Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 256 Restructuring of the Western Suburb Camp

Yuan Wenshao and Sheng Changbai pretended to be beautiful, and Liang Liulang composed a poem to encourage them to make up.

Liang Liulang was well prepared and recited it directly in front of everyone, which attracted everyone's applause.

Then with the help of the Prime Minister, he stopped the person blocking the door and rushed in while protecting Liang Liulang.

Yuan Wenshao pretended to stop them, then let them rush in, and then pulled Gu Tingye aside.

"what happened?"

"The officials are going to reorganize the western suburbs camp in the next few days." Gu Tingye asked the question in a different way.

Yuan Wenshao was stunned and said: "You mean, the official family asked someone to close the case? But can the Wang family let it go?"

"What if the Wang family doesn't give up? The Ministry of Punishment has found evidence, and even the kidnapper has been caught." Gu Tingye said.

Yuan Wenshao naturally knew that the so-called evidence and the arrested people were false.

After all, he, the mastermind behind the scenes, is still standing here.

However, he couldn't figure it out for a while. Was it Zhao Zongquan who was eager to restructure the western suburbs camp and didn't want to waste time on this matter, or did he know that it was him who did it and didn't want to pursue it for the time being?

When Gu Tingye saw that Yuan Wenshao's expression was not right, he guessed something. He patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't think too much about it. No matter what the reason is, it doesn't really matter."

Yuan Wenshao was stunned when he heard this, and quickly understood what Gu Tingye meant, and smiled: "You are right."

No matter what the reason is, since Zhao Zongquan does not intend to pursue the case any further, it is a good thing for him.

"Let's go, let's go quickly." Gu Tingye said.

When the two came to the main hall, Liang Liulang and Mo Lan, who was holding a fan to cover their faces, were already standing in the hall accepting the instructions from Sheng Hong and Mrs. Wang.

Although Sheng Hong is angry with Molan, as a smooth and face-saving person, his acting skills are naturally very good.

Sheng Hong gave a lecture and completely showed the appearance of a loving father. At the end of the speech, his eyes were slightly red with a look of reluctance. Yuan Wenshao felt that Sheng Hong's acting skills would put him at the level of the best actor in future generations.

Mrs. Wang was far behind. She couldn't pretend even if she wanted to, so she just said a few words casually and ended it.

Then Mo Lan was taken out by Sheng Changfeng and put on a sedan chair.

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"After discussion with all of you, I am planning to reorganize the western suburbs camp. What do you think, dear sirs?"

In the early morning of this day, after the officials finished their report, Zhao Zongquan proposed the restructuring of the western suburbs camp.

Because of this incident, there was a dispute between the officials and the Queen Mother for power.

All the officials were not surprised that Zhao Zongquan wanted to reform the system, so they all expressed their approval.

Zhao Zongquan turned his head and said, "What do you think, Queen Mother?"

"The Ai family has no objection to this matter. The officials can just decide what to do." The Queen Mother said calmly.

Zhao Zongquan nodded slightly when he heard the words, explained the restructuring plan, and asked everyone to recommend the candidate to be the commander of the fifth battalion.

In fact, there is no difference at all between the so-called reform and no reform.

The western suburbs camp was originally divided into five camps, but there was a British Duke who was the nominal commander.

Zhao Zongquan's so-called restructuring did not change much. He just wanted to insert his confidants in this way.

The civil servants naturally understand this, so those they recommend are the official's confidants.

To the civil servants, it was nothing if Zhao Zongquan wanted to place those ministers in charge of the army.

Anyway, the Great Zhou Dynasty valued civil service over military affairs, and military generals also had to be led by civilian officials.

What they feared most was that Zhao Zongquan arranged for his confidants to serve as civil servants.

Zhao Zongquan had already made up his mind on the candidate to be the commander of the fifth battalion. After everyone had finished making recommendations, he pressed his hands. After calming down, he said: "The commander of the front battalion will be Gu Tingye, the deputy commander of the front camp, and the commander of the rear battalion." The commander-in-chief of the Zhongyong Marquis Yuan Wenshao, the commander-in-chief of the left camp is Yu Zhanghua, the Marquis of Anbei, and the commander-in-chief of the right camp is Zhongjing Marquis Zheng Wen. The commander-in-chief of the middle camp is Weibei Marquis Shen Congxing."

After announcing the commander-in-chief of the fifth battalion, Zhao Zongquan arranged the deputy generals of each battalion.

The two lieutenants of the rear camp in charge of Yuan Wenshao were Geng Jiechuan and Zheng Wu.

At first, Yuan Wenshao was a little surprised that Zhao Zongquan asked him to take charge of the first battalion. After hearing the selection of deputy generals, Yuan Wenshao understood Zhao Zongquan's intention.

One is Zhao Zongquan's brother-in-law, and the other is his confidant. As the commander-in-chief of the rear camp, he is simply a decoration.

The reason why Zhao Zongquan pushed himself up was entirely because his confidants were too incompetent.

After the morning court ended, many people who were familiar with Yuan Wenshao came forward to congratulate him.

