Fenghou

This was obviously ridiculing Qin Hui for talking empty words. Qin Hui glared at Xu Xiantu and said: "Everything must be done first, and the rules must be finalized before discussion. If I have to tell you all the details, then what else needs to be discussed?"

Xu Xiantu said calmly: "Qin Xianggong misunderstood me, I mean, Qin Xianggong should let the following draft a plan first, and then we discuss this plan instead of asking us to consider the plan. There is an omission."

Qin Hui held back his breath and said, "Decide on some principled matters first, and then discuss specific plans."

Zhu Shengfei added from the side: "Qin Xiangguo is right. First determine the nature and make this matter illegal, and then the people below can do things. I support the prohibition of the so-called helping the poor in the Yong Palace. They are not being good people. It’s buying people’s hearts.”

Zhang Jun also said, "I think that instead of accusing Prince Yong's mansion of poaching us, it's better for us to do things well and solve the difficulties of low-level officials. I know that many low-level officials have difficulties in life. Their salaries are too low. Half of them are used for rent. The house, the rest is enough to support the family, barely enough to eat, but if the elderly in the family are sick, it will be embarrassing.

I know Hu Qingfeng who was in the newspaper last time, his mother was sick and lying in bed, half of the monthly salary was needed for medicine, he had to rent a house, he had to raise two children, he had to accompany the weddings and weddings of his colleagues, and life at home was extremely difficult. The imperial court did not pay salaries for several months, and finally the family was driven to the street by the landlord. We ignored it, and the Yongwang Mansion naturally had a chance to intervene.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is the root cause. To solve the housing problem of low-level officials, we must increase their salaries and solve their worries, otherwise the low-level officials will run away sooner or later. "

Zhang Jun's suggestion was supported by Xu Xiantu, "I support Zhang Xianggong's suggestion. We can't ban the poverty relief plan in Prince Yong's Mansion, but we can solve the difficulties of low-level officials. There is not enough official housing, but we can increase salaries and subsidize renting houses. The low-level officials are no longer in distress, and the poverty-relief plan of Prince Yong's Mansion has no way to start."

Wan Qixi coughed twice and said: "Let me also say a few words, Zhang Xianggong's suggestion is reasonable, but what! People are very greedy. No matter how much we raise our salary, the officials will never refuse to accept the offer from Yongwang Mansion." Take the money, so you have to grasp it with both hands, on the one hand to increase the salary, on the other hand, you must severely punish the officials who took the money from the Yongwang Mansion."

Qin Hui nodded, "The imperial court's finances are also very tight. I agree with a little housing subsidy, but more importantly, if it is a punishment plan, I suggest that all officials who take money from the Yong Palace should be dismissed."

After some discussion, the five people finally reached a consensus. According to the current market rent situation, a certain amount of housing subsidies will be given to officials who do not have official residences. Secondly, officials are strictly prohibited from accepting funding from Prince Yong's Mansion. Once they are found out, they will be dismissed immediately.

……

The emperor Zhao Gou was also very concerned about what the prime ministers discussed, but what he cared about was not the help of low-level officials, but how much it would cost to provide housing subsidies.

"30 per year is too much!"

Zhao Gou knocked on the table and said very dissatisfied: "The imperial court's finances are already tight, and I cry for poverty every day. Now I have to increase the extra expenditure of 30 guan. Who will pay for this money?"

Xu Xiantu explained: "Your Majesty, 30 guan is not much. A small courtyard costs 30 to [-] guan a month, and [-] to [-] guan in a year. Officials of eighth rank and ninth rank can live in such a courtyard." , but it is not suitable for middle-ranking officials to live in such a small courtyard with one or two lands. They must be bigger. If they are bigger, they will cost more than ten guan and twenty guan. Well, there are hundreds of officials in the imperial court who are renting houses, and the false officials and alternate officials have to be considered, Your Majesty, [-] guan a year, only [-] guan a month, really not much."

"You guys don't have the ability to make money, and your spending skills are better than the other, and the court has to spend hundreds of dollars to rent a house. How big is this house? Do you want me to let them live in the palace?"

