Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

In the next few days, Zhao Chen still visited various places in Lin'an City.

Whether it was the homes of poor people, rich businessmen, or ministers, Zhao Chen visited one after another. On the one hand, it is to appease the hearts of the people, and on the other hand, through these people's general understanding of the people's livelihood in the south of the Yangtze River, it will also be of great help to the governance of the south of the Yangtze River in the future.

In just a few days, Lin'an City has completely restored its former appearance!

During this period of time, the Mutiny of Miao and Liu, Zhao Chen's killing of Zhao Gou and Yang Shi have happened one after another, but these things have little impact on the people, the people are just frightened and dare not come out! Now that the people have come out of their homes, Lin'an City is not much different from before!

The common people praised Zhao Chen endlessly. Since ancient times, there has never been such a "people-friendly" king. In a short time, the name of "Holy King" spread throughout Lin'an, and even spread towards the surrounding counties of Lin'an.

On the third day of April, in the afternoon.

It's the time when the sun is setting, and the canals in Hangzhou are shining with gold.

Boats came and went on the canal, and after a while, suddenly more than ten large ships came down from the upper reaches!

Soldiers in black armor stood on these big ships. After seeing these big ships, the ships next to them hurriedly moved out of the way.

On a large boat in the middle, an old man is standing on the bow, watching the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River.

It is said that he is an "old man", but in fact he is less than fifty years old, but he is indeed very old. Now his face is full of wrinkles, his hair is all white, and his waist is a little arched, but his eyes are unusually bright.

"I have been away from Jiangnan for many years, and now I finally returned to Jiangnan again! As for Lin'an, this is the first time I, Li Gang, have come here! The scenery here is really beautiful, no wonder people say that there is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below!" The old man murmured.

It turns out that the old man is Li Gang, the most famous minister of this era!

When the Jurchens invaded for the first time, he was famous all over the world! It was with his help that Song Qinzong defended Kaifeng City.

It's just that after Jurchen withdrew, Li Gang was immediately reprimanded.

When Jurchen invaded for the second time, although Li Gang was summoned back again, the Northern Song Dynasty was already in decline, and the military strength was far behind that of Jurchen. In addition, Song Qinzong did not trust Li Gang very much, so he insisted on peace, Kaifeng was finally broken.

In these years in Hanzhong, Sichuan and Shu, Li Gang presided over political and civil affairs, which was extremely hard.

He can only go to bed at midnight every day, and he gets up and continues to work every day when the sky is just dawn.

This time he came to Jiangnan from Sichuan and Shu, and he was also busy when he was on the boat. He is studying materials from various places in the south of the Yangtze River, thinking about ways to quickly recover the economy in the south of the Yangtze River. He carefully checked the information of officials from various places in the south of the Yangtze River, and he had to think about how to use these officials. In addition, the business taxes in Sichuan, Hanzhong, Guan and Shaanxi have been unified, and the business tax reform in Jiangnan will also be carried out by him, which is also an extremely cumbersome job.

He didn't come out of the cabin until he was in front of Lin'an, and he was able to rest for a while.

"Kang Kang's traitor has finally been killed! From now on, the Great Song Dynasty will be unified, the Central Plains will be recovered, and the Great Song Dynasty will be revived just around the corner! I, Li Gang, have worked hard, but I can see the current scene, and I will not regret it even if I die!" Thinking King Kang was killed, Jiangnan was recovered, and the Song Dynasty had great hope in the future. At this moment, Li Gang was so excited that his eyes were a little blurred.

More than a dozen large ships were still moving forward, and they could already see Lin'an City in the distance.

The pier was just ahead, and the big ship finally docked.

Li Gang was about to get off the big ship when he suddenly saw a group of soldiers standing on the pier.

Among those soldiers, Zhao Chen was standing there, Qin Hui, Zhao Ding and others were also there.

"Your Majesty!" Li Gang laughed loudly and got off the boat.

Just as he was about to kneel down, Zhao Chen had already supported him.

"The teacher came all the way from Sichuan and Shu, it's hard work!" Zhao Chen said with a smile.

"Your Majesty led an army of 100,000 to conquer the south of the Yangtze River in one fell swoop and unify the Song Dynasty. I would like to congratulate Your Majesty!" Li Gang said.

