A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

Latest website: The petty officials rushed around Xiangfu County and tried their best to persuade, but most of the wealthy households remained indifferent.

But this time no one dared to bite anyone, but rejection was inevitable.

Just when the officials returned disappointed, a group of cavalry entered Xiangfu County, and then a news spread in Xiangfu County.

"There are cavalry coming to find Shen An!"

"That Shen Duanjie is here with his people."

"Where is he now?"

"In the county government office, with the king and the others."

Several dignitaries looked at each other, and then...

"Those people in the capital said they would help us." A powerful man said very weakly.

But another powerful man turned around and left, "Shen An is the most vicious in his attacks, and he also has a lot of merits. I have calculated it, and it is no problem for him to break someone's leg, and there is no problem if he adds a few more... …So I want to go to the county government office.”

"So and so is going too."

"I've figured it out. Paying the exemption money is nothing. I just felt unhappy before."

"So are you happy now?"

"Of course I'm happy."

Many people walked out of their homes and went to the county government office with smiles on their faces. On the way, they received news that the prime ministers and ministers had taken the lead in paying the exemption fee.

In an instant, the pace of those people quickened.

In the county government office, Shen An and Zhao Xu were playing chess.

Zhao Xu was a little absent-minded, but Shen An killed a big dragon.

"Your Majesty, Duke Shen."

The clerks are back.

"They disagree."

Zhang Qiwei said angrily: "Those people are so audacious that the officials thought they should be ordered to pay, otherwise they would be punished."

Of course this method works, but it will be criticized.

"Why are you panicking?"

Shen An was wondering about the mentality of those people.

These people must be very courageous because of their status.

Or get a few more?

Shen An felt heartbroken when she thought that she had a lot of credit but could not cash it in.

Moreover, the last time Zhao Shu said he wanted to reward himself, inexplicably nothing came of it in the end. He thought about this later, and it probably had something to do with Wang Yu secretly destroying Yang Fei's leg.

Wang Yu should have been punished for that matter, but in the end nothing happened. Someone even filed a memorial to impeach him, but it was like a stone sinking, with no response.

This matter has probably been offset again, right?

Now Shen An has a lot of credit in his hands. Now that the New Deal has begun, it is just right to use it!

He raised his head and said, "Look for a big stick."

"No!"

Zhang Qiwei hurriedly advised: "Mr. Shen, you can threaten me, but if you do it again..."

"Mr. Lang!"

Wen Xiaozhong came over carrying a stick.

Just as Shen An was about to get up, there was a noise outside, and then someone shouted: "Tell the king, they are crazy, those people are crazy."

"Someone has come to pay the exemption fee."

"so many people."

"Come quickly!"

Zhang Qiwei was stunned. Shen An took the stick and said, "I just want to practice."

Zhang Qiwei couldn't care less about this and hurried out, only to see the powerful gentry gathered in front, shouting for money.

Zhao Xu also came out.

His bodyguard Chen Quan took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, stop."

There were too many people there, and he was worried that someone would kill them with bows and arrows.

"This is an auspicious talisman." Zhao Xu looked at the heated scene and couldn't help but feel extremely happy.

"This is the first step. Once this step is taken, the exemption law will be in place and the new policy will have a good start."

Chen Quan stared at those people warily, and when he saw them all looking over, he couldn't help but block in front of Zhao Xu.

Shen An came out with a stick.

"Mr. Shen, I'm here to pay!"

"Yes! I'll finish the calculation and I'll send you the money back later."

"Really?" Shen An walked to the front and said with a stick: "You can't force this matter."

"No forcing, no forcing, we are all willing."

Everyone burst into laughter, as if they could make money by paying money.

"This is……"

Zhang Qiwei looked at the stick in Shen An's hand and couldn't help but said in surprise: "Mr. Shen is so powerful!"

A junior official praised: "Mr. Shen came out and made these people bow their heads. He is indeed a famous general."

Shen An threw away the wooden stick and winked at Chen Quan.

Chen Quan avoided it and revealed Zhao Xu behind him.

"I've met the king."

Everyone saluted, and Shen An stood a little behind and said calmly: "The king has been planning this for a long time."

These words pointed out Zhao Xu's role in this matter, and everyone immediately saluted again.

"Your Majesty is so kind, I am ashamed."

Later, when the news spread, the people outside couldn't help but rejoice.

On the way back to Beijing, Chen Quan found an opportunity to ask Shen An, "Mr. Shen, if you name the king, I am afraid that the rich and powerful in the world will hate the king in the future. Isn't that inappropriate?"

He looked serious, but Shen An was very relaxed, "He will be the prince... He should express his position early and let the world know that he is on the side of the people."

Chen Quan nodded, but still felt that this was inappropriate.

"As for the hatred of rich people, why are you afraid of this after becoming a prince?" Shen An said contemptuously: "Who does the army serve?"

Chen Quan said: "The official family."

"The government has an army at its disposal, so what are they afraid of?" Shen An felt that these people were probably afraid of the powerful gentry, and they were scared to death. "The New Deal is to cut off the flesh of the rich, and while cutting the flesh, you still think that you can exchange it with them. Zhan? Aren't you afraid that they will poison the food and wine?"

Chen Quan suddenly woke up, cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Shen is smart, but I am wrong."

These people are afraid!

Shen An didn't know what they were afraid of. Starting from the late emperor Zhao Zhen, they had been afraid of the powerful and wealthy people in the world.

