The prime ministers still had no doubts about Zheng Lang's virtue and Zhao Niannu's age. I just think it's fun, as for Zhao Niannu's eyes staying on Zheng Lang, it's not surprising, Zheng Lang has too many deeds, and it's for her to go on an adventure in Khitan, she won't hear it in the harem. The little girl may be a little curious.

Uonkan withdraws.

Jiangnan has reached the Huangmei season, and the plum rain and falling flowers are colorful, which is a very dangerous sign, which means that since the plum rain, the disaster has spread to the granary of the Song Dynasty - Jiangnan.

But no one knew, and Zheng Lang didn't say it.

It will definitely have an impact, but with my own advice, it will be much better than the situation in history. There are also Ping'an Prison and Jiangdong Wei.

There are also things that are difficult to say, this year's disaster situation is very strange, compared with the previous disasters, it seems to be less serious, that is, there is less rain in places where there is no shortage of water, and more rain in places where there is no shortage of water. There are no large numbers of displaced people, but they are widespread. The consequences of this situation will not cause large-scale upheaval, but the governance will be trivial. The responsibility of governing the victims is Dongfu, originally Jia Changchao left, Chen Zhizhong was slightly flawed, but the talent of the officials was not very bad. Guan Jian stuffed a Xia Zhu in, and the Zhongshu side quarreled and argued every day, and the grain warehouse, the Ping'an Prison, and the Jiangdong Wei made the grain and financial situation better than in history, but the dispute in the Zhongshu delayed the decision-making of government affairs. Just like the later Liuta River, the Yellow River flowed and flowed, and it was three years to flow, and the people were careful that their livers let the surging river flow away, but the temple was still noisy. For three whole years, how many anointed lands became Daze, and it took an unsuccessful Liuta River to be created. The situation is quite similar now.

……

The family sat on chairs, including Zhang Fangping, and ate plums together.

Eating fresh plums in the capital is a bit extravagant, it was sent by the Fan family, and Fan Yueer liked it, so the family was stained, and Zhang Fangping was also stained. With his mouth full of red water, Zhang Fangping took the towel handed by the servant. said: "In May, the bayberry is full of forests, and it is suspected that one is worth a thousand gold. The taste is heavier than the grapes, and the color is darker than that of Lunan lychee. The first taste of deliciousness, the fruit is no less than the southern lychee. ”

"Brother Antao. Eating plums in the capital is not the best plum after all, bayberry, purple is better, this is the ripe plum, the sweetness is more sufficient, and the sourness is slightly reduced. Because of the time of transportation. This kind of purple plum dare not be sent to the north, no matter how fast it is along the way, it is useless, the time delayed, the subversion on the road, the purple plum will inevitably rot. Therefore, the plums transported by the Fan family are secondary, half-purple and half-red plums, but the taste is a little lacking. ”

"The Xiangshan monk said that the south of the Yangtze River is good, and the scenery is old. The sunrise river flowers are red, and the spring river is as green as blue. Can you not remember Jiangnan? It's a pity that I've never been to Gangnam. "Zhang Fangping also liked to drift when he was young. But most of them were Qilu, and when they were officials later, they were only in the capital and the northwest, and they really never went to Jiangnan. He wouldn't want to go either. What to do in Gangnam? Degraded.

"Brother Antao, not only Jiangnan is good, Lingnan is also good, and Jinghu Road is not bad......"

"Knowing the ......"

"Don't ask, you'll see. Brother Antao, why are you here today? ”

"I'll find Xingzhi and help me."

"Help?"

"Granary," Mr. Zhang said. Several imperial histories went down to investigate with "deep hatred and hatred", and found countless problems in one check. Since something went wrong. has to be punished, Zhao Zhen doesn't like cool laws, and he doesn't kill people, but he can be exiled to all of them, and some even exile him to Hainan Island. Then he confiscated his property, and the servant himself was guilty. The family also suffered. It should be considered good, if it is replaced by other emperors, even if it is the emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty, he does not kill the scholars, but it is not that he does not kill these small officials. In fact, sometimes the doctor also kills, and if the crime is serious, especially the crime of treason, he will also be killed.

