Just as Li Hao was looking at this prosperous scene, the escort who followed Li Hao out suddenly leaned against the carriage window.

said: "My lord, someone has been following us all the time, and he has been there since he left the house, do you want to bring someone to take them down." ”

Li Hao lifted the curtain, glanced twice in the direction pointed by the guard, then shook his head and said, "No need, just let them follow." ”

When the guard heard this, he persuaded, "But I don't know what their intentions are, and the small worry is that it will be bad for the adults. ”

Li Hao replied: "Don't worry, this is Ying Tianfu, not a poor country far away from the Emperor Tiangao, and no one dares to risk the disapproval of the world."

Nine times out of ten, the people behind him were the ones sent by Ying Tianfu Yin, so they didn't have to worry about them. ”

After that, he lowered the curtain and sat back in the car.

And the guards were not completely relieved, although they had no intention of arresting people, but they still ordered the two to break away from the team while there were many people in the market.

Hidden in the shadows to monitor the followers, so as to facilitate timely announcements.

However, Li Hao and his entourage did arrive at Guozijian smoothly, and there were no waves in the middle.

Then it is not easy for this large group of people to go in directly, after all, this Nanjing Guozijian is listed as the highest institution of learning in the Northern Song Dynasty along with the Guozijian in Tokyo and Xijing.

And it is the only one that has been upgraded from the academy to the national prison, and this card is the only one in the world.

Among them, Fan Zhongyan's contribution in this is very large, after all, this upgrade was completed in Fan Zhongyan's Qingli New Deal.

Who let Fan Zhongyan preside over this place when he was in the Yingtian Academy stage, in addition, Fu Bi, Ouyang Xiu and others also have a close relationship here.

Li Hao naturally wouldn't slack off here, and immediately let the subordinates of Ouyang Xiu's family enter through the back door with things and send them directly to Ouyang Yi's residence.

He walked in from the main gate with a few guards, intending to enjoy the scenery of the Nanjing Guozijian along the way.

Of course, Li Hao also asked people to take his own post to find the supervisor of the next sentence, and anyway, they all came once, so they burned the incense that should be burned by the way.

Speaking of which, except for the time when Li Hao was studying in Yangzhou, he really didn't visit other academies, and even Li Hao, the Guozijian of Bianjing, never went there.

If you compare it with Qingtan Academy, this Nanjing Guozijian looks much taller.

As far as the eye can see, there are many houses among them, and their specifications and numbers are far from comparable to that of Qingtan Academy.

Although there is a lack of mountains and forests, it may also be because it is located in the middle of the city.

In it, there is a quiet and quiet in the middle of noisy, as if stepping through the gate of the academy and entering a paradise.

When Li Hao walked to the Chongsheng Temple, Cui Chong, the current supervisor of the judgment country, also rushed here.

said: "I don't know how to come, the lower officials have missed the distance, and I hope that the lord will forgive the sin." ”

Seeing that it was Cui Chong who came here, Li Hao didn't care too much in his heart, but said politely: "It's not strange if you don't know, it's that I didn't say hello in advance, but I tired you to run this trip." ”

In fact, compared with Cui Chong, Li Hao would prefer that Hu Yuan, another supervisor of the judgment country, would come over, because Hu Yuan's status is special.

Hu Ying is a great Confucian in China, a recognized leader in the literary world, and was honored by Fan Zhongyan as "the mantle of Confucius and Mencius, the leader of Suhu", and is a real generation of grandmasters.

On the other hand, Cui Chong may also have some knowledge in his belly, but he is more of an official than a literati.

In terms of official position, although the rank of a judge is not low, it is not enough to move Li Hao.

Facing Li Hao's words, Cui Chong replied: "My lord is polite, I don't know how to come here, but I have something to order." ”

Li Hao replied: "I have to come to Ying Tianfu to deal with some official business, and then help someone send something over, and by the way, I will take a look at this country."

But you here, do you have any difficulties that need to be solved by the imperial court? ”

After listening to Li Hao's words, Cui Chong could naturally think of whose children would be who could work Li Hao to deliver things.

Although Li Hao said that he was on the way, as the prime minister of the dynasty, I am afraid that there are not many people who can let him help with this.

And it's not enough to be powerful, you have to have a good personal relationship to be possible. Otherwise, if Li Hao is really unwilling, even if the two ministers are afraid that they will not be able to force Li Hao now.

Cui Chong thought in his heart at this time that he must be better to Ouyang Yi in the future, after all, even if he can survive Ouyang Xiu, he can't survive Li Hao.

