Chapter 271 The use of military malpractices in the Song Dynasty

Looking at Zhong Zhi's expression, Wang knew what the boy was thinking. He said lightly, "When I was in Linchuan, my father told me this question: now the court does not send troops not because your father is cowardly, but because we have no money to fight; our Song Dynasty is not without generals, but soldiers do not know generals and generals." There was a big stone beside Zhuo Xiquan. The king pointed to the stone and said to Zhong Pin, "Sit down, I'll tell you." Zhao Zhongzhen was quite obedient. He sat down obediently, but he made up his mind. No matter what you say, I won't go back to the capital anyway, unless you go back with me. "Brother Wang, tell me. If what you say makes sense, I'll listen to you."

Wang's side sorted out his thoughts. It's no wonder that Yingzong said Zhongzhen. He had no contact with the government. Naturally, he didn't know the questions the Song Dynasty is facing now. Wang's side wanted to persuade Zhao Zhongzhen to make up with Song Yingzong's father and son, because Zhao Zhongzhen's body was related to the country of the Song Dynasty and the fate of his family. What did he say just now? By the way, military spending, finance, soldiers, Wang carefully thought about what his father said to himself, "This question is a question left over from history." As soon as Wang Pang said the first sentence, Zhong Pin asked, "What is the question left over from history?"

Wang explained, "It's the problem that your ancestors have left behind and haven't solved it yet." Zhong Cun smiled and said, "I don't believe it. If there are any questions, they will stay and can't be solved." After he finished speaking, he turned his head and looked at the king with a slightly naughty look,

Good boy, it seems that he was trying to make trouble. The king didn't educate him. "Let me ask you, what kind of garrison system did Song Taizu stipulate in order to prevent the arrogance and laziness of soldiers?"

Of course, this is not difficult for Zhao Zhongzhen: "The system of the forbidden army is divided into garrison. The local box army is useless. All sides of the defense must send the central forbidden army, but we can't let him stay in one place for a long time. For the current garrison in Hebei, he is transferred to the central government every other year, and then to Shanxi every other time."

Wang said, "Since you know it, it's easy to do. Do these troops need to give more money to the soldiers for such a defense? Moreover, the soldiers in our army have not retired. They recruit new soldiers every year, but how much financial and material resources need to be consumed in the operation every year. Although there is no war, the funds are followed. There is no difference in the war. The army always runs on the road and separates the generals from the army. The army is deployed in batches of defense, and the generals are still there. After a long time, the soldiers don't know the generals, and the generals don't know the soldiers. Do you think that if the soldiers and soldiers don't understand each other, can they win the battle?

Zhao Zhongzhen thought about these words next to the king and felt a little reasonable. His expression was not as naughty as before. He asked seriously, "If you say what Brother Wang said, why don't you let those veterans retire and reduce their staff?"

The king sighed that the child was a child. It was too simple to think about it. He said patiently, "Do you know that once you come out of the Great Wall, it is the Great Plains, so if you fight in the north, you must have cavalry, and the Song Dynasty must fight against the enemies outside the north, not be cavalry, and the horses needed by the cavalry are only produced in two places, one is in Northeast China, one is in the northwest, one is the so-called field of Jibei, that is, the area of Recha today, the other is the area of Ganliang River. It must be a cold place to raise horses well, and horses can't be raised one by one by one. There must be beautiful grass, sweet springs, and a wilderness, so that they can be raised in groups, so that they can be used for the cavalry to chase long distances, and these two horses. At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, one was taken by Liao and the other by Xixia. It was not in the hands of our Song Dynasty.

Zhao Zhongzhen scratched his head. What Wang said had anything to do with raising soldiers? Wang ignored him but continued: "On the Shanxi side, Taiyuan to the north, there is a Yanmen pass, but this is not the main line of defense. The main one is in Hebei. There is no danger to guard here. The main The defense line is the Juma River, and it is also near Zhuozhou. Because it is too close to each other, it loses its strategic depth, and it can only invest more troops in passive defense. Therefore, back to the question just now, the army of the Song Dynasty can only be a negative defense against Xixia and Liao. It can't attack, retreat can't be defended, and the soldiers are useless and can't be abolished, just because With these soldiers, we have to prepare for the war all year round to raise these soldiers, which is why today's situation.

When Zhao Zhongzhen heard this, the matter was so complicated. He never thought that the young man in front of him, who was only a few years older than him, could break the ills of the use of soldiers in the Song Dynasty. Moreover, Wang's words made him feel that his father, the emperor, was really difficult to do, and he had a headache to hear it. If he really fights with Xixia, can he win? He asked anxiously, "Brother Wang has a solution to this matter."

Wang Zong thought that it was time to recommend Wang Anshi to the future emperor. He shook his head and said, "The solution, you have to ask my father about this. In those years, he once wrote ten thousand words to Emperor Renzong, and there was a way to solve the problem, and what I said was just the result of my father's analysis."

