In fact, this is because Zhao Gou knows he can't do it, so he won't do it. Zhao Gou fled from Hebei to Yangzhou after he became emperor in 1 127. When the nomads from the army invaded Yangzhou two years later, Zhao Gou rode a wolf across the Yangtze River and arrived in Hangzhou. In September this year, nomads from the south crossed the Yangtze River and invaded the south. Zhao Gou finally fled from Hangzhou to Wenzhou, and even drifted at sea for a long time. Until Han Shizhong beat off the nomads from the army with a great army. 11In the summer of 30, Zhao Gou returned to Shaoxing and then to Lin 'an.
But I don't think Zhao Gou was trying to escape. Because the strength of the Song Dynasty was indeed far weaker than that of the Jin people, Zhao Gou had to flee under the pressure of the Jin people. However, during the reign of Zhao Gou, the economy of the Southern Song Dynasty developed very rapidly. Jiangnan area has also become the new economic center of China and the new world economic center. It can be said that the economic strength of the Southern Song Dynasty is unmatched by previous dynasties.
And the handicraft industry was very developed at that time. Papermaking, printing, ceramic smelting, shipbuilding, military industry and other industries are all brand-new, reaching the forefront of the world at that time. It was the Southern Song Dynasty and foreign trade was very active. It can be said that the only stain in Zhao Gou's life is the killing of Yue Fei who resisted gold.