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Chapter 30 Returning to the Old Capital (1)

Wen Tianxiang walked into the house and saw Zhao Jiaren reading a book. Prime Minister Wen was fifty-eight years old and could no longer see the title of the book on the cover from a distance. He did not interrupt Zhao Jiaren's reading immediately, but looked at the only Jinshi emperor in the Song Dynasty until now.

Since ancient times, emperors who can save the nation and survive will be recorded as the lord of revival. If an emperor who is thousands of miles away is not forgotten, he will still be praised and criticized thousands of years later. Wen Tianxiang was admitted to the top scorer at a young age. He knew very well that the existence of the emperor was not as perfect and omnipotent as folk legends. Those lords of revival and those lords of revival may be good at power and strategy or decisive, but none of them is known for their knowledge.

Now Zhao Jiaren set a precedent. No one in the Song Dynasty dared to claim to be knowledgeable in front of Zhao Jiaren, let alone discuss knowledge. The emperor's appearance of browsing with books in his hand perfectly showed what a scholar should look like.

Zhao Jiaren looked up at Wen Tianxiang, put the opened book on the coffee table next to him, and said, "Song Rui, sit down. I won't get up to greet you."

Wen Tianxiang smiled and sat down next to Zhao Jiaren casually. Then he asked, "What book is the official reading?"

"The Investigation on Infectious Diseases in the Song Dynasty" is the latest thing from the Ministry of Health." Zhao Jiaren replied.

Wen Tianxiang couldn't laugh when he heard the vicious name of "Infectious Disease". After more than ten or twenty years of patriotic health month, even ordinary people knew the harm of infectious diseases, let alone acting as prime minister.

Zhao Jiaren was a doctor in that life, and he did not have such a fierce reaction to infectious diseases. He smiled and said, "Someone asked me why I moved the capital back to Kaifeng in late autumn. I told them a reason at that time. The activity of infectious diseases has dropped rapidly after late autumn. The problem I had to face after returning to the Central Plains is probably not adapting to the local environment. After that, I remembered that I forgot about the epidemics in the Central Plains and the North. I asked for a book to see it. Do you want to take a look? "

After saying that, Zhao Jiaren stretched comfortably on the sofa. In China, infectious diseases were just a concept. Zhao Jiaren's illness experience in the 21st century was probably because of the bad food, vomiting and diarrhea on his stomach, sweating, and catching a cold after blowing, and accidentally exercising. What was more impressive was that before the outbreak of the Sanlu incident, kidney stones caused by sudden drinking dairy products were excreted from the body. In short, they were all obvious and relatively surgical diseases. It was not until he went to Great America that he knew that infectious diseases in this world could really lead to large-scale deaths. In the 21st century, more Americans died of influenza than cancer. In Great America, only drugs, gun crimes and traffic accidents could be compared with the lethality of influenza.

Looking at Zhao Jiaren's indifferent expression, Wen Tianxiang also felt a little fussy. The Zhao Guan family is a very elegant person, so when he said, "The ball is facing up when the person dies, and the ball is swaying around when he does not die," it is really impressive. This is the freedom and freedom that a real celebrity should have.

Wen Tianxiang smiled and said, "Late autumn is about October. It's already May."

"Well. I'm going to leave for four months." Zhao Jiaren sighed a little.

Wen Tianxiang was also a little moved, and the content of his feelings was different from that of Zhao Jiaren. "Isn't it not appropriate for the official to let me stay in the south first?"

"What are you afraid of? Even if someone says you want to rebel, do you think someone really believes it?"

Wen Tianxiang was laughed out loud by Zhao Jiaren's joke of not talking about the occasion, "Haha! I don't think anyone would say that."

"Isn't it just a statement from the North and South Courtyard? Such a thing is the truth, so others are not allowed to say it?" Zhao Jiaren said while giving Wen Tianxiang a cigarette.

Wen Tianxiang lit up and took a sip, his face regained its solemnity. "Although the official said this, the people of the court are very uneasy now."

"Isn't it your and my job to make them calm down and do things?" Zhao Jiaren was completely open-minded. In the 21st century, after the in-depth education of the media, Zhao Jiaren finally learned to let the news fly for a while. In addition, he also understood that the turmoil of people's hearts came quickly and would soon forget peace. Even if he looked at something big, he would be used to it in no time and even be considered for granted. If there was no such physical mechanism, human beings would have been extinct long ago.

After taking a few more sips, Wen Tianxiang asked what he cared about the most, "Officials, you have promulgated a new system, I think the officials are afraid that they will not adapt so quickly."

Zhao Jiaren nodded but said nothing. The latest personnel system is Zhao Jiaren's most proud originality, and it is also something he knows about the difficulties. In the future, all the powerful cadres at the deputy ministerial level will not retire in their relative positions. The last position of these people will be a county magistrate. This is not a derogatory, but Zhao Jiaren wants to try it out. These people have accumulated a lifetime of abilities and insights to manage county-level administrative units well.

