Now that he got an opinion from Li Hao, Ouyang Xiu next found Fu Bi and confirmed the matter with him.

For those who oppose the implementation of the new policy, Fu Bi will naturally not be merciful.

Of course, compared with the party after the Xining reform in history, a group of old ministers such as Fu Bi and Ouyang Xiu who have gone through the Qingli period are definitely called gentlemen.

Therefore, after the Ministry of Officials, Ouyang Xiu approved, and then gave Concubine Miao a seal, a set of processes, Tang Jie officially became the judge of Honglu Temple from Ying Tianfu Yin, and directly went to be responsible for foreign affairs against Western Xia, Goryeo, and Annam.

In this way, Ying Tianfu Yin's official position is vacant, and he needs to arrange someone to take office.

However, Li Hao didn't care too much about this matter, anyway, Ouyang Xiu and the others would definitely choose an official who supported the new policy, and it was impossible for them to cause trouble for themselves.

Of course, the main reason why Li Hao doesn't care is that there is no one to recommend, you must know that Ying Tianfu is the capital of accompaniment, and there are still grade requirements for the candidates of Fu Yin.

And the people around Li Hao who can be used, the highest official rank is Sheng Hong, but he is doing a good job now, and there is no need to join in this excitement with real power in hand, others like Sheng Changbai and Yan Fu are not qualified yet.

After all, Li Hao has too many civilian officials in contact, even if he adds borrowed forces, he can't find a few, after all, his father-in-law is the pinnacle of military generals, if he is asked to help select the people who lead the troops, it will indeed be able to pull out a large number of them.

On the civil official's side, Li Hao has always borrowed Ouyang Xiu's momentum, but Ouyang Xiu's connections will naturally be left to his son in the future, and Li Hao will not be able to meddle in it.

Therefore, Li Hao simply waited for Ouyang Xiu's notice with peace of mind, and the other was to start planning and wait for the first step of the new deal to end, so he rushed Ouyang Xiu and Fu Bi to conduct a performance appraisal of hundreds of officials.

Through the review of hundreds of officials, the fish that slipped through the net and were related to Zhao Zongquan left last time were cleared, and when there is a vacancy in the official position, you can find a way to transfer the people you want back to Beijing.

However, although Li Hao didn't want to care about this matter, he couldn't stand it, but some people wanted to seek progress through Li Hao's way.

No, Li Hao finally planned to rest in the house for a day, but someone came to visit early in the morning, which made him feel so restless.

If it weren't for the fact that the people who came were not good enough to send it directly, Li Hao would have wanted to shirk his illness and let people go.

But there was no way, Li Hao could only get up painfully and wash and dress under the service of the maids.

When Li Hao walked to the main hall, Wei, who was sitting in front of him, saw Li Hao first, and immediately said, "Why did you come so late and make the guests wait for so long, how rude." ”

Before Li Hao could answer, Wang Shiping, who came to visit, said directly: "Where is it, this is our rudeness first, and we didn't say hello in advance before coming." ”

Seeing Wang Shiping say this, Wei didn't say anything about Li Hao, after all, Wei was just polite and did some work on the face.

As for Li Hao's side, seeing that Wang Shiping said so, Li Hao also said a few polite words, and then sat next to Zhang Guifen.

In fact, when he got here, Li Hao could basically guess the reason why Wang Shiping and them came.

After all, at this time, Wang Shiping and the others suddenly came over, except for the position of Ying Tianfu Yin, what else could they be for.

However, it is also said that compared with Wang Shiping's current military department Shangshu Cao Shilang, although Ying Tianfu Yin does not serve in Bianjing, his rank and rank are all above it.

Through this transition, he may be able to jump to another level when he returns to the dynasty again, so it is no wonder that Wang Shiping is tempted.

It's just that Li Hao thought that he had no reason to help with this, it was difficult to do it, because the mother and son of the Wang family knew a little bit of politeness, unlike the original little Qin lady, who asked people to do things.

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Li Hao slandered in his heart, and made up his mind to paint the lake to the end, so after sitting down, he simply watched Wei and Mrs. Wang chatting.

Seeing Li Hao's appearance of not opening his mouth, Wang Shiping didn't know what to say for a while.

After all, it is a person who wants to have a face, and it is always difficult to ask people to help directly.

At this time, Mrs. Wang was more lively, and first introduced the topic to the reform of commercial taxation, and asked Li Hao:

"When I passed through the city in the past few days, I saw that the people who collected taxes everywhere had been replaced by the people of the three divisions, and they had heard what the merchants had said.

