I studied in modern times

Chapter 398
Xinyou (the fourth day of the lunar month) in March of the first year of Yuanyou.

Edict: The former residence of Emperor Shenzong, the palace, was renamed: Ruicheng Palace.

Zengbu, the Minister of Hubu, was awarded the title of Bachelor of Longtuge.

Goryeo's monk commander, Shi Yitian, went to Bianjing again, and paid tribute to the statue of the holy Buddha and several gold objects on the Xinglong Festival. He ordered the Academy of Academicians to send an imperial edict to reward the monks. On the day of his Majesty's death, he granted the monks a thousand pieces of cloth and 1000 taels of silver.

The imperial edict was repeated, and the guilty officials were pardoned and exiled. Therefore, Guangxi Economic Strategy envoy Liu Yi was appointed as the official of the imperial court.

Liu Yi was formerly the Economic and Strategic Envoy of Guangxi. Although his planning was improper, Jiaozhi invaded the invaders and Yongzhou fell. However, Liu Yi's plan was indeed to seek the country.

In the same imperial edict, Liu Yi was reinstated and his predecessor, the former Guangxi economic envoy, was in charge of the affairs of Xiuzhou and lived in Xiuzhou. Shen Qi became the official of Chaosan.

This is the official recognition by the imperial court that although what Shen Qi and Liu Yi did back then led to bad results, their starting point was good.

And it has been punished enough.

As a result, these two former high-ranking officials who were assigned to live in the house were able to return to their hometowns.

Their descendants will no longer be influenced by them in their official careers.

At the same time, this also means that at the central level, it has been determined to start a war with Jiaozhi!
Otherwise, why did Liu Yi and Shen Qi rise up at this time?
……

Zhao Xu put down the pen in his hand, looked at the words he copied, and nodded slightly.

His handwriting is gradually becoming more powerful now.

It is no longer like in the past when the words written are too small and the handwriting is too soft.

Seeing that he had finished practicing his calligraphy, Song Yongchen came to him and said softly: "Everyone, please go inside to serve the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I have been ordered to present the emperor's mourning clothes that you will wear tomorrow..."

Zhao Xu nodded, said oh, and asked, "Has the Academy prepared a memorial ceremony for Huang Kao?"

"Early this morning, Deng Runfu, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, presented a memorial text to the two palaces in memory of the late emperor." Song Yongchen replied: "The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager read it and thought it was very good, so they decided to send the Gaomi County Prince and the Empress Dowager to the two palaces. Anhua Army Jiedu Envoy and Dazong Zheng Zhao Zongsheng, Xiangzhou Observation Envoy and Tongzhi Dazong Zhengzong Zhao Zongjing, and Sipu King Zhao Zonghui also served as Yonghou Mausoleum memorial envoys and went to Yonghou Mausoleum to worship the spirit of the late emperor."

After hearing this, Zhao Xu sat down melancholy.

"It's been a year!" he sighed.

To be precise, it should be one year and one month.

Tomorrow will be one year since he ascended the throne, and it will also be the first anniversary of the death of the late emperor.

At the same time, it was still 4 days after he woke up in Qingning Palace.

He has always had a good memory.

In such matters, remember to be more careful.

and so……

"Song Yongchen!" Zhao Xu asked: "It has been 390 and five days since the emperor Kao was about to abandon the world, and I ascended the throne according to the imperial edict... How have I done in these 390 five days?"

Song Yongchen hurriedly knelt down and said: "I am an internal minister, how dare you make unreasonable comments on everyone?"

"But I heard that everyone inside and outside Bianjing said that you are a wise king, and the scholars and officials all regard you as a holy master like a king."

Zhao Xu smiled.

To be honest, he didn't know how he had done in the past year.
I can only predict in my heart that today's Da Song should be better than his previous life.

At least the politics are relatively clear. The party struggle that used to be fierce and life-and-death, with only positions and no distinction between right and wrong, at least does not appear now.

At least the cracks between the new party and the old party have not widened.

This shows that he is good at pasting and framing!

At least no one broke the pot.

But that's about it.

The fundamental structural problems of the Song Dynasty's economy still exist, and may even have deepened.

The contradictions in Song Dynasty society have not been resolved in any way.

Zhao Xu still knows a lot about these.

I won't be praised for a few words, and then I won't know who I am.

Zhao Xu took a deep look at Song Yongchen and said, "The escort is still loyal!"

"There are a lot of things that others won't tell me. Only my boss will tell me the truth."

Zhao Xu understood what Song Yongchen said just now.

Although he was flattering, he actually told Zhao Xu tactfully.

He is only a king in the eyes of scholar-bureaucrats, and a wise king in the eyes of nobles.

As for scholar-bureaucrats, nobles and relatives?
To be honest, even in some rural areas of Kaifeng Prefecture, Zhao Xu was not sure whether the local farmers knew that the Song Dynasty had changed to a new official family.

Even if they knew it, I'm afraid it wouldn't make much difference to these people whether the official in Bianjing was called Zhao Xu or Zhao Xu, right?
The taxes that should be paid must still be paid.