Later, when he heard Li Hao ask about the difficulties, Cui Chong thought that Li Hao was just polite, and he didn't want to cause trouble for Li Hao and leave a bad impression.

He replied: "The imperial court has given great support to Guozijian over the years, so there is no difficulty, thank you for your concern." ”

In fact, Li Hao really intends to help solve some practical problems, after all, everyone is here, so he has to do something.

As a result, I didn't expect Cui Chong to not complain, so Li Haoquan should save himself trouble, so he said: "Yes, that's good, in this case, let's go shopping in Guozi Prison." ”

Cui Chong said, "Okay, then I'll show the way for the adults." ”

Li Hao did not refuse this, and continued to turn around with Cui Chong in Guozijian.

On the way, Li Hao revolved around the matter of Guozijian and extended to the situation in Ying Tianfu.

And asked: "The development of Nanjing Guozijian is inseparable from the support of Ying Tianfu, and now it is so good here, which also has the credit of Ying Tianfu Yin in the past dynasties!" ”

Cui Chong continued: "That's true, for example, Ouyang Daxianggong and Fu Daxianggong both served as Yingtianfu Yin, and they both played a great role in the development of Guozijian. ”

When Li Hao heard this, he smiled and said: "It's not okay for you to only praise your predecessors, isn't the current Lord Yin Tang of Kaifeng Mansion not helpful to Guozijian?" ”

Cui Chong hurriedly replied: "My lord said that he was joking, Lord Tang naturally helped Guozijian a lot, even the official field outside the city that was used to support the prisoners was also placed by Lord Tang. ”

"yes, that's why you need to bring him with you when you boast." After that, Li Hao asked a lot of questions one after another, and then slowly guided the focus to Tang Jie, so that Cui Chong could introduce Tang Jie's temperament and temperament.

After some words, Li Hao found that in Cui Chong's mouth, Tang Jie really had nothing wrong except that he was a little proud and unwilling to participate in the gathering of his colleagues.

Relatively speaking, Cui Chong's words are still more credible, after all, what he said is what happened around him.

Since he knew everything he wanted to know, he knew almost everything, and the goal was achieved, Li Hao said goodbye to Cui Chong and returned home.

Early in the morning of the second day, Tang Jie came with a post and came by appointment, and Li Hao specially went out of the hospital to greet him in order to show his friendliness.

But apparently Tang Jie didn't seem to appreciate it too much, and he didn't have a smile in the face of Li Hao.

Of course, after listening to Cui Chong's introduction, Li Hao was also prepared at this time.

After the two of them sat down and put the tea away, Li Hao asked all the subordinates to retreat far away, so that the two of them could talk freely.

"Lord Tang, I came here to ask why you want to stop the three divisions from acting, and what are the reasons."

In the face of Li Hao's directness, Tang Jie also replied directly: "Since Master Li is outspoken, then I will also say it directly."

I strongly disagree with the so-called commercial tax reform, the local government is already responsible for guarding the land and the people, building bridges and paving roads, maintaining the people's livelihood on weekdays, and providing relief to the people when they are in difficulty, which does not require spending money.

Without the support of money, I can't wait for local officials to do things with just one official seal.

If there is a disaster in the future, it is difficult for us to wait until the disaster in Bianjing arrives, and then we will not be able to help the people. ”

Regarding this question, Li Hao replied: "How does this sound a bit problematic, since the Taizu period, my dynasty has set an iron law, except for the necessary funds, the rest of the wealth must be sent to Beijing, and it must not be withheld for no reason.

As for the original interception part, now as long as the local government government reports to the three divisions, and then the three divisions allocate it to the local government, the actual amount that should be left is not small, I don't understand what the problem is.

Moreover, this move is also for the sake of the people's livelihood, and the unified collection of taxes by the three divisions can avoid the layers of squeezing by local governments, which is a good thing for the people. ”

Tang Jie said: "This is easy to say, but if you want to transfer out the money that has entered the treasury, I am afraid that it will not be easy, and can this amount really match all of them?"

Although Master Li has a good heart, he has no experience as a local official after all, and he doesn't understand how troublesome it will be to take such a step in the problem of docking with people.

Moreover, the three divisions of the yamen are far away in the capital, and they are beyond the reach of the local tax customs, how to supervise the local tax customs, and how to ensure that the local tax customs can act in accordance with the law. ”

Li Hao naturally has ideas about this problem, anyway, the problem of the Great Song Dynasty officials is very serious, and I don't know how many officials stay in Bianjing City and only receive a salary, but have no real position.