Since the reform, these taxes and profits have been checked, and there is no need for harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, saying that this is the good governance of the court and benefiting the people, and they are grateful to you! ”

Hearing this, Li Hao couldn't help but reply, so he said: "This is what the imperial court should do, and it is not worthy of such praise." ”

Mrs. Wang replied: "In any case, this matter was proposed and implemented by you after all, and I should thank you."

However, such good governance has been implemented in Bianjing, when do you plan to promote it everywhere!

In addition, didn't you say that Ying Tianfu was implemented together with Kaifeng Mansion, why didn't you hear about any movement in Ying Tianfu? ”

Seeing that Mrs. Wang deliberately led in this direction, Li Hao said with a lake: "Originally, there was indeed such a plan, but the situation changed a little later, so I stopped the matter over there first." ”

Seeing that Li Hao just didn't say anything about Ying Tianfu Yin, Wang Lao had to mention it himself: "Also, Ying Tianfu Yin has just been replaced, and now there is no official appointment of a new candidate, so it is indeed not good to carry out reforms."

But you have to pay attention, after all, commercial tax reform inevitably needs the support of the local government, and this new Ying Tianfu Yin still has to find a trustworthy person, so as not to miss your big thing, don't you say. ”

Li Hao saw that Mrs. Wang said this, and he also understood that the lake could not get through it.

He laughed twice and said: "The truth is naturally such a truth, but Ying Tianfu Yin is an important minister in the court, and which one of his candidates can be placed by me, everything depends on how the two prime ministers think about it." ”

Old Lady Wang naturally wouldn't let Li Hao throw the problem on Ouyang Xiu and Fu Bi, after all, with the current situation of the Wang family, there was almost nothing to say to the two of them, otherwise Old Lady Wang and Wang Shiping would not have come to ask Li Hao for something.

And looking at Li Hao's shirk, he obviously guessed his intention, so he couldn't play dumb riddles anymore.

After making up her mind, Mrs. Wang said: "This is a good word, the specific candidate is naturally to be decided by the two prime ministers, but the commercial tax reform is led by you after all, and the prime ministers will also ask for your opinion."

In fact, we came here today to ask you to see if Shiping had a chance to do this Ying Tianfu Yin. ”

Then, without waiting for Li Hao to speak, Mrs. Wang talked about Wang Shiping's advantages again: "Shiping has served in the local government for many years and has rich experience, so there will be no problem in handling affairs when he goes to Yingtianfu."

In addition, Shiping's father was also a supporter of the New Deal, so Shiping was deeply influenced by his father and strongly agreed with the New Deal.

If he is allowed to take office this time, he will definitely do his best to assist the three divisions to complete the commercial tax reform.

In addition, my royal family still has some old friends in the court, and I can persuade them to support the new policy and support your commercial tax reform at that time. ”

When Wang Shiping heard this, he immediately replied: "That's true, if I can go to Yingtianfu to serve, I will definitely support you fully." ”

Between the two of them, they both have key pronunciations on the word "you", which is obviously implying that as long as Li Hao can help Wang Shiping earn this Yingtianfu Yin, Li Hao will also be able to use the connections of the Wang family in the future.

It's just that Li Hao really doesn't like the connections of the Wang family, if these people are really useful, these two people will not come here to ask for help.

Of course, it is also possible that the Wang family itself is not strong, so those people are unwilling to contribute, after all, mutual benefit can last for a long time.

The Wang family can't bring benefits to others now, and it will naturally be difficult to get others to help, and it may be different if they are themselves.

After thinking for a while, Li Hao said: "I'll ask Ouyang Daxianggong when I get there to see what he thinks, of course, it's just asking, it may not be useful." ”

After hearing this, Wang Shiping got up and said, "As long as the adults help, then I will never forget the grace of the adults' recommendation." ”

Li Hao took this, and then asked Wang Shiping to continue to sit down and speak.

However, since the matter has been discussed, the mother and son of the Wang family did not stay long, and after a few words of greeting, they got up to say goodbye.

After they left, the Wei family also left, leaving only Zhang Guifen sitting next to Li Hao, and asked curiously: "You really plan to help Wang Shiping seek officials, you have always looked down on him." ”

"Well, depending on my mood, if I'm in a good mood, and I happen to meet it, plus I still remember this, I'll help him ask.

If I forget, he's out of luck. After Li Hao finished speaking, he was happy.

After laughing, Li Hao remembered to go to the South Workshop to have a look, since the last time the cannon was in actual combat for the first time, it amazed everyone, and a number of military generals, including the British Duke, were full of interest in this new type of firearm.

