The father and son entered the city, and when they arrived outside Li Gang's residence, because they were wearing civilian clothes, the guards in front of the Li Mansion hurriedly stepped forward and were about to drive away, but they recognized Yue Fei and his son at a glance, and everyone got out of the way, and said with a smile: "Yue Dashuai changed his clothes, we can't recognize him." ”

Yue Fei nodded and smiled, and asked, "Is Master Li in the mansion?" ”

"Here, my lord is here, Dashuai is a regular customer, and he doesn't need to report to enter again."

When the housekeeper of the Li Mansion heard the letter, he caught up with Yue Fei's words, and hurriedly responded with a smile, and ordered someone to introduce Yue Fei and the others' mounts into the mansion.

Although Li Gang is a Pingzhang military and state affairs, he is generous, but he does not like extravagance, the location of this mansion is good, located in the middle of Xiangyang City, just the usual three-entry courtyard, Li Gang does not accept his family to come, only with a few old servants, and more than a dozen subordinates waiting for living and eating, as for the guards at the door, it is the emperor's special order, so that the forbidden army sent a team of soldiers to come, specifically to protect his safety, so that there is a little bit of the prestige of the first minister of the imperial court.

Although Yue Fei dismounted at the main gate, it was entered through the side door, bypassing the main hall along the stone path path, passing through the cave door for a month, but it was a small garden, it was early autumn, although the green grass in the garden, there were no strange flowers and plants, but there were more than a dozen fruit trees such as peach trees and plum trees, the fruitful fruits had been hung with branches, the whole garden was fragrant, compared to the so-called famous gardens that were carved by hand, there was a real interest in the mountains.

To a corner of the garden, a blue brick and blue tile of three wings built against the wall, in front of the door two forbidden soldiers are standing with spears, seeing that Yue Fei is coming, the two silently let go of the side. Yue Fei dressed up, glanced at Yue Yun again, and then stood in front of the door and said loudly: "The last general, Yue Fei, asks to see Master Li." ”

"Oh, it's General Yue here."

Li Gang was talking to a few officials in the room, and when he heard Yue Fei coming, he felt a sense of relief, hurriedly got up and bowed his hand, and said to those officials: "I have military affairs to talk to General Yue. Everyone, how about we talk about it again in the future? ”

He shirked like this, and everyone had nothing to say, one by one, they came out one by one, and when they went out, they couldn't help but glare at Yue Fei a few times.

In the Song Dynasty, the emphasis was on literature and light on military force, and although military generals were important at this time, there were still many people among the civil officials who had the intention of discriminating against and preventing military generals, and Yue Fei had more troops. The stronger the strength, the more uneasy people among the civil servants will become, and they will be indifferent and vigilant. Even recently, many civil officials have written to the privy government, asking for the division of Bo Yuefei's powers, and not allowing a military general to control the army, so as to prevent the disaster of the feudal town in the late Tang Dynasty. The book went up, but was refuted by the emperor himself, and he was reprimanded, and everyone was discouraged (all the way to the network, the computer station.. cn)。 Great loss of face. At this time, he was fighting with Li Gang again. But Yue Fei came to stir up again, and everyone was angry with him, which inevitably took shape.

Yue Fei is not surprised. He is a strict and self-disciplined character, and there are only a limited number of people who respect him in his life, except for Zong Ze is Li Gang, there are very few, and the rest of the officials don't care about his attitude.

Sideways to get out of the way, waiting for those ugly officials to leave, Yue Fei stepped in, but saw Li Gang's face gloomy, sitting in the chair thinking about things. The tea bowl in his hand was steaming, but Li Gang was only holding it in a daze.

Yue Fei was strange in his heart, Li Gang had never looked so embarrassed, and when he saw a purple-robed civil official beside him smiling at him, he nodded to that one first, and then saluted Li Gang and said, "The last general Yue Fei has seen Xianggong." ”

"No need to be polite." Li Gang obviously had something on his mind, so he bowed his hand slightly and asked Yue Fei to sit down.

Yue Yun is very awake. Without waiting for his father's instructions, he had already taken a deep look and said:

"I've met Lord Xianggong."

He and Yue Fei have seen Li Gang many times, but they are all in Rongfu to see him, and it is a business matter, so naturally it is not his turn to speak, Li Gang has seen him a few times, but he didn't recognize it for a while, until he leaned over and saluted, Li Gang recognized it.

Standing up at the moment, he actually helped Yue Yun up in person, and then said with a smile: "Virtuous nephews don't need to be like this, this is a private house, just talk about the elders and young, don't be so polite." ”

In fact, at his age, it is okay for the Tuo to regard Yue Fei as a son and nephew, but Yue Fei's official position is heavy, so Li Gang intersects with Yue Fei's peers, and regards Yue Yun as a nephew.

He helped Yue Yun up, and ordered someone to bring a silver bottle to serve the soup, and after making a mess, seeing Yue Fei looking at the official who was reviewing his manuscript, Li Gang patted his head lightly, and said with a smile: "I'm actually confused." ”

He called the official over and smiled at Yue Fei: "This is the new Master Fan Chong, the new transfer envoy of Jingnan Road. ”

Yue Fei hurriedly got up, arched his hand and said with a smile: "I have heard that Lord Fan has a clear name for a long time, and I only have to meet today. ”

He has never been with Wen Chen, but it is rare to be so polite today, Yue Yun looked strange in his heart, but he didn't dare to make a sound.

