Since the new emperor ascended the throne in the first year of Xingqing, the development of industry and commerce, the stimulation of domestic and foreign trade, overseas colonization, and the implementation of new policies in the Great Song Dynasty, clarifying the rule of officials, more than seven years have passed, the Great Song Dynasty has undergone earth-shaking changes.

And the most obvious change is that the Song court canceled Tian Fu and Shen Ding Qian. The "agricultural tax" on farmers was abolished, and only a corresponding tax was levied on a large number of landowners, but it was also extremely low.

The Tian Fu of the Song Dynasty followed the "Two Taxation Law" of the Tang Dynasty, with slight adaptations. The goods to be taxed are grain, silk, gold, iron and other products. There are two taxes in summer and autumn, the summer tax is mainly cloth, and the autumn tax is mainly rice grain. The summer tax is converted into money.

With the entry of overseas products into the Great Song Dynasty, the two taxes, which lasted for thousands of years in the dynasties, were abolished under the rule of Zhao Hong, the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty.

The other is Ding Qian, the law of the Song Dynasty, 20-60 years old is Ding, everyone must pay Ding Qian. In many places in the Great Song Dynasty, the Ding Qian exceeded the summer tax by more than three times, and the burden was extremely heavy, and the people were miserable. But until the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, Ding Qian was never exempted.

And now under the rule of Emperor Zhao Hong, Ding Qian, the mountain on the heads of the people, like the two taxes, has also been abolished.

The world is for the Song Dynasty, this is the benefit of overseas colonization.

Of course, the Great Song Dynasty built water conservancy, built roads and bridges, and built wharves and post stations, and the labor that should be served still had to be served. It's even a bit heavy. But for the people of the Great Song Dynasty who can be fed and clothed, and their children do not spend money to go to school, they can accept it.

Compulsory education, exemption from "agricultural tax" and "ding money", the good of the new dynasty to the people can be seen with the naked eye.

In the Lin'an Palace, in the imperial study, Zhao Hong was discussing with the ruling ministers, and at this moment his face was blue and upset.

The ruling ministers and the officials of the anti-corruption department below all looked embarrassed, and no one dared to move their teacups.

"Chen Sangun is just a small household, how can he lead thousands of people to make trouble? What are local officials doing? What was done? ”

Zhao Hong's face was pale, and several ruling ministers were speechless, all of them hung their heads and didn't dare to say anything.

Thousands of people stormed the yamen, robbed the government treasury of money and grain, and burned the yamen of Ganzhou, killing and wounding hundreds of officials.

What happened to make the people riot and storm the government yamen?

He is a child of the common people and knows that the people's livelihood is difficult and the people's life is not easy. Under his rule, he wholeheartedly exempted the people from harsh taxes and soothed the people's strength. Who knows that after eight years of hard work, there are still disgusting things.

"Your Majesty, after the flood in Jiangxi, the imperial court has already transported disaster relief money and grain to Jiangxi. The people made trouble, and the local officials could not escape the blame. Please Your Majesty issue a strict investigation! ”

As the head of the anti-corruption department, Zhou Ping had no choice but to stand up and play.

In the event of such a big civil unrest in Jiangxi, the local government is the culprit, and the Jiangxi Anti-Corruption Division is also inseparable.

"Your Majesty, I am rich in grain and rice, and the people rarely have a rebellion to grab grain, let alone storm the government. There must be something strange in it. Your Majesty! ”

Xu Liang, deputy director of the Anti-Corruption Department, also followed suit.

"In the year of great calamity, there will be great greed!"

Zhao Hong's face darkened, and he ordered in a hurry.

"Immediately send officials and people from the anti-corruption department to investigate, from the pacification envoy to the governor of Ganzhou, the general judgment, the six officials of the imperial court to the end, suspended for investigation. Xu Liang, Zhou Ping, the two of you and Song Ci, together with the important members of the Anti-Corruption Division, transferred the forbidden army to Jiangnan West Road in person, and must be thoroughly investigated. Anyone who has an official who provokes a civil uprising will be punished according to the law! ”

It has been six or seven years since the implementation of the new policy on Jiangnan West Road, and there are still overseas colonization, and grain is being transported in boats and ships, and the meeting is strong, why are there so many people making trouble and impacting the official yamen?

If they don't have enough to eat, how can the people take risks and gamble with their lives. No matter how good the policy is, when it comes to the bottom, it will always be because of the selfishness of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and they will be bold and reckless, so that the world will be aggressive and strange, and it is not uncommon!

These scumbags, who gave them the courage to abuse the peoples?

The faces of the officials in the room changed. After this disposal, is there still no head rolling and blood flowing like a river?

"Your Majesty, what should Chen Sangun and the others do?"

Zhen Dexiu was cautious and observed Zhao Hong's expression.

As he grew older, Zhao Hong's prestige and decisiveness had increased, which made them, the important ministers of the court, feel awe.

"The leader will be severely punished, and the rest of the people will not be held accountable as long as they surrender to their own families!"

