Not long after Zhang Dian left, he was so learned that there was a fierce debate in Kaifeng Mansion.

The focus of the debate is whether Zhang Dian should kill the Liao envoy.

The side that supports it thinks that it is good to kill, the Great Song Dynasty cannot be bullied, and there is nothing to fear in the Liao State, and it is not that it has not been beaten.

The opposing side thinks that Zhang Dan's temper is too strong, and he should know how to forbear, endure for the time being, and agree first, and he can wait until the Xia Kingdom is defeated.

The two sides quarreled endlessly, and public opinion not only did not blame Zhang Dian one-sidedly, but supported a little bit of the upper hand, especially the scholars who mainly supported Zhang Dian almost wholeheartedly, wandering around, and talking generously.

These voices flowed from the bottom to the top and went against those high-ranking officials of the Sixth Ministry, unconsciously reducing their pressure.

Ministry of Industry.

Shangshu is worth the room.

Wang Cun is writing a recital, not only the matter of Zhang Dian killing the Liao envoy, but also all kinds of rumors from his childhood since Zhang Dian entered the office, even before entering the office, have been put on the notebook, and he has sprinkled a thousand words and attacked Zhang Dian in an all-round way.

In front of him stood two attendants from the Ministry of Works, their faces sinking like water, and they did not speak.

No matter what the outside public opinion says, Zhang Dian killed the Liao envoy without permission, this matter can't be let go so lightly!

"Shangshu!"

Wang Cunzheng wrote, and the head of Wang Cun's room rushed in quickly, and said urgently: "The news from the household department, it is said that the household department wants to cut the salaries of officials across the country, which is almost a cut. ”

"What!"

Wang Cun paused his pen and raised his head violently.

The two squires looked at him, their expressions more like they wanted to eat people!

It is not a trivial matter to reduce the number of officials, and if they are dissatisfied with the nearly 100,000 officials in the country, it will not cause a small movement!

"Why? Was it Chapter's idea? Zuo Shilang's eyes widened angrily.

The principal was a little apprehensive and said, "I don't know, I just got the news." It is said that the household department is making a plan, and the specific reduction has not yet been determined. ”

The right attendant sneered and said: "Wang Anshi did this at the beginning, causing chaos in the world, and now that he is here again, does the law changer think that my Great Song Dynasty is not chaotic enough, and he is willing to give up if he has to make trouble and destroy the country!?" ”

Wang Cun's face was full of anger, he lowered his head and quickly wrote a notebook, stood up and said, "I'll go to the palace to see the official." ”

Zuo Shilang hurriedly said: "Shangshu, the official family may not know about this matter, if it is Zhang Dun's will, it may not be easy for the official family to intervene." ”

The right attendant said in a deep voice: "Apart from the official family, who else can stop them?" ”

Zuo Shilang's eyes flickered for a moment, but he didn't speak.

As a high-level member of the imperial court, he actually knows the content of the 'new law'. Maybe most of it comes from the Fa-changing faction, but a lot of the content comes from the increasingly quiet official in the palace!

The right attendant suddenly woke up and looked at Wang Cun.

If it is the official's idea to cut the salary, then what difference does it make if the king stays or not?

Wang Cun also figured it out, his expression changed for a while, and he sat back silently.

He looked at the impeachment notebook in his hand, and his face became more and more ugly.

The left waiter, the right waiter and the others seemed to have calmed down, and the impeachment recital in Wang Cun's hand seemed to have become insignificant and no longer important.

There was silence in the room for a while, and the chief still spoke: "Shangshu, since the matter of killing the Liao envoy, since the official family is protected, we can't do anything anymore." As for cutting the money, let others toss. ”

Now that the 'New Party' is dominant, Wang Cunshi is alone, not to mention that there are officials behind him, no matter how they target him, it will not work.

Now, it's not the Xining years, and no one can compete with Zhang Dun.

Zuo Shilang was unwilling, but he couldn't say anything.

