As for Liu Kezhuang, he was appointed as Zhongsan doctor at this time to help Zhao Yun handle clerical affairs. Although his official position was not very high compared to that of the ministry, he had the advantage of being able to serve as a servant to the emperor at any time, which was enviable;
When the three of them saw Zhao Yun coming, they put down their affairs one by one and raised their hands to salute Zhao Yun respectfully.
"You guys don't need to be polite, just keep busy."
Zhao Yun greeted them and sat down at a table, looking through the documents they had compiled into volumes and studying the details.
During the study, Chen Longzhi came to Zhao Yun and said: "Your Majesty, I and others have studied and discussed and found that the compulsory teaching method is not suitable for allowing girls to enroll in large numbers. Therefore, I hope to temporarily slow down the process of enrolling girls. I wonder what your Majesty thinks.
how?"
"Oh? Why is it that the Qing family wants to tell me more about it?"
Zhao Yun looked serious and put down the book in his hand, waiting for Chen Longzhi's answer.
Equality between men and women has long been ingrained into Zhao Yun's consciousness. Therefore, when the compulsory teaching method was first studied, Zhao Yun established the purpose that girls could also enroll in school. But when Chen Longzhi said this now, it was obvious that Zhao Yun had not considered it.
aspect.
Chen Longzhi replied: "Back to your majesty, the purpose of our reform in the Song Dynasty is to enrich the country and strengthen its military. What is national wealth? What is military strength? National wealth means more food, and strong soldiers means more people. To realize this, we must make everyone
Everyone makes the most of it.
In an ordinary farmer's family, a girl plays a great role because she is an important labor force in the family. She not only has to do housework at home, but also works in the fields. More importantly, she also has the responsibility of taking care of her younger siblings.
If we send all girls to school and rely solely on the strength of our parents, it will definitely affect the harvest of the fields. Not only will the people suffer losses, but the court will also suffer losses. If there is a protracted war, even military rations will be difficult to guarantee."
Zhao Yun frowned, and couldn't help but have a worried look on his face.
Chen Longzhi continued: "Food is the next best thing. If the children at home cannot be taken care of properly, it will definitely affect the people's desire to have children, and then affect the increase in the population. There is a saying that there is power in numbers, and only when there are many people can we be strong and powerful.
To be strong is to be strong. Without a large population base, we, the Song Dynasty, would not be able to stand in troubled times for a long time."
After Zhao Yun heard this, he felt that it was reasonable. Furthermore, if he looked into it more carefully, if he required girls to enroll in school, the impact would be far greater than that.
To put it more sinisterly, girls go to school when they are young and get married when they grow up. They cannot contribute to the family at all. As a result, I am afraid that many girls will be abandoned by selfish parents when they are born, or even
If you drown, I'm afraid that the imbalance between men and women will also follow.
Liu Kezhuang also said at this time: "I also believe that for the poor people, the first priority is to eat and survive, not to read and write. Leaving necessary labor at home is beneficial to the country and the family."
After hearing this, Zhao Yun nodded and said: "Your consideration is right, and I also feel that it makes sense. A woman's status cannot be changed overnight. It still needs to be done step by step and slowly. In this way, whether a girl can study or not will not be determined by the court."
It will not be promoted or stopped, it is up to the people to decide, but boys must vigorously promote the benefits of reading and try to popularize the teaching of boys."
Chen Longzhi, Liu Kezhuang, and Li Zongmian all nodded, feeling pleased with Zhao Yun's good character.
At this moment, a burst of footsteps sounded and came in a hurry. Zhao Yun, Chen Longzhi, Li Zongmian, and Liu Kezhuang were all surprised. They followed the sound and finally saw the left Prime Minister Yuan Shao appearing in front of them with an anxious look on his face.
before.
"Why are the Qing family so anxious?"
"Your Majesty, what's wrong is that the leader of Ziqi Kingdom has killed Liu Wenxing, our envoy from the Song Dynasty."
"What? He dares to kill my envoy!"
Chen Longzhi, Li Zongmian, and Liu Kezhuang were all filled with indignation and anger, and Chen Longzhi even directly rebuked them harshly.
"Snapped!"
When Zhao Yun heard the news, he suddenly changed his color, threw the document in his hand to the ground, and said angrily: "Bold, bold from the Qi Kingdom, high and practical, Xuanyi Wang Jinjian!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Gao Shi was so frightened that he couldn't even speak. He quickly accepted the order and went down to deliver the message.
After serving Zhao Yun for several years, this was the first time he saw Zhao Yun so angry.
Soon, King Yi Han Hong came quickly. Without waiting for him to salute, Zhao Yun asked directly: "Does the Qing family know about the murder of my envoy from Qi State?"
Han Hong shook his head, "I don't know yet."
Zhao Yun said: "Then you know now, mobilize troops and horses for me, the sooner the better. I am going to send troops to attack Ziqi State, to be my envoy and to seek justice for our Song Dynasty."
When Han Hong knew that the envoy had been killed, he was extremely angry. He killed the envoy of the Song Dynasty from Qi State, which was a shame for any Song Dynasty person.
Han Hong solemnly raised his hand to accept the order and said: "I obey the order, I will do it now."
Soon, the news of the murder of the emissary Liu Wenxing spread, and all the civil and military officials were furious. They all submitted memorials, asking Zhao Yun to send troops to attack. People were unprecedentedly united, but some people did not agree with the use of troops. At this time
I didn’t dare to say it out of my mouth, lest I be criticized and labeled by others.
In the Privy Council, the Privy Envoy was on duty. Han Hong was urgently discussing with Li Mingfu, Yu Tianxi and others about sending troops to attack. Everyone looked serious and did not dare to be careless.
Li Mingfu said to Han Hong: "King Yi, this time the officials ordered the Privy Council to formulate a plan to attack Ziqi State, instead of directly ordering the new army to send troops. It seems that there is another meaning in it."
"Yes, I also feel that the government seems to be trying to compare with us. If the dispatch of troops does not go well this time, I am afraid that the power of the Privy Council to control the army will be completely taken away by the government, and there will be no possibility of getting involved in the military power." Yu Tianxi also said.
Then he said.
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In today's Song Dynasty, the military power has actually been divided into two parts by Zhao Yun, one is the Privy Council and the other is the New Army.
The Privy Council still nominally controls the country's military. The state and county soldiers, imperial guards, garrison troops, county soldiers, militia, etc. all fall under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council.
However, Zhao Yun vigorously promoted the reorganization plan in the army, reorganizing the state and county soldiers, the Imperial Guards, etc. into a new army, just like in Sichuan now, where the Mongolian Communist Party has completed the reorganization and reorganized all the soldiers in Sichuan.
Changed to the new army.
Once it becomes the New Army, it no longer falls under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council, and the management power goes to the New Army.
The management of the new army has been directly under Zhao Yun's personal control from the beginning. The scheduling, training, and expeditions in this area are entirely based on Zhao Yun's ideas alone, and are not subject to any jurisdiction by the imperial court or the Privy Council.
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It can be said that judging from the current situation, it will only be a matter of time before the Privy Council is completely eliminated.