According to Ye An's judgment, the current strength of the Song Dynasty is different from the history he once knew. It is stronger than "himself" in terms of economy and technology.
However, what followed was a change in the surrounding areas, such as Dangxiang and Liao Dynasty. The powerful neighbors in the north have begun to gradually decline. This decline is not visible on the surface, but it can be found from various data.
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Ye An discovered the great hidden dangers of the Liao Dynasty from the information of Puhui Company. The aristocracy began to live a luxurious and luxurious life, and the oppression of the Jurchens and the northern tribes became even more serious.
These two ethnic groups are not easy to get along with. One originates from the white mountains and black waters, and is fierce and sturdy. The other originates from the northern prairie and does not know what bloodshed and sacrifice are.
With their strong military force, they could be squeezed and ruled by the Liao Dynasty for a period of time, but if the possibility of genocide arises, they will definitely fight back. Even the weakest people know that they have to fight for their own wealth and life, let alone with the
Nomads who have been fighting for many years?
Ye An is certain that if the economic construction of the Song Dynasty was relatively poor, the Khitan people had no economic construction at all. They did not know what trade surplus and trade deficit were.
Although they knew that the official banknotes that had just appeared in the Song Dynasty could be used to pay for bulk commodities, they only understood it. They knew that the official banknotes in their hands could also buy commodities in the Song Dynasty, but they did not know the relationship between paper currency and metal currency.
In the Liao Dynasty, there were also people from the Han family who entered the court as officials, but their thinking could not keep up with the pace of progress in the Song Dynasty. Why were the ancients so inflexible and so resistant to reform?
Because they have stayed in a familiar environment for too long, they believe that this environment is already the best. As long as they stay within this framework, there will not be many mistakes. Even if they do, they can learn from the experience of their predecessors and make progress quickly.
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The Song Dynasty was different. At present, this dynasty with extremely prosperous economy and rapid technological advancement was walking on a historical fork in the road.
But the only thing that Ye An didn't expect was that while the Song Dynasty was becoming stronger, the Dangxiang people actually caught up with such a ride. Probably because he had sneaked into Tokyo City, Li Yuanhao was so interested in everything about the Song Dynasty.
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Although he established the independence of the party and the nation, he copied the Song Dynasty in terms of political system and economic system, and imitated it in terms of science and technology.
At the beginning, Dangxiang was the northwest gateway of the Song Dynasty. He took advantage of the importance of his geographical location and made a lot of wealth from the trade of the Song Dynasty.
Perhaps due to the influence of the Puhui Company, Li Yuanhao was very persistent in his desire for wealth. Only when wealth was accumulated to a certain level could he buy goods from the Song Dynasty. Only when wealth was abundant could the people of Dangxiang follow him as the king.
So Li Yuanhao continued to conquer the Western Regions during the trade process of the Song Dynasty. Only in this way could he satisfy his need for wealth. According to the news from the great monk, Li Yuanhao used the money to continuously hoard what he needed and arm himself.
With his army, plundering the Song Dynasty was just a way for him to show his strength. The real focus was still on the Western Regions.
But the only thing that he didn't expect was that Ye An had already made arrangements one step ahead. Gaochang City was captured with the secret support of the Xi Lie Army and the Huaiyuan Army. It was actually not a difficult matter.
Although Gaochang City is powerful and solid, the city gates are still made of wood. In order to capture this strong city, Ding Xiaoyi and Guan Wanshan prepared thousands of kilograms of black gunpowder, and the powerful explosion directly blew the city gates away.
The four city gates were breached at the same time, which was a disaster for the Gaochang Uighurs. In their eyes, only gods had such power.
But Gaochang's defeat was inevitable. Even if there was no gunpowder to break through, the surrounding armies were enough to besiege Gaochang City to the point where it was completely exhausted.
The Uighurs are divided, but as long as there is a strong force, the scattered Uighurs can be integrated. They need a king and a powerful Aslan Khan, even if this Aslan Khan is a girl.
