A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

The emperor had another daughter, and this matter was spread among the people of Bianliang and became the hottest topic.

But for some people, this isn't a problem.

"Even if the official family has a prince now, his body...then the young master will be in doubt again, and the harem will come out to listen to politics behind the curtain. This is not good. No one wants this."

Song Xiang looked at his younger brother Song Qi who was sitting across from him with a smile and said, "The Third Secretary is an important position. You have to do it well, but now it's hard for you to stand out."

Song Qi looked a little indifferent, and he said calmly: "You are serving as Privy Councilor. If I am more aggressive in the position of Third Secretary, then both brothers will have to go down. I know this, so don't worry, it won't happen." Tiring you up."

The two brothers are both talented people, but they had some disagreements over some matters in their official career a few years ago.

Song Xiang nodded approvingly, and then said: "You have to be more careful recently, officials have bad tempers."

Song Qi asked: "Both the princes of the two counties have good clan members. The princes of Huayuan County are simpler, but the population of the princes of Runan County is too large. The old princes are old and strong. This is not a good thing."

There are too many people, and there is an old father who is old and strong. If Zhao Zongshi wins the big position, these brothers and the old father have some unreasonable ideas, or want to share the world. What will the Song Dynasty do?

Song Xiang sighed: "But there is someone who has a good relationship with Zhao Zhongzhen, and he has helped a lot."

"who?"

"Shen An."

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"...Guan family, Shen An drank half a catty yesterday and was completely drunk."

Zhang Baibian was reporting.

"...Xiao Qing was talking to the Prince of Huayuan County yesterday, with a solemn look on his face..."

"This solemn expression is fake."

Zhao Zhen sat on it covering his forehead and sneered: "I'm not his father. Who can show him his solemn expression? It's fake at first glance, but it's calm... That boy probably got out of the palace and Zhao Zhongzhen was also questioned. The news, I’m scared, the young man has no city, he’s so scared that he wants to drink…”

The official's temper is bad!

Zhang Baibian winked at Chen Zhongheng and motioned for him to come out and stir things up.

Chen Zhongheng came out with a smile and said: "In the official family, there is another lady who will give birth next month. I have been looking forward to it for a long time and have been waiting for the good news..."

"It's difficult!"

Zhao Zhen felt like there was a big hand pressing down on him, making him unable to move.

He had a strange feeling that he was afraid that he would die.

Without a son, there would be no future.

The only thing that can support him now is that he can still make women pregnant.

I want to try more, try more.

This was his only support in despair.

"The official family has a memorial."

Zhao Zhen took the memorial and glanced at it impatiently at first, then couldn't help but become serious.

He gradually sat up straight and then looked serious.

"Summon Zaifu, summon the three envoys, summon... Zhao Zongshi and Zhao Zongjiang, come into the palace!"

The people in front were fine, but Zhao Zongshi and Zhao Zongjiang behind them startled Chen Zhongheng. When he looked up, he saw something cold.

An emperor never allows anyone to covet his throne, and this does not include character.

Power is what the emperor values ​​most, and the rest is just an adjustment.

But later news came: "The official family, Zhao Zongshi said he was ill and couldn't come."

Zhao Zhen asked calmly: "Where is Zhao Zongjiang?"

"let's go."

Chen Zhongheng didn't know what the officials were thinking now, so he had to answer honestly.

"Then call Shen An."

Zhao Zhen said dissatisfied: "The young man has been trying to get into Qian's eyes all day long. He went to tell me to tell him to be more diligent. He must not be beaten by me before he is willing to work hard."

Shen An passed the test!

Chen Zhongheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Later, the ministers gathered, and Shen An also came panting.

Zhao Zongjiang looked at Shen An very curiously, compared him with Xiao Qing in his mind, and then came to a conclusion.

He looks like a very honest person!

Shen An was very honest, so he said nothing during the discussion.

