Because of wealth, the Song Dynasty liked flowers, incense, all good things, and some ...... Expensive things.

In March, the city of Tokyo is covered with layers of pink incense.

Outside the palace wall are thousands of households, looking at the countless families outside, Zhao Ji said with some yearning: "Queen Mother, I really want to go out and have a look." ”

"Don't come nonsense."

"Queen Mother, in the past, I followed Zheng Gong and walked around, and Zheng Gong taught the children a lot of knowledge."

"He is good, if you want to use it, just issue an edict, you don't have to wait for him to wait for the expiration of his one-year worry, and a few more edicts are also the beauty of humility of the minister." Gao gushed. Gao Taotao believes very much in Zheng Lang's ability to teach students, and after his son has passed through Zheng Lang's hands, the front and back are completely different. There are still some frizzy places, it doesn't matter, Zheng Lang will go to Beijing immediately, while governing, and occasionally take time to enter the palace to serve and speak, so that his son can become more and more mellow.

"The queen mother, the child is not worried about this matter, the country is like this, he will not live in seclusion in the mountains."

"He'er, his place can't be called a mountain anymore." Gao gushed. But in the blink of an eye, his eyebrows were deeply locked, at least for now, Gao Tao was very anxious, if it was a few years or more than ten years, the financial crisis would pass, and there would be no such mood as now.

"Queen Mother, don't worry," Zhao Ji comforted him, and said: "The child is here to look outside, thinking about two things in his heart, the first thing is that the child went to the place a few years ago and saw a lot, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment at that time, I don't know what kind of expressions the people will have at this time?" ”

Gao Tao was also at a loss.

Once you enter the harem, it is like a deep sea, and it is difficult to get out again. After thinking about it, he said, "It's okay, you can ask the palace attendants." ”

"Mother, they watched the Lord speak."

"You can still ask someone, leave this matter to me," Gao said. I can ask someone. Own cousin. Zhao Niannu. Zheng Lang brought Zhao Niannu's mother and son all the way to Zhengzhou to himself. It seems that he does not avoid suspicion of excessive care, but in fact, Gao Tao is clear, this is the biggest suspicion. The husband who couldn't turn his head was dead, and it was time to call the mother and son back.

Zhao Ji asked again: "Queen Mother." Did you say that Renzong had ever been out of the palace? ”

"Out."

"It's to really go to the people."

"This can't be ...... Once, however. ”

Zhao Ji couldn't help but yearn for it leisurely, and said: "The child is trapped in the palace now, but he understands that Zheng Gong has a heart. ”

"If you have a heart, that's not right." Gao Tao interrupted him. But in his heart, he said that the relationship between Zheng Lang and his uncle is something you can understand. As he spoke, Zhao Ji gradually entered the hall. Watching him leave his back, Gao Tao frowned, frowning for Zheng Lang, not because he was disgusted with Zheng Lang, but because he thought of a serious problem, once Zheng Lang came back, it could be said that everyone was looking forward to it. It doesn't matter if it's my uncle's problem. What did Guan Jian's husband do, will it have some negative impact on this important minister?

Zhao Ji entered the hall.

Many ministers have already arrived. The problem is as deep as the mountain and the sea, and Zheng Lang cannot be expected to solve it alone.

If you don't believe in Zheng Lang and don't agree with the system, just like the football team of later generations, a successful football team is a whole, and you can't rely on one or two superstars to support it, then that team will never succeed. The same is true of the state, which is the most superficial principle of governing the country.

Zhao Zhen did this best, even if he had a long-lasting friendship with Zheng Lang, he never completely entrusted the country to him alone. Zheng Lang doesn't blame, if he blames, he can't afford this burden, he doesn't even have this heart, how can he pick up this burden? With the ability to carry this burden, you will not blame, on the contrary, you can understand.

A dialectical question that is not too difficult.

But there may not be people who can think about it, and there are many people who can't think of it.

It was the boss of the two governments, two systems, Taiwan and the three divisions, Zhao Ji asked everyone to sit down, and in the face of the current crisis, let's think of a way together.

Sima Guang looked at Zhao Ji cautiously.

The master and apprentice exchanged letters, but Zheng Lang did not express his position, and never said it, not because he didn't say it, but because he was afraid that his thoughts would affect Sima Guang and Wang Anshi, and then from the letters of the two students, see if he could learn anything. However, the hearts of several emperors have been analyzed.

Needless to say, Zhao Kuangyin saw the harm caused by the war with his own eyes, his family is a family of small and medium-sized officials and eunuchs, and they are all in danger, and they have suffered countless hardships in the process of joining the army. Hence becoming an elder. Zhao Kuangyi is different, the boss ran away from home, he is the boss at home, and has developed an independent spirit, and of course, there is a secret desire to control. The eldest brother died inexplicably and began to control his son. Zhao Heng was very sad and urged to grow into a good baby, which made Song Zhenzong become generous and gentle in the future. But Zhao Kuangyi is not as good as Liu E, this is a violent mother.

