Chapter 117 The Battle of Wolves (19)
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“What to do next?”
"Do as the previous court."
"I am not as talented as the official in management of everything from agriculture to industry."
"The official family relies on everyone's strength, and now we rely on everyone's strength. Don't be afraid, the official family just appoints the prime minister and handes some of the work to the two prime ministers. I haven't heard from the official family that there will be no morning meeting in the future."
“…What if I do something wrong?”
"Are you here to do things or ask for the right one?"
When he heard the right prime minister in his forties and the crown prince in his thirties talk about this, the left prime minister Wen Tianxiang, who was sixty, couldn't help laughing: "Haha! Hahaha!" No matter whether the two middle-aged men turned their heads to look at him, Wen Tianxiang couldn't help laughing for the time being.
Zhao Qian didn't think this was anything bad. He was educated like this since he was a child. His father's requirements were simple and very difficult. He either did anything or did it, and did it to the end. For Zhao Qian, witnessing the final failure was a very painful experience. It was not until recently that he was finally able to do things according to the rules. Although Zhao Qian was really happy when he once felt unattainable, Zhao Qian was indeed happy, but more of a kind of self-blame. Compared with his current openness, he was unable to move in the shackles of all kinds of ignorance and self-righteousness. At that time, he... really didn't grow up.
Facing Wen Tianxiang, Zhao Qian asked, "What's wrong with Prime Minister Zuo?"
"There is nothing wrong. OK!" Wen Tianxiang also replied frankly: "It is really a blessing for the Song Dynasty and a blessing for the country."
Listening to the conversations of two people above him, the right prime minister Li Ping had heard this truth, but felt that he really couldn't integrate the truth with his mood at this time. Just seeing them so free and easy, Li Ping made a fuss and said loudly: "I am not as good as the official family, even if I do something wrong... I don't do it as well as the official family. I think everyone won't really laugh at me."
"Yeah." Wen Tianxiang nodded. People with malicious intentions will definitely have all kinds of words. If they take those words seriously, they will not have to live. Looking at the right prime minister sitting opposite him, and then looking at Zhao Qian in the main position, Wen Tianxiang suddenly felt that this was a bit like a backbone of the court. Then, the Song Dynasty court would be formed.
Li Ping himself was just worried and uneasy. He saw that the prince and the left prime minister had no intention of laughing at him, and he felt at ease. Since he was at the level, he had attended thousands of morning meetings in the imperial predecessors and was not unfamiliar with what the country should do. It is now April of the Song Dynasty, and it will not take long to enter the summer harvest season.
Thinking of this, Li Ping said with the greatest peace: "Prime Minister Wen, each department has its own arrangements. If I care too much about the Ministry of Agriculture, I hope Prime Minister Wen will remind you more."
Wen Tianxiang was also worried about this. He heard Li Ping say this, and he replied: "We should work together to remind you that there is no need to say anything."
Zhao Qian didn't say anything at this time. The new right prime minister could understand that he was no longer the Minister of Agriculture, and it was also considered to be keeping pace with the times. As for what the right prime minister could do immediately, Zhao Qian himself did not have any special expectations. If Zhao Jiaren was regarded as the passing line, it would be too difficult to pass.
Next, the three of them talked about the recent arrangements of the Song Dynasty, which was indeed a lot of trouble. After a while, the right prime minister Li Ping said to Zhao Qian: "Crown Prince, but I don't know who is in charge of the Ministry of Finance?"
"I don't know." Zhao Qian responded immediately. Since listening to his father's story, Zhao Qian did not dare to talk nonsense about the affairs of the Ministry of Finance. In the past, the Song Dynasty submitted taxes to the court, but now the local government requested the budgets of various departments from the court. The Ministry of Finance looked like a god who turned stones into gold and could take out countless amounts of money. However, Zhao Qian now realized that the court's money was indeed very nervous. To put it extremely, if the ship that the court transported gold, silver and copper mines from Japan could not be opened for one year, the court's money bag would be empty immediately.
Li Ping did not ask. The Zhao Guanjia made it clear that the Prime Minister is now managing state operations, and the imperial front meetings are still held, and all departments will not be fully responsible to the Prime Minister. The Zhao Guanjia is still the highest power owner of the Song Dynasty.
After the talk here, Zhao Qian went to his father's side. After this discussion, he was tired. When he arrived at his father's door, he saw several carriages parked at the door. He saw that it was the ministers' carriages. He was dismounting, and he saw the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister Lifan going out together. They did not see Zhao Qian, so they got into one carriage and set out. The other carriage followed.
