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Chapter 1091 The right to know the affairs of Kaifeng Mansion

Fan Zhongyan's death was mourned by people, but not long after, except for true friends who always mentioned it subconsciously and who were not used to the world without Fan Zhongyan, others no longer felt anything at all, and everyone was still living and working the same way.

Fan Zhongyan was replaced by Wen Yanbo who was traveling abroad.

This is a ruthless person, mainly because he can survive. Now that Zhao Zhen has reached the later stage of his emperor career, he is satisfied with the results he has achieved. Now that Fan Zhongyan is gone, he has no intention of continuing to toss. He just wants to wait for death in peace. Therefore, calling back the steady and conservative Wen Yanbo is a good choice.

Perhaps there is not much achievement, but it can allow the ship of the Song Dynasty to continue to move forward smoothly. Although there are many holes, Wen Yanbo is also able to repair them without leaking too much water.

Naturally, Wang Yan is still nestled in the Imperial College, constantly adjusting the education industry across the country.

In the past few years, the Literary School, the Military Academy, and the Industrial Academy have all been almost completed, but they still need to be repaired. Throughout the Song Dynasty, all county-level administrative units, including the worst ones, had an enlightenment academy for thousands of people.

This does not distinguish between Han and Hu. Even on the grassland, Wang Yan ordered local officials to find places to build schools.

In fact, it is good to build an academy on the grassland. Because the grasslands are all nomadic, Wang Yan has not yet carried out a more detailed division of the grasslands and put the herders on the grasslands in one place. This requires a lot of manpower and material resources, and he cannot make the decision if he is not in power. Those in power, however, do not regard foreigners as human beings and do not care about them at all.

But there are academies on the grassland. In the past, many children studied in the academies. Needless to say, the opportunity to receive education must be for the children who are favored by the family. The grassland is so big that we have a fixed place to drop off children at school and pick them up during holidays.

Then putting the governance center here will naturally make management easier. It doesn’t need time to ferment. The government will open the market directly here, and then the herdsmen on the grassland will come here to trade.

As time goes on, a city rises on the grassland...

The free pens, inks, paper and inkstones are all produced by factories affiliated with the Imperial College. The output is large and the cost is quite low. Guozi Shuyuan has also opened in various counties, and the revenue is not bad.

The main reason is that Wang Yan launched a variety of books of different grades and invited many great scholars to organize their academic work. He published them and paid royalties to the great scholars based on sales volume.

This kind of academic work is definitely not that popular. Most people borrow books from bookstores, but rich people have no restrictions. They always only buy hardcover collector's editions, which count as family books. They buy books when they have them.

They are all very worried-minded, and the disputes over academic and orthodoxy have been quite serious in all dynasties. When the preservation is not complete, a great scholar will fall, and the corresponding books will become banned. It is definitely a good idea to collect any book.

What really makes money is the various stories Wang Yan comes up with. If an author has many stories published in newspapers, he will give a collection of stories. If there are few stories, multiple authors can work together to publish a collection under the name Story Collection.

The author who has opened up the two channels of Ren and Du, and writes all kinds of interesting stories about gods, ghosts, strange things, is the God of Wealth. This kind of curious books, books that can make people happy, have very high sales. It would be even worse to find someone to draw exquisite illustrations.

At the same time, comics were also launched. Wang Yan personally wrote children's enlightenment stories that were both educational and entertaining, and had people draw them, print them and distribute them, to give people a taste. And taking advantage of the situation, various detailed rules for publishing were introduced to improve the publishing industry.

The Imperial Academy opened throughout the Song Dynasty, which naturally meant that the Imperial Academy's distribution channels were fully spread throughout the Song Dynasty. Coupled with its large-volume printing and publishing, as well as the establishment of factories in various important node cities for regional distribution, it saves time and freight. Coupled with the continuous research of Baigong Institute, it improves printing and papermaking technology and further reduces costs.

Wang Yan successfully brought down the price of books and protected the interests of his genuine books to the greatest extent. After all, the books in Guozi Shuyuan are extremely expensive, and the cheap ones are really cheap. People can read them for free. Even if they want to copy books, they have a quiet place. Even handwritten books will be recycled by Guozi Shuyuan as long as the handwriting is good.

