The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

After completing the mission, the contingent retreated to Gaochang through the Western Liao Dynasty to rest, and they left a mess for Mulayi. Several surviving ministers fought again to compete for the position of Sheikh, which led to their strength being weakened again.

As a result, the control over the surrounding areas decreased. The kingdoms and lords who had lived under the threat of Mulayi took this opportunity to unite and attack them, and set down some fortresses and further erode their territory.

Under internal and external troubles, the heads and missionaries of Mulayi State could only hurriedly end the internal struggle and elected Sheikh, and his prestige and strength were incomparable to the previous two terms. And Alamut

The fort was destroyed, and they could only choose the most steepest Mamundisi Fort as their base. However, the new Xie He was still panicked. The omnipresent assassination of the Song people left a huge shadow on them. The first thing he did after taking office was

Send an envoy to contact the Song people to beg for peace, hoping that the two countries will stop and no longer send assassins to assassinate each other's heads.

Mulayi State and the Song Dynasty had no contact. If they had not sent people to assassinate Zhao Qi, I am afraid that many people in the Song Dynasty would not have known that such a country existed. They could only enter the Gaochang territory through other countries.

I asked Gao Chong, the highest official here, to give him a huge gift and swear that he would not offend the Song Empire, nor would he retaliate against the Song Dynasty's business travelers. Gao Chong was already worried about their assassination of the emperor, so he naturally had no good face.

As the reason for asking the emperor, they were left to Gaochang for several months before reluctantly agreeing. This matter came to an end with the complete victory of the Song Dynasty.

The task force returned to Bianjing in the spring of the following year. They were able to complete the task under such difficult conditions. Of course, Zhao Qiong was rewarded with two military ranks and both were awarded titles. In addition to the two victims' heavy pensions, they also gave them the same.

Later generations inherited the title, and the spirit throne entered the Martyrs' Temple forever received national memorial service. Due to the outstanding performance of this task force, Zhao Qi decided to retain the team and personally gave the team name "Xianglong" Squadron. Qing Yang was the captain.

The organization is still 120 people, and it is transferred to the Guards' inner guard brigade, becoming another mobilizable force for the emperor...

The 16th year of Xingguo was destined to be a chaotic year. At the beginning of the new year, the Shangshu Province accepted the emperor's suggestion and revised the document that was only distributed to the "county and gang level" in the past, and officially named it the "Imperial Newspaper" and was distributed nationwide.

, mainly to report recent major news, international situation, new government policies and important news. The materials are mainly from memorials and letters received by the Secretariat and the Privy Council. After unified compilation, the manuscript will be added from the post station to 800 miles.

It is urgently sent to various typesetting and printing and distribution.

Because the "Xiongbao" has the characteristics of authoritative publishing institutions, fast news transmission and low price, it makes it possible that "scholars do not go out, and they know the world's affairs". Not only are they valued by the officials, the army and various academies, but merchants also actively subscribe.

The price of three cents can be afforded even if the poor are poor, and it can easily get topics for discussion. Therefore, as long as you are literate, you must find a way to buy one.

In order to increase entertainment and audience participation, "Xinbao" will also issue supplements such as current affairs, entertainment, business, and literary. No matter whoever provides the article or information is adopted, it will not only be a big name for itself.

Showing your face in the newspaper can also get some "pension fees" according to the situation. The most attractive thing about these supplements is the "literary version". Not only because they often publish articles by celebrities and scholars, but also because the editor-in-chief is Empress Zhu of the current dynasty, think about it

Once your article is selected, it is very likely to be recommended to the emperor. If the emperor likes it again, wouldn’t there be a smooth road in front of him?

Of course, these are all the tricks created by Zhao Qiong to unify the national propaganda. Removing rumors, guiding public opinion, supervising the government, and becoming a powerful tool for ruling the country. Those supplements are for those who like to give guidance to the country.

Zi and Yashi provide channels for comments and debates on current affairs. This is better than letting them discuss the emperor privately and criticizing the government for being open and upright, and at the same time, they also give them more "talk" paths, so as not to silence and write to the letter at any time.

