When Fan Chunren sat down, Zhao Xu concluded: "I already know what you have told me. The invasion of the street has been a chronic disease for generations..."
"It is impossible to solve it immediately!"
“If you plan it slowly, slowly, if you change it every month, you may see a change in a year; if you change it in one year, you may see a big change in ten years.”
"I have enough patience and confidence to resolve this matter with you!"
This summary attitude must be expressed.
Because Zhao Xu knew very well the temper of the scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty.
Easily get carried away and easily excited.
Sometimes, you may even be intimidated by your emotions and take drastic actions.
Especially young scholar-bureaucrats.
For example, the young people in Taixue, or the crows in Yushitai.
However, mature politicians must avoid such things.
We cannot allow the court to be intimidated by emotions and occupied by politically correct slogans.
Only by being pragmatic can we find a way out.
Zhao Xu has seen things that were dominated by emotions in modern times and in his previous life.
During the Yuanyou era, the radicals of the old party chanted slogans for nine whole years.
In the end, there was nothing but chicken feathers in the ground. Apart from completely tearing the country apart, it achieved nothing, which is the best evidence.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" All the ministers bowed their heads and paid homage.
Cai Jing bowed his head deeply.
"I intend to set up a temporary relevant official office in the Kaifeng government office."
"This official office is mainly used to pay attention to, track and discuss, and improve the intrusion of Bianjing Street."
"He was told to 'improve the inner and outer roads of Bianjing and conduct official business in the inner chambers'!"
Well, you can also call it the ‘Bianjing Transportation and City Appearance Improvement Leadership Office’.
"Kaifeng Mansion!"
Cai Jing came out of the queue and said: "I am here!"
"The minister is also responsible for promoting the inner and outer roads of Bianjing and the official affairs of the chambers!"
"I accept the decree!"
"Xueshi Deng, Xueshi Fan, and Shilang Lu."
Deng Runfu, Fan Chunren, and Lu Dafang came out to pay homage: "I am here!"
"I ordered the ministers to 'know the roads inside and outside Bianjing and the official affairs of the chambers', cooperate with the Kaifeng Mansion, participate in related official affairs, and report to me in a timely manner!"
"Wei! I will obey your orders!"
If Cai Jing is the person in charge of the ‘Bianjing Transportation and City Appearance Rectification Leadership Office’, then these three people are the ministers who handle this matter on behalf of Zhao Xu.
In other words, the three of them, plus the official office led by Cai Jing to "promote the roads and official affairs of the inner and outer chambers of Bianjing", formed a new power that bypassed the three provinces, six ministries and the capital, and was directly responsible for Zhao Xu personally. mechanism.
Zhao Xu looked at Cheng Yi and Su Che again: "Cheng tells stories, Su tells stories."
"I'm here!" Cheng Yi and Su Zhe stood up.
"I have ordered my two beloved ministers to be responsible for leading the companions to assist the Kaifeng Mansion in sorting out relevant documents and providing advice and suggestions for the counselor's office on the inner and outer roads and chambers of Bianjing!"
"I obey your decree!" they both said in unison.
These two people are equivalent to becoming Cai Jing's secretaries, while the companions are Cai Jing's interns and handymen.
This is so big!
The emperor can appoint or establish a temporary organization at any time to bypass the inherent procedures.
During the Xining Reform, Wang Anshi, as a political advisor, was ordered to establish the "Department of Regulations of the Three Regulations" to bypass other officials who opposed the reform and promote the reform.
Last year, Han Jiang also petitioned for the establishment of a "Review Department of Service Laws and Regulations" to bypass possible opposition forces in the capital and adjust the service laws.
Of course, this is also one of the sources of the redundant officials and personnel in the Song Dynasty.
Many institutions were temporary and then turned into official official offices.
Some institutions were originally temporary and would be dismantled when things happened, but they were retained due to various reasons.
However, these missions, which have actually lost their functional effectiveness, have still become a destination for many officials.
…
In the far south, outside Guizhou City, Guangxi Province, on the last day of February.
Between the mountains and rivers, boats with awnings are passing through.
There are boxes on every ship.
The box contains all copper coins.
Obviously, this fleet came from Jinghu South Road.
What they were escorting was the first batch of copper coins sent to Guangxi for military use from the Qianjian of Yongxingchang in Tanzhou on the orders of Bianjing.
