In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 374 National Boundaries
The holes drilled by Song Ting with steel drill bits are a craft that the Mongols do not have now, and the quality is even more incomparable.

There are several common methods for drilling holes in ancient woodworking. One is to use iron to make a cone shape, and then make an umbrella-shaped pull-type drill bit (similar to a device used to drill wood to make fire), nail it into the wood, and then pull it.

The second is to use a file to grind back and forth, and the third is to use a chisel to cut.

The former is considered more advanced, but no matter which one, the holes drilled will definitely not be as good as those made by Song Ting craftsmen's current drilling machines.

These holes are the most important anti-counterfeiting marks on Song Ting's identity card, and there are also secret doors hidden in them.

Only then did Liu Run know that Song Ting had reorganized the addresses of the people in Zhongxing Mansion.

In the city, there are ten households in one group, one small guarantee for every one hundred households, one big guarantee for every five hundred households, one street for every one thousand households, a town for every five thousand households, and a county for every ten thousand households.

Outside the city, every [-] households or more is called a village, and every [-] or more households is a town.

There is one team leader for every ten households, one chief security officer and one deputy chief security officer for small security guards, one chief security officer and two deputy security chiefs for large security guards, and street chiefs and deputy chiefs for streets, similar to villages and towns.

The county remains unchanged temporarily as it was during the Song Dynasty.

After the reset, it also disturbed the living areas of various tribes. In the past, whether it was the Xixia Kingdom or the Mongolian rule, the Mongols usually lived in one area, the Dangxiang people lived in another area, the Turks lived in another area, and the Jurchens lived in another area.

Now everything has been disrupted. Among a group of ten households, priority should be given to Mongolian, Jurchen, Khitan, etc. Most of the main group leaders, security chiefs, etc. are Han Chinese.

The announcement was very long, and it also encouraged everyone to participate in self-recommendation by the chief security officer, street mayor, town mayor, etc. As long as they could pass the review of the Song Army, they would be able to work as an official in the Zhongxing Mansion.

Because these people have the status of officials, the court will receive partial subsidies and salaries.

For example, group leader, guarantor, guarantor, etc. can reduce taxes for the family.

Those on the streets and above the village chief are paid.

The yamen officer also said that everyone should take good care of their ID badges from now on. Don't take them with you if you don't go out of the city. You must take them with you when you go out of the city. In case you are inspected, it is a troublesome thing and you can't lose it easily. I put it in my belt.

There was laughter all around.

Soon, more and more people gathered together, and everyone started talking after seeing it. Many people may have to move later.

The imperial court is planning to divide the population of each ethnic group in an orderly manner and then live in the fields.

This project is definitely quite large and will probably take a long time.

Moreover, at the end of the official document, the Song Dynasty said that the terrain of Zhongxing Mansion was relatively low, and the court wanted to dig high and fill the depressions. It mobilized [-] people to dig out soil and stones from high places to fill the low places, level the high ground around Zhongxing Mansion, and then fill in the middle of Xingxing Mansion. Everyone is also welcome to sign up. If you do well, you will get extra points as a guardian in the future.

Liu Run and Zheku looked at each other in shock.

The Song people were obviously prepared for the Mongolian army to flood Zhongxing Mansion again in the future.

The Song and Mongolian armies were stationed at high places. As long as the high places were dug down, it would be difficult for people to build dams in the future, because if there were no high ground, you would flood yourself.

Of course, the Song army was not afraid of others flooding Zhongxing Mansion. After the Song army occupied it, it was impossible for the Mongolian army to defeat it.

The main reason why the Song army wanted to fill the depression was that Zhongxing Mansion was surrounded by grain fields.

The rainy season in Xixia greatly affects the output of grain fields. Although Xixia is not mainly about grain production, Zhao Yurui wanted to transform it after taking possession of it, filling in the depressions and turning it into high-quality fertile farmland.

The Southern Song Dynasty was best at filling in low-lying land and turning it into fertile farmland.