Zhao Shu is a spare tire and has been living in the shadows, so he is psychologically obscene, but Zhao Shu is different, he is too young in power, Gao Taotao has not yet cultivated the temperament of being in charge of the harem, Lao Tzu is neurotic, and his son is not good at teaching. Therefore, there is less mildness and more sharpness.

Without Zheng Lang, the situation would be even worse.

Although people should have some enterprising spirit, how to look at it.

Water seems to be weak, and if you analyze it carefully, isn't it rigid? This is the real rigidity, some things that look rigid on the surface, but are easy to break. Therefore, in the Book of Changes, the yin is inside and the yang is outside, and it is mostly considered auspicious. Maybe it makes sense, maybe it doesn't make sense, it can be consistent with Zheng Lang's character, he is a humble gentleman and doesn't like to be too domineering. It is enterprising, but it is different from Wang Anshi's enterprising. It's not Sima Guang's kind of conservative, it's both.

The letter will not say this, it is more tactful.

He also analyzed the process of the hearts of several close people, although Wang Anshi lived in a small and medium-sized official family, his father's style was relatively upright, and he had many children, so his family background was not very good, and he was more tempered at the bottom, which made Wang Anshi's thoughts closer to the Legalists.

Sima Guang's family background is good, he is mostly active in the capital, and he is awe-inspiring, so he is called Confucian, and he is really a famous family.

Zhang Fangping seems to like soldiers, but in fact he is not, what he likes is miscellaneous, and the importance of military affairs is false, but he is quite interested in the way of management.

Lao Su is retro and talks more about soldiers, but in fact, he is not a soldier, but a scholar who likes vertical and horizontal.

As for the ministers in the court, there are Confucians like Fu Bi, and many of them are fake Confucianism and real ink, that is, fake Confucianism since the Western Han Dynasty. Introverted and conservative cowardice.

Sima Guang first saw the letter. Not convinced. How can I like famous artists? Famous artists pay attention to name and reality, and like to be tricky, but if you think about it carefully, it seems that there is really a little bit. While replying to the letter to complain. While feeling funny. Because Zheng Lang also wrote about himself in the letter, saying that although he practiced Confucianism, he also tolerated others, even the Mo family and the Yin and Yang family that he hated. also absorbed their strengths, needless to say, Zheng Lang attaches great importance to the farmer. There are also novelists, novelists do not have saints, most of them are wild histories written by officials, and after the Tang and Song dynasties, novels gradually increased. But it cannot be said that there is no influence, for example, the articles of Zhuangzi and Mencius are arbitrary, because there are many novels and stories and fables in them. When Zheng Lang practiced Confucianism, he also used many novel-like means to cite evidence, but it was not a legend. Rather, real history is an example. This is also borrowed from the means of novelists.

Say it and let the three masters and apprentices analyze and think about themselves. in order to make progress.

At least Sima Guang and Wang Anshi are reflecting.

There is no way, Zheng Lang can't be in politics for the rest of his life, he wants a helper, and he needs an heir behind him.

This vein must be passed on.

At this time, Sima Guang was nervously watching the emperor.

It is good for the emperor to do something, but Sima Guang is worried that as Zheng Lang analyzed, although it is good to have sharp energy, he is afraid that the emperor will be too rigid and aggressive.

Zhao Ji looked at Zhang Fangping first, Zheng Lang once discussed, Zhang Fangping is very good at financial management, and he can rank in the top five in the Song Dynasty. and deliberately recommended two people to manage their finances in the secret music, one is Wang Anshi, and the other is Zhang Fangping.

Zhang Fangping replied: "First, it is a reduction, and the cost of cutting has been reduced since the mountains, so as to set an example in the world." Second, for the reduction of troops, military spending has always been the state's top expenditure, and if military expenditure is not saved, redundant spending will be indispensable. The third is to reduce officials, since the last years of Renzong, the number of officials has almost doubled, and if the officials are not reduced, the redundancy will not be less. When the state cost fell to the emperor's peace, the annual expenditure was less than 130 million. No matter how careful you manage, within a few years, you will definitely repay all the debts owed by the world, and the country will be governed again. ”

"Zhang Qing, the mountain reward has been cut by one-third, can it be cut again?"

"The officials are redundant, and soon after the collapse of the Yan Dynasty, what means will be used to cut off half of the officials, so that the world will still not be in turmoil?"

"Forgiveness Zuo is ambitious, and he is gradually making peace with the Khitan, once the army is reduced, can it be guaranteed that the northwest will not be lost, and the Khitan will not invade the northern frontier?"

