I have talked about the "Tomorrow Calendar" with my clan brother, adopted brother, brother-in-law, library inspector Shen Kuo, and two foreign astronomers who came from Tianfang. Because I did not consider the precession, it is indeed somewhat inaccurate now.

However, the basic operation of calculating lunar eclipses should not be inaccurate for Si Tianjian.

Only then did everyone realize that the group of people I relied on Su Tanhua and he mentioned are probably the top astronomers in the Song Dynasty today. Your Majesty, how about leaving this matter to Su You?

Su You rolled his eyes and said that updating the new calendar is not a big problem, nor is it a problem to find out whether there was a lunar eclipse on the night of the earthquake, but these issues are not the focus now.

Only then did everyone react, and they thought that Su Tanhua was really worried about the country. Yes, yes, yes, the new calendar is not the focus now. The focus now should be His Majesty. He should speak out, but he is missing!

Su You almost cried, blaming me for not making it clear, but what did I mean?!

However, everyone responded enthusiastically to Su You's "call" and began to speak out one after another.

Lu Gongzhu said, "Your Majesty, in the past, when a monarch encountered such a situation, usually he would gain future blessings if he was afraid and worried; if he was quick and false, he would bring disaster. If the superiors treat their ministers with sincerity, they will think about it." Respond to it with all sincerity. Be sincere from top to bottom, but the variation does not disappear. This is not the case.

Therefore, Your Majesty should ignore the disadvantages of being single-handedly, not follow the preconceptions, and not be confused by heresy.

"Yan Yuan asked Confucius how to run a state, and Confucius warned people who were far away from the country."

"Because the sycophant is afraid of not being in line with the king, so he gets close to him easily; the righteous person is afraid of not being in line with his righteousness, so he is easily alienated. Therefore, the king can only effectively govern the country by upholding justice."

Qian Gongfu, the newly-appointed magistrate of the Admonition Yuan, said: "Let me be practical. Every time there is a famine or river battle, the ancestral hall must sell ultimatums to meet temporary needs. Therefore, ultimatums are very valuable and important. I sincerely ask your majesty to come from Starting today, the Emperor, Empress, Empress Dowager and Grand Empress Dowager celebrate their birthdays, and the number of gifts given to them in purple robes will be reduced by half, and the tediousness of tonsure will be eliminated."

Sima Guang said: "It is not easy for people to know. There are more than 300 prefectures in the world. It is really difficult to choose carefully. Your Majesty must first select the eighteen supervisors, and then the supervisors will choose the prefectures, and the prefectures will choose the magistrates. If there are more people, That’s right. If the officials across the country are chosen properly, the country will naturally be peaceful and the people will be safe.”

Zhao Xu thought of a question and asked: "What should we do if admonishers are hard to come by?"

Sima Guang said: "Whenever you choose an official, you should put three things first: first, not loving wealth and honor, second, cherishing fame and honor, and third, knowing how to manage the body."

"However, it is rare to have these three qualities at the same time. In my opinion, deputy envoy of salt and iron Lu Hui, imperial censor Wu Jing, and..."

After speaking, he glanced at Su You and said, "General Su You will be the prisoner. These three people seem to be good candidates."

Zhao Xu shook his head silently in his heart. The first two failed. It would be better for Su You to make money for me first. Unfortunately, my Shenji camp was gone due to an earthquake and a flood...

Then I remembered the disaster in Hebei: "Let's talk about disaster relief first."

Wen Yanbo said: "There was a big earthquake in Heshuo. I ordered the pacification department along the border and the governor of Xiongzhou to monitor the Liao people and report the news. They also gave money to the deceased."

Zeng Gongliang said: "The people of Hebei have suffered huge losses. Please reduce the prison sentence in Hebei to one level."

Sima Guang said: "In the years of famine, gold and silk are of no use, but food cannot be eaten for a day. It is better to divert more water from the Cao River and the Huai Valley to help."

Su You quickly waved his hand: "Gold and silk can also be used, it just depends on how to use it. In the Jianghuai Valley, official canals alone may not be enough for Hebei. Please follow the Shaanxi Salt Law and use the case to lure merchants to the recently produced bronze wares."

When grains and grains are brought into Hebei, and they are led by officials to Beijing to receive bronze wares, they will definitely be eager to do so."

Wang Anshi said: "What Mingrun said is reasonable. In addition to luring him with profit, he can also lure him with fame. He begged for an empty name and sent seventy imperial edicts to the Hebei Appeasement Department to recruit people to bring in grain."

Zeng Gongliang said: "The Heshuo disaster has caused a shortage of national supplies. We discussed before that we would beg for relatives in the suburbs this year, but the two governments will not give us gold or silk."

Su You's heart skipped a beat, oh no, there was going to be another quarrel.