In addition to the small officials, there are also some wealthy families and businessmen, but in the context of this disaster, they dare not be verbose. However, Zhao Zhen listened to Zheng Lang's advice and warned again and again that it was only for grain and households, and it was not to be implicated, and it did not cause much commotion below. This also shows Zheng Lang's fear, that is, until now, he has not planned to confront some giants. …,

It seems to be solved, but it is not. Zhang Fangping is not a fool, now he wants to investigate, the situation will be good, Yushi has left all walks of life, and he will not come back to life, but he can't put an end to the greed for ink, there will still be, and the more he does it, the more he hides it. In the past, the granary was not much involved with the three divisions, but now the national warehouses are all handed over to the three divisions. If something went wrong, it was his. What wisdom does he have to make these little officials stop greedy for ink?

Speaking of the difficulties, Zheng Lang laughed and said, "Brother An Dao, do you want the following not to be greedy for ink?" ”

"Therefore, please know and guide the good policy."

"How is this possible......" Zheng Lang smiled even more happily, even in a so-called democratic country, there will still be corruption, just mutual supervision, the situation will be better. However, we cannot praise the democratic system, once absolute democracy is implemented, given China's national conditions, we will not want to implement the same thing. Relatively speaking, when it comes to internal affairs, the system of the Song Dynasty is still very good.

There must be a better model, but Zheng Lang didn't see it and couldn't think of it. Maybe in another 1,500 years, including the next 1,000 years, all kinds of systems will have serious flaws, and none of them will be perfect and there will be no way to learn from them.

"Brother An Dao, listen to me, the way of the master, self-cultivation and family governance of the country and the world, the big one is for the country, and the small one is the family. The main principle is the same, but the details are different. The country is vast and populous, and the situation is more complex, far more difficult to govern than a home. Not only can the family not be compared with the country, but also the state and the country. A state capital, only a hundred miles away, has a population of hundreds of thousands at most, and the fewness may be less than 10,000. Officials are just a little bit, if they have a strong memory, even the county officials, they can remember it very clearly. If the wisdom is better, the character and strengths of each minor official can also be well understood. But what can one person do when he rises to the realm of the kingdom? It's impossible to do. Therefore, many officials, such as Huang Ba, the first local official of the Western Han Dynasty, have made great achievements in the local area, but they disappear when they arrive at the temple. Zhang Shixun was a good official in the local area, and became a drum in the temple. Fan Zhong drowned everywhere in the place, like a spring breeze, but when he arrived at the temple, as a minister, he and Kong Daofu tore apart the precedent of the Song Dynasty. Without him, places and countries are different. ”

"Knowing the ......"

"Brother An Dao, a ruler of the country, as long as you grasp the general situation, so Emperor Wen asked Zhou Bo, how many lawsuits are adjudicated in a year in the country, Zhou Bo doesn't know, and Emperor Wen asked how much money and silk income the country has in a year. Zhou Bo didn't know. Emperor Wen asked Chen Ping again, and Chen Ping said that each person in charge of the matter has its own person. Emperor Wen asked who it was. Chen Ping said that if His Majesty asks about the verdict of a lawsuit, he will inquire about the court captain. When asking about the income and expenditure of money and silk, I will inquire about the internal history of the state. Emperor Wen asked, if there is someone in charge of everything, then what are you in charge of? Chen Ping said that in charge of the monarch and ministers, the duty of the prime minister is to assist the Son of Heaven to regulate yin and yang, and to conform to the four seasons. Under the growth of all things, the external guard of the four directions of the kings and the princes, to the inward attachment of the people, so that the ministers perform their duties. After retiring from the dynasty, Zhou Bo blamed Chen Ping for not giving it usually, Chen Ping said, are you in the phase, don't you know your responsibilities? If Your Majesty asks about the number of thieves in Chang'an, do you have to reluctantly answer? ”

It seems that there is no answer. Actually answered.

