Song Huizong has always trusted Lin Lingsu very much, and this time is of course no exception, otherwise he would not tell the other party what is on his mind, he said helplessly, "The imperial court seems to be singing and dancing on the surface, but the treasury has long been emptied, I don't want to say that it is Zhu Mian's fault, nor do I want to say that it is Wang Hao's fault." This may be my fault, but this is not fundamental, the biggest reason is that the money is in the hands of those powerful, not in the people, nor in the court. I thought about solving this problem when my father was there, so Wang Anshi changed the law, but the final result was a mess, I thought about solving this problem, but I have been constrained by the civil and official group, and opposed by the meritorious family, because it touched the interests of these people, and if it is not good, it will shake the foundation of the country. On weekdays, Daoye doesn't care, after all, the imperial court can still maintain it, but after Youzhou was recovered, it was emptied of Hebei Road, Jingdong Road, and Jingxi Road. ”

Speaking of which, it is obvious that it is no longer a question of whether Liu Zhenglong will lead troops, but how to solve the financial crisis of the imperial court. Lin Lingsu seems to understand what the official family means, it seems that Liu Zhenglong is a brick, where there is a need, he will put it, but can this young man in his early thirties really solve the financial crisis of the imperial court?

Song Huizong knew that Lin Ling had concerns, so he said, "The whole world knows that Liu Zhenglong, the protégé of the Son of Heaven, is a boy who scatters wealth, but his situation is too complicated, not whether I believe him or not, but that the entire civil official group can no longer tolerate him, kill Zhu Mian, kill Wang Hao." After being the magistrate of Kaifeng County for a few months, it turned the world upside down, and I really don't know where to put this guy to be safe. ”

"Liu Zhenglong is finally the emperor and will not rebel."

"I know this, but the civilian clique doesn't think like that, I won't offend the entire civilian clique for the sake of him alone." Speaking of this, Song Huizong couldn't help sighing, and he said helplessly, "If this guy is not so lustful and doesn't get married so early, I really want to marry the emperor to him, and I really become a concubine, maybe many problems will be solved." If he marries an ordinary woman, I can still let him divorce his wife and marry the emperor again, but his wife is from the Pan family, the Liu family, and the Zhe family, which is destined not to divorce his wife. ”

Lin Lingsu didn't expect that the official family would have the idea of recruiting Liu Zhenglong as a concubine, and it is no wonder that if this guy really became a concubine, then there would not be so many people who led the troops to slander him, and no matter what position he was, he would not be attacked by the civilian official group.

Suddenly, Lin Lingsu had an idea in his mind, and he said with a smile, "Your Majesty, you don't have to marry the emperor, you can still recruit Liu Zhenglong as a concubine." ”

"What do you mean?"

Song Huizong Zhao Ji was confused, what a mess, if he didn't marry the emperor, how could he be a concubine?

"Your Majesty, you can recognize Master Li as a righteous daughter, crown her title as the emperor, and then give marriage to Liu Zhenglong." Speaking of this, Lin Lingsu paused for a moment and said, "Since Liu Zhenglong is not suitable for leading troops, and is not tolerated by the civilian group, then go to Jiangnan, Quanzhou, and Guangzhou to be responsible for overseas trade. ”

Yes, it is indeed good, Song Huizong almost forgot the existence of Master Li, and now it is the best choice for him to marry Master Li to marry Liu Zhenglong, so he agreed without hesitation in this case.

Recovering Yunzhou is not necessarily a good thing for the Pan family, but Pan Xu, as the head of the family, knows that this is the most important part of Liu Zhenglong, and it seems that this guy is unwilling to lose his military power and be trapped in the capital.

Pan Xu knew that it was time for a showdown with the Cao family, after all, the situation in Hebei was getting worse and worse, although there was no sign of the Jin army's invasion, but the skirmishes were indeed continuous. A large number of ordinary people in Hebei have fled to Jinguo, and if they are not dealt with, the crisis will break out sooner or later.

