The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

The resignation of the two senior executives will inevitably make a series of personnel adjustments. The current officials of the Song Dynasty should be said to be relatively complicated. There are both old ministers in the previous dynasty who remained in office, retainers who came from secret residences, and those who were promoted from officials.

Officials and some surrendered officials in newly acquired places have different backgrounds. Most of the old ministers are from Jinshi and Imperial College; most of the officials who are promoted to the level are Juren and scholars who have passed the provincial examination or provincial examination; some newcomers are all these.

Several Jinshis in the year.

The emperor's retainers are more complicated. Most of the military generals are disciples of the emperor, and they are all trained by him, but most of them are military origins. The civil officials are all frustrated officials and scholars, and some are self-cultivated by Hedong Road.

Talents, including low-ranking merchants and wicked men, who have no education at all, are all elites who "learn war in wars", and of course, there are also those who are converted from military officials.

Among them, the retainers who could be called the emperor's confidants accounted for less than one-tenth of the ten thousand bureaucratic ranks of the Song Dynasty. However, after Zhao Jie became emperor, he did not give them a large reward and awarded them high-ranking officials.

Most of them were arranged to serve in the middle and grassroots level of the country. Those who served as senior officials were old ministers in the dynasty, but these people were capable ministers who had been cleaned up after several years. More officials who remained at the grassroots level also understood the people's sentiments and experienced the old masters.

, a capable official who is good at governing the people.

Anyone who sees this team is inappropriate and cannot be compared with any government. However, Zhao Qi was able to successfully combine many people who seemed to be unable to share the same tide. Not only did the government orders be smooth, but they were also efficient and pragmatic.

This includes his means and wisdom, because he controls both ends of the state machine, and some senior officials provide advice for him, and officials with vested interests at the grassroots level and their trusted officials are extremely difficult even if the middle-level team wants to obstruct him.

There was an emperor's sword hanging on their heads, and they could mobilize their troops to suppress them at any time.

Now ten years have passed, the grassroots officials trained and promoted by Zhao Qiong have been trained and have already had the experience of managing the local area. They have begun to gradually replace those old ministers. The Jinshi who became the disciples of the emperor through the imperial examination just filled the vacant positions at the grassroots level, according to their

The established mature procedures and methods to manage the local area have formed another cycle, completing the transition from the old to the old to the officialdom...

After discussion, Zhao Qi promoted Xu Jingheng to the left prime minister of the Secretariat and promoted him to the right prime minister of the Secretariat; Chen Gongbo, the Minister of Personnel, succeeded the right prime minister of the Secretariat and entered the highest level of the country; Yang Shi, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, was appointed as the Grand Secretary of the Zizheng Hall. Responsible for sorting

The history of the country was transferred by the Imperial College Priest Hu Anguo as the Minister of Rites, Sima Pu was appointed as the chief minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Zhang Su, the Hebei Pacification Envoy, was transferred to the Minister of Revenue Chen Go as the Minister of Personnel, and Xu Hong, the former governor of Datong, was transferred to the Minister of Zhongshan

Nie Chang was the Minister of Revenue, and Qiao Kun, the governor of Taiyuan, was appointed as the Minister of War; Zhang Shuye, the Minister of War, was transferred to the Minister of Justice; Shen Songyue, the governor of Xiazhou, was transferred to the Minister of Works; Chen Guoting was appointed as the Minister of War. Zhao Yi was promoted to general and was still the Minister of Assistant; Chen Dong

He was appointed as the chief censor; Zhou Xingji was appointed as the Imperial College Supervisor; Daming Prefect Liu Zi'an was transferred to the prefect of Kaifeng; and Zhang Xiaochun, the Minister of Justice, was appointed as the prefect of Yanjing.

The Privy Council has also changed a lot. Zhao Ren took over the position of the Privy Council, and Zhao Yong was appointed as the General Privy Council; Zhao Li, the Du Yuhou, was transferred to Hedong Punishment, and Gao Chong took over; Zhao Zhi was transferred to Hedong Road, Yanjing Road, and Dadingfu Road.

The envoy was replaced by Lou Qian, the commander of the First Brigade of the Bailout,; Zhao Meng showed the emperor two years later and was transferred to the Superintendent of the Song Dynasty Martial Arts Academy; the commander of the Infantry Division was taken over by Liu Biao, and the Ma Jun was taken over by Dou Jun;

Jiang Fei, the commander of the Military Intelligence Department, was transferred to Xijing's reign. Shang Hu took over; Zhao Zhong signed a letter to the Privy Council and served as the commander of the Guards, and Lei Zhenshan was promoted to the deputy commander of the Guards and also served as the commander of the expanded special operations brigade.

After the central government's adjustment was completed, the local government began to mobilize again, but everyone could see that the emperor's secret residence ministers began to enter the central high-level and enter the national center. The army was still the emperor's forbidden place, and other forces could not penetrate the needle.

But Zhao Zhi, who has always been the emperor's confidant, transferred capital to serve as a three-way transfer envoy for civil servants, made everyone feel disturbed. There was a logistics base for fighting against Jin. At this time, the transfer was not done well and he had to fight again!

What happened next seemed to confirm their speculation. The emperor issued an order to draw two commands of the Wolf Wing Army, and two commands of the Wolf Wing Army, and two commands of the Wolf Wing Army, into three brigades, and at the same time, three new artillery brigades were formed.

Under the direct jurisdiction of the Privy Council. Anyone who is familiar with military affairs knows that one of the two armies is good at fighting in mountain jungle, and the heart of the Jin Dynasty is full of mountains and forests. The Jurchens' old nests are even more high in mountains and dense forests, so this army is formed to lay off.

