Today is not only the meeting of the political hall, including the six ministries, the Privy Council, the General Staff, and the Imperial Historical Observatory, all the important ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, none of them are left, all of them are here.

It's interesting just to see the order in which everyone appears.

The first to arrive was Sima Guang, obviously, as one of the students, the teacher became the de facto prime minister, and he had to take on the posture of a student no matter what.

followed by Sima Guang, it was actually Di Qing!

The handsome old man couldn't stop smiling, he was very satisfied, even overjoyed.

No matter what time it is, Wang Ning'an is from a general, and he mostly leads troops in the frontier, and has made great achievements, and he is an authentic martial artist!

Let these big turbans look down on the martial arts, this time I know it's amazing!

Martial artists can also enter and exit the phase, and out of such a big basket, martial artists must clean it up!

Erlang, good job, fights for the world's martial artists!

Di Qing's excited appearance was even more joyful than when he became a privy envoy.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and everything was silent.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Fangping, the imperial historian, Sun Gu, the privy envoy, Lu Gong, the secretary of the ministry, and several Shangshu came one after another, and after them, it was surprising that it was Jia Changchao and Song Zhen!

These two are authentic veterans, and the holy decree clearly says that they are above the prime minister, but they came early, what does this mean?

Seeing that the big guy was surprised, Jia Changchao secretly sneered in his heart.

The old man has always wanted to lose face!

Pingzhang militaristic affairs, it sounds good, but what is a serious matter? Whoever defines it, in case the two countries go to war, it is a big matter, doesn't that mean that nothing else can be mixed in!

At his age, he understands that he should pretend to be a grandson, and give face to Wang Ning'an, if there is any good thing in the future, he can still make a little more, otherwise, it will really become an ornament.

Compared with Jia Changchao, Song Zhen is not far behind.

But after them, it was Pang Ji and Han Jiang who came.

The most embarrassing thing in this is these two, Han Jiang had a very unpleasant quarrel with Wang Ningan because of the reform of the Jin Yuan and the marriage of the prince, although he didn't really tear his face, but the previous friendship was gone, but at this time Wang Ningan climbed on his head again, offended the top boss, this taste is not comfortable.

Han Jiang had no other way but to pull Pang Ji and point to the wisdom of the old-timers, maybe he could turn evil into good fortune.

The arrival of the two of them attracted a meaningful smile from Jia Changchao!

You still don't know the times!

Lao Jia didn't say anything, and after a while, Wang Ningan and Ouyang Xiu arrived side by side.

Wang Ningan came over first and greeted everyone, and everyone was smiling, as if it was the New Year. After a long round of greetings, Ouyang Xiu sat in the middle.

"This time, the prince entered the political hall, which was expected by everyone. The old man is old and frail, dull and dull, he is not the prime minister's talent, and in the future, he will have to ask the prince to take care of the affairs of the political hall. ”

Wang Ningan said with a smile: "I'm also a newcomer, and I don't understand many rules, so I ask my colleagues for advice!" ”

Old Jia haha smiled, "King Xiliang, you don't have to be polite, how many years, when you presided over the Royal Bank, you also participated in the meetings of the political hall, why care so much about vulgar etiquette!" Now it's time to burn your eyebrows, so let's look at the present! How's that, drunkard, do I have a point? ”

Ouyang Xiu nodded with a smile, "In what Jia Xianggong said, then let's get straight to the point!" Now in front of everyone, one is Zhou Feng's case, and the other is many states and counties, which are financially embarrassed, let's discuss it, especially Jingping, you have to make up your mind! ”

Wang Ningan didn't shirk it anymore, he nodded with a smile.

At this time, Sima Guang spoke first, "I'll throw bricks and lead jade, Zhou Feng's case is very involved, although he has murdered, but there is a reason for it, after all, his fiancée was kidnapped to death, and he is a person who has fought a war, can he not be angry?" In addition, the few people who died did pass, although they were on official business, but Lu Zhixian did not let them break the law. I have asked the Criminal Department and Dali Temple to send personnel to arrest all the people in the cement workshop, and there are also the servants of Liang County, who have also been arrested and questioned carefully...... The case is very big, you must be cautious, about a year later, there will be a result, I tend to punish the crime according to the law, Zhou Feng is a capital crime, Lu Yan is also guilty of dereliction of duty, and caused a big disaster, not killing is not enough to anger the people, at least it will be executed after the autumn! ”

Sima Guang Lala was miscellaneous, and said a lot, and the real value was four words: Execution after the autumn!

Everyone here knows that Zhao Zhen will not last long, that is to say, the new monarch will soon ascend the throne, and when the time comes, the guilty will be amnesty, Zhou Feng and Lu Yan will be able to live, and no one will be able to say anything.

Things are slow and round, and Sima Guang can be regarded as having three flavors. Jia Changchao gave an approving look, but he didn't see that Wang Ning'an's student was still hidden.

In the past, he was clumsy, but this time when the master entered the main political hall, he was in a hurry to behave, good boy! Scheming is deep enough!

