Bianliang, Tokyo, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, was already a very large city before the navy, the largest city in the world, and there was absolutely no problem with this, both in terms of population and city size.

This is the development of oriental civilization, in European countries, more than 100,000 can be called large, even megacities, Bianliang has already exceeded one million.

This is the pride of Chinese civilization and the pride of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the reason why the Qingming Shanghe Map has such a high status is that it truly records many pictures of Tokyo Bianliang, even if it records only a small part.

Now Bianliang is a little different from ten years ago, but it has not changed much, at most the road has been widened, there are more carriages coming and going, and the people are flowing endlessly, which is the most prosperous place in the entire Northern Song Dynasty.

Compared with more than 10 years ago, the population of Bianliang has decreased slightly, before, the population immigration plan of the Navy for the Northern Song Dynasty, the entire Northern Song Dynasty has lost half of the population, among them, the earliest to be recruited, is also the hardest hit area of Bianliang, at least half of the population is missing, later, gradually supplemented, but the supplement is not very in place, now the total population is more than 800,000, evenly distributed in various places in Bianliang.

From the experience absorbed by the Dinghai Navy, Bianliang City has also carried out a certain degree of construction, for example, adding some buildings and expanding some areas, but compared with the huge Shenyang, it is not a grade, but from the side, the population density of Bianliang is decreasing, and it is much easier to manage.

Any influence is mutual, Dingjun is far more than the existence of this era, even if it is not an active influence, a passive influence, it is enough to make the Northern Song Dynasty change, this change, under the deliberate control of Zhao Xin, is mostly benign.

Tokyo Bianliang is larger, and there is a new landscape, but the core area has not changed much, located next to the new palace of the Northern Song Dynasty, there is a huge, garden-like building, which is the power of the Northern Song Dynasty core East Mansion.

After nine years of Qingli, the East Mansion has been expanded and relocated, forming a large yamen with at least 20 buildings or more, and now the staff of the East Mansion office is as high as 12,000 people, which is not counting the branches stationed in various places, which is the largest yamen in the entire Northern Song Dynasty, not to mention those high-ranking officials, it is said that there are many ordinary officials.

The fixed commuting and commuting system is very well implemented in Dongfu, and there are busy people every day, and after absorbing some advanced experience of the Dinghai Navy, it does not follow the original shift system, not sticking to the daytime, but at night, there are also people on duty, ensuring that they are dealing with it 24 hours a day.

Located in the core area of Dongfu, it is called the political district, and the head of Dongfu, all the governors, basically work in 7 buildings in this core area, which is the core of Dongfu and the highest power.

After the Northern Song Dynasty established the existing system, because of the increase of many departments, the functions and powers and work of the Eastern Government also increased a lot on the original basis.

Only some very important matters, or matters related to the fate of the country, will be discussed at the Dongfu Conference, and even enter the court meeting, and most of the matters within the scope of their respective responsibilities will be handled separately, which can enhance efficiency.

In the largest building in Dongfu, in the largest office on the 6th floor, Han Qi sat here for more than a day, a large office, magnificent, luxuriously decorated, but at this moment, he was a little dazed, his front was full of handwriting, the ink was not dry, but the first three words were unusually clear, and the resignation was folded.

As a prime minister who has served as the prime minister for more than ten years, a first assistant who has sat in this position for the longest time after Renzong's pro-government, Han Qi can be said to be a high power, and he has won all the honors he can obtain.

No, the first assistant who has served for more than ten years should be highly respected, but Han Qi's age is not very old, when he became the first assistant, he was only forty years old, and now, he is only 52 years old.

The average life expectancy in the Northern Song Dynasty is not long, that is, in these years, along with the peace and contentment of the Northern Song Dynasty, as well as the improvement of medicine, some Chinese patent medicines are directly obtained from the Dinghai Navy, and the basic medical conditions will be many times better, and the average life expectancy will increase.