"...The people in Zhongmou who suffered from the snowstorm last year are currently without food and clothing. There are about 5,000 people in total. The officials below said that the crowd is very excited and they are afraid that there will be some movement..."

Zhao Zhen forgot about the matter of having no future at this moment, and said with worry in his eyes: "Now is the time when there is no business. Once these people are deceived, it will be a big disaster."

Fu Bi said: "Those people are approaching the capital. Not only are they afraid of the danger, but they are afraid that Bianliang will be shaken."

There are many troops around Bianliang, so no one can rebel.

But after all, it’s so annoying!

This is the first time that the two brothers Song and Xiang have gone to court together as Prime Minister and Fu. Song Qi came out and said: "Your Majesty, I thought that I should allocate money and food immediately and then have people watch over me."

This is a satisfactory solution. As a newcomer, Song Qi behaved very steadily.

Han Qi felt that it was not comprehensive enough, so he went out and said: "Your Majesty, since the food is not enough, I will take the best and the best and family members and turn them into Xiang troops. The remaining old and weak will be scattered and resettled."

This is the simplest solution and an old solution from the past.

This was the case in the Song Dynasty. Once there was a major disaster in a certain place, the people above often did not consider post-disaster reconstruction, and directly classified the victims as Xiang troops.

Brothers, from today on, you will eat the royal food.

Everyone cheered and applauded, congratulating that their family could now stop giving birth and just sit and eat, waiting to die.

"Your Majesty... minister..."

Shen An raised his hand on the side. Zhao Zhen couldn't help but smile when he saw his cautious look and asked, "Do you have anything to say?"

When did this young man become so cautious? Mostly fake.

"I have something to say."

Shen An said seriously: "Your Majesty, placing the victims as soldiers is a way of treating a headache and a sore foot. It seemed good in the past, but it doesn't work now."

He glanced at Han Qi and said: "The Song Dynasty has many troops... The Third Secretary, Prime Minister Song, must know these difficulties."

Most of the Song Dynasty's annual income was used to support the army, which gradually became the biggest burden.

Song Qi came out of class and said, "It's very difficult."

He wanted to keep a low profile for a while, so he went back after finishing speaking. He cherished his words like gold.

Han Qi frowned and said, "This is the ancestral method!"

Damn it!

Shen An wasn't scolding Han Qi, but scolding this bullshit rule.

It doesn't matter if you don't have an idea when you encounter a problem. It's always right to use the methods of our ancestors to find cases and imitate the tiger.

Shen An asked again: "I dare to ask the third minister, Prime Minister Song, how much does it cost our court to raise troops every year?"

Song Qi glanced at Zhao Zhen, then shook his head.

This data is confidential and cannot be disclosed to the outside world. It can only be disseminated among Zaifu.

Zhao Zhen hesitated for a moment, because there were many people present today. Once the data is spread, not only will the enemy countries know the details of the Song Dynasty, but the people will also...

They are afraid they will panic!

Shen An smiled when he saw this and said, "Actually, even if I don't tell you, I know..."

Are you trying to induce me?

Song Qi felt that this young man was not as capable as his brother said, and he was a little self-righteous.

"When I was serving as the deputy minister of the Privy Council, I paid a lot of attention to the barracks..."

Shen An said calmly: "An infantry in the Forbidden Army costs fifty guan a year. The Xiang soldiers are smaller and cost 30 guan. The Forbidden Army is about 600,000 and the Xiang Army is about 500,000... The mental arithmetic is good... The Forbidden Army spends more than 30 million guan every year, and the Xiang army spends 15 million guan every year. Add the two together, and the military expenditure is more than 40 million guan... Your Majesty, how much is my annual income?"

Zhao Zhen only felt that someone stabbed him in the back. He looked at Fu Bi and asked, "Fu Qing, are you right?"

Shen An's heart immediately felt cold in his stomach.

Brother, you don’t know these data?

How did you become the emperor?