In comparison, the jobs of the common people supported by pirated booksellers are insignificant. Under the current development of the Song Dynasty, the number of these common people is really inconspicuous, and they have little impact. They will be easily absorbed by other industries.

If businessmen are asked to pay more, they will definitely not do it, but they are absolutely happy to see favorable policies to promote business development. Business development is already better now.

In this way, the Imperial Academy's industrial revenue is huge, which can be used to provide benefits and improve salaries to officials at all levels, as well as various academies below, and part of it can also be used to provide subsidies to good young people to help them complete their studies. , walked to the capital step by step. Whether he is an official or not is another matter, but those who can definitely go to school as supervisors are all disciples of Wang Yan.

Over the past few years, the foundation of the education system has basically been laid. What needs to be done next is the training of professional talents mentioned earlier, the development of corresponding industries, etc. This can only be achieved through the coordinated development of multiple departments. We have to wait until he takes over.

Another good thing during this period was that the fleet he sent out came back and brought back the seeds he wanted for potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, peppers, peanuts, etc., which were already on the experimental fields of the Agricultural College of Baigongyuan. Carry out breeding and improvement.

This is a necessary procedure for time travel in ancient times. Without these things, it is almost impossible to eat and drink well.

The main thing is to fill the consumption of food. People can eat it, and livestock and domestic animals can also eat it. Originally, people's rations remained unchanged, and there was more grain to feed livestock and livestock. After being supplemented by meat, food consumption would be reduced accordingly, and the grain could be used to feed livestock and livestock.

At that time, food will become more and more sophisticated, rice and white flour will be grown and processed step by step, prices will be reduced step by step, and more and more people will be able to afford it.

What's more, Wang Yan is still purchasing grain in Southeast Asia. All year round, as long as the ship can sail, it will be transported non-stop. Filling the food gap and stabilizing food prices.

He quietly did too many things for Da Song...

But no one can understand his painstaking efforts.

Zhao Zhen, who didn't understand his painstaking efforts, finally reached the end of his life.

In the autumn of the tenth year of Jiayou's reign (1065), Zhao Zhen, who refused to listen, fell ill.

"Wang Qing, you are sincere, how can I still be in good health?"

Zhao Zhen leaned on the soft pillow and reclined on the couch. He was weak and spoke slowly.

Wang Yan was sitting on a small stool next to the couch. Behind him, a group of ministers were waiting, all looking at him.

He shook his head and cupped his hands, sighing: "After all, I don't know the magic of immortality, and I have betrayed the divine grace."

Zhao Zhen was amused, but he didn't have the strength to support his laughter, so he coughed. Wang Yan stepped forward to help caress his chest, and tapped his back a few times, until a mouthful of thick phlegm came out.

Lying down again, Zhao Zhen let out a long breath and said with a smile: "Life and death are fateful, I know this truth. If I had listened to you back then, I might have lived a few more years to compare with Fan Qing. Lifespan.”

Wang Yan smiled and said nothing. Zhao Zhen has lived two years longer than before, which is pretty good. Old age is a warning. Zhao Zhen is greedy for sex, greed for power, greed for fame, and lack of restraint. Until now, Wang Yan is awesome.

Fan Zhongyan lived ten more years because Lao Fan listened to his advice. Every morning, I work hard and eat and drink according to the recipes prescribed by Wang Yan. No matter how busy I am with state affairs, I take my time absolutely. I don't go early, don't come back late, and don't stay up late. That is truly unmoved by the eight winds and as stable as Mount Tai. Lao Fan is a big shot who really lives his life.

Zhao Zhen was too far behind.

He shook his head and smiled bitterly: "This man is so ugly that it is a matter of life and death. Wang Qing, it seems that you have also set a precedent. I heard that the memorial texts are now read to the living. Come and write one for me, and let me read it too." Look."

"I obey the order." Wang Yan stood up and saluted respectfully.

"Go." Zhao Zhen waved.

Wang Yan turned around, followed the ministers present, and Zhao Zongshi, Zhao Zhongzhen and his son who were serving as filial sons and grandsons, bowed their hands in a circle, nodded in all directions, and left simply.