Ordinary people, if they were not forced to be in a hurry, who would be willing to take risks and give up their families and careers to compete with the official army.

"Your Majesty, Chen Xiaoyan, the governor of Luting Prefecture, Fujian, was strict under his rule, and he was ineffective in suppressing bandits, and killed soldiers, so that it caused a mutiny, and the lives of the people were devastated, and hundreds of dead and wounded. What should I do about it? ”

Zhen Deok so continued to play, and the bad thing was another one.

"What else is there to consider? Killing soldiers, causing mutiny, and suffering of the people, not killing is not enough for the people to be angry, and not killing is not enough for the army to calm the hearts of the army. Arrest and bring to justice, Ming Zhengcanonical punishment, let Dali Temple and the Criminal Department do it quickly! ”

Zhao Hong said angrily, feeling even worse.

The soldiers shed blood and died in the front, and the rear was trying to force the people to rebel. These officials were so bold that they let him go straight away.

Recently, he has been very angry and loses his temper at every turn. I don't know, is it related to his harem uneasiness?

"Your Majesty, in the admissions exam at the end of last year, 27 candidates cheated and found someone to take the exam on their behalf; In Lin'an Normal School, instructor Hu Jinfang leaked the examination papers to the candidates. What should I do about it? ”

Wei Liaoweng played, and it was another matter of fire.

"All 27 candidates in Jinling University Hall are registered and are not allowed to participate in the school examination for life. The relevant invigilators shall be dismissed, the illegal income shall be confiscated, and severe punishment shall be imposed in accordance with the law. Hu Jinfang, a teacher at Lin'an Normal School, went into exile. Ask the Department of Education to improve the relevant legal provisions and implement them in all schools to prevent the recurrence of such cases! ”

Interests affect people's hearts. I didn't expect that the violations of the law in those educational examinations in later generations have appeared in this era.

Seeing the ministers' submissive appearance, Zhao Hong stabilized his mind, and said with a gentler face:

"Zhengong, how are you preparing for the bank?"

Before the war in Hanzhong began, he told Zhen Dexiu and others to prepare for the opening of the bank. Now that a few months have passed, it should be about the same.

With the stability of the new association and the acceptance of the people, the banks are the focus of this round of good governance.

"Your Majesty, the bank is ready. This is a new meeting to change boundaries this time, please take a look at it. ”

Jin Deok so took out a few brand-new banknotes and put them on the table.

"Is this a new coin?"

Looking at the banknotes on the table, Zhao Hong's eyes couldn't help but light up.

From ancient times to the present, human beings' love for money has never faded.

Such a beautiful and complex banknote, comparable to the RMB of later generations, should be difficult to counterfeit.

"Zhengong, this banknote should be difficult to counterfeit."

Zhao Hong asked subconsciously.

It seems that the Huizi of this realm is more exquisite than the Huizi of the previous realm, and it is also more difficult to imitate.

"Your Majesty, compared with the Huizi of the previous realm, the skin of the new Huizi of this realm is specially made by the banknote paper institute in Chengdu, Sichuan, and it is strictly forbidden to flow out. The pattern is single-sided color printing with patterns all around. The same is true of the monogram, which is extremely difficult to identify and imitate. ”

Zhen Dexiu introduced carefully, Zhao Hong nodded slightly, and solemnly explained.

"The world is bustling, and it is all for profit. As long as it is profitable, there are many traitors. The imperial court had to enact severe laws to punish those who counterfeit and use counterfeit banknotes. Counterfeiters are punished with capital punishment or exile depending on the amount, and the user confiscates the counterfeit banknotes and is punished several times more. ”

The ministers nodded yes.

Nowadays, the imperial court has a special yamen to govern the imitation of the Huizi, and the strict punishment is harsh, and the imitation has almost disappeared.

"Your Majesty, when the boundary was first changed three years ago, one piece of money in the market could only be exchanged for 400 yuan. Up to now, one piece of money has been exchanged for 600 yuan. After this boundary change, within two or three years, it should be able to return to the original value of 770 Wen at the beginning of the boundary change. ”

Zou Yinglong, the ruling minister, said with emotion.

"Wait until the bank is up and the boundaries are changed. With the increase of the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, the problem of the depreciation of Huizi will be slowly solved. Maybe it won't be a few years, and then you will have to send more people. A thousand dollars may not take a few years. ”

Zhao Hong smiled slightly, full of confidence.

With the increasing land of the Great Song Dynasty, the increasing population, and the increase in the scope of currency application, the problem of the depreciation of the Huizi will be solved.

Don't say anything else, just Western Xia, didn't it accept more than 20 million Huizi market. Considering the intensification of overseas colonization, there will be more and more meetings. Just like the dollar in later generations, it controlled the whole world, appreciated and depreciated, but it was just a few more times to open the machine.

"True Gong, how is the minting of silver and copper dollars?"

When it came to the bank, he unconsciously thought of the matter of the new coin minting, and Zhao Hong asked with anticipation.

