After Zhao Xu finished laughing, he said sternly to Su You: "Su You is a rare scholar, and national history is very important. I want him to go to the history museum again."

Su You frowned: "I know that Your Majesty attaches great importance to Su's wishes. However, in the country's dynasty system, promotion and relegation by the court are not child's play. There is no reason to rise immediately after being demoted."

"I am also afraid that Da Su will be arrogant and make bigger mistakes in the future, so let him stay in Huangzhou for a few years first."

Fearing that Zhao Xu would continue to pester me, I quickly said: "Speaking of talents, I would like to ask your Majesty for a few people."

Zhao Xu nodded: "Everything is new in the Military Aircraft Department, and you must have someone to help you. Mingrun, I will agree to whatever you say."

Su You said: "I want Cai Jing, Chao will support him."

"Cai Jing is capable and sensible. I only initiated the development of the Liangzhe Road and Taihu Lake, but it is really thanks to Cai Jing that he succeeded. The director is capable and clear about government affairs, and he never wastes a lot of time."

"Four hundred thousand hectares of fertile land, thousands of ports, and many lakes and reservoirs. His records are clear and his accounts are clear. No one can deceive him. He is truly a talented man who manages the country."

"Chao Buzhi has a strong memory for his knowledge, a good record of document writing, and a photographic memory. The future affairs of the Military Aircraft Department will definitely be complicated. With his help, he can answer questions immediately, which will save a lot of effort."

"If these two people are tempered, Cai Jing may be the future rich man; Chao Buzhi may be the future Zhang Gong."

Fu Bi is compared to Cai Jing, and Zhang Fangping is compared to Chao Bu. This evaluation is quite high.

In fact, this was Su You recommending talents to Zhao Xu. Cai Jing had just finished the "Xue Ling", and when Chao Buzhi was the top scholar, he pointed out that Zhao Xu quoted the wrong time in the memorial. This scene impressed Zhao Xu very deeply, and he immediately

He nodded and said: "Cai Jing can give it to you now, and Chao Buzhi will give it to you when he comes back from Liao Kingdom."

Su You bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

…

In the harem, Zhao Hao is accompanying Gao Taotao as he reads the account books.

With such a large harem, a charity fund, and the income from various royal estates, the palace has been able to spend a lot of money in recent years.

Before her death, the Empress Dowager left her last words, donating the property in her name to Gao Taotao and several princesses, and requested that the funeral be simple.

Several hardware workshops, cement factory, soap factory, Liulichang Match Factory... there are also shops and banks, attracting a large number of clan members.

All of these made the clan's situation in the Song Dynasty much better, eased the burden on the inner treasury, and made the Tian family's back a lot harder in front of foreign ministers.

Gao Taotao is most satisfied with these two points, which are mainly reflected in the consolidation of imperial power and the reduction of internal conflicts.

At least there is no need to live through the days when Emperor Renzong couldn't bear to eat even a bowl of yokan.

This year's numbers are still pretty good. As a board member of Stone Trading Company and Huangsong Bank, Zhao Hao is responsible for explaining the accounts to Gao Taotao.

Zhao Hao was carefully choosing his words: "Your Majesty, Su Mingrun suggested in the previous chapter that my royal family's property is also a business, so what does it occupy...social resources are part of the country, so we should also pay business taxes to the country. This...is

Isn’t it too much to talk to the officials?”

Gao Taotao wore gold-rimmed glasses and drew on the account book with a pencil while checking the details: "Su Mingrun's taxes will have to go to the royal family? Isn't this the left hand handing over the right hand?"

Zhao Hao hesitated for a moment: "Su Mingrun said that if the royal family's property does not pay taxes, it is competing with the people for profit. When the king was in power, the overflow fields of the clan and officials were once inspected. Those that were not exempt from tax exemption must be followed.

State system."

"Since the land is like this, then the business tax should also be like this."

Gao Taotao really didn't know how to pay the commercial tax: "How much is the commercial tax in the Song Dynasty?"

Zhao Hao said: "Thirty taxes per one."

"Ah?" Gao Taotao was surprised: "That's much lighter than the agricultural tax!"

Zhao Hao smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, it is collected once at each checkpoint. If the goods come from the South China Sea and are not transported by the Shipping Department, a string of two hundred coconut beads will be transported to Bianjing. They will be collected along the way and will arrive in the capital.

Six hundred strings."

Gao Taotao was a little angry: "What did the goods do along the way from Nanhai to Bianjing? Why did they withhold so much tax? What did they do with it? How much did the entire Song Dynasty collect every year? How much of these taxes were there?

Returned to the treasury?"