Zhao Qian sighed in his heart that these two departments should be directly under the government, and it was obvious that they had a lot to say at this time. While thinking, when they walked into the hall, they saw Zhao Jiaren sending Chief of Staff Li Yun and Minister of Justice Ding Fei out. The two simply waved to Zhao Qian and followed Zhao Jiaren out.
After a while, Zhao Jiaren returned home. Zhao Qian greeted him, "Official family, will he be busier this time to rebuild the prime minister system, or will he be idle?"
"That depends on how those guys do things." Zhao Jiaren smiled and said, "But I have something to do. Japan may have to fight. You can discuss it with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Lifan."
"Have you had a chance to make money?" Zhao Qian's eyes lit up.
"I don't know either. It's just that the Kamakura shogunate oppressed the guardians and the Rifa ministry are getting more and more aggressive. You just happen to talk to them and learn from them."
"Wouldn't it be faster to learn from the government?"
"Follow me to learn this, you can only learn some methods of the current situation. After the Song Dynasty, you must manage the entire earth. You still have to have your own ideas. Global governance will start with you."
After receiving the order, Zhao Qian reported on the recent demobilization situation. A small number of officers and non-commissioned officers who were willing to make a living by professional soldiers made an assessment plan after investigation. Although it was a bit cold, those with an elementary school degree below would not continue to stay in the army. Those who graduated from junior high school were selected after assessment, and the remaining high-level education would go to the military academy for further study. A large number of retired soldiers were arranged to stay north of the Huaihe River as much as possible. It is expected that the army's major adjustments could be completed this year.
"Grasp a line, non-commissioned officers and grassroots officers are selected from grassroots soldiers and soldiers who have joined the army after high school. They cannot cut off the path of grassroots promotion. After that, they will be treated equally, learn, act, and summarize. Don't deliberately bend. In addition, no one who proposes to be a young military academy can do! Remember?"
“Why?”
"Being a soldier is a choice, not a way out. The proportion of naturally bad guys is very low, but if something is born with one's own, people will immediately not be motivated. No matter how bad it is, there is a way out, so why bother to work hard?"
"I understand!" Zhao Qian replied decisively. He himself understood his strengths, that is, he never thought that he was his own. Even the same is true for the throne. In Zhao Qian's opinion, he could only have the power to inherit the throne by working hard to become a person like his father. This idea may not be correct now, but Zhao Qian believes that there is no way out is completely correct.
"Go." Zhao Jiaren sent his son away.
Zhao Qian then ran to see his sister. As the brother and sister spoke, Zhao Ruoshui handed over an envelope. Zhao Qian took it and opened it. It contained a stack of treasury bills received with a check. Each of them had a denomination of 100,000 guan.
"I can't accept this." Zhao Qian returned the envelope to his sister.
"Tsk! I said I couldn't take it, but I was paused." Zhao Ruoshui smiled.
Zhao Qian felt a little ashamed immediately, and he was indeed hesitant.
"Brother, this is a gift to you. I have wanted to give it to you for a long time, but because I operate the business here, I feel sorry for the money. I am just giving it to you now, which is my wish."
After all, it was one million, and Zhao Qian really couldn't make up his mind to refuse. But he felt it was inappropriate if he didn't refuse, which made him feel confused.
"Don't worry, I won't ask you for privileges. I know you won't give it to you either."
"Of course!" Zhao Qian replied. His sister is very rich sometimes, but she is not a person who really loves money. At least Zhao Ruoshui has not been short of money since she was a child. Moreover, it seems that it is not right if her sister's gifts are not accepted. That would be too distant.
Looking at the elder brother's expression, Zhao Ruoshui smiled and said, "Remember if you can help me, just reach out to help me. If you can't help, I'll tell me the truth. This little money is not much more, nor is it less. You don't have to worry about me feeling distressed."
Just as he was thinking, Zhao Qian suddenly saw my mother appearing at the door. He became embarrassed now. But he heard me say, "If you take it or not, just say something happy!"
"Take it!" Zhao Qian responded.
"Just remember your sister's affection. Protect her and don't help her." Qin Yuzhen said, then turned around and left.
After talking for a while, Zhao Qian left first. When he got home, he handed the envelope to his wife. After seeing the money, his wife didn't say anything, but just stared at Zhao Qian with beautiful eyes. After Zhao Qian finished speaking, she responded: "The saint is right, just remember to protect your sister."
"How to protect?" Zhao Qian felt that he didn't understand what a woman was thinking.
"You can protect her anyway," said the official.
"Wouldn't you urge her to make progress?"
"If you can do the best, you can't do this. At least you can't see her make a mistake." Zhao Qian's wife said calmly.
