Zhao Jiu's memories poured out like water that opened a floodgate, and many thoughts appeared with it... But it is worth mentioning that what flowed out after the gate was opened was not considered a flood, but at most a stream of water.
This is also something that can't be helped.
This year is the seventh year of Jianyan. In other words, Zhao Jiu has lived for a total of twenty-seven years up to this year. And during the twenty-seven years, the experiences of the last seven years gave him the feeling that they accounted for a larger part of his life.
Look.
As for the first twenty years... Not to mention that he was relatively carefree at that time, he didn't have much ability to think deeply before he entered high school? Even after that, he didn't have much time to effectively acquire knowledge, let alone mature.
Cognition and practice.
In addition, there is actually the pain from being slapped in the face.
Let's say that after Zhao Jiu fell into the trap, he was influenced by some low-end games and high-end online articles. It is not that he never tried some so-called golden finger ideas, but his ideas were often disgraced by the ruthless reality and harsh conditions, and in the end he was defeated.
These things stop at the idea stage:
First of all, the impact of the war. Every time you open or close your eyes all day long, it is a matter of life and death. How could you really think about doing this until Yaoshan?
Then there is the fact that personal knowledge is not systematic at all, and piecemeal knowledge cannot form a breakthrough and promote the systematic industry.
Finally, the Song Dynasty was a country with a population of more than 100 million, and its urbanization was relatively in-depth. It had reached a certain extreme beyond productivity in this medieval heyday.
Zhao Jiu said a lot of things, but it turned out that others had already had better practices, but it was just because of lack of money or war that they had to reduce the scale or suspend it... The most representative of these is the medical system.
In a sense, this also includes the financial issues this time.
Back to a few days ago, at the beginning of this month, after Lin Jingmo, the Minister of Revenue, submitted the heavy document, there was actually a letter that followed quickly. In the letter, Lin Jingmo had already planned to issue specific Northern Expedition treasury bonds.
, proper anti-corruption, and even including taxes that directly rob the rich and give to the poor (stock property tax, if the family's property exceeds a certain amount, they must pay tax), were all laid out in front of Zhao Guan's family.
As Lin Jingmo, since he posted this note, it means that the so-called Zhang Deyuan faction behind him has reached an internal consensus and is ready to fight for the Zhao Guan family.
However, whether it was a good thing or a bad thing, Zhao Guanjia himself shrank in comparison to these confidants who were brought out by him, influenced by him, and dared to do anything.
There are certainly reasons to be afraid:
The large-scale issuance of Northern Expedition treasury bonds requires the whole country to have full confidence in the Northern Expedition. Once the confidence of the whole country is not as high as the court thought, and too many are issued, the treasury bonds will become unsaleable, causing officials and people to in turn have a negative impact on the situation through treasury bonds.
The Northern Expedition lost confidence.
That's not all. The most terrible thing is that according to Zhao Jiu's experience, once something goes wrong, it is very likely that the government will deceive the superiors and the inferiors and forcibly apportion the money. At that time, it will not only be a matter of frustration among the people, but also the issue of issuance at the end of the year.
And it will grow steadily, and then the conventional government bond market, which has huge financial adjustment significance, will also be affected.
It might even lead to greater political fluctuations.
As for anti-corruption.
This is a commonplace question...but it is a bit far-fetched, because at this time, the majority of the national finance is on military expenditures, and the imperial army is still under the military system of generals commanding large corps. Under this situation, from
From the commanders down, the officers at every level are almost openly embezzling military funds.
To put it bluntly, if Zhao Guanjia does not completely eliminate corruption in the army, then why should they go to other places?
As for eradicating corruption in the army, it is not impossible, but in that case, the balance of the army must be broken, some generals who can conquer and fight are punished, and some people may even join forces to resist, forcing the court to carry out a vicious routine...
...And this is likely to lead to a large-scale rebound in the previous situation where the nobles were noble and the military was low, causing the Zhao family to completely lose trust in the military, leading to the collapse of the military's combat effectiveness.
In short, in the long run, eradicating corruption will certainly help maintain the military's combat effectiveness, but in the short term, the result will be a rapid decline in the military's combat effectiveness.
But isn't what Zhao Jiu pursues just to maintain combat effectiveness in the short term to ensure that he can make the Northern Expedition at any time?
And this is why Zhao Jiu can only properly clean up some of the troops in the imperial camp under his nose. Most of the time, he has to give instructions time and time again, through imposing on a dozen commanders and dozens of commanders.
Influence, in order to control the problem of corruption within the military.
Of course, to be honest, Zhao Guan's family and the imperial court are really not white lotuses.
After the victory at Yanling, the imperial court immediately balanced the strength of the various armies, and then took the opportunity to send a large number of Jinshi with the army after the Great Enke that year. After the victory at Yaoshan, Lu Yihao immediately wrote a letter requesting to rectify the chaotic situation of the previous "envoys", and then the Zhao Guan family took advantage of the situation.
From Han Shizhong to Yue Fei to Li Yanxian, I picked up all the managers, administrators, governors, governors and so on.
This in itself is an anti-corruption move above all others.
As for raising taxes by robbing the rich to give to the poor, let alone the counterattack and resistance that would arise from having two cows in the family.
Moreover, this kind of specific behavior targeting the wealthy class, combined with the brutal governance methods of the feudal era, is likely to turn into uncontrolled, even expanded, or even misplaced bad governance.
You said that your family's property is not within the tax limit, so I think it's true! If you don't believe it, why don't you ask us to search it?
This has nothing to do with Mr. Wang being the in-laws of Mr. Wang in the county! Mr. Wang is poor, but you are rich! The clay pot in your house is more valuable than the porcelain from Mr. Wang’s house next door!
Oops, my hand slipped, but it doesn't matter, your door is only worth three cents, I'll pay you!
That cow of yours was a sick and dying cow when we went to fetch it. How can it be counted as a live cow?
You have the final say, I have the final say? Didn’t you know that Zhao Guan’s family was planning the Northern Expedition? Are you a Jin spy?
History has proven time and time again that in a state where auditing methods are all manual, this kind of wool-picking behavior that seems to only target the wealthy class will often turn into a cruel persecution of middle-class families.
On the contrary, the real powerful and wealthy will avoid these.
How could Zhao Jiu dare to agree so easily?
However, Zhao Jiu's hesitation and hesitation does not mean that he really rejected these suggestions. He was actually prepared to take these strong measures as a last resort.