The Cao family has been reflecting on where to go during this time. The Cao family was more concerned than ever about the war in the south of the Yangtze River and the situation in the northwest of Hebei. Although Jiangnan has not reached a stalemate in counterinsurgency, as long as it is a deep scrutiny, it will be understood that it is only a matter of time before Jiangnan is pacified, and it will not pose any threat to the imperial court at all. As for the Western Front, the army easily took Yunzhou, posing a huge military threat to Western Xia, and in this case, the northwest was already under Liu Zhenglong's control.

If the war breaks out on the northern front and the Jin army invades, maybe it will really besiege the capital as Liu Zhenglong said, and the world will change greatly.

Heroes emerge in troubled times, and now there is no doubt that there is only Liu Zhenglong who can be called heroic in the world. In this case, Mr. Cao met Pan Xu at home.

In the end, the Cao family and the Pan family abandoned their prejudices and reconciled, and the two sides decided to deeply cultivate Jiangnan, regardless of whether the Jin army would conquer the capital in the end, it didn't matter, the key was to make Hangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River into a second Beijing division.

People are not as good as heaven, no matter how Pan Xu and Old Man Cao calculate, they can't calculate that the official family will shoot Liu Zhenglong to Guangzhou, be an overseas propaganda envoy, control Guangzhou, Quanzhou and other places, and have the right to directly appoint local officials below the fifth grade, to put it bluntly, the prefect of Guangzhou, the prefect of Quanzhou are all appointed by him, and he also handed over the Jiangnan Shipyard to this guy to build an ocean-going fleet, of course, this guy pays all this money himself, and pays 5 million yuan in taxes and silver every year, increasing by 500,000 yuan per year.

Liu Zhenglong himself didn't expect such a result, this guy felt that he would be trapped in the capital 100% this time, and he even made the worst plan, that is, to be placed under house arrest by the imperial court. But now this is the result. If it is on weekdays, this position is quite good, only one step away from entering the cabinet to worship the prime minister, after all, it is the third product, and at the same time, he also hangs the title of the household servant, the golden purple Guanglu mansion, and the scholar of the Baohe Palace.

Faced with such a situation, Liu Zhenglong actually forgot about Xie En and stayed where he was stupidly.

The official family was not angry because of Liu Zhenglong's rudeness, he smiled and said, "Why, you are really willing to stay in Beijing and be a casual official!" ”

At this time, Liu Zhenglong realized his faux pas, and he hurriedly said, "The minister has indeed been ridiculous all these years, and his mind is full of women, so that he doesn't want to grow." Now it has become a positive three products for a while, but for the minister, the thunder and rain are all Jun's grace, whether it is in the capital, or in the northwest, or to Guangzhou, the minister will do his best to die, and he must live up to the emperor's grace. ”

"Young and old-fashioned, this is not my protégé. In fact, according to your qualifications, as long as you settle down to be the previous prefect, there is no problem in entering the political hall, but unfortunately, you have too much time in the army, and you have offended most civilian officials, and it is difficult to enter the center of power in a short time, so it is better to go to Guangzhou for a few years first. By the way, I have recognized Master Li as my righteous daughter, named Zhao Xueke, crowned Emperor Rongde, and married you on the same day. After you get married, you can take her to Guangzhou. ”

It's too mysterious, how did Master Li become Emperor Rongde, and how did he become his wife, Liu Zhenglong felt that happiness came too suddenly.

The official wanted to laugh when he saw Liu Zhenglong's stupid appearance, he said with a straight face, "I promised Emperor Rongde to you, I don't know what your dowry is?" ”

It seemed that the official family was still thinking about the 10 million, Liu Zhenglong picked up a small box next to him and handed it to the chamberlain, and said, "10 million." ”

"It's still my protégé of the Son of Heaven who has the ability, unlike Li Bangyan, Tong Guan makes me bother." The official family firmly believed that it was right to hand over Guangzhou and Quanzhou to Liu Zhenglong, and he said, "Regarding overseas trade, the political affairs hall does not have much experience for your reference, so what needs to be done by the imperial court, you say it in advance, and I will solve it for you at one time." ”

10 million in exchange for this sentence, but for Liu Zhenglong, this sentence is enough, he pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that there are the following things that need to be done by the imperial court, otherwise even if the minister has three heads and six arms, he will not be able to complete the task." ”

"What, you name it! I'm in charge of you. "For Song Huizong, if Liu Zhenglong can be reasonably resettled, it can bring five million benefits per year, then nothing is a problem.

