Prime Minister

Chapter 819 Who Supports?Who is against?
The event of returning to Yi has existed since the end of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the central government was in financial difficulties, and the governors of the feudal towns sent troops to do business by themselves.

At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Emperor Taizu released his military power by drinking wine, but he was also tolerant to his subordinates, and used the strategy of returning to change to win over the generals.When Li Hanchao guarded Guannan and defended against the Khitan, he not only returned to Yi, but also held private negotiations.Not only that, but also forced usury among the people.

Emperor Taizu not only didn't punish him when he found out, but also said to him, why didn't you tell me that you were short of money, and go to the common people to get it.

Then Emperor Taizu not only rewarded Li Hanchao with money, but also gave him the privilege of exemption from taxation.

When Emperor Taizong began to control the military with literature, he restricted the power of generals and banned Huiyi, the general.

But in Qingli, after repeated defeats in the war against Xia, the imperial court began to relax on Huiyi again.

When Fan Zhongyan guarded Qingzhou, he returned Yiyi and got [-] guan of money, which was used as a military envoy.Fan Zhongyan agreed to use the Yiqian as the army's public money, but many generals used the Yiqian to fill their private pockets.

Now Zhang Yue and Li Xian are sitting in the elegant room of the quality warehouse to talk about things, which is similar to the big customer room of the bank, like the ViP hall, with beautiful living arrangements, and there are beautiful maids serving tea beside them.

You don't need to look at it, you know it was written by Cai Jing, he always likes to make his office extravagant.

Li Xiandao: "There are three evils in Huiyi. One is that the generals abuse the court soldiers to do business and carve them out to satisfy their own desires. If the desires of the generals are difficult to fill, the soldiers will only know how to do business in the long run, and they will not take training martial arts as their own business, but neglect the battle. Generals Then use money to manage the top and bottom, form cliques for personal gain, and corrupt military discipline."

"The second evil is that the generals, with the power of the imperial court, bully others during the Huiyi, buying and selling by force, even surpassing the government.

"The salt, tea, wine, etc. of the three evils are all monopolized by the government, which caused the court to lose a lot of income. At the same time, the army returned to Yi, and the local government did not dare to intervene. They often evaded taxes and taxes, not only competing with the people for profit. , and also compete with the court for profit. There are these three evils, which must be eliminated."

Zhang Yue nodded slowly.

The generals of the Song Dynasty drove their soldiers like servants. For example, many wine shops, pharmacies, pawnshops, inns, etc. were all run by the army.

As far as Qinfeng road is concerned, the bamboo and wood of Qinlong are a treasure, like Zhang Yongde, Zhao Yanpu, Qi Tingxun and other generals like to use the banner of "for military use" to openly send soldiers to Bianjing for sale.

And the soldiers of the Song Army were also quite versatile. Zhao Wei once said that the Shaanxi Imperial Army had craftsmen, musicians, group embroidery, calligraphy and painting, and all kinds of ingenuity and eyesight.

But having said that, the economic envoys and appeasement envoys of the Song Dynasty secretly allowed their subordinates to return to Yi.

Hearing what Li Xian said, Zhang Yue knew that the three evils did not point to his own pain.

The first harm is to reduce the combat effectiveness of the army, the second harm is to destroy the commodity economy, and the third harm is to reduce tax revenue.

If the combat power drops, they can't beat Xixia and Qingtang.If the commodity economy is not in circulation, it is impossible to talk about doing business by yourself. At the same time, the income of my Xihe City Yisi has also dropped greatly due to the existence of Huiyi.

The truth is indeed this truth.

Zhang Yuedao: "My usage is to belittle its name but to respect its power, to make it smaller but to seek its greatness."

Li Xian knew what Zhang Yue meant when he heard the words, that the elite soldiers from all walks of life in Shaanxi are willing to follow Zhang Yue to Xihe and fight with all their strength. To be honest, is it because you Zhang Lang is a good-looking talent?It's not that you are generous in your actions, willing to give rewards, and not stingy in giving fame.

