Shao Song

Vol 2 Chapter 25: Choice (on)

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No one cares about Zhao Guanjia's self-satisfying hypocritical analysis, let alone he didn't mention it to outsiders.

Even if Concubine Pan Guifei becomes Concubine Pan Xianfei, the overall situation of the ruling and opposition parties will not be shaken... Even on the contrary, in the eyes of the chief executives, the demotion of Concubine Pan is a rare promotion to the overall situation. It will make the Zhao official mouth. The pattern of setting up a prince without an east palace is clearer, which makes the court more stable inside and outside.

And stability is the natural pursuit of the bureaucrats, especially the ruling bureaucrats, and it has little to do with whether they are radicals and what relevant propositions they have.

As for Zhao Jiu also copied two million pennies by the way, and chopped down a'Hanlin Bachelor', it is not a big deal... You know, Cai Mao, this group of people are really the dregs of history, the lambs to be slaughtered, from them As soon as he comes back, he is ignored by those in power, and when he is watched by speculators, one can get a glimpse of it.

In a sense, in this incident, the bells and whistles of the big balloon may not have caused more shocks up and down.

As for the fact that officials Zhao used a little method to adjust Ma Shen, it is not that he is worried that Ma Shen will have too much involvement with this group of old powers... It is good to be in the southeast, and it is good to be frustrated, but Taoists follow There were no comrades-in-arms between the powerful and powerful in the old days. Things like Wang Ciweng's that day were still relatively rare.

What's more, even if other Taoists are frustrated, the chief officer of Ma Shentang's Criminal Department is definitely not a frustrated one.

But it was Zhao Guanjia who had learned lessons from the past, worrying about Ma Shen's procedural justice, just in case.

After Ma Shen returned to the middle of the court, he did not have anything to do. He just sent a letter to the official Zhao's house and went to work with his heart.

To put it bluntly, the real life and death situation of the imperial court is the Northern Expedition, and the real problem caused by the Northern Expedition is the big financial hole faced by the ruling Northern Expedition radicals, and when this hole can be blocked by a series of measures, of course the situation is. It's great.

In addition, all the voices of doubts and objections were lowered, and Zhao Guan's family and his ruling team also took advantage of the trend and became arrogant.

At this time, nothing seems to be a problem.

In fact, in the next spring of the eighth year of Jianyan, the entire court and even the entire society were in a high-spirited posture. In February, the court struck the iron while it was hot and introduced a new policy aimed at the reform of the clan.

The so-called reform of the clan is nothing more than reducing the supply of money and food, plus liberalizing restrictions, allowing and encouraging the clan to engage in production activities... For example, if you want to do business, you can directly give a royal operating qualification or draw empty cakes. The dry shares of the sea trade company that are being formed will be used to pass; those who want to be official will be given a certain bonus policy in the promotion examination of Taixue, Zhouxue and County.

In a sense, this matter can be considered a matter of course.

You must know that the clan management of the Song Dynasty was not as healthy as expected. On the contrary, great problems were revealed as early as the Shenzong Dynasty. The situation was complicated and the management was chaotic... But fortunately, it encountered the change of Jingkang.

The change of Jingkang was not just a matter of eliminating redundant soldiers and officials in the Song Dynasty, it also achieved unprecedented thoroughness in assisting the Song Dynasty in resolving the clan. This is because even if the Zhao official family later brought back these nearby branches, it did not delay these people from losing their most basic political influence, and because of the inexplicable barrier between the Zhao official family and them, these people directly lost the blessing of imperial power.

Therefore, considering that the descendants of the heavenly family are not hindered, the position of the prince has been secured, and coupled with the general political task of the court to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, this matter is of course as logical as the disposal of the old dignitaries who fled in Yangzhou.

According to the final result, even the dozens of brothers of Zhao Guan's family had to make a living for their sons because of their previous surrender in Shaoxing.

For a time, the official's infatuation theory, once again clamored on it, but it was no longer able to arouse any waves.

At the beginning of March, another financial matter was completed. With the return of the Goryeo-directed fleet for the second time, the re-export trade did achieve the expected success. Under the vertical banner of the balloon, the establishment of Dasong Royal Sea Trade Company was announced.

