Dingsi (27) in November of the eighth year of Yuanfeng.
The officials who came to pick up Cai Que from Fujian finally arrived in Beijing.
However, these people have already changed their positions while on the road.
The transfer envoy of Fujian Road, Wang Zijing, knew Taizhou, and he originally knew Quanzhou Chen Kai.
Liu Zheng, the supervisory censor, was sent to Fujian and became the magistrate of Quanzhou and also in charge of the Goushi Shipping Department.
These personnel appointments and removals were naturally made by the two palaces and the capital after consulting Cai Que.
But knowing Taizhou from Wang Zijing is just the beginning.
He will not go to Taizhou to take office. On the way to take office, a demotion edict will be delivered to him - the charge is: dereliction of duty in Taizhou!
It's not like Zhao Xu didn't give him a chance.
But he doesn’t cherish the opportunity!
That is to say, he made a lot of money for the late emperor and wanted to take care of his face.
Otherwise, it would not be as simple as being demoted.
No matter what, this is Li Ding's treatment.
After Chen Chen and others entered Beijing, they first handed over the notice in the capital hall.
Then, after getting permission from the two palaces, Chen Chen and his people went to Cai Mansion in person, paid a respectful visit to Cai Que, and requested that "Mr. Xiang Gong go to Fujian as soon as possible." Cai Que naturally had to be humble, and then accepted Chen Que's offer.
The request of Yan et al.
Immediately, Cai Que sent a message asking for His Majesty's resignation.
The next day, surrounded by officials from Fujian, he delivered his speech in the Zichen Hall.
Zhao Xu then ordered Zhang Dun to represent him and send Cai Que out of the capital.
The date for Cai Que's departure from Beijing was chosen on Gengyin Day (thirtieth) in November.
This is an auspicious day, and on that day, all the streets in Bianjing City are deserted.
Countless people came to watch the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty come to judge Sangzi, which was rare in a century.
Each piece of ceremonial plaque shows the majesty of the prime minister.
The cool umbrella is open, expressing that the prime minister is the person of ten thousand people under the emperor.
There were even more imperial troops, who sprinkled water to clear the way, and the governor personally escorted them thirty miles away from Bianjing City.
The food is full of noodles, and the respect and courtesy are also full.
Everyone in Bianjing City looked at it with envy.
After the hustle and bustle, Bianjing City returned to calm..
In the evening of Xinyou (the first day of the twelfth lunar month), the day after Cai Que left the capital, the small hall under the inner east gate was once again tightly surrounded by imperial dragons.
The two palaces appeared here with Zhao Xu.
Two Hanlin bachelors were already waiting here.
So, on the second day of Renxu (the second day of the lunar month), several Xuan Ma Da worshiped him and descended from the palace.
Shangshu Youpushe, Zhongshu's minister, and Kangguo Gong Han Jiang came to pay homage to Shangshu Zuopushe, his servants, and gave him a thousand households and four hundred households.
Shangshu Youcheng, Zhongshu Minister, was written by Lu Gong, the founding father of Dongping County. He went to worship Shangshu Youpushe and served as Zhongshu Minister. He was granted the title of Duke Shen, with an additional settlement of 1,000 households and a real grant of 400 households.
Zhang Dun still abides by Zuo Cheng, the minister, and serves as his servant, but he adds 600 households in the city and 120 households in the real estate.
Zhang Hong rose from the position of Vice Minister of Zhongshu to Minister Youcheng, and no longer served concurrently as Vice Minister of Zhongshu.
Therefore, there are two pits in Dongfu.
That is, the ruling positions of the two Zhongshu ministers.
This is also the most interesting part of Yuanfeng's restructuring.
When the monarch's power is strong and the prime minister does not need too much time, he can let Shangshu Zuocheng concurrently serve as the minister of Zhongshu and the minister of the family.