The fleet slowly approached the dock in Guizhou.
Miao Shizhong, the Guangxi transshipment envoy, had already led people to greet him at the pier.
The general of the imperial army who led the team to escort this batch of military supplies stepped down from the ship and came to Miao Shizhong. He took out a document from his arms and handed it to him, and then bowed: "Fengzhi Longtuge, I know.
On the orders of the prince of Tanzhou and Yongxingchang, someone escorted 50,000 newly minted copper coins here, begging for transfer and receipt!"
Miao Shizhong took the document and first checked the format.
The standard official documents issued by Zhongshu to the local government have the correct format, conform to the writing method of the ministry symbols, and the paper used is correct. It is indeed the special official document paper of Zhongshu Province.
Then I checked the seals of Youcheng, the Minister of Finance, Zhang Hong, the Minister of Zhongshu, and the seals of Wang Kechen of Zhitanzhou who were traveling in accordance with the talisman.
Confirming what is stated on this talisman, Zhongshu Sheng, by imperial edict, ordered Tanzhou Yongxing Field to transfer 300,000 guan of coins to Guangxi.
Wang Kechen then ordered Tanzhou to ban the army and escort 50,000 coins to Guizhou in advance.
So, Miao Shizhong nodded and said to the general who was ordered to escort them: "Wait for me to do the counting!"
The other party nodded: "It's up to you to transfer it!"
Miao Shizhong then personally led people to count the copper coins that were taken off the ship.
A bunch of copper coins were taken out of the box.
Soon the entire dock was enveloped in the luster of copper coins.
Fifty thousand guan is 38.5 million yuan!
Counting them one by one, even if all the personnel of the Transportation Department were dispatched, it would be impossible to count them all within a few days.
Fortunately, there is a quick way to take inventory.
That’s weighing in!
Guanqian generally weighs about three catties and four taels (about two kilograms), and fifty thousand guan is about 160,000 catties.
So, just clear out the money, remove the boxes and other debris, and go directly to the big scale.
In just one afternoon, Miao Shizhong completed the count.
Overall, it's a good match.
The difference is only a few hundred kilograms, which is within the normal range.
Miao Shizhong did not hesitate, signed the document, and then returned it to the escorting Imperial Guard.
After finishing this, he took the military academy, escorted the batch of copper coins, and began to return to the official office of the transfer envoy.
It is not a simple matter to transport these 50,000 copper coins back.
Hundreds of mules and horses alone were mobilized, and the transportation was not completed until midnight.
Miao Shizhong saw with his own eyes that the last cart carried the last two boxes of copper coins to the official warehouse.
He then ordered people to lock the gate of the official warehouse and ordered the imperial army to guard it.
But, it's just the beginning.
Next, he needs to send troops to transport the money to Yongzhou.
This is even more hard work.
I'm afraid it will take several scores to safely send this huge sum of money to Yongzhou.
To be honest, Miao Shizhong didn't quite understand why the imperial court had to send people all the way to escort a huge sum of 300,000 guan to Guangxi.
Why not let the imperial troops who went south get money directly in Tanzhou?
…
The sky is full of stars, reflecting on the top of Tanzhou City.
Di Yong raised his head and looked at the brilliant starry sky above his head.
He thought of his father, who also led his army from Bianjing to Tanzhou. After repairing here, he set foot on the road south again.
Before him, the armies of Guo Kui and Zhao Xi also arrived in Tanzhou first.
At the same time, in the early years of the Kingdom, Taizong Pingnan also set out from Tanzhou.
so……
"I am the fourth general to embark on the southern expedition..."
Except for his father, he was only there for the Binnong Chigao Rebellion.
He was the third general who went south to conquer Jiaozhou.
It's only three things. If it fails this time, the Song Dynasty may never have the courage to go south again in the future.
Thinking like this, Di Yong touched the pamphlet that Emperor Feng gave him before his Majesty's farewell.
There are goals and tasks assigned to him by the emperor.
In Di Yong's understanding, these goals and tasks are in addition to following Zhang Dun's command and deployment.
There is only one core idea.
The priority is to strike and eliminate the effective forces in Jiaozhi.
Don't care about the gains and losses of a city or a place!
If you want to fight, then fight a war of annihilation, a war of encirclement and annihilation!
It's best to look for fighter planes and eliminate Jiaozhi's main force north of the Furiang River through one or more large-scale battles!
