"Shang Shu Zuo Pu She Chen Jiang..."
"Written by Lord Shechen, the right servant of Shangshu..."
"Regards to the Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, may your Majesty the Emperor wish you all the best."
Han Jiang and Lu Gongzhu came to the Jiying Hall and bowed with fluorene in their hands.
"I am blessed." Zhao Xu said softly.
The two palaces inside the curtain also replied: "I wish you all the best."
"Feng Jing, give the two princes a seat and tea." Zhao Xu arranged it fluently.
So Feng Jing led his ministers to bring in chairs and served tea and snacks.
The two prime ministers thanked each other again and sat down.
Zhao Xu sat on the throne and carefully looked at the two prime ministers, whom he had rarely seen recently.
Han Jiang has aged a bit more, his hair is now gray, but he is in good spirits.
Lu Gongzhuze seems to be a little haggard, and may not be as good as Han Jiang in terms of spirit.
Looking at the two prime ministers, Zhao Xu said softly: "Unfortunately, Huang Kao was about to leave the world. I dedicated myself to my ancestors' ancestral temple since I was a child. Fortunately, with the protection and support of the two palaces, I can sit peacefully in Bianjing..."
"Although I am young, I have already received the teachings of the saints and received the teachings of the two benevolent saints. I know the important things in the world. The first thing is to provide peace to the people. The key to peace of the people is to win people. The key to winning people is to accept advice!"
As Zhao Xu spoke, he stood up and bowed to the two prime ministers: "Today I am setting up the Jiying Palace, and I would like to ask the two ministers to speak frankly about the country's shortcomings!"
When Han Jiang and Lu Gongzhu saw this, they immediately stood up and bowed with fluorine in their hands, saying, "Your Majesty is asking me about your situation. Do you dare to keep silent?"
Both Han Jiang and Lu Gongzhu are satisfied with Zhao Xu as the young master.
Even to a certain extent, the current Zhao Xu is the monarch that all scholar-bureaucrats dream of.
Because he was young, he could only entrust the two palaces to handle politics.
Because the two palaces lacked the actual ability to govern, they could only delegate countless trivial matters to the prime ministers.
Generally, under such circumstances, it is actually difficult for Zaizhi to do things seriously.
Because both the government and the public use tinted glasses to look at the prime minister - will there be shameless people clinging to the two palaces, or even instigating the two palaces to do what Wu Zetian did?
At the same time, the two palaces may also be suspicious of the Prime Minister - the emperor Youchong. Will someone among the Prime Minister take the opportunity to monopolize power? Is it possible to imitate the powerful officials of the past dynasties?
What's even more troublesome is that usually under such circumstances, the young emperor will rule personally when he grows up.
Former ministers who were in charge of the government had to find ways to prove their innocence.
Therefore, being a ruler in an era where the heroine is in charge is the most difficult thing to do.
But now, all the rulers do not have these worries.
Because Zhao Xu has proven with actual actions that apart from his age, he already fully possesses the means and abilities that a king should have.
At the same time, he also participated heavily in important decisions and personnel appointments and removals during the administration.
Then, all doubts were swept away and all constraints ceased to exist.
The rulers can not only enjoy the benefits brought by the expansion of power during the period when the heroine is in charge, but they do not have to bear the negative consequences.
Because what they did was supported by the young master, or at least tacitly approved.
For veterans like Han Jiang and Lu Gongzhu, the current situation makes them feel like they are dreaming.
Han Jiang looked at the outline of the outline he had written on the Chaohu this morning, and bowed and said: "I would like to inform you that the two palaces are kind and sage, His Majesty the Emperor. Since I was appointed, I have been favored by the two palaces and the sage, His Majesty the Emperor. The entrustment of the ministers to the military and state is due to the blessings of the ancestors and the blessing of the country. In recent years, the world is peaceful and the country is stable..."
This must be said.
The Kuncheng Festival is approaching, and even a fool can see that the Empress Dowager intends to take advantage of the victory of Wang Shi's southern expedition to make a good arrangement.
As a prime minister, how can you be a spoiler?
Therefore, the situation in the world must be great!
Even if it’s not good, it’s good!
Besides, it looks pretty good now.
At least it's not worse than last year.
Han Jiang said, changed the topic, and bowed again: "However, the old minister is getting old and his energy is declining. There are often mistakes in the corpse hall, or there may be unsecured things. Please beg the mercy of the two palaces, Your Majesty the Emperor." Punish!"
As he said this, he bowed deeply with his hands and made a gesture of apology.
When the Empress Dowager inside the curtain saw this, she immediately said, "What crime is your husband guilty of?"
"I, the Queen Mother, women and children, have relied on the assistance of the Xianggong to achieve peace in the country since they took over the government. The contributions of the Xianggong, the Queen Mother, and the official family are all countless."
