Chapter 15: The weather is refreshed

In Bianjing, Jiying Palace, Song Shenzong was busy dealing with state affairs and was very focused.

Shao Jiu stood quietly aside and looked at Song Shenzong. He saw Song Shenzong's brows dispersed and his eyebrows were rolling upwards, as if there was a bird of good news stopping.

Shao Jiu has been following Song Shenzong for a long time. He knows Song Shenzong in particular. He has never seen Song Shenzong so comfortable in so many years, even his eyebrows are turning upwards.

It is said that being an emperor is good, with great power, and manipulating people's life and death, but how many people know the troubles of Song Shenzong? Song Shenzong is determined to make the Song Dynasty strong and is determined to reform. He is not reforming, but simply making things uncomfortable for himself. Since the reform, Song Shenzong has never slept well and had never eaten good food. There are so many troubles that are unimaginable.

For example, if you are not careful, Empress Dowager Cao will control him. Song Shenzong has to say all the good things and be careful to make Empress Dowager Cao happy.

For example, whenever Emperor Shenzong of Song issued a government order, his ministers would come, saying that there was something wrong with the government order, which was a policy of cheating the people. There were not one or two ministers who came to oppose it, but a group of ministers, sometimes more than half of the ministers in the court. This made Emperor Shenzong of Song couldn't even issue government orders. Who was the emperor of the Song Dynasty?

This is not counting. There are also many scholars who are mixed in. They write today and tomorrow, and they talk a lot about the ways of the saints and the Master’s words. In one sentence, it is said that the new law cannot be implemented.

If Song Shenzong was tougher and the ministers did not dare to object, they would cause trouble behind the scenes and postpone the implementation of the new law, and even more so would destroy it.

What makes people most angry is that some people are fond of their own pockets under the banner of the new law, turning the original good and convenient method into a harsh policy, which makes people complain, and even the people are opposing it.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible to have a good mood in Song Shenzong. Today, Song Shenzong's expression is really rare and too rare.

"Since the revival of Yanyun's land, the government has cleared the court and the government has been in a much better mood. It has a good meal and a deep sleep. This is the happiest time for the government over the years." Shao Jiu was happy for Song Shenzong in his heart.

"Yeah, yeah!"

Just as Shao Jiu was thinking, he heard a rumbling sound of um, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

"Mr. Wang is really a big man. He is still a child. He has to hum a few words when walking!" Shao Jiu knew that it was Wang Anshi who was humming at the moment.

Since the regaining of Yanyun Land, Wang Anshi suddenly became young and in a very good mood, and he had to hum when walking.

Sure enough, Wang Anshi walked in quickly, and Lu Huiqing followed him in. Before the two of them could greet each other, Song Shenzong raised his head and looked at Wang Anshi, and then laughed: "Hehe! Jiefu, over the days, you have become younger and younger, as if you are twenty years younger, and you have to hum a few words when you walk."

He stood up, pointed at Wang Anshi, and teased: "Look, Jiefu's brows were rolling upwards, as if there was a bird of good news stopping! Jiefu, have you taken the bride again?"

"Puchi!"

Shao Jiu and Lu Huiqing couldn't help but laugh. The two looked at each other and understood what each other meant. Is this still the monarch and the subject? How could the emperor make fun of the subject?

However, Song Shenzong was in such a good mood, and it was difficult for both of them to point it out, just pretending that they didn't hear it.

"Official family, you'll make fun of me!" Wang Anshi smiled and said, "Official family, are there birds that announce good news on your eyebrows?"

"Haha!" Song Shenzong's eyes narrowed together with a smile: "Jiefu, you are not going to the Three Treasures Palace for nothing. Come and see me. What's the matter? Let's talk about it?"

When the matter was mentioned, Wang Anshi's face turned solemn, and the smile on his face disappeared in an instant, saying, "Report to the official family, I have something to report to the official family. After the official family purged the court, I was ordered to investigate the officials' corruption and abuse of the law. Now it has been quite effective and a lot of silver has been confiscated."

"Oh! So fast?" Song Shenzong was surprised: "It has only been a short time since I cleaned up the court, and you have achieved good results. You are not lying to me, are you?"

When Yan Yun was restored, Song Shenzong decisively took action to purify the court and cleaned up the court. The court was cleared. It took less than half a month to pass. What results could be achieved? Wang Anshi reported to Song Shenzong that there must be good results. This matter is really unbelievable.

"Officials, how dare I?" Wang Anshi smiled and said, "Don't say that the official family does not believe it, even the ministers are a little unbelievable."

"It's hard to believe me! But it's true, I have to believe it!" Lu Huiqing added.

"After I was ordered to hand over bribes, I would not pursue the matter. If I dared to resist Tianwei, I would be punished without permission." Wang Anshi stroked his forehead and said in disbelief: "I originally thought they would deny it, but I didn't expect that most of them did not deny it, but obediently handed over the property."

"Officials, I have never seen them so sensible since I became this prime minister!" Wang Anshi shook his head, as if he was in a dream.

"Yes!" Song Shenzong also smiled: "Since the reform, you, my king and minister have not fought with others one day, and they have not quarreled with others one day? Although I am the emperor, they always use different ways to shirk my will, delay my delay, and even make profits from it. Now, my will is thrown away, and all the ministers are working hard to implement it, and they dare not say anything. This is called order execution and prohibition!"

