I studied in modern times

Chapter 582: The great monk’s money is divided into and accounts.
Wen Yanbo and Han Jiang were talking, and Feng Jing, who was sitting next to him, was carefully observing the situation in the curtain in the hall with the corner of his eye.

Because he found that Empress Dowager Xiang seemed to have said something to the Empress Dowager.

Then, they saw the Queen Mother getting up and going to bed.

So Feng Jing quickly pulled Wen Yanbo's sleeve.

The latter immediately understood and shut his mouth.

The other elders and prime ministers also put down the memorials in their hands thoughtfully.

Sure enough, a moment later, the sound of a big Diao clang was heard: "The official ascended to the palace, and the ministers greeted him respectfully."

Feng Jing quickly stood up and took the Chao Hut in his hand, and the other senior officials also stood up.

Then he saw a small official wearing a plain white crimson gauze robe and a folded turban, surrounded by the Queen Mother and the ministers with royal equipment, entering the curtain from the corridor on one side.

Feng Jing hurriedly came forward with the fluorine and bowed four times with the crowd: "I respectfully welcome the official to the palace."

"Han Zihua! You old man!" He cursed in his heart.

There was nothing he could do.

Feng Jing thought of Han Wei in Daming Mansion. Like him, he also dreamed of returning to the court.

Therefore, in the future, the prime minister will still be chosen from among the important ministers outside.

"Baoning Army Jiedushi envoy, judged Henan Prefecture Minister Jing, just now made some suggestions, Yan Gu Sikong and Han Wenzhong Gong were once ordered to pacify the victims of Jingdong disaster in Qingli. They wrote the book "Qingzhou Relief Policy", which contains consistent articles. They are all here..."

Among the remaining governors, there is almost no one who can safely take over the position of prime minister.

However, Feng Jing also knows that this is officialdom and the capital!
Back then, in order to get promoted, he even publicly denounced Taishan Fu Bi as a traitor.

Even the crows on the Yushitai, Feng Jingdu felt, were much gentler and more pleasing to the eye than before.

Is this going to be a review?
Feng Jing's eyelids twitched and something came to his mind.

And the senior ministers...

With these thoughts in his mind, Feng Jing just listened to the little official in the curtain: "I lost my composure today and made the merciful saints of the two palaces and all the ministers worried. I am really ashamed."

However, it used to be a false story, but now even Feng Jing himself can't help but bring some sincerity.

Among the prime ministers, Han Jiang, the left prime minister, and Lu Gongzu, the right prime minister, will all retire within the next two years.

Frequent criticism of traitors and evil practices is now rare.

Xiong Ben from Jingdong Road, Cai Jing from Kaifeng Prefecture, and Zeng Bu from Yangzhou are all like chicken feathers.

Then he saw Han Jiang getting up and bowing with a phoenix in his hand: "In my humble opinion, I should follow the stories and the old rules and order a responsible person to be good at governing..."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The ministers bowed again, and Feng Jing slowly returned to his seat and sat down.

Although the crows are still noisy, few of them will casually slap others.

During this process, Wen Yanbo seemed to look back at him.

Confucius said: I will examine myself three times a day!
The standard Confucian sage-king style has also been the requirement of scholar-bureaucrats for the emperor since ancient times.

This is the standard answer.

Feng Jing hurriedly stood up with Wen Yanbo and bowed with a phoenix in his hand: "Your Majesty cares about all the people and is benevolent and virtuous. The ministers are sincere and frightened. I only beg Your Majesty to take care of your body and take care of your body for the sake of the country."

After taking a deep breath, Feng Jing followed the ministers and sat back.

After the young official sat down, he said, "Without courtesy, please sit down and talk."

The most taboo thing in official circles is to waver between Chao Qin and Mu Chu.

Something that everyone is familiar with.

But he couldn't come back until his brother Han Jiang retreated.

Among the ministers Zhiping and Xining, those 'young people' who are expected to be in power are also ready to make a move.

Feng Jing had no choice but to stand up and bow, saying, "Your Majesty, I have three volumes of Qingzhou Relief Policy left by my ancestor Taishan. The original manuscript is in the hands of his son Shaoting. I dare to ask Your Majesty to issue an imperial decree to bring this book to the court for reference."

The new party and the old party still criticize each other.

I don’t know what it means?
Feng Jingzheng was trying to figure out what Wen Yanbo meant, and then he listened to the little official in the curtain say: "Now that you have entered the palace, let's discuss how to deal with the aftermath of Huainan Road!"