After the commercial tax began to be promoted to all walks of life, Li Hao planned to establish a local inspection system and make use of these people.

At that time, it will not only be for the three divisions, but also for the supervision of local officials.

Of course, this inspection system will be very different from the current Taiwan admonitions, and it is necessary to check and have empirical evidence before people can be taken in, after all, the current set of methods used to hear about Taiwan admonitions is really disgusting.

And Li Hao's ultimate idea is to wait for the inspection system to be perfected, and then use him to replace the Taiwan admonition, anyway, the reason for the rise of the Taiwan admonition in the Song Dynasty is to check and balance the power of the emperor and strengthen the imperial power.

Li Hao thought that he would definitely have to be a good person in the future, so as not to be disgusted, so he simply found a way to deal with it in advance.

Of course, this is all an afterthought, and now in the face of Tang Jie's problem, Li Hao is actually very unimpressed, because the people in the three divisions who said this will be corrupt and take bribes, and the local officials will not be the same.

To put it really bluntly, local officials and clerks have lived in the same place for a long time and have a better understanding of the local situation, but they are unscrupulous in their work.

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It's just that in the face of Tang Jie, Li Hao still explained his plans one by one, hoping to make Tang Jie understand that it is a good thing for Da Song to do this.

But Tang Jie lacked trust in Li Hao, and he didn't think that Li Hao's advocacy of reform was correct.

In the end, before leaving, Tang Jie said: "Regarding this matter, I will continue to write to the two prime ministers and the official family, and ask them to take back their orders."

So you don't need to persuade me anymore, as long as I am still in Yingtianfu for a day, I will never allow such a chaotic order to be executed. ”

After Tang Jie left, Judge Han and a few of the others who were waiting outside the door also entered the house and said, "My lord, the Tang Governor is so stubborn, what should we do next?" ”

Li Hao shook his head and said: "He is indeed stubborn, but the big waves are surging, and a Tang Jie can't stand the way."

You continue to wait in Yingtianfu, and I will leave for Beijing tomorrow to arrange the follow-up, and the reform of Yingtianfu must be carried out. ”

Everyone responded, and then retreated under Li Hao's order, of course, Judge Han was left by Li Hao.

After waiting for no one around, Li Hao said: "Tang Jie, I will find a way to demote him and transfer him away, and Kaifeng Mansion Yin will replace him with someone who supports the new policy."

It's not going to be long, so you'll need to prepare for me in advance.

In addition, the corruption problem mentioned by Tang Jie may indeed occur, so if you have the opportunity, you might as well come to a chicken killing monkey to show it and warn everyone.

As for who this monkey chooses, I'm sure you know how to choose.

In order to really have a warning effect, you can loosen the ties for him appropriately, so that he can make more trouble, understand? ”

Judge Han replied, "Your Excellency understands that you will not disappoint your lords." ”

"You do things, I don't worry." After Li Hao finished speaking to Judge Han, he asked him to go down as well.

On the way back, there were no cumbersome salutes, and the speed was obviously much faster, and before the city gate closed at dusk on the third day, Li Hao entered the city.

When they returned to the house, Zhang Guifen was really curious about Li Hao's return so quickly, but they were prevaricated by Li Hao's official statement.

Early in the morning of the second day, Li Hao went directly to the political hall to find Ouyang Xiu.

Although Ouyang Xiu was a little surprised that Li Hao returned to Beijing so quickly.

But for the situation explained by Li Hao, Ouyang Xiu obviously had a plan.

asked directly: "Then tell me how to deal with Tang Jie." ”

On the way back, Li Hao thought about it, so when he heard Ouyang Xiu's question, he immediately replied: "Tang Jie, this person may have good moral character, but judging by his words and deeds, I am afraid that he will not come to support the new policy."

So don't let him go out to work again, you might as well transfer him to a noble place, which is the most worry-free.

But it can't be leveled, and the officials must be demoted at two levels, otherwise they will be prestigious, or everyone will learn from him, and this new policy will not be implemented. ”

Ouyang Xiu smiled after hearing this, and said, "You think very well, I originally thought that you would let me smooth him out, after all, everything he did was not for his own selfish interests, and there was no corruption and perversion of the law." ”

Li Hao replied: "In my uncle's heart, am I such an inflexible person?

Although Tang Jie did not violate the law of the country, since he blocked the road to the New Deal, he could only be wronged.

Everything is for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty, and I believe that Tang Jie, when he sees the results of the New Deal, will understand our good intentions. ”