Speaking of this, Song Shenzong was filled with emotion and said, "The orders were imposed, otherwise, the Song Dynasty would not have become stronger! However, I have been an emperor for so many years, but I can't do it. Sometimes I wonder, who is the emperor of the Song Dynasty? Now, I know that I am the emperor of the Song Dynasty! Haha, being an emperor is really a pleasure!"

Half of the ministers in the court opposed the reform, and it was impossible to implement the orders and prohibit them. Now, Song Shenzong has taken them away, and they are frightened by the majesty of Song Shenzong and dare not refuse to enforce them.

"Officials, I have recovered more than 5 million taels of silver over the past period of time!" Wang Anshi's tone was a little high: "It's shocking! It's shocking!"

"More than five million taels? God! So much?" Song Shenzong was shocked and thought he had heard it wrong. He was stunned for a while and said hatefully: "This is still something that has been chased out in half a month, and there are still something that has not been chased out. How many things will it be? This is just Bianjing, all the counties, after counting, how many corrupt officials are there in the Song Dynasty? How much property have they greedy for?"

The Song Dynasty was the weakest dynasty in Chinese history and the most corrupt dynasty. There were countless corrupt officials. The reason why there were so many corrupt officials was because the rules and regulations were corrupt and the laws were not fulfilled, and corruption became a trend.

Bianjing alone has chased so much money, how much money will be lost in the country? If you really want to chase it, it must be an astronomical number.

"Yes, it's so amazing!" Lu Huiqing patted his heart, looking shocked: "Although I have known this number for a long time, I heard it again, and I was also shocked!"

"The official family can save more than 100,000 taels of silver every month in the capital alone!" Wang Anshi reported again.

"More than 100,000 taels? This is still the capital. The officials in the whole country will be reduced by nearly half. How much will they save?" Song Shenzong was shocked again. Saving more than 100,000 taels of silver a month, which is more than one million taels of silver a year. This is just the capital, how much will it be in the country?

"I have calculated that if nearly half of the officials are laid off, the whole country can save more than 700,000 taels of silver a month and nearly 9 million taels of silver a year." Wang Anshi reported another astonishing amount.

"Nine million taels!" Song Shenzong was shocked again and kept paced back and forth, "So much money is raised by a group of corrupt officials. They are not only useless to the Song Dynasty, but also to insects. The Song Dynasty has eaten them up! They will also be greedy, and their relatives and friends will benefit from it. How much is this? Oh my God, Yelu Hongji is right. I just need to deal with these corrupt officials, and the Song Dynasty will be in a new mood!"

Speaking of this, Song Shenzong stopped and said, "Yelu Hongji, although you are ridiculing me, you are justified. After you catch you, I will invite you to drink! What is your face? "

"He must be in the mood to drink!" Wang Anshi was a little funny. Song Shenzong was too imaginable.

"That's that's it!" Song Shenzong was particularly excited: "As for reform, we not only need to change civil affairs, but also military affairs. Wu Ji took the lead in reforming and achieved unprecedented success. We cannot fall behind in this civil affairs, we have to speed up our efforts. If the Rongwen incident is better, the Song Dynasty will inevitably become stronger."

"Haha!" This is inevitable, and Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing couldn't help but laugh.

"The official family, when it comes to martial arts, there is a big thing." Wang Anshi raised his eyebrows and said, "The army of the Song Dynasty recruits refugees. If one person joins the army, he must have the salary of the whole family. The army of the Song Dynasty is 1.2 million, and the family calculates five people, but in fact, it raises six million people. Six million!"

The Song Dynasty had many troops, usually between 1.2 million and 300,000. Although there were fluctuations from time to time, it was basically in this number. According to the Song Dynasty's military system, most refugees were recruited in order to stabilize the society and prevent social turmoil.

Moreover, the military pay of the Song Dynasty was very generous. Although corruption became a trend and the deduction of military pay was endless, this point should not be erased. According to the plan of a family of five, a large army of 1.2 million would have to support six million people.

Six million, that's an amazing number.

"Six hundred! Apart from the soldiers, there are still 4.8 million idle people, and the Song Dynasty has to support them." Song Shenzong stroked his forehead and said with a headache: "If these 4.8 million people come to farm, plant mulberry trees, and do things, how much money will there be?"

Four hundred and eight hundred million people, apart from the elderly and the weak, will also create a lot of value. Just thinking about it is shocking.

"This matter must be adjourned!" Song Shenzong was reluctant to deal with this matter immediately, but reason told him that the time was not the time: "There is a war ahead. If this matter is handled at this time, it will inevitably make the morale of the army unstable and difficult to continue. This matter must be handled, but it has to be done when the war is over. When the war is over, I will summon Wu Ji and Wang Shao back and let them come up with ideas. Especially Wu Ji, who has many ideas and will definitely come up with a better solution!"

The military expenditure of the Song Dynasty accounted for 60 to 70% of the Song Dynasty's fiscal expenditure, which was the highest proportion among the ancient Chinese dynasties. However, what is ridiculous is that the combat power of the Song army was the lowest among the ancient Chinese dynasties, which was speechless.

The army must carry out reforms, but it is not possible to carry out now. The best time is to wait until the war is over.
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