A rich country and a strong army are the foundation.
The imperial court was very rich, but the imperial court was not rich in the first place. The annual tax revenue sounds like a lot, but in the end, it all supports people. It is said that the army of the imperial court used 60 to 70% of the tax income of the imperial court, which is a waste of money and food. The imperial court's
So why are scholar-bureaucrats not the same?
Throughout the entire dynasty, not to mention those who had actual duties but did not work, but those who had official positions but did not have actual duties, actually accounted for nearly 30% of the civil servants.
It took Zhao Xi more than ten years to alleviate the disadvantages of redundant troops to a certain extent. Most of the newly created industries were related to the imperial court. In these years, the financial distress of the imperial court was slightly alleviated.
At the same time, the establishment of the new army also made it less easy for generals to drink the blood of their soldiers.
At the same time, Zhao Xi is also looking for ways to change the current situation of redundant officials.
For example, planning Dali, Gongfang City and Lecture Hall, the Royal Bank, the Shiyi Temple and the Guoying Temple that are now ready to operate, including the Supervisory Yamen that are currently controversial, are all new ways to place officials.
Dali is located on the border, and there is a Duan named Wang, which makes the scholar-bureaucrats disdain.
Gongfang City and Jiangwu Hall are both regarded as Qiandi Yamen. Now that the official family has ascended the throne, the convenience of Qiandi's old affiliation has been lost. However, these two places tend to rely on strength, and there are still too many things for the scholar-bureaucrats to adapt to.
Rules and things made the scholar-bureaucrats flinch.
As for the Shiyi Temple and the State-owned Temple, I always feel that they are a bit official and business-like. They care about money every day, which does not seem to be in line with the values of scholar-bureaucrats.
Only the supervisory office is different.
This is a new yamen born out of Yushitai. The difference is that the supervisory yamen has the power of investigation and punishment... This is the most noble official in the eyes of scholar-bureaucrats.
This is the reason why other new yamen do not have the current struggle.
To supervise the Yamen, you don't need to have too much knowledge, that is, knowledge other than the books of sages. As long as you can be an official and can't do serious things, you are suitable for supervising the Yamen.
If you don’t know how to do things anymore, is it possible that you won’t be able to find trouble with others?
There is a saying in later generations, if you don’t do well, the more you do, the more you will make mistakes. This saying can be fully reflected in this era.
This should be the case when Wang Shao was impeached.
It is not something that can be done by just talking.
Suppression is easy to say, but it should be a little difficult for Wang Shao to appease him.
Appeasement, to a certain extent, means promising high-ranking officials and generous salaries, but Wang Shao is under the jurisdiction of Qinzhou, which makes it difficult for him.
Zhao Xi could imagine it, so he could guess the outcome of Wang Shao's deduction of military pay.
When the imperial court sent personnel to investigate Wang Shao, the Imperial City Department's related detectives also began to concentrate their efforts on the investigation.
There is indeed a fact that Wang Shao withheld military pay.
The treatment of the Western Army is very good. Although it is not as good as that of the New Army, it is considered to be one of the best in the country.
Qinzhou Li Shizhong is not easy to talk to, and he has been strict about Wang Shao's unexplained expenditures, or he has been pushing back and delaying...
Wang Shao needs to keep visiting the Tubo tribes. If he wants to persuade people to embrace the Song Dynasty, he can't just rely on words. He has to bring gifts that will make the leaders jealous every time, right? These expenses are not clear, he Wang Shao
I am also reluctant to post my own property...
Therefore, Wang Shao made a fuss about the well-paid soldiers of the Western Army.
Reduce some daily expenses, make use of the shortage of soldiers, withhold some court supplies, etc... Li Shizhong of Qinzhou liked Wang Shao's behavior very much, so he naturally saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart, but didn't say it in his mouth.
As for the exchange of money in the commodity market, let alone that.
The entire supporting government office at Hehuangbian is not sound. To put it bluntly, it is more like a temporary military control. Wang Shao has the final say... Of course, this is also an opportunity that Li Shizhong deliberately gave Wang Shao.