There was no way. After the Southern Song Dynasty lost the north, they lived in the south. In order to increase the output of grain fields, they did this on a large scale. Many lowlands were filled in in Jiangnan and other places, and a large number of high-quality grain fields were formed.

Although the land annexation in the Southern Song Dynasty was very serious, from the beginning of the Southern Song Dynasty to its demise, there was no large-scale food shortage like the Ming Dynasty.

Now Meng Gong is doing the same thing around Zhongxing Prefecture. He digs high areas and fills depressions. On the one hand, he does not provide a safe place for the enemy to build dams. On the other hand, he can transform low-lying fields, build water conservancy in Zhongxing Prefecture, and renovate medium and high-grade grain fields for use. Gather grain.

After squeezing out of the crowd, Liu Run glanced at Zheku. Song Jun was so aggressive and exerted great efforts on the people and the environment of Zhongxing Mansion. It was obvious that he had taken possession of it and did not want to return it.

Of course, they never thought that they also took Xixia's by force, and Xixia also took it from them.

"Song people don't want to pay it back?" Zheku said dissatisfied.

Liu Run was not thinking about this problem: "I think the Song people's identity cards are extremely difficult to create."

"How to build hundreds of thousands of pieces?" If we add other places such as Shazhou, there will be even more.

In Liu Run's eyes, the Song people's wood-chip identity cards were no less difficult than making a weapon or a piece of armor, because he thought it was time-consuming to make the five holes.

Yes, it is quite troublesome to create this identity card, so Zhao Yurui did not implement it in other parts of the court, but started with Xixia first.

Xixia is not only adjacent to Mongolia, but also very close to the Western Regions. With the occupation of the Song army and the peace negotiations with Mongolia, the operation of trade routes will be increased in the future, and there will definitely be more and more merchants coming and going. To prevent further settlement, Song Jun first implemented the identity card policy here to strengthen the management of the floating population.

At this time, of course Meng Gong did not go to lead the troops, but was in the newly established craftsmanship bureau north of Zhongxing Mansion.

When Liu Zheng led his troops from Shaanxi, the imperial court organized a large number of craftsmen to come here.

On December 22, Zhongxing Mansion established its own craftsmanship bureau, which was subordinate to the future Ningxia Manufacturing Department.

Liu Run hadn't come yet at that time, and Meng Gong had been at the Jiangzuo Bureau these days, and was very busy with the affairs of the Jiangzuo Bureau.

Today, the craftsmanship bureau showed him the process of making ID badges.

The most difficult ones were the four holes, which required four different drill bits.

It was also the first time that Meng Gong saw a drill bit that could be driven by water to drill holes. The efficiency was very fast. After the hole was drilled, other characters could be written.

Some of the words on it are engraved, some are written, and they are all different.

Meng Gong looked at it for a while and felt that the efficiency was relatively fast. All he had to do in the early stage was to make a large number of blank identity cards. Of course, there was a lot of work in the early stage. Fortunately, there were many craftsmen and workers in the Song Dynasty, and the officials gave him task, it should be no problem to build 30 million units in half a year.

At this time, a craftsman explained to him: "We have already organized into groups, Xiaobao and Dabao, so it will be easier to build according to each address."

"How many can you get in one day?" Meng Gong asked.

"It's slower to cut the cards and process the waterproofing at the front. We use standardized production, and everyone does their own thing. It mainly depends on how fast the empty cards are produced at the front. For us, the five holes on the front are drilled separately by different machines. of."

He briefly explained it to Meng Gong, and Meng Gong probably understood. The first machine was used to drill the holes on the top. After all the holes were drilled, the second machine was used to drill the other holes. Everyone was doing their own thing. Anyway, this craftsman It must have come in time, as the imperial court dispatched a large number of craftsmen this time.

Meng Gong asked again: "Why are the five holes different?"

"To prevent the other party from forging, the more holes there are, the harder it is for the Mongolian army to forge. The more holes there are in different sizes, the more difficult it is for the Mongolian army to forge."