Zhao Ji came to a three-rhetorical question, not dissatisfied with Zhang Fangping, this is a fact, the mountains and rewards have indeed been cut by one-third, and Zhao Ji has repeatedly issued edicts to save again and again, and he can't give Lao Tzu a loess grave.

It's easy for officials to swell, but it's the biggest headache to cut. Zheng Lang didn't dare to touch it before, but Pang Ji touched it, and his head was bleeding.

The Western Xia did not use troops for several months, but who can guarantee that they will not use troops again, and who dares to guarantee that the Khitan will not take advantage of the fire to rob? At the time of the Qingli War, the Khitan did not send troops, so was there less extortion?

Zhang Fangping was speechless, if he lost tens of millions, without Zheng Lang, he would have a way to make up for the tens of millions of deficits. But with such a big deficit, what can I do?

Wen Yanbo said: "Your Majesty, it is not difficult to reduce troops. Zhigui threatened with the severed and severed gifts, and the Western Xia sent an envoy to admit his mistake, and after sending an envoy to reprimand him, he reopened the field, gave him a year's gift, gave him a little preferential care, and the northwest was at peace. The northwest is safe, and there will be no police in the north. ”

"Gong Wen, Chinese New Year's Eve 10,000 today, 500,000 next year, 800,000 the year after tomorrow, the people's hearts are insufficient, why is there a time!" Zhao Ji said categorically.

Like Fu Bi, I only know to add, add, add more, and the more I add, the stronger the other party becomes, is this the solution? But he glanced at Han Qi and said, "If it weren't for Han Gong, the war in the northwest would be endless, and the country would be even more corrupt." ”

"Your Majesty, don't dare, the country is like this, and the ministers are also guilty," Han Qi replied very honestly.

Wu Kui said: "Your Majesty, the plan now is to use righteous people to go to adultery, and the country is safe." ”

Ouyang Xiu went, and there was another big traitor in the court, that is, Han Qi.

Is it really that simple? Zhao Ji wants to play haha. This is not the answer, Zhao Ji looked at Sima Guang again.

Sima Guang replied: "Officials, if you believe in the reward, you will be punished." ”

Zhao Ji sat up straight and said, "Please tell me more." ”

It's too simple, but I can't understand it.

Sima Guang did not answer directly, and said: "The state is not without money, this statement is wrong. ”

Fu Bi shook his head and talked about the word now, money. It seems that I have to write a letter to Zheng Lang to explain the seriousness of the matter.

Sima Guang didn't know what Fu Bi was thinking, and continued: "What is a country. There are kings, ministers, and people. There is court money. The private property of the magnates, the property of the common people. Just because the treasury is empty does not mean that the country is empty. Private finances are not too corrupt. The reason why it is so tense is that the finances of the imperial court are corrupt. Why is it corrupt? It's not a lack of finances. Although many state governments have not collected all taxes, especially in Hebei, only one-third of the two taxes have been collected. But the two taxes are only part of the state and have a monopoly. There are various prisons, there are commercial taxes, there are various mineral revenues, and there are other additional measures for the common people. ”

Zhao Ji couldn't cry or laugh, and he didn't know if he was saying good or bad things.

"In fact, although the overall income is not as good as that of Jiayou, it has not decreased much. The main thing is that it is misused, and if there is no such misuse, according to the expenditure expenses of the emperor's reign, the treasury can still generate some surplus every year. The solution is as simple as listing the income and expenses for the two time periods. In contrast, those are reduced. Those are redundant, at a glance, and then discuss how to reduce these extra expenses. If the redundancy is saved, if it is carefully managed, the imperial court will generate a large amount of surplus every year, and there is no large-scale project like river engineering, so that the debts of the world can be slowly repaid, and the people will feel at ease. Even if the saint is alive, it is impossible for the imperial court to repay such a huge debt in a year, please think twice. ”

"Your Majesty, the words of the gentleman are the words of loyal ministers," Fu Bi said. It sounds like only Sima Guang's words are the most inspiring.

"Okay, I'll let you check the accounts with Teng Zhihe." Zhao said. Teng Zhihao is not Teng Zijing, but Teng Yuanfa, this person is very legendary in the imperial examination, he was appreciated by Fan Zhongyan in his childhood, studied under Hu Yin, and Fan Chunren together with Jinshi, Xiao Song Qiqiwen, located in Tanhua. Zhao Zhen reviewed the papers, thinking that the poems in them did not fit the program, and deposed Teng Yuanfa, but he didn't expect to come to the exam again eight years later, and he won the flower again. Zhao Shu was very important to this person, and once wrote down his name and put it by his side for later use, Zhao Wei succeeded to the throne, and in order to cultivate his cronies, he immediately promoted this person to the knowledge system. This person is indeed a good official, and he is also in Zheng Langfa's eyes, of course, he still can't say it.