This company has been brewing for more than a year from when Zhao Guan’s family put forward a plan with Zhang Jun in the winter of the previous year, and now it was officially established.... But this is no way, because this is a new thing, and many people have some ideas about it. Confused, a simple sentence of doing business with Zhao Guanjia to make a fortune will not make everyone feel relieved.

Even Zhang Jun, who has been a general in Lianghuai for so long, took a lot of effort to facilitate such a one-off sea trade activity, let alone such a large-scale, systematic company?

In fact, when the previous fiscal hole seemed to be in the foreseeable future, this event was impossible to succeed. Only the profit market of sea trade was put out, this kind of joint operation was successfully executed many times, and a prestigious monarch's court was added. It is possible to make a real trip with the help of the top and bottom.

But anyway, it succeeded in the end.

This company includes the royal family, the clan, the well-known silk and silk merchants in the Lianghuai, all the famous porcelain kilns in the Central Plains, and almost all the large-scale large-scale merchants north of the Yangtze River. At the same time, it has attracted almost all the Central Plains, Kansai, and Guanxi merchants participating in the Qingmiao loan. Jiangnan Temple Temple and other industry giants automatically subsidize the nearby clan, secret pavilion, public pavilion members, imperial government, and control in the form of dry shares... and these settings are almost automatically monopolized as soon as they are established. China's traditional East China Sea trade with Korea and Japan.

At the same time, all these people are only eligible to participate in capital contribution and dividends, but the specific operations are left to the maritime merchants, silk merchants, and official kiln owners to handle themselves. The only person who represents the Zhao official family and the Gongge to hold the head. Called to be the company’s president, Wang Shuzhan, the former Taichang who had been idle for a long time, took the post.

Once things have been done, according to Zhao Guanjia, this is just the beginning. If this method works properly, then in the future, a Royal Shipping Company for Nanyang and a Royal Land Transportation Company for Western Regions and Northern Xinjiang may be established in the future.

The benefits must be shared equally so that more people can enjoy the fruits of sea trade.

Of course, everyone knows that the last sentence is nonsense!

Because everyone can guess that when it's necessary, the Zhao official family must take away all the principal and profits of everyone and fill it in the Northern Expedition!

But how to say it?

I bought all the bonds of the Northern Expedition, let alone this?

Compared with the national debt that has zero interest, this company's business will not have any more money, right? However, the premise is the victory of the Northern Expedition!

In the words of some students in Taixue, Zhao Guanjia’s actions were not so much about engaging in a sea trading company, but in fact they were doing all kinds of things like other things.

But when it comes to this, I have to go the other way around. Now that the Northern Expedition Company has been established again, it also shows that everyone's confidence in the Northern Expedition has gradually increased.

The situation is indeed getting better...More and more people are willing to play this lottery.

Let’s just look back and look back. Since the establishment of a wealthy government in the middle of last year, the government has been ill, such as the harem, such as the prince, such as the hot air balloon, such as the old honor, such as the clan, such as the company... One by one, everything seems so concerned, but in fact it is a wave of waves, just the daily routine of this big central country.

Only the imperial court is the imperial court, and even if the two rivers that have always been the traditional core area are lost, they are still a great power in the central ten thousand li. Therefore, even the daily routine of this country deserves the attention of all insiders and outsiders.

No, the company has just been established, and within a few days, another incident attracted the attention of the ruling and the opposition.

"Who wrote the book?"

"Li Ruopu, Bachelor of Hanlin!"

"It turned out to be this person? This person has always been a gentleman. Don't you understand that it is a bit suspicious to write about this in his capacity?"

"There is no suspicion... Li Xueshi released the manager of Jingdong East Road. The Japanese document passed through the official department. I saw it with my own eyes... This is obviously an early draft. In order to avoid suspicion, I wrote a book recently. "

"This is not bad. Moreover, Li Xueshi clearly has the convenience of internal system, but he did not directly speak to the officials, but publicly wrote a letter, which is even more appropriate."

"In this way, it makes sense... But what is the attitude of the officials? I'm afraid that it is not easy for the chiefs to interrupt in this matter, right?"