He also believed that in this war-torn state, under the purge of the court that had gone through the Baima-Shaoxing Incident, and under the suppression of the powerful imperial army, both the truly wealthy and the middle-class families would be able to endure.
In fact, this official has a dark intention to carry out major crimes and targeted robberies against some powerful and wealthy people in Tokyo, Nanyang and Yangzhou when necessary.
However, the problem is that those are all final options chosen only after having to do so.
As a ruler, Zhao Jiu hopes to maintain some bottom lines, and hopes to use more detailed, clever, and slick means to amass wealth for the Northern Expedition... This is why those contents appeared in the latest issue of Di Bao.
But back to the present, this time, following Xu Jing's words, the Zhao Guan family really felt like they were opening a harmless golden finger.
Because he has realized that the universality of these things he just remembered comes from some institutional innovations in the period before the Industrial Revolution and after the end of the Middle Ages... These things do not need the powerful productivity after the Industrial Revolution as a foundation.
But it definitely goes beyond the scope of the Middle Ages, and is mostly an institutional innovation.
Therefore, these ideas happened to be good things that could have a counterproductive effect on the Song Dynasty at the height of the Middle Ages.
However, as Zhao Jiupu is an ordinary engineering dog, even if he knows a little about similar matters, he certainly doesn't know much.
Commercialization of royal qualifications;
sea flag;
stamp duty;
Northern Expedition Lottery;
Maritime trading company system;
Northern Expedition National Debt;
excess property tax;
Public auction of royal property.
It was still early summer in April, and in the morning, in the stone pavilion of the harem, which was a bit stuffy, Prime Minister Zhao Ding, who had eaten several mulberries so hard that his mouth was stained because of the Zhao family's urging, put down the note in his hand, and then sat there with a complicated look on his face for a long time.
Say nothing.
Not only him, but also beside him were Privy Councilor Zhang Jun, Deputy Provincial Minister Liu Ji, Deputy Privy Councilor Chen Gui, Yushi Zhongcheng Li Guang, Hubu Shangshu Lin Jingmo, and Ministry of Industry Shangshu Hu Yin. The situation was basically similar.
This is not to say that people like Xianggong Zhao don’t understand what these words mean - this is a national matter, and the Zhao Guan family across the way is not here to show off. The latter has already written down the detailed explanations that he racked his brains to come up with.
However, it is precisely because of this that the people on the other side find it incredible.
"How to say?"
Perhaps he was afraid that what he had put together would be rejected for some very naive reasons, so Zhao Jiu rarely lost the calmness of the past, but could not help but urge him.
"Aren't officials just gifted by nature?" Zhang Deyuan, who was sitting on a stone bench, was the first to respond. "Such ingenuity as stamping tax is really amazing, and there is also a lottery..."
Zhao Jiu rarely showed a trace of pride, but soon became habitually solemn.
Stamp tax is actually stamp tax, but the Song Dynasty had a tradition of drawing stamps in addition to stamping, so it was changed to this name that is more in line with the times.
The specific meaning of stamp duty is actually very simple... After private transactions reach the level where a contract is required, whether it is buying or selling a house, property, bulk goods, or private loan, you can ask the court to stamp it and draw a pledge.
But you have to pay tax.
At least it is consistent. If it is more, it will be charged according to the share of the value of the goods, one thousandth, and both parties will pay together.
The beauty of this tax is that it is not a mandatory tax, but a voluntary tax, and it cleverly avoids the poorest people at the bottom.
After all, those who are truly qualified to make these contracts will not be the lowest common people. However, these common people, especially the purchasing party, often take the initiative to ask the seller to come with them to the government in order to ensure the legalization of their property.
Stamp this seal and draw this pledge to ensure the legality of the transaction and avoid unnecessary disputes in the future.
Just imagine, you spent 150 yen to buy a house in Tokyo that you plan to settle down and pass on to your son and grandson. You spent 150 yen and you still don’t want to part with half of the money...According to the market price, it is 3.5 yen.
One hundred and seventy yuan... Are you going to ask for a contract with the official seal to further ensure your ownership of this big house?
So what if I give you a small bribe?
There is a difference in the sense of security between a contract with an official seal and one without, a three-party contract and a two-party contract.
Given the people's superstition on the authority of the government these days, they should be very happy and rush to pay this tax.
It’s indeed an ingenious idea, and it’s absolutely feasible!
On the other side, just when Zhang Deyuan praised the stamp tax, Lin Jingmo, the Minister of Household Affairs, also made a conclusion about the stamp tax in his heart.
However, Lin Shangshu is different from others. He is recognized as an insider. Not only did he make a conclusion on the stamp tax, but he also realized the essence of the piece of paper given by Zhao Guanjia today early, and promptly analyzed the mood of many people present.
There is a guess.
Let's say that Zhao Guan's family has done a lot of fancy things, but in essence they fall into three major categories.
First of all, not only the stamp tax, the Northern Expedition national debt, the sea flag, and the commercialization of royal qualifications are essentially exchanging reputation for money, but the first two are the reputation of the entire court, and the last one is the name of the royal family itself.
The sea flag is a little more complicated, probably due to the common credibility of the court and the royal family.
But what has to be admitted is that the design of the stamp tax is extremely clever, and the commercialization of royal qualifications and sea flags can be regarded as a well-established and clever extension, and the resistance should be very small.
As for the Northern Expedition national debt, that was what the title meant, and the Ministry of Revenue had put this matter on the agenda from the beginning.
It is worth mentioning that with so many credit products, the share of pure national debt can be further reduced to ensure that it remains within a safe share.
Secondly, it is the sea trading company.
This thing is obviously the result of the institutionalization and stabilization of the large fleet created by Zhang Jun and Zhang Boying... The sea trade program has already alarmed the entire city of Tokyo, and it seems to be in response to this.
According to Zhao Guan's explanation, not only maritime merchants, but also cargo owners, not only Zhang Boying, but even the royal family, provinces representing the imperial court, and some high-ranking officials and dignitaries could use their respective names to enter and become owners.
Then we all discuss it, work together to reduce the company's resistance, and share the money together.
This is certainly groundbreaking and has great benefits... because it can reduce risks and avoid internal friction caused by internal processes. In the past, both cargo owners and maritime merchants had to bear all risks independently.
So they should be happy to do this.