Zheng Lang said again: "It's really not good, I will send two or three small officials from time to time to check the grain in the warehouse." Once a year, if the officials are uncertain, it is not easy to be bribed, and if the date is uncertain, it is not easy for the corrupt officials to guess. A few inspectors went down to check the entire Baoding household and all the state, provincial and county warehouses. Huge scale. The three divisions are only the national warehouses, all the national warehouses in the country are only a few thousand, and the random inspection of three or four hundred national warehouses accounts for a large proportion, and the three or four hundred national warehouses are not counted except for the documents they bring. And how many officials are needed? ”

It is a national warehouse, not a state and county warehouse, they are all independent, and there are the most warehouses near Gyeonggi, and the least has several warehouses, if you only check three or four hundred national warehouses. There are more than 30 or 40 locations, and there are less than 10 places, so naturally there will not be many officials needed. In fact, what Zheng Lang said has two meanings, as the head of the three divisions, grasping the big and letting go of the small, focusing on deterrence, supplemented by trivial investigations, and wanting to prevent the grain from being embezzled at all, it is impossible. Even in well-regulated private workshops, corruption can occur, but it is not very obvious. Or the safety prison, I believe there will be problems, but under the eyes of many people, there are problems, but they will not be too serious, unlike those few small officials, who have completely destroyed the four warehouses of grain. …,

Zheng Lang attaches great importance to the warehouse grain, and the reason why he has done many things is not only to improve the domestic situation in the Song Dynasty, but also for the war, which he is similar to Wang Anshi. For Tibet, if you can collect it, you can collect it, and if you can't collect it, you will pull it down, anyway, Tubo has declined. I am very eager for the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, but the difficulty is very high. But for Western Xia, Zheng Lang swears that he will win!

War, one is money, the other is food, and there are others, but these two are the most important strategic materials.

Also, in the future Song Dynasty, Zheng Lang didn't want Zheng Xia to appear and paint "Wandering People", and at that time, he was the golden age of officialdom. This makes it all the more necessary to prepare food strategically.

"Thank you Xingzhi," Zhang Fangping already understood.

"With tea," Mr. Zheng said.

After taking a sip of tea, Zhang Fangping said again: "Xingzhi, you want to run Lingnan and Jinghu Road." ”

"Brother Antao, wait and see," Zheng Lang did not answer clearly. Changsha is a big rice city, Lingnan three crops a year, two Guangxi plus one Hunan, how big a place, if you don't feel the heart of it, it's strange. If it is fully developed, it will be able to support at least 40 million people under the current conditions. An increase of 40 million people, just the taxes levied, how much revenue would the Song Dynasty increase in a year? It's unimaginable. Why bother to nest in the area of the Yellow River and make it miserable.

But there are still some difficulties, the Song Dynasty is not like the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty was a little more courageous, and took the initiative to move the people to Kuanxiang, but the foundation was too thin, the court did not give any subsidies, all the way to migrate, needed to eat and drink, to reach a new place to start again, how difficult it would be for the people. So it doesn't work. But the Song Dynasty was different, with a strong foundation and a large number of people. However, the worst thing about the Song Dynasty was its conservative military and civilian policies, not only did the army stick to the vicinity of the capital, but also required the vicinity of the capital to become the most densely populated place in the world, so as to reduce the world. The people scattered to the far south, not to mention the subsidy, how many people would oppose it, and Zheng Lang couldn't predict it.

Zheng Lang's thoughts are not quite right, he is stained with the heroic style of the Han and Tang dynasties of later generations, and he over-glorifies the Han and Tang dynasties in his heart. The Song dynasty was conservative militarily, but for the population, it was more advanced than the Tang dynasty. The Tang Dynasty also did the things of the Song Dynasty, and the people were desperately squeezed to Chang'an, the western capital, and Luoyang, the eastern capital, because of the deterioration of water and soil, some areas in the north were too crowded, and the people were not able to make a living, so they had to send an edict to move the people to Kuanxiang. Compared with the closed management of the population in the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty allowed the people to move, which was a remarkable progress.

When it rains in Huangmei, the rainy rain in the south of the Yangtze River does not stop, and it rains in the southern Huangmei sky, which is normal. No one has paid attention yet, attention is another thing.

The Khitan sent Nanjing to stay behind Xiao Taliege and Wuding Junjiedu, so that Du Fang sent an envoy to the Song Dynasty.

I handed over a credential first.

asked why the Song Dynasty drove its army to Liaodong, no matter how many people Zhang Kang brought, it was the army that returned to the country, and it was indeed the territory of the Khitan when it stepped into the territory.

Why do you want to take in the Khitan people, it can also be said that it is the Jurchens who bought it, and it can be regarded as the Khitan people.

Therefore, the Song Dynasty is required to give an explanation. In addition, according to the custom, these Jurchens were handed over to the Khitan.