When you should be hungry, you should still be hungry.

There should be no money for medical treatment, but there is still no money for medical treatment.

In the past year since Zhao Xu came to the throne, what has really benefited these people is probably the abolition of the Baojia Law in the inland areas.

Let these people use their free time to do odd jobs to supplement their family income, instead of being stupidly caught by the government for training.

As for other policies?

The reform of the exemption law involves the heads of third-class households and above and has nothing to do with the real common people.

The method of protecting horse and armor is on JD.com.

The market transaction law has nothing to do with these people.

Song Yongchen lay on his stomach and said nothing.

Zhao Xu waved his hand and said: "Get up!"

Song Yongchen stood up, still hunched over, and Zhao Xu said to him: "Call Shi Deyi here. I have something to ask him."

"No!" Song Yongchen bowed again, then bowed and exited the east pavilion of Funing Hall, and walked to the hall. Song Yongchen let out a sigh of relief.

Then he walked up to Shi Deyi who was waiting in the palace and whispered: "Everyone, please come in."

Shi De nodded and walked in.

Entering the East Pavilion, he saw the female official next to the young official putting away the calligraphy he had just copied.

"Everyone." Shi De bowed.

"We all know it's coming." Zhao Xu smiled and sat on the mattress, with his screen back.

Shi Deyi stood up respectfully, lowered his head, and stood in front of Zhao Xu.

"Has anything happened in Bianjing recently?" Zhao Xu asked.

Shi Deyi lowered his head and replied: "There is something I want to report to everyone."

"Ok?"

"Recently, the Detective Department found out that there are merchants in Bianjing City who are secretly purchasing Jiaozi from Song and Liao Dynasties." Shi De reported: "It is said that someone is recycling Jiaozi at a price higher than the official price."

Zhao Xu immediately sat upright.

His experience in modern times taught him that he must be wary of any disturbance in financial matters!
Otherwise, someone else would give him a big play in a matter of minutes.

Song and Liao Jiaozi were the first Jiaozi issued in the Song Dynasty with copper coins as face value.

This made him pay more attention to it.

He has to personally control any risks.

"Tell me, what's going on?" Zhao Xu asked.

Shi Deyi lowered his head and replied: "Your Majesty, the detective department has found out that someone seems to be trying to use Jiaozi to make money."

"Qian Yin?"

Zhao Xu frowned, of course he knew that the so-called Qian Yin was the predecessor of Jiaozi.

The original Jiaozi, called Jiaoyin, was better said to be a money order than a paper currency.

The specific operation method is that the merchant deposits the money to the designated Qianyinpu, and the Qianyinpu issues a cross-invoice to the merchant.

Then the merchant takes the designated money that is delivered to the designated place to be accepted by the merchant.

Qian Yinpu earns the intermediate handling fees.

This set of operating procedures is said to have existed in the Tang Dynasty.After the Song Dynasty, due to the chaos in Shu, it became more and more popular and evolved into Jiaozipu.

Then, the famous financial crisis of the Song Dynasty happened - Jiaozi shops were mixed, and some people did this business just to make a fortune and run away.

The appearance of these people almost completely destroyed Jiaozi's credibility.

It also plunged Sichuan's financial market into a devastating disaster.

Then, Zhang Guaiya reorganized Jiaozi Bank, established Guanjiaozi, and issued Guanjiaozi with official money as a deposit.

"Tell me about it." Zhao Xu asked calmly: "How do those merchants plan to use Jiaozi to make money?"

Shi Deyi lowered his head and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Detective Department has learned that it is said that there is a merchant named Huang from Xuzhou. Recently, he gathered several other wealthy businessmen in the capital to secretly purchase Jiaozi. It is said that he I want to take Jiaozi as the basis and build a shop similar to Qianyin in Bianjing to specialize in the transfer of money and goods between Bianjing and Xuzhou."

Zhao Xu understood.

Someone plans to acquire Jiaozi and use Jiaozi's reputation to endorse his own business, thereby acting as a middleman.

To be precise, that person's so-called Qian Yin should be the bank?
Just like the Ming and Qing banks and bank accounts he had seen on modern TV.

However, banknotes in the Ming and Qing Dynasties used silver as capital.

And this person plans to use Jiaozi as capital?
"Interesting!" Zhao Xu commented simply.

Then he asked: "Your surname is Huang? Are you from Xuzhou?"

"Yes." Shi Deyi answered with his head lowered.

Zhao Xu smiled, this is what the Song Dynasty is like.

No matter what kind of business you do, you must have an official background, otherwise the business will not be successful!
Apart from other things, in today's Song Dynasty, every time goods pass through a county, state, or road, they have to pay a tax. This is called a tax.

The tax rate is generally 5.00% legally, but in reality it is much higher.

Because magistrates could impose taxes on specific goods as they saw fit.

When the goods arrive at the destination for sale, the local area has to collect a tax. This is the residence tax, which is generally 5.00%.

Therefore, there is a saying that one cannot sell firewood even if it is a hundred miles away, and one cannot buy rice even if it is a thousand miles away.