"This is the result of the concerted efforts of the generals! Teacher, is the situation in Sichuan, Shu and Hanzhong all right now?" Zhao Chen said.

"After I left, the affairs of various places in Sichuan and Sichuan have been handed over to Zhao Kai, the Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan! From last winter to this spring, we have overhauled water conservancy in various places in Sichuan and Sichuan. Many people have volunteered to help us build water conservancy. Presumably this year's The harvest in Sichuan and Sichuan will be better than before! In addition, the business tax is unified, the business is more prosperous than before, and the country's tax revenue is also more! Regarding the tax revenue of Sichuan and Shu, half of it will be shipped to the north as soldiers' salaries, and another support The remaining half of the production and construction corps in Guanshan and Shanxi are still used for water conservancy construction, road construction, etc. on the one hand, and are prepared to be used for the construction of private schools on the other hand. Your Majesty, I discussed with Zhao Kai to build more in Sichuan and Sichuan. Some free private schools allow the children of poor people to go to school." Li Gangdao.

"Okay! Regarding this, the national tax revenue will be sufficient in the future, and it can be promoted across the country!" Zhao Chen said.

Li Gang nodded! He was very happy and excited! Since the implementation of the rent reduction order and the unification of commercial and taxation, the country's economy has been booming, and the country's tax revenue has increased. Under such circumstances, as a king, Zhao Chen did not build a large palace, but fed back these taxes to the people, and used the taxes on water conservancy, people's livelihood, and education. In this way, the healthy development of the country's economy will naturally continue A year is better than a year. Li Gang deeply felt that for thousands of years, such a situation was rarely seen! Now the military strength of the country has far surpassed that of the Northern Song Dynasty for more than a hundred years, and the country's economy has been greatly damaged by the Jurchen invasion. However, if these policies can continue to be implemented, it is only a matter of time before the heyday of the Northern Song Dynasty is surpassed.

"Lord Li, I'm Qin Hui, I've admired your name for a long time!"

"Zhao Ding met Master Li!"

At this moment, Qin Hui and Zhao Ding also came forward to salute one after another, and Li Gang also hastily bowed his hands to salute.

Li Gang is naturally very familiar with the two people in front of him. He is the prime minister. Zhao Chen had already said that Jiangnan would be handed over to him to govern, let him sit in Jiangnan and restore the economy of Jiangnan. He naturally wanted to know the important ministers in Jiangnan. He has a good impression of Zhao Ding and knows that this person is very capable. As for Qin Hui, he just knew that Qin Hui presided over the peace talks with Jurchen, and he was quite displeased. However, as the prime minister, everything is based on the overall situation, so he will naturally not express his thoughts at this moment.

"What's the situation with Yue Fei in the north now?" Zhao Chen asked.

"When Wei Chen came from Sichuan, he only knew that General Yue had conquered Datong, Yanmen, and Dai County. It's just that the news was two months ago." Li Gang said.

Yue Fei conquered Datong, Yanmen, Ningwu, and Pianguan on the third day of February. Now it is the fourth day of April, only two months. With the communication conditions in ancient times, from Datong to Sichuan and then to Jiangnan, it is quite good to be able to transmit in two months. As for what Yue Fei did in the past two months, they had no way of knowing.

Zhao Chen nodded slightly.

He already knew the news, the information from the General Staff Headquarters was much faster than the news from Li Gang. He thought that there would be some new news from Li Gang, but it seems that there is no more.

Zhao Chen, Li Gang, Qin Hui, Zhao Ding and others were talking on the pier, and Zhao Chen introduced them to each other. At this moment, another group of soldiers and horses came towards here quickly from a distance.

The leader turned out to be Wang De.

Seeing Wang De coming, the guards beside Zhao Chen hurriedly led him over.

Wang De and Li Gang were also old acquaintances, but he just nodded towards Li Gang at the moment, and immediately came to Zhao Chen's side, and handed an official document into Zhao Chen's hands.

"Your Majesty, this is important information from the General Staff Headquarters! The next battle plan!" Wang De said.

Hearing this, Zhao Chen immediately took the official document over and looked at it carefully.

There are only a few pages in it, but the writing is very detailed.

Zhao Chen looked down ten lines at a time, thinking while watching, half a quarter of an hour later, Zhao Chen stopped, and a smile appeared on his face.