With Zhao Jiaren's complete political experience, he certainly knew that it could be easy or extremely difficult to manage a county. Just like after Zhao Jiaren left Putian, it was said that all Putian county magistrates were very relaxed in all dynasties. As long as Mulan Pond is maintained well, Putian County is a small country of Tianfu. But each county is different, and many counties have their own major problems. If you want to find out the problems in the county and find a solution, the young county magistrates may not be able to do it.

In addition to this, Zhao Jiaren also wants to try whether such means can help the cadre team rejuvenate. The retirement of old guys at high positions will inevitably lead to many, many personnel problems. Letting them retire in the county may make room for young people earlier.

Seeing that Zhao Jiaren just nodded and didn't say anything, Wen Tianxiang sighed: "Official, I think this charter is a bit harsh."

Zhao Jiaren replied decisively: "Let's talk about it after doing it. I decided to be scolded when I promulgated it."

Wen Tianxiang knew how fierce his temperament was. After meeting people, Wen Tianxiang privately believed that only Zhao Jiaren could be more intense than him. Wen Tianxiang would scold him when he saw something unhappy, and Zhao Jiaren would go up to do something unhappy. The rule of the prime ministers in the Song Dynasty was normal in the central and local governments, but that was mostly the result of political struggles. Zhao Jiaren's institutionalization purpose was clearly explained in the social discussion, and he hoped that all places could be governed. And these people in high positions should have the courage to work hard and moral courage to shoulder such heavy responsibilities.

The problem is, as far as Wen Tianxiang sees, these guys seem to lack such courage. Since becoming the acting prime minister, there have been a constant stream of people coming to Wen Tianxiang to talk about Xiang. Even though Wen Tianxiang repeatedly told those people that his acting prime minister no longer had the same human rights as before, and those who did not have the courage to take this responsibility also hope that Wen Tianxiang, a close friend of Zhao Guan family, could persuade Zhao Guan family not to do this. These guys also knew very well that they had long been not used to suffering in the county.

If the last term is spent in the county, if he is not good at doing well, he will be laughed at. No matter how good he is, he will be considered a smooth progress. Moreover, even if they do their best, they will not be of any help to their career or their faction. After the last term, they bowed down and went to the big city to retire. These people would not expect that they could really turn a county into their territory.

Seeing that Zhao Jiaren was unmoved at all, Wen Tianxiang could only implement it firmly. He sighed: "If the official has made a decision, I will not mention this matter."

Zhao Jiaren nodded slightly but said nothing. This made Wen Tianxiang sigh in his heart. This is the fierceness of Zhao Jiaren. No matter how many people's actions arouse opposition or approval, or if millions of people are killed, Zhao Jiaren will respond with a calm attitude.

Leaving Zhao Jiaren, Wen Tianxiang returned to the Ministry of Personnel first. He was named acting prime minister in the position of Minister of Personnel. Affairs of the Ministry of Personnel were still under the jurisdiction of Wen Tianxiang. As Zhao Jiaren said today, once the court moved the capital back to Kaifeng, the problem of the North and South Courts immediately occurred in the Song Dynasty.

This North and South Court is a system term used by the Liao Kingdom. It controls the troops of the Sixth Khitan Department. Liao Taizu divided the Khitan Dieshu Department into the Five Academic Department and the Sixth Khitan Department, each with Yilijin. In the first year of Emperor Taizong of Liao (938), the Yilijin of the two Academic Department was changed to two Academic Departments, called the Beida King and the Nanda King Court. The head of the Nanda King Court was called the Nanda King, and there were the Governor of the Nanda King Court, the Taishi of the Nanda King Court, the Taibao of the Nanda King Court, the Situ of the Nanda King Court, and the Sikong of the Nanda King Court, etc. In the eighth year of Tianqing of Emperor Tianzuo of Liao (1118), the Taibao of the Nanda King Court was abolished.

Of course, the Song Dynasty could not do this, but many people had no real feeling about moving the capital, and they also felt that the center of the Song Dynasty's ruler still seemed to be in the south. The Central Plains region was still far north, and the legendary old capital. Since there was such a feeling, many people would feel that there was still an indescribable gap between the north and the south. When the saying "North and South Courtyard" came out, it immediately began to become popular in the court and even in Hangzhou.

Of course, Wen Tianxiang knew that some people had already called him "King of the South Courtyard", and he was very angry at this. If it were the Song Dynasty in the past, there would definitely be literati officials who criticized Wen Tianxiang like this. Those people would say this, just to defeat Wen Tianxiang. With Wen Tianxiang's qualifications and character, those who would say this would not believe this statement.

Wen Tianxiang was angry that these people were too good at choreography and were nonsense. But that was the case. No matter how ridiculous the rumors were, people would believe it. The officials actually thought they would divide the north and the south, and there was a gang that seemed to be able to really control the national affairs of the south.

Sitting behind the desk, Wen Tianxiang was a little humiliated. But thinking of Zhao Jiaren's calmness today, "the ball is facing upwards, and he is swaying around indestructible ways", he suddenly felt that he was so angry and looked stupid. The acting prime minister sighed and continued to sit at his desk and went to his own work-
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