Section 2 Preparatory work for the founding of Xixia

The land of Qin dominates Xixia, and the state is close to Beihu.

Yu traveled to the mountains to open roads, and Shun made the city his capital.

Ignore the social distance and think deeply about the dangers.

In the fourth period, Zong Boxu was appointed, and in Liuyi, the chief minister was appointed.

The palace of Zhengzuo always responds, and the star ring is clear every day.

It's great when the road meets the road, and it leads to a prosperous road.

Throughout Li Deming's reign, Xixia maintained a relatively peaceful situation with the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom. The external situation was stable, and Li Deming attached great importance to the development of the internal economy and implemented a series of policies to protect the environment and people and develop the economy within the territory. Therefore, Xixia

The social economy has made great progress, the national strength has increased rapidly, and people's lives have improved. Xixia has been around for about 30 years, focusing on farming without war. The entire farming area in northwest China has also expanded greatly, so you start from this

Generally speaking, the farming economy of Xixia will definitely develop greatly. Since the Song Dynasty and Xixia were not finished, there were frequent exchanges between the two parties. The advanced agricultural technology of the Central Plains was also spread to the northwest region, bringing advanced production experience and

techinque level.

In addition to striving to develop the economy at his own level, Li Deming also came up with many crooked ideas and often obtained generous economic benefits from the Song Dynasty. He accumulated a lot of material wealth through various means.

In 1007 AD, Li Deming requested from the above-mentioned court to set up a qianqiang in the area that is now Zhi'an County, Shaanxi Province, and planned to conduct trade activities with the Han and other ethnic minorities here. At first, the Song Dynasty refused, but after continuous negotiations between the two parties, finally

The Song Dynasty agreed to open a stewing market in Guyuan, Ningxia. Under some special circumstances, it also allowed Xixia to purchase grain in the stewing market. The establishment of the stewing market facilitated the trade between the Song Dynasty and Xixia, and also allowed both the Song Dynasty and Xixia to harvest grain.

Generous tax revenue was obtained. Although the market was established in the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty directly sent troops to strictly control it, the taxes of both parties were collected separately. The Song regime was responsible for collecting taxes from Han merchants, and the Xixia regime was responsible for collecting taxes from ethnic minorities.

tax.

Li Deming often sent envoys to the court again and again. On the one hand, he wanted to expand trade activities with the Song Dynasty, and on the other hand, he also wanted to obtain a large amount of rewards from the Central Plains Dynasty. From 1005 to 1029 AD, Xixia paid tribute to the Northern Song Dynasty.

We visited ten times, and the items they sent were mainly horses and camels. However, as the Song Dynasty, as a dynasty of the Central Plains, they gave back a variety of things, including various precious utensils, fur coats, gold and silver treasures, etc.

Not to mention the daily necessities of the supreme ruler. Not only that, the envoys sent by Li Deming also secretly traded with the people of the Song Dynasty, and brought back a large amount of daily necessities every time they came.

In fact, this kind of behavior was strictly prohibited by the Song Dynasty officials. It stands to reason that Xixia envoys should first deal with the officials when they come to the Song Dynasty, rather than conduct private transactions with the people of the Song Dynasty. However, because the Song Dynasty was relatively friendly to the Xixia envoys at that time, they basically adopted

The attitude of turning a blind eye and the management of these matters was relatively lax. Therefore, although Xixia had purchased prohibited items and evaded tariffs, the Song Dynasty government did not pursue these matters too much. However, the Song Dynasty blindly condoned

Next, Xixia became bolder. Later, Xixia actually built many weapons in the mainland and brought them back to Xixia. In order to obtain more benefits from the increased trade volume, Li Deming often set up private forays in border areas and sent people to carry out military operations in nearby areas.

smuggling activities.

Envoys and merchants from various countries in the Western Regions going to the Song Dynasty were often robbed when they passed through the territory of Xixia. Because the Xinxia area was the only place to pass from the Western Regions to the Liao Kingdom and the Song Dynasty, the officials and soldiers of the Western Xia Dynasty often kept these things.

