Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

When it was dark, He Li's eldest son He Yong was taken away, his second son He Xi was also taken away, and he himself was taken away.

Of course, his elder brother He Tang and his younger brother He Ju (ju) were also included.

He Li said: "Gao Taiwei, I don't know why you want me to go to the Imperial City Division?"

When He Li spoke, he was still very dignified, after all, he had been the prime minister for eight years.

The aura of calmness and prestige was so strong that even the people in the Imperial City Division felt a sense of oppression.

"He Xianggong, please be safe and don't be impatient, you will know when you go, and you will never wrong He Xianggong at will, please."

The He Mansion was also temporarily sealed off, and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

The story spread quickly, and some important officials found out that night.

And the news continues to spread, mainly in official circles.

It was just rumored that the Secretary of the Imperial City came to the Prime Minister's Mansion and took away some people, but it didn't say that the Zuoxiang He Li was taken away.

However, there are always many versions of the rumors, and there are also rumors that He Li has been taken away.

What's more, it is rumored that He Li has been convicted of embezzling logistics and military pay.

In short, this incident caused an uproar in the officialdom that night.

It was already dark, and Wang Boyan ran to the Qin Mansion.

"lady."

Mrs. Wang tidied up and met Wang Boyan.

"You came to my house late at night, what's the matter?"

"He Li has been arrested."

Wang was stunned for a moment, and then returned to normal: "Why was He Li arrested?"

Wang Boyan looked around, and Wang said: "There is no one around, my family is all my own people, you can rest assured."

"It may be related to Zhang Jun."

"Zhang Jun!" Wang's pupils shrank, "You mean, Zhang Jun confessed?"

"At least it looks like someone was recruited."

Mrs. Wang broke into a cold sweat, and she said, "Then us?"

"Don't worry, ma'am, what we did was very concealed. Basically, we let the people below buy Zhang Jun's goods normally, and then dump them in Tokyo. Even if we investigate, from the perspective of the laws of the Song Dynasty, we are not considered smuggling. If you have to investigate , we can say that we don’t know about it, it’s just a normal transaction, and we are also victims.”

Wang Shi breathed a sigh of relief, she was indeed a little nervous just now.

"Has Madam read the newspaper?"

"Looked."

"The officials did not kill Zhang Jun, and the Secretary of the Imperial City did not come to the Qin residence, which means that Mr. Qin was not involved."

"Zhang Jun's people brought a letter two days ago, asking me to use all my strength to persuade the officials to transfer Qin Xianggong back." Wang said, "It seems that Zhang Jun has also sensed the threat Yue Fei posed to us."

"The biggest threat is that Yue Fei was drawn over by Qian Yuqing. Qian Yuqing helped him a lot. Behind Qian Yuqing is the Fifth Prince." Wang Boyan said, "He Xianggong was originally against King Kang, but now He Xianggong is arrested. , I’m afraid the position will not be guaranteed, I’m worried that the newly promoted Zaizhi will also be drawn over by Yue Fei, so that the people placed by Kang Wang in Hebei may be quickly replaced.”

"What should we do now?"

"The best way is to make Mr. Qin the prime minister of the left."

As soon as this was mentioned, Wang immediately became energetic: "How to do it?"

"Qin Xianggong has made great achievements in Koryo, and the new policy of handing over money to the countryside has also achieved good results. Recently, I inquired about something in the Ministry of Household Affairs."

"what's up?"

"The imperial court may want to print money to build official roads. It was Zhang Jiuzheng who mentioned it. The supporter behind this matter is Zhao Ding, but in fact it is the official family. If Qin Xianggong can stand up at this time, it will play a role in fueling the flames... "

"I'm afraid we won't get a share of this matter. Zhao Ding will not let other people intervene easily." Mrs. Wang shook her head, "But there is one thing that will definitely happen."

Wang Boyan asked doubtfully, "I don't know what's going on?"

"Don't forget, Qin Xianggong rectified the New Deal in Jiangdong, and his foundation is there."

"Ma'am?"

"Change rice into mulberry."

Gao Qiu knew that Zhao Guan's family was very tired, so he didn't submit the report that night.