Therefore, the officials gave him great authorization and trust.
He was even allowed to "act on the spur of the moment".
In other words, if he encounters a fighter opportunity, he can directly start a fight without asking for instructions!
At the same time, the officials also allowed him that when he was in Guangxi, he only needed to be responsible to Zhang Dun.
All other civil servants and officials in Guangxi are not allowed to interfere with his command and deployment.
Such trust and authorization no longer exist except for the great generals such as Cao Bin and Gao Qiong who were authorized by Taizu and Taizong during the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Di Yong took a deep breath.
He took his hand back from his arms.
Then, he looked at the stars in the sky and said in his heart: "The official family, I will never let down the official family's love!"
…
Zhang Dun led his horse on the familiar yet unfamiliar mountain road in Shaozhou, walking in the dark.
Beside him, his old friend Guan Qi also led his horse and walked away with him.
The officers and soldiers of Shaozhou lit up the dark mountain road with their lanterns.
Mosquitoes chase the light of the fire.
Frogs chirped in the forest.
Behind Zhang Dun are his son Zhang Yuan and Wang Anshi's grandson Wang Di.
After passing through the rugged mountain road, the road ahead suddenly became clear.
Guan Qi turned around and laughed: "Xianggong Zhang, Shaozhou City has arrived!"
Zhang Dun looked forward and saw the outline of a city in front of him under the starlight.
On top of the city, there were still fires.
Shaozhou City is just ahead!
Zhang Dun also smiled, turned around and asked the two teenagers following him: "Xuyi, Zhiping, are you tired?"
The two teenagers grinned: "I'm not tired!"
Along the way, Zhang Yuan and Wang Di's performance impressed Zhang Dun.
They followed Zhang Dun and had a tiring journey without complaining at all.
Zhang Dun smiled and said: "When we enter the city, we will repair it for two days and then continue on the road."
"In about ten days, we can arrive in Guizhou!"
"I have long heard that Guizhou's mountains and rivers are the most amazing sights in the world! Now you can have a look!"
The two teenagers cheered as they listened.
Guan Qi, who was walking beside Zhang Dun, listened to the cheers of the young men and also said: "My lord, looking at the two young masters, I remembered the past when you and I met in Bianjing..."
Zhang Dun nodded and said, "Yes! It's been twenty or thirty years in a flash!"
He looked at Guan Qi and said, "Yizong, would you like to go to Guangxi with me?"
Guan Qi hesitated for a moment and said: "I will be appointed as Shaozhou official for one more year."
"It doesn't matter!" Zhang Dun smiled boldly: "I have been appointed by the emperor to be transferred to the relevant offices of the Guangxi Economic and Strategy Department!"
"If Yu Zong is willing, when I arrive in Shaozhou City, I will submit a letter to Bianjing City to manage the company's affairs and entrust Yu Zong to it!"
Guan Qi has worked in Guangxi for several years and is familiar with the affairs of Guangxi.
Moreover, he and Zhang Dun drove through Meishan together.
For Zhang Dun, this is the best assistant.
Guan Qi thought for a while and finally said: "Let me consider this for two days."
His friends have actually been planning his transfer to Huainan or Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
That way, he will be much closer to home.
"Yeah!" Zhang Dun nodded. Guan Qi really needs to think about this matter carefully.
Because Guan Qi was more than ten years older than Zhang Dun.
He is almost sixty this year. If he follows Zhang Dun to Guangxi, will his body still be able to keep up? This is a question.
This is also the reason why Zhang Dun did not directly ask the emperor for an edict to transfer Guan Qi to Guangxi, but instead came to Shaozhou to invite Guan Qi in person.
You still have to respect what Guan Qi means.
Fortunately, even if Guan Qi doesn't agree, Zhang Dun still has a backup candidate.
Guan Qi was standing by and suddenly mentioned something: "When my husband is in Shaozhou, can he go to Xinhua and other old places to visit?"
Zhang Dun was stunned. At that time, he opened Meishan, built two cities, established a county, and collected all the land. He had more than 14,000 households and more than 260,000 acres of farmland.
One of the counties here is Xinhua County.
However, this Xinhua County is very large. Although it is under the rule of Shaozhou, in terms of area, it can be regarded as a state in other roads.
It is impossible to say that Zhang Dun did not want to see the place where he once struggled.