Generally, there are more people in their fifties and sixties, not to mention among officials, most of the officials, because of the relationship between self-cultivation and self-cultivation, the life expectancy is not low, even if Han Qi is among the high-ranking officials, the life expectancy is also larger, he has lived until the age of 68 in history, and now, there are still more than ten years to go, not to mention that he is in the prime of life, but it is also the best time for spirit and body, in this case, there must be a reason for his resignation.

Han Qi, who is attached to power and has great ambitions, why did he resign, especially under the premise that Renzong has been retained, he still has to resign, the reason is very simple, the current situation in the Northern Song Dynasty has deteriorated very much, to the point of irreparability.

The Northern Song Dynasty learned from the Dinghai Navy and dispatched personnel, although it suffered a big loss, but the Dinghai Navy would still give several years of management fees, which was hundreds of millions of wealth, plus the Dinghai Navy, according to the agreement, the factories supported, so that the Northern Song Dynasty achieved great development, and the financial revenue rose steadily, and in the 20th year of Qingli, it even exceeded 500 million guan, which was more than 20 times that of more than 10 years ago, but it was still a problem, or a big problem, irreparable.

This huge problem, in fact, began to appear 5 years ago, and Han Qi attached great importance to it at that time, but after tossing for 5 years, he also thought of some methods, but most of the methods are palliative, not the root cause, and now, it is getting worse and worse, and all methods are in vain.

The situation in the Northern Song Dynasty has developed very well in all aspects, why did this problem suddenly appear, and it is irreparable, this problem is very simple, financial problems, and it is a very serious financial problem.

The financial growth of the Northern Song Dynasty, at the beginning, was very large, maybe two or three years, it will double, but with the stability of everything, the growth rate of the Northern Song Dynasty gradually began to decrease, after the period of high dividends, after the fiscal revenue rose to 480 million, basically, the annual growth rate of about 5%.

That is to say, an annual increase of 24 million, and even the superposition of benefits in the later stage, for example, now, almost 600 million, the average annual growth, around 30 million, this number is a lot, almost all about 4 years of Qingli, the annual income.

On the contrary, the fiscal deficit is also large, and this deficit has exceeded the extent that the Northern Song Dynasty itself can solve, and in such a situation, the problem arises, and it becomes more and more violent.

Han Qi has invested energy to solve, this problem is the foundation of the Northern Song Dynasty, the increase in the number of eunuchs, coupled with the continuous growth of the basic welfare benefits of the eunuchs, has greatly increased the financial expenditure of the Northern Song Dynasty, and even exceeded the financial growth.

In the 20th year of Qingli, the deficit finally reached the limit, and this limit, the fiscal revenue of the Northern Song Dynasty reached 630 million guan, but the expenditure surged to 680 million, and to put it bluntly, the deficit reached 50 million guan.

Similarly, according to this growth figure, the amount and growth rate of fiscal expenditure have also reached about 5%, that is to say, if the Northern Song Dynasty maintains such a high-speed growth rate, the deficit will continue to increase, and will not decrease because of fiscal growth, which is the biggest problem.

The fiscal problem is the biggest problem, and this is unmistakably evident from the history of the Northern Song Dynasty, and even from the history of China as a whole.

Han Qi has been sitting in the position of the first assistant for more than 10 years, as a person who has participated in the Qingli reform, why did Renzong promote Fan Zhongyan's reform back then, isn't it because of financial problems?

At that time, the financial problems appeared in the Ding Navy, and the Ding Navy and Zhao Xin helped to solve them, as well as a series of later changes to solve them, and at the peak, the Northern Song Dynasty even exceeded 100 million yuan per year.

Ten years of time to get very letters, and in Renzong and Han Qi both believe that the financial problems completely solved by the Northern Song Dynasty have once again appeared, and they are even more dangerous.

In the middle of Renzong's reign, the financial problems that arose were at most several million yuan, and Renzong at that time chose some aspects to solve, especially with the help of Ji Xiang, not to say that it was completely solved, and there was no way to worsen it.