If nothing else, why did so many maritime merchants and cargo owners respond in response to Zhang Boying’s appearance that day? This speaks for itself.
However, to put it bluntly, this thing is essentially competing for profits with the people, or forcibly snatching the benefits that originally belonged to the normal commodity trade among the people into the hands of the court, the royal family, and the powerful.
However, the idea of making a hole in the hole was the fundamental guiding ideology of the imperial government's finances. Coupled with the overall situation of the Northern Expedition, it left people speechless.
Next, there is no need to say more about lottery tickets.
The imperial court does not allow people to buy and gamble privately, but they use the Northern Expedition to engage in such a thing... How should I put it? It can be regarded as a profit.
There is also the excess property tax, which should have come from my own proposal that day, which is an improved variant of the imposition of taxes on the rich... After all, these days, agriculture is still the most important thing, and it is better to say who is the rich for no reason.
, forcing people to pay taxes and levying additional property taxes on large households whose property exceeds a certain amount is of course the most feasible method.
Because the property is clearly there, it is difficult to hide it.
Of course, even so, officials and dignitaries will inevitably play tricks on the upper and lower fields.
It can only be said that this is the most conciliatory plan among the forced tax increase plans that are flying around the world after the Dibao published an article asking for opinions on wealth accumulation.
Finally, there is the royal private property auction... This is more like something that the Zhao Guan family can do.
All in all, Zhao Guan's family really tried their best, but how could it make the ministers feel so embarrassed?
"official family,"
Li Guang hesitated for a moment, but still spoke seriously. "I see the stamp tax, the Northern Expedition treasury bonds, the sea flag, the royal qualification auction... they are all extremely ingenious designs, and I admire them very much, but what exactly is the sea trade company?"
Competing with the people for profit, the lottery is gambling after all, which is harmful to morals. There is also the auction of royal private property, which will inevitably damage the royal decency. If additional land taxes are levied according to the land property, there will be some slippery officials to do it... I think that since there is a previous
Four, you might as well slow down for the next few and see how the results are before you make plans."
It would be strange if the officials agreed!
Facing Li Xiantai who interrupted his thoughts, Lin Shangshu's expression remained unchanged and he sneered in his heart.
"It would be weird if I agreed to Li Qing!" Zhao Jiu shook his head in reply. "The country's Northern Expedition is something that we must do our best. How can we make any plans? Li Qing, really don't talk about competing for profits with the people and what kind of decency it is.
Oh... In front of tens of millions of people in the two rivers, the argument of competing with the people for profit is too ridiculous; in the face of the humiliation of Jingkang, the royal family and the imperial court are worthless! Moreover, the corporate system and lottery are also progressive, not only
Competing with the people for profit is as simple as losing decency. As for the additional land tax for those who exceed 500 acres, Li Qing must not forget that I came up with these things because I don’t want to force additional land taxes (stock property taxes).
It also has the intention of inhibiting annexation... If you are interested in this, why not think of a way for me to prevent these big landowners from transferring the newly added land tax to the tenants."
Li Guang sighed slightly and said no more.
Although Lin Jingmo said nothing, he sighed slightly in his heart.
By the way, in fact, it is not only Li Guang, a professional opposition who raises questions, but also the mentality of many people present. Lin Shangshu has guessed... Zhang Jun and Zhang Shu must be a little frustrated and uneasy, because he has always claimed to be an official.
He was indeed the one who presided over the preparations for the Northern Expedition and stole the limelight this time. However, when it came to the most important work of building wealth, many excellent plans emerged that had nothing to do with him.
At this time, Mr. Zhang, who first flattered a few words and then remained silent for a while, must be thinking, who is giving so many good ideas to the government?
Was it really called by Di Bao? Is Di Bao really that useful?
If you spread the word about a problem, so many useful methods come out so quickly? And all of them are more sophisticated than those designed by your own party?
As for the mentality of Zhao Ding and Mr. Zhao, he should be somewhere between Li Guang and Zhang Jun.
On the one hand, I feel that some methods are still problematic, so I have a certain resistance. But on the other hand, as the Prime Minister, it is also a huge kindness given to me by Zhao Guan's family, the kind that I can't even repay in eight lifetimes...
Therefore, after Zhang Jun said the five things to his face, Mr. Zhao could not help but feel a little uneasy as the dignified provincial prime minister could only be reduced to an executor. He felt sorry for Mr. Zhao's preferential treatment.
Moreover, he definitely doesn't know who is giving advice to our Zhao Guan family, and he is also suspicious.
Even Shangshu Lin himself saw through his own mentality. As Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue, as a core member of Zhang Jun's party, and as the executor of the financial construction work, he originally had the mentality of risking everything for the government, but unexpectedly he half
Cheng Yaojin suddenly appeared on the road. Not only did he take away his job, but he also had better methods and more methods than he did. Of course, he was a little uneasy and had mixed emotions.
However, unlike others, Lin Shangshu is an insider after all. When others fell into various complex emotions, he had already taken the lead to escape and locked in the biggest suspect.
That is, Hu Yin and Hu Mingzhong, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, sat silently next to him!
I think back then, before Hu Mingzhong was sent abroad, he had already served as the imperial censor Zhongcheng, and after he went out, he was appointed as the transfer envoy of the Fifth Route of Guanxi. However, when he came back, he was tied with himself and others, or even worse - the Ministry of Industry was the most leisurely.
Except for the rank of Minister of Ministry and Ministry of Industry, compared with other ministers, he has too little real power.
At that time, there were rumors within the court that Hu Mingzhong opposed the official's sending troops to Xixia and was rejected by the official.
But Lin Jingmo sneered at this... Liu Ziyu still opposed the attack on Yaoshan. Didn't Zhao Guan's family still let him rise step by step? Besides, no one had the details of how Hu Yin opposed the official's sending troops to Xixia. On the contrary, when the army swept through the northwest, they
Hu Mingzhong worked diligently to ensure the logistics support in the early stage of the battle, and did a great job.
Such a person.
In terms of seniority, he was one of the three ministers of Taixue at that time. He was the first batch of ministers to be recruited by the official family. He was more senior than himself.
In terms of stance, before Hu Quan took control of Di Bao, he had always been the one with the most radical stance against gold.
In terms of ethics, is it not as good as Mr. Zhao? Is it not as good as Mr. Zhang’s party? Is it not as good as myself?
