The news of Princess Lantian's surrender to Li Cunxu spread throughout the country at a rapid speed with the help of caring people.
Naturally, the first place to get excited was Peiping.
In each workshop, there are all kinds of people with different expressions.
In short, the faces of the Tibetan chiefs were not very happy.
When the Bedhu Rebellion first broke out, they were left by the saint to have a banquet in the city. When they came to their senses, the tribe had already been suppressed by a large army.
The leader was gone, and the rest of the people didn't know what to do. Except for a few unscrupulous people who deliberately wanted their father to die, most of them surrendered in a daze. Then came the people under the coercion of force, not only the above
They also moved their household registration to other places and dispersed them. People from other places moved here and took over their land.
Therefore, even though they have acquiesced to the fait accompli, the resentment in their hearts is always there. They have always placed their hope on changes in the external environment, such as Hedong and Chengde teaming up to defeat Xia Jun, Youzhou, Cangjing, and Yi Ding.
The rebellion will completely change Hebei and restore the previous order - although the possibility is very small, people always have the right to dream, right?
Now when I suddenly heard the news about Princess Shang Daxia, the son of King Jin, I felt as if I was mourning an heir and felt extremely uncomfortable.
Businessmen and scholars are happy about this.
Needless to say, the former is the most taboo for those doing business. They have a perverted desire for a stable order, and they very much hope to unify the world, and then wipe out the bandits hiding in the mountains, forests and swamps, kill the warriors who loot the goods, and transfer the heavy business tax
Come down.
Scholars regard themselves as the official reserve team of this country.
When there is peace, the importance of warriors will be reduced, and only then will they be able to come from behind and occupy the pinnacle of power. They have been suppressed too hard, and they really hope that the world will change - in their opinion, no matter how bad it is,
It can't be worse than it is now, right?
As for the local wealthy families, their attitudes are polarized.
The aristocratic families with big families and businesses have a positive attitude towards this. In troubled times, their huge goals can easily become the targets of plunder by warriors. Many long-established families have to be broken into pieces and never regain their former glory.
.Nowadays, cooperation is still the main focus for aristocratic families as a whole, and everyone can see this.
It is better for him to succeed than for Li Keyong and others to succeed.
But those general families were a little hesitant.
As the old saying goes, if the cunning rabbit is dead and the lackey is cooked, after the Northland is unified, will they still be of value? What is the attitude of the saints towards warriors? After the world is unified, will there be need for so many warriors? Will we still need them who are rooted in the local area?
Is it a general family? No one can guarantee it.
Some general families are even seriously considering letting their descendants turn to study literature. Maybe they can gain something on another path and continue to maintain their status.
But no matter what people think, the fait accompli is not subject to anyone's will. Hedong seems to be surrendered. If Chengde Town is destroyed, the North will fall into unification. This is something that has never happened since the Anshi Rebellion.
God, things are really going to change.
The only suspense now is how long the Shao family dynasty can last and whether it will perish in the second generation.
However, even if the second generation really dies, it is impossible to go back to the past. The newly rising dynasty has a good foundation laid by Daxia. As long as the emperor is not stupid and knows to continue what Shao Sheng did, the world will eventually be unified.
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The news continued to spread, and at Linshuo Palace, Shao Shude summoned all the prime ministers and privy envoys to discuss matters in Linbo Pavilion.
"Have the rewards been distributed?" Shao Shude had already heard what happened to the Jin army along the way, and he was unhappy. At the same time, it also brought back many memories: "There are many soldiers and horses in Hedong, and we have to find a way to deal with them in the future.
It reminds me of the time when Zhu Quanzhong was just attacked and defeated. No less than 50,000 troops were sent down, and it took a lot of effort to solve it."
"I've given you a piece of money, a piece of silk, and a piece of woolen cloth. They've already been distributed." Zhu Shuzong, the privy envoy who came from Luoyang, replied.
"Your Majesty!" said Pei Shu, the Minister of Household Affairs: "These thieves from Hedong are all cunning and cunning. They are not like good people. The imperial court cannot afford to support them. Just drive them away and fight."