Zhao Ning was really tired at night, so he went to Kunning Hall first, and then went to Ruisi Hall.

Early in the morning on the 27th, Zhao Guan's family supported the wall and walked slowly towards Wende Hall.

Seeing the two prime ministers and several ministers waiting outside the Hall of Wende, Zhao Guan's family immediately stopped supporting the wall and straightened their bodies.

"See Your Majesty." Everyone saluted.

"Come in and talk."

Everyone followed Zhao Guan's house into Wende Hall.

Wang Zong's eyes were sharp, and when he saw Zhao Guan's family stepping into the hall, his legs seemed to go limp.

After Zhao Ning sat down, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He Li was absent today, but everyone tacitly did not mention it.

Last night, the official circles in Tokyo had already had a big storm.

Many had a premonition that something big was about to happen.

At this time, everyone is more silent.

"Let's get down to business, the three towns in Hebei have been brought back, and Fuzhou and Linzhou have also been taken back." Zhao Ning glanced at them and said, "After the calculation, I will destroy Xixia next, and take Yanyun in the next step." , how much does it cost?"

Zhao Ning's words are straightforward enough: if the front line asks for money, you should do the math for me.

Cai Mao immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty, you don't need much money to destroy Xia. The existing soldiers and horses from all walks of life in Shaanxi, plus food, grass and pensions, as well as the built city and the people who call them, after a year, 2000 million can be used to make a fortune." For the Qing Mansion, it is only to immigrate to the north, I am afraid that it will cost a huge amount of money, at least another 2000 million will be prepared within five years."

"Then what about taking Yanyun back?"

"One reason is to take Yanyun back. Considering the great trauma caused by the local defeat, as well as the construction of the city wall and the mobilization of civilians, time is of the essence. In the next ten years, at least 1000 million guan will be invested every year, and the total cost may reach [-] million guan." Cai Mao said, "I've calculated this account before."

"Mei Zhili, what do you think?"

Chapter 793 Money!I need more money! (first update)

Mei Zhili came out.

What do I think?

How can I see it?

"Your Majesty, you should ask Qian Shangshu about this matter."

Qian Yuqing's head sank in the middle of the crowd: Well, you old man Mei, Your Majesty asks you, did you pull me out to block the knife?

Zhao Ning asked: "I'm asking about the treasury's finances. Qian Yuqing is in charge of maritime trade. Why should I ask him? Isn't it your responsibility to take care of this matter?"

"Your Majesty, at least half of the court's current income increase depends on Qian Shangshu."

Attention was immediately drawn to Qian Yuqing.

Mei Zhili looked arrogant: Hey, Your Majesty, do you want to squeeze money from me again?Go find your brother-in-law!

"how do I say this?"

"At present, there are several points that the imperial court can increase revenue: first, to increase revenue from sea trade. Second, to expand the tax base." Mei Zhili said in detail, "The first point, of course, is how much goods can be exported to sea at Qian Shangshu's side, and how much annual income is, then It's all up to Qian Shangshu to decide."

Zhao Ning asked, "How much have you exported this year?"

"This year is not over yet, let's say that in the first half of the year, the total overseas revenue was 200 million guan, and it is estimated that in the second half of the year, it will reach 150 million guan."

It is embarrassing to report this number.

The annual income is 350 million guan.

In fact, it is not low. The overseas income before the Great Song Dynasty was about 150 million Guan.

But today is not what it used to be, that fucking guy Zhang Jun was fined 500 million pennies alone.

Zhao Ding once made a budget, and the annual income from overseas can reach 1000 million.

Zhao Guan's appetite is getting bigger and bigger, how can 350 million overseas can meet his current requirements?

But after all, Qian Yuqing was his brother-in-law and a very important force in the court. There was still a lot of space in the ocean, so he couldn't directly question him.

Qian Yuqing took the initiative to stand up and said, "Your Majesty, due to the impact of the war, Koryo's income has dropped sharply, and the business and trade between Japan and the South China Sea countries have reached a limit."

"What do you mean by reaching the limit?"

