In this article titled "A Letter to the People of the Song Dynasty", I first mentioned that recovering the lost territory of the Song Dynasty and returning our great mountains and rivers is my unshirkable first obligation as the emperor of the Song Dynasty. It is also the first duty of every person of the Song Dynasty. Since I came to the throne for more than two years, I have worked hard to govern and strive for strength. The national power has become stronger and stronger. When the time is right, I will lead the army to the north and march directly to Huanglong. Now, Mongolia has established a southern expeditionary army, but it is trying to invade our country first. I want to You want to dominate my homeland and seize my property. As people of the Song Dynasty, will you agree? I think this is something that every citizen of the Song Dynasty will never agree to.
Next, I elaborated on the position of the royal family and the court. That is to resist the Mongols to the end. The Mongols will never be allowed to occupy half an inch of our land. Regarding the upcoming war between Song and Mongolia, no matter how long it takes, no matter how many difficulties are encountered. .I, the Great Song Dynasty, will never retreat until the final victory.
At the end of the article, in the name of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, I call on the people of the Song Dynasty, regardless of region and nationality, regardless of gender, age or child, to unite. Those with money will contribute money and strength to jointly defend their homeland. Since God has made it clear, which means that our dynasty will definitely win. Although the process will be long and tortuous, as long as everyone has firm belief and works together, victory will definitely belong to our Song Dynasty.
Before noon, all the people in Lin'an City knew about this "Message to the Common People of the Song Dynasty". No matter whether they are literate or illiterate, whether they are adults or children, they can all remember the last sentence. Victory is certain. Belongs to our Song Dynasty.
Must win.
The Song Dynasty must win.
The next day, the Government Affairs Council held a meeting for all newspaper banks. Regarding the questions raised by newspaper editors and reporters about the Song-Mongolia War, the President of the Government Affairs Council, Wen Tianxiang, answered them one by one. He once again reiterated the court's firm determination. determination to fight.
On July 18, the Red Cross announced the establishment of a separate channel for war donations through major newspapers in Lin'an City. All Red Cross branches can accept donations from ordinary people and businesses, and promised to make the number of donations received public. .Accept supervision from the people and the government.
Because the Red Society of Lin'an City has an excellent reputation and has won the trust of the people. Together with Pu Shougeng, Xiao Tian plays an important role in the business community. Most businessmen, landlords and ordinary people who are willing to donate choose the Red Society as a channel to donate to the court. .
In the afternoon of the same day, friends from Lin'an Prefecture came to the headquarters of the Red Cross Society and took the lead in donating three thousand Huaxia coins. Later, the people joined in the donation one after another. Everyone who had money or no money donated one after another. You have fifty and I have one hundred. Even if it is only ten cents, it shows a little bit of my heart. Many children even donated their pocket money. One cent of Chinese coins or one cent of copper coins.
Suddenly, the Lin'an people's confidence in resisting the Mongols expanded sharply, far exceeding the level when Duan Ping entered Luo several decades ago.
Since mid-July, the atmosphere between the DPRK and China has become tense with the increase in military affairs meetings. By this time, no one will doubt Kublai Khan's ambitions. In addition, I will not allow any voice for peace to appear in the DPRK. At the same time, the ministers all know that even if the Mongols do not go south, I will go north. The previous leaders and factions also fell silent and all turned to a state of war preparation. At least on the surface, the words and deeds of the DPRK were extremely unified.
At the court meeting at the end of July, I was uncharacteristic and did not start with military affairs. After the ministers had finished saluting, I first said: "Dear Sirs, according to the statistics of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, in June, our court investigated and dealt with a total of eleven corruption cases. The amounts of these eleven cases are much smaller than those of previous corruption cases. In other words, according to the law and the code of conduct of officials, June is the first month in which officials have not been sentenced to death. This shows that our country’s anti-corruption initiative Great achievements have been made in the work of integrity. I am very pleased with this. The integrity of the court and officials at all levels has won praise, trust, and people's hearts for the court. This can be seen from the recent recruitment and donations. "The Song Dynasty is what the people want. This is commendable. The so-called people's hearts are moving like mountains. I think it is a sure thing to revive our dynasty."
Wen Tianxiang came out and said: "Your Majesty, this is the contribution of Mr. Chen Wenlong and the Independent Commission Against Corruption. They should be commended."
Chen Wenlong said: "Your Majesty, this is my duty and my duty. I really don't deserve the reward that Mr. Wen said."
I smiled and said, "The merits and demerits are in the heart of the people. I can see them all. Chen Aiqing and the Independent Commission Against Corruption's achievements are obvious to all. Of course, there are merits. I will write it down for you and the Independent Commission Against Corruption first, Aiqing."
Chen Wenlong cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Chen Aiqing. In addition to the current responsibilities of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, which continues to supervise officials at all levels of our DPRK, I intend to expand the scope of supervision of your Independent Commission Against Corruption."
"Your Majesty, please give instructions."
"Well, I have decided to include the state-owned commercial areas of our dynasty under the supervision of the Independent Commission Against Corruption. For example, Da Song Yin Zhuang, Da Song State-owned Commercial Bank, and all commercial departments invested by the imperial court such as China Royal Liquid Commercial Bank under the name of the Ministry of Commerce. .”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
I said with a slightly serious expression: "Chen Aiqing, the war is about to break out. The investment in military expenditures is huge. You need to focus on supervising this. Anyone suspected of embezzling military expenditures, from the chief minister to the common people, will be punished with serious crimes. "
"Yes, Your Majesty. I obey your order."