Moreover, the size and ranking of the four holes under each batch of identity cards are also different.

After hearing this, Meng Gong felt that it was of little use. If the Mongols wanted to forge, they had other options. They could also kill them and pretend to be the head of the household. But the emperor was so excited to come up with a new thing, so he must express his position. He immediately said, This thing is good and not very expensive.

The craftsmen's mouths twitched slightly. In fact, it was not cheap. From a big tree to a piece of wood, the process was complex and changeable, but the court still spent time and money.

Meng Gong would have never thought that Zhao and Rui did this not mainly to prevent counterfeiting. Indeed, according to the current technical conditions, if the enemy country is willing, they can still find a way. You can just draw a picture on it and find similar people. Impersonate.

Zhao Yurui just set up a pilot project in Xixia to see if he could better control the people. This thing was eventually used internally.

Meng Gong looked at the craftsmanship bureau for a while, then left in a hurry and came to the former Xiliang Prince's Mansion.

Now this is where Meng Gong's yamen and home are located.

However, because the Xiliang Palace was relatively large, Meng Gong divided it into several areas. The east side was given to the newly established Jinyiwei Qianhu Station, and the west side was the Intelligence Department branch. The middle was specially renovated and isolation and roads were built.

The Jinyi Guards and the Intelligence Department of the Song Dynasty were both under the Imperial City Department. They were the two most important departments under the Imperial City Department and were directly under the emperor Zhao Yurui.

The Jinyiwei City was originally an institution that monitored the implementation of imperial policies by local officials. In recent years, it has become more and more powerful, but in general, it is not as powerful as the Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty, and it has little power to handle cases.

The Jinyiwei was a supervisory agency in the Song Dynasty, specializing in supervising the strength and ability of various departments and local officials to implement the policies of the court and the emperor. If the implementation was not in place, they would not have the power to handle the case, and they would only need to report it.

Qin Zhen, one of the thousands of Jinyi Guards in Zhongxing Prefecture, was also a member of the [-] soldiers in Dinghai County in the early days of Zhao Yurui. He was a military attaché, corresponding to the rank of lieutenant general in the army. He was lower than the military commander and higher than the battalion commander. He was also considered a mid- to high-level military attaché.

Qin Zhen was also waiting for him at Meng Gong's house at this time.

Qin Zhen just arrived yesterday and brought more than 100 people from Sichuan to Zhongxing Mansion to establish the Jinyiwei Thousand Household Office. Including all his family members, there are only 600 people.

If the emperor wants him to set up a Qianhu Office here, he still needs to recruit people.

He has also been very busy these two days. The Jinyi Guards are different from the army. The recruitment requirements are quite strict. They need people from Zhongxing Fucheng and people from outside the city. They need people who are illiterate and literate. The key is How can any literate person be willing to work as a royal guard with you? They want to take the imperial examination.

Fortunately, his thousand-household office includes the entire Ningxia Manufacturing Department. Later, he can recruit people from Shazhou, Gan, Liang and other places. As long as the number of one thousand households is reached, hundreds of households must be set up in each place.

Yesterday he came late and went to see Meng Gong, but Meng Gong was not there. Today after he finished his own business, he came to see Meng Gong again.

He knew that the officials valued Meng Gong very much. Before he came, he went to the capital to meet the saint. The officials told him that after arriving in Ningxia, he should respect Meng Gong more. Qin Zhen listened to the officials and naturally did not dare to neglect. After arriving at Zhongxing Mansion, we first visited Meng Gong.

Not long after he arrived and sat down, footsteps were heard outside and Meng Gong arrived.

"Command the envoy." Qin Zhen quickly stepped forward and kowtowed.

"Qin Qianhu is polite, please sit down quickly." Meng Gong was also polite.