Zhao Gou was furious and said: "The imperial court's finances are so difficult, and they still want to take advantage of the imperial court's oil. Can the rent of several hundred guan be called helping the poor?"

The several prime ministers looked at each other in blank dismay, no one thought that the emperor would get mad on this issue, but it was right to think about it, the rent of a few hundred guan was really not enough to help the poor, but if it was only given to low-level officials and not to middle- and high-level officials, then it would be too much. It's not fair, not to mention the different levels, the houses they live in must also be different, this is inevitable.

It was Xu Xiantu who got to know the Son of Heaven. He knew that the Son of Heaven didn’t care about the so-called helping the poor, but felt sorry for spending too much money. He hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, we can build some public rental houses with low rent, and we can rent them to middle and high-level officials. The rent subsidy we gave to officials came back in the form of rent.

Zhao Gou pondered for a moment, then said coldly: "There is no need to build any new houses. Those businessmen who moved their families to Jingzhao, aren't they all selling their houses at a low price? The "Beijing News" published a lot of news about selling houses. Confiscate their real estate in Lin'an for treason, and take in a batch of houses, and the housing of high-ranking officials will be settled."

Zhao Gou had this idea in mind for a long time, he had been waiting for an opportunity, and now he just had this opportunity.

"Wei Chen agrees!"

Qin Hui expressed his support without hesitation, "Since they betrayed the imperial court, the imperial court will no longer protect them, and they deserve their crimes by confiscating their properties."

The other four people also expressed their support. Although this was obviously plundering and completely violated morality, everyone did not object. Who would let the other party be a businessman?Throughout the dynasties, the lowest status, the merchants were the ones who could be slaughtered at will.

"Qin Xiangguo needs to quickly find out how many houses like this exist, and then make a list to Meihuawei, who will execute it. I hope to complete this within ten days."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Zhao Gou said to Zhang Jun and Wan Qixi: "The negotiation with Prince Yong's Mansion will continue. I can only accept 20 taels of silver per year at most. This is the upper limit. If the other party is unwilling to accept it, then let them take other money." The two sides can have differences, but the negotiation cannot stop, and we must find a solution acceptable to both parties.”

"Of course!" The two agreed together.

Zhong Xiangguo retreated, at this moment, an eunuch stepped forward and whispered: "Your Majesty, Wuji is back!"

The first thousand 320 chapters and seven ruptures

Wu Ji is the confidant guard sent by Zhao Gou to Zhangzhou to inquire about Yue Fei. Although Zhao Gou wants to use Yue Fei again, he still has doubts. He always suspects that Yue Fei and Chen Qing are in collusion. He will not enable it.

It's just that Zhao Gou didn't expect Wu Ji to come back so soon, he hurriedly said: "Show him in!"

Not long after, the guard walked into the imperial study room quickly, knelt down on one knee and saluted, "See Your Majesty!"

"Tell me! How's the situation?"

The guard stood up and bowed his head, saying: "The humble officer rushed to Longxi County, Zhangzhou, and the investigation went very smoothly. The investigation was completed in three days, and then he rushed back."

Zhao Gou frowned, "The investigation ended in three days. What happened to you?"

"Exactly! I met the Quanzhou government to send seasonal fruits to Yue's family. I sent a cart of them. Mrs. Yue didn't refuse and accepted them all. Then I spent some money to inquire about the surrounding shops. The Quanzhou government often sent special products to Yue's mansion. , and sometimes send some sheep, but they also said that Yue Zhizhou is very clean and never accepts bribes from any officials, so it is strange to be humble. Since he does not want to accept bribes, why does Yuefu accept everything sent by the Quanzhou government? Isn't that contradictory?"

"Yes! Why?" Zhao Gou also wanted to know the answer.

"I found the answer on the third day. I invited a servant of the Yue Mansion to drink. He told the truth. These things were all rewards from Yue Fei's eldest son, Yue Yun. Yue Yun did a lot of meritorious service on the battlefield. He personally does not want rewards. , asked to transfer the reward to the parents, so the Yue Mansion would gladly accept it."