"Dear dear ministers, government affairs are the foundation of military affairs. Only by clear government affairs can people's wishes be achieved and military affairs can be guaranteed. And the clarity of government affairs cannot be obtained by shouting a few slogans and saying a few beautiful words. It must be done with hard work. To rejuvenate the country, empty talk will harm the country. Everything must be implemented in practice, and orders and prohibitions must be implemented. Otherwise, you will be like Ye Gong who loves dragons. You will not be able to win the trust of the lower-level officials and the people of our dynasty."
"I will be taught by you."
"Well, let's start discussing military affairs."
Lu Xiufu first said: "Your Majesty, news came from the north. Kublai Khan broke ground on the square outside the new palace in Dadu (today's Beijing) on the 1st of this month. He began to build the general platform. He plans to take the stage on September 1st. I pay homage to the general. We formally announce the dispatch of troops to our court."
Ma Tingluan snorted: "Your Majesty, this Kublai Khan is simply openly provoking."
Fan Wenhuan asked: "Your Majesty, why does Kublai Khan want to make such a big fuss? It is said that soldiers are valuable and quick. Isn't Kublai Khan's approach clearly asking me to prepare for the army in advance?"
"Fan Aiqing. As Ma Aiqing said, Kublai Khan was demonstrating. The reason why he did this was simply to cause panic to the people of our court. In turn, it also shows Kublai Khan's guilty conscience."
"You have a guilty conscience." Fan Wenhuan then asked. "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being stupid. What does this mean?"
I smiled and said: "Kublai Khan knew the movements of our dynasty and knew that our dynasty was already preparing for war. Therefore, the possibility of a sneak attack no longer existed. Moreover, the people and soldiers of our dynasty are currently in high spirits. This is different from Mongolia. There was an essential difference between the previous several invasions of the south. I believe that Kublai Khan built the Dianjiang Tower just to boost the morale of his soldiers and weaken the morale of our dynasty. What I mean by guilty conscience is that the confidence of the Mongols has been lost. It was enough like the previous two trips south. Kublai Khan was giving encouragement to himself and his subordinates."
Fan Wenhuan thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty is wise. I understand."
"Dear dear friends, in the past year or so, the combat effectiveness of all major military regions has been significantly improved. In the great military training boom launched by our country, everyone has worked together. Each military region has achieved varying degrees of innovation. For example, the Sichuan Military Region The regiment training cooperation system is one of the highlights. The regiment training system originated from the Baojia system of the ancient Zhou Dynasty. It has existed in all dynasties. Today, under the unified training of General Zhang Jue, the regiment training militia of the Sichuan Military Region has become a major strength of the regular army. In the battle of Ningxi Army, the regiment training in Yuechi County played a great role. It not only performed well in the defensive battle, but also provided a large number of qualified soldiers for the regular army."
Tuanlian is a local militia system in ancient China. Militiamen in the countryside are also called rural soldiers. Since the Zhou Dynasty, Tuanlian has continued to develop. In the Tang Dynasty, there was a special position of Tuanlian envoy, similar to the captain of the private self-defense force, to manage group training affairs. The Song Dynasty followed the Tang system. Each state had the position of Tuan Lian Envoy. Su Shi, a great writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, once served as the Deputy Tuan Lian Envoy of Huangzhou.
In ancient times, the more famous one was probably the Tongshan regiment training in Hubei Province in the late Ming Dynasty. The famous Li Zicheng died at the hands of the Tongshan regiment training. In modern times, the military strategist Zeng Guofan started his career through regiment training and made the Hunan Army famous. And the most famous one is the regiment training in Tongshan. The most famous regiment training should be the militia guerrillas in the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation. Our militia played a great role. Cooperating with the regular army, it made great contributions to people's liberation, national independence and the establishment of New China.
I continued: "The Song-Mongolia War is about to break out. The four major military regions on our northern border will bear the brunt. In order to commend the innovative spirit of the frontline generals and encourage their fighting spirit, I have decided to seal the main generals of the four major military regions. Xiao 7. Thought."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Xiao Qi read loudly. "The war between Song Dynasty and Mongolia lasted for more than thirty years. There are countless wars between the Great and Northern Dynasties. Now Mongolia is about to invade the south for the third time. In order to boost the morale of our Song Dynasty soldiers, we have specially sealed the Yangzhou Military Region. The envoy Li Tingzhi was appointed as the General of Yangwei and given the gold belt. The Luzhou Military Region envoy Xia Gui was appointed as the General of Wuwei and given the gold belt. The envoy of the Xiangyang Military Region Lu Wende was appointed as the General Fenwei and given the gold belt. The deputy commander of the Xiangyang Military Region was appointed. Lu Wenhuan, the envoy and pacifier, was appointed as General Zhenwei. He was given a golden belt. He was also appointed as the magistrate of Xiangyang Prefecture. Gao Gao, the envoy of the Sichuan Military Region, was appointed as General Wei, the central leader. He was given a golden belt. Zhang Jue, the deputy envoy of the Sichuan Military Region, was appointed as the left leader. General Wei. He concurrently serves as the principal regiment training envoy of Sichuan. He is given a gold belt. Zan Wanshou, the pacification envoy of Sichuan Province, is appointed as the right-leading army general. General Wei. He also serves as the deputy envoy of the Sichuan Military Region. He is given a gold belt. Generals above are commanders of each of the four military regions. I will give each of you a silver belt. I hope that our officers and men will fight bravely to kill the enemy. I will give you rewards based on your merits in the future."