"Yes, I am afraid that only Li Zhongcheng (Li Guang) is suitable to talk about, but in fact it still depends on the official's wishes."

"The official..."

"Who is the official mind at this time?" Hu Quan, who had been dealing with a salted duck egg in the bow of the ship, had finished eating at this time, and threw the eggshell directly into the lake. He laughed and interrupted the table. "This matter is of great importance. I am afraid that all the Secret Pavilion members are worried. How can we get a glimpse of one or two... Just wait for the result."

"That's true." The person who asked him laughed immediately, and the rest of the people on the boat also laughed.

In addition, it was March when the spring was shining, Zhao Guan's family opened Jinming Lake, allowing people to play at will. From the memorial temple from Jinming Lake to Yuetai, and the Cuju Field in the north of the city, tourists almost flooded the roads outside the city.

But today, Hu Quan and a group of people will inevitably have to get together, but they found a black-painted flat boat from the city's floodwater and sailed all the way into Jinming Lake for a long time.

On the far shore, there is a stage piled up, and it is the nearby Taoist temple who came out to perform "The Legend of the White Snake"; in the nearby lake, there are often purple curtain boats carrying ladies, and the laughter is clear; and there is a boatman at the bow of the ship. The Hunjia helps to prepare dishes... The so-called salted duck eggs, pickled snails, Shuilao Ludao sprouts, apricot slices, and green plums are all easy and cheap items of the season, and naturally a pot of pickled plum wine is indispensable.

However, since it is a gang that is engaged in team building, it is inevitable to disclose some information to each other and discuss some hot spots of the DPRK. What everyone just said is also the biggest thing that happened in the DPRK recently-Hanlin scholar Li Ruopu transferred out Before the foreign appointment, I suddenly submitted a letter to the official's improper use... This improper employment does not mean the specific clerk is not good, which Shangshu is a villain, which Hanlin bachelor is an overwhelming generation, but an official. Like to engage in small circles, so that power is too concentrated.

Yu Zaizhi has only four people; Yu Shangshu has only six people, and the attendants are not permanent; at Yushitai, from the supervision of Yushi to the attending of Yushi, the number of attending Yushi in the palace is very small; Yu Hanlin Academy, That is, there are only a few people, and there are even fewer official servants, basically those few people.

Therefore, Li Ruopu suggested that the number of officials should be increased appropriately, and the six or so servants should be standing. At the same time, the number of Yushi, Hanlin Bachelor, Zhongshusheren, and Gemen only should be increased.

Only in this way can officials avoid partiality and partiality and ensure that they have a reliable and large ruling team.

This matter is directly related to the number of important ministers at the secret pavilion level. For the bureaucrats of the court, isn't it a big deal? It's no wonder that everyone was talking about it, and they were discussing it...Hu Quan, even if they knew they were out of reach at the moment, they would inevitably have to say something.

Don’t gossip, turn back to his eyes, amidst the laughter, Hu Quan lowered his head and drank half a bowl of warm tea from the store. He spoke casually, and continued to speak: "But having said that, I will probably guess, but the official can’t tell. There have been about six increase in the number of ministers and yushi, but the ministers are hard to say, but the number of directors is probably not increased... at least it will not be increased at this time."

"How do you say this?" Mei Li from Zhishe asked curiously...he couldn't help but be curious, because his uncle said the same last night. Although he had guesses about this, he was eager for someone to confirm it.

"No one." Hu Quan became more and more serious. "The rulership is heavy, and a slight addition or deletion will trigger a change in the pattern of North Korea and China, and the official mind is still to the Northern Expedition, and the pre-determination of the Northern Expedition will not shake the pattern of North Korea and China."

Mei Li nodded immediately, which was exactly what he thought.

"Yes." There was a person next to him laughing again. "Don’t talk about anything else, it’s really added the number of directors, Lu Yihao, Lu Xianggong and Yu Wenxu Zhong Yuwen Xianggong, do you want to come back? If they don’t, will they be wronged? But if they come back, like Yuwen Xianggong, I’m not afraid that he will be with his in-laws Zhang Xianggong got together, I'm afraid that he will spend the whole day with the mud, and then he will soften Zhao Xianggong again. What should I do then? And if Lu Xianggong enters the court, it will be fine for the other Xianggong, Zhang Xianggong still has A way to survive?"