Zhao Qian didn't say anything. This was a huge responsibility. Zhao Qian felt that he was afraid that he would not be able to control the situation if he was nothing. But after listening to his wife's words, Zhao Qian understood why he didn't object to this matter.
Two days later, Zhao Qian straightened out the errands of the Veterans Guidance Meeting, and then returned to Kaifeng to meet Foreign Minister Lu Bofeng and Lifan Minister Luo Yiren. These two departments have the meaning of front and back of copper coins, so the office area is still close to each other.
The two had already received the order, so they also readily told Zhao Qian about the recent changes in Japan.
"The gold, silver and copper of Japan are indispensable to our Song Dynasty." Lu Bofeng made the point straight, "So if Japan is in a civil war, it is best to fight slowly. Guardians from all over the country are vigorously mining gold and silver, and purchase the supplies they need from our Song Dynasty. No matter it is guns, weapons, or daily necessities, no one can come in and do anything wrong?"
"Why are you doing something wrong?" Zhao Qian didn't understand.
Luo Yiren smiled, "Haha, Prince, if a profiteer sells a lot of iron to the Japanese court in private and builds a large number of weapons, wouldn't it immediately change the situation? Naturally, some courts must control these. Trade with Japan must be officially launched. Of course, it cannot be an official business on the surface."
It took Zhao Qian half a minute to figure out the meaning of this official camp but not the official camp. Now he was a little impressed and felt that it was very inauthentic. The combination of conspiracy and open plots makes it really difficult to position his position.
"Prince, our position is for the interests of the Song Dynasty. The Japanese civil war cannot harm the interests of the Song Dynasty, so we cannot make Japan eventually become a country that does not rely on the trade of the Song Dynasty. In recent years, the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan has begun to tighten trade and is not allowed to protect and do business with our Song Dynasty. This is unacceptable. However, after discussion, we also felt that if Japan raises another force and defeats the Kamakura Shogunate, they are afraid that they will do more thoroughly than the Kamakura Shogunate. Just look at our Song Dynasty and you can understand."
"...Isn't the Song Dynasty doing its best to do business with various countries?" Zhao Qian was unable to make an analogy for a while.
"The big cannibal who once dominated the maritime trade is here?" Luo Yiren said with a smile.
These words made Zhao Qian wake up immediately.
"If you can do the best, you can't do this. At least you can't see her make a mistake." Zhao Qian's wife said calmly.
Zhao Qian didn't say anything. This was a huge responsibility. Zhao Qian felt that he was afraid that he would not be able to control the situation if he was nothing. But after listening to his wife's words, Zhao Qian understood why he didn't object to this matter.
Two days later, Zhao Qian straightened out the errands of the Veterans Guidance Meeting, and then returned to Kaifeng to meet Foreign Minister Lu Bofeng and Lifan Minister Luo Yiren. These two departments have the meaning of front and back of copper coins, so the office area is still close to each other.
The two had already received the order, so they also readily told Zhao Qian about the recent changes in Japan.
"The gold, silver and copper of Japan are indispensable to our Song Dynasty." Lu Bofeng made the point straight, "So if Japan is in a civil war, it is best to fight slowly. Guardians from all over the country are vigorously mining gold and silver, and purchase the supplies they need from our Song Dynasty. No matter it is guns, weapons, or daily necessities, no one can come in and do anything wrong?"
"Why are you doing something wrong?" Zhao Qian didn't understand.
Luo Yiren smiled, "Haha, Prince, if a profiteer sells a lot of iron to the Japanese court in private and builds a large number of weapons, wouldn't it immediately change the situation? Naturally, some courts must control these. Trade with Japan must be officially launched. Of course, it cannot be an official business on the surface."
It took Zhao Qian half a minute to figure out the meaning of this official camp but not the official camp. Now he was a little impressed and felt that it was very inauthentic. The combination of conspiracy and open plots makes it really difficult to position his position.
"Prince, our position is for the interests of the Song Dynasty. The Japanese civil war cannot harm the interests of the Song Dynasty, so we cannot make Japan eventually become a country that does not rely on the trade of the Song Dynasty. In recent years, the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan has begun to tighten trade and is not allowed to protect and do business with our Song Dynasty. This is unacceptable. However, after discussion, we also felt that if Japan raises another force and defeats the Kamakura Shogunate, they are afraid that they will do more thoroughly than the Kamakura Shogunate. Just look at our Song Dynasty and you can understand."
"...Isn't the Song Dynasty doing its best to do business with various countries?" Zhao Qian was unable to make an analogy for a while.
Chapter completed!