A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

The number of grassroots officials in the Song Dynasty was pitifully small. Shen An felt that it was probably even smaller than that in the Ming Dynasty.

But local affairs are complicated. What can a few officials do?

Nothing can be done!

So you don’t have to work anymore?

I must do it!

Starting from Emperor Taizong of the former Tang Dynasty, the government designated certain wealthy households to contract food expenses for some low-level officials. This rule evolved into the Five Dynasties, and things became more and more lively.

In the Five Dynasties, the local government had to provide everything for the common people. For this reason, they creatively invented new household registrations, such as pig households, paper households, charcoal households... they even asked the people to provide special dyes, called safflower households and comfrey households.

By this time, the burden on the people had reached its peak.

Zhou didn't mention that in the Song Dynasty, the burden on the people was still very heavy. Emperor Taizong did a good thing, which was to cancel the link between the salaries of the people and officials.

Then the Xiang army of the Song Dynasty showed their power and took over all the work of the Song Dynasty.

Building rivers, building roads and bridges... ferries, carpenters... Anyway, the Xiang army was just a miscellaneous army, they could do any kind of work, but they liberated the people.

But there is nothing the official service can do. This is the specific responsibility of the government. The Xiang army has nothing to do and can only recruit people to serve.

The staff are mainly from farmers and are dispatched according to their grades.

How many things are happening in the state and county?

There are so many.

Who does these things?

There are only so many officials, so we can only let these servants do it.

These servants are farming well at home, and their wives and children are hot on the bed. There are also those landlord families who cannot escape.

After being drafted, the family could no longer do any work, and the family watched helplessly as the fields lay waste. What will happen if the family runs out of food next year?

Cold!

Don't expect the government to take care of you, just make a living on your own.

So the land could only be sold, and then the family became poor, either farming the land as tenants or begging...

So this is what it means to break up a family through professional service.

The root cause is that the people who serve have no income and are working in vain.

Who can bear the long days?

If you are smart, flexible, and have the opportunity, let's all be greedy, collude to poach people, and finally serve and become a rich man. It is also an adventure.

"...Many petty officials have become rich...that's how it is in the official family. I dare not speak nonsense."

Zhang Qiwei's face turned pale, and he felt that he was probably not going to die soon.

If this matter is exposed at some point, the official family will be angry to death, right?

He took a peek at Zhao Shu and saw that his face was as dark as water. He couldn't help but feel his legs weaken, and he knelt down and said, "Guan family, this has happened for many years!"

This has already happened, but everyone is tacitly aware of it and hasn’t told you.

"I am deaf and blind!"

Zhao Shu felt very heavy, so Zhao Xu quickly asked someone to get hot tea, and then served him to drink it.

"Officials." Han Qi advised: "The ancestors used servants with good intentions. At that time, the income of the imperial court was small, but the threat from the north was great, and the national supplies were insufficient, so we could only use common people to serve... It's just... …”

Zhao Shu looked at him without saying anything.

"only……"

Han Qi was a little embarrassed to continue talking.

It turns out that the original intention of the servants was to reduce the cost of the court. Otherwise, the Song Dynasty would have to have petty officials doing work everywhere. How many people would there be in total?

How much food do so many people need every year?

So it’s better to be a sergeant!

It's a great pleasure for a small official who doesn't spend any money.

But the petty officials were naughty, and some of them took the opportunity to poach and made the place a mess.

"only……"

Zhao Shu was still looking at Han Qi and suddenly asked: "Just what?"

Han Qi turned his eyes and felt that he had only one choice.

"Guan family, this kind of thing... it's time to change."

After Han Qi finished speaking, he felt light all over, as if he had just come out of the latrine. He couldn't help but turn around and look at the ministers.

That Sima Guang...

He turned out to be wearing a black face?

Yes, he opposed the exemption law. First he was slapped by Shen An, and now he was slapped again by me.

Are you honest?

Zhao Shu looked at his troubled son and thought of all the troubles he had gone through for this matter. His heart softened and he asked, "What does the prince think?"

This is a public place, and the relationship between them has become that of monarch and minister.

Zhao Xu said: "In the official family, I think the main reason for this is that the people are overwhelmed. Once they are enslaved, the rich are fine, but ordinary people can hardly break their families. What do they gain in the end? What do they lose? I think this is more loss than gain!"

"Cough cough cough..."

Someone behind him was coughing and his face was red, but it wasn't from coughing up, but from being angry.

"The ancestral law... cannot be touched!"

Zhao Shu glanced at this man and said, "How about I touch you?"

In an instant, everyone knew that the official was angry.

Shen An took a look and saw that the speaker was Lu Hechun, Inspector of Salt and Iron of the Third Division, a die-hard conservative and die-hard opponent of the New Deal.

Zhao Shu stood up and walked slowly over. Lu Hechun raised his head and said: "Guan family, this matter should be postponed..."

Those who move slowly will most likely end up in vain, as history has proven.

This guy is so brave, he dares to contradict Zhao Shu.

What are you asking for?

Shen An felt that he was seeking fame.

What officials of the Song Dynasty liked most was to raise their hopes. They were just pretending to be the same as those so-called "masters" who squatted on Zhongnan Mountain during the Han Dynasty. However, the former Han Dynasty pretended to be an expert, and the Song Dynasty pretended to be a gentleman...

A gentleman must be upright and upright!

Zhao Xu whispered: "It would have been a slap in the face for me."