Everyone laughed again.

Lu Yihao's temperament and Yu Wenxu's temperament are really interesting, and it is also interesting for the officials to go to the northwest and southeast respectively.

Of course, this man also meant to take advantage of the situation to tease Zhao Xianggong and Zhang Xianggong. Although everyone was on the boat, it was not too funny.

Therefore, everyone soon returned to normal, and left the matter in the tone of "The Legend of the White Snake" in the distance, and then continued to talk about some other messages while using some spring vegetables.

And this kind of chat naturally talks about everything.

"Shilang Lu has been tossing for a long time, but after all he stayed, but Wu Min also went to Jingxi East Road."

"In fact, Mizuki and the two parties are still talking about the overall situation, but this Shilang Lu is the best to fight, and Zhao Xianggong can't help but chase him away."

"This is not bad, according to me... If it is... I mean that if the two parties really have a partisan fight, Zhao and Zhang's two fairies are really against each other, it must be caused by this person."

"How could it be possible for the official to sit on top of the party? What Zhang Deyuan relied on was the official's first confidant, and Zhao Xianggong was a true loyal gentleman. Even if the official came down, he didn't agree with him. I abandoned Taoism and changed the original theory."

"Let's talk less about this kind of thing..."

"Speaking of it, since the last two million Guans, can the Ministry of Households have any opinions on the construction of wealth?"

"Of course...According to this calculation, I am afraid that the 30 million holes will be filled without the end of next year. After the autumn harvest, the overall situation will be safe."

"It's a pity that Gongwu Chao hasn't come recently, otherwise he would definitely be able to laugh at him in person."

"Don't mention him."

"But it's not just about money... The Ministry of Industry said that even if you have money, you must replace it with weapons, food and grass. At the moment, although there is a Vietnamese rice trade, you can directly sell rice. Sent to Jingdong, but what about the ordnance? I can’t rush."

"The country is so big, is there still a shortage of craftsmen?"

"How is it not missing?"

"What's more, things are not as simple as an ordnance. There are also munitions storage along the river, food roads and other things, and it takes time to do it."

"Speaking of which, isn't Xiaoyu Tanhua doing this? Just ask him, but it's not a pity."

"It is precisely because he has to do this that he is not here."

"Have you heard that the official family has come out with a new thing? It is said that it was directly distributed to the army's predecessors and controlled... I heard that it was made of crystal."

"In this case, we just want to know but never know."

"Jin Guo has recently changed the law, do you know? When Nianhan was in power, because the rebels were swarming, ordinary people were not allowed to leave the place without authorization. It was merchants who walked along the road and were not allowed to exceed thirty miles a day... Nianhan After I went, this law was abolished last year, and the rebels were reluctant. When I saw the Jin Guodi newspaper the day before, they changed back to the old rules and set up a security system. One family flees and ten families sit in a row."

"Damn the Jurchen dog, as well as those who come up with ideas."

"Speaking of Jurchen, Shaanzhou is going to send troops to the Hezhong Mansion again, right? I heard that the Minister of War led the capital water supervisor Liu Shilang (Liu Hongdao) to the west."

"It must be so."

"Officials, this is non-stop, just after the spring is busy, they directly use soldiers..."

"It's definitely indispensable, and it will only become more and more frequent in the future. One is to train the soldiers, and the other is to alert the inside and outside, not to live in peace and forget the battle.

"But just to lay ambush in Hezhong Mansion means not to forget to fight. After coming down several times, the world will not take it seriously."

"That's no way...actually, instead of worrying about this, it's better to worry that Jurchen will suddenly take Pinglu with all his strength, or give up Hezhong Mansion, then it will be in trouble."

"You are just talking on paper... The reason why Pinglu has been able to be preserved many times is because there is Zhongtiao Mountain between this city and Hezhongfu. The Jurchens have to detour through the pass for marching and logistics, and Pinglu and Shanzhou prefecture city But it's only separated by a river, connected now... As for the resignation of Hezhong Mansion, that is, if the Jurchens come back and seek annihilation, why don't they abandon it again? The officials and Zhujiedu are used to soldiers. Yes, I won’t pay attention to this matter."