Wang Anli of Jiangning, I heard, was also preparing to become an official. He wanted to return to the court as a senator and serve as an adviser to the emperor.

"The Prime Minister of the Left!" He directly named him: "You are the Prime Minister of the Left, my arm. Come and talk about the opinions of the capital."

Now, it is reasonable for Han Jiang to use him as a raft and borrow his head.

Such a complicated situation, not to mention the young emperor, even the adult monarch may not be able to control it.

Pu Zongmeng, Lu Huiqing, Wang Cun, and Han Zhongyan were also ready to make a move.

Such a good emperor is so rare.

Feng Jing was named by Han Jiang and felt his scalp numb.

He looked around the palace.

However, this petty official took control. Not only did he control it, but he also made the capital not as messy as it was during the Yuanfeng era.

Cai Que and Zhang Dun had the highest voices.

Especially for a minister with a bad reputation like him, once he is found guilty of a shaky crime, he will be labeled as a traitor.

Therefore, many years of experience in officialdom have taught him that even if he does something wrong, it is better than regretting it.

The little official in the curtain pondered for a moment and then said, "What Mr. Feng said is very much in line with my wishes."

"That is... when Duke Fuwen Zhong was in Qingzhou, he was fighting floods, but now Huainan is suffering from drought."

Feng Jing could only bite the bullet and continue: "I foolishly think that although disasters are different, the methods of dealing with the aftermath are always the same."

As soon as he finished speaking, the right minister Lu Gongzhu stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the two palaces are kind and sage, Fuwen Zhonggong appeases Qingzhou. Although it is a model for the country, it has been decades ago... …And the situation in Huainan is different from that in Qingzhou, so it may not be generalized.”

It seems that Lu Gongzhu is very objective.

But in fact, I still use him as a raft.

But he still had no way to reply, so he could only say: "Even if decades have passed, even though the situation in Huainan is different from that of Jingdong, disaster relief and aftermath are always the same."

"For example, after a disaster, the victims are displaced and have no clothes. Since our ancestors, they have all been tattooed."

"It's also like the people who have no food and open warehouses to survive..."

When he finished speaking, Feng Jing found that the Prime Minister looked at him a little strangely.

What did I say wrong?
Feng Jing soon knew the answer.

"There is no need to recruit young men with tattoos." After pondering for a moment, the official in the curtain suddenly said: "As early as the beginning of April, I ordered Song Yongchen to go south, with Cai Bian as the capital of Dajiang-Huai Sixth Road and the Deputy Shipping Envoy. The imperial edict ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Fengzhuang Treasury to allocate one million yuan each. Cai Bian and Song Yongchen were ordered to recruit young and strong people from the Huainan disaster area to work on river management and canal construction, and to pay their wages at Bianjing wages. , give half money and half rice.”

This is the reason why the people on Huainan Road have maintained stability despite a severe drought.

A large number of young and strong people were recruited to the construction sites of river construction and canal management.

Not only that, Song Yongchen also organized them to build roads, bridges, inns, and repair government offices and warehouses across Huainan.

Even locally, a large number of human transportation tools such as wheelbarrows were manufactured using local materials.

Young people have jobs and can receive wages and life-saving food.

There won't be any trouble!
Feng Jing was shocked when he heard this.

Because in the past, although the Song Dynasty court also gave money when recruiting young men.

However, wages are different in different places.

For example, in Bianjing, if you recruit a young man to build a river, the starting salary is two hundred a day. Normally, for heavy manual labor, you have to pay more than two hundred and thirty to recruit someone.

But in Henan Prefecture, the salary of a young man has plummeted to one hundred yuan a day.

In the Yongxing Army, you can hire a young man for seventy or eighty yuan.

Feng Jing remembered that when he was in the Yongxing Army, he hired young men to build a walled city along the border.

A heavy reward of one hundred cash per day was offered, but there were very few takers. In the end, he could only add two liters of rice per day and barely hired people.

But these are normal wages in peacetime.

In places like Huainan Road that have been hit by disasters, labor prices will definitely fall off a cliff.

In fact, as long as the government provides food, there will be many people willing to work!
If you don’t do it, there are people who are willing to do it!
However, this official allocated two million yuan and was still willing to use Bianjing wages to settle wages for the Huainan victims?
Although half of the rice is lost, this is unprecedented.

When did the Song Dynasty court become so generous?
But how did he know that Zhao Xu had offered a high price.

However, workers’ consumption on the construction site is also high.

Especially those young men from local Shezhe families often spend huge sums of money in Goulan and casinos.

And because of the severe drought, local protectionism in Huainan has been weakened.

