The Great Song Dynasty was founded less than 80 years ago, but because the Great Song Dynasty was congenitally deficient when the country was founded, even Zhao Kuangyin estimated that the Great Song Dynasty he founded would last for so many years.

Zhao Kuangyin grew up in that era, and naturally he didn't dare to think that his Great Song Dynasty would last too long, which also led to the fact that all aspects of the Great Song Dynasty were not very complete, and the government agencies were more like a temporary grass platform team, even if it was later repaired by Zhao Guangyi and others, it still could not make up for this congenital deficiency.

It is precisely for the above reasons that the system of the Great Song Dynasty is very different from the previous dynasties, because in essence, the Great Song Dynasty is an enlarged version of a local separatist force, in contrast, the Liao State inherited many Tang Dynasty systems, which is also one of the main reasons why the Liao State has always regarded itself as orthodox.

It is precisely because of the congenital deficiency of the Great Song Dynasty that it has been less than 80 years since the founding of the country, but the Great Song Dynasty is already full of ills, which can almost be compared with the last years of the dynasty, and these ills involve the interests of all parties, which can be said to be very tricky, which also makes Zhao Zhen feel like he has no idea where to start.

"The disadvantages of the Great Song Dynasty are complicated, in fact, there are two main points, one is officialdom, and the other is land, now it depends on where Your Majesty wants to start." Li Zhang said with a smile at this time.

The Great Song Dynasty has three redundant soldiers, of which redundant soldiers and redundant officials are the main reasons, and finally led to redundant expenses, now the Great Song Dynasty has recovered Yanyun, the external threat has been greatly reduced, at least in ten years, there is no need to worry about the border problem, and with the Great Wall natural danger, there is no need to maintain a huge forbidden army, so the matter of elite soldiers has also been put on the agenda, so that the problem of redundant soldiers will be solved immediately.

In addition to redundant soldiers, now there are only redundant officials, which is what Li Zhang said about officialdom, if the problem of redundant officials is solved, then most of the redundant expenses will be solved, and the tax burden can be reduced accordingly.

In addition to the three redundancies, the most serious is the land annexation, which is a problem that cannot be avoided in any dynasty, but the Great Song Dynasty did not prohibit the land annexation, but encouraged it greatly, not to mention others, even Li Zhang's family also bought a large amount of land, of course, compared to Zhao Zhen's imperial villages all over the country, it can be said that Zhao Zhen is the largest landlord in the world.

Although Li Zhang and Zhao Zhen are both beneficiaries of land annexation, they are still the emperors and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty, they are willing to sacrifice these private interests, but the people who are really willing to think about the overall situation are a minority after all, and more people will stick to the interests in their hands, if someone dares to touch the land in their hands, it will definitely cause these people to fight back, even if it is the imperial court.

"Officialdom? Land? Zhao Zhen showed a headache again at this time, although Li Zhang helped him summarize the two main problems, but it is not easy to move either of these two problems, officials are the foundation of his rule in the world, and the interests of officials may cause turmoil in the world, not to mention the land, if one is not good, someone may rebel because of this.

"If Your Majesty can't make up your mind, you might as well bring Lu Xiang over to discuss, I believe that he will definitely give Your Majesty a better suggestion in government affairs!" Li Zhang opened his mouth again and proposed that he could only give Zhao Zhen some suggestions in general aspects, as for the specific implementation, it was best to listen to the analysis of professionals such as Lu Yijian.

Zhao Zhen also nodded when he heard Li Zhang's words, and then asked someone to summon Lu Yijian into the palace, originally Zhao Zhen also wanted to summon Wang Zeng into the palace, but he suddenly thought that Wang Zeng was sick and had been recuperating at home for a while recently, which made him also show a gloomy look.

"Cousin, if you have time to visit Wang Xiang on my behalf, I heard that he is very sick, and I don't know if he is getting better now?" Thinking of Wang Zeng, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but sigh and said, with Wang Zeng's illness, there was one less old minister back then, and Han Qi, a rising star, had not been able to grow to the point of being independent, which made him feel that no one was available.

