After taking off his twelfth chapter crown and changing back to his daily cotton casual clothes, Zhao Jiu rested for a while after a tiring day. When he got up in the evening, he ate a little more in the permanent military camp. However, when the food was served, only
After eating a bowl of porridge, he took it down straight away. Then he looked at a notebook of notes written by himself and suddenly spoke, not knowing who he was talking to.
"It's absolutely nothing." Yang Yizhong, who was standing inside the door, immediately turned around and handed over his hands, but he didn't pretend to be confused and said he didn't know what it was.
"There is no such thing, then why did you secretly send away the maids?" Zhao Jiu continued to flip through his notebook without raising his head. "And I didn't dare to send too many people at once. I sent three people away in half a month, and paid each person five guan.
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"minister……"
"I don't mean to blame you. You didn't know it back then. Don't you still know it these days? What I said I must do has nothing to do with you... I just asked casually. You misunderstood."
"I know."
"What the hell do you know?" Zhao Jiu didn't even raise his head. "If you really know, you should know that there are some things I can only tell you... Except for you, no one outside will know that I am actually afraid of
Are you personally in charge of the government affairs? Apart from you, who outside would know that I have actually been hiding from those royal relatives?"
"..."
"Why don't you speak?"
"An official is an official after all. For example, in the battle of Yaoshan, the official bent his bow and missed the target, but it did not delay the official raising his hand and falling. The so-called fear and avoidance are all temporary, and one step can really take a step forward.
If you go out, you will definitely achieve great success."
"Then what?"
"Then, I am just a lucky minister after all. Meng Enlie is in the center, holds information, and guards the army. It is an important position that I would never dare to think about in my life... I should be more careful and restrained."
"Does it sound like Hu Quan, the editor, won't change him even if he's a waiter?"
"Almost, but..."
"But Hu Quan is much more comfortable than you. You are with me like a tiger, is that what I mean?"
"..."
"Do you want to be sent abroad?" Zhao Jiu finally raised his head. "If you want to be sent abroad, you can go to Han Shizhong or Zhang Jun to be a deputy commander, or you can even be a magistrate and transfer to a civil service..."
"..."
"How could I let you go outside?" Zhao Jiu continued to sneer. "If I let you go out, it would be inconvenient for me to even find the "Book of Protecting the Country by the Benevolent King".
Yang Yizhong remained silent after all.
"That's almost it." Zhao Jiu reviewed the notes in his hand and finally stood up. "Let them all go to the Chinese army's tent to see me!"
Yang Yizhong bowed his head and obeyed the order, but hesitated before leaving the house: "Do you want the official to change into the twelve-chapter crown?"
"What to change?" Zhao Jiu, who had already stood up, shook his head repeatedly. "If it weren't for the Emperor Taishang Daojun's old clothes, I wouldn't want to wear them out at all..."
After saying that, seeing the other party leaving, Zhao Jiu hesitated for a moment, then took the notebook in his hand again, and then walked out openly.
When he got out of the house, it was already dusk, the cicadas were chirping without stopping, and the sun had not yet set in the west. Zhao Jiu saw countless civil and military nobles, Buddhist and Taoist merchants all entering the Chinese army's tent with their own agendas... It was said that it was a big battle.
In fact, the tent has already been made permanent. It is just a relatively rough and practical lobby with brick and wood structure... I waited with my hands behind my hands for a while, until I turned back in Yang Yizhong, and then I arrived here under the escort of Yuqian Banzhi.
at.
But at this time, even though they had only gathered together for a moment, the whole hall of bureaucrats, nobles, monks, Taoists and businessmen were already feeling uncomfortable.
Let’s talk about it, how comfortable are these people with each other?
The serious bureaucrats who arrived today are all members of the secret cabinet. These people are the real superiors of the empire. They look at the rest of the people like chickens and ducks. They are so-called standing in awe and looking forward, and are extremely arrogant. However, among the noble monks, there are three, six, and nine levels.