When the monarch's power is weak or the emperor does not want to take care of too many things, he can appoint Shangshu Zuocheng, Zhongshu Shilang, and Menxiashilang separately.
In the twelfth month of Guihai, Ma was declared again.
Sima Guang, the great scholar of Zizheng Palace, paid homage to his disciple.
The emergence of this incident caused a sensation in the entire Bianjing city.
Sima Guang paid homage to his subordinate minister instead of Zhongshu's minister, which not only means that his power is far less than expected, but also indicates that two more governors may be added to the capital.
After Sima Guang accepted the edict, he entered the palace as usual to thank his Majesty for seeing him.
Zhao Xu did not attend. The two palaces in the Zichen Palace ceremonially accepted Sima Guang's gratitude, formulaic condolences and encouragement, and returned to the palace in less than half an hour.
For the two palaces, they worshiped Sima Guang as their servant.
It was all for the sake of the late emperor's face, all for respecting the late emperor's will, and all because Zhao Xu had a good opinion of Sima Guang.
Their favorable opinion of Sima Guang has dropped to the same level as Zhang Hong and An Tao, and even lower than Zhang Dun.
At the very least, Zhang Dun had someone to put in a good word for him.
Where is Sima Guang?
It would be good if the people around the two palaces do not speak ill of him or make small reports about him.
During the few months when Sima Guang was an official in Chenzhou, the wrong decisions he made were mentioned from time to time by the wives of the Gao family and the Xiang family.
Occasionally exaggerate, sometimes even say it in a way that is more than praise.
That's why Sima Guang was just a servant.
…
Zhao Xu put on a warm scarf and a warm and light fur coat, and walked in the imperial garden where ice gradually appeared.
Now, only pines and cypresses can be seen in the palace.
"Sima Gong has thanked and said goodbye..." Shi De tiptoed and reached Zhao Xu's side.
"Yeah!" Zhao Xu nodded.
Then he turned back to Shi Deyi and asked, "The weather is getting colder. How is Song Yongchen doing over there?"
"I'm just about to inform everyone that Song Xuanzheng happened to have a report coming to Beijing today!"
With that said, a secret report sealed with fire paint was delivered to Zhao Xu.
Zhao Xu took it, found a corridor sheltered from the wind, opened the secret report, and read it.
Nowadays, Song Yongchen usually reports to Bianjing once every seven or ten days.
It not only reports on progress, but also reports on local conditions.
Report to Zhao Xu the style, behavior and evaluation of the officials along the Dongliu Road.
It's the same this time.
Song Yongchen first reported the climate in Hebei. After winter, it had not snowed in Hebei yet, and the same was true on Jingdong Road.
Therefore, the Yellow River has not frozen yet, and you can occasionally see some floating ice.
Song Yongchen was very worried about this and asked Zhao Xu and the two palaces to pay attention to this matter.
Zhao Xu nodded when he saw this. The climate in the Northern Song Dynasty was like this, unpredictable.
Some years it is very cold, and some years it may be a mild winter.
For example, this year, it has not snowed yet in Bianjing.
Although the flow of the Bian River has decreased a lot, it is still open to navigation.
This is not a good thing!
Especially considering the heavy rains in Hebei this year and the severe cold without ice and snow, many insect eggs in the ground can survive until next year.
As a result, next year's grain harvest may be affected.
This is the tragedy of agricultural society.
The ability to resist risks is too poor. A slight change in the climate will trigger a chain reaction, often catching farmers off guard.
This is also the reason why the green seedling method can exist for a long time.
With the green crop method, farmers' ability to resist risks has increased several times.
It is not like that, if production is slightly reduced, we will have to sell land and houses, and we will become homeless and have no choice but to go to the city to make a living.
But the current handicraft industry in Song Dynasty is still unable to feed most people!
"I'm afraid the gold mine in Denglai will continue to be open next year!" Zhao Xu thought.
Continuing to read, Song Yongchen told Zhao Xu that the silt accumulated in the four main river bends has now been basically cleaned up.