Zhao Ji was just about to announce that everyone was going to disperse, but Han Qi stood up and said, "The minister has two things to report. ”

"Han Gong, say it." For Han Qi, Zhao Ji had a very complicated mood. admits that he has the merit of assisting, but his heart has not been happy, although he has merit, it can be far greater than the merit. I hate precautions in my heart, and I also have a little pity.

"Your Majesty, the situation is like this, and there are many ministers who are at fault. According to the story of the previous dynasty, the mountain mausoleum was successful, and the chief executive must resign. Therefore, when the completion of the mausoleum, the minister asked the minister to resign and return to his hometown for retirement. ”

But Han Qi's words were not convincing.

Now the state has made you a mess, and you want to escape. If there is such a rule, when you were the envoy of the mountain tomb when the emperor was the emperor, what is the resignation?

Zhao Ji was silent.

Just quit, let's get together and disperse, and be happy?

Han Qi saw Zhao Ji's acquiescence, and he also felt a kind of sadness in his heart, and said: "Although the country's finances are corrupt, too many things have happened in the past few years. But Your Majesty, don't worry, when it comes to the way of management, no one can know it like Zheng Xing. Recall Xingzhi back to Zhongshu, and within five years, the debt will be resolved. ”

"Five years?"

"Your Majesty, the indebted ministers are also at fault. However, this debt does not cover the income of the bank supervisor, otherwise it is less than 200 million yuan, and five years is enough for the bank. Please give an edict to your Majesty, the longer it drags on, the more disadvantages there will be. ”

Sima Guang wanted to refute, five years, do you think Zheng Lang will do magic!

But Zhao Ji looked at Han Qi's pale hair, and he also felt a misery in his heart. When Zheng Lang was in Yunzhou, he implicitly commented on Han Qi, saying that this person is not a treacherous person, but he has one of the biggest shortcomings in his life, that is, he is strong and self-serving, and he is power-minded. When he was a border minister, he despised the military generals, when he was a courtier, he bullied his subordinates, and when he was celebrating the new policy, he fought for the head of the Junzi Party, and Fan Zhongyan had a bloody quarrel. When he was the prime minister of the western province and the second prime minister of the eastern province, he bullied Fu Bi and was proud of his subordinates.

Zhao Ji himself can find more examples, such as being disrespectful to the Empress Dowager Cao, and comparing himself with his father many times. But unlike Li Linfu, this person is proud to the core. This time, Han Qi, who was forced to be arrogant, actually lowered his head.

Han Qi was at fault when he was defeated, but his father was not too wrong. Thinking of this, Zhao Ji said: "Han Gong, you have two fateful skills, please feel at ease to handle government affairs for me." ”

It doesn't mean that he will continue to reuse Han Qi, it's just a reassuring sentence from the side, but listening to the minister's ears, it is inevitable that some thoughts will arise.

Sima Guang and Teng Yuanfa are auditing.

Zhao Ji issued an edict to seize love.

Zheng Lang played back, quite a surprise to Zhao Xu.

Zheng Lang doesn't like hypocrisy, he wants to be an official and comes out to do it, why let it go again and again, besides, he has lived in seclusion for more than four years, and he has enough to fight for his name. Therefore, the echo, loyalty and filial piety are the best, you can choose one of the two, the family is small, the country is big, loyalty is in the front, and filial piety is in the back.

To be a son of man, you must be worried about the expiration of the period, even if there is something in the country, you must worry about it for at least more than a year, in order to repay the kindness of your parents and fulfill your filial piety. However, when such a major event occurs in the country, even if the minister's one-year filial piety period has not expired, he must serve His Majesty and the country.

Ding Wei is not the main thing, the key is Your Majesty yourself.

If His Majesty wants to rule for a while, the minister can immediately wear filial piety clothes and enter Beijing, and within ten years, as long as His Majesty listens to the advice of the minister, the minister guarantees that the debts of the world will be repaid, and a healthy state finance will be repaid. But this is only for a while, and if a slightly worse ruler enters politics, the old evils will quickly recur.

If Your Majesty wants to rule for one lifetime, please think deeply, how to rule for one lifetime, even the ministers have not thought about it, not only the ministers want to think well, Your Majesty, as well as all the ministers, and the people of the world must seriously reflect on it. Without reflection, it is not the right time for the minister to enter Beijing.

The echo was in the hands of Zhao Ji, it was very simple, but Zhao Ji couldn't understand it, so he summoned the ministers of the two provinces and handed them to show it, but he couldn't understand it. (To be continued.) )