After the restructuring of the western suburbs camp, the five battalions were each in charge of 80,000 soldiers and horses, and the commanders of the five battalions were all from the second rank.

Yuan Wenshao is in charge of the first battalion, which can be said to be powerful and powerful.

Yuan Wenshao dealt with them one by one with a smile. It was not until a young eunuch came to invite him to the imperial study that he was able to escape.

On the way, Yuan Wenshao also met Shen Congxing and others.

Several people were led by the eunuch to the imperial study. After bowing, they were given a seat by Zhao Zongquan.

"It will take some time to disrupt and reorganize the western suburbs camp. You guys should think carefully about how to train the soldiers. Sixty-seven out of ten of the tax collected from the treasury every year is used for military expenditures, but the combat effectiveness of the army has never increased. Now it is divided into five The battalions belong to different camps. I will give you one year and hope to see results. After one year, I will personally inspect the five battalions and let the five battalions compete. Whoever is in charge of the battalion is the worst, I will not only remove him from his official position , we need to hold him accountable. I don’t want to see someone’s corpse, understand?” Zhao Zongquan said.

"I understand! I will live up to His Majesty's high expectations!" Everyone responded in unison.

"With punishment, there will naturally be reward. I will naturally reward you in due course!" Zhao Zongquan said.

Then Zhao Zongquan gave a few more instructions and asked them to retreat.

Just as Yuan Wenshao and the others left, Zhao Ceying was taken into the study after being notified.

"My son, I pay my respects to my father!" Zhao Ceying saluted.

"Ying'er came to see me, what's the matter?" Zhao Zongquan waved his hand and asked.

"To inform my father, a lot of colored glaze has been produced, and my son has arranged for people to be trafficked to Xixia and Liao. In addition, he has also sent people to be trafficked to other countries by sea." Zhao Ceying said.

Zhao Zongquan smiled when he heard this and said: "In this way, the problem of empty treasury can be alleviated."

"Father, things are rare and valuable. Although Liuli can earn a lot of money in a short time, if too much is made, the price will eventually come down. This can only be a temporary relief. I think that if you want to solve the emptiness of the treasury, you still have to think of something else. That's the best way," Zhao Ceying said.

When Zhao Zongquan heard this, he glanced at him and said, "What can we do?"

"Reform!" Zhao Ceying said in a deep voice. Zhao Zongquan said in a deep voice: "Do you know what you are talking about?"

"I know, but I have to say it. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, tax revenue was not as high as it is now, and the treasury still had money and food to support Emperor Taizu's military expedition. Now, instead, a single war has left the treasury empty. I carefully checked the Ministry of Household Affairs From the tax and expenditure account books over the years, it was found that military expenditures and official salaries alone accounted for nine levels of tax revenue. Such huge expenditures are really shocking. Erchen believes that now we have reached a point where we have to change." Zhao Ceying said.

"Don't I know what you are talking about?" Zhao Zongquan said in a deep voice: "But the late emperor has been in power for many years, and the reform has failed. I have just ascended the throne now, how can the reform succeed?"

"I understand my father's concerns, but the reason why the New Deal failed that year was because it was too hasty and had many disadvantages. With the experience last time, I feel that there is a great chance of success this time." Zhao Ceying said.

Zhao Zongquan shook his head and said: "You think things are too simple. The reform will shake the civil and military affairs of the dynasty and the interests of officials all over the world. How long have I been on the throne now? If I propose a reform, I am afraid that the throne will not be stable. This matter No need to mention it again!”

"Father, you can postpone the reform and wait for the opportunity, but you can't do nothing. I checked the accounts of the Ministry of Household Affairs in recent years and found that the income from tea, horse, salt and iron is getting less and less year by year. It's easy to say that the horse is better, because Xixia and Liao Due to the country's blockade, horses are mostly used for military purposes, and there are not many private transactions. But the other specimens can earn a lot of money for the court. Now that the population is increasing year by year, it stands to reason that the income of these specimens should increase. But these specimens The income just keeps decreasing every year.”

"Especially for salt, I checked the accounts from 30 years ago and found that the current salt tax revenue is only 10/34 of what it was 30 years ago, which is simply shocking," Zhao Ceying said.

"How could I not know what you said? But now is not the time." Zhao Zongquan shook his head.

Zhao Zongquan had served as a regimental training envoy in Yuzhou for many years. Although he held a military position, he was very knowledgeable about local affairs.

Nowadays, the proliferation of illegal salt is serious, especially in the Jiangnan area with developed water systems, which provides natural convenience for selling illegal salt.

However, many officials from all over the country, including officials in the court, were involved in the illegal salt matter, and the influence of one incident affected the whole body.

Zhao Zongquan's plan was to take complete control of the western suburbs camp and then find an opportunity to investigate the salt affairs.

"Father..."

Zhao Ceying didn't know what Zhao Zongquan was thinking, so when he saw that Zhao Zongquan didn't agree, he wanted to persuade him again.

"Okay, there is no need to mention this matter again. I have my own plan. I am going to let Mr. Han be your teacher. You can learn from him in the future." Zhao Zongquan waved his hand.

Zhao Ceying sighed inwardly, cupped his hands and said, "Yes, I will retire!"

