Wang Cun swears at Zhang Dun unscrupulously: "Did you answer what I said in front of the official family? Even if the Liao Kingdom is weak, can't we bear it and pretend to be ignorant? What's wrong with the Xia people after the war with the Xia people!"

Li Qingchen was already feeling sorry for this now and responded with a cold expression: "Shangshu Wang, this is something that the government has recognized. It is reasonable for Mr. Zhang to do this. If you criticize him like this in the Political Affairs Hall, your intentions are not pure!?"

Wang Cun snorted angrily and said, "I am not pure? What did I say wrong? If I say wrong, why are we all coming here for urgent purposes? Is it because you, Shangshu Li, are idle in the yamen and have nothing to do, and are you here to visit Mr. Zhang?"

Li Qingchen's tone became unkind and responded fiercely: "We have seen the official family. What's wrong with Mr. Zhang? Are you going to criticize Mr. Zhang or pursue the official family? Are you speaking up for the Liao envoy, or are you going to take the opportunity to overturn the verdict, or are you venting your personal anger?"

Wang Cun squirted back without hesitation and said, "I want to do these things, are there no excuses? This is the Political Affairs Hall, Li Qingchen, are you attacking me? Then let's put it out and discuss the truth well!"

Party struggles originate from ‘political discrimination’ and rooted in personal attacks.

Seeing that they were about to start a war, it would inevitably turn into a moral war between the two sides, Lin Xi had to say, "The current thing is to deal with the killing of the Liao envoy. When will you argue with such a major national affairs?"

Wang Cun glanced at the others. Except for the relatively "neutral imperial party", the rest were all "new party". With a single force, he immediately turned to General Xu and said, "Shangshu Xu, won't the Ministry of War say something?"

Xu Jiang expected that he could not escape, so he did not bother him and said directly to Zhang Feng: "My husband, should we make a reservation here, or should we go to the confidential room and report to the official family?"

"Military and political" is different from government affairs. The Government Affairs Hall has considerable autonomy, but "Military and political" is too sensitive and must report everything to the fore.

Zhang Feng sat upright and said, "This matter has been separated from the scope of the Privy Council. Let's decide here and report it to the official family together."

Everyone listened but didn't say anything.

Wang Cun wanted to continue to criticize, but Xu General had already answered, saying: "There are currently nearly 200,000 troops gathered on Qinfeng Road, and 60,000 troops from Jingdong, Hebei Road, etc., and they can be temporarily allocated northward, but Kaifeng City only has 30,000 people from Chu You. Once Liao or Xia breaks through the north, you can come to Kaifeng City with one horse."

Everyone's hearts were terrified. Even though they knew it before, Xu Jiang said it, they still felt a strong crisis.

Lai Zhishao, the Minister of Justice, said decisively and in a deep voice: "Deploy troops from the south, and I will be dispatched today!"

Xu Jiang pondered for a moment and said, "It's OK. Within one month, 60,000 can be drawn, but there have been many civil unrest in the south recently, and the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council need to make detailed arrangements."

In addition to the urgent erosion and oppression of the Song Dynasty bureaucrats, the stimulus of the "new laws" also caused the southern gentry group to intensify the escalation of the people, prompting the further escalation of the "civil chaos". In addition, there is a trend of escalation. The court has been adopting a severe suppression and surveillance attitude towards this.

If the southern army is drawn, the place will be empty and there may be some unpredictable consequences.

The layout of the Song army was all in Zhang Feng's mind. He listened to it and said in a final tone: "It is a way to transfer them from the south to the north, and to reform them before putting them back."

Taking the opportunity to "military reform"?

Many people were stunned. Can this be related to the "military reform"?

Xu General thought about it, nodded and said, "Okay. Then, what are the plans for the Political Affairs Hall?"

General Xu's eyes moved from Zhang Shi's body to Zhang Dun's face.

Wang Cun resisted the anger of squirting, and snorted and sat down.

It was difficult to catch the opportunity, but the atmosphere of the "convention" in the Political Affairs Hall was too strong. Unlike before, once someone spoke, it could trigger a melee. It would not be possible to decide anything in less than ten days and half a month.

Zhang Dun looked around and said in a plain tone, "The plan remains unchanged. The main thing is to focus on the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun. In my judgment, the Liao Kingdom can call less than 20,000 troops, and it will not start a war at all. Even if it passes, it will not go deeper, so there is no need to worry. Our main energy is still two aspects, one is the 'new law' and the other is the decisive battle with Li Xia."

Wang Cun was about to open his mouth as he heard it, but what he was greeted was Zhang Dun's fierce and fierce gaze. He opened his eyes wide and wanted to fight back, his lips moved, and finally he didn't say a word.