Today, ten years later, under the premise that the financial revenue of the Northern Song Dynasty has increased year after year, when the volume has increased to 600 million, the entire financial problem is even more ferocious, which is tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of dollars can not solve these problems.

Han Qi is also very capable, as early as 5 years ago, he had discovered this increasingly serious problem, and it was also slowed down by certain measures, for example, the growth rate has been reduced to 4%, and under the stimulation of Han Qi, it has increased to 5%, an increase of more than 20%, but this is still not possible, the fiscal deficit is getting bigger and bigger, and even the growth rate is getting faster and faster, to the extent that it cannot be contained.

Itself, some of the funds stored in the Northern Song Dynasty have been consumed in large quantities, and in the 20th year of Qingli, the deficit of 50 million guan has suddenly consumed a lot of accumulation, if this situation is not alleviated, in the next 3 years, at most 5 years, the Northern Song Dynasty will have another bad scene more than ten years ago, or even deeper.

When this huge financial problem appeared, he thought of several ways in a row, but there was no way to solve it, and it was no longer something that Han Qi could solve.

At the beginning, Han Qi could gradually cover up this problem, so that everyone would not know about it, but as time went by, this problem began to appear gradually and became more and more intense, Han Qi couldn't hide it.

When this news became known, many well-intentioned people began to be tempted, and for a while, the voice of impeachment of Han Qi in the entire court was excited.

Many of the governors who were pressed by Han Qi and couldn't raise their heads took action one after another, and the forces they controlled began to impeach Han Qi, which was the first time that Han Qi had been the prime minister for so many years.

Regardless of the previous emperor, starting from Renzong's pro-government, the position of prime minister is done in turns, at most three or five years, this has formed an unspoken rule, and even when someone is nostalgic, someone will play tricks to let him leave.

When Han Qi had just served as prime minister for 5 years, someone made a move at that time, but Han Qi's resume was too good, his grades were too good, and he was deeply trusted by Renzong, so this matter was over, but those who started it, one by one, did not fall well, and either were lowered, or simply resigned directly.

A confrontation ended with Han Qi's complete victory, not only can you see Han Qi's holy family, but also Han Qi's wrist, in this way, Han Qi has sat firmly in this position, until now, unconsciously, Han Qi has been the prime minister for more than ten years.

This time, the surging fiscal deficit is too terrible, and this is no longer something that can be solved in a short time, which suddenly made these governors see the opportunity and take action again and again, and the entire court is full of opposing voices.

As for Renzong, his attitude was more resolute, and he was unwilling to give up Han Qi, and even tried his best to put Han Qi in the position of prime minister.

If Han Qi was a short-sighted person, he might be very happy, with Renzong's support, and he was in the position of prime minister, if he didn't take the initiative to resign, no one could force him.

Han Qi is ambitious and wants to continue in the position of prime minister, but he also knows that at this time, unless he can successfully solve this financial problem, he will not be able to sit firmly at all.

Just like Fan Zhongyan in the past, even when he was taken down and devolved, Renzong admired his character, but under the circumstances at that time, Renzong was able to protect him once, twice, three times, and it was impossible to protect him endlessly.

Han Qi's status in Renzong's heart is very high, and Renzong is willing to support him at this time, under the premise that there is no other solution, but this support can be used once, once to consume the emperor's favor, twice, three times, when the emperor's mood is consumed, and the deficit problem has not been solved, in the end, what will be his result.

Even Lu Yijian, a powerful minister, who was made a traitor, spent peacefully in the Renzong Dynasty, and he didn't want to embark on a more miserable road, so on the premise that the matter was not serious, he took a step back, took the initiative to withdraw from this dispute, and found a way to solve this problem, so the position of prime minister is still his.

Although he said that, but at the moment of resignation, Han Qi was still a little sad, and he sat dry for a day, and then he folded this resignation into the inner house, and since he decided to resign, then according to the procedure, he sent things to the inner mansion normally, and then sent them to Renzong.