Zhao Xi gently stirred the tea and looked up at Wang Zhongzheng from time to time.
"When I return to the officialdom, there is indeed no objection. Most of the ministers aim to join the Supervisory Yamen..."
"You all say that?"
"No, I just read the memorial and felt what those people meant."
"Zhongzheng, Li Xian wants to join the military, and I have approved him. The only person who is available and trustworthy is you. In the future, you will need to take care of a lot of intelligence. I remember I told you in the escort camp that you must not analyze intelligence.
Feel free to add your own emotions, and do not arbitrarily speculate on the emotions behind the intelligence text."
"Chen Yaban can't last much longer. You have to learn what you need to learn as soon as possible. Don't let me worry about it. Remember, don't think about things you shouldn't have, just do your duty!"
"I understand. Officials, according to the report, Mr. Han Qi paid a visit to Mr. Fu's residence today after he was released from office..."
Wang Zhongzheng did not dare to guess anything anymore.
Going to visit Fu Bi? Is it possible that Han Qi has felt something? It should be understood. If Han Qi had not been stubborn about the checks and balances between monarchs and ministers, he should have understood it with his wisdom.
After Fu Bi returned to the court, Han Qi's mind returned, and he was able to understand a lot of the truth.
Zhao Xi has always been optimistic about the abilities of these officials, and wants to stabilize the entire court situation and strive to have enough time for the people he lurks in the palace to have the qualifications to take charge of the court.
"Zhigui, the strategies of the officials are the best I have ever seen in Fu Bi's life. Since the Wanyinshan exercise that year, I have been paying attention to and carefully studying all the deeds of the officials."
"The promotion of each official affairs will not be single-minded, and the effects achieved will also take into account many aspects."
"When we planned to capture Dongchuan in Dali, everyone thought it was just for copper mines. However, Zhang Fangping wrote to me and bluntly stated that the government had recruited nearly 30% of the court officials at the beginning."
"And in the same Dongchuan, Dali, the Xiang army turned civilians and became miners. Who would have thought that after so many years, the Xiang army, which was originally a mess in the country, could save the king of Dali from crisis after being transformed into a guard of the mining city.
When?"
"After the official took charge, the dazzling arrangements finally allowed the imperial court to send troops to garrison Dali. Zhigui, you must not dare to think that maybe the official made preparations for the final plan for Dali during the southern expedition..."
How is this possible? Han Qi looked at Fu Bi blankly. He couldn't believe that when Guan Jia was still a teenager, he had already considered what would happen more than ten years later.
But that's the fact. Once the whole thing is sorted out, it's easy to find the context.
"Let's talk about the Yellow River dams and city walls. When you were in Hebei, Zhigui, you should remember that the Yellow River flooded on a relatively small scale. It was at that time that the Crown Prince's official family petitioned the late Emperor to ask the late Emperor if there were no victims.
We used engineers from Gongfang City to start repairing the embankments and city walls without spending a penny from the court."
"Last year, there was a lot of construction work at the Qinzheng Hall, and a hole was dug and buried for the imperial censor."
"This year we created a new Gongyuan Construction. Putting all the things together, are you sure that this series of events are not related? Who can say for sure that these are just coincidences? Anyway, I, Fu Bi, will not think it is a coincidence!"
Although what Fu Bi said was absurd, Han Qi really couldn't find a reason to refute it.
"I still remember the grain war back then. The water transport and grain merchants colluded and forced the court. How did the officials respond?"
"There is also the new money chaos that we personally participated in. We all thought that it was just the exchange of old and new currencies, and the losses were just some differences in the way of wealth."
"But what happened to the Daxiangguo Temple later? When the statue was cast with new coins, all the family business for many years was lost in that one time. Apart from the Royal Bank, are there any big banks that can loan usury?"
"Zhigui, honestly speaking, are you sure that when new coins were minted, the officials were not planning the Daxiangguo Temple? I still remember how relaxed the officials were when you and I were present when they saw the monks from the Daxiangguo Temple arriving.
Xin. If you say that the officials are not taking precautions to eliminate the price difference between copper coins and copper utensils, I don’t believe it."
"Ten years of planning have finally yielded results. Although the soldiers of today's dynasty can't be said to be the most brave in the world, they are equipped with armaments and can fight against Western Xia and Northern Liao. And the rails are connected, barter is plentiful, and business taxes are higher than 10%.
They can account for 70% of the country’s strength.”
"New products are produced in Gongfang City from time to time, and novel and practical things will soon be spread all over the country, prefectures, and counties."
"The disadvantages of redundant soldiers have been alleviated, the disadvantages of redundant officials are being improved, and the disadvantages of redundant expenses have been changed. Which of these has been separated from official planning? We are ushering in the century-old development of the Song Dynasty. Don't get entangled with the monarch and his ministers.
There are checks and balances, there is hope for the resurgence of the Great Song Dynasty, so what if we are attached to the tail wing?"
"Zhigui, who is familiar with the sages and has left his name through the ages, is the persistent pursuit of our scholars. When the officials were chatting, he once said that his ultimate goal is to have no taxes on farmers! What a great cause that will shine in the world! Now it is the centenary year.
Changes are based on this phenomenon of resurgence. I think we will have a humble name in this glorious history!"
Fu Bi went through these things in his mind, and when he explained them in a coherent manner, even he couldn't calm down.
Han Qi stood up respectfully and bowed to pay tribute to Fu Bi: "Han Qi would like to be taught!"
The same discussion about the actions of the officials was also going on in Wang Anshi and Wang Dacan's house.
"It's impossible for people to plan things ten years from now. These are just coincidences! Brother Jifu's statement is ridiculous."
Wang always thought that he was as smart as anyone else. When Lu Huiqing explained the various plans of the officials in detail, he didn't believe it, and even thought that whoever believed it was stupid.
"Yuanze...don't be rude!"
This was the first time Wang Anshi scolded his son in front of outsiders.
My son is indeed a great person among men. His poetry, writing and political affairs are as good as those of any other outstanding person of his age. But... his capacity is a bit small.
"Ji Fu, is this really the case?"
Although Wang Anshi also knew that the official family was prosperous since he was a child, he had always been an official outside and only heard about many things and did not understand the inside story. If Lu Huiqing hadn't mentioned it today, he would have continued to doubt the rumors.
"My lord, Hui Qing has been away from home for a long time. He has been serving in Bianliang all year round. This is indeed the case for officials."
"Let's start with the matter that Hui Qing handled. When the Duan family in Dali was rescued by the Mining City soldiers and brought to Bianliang, Hui Qing happened to be accompanying the ambassador."
"To comfort his family, to uphold his military power, and to obey his culture, Duan Silian was placed in a difficult situation where he had no ministers to govern, no soldiers to defend, and almost no way out."
"From beginning to end, the officials did not show any signs of plotting against Dali, and everything went smoothly. In the end, after Duan Silian's numerous requests, the court had no choice but to agree to help Dali garrison."
"Even the subordinate officials in Dali were all selected by Duan Silian at will among those scholars with special names. But everyone knows that, let alone special names, even a random scholar has a deep-rooted sense of belonging to the country.
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"Except for being a king in name only, how is Dali today different from the state capital of my dynasty? Even so, the Duan family in Dali is extremely grateful to me, the Song Dynasty!"
It's also a matter of admiration. What kind of people have different eyes and see things from different angles.