The drama caused turmoil in the court.

Of course, as the most profitable and stingy emperor in history, Zhao Qi would not pay for newspapers out of his own pocket. Those who leave money to merchants to advertise are left to the public. The official can also attract consumption and promote business.

Development. The only exception is the literary supplement, from sorting and distribution, publishing, printing, and paying authors for manuscripts, all came from Zhao Qiong's small treasury, and his purpose was to make up for his debt to the queen.

Zhao Qi and Zhu Shuzhen's marriage can be said to be a misunderstanding caused by an encounter. At that time, he admired this talented talented woman more, and even was a little afraid, and he couldn't talk about love at all. He was drunk in the inn and went crazy.

Plagiarizes the masterpiece of the previous generation, but I just want to take this opportunity to remove the label of "unlearning and ignorant" on myself before entering Beijing. Unexpectedly, it attracted the girl to be in love with her "young and dandy", so that she later became a sensation for her.

Huang Jingchen's suggestion was called the princess by Queen Zheng.

In the following years, Zhao Qiong was in harmony with his appearance, but he could not change his emperor's destiny, so he could only passively accept such a talented woman. After the wedding, he was still as close as a guest and tried to accept her, but he always had a thorn in his heart. And Zhu

Shuzhen did not live a romantic life of a fantasy talented man and a beautiful woman. She could not adapt to the ups and downs of Zhao Jie's "love the country and look at the world" for a while, and finally made the two unable to integrate into their respective lives.

Life.

After Zhao Qi ascended the throne, Zhu Shuzhen became the mother of the country in charge of the harem. As the concubines gave birth to children one after another, she worried about whether her son could succeed to the throne, and the quarrel with the emperor became deeper. Finally, when Zhao Huan returned to the country, she directed a

A farce that shocked the government and the public, which angered Zhao Qiong. Although he did not depose his position as queen, he also neglected her, deprived her of power, and kept her in the deep palace.

After all, Zhao Qi was from his previous life and had the idea of ​​equality between men and women in modern times. As he grew older, he also reflected on the fact that he had a certain responsibility for the reason why he had a fight with Zhu Shuzhen like this, especially because of the marriage.

The rebellious mentality that arises is causing him to not accept Zhu Shuzhen from the bottom of his heart. So he took advantage of the opportunity when his relationship with his eldest son was eased last year was repaired and his relationship was restored.

But Zhao Qi knew that people would be troubled if they had nothing to do, so he paid for his own interests and got the queen a editor-in-chief Dangdang to give full play to her strengths. He also found something for her to do. Unexpectedly, the investment achieved fruitful results

Zhu Shuzhen became famous with her status and excellent literary literacy. She became a celebrity in the poetry world of the Song Dynasty. She was busy selecting manuscripts every day and summoning everyone to discuss the pros and cons. In addition, sometimes Zhao Xiao also joined in and participated in it, improvising

"Stealing" a few masterpieces to help him, the relationship between husband and wife became more and more harmonious, and his backyard became calm, making him the number one model family in the Song Dynasty...

But God seems to not see Zhao Qi's goodness, so he has to find something for him even if he has nothing to do. When the Yellow River thawed at the beginning of the year, the Imperial Heaven Supervision reported that the Yellow River is clear. Because of the saying that the Yellow River is clear, the ministers submitted a statement. Congratulations. Zhao Qi knew that this was just a natural phenomenon. It may also be a precursor to drought, because the reduction of incoming water in the upstream leads to slowing runoff and premature sedimentation of sediment, resulting in clearing of river water.

The appearance of Heqing is obviously related to the 'saint'. When his father Zhao Ji was in power, he appeared three times. The emperor and all officials celebrated each other in various forms and praised him. He even even in the first year of Daguan, Ganning Jun. The report said that the Yellow River is clear. It is more than 800 miles, for seven days and nights. His father also issued an edict to change the Ganning Army to Qingzhou. In fact, everyone knows that he is a foolish monarch who has been registered in history.

