Song Jiu added: "Your Majesty, the world is the world under Your Majesty, Your Majesty is in the deep palace, it is difficult for the people and middle and lower-level officials to see the dragon's face, what they see is mostly the boss, the officials of the ministries and departments take the prime minister as an example, the officials of the prefectures and counties take the governor as an example, and the soldiers in the barracks take the commander as an example." No matter how incorruptible His Majesty is, if there is a problem between the Zhongshu and the governors and the sections, the officials below will not be able to be honest. ”

Zhao Kuangyin was silent.

Needless to say, for example, Hebei, let Song Jiu make it miserable, after last year's large-scale investment, Henan came to a complete change, although there were many people at the beginning, Song Jiu did not dare to do it because he was afraid, careful and cautious. Later, Zhao Kuangyin repeatedly made heavy moves, and although Song Jiu was invisible, Yu Henan's actions became bigger. Until Zhao Pu fell, before the fall, everyone was very worried, and they didn't even sell much after the house was done. As soon as the front collapsed, the 500 houses in the back were sold out. Then there is an attached primary school, which is still five grades, four classes in one grade, and the teachers are a little inferior, but they will take the exam together with the primary school and enter the middle school. The main targets of this academy are the residents of the Hezhou industry and the disciples who work as workers. Its profit is mainly the profit of the house, and then invested in the Hezhou industrial deed shares. Then another thousand houses were built.

I have not been counting on how much money the house makes, but on the accumulated popularity. This small building has attracted more people to buy houses.

After the beginning of spring, the shops were also rented out, and the popularity was not too strong at first, and the rent was low, which was similar to the original Hezhou shops. But this is also temporary. After three years, the rent is necessarily different. In addition, the ten-story inn was also built, and the thirteen-story temple tower was also built.

This height is almost the limit of this era.

Of course, the cost is also very high, just an inn. I don't know how much steel was used in the road.

But in this era, such a tall building was repaired, which may not be as high as the Ming Hall in Luoyang in the Tang Dynasty, but it is also a daunting height, and there are sightseeing ladders to let visitors go up for sightseeing, but there are guards. Controls the number of tourists.

There was also a larger playground that opened in February, so it directly pulled more than half of the footfall.

However, Hebei can continue to maintain without him. Zhao Kuangyi clearly announced that he would pay taxes, but although Zhao Pu went down, the impact was still there. Who dares to go to the tax. Even if it is Su Xiao, a cool official, who is in charge of the capital's commercial taxes.

Moreover, the envoys of each section are also doing business, and each jurisdiction has its own specialties, and it doesn't matter if they move them to the capital to sell, the key is that they learn from Zhao Pu, occupy national resources, and transport goods to the capital. But they did not pay for it themselves, but carried it to the capital in the state tax goods. That is, the transportation costs are borne by the state, but the profits are made by them.

What is the superior, Zhao Pu is superior. What is the top Yanei, Zhao Chengzong also. What is a high-ranking official, each section is also envoys.

They have a way, they are doing business, they are not greedy, but they are greedy in disguise, occupying state resources, making profits for themselves, or directly not paying taxes. The officials below have no way, what to do, they can only be greedy for ink.

"They are heroes of the country."

"Your Majesty, they are the heroes of the country, but the official's business itself is unfair, why did Weichen promise that agreement with His Majesty, that is, when I saw the Zhuya on the street, I hit the idea of their resource advantage. In fact, strictly speaking, Weichen is now researching, idle at home, the problem does not matter, once he is an official, he cannot do business, so that he can be truly selfless. Otherwise, no matter what the imperial court does, the phenomenon of greed for ink cannot be eradicated. ”

"Xu and Tuzhi, Xu and Tuzhi," Zhao Kuangyin said embarrassedly, he is not ignorant of the way, he knows the way, in fact, Zhao Kuangyin also hates corrupt officials, he has killed many corrupt officials over the years, and he has done a relatively enlightened job, he wants not to be greedy, he must let these officials have no worries about food and clothing, in order not to be greedy, so he has successively increased the salary of officials, but it has not been eliminated, this is what disappointed him, and he can not increase the salary, so the treasury can not bear it, so he changed the method, and came up with a monthly report to encourage other officials to report. However, what Song Jiu said is not unreasonable, the root is broken, how can he expect the branches and leaves to get better, but this is his original promise, he has taken away your military power, and if you are gone, I will give you rich. What is wealth, and how much can be given by salary?