"The officials are in the same group as them." Shen An thought of this reason.

What do emperors fear most?

The First Army Centrifugal.

The second official is disengaged.

Without an army at hand, the emperor could not sleep well at night.

If the officials were disengaged, the Song Dynasty would be close to collapse.

But the Song Dynasty lacked other things, especially officials!

Shen An couldn't help but want to laugh out loud.

"Brother Anbei."

Zhao Xu was thinking all the way, and figured out one thing when he saw Bianliang City.

"Officials are the key to the success or failure of the New Deal, but I think there will be many people who oppose the New Deal." Zhao Xu had obviously figured it out and was very confident.

"Then what do you think we should do?" Shen An asked.

Zhao Xu said: "Don't be afraid, the worst thing is... replace it."

He looked at Shen An, and Shen An looked at him, and they both laughed at the same time.

The heroes see the same thing!

"There were too many officials in the Song Dynasty, so we just made room for those redundant officials. In this way... the opponents of the New Deal got out, and the redundant officials were eliminated. Kill two birds with one stone!"

"Hahahaha!" Shen An couldn't help laughing.

Amid laughter, they entered Bianliang City.

All the way into the palace, the emperor and his ministers were waiting.

"how?"

Just as they were saluting, Zhao Shu couldn't wait to ask.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial City Secretary didn't say anything?" Shen An's words made Zhao Shu blush and said, "What did the Imperial City Secretary say? He didn't go."

Why didn't you go?

Shen An looked at Han Qi. Han Qi had a serious face, quite like a prime minister.

Bao Zheng glanced at Zhao Shu, and Shen An understood.

Co-author Zhao Shu was worried that someone was plotting against him and asked the Imperial City Secretary to inquire about information in Bianliang City!

Shen An originally thought that Zhao Shu was a little timid, but when he thought about the palace conspiracy that the late emperor Zhao Zhen encountered, he immediately understood.

The courage of those people is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

At the beginning of the New Deal, if something happened to Zhao Shu, it would be a sudden brake.

Shen An gave up his position.

It's time for Zhao Xu to shine.

"Your Majesty, all the wealthy households in Xiangfu County have paid their exemption money."

"good!"

Zhao Shu was overjoyed, "But have they all been paid?"

"All handed in."

Zhao Xu took out a booklet, and Chen Zhongheng took it and handed it over.

"Your Majesty, please look at this. This is the list of wealthy households in Xiangfu County. The left side is the amount of family property, and the right side is the amount of exemption money paid."

Zhao Xu was also very happy.

Zhao Shu looked carefully, and when he saw the back, he saw familiar handwriting.

——The balance is 36,992 strings.

"You have such a huge balance?"

Zhao Shu really didn't expect that in his opinion, he would be satisfied as long as the exemption money from Xiangfu County could offset 70% of the recruitment expenses.

But now there is still so much balance, which made him couldn't help but praise: "Thank you for your hard work, Dalang."

Zhao Xu lowered his head and said, "It's not hard for me."

Because this is a court, Zhao Shu can call him Da Lang out of temper, but he can only call him a minister.

Han Qi and others were so itchy that they couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, how much is the balance?"

Zhao Shu took another look and said, "The balance is more than 36,000 strings."

"so many?"

Han Qi said: "More than 30,000 Guan, this is every year, right?"

Shen An nodded, "You have to pay the exemption money every year."

"Doesn't that mean... the life of the Third Division will be better again?" Han Qi thought of Han Jiang's frequent complaints, saying that if the DPRK's expenses were not reduced, he would have no choice but to jump into the Bian River.

"That's free money." Shen An felt that Han Qi's vision was still a bit narrow. "Because Xiangfu County is close to the capital, there are many rich households, so there is a lot of surplus. However, the Song Dynasty has a vast territory, and many places are poor. The surplus Impossible, there may even be less. These surpluses just cover the shortfall. If there is anything left, I think it should be kept for future plans."

"Future plans, what do you mean?" Han Qi knew that he was too excited, so he ignored the overall situation.

"Xiaoguan feels that the people of the Song Dynasty will only become richer and richer, and there will be more and more wealthy households. When the time comes, the balance will be more and more. If all the money is given to the three divisions, will it encourage the dynasty? Zhonghe Sansi’s intention of getting money elsewhere?”

The finances are in deficit and there is no money. Can we squeeze it in elsewhere?

Okay, so let’s squeeze.

Money is like a ditch, there is always a squeeze.

However, if a country's finances are not standardized, problems will easily arise in the future, and it will be easier for others to take advantage of loopholes.

Han Qi nodded in approval.

Zhao Shu looked at his son and felt extremely happy, "Da Lang proposed the money for exemption from military service this time. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net put it into practice, which makes me very happy."

This is a compliment that will spread throughout the court later.

This is also establishing prestige, step by step. When Zhao Shu becomes old, Zhao Xu will take over.

Zhao Xu said: "Your Majesty, the people are really happy."

"Of course the people will be happy." Zhao Shu said with a smile: "They are exempted from service, and they will just farm the land from now on. I am thinking about how the people in the world will look forward to the exemption law, hahahaha!"

"Your Majesty, some people from Xiangfu County came to see them. They said they were grateful to Your Majesty for enforcing the exemption law and saving them from the disaster, so they brought some special products to express their gratitude."

"oh!"

Zhao Shu's heart moved, "Go and have a look."

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