Finance is the foundation of the country. If it is properly handled, it will benefit the country and the people, and it will be of great good.

"Your Majesty, when you go to Jinling, you will see the bank and the new currency!"

Zhen Dexiu smiled slightly, a little mysterious.

Zhao Hong laughed, and didn't ask, looking forward to it.

"Your Majesty, show you something, and you may be surprised and feel a lot more comfortable."

"I want to see, why are you scared of my farmer's fat?"

Zhao Hong was also interested.

Zhen Dexiu's eyes signaled, Xu Sheng went out, and soon came in with a bunch of things with the forbidden army.

"I'll go!"

Seeing the small cuboid things in the hands of the forbidden soldiers, Zhao Hong was taken aback.

"It's not going to be a match, is it?"

"Not bad! Your Majesty, the sides of the matchbox are coated with phosphorus powder and glass powder; The match head is mainly sulfur, but some other flammable materials are added, and the two rub together to cause fire. ”

Zhen Dexiu excitedly introduced, Zhao Hong picked up the match, took out the matchstick and wiped it, and with a "poof", the flame ignited.

"Little match girl!"

Zhao Hong blew out the flame and nodded with satisfaction.

If you have a cigarette, a match is lit, a dollar bill is lit, and a pair of sunglasses are not too comfortable.

"Bring it in!"

Zhen Dexiu shouted, and the two forbidden soldiers carried out two one-person-high clocks.

"Clocks!"

Zhao Hong's eyes were as big as eggs, and he told the truth on the spot.

In his time, clocks and watches appeared.

"Your Majesty, this is a pendulum, it took the craftsmen three years to make. The pendulum uses a pendulum to control other parts to make the pendulum move fast and slowly. It takes about three days to tighten it with a bullet bar. It's okay if you forget, just readjust the tightening. The pendulum has a glass casing that can be viewed from the outside. ”

Zhen Dexiu introduced carefully, Zhao Hong nodded, and said seriously:

"Although this pendulum is good, it is not a very good relationship, so don't give it away."

"Send ...... Bell! ”

Everyone was stunned and laughed.

"Now that the bullet bar is there, there should be no problem with the spontaneous firebolt?"

Zhao Hong asked subconsciously.

With the maturity of iron-smelting technology, there were already springs in the Northern Song Dynasty, and the so-called "finger wrapping" was made of fine iron.

"Your Majesty, the Jiangnan Ordnance Manufacturing Division has been able to produce. Not only is there no problem with the spontaneous firecracker, but the tube-drawn seismic thunderbolt has also been put into trial production. Perhaps when it comes time for His Majesty's Northern Expedition, both can come in handy. ”

Zhen Dexiu gestured, and a tube-type earth-shaking thunderbolt was placed on the table, blinding Zhao Hong's dog eyes.

"I'll go!"

Zhao Hong picked up the earth-shaking thunder, unscrewed the back cover and looked at it.

Unfortunately, there was no ammunition for the spontaneous firebolt, and there was no gunpowder in the sky-shaking thunder.

Hollow wooden handle, a pull rope with a small ring inside, you can see the friction plate and fuse inside.

"Your Majesty, when you pull the rope, this friction plate rubs like a matchskin to ignite the fuse, and then detonates the thunder through the fuse. The structure is very simple and cheap, but it is afraid of moisture, and it smokes, and it will be discovered by the other party when it is burned. ”

Zou Yinglong still has some regrets.

"You'll find that you can blow up your too!"

Zhao Hong nodded. There will always be improvements over time.

Smokeless gunpowder, as if it were a mixture of nitric acid and sulfuric acid. Three acids and two alkalis, perhaps, the next five-year plan can be proposed.

"I'm actually very curious about who made the friction plates and fuses. I must reward them! All those who create these new things, I will reward them well, greatly! ”

Zhao Hong's eyes were blazing and excited.

If this is placed in the future generations, these are all gods of science and technology, and they will be worshipped. And in this era, it seems to be the crystallization of collective wisdom.

"Your Majesty, if you are rewarded, you will have to go to the Jiangnan Weapons Manufacturing Division to find out. However, it was also according to His Majesty's advice that the craftsmen made these things. ”

"Your Majesty, if you want to be truly rewarded, reward yourself first. You are the national hand of my Great Song Dynasty! ”

"Your Majesty, with these things, it's hard for me to think about it if I don't want to be rich!"

The emperor turned his anger into joy, and the ministers were also beaming, all of them excited.

The original porcelain, silk, tea, etc., plus later matches, soap, soap, glass, pendulums, etc., including a small glass mercury thermometer, must have made the overseas trade of the Great Song Dynasty a lot of money.

"Okay, then let's take a steamboat to Jinling to have a look and experience the feeling of a thousand miles in a day!"

Zhao Hong's eyes lit up, and there seemed to be a lot of obscenity in his eyes.

It is indeed a wise saying to use some industrial planning to promote the development of the country's overall economy and science and technology.