Zhao Xu was very satisfied with Zhang Dan's statement, pressed his hand, and said, "Sit down and say." ”

The corners of Zhang Xuan's face twitched again and again, as if there was thunder brewing in his heart, he couldn't hold it down, raised his hand, and slowly sat down opposite Zhao Xu again.

Zhao Xu looked at him and said with some expectation: "Tell me your opinion on the change." ”

Although Zhao Xu has read a lot of information recently, it is definitely far worse than Zhang Xuan, who has personally participated in Xining's reform and traveled in the local area for many years.

Zhang Dian calmed down a little, became a little less angry, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, the Qingmiao Law needs to be perfected, there are many problems in it. One is that the interest rate is high, and the other is that the local government is forced to make profits from it. There is a phenomenon of improper operation of the exemption law and deliberate exploitation by the localities. Fangtian's tax law has the most problems, firstly, the rich households try their best to destroy and conceal it, and secondly, the common people do not like it, because the tax is increased when the land is found...... Water Conservancy Law...... Market Easy Law ...... Armor Protection Law ......"

Zhao Xu sat up straight, listened carefully, and pondered.

Zhang's words are concise and to the point, and he goes straight to the point.

Liang Tao and Shen Qi were on the side, their faces were dark and frowning.

The two of them are not law-changers, and they have a lot of hesitation about 'Xining law-changing', especially what Zhang Dian said, and they are even more hesitant in their hearts.

Zhao Xu didn't look at the two of them, listening to Zhang Xuan's words while thinking.

The reason why the 'Xining Reform' has been widely opposed is that, apart from the article of 'destroying the ancestral system', the fundamental reason is that it has moved the interests of the vested interest group.

Who are vested interests? It is the people who profit under the 'ancestral system', these people, including the royal family, officials of the government and the opposition, gentry, rich families, big businessmen, and so on.

These people are powerful, powerful and rich, and if they dare to touch them, they will naturally die to the end!

Zhao Xu had long known that reform was the cheese that moved the vast majority of people, but he didn't expect that he was facing almost the entire powerful class of the Great Song Dynasty, and it was no wonder that the emperor combination of Emperor Shenzong and Wang Anshi ended up in a fiasco.

Zhang Dian slowly said the content of Wang Anshi's changes and the pros and cons of his analysis, and said it for half an hour in one breath.

After Zhang Dian finished speaking, this side room was quiet for a while.

Liang Tao, Shen Qi didn't dare to say more, so as not to say the wrong thing.

Chen Pi, who was waiting on the side, didn't make a sound, he didn't understand more.

Zhao Xu pondered for a long time, picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and under the gaze of everyone, he raised his head to Zhang Dan and said, "Shaoshu, I will do it." However, we should not immediately reinstate all the new laws, but seriously and strictly review the pros and cons of them, and do not demolish them on a large scale. At present, the focus is on purging the rule of officials, rectifying the officialdom, and promoting the reform of the system. ”

Zhang Dian immediately said: "What Your Majesty said is that if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, and the ministers already have a list in their hearts, and they have considered the regulations of the court and various legal ministers. After a few days, Cai Bian, Zeng Bu and others arrived in Beijing, and after careful consultation, they were presented to His Majesty's Imperial Inspection. ”

Obviously, Zhang Dian couldn't wait any longer, and his two eyebrows were like sharp swords, and they were about to be unsheathed.

Zhao Xu suddenly smiled, and said happily: "Okay, I'm waiting!" Do the things at hand first. ”

Liang Tao and Shen Qi glanced at each other quietly, and suddenly a touch of pride surged inexplicably in their hearts, and their expressions were awe-inspiring.

Then, Zhao Xu began to inquire about the real situation in the Song Dynasty, which he could not see from the transcript.

Zhang Dian went back and forth in the locality, the imperial court, and the locality, and knew each other very clearly, and when he heard Zhao Xu's question, he replied solemnly.

"Your Majesty, the corruption of the officials is more prevaricating than imagined. Even the people of Kaifeng can only be hungry. On the contrary, those gentry are big, the land is good, the shops are all over the world, the mansions are luxurious, the clothes and food are luxurious, and the extravagance is ......"