Zhao Zhongzhen's face was sad. He said with a sad face, "It seems that what my father said is right. I do know too little, but if the situation is so serious, isn't the Song Dynasty in danger?"

Looking at his desperate face, Wang Bian hurriedly comforted him: "Oh, it's not so serious. Our Song Dynasty pays special attention to scholars. Although the army has not been sorted out, the military can still be revived, and there is no major problem inside. Slowly, it is not impossible to save it." Although Wang said so, Zhao Zhongzhen was still extremely uncomfortable, and he thought that he was not considerate of his father, so he blamed himself in his heart.

Seeing Zhong Jian like this, Wang thought it would be better to persuade him to return to the capital as soon as possible. Although he didn't think about how to dedicate those volumes of books for the time being, the latter was naturally more important than that of the Song Dynasty. Thinking of the king, he said, "Since you already know that your father is in trouble and that your uncle is in Shaozhou, it's better to find How about he sent you back?

Zhao Zhongzhen immediately stood up and said unhappily, "No, I've been out for so long, and my father hasn't sent anyone to find me. I don't want to go back like this. If you don't look for me in the future, I'll just follow Brother Wang around. It's good to be happy." With that, he walked to the resting Zen room,

It turned out that he was still nauseous. Why didn't the emperor look for Zhao Zhongzhen? Wang's side didn't know, but he knew that Zhao Zhongzhen's current age was in the reverse period of youth. It was already like this, and he was not in a hurry for a while, so he said, "Okay," so I won't say more.

When the sun sets, the temple is extremely quiet. Zhao Zhongzhen, who returned to the Zen room, is much quieter than usual. He took a scripture in his hand and seemed to be reading it, but he was absent-tempted from time to time. What Wang said today was remembered in his mind. He always tried to find a solution, but these questions were all true for the emperors of the Song Dynasty. The strange circle that he couldn't get out of, not to mention that he was a child, and the king didn't bother him. There were also a lot of things in his mind to think about. The more he said what he said in the afternoon, the more he thought about it, the more reasonable he thought. They all said that the Song Dynasty was a poor and weak dynasty, but when he was in this situation, he found that it was not the case.

The culture and technology of the Song Dynasty were the most brilliant among the countries in the same period. Not only that, the system of the Song Dynasty followed the disadvantages of the five generations. If the Northern Song Dynasty did not focus on literature over martial arts and unified the people ideologically, there would be no big problems inside, and these are definitely not a word of poverty. Weakness can be summed up. Let's take the Tanyuan League as how important and hard-won development in peace is. The two of them were thinking about each other. Hearing the sound of knocking on the door, a little monk sent him to the Zen room with a fasting meal. The king remembered that he saw the king of Handong on the way, so he called the little monk and asked, "This little master, when we came today. Wait, when he saw the king of Handong, did he also come to the incense?

The little monk replied while setting up the meal, "Yes, the prince came yesterday. He went back to the prince's palace in Shaozhou this morning."

Zhao Zhongzhen, who greeted the king, said, "Zhongzhen, do you hear that the royal palace of Handong County is in Shaozhou."

Zhao Zhongpin raised his eyelids and looked at Wang: "I don't want to go back to the capital yet. When I finish the Guangnan thing with you, let's go back to Linchuan. I want to listen to what you have to say."

Wang side couldn't help smiling. Zhao Zhongzhen's words were really in his heart: "What's the use of hearing? You haven't found you since you came out this time. I don't know what you are in a hurry. Besides, how do you know that he didn't look for you? What's more, you are not afraid of anything big in the capital. If you become the emperor in the future, It's still useful to listen to my father's words. If you can't be the emperor, what's the use of listening to it? I think you might as well go around with me. After saying that, he looked at Zhao Zhongzhen, who was frowned with a smile, and thought to himself: I asked you to go back to the capital and you didn't go back, just go against the way. I said I wouldn't let you look back on what you said,

Zhao Zhongzhen became serious: "You think I'm willing to be the emperor. What's good about being an emperor? It's just... If you don't be the emperor, you really can't solve any historical problems. I'm a prince and a subject of the Song Dynasty. Alas... How can I not worry about the Song Dynasty"

The king patted him on the shoulder and said sincerely, "My godfather, Prime Minister Bao, said the same thing in those years. If he doesn't fulfill the position of prime minister, how can he do things for the people? If you abstain from the throne, of course I am willing to take you, but if you have the subjects of the Song Dynasty in your heart, don't be angry." After saying that, he looked at Zhao Zhongzhen,

Zhao Zhong's eyes turned red and he sighed, "Brother Wang, I'll listen to you. Tomorrow, I'll send incense first to pray for blessings. When I return to Shaozhou City, I'll go to the county palace to find my uncle."

What they thought was good. When they went there, they also threw themselves into the net. How did they know that Zhao Zongmin came to the temple to pray for blessings so that he could successfully replace Zhao Shu of Song Yingzong and ascend to the throne of the Song emperor. Moreover, Qin Minxue, who had a ulvocation, was also staring at Zhao Zongxun, the king of Handong County. This way of