: Making money for your husband (Part 1)

Since Xiao Cheng came to power, the most annoying thing has been the emphasis on profit.

In the words of some people, morality is placed on both sides, and profit is placed in the middle.

Just like the annual official merit examination, the biggest factor has become the local economic situation.

Not only look at the total volume, but also look at the growth rate.

If an official in a place makes the local economy prosperous, he or she will basically not be able to escape even if he gets a good rating.

Other indicators, in the face of economic indicators, can basically be ignored and not worth mentioning.

Many of the behaviors that used to allow local officials to receive commendations and bring face to the local government are completely inappropriate now.

It was like someone reported to the court that a certain woman had hanged herself with a rope in the mourning hall for her husband's death, and asked the court to commend her. When the memorial arrived at Xiao Cheng, Xiao Cheng was furious.

Not only did he comment on the four words "This is unreasonable," he even scolded the official who reported this matter bloody in front of all the civil and military officials at the court meeting on Li day.

Now this official has stolen the chicken but lost the rice, let alone commendation. If there is nothing else to make up for this year's performance test, a low ranking will surely fall on the head.

Xiao Cheng really hated this kind of thing.

He has no control over the past, but in his hands, such evil spirits must be killed.

Maybe such a chaste woman really does exist,

But even if there is, Xiao Cheng doesn't agree.

If the imperial court greatly praises such things, builds memorial arches, and provides resources, then I am afraid that such things will still be endless in the future.

Officials want to be praised for their good education and make a mark for their promotion. Those families use this to highlight their reputation and raise their family's worth. But those who go to die for sacrifice are really willing to do so.

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No one knows.

Because dead people cannot speak.

I can only let living people make irresponsible remarks.

"Han Duan, your Ministry of Rites must write an article specifically about this matter and publish it in Jiangning Monthly. The headlines must severely criticize this behavior!" Knocking on the table, Xiao Cheng said to the then Minister of Rites

Han Duandao.

Han Duan frowned: "Chief Assistant, how should we write this? In the past, such behavior was highly praised and promoted! This, this, now we have to do the opposite. I really don't know where to start.

!Can the Chief Assistant give me a hint?"

Facing Xiao Cheng's surging flames, Han Duan did not dare to refute, but he knew in his heart that once he returned to the Rites Yamen, he was afraid that the people below would spray him to death.

"Isn't this simple?" Xiao Cheng said angrily: "At the time of national crisis, every living Song Dynasty person can contribute his or her own strength to the country, even a woman can go to the textile workshop

Take a look inside, go to the fields and take a look, the women are all working hard and neglecting their own bodies is disloyal to the country."

Not to mention Han Duan who was dumbfounded, even Cen Zhong, Lu Wenhuan and others on the side were also speechless.

To be honest, they quite appreciated such things in their hearts.

But Xiao Cheng opened his mouth and immediately elevated this matter to the level of being loyal to the country. It would be a big deal if this big hat was taken off.

But this also shows how dissatisfied Xiao Cheng is with this kind of thing.

"It is unfilial to have an old man who is not a hundred years old, and it is unkind to have a child who is underage. Such an unfaithful, unfilial and unkind person actually wants to get a posthumous title from the imperial court. Don't think too hard!"

Looking at the furious Xiao Cheng, Cen Zhong, who originally wanted to say some words of persuasion, immediately shut his mouth.

They knew that once this article was published, there would be an uproar in the world, and there would definitely be an uproar among scholars over this matter.

But it's just among scholars. Ordinary people have no feelings about this.

Because such things will never happen to the people at the bottom.

No matter how much debt you have, you don't have to worry about it, and no matter how many lice you have, are they still afraid of being scolded by Shilin?

It has been sprayed into bloom long ago.

In the past, the Jinshi examination was so expensive!

Thousands of troops cross a single-plank bridge, and there are exams every three years, with a maximum of two to three hundred Jinshi at a time. Which one of the Jinshi who gets the exam is not rich in knowledge, knows astronomy and geography, and writes colorful articles?

But for this year's autumn examination, Xiao Cheng gave an order and the Jinshi examination was divided into six subjects, corresponding to the six universities under the jurisdiction of the Guozi Jian. All of a sudden, what used to be regarded as miscellaneous subjects was raised to the level of the literary examination.

The number of students admitted soared to nearly a thousand. What dissatisfied these people most was that only less than 80 people were admitted for the literary test. However, the number of students admitted for law, arithmetic, etc. increased significantly, and actually accounted for 90%.

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Xiao Cheng didn't care at all about Shilin's scolding.

"The scholar's rebellion will not happen in three years!" This sentence made several other ministers in the Zhengshitang, including the six ministers, who were worried about this, speechless.