, The upper ones, like the two heads of state and a few idle scholar-bureaucrats who had been serious officials, were naturally at ease, while the lower ones were like the monks who had just arrived, but they were uneasy, so they kept talking, trying to find out some information; as for everyone,
The wealthy businessmen who didn't expect to appear here showed the most uniform behavior... These people didn't need anyone to remind them, and they went to the very corner without any warning. They were all dumbfounded and didn't dare to make a sound.
On the other hand, the generals in the camp were all beaming with joy at this time. They were talking to the monks and Taoists about the five Vajra Bodhisattvas and the five thousand great god kings who descended to the earth in the twenty-eight constellations and were accompanied by the three hundred and sixty-five star kings. They seemed to know that the monks in the afternoon
With his words and the counterattack from the Taoist temple next door, a moment of fighting started there.
Of course, everything became silent as Zhao Guan's family, who was in the limelight today, entered the lobby of the Chinese Army. Everyone became awe-inspiring, and many monks and Taoist merchants who were meeting the saint for the first time even didn't know where to put their hands. Some even directly
He knelt down with a plop...but no one laughed at him.
However, Zhao Guan's family did not look at the chaos at all. They just carried a stapled notebook and sat behind the military case in front of them. At the same time, nearly a hundred armored imperial guards were under the leadership of Yang Yizhong and Liu Yan.
They poured in from both sides, taking control of the lobby and lighting countless brazier lights on both sides of the lobby.
The sudden bright lights made everyone instinctively awe-inspiring.
After Zhao Guan's family looked around and saw the densely packed heads, he laughed out loud: "Speaking of which, from Huaishang that day, I only lit a candle in the bedroom, and was laughed at by the Queen Mother... Some people also said,
I am talking about utilitarianism, but in fact I am showing off my morality. But today I am suddenly so extravagant, but I wonder if some people will say that even my morality is fake."
Several prime ministers took the lead in apologizing, and then the Prime Minister Zhang Jun came out of the crowd and said: "The officials have always obeyed Wang Shu Wang (Wang Anshi), but they don't know that Wang Shu Wang's utilitarianism is also based on justice and principle. Morality and utilitarianism
, where is the opposite?”
Zhao Jiu nodded slightly, and all the prime ministers also nodded together. Even Li Guang had no reaction to this statement, but many people among the people below who were laughing and apologizing were already wary.
"The reason why we are all here today is because it is rare to have a big ceremony. We are all gathered together, so why not take the opportunity to explain two things." Zhao Jiu waited for the silence below, and then spoke. "The first thing is the matter of setting up a public pavilion; the second thing is
The thing is, while everyone in the public cabinet and the secret cabinet are here, I took the opportunity to talk about some of the court's major policies for the next few years... Mr. Lu."
Lu Haowen was obviously well prepared, and he immediately stepped out from the crowd and briefly spoke about the establishment of a public pavilion that had been discussed for a long time.
Along with the uncle and nephew of Yansheng Gong, Han Xiaozhou, the head of the Meihua Han family, the two state abbots, Uncle Zhao who has been in poor health, and the great scholar Huan Guo, the nineteen presiding officers were selected this time, as well as
Some unexpected but actually generally formed inextricable marriage relationships with the Zhao family in the past hundred years, wealthy businessmen who were no longer businessmen in name, as well as old officials such as Wang Shuzhan who lived at home, one by one.
After thanking him, the atmosphere gradually became calmer.
Because no matter how you listen to it or look at it, it feels like a blessing after a big festival in the past. It's just that this wayward official threw away all the previous ones and changed the gameplay in order to save trouble... And besides, many people here are
I paid the money, so I feel confident.
Of course, those wealthy businessmen who were not businessmen in name still aroused dissatisfaction from the bottom of everyone's heart. Only Wu Guozhang, one of the two abbots, and Wu Guifei, because of their backgrounds, it was hard for everyone to say anything.