Shen An said angrily: "That's an official family. How can an emperor do anything he wants?"

Snapped!

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Shu in front of him waved his hand and gave Lu Hechun a slap in the face, and then cursed: "You guys look disgusting to me. Someone, pull them away!"

Chen Zhongheng shouted: "Here comes someone!"

The only people accompanying us today were people from the Imperial City Department. They were not familiar with the business, so they hesitated for a while.

Zhao Shu became angry and cursed: "They are all sycophants!"

Oh ho!

The official seemed to be ill.

Shen An quickly shouted to Cao Yi who was next to Lu Hechun: "Old Cao, uncle Guo, what are you waiting for? Take action!"

This is a good opportunity to make a contribution!

Once in a lifetime!

Cao Yi hadn't reacted yet, but his trust in Shen An made him take action subconsciously.

Boom!

He punched Lu Hechun all over his face.

Shen An was stunned.

Zhao Xu whispered: "Why did you let him do it? It's not good to beat officials in full view of everyone."

"You know what the heck!" Shen An said angrily: "I asked him to drag Lu Hechun away, but uncle Guo is too honest and will do whatever he says... Damn it!"

Shen An's face wrinkled up. Zhao Xu looked over and saw Cao Yan using sumo wrestling tactics, grabbing Lu Hechun and then throwing him from his back.

Bang!

Lu Hechun fainted with a hiccup, his face was covered with blood, and he looked as if he had just been ravaged by several big men.

Cao Yan felt that his skills were good, and proudly handed over his hand, "I'm showing my shame."

For your sister!

The ministers looked at the miserable Lu Hechun blankly, feeling that there was really nothing they could say about this matter.

Officials, please take care of Uncle Cao Guo.

But Zhao Shu said in a deep voice: "Well done!"

Is the official sick?

So none of the ministers dared to beep.

Shen An couldn't help but sigh when he saw this.

It turns out that these people are the ones who bully the weak and fear the strong!

Zhao Shu felt that Cao Yan had let out a bad breath for him, and the burning sensation on the back of his head had eased a lot, so he said, "What kind of third division inspector are these people? I think Uncle Cao Guo is better than him!"

Cao Yi was happy when he heard this, "The official is wise!"

The job of the inspector of the third division is to supervise the officials of the headquarters. Naturally, Cao Yi could not do it and lose points. But this recognition is really rare!

This guy is quite the limelight, I think Queen Mother Cao in the palace will be very pleased.

Zhao Xu said regretfully: "I can't do anything, you were the one who should have done it just now."

He felt that this was a good opportunity to make meritorious deeds, but Shen An felt that this was an opportunity to offset his merits. "If someone goes up, his legs will definitely be broken... The prime ministers and ministers are all here, and everyone has seen a lot of things." good."

You shameless person!

Zhao Xu looked at him and felt that the dark thoughts he occasionally had were all influenced by Shen An.

"His Majesty……"

Someone knelt down.

Then more than ten people knelt down.

Zhao Shu said with a livid face: "What do you want to do?"

Those people didn't speak, but everything was in silence.

This is a silent protest!

What they were worried about was not the immunity from service law, but the beginning of the New Deal.

In the past few years, the Song Dynasty has continued to make some small innovations, but these small innovations were not significant and did not touch the souls of these people, so everyone still tolerated it.

But today is different.

As soon as the exemption law came out, the first thing that everyone thought of was the New Deal.

What is the New Deal?

It means subverting and reforming previous policies.

The New Deal is to carve out the flesh of a certain group, and the draft exemption law is the beginning, directly robbing the rich and giving to the poor.

Whose flesh will be cut next?

"His Majesty……"

Lu Hechun woke up and shouted: "Your Majesty... the world will be shaken and the world will be in chaos... Your Majesty!"

The dozen or so people raised their heads and looked at Zhao Shu expectantly.

Zhao Shu looked at these people and felt that his head was like a tight band, which was extremely uncomfortable.

Zhao Xu walked over, supported him, and said: "Guan family, it is up to them whether the world will be in chaos or not..."

Damn it!

What do you mean?

Those people looked at Zhao Xu, the coldness in their eyes flashed away.

"Guan Jia, take a look..."

Zhao Xu pointed to the side, "Look at those people."

There are many people standing around, looking at this.

"It's them who have the final say whether the Song Dynasty will be in chaos or not!"

Zhao Xu said seriously: "When the world is in chaos, the people will be in chaos first. The Song Dynasty has been in chaos for hundreds of years. If there is chaos, my family will be the first to be in chaos... Officials, you have been conscientious since you came to the throne... Whenever you know something is going on somewhere, you often I have trouble sleeping and eating... If you are so diligent, my family will not be in chaos. The people will not be in chaos either!"

Zhao Shu looked at the people, and he remembered the last time he stood at the top of the imperial city and announced the abolition of the annual coins in the Song Dynasty.

Long live the sound of the mountains and the tsunami...

What about now?

He looked at the people.

Zhao Xu's words just now were loud. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net The common people should have heard it, so they are whispering at this moment.

When the country faces changes, the first thing to do is to unify the thinking at the top.

But the upper echelons of the Song Dynasty were very complicated, and it was very difficult and almost impossible to unify their thoughts.

What about the people?

The people are the greatest support for innovation.

Everyone is looking at these people.

And the people were looking at Zhao Shu.

An old man suddenly shouted: "Long live the official family!"

In an instant, Zhao Shu's eyes filled with tears...

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