Wang Cun looked at Zhang Dian and sprayed unscrupulously: "Did you answer what I said in front of the officials?" Even if the Liao State is weak, can't we endure it and pretend not to know, and wait for the war with the Xia people, why not make a temptation! ”

Li Qingchen had already understood at this time, and replied with an indifferent expression: "Wang Shangshu, this is a matter approved by the official family. Zhang Xianggong did this, there is a reason for him, you are attacking in the political hall like this, your intentions are not pure!? ”

Wang Cun snorted angrily and said, "I'm not pure? Which of my words was wrong? If I'm wrong, what are we all here for? Could it be that you, Li Shangshu, are idle in the yamen and come to visit Zhang Xianggong? ”

Li Qingchen's tone was not good, and he shot back sharply: "We have already met the official family, what is wrong with Zhang Xianggong?" Do you want to attack Zhang Xianggong or pursue the official family? Are you complaining about the Liao envoy, or are you taking the opportunity to overturn the case, or are you venting your personal anger? ”

Wang Cun squirted back unceremoniously and said, "I want to do this, do I lack an excuse?" This is the political hall, Li Qingchen, are you attacking me? Then let's put it out and talk about it! ”

Party disputes arise from 'political differences' and are rooted in personal attacks.

Lin Xi saw that they were about to go to war, which would inevitably turn into a moral war between the two sides, so he had no choice but to say: "The current matter is to deal with the matter of killing the Liao envoy, under such a major national political matter, how long will you quarrel?" ”

Wang Cun glanced at the others, except for the relatively 'neutral imperial party', the rest were 'new parties', and when he was alone, he immediately turned to General Xu and said, "Xu Shangshu, won't the military department say a word?" ”

Xu Jiang expected that he would not be able to escape, so he did not dwell on these, and said directly to Zhang Qi: "Xianggong, do you want to settle here, or do we go to the confidential room, and then go to the official's house?" ”

'Military politics' is different from government affairs, and the government affairs hall has considerable autonomy, but 'military politics' is too sensitive and must be done in an upward manner.

Zhang Qi sat upright and said: "This matter has been out of the scope of the Privy Council, and it will be decided here, and then we will play the official family together." ”

And when they listened, they did not speak.

Wang Cun wanted to continue spraying, but General Xu had already answered, and said: "At present, there are nearly 200,000 troops gathered in Qinfeng Road, and 60,000 troops in Jingdong and Hebei Road, which can be temporarily transferred to the north, but Kaifeng City only has 30,000 of Chu You, once Liao or Xia breaks through the north, you can come to Kaifeng City with Pingchuan." ”

Everyone's hearts were in shock, even though they knew it before, but when Xu Jiang said it, they still felt a strong crisis.

Shao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, said decisively and in a deep voice: "Transfer troops from the south, and transfer them today!" ”

General Xu sighed a little and said: "Yes, within a month, 60,000 can be transferred, but there have been a lot of civil unrest in the south recently, and it is necessary for the government hall and the Privy Council to make detailed arrangements." ”

In addition to the rapid erosion and oppression of the bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty, the civil unrest also intensified the oppression of the people by the southern gentry clique because of the stimulation of the 'new law', which led to the further escalation of the 'civil unrest', and there was a tendency to escalate, and the imperial court has always adopted a strict suppression and surveillance attitude towards this.

If the southern army is withdrawn and the place is empty, it may have some unpredictable consequences.

The layout of the Great Song Dynasty army was in Zhang Qi's mind, and when he heard it, he said in a decisive tone: "Tune, transfer them from the south to the north, and put them back after reform, it is not a bad way." ”

Taking the opportunity to 'military reform'?

Many people are stunned, can this be related to 'military reform'?

Xu Jiang pondered, nodded, and said, "Okay." So,,What are you going to do here? ”

Xu Jiang's gaze moved from Zhang Ji's body to Zhang Di's face.

Wang Cunqiang endured the anger and sat down with a snort.

I finally caught the opportunity, but the atmosphere of the 'deliberations' in the political hall was too strong, unlike before, once someone spoke, it could cause a scuffle, and nothing could be decided at all in ten days and a half.

Zhang Duan looked around, his tone was flat, and said, "The plan remains the same. The main thing is to keep an eye on the sixteen states of Youyun, in my judgment, the Liao State can call on less than 20,000 troops, and it will not start a war at all, even if it crosses, it will not go deep, so there is no need to worry. Our main focus is still on two aspects, one is the 'new law', and the other is the decisive battle with Li Xia. ”

Wang Cun was about to open his mouth when he heard this, but he was greeted by Zhang Tun's fierce gaze, his eyes widened and he wanted to fight back, his lips moved, and finally he didn't say a word.