The merchants first looted and kept the good things for themselves, which often resulted in a large reduction in business trips and envoys. In 1022 AD, Li Deming actually wrote to the court, requiring envoys from other countries to the Song Dynasty to pass through Xixia.

The purpose of his request was very clear. How could the Song Dynasty not see it? Therefore, the Song court also felt that his request was excessive. The court ordered all foreign envoys coming to the Song Dynasty to divert their goods to Guangzhou and then go directly to Bianjing. This

It is also one of the reasons why the maritime trade of recitation gradually flourished.

Li Deming used the huge wealth he accumulated to lay the basic material foundation for the founding of Xixia. And through constant exchanges with the Central Plains region, a lot of advanced Central Plains culture spread to the Xixia region faster. The Dangxiang people accepted the advanced

The influence of Central Plains culture accelerated the feudalization process of Xixia. These laid a good foundation for the founding of Xixia in the future.

Although the Dangxiang tribe is a barbarian tribe, their leader Li Deming is the same as the previous rulers of the Central Plains Dynasty. As the country gradually improved and prospered, he also began to pay more and more attention to pomp and enjoyment. In fact, during Li Deming's period, Xixia had

It has the strength to build a country. However, in order to continue to obtain huge benefits from the Song Dynasty, the Dangxiang people have not established a country and proclaimed themselves emperor for the time being, but in fact it is no different from an independent dynasty.

As early as 1010 AD, when Li Deming was canonized as King of Xia by the Liao Kingdom, Li Deming had already recruited tens of thousands of nobles to build a luxurious palace in what is now the west of Yanchuan, which stretched for more than 20 miles.

Later, Li Deming intentionally or unintentionally tested the bottom line of the Song Dynasty. He garrisoned troops in the northwest of Yanzhou, Shaanxi Province. Then he visited this place many times for tours. When Li Deming visited, his support and pomp were no different from those of the Han emperors in the Central Plains. A.D.

In 1017, someone reported that a dragon was found in the north of Huaiyuan Town. Ancient people attached great importance to these visions. Li Deming immediately sent people to observe that place. Later, he felt that the terrain of Huaiyuan Town was dangerous, so he built a city here and changed it to

Xingzhou was the capital of Xixia.

In addition to sending people to build palaces, he also continued to send people to visit to check some systems related to building palaces and relying on them. He also sent people to investigate some empirical methods of appointing officials and setting up a central government. It can be seen that Li Deming has begun to

Prepared for the establishment of an independent country.

After Li Yuanhao won a decisive victory over the Ganzhou Uighurs, Li Deming was also older at this time and had begun to deliberately cultivate successors. He saw that Li Yuanhao was brave and resourceful, so he promptly appointed him as the prince.

When the Liao Kingdom proposed marriage, Liao Xingzong married a daughter of a clan to Li Yuanhao. Later Li Deming was no different from the real emperor, but he had not yet proclaimed himself emperor in name. He had already followed his father Li Jiqian as Taizu Yingyun

Fa Tian Shen is the most benevolent and righteous Emperor Guangde Guangxiao, and his temple name is Wuzong.

In 1032 AD, the Song Dynasty felt that Li Deming was still more submissive. In fact, this was just an excuse. He just wanted to win over individual people, so he canonized Li Deming as the King of Xia. All the chariots and uniforms were only one level lower than the emperor. The Song Dynasty may have wanted to do this.

This method was used to offset the marriage between Xixia and Liao, and both sides fought for Xixia. In December of this year, Li Deming, who was 51 years old, passed away. His son Li Yuanhao succeeded to the throne, and Li Deming was posthumously named Emperor Guangsheng, with the temple name Taizong.

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Li Deming has been in office for so many years, and he has fully inherited the legacy left by his father Li Jiqian. In order to consolidate the foundation established by his father and ancestors, Li Deming adjusted his domestic and foreign policies in a timely manner. He worked hard to improve relations with the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom, and won peace and stability for himself.