Wang Shao took over the transactions that should have belonged to the court. Not only that, he even used the money and food that should have been handed over to the court...
"This is Wang Zichun's statement. Please take a look at it..."
The investigation team probably hadn't arrived in Hehuang yet. As soon as the imperial edict was issued that the Xihe Order should be established, Wang Shao's statement of complaint was handed over to the desk.
There is not a word of rebuttal in the entire article, nor does it criticize Li Shizhong's shortcomings. He does not even mention the difficulties in carrying out his work. He simply talks about the fact that he withholds military pay and exchanges for money.
The deduction and misappropriation of money and grain were also explained in detail.
Not a single sentence was used to defend himself. He was filled with guilt. He felt sorry for His Majesty's regard for him and for not completing the important tasks entrusted by His Majesty.
This move is a smooth move that turns retreat into advance.
"Your Majesty, not a single penny of the money or food that Wang Zichun diverted was consumed by himself. All of it was used to appease the Tubo tribal leaders. His heart is clear and his feelings are pitiful."
"In addition, the opening of the Hehuang border is at a critical juncture. Prince Chun has been patrolling the border for more than a year, which has laid a certain foundation and has initially shown results. The imperial court has set up a Xihe border, and it is not easy to change generals at this time. I think that for the prince
Just rebuke..."
Wang Anshi defended Wang Shao without hesitation, and there was even a hint of threat in his words.
"Your Majesty, Prince Chunhe Huangkaibian, the court has never given him less reward for his merits, so naturally he should not turn a blind eye to the mistakes he made."
"It is important to open the river to Huanghuang, but the court's laws should be maintained even more. It is also at the time when the court is preparing for the supervision system. If the matter of Wang Zichun is not dealt with, it may damage the majesty of the court and be detrimental to the promotion of the supervision yamen."
Han Qi did not say clearly whether it was a change of generals. He only talked about the difference between handling and not handling. As for how to handle it? He left some room.
No one can say for sure whether replacing Wang Shao will really affect the Hehuang border opening.
"Hehuang has an arrow ready to open, and there is no room for error. Wang Zichun can move around among the Tubo tribe. Although he has money and food, it is also the reason why Wang Zichun has hit the pain point of the Tubo tribe leader."
"Your Majesty, I also think that it is not appropriate to temporarily change the general, but it must be dealt with. The rebuke expressed by Wang Xianggong is indeed not enough to reflect the court's clear distinction between rewards and punishments."
Fu Bi's words were pertinent and could be regarded as mature and prudent remarks. However, he did not mention how to deal with it.
Zhao Xi couldn't tell whether it was because they didn't want to cause trouble, or because they didn't want to take responsibility, or because they were confused by the messy impeachments in the court during this period.
After all, during the reform of the official system, if you accidentally leave the court, there is no telling what will happen in the end... Zhao Xi made a wild guess again.
"Your Majesty, the Xihe Order has established a military state. Among the many military states in the country, it can only be regarded as the size of the lower state. Prince Chun and Crown Prince Zhongyun's official, it is not unreasonable for him to go to the state capital to serve as the upper state."
"Moreover, when Wang Zichun opened the border, his official position was Zuo Lang, which did not affect his affairs. I see that in the supervision details now, demoting the official is one of the punishment measures. Regarding Wang Zichun, the court can also demote him.
He will retain his official title..."
That's right! What Han Jiang said is what Zhao Xi thought.
All were fixed in the original punishment measures of the imperial court. As for Wang Shao's mistake, according to the original court's approach, it was nothing more than demotion. For Wang Shao, it was nothing more than a change of place, and his official position and title may even be
One more thing to mention...~That's how it was originally.
Hehuang is already a bitter and cold place, where else can he be demoted?
Between punishing mistakes and maintaining the dignity of the court, it is most preferable to demote his official position and retain his title. Even Wang Shao would not complain about this.