Excessive rewards were given during the suburban sacrificial ceremony, which consumed a large amount of government property. This was indeed a financial problem in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Excessive government financial expenditure, redundant soldiers, redundant officials, redundant expenses, etc. are the direct causes of national financial stress.

Sure enough, I heard Sima Guang say: "Disaster relief and economical use should start with those close to you. Your Majesty should agree to the two governments' resignation."

However, Wang Anshi expressed his opposition: "In the past, Gun often served at the banquet hall. At that time, it was thought that he knew he was incompetent, so he should resign his position instead of resigning his salary. And now it seems that the lack of national resources is not an urgent matter today."

Chang Gun was the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, and the food he served was the working meal distributed by the political affairs hall. At that time, Chang Gun took the lead in not eating working meals to save money for the country. People at the time laughed at him. If he knew that he was incompetent, he would just honestly refuse the position of prime minister.

Yes, what does it mean to say no to a work meal?

Sima Guang said: "Although Chang Gun's resignation is nothing, he is still wiser than those who hold on to his position. Besides, the shortage of national resources is an urgent matter today. What An Shi said is wrong."

Wang Anshi said: "The reason why it is insufficient is because of people who have not managed money well."

Sima Guang retorted: "People who are good at managing money are not good at hoarding money to drain the people's wealth. The poor people turn to thieves, which is not a blessing to the country."

Wang Anshi said: "Otherwise, those who manage money well will not be given any gifts but the country will have enough."

Sima Guang sneered and said: "There are only this amount of wealth and goods produced by heaven and earth. If it is not with the people, it is with the officials. It is like rain and lakes. Summer floods are followed by autumn droughts."

"The so-called use of the country without adding taxes is to put it bluntly, it is just a way to deprive the people of benefits, and the harm is even greater than adding taxes. Don't think I don't know that this is what Sang Hongyang said to deceive Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Shi Qian wrote it,

It is to highlight its ignorance, so how can future generations imitate it?"

The two argued endlessly, and soon there was another quarrel in the court.

Su You came out and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

Generally, when officials sent to central Sichuan return to Beijing, they will have a label saying "they understand economics" on their backs. What's more, this kid was born and raised in central Sichuan. He is known as Sitong Trading Company and is said to have a deep connection with it.

At the age of nine, he followed Zhang Fangping, the old accounting secretary, and at the age of ten, he followed Zhao Pian to explore the "Sichuan model." Since becoming an official, military and people's livelihood accounted for one-third of his political achievements, and the economy probably accounted for two-thirds.

Who among the people in the court has the most say on the economic approach, and I am afraid it is Su You.

Zhao Xu then nodded: "By the way, Su You's initiative is a craftsman's work, and the officials and the people are satisfied with it. Then tell me, who is right in the words of the two bachelors?"

Su You cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, during the Han and Tang dynasties, people with a population of only Ding were mainly engaged in farming, and land was allocated according to the number of Ding. The state counted acres according to Ding. An increase of one Ding would result in an extra Ding of tax, and an increase of one mu would result in a land tax. The state

This is probably what it depends on. Therefore, Sima Gong said that Sang Hongyang’s words were to deceive Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. This is generally correct."

Everyone nodded secretly.

Su You then changed the topic: "However, this was the situation a thousand years ago. Is it still the same today?"

"The economic statistics of the past years have been reviewed. During the Han Dynasty, the proportion of industry and commerce in the country's annual revenue was only 23%; the best years of the Tang Dynasty were only 34%; and since the founding of the Song Dynasty a hundred years ago, the proportion of salt, gu, and tea has been

The smelting, city affairs, accounting department and the left and right treasury under the royal family, as well as the internal storage, sealing piles, and local ministers are included in the total annual income, and the income from industry and commerce has accounted for sixty-seven percent of it!"

"Therefore, the words of Scholar Sima were truth in the Han Dynasty, but today they are worthy of question."

"Why? Because the farming season is fixed, but the industrial and commercial output is not fixed."

"One season of wheat is planted in the north, and two seasons of rice are planted in the south. As far as rice and wheat are concerned, if the land cannot be increased, then the agricultural tax cannot be increased."

"Industry and commerce are different. If workshops are compared to land, financial circulation is likened to water canals, and products are likened to rice and wheat, then their output depends entirely on production and sales efficiency."

"Taking the salt production in Sichuan as an example, fifteen years ago, the salt in Shu began to dry up, which is like a drought in agriculture. However, after deep wells were drilled, the technology improved, and large ships were built, the salt output in Sichuan is now higher than that of fifteen years ago.

, the increase is no less than ten times!”

"Even so, the market is far from saturated, and the price of salt has not dropped yet. Why? Because a large part of it is used elsewhere."

"It can be used for storage as collateral for salt banknotes and treasure banknotes; or it can be used as raw materials for the production of other materials. In any case, as Bachelor Sima said, the wealth and goods produced by heaven and earth are limited to this amount, and if they are not in the people, they will be there.
Chapter completed!