Shao Shude was noncommittal.
Of course it can be afforded, but it is normal for the Minister of Household Affairs to worry about money. After all, after several years of hesitation, Fangchengkou has officially started building a reservoir. This is a big expense. Nowadays, anything that involves expenses
Pei Shu kept a close eye on the place.
"What if the expedition against Khitan is entrusted with surrendering troops from all directions?" Shao Shude asked: "If it is feasible, I will transfer the Pinglu army back. By then, Pinglu, Hengye, and Youguo will be victorious over Huangtou's four armies of nearly 70,000 people.
People will be the main force, supplemented by tens of thousands of Tibetan soldiers, and at most they will bring iron cavalry, silver spears, Difficulties, and Flying Bears, two of the four armies. Anton Mansion may send out some of its soldiers to respond. Is this arrangement still appropriate?"
"Your Majesty, this is certainly safe. However, I feel that for the first expedition against Khitan, it is best to use the imperial army as the main force." Chen Cheng said: "Whether it is the Jin army, the Yan army or the Tibetan army, their morale will not be too high.
A big defeat may boost the morale of the thieves, and it will be much more difficult for them to conquer again later."
What Chen Cheng means is to stop thinking about consuming dissidents. In the event of a major defeat, the Khitan people's self-confidence will be greatly strengthened, and future battles will not be so easy to fight.
"How to dispatch so many soldiers and horses?" Shao Shude asked.
"Your Majesty, this is exactly what I want to say." Chen Cheng said: "If we attack the Khitan and abolish the vassal vassal and establish counties in the Bohai Kingdom, the vast territory of Daxia and the complexity of the people will reach a new level. More than thirty years ago
Ten thousand imperial troops are really not enough."
After hearing this, Shao Shude stood up and looked quietly at the busy palace construction site in the distance, without saying a word for a long time.
"Actually, it's not just these troops that need to be taken care of?" He smiled bitterly: "Let's just say that there are tens of thousands of prisoners in Linshuo Palace."
On the Linshuo Palace side, the Qinzheng and Rende Halls are being built at a very fast speed with the continuous support of war prisoners.
The original captives have long since "graduated".
In more than 50,000 people, thousands of people died from fatigue and accidents, and more than 10,000 people died from suppression. There were also a few strong, brave and good-performing soldiers who joined the Forbidden Army as supplementary troops. The remaining 30,000 people basically moved away to Ying and recovered.
Two states.
Later, many tribal prisoners and rebel prisoners were added, and many local people in Youzhou who worked as relief were recruited. To this day, the people have basically returned home, and the prisoners are still busy, diligent, and benevolent.
The construction of the second hall is over halfway through, and several pavilions, lakes, pools, gardens, etc. have also reached a considerable scale.
This group of people also numbered in the tens of thousands!
"I would like to request more troops for the imperial army." Chen Cheng also stood up and said.
"Is it useful to station so many forbidden troops in Luoyang?" Shao Shude asked: "It won't take more than a few generations. They will all be ruined and it will be a waste of food and salary."
"Didn't Your Majesty already have a countermeasure?" Chen Cheng asked curiously.
He was referring to a decree just issued by the saint, instructing the Privy Council to select two to three thousand strong men with good performance from the palace servants to fill the Tielin Army - the current vacancy in this army is still relatively large.
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The Privy Council had no objections to this, because one of the main topics that the sage had discussed with them recently was the Shence Army of the former Tang Dynasty, and he deeply analyzed the rise, peak and decline of this army.
The officials of the Privy Council rummaged through the cabinets and copied files from Chang'an and Luoyang. After careful study, they found that since the Shence Army stopped absorbing surrender troops and elite soldiers from the vassal towns, the combat effectiveness of this unit gradually declined, and eventually it became a pro-party clique.
The bastard army - the sage calls it "inbreeding".
In the beginning, these inbred species maintained a certain fighting capacity due to tradition, customs or inertia. However, over time, they all declined.
There are four recruit training camps in Daxia: Shaanzhou, Lingzhou, Yunzhou, and Weizhou. Among them, Shaanzhou Academy and Lingzhou Academy have been in existence for quite a long time. Lingzhou Academy is okay, and Shaanzhou Academy has had an influx of people in the past two years.
