because I am stupid!
Practice well, don’t write good articles, just touch those things.
But once touched, nothing can be changed.
With the framework already set, if the flesh and blood are removed, only the skin will remain.
In addition, my own body is also holding me back.
So at the end of writing, on the one hand, policy reasons made me very depressed and I didn’t know what to write. It was also very painful physically, and the two factors were superimposed, so it could only be ended in a hurry.
I'm so sorry!
I still have no face to face Jiangdong’s elders!
I have learned a lot from this painful experience.
This book, I will never be stupid enough to touch those things again.
Just write about a poisonous vegetable emperor from the feudal era.
A power-hungry, lustful, yet calm and rational political machine.
He has no moral burden and is not bound by Confucian ethical principles.
At the same time, he was full of benevolence, justice and morality, and on the surface he looked like an emperor like Renzong.
This is a suture monster that combines the descendants of modern scholars and the feudal poisonous emperor.
The above is nonsense and I don’t know what it means, so I’m sorry for you, readers!
At the end, I am lying on the ground at 360 degrees, naked in the ice and snow. Please read it!
It’s really, really important! Very critical!