What is the convention, that is, after the alliance of the Yuanyuan, the Khitan Xiao Yanyan and the Liao Shengzong withdrew to the Khitan. Relatives in my heart, I am afraid! got the lining, got the face, and kept quiet, but this face also had to be fulfilled by the Song Dynasty, what if the tribute was not paid? If you dare to invade the Song Dynasty again, you may not have the courage to do so. Therefore. The Song people who had been captured before were returned to the Song Dynasty one by one, and even at the expense of offending some nobles, some slaves were exiled to the enemy Lie Wugu and other departments, and they also sent people over to ask for it.

Here's an example. In the second case of Liaoxingzong's invasion of Western Xia, Xiao Huijun first entered Houtao from Jiashan, that is, Beihetao south of Yinshan, and Western Xia captured many Han people. Including the common people and soldiers, they were held here together, and the Khitans did not return all of them. But part of it was returned. …,

This is the second case, the third case of the Khitan building a walled city in the southwest, cutting off the escape route of the Song people, after Zheng Lang's two protests, the Khitan also released a large number of people back.

It's not that I'm afraid of the Song Dynasty, but I covet a large amount of tribute from the Song Dynasty, a slave can be worth a few dollars, but a few dollars less, even if thousands of people are released, it will only be twenty or thirty thousand dollars. But the annual tribute of the Song Dynasty was worth nearly one million! Light and heavy.

Hence these three precedents. The Khitan asked the Song Dynasty to return the Jurchen warriors bought over the years, which also made some sense.

Zhao Zhen stared at this letter of state and called the ministers of the two prefectures to discuss.

Other things are easy to do, the Khitan is somewhat bluffing, or a taste of being a thief, but it is related to these more than 1,000 Jurchen warriors. It's not that I'm worried about Zheng Lang. Zheng Lang reuses them, but it cannot be said that Zheng Lang treats them as descendants. Otherwise, the number of battles in the northwest would not have allowed them to consume so many soldiers and sacrifice, only a quarter remained. It is the Jurchen warriors themselves, they have made many great achievements, and in the capital, the common people also like them very much, called Yifan.

It was not easy for Zheng Lang to escape back in the front, and then to return these Yifan who had made great achievements to the Khitan, what would become of public opinion?

Ding Du was silent, and he didn't know much about military affairs.

Wen Yanbo and Pang Ji didn't agree at all, but they didn't really want to help Zheng Lang boost their power, so they didn't keep quiet.

Wang Yiyong played soy sauce as always, and Da Song was a good gentleman.

Zhao Zhen had no choice but to look at Chen Zhizhong.

Chen Zhizhong is helpless, he is the prime minister, it is impossible to keep quiet, although this prime minister gives Xia Zhu a share of power, which is very pitiful. said: "Your Majesty, the Jurchens can't be handed over, see if the front one can be discussed." ”

Xia Zhu said coldly: "Your Majesty, what you said is wrong, the Jurchens I got in the court are born Jurchens, what kind of Khitan people are they?" and use the army, if it is not for Zheng Langkang, why use the army. Why should we counsel weakly in such humiliation? The ministers thought that they would not only point out the righteous words, but also ask them why they detained the prime minister of our dynasty and prevented him from returning. ”

"Zheng Lang has returned, and the country has a disaster, peace needs to be precious, Xia Zhu, do you want to provoke a war?"

"As for the war, I will increase it by 200,000 to 500,000, and the Khitan dare to start a war? Or what is a discussion, is it to increase its age coins? ”

The public says the reason, and the mother-in-law says the mother-in-law.

Zheng Lang couldn't bear to look at it, but he could only sigh that the group of officials in Zhongshu didn't know how they were being fried in Zhongshu Province at this time. Is it worth arguing, Zheng Lang said: "Your Majesty, it's okay, let the ministers come, and the ministers promise that they will leave happily and convincingly." ”

"Quasi," Zhao Zhen said and hurriedly left. He also had a headache about the relationship between several people in Zhongshu, and he didn't know which one person should be demoted from Zhongshu, otherwise he would not be at peace.

Two Khitan envoys arrived.

is still very polite, respectfully saluting Zhao Zhen's courtiers.