Many of the children of the Forbidden Army are those who want to be a martial artist for a long time.
In fact, the recruitment system of the Xia Dynasty is much better than that of the Shence Army. They recruit directly from the children of the Forbidden Army, and this is how the pro-party bonding comes about.
The Forbidden Army of Great Xia currently has four sources of new recruits:
First, this is the largest number of recruits sent from the four courtyards.
Secondly, private recruitment is usually done by brave warriors among the Tuan Tuan villagers or people introduced by the warriors of the Forbidden Army. The time, personnel, and frequency of this method are not fixed, but the accumulation is quite large.
Thirdly, the number of times of absorbing troops from feudal towns and surrendering tribes is not very high, the time is not fixed, and it has already passed its peak period.
Fourth, the reorganization into an organic system has already passed its peak period. For example, it used all its strength to absorb and digest Henan's surrendered troops.
The four channels transport recruits. Judging from the current situation, it can be considered that most of them are fresh blood, and the phenomenon of inbreeding is not serious.
In order to solve the stubborn problem of "pro-party clinging", it is necessary to maintain a certain degree of liquidity in the Forbidden Army.
"That's alright. Just seek truth from facts." Shao Shude smiled and said: "When the territory is large, we should add more troops. If we don't have enough money, we should abandon them. We can do whatever we want. On the east side of Hedong, as long as I have
The army bypassed the natural dangers of Taihang and entered Taiyuan Prefecture. Even if there is a small rebellion, what will happen? However, there are many elite soldiers in Hedong. It is good to retain their strength and slowly organize them."
Shao Shude wonders whether his descendants can maintain this relatively healthy way of recruiting troops.
If not, then the Forbidden Army will probably deteriorate very quickly. It would be better if there is a war, but if there is no war, it will only take a few decades.
"Since the Jin army has received the reward, let them go south and return to Xingzhou to camp and assist in Zhenzhou." Shao Shude said again.
This allowed the Jin army to openly participate in the war.
Shao Shude can understand Li Ke's concern for face and his petty temper to prevent his soldiers from becoming enemies. But now that your people have come out, it's not up to you to decide what happens next. Shao Shude has many means to control them.
From now on, he will let more and more people realize that Jin and Xia are one family.
Even if some people up and down Hedong are still carrying it, and some are reluctant, it doesn't matter. In the end, when everyone around them says so, the falsehood becomes true, and the careerists in Hedong have little ability to make a comeback.
After the discussion, Shao Shude returned to Jiaotai Hall and tore off the page of the eleventh day of the eleventh month on the imperial calendar.
The palace officials took it away carefully and organized it into files. There were many things written by the saint in his own hand, including things to do every day, etc., which would be handed over to historians in the future. They would select interesting things and record them in "Jin Shang Shi Lu"
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"Why are there so many things happening on November 1st..." Shao Shude sighed.
tomorrow--
He wanted to receive the envoy from Bohai State.
It is necessary to decide the amount of tribute to the Qing, Tang and Tibetan tribes.
He needs to review the latest construction status of the first-class national highway.
Hubei Province moved many immigrants and required the court to allocate resources.
There is another rebellion in Hexi. Should the local generals be held accountable?
The harvest in Guanbei Province was poor last year, so the court proposed that the government be exempted for one year, but he still needed to make a final decision.
There are tribes in Qibei going south to plunder. Should we send troops to conquer them?
Envoys from various states are arriving one after another to present tributes from their states. Would you like to select a few to meet them?
Shao Shude looked at the dense schedule and wanted to hide in Changpingtang to play with women. He felt that he was completely controlled by the calendar now.
"This item should be brought to the front." Shao Shude pointed his hand and said.
After saying that, he picked up a gold coin on the table and played with it repeatedly. It was somewhat similar to what he collected later - gold coins minted by the Heraclius dynasty of Eastern Rome.
Shanggong Jieshi raised his eyes and saw the Sogdian Hu merchant?
But she was a professional and agreed immediately.