Zhao Kuangyin said again: "If the affairs of the steel supervisor are over, come to the third division, the third division still lacks a deputy envoy." ”

"Your Majesty, the three divisions are not good, the matter of the steel supervisor may take half a year, and then there is the affairs of the copper supervisor, the end of the copper affairs, and the affairs of the weaving car. The sugar supervisor in the south, Weichen also has to take care of these four things, and that one thing is not trivial. The minister can't be distracted for a few years," Song Jiu refused.

In fact, it's still okay, now he is mainly responsible for guidance, and there are very few people who do it himself, just like the sugar supervisor in the south, Song Jiu is here, and the progress will be faster. In Song Jiu's absence, the progress will be slower and the cost of research will be higher. But it's not impossible for Song Jiu to leave.

The main thing is that he doesn't want to be an official anymore.

used to assist Zhao Kuangyi because he wanted to get Zhao Pu down.

Zhao Pu got down, and he also got on Zhao Kuangyi's boat. What's next?

He had no success in recruiting Jiaojiao, and his official position was wiped to the end, plus he misunderstood that Zhao Kuangyin killed Chai Zongxun, and he looked at Zhao Kuangyin more and more lightly.

But let him participate in Zhao Kuangyi's murder of Zhao Kuangyin, Song Jiu still didn't want to do it, that didn't fit his character. I have the ability to save people, but I don't have the ability, I have to protect myself, but I also have to ensure that I won't harm others.

It is very difficult to do this, but as long as there is no official position, Zhao Kuangyi's wooing will not play much role. If you ask for money, you can give, but most of the money is spent, and how much can you give. What happens in the future has little to do with him.

He also said: "Your Majesty, and the minister promised the family's concubine Yuping very early on to let her go to the Khitan to see her biological father. Originally, I planned to let her go last year, but at that time she was pregnant again and couldn't make the trip. Soon Yuping was about to give birth, and the Liao State sent Yelu Changzhu to hire her, so Weichen asked her to carry Yuping over from the sea, let her stay there for a while, and then bring her back. This is somewhat out of line with the imperial court system. I also hope that Your Majesty will forgive. ”

"It's not in line with the imperial court system......" Zhao Kuangyin smiled, but didn't care. Ping used to visit relatives, not defect. Moreover, with Yuping's life in the Song family. There is her biological father over there, and what conditions can be offered to let Yuping stay in the Khitan for a long time. If it really happened, it was Song Jiu's matter, and it had little to do with the imperial court.

Song Jiu also thought of it and continued: "Therefore, it is not suitable to be an official at this time, if Weichen serves as the deputy envoy of the third department, it is an important official position of the state. The concubine went to Liao, maybe Liaoguo had some bad thoughts and detained Yuping. Could it be that the country will send troops to attack the Liao State for a concubine? At this time, you can't be an official. ”

This reason is not too important, mainly the first one.

Iron is important, and copper is equally important. The Song Dynasty was short of money. There was also a shortage of money in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and iron money was even popular in many areas. Song Jiu's gold shop was a solution, but he had no confidence in the end. As for the cloth, it is even more important, in Zhao Kuangyin's heart, it is even far more important than money and iron.

There was no forced persuasion, let Song Jiu out of the palace.

Back home, Pan Li'er asked with concern: "Official." What is the matter of Your Majesty calling you into the palace? ”

"There's nothing else to do, just ask me if I can serve as the deputy envoy of the third division."