She now has a very favorable impression of Han Jiang, the Empress Dowager.
The main reason is that Han Jiang is very low-key and willing to do things.
I am willing to do dirty work and tiring work.
In addition, the Han family's relationships and connections in the palace are no less than those of the Lu family.
Therefore, everyone was happy to say good things to Han Jiang.
Han Jiang held the fluorine in his hand and worshiped: "The old minister is not strict in running the family. He was unfilial and disobedient to the grandson Han Jie, corrupting the law and bringing trouble to one side. With the grace of the benevolent saints of the two palaces and the benevolent officials, I specially ordered that I be the grandson of the minister and forgive his sins... …”
When Zhao Xu listened, he couldn't help but look at the gray-haired veteran seriously, with some surprise in his eyes.
The Han Jie case has long been over, and the trial at Dali Temple has been concluded.
If it were anyone else, they would just pretend it didn't happen, so why would they take the initiative to mention it?
But Han Jiang now took the initiative to bring up the matter.
What's this?
This is taking the initiative to take the blame!
At the same time, he was still hinting to the two palaces and Zhao Xu that the veteran could also share some of the other matters.
Look at this awareness!
Then he listened to Han Jiang continue to say: "Besides, I am using an inhumane person."
"When Zeng Xiaolian was promoted to a prison official in Jiangxi Province, he forced Shi Yuqin, the magistrate of Fuzhou, to make false accusations and torture him with criminal laws, so that Yuqin came home and died in one day!"
"As a leftist prime minister, the old minister failed to observe the place and used inappropriate methods..."
This was a major case that was very popular at the end of March.
Along the way, he was promoted to a criminal officer, but in order to attack his political opponents, he actually framed them and framed them for corruption.
Without any evidence, the dignified official and magistrate was imprisoned.
I heard that they even resorted to tricks to get their way.
But Shi Yuqin's bones were very hard, and he refused to admit it by biting him to death.
After being tortured in prison for a month, Zeng Xiaolian sent Shi Yuqin home in a panic when he saw that Shi Yuqin was about to die. He died one day after returning home.
This incident caused an uproar.
The scholars in the government and the public were shocked!
Good guy!
Where is the dignity of scholar-bureaucrats? Where is the dignity of civil servants?
They were all thrown to the dogs by Zeng Xiaolian.
Therefore, under the fierce public sentiment, Han Jiang, the left prime minister, and Lu Gong, the right prime minister, jointly petitioned the two palaces and sent the censor to Jiangxi to deal with the case.
We must give an explanation to the scholar-bureaucrats all over the world!
In the same year as Zeng Xiaolian, teachers and teachers also publicly drew clear lines with him and cut off their robes and severance under the threat of public opinion.
Zeng Xiaolian therefore became the first civil servant to be expelled from his place as a scholar-bureaucrat in the first year of Yuanyou.
After this case broke out, Zhao Xu originally thought of sending someone to contact Zeng Xiaolian to see if he could be trained into a Junchen of the Great Song Dynasty.
But then I thought about it, what's there to do with such an idiot whose head was kicked by a donkey?
I simply didn't care about this matter.
Now, Han Jiang has brought up the case and placed the responsibility on him.
Therefore, even the two palaces in the curtain came back to their senses no matter how late they were.
This prime minister is taking the initiative to take the blame for us!
Therefore, the Empress Dowager immediately said: "The Han Jie case is just a case of local officials, in order to cling to the prime minister, they bent over Ajie..."
"What does this have to do with my husband?"
"As for the case of Zeng Xiaolian in Jiangxi Province, it was not the husband who ordered Zeng Xiaolian to be executed..."
The Empress Dowager never had anything to say to her own people.
In Zhao Xu's previous life, Sima Guang was deeply trusted by him.
Therefore, after Sima Guang's death, most of the prime ministers were selected from people who were close to Sima Guang.
Even Su Che benefited from this and became a prime minister.
Now, she would not treat a "loyal veteran" like Han Jiang badly.
Han Jiang held the potion in her hand to express her gratitude: "The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager trusted the old minister, and the old minister burst into tears with gratitude."
"It's just that the old minister is not only lax in running the family and employing people improperly, but also has many omissions in the laws he enforces..."
This is what he really wanted to say.
That is his real purpose.
Over the past year, the review of military service laws has continued, but during the review and practice process, too many problems have emerged.
The same goes for the green seedling method.
The more you practice, the more problems you will find.
If Han Jiang were ten years younger, he would definitely die without exposing these problems.
Maybe they will try their best to whitewash it and cover up the problem.
But he will retire soon.
Once he takes office, the problems he covered up will immediately explode.
Expect his successor to clean up his mess?
What are you thinking!
Han Jiang has been an official for decades, does he know very well what his colleagues are like?
Expect them to wipe their own butts and clean up their mess?
Don't even think about it.