He then felt ashamed and angry, and couldn't help but stand up. Zhang Feng had already answered and said, "The Privy Council does not take political affairs. He fought with Li Xia in a decisive battle. At present, the military strength has reached. He is currently integrating the army and training cooperation. There is still half of the military weapons, weapons and armor, and 70% of the money and food are short of."

Zhang Dun looked at Liang Tao, Minister of Revenue.

Liang Tao showed a strange face and said for a moment: "In theory, the treasury should not be short of money this year."

This is naturally due to the large-scale reduction of staff in the imperial court, the army has stopped recruiting and cut them, and the "reasonable" will save a lot.

Everyone looked at him, waiting for his "but".

Liang Tao's "but" came as promised and said: "This year's investment in all aspects is far greater than in previous years. First, it was to manage rivers and then renovate official roads. At the same time, the taxes this year were 70% of last year. In addition, the court will also reduce taxes on a large scale next year. The Ministry of Revenue must make enough reservations, and not many can be squeezed out."

Wang Cun stopped talking.

The Ministry of Industry will receive nearly 20 million dan of money and grain in the next three years, which is a very large expense.

He didn't say anything, just expressed his opinion: Don't want to squeeze from the Ministry of Works.

Lin Xi, Xu Jiang, Lai Zhishao and others also faced thoughts, and they also received grants far more than before, but they were more useful and could not squeeze out much.

Zhang Dun did not give these people an excuse, saying: "The Privy Council can take out 30% of it, the Ministry of Revenue can take out 20%, and other departments squeeze out 10%, and the rest will be borrowed from the Royal Piao number."

Everyone was shocked and looked at Zhang Dun together.

It is not difficult for the Privy Council to take out 30%. The military expenditure is already large, and a little saving is astronomical. It is also easy for the Ministry of Revenue to squeeze out 10% of the money, and the pressure of other departments is not high.

However, the remaining 10% of the loans were borrowed from the Royal Piao, so there was a problem here.

Even though everyone knows that behind the royal pledge is the official, then is it a "civilian organization". When the court fights, it is necessary to borrow money from the private organization?

What a concise thing about this!

But everyone thought again in a flash, was Zhang Dun taking the opportunity to deliberately "flatter" the official family?

Zhang Feng only knew a little about the Royal Pin Number and thought, "One percent is millions of yuan, can the Royal Pin Number be given?"

Zhang Dun glanced at him and said, "I will raise money and food for you, so don't think about the others. This is the matter. The war has been resolved. Now let's talk about the 'new law'."

Seeing such a big deal as "killing the Liao envoy", Wang Cun was settled in a few words, and his heart felt like he was hit.

In the past, such a thing was a big deal, and it was a meeting in Zichen Palace for ten days and half a month of debate. Now, has it been decided so easily?

He was extremely uncomfortable.

Zhang Dun said very quickly, saying, "First of all, it is the administration of officials. No matter what, it cannot be delayed. Administration is the foundation of governing the country. The Ministry of Personnel and the Censorate should be more diligent and do things seriously. I will see your achievements in the second half of the year."

The second half of the year is April now, and half a year has passed, and there is not much time in June.

Lin Xi looked indifferent and leaned forward and said, "Yes."

Zhang Dun turned to Liang Tao, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and said: "The first thing about the government affairs of the Ministry of Revenue is the matter of Kaifeng Prefecture. I won't talk much about this for now. Regarding taxes, land and population in other prefectures, we need to step up the promotion, and time is not waiting."

The plain words put a lot of pressure on Liang Tao. Liang Tao's face was straightened and he bowed and said, "Please remember."

Zhang Dun looked at Lai Zhishao, the Minister of Justice, and said, "Just said just now that the people in the south are in chaos, the primary responsibility lies in the local area. The second is that the inspection department of the Ministry of Justice cannot perform its duties."

Lai Zhishao was recommended by Zhang Dun, so he naturally went with him.

Lai Zhishao looked even more serious and said in a serious look: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, the subordinates have already made plans to go out of the capital in person and urge several places where the civil chaos is serious. The situation will never further expand and strive to calm down as soon as possible!"

Zhang Dun's eyes turned to Wang Cun, Minister of Works.

Without waiting for Zhang Dun to speak, Wang Cun immediately said: "The officials who were originally leaving Beijing tomorrow will personally supervise the rectification of the Huaihe River. They will never waste a piece of money and grain from the court. The river channels that have been rectified will be striving to avoid major dangers for five years!"

Zhang Dun looked at him, turned to everyone, and said in a deep voice: "These are major policies of the court, and there must be no slackness! The established plans of the court must be completed on time and create sufficient conditions for the launch of new laws next year! The pilot project of Kaifeng Prefecture must continue to accelerate the progress. The problems encountered must be solved one by one, and the tasks of the new laws must be fully and correctly completed! This is our challenge, and it is our opportunity. If you miss such opportunities, you will never miss them again!"
Chapter completed!