"You all have a look! According to this battle plan, we will be able to take down the Yanyun Sixteen States and restore the Central Plains by the end of this year at the earliest and next year at the latest!" Zhao Chen said.

Qin Hui and Zhao Ding next to him couldn't believe it. At that moment, Qin Hui and Zhao Ding took the official document and watched it carefully together.

"Your Majesty, does General Yue in the north have such abilities?" Zhao Ding asked after reading it.

"He should have such abilities! Among all the generals in Guan Shan, I value him!" Zhao Chen laughed.

"Your Majesty uses troops like a god, and every move is like a master playing chess. It is unpredictable and difficult to resist! It was the same with the Emperor Jianyan, and it is the same with the Jurchens now! The Jurchens can't guess such a plan at all. It is impossible to guard against! This minister admires His Majesty the most! Among other things, His Majesty has far surpassed Taizu and Emperor Taizong in his ability to use troops!" After reading the battle plan, Qin Hui was also amazed.

"I did not formulate such a battle plan, but it was formulated by countless elites from the Operation Department of the General Staff Headquarters! I was able to win the world, and the General Staff Headquarters also played a huge role! If there is no General Staff Headquarters and their advice, I want to fight in the short term." It is simply impossible to unify the Great Song Dynasty and regain the Central Plains in just a few years!" Zhao Chen said.

Qin Hui and Zhao Ding had also heard of the "General Staff Headquarters" long ago, and they knew that the "General Staff Headquarters" had replaced the Privy Council in Guanshan! Whether it was the demise of Xixia or the demise of Jiangnan before, it was all planned by this staff headquarters! Zhao Gou was extremely confident before, thinking that Guan Shan could be eliminated after uniting with Jurchen, but Zhao Gou was completely vulnerable to the strategy of the General Staff Headquarters. In the end, Guan Shan was safe and sound, but Zhao Gou himself died under Zhao Chen's sword. Now this plan to regain the Central Plains and the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun seems to be extremely ingenious, and the Jurchens can never imagine it. Since ancient times, there have been many famous generals, but many famous generals are only good at tactics and can win the battlefield, but this staff headquarters is good at strategy, every move and every style directly takes the enemy's confidant, making the enemy unable to resist.

"Admiration! Admiration! In the future, I must go to this staff headquarters to have a look! After having this staff headquarters, the wars in this world seem to be completely different!" Qin Hui said.

"Pass down the order and order all the northern armies to go all out. This plan must be implemented! The recovery of Yanyun and the Central Plains is already in sight. After Yanyun and the Central Plains are recovered, we will go north with the whole army. A million troops can fight. Destroy Jurchen!" Zhao Chen said.

He looked to the north, knowing that the flames of war must be raging there now! There is nothing like the calm in the south.

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In the north, Yanmen Mountain has already entered spring.

The mountains are already lush and lush, and countless animals have come out of hibernation.

In the depths of Yanmen Mountain, here is the Yanmen Pass where "the three passes are unparalleled, and the nine gates respect the first pass".

At this moment, the flames of war are indeed raging here.

The Forbidden Army and the Huanqing Army conquered Yanmen Pass on the third day of February.

After that, Zhang Xian led 30,000 cavalry to go south. On the tenth day of February, Zhang Xian harassed Taiyuan City, and Taiyuan was shocked.

It was not until February 20 that the Jurchens in the southeastern part of the river and in the Guanshan area got the news.

Wanyan Zongwang hurriedly led an army of 50,000 to the north, and at the end of February, Wanyan Zongwang came to Yanmen Pass.

From the end of February to the middle of March, for more than ten days, the Jurchens attacked Yanmen Pass, but they were unsuccessful.

On March 23rd, Wanyan Loushi led another 70,000 Jurchen army to arrive.

Now Yanmen Pass has assembled an army of 120,000 Jurchen!

For the past ten days or so, the Jurchens have launched attacks every day.

The setting sun was like blood, and Yanmen Pass was fighting endlessly. The Jurchen built a ladder and rushed towards it, but the counterattack from above was extremely fierce.

I don't know how many corpses of the Jurchens lie under the Yanmen Gate. It is like a meat grinder here. Up to now, the Jurchens have not seen any signs of conquering Yanmen.

At this moment, the horn sounded, and the Jurchens receded like a tide.