One-step combat operation...

In the past, when the army was expanded, someone would have submitted a report to advise the emperor to be cautious and not to retrace the old path of redundant soldiers. Zhao Qi also understood that the country's money is tight now, so he saved some money, and he had to spend some time explaining this time.

However, no one mentioned the expansion of the army and arranged funds happily. In fact, this was not because everyone was scared by the emperor, but because their "consciousness" improved and they thought it was necessary.

After the lessons of nearly losing the country in the past few years, the knowledgeable people in the court have realized that military expenditure potential is an important part of a country's war potential. From a historical and realistic perspective, the outcome of a war is mostly due to the military expenditure guarantee of a country.

Capacity is related. The most obvious thing is that the amount of military expenditure has a great impact on the scale of military mobilization. The size of military expenditure depends on a country's overall economic strength, strategic reserves and daily financial conditions, and can also be mobilized by the country.

resources, foreign trade and transportation have a certain relationship.

The main components that affect the scale of military expenditure are economic strength, land area and security situation. When there is less money, the scale of the army will naturally be reduced to reduce military operations. If there is more money, the combat readiness level and the renewal of weapons and equipment can be improved. Similarly, the land area is large.

Of course, more troops are needed to protect it. What's the use of a country with only a big butt to raise so many soldiers? The security situation is not good and ready for the outbreak of war at any time. Even if you don't have money, you have to raise soldiers, otherwise you will have to destroy the country and the world will be the same.

There is no need for peace!

Military expenditure has always been the main source of the financial expenditure of the Song Dynasty. The new imperial guards are mainly equipped with firearms and cavalry. In this era, the enemy who mainly fights cold weapons can be called asymmetric combat that bullies the weak, and of course it is also cost-effective.

At the cost of more money, expanding the army means spending more money to purchase equipment, raise more soldiers, and increase financial difficulties.

After Zhao Jie ascended the throne, military expenditure decreased after reorganization and reduction. Taking a universally equipped continuous bead gun as an example, the cost from materials to production is several times the cost of a bow, and it is not considered the ammunition consumed.

The need is huge. Zhao Qiong has not launched any major battles since the last Northern Expedition. Even if he fights, he will use a small-scale battle to deploy an army and use deterrence as the main focus.

The victory of several foreign wars has nearly doubled the territory of the Song Dynasty, which also means that more troops are needed to guard it, which has become a contradiction. Although the victory on the battlefield has given the security situation of the Song Dynasty a certain extent.

The improvement was made, but the Jin Kingdom still existed, and the remnants of Liao had always hoped to return to their hometown. The nomadic peoples in the north were also eyeing the wealthy Song Dynasty, and the Tubo tribes also had ambitions for the Central Plains... Therefore, the security situation was still not optimistic.

This seems to have become a dead knot, and Zhao Qiong understands that only by developing the economy and the country is rich and the people are strong can we have more money to develop military power. The same way, the strength of military power can provide guarantees for economic development.

Therefore, after a series of great victory, Zhao Qi decisively stopped the pace of war and military expansion and vigorously developed the economy. Now, after several years of opening up the sea to strengthen foreign trade, the sustainable development of the economy ensured the increase in taxes. Now, all walks of life

Both Changping and Guanghui warehouses have full granaries, so the national treasury will naturally not be empty. After the taxes exceed 100 million yuan in Xingguo in the third year, it has accumulated every year since then, and this year it has increased explosively.

, the summer tax alone reached 200 million yuan. According to statistics from the Ministry of Revenue, the total amount of gold and silver in the treasury and the physical objects stored in each warehouse is 200 million taels of silver. This is not the emperor's own small treasury. Everyone agrees that it will not be better than the treasury.

Middle-aged.

Now the Song Dynasty has become the economic center of Asia, and the economies of surrounding countries even reaching Central Asia and Southeastern countries are increasingly dependent on the market of the Song Dynasty. It can be said that the Song Dynasty has pinched their economic lifeline. The Song Dynasty has exerted the use of the Song Dynasty.

In addition to military means, the use of economic means can also restrict and weaken the power of hostile countries, promote the integration of regional economy and culture, and make it possible to defeat the enemy without fighting through diplomatic means.

With money, Zhao Qiong did not rush to increase military expenditure. Instead, he stored some of it in preparation for disasters and wars while ensuring the normal operation of the country. Most of it was invested in infrastructure construction. He built water conservancy facilities on a large scale and developed agricultural production.

, control floods; excavate canals so that the grain transporters in the southeast can directly reach the Yanjing area; expand the port to increase cargo throughput; expand and renovate the original storm, repair the west to Chang'an and north to Linhuangfu,

From Chengdu to the south and Dengzhou to the east, the branch roads as dense as spider webs can connect to the prefectures.

This money was not for nothing. It not only achieved the rapid transmission of military information and enhanced the mobility of the troops among the various garrisons, but also helped to improve combat readiness, increase the potential for war guarantees, and achieve a balance between economic and military development.

, laying a solid foundation for a strong army.

Infrastructure has benefited merchants and the people, facilitated caravans and promoted trade development, and handicrafts and agriculture have also benefited. Silk, tea, porcelain, paper, and books are the main commodities exported by the Song Dynasty, and these are all

Based on agriculture, processed and produced, not only can the upstream and downstream benefit and increase the enthusiasm for labor, but also make land-lost farmers have an additional way of life, alleviating and reducing domestic conflicts caused by land annexation, and hiding wealth among the people also makes the economy less

A war breaks out and collapses...