The partial security of the Song Dynasty stemmed from the royal fear and selfishness. So what if it is the future of Taiwan?

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the separation of the vassal and towns caused the military forces to become unmanageable. After the five dynasties and ten kingdoms struggled to win the world, the Zhao family of the Song Dynasty had to solve this system of "jiedu envoys dominate one side"; it was changed to the strong and the weak. Branch policy, military power is in the center, to avoid rebellions everywhere!

 This created the reason why the Song Dynasty was weak.

The Emperor of the Song Dynasty had a strong sense of preparedness

In order to prevent the generals from being familiar with the soldiers, the Song Dynasty often took rotations, fearing that they would develop feelings for each other. If there was another Chen Qiaobing in a yellow robe, it would be impossible not to rebel!

Also, in order to fear that the generals would rebel, the Song Dynasty changed to literati who were not familiar with fighting to lead the troops, just because they were worried that the generals would be too good at fighting.

However, the policy of "literati can't fight" and "generals are not familiar with soldiers" is actually very contradictory . Since it is an army, it must be able to fight, but if it is afraid of rebellion, it will make it useless... This result is a one-off The war, immediately lost in a mess!
(Isn't this what the emperor of the Song Dynasty wanted?)

From the "Northern Song Dynasty against Liaoning" to the "Southern Song Dynasty against the Jin Dynasty" and against the Western Xia, not to mention the brave Mongolia, who lost every battle and died countless poor soldiers. In the end, they could only seek reconciliation with huge indemnities.

However, the Song Dynasty was very rich , and the Song Dynasty, which established an agricultural country, mastered the lifeline of agriculture. Even if the indemnity was astronomical, it could still be paid! The Song Dynasty used this huge economic lifeline to maintain the " prosperous and peaceful scene " of the empire for three hundred years!

Peaceful times?

Countless souls died on the battlefield, and the Song Dynasty suffered from humiliation and humiliation in the international arena, but from the perspective of overall prosperity, the Song Dynasty was still a peaceful and prosperous age. Even so weak and incompetent! But it can make most of the common people live and work in peace and contentment, and the cultural and academic aspects are also flourishing.

Is this some ostrich mentality? ! It's a matter of opinion.

However, compared with the desperate resistance to foreign enemies with eggs and stones, I still think that the Song Dynasty was more kind to the people. Although the emperors and ministers at that time were not for the sake of the people, they should protect their own glory and wealth... But in short, the people were also affected by it. Rest in peace!

Speaking of history, I suddenly think of our Taiwan...

Today's situation in Taiwan is quite similar to that of the Song Dynasty. We were originally supported by a prosperous economy . However, now that the mainland has risen as a great power, the prosperity may be even greater than ours , and our unique advantages are gradually disappearing.

Given the disparity in power, how can the Taiwanese government make our people happy and partial to Taiwan? This is our heartfelt wish.

Article 2015.10.22
Addition 2021.10.22