Execution and courage, what does it matter when someone was whipped, but he also took away the military power of Qu Duan? What does it matter if he forcibly took Wu Jie'ai and Yang Zheng to the capital to be beheaded? And don't forget, he is the most handsome man in the world today.
The most admired minister, Han Shizhong, Prince of Yan'an County, was the most admired by Hu Mingzhong. The second commander-in-chief, Yue Fei, a relative of the official family, was recommended by this man.
Such a person should have come back and gone directly to Xifu.
Of course, in addition to his age, why he could not be the prime minister of the Xifu, avoiding Zhang Jun, the most important official in the official family, may also be an important reason... If Hu Yin had also entered the Privy Council and became the Prime Minister, with this character
and strength, the drama between the three officials of Jingkang Imperial College that day was definitely more exciting than "Water Margin"!
The Zhao Guan family obviously hopes to maintain the stability of the court, ensure the power of Zhao Ding and the image of Princess Zhang, and then ensure the great cause of the Northern Expedition.
Even earlier, Hu Yin took the initiative to seek external transfer, which allowed the Zhao Guan family to choose Liu Ji and other Nanyang party members who were weaker and more compatible with Zhao Ding as the third party. There was probably a tacit understanding between the monarch and his ministers.
For this reason, it also attracted Wan Qi's famous remonstrance, which made Wan Qi Yuanzhong rise up, which is another matter.
All in all, such a close confidant must be of great use to the Zhao Guan family when he comes back this time. If he is placed in the Ministry of Works, which basically has nothing to do, he may be used to do some big things...such as these specific plans to build wealth.
Just when everyone is feeling complicated.
On the other side, the Zhao family, who were waiting for feedback, became increasingly uneasy... As the provider of the plan, or the provider of the copied plan, facing these close ministers who have rich experience in governing, they naturally lacked confidence.
I was afraid that I had made a huge childish mistake that caused these people to react slightly strangely.
In comparison, how could he have imagined that this method was so sophisticated that none of his close friends thought it was thought up by Zhao Guan's family alone, so they were all suspicious?
As for Hu Yin, if Zhao Guanjia knew what Lin Jingmo, who had been his secretary for several years, thought so, he would have jumped up and slapped the mulberry in front of him on his face!
First of all, this is really what he, Zhao Jiu, thought of! Although there is some suspicion of cheating, it was also what he thought of!
Secondly, in a sense, Lin Jingmo guessed it right... Zhao Jiu put Hu Yin into the Ministry of Industry, a place where there is no job at the moment, and he really put his heart into it.
However, Zhao Jiu did not regard Hu Yin as a staff officer at all, but as a minister regardless of the situation. He wanted to use Hu Yin's integrity, black face and execution ability to treat the Ministry of Works as a subordinate in his preparations for the Northern Expedition.
Execution center.
In the future, Hu Quan, who holds the Di newspaper, Yu Yunwen, who controls the supervisory power of Qingmiao Loan, and Mei Yue, who gradually becomes a business consultant, are also prepared to allow these people to interact with Hu Yin to a certain extent.
Of course, let’s not mention these things for now. As Zhao Guan’s family continues to force them little by little, from Zhao Ding onwards, most people still express their agreement or reluctantly agree. Questions about relevant policies also stop at arguing with the people.
profit, or to the extent that it is unethical.
This made Zhao Guan's family gradually feel relieved.
"You don't understand, I am really worried." After ventilating, Zhao Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, twisted a mulberry, swallowed it in one gulp, and then showed a tired look on his face. "These days, I have almost been...
The shortfall of 30 million guan drives me crazy, and I can't sleep all day and night. If these methods don't work, I really have no choice but to increase taxes on a large scale, and then set a share of the Northern Expedition national debt of 10 million guan. I can't say.
I also pointed at places like Nanyang, Yangzhou, and Tokyo, and accused them of being implicated in the Second Sage, and of conspiring to rebel, and then connected them and openly plundered them..."
These words were really too much, and they really seemed to be the work of the Zhao Guan family. Li Guang instinctively wanted to stand up and defend, but when he thought that this was a hypothetical strategy, he could only sigh.
And Zhao Jiu also continued: "But again, all the difficulties are always worth it. As long as we can recover the two rivers and reunify the country, everything is worth it... While the Xixia court and I are still alive...
If we have a little prestige, it is only right that we settle things early."
In a thousand words, it is the Northern Expedition.
Everyone looked at each other, then sighed in their hearts, but under the leadership of Prime Minister Zhao Ding, they all stood up and said they obeyed the order.
At this point, it stands to reason that there is no need to keep everyone in the Zhao Guan family.
Because next, Zhao Ding and others will take the plan back and find professionals to discuss and analyze it, and then come up with truly executable details. I am afraid that there will be discussions in the secret cabinet, public disclosure in the public cabinet, and big events.
The announcement of the court meeting, the warm-up and official promulgation of the newspaper, etc...
There is still much to do.
However, Zhao Guanjia waved his hand and said: "Sit down, there are two things that are slightly related to the Northern Expedition, and they are also raising money. Please don't open your mouth and just take a look."
Zhao Ding and others were at a loss, but they could only sit back and wait for a while. Wang Lun, the minister of Honglu Temple, and Xu Jing, the young minister of Honglu Temple who had just taken office two days ago, entered the place one after another.
The important minister suddenly realized.
"Official officials, Jin Fushi and Ping Zhongsheng have been waiting outside Yingyang Gate for a long time... In addition, there is also a Tokyo merchant who has lived in Hakata Port, Japan for many years. I am afraid it is also indispensable." Wang Lun is a serious minister after all.
The imperial report was very calm, and Xu Jing, who was following Wang Lun, for some reason, even though he came from a family of officials and should not be frightened, he still frequently looked at the mulberry picking fish on a large scale from the moment he came in.
Pond, quite rude.
Of course, Xu Jing definitely didn't know that these mulberries were picked and sold to the main stores outside Donghua Gate. The main stores would take them and make wine, or pound them into juice and add ice to sell them. If he wanted to eat them,
You can buy it directly when you go out.
However, Zhao Jiu would not care about this and directly waved his hand: "Let Jin Fushi come in first."
Wang Lun responded and turned to look at Xu Jing. Xu Jing, who had been staring in the direction of the fish pond, was stunned for a moment before he realized what he was doing. He quickly turned around with a chamberlain, and after a while, he brought Jin Fushi.
