Tong Guan looked at him and actually wanted to ask Zhao Xu: Do you want to eat in the official family?

But he had the eyesight to see it, so he refused to ask.

Zhao Xu was still pondering, and occasionally he didn't see the fishing line trembling.

Wen Yanbo looked at the water surface, as if he was stationary and did not move at all.

The snow was still falling, falling all over the boat and the people on the boat.

The guards on the shore did not move either. However, the palace maids were very cold in the yellow gate. They patted the snow and rubbed their hands, coming and going, looking anxious.

Tong Guan's neck was chilling and his whole body began to tremble. He gritted his teeth and held on.

I am in my forties, and in my prime, my body is also falling.

He glanced at Wen Fengcheng beside him. The young man was even more unbearable. He had already shrank together, his face turned pale, his lips were purple, and his teeth were already trembling.

The two people in front of them were actually colder while sitting still. They were covered in snow, and even the fishing rods were covered in thick snow, so the two of them didn't respond.

Wen Yanbo is an old guy after all, and his face occasionally twitches, so he insisted on speaking first.

However, Zhao Xu would occasionally glance at him when he came back to his senses, but it didn't matter. This old guy was so brave that he would definitely not be able to die of freezing. He continued to think silently, from the palace to the outside of the palace, from the court to the entire Song Dynasty, one by one, one by one, one by one.

Especially on Jiangnan West Road, the reason why he pressed on this matter was to see the reactions of the government and the people.

The fierce reaction of the "New Party" was as expected, he was instantly suppressed by him and delayed until now.

However, the rescue of the "old party" did not seem to be so strong. Except for the relatives, friends and teachers of some involved officials, there was no sign of the opposition.

‘Does this mean that the opposition is not as powerful as expected, or that because I broke up the old party, they lost their backbone and couldn’t make a fuss?’

Zhao Xu thought in his heart, and was not in a hurry to make a conclusion. He also wanted to take advantage of Wang Cun to continue to look at the patience of the court and the outside world, as well as the patience of Wang Cun, Wen Yanbo and others.

"Ah Yeh, Ah Yeh, Ah Yeh..."

Suddenly, Wen Fengcheng sneezes several times in succession, and the whole body trembled violently, and the snow on his body scattered all over the ground.

Wen Yanbo's old face twitched hard and sighed softly in his heart.

He could only turn around, look at Wen Fengcheng's pale face, and smiled with Zhao Xu, "Official family, this child is not cold-resistant, please let him go back first."

Wen Feng's pale face became more and more pale. Today, his great-grandfather told him that he would give him a chance! If he asked him to go back, wouldn't he be gone!

This is the opportunity that no one can have in the current government!

Wen Yanbo no longer cared about him and looked at Zhao Xu and said, "Officials, it seems that the fish are hibernating in this winter."

Whoosh ~

As soon as Wen Yanbo finished speaking, Zhao Xu pulled the fishing rod violently, and a large green fish was pulled out of the water.

"Who said that, isn't this? The wishes took the bait!"

Zhao Xu smiled and pulled the fish closer.

Tong Guan hurried forward to pick up the fish and warmed up his body.

‘Wishes take the bait.’

Wen Yanbo's heart was bright and he still smiled and said, "Officials, it's time to use it well, why don't you go ashore first?"

Zhao Xu waved his hand, threw the fish hook out again, and said, "Don't worry. Tong Guan, please send someone to Xiaoqing's house to Nuannuan. If you are cold, go to the cabin."

"yes."

Tong Guan responded and turned around to wave to the shore.

Soon someone ran along the ice layer, and Tong Guan whispered in a low voice, and then stood still.

Wen Fengcheng didn't dare to say a word, even if he coughed, he would endure it, his eyes were red and he almost cried.

Wen Yanbo felt a little heavy, so he had to speak out on his own initiative and said, "Officials, I have some ideas about the court's budget for next year."

"Tell me," Zhao Xu changed his position and sat back without turning his head.

Wen Yanbo looked at Zhao Xu's side face and said, "The government will spend 90 million yuan next year, which does not include other things. Among them, the expenditures of the palace, royal family, nobles, officials, and the army have been greatly reduced. I believe that it is necessary to make some adjustments. In addition, the amount of tax cuts is too large, which is not conducive to the stability of the national treasury."

One of Zhao Xu's most important governance directions is to "simplify", streamline redundant officials, and break the bloated bureaucratic system. This system includes royal families, nobles, officials, etc.

The army is also the top priority, but the army is more sensitive and is carried out nationwide under various names. Although some storms are not obvious, the biggest rebound is reflected in the officialdom.

"I decided to attack the imperial guards. What do you think?" Zhao Xu did not respond, but asked this question instead.

Wen Yanbo thought for a moment and said: "The official family and the imperial guards were the lessons of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong who learned from the previous dynasties and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to guard against the national policies set by the vassal states. If it is changed easily, it may cause turmoil among the country."

Zhao Xu seemed not to hear it, saying, "The imperial guards are imperial guards, how can the whole world be imperial guards? I believe that the three armies in Kaifeng Prefecture become imperial guards, and the others are granted numbers, which are the army of Song State. They no longer distinguish between superiors and subordinates, and all armies, branches of troops, and soldiers are equal. As for the others, they belong to their respective responsibilities, they must be clear and clean, and they must be clear and responsibilities. They cannot be swarmed, and they cannot distinguish you and me, and they do not know who the general is. Soldiers must know the general and obey orders, just like officials of all sizes and big or small, and they should know who the emperor is... How can a person without a head..."

Wen Yanbo began to frown, and Zhao Xu's words had a strong conflict with the ancestral system of the Song Dynasty.

The "ancestral system" divided the military power into a mess, and had no commander at all. The so-called "soldiers do not know the generals, and generals do not know the soldiers" turned the world's army into an "imprisoner", completely killing the Song army layer by layer.

He could hear that the official in front of him was really going to destroy the ancestral system and build a new military system.

Wen Yanbo was silent for a while and said, "The official family will greatly reduce their salary. This will certainly benefit the court, but it will lose people's hearts."

The salary system of officials in the Song Dynasty, even if they are small officials at the bottom of the seventh rank, they will be in the past few generations. Even if they are not greedy or taken, they will be enough to benefit the three generations. What's more, people are underestimated, so the benefits cannot be described.

Everyone is used to eating and clothing. The court suddenly wants to reduce food and fight corruption and promote integrity. Who will do it?

Even if Zhang Dun, Cai Bian and the "New Party" take the blame, if it continues for a long time, it will inevitably fall on Zhao Xu and Song Dynasty. With resentment, the direct, potential and subsequent impact will be extremely far-reaching. Such things will definitely not be done by the superiors!

Zhao Xu smiled and said, "I will give you a grace. The Grand Minister will let you go and say you will cut 50%. If you fight with the Grand Minister, you will end up cutting 30%. They will not be so angry."

Wen Yanbo's old face did not move, but his eyes were condensing.

This is indeed a good idea. I originally wanted to cut 30%, but if you tell you 50%, you can't accept it, then 30% will be happy and it seems to have won. Besides, if he has fought for it, it will be a big victory.

Not to mention those ordinary officials, the "Old Party" will inevitably be happy and encouraged. He will quickly become the leader of the "Old Party" and overwhelm Wang Cun.

This is a great grace!

Wen Yanbo was not happy at all.
Chapter completed!