At that time, Li Hao was urged to officially include artillery in the army, but Li Hao always believed that the artillery was not yet perfect, and at least the cost had to be reduced first.

You must know that the current artillery is all made of bronze, and at this time copper is cash, so you can imagine the cost of this cannon.

However, in order to deal with them, and the overall situation in Beijing and Central China has been decided, there is no need for the artillery workshop to be placed in Zhengzhou anymore, so it is moved back to the south workshop, which is also convenient for Li Hao to come to guide.

It's just that Li Hao was busy with official business during this time, and he did have a little less in the past, so he just took advantage of today's free time to go over and have a look.

As a result, when Li Hao arrived, he found that Gu Tingye, Yang Wenyuan, and Yuan Wenshao were all here today.

Then he stepped forward and asked, "What is a good day today, why did you all come here and make an appointment?" ”

Seeing that it was Li Hao coming, Gu Tingye replied: "When I came earlier, Master Chen said that the arquebus you mentioned earlier had been made and could be tested today, so we will take a look." ”

Hearing this, Li Hao was puzzled: "Yes, why haven't I heard about this." ”

Just as he was about to find someone to inquire, Master Chen, who was in charge of this matter, hurriedly walked over when he heard the words and explained: "Back to my lord's words, because it has only just been developed now, and it has not been actually tested.

In order not to disappoint the adults, we plan to wait for the test to be correct, and then we will go to the Bing-sama. ”

Li Hao said: "Yes, it just so happens that I am here today, so let's take a look at your achievements together, and forget it today."

But in the future, if I ask you to make something made, you will pass it to me in time, understand? ”

When Master Chen heard this, he nodded like pounding garlic, and replied: "Yes, the little one understands." ”

Seeing him like this, Li Hao said: "Okay, don't blame those who don't know, you go down and let people prepare." ”

After sending the people away, Li Hao called the judge in charge of the South Workshop and ordered: "All the craftsmen involved in the production of artillery, muskets, and gunpowder should make separate records, and I will allocate another sum of silver as their reward."

In addition, you have to tell them that everything they have created now is a secret of the court, and they are absolutely not allowed to disclose it to the public, otherwise it will be the crime of killing their heads, understand? ”

The judge replied: "The lower official understands, and he will arrange this matter later." ”

Li Hao nodded, and let him go down to get busy.

After Gu Tingye and the others walked away, he said: "As for you, there are not only artillery, muskets, but also eight bull crossbows in the South Workshop, which are also done here, and there is no leakage of secrets." ”

Li Hao explained: "That's different, heavy crossbows such as the Eight Bull Crossbow, to ensure that the materials are available, it takes several years to prepare in advance, and the number of materials that can be used is not much, even if it is learned by others, the actual harm can not be great."

But artillery is different from muskets, once this technology is mastered, it can be mass-produced, and it cannot be done without caution. ”

Speaking of this, Li Hao felt that the guards outside the courtyard alone were not very reliable, so he said to Gu Tingye: "By the way, after you go back, transfer a team of people to garrison this place and work together to protect safety." ”

Although Gu Tingye has seen artillery, he does not attach as much importance to firearms as Li Hao after all, so he doesn't understand Li Hao's over-cautiousness.

But it doesn't matter, anyway, the South Workshop is already outside the city, and it is not difficult to transfer a team of people to garrison it, so I directly agreed to come down.

The test firing effect of the next arquebus test shot was really good, at least in terms of armor-piercing effect, compared to the bow and arrow.

As for the accuracy, it was not very good, twenty shots were fired at a distance of 100 paces, and only two shots were on target, and the others didn't know where to fly.

Gu Tingye was a little contemptuous of this, seeing Gu Tingye like this, Li Hao reminded on the side: "These are all novices, as long as you shoot a few more shots, I believe that the hit rate will naturally be higher."

And just training aiming and shooting in a straight line is much easier than training archers, and even if you don't have training, as long as the number comes up, the power will not be small. ”

When Gu Tingye heard this, it was really the truth, you must know that it takes at least three years to train an excellent archer, and this efficiency is quite different.

However, Gu Tingye thought about it, in fact, the bow and crossbow were to a certain extent, the cultivation speed was also fast, and the power was not too much, and he suddenly felt that Li Hao was exaggerating.

It's just that Gu Tingye didn't argue with Li Hao in the end, just listen to it anyway.

After reading the test here, Li Hao repeated the matter again, and went back to Bianjing City with Gu Tingye and the others.