The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 62 Goodbye Jia Sidao

"The Empress Dowager?" Jia Sidao hurriedly knelt down and paid respects: "My minister, Jia Sidao, pays respects to the Empress Dowager."

"Stay flat." Xie Daoqing said tepidly.

In the past 20 years, Jia Sidao's power in the court has continued to expand. Even the first emperor Lizong gave him three points. Only this Xie Daoqing has always made Jia Sidao unable to understand. , Jia Sidao felt lingering fear, which has always been the case all these years.

If there are still people who are afraid of Jia Sidao, then in the Song Dynasty, only the Queen Mother Xie Daoqing was the only one.

The harem does not participate in politics, but Xie Daoqing can make the harem one of the three powers, which cannot but be said to be unique.

As the owner of the Imperial Study Room of Ninggan Palace, I first said: "Master, today I have invited the Queen Mother and my teachers to the Imperial Study Room to discuss important matters. Please sit down. Xiao Qi, serve tea."

Xie Daoqing took the seat and said: "If you have anything to say, please tell me."

I nodded and said: "Well, mother, teacher and minister, I have just ascended the throne not long ago, and now the national treasury is in short supply, and I cannot make ends meet. In order to alleviate the ever-increasing military expenditure and the daily expenditure of the court, I have been thinking hard recently and plan to gradually implement the public land law in various places."

"Ah?" Xie Daoqing said angrily.

"Oh?" Jia Sidao looked at me strangely.

"Mother, Master, let me explain in detail." I said slowly, "If the public land law can be improved, it will do more good than harm to our dynasty's harvest. Now the public land law stipulates that those with more than [-] mu of land need to Repurchase, this is extremely inappropriate, I think it must be limited to the five hectares of land first set by the teachers and ministers, that is, the public land law only targets a small number of big landlords, so as not to involve too much. The income from the road can level off the military expenditure. If it is implemented in all regions, the income will be considerable. Before that, we should first find out the real situation of the land in each region, and prevent bureaucrats and landlords from hiding their land properties to avoid taxation. I plan to start with Fujian and Guangdong. , all the way, and separated the original official farmland from the local government office, which was directly supervised and managed by the imperial court. Secondly, before the banknotes were not stabilized, they were traded in silver to ensure the vested interests of these big landlords, and then deepened step by step."

Xie Daoqing looked at Jia Sidao, and said to me: "This is not too radical. The official intention is to make my treasury full of silver, which is a good thing, but remember that change needs to be gradual, Mr. Jia."

"The Queen Mother, the minister is here."

"Lord Jia, the official family has just ascended the throne not long ago, and their experience in the court is still inexperienced, and Master Jia needs to take care of him to help."

"Don't worry, Queen Mother, I will do my best."

Xie Daoqing gave a "huh" and then said to me: "Officials, Mr. Jia is a veteran of the two dynasties, and an important minister of the late emperor Tuogu. It’s a good time to learn from Mr. Jia.”

"Don't worry, queen mother, I will."

"Hehe, well, you can discuss this important matter between the court and China yourself. I will go back to Ningkun Palace to rest."

Xie Daoqing's appearance in the Imperial Study Room was arranged by me. I hope Jia Sidao can understand his identity.

On the surface, I invited the Queen Mother as a peacemaker to ease the relationship between the emperor and the ministers. In fact, I want Jia Sidao to know that I am the emperor and he is the minister. This is a matter of principle and there is nothing to worry about. negotiatable.

And the queen mother came forward, which also indirectly stated that the queen mother has recognized me as the emperor, so Jia Sidao should do it for himself, no matter how powerful it is, it is also given by the Zhao family and the emperor.

After watching Xie Daoqing leave, I said: "Master, this public land law has been in effect for almost two years now, what do you think about what I have discussed at the court today and what I just said?"

Jia Sidao pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, exactly two years. What His Majesty said at the court meeting today hit the crux of the out-of-form public land law. I think that if the official land can be given independent power, it will be the best supervision method."