Seeing this, the principal further said: "Shangshu, tomorrow you will go out of Beijing to inspect the Huai River, and there are so many things to renovate the canal this year, so you can't delay." ”

Wang Cun closed his eyes, the corners of his face were ugly, and finally opened his eyes, looked at the two waiters and said, "Act according to the plan, and the yamen will be handed over to you." No matter how much trouble they make, we do our thing, don't get too involved. ”

This is also Wang Cun's experience summary from Lu Dafang to Su Song, the more he comes out, the faster he will die!

The two waiters were depressed in their hearts, so they could only nod silently.

……

The matter of 'Zhang Dian beheading the Liao envoy' was protected by Zhao Xu and Zhang Xuan's various means, and public opinion was quickly controlled.

Zhang's attention returned to the 'new law' again, first holding a meeting in Kaifeng Prefecture to make a new arrangement for the 'Fangtian Average Tax Law' in Kaifeng Prefecture, and at the same time measuring the acres of land, he began the 'population registration', and strived to complete the preliminary plan in three months.

The strength of Kaifeng Prefecture and the 16 counties was once again enriched, the administrative plan was quickly implemented, and the government affairs hall and Kaifeng Prefecture were promulgated in a provincial newspaper and decree, and the established plan was vigorously promoted.

While the six ministries are paying attention to Kaifeng Mansion, various plans are also advancing in an orderly manner.

In particular, the governors of the Twelfth Route entered Beijing one after another, and the six Shangshu and others talked with them intensively.

Then, there are Cai Bian, Zhang Dian, and even Zhao Xu.

By the end of April, these governors were fully equipped, and after a full assessment, Cai Bian personally sent them out of Beijing, accompanied by Lin Xi, the secretary of the ministry.

These governors had a heavy task, and they had to choose the place where the government was stationed, equipped with manpower, and so on.

This process is simple to say, but by setting up new 'tops' on top of extremely large interest groups, these governors are faced with a very intricate set of local stubborn forces.

At the beginning of May, Taixue was in a laboratory.

Royal Palace, Imperial Garden.

Zhao Xu is experimenting with his improved waterwheel.

The waterwheel is propelled by water and pulled by a 'rope', followed by three scoop-shaped 'fans' to pour water into the 'field' on the other side.

The waterwheel moves very slowly, and there is very little water to irrigate the 'fields'.

"It's inefficient, it's really done behind closed doors......"

Zhao Xu looked at it and couldn't help shaking his head.

Many of his ideas, which are not difficult to implement in primitive conditions, lack motivation, and lack all kinds of hardware.

"The official family, Zhang Xianggong, Cai Xianggong is here." Chen Pi came from not far away, stood behind Zhao Xu, and said in a low voice.

Zhao Xu snorted, looked at the waterwheel in front of him, and said, "Tear it down." This has no practical value, so let's let those professionals take care of it. By the way, did I get the mud and sand that I asked you to make? ”

Chen Pi said: "I have moved to the tiled house." ”

Zhao Xu nodded, walked back, and came to a gazebo.

When Zhang Dian and Cai Bian arrived, they saw Zhao Xu, who was covered in mud, water stains, and his face was covered with mud and dust, and he was picking up a teacup and drinking tea.

Both of them were stunned, stepped forward and saluted: "The ministers see the official family (Your Majesty)." ”

Zhao Xu put down the teacup, waved his hand, and said, "Everyone has been sent away?" ”

Cai Bian stood up and said, "Yes." However, the minister thinks that they are alone, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to make a difference. ”

Zhao Xu looked at the faces of the two and said, "What do you think?" ”

Cai Bian said: "The officials, ministers, etc., consider transferring the transfer department and the inspection department to the governor's jurisdiction to increase their authority. ”

Zhao Xu listened, thought for a while, looked at Zhang Dan, saw that his face was serious, and muttered for a while, "This is still not enough." In this way, a part of the box army was allocated to the governor's yamen, two roads, with a total of less than 10,000 people, to deal with daily military affairs, banditry, and emergencies within the power office. In cases of non-necessity, the forbidden army will not be mobilized. ”

Cai Bian thought about it carefully, and hesitated: "Official, is this a little inappropriate?" ”

The Great Song Dynasty was extremely vigilant against the local direction, and did not grant military power at all, and now granted military power to a Xinjiang official, which is too challenging the bottom line of the government and the opposition.