Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

The government army system and the mediocrity tune are complementary. Although the Tang Dynasty relied on this system to kill all parties in the early days, history has proven that it cannot last long.

Ju Ming adopted the two-tax system, which could not be matched with the government army system, so the soldiers he had were definitely not government soldiers.

But in order to have strong morale as soon as possible, Ju Ming used land as much as possible to reward military achievements while distributing military pay. This approach can not only quickly form an army, but also save some military pay.

Judging from the military salary standards alone, the salaries of Ju Ming's soldiers are lower than those of the Song Dynasty Forbidden Army.

In areas where there is no wasteland to develop, you can also start from Terada. For example, the Chengdu garrison under Bai Qi received the temple fields of Zhaojue Temple. It was all fertile and mature land, and the number of rewards was definitely smaller.

On the contrary, it was Ju Ming's personal soldiers who received high wages and no land.

Three thousand heavy armored infantry, hundreds of musketeers, and hundreds of squatting gunners, these are the troops directly under Ju Ming. Currently stationed in Xiangyang, Ju Ming has promised to reward them with the fertile land of the Central Plains!

Adjustments will definitely be made in the later period to increase the amount of food and salary and no longer grant land rewards.

But at least in the early stages of the battle with the Jin soldiers, Ju Ming's soldiers were all small landowners or farmers with land. As long as rewards and punishments are clear, this kind of troops composed of good family members will have super combat effectiveness at all times and in all countries.

Ju Ming went north to inspect several military camps and reclamation areas, and then took Zhang Guangdao to inspect the border.

In the previous Jiangling Battle, Zhang Guangdao had no outstanding military exploits. He had been in charge of the entire eastern front battlefield and faced off with Zhong Xiang's Eastern Route Army in Hanyang.

Zhang Guangdao, like Li Bao, is positioned as a handsome man, not an ordinary general.

"All the big and small passes are in our hands," Zhang Guangdao stood at the big pass and pointed to the Song Dynasty boundary in the north. "Our army can go north at any time, but it is not easy for the officers and soldiers to break in."

Daguankou was called Zengguan in ancient times. It was the seat of the Zang Kingdom in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the Chu Great Wall of the Warring States Period still remains.

Now there is no Guancheng. There is only a winding path between the two mountains. There is a square platform of several hundred square meters at the entrance of the passage. Zhang Guangdao built a fort here, which is also a commercial channel and can collect a lot of tolls every year.

Shi Yuangong followed behind on horseback: "There are no less than ten craftsmen hidden in Ye County. Half of them live in the back house of the county government and are servants of the magistrate of Ye County."

"The county magistrate is one of our own now?" Zhu Ming said amusedly.

Shi Yuangong introduced: "The county magistrate's name is Lu Chu. He was a Jinshi in the second year of Zhenghe. His elder brother Lu Rong also passed the Jinshi exam two years ago. His great-grandfather moved from Henan to Fujian to do business seventy years ago, but He failed in business and became impoverished and moved to the Chen family in Yongfu (Yongtai) County. Later, when one of his descendants passed the Jinshi examination, he changed his surname back to Lu, and now there are three Jinshis."

"It's not easy for three Jinshi to be married into a wife." Ju Ming commented objectively.

In fact, the Yongfu Lu family passed nine Jinshi examinations in more than a hundred years from the end of the Northern Song Dynasty to the beginning of the Southern Song Dynasty. From the descendants of their husband-in-law, they became a prominent family in Fujian.

Shi Yuangong said: "Lu Chu once studied with Mr. Zhimo (Chen Yuan), and he can be regarded as the same sect as the Generalissimo. He used to be a county magistrate in Guanzhong. After he was captured by our army, he claimed to be the Junior Disciple of the Generalissimo. If he secretly After his release, he was willing to cooperate with our army. I spent some money to give gifts to Li Bangyan, and asked Li Bangyan to arrange for Lu Chu to be the magistrate of Ye County."