As a result, dried fish and sea salt poured in.

Fortunately, the workers had money, which allowed them to afford dried fish and sea salt.

As a result, a big market was formed.

At the same time, the 2 million yuan in allocations followed this ecological chain and eventually flowed to Jingdong and Liangzhe Road, further promoting the local fishery and shipbuilding industries.

There is a market and demand, and the government is still giving the green light and even encouraging everyone to roll up their sleeves and work hard. The shipbuilding and fishery ecology of Jingdong Road and Liangzhe Road have developed rapidly through this severe drought.

Those two million yuan mobilized private wealth and capital, at least tens of millions of yuan!
And because the people had the lubrication of two million more copper coins, the commodity economy was miraculously not affected.

The handicraft industry in some places has even experienced growth against the trend. Of course, agricultural production still inevitably suffered a devastating blow.

Hundreds of thousands of hectares of land were affected, more than half of which suffered crop failure or failure.

This has a direct chain reaction.

The local small and medium-sized landowners were directly wiped out by this wave.

The accumulation of generations of ancestors was once emptied out, and even fell directly into the predicament of bankruptcy.

How did Feng Jing know about these things that were impossible to appear in the newspaper?

However, he reacted quickly and bowed hurriedly: "Old minister, I beg you to punish me."

Young people have wages and can also get rice.

There is no need to mention the matters of soliciting assassinations and opening regular positions.

Because the imperial court has completed the pacification and relief work by recruiting them to work.

Generally speaking, when this is achieved, the government has fulfilled its responsibilities.

This is a natural disaster!
It is normal for thousands of old, weak, women and children to die, and it is also normal for the local economy to be in recession for several years.

So, what else does Xiaoguanjia want to do?
Could it be that... he still wants to resume production in the disaster-stricken areas?
is it possible?

Then the little official in the curtain said: "What crime is Mr. Feng guilty of?"

"It just so happens that after hearing this, I want to collect all the disaster relief, disaster preparation, and aftermath matters in the world and prepare a book to be published all over the world. I think it is a must-read book for all ministers in the world. I also want to set up a separate book in the capital and among the Imperial College. This class is dedicated to teaching Taipei students disaster preparedness, disaster relief, and aftermath measures.”

"Young Master is a senior official and an important minister of the three dynasties. I wonder if I would like to preside over the compilation of this book? And later, preside over this class of the Imperial College?"

Feng Jing listened, his heart was extremely hot, and he immediately bowed: "Old minister, I will never give up even if I die!"

This is a good job!

Not only can he stay in Beijing and assist the government as a senator.

At the same time, this master compiled a book that collects regulations on disaster preparedness, disaster relief, and aftermath in the world, making it a must-read book for officials all over the world.

In the future, we will open a new discipline in Taixue and let him preside over the construction of this new Taixue subject.

This is to send him to leave his name in history and win immortality!
Feng Jing suddenly felt happy.

I just feel that when I am an official in the court, I am really a holy master and a wise king, and I really know people and make good use of them.

At the same time, I regretted even more that I ran away with the bucket last year because of my cowardice.

Other prime ministers and elders were also looking at Feng Jing with strange eyes at this time.

"What kind of fate did this golden-haired rat have?" Even Wen Yanbo couldn't help but examine it.

But how do you know that Zhao Xu was repaying Feng Jing for his role in his previous life? In order to help him, the young master, establish his prestige, he performed with his own funeral and set off the Tongwenguan case?

Sitting in the curtain, Zhao Xu looked at Feng Jing's happy appearance in the palace.

"Everyone says that Feng is the golden-haired rat in this world."

"How many people can be as loyal to the country as he is?"

From Zhao Xu's perspective, Feng Jing is a loyal minister!

A loyal minister who was willing to use his own funeral as a stage for the emperor!

Dare I ask, how many people can do this?

Feng Jing had benefited, so he knew that he should reward him.

How to reward?
He thought of what he heard about Wen Yanbo's actions in the capital after he entered the capital.

To sum it up in one sentence - the elders set up the stage and the emperor sings the opera!

Whenever the young master wanted to do something, Wen Yanbo always endorsed it in a considerate and considerate way, citing scriptures and arguments. This was in line with the ancestral system and a good thing in line with the teachings of the saints.

Especially the Bianjing Academy in Jing'anfang was guaranteed by the Grand Master and the two prime ministers in Shilin with their own reputation.

Therefore, Feng Jing bowed his head without hesitation and asked: "I dare to ask Your Majesty, what does the Holy Heart think should be done in the aftermath of the Huainan disaster?"