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"Wen Shao, Zhong Huai, tomorrow is the day for me to take concubines, so don't forget to come." Shen Congxing said.

"Congratulations to Uncle Shen Guo, I will definitely be there tomorrow." Gu Tingye said.

"My uncle invites me, so of course I will go." Yuan Wenshao said with a smile.

Duan Chengyong and Geng Jiechuan, people from Qidian background, congratulated each other and said they would definitely go.

"Haha, I don't invite many people this time. You can bring your wives to have a good time." Shen Congxing said with a smile.

After chatting for a while, everyone separated.

When Yuan Wenshao got on the carriage, Gu Tingye chased after him.

"Erlang, I'm feeling a little unwell and can't ride a horse. Please give me a ride." Gu Tingye said.

"Who told you to go to court on horseback? Don't worry about the cold. Come up quickly." Yuan Wenshao said.

"What does it look like for a general like me to go to court in a car?" Gu Tingye got into the car and said.

"Why do I feel like you are scolding me?" Yuan Wenshao asked angrily.

If he hadn't known that Gu Tingye probably had something to say to him, he would have wanted to kick Gu Tingye down.

"Erlang, Uncle Shen Guo's request to bring his family is too much." Gu Tingye said with a solemn expression.

It's true that there are some people who take concubines to treat guests, but now that Shen Congxing doesn't even have a wife, he brings his family there, so naturally he can only be hosted by the little Zou family.

This completely treats the little Zou family as a royal wife.

"His wife didn't come in, she took a concubine first, and invited so many people. It's already passed." Yuan Wenshao shook his head.

"You don't know the relationship between Uncle Shen Guo and the Zou family's sister-in-law. If the Zou family's sister-in-law hadn't fought tooth and nail to protect the Queen, she would not have died. Of course Uncle Shen Guo wanted to give the Zou family some dignity," Gu Tingye said.

"That's not how you give dignity. It's the Zou family who saved the empress, but it's entirely possible for the young Zou family to marry into a wealthy family. With the merit of saving the empress, plus Uncle Shen Guo taking care of her, it's still better to marry into a count family. No problem, must she be accepted as a concubine to be dignified? You see, uncle Shen Guo promotes the little Zou family in such a way, sooner or later it will cause disaster!" Yuan Wenshao said.

In the original play, the British princess's daughter had a difficult delivery, and the little Zou actually occupied the doctor and refused to let him pass. If Minglan hadn't had a big belly and snatched the doctor away with a sword, one or two people would have died.

The British Duke's family was loyal and loyal, and several of his heirs died in battle. How old was the British Duke's wife? She even risked her life to get pregnant and gave birth to a daughter.

If the British Duke's daughter dies because of a concubine, even if the British Duke does not rebel, Zhao Zongquan will lose his military morale due to the British Duke's prestige in the military.

"I've noticed what you said. I just want to work with you to persuade Uncle Shen Guo." Gu Tingye said.

Yuan Wenshao shook his head and said, "Do you think Uncle Shen Guo can listen?"

In the original drama, the relationship between Shen Congxing and Zhang became better, and it was indeed because of Gu Tingye and Minglan's persuasion.

But the main reason was that Xiao Zou kept doing it, which made Shen Congxing wake up.

Little Zou hasn't started yet, so it's impossible to persuade Shen Congxing.

Yuan Wenshao didn't want to waste this effort.

"Let's do our best to obey fate. The marriage between Zhang and Chen's family is very important. Once something goes wrong, the official family will be furious. Uncle Shen and I have known each other for so long, and I really can't bear to see him make mistakes when doing things." Gu Tingye shook his head.

"Listen to my advice, but he won't listen at all now. I even suspect that the little Zou was the one who bewitched him just now when he proposed to take the women." Yuan Wenshao said.

"No way? The Zou family's sister-in-law is such a virtuous person, so her sister shouldn't be like this, right?" Gu Tingye didn't believe it.

Yuan Wenshao shook his head and said: "Then do you think that if it were the Da Zou family and they knew that Uncle Shen did this, would they persuade Uncle Shen?"

"After all, the little Zou family hasn't been married yet, so she may not know that Uncle Shen Guo did this." Gu Tingye retorted.

"Do you think taking a concubine means marrying a wife? If you want to persuade her, you'd better go and find out first whether Uncle Shen Guo goes to Zou's house every day." Yuan Wenshao said.

Taking a concubine is not like marrying a wife, and there is a rule that they cannot meet before marriage.

Shen Congxing didn't mention raising a family last time, but when he was about to take a concubine, he asked them to raise a family. Yuan Wenshao didn't believe it if there was no problem.

"Don't worry about other people's affairs. You should get married in a few months. Your stepmother is not easy to get along with. You should think more about your own problems." Yuan Wenshao said.

"What do I have to worry about? I have thought of a good way in the past few days. Let my stepmother beg me to look back at home. Then I can propose merging the house. Open a door directly between the Orange Garden and the Gu family, and let the outside world It's said that the government will be merged. I'll ask someone to seal the door, and it's no different from a separate government." Gu Tingye said.

(End of this chapter)