"What the hell is the secret of Amber Hills?"

Zhao Yougong glanced at Zhao Gou and said, "You have already been proclaimed emperor, so I will tell you about this matter as well!" ”

Zhao Gou listened intently, he guessed that Amber Villa must have some secrets, but he never knew what it was. Even when he took over, he didn't pay close attention to it, but he always felt that something had something to do with Amber Hills.

"The Qilin Order can only be held by the owners of the villa, because the Qilin Order represents the emperor." Zhao Yougong explained, "That means that the owner of the villa has been in charge of the emperor for generations, and except for the emperor, the world does not know that there is such an organization." ”

"This organization has existed since Emperor Taizu, and I don't need to say much about this, you know it. However, what really changed was the Emperor Taishang, he knew that his ability was limited, so he let my father take charge of it, and later my father handed over the villa to you, which was also the will of the Emperor Taishang, and at that time you were determined to be the best candidate to be the heir to the throne. ”

"In that case, why didn't my father talk to me? Even Uncle Thirteen has been hiding? Zhao Gou said suspiciously.

Zhao Yougong said: "At the beginning, my father wanted to tell you the meaning of the villa, but you have been unwilling to accept the big responsibility, and then you concealed it. The villa is the power of the rivers and lakes in the hands of the emperor, in addition to the court, there are also rivers and lakes. ”

"When the Qilin Order Lord appears, no matter which sect is dispatched, this is the agreement that my father made when he was the owner of the village, challenging the various sects. Of course, there are also some old friends of my father, so I gave him this face, and I agreed. ”

"The crown prince ascended the throne as the emperor, but he didn't know the existence of this organization, that is, he was nominally the emperor, but in fact he did not fully grasp the power. If it weren't for the emperor's willingness to pass on the throne to the next emperor, this villa would have become the most secret existence, a force independent of the imperial court. ”

Zhao Gou lowered his head and was silent, he finally understood the meaning of Amber Villa. 'Amber' is a fossil that has only been found for thousands of years, buried underground, and Amber Villa is like this, representing the power secretly controlled by the emperor, that is, representing the rivers and lakes.

If you inherit the throne but don't know Amber Villa, you just control the court, but you can't control the affairs of the rivers and lakes. If you inherit the throne and control Amber Villa, then you are the real dragon and phoenix among people, that is, the true son of heaven, the respect of the Ninety-Five.

The Qilin Order is the symbol of the owner of the villa, and there are also rumors in the rivers and lakes: 'The Qilin Order, the lord of the rivers and lakes!' ’

In addition, the unicorn order is divided into positive and secondary tokens, and the positive tokens generally do not appear on the rivers and lakes, and the owner of the village is the deputy token. In the token, there is a list of people in the villa, as well as the contact information of each sect, so the token has always been in the hands of the emperor.

Zhao Gou took back the main token, and the secondary token was in charge of Zhao Yougong, which means that his Amber Villa was handed over to Zhao Yougong, just like his father was in charge. Moreover, Gao Chong was also arranged by Zhao Gou into the villa, but he was not in charge of the villa, but made him the person of the villa.

Because Amber Hill has always been in the hands of the royal family, outsiders don't know.

Next, after Zhao Gou ascended the throne as emperor, he began to drastically reform the system of the Great Song Dynasty. No matter who opposed it, it had no effect, and Zhao Yougong supported it from the side. Even if the six Shangshu were opposed, it was to no avail, and Zhao Gou ignored them.

Zhao Gou followed the line of Wang Anshi's reform of the law, and continued to implement the Fangtian Uniform Tax Law, the City Easy Law, the Uniform Loss Law, the Armor Protection Law, the Military Reduction Law, the General War Law, the Horse Protection Law, and the Ordnance Supervision Law; While abolishing the Seedling Law, the Conscription Law, and the Farmland Water Conservancy Law, it also made changes: In February and May of each year, when the harvest is not harvested, the government allocates funds and grain to the peasants, and as long as there are family members who join the army, they will be given an extra five taels of silver, which is regarded as a subsidy.