Since Jin Fushi entered the back garden, he rarely looked at the mulberry forest and was stunned for a moment. But after all, he was a true elite of this era. He was just startled, but he immediately returned to normal, and then followed Xu Jing and the chamberlain.
In front of that stone pavilion, I calmly handed over my hand.
At this time, all the ministers from Zhao Ding on down wanted to stand up according to etiquette, but were stopped by Zhao Jiu with his hand.
Not only that, this official didn't even give him a seat. He sat directly facing Jin Fushi and said: "Qing Jin, this is the second time we have met. I know you are a rare person. You also
You know my temper, and since you landed in Dengzhou, you have been reading newspapers and looking for people to find out about prices. I am afraid you are also aware of the situation here, so I won’t talk nonsense with you today.
…”
"The foreign minister asked the Emperor of the Song Dynasty to teach me." Jin Fushi straightened up after hearing this, raised his hands and responded in a deep voice.
"First of all, I sincerely pity you for your talent!" Zhao Jiu looked at this person and responded sincerely. "And I will never discriminate against you just because you are a Korean... If you can come, I will first serve as a Hanlin bachelor and serve as a scholar."
I have made internal arrangements to prepare for my consultation on matters in the north. After the Northern Expedition is successful, there will be a minister or an envoy waiting for you... If you are willing, please come forward and sit down in the pavilion now to talk to me and the ministers.
Hold the minister's book and share a bowl of mulberries, and then I will speak to the Wang family of Goryeo and bring your family here. How about it?"
Not to mention that Jin Fushi was already dumbfounded in the middle of the journey. The people around him, from Zhao Ding and Zhang Jun to Liu Ji Chengui, from Li Guang to Hu Yin and Lin Jingmo, and on one side Fan Zongyin, Lu Benzhong, Ren Baozhong, and even Yang Yizhong, Liu Yan, and Langui were a little bit gloomy.
... It took a while for Lan Gui to come back to her senses, and then she signaled the waiter to place another bowl of mulberries.
Not to mention Wang Lun and Xu Jing, especially the latter who was already dumbfounded... I was just thinking about how many years it would take to eat this bowl of mulberries, but it turned out that my old friend had the qualification.
In short, no one expected that this old-fashioned drama of seeking talents that only existed hundreds of years ago would appear here.
But everyone who knows Zhao Guanjia's character knows that he has a frivolous temperament, and also knows that he is really eclectic about talents. This includes Jin Fushi, who has long believed that this Zhao Song official is not joking.
And if what happens today can come true, I am afraid that the anecdote about Zhao Guan's family recruiting scholars with a bowl of mulberries will be included in countless notes and even official history.
Without further ado, back in front of us, under the sunshine which was not too hot but still a bit hot, even though Jin Fushi had made complete mental preparations before leaving this time, he was still in a shaky state at this time... This temptation had a great impact on him.
It's really big!
A foreign prime minister is essentially just the leader of the Yangban of Kaijing (Seoul) in the country, and at most he is a figure who divides the world with the leader of the country, the Yangban of Xijing (Pyongyang).
How can it be compared with the ministers of a great country? How can it be compared with the strategic envoys of a great country? Which great country is not more populous and wealthy than Goryeo?
From the perspective of the pursuit of Confucianism, the internal system of the Song Dynasty, the so-called Hanlin bachelor's degree, serving the emperor, and even today's Zhao Guan family sincerely seeking talents, has always been the inner dream of this kind of people.
Even further, with the situation between the Song and Jin countries, the next step is nothing more than the Jin Kingdom stabilizing the situation, or the Song Dynasty's Northern Expedition being successful... So from a special perspective, for the sake of the motherland, becoming a close minister of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, in the future
In the latter case, isn't working hard to protect the motherland the key thing that Kim Bo-sik is pursuing now and even in the future?
At this moment, Jin Fushi was almost about to step forward - as long as he stepped forward and sat down, he no longer had to worry about domestic party strife, no longer had to scheming with the country's leader, and no longer had to think about how to clean up the domestic filth.
The power of the monks can also better help the motherland to avoid difficulties in the future, without delaying his own prosperity.
In fact, Jin Boushi really staggered forward.
But just saying this step made him wake up immediately, and then he handed his hand to him seriously: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. I am deeply grateful, but I have an idea from when I was studying decades ago.
I want to imitate the history books of the Han Dynasty and compile a history book on the rebellion of Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje, describe the legal system of Goryeo, and create a monument to the Goryeo family. If I eat this bowl of mulberries, I am afraid it will be difficult to write a book.
"
Hearing this, some people inside and outside the stone pavilion opposite were relieved, some were in awe, and some had no expression on their faces, but everyone followed the Zhao Guan family's previous instructions without saying a word.
The Zhao Guan family was obviously a little disappointed, but they still nodded solemnly: "I won't force it, but you need to know... Since you want to talk about the legal system of Goryeo, you have to bear the weight of Goryeo's national destiny."
"The foreign minister is naturally provincial." Jin Fushi raised his voice in response, as if he had completely recovered from the previous wavering. "The foreign minister is the Prime Minister of Goryeo."
"That's good." Zhao Jiu also raised his voice and spoke sternly in the audience. "I know the purpose of your trip, and I also know the attitude between you and Gao Li behind you. But Jin Qing, you must know that Song and Jin are not at odds...
...Goryeo is on both sides today. Although it is a small country's helplessness, I will never feel any pity for it. I only know that I have treated you with courtesy, but you just pushed back. What's more, you have betrayed the Song Dynasty and served Nuzhen.
Implement it! Goryeo must come up with enough things, otherwise one day, I can do it arbitrarily, and I will do it arbitrarily to repay Goryeo for all the disobedient acts it has done so far!"
"The foreign minister thought that the official family would have the demeanor of a superior state." Jin Fushi was silent for a moment before responding.
"If Zheng Zhichang said this, I would believe it. If you say it, I would just think it is fart!" Zhao Jiu responded more and more sternly. "When I heard about the Jingkang Incident in Mingzhou that day, I immediately returned home, and then suppressed the whole country.
To make Goryeo surrender to the Jurchens, who is the one above praising the Jurchens for their great achievements in capturing the two saints?"
Hearing this, Li Guang, who was still in awe, immediately changed his expression, and the other civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty were also a little unswerving.