Then he felt ashamed and couldn't help but stand up, Zhang Ji had already answered, and said, "The Privy Council does not plan political affairs. In the decisive battle with Li Xia, the current military strength has arrived, and the army is currently being integrated and tempered for cooperation. Half of the weapons and armor are still missing, and seventy percent of the money and food are missing. ”

Zhang Tun's gaze looked at Liang Tao, the head of the household.

Liang Tao's face was strange, and he said for a moment: "It stands to reason that the treasury should not be short of money this year. ”

It stands to reason that this is naturally due to the large-scale attrition of the imperial court, and the army has stopped its previous recruitment and cut it, so it is 'logically said' that it will save a lot.

Everyone looked at him, waiting for his 'but'.

Liang Tao's 'but' came as promised, and said: "This year's investment in all aspects far exceeds that of previous years, first to control the river, and then to renovate the official road, and at the same time, this year's tax is seventy percent of last year, and next year, the imperial court will also reduce taxes on a large scale, and the household department must make enough reservations, and there are not many that can be squeezed out." ”

Wang Cun stopped talking.

In the next three years, the Ministry of Industry will receive nearly 20 million yuan in money and grain, which is a very large expenditure.

He didn't speak, but he said: Don't want to squeeze from the Ministry of Industry.

Lin Xi, Xu Jiang, Lai Zhishao and others are also facing thoughts, they have also received far more appropriations than before, but they are more useful, and they can't squeeze out much.

Zhang Duan did not give these people a chance to make excuses, and said: "The Privy Council can take out thirty percent, the household department can take out two percent, the other departments can squeeze out one percent, and the rest will be borrowed from the royal number." ”

Everyone was startled and looked at Zhang Dian in unison.

It is not difficult for the Privy Council to come up with 30%, the expenditure of the army is already large, and a little saving is astronomical. It is equally easy for the household department to be two, and there is little pressure for other departments to squeeze out one.

However, the remaining 10% borrowed from the royal ticket number, and there is a problem here.

Although everyone knows that behind the royal ticket number is the official family, but what is it a 'private organization', the court fights a war and wants to borrow money from a private organization?

What a system this becomes!

But everyone thought for a moment, is this Zhang Dun, taking the opportunity to deliberately 'sycophant' the official?

Zhang Qi only 'knew a little' about the royal ticket number, and thought: "Yicheng also has a million, can you get the royal ticket number?" ”

Zhang Dian glanced at him and said, "I will raise money and food for you, and you don't need to think about the rest." This matter was settled. Now that the war is out of business, let's talk about the 'new law'. ”

Wang Cun saw that there was such a big thing as 'killing the Liao envoy', so he was decided in a few words, and his heart was like being beaten.

In the past, this kind of thing was a big event, it was to hold a meeting in the Zichen Palace, arguing for ten days and half a month, and now, it was so easily decided?

He was extremely uncomfortable.

Zhang Dun's words were very fast, and he said: "First of all, the rule of officials, nothing can be delayed, the rule of officials is the foundation of governing the country, the officials, the imperial history platform must be more diligent, serious work, I want to see your results in the second half of the year." ”

In the second half of the year, it is now April, and there is not much time left until half a year, June.

Lin Xi's face was indifferent, and he leaned over and said, "Yes." ”

Zhang Dian turned to Liang Tao, the secretary of the household department, and said: "For the government affairs of the household department, the first one is the matter of Kaifeng Mansion, so I won't talk about this for the time being. Regarding taxes, acres of land, and people in other state capitals should be stepped up, and time is not waiting. ”

The plain words gave Liang Tao a lot of pressure, Liang Tao's face straightened, and he bowed down and said, "Remember." ”

Zhang Dian looked at Shao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and said: "I just said that the civil unrest in the south is everywhere, and the primary responsibility lies in the ineffective local suppression, and the second is that the inspection department of the Criminal Department fails to perform its duties. ”

Shao is the person recommended by Zhang Dan, so he is naturally with him.

Shao's expression became even more serious, and he said with a deep face: "Zhang Xianggong can rest assured, the lower officials have a plan, personally go out of Beijing, and supervise several places where the civil unrest is serious, and will never further expand the situation and strive to calm down as soon as possible!" ”

Zhang's gaze turned to Wang Cun, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry.

Wang Cun didn't wait for Zhang Dian to speak, and immediately said: "Xiaguan originally left Beijing tomorrow to personally supervise the renovation of the Huai River, and he will never waste a grain of money and grain from the imperial court, and strive to have no major trouble in five years!" ”

Zhang Dian glanced at him, turned to everyone, and said in a deep voice: "These are the major policies of the imperial court, and there must be no slackness!" It is necessary to complete the established plan of the imperial court on time and create sufficient conditions for the rollout of the new law next year! The pilot project in Kaifeng Prefecture must continue to be accelerated, and the problems encountered must be solved one by one, and the tasks of the new law must be completed comprehensively and correctly! It's our challenge, it's our opportunity. Such an opportunity, if you miss it, you will never have it again! ”

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