However, after thinking about things in Guangxi, he declined politely and said, "I won't go to Xinhua. I'll go sightseeing when I return from Guangxi!"
Now, the most important thing is to focus on military affairs.
…
Same night.
Wang Daqiang leaned against the wall, hungry, looking at the dilapidated roof above his head.
Outside the door, the imperial officers and soldiers responsible for escorting them were gambling.
Wang Daqiang did not dare to go because he was afraid of losing. If he continued to lose, he was afraid that he would starve to death before reaching Guangxi.
"I wonder how my eldest brother is doing in Xihe?" he thought.
"My mother is in Bianjing City. Is she in good health? Did she receive the letter I asked someone to bring home?"
"Dad!" He prayed in his heart: "If you have a spirit in heaven, please bless me so that I can find gold when I get to Guangxi!"
After praying, Wang Daqiang suddenly remembered something and pushed the person sleeping next to him.
"Guo Liu? Guo Liu!"
The man was pushed awake by him and muttered: "What happened to the big gun?"
"Where are we now?"
Guo Liu thought for a while and replied: "It seems to be Yongzhou on Jinghu South Road?"
"Oh!" Wang Daqiang nodded, although he didn't know where Yongzhou was.
But he still wrote down the name of this place seriously.
Because he remembered that during the day, the general who led the team told them that they would reach the place where the officials wanted to allocate land to them in half a month.
Half a month!
Wang Daqiang was thinking, and then he suddenly remembered that he had been gone for more than a month.
From Damingfu, Hebei Province, we went all the way south, passing through thorns and mountain roads.
Several pairs of shoes have been worn out, and my legs have gone from sore to numb.
Fortunately, it only takes half a month.
After half a month, they can see the areas allowed by the officials to circle.
With this thought in mind, Wang Daqiang took out the copy of Bianjing Newspaper that he had always carried with him.
This tabloid is somewhat tattered and stained with sweat, making it difficult to read clearly.
However, the headline of the tabloid was still intact. Although he could not see it clearly in the night, Wang Daqiang remembered the headline and could even memorize the comments of the man named Hu Feipan.
"People from Jiaozhi can mine thousands of taels of gold in Guangyuan Prefecture in one year. I, the Song Dynasty, have better technology and more heroes. I can mine thousands of taels of gold in one year. Lao Hu thinks there is no problem!"
Wang Daqiang held it tightly and imagined what ten thousand taels of gold would look like. It must be a golden mountain!
He doesn’t want too much, just twenty or thirty taels a year is enough.
"I will make a fortune!"
"I will stand out!"
"When the time comes, when I return to Bianjing, I will be the king. I will definitely marry a county boss to make my mother happy!"
As a native of Bianjing, it has been Wang Daqiang's dream since he was a child to marry the county magistrate.
Because he had seen with his own eyes the extravagant figures who rode on horses and welcomed the county lord home with smiles on their faces.
He remembered that when he was a child, he and his brother once lay in the corner of someone else's house and saw the appearance of those county heads.
He has forgotten many things.
But one thing he remembered very clearly - the skin and appearance of those county heads were white and handsome!
Note: One piece of Xining Tongbao, Yuanfeng Tongbao and Xiaoping coins of the Northern Song Dynasty is about 2.2-2.5 grams.
Note 2: Zhang Dun opened Meishan and established Xinhua County, which included most of today's Loudi City, and even included parts of Shaoyang City, Shaodong City and other areas. It was a very large county.
PS, the Ziquejie Rice Terraces in Xinhua County already existed before Zhangdun Kaimei Mountain. I have visited it. It is a very beautiful place, but it is a bit far away, so I have only been there once.
Note 3: The reason why Di Yong walks the slowest is because he is moving with a large army, so it is good to be able to travel sixty miles a day.
If it encounters rain or high temperature, you have to stop. In addition, you have to repair after marching for a while, and you also need to take care of your morale...
Zhang Dun was hanged in Shaozhou because he took a long detour.
Wang Daqiang and others were able to walk in the front, naturally because they were the ones being escorted, and their distance and speed depended on how fast the imperial army escorting them was willing to go.
Of course, the author is actually not very clear about the details of the journey from Bianjing to Hunan during the Northern Song Dynasty, mainly due to lack of information.
After all, the author has never experienced such a long journey by walking or taking a boat.
It can only be inferred based on some rough information.
