Chapter 137 Government Council

"Master, I saw the Privy Council forward to Han Zhen of the Ministry of Works last night, saying that he intended to join the army and go into battle to kill the enemy. I agreed, and according to the recommendation of the Privy Council, I made Han Zhen the deputy commander of the forbidden army, receiving the fourth rank, and temporarily replaced Xia Jiangang, the commander of the Ma army, who was outside, to lead the Ma army, and let learned people enter the army, which is a good way. The Ministry of Officials will go through the formalities and move as soon as possible. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the old minister will handle it immediately after the meeting." Jia seems to be the way to respond.

I vaguely remember that Han Zhen served as the commander of the palace after the death of Song Duzong, and he was also a close confidant of Jia Yidao, and was later killed by Chen Yizhong.

"Little Seven, proclaim."

Xiao Qi leaned in the middle and said loudly: "Privy Council Jia Taishi, the various Shangshu, the Zhongshu Ling Weng Yinglong and Chongzheng Hall lecture Wen Tianxiang, Lu Xiufu moved to the apse after the meeting, and the rest retreated. ”

The apse was transformed into a meeting room that resembled later generations, where participants could sit around the conference table so that they didn't have to stand all the time to speak. I sat in front of the conference table, Xiao Qi and Yuan Jian were separated from each other, and the rest of the people sat one by one according to their ranks.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Ministry of Commerce mentioned a few times ago that there were many problems encountered in the measurement of land, and I plan to solve them completely this time. Land and taxation are the foundation of all dynasties and are related to the survival of the community. However, in many places, the ownership of land is in such a state of confusion that a considerable part of the state's land has fallen into the hands of a small number of large landowners, who evade taxes by underreporting and concealing such methods, and even worse, taking advantage of the loopholes in the public land law to buy good and fertile land at extremely low prices, and seeking huge profits from it. Fujian Road is a relatively economically developed area of our dynasty, especially the developed overseas trade, but its agricultural and commercial tax revenue has been far inferior to that of Liangzhejiang Road, which is a big problem, and I will personally visit Fujian to investigate this matter, once it is verified, I will not tolerate it. ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that he only needs to send a messenger, and the Fujian Road is not as good as the Huiji, and it takes a lot of time to go back and forth." Jia seemed to listen to it, and after a little thought, he took the lead in speaking.

"The Taishi is reasonable, and the ministers seconded it."

This time it was very rare, and all the ministers had exactly the same opinion.

I smiled and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, since the time of the Emperor Taizu, this phenomenon has never been eradicated, and now, it is getting more and more intense, why is this?" You should all know that the whole bureaucracy [***], ignoring the laws of the state for personal gain, forming a top-down corruption link. Officials protect each other, how to check? Even if the case is handled, in the end, it will definitely involve people in the court, Shichen, will it be you? Will it be your adults? Or even a member of my royal family? Of course, the Chin Cha also has to be sent. ”

Seeing that the ministers looked at each other, no one dared to speak, and said stubbornly: "Your Majesty is laughing, how can you be a member of the royal family?" ”

"Oh, it's not royalty, are you here?"

"No, it's not." Jia Rudao hurriedly denied.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am just making an analogy, I don't have to sit in the right seat, I believe it is not you, but I still want to remind you here, I will not pursue the past, from now on, I hope that you will lead by example, you are all important ministers of the court, examples of officials, do not challenge the laws of our court, and do not challenge my patience."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Everyone expressed their determination in unison.

"Your Majesty, go to Fujian Road this time, and let Lao Chen lead the forbidden army to escort Your Majesty."

"Master, it's okay, this trip, I plan to pay a private visit. Only all of you here know about this, and you probably won't tell outsiders, right, Master? I looked at Jia and smiled.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Jia Rudao replied a little unnaturally.

"I will claim to be recuperating, and the Queen Mother will be in charge of the government in a short time."