Anyway, the case can be put aside for now, and the real entrée has arrived.

Ouyang Xiu said in a deep voice: "Judging from last year's situation, there are nearly 200 prefectures and counties in Gyeonggi, Hebei, Bashu, and especially Jiangnan, which are facing budget difficulties, of which there are more than 80 in a bad situation. ”

Wang Ningan nodded and said: "I have visited Wang Xianggong about this matter, and he also told me, I mean try not to subsidize, even if it is subsidized, it cannot be fully compensated, let alone let the household bear all the deficits." ”

Sima Guang immediately said: "I agree, first of all, how to define financial difficulties, which ones to give and which ones not to give? What are the standards and how should they be enforced? What if they all come to ask for it? This is all troublesome, and at present, the income of the household department has increased a lot, but the expenses are more, the Western Regions need to be governed, and various projects have to be paid, so many soldiers and officials, which piece is appropriate? ”

Sima Guang is the authority of finance, including the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Industry, and the three Shangshu have echoed their words, agreeing with Sima Guang's opinion, they believe that the financial power is not easy to collect, and the Great Song Dynasty can concentrate financial resources to do some things, and must not be easily wasted, and there are priorities for things, and the local financial problems should be found by the local government.

Lu Gong, the secretary of the ministry, said with a calm face: "Although the household department is reasonable, but don't forget, the local finances are insufficient, and those officials and officials will exploit the people and blackmail the merchants, they will not be poor and happy, and they will be willing to go hungry!" Isn't Zhou Feng's case a lesson? If I don't make up for it, I'm afraid there will be even more terrible cases coming out! When the time comes, how will it end? ”

Lu Gongshu was born in a famous family, and he was a heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials, so he was still very majestic, and several officials nodded with him, and even Zhang Fangping spoke.

"Since everyone has said it, I will also talk about it, in the past few years, the various cases received by Yushitai have increased more than tenfold! Most of them sued the local officials, saying that they were corrupt and corrupt, oppressed the people, and were in the township...... I think there are certainly unscrupulous officials, but the root is still in finances, they have no money, and if they don't rob the people, what else can they do? If it is not contained, I think sooner or later there will be a popular uprising. ”

Wang Ningan listened to the opinions of the two parties and knew it in his heart.

"To solve the financial difficulties of the local government, the household department should allocate a sum of money every year, at least 2 million yuan, for emergency purposes."

As soon as these words came out, the people on Sima Guang's side all sighed, only 2 million yuan, speaking of which, it was just a call to Huazi, and he didn't want to really solve the problem, just to express his attitude, and the household department could accept it.

But the others couldn't stand it anymore, and they stared at Wang Ning'an one after another.

"That's the case, in addition to the subsidy provided by the household department, can the yamen in various places also borrow from the bank!"

"Ahh

Several officials called out!

What are you kidding, the yamen borrowed money from the bank, will this work?

Sima Guang laughed and said: "This is an idea, the Ministry of War borrowed money back then to buy war horses, and later repaid it in batches." In addition, when floods occurred in the northwest, the local yamen also borrowed a lot of money to provide relief through work, and the effect was not bad. ”

"Jun is the truth!" Lu Gong wrote: "These two are emergency measures, not long-term solutions!" Local yamen, in the final analysis, still depends on taxes! You can't go to the left side of the door! ”

Obviously, ordinary people are still unwilling to borrow money to live, let alone the yamen.

Wang Ningan said with a smile: "What Lu Tianguan said is reasonable, but the bank can't borrow money in vain. Take the situation in Liang County this time as an example. It would have been much better if the banks had stepped in. If the bank provides a loan, the county government comes up with a relatively reasonable price to expropriate Zhou Feng's land, I believe Zhou Feng will not be unreasonable. As for the money owed by the yamen, when the cement workshop is operational, it will be repaid by taxes, and the specific conditions will be negotiated between the yamen and the bank! ”

As soon as Wang Ningan's words came out, the big guy lowered his head and figured it out, don't say it, it makes some sense, Wang Ningan's head is flexible, much stronger than being a bad man.

Everyone was refreshed and the discussion became more lively.

Zhang Fangping said again: "Lord Wang, among the local officials, like Lu Yan, there are still a minority, and many people can't attract investment at all, so naturally they can't generate income, so how to solve it?" ”

"Hmmm! Zhang Zhongcheng is right, the above two strategies can only solve the fur problem. As the saying goes, it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish, and the important thing is to let the local people have financial resources and let the people have income. Wang Ningan said with a smile: "The states and counties that have problems this time are generally around the big cities, and the key to solving the problems is also in the cities. ”

Ouyang Xiu's eyes lit up, "Lord Wang, will the plan be released?" ”

"Cities have huge spending power, while rural areas have produce. The two are linked by one word: eat! ”

"Eat?"

"That's right! Let everyone open their bellies, eat and drink more, and eat tricks! Wang Ningan said with a smile: "The more foodies, the more agricultural products you buy, the people in the countryside have income, the local taxes can also be levied, and even attract a group of young people to return to the countryside, isn't it beautiful!" ”