He wrote the sacrificial text on the same day and praised Zhao Zhen to the best of his ability. It seemed that none of the previous emperors were as awesome as him, Zhao Zhen. It is said that Zhao Zhen was very happy after seeing it and even gave Wang Yan more food. The official would definitely not be promoted, he was about to die, and he had no intention of disgusting Zhao Zongshi, so he could only pay more to show his honor.

Wang Yan did get off to a bad start. As Zhao Zhen said, unless someone died with a bang, anyone who has some time would like to read his own memorial before death.

This is the last word one person has for another person. Those who can write memorials to others are also true friends. People are dead, so of course they are all nice words, which is a very happy thing. Who doesn't want to be flattered in different ways?

Zhao Zhen asked Wang Yan to write a sacrificial memorial for him, and also gave Wang Yan additional food, which meant that Zhao Zhen didn't care, so everyone naturally wrote sacrificial memorials to praise Zhao Zhen. It's still somewhat magical.

Zhao Zhen spent the last part of his life listening to the eunuchs reciting to him the memorial texts sent by various officials. He was immersed in his sweet dreams. I heard that the smile on his face never disappeared.

That visit to the palace to see Zhao Zhen was the last time Wang Yan and Zhao Zhen saw each other. They didn't see each other again for more than two months.

Until one day after winter, the bells rang in the palace. The bells spread throughout the imperial city, and the imperial city also rang the bells. The sound spread in all directions, so the city of Bianjing was filled with bells...

Zhao Zongshi successfully ascended the throne and became Zhao Shu. The first thing he did when he took office was to work with the ministers to deal with Zhao Zhen's posthumous affairs. A series of things such as the funeral, coffin closing, history compilation, and Zhao Zhen's harem all had to be arranged.

As Wang Yan expected, Zhao Zhen's temple name was 'Cheng'. Because this is what he proposed, everyone argued and felt that Zhao Zhen was 'successful' enough, so they decided...

Then, Zhao Shu proposed to observe Zhao Zhen's mourning for three years and asked Han Qi to act as military and political agent.

This was of course a retreat in order to advance, because before that, when he was still Zhao Zongshi, even though he was established as the prince, he did not participate in many political affairs because he could not hinder Zhao Zhen's eyes. So although Zhao Zongshi has now become Zhao Shu and the new emperor of the Song Dynasty, he has no power in his hands, neither military nor political.

Han Qi was the main force during the dispute over the throne and firmly supported Zhao Zongshi as the crown prince. Zhao Zongshi owed Han Qi. After Fan Zhongyan passed away, although Wen Yanbo was absent, Han Qi inherited all of Fan Zhongyan's political resources. In the years since Fan Zhongyan's death, the stability of the DPRK and China was the result of back-and-forth battles between Han Qi and Wen Yanbo.

But Zhao Shulai's move meant that Han Qi was passive.

So Han Qi sincerely requested Zhao Shu to take charge of the government. After two rounds of back and forth, Zhao Shu came to power and asked Han Qi to serve as the envoy of Chengzong Mountain Mausoleum. To be precise, he was responsible for Zhao Zhen's funeral affairs, which was considered a part-time job. This errand is indeed a true display of honor and favor.

At this time, Han Qi was the privy envoy. Originally, Han Qi was the prime minister. But now that Han Qi has received Zhao Shu's reward, Wen Yanbo is a bit of an eyesore. But who is Wen Yanbo? He just pretended that he couldn't tell the difference between his eyebrows and his eyes, and just waited for a group of people to kick him out.

But Zhao Shu still had an obstacle, and that was Queen Cao. After Zhao Shu came to power, he gave Queen Cao the title of Queen Mother. It was Zhao Zhen's edict read by Queen Cao, and Zhao Shu had little power. Queen Cao was restless and also attracted some courtiers.

Someone in the court suggested that Zhao Shu did not understand political affairs and asked the Queen Mother to listen behind the curtain and handle state affairs on her behalf.

The current Zhao Shu is not the original Zhao Shu. He is in good health. Although the headache has returned recently, he has spent more than ten years cultivating his health and his physical condition is better. Now the headache is not a big problem.

Of course he was not willing to have his power taken away by Empress Dowager Cao, so he took action. As the saying goes, the most important thing is simplicity. His moves are equally simple, but they are terrifyingly efficient.