Liu Zhenglong said, "First, since it is overseas trade, it needs a large number of ships, but although the Jiangnan shipyard is under the jurisdiction of the minister, it takes two or three years to build a large ship, so the minister hopes to mobilize the large ships that have been built." Second, trade with overseas requires the purchase of various goods for trade, which involves many places, and if the local officials hinder it, it will be quite troublesome, and I hope that Your Majesty will decree that this aspect will be controlled by the ministers, and if the officials hinder, the ministers can impeach them. Third, the bulk of goods requires a large amount of gold and silver, but it is too troublesome to transport, and it is hoped that it can be escorted by soldiers. In addition, a gold bank was established to solve this problem. ”

The official didn't think about it and said, "I will follow all the points you said, but what is the gold bank you are talking about, and what problems can be solved." ”

Liu Zhenglong simply put together the modern pawnshops, money banks and modern banks and said it, just concisely, but it was enough to explain the problem, and finally he gave an example and said, "For example, the minister has to deliver 500 yuan to the imperial court every year, and there is no need for soldiers to escort 5 million yuan to the capital." As long as the bill was issued, the imperial court could exchange five million copper coins, or silver, or gold in the gold bank in the capital. This is only one aspect, there are many more, for example, the official price of the imperial court is now 1,000 wen can buy a piece of cloth, but the imperial court does not need so much cloth recently, you can issue a certificate of deposit for cloth tickets, and when the price of cloth rises to 1,500 yuan for a piece of cloth, the court can also take out the deposit certificate of the cloth ticket and sell it to the gold bank at a price of 1,500 yuan, so that a piece of cloth will earn 500 yuan. ”

Song Huizong is extremely smart, and he can say, "Then if the cloth becomes 800 wen a horse, won't the imperial court suffer." ”

"Don't suffer a loss, the court can choose to receive cloth, after all, what is stored is cloth." Liu Zhenglong patiently explained, and finally said, "Of course, every delivery has to pay a handling fee, and the rule is thirty taxes and one, that is, thirty taels of silver for trading, and one or two silver must be paid as a handling fee." ”

Liu Zhenglongguang explained for more than half an hour with a gold line, but Song Huizong listened to it with relish, and finally he said, "Not only cloth is involved, but ceramics, tea, pig iron, etc. can be added to it, not only the imperial court can join, but the gentry below can also participate in it." ”

"Your Majesty."

"You can do it yourself, I will take care of everything." In Song Huizong's view, these are not problems at all, as long as you can get money, then everything is easy to say.

Liu Zhenglong was constantly digging pits, Song Huizong kept jumping in, and finally the official family wanted to collect the local taxes in this way and hand them over to the gold bank to operate, and finally the imperial court only needed to withdraw it from the gold bank. As for whether to mention copper coins, silver, gold or various certificates of deposit, it depends on the actual need.

Dining with the emperor in the palace again, which made Liu Zhenglong feel pressured, but this guy was very relieved, this time he felt that the economic lifeline of the imperial court was grasped by himself, but the official family didn't see it.

Just because the officials don't understand doesn't mean that others don't understand. After listening to Liu Zhenglong's words, the old man of the Liu family said with a smile: "You little fox, this is the rhythm of emptying the court." A few pieces of paper in exchange for real money, you are too ruthless. ”

"Old man, have you ever thought about getting a piece of the pie? The shops of the Liu family are all over the world, and the establishment of a gold bank is inseparable from the shops of the Liu family, and it is not open to the support of the old man. ”

Old man Liu laughed, he smiled and said, "The Liu family's shop is open for you, as for a piece of the pie, even if it is my granddaughter's dowry." ”

Liu Zhenglong didn't expect the old man of the Liu family to say this, he didn't need to be polite, and readily agreed.