Jin Fushi, on the other hand, remained calm: "How can a small country with few people throw the whole country into a tiger's mouth just to protect the face of a big country? What's more, the Jingkang Incident was not caused by us Koreans."
"Then let's stop talking nonsense...you must know clearly what I want." Zhao Jiulian didn't bother to say anything.
"The foreign minister knows." Jin Fushi sighed slightly and frowned. "But I have no choice but to forgive the foreign minister. Goryeo is so big, even if it liberalizes the market, it is poor and small, how much profit can it make to the Song Dynasty? After all,
We Koreans need so much silk, and porcelain is useless, and it is not food. If your Majesty is willing to sell some armor..."
"It can be sold to the Jurchens!" After hearing the last half of the sentence, Zhao Jiu suddenly interrupted the other party coldly.
There was silence for a moment inside and outside the stone pavilion.
Jin Fushi was stunned for a moment, obviously not believing his ears, but the next moment, he suddenly realized, even Zhao Ding and others also suddenly realized.
And Zhao Jiu also repeated it expressionlessly: "The Jurchens have a lot of gold and silver. They have almost robbed all the gold and silver in Tokyo and the Central Plains! There are also nobles in Liaodong who have received countless gold and silver! Of course, besides gold and silver,
, it would be better if you could buy their war horses and food. Even furs can be made into military uniforms to keep out the cold! I also want good wood! But I only give you porcelain and silk! How big is the huge Jin Kingdom?
Don’t you know the market? Not only did I not force you to go to war with the Jurchens, but I also gave you Koreans a way to make money for nothing. Why don’t you thank me for my grace?”
By the end of his words, he had become cold and cold.
When Jin Fushi heard this, he knew that he could no longer bargain, but he lowered his head and bowed to him: "Your Majesty, I will definitely give it a try when I get back!"
"I have a private letter here to Zheng Zhichang, asking him to help you, and a letter to your king, telling him that I only gave in like this for the sake of Academician Zheng... You can take them both.
Go." Seeing the other party's promise, Zhao Jiu waved directly. "I'm tired today. If you get the news, go back home early!"
After saying that, Liu Yan stepped forward and handed over the two small wooden boxes. When Jin Fushi heard that disgusting name, his mood became more complicated.
But so what?
On the one hand, given the size of the small country, I was really afraid that the Zhao Guan family in front of me, who was so ruthless that he planted mulberry trees in his backyard for four years, so that the mulberries could grow to a large scale, would take revenge on Goryeo after the Northern Expedition was successful.
The two leaders of the two classes in Xijing, one is a crazy monk who thinks about beating the Jurchens all day long to achieve great achievements, and the other is a stupid poet who is coaxed by Zhao Guanjia and only regards this man-eating official family as a god... He Jin Fushi
He is a self-proclaimed person, so what can he do?
In the end, he could only accept the two wooden boxes, bowed slightly, and was led down by Xu Jing with all kinds of thoughts on his mind.
On the other hand, seeing this, Lin Shangshu came to his senses again. He could only say that this official of his had real means. He had targeted Goryeo, a small country with few people, and was subject to the overall situation of a big country, so that in the past he was obviously in
Zheng Zhichang had put a lot of effort into him, but today he was forced to pay back Jin Fushi, who was really responsible... But everyone knows how easy it is to work on Zheng Zhichang, and for someone as ambitious, capable and courageous as Jin Fushi
Characters, how difficult it is to work hard on them.
While he was thinking about it, Xu Jing on the other side had already left and returned, and beside him there was a man in strange attire, and another man whose attire was not strange, but was wearing a bright brocade robe.
The former is undoubtedly the Japanese envoy, while the latter is probably a maritime trader who came to such a place for the first time and wore random clothes.
Before the two of them arrived, the merchant, who was shining in the sun, bowed to Zhao Guan's family from a distance. The middle-aged Japanese official named Taira Takaramori on the other side also hurriedly imitated the merchant's salute, but unexpectedly he
His movements were unfamiliar and he was at a loss for a moment. When he bowed down, he actually knocked over the silk conical hat on his head, revealing a weird bald hair style.
At this time, almost everyone in the stone pavilion frowned - because these people had never thought that the Japanese who respected the Tang culture in the past, as clearly recorded in the book, would now imitate the Jurchens and Tangxiang people.
Bare forehead!
This gave them a bad instinct.
Even Zhao Jiu was stunned for a moment and stared at this person's forehead... This caused Renbao Zhongrensheren, who was behind him, to immediately adjust his mood and glare directly at the person coming.
However, Ren Baozhong may have mistaken his meaning... Of course Zhao Guanjia also made the association, but he did not associate it with the Jurchens and the Party members, but said that the official knew from the beginning that Yue Datong was a representative of the Japanese samurai class.
Sexual symbol, but I did some research a few days ago, and I know that the current situation in Japan is that the emperor and his family are fighting for power within the emperor, the emperor, and the emperor, so I always thought that the samurai class did not appear at all these days.
But taking the lead this month is more convincing than any words or research - the person who came, that is, the Japanese central minister Daisuke, who clearly wrote the three characters Taira Taira in Chinese characters, although he did not bring a samurai sword and wakizashi, there was no doubt that
He is a samurai, and a samurai can actually serve as the governor of a county and the central minister, and he can also deal with this diplomatic turmoil on behalf of the Japanese royal family, which is enough to explain the problem.
Don't forget, the Zhao Guan family has played many low-end games. He knows a little bit about the decline of the public family and the rise of the Wu family.
"Everyone, get up. You don't have to be polite. I don't rely on etiquette to become the emperor." After thinking this, Zhao Jiu immediately laughed.
The maritime merchant first thanked him, stood up, and then followed Xu Jing's reminder and realized his responsibilities, and then quickly used Japanese to wake up the people on the ground.
"I've said it all, there's no need to be restrained, and the translator doesn't have to wait for me to finish speaking. Just translate it to him in a low voice." Seeing this, Zhao Jiu ordered him kindly again, his attitude completely different from when he faced Jin Fushi. "You guys come together.
Come and sit."
Next, Haishang was naturally inexplicably grateful and thanked him repeatedly. Then he realized his responsibilities under Xu Jing's repeated reminders, but was overly cautious. Until the two of them sat down carefully together, Ping Zhongsheng also put on his hat again, and
We ate a bowl of mulberries together, and then we gradually calmed down.