"You only want to cooperate but don't want to surrender?" Zhu Ming had an impression, and Shi Yuangong reported the matter.

Shi Yuangong said: "He is also a hedging bet and refuses to vote directly, but his administration is pretty good. The Song Dynasty court asked the prefect of Ruzhou to train troops to defend us, and the prefect of Ruzhou asked Lu Chu to train troops. Lu Chu took the training The money and food are all used to resettle the refugees and prevent the number of refugees in the territory from continuing to increase. Nowadays, Ye County does not have decent officers and soldiers, but the people can still barely live a living. As soon as our army arrives, Ye County surrenders immediately."

Ju Ming said: "Has that Governor Ge of Ruzhou changed his attitude towards us?"

Shi Yuangong replied: "I still recite poems and write poems every day, practice Taoism, travel around the mountains and rivers, and try my best not to collect excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes so that the people can survive. I sent Xi Zuo to contact him, but he neither wanted to cooperate nor ordered the arrest of Xi Zuo ."

"It's good to be able to do this. He deserves to be famous all over the world." Zhu Ming did not expect all officials to surrender to him.

The governor of Ruzhou was called Ge Shengzhong, and he passed the Hongci exam, and it was through this exam that Qin Hui turned around.

The macroci subject is a non-permanent subject of Enke. It can admit up to five people at a time and at least one person. Those who can win this subject are all top-notch literati.

As for Ge Shengzhong, he was said to be able to write at the age of nine, master the classics and history at the age of fifteen, and pass the imperial examination at the age of sixteen.

Because of his high attainments in literature and art and his proficiency in Taoist classics, Ge Shengzhong was highly appreciated by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty in his early years. Later, he strongly criticized and opposed Hua Shigang, so he was demoted and demoted by the emperor. A young and talented Juncai is still serving as a magistrate in his forties.

Today, Ruzhou, governed by Ge Shengzhong, is close to Ju Ming's territory, and the people are still being exploited by Xicheng.

He had completely lied down, pretending that he couldn't see anything.

It is impossible to recruit troops to defend against the red bandits. As long as he dares to spend money and food to train troops, the people in his territory will definitely rebel first, let alone whether he can guard against the red thieves.

Ge Shengzhong was not willing to take refuge with the red thieves.

Even Ge Shengzhong didn't want to offend the Zhu thieves, and he didn't arrest Xizuo who was sent by Shi Yuangong to contact him.

Ju Ming smiled and said, "I will write him a letter personally."

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Ruzhou, state city.

Ge Shengzhong was half drunk again and rode his donkey slowly back to the Yamen.

Ge Li Fang couldn't stand it, so he helped his father get off the donkey and scolded him: "What if you fall down when you are drunk?"

"It's good if you fall to death," Ge Shengzhong said with a smile, "I don't want to take another look at this muddy world."

Ge Lifang said: "Then resign as soon as possible and go home to live in seclusion and practice Taoism."

Ge Shengzhong shook his head: "Although I am a vegetarian in Ruzhou's corpse position, it is better than others being the governor. At least I can leave a way for the people of Ruzhou to survive. I just hope that the Zhu Thief will come soon, whether it is sacrifice or escape, so that this mess can be ended as soon as possible. . I can only write lyrics and practice Taoism, and I also like to drink and have fun, so I cannot govern the country well. If the red thief has the ability, let him do it."

"If you think so, why doesn't father become a thief?" Ge Li Fang asked.

Ge Shengzhong said: "If you eat the king's salary, you can't be a thief."

Ge Lifang said: "In his message, Zhu Thief said that the officials in the world do not eat the emperor's salary, but the people's fat and anointing."

"This is not wrong. We all live off the people's wealth," Ge Shengzhong said. "But in life, you must have some persistence. I can't do anything like a thief."

The father and son are not well-known in history books, but they left many poems to be passed down to future generations.