...Even, isn't there an example of Wang Lun?
Therefore, when the gift was given, some people did not take it seriously and were calm, some were obviously disappointed, and some seemed particularly excited... However, as Mr. Lu announced that he would be the chief of the palace, and then Mr.
After the cabinet meeting went directly to the imperial court and the provincial capital, the atmosphere reached a certain climax.
After all, there is still such a small amount of political status and theoretical political power... For many people who have never been exposed to political power before, and for people who desire political power to a certain extent, how can they not like it?
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As a result, this first incident ended happily with the bureaucrats looking on coldly and the officers having nothing to do with it.
Then, there is the second thing...the so-called talk about major policies.
"In the next few years, what should we do to ensure that we can advance the Northern Expedition within a few years?" Zhao Guanjia flipped through his notes and waved to each other. "Everyone present today can speak freely!"
There was a moment of silence below... Having said that, the existing ministers, ministers, and ministers are all here. If they don't talk about any major policies, how can we let Yan Shenggong do it?
"Officials!" Sure enough, the provincial prime minister Zhao Ding thought for a moment and then came out. "The Northern Expedition is inevitable, but in order to mobilize large armies, we need to have great political control. And if we talk about the basics of great political affairs, one can follow the roots, and the other
It can be investigated... Those who follow the root cause start from the governance itself, looking at personnel, finance, laws, sacred science, engineering, and military preparations, and see what can be done; while investigating the consequences, they start from the problems before them.
Let’s go and see how we can solve the problem.”
"Please tell me in detail, sir," Zhao Jiu blurted out.
At this time, many members of the public cabinet below were already secretly complaining in their hearts, feeling that they were here to serve as foils today...otherwise? Based on this answer, it would be nonsense to say that the officials and the ministers did not communicate well!
Of course, why should the officials communicate with the prime minister?
Regarding the White Horse Shaoxing issue in the past, it is said that the Zhao Guan family had reached an agreement in advance with the prime ministers and the censor Zhongcheng.
"In terms of personnel affairs, in fact, the matching of name and reality that the officials are promoting is an excellent measure. It can be said to have wiped out all kinds of confusion in official positions since the Five Dynasties, and it has also improved efficiency accordingly." Zhao Ding was relatively calm, not so much.
Discussing issues is more like debriefing the work of Zhao Guanjia and several prime ministers. "According to law, the imperial court is now formulating a new "Huangsong Xingtong", focusing on releasing it and comforting the people..."
"Stay here." Zhao Jiu said thoughtfully. "What do you think of the matter I mentioned to you a few days ago?"
"Report to the officials." Zhao Ding responded calmly. "I and other ministers discussed it with the emperor first, then submitted it to the secret cabinet for public discussion, and then submitted it to the Ministry of Punishment to formulate detailed rules. It has been written down and will be handed over to the officials for review... But no matter what,
As mentioned by the officials, the low-tongue slaves and maids should be abolished and replaced by hired maids; the Zhenzong restructuring should be abolished at the same time. If the punishment between the master's family and the hired maids is involved, the punishment will be based on the good family; as for the matter of marrying a wife, ministers and others
I also thought that this matter was against human ethics, but it was not easy to deal with such matters cleanly, so I set a three-year period, starting from the first day after three years, and no more pawning of wives was allowed; as for the release of some official prostitutes, the officials
I have already issued an edict early in the month to handle special matters, so there is no need to say more."
Zhao Jiu nodded slowly.
In fact, these are the many basic aspects, or the most direct incidents, caused by the prostitute incident that day... The conclusion of Yang Yizhong's investigation is very clear. It is meaningless to simply discuss prostitutes. The key is to liberate the person and avoid endangering the economic relationship.
The basic human rights of the people at the bottom.