Sit down, Gong E serves wine and food, eating and drinking is fake, and she has to explain the business clearly through the wine banquet.

Zheng Lang looked at the two of them and said, "Xiao stayed, Du Jie was the envoy, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

All know.

Xiao Ta Legge and Du Fang also replied with a fat chatter.

"Is your country safe?"

"It's good."

"Is His Royal Highness King Liang okay?"

"It's good."

It is a very normal way of negotiating, after all, it is different from the Western Xia, and the atmosphere has to be eased, Zheng Langcai said: "I have also seen the national letter of your country, and the female direct soldiers mentioned are not as the national book says, but the people of your country. It's all a female straight part. ”

"Zheng Xianggong, isn't the tribe the people, it doesn't seem to be in line with Zheng Xiang's words on the fair day." Du Fang said.

Zheng Lang smiled and said, "Listen to me, when I escaped from your country, I heard that your country sent many tribes to intercept me, did you mobilize the Wuyan tribe?" ”

"That's also from the Southern Dynasty." …,

"In the past, the two countries were at war, each for its own master, grievances and grievances are not mentioned, if the matter of Ding'an is investigated, how can the Western Xia explain, don't forget the Yinchuan Plain, which used to be the territory of our dynasty, but today it is owned by the Western Xia, isn't this also due to your country? I'm just talking about the current situation of the Ujak Ministry, although these raw girls are really within the territory of your country, they are really scheming. And what are the people of your country? If so, wouldn't Western Xia be my people? Isn't Meishanman my court's people? If your country becomes interested in them, and goes to them, or forcibly captures them, or buys them, we will pass them all and will not hinder them. ”

Li'er can distinguish it, Zhao Zhen's forehead.

Du Fang was not so simple, and said: "I have also heard some of Meishanman, they are in the inner abdomen of the Southern Dynasty, how can we enter?" ”

"But what about the Tanguts? Thanks to the first two British kings, the two countries are reconciled, and the people are safe. If there is a war, our dynasty will be equal in strength to your country, and perhaps your country will have more cavalry and brave soldiers, but our dynasty will have more soldiers and a richer country, and it will be more stable than your country. Even if there are several defeats, the rule will not waver. If your country is defeated several times, it will surely be shaken. Therefore, peace is beneficial to the people of the two countries, and it is also beneficial to the country. If there is no great change, I believe that this peace will last for a long time. However, you and I both have crises, not in Western Xia, which is the pain of scabies, although it is painful, but it will not be fatal. Internally, the Meishan barbarians were entrenched in Jinghu, and under their leadership, the living barbarians were not very loyal to our dynasty, which affected the governance of our dynasty in the south. If your country is interested, even if you take all these creatures away, we will not object, on the contrary, we will express our gratitude to your country. But as for your country, the danger is also internal, and it is more serious. I have said to your lord that it is necessary to divide and conquer it, and it is not a lie. As a minister of the Song Dynasty, I also hope that your country will be stable and conducive to peace between the two countries. If these more backward and ferocious nomads rise up and replace your country, it will be even more unfavorable to our dynasty. In fact, we have purchased some of the tribes to reduce their population, but it will be of great help to your country in governing the Northeast. Zheng Lang said.

This is true, if you allow it, it is best to use the money to buy back the Wanyan warriors together, then there will be no humiliation of Jingkang. Once you wait until the rise of Yanbu, and then want to buy it, it is impossible.

"A little Jurchen!" Xiao Ta Liege said contemptuously, and said: "Zheng Xianggong, this is an internal affair of my dynasty, and I don't want your country to interfere, if it is for peace, please return these female straight people to us Daliao." ”

No matter what you say about lighting the lamp, we will decide on these thousands and hundreds of Jurchens.

However, Zheng Lang was not worried, and said: "It's okay, if the Northern Dynasty wants them, our Dynasty can return them." But there is an account, and we will calculate that I will give your majesty twenty thousand taels of silver for your kingdom. But the money was not given to me. When I bought these daughters, the value of each part was less than a horse, and the price was only a little more. The price of a thousand or hundreds of Jurchen tribals is only two thousand guan, or one thousand taels of silver. Since your country prefers these female straight people, you can also return the 20,000 taels of silver to our court. ”

There is an account that is not bent.

Reason goes all over the world.

Let's settle this bad account first. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )