"You don't have to worry here in Huzhou, I will ask the officials for orders and send troops and horses north to support!"
Yu Yunwen said in a deep voice.
For Lin'an, Huzhou is a strategic location in the north. Once Huzhou and Jiaxing are lost, the Xia army will be able to attack the capital. At that time, if the Song Dynasty wants to continue to exist, it will have to choose to change its foundation like Zhu Yuanzhang.
Treat Lin'an as a purely military town in the north and move the capital south.
The further away from Daxia, the better.
Anyway, there are no strong enemies in the southern land. Shaoxing, Jinhua, Wenzhou, Chuzhou... Although these places have a little more mountains and forests, they also have large areas of land and people.
There are no overly strong forces in these places, which is suitable for the transfer of the Song Dynasty.
At this moment.
Yu Yunwen already had this idea in his mind. If there was no other choice, just like the Jin Kingdom went south to destroy the Song Dynasty in the original history, he would definitely resist to the death.
But the current situation is that the Xia army has just conquered the Ming Dynasty and taken over a large area of territory, which will take some time to digest. The Song army only needs to hold Huzhou and Jiaxing and give Lin'an a period of time.
When the Song Dynasty gradually shifted its core foundation to the south, it would not matter even if Jiaxing and Huzhou were abandoned.
The land in the south is different from that in the north.
Hangjiahu is a large plain with almost no danger to defend. However, there are many mountains and forests in the south and there are countless dangerous places. As long as the passes are guarded, the Song Dynasty will have a chance to accumulate strength and regain its strength.
However, these things cannot be accomplished overnight. The one who can really make the decision in the Song Dynasty is Zhao Hao. Only when Zhao Hao is determined can he act according to Yu Yunwen's plan.
The most important thing right now is to block the Xia army's attack and defend Huzhou and Jiaxing as much as possible.
…
The main force led by Wei Rui also included soldiers and horses from the Jiangdong camp. Their morale was very high. After taking the initiative to attack, they advanced all the way and reached the gates of Huzhou and Jiaxing in a very short time.
The armies of Yu Yunwen and Han Shizhong could only rely on the city to hold on.
The two places are not too far from Lin'an. If you work hard, you can get there in a few days.
Therefore, the fierce fighting between the two places caused strong uneasiness in Lin'an. Zhao Hao kept summoning Zhao Ding and others to discuss countermeasures, but in the face of Daxia's crushing strength, they could not come up with any good solution no matter how much they discussed.
In the end, we could only make the decision to stick to Jiaxing, Huzhou.
And began to recruit soldiers from among the people as quickly as possible, and mobilized soldiers and horses from the southern city to go north to support.
The Ming Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty had a close relationship.
Now that the Ming army was defeated, the Song army immediately understood this sentence deeply.
When the war broke out in the southeast.
Wang Jing has returned to Jinling.
For Daxia, the war in the southeast is no longer a national war that requires all-out efforts. Wang Jing only needs to know the latest battle situation every day and be aware of it.
"What troubles me the most now is the territory of the former Eastern Jin Dynasty... Most of the original aristocratic families were wiped out by Zhu Yuanzhang, but the Ming army has limited manpower and can only control the countryside around the city, and is unable to set foot in the villages and countryside further away!"
"In these places, a large number of local tyrants have newly spawned. After the defeat of the Ming army, civil unrest and rebellions broke out one after another. Many soldiers fled into the mountains and forests to occupy the mountains and become kings... These things must be dealt with as soon as possible! Dear gentlemen, What do you think should be done?"
Inside the Jinling Palace.
Wang Jing looked at the report sent by Fu Youde and gently pinched his temples.
At this time, in the hall used for discussions, there were Gao Xi, Zhang Juzheng, as well as Shen Yi, Bu Zhi, Wang Guangyang, Su Wei and others who came from Yangzhou.
The core ministers of the Ministry of Government Affairs and the Privy Council discussed Daxia's subsequent strategy together.
Before the discussion, Wang Jing first brought up the follow-up disposal of Xuancheng.
Bu Zhao said: "Your Majesty, we can follow the previous example and set up provinces and prefectures first, then dispatch a large army to sweep the whole territory, and then send officials to govern."
"The so-called local tyrants, rebels, and bandits are nothing more than rubble in front of our army!"
Chen Yi, Su Wei, Wang Guangyang and others also nodded in agreement.
As Bu Zhi said, with the current strength of the Great Xia Dynasty, these things are not a problem at all. Just send out any troops and horses and you can crush them.
Wang Jing said: "This is not my headache, but after the establishment of a province, who should be appointed as the chief official of the province, and how should the magistrates, county magistrates and village officials in various places be supplemented?"
"After taking over the surrounding areas of Jinling, many officials have been placed in the surrounding cities, villages and towns."
"The talent transferred from Yangzhou to Xuancheng and other places can only be said to be barely..."
"And our army is still constantly attacking cities and plundering territory and recruiting city troops. If there are not enough reliable talents to organize the government, the foundation of our dynasty will not be stable!"
After hearing these words, everyone understood what Wang Jing meant.
Your Majesty wants to deploy another group of officials. If there are not enough officials, then the offensive will be postponed...
What is the fundamental reason why Xia Jun can continue to expand and have such strength today?
It's not because of its mobilization ability that is comparable to the Qin and Han Dynasties.
Wang Jing can mobilize an army of seven to eight million with just one order. As for the Ming and Song armies, it was several times more difficult to expand their armies than Daxia.
The transfer of imperial power to the countryside and the ability to mobilize are the fundamentals that Wang Jing has always insisted on.
If we fail to do this, the foundation of Daxia will be shaken.
When the control over the local area declines, what will be the difference between Daxia and other dynasties? How to maintain the mighty and powerful strength that crushes everything?
Bu Zhi, Gao Xi and Zhang Juzheng understood what Wang Jing meant, and their expressions changed slightly.
However, Shen Yi and Wang Guangyang's reactions were much slower. I just thought Wang Jing was talking about the shortage of officials. Of course, what they thought was not wrong. As long as there were enough officials loyal to Daxia, Wang Jing's insistence would not waver at all.
"Now that our army has captured Jinling and defeated the Ming army, it has the potential to unify the south of the Yangtze River. Why not use this as an excuse to open Enke again? As long as it is territory controlled by our army, all scholars can take the exam!"
"Especially for the scholars in Jinling and Xuancheng, as long as the Enke is opened, the scholars will definitely return. The chaos among the people can be reduced by at least half! The candidates who pass the examination can also make up for the shortage of officials."
Zhang Juzheng said.
"Mr. Zhang is right. If there are not enough officials, we can open more Enke!"
Shen Yi immediately agreed.
Then he added: "There is also the arrangement for the disabled soldiers that your Majesty mentioned before. These soldiers can be selected and arranged to Jinling, Xuancheng and other places."
"Well, these are all good methods. You will be in charge of Enke's affairs, and the Minister of Rites will assist you. We will handle it as soon as Xuancheng and other places are roughly settled!"
"By the way, we can start sorting out the surrendered ministers who occupied the land around Jinling and the palaces and farms in the city. But don't get involved, just punish the leaders! After all, they have some credit!"
Wang Jing said, thinking of what happened when he entered Jinling, he handed the matter over to Zhang Juzheng.
I believe he can solve this matter well.
Gao Xi sighed slightly and said: "As your Majesty said, only by digesting the captured territory can we maintain the foundation of our army. If this is the case, we can't go south too fast for Wei Rui and Jiangdong to camp!"
"Please also send an order from your majesty to let the two armies maintain a confrontation with the Song army. There is no need to rush to capture Jiaxing and Huzhou!"
"If these two places are lost, the Song Army will inevitably flee south in embarrassment. Instead, we will have to devote our energy to cleaning up the mess left by the Song Army, and we will also have to take over the middle and lower-level officials of the Song Army... Some of the gains outweigh the losses!"
For Daxia, after the Ming army was defeated, the Song army was a fruit that could be picked at any time.
If you pick it early, you must eat it as soon as possible.
If it cannot be eaten and digested, the fruit will rot.
If picked later, it can bring more vitality and nutrition to Daxia.
"Zhaoxuan thinks the same as me! I personally wrote a letter and sent it to Changxing together with the military order..."
Wang Jing had a look of satisfaction on his face.
"By the way, if Jinling and Xuancheng are to establish provinces, you can tell us how they should be established!"
Chen Yi immediately said: "The territory of the former Eastern Jin Dynasty, that is, Ningguo and Guangde, can be merged into Ningde Province. As for Jinling, it can be set as Jingzhao Prefecture. It will be governed by Jingzhao Yin."
According to the historical division of the territory of the Ming Dynasty, the territory of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the world of China was indeed the entire territory of Ningguo and Guangde, as well as part of the land of Huizhou Prefecture.
After the merger, the area has reached the provincial level.
"Ningde Province... has a good name, just as Aiqing said!"
Wang Jing did not hesitate.
Now that it has been decided to establish provinces and prefectures and counties. The name of the province is not important. What is important is the three chief officials of the province, namely the chief envoy, the command envoy and the inspector.
Wang Jing thought for a moment, recalling the civil servants and generals under his command. Make decisions quickly.