The imperial court is now going to set up the Ningxia Zhizhi Department, but the candidate for the Zhizhi Envoy has not yet been decided. Zhao Yurui plans to let Meng Gong serve as the first, but Meng Gong is currently also serving as the Sichuan Zhizhi Envoy. Meng Gong plans to recommend Xixia to surrender. People are doing the work.Ouzhachui's good friend Gao Zhiyao has a good relationship with his younger brother Meng Ying, and Ouzhachuan is also very talented. In the past few years since the surrender to Mongolia, Xixia has received constant food and wages and raised countless horses, providing Mongolia with a steady stream of logistical support.

When Qin Zhen heard that he wanted to recommend Ouzhaqi, he was stunned for a moment and immediately nodded: "Okay, I will report to His Majesty as soon as possible."

The two talked about many things next, because now the most important things in the Zhongxing Mansion are civil affairs and military affairs.

In terms of military affairs, Meng Gong had the final say, but in terms of civil affairs, he had to wait for the emperor's consent before letting Ozahui take charge.

First of all, we need to establish an express post road from Zhongxing Prefecture or even Xixia to Lin'an. In the previous battles with Mongolia, we relied on military fast cavalry to send them to Lin'an. Now that the Song Dynasty has occupied it, we need to build our own post station. The choice of post station is natural. Quite important.

Where is the fastest and safest way to go, how many people are needed, these things need to be dealt with by Meng Gong now, so that they can deliver the news here to Lin'an as quickly as possible.

After saying a few things, Qin Zhen suddenly straightened his face: "Your Majesty also specially confessed one thing -"

Emperor Zhao and Rui solemnly explained a few things before coming.

One of the things Qin Zhengang told Meng Gong was that Jin Yiwei would organize a caravan together with the Intelligence Department. After successfully negotiating peace with Mongolia, they would specialize in business and expand trade routes into Central Asia and even Europe. On the one hand, they sold the products of the Song Dynasty to various European countries. On the other hand, they sent out the Intelligence Department to carry out detailed operations. At the same time, they also looked for some things in Europe that the Song Dynasty did not have.

"What doesn't exist in the Song Dynasty?" Meng Gong felt strange when he heard it.

"To put it simply, all parts of the world have their own rich and varied products. There are some animals, plants and agricultural products that we in the Song Dynasty have but not other countries. There are some things that others have but we in the Song Dynasty do not."

"We also need to collect what we don't have here."

"Oh, that's it." Meng Gong understood now.

Of course, Qin Zhen also said that His Majesty is more concerned that the Song Dynasty does not have minerals, technology, and agricultural products, such as rye and oil.

"Your Majesty said that the shape and fruit of rye are similar to our wheat, but the color of the fruit is darker, so it is called rye——"

"It is native to Persia and Turkic areas, and is cultivated more in Europe and Central Asia."

Meng Gong listened carefully. Although he was engaged in the military, he was also an envoy. He was responsible for both civil and military affairs. Of course he knew that food was more important. The emperor paid so much attention to it, which must be different.

Sure enough, Qin Zhen continued: "The wheat of our Song Dynasty is not suitable for cold climates, and the soil conditions are also limited——"

"But rye is different. It can be grown in the north and mountainous areas, as well as in cold and hot places." Of course, growth will slow down in places that are too hot. Generally speaking, it is more adaptable to cold and harsh weather, and just right, Most cereal grains are not cold-resistant and can receive favorable subsidies.

The Ming Dynasty claimed to have encountered the Little Glacier weather. If there was rye, it is estimated that there would be a chance to live for decades longer.

"Your Majesty, let me put it this way. Rye can be used in all climates and soils that are not suitable for other cereals."

“Rye is suitable for areas where other grains are not suitable.”

Meng Gong looked incredulous when he heard this.

Rye is indeed the most incredible crop at present. It can be grown in both high-altitude areas and extremely cold areas. Its cold resistance is the strongest among all small grains, and its growth range can reach the Arctic Circle.

Qin Zhen added at this time: "Rye turns green early and grows quickly. We can also use it as feed here, which can solve the problem of early spring green feed for cattle, horses and sheep."