It’s really a miracle that the Song Dynasty didn’t collapse.

Fu Bi also felt a little embarrassed and said, "I don't know."

"Third Secretary."

Zhao Zhen looked at Song Qi.

Song Qi secretly complained in his heart and came out of the squad: "Your Majesty, I...have just arrived."

I just arrived at Sansi! You can't expect me to grasp the situation right away, can you?

"I know."

Shen An came out to speak again. Zhao Zhen had a dark look on his face, thinking that the important ministers didn't know about the two issues. You are waiting for an edict... How can you let the prime ministers and ministers live?

Shen An glanced at Fu Bi and said, "My annual income is about 35 million coins, 30% of which is used to support the army. My annual income is more than 8 million pieces of silk, 90% of which is used to support the army, and my annual income is food... "

"enough!"

Zhao Zhen stopped Shen An's revelation and asked, "What do you think?"

The prime ministers and assistants looked at each other, but their expressions gradually calmed down.

Mastering the data is not difficult, just ask later.

But this ancestral method...

Fu Bi exchanged glances with the ministers and said, "Your Majesty, I think... it would be better to rank the strongest among the victims as side soldiers."

This is still a fear of rebellion!

But this time it was not the emperor who was afraid, but the officials.

What are you afraid of?

Shen An felt that there was something evil in this Song Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, I would like to provide you with work in lieu of relief!"

A group of the most powerful guys in the Song Dynasty were staring at him, but Shen An said without hesitation: "It would be good to be a soldier, but every year there will be less taxes and more expenses, and I won't be able to support so much." What should the army do? We should not collect more taxes..."

The people who used to pay taxes have become the army. Not only do they no longer pay taxes, but they also have to spend a lot of money and food every year to support them.

"But after more taxes are collected, the people will become increasingly poor and will inevitably rise up. By then, the victims will indeed not resist, but the people will not be able to survive!"

This is such a vicious cycle!

But you don't even want to stop this cycle, and you happily continue to commit suicide according to the laws of your ancestors.

Looking at these prime ministers and assistants with disdain, dissatisfaction, astonishment, and laughter in their eyes, Shen An felt a chill go down his spine.

Just because these people are ruling the Song Dynasty, how can the Song Dynasty get better?

Can not be done!

If you're not afraid of your own death, don't take me with you!

Shen An raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, I would like to help you with work!"

The ministers were watching him. Every few years, three ministers would complain, saying that most of the annual income of the Song Dynasty was spent on the army, plus the royal family held large-scale sacrificial activities every year, which made them stretched every year.

The prime ministers did not memorize the data, but they remembered the general situation.

They know this, but what can they do?

In order to prevent the victims from rebelling, it is best to form a Xiang army.

This is the ancestral method.

The laws of the ancestors are naturally good. Although there have been small groups of rebellions in the Song Dynasty over the years, they are only minor troubles. The Song Dynasty is very stable.

This is the merit of the ancestral method.

You, a young man... dare to question the laws of your ancestors?

“Credit for work?”

Fu Bi was a little hesitant, and UU Reading www.uukanshu.net said, "I'm afraid that if some of the victims stand up and shout out, they will be ruined by then."

He looked at Shen An and said, "Besides, it's a work-for-relief program, so there's nothing going on near Zhongmou..."

Shen An said helplessly: "Since there was a snow disaster, the house must have collapsed, right? The government will provide money and food for the victims to rebuild their homes!"

This group of people is used to organizing the victims into armies when there is a famine, and they even habitually forget about these methods.

"But if the victims riot..."

Han Qi raised doubts, which represented the officials and the emperor.

Shen An looked at these people and sighed: "The golden den and the silver den are not as good as the doghouse at home. When a young man leaves home and the old man returns, the fallen leaves return to their roots... Your Majesty, who is willing to leave his home unless he has no choice? Who is willing to riot?"

The hall fell silent, and everyone was thinking about Shen An's words.