Qian Yuqing said: "After Guochao's ships went out to sea, they often encountered robbers blocking the road and robbing them at sea. Moreover, Srivijaya (Three Buddhas) relied on his distance from the Celestial Dynasty and always controlled important sea passages. He saw a large number of goods from the Celestial Dynasty. Influxes, they took the opportunity to raise tariffs, and sometimes even impolitely seized the ships of the Celestial Dynasty, which discouraged many merchants along the coast."

He continued: "Guangzhou folks also organized a group of armed forces to go south, but they failed to return."

"Don't you have a navy?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Sri Buddha is located in a remote place. At present, I don't know much about it. I can't easily send a large army deep. For the time being, I have sent many businessmen from the people to collect information first."

Zhao Ning nodded, and everyone had nothing to say.

Da Song's understanding of overseas is still very limited.

However, since Qian Yuqing took down Champa, folks in Fujian and Guangdong and Guangxi have set off a lot of enthusiasm for going to sea.

Even many people in Tokyo are discussing overseas anecdotes.

Various overseas books are also emerging in an endless stream.

"What about Luqiu?"

Qian Yuqing replied: "Many people in Fujian are immigrating to Liuqiu Island. Since last month, some people have collected a large amount of bird droppings there. The first batch has arrived in Hangzhou Bay. I don't know how the people react. There is no news yet. come."

"Mei Shangshu, what about the second point you mentioned?" Zhao Ning asked, "What is the expansion of the tax base? How is it related to Qian Yuqing?"

"Your Majesty, the establishment of the official road mentioned by Zhang Jiucheng is ready, but this requires a large number of commodities to enter Hebei. The original strategy is to change rice from overseas and the southeast to mulberry, and the change of rice to mulberry in the southeast also involves When it comes to overseas income, if Jiangdong can have more textiles, the income from sea trade will be even more substantial.”

"I remember that a large amount of grain can be transported from Champa and Jiaozhou to the Central Plains?" Zhao Ning looked at Wang Zonglin.

Wang Zonglin immediately came out: "Reporting to Your Majesty, yes, this year the grain arriving in Gyeonggi from Champa and Jiaozhou is as high as 300 million shi."

"Mr. Zhao."

"The minister is here."

"The input of these grains in Hebei is effective for Zhang Jiuzheng's official strategy?"

"It does work."

At this time, Cai Mao came out and said: "Your Majesty, just investing in grain can indeed curb the rise in grain prices while printing money, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to control other prices."

"Food is the most important thing for the people. As long as the price of food does not increase, there will be no problem." Wang Zonglin said.

Cai Mao said: "But this kind of money printing will cause opposition from wealthy households, which will cause the depreciation of their money."

"Who said that I want to print money?" Zhao Ning said, "The bank has money now, and I use the bank's money to lend money to a commercial company that builds roads, that's all."

"This..." Cai Mao was a little surprised.

Isn't this the way of playing hooligans!

If your official Zhao family doesn't print money, I, Cai Mao, will put my head here today and play for Taiwei Gao!

Zhao Ning said: "Okay, since everything is ready, let Zhang Jiuzheng do it."

Cai Mao said again: "Your Majesty, I am worried that many people will object to this matter."

"How many people are there?" Zhao Ning asked back, "Don't scare me with vague things. If there are people who object, you have to tell who opposes. What is the reason for the objection, you have to explain clearly to me!"

"Your Majesty is terrified, and His Majesty has taught you well."

Cai Mao didn't speak anymore.

Zhao Ning thought for a while and said, "How is the development of Jinghu Road?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, under His Majesty's wise guidance, the current number of fertile fields on Jingbei Road has increased from 2600 million mu to 3000 million mu, and Jingnan South Road has increased from 3300 million mu to 4000 million mu. People from West, Jiangnan West Road, and Jiangnan East Road have immigrated to Jinghu Road, and the local population is also increasing rapidly.”

Zhao Ning asked: "If we start to change rice into mulberry in Jiangdong and Liangzhe now, is it possible?"

Zhao Ding said: "You can start with Jiangning Mansion."

"Then let's do it like this." Zhao Ning said, "We need money now. Just now, you all heard Cai Xianggong's fees for destroying Xixia and collecting Yanyun. The court needs money!"