The abundance of pasture on the grasslands varies in different periods, affected by rainfall. Mongolia in the north is affected by the monsoon and is rainy in spring and summer. Xixia is in the northwest. The grasslands here are dominated by drought and the growing season is relatively short. Generally From the beginning of May to the end of September, the peak can grow to more than one meter, probably in July and August, which is also the month when the pasture is most abundant.

But before July and August, there was less pasture for cattle, horses and sheep. What should we do?
Nowadays, whether in Xixia or Mongolia, hay is stored in advance. After all, it is also used during wars, and sometimes other beans are used to supplement it.

If rye can be planted, the freshly harvested rye straw can be effectively used as green fodder before July and August, and its nutrition is no worse than that of pasture.

Rye straw is worse than rye grass for making green fodder, but it is pretty good in this era. When the time comes, add some auxiliary materials and mix it, and it will be no problem to raise cattle and sheep.

At the end, Qin Zhen added: "Your Majesty said that rye is of extremely important significance to our Song Dynasty, and it is even more significant to our current land reclamation in the north (near the newly built Changchun City)."

"My Jin Yiwei's mission in the next year is to find a way to transplant rye to the Song Dynasty."

Of course Meng Gong understood. If this thing is done, many people in the Song Dynasty will not go hungry in the future.

Rye is quite resistant to disasters. Regardless of drought or flood, the impact on it is much lower than that of ordinary wheat. '

After hearing the end, he stood up suddenly, kowtowed in the direction of Lin'an and said: "I will do my best to fulfill your Majesty's will and benefit the people of the Song Dynasty."

Then the two discussed the peace negotiation between Song and Meng.

In the afternoon of the next day, Meng Gong summoned Liu Run.

Liu Run took Zheku to the Meng Mansion. Meng Gong saw a Mongolian, and it was estimated that this Mongolian could really make the decision.

Of course he didn't care. His Majesty said that no matter what kind of negotiation, the final decision must be made by cavalry and artillery.

Originally, he and Meng Ying had been running around, guarding, and delaying time in Xixia. Now Liu Zheng has brought 10,000+ soldiers and horses into Xixia. In addition, there will be more soldiers coming in later. The Song Dynasty's military strength in Xixia is getting stronger and stronger. The more there are, the initiative is now in Meng Gong's hands.

There were quite a lot of people in the Song court that day. Except for Meng Ying who went back to guard Shazhou and Zhang Xuan who went to guard Guazhou, the other generals like Liu Zheng, Yang Gui, Cao Youwen and others were all there. Wozhaqi was also called over, and Qin Zhen was also there. at the scene.

On the Mongolian side, there are only Liu Run and Zheku.

When the two came in and saw a room full of people, Song Wenwu and Wenwu were also stunned for a moment. Then they followed everyone's gaze and saw a seemingly newly made map of Xixia hanging on the wall on the left.

"Meet Meng - Zhi Envoy -" Liu Run and the others called him General at first, but now they know that Meng Gong's official position is Sichuan Dusi Commander-in-Chief and Sichuan Zhi Envoy.

He was considered a civil official, so he called Meng Gong a civil official.

Meng Gong didn't look good, and motioned for them to sit down, and then said: "Liu Runqian's proposal is far from our Majesty's will."

Liu Run remained calm. Negotiations were basically asking for hidden prices and making counter-offers. Before he came, the bottom line Wo Kuotai gave them was that they could give up Ganzhou and Xiliang.

Because these two areas are between Guazhou and Zhongxing Prefecture, they are within the Song army's sphere of influence, and they will definitely not be able to defend them.

Before he could speak, Meng Gong stood up, took a prepared brush, and scratched on the map.

"Hiss" Liu Run suddenly took a breath of cold air, and Zheku's face turned dark. If he didn't have a knife on him, he would probably have drawn it towards Xiang.