Everyone laughed again, but they couldn't help filling in a bit of ridicule, and Hu Quan, the leader of the boat on the side, had only been eating early on, and didn't say a word at all.

Mei Sheren was also laughing, but he knew exactly what was going on.

Moreover, since he joined this small group, only a year has passed, but he has long been different... Now the talented and inconsistent position of Chao Gongwu has gradually disappeared; the talented Xiaoyu Tanhua Yu Yunwen has long since learned. The official of the company hasn't been promoted for a while, but like Hu Quan, the big brother here, it is the kind that can fly into the sky when the qualifications and time are right. Recently, it has become increasingly busy, circulating in various military camps and young crop loans... In this case, it is inevitable that there are some mediocre people who make up the number, which makes the dinner gradually boring.

"Who has any more interesting words?" After a long pause, he saw that the store was eaten up by a group of young officials in the same year. In the end, he only went to a large pot of water to fish for mung bean sprouts. Hu Quan was a little impatient. With the intention of turning back, I simply asked again.

"There is one thing...not important, but it's a bit strange...maybe it's worth talking about." A fairly reliable criminal officer Wai Lang frowned. "You guys still remember that when the Taixue was in politics, somebody rushed to the imperial court in front of the Taixue gate?"

"Is there something...Is it not over yet? Could it be some big case?"

"The case is from Fujian, and it will take two months to come back and forth. What's more, it's not an evil thing like killing relatives and striving for property, but a rather ridiculous little thing."

"That's it, then where is it strange?"

"It's like this, but it means that there have always been fan merchants in Quanzhou. Maybe they started a fan temple in the area. Recently, a fan temple has been set up opposite the county school in a county of Quanzhou, but the fan temple is going to The chanting would inevitably affect the students’ classes, so the students reported to the prefect...Whoever thought of such a simple matter, the prefect only fooled, and finally angered the locals, only thinking that the prefect also believed in Fanjiao. The local scholar-bureaucrat found the old Fujian man in Tokyo and asked for help in making the matter so that he could deal with the magistrate and demolish the temple by the way."

Hearing this, Hu Quan, who was holding a large bowl of bean sprouts, knew what was going on in his heart, but he glanced at Mei Sheren who was dazed by the bean sprouts on his side and sneered: "If I guess right, Xing Bu Ma Shang Shu must be on the side of the local scholar-officials, and the county magistrate must explain, and then let them demolish the Fansi. As a result, the Fujian locality was just perfunctory, and it was to maintain the magistrate again and again, and things repeated like this ,right?"

"Right... Fujian, roughly supports the magistrate." The criminal officer Wai Lang immediately felt energetic.

"Mao Xiu (word for Mei Li), what do you think?" Hu Quan asked Mei Li as expected.

Mei Li also smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Why? Isn't the court now using finance as the key link? Everything is done around the building of wealth, and the political performance depends on this... Not to mention that a county under Quanzhou is the whole of Fujian. , I also hope that the Fanshang in Quanzhou can make more trips... Besides, the last time the officials strictly refused to receive the banner of the Royal Document, the Fanshang in Quanzhou was also very emotional. At this time, the local authorities in Fujian Naturally, I don’t want to be troublesome! If the business tax is reduced by a bit, who will affect the official career at that time?"

Everyone suddenly realized.

"In addition, there is another layer." Mei Li continued with a wry smile. "Since Jingkang, the turmoil has moved from north to south, and Daoism has also moved south with great efforts. After the White Horse and Shaoxing incident, there has been a lot of support from scholar-officials in Daoist. Eight or nine of them are all related to Taoism...that is, the reason why Da Sima (Liu Ziyu of the Ministry of War) took his brother out of Fujian was because he was afraid that he would take the path of Taoism... So according to me, this is what happened. It fell to Da Si Kou (Ma Shen of the Criminal Ministry), otherwise he would have been considerate of Fujian’s difficulties and suppressed the matter."

Yes, someone applauded right next to him: "But in the end it fell into the hands of the Da Si Kou, and the truth of the matter was at the local scholar-officials and Da Si Kou. The Fujian local area can only follow the Xing Department in a circle. I can’t hold it, and then said that I must not make trouble to the provincial ministers or even the officials."