"Wait a minute!"

Zhao Gou suddenly realized something was wrong and asked, "Is Yue Fei's eldest son under Chen Qing?"

"Exactly, Yue Yun is currently Chen Qing's immediate subordinate army, the deputy governor of Hu Benwei. It is said that Chen Qing is highly respected. He must be sent as a vanguard in every battle. He has outstanding military exploits. Yue Fei is also quite proud of his son, and even wrote poems to him. , praised him for recovering Shandong Road and Hebei Road..."

"okay!"

Zhao Gou heard it very harshly, and interrupted Wu Ji's narration very unhappy. Wu Ji lowered his head and dared not make a sound.

After a while, Zhao Gou asked again: "Is what you said true?"

"I can guarantee that it is true, not only the narration of Yuefu's servants, I also asked people who are familiar with the situation of Yuefu, and they all got the same answer. Your Majesty can send people to Jingzhao to inquire, and it must be the same answer. "

"I see, I will reward you ten taels of silver, go and rest!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

Wu Ji was really disappointed, His Majesty only rewarded him with ten taels of silver, which was not enough for his various expenses, but he didn't dare to reveal it, he bowed and withdrew.

Zhao Gou walked to the window with his hands behind his back, feeling really disappointed. He thought Yue Fei was capable and could train troops for him, but he didn't expect his son to be a general of the Western Army, and he also accepted all kinds of gifts from the Yong Palace. He would rather Yue Fei be greedy. He didn't want Yue Fei to get so close to Prince Yong's Mansion at all, saying that he colluded with Chen Qing did not wrong him.

Forget it, you can only use Han Shizhong. Although Han Shizhong is not as good as Yue Fei in leading troops, he is loyal to himself. In Zhao Gou's view, compared with his loyalty to himself, everything else is not important.

……

At Zhang Jun's request, the prelude to the negotiation between the two parties started again. This time, Zhang Jun proposed to compensate 20 taels of silver every year, and at the same time give Donggong treatment in terms of etiquette.

But this condition was still rejected by Hu Yun. The difference in the amount between the two parties was five times, and it was impossible for the Yong Palace to accept it.

"Zhang Xiangguo, it's not that we must force others to make things difficult for us. I really can't see your sincerity. If you refuse to accept our million taels of silver, then both parties can make a concession. 80 taels of silver. I think this is the most A reasonable amount."

Zhang Jun shook his head, "80 taels of silver is still too much for the strong, accounting for half of our tax revenue, 20 taels of silver is already the limit we can spend, to be honest, we all think that 20 taels of silver will be a big mountain on our heads , it will overwhelm us, and it will only make the people more miserable, after all, the 20 taels of silver will be borne by the people in the end, if His Royal Highness King Yong really cares about the people, then don't agree to this condition."

Hu Yun smiled slightly: "We won't agree, but it's not because of the people, but because the amount is too small. I might as well tell you the bottom line. Our bottom line is 60 taels of silver per year, and even one tael less won't work."

After a pause, Hu Yun said again: "Or we can make it flexible. We agree to sign once a year, and you don't need His Royal Highness Yong Wang to make a permanent promise. We will make another concession, 50 taels of silver per year, sign for one year, and the next Let's talk again next year, how about it?"

Zhang Jun shook his head, "I can't even get 50 taels, not to mention that what the emperor wants is a permanent promise, it's meaningless to sign one year!"

"In this case, it can't be less than 60 taels of silver per year. I have already shown my sincerity, and I will not give up on the amount of silver!"

Zhang Jun spread his hands, "Then there is nothing to talk about in terms of compensation. We really can't afford 60 taels of silver. Let's talk about other things! Does His Royal Highness King Yong have any other conditions?"

Hu Yun was silent for a moment and said: "If money compensation cannot be negotiated, then the only thing left is land!"

Zhang Jun's heart sank. He had a clear intuition that this was Chen Qing's real condition. If he guessed correctly, Chen Qing wanted Fujian Road.

