Song Dynasty's Ignorant Prince

The first is to stop the support of official servants. Whoever wants to support dozens or hundreds of servants will pay for it. The second is to reduce the investment in the Western Army. The Western Army invests tens of millions of guns every year, which has become a great burden on the center of the Song Dynasty. But now that Xixia has been defeated, and they have not been able to slowly recover for more than ten years, Zhao Ji will not give them this time, and Tubo will be attacked by the Western Army.

Zhao Ji wanted to abolish a part of the Western Army, and those who were abolished would be placed on the spot, distributed to land, given severance pay, and only retained elite soldiers. There will be resistance to this measure, and it is not small, but Zhao Ji is confident that it can be implemented.

Unless they want to rebel, they can only do what Zhao Ji thinks. Will they rebel? Zhao Ji believes not. On the one hand, it is their loyalty to the Song Dynasty, and on the other hand, it is the deterrent force of the central government.

The two armies in the north defeated the Jurchen and retreated, and the army in the south destroyed a country in Annan. Under such circumstances, which army would dare to disobey the central command? All show a ZTE situation, and the cohesion is also the greatest at this time.

"Your Majesty, the Song Dynasty has always treated all officials preferentially. Now that His Majesty is doing this, I am afraid that many people will have opinions." Li Gang and the others in the military aircraft department frowned.

Because Zhao Ji's measure also affected them, and they also represented the scholar-officials and military attachés.

Zhao Ji spread his hands, "You have all seen the state of the treasury. Now there are hundreds of thousands of troops fighting in the north. Do you know how much the daily consumption is? The country is also building, and money is needed everywhere. At this time, it is you loyal ministers who are Can't you understand when I share my worries?"

For other officials, Zhao Ji can directly order, but for the few people in the military aircraft department who he values ​​very much, he must do some ideological work.

"The servants who support officials are unprecedented and will not happen in the future. It is only in the Song Dynasty. It seems to be the performance of the national power of the Song Dynasty. But now you are in charge of state affairs. Prosperity, but it's actually empty inside..."

Zhao Ji glanced at everyone's faces, "There is a country first, then a home, without a country, what kind of home can you have? I have stopped many activities, what granite, what talent show, and all the gymnasiums have been disbanded. To be able to do this, shouldn't the Qing family also contribute to the country?

Feeling Zhao Ji's persecuting gaze, Zong Ze first expressed his position, "Your Majesty has worked hard to get rid of traitors, be diligent and thrifty, and ministers and others will naturally follow. Wei Chen agrees with His Majesty's opinion, you can start with Wei Chen first!"

Originally, Zong Ze was born in a poor family, and even now he is in a high position, and he is relatively simple, and his conduct is considered to be the best among many ministers. Even Li Gang, a famous official through the ages, has a magnificent family, numerous servants, and even seven or eight concubines. In this respect, he is not as good as Zong Ze.

Now that someone has spoken, they have broken their tacit understanding, and immediately others have spoken in agreement.

Zhao Ji smiled and looked at Zong Ze encouragingly, "Very good, you are worthy of being my humerus, with all of you loyal and diligent ministers serving the country, why can't the Song Dynasty be rejuvenated? So it's settled..."

Once there is a breakthrough, things are easy to do.

During the court meeting, the Minister of the Household began to summarize the financial affairs of the country, "Your Majesty, now the two armies in the north have spent 30 million kuai, the southern army can solve it on its own, and it needs at least 10 million kan to raise troops against Tubo. .

The treasury is empty, and it is difficult to support it. I also ask Your Majesty to disband the gymnasium and reduce the expenses in the palace.

Of course, these words were also negotiated between Zhao Ji and the Minister of the Ministry of Housing. Everything must have a reason, and the Minister of the Ministry of Housing made such an early rafter, I am afraid that he will be scolded by many people in the future. But the Minister of the Household has no choice. After His Majesty explained it, he, a minister, could only obey.

Zhao Ji pondered for a while on the dragon chair, nodded and said, "The state is difficult, and I will be the leader of the world. From today, all the gymnasiums supported by the royal family will be disbanded. Whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, they will survive on their own. It is the Great Song Dynasty of the people all over the world, whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, it is enough to give the people a spiritual sustenance.

In addition, the expenditure in the palace should also be frugal. It used to cost 6 million kuai a year, but now it only needs 3 million kuai.

"Your Majesty, how can you make the Empress and your Highness cut down on food and clothing? This minister thinks it's impossible!" Wang Ding came out immediately, "Wei minister thinks that we should reduce expenses in other areas, but the supply of the palace cannot be less!"

Li Gang glanced at Wang Ding, a little disdain. This guy has always been a flatterer. Although he is far from Wang Hao and the others, he is also a flatterer in the court.

Zhao Ji had a firm attitude, waved his hand and said, "Wang Aiqing doesn't need to persuade me, I have made up my mind.

Just a drop in the bucket, this savings is not enough. I wonder if Wang Aiqing has other ways to cut costs?

"Your Majesty, this minister thinks that your majesty is so splendid and flamboyant that it is really worthy of my subjects to follow. The minister is willing to reduce his salary in order to repay God's grace!"" Wang Ding's voice was sonorous, and his heart to repay the country with fists and fists made people not only look at him.

Of course, this is also a good care for Zhao Ji. If there is no support from some people in the government, even the emperor will not be able to carry out some things. But as long as some people have the support, how can others dare to oppose the emperor's authority?

As soon as Wang Ding's words came out, the ministers not only scolded Chen Xian, the minister of households, but also added Wang Ding, the governor of Kaifeng.

You must know that every official has dozens or dozens of servants in the family. These officials live very well. With the endorsement of the court, they will of course find more people to serve them. Now that the court doesn't care, how can they afford to support so many people, and the number of servants is reduced, and it is obvious that the quality of life will decline...

Zhao Ji shook his head, "How can you reduce your salaries? Although the state is difficult, the salaries of the various officials will not be reduced!

When the emperor said this, many ministers breathed a sigh of relief. Hmph, Wang Ding, you are willing to reduce yourself to reduce it, but don't involve us.

But then Zhao Ji added, "However, it would be wrong for the court to keep servants for the courtiers. It is right for the court to give you salaries, but servants are not included in this list. Did you not see that I reduced my expenses? , you also have to worry about the country.

I think that the expenses of servants will be cut off from today, what do you love gentlemen think?