The management of the Yellow River has been put on the agenda since Su Song and others returned to the court.
Half a month's rest failed to restore the complexion of Su Song and others to their previous state, but their spirits were restored. Zhao Xi convened a cabinet meeting.
"Officials, non-veteran ministers and others have to decline. The management of the Yellow River is not a temporary matter. It is just the completion of the preliminary survey, but it is only the eleventh step of the entire flood control. It is the early stage of the change of the imperial court..."
"The veteran believes that when the court is discussing matters, the officials should convene the cabinet ministers who will be selected after the change of office to discuss the matter... The officials, veterans, and even some of the cabinets of this term will have no intention of serving in office in the coming year.
Official approval."
"In the official family, the changes in the country and the dynasty have brought too many unprecedented affairs. The ministers are old and really feel the burden. The court also needs young and powerful ministers to take on the responsibility..."
At the beginning of the discussion, Su Song simply made a statement, and Fu Bi said this.
What Fu Bi stated is indeed a fact. The affairs of the cabinet are indeed quite complicated, and many unprecedented matters have indeed occurred.
Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo, Zhang Fangping, Han Jiang, Chen Shengzhi and others are all nearly eighty years old. How often has Zhao Xi seen them working at their desks in the Qinzheng Hall while turning on the lights?
It's not that they have poor abilities, it's that there are too many new things in the country, which makes them overwhelmed.
The slightly younger Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, Wang Gui, and Lu Gongzhu who later joined the cabinet, only Wang Anshi and Lu Gongzhu can still do things.
Sima Guang left government affairs long ago, and Wang Gui's political ability is even more limited now. Zhao Xi ignored it and always forgot their age...
Even Zhao Xi, who has been in the palace for a long time, can clearly feel that the country has entered a period of rapid, upward, benign, and ever-changing development.
This was not just the impression caused by the reports returned by Su Song and Shen Kuo, but the entire court, the entire market, and the entire country made him feel this way... This is the true meaning of ZTE.
Performance.
There are more and more subjects that require permission in Shiyi Temple. Although it cannot be said to be rich in material, industrial diversification should be beginning to take shape. The original practice of new products must be shipped out of the workshop city has changed.
Approval projects are becoming more and more complicated, and even as smart as Lu Huiqing, they are a little overwhelmed.
It is indeed difficult for these veterans. They are all talented people, and Zhao Xi cannot use them indefinitely...
"Prime Minister, I was negligent! Controlling floods in the Yellow River does not happen overnight, but I am in a hurry."
"Let's do this. Zirong and Cunzhong will continue to do the preliminary work. Just ask the court for the people, money and materials they need. If we meet all the requirements, we can put up the air first."
"As the rich prime minister said, it is a time for a major change in the court. In the second half of this year, the court will no longer discuss major matters that are not urgent matters."
Maybe it’s time for me to think carefully. The current development of the country has a tendency to overwhelm the imperial court.
As social governance develops, the division of labor among administrators will become more and more detailed... Zhao Xi knew this. But he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
From the contents of the daily memorials, Zhao Xi also felt that the cabinet ministers were burdened with documents. As for himself, there were more and more matters that needed to be decided. Many new matters, the cabinet, and the prince were a little at a loss.
Indeed, as Fu Bi said, the country should perhaps stop and be steady, and no longer focus on big things, but should be organized and organized.
The court was calm, at least on the surface it was in a calm state, everything was proceeding step by step.
Zhao Xi is out of the palace, with only three or five followers. Whether it is the old guard battalion or the close guards, they are already generals in the army and cannot be his personal guards. It is because Zhao Xi does not have the intention. If I missed something
The honor of serving the officials closely is definitely the honor of all generals.
The reason why Zhao Xi left the palace was because the Song Dynasty that he knew was only the Song Dynasty in the memorials, and he wanted to experience for himself the Song Dynasty that was always promoted by ministers as being ever-changing.
"Sir, would you like some hot drinks? Do you want dessert or tea?"
Zhao Xi is not an emperor who has always been in the palace, but he left the palace in this way nearly twenty years ago. Before his Western Expedition, he had left the palace in this way.
After taking the throne, when Zhao Xi went out of the palace, he did so under the royal guard. This is the so-called white dragon fish suit, a private visit incognito.
There are stalls like this everywhere in Bianliang. Zhao Xi didn't mean anything and just sat down casually. It was a stall selling drinks.
"Does the store still have tea drinks?"
"This is your first time coming to Bianliang? Please let your guest know that the tea served in my shop is not old-fashioned boiled tea, but authentic fried tea..."
"It was still a tea-drinking method improved by the officials during their first southern expedition. Nowadays, if you don't know that there are not many people making tea in Bianliang, let's talk about tea shops. There are not many people making tea. They all make tea."
"Drinking such tea is like a gentleman. It is light and elegant, which can calm the mind and cleanse the soul...cough...cough. This is not a small comment, this is the rhetoric of Yizhou tea merchants."
The owner of the tea shop is a wonderful person and talks a lot, which is exactly what Zhao Xi wants.
"Seller, are there many tea shops here? How is the business going? How does the imperial court manage it?"
"Is it possible that your guest intends to do this for a living?"
The shop owner still has a sense of competition and became alert as he spoke.
"That's not true. To be honest with the shopkeeper, I am from the south of the Yangtze River. When it comes to making a living, I don't make a living by making tea, but by frying tea."
"Ha... Ha... Ha... The guest is not a merchant at first glance, or he wants to do business without knowing it. So that you know, making a living by making tea, no matter you come to Bianliang,
No matter where you are, you should first report to Shiyi Temple. How can I put it this way, as long as you report it, Shiyi Temple will give you relevant notifications about the tea business. There is no one as reckless as you."
Zhao Xi was probably regarded as a fool or a second-generation ancestor by the shop owner, and his eyes were filled with contempt.
Wang Zhongzheng seemed unconvinced and wanted to get angry. Zhao Xi didn't blame others for looking down upon him. The functions of Shiyi Temple were determined by himself. He actually made such a mistake, so he didn't blame others for looking down upon him.
"Shopkeeper, what's going on at Shiyi Temple?"
"Shiyi Temple is good. As for this tea shop, Shiyi Temple has been divided into districts according to the lanes of Bianliang, and there are stipulated distances to have a tea shop. Although it costs five yuan a year to apply for approval, Xiao Ke is still happy.
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"What's left is that Xiao Ke goes to a fixed official camp to drink tea. There is no bullying, and there is no limit. The court only supervises the process, collects taxes, and does not participate in the sale. It all depends on the merchants to follow the market and the prices are fair."
"Don't you know, sir? This is called planning! The chief officer said that everything must be planned and there must be rules. Because of these rules, Xiaoke's tea shop makes a profit of twenty or thirty dollars a year...
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Zhao Xi knew that Lu Huiqing was careful and even read all the records he left in the martial arts hall. He did not expect that he could actually use the plan in setting up the tea shop.
"Shop, bring me a pot of delicious Jiangnan tea..."
It is impossible for a tea shop to see the overall governance of the country, but it can indeed reflect the content of governance. At the very least, Zhao Xi learned about Lu Huiqing's approach to Shiyi Temple.