Old man Liu's words, Liu Zhenglong is not so refreshing, the words are very simple, that is, once he becomes the emperor, what position will Liu Ruyan be in.

Liu Zhenglong has a plan to become the emperor, but the time is far from ripe, he doesn't want to mention too much in advance, and the position of the queen is Pan Yun's, although this beauty is no longer able to have children, but the status must not be changed. In addition, he promised Pan Xu that no matter what, the son would be born in the Pan family, so what status can Liu Ruyan be given in this case?

Old Man Liu seemed to see something, and he said with a smile, "Whatever promises you give are all false, the key is how you get to that point." Perhaps, you have promised that the position of the queen of the Pan family cannot be shaken, but have you ever thought about making certain promises in other places, this is not only an explanation to the Liu family, in fact, you also have to give an account to the Zhi family. In addition, why should the Cao family, the Shi family, and the Gao family be so desperate for you and tie to your chariot, in a word, it is still a benefit. And this interest must be said to the front, not to take one step at a time. These families have been around for more than a hundred years, and I am afraid no one can say clearly how big the hidden strength is, and the Chai family, although it is only the royal nobles of the previous dynasty, but in fact, many old and young people of the previous dynasty are still loyal to the Chai family, and the strength of these people should not be underestimated. If you can integrate it, then it is not impossible for the yellow robe to be added. Not to mention anything else, the outside world claims that you are rich and rivals the country, but in fact, have you studied the wealth of the Liu family, to tell you the truth, it is far beyond your imagination. Okay, you don't have to promise me anything today, go back and think about it. Whether the tragedy of releasing military power with a glass of wine will happen in the future is what everyone is afraid of, which is why it is difficult to support you with all your might, because everyone cannot afford to lose. ”

After listening to Old Man Liu's heartfelt words, Liu Zhenglong also understood a little, he smiled and said, "Grandpa, I have considered these problems before, but the time is not ripe and I am reluctant to say them in advance. There is still a large territory overseas, which is far larger than the current land of the Great Song Dynasty, which can be said to be dozens of times, or even larger. These territories can be left to these families, of course, Liu Jiajun is responsible for expanding the territory, and the major families can get fiefs according to their contributions, or they can buy them with money, and the price refers to the land purchase and sale of our dynasty. The only difference is that in their respective territories, they all have autonomy, like the Liu family, the Pan family, and the Zhe family can establish a kingdom overseas, and the Cao family, the Shi family, and the Gao family can establish a principality. Specifically, it should be adjusted according to the actual situation. ”

"Kingdom, principality, what's the situation?" Obviously, Old Man Liu is very interested in this, after all, it is everyone's dream to be crowned king, especially those who stand at the top, that is an irrepressible thought.

"Kingdoms, principalities can be hereditary, with great autonomy, administrative jurisdiction, judicial power, taxation, etc., are autonomous, but it is not allowed to keep the army, protected by the imperial court. The size of the kingdom is equivalent to the size of Hedong Road and Jingxi Road, and it may be larger, but the total population must be controlled within one million, and the total population of the principality must not exceed 500,000. Liu Zhenglong has no plan to take shape, and he only has a rough outline. He thought of the empire on which the sun never sets in later generations, the world is very large, and he needs his own Liu Jiajun to open up, of course, he needs meritorious magnates to govern, and he finally said, "Except for the army, there is no essential difference between the others and the imperial court, of course, there is a tax every year, specifically refer to the current imperial court tax system." ”

"Without an army, what if you are attacked overseas?"