Everyone became more and more stunned.

However, the criminal officer Wai Lang hesitated for a while, and still seriously added one point: "This matter is roughly like what Brother Hu and Mao Xiu said, but I said it was a bit strange, and one of the things was that Quanzhou Zhizhou and Fujian The upper and lower levels are different, and they advocate severe handling of this matter and immediately demolish the Fan Temple."

"Is it weird to say you can't be a Taoist person?"

"If it's like this, it's nothing more than that the incident will make trouble faster, maybe it will soon be in front of the sergeant and the official... But after all, it is a nonsense and has nothing to do with the court."

Everyone nodded and didn’t say much anymore. Even if the matter was over, and at this time, even the pot of water for mung bean sprouts had been eaten up, everyone looked at Hu Quan, and only waited for the leader to speak. They were going to disperse, prepare the boat to turn back, first find a place to release the water, and then each went home...

However, for some reason, Hu Quan was silent for a while. After a while, he laughed and sighed. It is rare to take the initiative to say: "After you said this, I thought of Li Xueshi's words to expand the secret cabinet's regulation of ministers. If this matter is said, He is selfish, and I don’t believe it, but he himself does not. The person who advises him or the person who persuades him to talk like this may not be selfish..."

"Brother Hu, what do you mean?" Everyone was slightly startled, and then someone became curious.

"Two theories... One is that the inside is no more than Liu Shangshu, and the outside is nearly 20 envoys. The court talks about the phase shift between the inside and the outside, so now it is a bit narrow for the outside; the second is that the court The overall situation is safe. Waiting for the money and grain to be full, the Ordnance and Craftsman will start the Northern Expedition. The places where meritorious service are in the north and the center. At this time, it is said that there should be no southern envoys who are ready to move and want to take the opportunity to transfer back. After calmly speaking, everyone was stunned, and then quietly thought.

At this time, Hu Quan had already looked back at each other, but it was precisely for the boatman to turn around and dock.

Moreover, Hu Quan still has some capital and channels. After this Jinmingchi meeting, but on the 5th, the official will hand down ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ but just as he said, it is not to expand the control for the time being. However, the Six Departments are focusing on the affairs of the world, and they have specially established the left and right servants. At the same time, the number of Yushitai posts has been expanded, and then the number of Hanlin bachelors, Zhongshusheren and Gemen only has been slightly increased.

Soon, the province immediately began to select and promote talented gentlemen in accordance with the wishes of the officials... This is not something that can be accomplished overnight. I don't know how long it will take for the Mizuki and Mizuki parties to reach a compromise on this personnel.

But almost at the same time, the Fantang case in Fujian finally went to the front of the imperial court... But to everyone's expectation, the Zhao Guanjia almost did not hesitate, and resolutely issued the will, but fully supported Shangshu Ma Shen of the Criminal Ministry. He dismissed the county magistrate, reprimanded the Fujian Road and Economic Commissioner, and the local officials immediately demolished the Fansi that had affected the county school.

It was Zhao Ding and Zhao Xianggong's persuasion that he only agreed to allow those Fan merchants to rebuild the Fan Temple elsewhere.

Not to mention a few other waves of this matter, only to say that after this incident, Gou Long Ruyuan, a senior Sichuanese official who knew about Quanzhou, officially entered the eyes of the officials of the DPRK and immediately got the recommendation of Zhang Deyuan, a fellow villager. , And then effortlessly made this person the first beneficiary of this restructuring-transfer to the Ministry of Industry Minister, to Beijing.

In late March, the war in Shanzhou broke out again, and tens of thousands of troops, including Wang Debu of the Imperial Army, once again surrounded the Hezhong Mansion.

In early April, the first batch of promoted officials, including Goulong Ruyuan, arrived in the capital. Almost at the same time, the Song army withdrew again because of Wanyan Palisu and Yelvmawu as the pioneer.

In late April, with Wang De's return of troops, the Zhao official family personally led hundreds of officials out of the Yue platform to review the armies.

PS: Thanks to the big brother of the Silver League, thanks to the new boss, Smario, the book is already 163 cute.

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