When Luo Shanna led the Song army all the way to Gaochang City, and when these Song troops easily defeated the largest sand bandit Moro Ye in Xizhou, the Uighurs from Moman, Qiuci, Yanqi, and Jiaohezhou began to gather.
The Song people's armed forces are so powerful that they have never seen before, and Rosanna can easily command this army. Anyone who dares to resist her will be defeated along the way. Comply with the strong, and comply with Xizhou's Aslan Han.
Their destination.
It is strange to say that the fundamental reason why the Uighurs were unwilling to be ruled by Rosanna was actually that she was not strong enough, not because of her lack of ritual status. Therefore, when Rosanna had the help of the Song Army, the power she gathered was astonishing.
huge.
The city of Gaochang could not be defeated in just one day. Afterwards, Luo Shanna led the Song army as the main force, and continuously recruited troops from various Uighur tribes to form a powerful army. It was as powerful as breaking bamboo and integrated all the forces on the land of Xizhou. Even Beiting was willing to do so.
They surrendered, but Yizhou was occupied by the party members and did not compromise.
After the city of Gaochang was destroyed, Roxana's father and brother could not understand until their death how this daughter could really secure the position of "Aslan Khan". From the beginning, they regarded everything Roxana described as a joke, a girl who had long since disappeared in the land of the Uighurs.
Even if the "Lion King" appears again, it will be impossible to unite the Uighurs.
But now they see that on the day Gaochang City was destroyed, Rosanna's father and brother did not make the final resistance, nor did they leave her with a difficult choice. The father and son did the only right thing, committing suicide.
They slaughtered all their wives and daughters before they died, not even sparing the infant children. Only Roxana, who has no relatives or friends, can secure Aslan Khan's position and not be tied down by family ties.
In this way, the child in her belly can successfully inherit Aslanhan's position without interference from relatives.
Qin Mumu sat on the floor of the study and listened quietly to Roxana telling everything. She sympathized with this poor woman from the Western Regions, and she had compassion for her from the beginning when she knew why she came to Tokyo to do business.
Ye An was also sitting on the floor, but he was more interested in understanding the situation. From Roxana's words, he was sure that the Western Region was now under her control, and the first step of his layout was considered a success.
Rosanna knelt on the ground and said so much just to show her loyalty in front of Qin Mumu. Ye An could still see this carefully. This woman understands human nature very well, but she put her idea on Qin Mumu's head.
Go up...it can only be said that she doesn't understand Qin Mumu at all.
Sure enough, after a brief moment of sympathy, Qin Mumu looked at Rosanna seriously and said: "I know what you mean very well. The fundamental power for you to rule the Uighurs in Xizhou still comes from us. You want to be called a member of my family.
In this way, you will have the power of Ganliang to maintain your rule in Xizhou for a long time. Do you hope that even your children will have the blood of the Marquis, so that Xizhou will become an inseparable interest like Ganliang? But there is
One thing you need to know is that everything you own in Xizhou comes from our family, so Xizhou should fundamentally belong to us."
After Qin Mumu finished speaking, she looked at Ye An, her eyes full of helplessness and said: "Xuan'er was forced to do so, Fang Linyue was tricked, and now there is Roxana. You are not committing a crime, but a peach blossom."
It’s a crime! It’s okay, you can raise one sheep, you can herd two sheep, so what if there’s one more woman?”
After speaking, he looked at Rosanna who was slightly happy and said: "You should know very well that the most important reason why I accepted you into the Hou Mansion is because of the Hou Mansion's interests in Xizhou. I recognize your status in this family.
But it also means that both Xizhou and you will be part of the Hou Mansion. Do you understand what I mean? From now on, everything in Xizhou requires the Hou Mansion to make decisions, and your rights will be greatly weakened. If
If you can accept it, it’s such a happy decision!”
Roxana was stunned. She thought that when she entered the Marquis' Mansion, she would legitimately have the rights to Xizhou and become the real "Aslan Han". However, the reality was exactly the opposite. She would legitimately become the woman of the Marquis' Mansion.
, and the Hou Mansion’s control over Xizhou will be justified!