"The deputy envoy of the third division." Zhu Er asked happily. married, she married with Yun'er, but she was unwilling to leave Pan Li'er, their husbands were outstanding students in the academy, but the family background was not very good, so Song Jiu simply took out some more dowry, and after they got married, they moved directly to the Song family and continued to stay in the Song family, just like Tsing Yi, it cannot be counted as a debt, and the children's surnames will still follow their husband's surnames in the future. On the contrary, the eldest twins married directly into their husband's family. There is also a pair of more beautiful little twins, big and small Su, Tian was still very young when he bought it back, he has learned a lot of words in recent years, his appearance is outstanding, and his heart and eyes are a little high, if they are asked to be Song Jiu's concubines, it is no problem, but this is Song Jiu's family, other people's concubines are equal to commodities, they will definitely not do it, marry a wife, high is not successful, low is not enough, so they continue to stay in the Song family as a maidservant.

"I refused."

"Why?"

"The deputy envoy of the third division, can he concurrently serve as a judge in the past?"

"It's not going to work."

"When the research over there is critical, can you put it down?"

"Not really."

"How do you do both?"

Pearls are speechless.

Song Jiu didn't say anything about the two students, the matter was undecided, and it didn't work if he said it. It's not that he doesn't want to be an official, now he is not bad for money, he is an official, and he also wants to be an official, but at this time, he doesn't want to be an official anymore, for fear of being caught in the middle and uncomfortable.

Song Jiu said again, "But Your Majesty acquiesced in Yuping going to visit her father. ”

Yuping looked at Song Jiu gratefully.

This year, the two countries finally reached a peace agreement, and from Sanguan to Yizhou, the two countries each set up a number of revenues to allow businessmen to trade, but there were many restrictions, and the phenomenon of smuggling was still very serious. Moreover, the two countries are making a truce and no longer attacking each other. The border matter, the two countries tacitly did not mention it, and both wanted to wait until their respective strength to solve it, the Song Dynasty intended to get involved in the entire Youyun Sixteen Prefectures, and the Khitan was ready to recover the two or three states that Chai Rong had taken. Put aside the controversy for the time being, and take harmony as the precious, this tone Song Jiu is so familiar......

That can only be said to be a little better than before, and it will definitely not allow the people of the two countries to come and go freely, and the merchants of the Song Dynasty can only enter the field set up by the Khitan, and they are not allowed to cross the border, and the same is true for the Khitan side.

Yuping's biological father is not good in the Khitan, and according to the system, Yuping cannot go to the Khitan to visit her father.

Everything is ready, only Dongfeng is owed, but Yuping has always been worried about this matter, afraid that someone in the court will use this to frame Song Jiu.

The emperor acquiesced, so no matter how many ministers are impeached, it doesn't matter.

Pan Li'er looked at Yuping and said, "Sister Ping, congratulations." ”

Yuping said softly: "It's the slave family's life is good, the official, and the mercy is also happy, you might as well include the big and small Su in the room." ”

Under Song Jiu's "enlightenment", the three of them were not so conservative. However, as soon as she became pregnant, no matter how Song Jiu persuaded her, all the tricks were stopped. In this era, pregnancy may not be a real joy, there is a risk of miscarriage, miscarriage, dystocia, and the birth of a child may not be safe, and it is very normal for babies to die early. Pan Li'er gave birth to another daughter, and she was also anxious, so she took a name, Panpan. Hopefully, Song Jiu did not object. In fact, in Song Jiu's heart, men and women are the same, as long as the mother and child are safe, it is better than anything else.

Therefore, as soon as they became pregnant, the two women were more nervous than anything else.

Since Pan Li'er became pregnant, Song Jiu had to sleep alone.

"Stupid." Song Jiudao.

"The slave family suddenly gave up the officials."

"It's stupid again, it's not like I won't go back, stay for a few months, and you can come back when you want to come back, and I'll be released for a while."

The family was talking, and suddenly a servant of Pan Mansion ran in and said eagerly: "Jiulang, the big thing is not good, Da Lang beat Liu Gang of the pseudo-Han and was shackled by the second king and escorted to Kaifeng Mansion." ”

"Hit Liu Gang?"

"yes."

"You can't fight," Song Jiu said depressedly, at this moment, the emperor was a baby. (To be continued......)