But he still didn't dare to look directly at Zhao Guan's house and the group of purple-robed officials sitting on the other side.
It was already noon. Zhao Jiu forgot to look at the sky and was not prepared to delay. He thought for a moment and asked the first question: "Can you please translate and ask Ping Qing for me how his hairstyle is?"
So weird?"
And sure enough, after Haishang's translation came over, Ping Zhongsheng was giggling for a while. Just as Zhao Jiu thought, this hairstyle didn't appear for a long time. It was mainly popular among "warriors" because when fighting pirates, they had to wear it all year round.
In a state of combat readiness, long hair was inconvenient to take care of, so I shaved it off to protect myself from armor.
Of course, Zhao Jiu was aware of the term "martial man", but he asked a few more questions.
As for Ping Zhongsheng, although it is not clear whether he was used to being discriminated against in China and appreciated the approachability of Zhao Guan's family, or because he landed in Dengzhou and followed the Yellow River, he saw the Imperial Navy, Right Army, Front Army, and Central Army along the way.
The navy was so densely packed that they didn't know the power of the hundreds of thousands of armored troops, and seeing a city like Tokyo City, they were honest and answered all questions.
According to Taira Takaramori, the so-called "warriors" were originally military attaches under the Japanese imperial system. Military attaches could not cross ranks to serve as senior officials in the inner palace. He himself is currently the only samurai qualified to be promoted to the inner palace, but he is only
What happened last year. Of course, apart from being unable to become nobles in the inner palace, the "warriors" are actually very active. Nowadays, many of them have become local county guards and low-level practical officials.
After saying this, the important civil and military ministers and ministers next to them had subtle expressions. Given their political experience, how could they not see that this was the Japanese court's way of causing trouble? The so-called warriors would sooner or later cause trouble.
However, that's the end of it. The ministers are too lazy to pay attention to the internal affairs of an island. Even Zhao Jiu only has a rough understanding of the situation and is aware of it... In the final analysis, most people in Shiting only care about Japan.
What help can it bring to Da Song Dynasty?
And does the Zhao Guan family have any creative ideas similar to the one they used to deal with Goryeo just now?
"I know why Pingqing is here..."
Zhao Jiu suddenly smiled and said, "But before I say anything, you must know one thing, that is, I am the emperor of the Song Dynasty. Although I am at war with the Jurchens, and although I am a little poor, I still have a territory that is ten times that of Japan, and I have more troops and horses.
The Emperor of China is also ten times more powerful than Japan...I am not saying this to intimidate you, but I want to tell you that what I said is unquestionable and unquestionable! Do you understand?"
Following Haishang's translation, Naping Zhongsheng responded directly.
And with this "Hai", Zhao Jiu understood the other party's meaning without translating, but finally became solemn: "I will tell you a plan, you come and listen..."
Having said this, Zhao Guanjia paused for a moment and nuzzled his lips towards Lu Benzhong, who immediately handed over a written document... Ping Zhongsheng could not understand Chinese, but he could definitely understand Chinese characters.
And Zhao Guanjia didn't stop at all: "Let him read the text, listen to the translation, and ask directly if he doesn't understand... I have probably asked some insider information these days, and I know what is going on in Japan's central political situation. The emperor abdicated and became
The emperor, the emperor became a monk and became the emperor, and then the emperor forced the new emperor to abdicate and become the emperor, and it became a mess... I have no intention of these nonsense, but I know that the so-called Emperor Shirakawa has been dead for four years, and now it is Emperor Toba who is in charge of the court affairs.
He has great power, and Hei Qing is a close confidant of Emperor Toba... right or wrong?"
Ping Zhongsheng waited for a moment for translation and then nodded immediately.
"Then this is what I originally meant." Zhao Jiu said seriously. "I no longer demand that Japan open its doors to the outside world, normal trade among the people will be normal trade, and the Song Dynasty will no longer protect it with warships, let alone force trade. But think about it,
You should have read the Di newspaper here and understood it, and then you will know that the Song Dynasty did have a military expenditure problem... So I hope to open up an official trade route so that the Song Dynasty court can use the Song Dynasty's high-quality copper coins to exchange
Japanese gold and silver, by the way, get some sulfur to add to it, of course, other goods can also be traded... This is beneficial to both parties!"
Ping Zhongsheng looked at the words on the paper in front of him, waited patiently for the translator to finish speaking, and immediately wanted to speak.
Unexpectedly, the Zhao Guan family showed a little impatience and continued to speak before the other party: "However, after meeting Ping Qing, I have a new idea. From now on, I am determined to use the Great Song Dynasty for this kind of transaction.
The identity of the emperor allowed the Song royal family to directly trade with the Japanese royal family, specifically with Emperor Toba... In other words, it is only me, Emperor Toba, and you, the Taira family, who will benefit! Because after today, Ping Qing
It is me, the most noble person in the world, who is the only one who has mutual trust with the most noble person in Japan, Emperor Toba! I, the Junhei clan, have become the only Japanese executors of such transactions! Others
I don’t recognize it! This is my personal favor given to Pingqing because of his courage in daring to cross the sea!"
Several important ministers had different expressions.
The merchant was obviously shocked for a moment, and after a moment, he turned around and translated.
As for Ping Zhongmori, it took him a long time to come to his senses after listening to the translation, but he left his seat and kowtowed on the ground. Seeing what he meant, he agreed with all his strength... It was just that there were some problems in Japan when he came, but he
I am willing to work hard to solve these problems after going back, and then persuade Emperor Toba to establish this special precious metal trade route between the two noble people.
"Give him a sword!" Upon seeing this, Zhao Jiu turned around and signaled to Yang Yizhong. "Then tell him that after he returns, he can send a son to join the martial arts school and be my servant, just like what he said before that his father would give him a sword.
Emperor Shirakawa acts like a bodyguard...and tell him that in a few days, I will hold a special ceremony for the Japanese delegation to let his entourage know that I regard him with special regard."
After all the troubles, Ping Zhongsheng was grateful and went back directly. The civil and military officials around him could only lament the Zhao Guan family's methods... Only Li Guang frowned slightly and wanted to speak several times, but he didn't know what he was thinking.
Just like that, a few days later, unlike the Koreans who were hurriedly driven away, the Japanese mission really enjoyed superior treatment.