The external environment and internal efforts to develop the economy have accumulated a large amount of social wealth and greatly improved the living standards of the people within the territory. These subjective and objective conditions have laid a solid foundation for the founding of Xixia in the future.

Li Deming also sent troops to seize Qianzhou and Liangzhou, basically unified the Hexi Corridor, stabilized the rear area, and greatly expanded the area under his control. These not only enhanced his own strength, but also won a broader space for his own development.

, all laid the foundation for the founding and expansion of Xixia in the future, and also eliminated future worries.

Short story: Living a peaceful life is the goal of most people's lives. For this, it is enough to devote the necessary energy to live every day. This kind of goalless life is just a wasted life watching TV. Every night

They are consumed in the TV world of illusory tragicomedies, mystery detective stories, bizarre and bizarre films. As night falls, they habitually sit by the TV and watch each picture with interest. Little do they know that these are exactly what TV stars are aiming for.

People achieve their life goals.

Do you have a goal? If not, please calm down and tailor one for yourself based on your interests, expertise and objective circumstances. When setting goals, you need to pay attention to the following points:

First of all, there are high and low goals, and there are broad and narrow professional areas. In choosing goals, is it better to be wider or narrower? Generally speaking, the narrower the professional area, the less strength is required. Also

That is to say, if you use the same force to target a small number of work targets, the narrower the professional scope, the greater the effect and the higher the probability of success. Therefore, the professional scope of your career goals should not be too broad. It is best to choose a narrower one.

It is easier to achieve success by putting all your physical and mental energy into a one-point topic. If the professional side needs to be relaxed, at least at the beginning, the professional side or main focus should be narrowed. Once you break through one point, you will achieve success.

Experience, accumulate knowledge, and then expand your professional scope will make it easier to succeed.

Secondly, the long-term and short-term coordination must be appropriate. Is it better to have a long-term career goal or a short-term goal? Simply put, it should be a combination of long-term and short-term. Long-term goals point out the direction of life, can inspire fighting spirit and prevent short-term behavior. Short-term goals are to achieve long-term goals.

Guarantee of goals. Without recurring goals, there will be no long-term goals. Especially in the process of career development, by achieving goals as scheduled, you can experience the sense of accomplishment and fun of reaching your goals, and encourage yourself to achieve greater achievements.

, and move towards higher goals.

Thirdly, as far as career goals are concerned, there should not be too many goals at the same time, but should be focused on one. The goal is the object of pursuit. Have you ever seen a hunter chasing five rabbits at the same time? Not to mention five, even two can't catch them.

, because that is almost impossible. Some people are arrogant and think they are superior to others, and set several goals at the same time. I want to tell you, in that case, you may not be able to catch a rabbit, and you may not be able to achieve even a single goal.

The pursuit of life goals is like sitting on a stool. A person wants to sit on several stools at the same time. He will sit on this one for a while, and sit on that one for a while. If he is not careful, he will fall from the middle of the stool, and the result will be different.

The stool has not been firmly seated, which means that not a single goal has been achieved. It can be seen that in order to achieve life goals and achieve a career, you must focus on the goal.

Of course, this does not mean that you cannot set multiple goals, but that you can set them separately. Specifically, one goal is one for each period, and the time distance is widened. After achieving one goal, you can achieve another goal.

In addition, the goal must be clear and specific. The goal is like a shooting target, clearly placed there. What to do and to what extent you should do it, there must be clear and specific requirements. For example, what knowledge should you learn and what should you achieve in a certain profession?

The degree must be clear and concrete. If the goal is vague, it will not serve as a goal. If someone plans to commit to a career and does not know what to do specifically, it means that he has no goal. He thinks he has a goal.

, and without a clear goal, not only will it fail to achieve the goal, but it may also create an illusion. Time, energy and money have been invested, but it has not been able to achieve the goal. Ten years have passed, and nothing has been accomplished.

Finally, there should be room for career goals. To leave room for room, you need to leave time for flexibility. Even if something unexpected happens, you still have the time and energy to deal with it flexibly. The time arrangement for achieving your goals should be based on the actual situation and take your time.
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