It is already a great honor to avoid adding insult to injury.
Of course, there is another factor that influenced Han Jiang to make this decision.
That is the existence of the Detective Department and Bianjing Newspaper.
Bianjing Xinbao can even track and calculate the prices in Bianjing city.
Don't they know what happened in the Xiangfang and Luli?
The two palaces in the curtain couldn't help but sit up straight.
"My lord, haven't we always said that the review of the military service law and the revision of the young crop law are appropriate?" asked the Empress Dowager.
Han Jiang held the fluorene and bowed: "This is my sin."
"Since the review of the Service Law, it has been decreed that for households below the third class, the amount of service/exemption paid will be reduced or exempted. For the third class households, the fee will be reduced by half. For the first and second class households, the payment will be as normal."
"Since various regulations were implemented in the counties and towns of Kaifeng Prefecture, households below the third level all say: Merciful Saint, Kindness, Son of Heaven, Holy Might..."
"Even third-class households receive preferential treatment and are always grateful."
"However, love problems are also constantly appearing."
With that said, Han Jiang introduced to Zhao Xu and the two palaces the problems faced in the implementation of the new military regulations.
First of all, when it comes to hiring people to serve, prices in Bianjing are high and labor is also high.
A lot of Yaqian transportation work requires hiring people at a high price.
In the past, because of the Baojia Law, local officials could save money by relying on the labor force of Baojia households for free.
Such as water conservancy repairs, road construction, etc.
In the past, local governments recruited Baojia households, under the guise of training and review, and asked Baojia households to bring their own dry food to help with the work.
For example, when the late emperor built the city of Bianjing, a large number of Baojia households participated in it.
But now that the Baojia Law has been abolished, local officials suddenly no longer have free prostitute labor, and they can only use the exemption money to hire people.
But the wages in Bianjing City are too high - in Bianjing City, a young man can earn at least 100 yuan a day.
In Kaifeng Mansion, wages are at least seventy or eighty yuan a day.
As a result, the number of people the government can hire begins to decrease, and many things begin to be short of money.
If that's all, then that's it.
The key lies in the guarantee.
When the government hires people to do work, it must be guaranteed by someone.
who?
Situation household!
Because only these people can provide sufficient collateral and guarantees.
This has caused local power to expand in many places.
Because they brought those who served the government into their own hands by providing mortgages and guarantees.
Those who eat are soft-mouthed and those who take advantage of others are short-handed.
If things go on like this, these families may evolve into the aristocratic families of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.
All in all, it's a lot of trouble.
Over at Qingmiao Law, the situation is similar.
For example, the new convenient low-interest loans have abolished the performance assessment requirements of the past Youth Law.
The Changping officials were all lying down.
People borrow money, whether they like it or not, and they don't do performance evaluation anyway.
How was the constant liquidation method corrupted in the past? Today's convenient and low-interest loans are also running in the direction of the constant liquidation method.
What's even worse is that the new regulations on the exemption law have given local households a great opportunity.
These guys took the opportunity to take advantage of the network they had mastered and built, and began to act like rats.
The principal of the convenient low-interest loan in Changpingcang was borrowed by these people.
When they turned around, they gave the money to the people outside.
The interest rate is 30%, 40%, nine out and thirteen out.
That’s it, still in Kaifeng Mansion!
There are countless eyes staring at the place. If you go to the local level, you can't imagine what the bureaucrats will do with convenient low-interest loans.
Of course, these new regulations are not entirely problematic.
At least, the new labor law has reduced the burden on people from third-class households and below.
In Kaifeng Prefecture alone, it has benefited more than one million people.
Convenient and low-interest loans are even more popular in Bianjing City.
Now it has surpassed all major quality warehouses and has become a well-known and trustworthy business!
Yes!
This is indeed a deal!
Even in modern times, countless people want to get a business loan with an annual interest rate of two cents.
How much more so in this day and age?
If Zhao Xu had not intervened and stipulated a new low-interest loan for the public, each household could only borrow a maximum of 100 yuan, and collateral was required.
I'm afraid that all the wool in Changping Warehouse in Kaifeng Prefecture will be harvested.
Relying on this convenient and low-interest loan, the small handicraft industry, small workshops and small business groups in Bianjing City have flourished.
But, as long as you leave Bianjing City.
It's just another scene.
Convenience and low-interest loans are either waiting to rot in the government treasury, or they flow into the hands of local households.
These middlemen took government loans with an annual interest rate of two cents and gave them to farmers, earning more than double the profits.
no way!
This is the current situation of the Song Dynasty.
Outside Bianjing City, even in the vast rural areas within Kaifeng Prefecture, the average per capita enrollment in prenatal education is limited.
The people were trapped on the land, and most of them had never even been to Bianjing in their entire lives.
The cold has not gone away yet, I feel dizzy and my throat hurts.
This chapter has been completed!