Cha Ge, the Jin King of Xixia, has been imprisoned in Liangshan for more than two months. During these two months, he has become extremely haggard. He has an unkempt beard, a thin body, and a yellow face. If he is an acquaintance here, he will almost recognize him.
Don't let him out.
In the past two months, Liangshan did not look for him. He just transported him from Shangjing to Zhongjing, and then kept him in the prison in Zhongjing.
He was worried, firstly, about his own fate. He didn't know what was waiting for him, whether it was death or life imprisonment. Secondly, he was worried about the future and fate of Xixia. Liangshan's military strength far exceeded his.
Unexpectedly, his 30,000 elite soldiers were no match for Liangshan, let alone the remaining soldiers. Facing such a powerful Liangshan, what should Xixia do?
"Liangshan is more powerful than the Khitan back then! The territory they rule now is exactly the same as the Liao Kingdom back then, but their soldiers are much braver than the Khitan soldiers! The Jurchens should have been completely defeated by them, otherwise I wouldn't be able to
From Shangjing to Zhongjing! Now we in Xixia have no choice but to surrender, just like we did to the Liao Kingdom! But we are afraid that after we surrender, Liangshan still refuses to let us go to Xixia!"
"Liangshan is a Han, and the Song Dynasty is also a Han. Between Han and Han, internal fighting is much more intense than external fighting! For the Han people, their own talents are the most terrifying! Yes, their own talents are the most terrifying, and Liangshan will definitely
We have to fight the Song Dynasty first, and then we can attack Xixia! We still have a chance, if we recruit a large number of troops now and continue to build passes, we can still block Liangshan!"
In prison, Jin Wang Chage thought about these things every day. Unfortunately, no matter how much he thought, he could not leave here, and he could not convey his thoughts to Xixia.
From June to late August, the weather gradually became cooler, and on this day he was finally taken out. The soldiers gave him a horse, and he followed the Liangshan army towards the south under the care of countless soldiers.
"Where are we going?" Brother Cha couldn't help but asked.
"Go to Yanjing!" At this time, a middle-aged man came to Brother Cha and said with a smile.
"Who are you?" Cha Ge looked at this somewhat elegant Han man in surprise. He thought no one would care about him, but he didn't expect someone to take the initiative to talk to him.
"My name is Zhu Wu." The middle-aged man said.
"Zhu Wu?" Brother Cha was stunned. He had never heard of this person.
Xixia's understanding of Liangshan is very limited. They only know Wu Dong, Hua Rong and other top officials, but they know nothing about Zhu Wu.
"Sir, what are we going to Yanjing for?" Brother Cha asked again.
"We, Liangshan, have moved our capital to Yanjing, and you will live in Yanjing from now on," Zhu Wudao said.
"I am the Jin King of Xixia. When I attacked Shangjing, Shangjing was the territory of the Jurchens. I have not offended you Liangshan! Mr. Zhu, please let me go." Brother Cha said sincerely.
"Let you go? Haha, I don't have this right!" Zhu Wu shook his head.
"I was captured by you. Didn't our Emperor of Xixia send someone to ask for me?" Brother Cha said unwillingly.
"Ask you? Your Highness, King Jin, I think your emperor will be very happy after you are captured! I know that you are a powerful official of Xixia and have a high prestige in the Xixia army. Even the emperor of that year was shocked when he saw you.
How scrupulous should you be! You were caught, and he wants us to kill you right now, so why would he come to ask for you?" Zhu Wudao.
"This..." Brother Cha was stunned and his face turned gloomy.
"Let's go to Yanjing. I can chat with you along the way to relieve your boredom." Zhu Wu said with a smile.
Zhu Wu was with Brother Cha along the way. They chatted together, talking about the general trend of the world, many of which were related to Xixia! Brother Cha had deep feelings for Xixia, and he would not say anything secret! But through
After several days of contact, Zhu Wu had a great understanding of the customs and customs of Xixia! He also had a general impression of Xixia in his mind.
