After a few glasses of wine, several people gradually started talking about what they had seen on the road.
Gongcheng Blog said with emotion: "To be honest, when I first arrived in western Beijing, I heard people talking about what Xuanfu did, which was very different from other places. At that time, I felt that I was not suitable here. I really walked around and saw The people below live and work in peace and contentment, and people of the right age join the army enthusiastically, which is completely different from other places. Only then can we truly realize that Xuanfu's unusual methods are not unreasonable, and then we really want to stay and work."
Li Hui shook his head: "I don't have so many ideas. I just want to be an official here because the salary here is generous and never defaults on arrears. How can it be easy for me to take my whole family and flee thousands of miles to the south of the Yangtze River? I just want to find a stable job now." You have a good job and live a good life with your salary."
As soon as this was said, everyone laughed.
Plenty of money is indeed the first reason why almost everyone comes to Jingxi. But people can't live just for money, they always have pursuits, especially these people. After arriving in western Beijing, some people felt that Wang Xiaolie was deviant and did not want to stay here. Within a few months, nearly 20% of the people had left. Wang Xiaolie specially divided these people into several groups and went to the following counties to have a look. After reading it, make a decision.
In the past few years, wars have continued, and even the most remote places such as Guangdong, Guangxi, and Fujian have been unable to live in peace. Under Wang Xiaolie's rule, there have been no wars and no bandits in the past two years. It is like a paradise. In particular, the common people, stimulated by the new policy, enthusiastically joined the army, which left a deep impression on these new Jinshi.
At this time, as the saying goes, there are no shortcuts in official career, and the admiral's clever tricks are just tricks. The Southern Song Dynasty court particularly liked recruiting troops. A very important reason was that Zhao Gou did not have many troops. Especially in the Battle of Fuping, 200,000 troops were destroyed, and the Song Dynasty's military strength was stretched.
Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the imperial court has not recruited troops from the south of the Yangtze River, and there are very few imperial troops stationed there. One consequence was that without the Central Plains, there was suddenly no source of troops. Especially without Shaanxi, it has become more difficult for the Song Dynasty to recruit troops in recent years.
Zongze died, and the forces originally in Tokyo moved south, disrupting the entire world. One reason is that although these people are not large in number, most of their core are the original Forbidden Army. And the more they gather, the more they gather, and eventually the situation becomes difficult to control.
It was not easy for the Song Dynasty to exterminate these people. They also wanted to use their men as a source of troops, and they struggled for several years.
Wang Xiaohunting was in Xiangyang and Dengzhou, which were not the traditional sources of troops in the Song Dynasty. As a result, it took several years to train an army of 100,000. How did you do it? This is a question that puzzles many officials. After visiting several states this time, these Jinshi gradually sorted out their clues.
The new barracks and military academy are powerful tools for Wang Xiaolie to quickly train soldiers. As these two become more and more mature, military construction will become faster and faster. A large number of officers who have been tested in actual combat can quickly expand the army. When combined, there will be a steady stream of troops.
In local areas, families who join the military are given discounts. The discounts are not just nominal, but real. Each state has dedicated officials to manage the family affairs of military personnel. If something goes wrong, as long as family members join the army, there is no fear that local officials will ignore them. Coupled with tax exemptions, local enthusiasm for joining the army is very high.
Zheng Gangzhong said: "When I came to the west of Beijing, I wanted to drive out the barbarians and restore the Central Plains. Wang Xuan raised the rebel army, and no forbidden troops participated. In the past few years, he fought against the Jin army several times, and it can be said that he has won every battle. From the local area Recruit soldiers and have a hundred thousand soldiers. If there are only two or three members of the imperial court like this general, why worry about losing the homeland? This time I came to the north and saw Xuanfu's rule, I realized that what I thought was simple. Xuanfu's method , they are all connected with each other, even if one link is missing. Who would have the ability to change another general? Even with this ability, he would not have the self-control of Xuan Fu. If you want to restore the Central Plains, you must not only Xuan Fu, but also Xuan Fu. Use the method of Xuanfu."
Wang Xiaolie is not afraid of others learning from him, and being able to learn well is considered a skill. In fact, no one can learn it in this era. The methods of running the military and government can be learned, but they are basically impossible to implement elsewhere. Soldiers can be recruited, and new barracks and military schools can be built, but where will the money come from? All of Wang Xiaolie's policies have an indispensable backing, and his finances have always been abundant.
When the court saw Wang Xiao hunting and sealing Huizi, he could also learn to seal it. However, Hui Zi printed by the imperial court was always regarded as waste paper within a few months. Even if we select craftsmen and improve their craftsmanship, it will be of no use.
For many things, looking at it is one thing, but actually doing it is another. You think it’s because of this or that, but that’s not the case.
In this world, the cause and effect relationships of many things are very confusing. You may think that it is because of this, but in fact there is no relationship between cause and effect, it is just an illusion. Correcting this misconception is not easy.
In Wang Xiaolie's previous life, one incident left a deep impression on him.
Professor Yi, a well-known lecturer on the Three Kingdoms, was interviewed and asked why the Song Dynasty banned the slaughter of farm cattle, but the heroes of the Water Margin particularly liked to eat them? Professor Yi said that in the Song Dynasty, the slaughter of farm cattle was prohibited, and the sale of all beef was not allowed. The heroes of Water Margin eat it because they have the opposite word. Moreover, the shops where these heroes order beef are usually very small, and they don't care about the government's ban.
This question has been very confusing since it was asked.
If the government bans the slaughter of farm cattle, will the people stop eating beef? There is actually no correlation between the two, let alone causation. People don't have to slaughter cattle so that people can have beef to eat. If the cow is not slaughtered, won’t it die of old age and illness? Will the common people dig a hole and bury the cows that have died of old age and illness? It’s not like they have to be eaten.
Most of those who say that people in the Song Dynasty did not eat beef are non-professional historians. For example, Professor Yi is a Chinese teacher, not a historian. He suddenly became famous because of good storytelling, not good historical research. After becoming famous, I feel like a history expert.
The beef issue should not have been an issue. Just because the real conditions have changed and pork has become cheaper, some people have suggested that people in the Song Dynasty valued mutton, but regarded pork as cheap meat, and rich people did not eat it. Correspondingly, some people involved beef, saying that beef eaters had objections.
In the non-industrial era, the cost of raising grass-eating sheep and cattle was higher than that of pigs. So most of the time, in most places, pork is more expensive than beef and mutton. People in the Song Dynasty liked to eat mutton, not only because it was cheap, but also because of the continued habit.
Wang Xiaolie's policy is to show others clearly and even explain the truth to them. If they don't understand, they still don't understand. Why we do this and what the consequences will be are unclear to many people. Just like the ban on the slaughter of farm cattle and the sale of beef have little to do with each other, many people believe that there is a causal relationship.
In a complex society, if you want to see things clearly, you need a clear mind. There are not many sober minds in this world.
(Sorry, I didn’t make up what I owed yesterday today. Let’s do it tomorrow. Sorry.)