As for the farmland and water conservancy law, the government will send supervisors to investigate it, and it is no longer one of the criteria for evaluating officials' performance. In addition, Zhao Gou also implemented the peasant law, that is, as long as the people have evidence to prove that local officials have embezzlement and bribery and other behaviors that are unfavorable to the people, they can jointly go to the imperial court, and no official can stop them, and send them directly to him, and he will personally adjudicate them, or assign someone to verify the situation.

Due to the great Song Dynasty waiting to be revitalized and in urgent need of talents, Zhao Gou specially decreed that as long as there is really real talent and real learning, no matter what identity it is, it can be recommended by Mao, and it will be screened by the six Shangshu and the Privy Council, and then arranged by Zhao Gou himself.

Wang Anshi's reform was opposed by landlords Shang Jia and others, and infringed on the interests of many officials, so that Song Shenzong stopped immediately after his death, and at the same time, the effect was remarkable, but it also deeply hurt the people. Partisanship has formed between the upper and lower levels of the court, which has also consumed internal resources.

At that time, the timing was not right, and now the Jin people are eyeing the tiger, and there is the shame of the second emperor being captured, even the landlords and gentry, the ministers of the court and the central government know that if the Great Song Dynasty is not strong again, their lives will be difficult to protect. Even if the profit is lost, as long as the person is alive, he has the opportunity to earn it back.

Under the current situation, the policy of changing the law promulgated by Zhao Gou was quickly promoted throughout the country. Zhao Gou also knew that this matter could not be completed in a short time, only by slowly drawing it, so Zhao Gou was also prepared to use ten years to make the Great Song Dynasty strong.

One of the fundamental reasons for the failure of Wang Anshi's reform was that he was too hasty and wanted to achieve it overnight, which was not suitable for the current Great Song Dynasty. Zhao Gou came from later generations, and he deeply knew where the disadvantages of Wang Anshi's reform were, and where the advantages were.

As long as you take its essence and change it, you can borrow Wang Anshi's idea of changing the law to strengthen the country, and truly make the Great Song Dynasty rich and strong. Although Zhao Gou can also use the ideas of later generations to change, it is also out of date, and only a cycle can be gradual.

Zhao Gou's drastic changes also attracted the criticism of many people, and he continued to implement it despite the criticism of these people. In addition, he abolished the rule that merchants could not be officials, and also abolished some taxes and forced labor, so as to reduce the burden of the people.

When the people are rich, the country is strong!

When the people have enough food and clothing, the country is truly rich and strong. The purpose of Zhao's reform of the law and strengthening the country was not only to increase the income of the government, but also to change the living conditions of the people of the Great Song Dynasty. Now it's a troubled time, let alone three meals a day, you can't even do two meals a day.

If the people of the Great Song Dynasty are not well fed and clothed, then he, the emperor, will come to an end, and the people will riot when they are cornered, which is very unfavorable to the future of the Great Song Dynasty. As for the class contradictions, they have existed since ancient times, and it is impossible for Zhao Gou to really wipe out all those landlords, gentry, merchants, etc., and then let them be the same as the common people, which is also a big mistake.

There are only two purposes for Zhao to change the law, to change the living conditions of the people of the Great Song Dynasty, so that they do not have to worry about food and clothing for three meals a day, and the second is to promote commercial development, only the rapid development of commerce can drive the economy of the Great Song Dynasty, so that the national finance can have a steady stream of tax revenue.

When Zhao Gou told the six Shangshu and Zhao Yougong about these two purposes and ideas, they were all stupid, and no one had ever thought about this issue. Whether it is Tang Taizong in the Tang Dynasty, or Emperor Tang Ming, or Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, etc., everyone thinks that their country is strong, but they rarely think of such a method, most of the time, they are more inclined to the landlords and gentry, unlike Zhao Gou, who is more inclined to live and work in peace and contentment, which is really an unprecedented practice.

Zhao Yougong was born as a descendant of the Zhao family, and his father was a prince, with a high position and power, living a life of fine clothes and jade food, he felt this very well, but the six Shangshu were all from poor people, and they understood that Zhao Gou really did this, then the Great Song Dynasty would definitely become strong, and no one could shake the Great Song Dynasty at that time, so the six Shangshu raised their hands in favor, which opened the way to change the law and strengthen the country.

(End of chapter)