However, this is a restriction for ordinary people.

Businesses in the homes of dignitaries are not subject to this restriction.

The higher the status, the fewer the restrictions.

It is precisely for this reason that Zhao Xu does not dare to attack the current commercial tax system easily.

Because, the current commercial tax protects the interests of high-ranking officials, especially the scholar-bureaucrat group.

Therefore, Zhao Xu naturally easily connected a Xuzhou merchant named Huang with Huang Lu, the magistrate of Xuzhou.

"Keep watching!" Zhao Xu ordered: "Find out as soon as possible what are the intentions of these people? Who are they involved in? But don't alarm them!"

"No." Shi De bowed.

"Is there anything else going on in Bianjing City recently?" Zhao Xu then asked

Shi Deyi hesitated for a moment and then said: "There is indeed a legend."

"Ok?"

"It is said that the grandson of Han Jiang, the left prime minister, promoted Changping official affairs in Chengdu to the Shu area. It seems that there is something illegal!"

Zhao Xu nodded: "I heard that someone seemed to impeach him in the first month of the year."

In the Song Dynasty, which minister was not impeached?

Yushitai has KPIs for Zaizhi, so it will find something for them to do whenever they have nothing to do.

What's more, this kind of thing is being caught! ?

"What's wrong?" Zhao Xu asked.

Shi Deyi replied: "After the impeachment of the censor in the first month, the imperial court appointed Guo Si, the prison officer of Chengdu Fulu Road, to investigate the illegal affairs of the Han class!"

"Now, the Detective Department has found out that there are discussions in Bianjing City. It is said that merchants from Shu are talking about it. Guo Si deliberately protects Han Jie in order to gain access to the prime minister of the dynasty."

Zhao Xu laughed when he heard this.

Clinging to the prime minister? !Han Jiang?

Han Jiang is about to step down!
With this thought, Zhao Xu became serious.

He stood up and told Shi Deyi: "Go and find out this matter for me!"

"Send someone to Chengdu. I want to know the real situation there."

"In addition, pay close attention to the wind direction in the capital..."

Zhao Xu couldn't help but become insensitive.

Han Jiang, who is already over 70 years old, has been selling his life for more than a year with a handful of old bones.

He won't be left prime minister for much longer.

Han Jiang's body could not withstand the high-intensity work.

When he completes the review of the Youth Law at hand, he will be successful and retire without anyone else telling him.

But now, if someone can't wait even a few months, they will use any means to oust Han Jiang.

Then Zhao Xu would definitely not spare him.

Thinking like this, Zhao Xu asked: "By the way, Shi Deyi, now that Dongfu Shaoyi is in power, who does everyone recommend?"

"Who is the loudest voice from both the government and the opposition?"

Shi Deyi replied: "Your Majesty, I have informed you that the governors of the capital now all think that Zeng Bu, the Minister of Hubu, Han Zhongyan, the Minister of Rites, and Zeng Xiaokuan, the Minister of Personnel, are more suitable. In addition, Li Chang, the imperial censor, and the Kaifeng Prefecture of Quanzhi Cai Jing and others were also mentioned."

Zhao Xu nodded.

In the past, the tradition of the Song Dynasty was that when there was a vacancy in the administration, the four chiefs were often used to fill the place.

The so-called four heads are the Quanzhi Kaifeng Mansion, Yushi Zhongcheng, the three secretaries and the Hanlin bachelor.

But after Xining, governing was no longer limited to the top four.

Instead, it was extended to all important ministers at all levels.

But today's situation is rather special.

Because Zhao Xu has not yet taken charge of the government, the two palaces have closed the curtains, but the two palaces actually don't know much about the ministers.

The selection of important ministers such as the governor has changed from the emperor's decision in the past to the recommendation of the ministers now.

It is precisely because of this that the Dongfu has been in power so far.

That's a cool umbrella!

Shi Deyi lowered his head and continued: "The people who have the loudest voices from both the government and the public now are Zeng Bu, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Han Zhongyan, the Minister of Rites."

Zhao Xu pondered for a moment and said in his heart: "The governance of the Dongfu should be decided as soon as possible!"

At this time, Zhang Dun is probably already sharpening his sword against Cochin in Guangxi, and maybe the army has already reached the border.

But Bianjing has not yet elected a successor.

This will inevitably shake the hearts of the ruling and opposition parties, and will inevitably give some people some bad ideas.

bad...

Someone wants a spot!

Zhao Xu had to doubt this possibility.

After all, it is a cool umbrella!Even the position of prime minister!
Think about it.

Now the two prime ministers in the capital, Han Jiang, are over 70, and Lu Gongzhu is almost [-].

Neither of them stayed long.

Han Jiang can do it until the end of this year at most, and Mr. Lu can still do it for another two years if he dies.

In other words, once Han Jiang resigned as prime minister in advance, Lu Gongzhu was forced to take his place.

Then, the one left in the capital is the one in power, but the right prime minister who holds the power and is actually assisting the government!
Everyone has a chance!
You can’t help others being greedy!

　Kavinka's head hurts today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)