"Actually, what we are talking about are relatively ideal situations. In reality, in many cases, it is impossible." Guo Kang added helplessly: "And to be honest, how do you distinguish between 'one's own' and 'one's not one' , is also a very troublesome problem.”
"Is that so?" Zhu Genna asked.
"I used to think that it was enough to distinguish between Huayi and Huayi. But then I saw the situation at Fourth Grandpa's side and it was much more troublesome than this." Zhu Wenkui shook his head and said: "Some people are very reliable in times of trouble; some people , you can only help if you give money; and some people not only have to give money, but also have to be restrained by force and law before they can work."
"And these people with different reliability are often not necessarily distinguished by ethnic groups - back then, some Mongolians who had experienced the rule of the Yuan Dynasty were much more active than the Han people when they fought against the Northern Yuan Dynasty with the fourth grandfather. But their Descendants may not be the same as their parents, the situation is much more complicated than this."
"In short, this is a very troublesome matter. It requires not only a perfect system, but also an excellent leader. After seeing it more, I think it is normal to mess up."
"Yes." Guo Kang nodded: "The ideal situation is that the Han people in the heartland areas are dedicated to the country, train every day, and provide output to subsidize the border areas; the Han people in the border areas are loyal to the court, guard the borders diligently, and take the initiative to attack , to attack the barbarians, and both sides unite to deal with the foreigners."
"But in fact, it is often the Han people in the inner areas who think that the Han people in the border areas are poor and rude, and think that they are barbarians; the Han people in the border areas think that the Han people in the inner areas are corrupt and degenerate, and think that they are barbarians. It would be nice if these two don't fight, and I hope they will watch. Do we help each other as compatriots?"
"This mentality has developed to a certain extent, which is what happened in the Song Dynasty. Many people in the government and the public believe that the Tang Dynasty came from the Yi Di, was related to Xianbei in blood, and inherited the clothes from the Northern Qi Dynasty, so it was a barbaric and impure regime. . And the Song Dynasty did much better than him in this regard."
"To be honest, this is a bit surprising to me." Tuo Huan commented: "Maybe it's because I haven't read enough books and I don't understand what they think."
"Because they think from a different perspective." Guo Kang explained: "Song people believed that the prosperous times of the Tang Dynasty, such as Zhenguan and Kaiyuan, ended in only twenty or thirty years. But since the founding of the Song Dynasty, more than a hundred years have passed. They were all in prosperous times, and this alone is much stronger than the Tang Dynasty."
"People in the Song Dynasty looked at economic development, not military success, so it was natural for them to think this way. In fact, it is not surprising. From their perspective, the Song Dynasty was indeed the most economically prosperous and wealthy country since ancient times. The Song Dynasty The emperor and his ministers are also deeply proud of it.”
"Actually, you don't need to read too many books. You can read the Zhu Xi's works that the teacher gave you and you will know." He said to Tuo Huan: "Zhu Xi recorded that during the Xuanzheng period, the slogan promoted by the court was 'Fenghengyu' Da' advocated that today is a prosperous, peaceful and happy world, and there is no need to pursue the tradition of frugality. Instead, one should spend more money to show one's strength, which will be beneficial to the country."
"Why is this?" Tuohuan asked doubtfully.
"This is too complicated to talk about. Anyway, Cai Jing and others who are in power do have their own theory." Guo Kang said: "Some people in the court talked about the frugal policy of the previous dynasty many times, and they were able to refute it. You If you are interested, you can read the records of Song Dynasty yourself."
"This is indeed too professional." Theodora agreed with her brother in a rare move: "My understanding of the history of the Song Dynasty is also very limited. I can't even remember the year when the government was declared."
"This is not a year name, it is a customary usage." Guo Kang explained: "Xuanzheng is the abbreviation of Xuanhe and Zhenghe. According to Tianxiong's chronology, it is from 1111 to 1125. At this time, the Song Dynasty had just recovered Hehuang, and the court They have gained great prestige, accumulated wealth to the top, and also made great achievements in culture and art. Generally speaking, this can be regarded as the peak period of their prosperous age."
"It's really strange. I've heard of Zhenguan and Kaiyuan that they look down on, but no one has told me about this great age before." Theodora said doubtfully, "Is it because, gentlemen? They all study Tang history, but are you not familiar with Song Dynasty?"
"Not really, the main reason is that during this period of time, he is easily upstaged." Guo Kang replied: "Since 1126, the reign name has been called Jingkang. This is much more famous than Xuanzheng. I think gentlemen will definitely tell you. Pass."
"Uh..." Theodora was stunned: "I did say this..."
"This is so sudden." Tuo Huan was also very surprised.
"Gentlemen can tell you the reasons here for several days. But there is one thing that is related to our topic." Guo Kang pointed to the central part of the Central Plains on the map and said.
"The prosperity of the Song Dynasty was actually somewhat watery. Of course, it does not mean that the economy was not good, but that the extremely prosperous scene in Bianliang, Tokyo, described by people at the time, relied largely on extracting wealth from other places, and even caused widespread The popular uprising. From this perspective, instead of calling him the Song Dynasty, it is better to call him Da Bian, which is more appropriate."
"And this kind of indifference to other places persisted throughout the two Song Dynasties, and was even more serious in the Southern Song Dynasty." Guo Kang pointed to the Hebei, Shandong, and Henan areas north of the Huaihe River on the map: "The Southern Song Dynasty treated people from these places , are called reformed people. If people from these places defected to the Southern Song Dynasty, they would be treated as outsiders, and there would also be discriminatory policies when appointing officials. The Southern Song Dynasty persisted in this differentiated treatment until the end, so it is very typical."
"In the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, when Yue Fei and others were on the Northern Expedition, a large number of rebels appeared in Hebei and Shanxi, and they fought with the main force of the Jin people for more than a year. After being abandoned by the Song Dynasty for ten years, more than 100,000 troops could still emerge. , fighting against the regular army of the Jin Kingdom. Even the defeated troops around Bianliang were able to fight the main Jin soldiers several times and repel the opponent's attack. In short, as long as they could not contact the official family, the locals suddenly became very combat-effective. They don’t look like the same group of people as before.”
"But the Southern Song Dynasty was very resolute, so the resistance in these places gradually died down. Even if people like Xin Qiji defected to the south, the Southern Song Dynasty would not trust them."
"Until the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, when the Jin Kingdom was on the verge of collapse, people in Shandong continued to try to join the Southern Song Dynasty, but none of them could perform to their true level. This is probably where the problem lies."
"Of course, these were all evaluated from a negative perspective. If we look at it from a positive perspective, we can also say that the Song Dynasty just used a new method." Guo Kang thought for a while and circled the north of the map.
"General dynasties import resources to military important areas to fight against the invasion of the Northern invaders; the Song Dynasty directly skipped the middlemen and imported resources to the Northern invaders. This...may be also a way of thinking?"