"So, the teacher agrees with my opinion?"

"Return to Your Majesty, that's right."

"Then are there any teachers and ministers who will be selected as the person in charge of Guantian?"

Jia Sidao secretly thought that this is the opportunity to bring Liao Yingzhong into the court: "Your Majesty, I have a friend named Liao Yingzhong, who has learned a lot, and he should be able to win this position."

"Liao Yingzhong, where did you hear this name?"

"Your Majesty, this Liao Yingzhong is a famous book engraver and book collector in our dynasty. The late emperor praised him several times and made him a court official, but Liao Yingzhong did not accept it."

"Well, since there are already candidates for teachers and ministers, let's do this. When the Japanese court meets in the future, I will first order the whole country to re-measure the land. At the same time, I will change the name of the official land to the official land division, and let Liao Yingzhong take up the post. After the land measurement is completed, I will announce the public land. Do the teachers and ministers have any objections to the promotion of the Fa?"

"I have no objection."

"Master, now Kublai Khan of Mongolia has quelled the civil strife, and he is eyeing us. I am worried that he will invade the south at any time. I also hope that the master and minister can help us to avoid the failure of the battle in Central Sichuan again."

"Your Majesty, I should do my best."

"Master, since I ascended the throne, I have not dared to forget the last words of the late emperor. I am sincere and terrified. My master is a minister who entrusts me to the lonely. Naturally, I am at ease. You and my ministers are of the same mind. To prosper the Song Dynasty, we will live up to the entrustment of the late emperor and Meng Shuai back then." What a pity."

When Jia Sidao heard me mention Meng Shuai, his heart trembled, he didn't know what he was thinking, and he said after a long time: "Yes, Your Majesty."

From Li Tingzhi, I know that Meng Gong and Jia Sidao have a very close relationship. Perhaps the only person Jia Sidao respects in his heart is Marshal Meng Gong who was kind to him when he was promoted.

I looked at Jia Sida and said, "Master, I plan to pursue Meng Shuai as the hero of Gong Zhongyi's fortune, so as to show my ambition to recover the Central Plains."

Jia Sidao was a little excited and said: "On behalf of Meng Shuai, I thank Your Majesty for your kindness."

"Meng Shuai is a famous commander in my dynasty. In my heart, he is far more important than Shi Miyuan, the former emperor's chancellor. Today, I can only compare with my teachers and ministers. Meng Shuai knows people. Haha." I laughed.

Jia Sidao was at a loss for what to do. Meng Gong recommended Jia Sidao to take up his position before his death, and this made his success in the future, but he had already deviated from the track of Meng Shuai back then.At this time, seeing me bring up the past again, Jia Sidao couldn't help being a little embarrassed, and he didn't know what my purpose of mentioning the past was at this time.Liao Yingzhong is right, the emperor is becoming more and more incomprehensible.

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At night, it was rare for Jia Sidao not to go to the worm boat to have fun.

Inside the study in Korakuen.

Liao Yingzhong also frowned when she saw Jia Sidao who was pacing around in the room.

Finally, Liao Yingzhong made up her mind and said: "My lord, since my lord wants Yingzhong to be an official in the court, Yingzhong should give it a try. I will start with the court affairs first, and I also want to see the emperor's demeanor. I am looking forward to it."

Jia Sidao said happily, "It's good to have Ying Zhong to help you."

"My lord, this matter should not be taken lightly. The emperor's change is unexpected. If you compare the crown prince with the emperor, it is completely different. From what happened today, the emperor seems to have deep plans, and the queen mother seems to be biased towards the emperor. My lord needs to be careful in the future, don't easily conflict with the emperor, especially when it comes to some etiquette, you need to be restrained a little, so as not to be taken advantage of by others, and if the empress dowager joins forces, we will be at a disadvantage."

Jia Sidao said: "Well, I will pay attention, and I can make concessions on small things."

Liao Yingzhong nodded and said, "Your Excellency's words are absolutely true."