In fact, this Fan Chongwen is famous in the world, he is a famous Confucian scholar, in addition to being proficient in learning, he is also particularly able to manage money, and he is a rare Confucian minister. In addition, this person also served as the transfer envoy of Jingnan Road, this road has more than 10 state capitals and more than 100 counties, and the financial power is in the hands of this person, Yue Fei has a lot of military affairs, even if the central government and the political hall are always responsible, but he still has to have a good relationship with the officials in charge of the financial endowment, so that everything can be done smoothly, with these two things, but it is no wonder that he is so polite to Fan Chong.

Yue Fei intersected like this, Fan Chong's eyes flashed a hint of color, but the answer was extraordinarily polite and sincere, he only smiled at Yue Fei, and said: "The commander understands what the marshal means, please rest assured, everything in the country cannot be compared with the military, as long as the marshal has orders, no matter how difficult Fan Chong is, he will always put the military first, please rest assured." ”

"Okay." Yue Fei also likes such a happy person, this Fan Chong's literary name shocks the world, but he is so straightforward, dealing with such officials is more than a hundred times stronger than those officials who are full of saints and righteousness, but do things obscene and despicable.

Li Gang saw that the two of them were familiar at first sight, and he was also happy in his heart, but he said: "Fan Chong, you are so righteous to General Yue, but you brought a big problem to the old man, where does this start." ”

Although Fan Chong was straightforward, he was still a Confucian in the end, and he was embarrassed to hear Li Gang's words, so he only smiled and said nothing, and only after sitting down calmly did he reply: "This is also the political affairs hall adhering to the holy order, and everyone agrees with the minister, that is, although you can't go back to Chang'an to discuss it, the official documents are exchanged, and the minister also agrees, and there is nothing else to say." Now Qin Xianggong is acting on Fujian Road, and Li Xianggong is in charge of Jingxi here, I am just ordered to do things, if Li Xianggong is really embarrassed, the lower officials will listen to the teaching, and please give a note to the Xianggong. ”

He laughed as soon as he said it, and Li Gang also laughed with him, but it was a bitter smile. Shaking his head and saying: "On the same day, I have been suffering from the redundancy of redundant officials and redundant officials in the Great Song Dynasty for a long time, starting from Emperor Zhenzong, the emperors of all dynasties want to solve this matter, how can I expect that the army will be more and more cut, and there will be more and more officials, during the reign of Emperor Renzong, the state spent ninety percent on military expenses and official salaries, and the rest of the miscellaneous expenses are also very much, so what else can be done?" Water conservancy roads and bridges, how to get the money out? If it weren't for the fact that the Great Song Dynasty has increased every year, I don't know what to do. ”

Li Gang said that the Song Dynasty has not solved the big problem in the world for three hundred years, after the founding of the country, it will govern the country with the purpose of strengthening the outside and strengthening the inside, and whenever there is a natural disaster, the army will be recruited and supported by the government, so that the displaced people can not be chaotic, and the army has been strengthened (all the way network, computer station.. CN) team. However, because the Song Dynasty implemented a conscription system, and the military salary was not low, an ordinary soldier could support his family with military salary, and when the forbidden army from more than 200,000 to 1 million forbidden troops at the beginning of the country was no longer able to afford it. In addition, the Song Dynasty Youlishi doctor, a large scientific examination, Jinshi and younger land from the beginning of the country more than 300 people a year, to a thousand people at a time, so that after the scholar is promoted, the official position is limited, so all kinds of officials who only take money and do not do things abound, and the cost of officials and various yamen is also a huge end. Song Shenzong insisted on reform to increase revenue, not because the income of the Song Dynasty was low, in fact, the financial revenue of the Song Dynasty was far higher than that of any previous dynasty, and the expenditure was far more than that of the previous dynasty. In this way, the income can only be used to maintain, and everything you want to do is overstretched, and the so-called poverty and weakness are called from this.

Seeing that everyone listened solemnly, Li Gang smiled bitterly, and said: "Therefore, the collegiate discussion is to abolish the prefectures and counties of the world, dismiss the officials who have no dispatch and have actual duties, organize and train the army, and even the central bureaucracy has been greatly reduced. Does everyone understand this truth, if you don't reduce officials, don't train the army, the court can't save money, the army can't match the name and the truth, and become the elite, the country of tigers and wolves in the north is on the side, everything can only benefit the world, not individuals. Therefore, His Majesty issued an edict to ask for advice, and I naturally agreed, and had nothing else to say. ”

Yue Fei had already heard and understood at this time, it turned out that Li Gang and Fan Chong were discussing the biggest government affairs in the world before they came, and this matter was originally ordered by Qin Hui to be inspected and implemented in various places, or in the fourth year of Jingkang, it was not implemented in the whole country until the sixth year of Jingkang, and the first thing to bear the brunt of it was the Fujian Road where Qin Hui was located, but I didn't expect that in Jingnan Road, this matter would also begin.

He was uneasy in his heart, knowing that he had stirred up the scene, and he had the intention to retire but it was too visible, and with Li Gang's words, he hurriedly said: "This is the first in the world, regardless of personal friendship, only justice." ”

Li Gang glanced at him and said with a smile: "Saving redundant officials and redundant expenses is also to use the money on the knife edge."

This matter has nothing to do with the military, but in fact, it is still for the sake of strengthening the forbidden army. The cardinal government already has a plan, and it is not a small amount of land money to be saved, and the number of forbidden troops after training is not much. For example, the Mo knife, which was a sharp weapon of the Tang Dynasty, was also used in the early years of my dynasty, but it was time-consuming to build, and it was too expensive, so it was gradually not used. The current knife players just use the ordinary ring head knife, how can it be compared with the Mo knife. Here's a breeze first, and by the end of the year, all of your knife players can change their knives! ”