Therefore, Zhao Xiao was not happy, but instead ordered the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue to closely monitor the water conditions and pay attention to the amount of rain. Sure enough, unfortunately, he predicted it again, and it was not raining until April after February. Henan and Hebei In Hedong, Dading and Shaanxi all experienced spring drought, which caused spring sowing to be unable to proceed. The drought is still developing, and the water volume of larger rivers has decreased and it is no longer possible to sail. Even the canal cannot pass through large ships because of shallow water. If it continues, it will lead to a large-scale reduction in grain production in the north throughout the year and a famine will occur.

Faced with the severe situation, Zhao Jie urgently summoned the ministers to discuss matters. This large-scale drought often leads to serious social problems. The hungry people will leave their hometowns and flock to wealthy areas to become refugees, and some people will take risks. Robbing official warehouses, wealthy households, and becoming bandits, the epidemic is followed by the epidemic, which leads to population loss and death. It will not only cause severe damage to the economy, but also put society in turmoil, and it will be difficult to recover after many years.

How to deal with future disasters? Some people mentioned the conscription strategies used by the previous dynasty in the disaster year, and brought young and strong into the army, thereby reducing the resistance force and maintaining social stability; some people proposed to order the prefectures and garrisons to strictly guard them. To prevent the flow of hungry people. Zhao Xiao immediately rejected these two suggestions. He finally solved the problem of redundant soldiers. He should not turn many years of hard work into a bubble because of a disaster. Furthermore, the flow of hungry people cannot be solved by blocking them. If done properly, it will lead to greater unrest.

Of course, the most people suggested opening warehouses and releasing grain to help hungry people. But everyone knows that the disaster is serious, with a large area and a long time, and it is difficult for the warehouses of various prefectures to deal with, but some of them were military rations used by the emperor to prepare for the Northern Expedition. After considering that Zhao Qiong thought that although the Northern Expedition was a major plan, the stability of the political situation was the premise. At present, disaster relief should be the key, and the current edict was issued:

Order all affected governments to open warehouses and release grain to provide relief to the victims, and at the same time carry out self-rescue production and harvest seeds from late autumn crops, and immediately replant them when the disaster situation is relieved; order all departments under the jurisdiction of the town and comfort departments to enter a state of alert to prevent riots, and at the same time, you can respond to the disaster situation. The local prefectures requested to distribute military rations to disaster relief, and sent medical camps to assist local patients to avoid the outbreak of plague; the summer taxes in the southeast, southwest and Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces were delivered in kind in physical goods and transported to the disaster area nearby. If the waterway is not open, it will be transported from sea to sea. north.

While issuing the imperial edict, Zhao Qi sent censors to the prefectures to investigate and rescue officials who failed to effectively rescue disasters, took the opportunity to deduct disaster relief supplies, and cracked down on unscrupulous merchants who raised prices. He secretly ordered the northern troops to closely monitor the border and prevent the enemy from taking the opportunity to invade. After drought, major floods often occur. Zhao Xiao asked the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Revenue to take advantage of the opportunity of drying rivers and lowering water surfaces caused by drought to gather young and strong people in the disaster area and use the method of paying for work to deal with dangerous sections that cannot be repaired during flood water. It can also solve the livelihood problems of people after the disaster.

Zhao Qi's imperial edict was quickly spread through the notice of the Secretariat and the "Semi-Public Report", so that the people of the world could understand the seriousness of the disaster and the seriousness of the situation. However, the country did not sit idly by, but was trying every means to save the disaster and help the people, and for a while, the people's hearts were

As the situation stabilized, the most worried issue of refugees did not occur. At the same time, the people responded to the call of the court and launched self-rescue, but there was no turmoil due to the aggravation of the disaster.

Zhao Qiong's years of hard work in operation were not in vain. The strength of national strength allowed the Song Dynasty to store a large amount of funds to deal with large-scale disasters. The promotion of new crops also made the granaries in various places abundant, alleviating the pressure from the central government, and being able to do so at the first time.

Distribute disaster relief supplies to the victims. In addition, the commercial empire headed by the Four Halls controlled by him can also prevent the surge in prices from causing riots through affordable trading... (To be continued...)