"Like Khitan, Xixia is also a semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural country! After 200 years of development, Xixia has been unable to leave farming, and now fewer and fewer people still live a nomadic life! Dealing with such a country is more difficult than dealing with pure nomads
The nation is much simpler! Most of their population cannot leave the city and their hometown. After conquering Xixia in the future, it will be relatively easy to rule there."
"In Xixia, the imperial power is supreme, and the emperor is nominally the lord of the world! If we want to send troops to Xixia in the future, we only need to conquer Zhongxing Mansion in Yinchuan, the capital of Xixia, in one fell swoop, and capture the emperor of Xixia. Xixia will be in danger of extinction! Or we can
Send heavy troops to surround Yinchuan and carry out encirclement and reinforcements. The entire Xixia army must rush there to rescue!"
Zhu Wu continued to analyze Xixia along the way and recorded some of his thoughts.
When he arrived at Shanhaiguan, Zhu Wu had already recorded a lot of things. He presented these to Wu Dong. After Wu Dong read them, he was very happy.
"We haven't established an intelligence agency in Xixia yet. It's amazing that you can learn so much through talking to Cha Ge! From now on, your Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be responsible for relations with Xixia, Song Dynasty, Mongolia, Japan and other places! From now on, your Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be responsible for relations with Xixia, Song Dynasty, Mongolia, Japan and other places! From now on
We in Liangshan still have to fight continuously,
Every time we attack a place, we must ensure that the remaining countries maintain peace with us! When attacking Xixia, the Song Dynasty must not use troops against us at the same time! When attacking Mongolia, Xixia must be stable. These are your Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Responsibilities." Wu Dong said with a smile.
"It sounds like this is somewhat similar to the former strategist." Zhu Wudao said.
"Yes!" Wu Dong nodded.
"Grand Governor, we will not use troops this year! From this year to next year, development will take a long time. We must maintain certain good relations with surrounding countries for the time being." Zhu Wudao.
"Originally we would not use troops, but we have just received information that all the Mongolian ministries on the grassland are gathering in large numbers. They are likely to go south. The military may have a battle plan against the Mongols," Wu Dong said.
"Are we still going to send troops north?" Zhu Wu asked in surprise.
"Yes! We are afraid that the death-defying army will be difficult to deal with. We may send some people into the grassland again, but they will not stay in the grassland permanently. They will only launch attacks by surprise." Wu Dong said.
"I understand!" Zhu Wu nodded.
For the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is still necessary to ensure the peace of Liangshan and several other places, and cannot allow the other places to attack Liangshan.
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Everyone worked hard, and on September 15th, Wu Dong and others finally arrived in Yanjing City.
They first arranged the location of the central government! Now the central government mainly includes five departments: the Military Department, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Propaganda Department, and the Department of Law! Among them, the Military Department has the highest status and the largest number of personnel. The Military Department accounts for
The land area is also the largest! The Economic Department chaired by Li Gang and Gongsun Sheng is second only to the Military Department, the Propaganda Department is third, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is fourth, and the Law Department has just been established. It does not have many personnel yet, and Lin Chong still needs to recruit people.
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All the institutions and personnel of the five major ministries together occupy more than half of the area of the Yanjing Imperial Palace.
Hua Rong and Li Gang both felt that something was wrong. They felt that land should be collected from outside and the government should be built outside the palace. In the past dynasties, although the palace also played a role in discussing affairs and other functions, the main function of the palace was still the emperor's home! How could that be?
Why do government agencies occupy more than half of the palace?
Wu Dong didn't take it seriously. The palace was too big, and he himself was a little uncomfortable. He couldn't use such a big palace at all. It would be a waste of resources to have only their family here. If additional land needs to be acquired to build government buildings, then
On the one hand, it is time-consuming and on the other hand, it consumes people's and material resources. Now that Liangshan is undergoing large-scale construction, where can resources be spent on these aspects?
With Wu Dong's strong insistence, the government finally placed it in the palace.
It was not until the end of September that major government agencies began to operate.