Li Zhang also nodded when he heard this, he still has a lot of respect for Wang Zeng, as early as on the way back he heard that Wang Zeng was sick, in fact, before Li Zhang went to Xinzhou, Wang Zeng's body was a little uncomfortable, but the disaster was serious at that time, Wang Zeng also supported his body to deal with government affairs, as a result, as soon as Li Zhang left, he fell ill, and he has not recovered until now.

When he was talking, he saw Lu Yijian also enter the main hall, he first saluted Zhao Zhen, and then asked Li Zhang about the disaster relief in Xinzhou, Li Zhang also talked about the disaster relief, in fact, these Li Zhang had already written a song and sent it to the capital, Lu Yijian must have seen it, but now I want to hear him talk about some of the scene situation.

"Lu Xiang, you also know the recent situation in the DPRK, what do you think of Song Qi's suggestions?" At this time, Zhao Zhen asked a little impatiently, although there was a lot of noise in the court, but Lu Yijian, as the head of the hundred officials, had been sitting firmly in the political hall and did not express any opinion on this matter, which was also one of the reasons why he summoned the other party.

Hearing Zhao Zhen ask for his opinion, he saw Lu Yijian also smile calmly, and then looked at Li Zhang next to him before he spoke: "Your Majesty should have asked the opinion of the Marquis of Dingbei, in my opinion, the Marquis of Dingbei will definitely agree with the suggestions of Song Qi and others, hoping to completely sweep away the internal ills of the Great Song Dynasty!" ”

"Yes, now that we have temporarily eliminated the external threat, it is the best time to solve the internal problem, if you miss this opportunity, and wait until the contradictions accumulate to the point where it cannot be reconciled in the future, I am afraid that the consequences can be thought of without me Lu Xiang." Li Zhang nodded immediately.

Hearing Li Zhang's words, Lu Yijian also showed a contemplative expression again, and only after a moment did he turn to Zhao Zhen and said: "Your Majesty wants to sweep away the accumulated evils, this is indeed a great thing that will benefit the present generation and the future, but Your Majesty must also understand that this matter will definitely affect the interests of many people, so it will encounter great resistance at that time, if Your Majesty does not have great perseverance and determination, this matter will not be possible at all!" ”

"Lu Xiang rest assured, I was able to sweep away the party and defeat the Liao State, and I also encountered a lot of resistance at the beginning, but I still did it, so I believe that nothing in this world can stop my determination!" Zhao Zhen was very proud at the moment, since he defeated the Liao State, he has been in a state of self-confidence, and some people think that this is the emperor's spirit, which does not seem to be a bad thing.

"If Your Majesty has made up his mind, then the minister will speak boldly!" Lu Yijian smiled when he heard this, and then said seriously, "In fact, for a country, problems are basically inevitable, generally speaking, as long as these problems do not affect the stability of the country, you don't have to care too much, and even if these old problems are solved, they may also cause new problems, which are also the experience of the minister in power for many years." ”

When he said this, he saw Lu Yijian pause for a moment and then said: "For our Great Song Dynasty, there are not many problems that can affect the stability of the country, in my opinion, there are two main ones, one is in officialdom, and the other is land ......."

"Huh? Lu Xiang, your words are almost exactly the same as your cousin! Zhao Zhen couldn't help but interrupt in surprise when he heard this, while Li Zhang and Lu Yijian looked at each other and smiled at this time, quite a feeling that the heroes saw the same thing.

"Since Dingbei Hou has already said, then I won't be ugly, but although the problems in these two aspects are big, they must also be prioritized, and they must not be in a hurry, if you want to take a multi-pronged approach and completely solve all the problems, there will definitely be a big mess!" Lu Yijian finally said with great certainty.

Li Zhang also showed a sudden brightened expression when he heard this, because he thought of the later Qingli New Deal and Wang Anshi's reforms, both of which were multi-pronged approaches to various problems, and wanted to complete the battle in one battle, which was equivalent to giving a fierce medicine to the Great Song Dynasty, which may be able to cure the disease, but it may also make the patient die directly because he can't bear the power of the medicine.

"Then according to Lu Xiang's opinion, where should we start, and what problems should be solved first?" Zhao Zhen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he asked eagerly.