"The imperial court will send a large army to establish a military base to protect it within the radiation range, and of course the military expenses of the overseas garrison are required from these kingdoms and principalities. Specifically, we will have to negotiate again at that time, the kingdom, you have your own jurisdiction, and the court only has the right to make suggestions, not jurisdiction. ”

Liu Zhenglong's technique of painting cakes is first-class, and the old man Liu is overjoyed, as if he has become more than ten years younger overnight. The old man said, "Since you have such a plan, then the old man, I will go and talk to Lao Caotou." As for the Gao family, the Shi family should let your father-in-law Pan Xu come forward. What you have to do recently is to try not to contact the powerful, and after arranging your own affairs, you can go south, and you must not arouse the disgust of the civil and official groups at this time, let alone the jealousy of the official family. ”

Time is running out, there is not much time left for Liu Zhenglong, he must straighten out all the relationships in a short time, otherwise once he goes to Guangzhou, then many things will be very troublesome.

However, there is one better thing now, that is, there is no need to bring troops, and the official family does not have so many fears, whether the family stays in the capital, or goes to Guangzhou, or goes to Jingzhao Mansion, the imperial court has no clear will.

Liu Zhenglong originally meant to take his family away, but was opposed by Pan Xu.

Pan Xu was very reluctant for Liu Zhenglong to take away his family, and he said meaningfully, "The court didn't say anything, in fact, it handed over the choice to you, which shows that you are still afraid of you." If you take all your family members away at once, then the court's binding force on you will be lost all of a sudden, in this case, the surveillance of you will be activated at the same time, and you will find that you will be constrained everywhere in the future, and your army in the northwest, the court will also find a way to disintegrate. Don't think it's your army, as long as the official family orders to control the lower levels and promote them to be transferred out, they can be disintegrated soon, as long as you don't rebel, it will be difficult to dodge. In addition, the four major families and the Liu family are all in the capital, once your family members leave, we will become scapegoats, have you thought about the consequences? ”

"Okay, the family can stay in the capital, and I will definitely transfer everyone before the Jin army goes south in the future. In addition, father-in-law, the four major families must hurry up to complete the internal infiltration of the Mutuogang garrison, and when everyone transfers in the future, this army can be of great use, after all, there are 30,000 war horses. ”

Pan Xu said, "You can rest assured, everyone's assets have already been transferred to Hangzhou, once there is a wind and grass, the first time to transfer the female dependents." Regarding the infiltration work, you don't have to worry about the division of labor in each family, not only the forbidden army stationed in Mutuogang, but also the forbidden army in Yuwangtai and the Xiang army around the capital. Although the Japanese forbidden army is supported and the infiltration work of the Tianlong forbidden army is not easy to do, with the support of the Liu family's financial resources, we are still doing it. ”

Everything was arranged, and Liu Zhenglong began to arrange his own affairs.

Of course, Liu Ruyan does not let the management of the gold bank, which is the core economic lifeline, which can not only cut off the economic source of the imperial court, but also cut off his own economic lifeline, which Liu Zhenglong is very clear, and it is the safest and most reassuring to hand over to Liu Ruyan.

The situation in Jiangnan is also becoming more and more stable, in this case, Liu Zhenglong asked Chai Jinjiao to hand over the army to Lu Junyi, and at the same time let Chai Jin be responsible for collecting and purchasing ships, and let Chai Jinjiao organize the supply of goods. Liu Sangongzi led a huge management team to be responsible for the dredging and management of every link.

This time, the Zhu family was still pulled, Liu Zhenglong and the crown princess Zhu Lian met secretly, and they didn't know what the two of them were plotting for more than an hour, but the personal maid was very shy when she saw Liu Zhenglong and avoided this man.

Zhu Fengying, a seventeen-year-old beautiful girl, is a master of financial management and went to Guangzhou as the plenipotentiary representative of the Zhu family. Although Zhu Xiaozhang was unhappy, the crown princess Zhu Lian insisted that it could only be like this. Zhu Xiaozhang couldn't control his sister Zhu Lian, but when he thought of Zhu Fengying going to Guangzhou, he still felt uncomfortable in his heart. dier