In the end, you just banned Huiyi, what about the morale of the army?
What is number one and what is number two?What is the main contradiction and what is the secondary contradiction?

Therefore, it is the only way to manage affairs for those who coordinate the overall situation since ancient times to say that the name is small but the power is respected, and the details are small but the bigness is sought.

Li Xian felt that it was indeed a good idea for him to grasp the "Ban Hui Yi", but he didn't understand what Zhang Yue was thinking, and he couldn't add it hastily. To be sent away, Li Xian must be vigilant.

Li Xianxian followed Zhang Yue's words and said: "What the commander-in-chief said is very true. This is the outline first, and the details can be caused by the cause. It is also a heroic means."

Zhang Yue was very satisfied when he heard Li Xianzhi's words, what a good partner is, that's it.

Not to mention bad partners like Wang Zhongzheng, and Tong Guan, who forced Liu Fa to fight and caused the entire army to be wiped out.

Zhang Yue said: "However, the three evils mentioned by Zifan are indeed true, and it is also a taboo in the Holy Master's heart to return to Yi."

The emperors of the Song Dynasty were far more suspicious of military generals than civil servants. Emperor Taizong, who created the "use of literature to control martial arts", did not allow military generals to return to Yi, under the pretext that he was not allowed to compete with the people for profit, but in the end he was still worried that the generals would infiltrate the Hui. Easy to make its power bigger.

Abolishing the disadvantages of the Tang Dynasty's feudal towns and preventing them from happening again is something that every Song Dynasty emperor has been thinking about.

Therefore, Zhang Yue can set an example in Xihe for the ban on returning to Yi, which can make the emperor happy.

Listening to Zhang Yuezhi's words, Li Xian didn't understand what he meant and said: "Not only His Majesty is happy, but the two governments are also happy."

The return of the army has weakened the government's financial revenue. If this can be done, even Wang Anshi will greatly praise Zhang Yue for his ability to handle affairs.

Whether it's reforms or achievements, the priority is, who will support me?Who would be against himself?Who is the enemy?Who is a friend again?
Once you figure it out, half the battle is done.

As for Li Xian's desire to facilitate this matter, and also to seek credit from the emperor, this is what Wang Zhongzheng and Li Xian are most concerned about.The same is true for Tong Guan forcing Liu Fa to fight.

As for Zhang Yue, the consideration here is not only to satisfy the emperor and Wang Anshi, but also to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army.

Forbidding the short-term effect of returning to Yi, the generals and soldiers will definitely get angry. Will this affect my plan to capture the entire Hehuang next year and force Dong Zhi to surrender?
There is a saying that the emperor does not send hungry soldiers, even the emperor can't do it, let alone himself.Therefore, it is necessary to take profits to support the army, compensate the army for the loss of the return, continue to care for the soldiers, and maintain the morale of the army, but where does this money come from?
It is good to have both, that is "fine" kung fu, but if the level is not enough, stick to one, this is the so-called fine work.

The pros and cons must be carefully considered in advance.

Zhang Yue nodded and said: "Brother Zifan, you and I need to discuss this matter carefully."

After receiving Zhang Yue's words, Li Xian couldn't help being overjoyed and said: "Our family is looking forward to the leader."

Zhang Yue smiled and said to Cai Jing who was beside him: "Please immediately invite Cai Caoshuai to Xizhou to discuss matters."

As a transshipment envoy, Cai Yanqing traveled around the entire Qinfeng Road, and now he is in Hezhou.

As the transfer envoy, Cai Yanqing was directly responsible to the Third Division and the Second Government, so he didn't have to deal with Li Xian like Zhang Yue did, so he didn't come to greet Li Xian this time.

Not only did Cai Yanqing not have to be afraid of offending Li Xian, but he could also gain a clear name among scholar-bureaucrats.

Cai Yanqing's support must be obtained for the matter of banning back to Yi, and at the same time, he is also Wang Anshi's confidant in Qinfeng Road, so he can represent the opinions of the second government to a certain extent.

At the same time, in order to show his attitude, Zhang Yue also wrote a letter to Wang Anshi to obtain his support in this matter.

(End of this chapter)