"Your Majesty, how is this possible? It's a long way to go, what if there is another black-clad killer? Second, the court cannot live without His Majesty. Ma Tingluan said urgently.

"Ma Aiqing, I have been gone for a month, if a large number of black-clothed killers appear, then how can I feel safe? The last time the Mongols entered and exited the border, it was like entering their own home, and the border gate was too incompetent. There is no need to discuss this matter anymore, I have already thought about it, and I will set up a government council to assist the Queen Mother in supervising the dynasty. ”

"The Government Council?"

"Well, the Government Council is temporarily subordinate to the royal family, Wen Aiqing, Lu Aiqing, I ordered you to be the secretary of the Government Council, responsible for the preparation of the Government Council, and assist the Queen Mother in supervising the government when I go out."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Minister's Order."

"The Government Council? It seems that Zhao Yu is building his own team step by step. Jia Rudao was also shocked in his heart, but he didn't know how to stop it, the Government Council was to assist the Queen Mother in supervising the dynasty, and if he objected, he would offend the emperor and the Queen Mother at the same time.

Jia Rudao is right, the purpose of my establishment of the Government Council is to build my own team, and in the end, the Government Council will replace the Zhongshu Province and take charge of all ministries.

"Ladies and gentlemen, all ministries are acting normally, and if there is an urgent need, they can pass a letter to me through the Government Council, and I will approve it."

"Minister's order."

"Well, before I leave, I will discuss with the Queen Mother and ask the Government Council to arrange the affairs of various ministries, you and others are all old ministers of my court, and you are familiar with various ministries, so you must not disappoint me, right?"

"Your Majesty rest assured."

"Ye Aiqing, you are the envoy of the coastal system of Fujian Road, right?"

Ye Mengding said: "Back to Your Majesty, it is the minister who is also the minister." ”

"I still remember a few years ago when you led the Fuzhou Navy Division to clean up the water invaders, when the first emperor was overjoyed, and once said, I didn't expect Ye Aiqing to be able to fight in the water."

"Your Majesty, that's all the credit of the Fuzhou Navy, and the ministers don't dare to take credit."

"Well, if you have merit, you can see Aiqing's character. Ye Aiqing, the affairs of the Ministry of Officials will be handed over to the squire Zhu Pisun for the time being, this time I appointed you as the Qin Mission, and went to Fujian Road to verify the local land measurement and taxation, and I will secretly instruct. ”

"Minister, Ye Mengding, leader."

"Okay, Ye Aiqing, you and Wen Aiqing, Lu Aiqing stay, I still have something to explain, master, you can retreat first."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the ministers are retired." When Jia Rudao left, a thought suddenly popped up, this is a good opportunity, do you want to send the forbidden army privately and take the opportunity to get rid of Zhao Yu?

"Ye Aiqing, you asked Zhu Pisun to send someone to secretly investigate the Jinhua Governor Ren Song and Fang Zhuo, I suspect them of dereliction of duty and greed." I handed over a copy of Song Chengzu's memorabilia and said, "This is the investigation report of Song Chengzu from the Criminal Department, find out the above matters, and deal with it after I come back." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Aiqing, you will set off first, I will arrange for thirty imperial guards to accompany you, after you arrive, you can first go to the Fuzhou shipyard or Fuzhou sailor to have a look, and check if there are any descendants or descendants of the master craftsman of the Shenzhou giant ship."

"Commandment."

"I will visit in the name of Huyan Gongzi, the owner of Lin'an Shifeng Commercial Bank, just remember it then."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister retires."

Isn't Shifeng Commercial Bank a commercial house that produces monosodium glutamate and other items? Ye Mengding said in his heart, is it related to the emperor? It's just that Ye Mengding is a sophisticated person, so naturally he won't talk too much and ask the emperor for the bottom line.

"Song Rui, Junshi, go to Shifeng Trading House with me to see how Xiao Tian's recent performance is."