Regardless of this matter, the court subsequently made several revisions and debates, from the secret pavilion to the public pavilion, from the Shiting Pavilion to the Wende Hall. In the end, with the vigorous promotion of the Zhao Guan family and the support of the governors, the imperial court passed the
This is a package plan for building wealth.
On the first day of May, the relevant news was officially published on the front page of Di Bao:
The stamp tax and excess property tax will be officially implemented in June, and the Northern Expedition special treasury bonds will be issued on a trial basis for 500,000 yuan. As always, the treasury bonds have all the previous privileges of treasury bonds.
Ten days later, another message was revealed at the end of the front page of Di Bao:
The imperial court will set up a maritime trade company. Both the Zhao family and the imperial court will have shares. The ministers of the cabinet, the foreign cabinet, the commanders, the governors, the commanders and above all have variable shares. Maritime merchants and cargo owners are welcome to participate.
On the first day of late May, Di Bao mentioned something on the second page:
In order to raise funds for the Northern Expedition, the Zhao family decided to auction part of the royal collection through a public auction in July. At the same time, in addition to the rewards reserved for the important ministers, the mansion that had been built in Jingyuan in the north of Tokyo City would be used for auction.
Pay half of the houses to participate in this public auction.
Regardless of birth status, the one with the highest price will get it, and the one who arrives first will get it. Everyone can be neighbors with Lu Gongxiang, Prime Minister Zhao, and Han Junwang, and there is only a wall between the residences of the two queen mothers.
On the first day of June, just as the imperial court began to implement new taxes, Di Bao published news that King Simongu had sent more than a dozen sons to serve the officials. At the same time, the sea flags and royal qualifications would also be included in the public bidding.
The news also appeared half-covered in Di Bao.
Before that, these two pieces of news had already spread through specific channels.
As for the Northern Expedition Lottery, it had already been tried in Kaifeng Prefecture for more than half a month. The response was so good that Zhao Guan's family had to learn from the national debt story of the past and issued a special decree strictly prohibiting the Ministry of Household Affairs from expanding its scale.
By July, before the auction had begun and many new trade channels had reaped rewards, with the arrival of the Dali envoy, Zhao Guan's family had already raised a large sum of more than two million yuan, which he distributed all of to
The Ministry of Industry ordered Hu Yin, Minister of Industry, to choose a suitable place and build necessary storage equipment in preparation for the Northern Expedition.
Of course, this matter also appeared publicly in Di Bao according to Zhang Jun Jiancai's previous suggestion.
So far, the five strategies of the Northern Expedition that Xianggong Zhang understood from reading "Water Margin" have actually been implemented or started to be implemented despite the opposition and attacks. Only the memoirs of the two saints are still struggling.
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Regarding this, Zhao Guan's family is not in a hurry at all.
"What do you think, Brother Hui?"
While Tokyo was in full swing, the city of Yanjing, thousands of miles away, could not help but feel much cooler. In the evening, the light had not completely dimmed, but the stars were already faintly visible, and under the stars, amid the sound of frogs croaking
Hong Ya, the governor of the Kingdom of Jin, slowly put down the newspaper in his hand, and then looked at his increasingly close friend - the deputy envoy of the Privy Council of the Kingdom of Jin, Qin Hui and Qin Huizhi, who was among the prime ministers.
The location was under the vines in Qin Huizhi's spacious backyard, so there was nothing to worry about. However, Qin Huizhi, who was sitting only two feet away from Hong Ya, put down the herbal tea in his hand and asked under the light: "What do you think of Hong Chengzhi?"
?”
"I feel that the Zhao Guan family's series of methods are a bit opportunistic and seem to be acting in a deceitful way." Hong Ya responded seriously. "I don't know why no one advises me?"
"In front of that official who has been powerful for seven years, who dares to dissuade him?" Qin Huizhi looked at the sky and shook his head. "As for the trick you said, I personally think that the so-called trick does not depend on the luck of the means... If it is the general trend
If you have insufficient accumulation and want to reach the sky in one step by means, you will naturally act in deceitful ways and will collapse sooner or later; but if you have accumulated the general trend and are only three feet away from the sky, then using some clever tricks to reach the sky will be admirable.
His momentum is so strong that it cannot be stopped!"
Hong Ya was slightly startled, and after thinking for a moment, he asked seriously: "Brother Hui, do you think the situation in the south is insufficient, or is it already strong?"
"It depends on what do you think thirty million dollars is for this official's seven years of hard work?" Qin Huizhi still looked at the stars and still did not give a direct answer.
But Hong Ya finally became impatient and couldn't help but lower his voice and asked seriously: "The official has spoken out...Brother Hui, do you think this official can succeed in three years?"
Qin Huizhi turned to look at Hong Ya who stretched his head over. He was silent for a long time, and then asked: "Hong Chengzhi, in the past six months, I have always had an idea, that is, the current situation inside the south, there are so many officials
What he did was actually quite a bit like that of the time when he tried to force the Prime Minister to reform..."
"Then it can't be done?" Hong Ya was surprised for a moment.
"I didn't say that." Qin Hui shook his head seriously again. "In my opinion, the failure of Xianggong Ao did not lie in his incompetence or his lack of good intentions, but in two things... Firstly, Emperor Shenzong finally wavered; secondly,
The new party started too fast, and there were mixed good and bad among it; thirdly, the old party had a deep foundation and worked hard... Therefore, instead of asking me what I think, Hong Chengzhi might as well ask himself, you came from the south, was it the official who ordered it personally?
Official, what kind of person do you think he is? Can he grit his teeth and hold on without changing his ways due to opposition? And the people he uses, how many are loyal and how treacherous, how many are capable ministers and famous generals, how many are treacherous and useless? If you know these two
From this situation, we can easily get the answer."
As he said this, Qin Huizhi asked only two questions despite the three things he said, but he looked at Hong Ya seriously and waited for the other party's answer.
Hong Ya quickly looked at the sky through the grape trellis. After thinking about it for a long time, he just looked at the sky and smiled bitterly: "Brother Hui is joking, how can I know this?"
As he said this, he slowly turned his head to look, only to find that Qin Xianggong, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council of the Kingdom of Jin, had also raised his head to look at the sky at some unknown time.
It’s as if this guy can watch the stars and know the general trend of the world!
PS: Thanks to the 153rd cute glass bead and hero card... I made a fuss a few days ago and didn't even notice... I'm extremely sorry.
Then he would sacrifice the new book "The Work of the Chess Master" as a routine