"The situation outside of Kaifeng is even more complicated, since the Renzong Dynasty, there have been hundreds of large and small civil unrest, and in recent years it has surged. Magistrates and soldiers wantonly connived, and self-fertilization abounded......"

"There are more than 400,000 officials and more than 100,000 soldiers in our court, and the expenditure is uncontrolled, but the total population is only 60 million, and half of the acres of land are not taxed, and the expenses such as border affairs are increasing year by year, resulting in the continuous increase of taxes and forced labor for the people, and it is not uncommon for officials to force the people to rebel......

Zhao Xu listened, his expression did not move, and his eyes were visibly solemn.

Last year, the tax revenue of the state treasury was more than 70 million yuan, and when converted into real prices, it was as high as more than 50 million silver. The 'grain tax' on the people in the Song Dynasty was seven times that of the Tang Dynasty! And the bulk of the commercial tax, turned upside down, was eventually passed on to the people.

In this way, the terrible phenomenon of 'the country advancing and the people retreating' has been formed!

The royal family, nobles, officials, gentry, and merchants are getting richer and richer, the taxes of the imperial court are decreasing, and the use is increasing, but the people are struggling on the line of life and death!

Liang Tao and Shen Qi were silent, although the household was an empty shell, it was not that they didn't know anything.

The redundant soldiers, redundant officials, and redundant expenses of the 'three redundant' have long been formed, which are intricate and difficult to explain clearly, but the huge expenditure that occupies as much as seventy percent of the national treasury is real!

After Zhang Xuan finished speaking, Zhao Xu was silent for a long time, suddenly sat up straight, and said categorically: "Start with the rule of officials, let go of your hands and do it, everything is me!" ”

Zhang Duan nodded solemnly and said, "Yes." The minister planned to use Lu Dafang as a reason to purge the country's officials...... There may be some waves. ”

Zhao Xu narrowed his eyes and said lightly: "There are no waves." First stabilize the armies in the northwest, and let the imperial court brew again. I want to do something through them. ”

Liang Tao interjected at this time and said, "What is the official family going to do?" ”

Zhao Xu glanced at him and said, "You'll know in the future." ”

Ignoring the expressions of the three of them, Zhao Xu turned his head to look at the five tables and chairs not far away, and said, "Zhang Xianggong, I regard you as your right-hand man, and that set of tables and chairs is yours, I want to ask from time to time." ”

Zhang Dian was stunned when he heard this, and said, "Your Majesty, don't you want to move the political affairs hall over?" ”

This time, Zhao Xu was also stunned and said, "Why do you want to relocate the political hall?" ”

Zhang Xuan looked at Zhao Xu, paused for a moment, leaned over and said, "It's the minister who is presumptuous." ”

Previously, Zhang Dian saw that the layout here was very similar to the political affairs hall, so he secretly guessed that Zhao Xu was planning to move the political affairs hall over. After all, this can completely dismember the forces left by Lu Dafang in the political affairs hall, reorganize it, and put it under his nose, which is equivalent to Zhao Xu personally leading the political affairs hall and the three provinces.

Zhao Xu didn't care what Zhang Duan was presumptuous, and said: "Tomorrow Zhang Xianggong will work here, and I will be in the Vertical Arch Palace, if there is anything, you can discuss it at any time." Shen Qing's family, all the recitals of the political affairs hall are all classified, they should be sent here and here, and those that should be directly presented to me will be sent directly to the vertical arch hall. ”

This is...... Did you directly empty the political hall?

Shen Qi thought that Su Song was just a 'temporary generation', glanced at Zhang Xuan, and bowed knowingly: "The minister obeys the order." ”

At this moment, Tong Guan came in, looked at the people inside, approached Zhao Xu, bowed, and said: "Qiqi official's family, the Imperial City Division and the Kaifeng Mansion Inspection Division have a conflict, and the Inspection Department has surrounded a team of people from the Imperial City Division. ”

The Inspection Department is responsible for daily security and anti-theft, and the quality of the chief official is not high.

They dare to besiege the Imperial City Division?

Zhao Xu's expression was a little playful, and he looked at Zhang Dian and said with a smile: "Zhang Xianggong, you say, is Kaifeng Mansion giving you a horse, or is there any last resort?" ”