Zhang Jun waved his hand to stop Wan Qixi, who was about to jump up, and pretended to be relaxed and said with a smile: "Since it is a negotiation, you can put forward any conditions. As for whether to agree or not, it is another matter, but maybe we Consensus can be found from it, so don’t have any worries, Special Envoy Hu just put forward the conditions.”

Hu Yun said slowly: "If the imperial court is willing to hand over Fujian Road to the jurisdiction of Prince Yong's Mansion, then King Yong will not consider overstepping, and will wholeheartedly govern the country for the Song Dynasty."

Sure enough, it is Fujian Road.

Zhang Jun naturally couldn't agree to the other party. They had to go back and ask the emperor for instructions. In fact, even if the emperor agreed, the Zhizheng Hall had to agree. Only Jianghuai and Jiangnan West Road were completely occupied by Chen Qing before. There is no way to disagree.

Just as Hu Yun left the Zhizheng Hall, Wan Qixi said anxiously: "How can we exchange land for a promise, the promise can be overturned at any time, but once the land is lost, it can never be taken back."

Zhang Jun said indifferently: "Fujian Road is already a favorite of the Western Army. They just want to look better. If you don't give it, they will still take Fujian Road."

Wan Qixi was silent for a while and said, "No matter how good Zhang Xiangguo's reasons are, I believe Zhizhengtang will not agree this time."

Zhang Jun laughed and said, "Actually, I wouldn't agree either!"

……

The conditions proposed by Chen Qing were rejected by both Emperor Zhao Gou and Zhizhengtang. At this point, the negotiations could no longer go on, and actually broke down.

Chen Qing doesn't want silver and copper coins. The reason why he asks the price is that the other party can't afford it. Otherwise, he can negotiate a price that the other party can accept. Once an agreement is reached, the huge compensation will eventually fall on the heads of the people in the south of the Yangtze River. Chen Qinghui was hated by the entire Jiangnan people, he would not do such a stupid thing.

What Chen Qing really wants is Fujian Road. He is determined to get Fujian Road. As Zhang Jun said, Chen Qing just wants to look good, that’s all. As for the permanent promise, it is meaningless in front of Jiangshan Sheji. Back then, Zhao Kuangyin also vowed to protect the great Zhou country forever, but what happened?

What's more, even if Chen Qing agreed, his subordinates, officials and generals would not agree. Everyone has been fighting for this for many years, how could they give up for a false name.

Only the strong can live in the country, and it is too naive for Zhao Gou to restrain the other party through a promise.

At this time, Chen Qing had returned to Jingzhao, and the next step was to embark on an important reform of official positions, completely decoupling magistrates from the court in terms of jurisprudence.

This is a reform he has been brewing for many years, and now he is finally about to implement it.

The first thousand 320 eight chapters Taixue

It's late August, and the hottest season in Jingzhao City has passed. It will be cooler in the morning and evening, and the daytime will not be so hot. This morning, dozens of cavalry escorted Chen Qing's carriage and walked slowly in Jingzhao City. .

In Jingzhao City, there are many carriages guarded by cavalry, and there are [-] cavalry guards for several counselors when they go out, as well as high-level generals above the Dutong. They all have their own soldiers. Chen Qing allows them to take two Ten personal soldiers.

Therefore, Chen Qing's carriage is not eye-catching in Jingzhao. In addition, his carriage is not gorgeous. It is only drawn by two horses. The body is wide and strong.

When Chen Qing was bored or was thinking about important matters, he would get in a carriage and walk around Jingzhao City, and his thoughts would gradually broaden.

Through the car window, Chen Qing looks at the street view outside the window. On the left are shops lined up with various goods, while on the right is a Caohe River. There will be a weeping willow every ten steps on the bank, and many people are sitting under the weeping willow. Resting and chatting, there is also a small street on the right bank of the Cao River, and there are rows of residential houses on the opposite side of the street. This layout looks very neat and orderly.