In fact, Ge Shengzhong knew how to govern the people, and he was also an educator. When he was the principal of a state school in Yanzhou, he personally wrote textbooks, which not only required students to learn Confucian classics, but also required them to learn laws and regulations, Jingmin, feudal towns, prosperity, food and other related knowledge, including military, civil affairs, commerce, and laws.

Ge Shengzhong even knows some simple economics.

However, his knowledge and ideas could not be implemented at all, and they were always hampered everywhere. Even when he was appreciated by Song Huizong, he only asked him to write lyrics all day long and discussed with him how to practice Taoism. The monarch and his ministers did not talk about how to govern the country at all.

"Ms. sir, someone asked to see you and sent a letter." The old servant said nervously.

Ge Shengzhong looked at the servant's expression and knew that Xiao Zuo was coming to contact him again.

The red thief is becoming more and more unscrupulous!

"Please step back." Ge Shengzhong took the letter and said.

The father and son went to the study together. Ge Shengzhong opened the letter, read it and quickly read the signature. Then he was horrified and said: "This is an autographed letter from Zhu Thief. Light the candle quickly. This must be burned!"

Ge Li Fang said: "Father, please don't burn it. My son wants to collect Zhu Thi's calligraphy treasures. Although Zhu Thie's poems are not many, they are all works handed down from generation to generation, and the calligraphy treasures are even rarer to see."

"What are you thinking about?" Ge Shengzhong didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Like his father, Ge Li-fang was once hailed as a child prodigy. He was proficient in classics and history at the age of fourteen or fifteen, and he especially liked Ju Ming's poetry and knowledge.

Ge Li Fang said: "Even if you have to burn it, you can still read what is written."

Ge Shengzhong read it carefully and found that the content was very simple and did not persuade him to surrender.

It begins with words of admiration, first affirming Ge Shengzhong's academic attainments, then praising him for his firm opposition to Hua Shigang, and then approving of his kindness to the people. Then, Zhu Ming asked Ge Shengzhong for advice on how to govern the people in a tone similar to that of a student.

"It's such a shame," Ge Shengzhong said with emotion, "tens of thousands of refugees have poured into the territory of the Zhu Thief, and he can calmly settle them, so why do you need to ask me for advice on how to govern the people?"

Ge Li-fang took the letter and read it, and praised: "This is a true and virtuous king. Mr. Zhu has both political integrity and talent. He is known for his strong governance. He also occupies a huge land. He can still be courteous to the virtuous and corporal, and humbly consult the enemy officials. Today's emperor, if If he could be even half as good as Mr. Zhu, the country would not be like this."

Ge Shengzhong said: "He wants to win my heart!"

"So polite, virtuous, and humble, so what if I give him my heart?" Ge Lifang said, "When my father was an official in front of the emperor, did the emperor ever ask his father about government affairs?"

Ge Shengzhong shook his head: "The emperor only talked about poetry and calligraphy, and only asked me how to practice Taoism."

Ge Lifang said: "My father is full of knowledge, so he has the heart to waste it? Mr. Zhu's Taoist knowledge is actually similar to his father's ideas. My father paid attention to people's livelihood. In his early years, he wrote "Fu Qiang", "Shihuo", "Jingmin" 》Three articles, aren’t they exactly what Mr. Zhu said about Tao Yong Xue? Tao Yong Xue will definitely be a prominent teaching for the new dynasty. The principles that my father admired will be popular in the world from now on!"

Ge Shengzhong was a little tempted and read the letter again.

Ju Ming's praise and admiration in the letter, and even the request for advice, every word made him feel respected, and he had the urge to die for his confidant.

This was different from when he faced Hunjun. Although he was proficient in literature and Taoism, Hunjun always asked him for advice on these things without talking about how to govern the country at all, which only made Ge Shengzhong feel extremely disgusted.

Ge Shengzhong often compares himself to Jia Yi, but he is so pitiful that he only misses the front seat in the middle of the night!

"Let me think about it again." Ge Shengzhong didn't mention burning the letters, let alone talking about the red thief.