"We will appoint Zhang Dun as the chief envoy of Ningde Province, Qin Yanhui as the provincial guard commander, and Yang Zhen as the inspector... Give them a month and take office immediately when the time is up!"
Zhang Juzheng listened to this and wrote the edict in a smooth and flowing manner.
Wang Jing directly picked up the seal and stamped it heavily. The newly minted three chief officials of Ningde Province have all taken shape.
Of course, establishing a province is not just a matter of trembling with lip service.
Then there were the establishment of prefectures and counties, the division of borders, the support of grain and grass supplies, the garrisoning of troops and horses... and there were countless things.
Even simple bachelors such as Shen Yi and Wang Guangyang will have to be busy with this for a while. The officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry... all the ministries are even more busy.
"And Jing Zhaoyin... We don't have a good candidate for the time being. Let Hu Zongxian be responsible for the civil affairs of Jinling first. If he does a good job, I will not hesitate to promote him!"
Wang Jing quickly completed the civil affairs matters.
It sounds like there are many famous ministers under his command, such as Zhang Juzheng and Xie An, who are all first-rate famous ministers and prime ministers in history.
But the more famous they become, the more inconvenient it becomes for Wang Jing to use them.
Such famous ministers will definitely become ministers of the six departments and important ministers of the three provinces in the future, so that they can be put to their best use.
But what they think before reusing it is also important.
Just like Xie An. His abilities are very good and his reputation is also great, but he is a representative figure of the aristocratic family at its peak in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and he itself represents the color of the aristocratic family.
If Wang Jing asked Xie An to return to Ningde Province, wouldn't he tell everyone that Daxia does not ban the clan and supports the restoration of clan power?
Of course Wang Jing had no such intention. A person like Xie An, who is extremely smart and very sensitive to politics, would not dare to do this.
But others don't think so.
so.
Before the Xie family of Chen County was completely integrated into Daxia, Wang Jing would rather put Xie An in a position that sounded very clean but had little real power in the Imperial College.
As for Zhang Juzheng... no one can replace his current position. Wang Jing also needs him to follow him to refer to the overall situation for him.
"Xie An is useless, but Tao Kan is pretty good!"
"He is not of a very high origin and can not only govern the place, appease the people, but also lead troops to suppress bandits and handle military affairs... It just so happened that Zhu Biao did not take him with him when he left Xuancheng!"
"When he comes to Jinling, summon him first to see the other party's attitude. If he is willing to serve, let him return to Xuancheng to assist Zhang Dun..."
Wang Jing thought to himself.
If you want to pacify Xuancheng and other places as soon as possible, you don't necessarily need Xie An.
Tao Kan, who was an official in the same dynasty as Xie An, was also a good choice.
Tao Kan came from a truly poor family, and to rise to power in a period like the Eastern Jin Dynasty, when powerful families were in power, is definitely an extremely inspiring story.
He is also one of the famous generals in the martial arts temple.
However, what Wang Jing valued more was his ability to govern and stabilize the local area.
…
When Wang Jing thought of Tao Kan.
He has followed a group of troops from the Zhenjiang camp to the vicinity of Jinling.
Since there was no war when Jinling was taken over, the neighborhoods in Jinling City and the villages and towns outside the city were not destroyed. Once the situation stabilized, Jinling immediately recovered.
And with the gradual opening of the river crossing, Jinling became more and more prosperous. A large number of ships went south along the canal every day. The civil and military families who originally lived in Sihong and Yangzhou, as well as wealthy businessmen and wealthy families, all chose to settle down in Jinling.
“So lively!”
When approaching Jinling, there were many people selling goods on both sides of the road outside the city gate of Jinling. They were of all kinds and a large number of people and scholars came in and out of the city gate.
Tao Kan, who followed the Xia army soldiers to Jinling, noticed that there was not much sadness and hatred on the faces of these people.
This made him a little surprised.
After all, Jinling is the foundation of the Ming Army. The Ming Army has been operating here for many years. Zhu Yuanzhang and his son are also Mingjuns. The people under their rule should have a good life. Why are the people of Jinling so sad and grateful after the Ming Army was destroyed?
Although Tao Kan was a famous minister and general, he had never been a monarch. Naturally, he did not understand that people's hearts are like water and can change at any time.
Most of the time, people are ignorant. As long as they have enough to eat and give them some benefits, they can gain their support...
Not far away, there is a cloud car.
Two men dressed as scholars were also observing the situation in Jinling.
These two people are Liu Bowen and his good friend Ye Chen.
After hearing the news of Zhu Yuanzhang's death and the destruction of the Ming army, Liu Bowen finally made up his mind and came to Jinling with Ye Chen to observe the situation in Daxia up close.
After all, seeing is believing.
After getting confirmation, the two will defect to Daxia.
(End of chapter)