You must know that when the Song Dynasty was founded, a major progress was to use hired slaves to replace the humble slaves of the Tang Dynasty. The so-called humble slaves in the Tang Dynasty were like cattle and horses to the master, while hired slaves were
Liangjia temporarily comes to work at the host's house. The relationship between the two parties is economic and does not involve basic personal belongings.
Of course, judging from the actual legal provisions and the actual situation, there are still a considerable number of slaves with low speech. In other words, personal liberation in the Song Dynasty was not complete.
Not only that, as time went by, this real relationship between good and humble had in turn affected the law. By the time of the Zhenzong Dynasty, there were legal revisions such as the reduction of the master's crime by one degree in case of disputes between masters and slaves.
...This is a standard reversal of history.
Moreover, this reversal is getting more and more intense. In the current season, many articles have been revised adversely to slaves, and the folk customs are becoming more and more unfavorable to slaves. Even in another time and space, after the Southern Song Dynasty stabilized, it made great strides.
Various personal restrictions were imposed on slaves, and the system of good and bad was restored to a certain extent... Therefore, Zhao Jiu's emotion and vigilance were not groundless.
Now that he thought of this problem, he naturally persuaded Zaizhi and corrected this basic problem in the name of winning people's hearts and alleviating the pressure on the bottom.
It can be regarded as the complete abolition of the system of good and bad, and the basic human rights of a considerable number of people at the bottom are guaranteed.
As for the thing that violates human ethics, it goes without saying. It is justifiable to abolish it at this time.
Frankly speaking, this series of events has actually affected the interests of the powerful, wealthy businessmen, and even monks and Taoists. But as the saying goes, who are you in front of the emperor, bureaucrats, scholar-bureaucrats, and the army?
The following people are thoughtful at this time, but they just feel that they are going to be unlucky today. Who cares about this?
"As for the sacred science, it goes without saying that the official school practices rational science, new science, and praises the original science. The alternation between the new and the old is a natural phenomenon." Zhao Ding saw Zhao Jiu nodding and continued to introduce. "Other than that,
, the officials established the Artillery Workshop of the Grand Prime Minister’s Temple, reorganized the Ordnance Supervision, and set up a steamship workshop, which are all actions that are timely. As for the military, there is no need to say much, it is obvious to everyone, and everyone knows it.”
"So, my husband and I have done a lot of things?" Zhao Jiu looked away from his notebook and smiled.
As soon as these words came out, many of the nobles below who were able to speak could no longer hold back and were ready to come up to flatter him. However, Li Guang, the chief censor, frowned instinctively, but stood silent and did not comment.
However, seeing Li Guang standing still, he had no choice but to do so. Zhang Jun, the prime minister who had already come out, could only hold his hands in a serious tone: "Officials should be careful what they say! Since ancient times, those who travel a hundred miles can only travel half a hundred miles, let alone the country.
How can we be complacent if we haven't even finished the race halfway?"
The nobles who were about to move were immediately in awe, but Li Guang looked at Zhang Jun as if he had eaten a fly, and more ministers immediately realized that things today would not be so simple... The emperor and the ministers, and even
It is very likely that everyone here at Yushi Zhongcheng has reached an agreement on something to some extent, but it is obviously of great importance and requires the endorsement of everyone here.
Considering that this is a military camp, where the official's executive power is strongest; it is during a festival, when the official's authority is at its strongest, and if this is still the case, then I'm afraid something big is going to happen again.
"What Xianggong Zhang said is true." Zhao Jiu responded calmly and seriously. "What Xianggong Zhao just said was based on the root cause. I haven't heard of any harm done yet..."
"Officials." Liu Ji, the deputy prime minister of the capital, suddenly took a step forward and responded with a wry smile. "The words of investigation are actually very simple."
"That's right."
"So that the officials will know." Chen Gui, the deputy privy envoy who did not know when to stand up, sighed. "If we were to investigate the consequences, judging from the first hundred years of this dynasty, we have already concluded that it is nothing more than three redundancies...