But the expenses are also huge.
Employing 70,000 to 80,000 workers, Xiang troops and craftsmen from several states were mobilized to build more than 100 large and small gantry cranes. From October to now, the total work hours have exceeded 1.5 million.
The wages paid to young men and women amounted to nearly 200,000 yuan.
Food and other miscellaneous expenses amounted to almost 10,000 yuan.
This is because surrounding states and counties sent a large amount of grain to support the project.
In addition, thousands of pieces of silk cloth and 20,000 pieces of copper coins were also spent as rewards for the craftsmen and the Xiang army.
It can be said that money is flowing like water.
But this money should be spent! It must be spent!
And I'm afraid I will have to spend this amount of money every winter in the future.
Because I can’t bear to spend this money now, I will have to repay it a hundred times or a thousand times in the future.
Just one Shanghukou-level embankment breach would affect hundreds of thousands or millions of people in several states.
What's even more troublesome is that in the next few years, the affected areas can't expect any tax revenue or food output.
Zhao Xu read Song Yongchen's secret report and murmured to himself: "Not bad... not bad..."
"The Liao Kingdom can also collect some seigniorage!"
The soon-to-be-issued Song and Liao Jiaozi can cover the cost of dredging every winter just from normal tax collection.
What's more, Zhao Xu would not be so stupid as to issue only three million coins of Song and Liao Jiaozi!
That’s a full 50% reserve fund!
According to the past experience of the Song Dynasty in issuing jiaozi, at least four million guanjiaozi could be issued.
Of course, for such a large-scale Jiaozi issuance, we must fully consider the acceptance of the people and the exchange pressure of Jiaozi in Bianjing City.
But quietly sending an additional three to five million yuan, there is no pressure for Zhao Xu!
This is the charm of finance.
The tax was collected quietly without anyone else knowing or paying attention.
And no one has any objections.
If you have the ability, would you like to send a jiaozi to the Liao Kingdom?
Thinking about Jiaozi, Zhao Xu asked, "How is Li Xian's situation?"
"How are the plate making and ink preparations at Jiaozi going?"
In the spring of next year, Song and Liao Jiaozi will be officially released.
So, in fact, from now on, we have to prepare for printing.
In order to keep it secret and ensure nothing goes wrong, Zhao Xu first asked Shen Kuo to be responsible for plate making, ink and design.
After Li Xian returned to Beijing, Zhao Xu appointed Li Xian as the envoy to prepare for the transfer of the Song Dynasty and Liao Dynasty, and also to serve as the official in charge of the transfer in Beijing.
Let Li Xian and Shen Kuo form a team to take charge of this matter.
Li Xian's role does not lie in technology, but in this true god, which is enough to suppress the covetousness of Jiaozi by people inside and outside, and ensure that his technology will not be leaked within three to five years!
You know, Li Xian is now known to all the internal ministers, and Wu Xinjun is staying behind.
He has successfully replaced Zhang Maoze's position in the past and became the highest-ranking minister in the Song Dynasty.
With him here, he can repel all the eyes that covet Jiao Zi.
And those who Li Xian couldn't stop, Zhao Xu would naturally take care of them.
Shi Deyi hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "As I know, everyone, Li Duzhi has been in the Gunpowder Department outside the city recently..."
"Um?"
Shi Deyi lowered his head and said: "Everyone knows that ever since he found out about Shen Tiju and the Gunpowder Department, he has been paying attention to it day and night... Recently, he has been completely staying in the Gunpowder Department!"
Zhao Xu wanted to get angry, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them.
Li Xian is a military general!
When a military commander sees the gunpowder Shen Kuo is improving, doesn't it mean that a pervert sees a beauty?
It’s amazing that he can walk!
Therefore, Zhao Xu could only say: "Pass on my instructions and ask Li Xian to come to the palace to see me tomorrow!"