When Zhao Xu heard this, he immediately glanced at Feng Jing appreciatively.

He is truly worthy of the nickname of the Golden Mouse, but he still does not fall, but rises step by step! ,

So, Zhao Xu followed Feng Jing's words and said: "I am young and don't know the story of my country or my ancestors, but..."

"When the emperor was taking the exam, he often taught me..."

"The teaching of saints lies in benevolence, and benevolent people love others."

"The loving sages of the two palaces protect and support me. They also personally taught me the way of a saint!" He turned around and looked at the two palaces behind him: "My mother-in-law taught me that as a king, you should benefit the people and take the welfare of the people. For your own sake.”

The Queen Mother suddenly laughed.

"My mother also taught me that the people are my subjects, and the ministers are my brothers and sisters. I should love them, pity them, and treat them with kindness..."

"Huainan is suffering from a disaster today, and although the imperial court has appeased it, I read historical records and observed what Jia Yi of the Han Dynasty said: A farmer will have one year of harvest after three years of farming, and only three years of harvest after nine years of farming."

"Sima Gong also wrote a letter saying: Among the four people, farmers are the most miserable..."

Sima Guang only had more than a month to live.

If we don't quickly pull him out to endorse, how can we use his banner to do things in the future?

"So I was thinking, is it possible for the capital to make arrangements to reduce or reduce taxes for farmers affected by the disaster in Huainan Prefecture?"

"For example, they will be exempted from rent and miscellaneous taxes this year and next year, as well as free service money..."

Tax reductions and exemptions from additional levies are the reasons why Hongli of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was able to maintain a stable position even though he was extravagant and lustful, continued to use troops abroad, and established a literary prison!

Of course Zhao Xu must learn!

This is the best way to maintain stability!
When farmers suffer from disasters, they are directly exempted from taxes and given time to recuperate and recover.

The ministers listened and looked at each other in confusion.

It's okay to be exempt from rent tax, this is the usual practice.

However, it is difficult to achieve exemption from military service money and other additional taxes.

Because this money is actually the funds to maintain the operation of local government.

However, no one dared to object.

Don’t even dare to question it!
The ministers could only bow their heads and worship: "Your Majesty is wise."

It was written by Han Jiang and Lu Gong, and I felt my scalp numb.

Without money, how can local governments function?

Does the Ministry of Accounts get money?
Can't get it out!

Just increase taxes!

But to whom?

Jiangnan Road? Liangzhe Road? Or Jingdongdulu?

It won’t be Kaifeng Mansion anyway!

Zhao Xu smiled and continued: "In addition, considering that the Huainan states have been exempted from additional taxes and exemptions, the local states and counties may have no money to operate. I am thinking about whether I can issue an edict to encourage the world. Righteous businessmen and people enthusiastically donated money and rice to lose Huainan?"

"At the same time, in order to prevent women and children in Huainan from suffering from the cold and poverty, can we send officials from the capital to Huainan to recruit women and children who are good at weaving and spinning to work in the capital?"

Zhao Xu Tuqiong saw it and revealed his purpose.

This is a combination punch.

Call on righteous businessmen and citizens to donate enthusiastically to subsidize the Huainan government's operating funds.

In fact, this is aimed at the quality bank of the great monks.

Naturally, there will be righteous businessmen and righteous people who will destroy families and relieve people in trouble.

Zhao Xu has already found someone to support him.

Just wait for the capital hall to pass it, then issue an edict and announce it, and then the envoys will appear to create momentum.

In conjunction with the pressure exerted by the Kaifeng Mansion, the great monks were forced to bow their heads, pay, and at the same time hand over the treasury in their hands.

This means that the money of the gentry should be paid back in full, and the money of the great monk should be divided into 30 and 70 accounts.

Of course, things won't work out forever.

Zhao Xu also needs the support and cooperation of the great monks in the religious field.

Therefore, I will order it until it is finished, and will not cut off all the leek roots, leaving some soup and water for the monks.

But if they want to continue to monopolize the financial, pawn, and loan industries of Song Dynasty, it is just a dream.

Zhao Xu has already divided this piece of fat.

As for recruiting women and children to Beijing, this was done by Lou Cao Big Rabbit. At the same time, he was also preparing for Xihe Cotton who was about to enter Beijing.

The textile industry is still a labor-intensive industry in modern times.

Today, there are no exceptions!
Xihe's cotton and Guangxi's cane sugar bear the important task of serving as new sources of national fiscal revenue.

Especially cotton!
As long as you master the raw materials, you can achieve a monopoly!

And cotton is money!
(End of this chapter)