After several rounds of quarreling, at a small meeting in the Political Hall, Zhao Shu proposed that Wang Yanquan be informed of Kaifeng Mansion affairs...

According to the information Wang Yan learned, when Zhao Shu said these words, there was no sound in the political hall.

Subsequently, Wen Yanbo and others strongly opposed it. Ouyang Xiu didn't agree, but he asked to be released. Han Qi, Fu Bi and others did not express their opinions.

As the emperor, Zhao Shu did not have much real power. But the personnel arrangements he insisted on can still be implemented. Now that the Song Dynasty was at its peak, there were no powerful ministers. Zhao Shu still had the power to appoint ministers.

But it wasn't easy either. We had been arguing about this little thing for a whole week. In the end, it was Zhao Shu who persisted, no matter what anyone said, it would not work.

The final result was that Wen Yanbo asked to leave the capital, and Zhao Shu approved it. Ouyang Xiu asked to leave the capital, but Zhao Shu did not approve it. He was still allowed to participate in political affairs. The vacant prime minister position was naturally taken by Han Qi.

When Wang Yan's arrangements were announced, the court immediately became quiet and became solemn. Those who had been clamoring for the Queen Mother to listen behind the curtain all asked themselves to leave the capital, and there was no more noise.

Zhao Shu felt vaguely that he seemed to have made a wrong decision...

King · Recommending loyal ministers · Doctor Yinqing Guanglu · Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment · Quanzhi Kaifeng Prefectural Affairs · Bachelor of Duanming Palace · Supervising the compilation of national history · Shanghujun · Founding Marquis of Guangling County · Two thousand eight hundred households in the city · Food Twelve hundred households were sealed, given a purple gold fish bag, and dressed in a purple official robe. He knelt on the ground and looked at Zhao Shu, who was sitting on the throne.

"Official, Wang Yan, thank you Your Majesty. I will live up to Your Majesty's high expectations, fulfill my duties, work with sincerity, and work wholeheartedly for the prosperity of the Song Dynasty throughout my life!"

"Wang Qing is alive. I know that Wang Qing is very capable. If I, the capital master of the Song Dynasty, are placed in Wang Qing's hands, I will definitely be able to clear the sea, the rivers and the rivers."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Shu waved his hand: "Prime Minister Han."

Wang Yan stepped back and stood up in the queue. Han Qi came on the stage and presided over this ordinary but extraordinary court meeting.

Because it's not a big deal, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, but there is also a big deal, Wang Yan has been re-employed, this is the worst news. After more than ten years of suppression, Wang Yan finally ascended to the center of power.

Kaifeng Prefecture is the capital of the country and its status is very important. Many government orders must be implemented with the cooperation of Kaifeng Prefecture. They are qualified to participate in central discussions and decide national policies.

Generally speaking, the position of Quan Zhi Kaifeng Mansion is considered as the transition of ministers, and he will truly enter the center within one or two years. Either as the chief or deputy minister of literature, or as the chief or deputy military prime minister, or as the chief or deputy strategic minister, it all depends on the actual situation and the needs of the emperor. At this point, Wang Yan is really only one step away from ruling the world.

After the big meeting, Wang Yan, along with Han Qi and others, strolled to the political hall for a small meeting.

"Zi Yan, you got your wish." Ouyang Xiu put his hands behind his back and looked at Wang Yan, who was also dangling beside him, with a complicated tone.

"Teacher, I don't know what happened before, so it's too early to speak. Even though I became prime minister, I didn't stay as prime minister for a long time. Duke Wen has already left three times. Now that we have heavy responsibilities on our shoulders, students are walking on thin ice."

"Just walk on thin ice!" Han Qi, who was walking in front, turned around, "I'm just afraid that your Wang Ziyan will let go and do something big."

"Mr. Han was joking. Since he became an official, Xiaguan has been walking on thin ice every step of the way. He is afraid that something will go wrong and it will be difficult to end. Now that he is in charge of Kaifeng Mansion, he is naturally even more cautious."

"Don't try to deceive me. No one in the world knows that your prince's words are audacious." Han Qi put his hands behind his back and did not look at Wang Yan. "Now that everyone is here, tell me, how do you want to govern Kaifeng Mansion?"