The area originally designated by the Mongols probably occupied the lower right corner of Xixia, accounting for one-fifth or one-sixth of the country.

Now Meng Gong made a strong stroke and split it into two parts directly from the middle of Xixia. The upper part in the north belonged to Mongolia, and the lower part in the south belonged to the Song army.

The map area seems to be similar on the upper and lower sides, but Xixia's population and resources are concentrated in the lower half.

In the entire upper half of Xixia, the only cities with a population of more than [-] households are Heishui City and Oruohicheng. The remaining [-] or [-] people are concentrated in the city prefectures and prefectures in the lower part. There are also a large number of fortresses, most of which are also in the lower part.

The most important horse farm is also in the lower half, and to the left and right of Zhongxing Mansion.

How can the Mongolians still have shit after such a move?
Before Liu Run could speak, Zheku said angrily: "This is impossible, let's just give the entire Xixia to you."

The Mongols only had Heishui City and Oluohai City, and there was also a desert to the west of Heishui City. It was really better to leave it all to the Song people.

Cao Youwen laughed: "If you don't give it to us, we will beat you."

"Just fight, whoever is afraid of whom." Zheku was not willing to be outdone.

Liu Run was naturally the middleman and quickly advised: "Don't be angry, everyone. His Majesty the Song Dynasty and I, Chaohe Khan, both intend to negotiate peace. Don't be impulsive."

Meng Gong smiled again and said: "Your Majesty, I can have the final say, but your Hehan can have the final say?"

The faces of the two changed slightly.

"I heard that there are a lot of nobles in Mongolia and countless clan kings. Wo Kuotai may not have the final say, right?" Liu Zheng said slowly beside him.

Zheku's face turned even darker, but fortunately he knew that Song people were deliberately stirring up discord, so he could only endure it.

The two sides argued for a long time that day. The Song people refused to take a step back at first, insisting on this division. They also said that Heishui City was the fortress guarding the Hexi Corridor to Mobei. We didn't want it because it was the only thoroughfare from Mobei to the Hexi Corridor. This shows that we are big. Is Song sincere?

Of course, Zheku did not dare to agree to this. This would mean that Xixia was completely gone. As long as Heishui City was of no use, the Song army could attack at any time.

As a result, Liu Zhengdao said, if you don't want to divide the country into north and south, then divide it into east and west.

He took the pen and drew it again, still using Zhongxing Mansion as the boundary, and drew again from top to bottom on the east bank of the Yellow River in Zhongxing Mansion.

"Now I, the Song Dynasty, will suffer a bit. What do you think?"

Liu Run and Zheku were stunned again.

The people of the Song Dynasty divided Xixia with the Yellow River as the boundary, with half per person, the west part belonged to the Song people, and the east part belonged to the Mongols. The key point was also to the east of the Yellow River, so the line was slightly slanted. Just looking at the area, there were slightly more Song people, but looking at the city states, the Mongols Slightly more, so people in the Song Dynasty said they would suffer a little loss.

Judging from the map drawn by the Song Dynasty, there are Heishui City to the west of the Yellow River, Oluohai City, Dingzhou, Zhongxingfu, Jingzhou, Shunzhou, Yingli, Huizhou, Xiliangfu, Ganzhou, Suzhou, and Guazhou About fifteen or six prefectures and cities belong to the Song people, including Shazhou, Huangzhou, and Xining.

On the Mongolian side there are Huaizhou, Xipingfu, Mingshacheng, Yaodecheng, Bole, Mengjing, Huizhou, Lanzhou, Hezhou, Yanzhou, Hongzhou, Xiazhou, Yinzhou, Longzhou, Weizhou, Nearly twenty states and cities including Shizhou and Youzhou belong to the Mongols.

Most of the 22 prefectures, the 400th Supervisory Army Division, and more than [-] original castles in Xixia were in the hands of the Mongolian army.

The people of Song Dynasty seem to be right when they say that they should suffer some loss, which is about half and half.

(End of this chapter)