At this time, Chen Qing suddenly saw something and shouted: "Stop!"

The carriage stopped, Chen Qing looked towards a small courtyard, and saw a vine growing in the courtyard, reaching to the roof, and a few round melons grew on the vine, and after a closer look, it turned out to be a pumpkin.

Chen Qing was really surprised that there was a family that grew pumpkins. He said to his soldiers: "Go and find out, what kind of family is that that grows pumpkins?"

Several soldiers laughed and said: "Your Highness, there is no need to inquire!"

"why?"

"There are a lot of pumpkin growers in the city, but His Highness didn't notice it. Here! There are two other pumpkin growers in front of us."

Chen Qing looked in the direction of the soldiers' fingers, and sure enough, there were also pumpkins and vines coiled on the two roofs in front.

"When did this start?" Chen Qing asked with great interest.

"It was planted this year. It is said that thousands of families have planted it. We also opened a pumpkin garden in the military camp, and hundreds of pumpkins grew."

"Is it popular?" Chen Qing asked again with a smile.

"I don't know! We won't know until after the harvest, but we all guess that it should be very popular. It is very sweet. It can be eaten as a snack after steaming, and it can be stored as grain after drying. Winter melon and gourd are not as sweet as it. gone."

Chen Qing nodded. The popularity of pumpkins has a huge effect on reducing famine, which is also the main reason why he attaches great importance to pumpkins and corn.

Chen Qing suddenly had an idea, and immediately ordered: "Turn around and go to Taixue!"

The carriage turned around and accelerated towards Taixue.

Taixue and Guozixue are the two universities in Jingzhao. One is biased towards workers and peasants, and the other is biased towards literature. Guozixue is located in the east of the city. It was originally renamed from Jingzhaofuxue. It is biased towards engineering and agriculture, and it is safe to walk on two legs, so Guozixue was established.

There are currently 2000 students in Guozixue, and they are admitted by students from various prefectures. The main purpose is to train assistant teachers for prefectural studies, which is equivalent to a higher normal school.

However, today Chen Qing did not go to Guozixue, but went to Taixue. This is a school of engineering and agronomy that Chen Qing has spared no effort to build, eliminating all objections.

There are more than 500 disciplines in military, water control, mining, smelting, casting, shipbuilding, textiles, printing, agronomy, animal husbandry, calendar, etc., with 200 students and nearly [-] professors and part-time professors.

The headmaster was none other than Orihiko. Orihiko had quit the military, but he felt that he still had a little more energy, so he proposed to Chen Qing to devote himself to education. It happened that Taixue did not have Xuezheng, so Chen Qing appointed him as Taixue. Learn positively.

Hearing that His Royal Highness King Yong was coming, Orihiko hurriedly went to the steps of the main hall to greet him.

After Chen Qing got off the carriage, Orihiko and his associate student Zheng Liu Xiangyang stepped forward to welcome His Royal Highness King Yong.

"See His Royal Highness King Yong!"

"You two are free!"

Chen Qing smiled slightly: "I just wanted to take a look at it temporarily, and I didn't notify you in advance."

"Your Highness can come to Taixue for guidance, we welcome you!"

"Don't bother the students, I just want to know a few things about agronomy."

Orihiko smiled and said: "This is Liu Xuezheng's specialty!"

Originally, Liu Xiangyang was persuading the Deputy Commissioner of the Agricultural Department, but Zhe Yanzhi was old after all, and he didn't care about the specific affairs of Taixue. Liu Xiangyang was responsible for all kinds of trivial matters of Taixue, and he was also in charge of agriculture.

The crowd surrounded Chen Qing and walked towards the South College. The South College is mainly about agriculture. It covers an area of ​​two hundred acres and is full of various crops. Rotating, the water is continuously lifted and poured into the fields.

"It's corn!"

Before Chen Qing came to a corn field, the corn had grown to the height of a person, and there were corn buds under his armpits, almost two of them, and the harvest would be ready in more than a month.

Chen Qing squatted down and looked at it carefully for a while, then asked, "Is this the seed from last year?"