The army, redundant officials, redundant expenses... But at this time, during the Jingkang incident, although the country's orthodoxy existed, the rise of officials was like building a new one, and the three redundancies were basically abandoned. But although the country did not have the three redundancies, it was different.
The disadvantages are that, on the one hand, the territory of the two rivers was lost, and on the other hand, the areas of Henan, Huaibei, Jingdong and Kansai also suffered from war. Therefore, this dynasty still has difficulties in terms of military strength and financial shortage... Not to mention being poor and weak, it is also temporary.
Poor and weak."
Li Guang had no choice but to finally come out, but he responded coldly: "Is it just finance? Don't people want to be united?"
"People's hearts really need to be gathered together." Zhao Ding finally said again. "But the biggest focus of people's hearts is not elsewhere. It is to raise the army and increase wealth, so as to increase taxes in the southeast, increase taxes in Jingxiang, and advance wealth from Bashu.
Of a thousand people's hearts, eight hundred are here! So after all is said and done, the finances are still tight... If the finances are sufficient, how can we increase the number of imperial soldiers to 200,000? Isn't it good to raise 300,000 soldiers?
?If the finances are sufficient, why do the people in the south have to work so hard without the new taxes? If the finances are sufficient, why do we have to raise national debt every winter? If the finances are sufficient, why do the people in Hebei need private donations to redeem their homes last time?
Um, this time the purchase of official prostitutes requires the officials to sell their palaces? If the finances are sufficient, why do we need such a grand ceremony and let the officials wear the old crowns of the Supreme Taojun and the emperor, while the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty can only wear official robes to pay tribute?! This
When it comes to investigating the consequences, if you say too much, 11,000 is not too little, but when combined into one word, it is money!"
The chief ministers sang in unison and spoke so thoroughly that the wealthy businessmen below were already feeling cold... Are you going to take action on them?
Even the monks and Taoist priests were worried.
But the rest of the civil and military officials, and even some nobles, are eager to give it a try... If the officials and governors mean this, then there is no reason for them not to cooperate?
In fact, even if they are not based on dark psychology and are really serving the country and the people, there are already many scholar-bureaucrats who are in their positions and seeking their own political affairs.
It is wrong for us to carry out a surprise attack, but the problem is naked, it is money.
"Your Majesty!" Lin Qi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, came out and spoke seriously. "I was thinking about finances before... Now that our wealth has reached its extreme, any attempt to increase it is tantamount to uproar among the people; Salt, Iron, Tea, Wine, Alum, Tin Specialty
Although there is still a possibility of improvement in profits, it is impossible to take the initiative to raise prices and destroy the hearts of the city. Instead, we should slowly wait for it to enrich itself. In addition, JD.com has recovered. If it can operate sincerely, it will be worth more than one million yuan in one or two years.
Min's income is also normal; and Jingdong has always had developed maritime trade, with smooth transportation in Korea and Japan, it may be able to earn millions more... But other than that, if you want to get money, it is nothing more than Jiaozi and
The national debt is high.”
It is no surprise to everyone. During the Song Dynasty, the market economy was developed, and the maritime trade and the monopoly of some commercial products were very mature. Like Zhao Kai's tea horse reform in Bashu, the imperial court had previously restricted commercial and economic activities in Bashu.
, it has just been released now, and the coastal areas where the imperial court can directly radiate do not have the current situation of suppressed commercial potential.
For example, during the reign of Zhezong of the Song Dynasty, a maritime trade reward mechanism was established. Whichever maritime merchant paid more taxes would be rewarded with an official position, and something similar to marine accident regulations was also established... On the contrary, the time traveler Zhao Jiu,
A very unseemly order was once approved in Nanyang, which was to abolish the ceremony of the internal officials on the southeast coast to send off the fleet to sea, so as to save the country some money.