"It's just training troops, clearing fields, checking people, collecting business taxes, and cracking down on lawlessness. There is nothing new."

"Wang Ziyan, I want to remind you that this is Kaifeng Mansion!"

"The most virtuous place under the emperor's feet, Kaifeng Mansion must abide by the laws of the Song Dynasty! What do you think, Mr. Han?"

"Hmph!" Han Qi walked away with a puff of sleeves.

"You..." Ouyang Xiu smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Students will follow their own path!"

The atmosphere was not pleasant, because Wang Yan did not give the prime minister any face. It was not that a reformist prime minister had to support reform. Because no one dared to support Wang Yan, his methods were well known to everyone, leaving no room for maneuver.

Why did Han Qi come out to Wang Yan in public? It's just a matter of drawing a clear line.

Why didn't Zhao Shu agree with Ouyang Xiu's invitation to leave Beijing to avoid suspicion? Because we still need to rely on the friendship between teachers and students to bind Wang Yan, and there will be a buffer during high-level conversations.

For the first time in his life, Wang Yan participated in a high-level meeting to determine dynasty policy as a minister. Wang Yan's meeting experience was not ideal.

Because no one said much to him, and no one asked him to do anything. He just sat at the last table, drinking tea and eating palace pastries until the meeting was over.

There was nothing unusual about this meeting. They discussed several personnel issues at important positions, decided on funding for several projects, talked about the situation in Dali, Lingnan, and Jiaozhi, talked about the situation in various places, and discussed the generals. personnel and logistics issues, and also talked about Zhao Zhen’s funeral and so on. The whole morning passed like this.

Wang Yan felt that the pastries tasted pretty good. The political affairs hall was full of imperial chefs, and the level of these people was online.

As for his other thoughts, after participating in this meeting, he decided that it would be meaningless to come without being called upon in the future. Because everyone didn’t discuss reform much, it seems that because of his arrival, he was the only reformist left, and everyone else became conservative...

He did not eat at the political hall, but went to the main office of the Military Patrol Yuan. The food here was still of a high standard.

He was going to start governing Kaifeng Prefecture, so naturally he had to find his old team to do the work. He had power in his hands, so he had to use it, so as to avoid intrigues with his subordinates. Now that he had the inspector in his hands, he could deal with anyone who disobeyed him...

In fact, his governance had already begun when Zhao Shu fought for him to take office.

The turmoil in the imperial court spread in Kaifeng Mansion, and the security of Kaifeng Mansion was much improved, and the inspection court office also began to exert its efforts. Catch all those who may or may not be caught, and sentence all those who may or may not be sentenced. The old leaders are really back, and they have to show off. This caused the turnover of Chu Guan, a brothel in Bianjingzhong, to plummet, and the idlers hanging out on the streets almost disappeared.

At the same time, the grain in Changpingcang began to fill up, and the accounting offices of various departments worked hard to close the accounts. Merchants began to actively invite officials in the yamen to inspect the accounts and pay taxes. The land and population that were hidden by the big landowners were also registered in large numbers to save face. A lot.

In the one month after Zhao Zhen's death, if statistics are taken, the data of Kaifeng Mansion are improving across the board, and can even be described as soaring.

This is the deterrent power of Wang Yan's power...

Although he was in Beijing in the past, his scope of power was only in education. Everyone knows that he is a man of rules, and even if he exceeds his authority, he will not go too far. Now that he has the right to know the affairs of Kaifeng Mansion, everything in Kaifeng Mansion, except the imperial city, is within the scope of his power. Naturally, people will be afraid.

When Wang Yan was an envoy, he had already turned Bianjing upside down, sent away the prime minister, and also sent away many big families and dignitaries. Now that his power is greater and is no longer limited to punishment, prison sentences, and lawsuits, what's the point?
So they are taking action, and they hope that their sensible people can make Wang Yan sensible too. Hello, I am good, everyone is good.

But obviously, this is impossible, and their suffering has just begun. Gritting his teeth and throwing out two bones, you want him to stop his activities? How can that be done? It should be his, no less. It's not his, and he doesn't want any more money.

He is a persistent person...

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