"Just scold them! You've deprived them of their benefits, and you haven't allowed them to vent their anger with a few curse words!"

As for the words of another group of flatterers who wanted to punish these rude fellows to vent their anger on the chief minister, Xiao Cheng also seemed extremely generous, even though someone had already put up posters criticizing the government in Jiangning City.

"You may scold harshly, but you must be honest physically. Look, in the autumn exam three years later, these guys who scolded the most fiercely will definitely come to take the exam again. Maybe they will take the exam now."

They look down upon these miscellaneous students."

Everyone else was laughing at Xiao Cheng's conclusion, but they also knew that it was really the truth.

Just like Xu Xiangqi, who is still serving as the Minister of Household Affairs, but his real power is no longer as good as before. Xu Shangshu has already ordered his nephews at home to start in-depth study of arithmetic and other miscellaneous subjects that they originally regarded as miscellaneous subjects.

Suddenly, the value of the gentleman who was proficient in these miscellaneous subjects skyrocketed.

Without enough financial resources and reputation, it is impossible to hire a gentleman with certain attainments in this field in Jiangning City.

Three years later, the upper class in the past will definitely dominate the Jinshi examination. Regarding this, Xiao Cheng knew very well that there was no way around it.

It's always a good thing to have these people put their talents to use.

It’s enough to have things like the Four Books and Five Classics, poems, songs, and poems. If you let all the people engage in this stuff, will the Song Dynasty still be alive?

When the Liao people came, could it be possible that you sent a group of scholars to sing poems to ward off the enemy?

Moreover, Xiao Cheng also hopes that through such changes, a group of talents focusing on mathematics, physics and chemistry will emerge among the wealthy class.

Speaking of which, it costs money to do these things. It’s not enough if you don’t have enough money!

Ordinary people will regard learning these things as a stepping stone, but once wealthy people learn it, they will treat it as a hobby and study it throughout their lives.

Even if there are very few such people, as long as there are a few of them, the Song Dynasty may make a lot of money!

"Chief Assistant, you are now called Mr. Qian!" Xu Xiangqi said with an authentic smile.

Although he was at odds with Master Xiao and the two sides were almost completely opposite in terms of political opinions, Xu Xiangqi now also knew that Xiao Cheng was still a negotiable person. In this round of struggle, they failed completely, but as a victory

Xiao Cheng, who was the leader, still left room for them. Not only did he not kill them all, he also found new profit points for them.

Although it was unexpected, it also laid the foundation for future political struggles, and it can be regarded as delaying the tradition of political struggles in the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, in addition to preparing to accumulate strength to launch the next struggle, their faction is now getting along well with Xiao Cheng, at least openly.

"How can we do it without money?" Xiao Cheng spread his hands and said: "Starting from this year, we will expand the army by 100,000 people within three years. Each soldier, including equipment, expenses and pay, will need at least 100 guan. These 100,000 people

, that is 10 million guan, and the cost of the entire army is about 30 million guan. The salaries of the civil and military officials of the imperial court are not low, right? Can you owe them money? If you do, will anyone still work for you? Don't

Not to mention, these two items alone accounted for 70% of the imperial court's annual income. Look at the memorials on my desk. Are you not here to ask for money? Xu

Minister, you know best, right?"

Xu Xiangqi laughed and said, "It's true that Mr. Xu is willing to donate the money to the court without any salary."

"You can pull him down!" Xiao Cheng snorted. This guy was just worried about the world being in chaos: "You don't want money, so what should the other people in the household department do? Respond to your call? You don't rely on salary to live, and everyone else's family

Everyone, young and old, is still counting on this!"

Seeing that Xiao Cheng was not fooled, Xu Xiangqi pursed his lips and said nothing.

This year is the first year of the implementation of the New Deal. Although the effectiveness of the New Deal is beginning to show, it is still far from enough compared with the huge expenditure.

Although the Chinese New Year is still a month away, this year’s annual income has basically been calculated.

The annual fiscal revenue is 60 million yuan.

To be honest, this number has shocked Xu Xiangqi.

Of course, compared to Xiao Cheng's ambition, this number is indeed far from enough.

Within three years, Xiao Cheng wanted the imperial court to have an annual income of over 100 million yuan.

In Xu Xiangqi's view, this is a difficult goal to achieve.

The military spends too much money.

That is a gold-eating beast.

This is also the fundamental contradiction between Jiangnan's faction and Xiao Cheng's faction.

The army is controlled by Xiao Cheng's cronies, and he will never lose money to the army. Moreover, they who advocate the Northern Expedition are constantly expanding their army and preparing for war, which costs money.

The Jiangnan faction believes that as long as they don’t make an expedition north, stay in a corner of the south and focus on defense, then everyone’s life will be much easier!

Why leave a good life but choose to live a poor life!
To be continued...