"What's going on with the court? You can pay taxes, but they have to be handed over to the state, not to the local governments to line their own pockets! Please behave more rationally, sir, and come to my Tian family to ask for debt again!"

Zhao Hao quickly handed over his hand: "Mom, please calm down. Isn't this just a small talk? If it's not something that should be done, the officials will definitely consider it."

When Gao Taotao said this, he thought: "Su Mingrun hasn't taken office yet, right?"

Zhao Hao replied: "Su Mingrun and Zhang Dun's appointments were rejected twice according to the rules. It shouldn't happen the third time, right?"

Gao Taotao asked again: "Is Wang Gui back?"

Zhao Hao said: "On the way back."

Gao Taotao nodded: "We didn't take advantage of the Prime Minister's appointment as Shanling Envoy to cause any trouble, and the court was considered stable...Cai Que, Su You, Zhang Dun, and several new recruits can be regarded as ministers. I hope that these few officials will

I hope you can have a better time this year..."

…

Wang Gui is back and is now discussing matters with Cai Que, the political advisor at his residence.

Wang Gui was very satisfied with Cai Que's attitude. During his tenure as Shanling Envoy, Cai Que acted as the de facto Prime Minister. With his clever operation, he extended the time for Su You and Zhang Dun's thank you letters to go back and forth until Wang Gui

Come back.

The handling of political affairs is only superficial, and the real major matters, except those requested by Zhao Xu, are all left to be done.

Su You and Zhang Dun didn't seem to be in much of a hurry. Anyway, they just went step by step and didn't cause any trouble.

The only major event in the middle was that he was appointed minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Wu Chong was appointed as the minister of Pingzhang.

In fact, this was not a victory for the political opponents, but that Wu Chong was seriously ill and was about to die.

Cai Que made it clear to Wang Guitiao about the court affairs that needed to be delivered in the near future, and then he handed over his hands and said: "My lord, the recent affairs of the court are roughly like this. Fortunately, there is nothing major."

Wang Gui also had a hard time during this period. He carried the spirit to Yongzhao Mausoleum to hold the funeral for Empress Ci Shengguangxian, and when he came back, he had to consecrate Empress Ci Shengguangxian to the Ancestral Temple. It involved a lot of complicated understanding and writing, which was not easy.

After that, he had to go up to the table and present the Empress's younger brother with the Holy Light of Mercy, Cao Yan, the Military Envoy of the Zhaode Army, the Situ and Minister of Zhongshu, the Military Envoy of the Protector Army, and the rest of the family members were rewarded with extra rewards.

Zhao Xu also specially asked Cao Nanyue to be promoted to the third level of the Ganyi Army, and after he was promoted to Jieduliu of the Ganyi Army, he cooperated with Gao Zunyu to train the new Ganyi Army in Tongguan.

Wang Gui was worried all the way, but now a big stone fell in his heart: "It's fine if nothing happens..."

Indeed, mountain envoys were a common method used by emperors to win over powerful ministers. Many important ministers found themselves "retired" after returning from serving as mountain envoys.

Of course, what is even more exaggerated is the powerful minister Ding Wei, who is a mountain envoy and thinks that his whole family has arrived in Yazhou.

When Cai Que saw Wang Gui like this, he cupped his hands and said, "It's better to have nothing to do, but I'm afraid that something has already happened and we don't know anything about it yet."

Wang Gui asked: "What does it mean to be upright?"

Cai Que said: "Everything His Majesty has taken over the past year has profound meaning."

"Cai Jing's "School Order" states that this year, whether there are primary schools in the county, whether there are state schools in the state, whether there are government schools in the prefecture, the number of students, how literate they are, and how accurate the calculation is will be included in the performance evaluation of officials. Your Majesty's

It means that we need to develop culture and education."

Wang Gui said: "This is just the story of Fan Zhongyan back then. During the Qingli period, there was a great development of culture and education. What was the result? Su Shi once pointed out that it is not worthy of its name, so it is better to let it go."

Cai Que said: "But what if it is worthy of its name?"

Wang Gui was startled: "Is it worthy of the name? There are so many masters and scholars teaching in the three hundred military states of the Song Dynasty?"

Cai Que slapped his thigh: "The key lies here! Fan Wenzhenggong's school has too high requirements and is of little use. The only way is to become an official. It can be said that thousands of troops can cross a single-plank bridge, and it is too difficult."

Wang Gui said: "What about now?"

Cai Que said: "Now, with funds from the Huangsong Charity Foundation, Sitong Bookstore is responsible for publishing teaching materials, following Meishan's approach, and first popularizing primary schools. The literacy level is no more than 2,000, and the arithmetic calculation is no more than addition and subtraction. The period is no more than five years."
Chapter completed!