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"Those exiled during the Song Dynasty were subjected to forced labor."
"What is there to impeach?"
"Whoever dares to impeach,"
"So I sent him to the border to defend against those tribes."
With Zhao Yuan's words,
Zhong Shidao then felt confident enough to do things.
If it were a promise made to him by the emperor of the Song Dynasty...
He didn't dare to go all out.
Because what the civil officials in the court loved to do most was suppress the military.
from their perspective,
To educate and enlighten the people,
Instead of slaughter,
Although sending them to the border to teach and reform them would be a good idea.
Nobody dared to go.
The emperors of the Song Dynasty were never responsible.
The Zhong family generals had already learned this lesson.
Zhong E was initially ordered to seize Suizhou.
Although the city was successfully built.
However, he was impeached by the censor for instigating border conflicts without authorization.
Even the emperor dared not step forward to take responsibility.
In the end, Zhong E was demoted four ranks.
However, Zhong Shidao could trust the King of Liang.
It wasn't just because the civil and military officials of the Great Liang Dynasty generally held low status.
Even martial artists are slightly higher.
Moreover, the Prince of Liang came from a江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the martial arts world) background.
People in the martial arts world value their promises.
The promises of江湖人 (jianghu people, people from all walks of life) are more credible than the emperor's golden words.
Lu Zhishen, however, touched his bald head and said,
"If tribes within the Liao Kingdom invade,"
"Can we also march on the Liao Kingdom?"
Zhao Yuan thought for a moment and said,
"If it's a tribe within the Liao Kingdom's territory,"
"You can first submit a memorial to the imperial court,"
"The imperial court should hold the Liao Kingdom accountable,"
"Force them to go and wipe out the offending tribes."
"The Liao Kingdom was defeated by us before,"
"The fighting on the northern front is intensifying again,"
"They certainly wouldn't dare offend us."
"Just one letter of credence,"
"Then we can get them to do our work for us."
"If they can't wipe out those tribes,"
"It won't be too late for us to send troops then."
Zhong Shidao sighed, "In the past, when we fought against the Western Xia..."
"Every time the fighting reached the point where the Western Xia was unable to continue,"
"Even the Liao Kingdom would jump in to intervene,"
"Give the Western Xia some breathing time."
"There was a time when we could imagine that we could hold the Liao Kingdom accountable."
Chapter 1958 Assimilation
Zhao Yuan said, "If it weren't for a few clowns still jumping around in the country,"
"When Yelü Yanxi invaded Hebei previously,"
"I then led my troops to reclaim the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun."
"The Khitans stole the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun from the Han people for two hundred years."
"It's time to return it."
"You must seize the time to train your troops, especially the cavalry,"
"As long as the Central Plains are unified,"
"That will be the time when we reclaim the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun,"
"Whether we were facing the Liao or the Jin dynasty at that time."
"Our Han people's land must never be lost."
Upon hearing this, Zhong Shidao and the other two...
He hurriedly stood up, cupped his hands in greeting,
"Order."
"Wait for the imperial court to send a governor-general,"
"After granting the lands, recruit tens of thousands of Han cavalry,"
"No matter how many vassal armies there are,"
"We Han people must maintain strong military power and a martial spirit,"
"Otherwise, we will be devoured by these vassal armies sooner or later."
In Zhao Yuan's plan,
Firearms must be controlled only by Han Chinese.
However, before firearms could play a decisive role,
The Han cavalry should also be able to compete with the cavalry of various tribes.
Although Han Chinese horsemanship cannot compare to that of ethnic groups raised on horseback,
However, the Han people could use powerful bows and arrows and sturdy armor.
To compensate for the difference in riding skills.
Mu Hongqi asked, "Could it be that the land of Western Xia is going to be divided among the people?"
Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "The Central Plains have a large population but little land."
"Even if it's distributed, each person won't get much,"
"It will also take a lot of effort from the imperial court."
"But the Yinchuan Plain is sparsely populated and has a large land area."
"It can be divided equally."
"More importantly, we must completely transform the Yinchuan Plain into land belonging to the Han people,"
"Then we need to bring more Han Chinese to live here."
"The Tanglai Canal was built here during the Tang Dynasty,"
"Relocating people to cultivate land,"
"But there are still not enough people."
"Although the Song Dynasty was weaker than the Tang Dynasty,"
"But it has led to a larger population."
"Our Great Liang now possesses the population of the Song Dynasty,"
"This would allow more Han Chinese to be relocated to the Yinchuan Plain,"
"Turn this place into a true Han Chinese land."
Zhong Shidao said, "If we don't allocate land to the Tanguts,"
"I'm afraid they might have ulterior motives?"
Zhao Yuan smiled and said, "As long as they are people who have settled on this land,"
"The imperial court will allocate them,"
"However, most Tanguts are not good at farming,"
“Even if they were given land,”
"I'm afraid it won't be long,"
"Then they will sell the land to the Han people again."
"Of course, it would be even better if they could learn to farm."
"The imperial court will encourage Han Chinese to teach the Tangut people farming techniques,"
"Encourage intermarriage between Han Chinese and Tangut people,"
"With our population,"
"It won't take many generations before we assimilate the Tanguts."
"The border lands will be divided up and granted to various people in the future,"
"Once the imperial court has tallied the area of cultivated land,"
"Determine how much land each person will be allocated,"
"Then the people can be allowed to migrate to the border."
"The Central Plains are not divided into different lands,"
“Labourers who have lost their land should be happy to come to the border.”
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Zhao Yuan did not notify the various departments in the city.
However, Zhao Yuan initially brought five thousand men.
Wu Song's 10,000 troops prepared to return home.
It still couldn't be hidden from the local bullies in the city.
The next day, when Zhao Yuan and his entourage returned to their camp...
The people seeing him off outside the city gate stretched for miles.
Zhao Yuan did not linger.
He simply waved to the crowd from horseback.
They then proceeded south along the planned route.
In addition to the 15,000 people accompanying them,