In a word, Lin Qi's meaning is very clear. Since people's hearts must be considered, taxes can no longer be raised. As an important part of the Song Dynasty's finances, commercial taxes are an important part of the Song Dynasty's finances. Although there is theoretically room for squeeze, considering that commercial taxes are actually related to
The urban public opinion, which accounts for a large proportion of the population of the Song Dynasty, should no longer encourage the growth of the country, but should calm down and let it recover slowly on its own.
But then again, waiting for it to recover slowly is certainly the right thing to do, but isn't it because we are preparing to use troops now that we are directly short of money?
So Lin Qi simply said bluntly that if you want to make quick money but don't want to lose people's hearts again, you can only consider national debt and Jiaozi... This is an inevitable direction.
In fact, Zhao Jiu had already rehearsed what Lin Qi said when he discussed it with the governors. At that time, Liu Ji analyzed it in this way, but Li Guang immediately refuted him.
"I think that what the Minister of the Ministry of Finance said is superficial, but may not be correct on the inside." At this moment, Chen Kangbo, who was offering wine at the Imperial Academy, came out and refuted it in public. "Although I am not good at financial affairs, I know some basic truths...
After all, the world's wealth is there, the land tax comes from Longmu, and the taxation comes from the market. There are traces to follow. But now the court's dilemma is that the north of the Huaihe River has been affected by the scourge of war, and it has to raise troops to the north.
The South had no choice but to increase taxes and lost some people's hearts. Therefore, we should never make any decisions in the fields or in the market. However, Korea, Japan, Dali, Tubo, and even Da Shi were so big that their annual trade income was only
It is impossible to suddenly exceed expectations. Then I dare to ask Lin Shangshu, now if you want to use national debts and Jiaozi to get money, there must be a way to get it?! Whose money are you going to use this to get?"
In the Chinese Army Hall, which was like daylight and was reflected by countless fire pots, everyone fell into a subtle state for a while. Some were nervous, some were eager to try, some were frightened, and some were thoughtful.
Even though the opening remarks of the prime ministers seemed like they were acting out "The Legend of White Snake", there was nothing wrong with what they said from a high position. The country just had this financial problem.
Lin Qi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, who was forced to take up this topic due to his duties, had no problems with his analysis.
It was Chen Kangbo, the young leader of the main war faction. He had just been promoted to a full-time position and was young and energetic. His words were direct and more direct, but also irrefutable... The logic was there.
Therefore, when Zhao Guanjia and the officials are singing along, whose money do they want to use the national debt and Jiaozi to make money?
"There are only some people in the world who do nothing to produce and just sit back and enjoy the gains. When the country is in crisis, they are unwilling to pluck a hair. After the national crisis, they continue to live like a dog, seeking wealth, office, land, and profit." At this time, the official
Chen Gongfu, the Minister of the Ministry, suddenly walked out of the procession, but did not look at the officials and governors behind him. Instead, he turned to face the people below him and spoke out loudly. "The country is in such a difficult situation now, and every part of the fiscal budget must be spent on the military."
As for even the Supreme Being raising fish and planting mulberry trees in the harem, then what are they going to do with their belly full?! Are they just doing things and confiscating the palace?!"
"Namo Amitabha."
As the central officials of the imperial court saw each other in this way, for a moment, Master Fahe, who recited the words "Buddha" in his heart, even felt a little aggrieved... Aren't you going well this afternoon? I said you are a Bodhisattva, you
Say I'm an Arhat, and that's it at night?
Is it really necessary to kill the chicken to obtain the eggs, harvest all the fields, and lose all the extravagant wealth?
If this is the case, it is no wonder that no one from the Mingdao Palace came... Their house had been raided by the officials four years ago, and even the golden body of Daozu was stripped off.
In fact, not to mention these monks, Taoist priests and businessmen, even Yan Shenggong and others became inexplicably worried when they heard such murderous remarks... They couldn't even confiscate the sacrificial fields in Qufu, right?
PS: Routine sacrifice, the new book "The Ancient God Nurturer" by the Holy Wise Wolf boss...