One Piece of Song Dynasty

Li Xin replied, "The two Zhejiang roads were merged into one Zhejiang road. In this way, the Sichuan third road and the Lizhou road were eliminated. Jiangnan is now the eighth road. Each Xuanfu envoy has forbidden troops, and the Sichuan Xuanfu envoy has forbidden troops. There are Imperial Guards on Xinghan Island and Imperial Guards on Jeju Island. This gives us Imperial Guards. The remaining Imperial Guards will be of great use to me as reserve troops in the future. Apart from the Imperial Guards, there are no ethnic minorities in the following counties. There are five hundred armies in each county, and one thousand armies in each county of ethnic minorities."

Zhao Ding said thoughtfully, "I understand."

Li Xin went on to say, "In addition to these, there is also the naval army, the establishment of the naval army, etc., Zhao Xianggong, transferred Li Guang to be the envoy of Jiangnan East Road, Li Yongqi to be the envoy to Xuanfu of Jiangnan East Road, and Zhu Shengfei to be the envoy to Hubei." , Yue Fei was the Hubei Xuanfu envoy, Zhang Zhiyuan succeeded Zhu Shengfei as the Guangdong system envoy, and Chang Tong was the Lizhou Road system envoy. He transferred Liu Qi back to Lin'an and ordered Han Shizhong's troops to wipe out the rebels Li Cheng and Zhang Yongbu as soon as possible. .”

Zhao Ding bowed and said, "I obey your order."

Li Xin took out a thick stack of paper and handed it to the two of them and said, "These are the specific reform measures I have implemented for the country in the past five years. You two can take it back and study it carefully. Lu Shangshu, all the figures used by the Ministry of Finance will be changed in the future." It has become a new number from the Western Regions. This kind of number looks much simpler than the numbers in our Chinese characters. This set of numbers is also here."

After the two took it, they said, "I will definitely take a good look at these contents when I get back."

After Zhao Ding and Lu Yihao left, Li Xin called Gao Ping and said seriously, "Let our people be more vigilant recently. I have announced the reform measures. Pay attention to the reactions of people everywhere. If there are people who deliberately cause trouble and obstruct the reform, you know what to do." ."

Gao Ping's heart trembled and he clasped his fists and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

After Qin Hui returned home, he sat in a chair and was in a daze. Wang saw that Qin Hui was in a daze and asked, "What's wrong with my husband? He's been in a daze since he came back today."

Qin Hui murmured, "It seems that the prince is planning to do something big."

Wang said nervously, "Who are you planning to marry?"

Qin Hui shook his head and said, "That's not true. The prince has decided to be on the defensive for the next five years and not to take the initiative to attack the Jin people."

Mrs. Wang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then why are you dazed?"

Qin Hui said, "But the prince wants to implement innovative strategies for experts. I am thinking about what the prince wants to do."

Wang asked, "What are the innovative strategies?"

Qin Hui explained, "We have changed some taxes, added several new departments, all at the same level as the six ministries, and made the responsibilities of each department more detailed. This move by the prince can actually solve the problem of redundant officials, because there will be many more positions. But the key thing is that in the future there will be no such thing as Meng Yin, there will no longer be such a thing as a person attaining the Tao, a chicken or a dog ascending to heaven, and in the future, officials will no longer have false posts, they will all be real duties. The prince has said that the court will not do so in the future. No more raising officials who don’t do anything.”

Wang said, "This will affect the interests of many people."

Qin Hui snorted, "Not only that, the prince's biggest innovation is the land. The prince has nationalized the land ownership. Both the common people and the landlords only have the right to operate the land and the right to live in it. From now on, the land cannot be bought and sold casually. It must be newly established." Only with the approval of the Ministry of Land Management can it be bought and sold, and the first minister of the Ministry of Land Management was Li Gang."

Wang was surprised and said, "My lord, what are we doing? This will make a lot of enemies. Isn't there anyone who will stand up and oppose it?"

Qin Hui sneered, "Not really. It's not that those people don't want to object but they don't dare. Just last year, the prince raided all the bandit bullies and county officials in the seven mountains in Jiangnan except Jiangxi and Zhejiang. Then There were so many people killed, this is the news I just got from my colleagues today."

Wang was shocked and said, "What's going on?"

Qin Hui explained, "Your Majesty is very clever. Last year, he reorganized the armies of various regions in the name of fighting against the Jin Dynasty. After the reorganization, he began to cross counties to exterminate the bandits and bullies."

Mrs. Wang was puzzled and asked, "What does it mean to cross counties?"

Qin Hui said, "The Xiang troops from Lin'an go to Zhenjiang, and the Xiang troops from Zhenjiang go to Lin'an. The Xiang troops from all over the country are not performing tasks locally. After wiping out the bandits and bullies, they get the evidence that the landlords or officials colluded with the bandits." After mopping up the landowners and officials, the prince will finally send his own people to various places to take over the counties."

Wang said with emotion, "Your Majesty's methods are indeed brilliant."

Qin Hui sighed, "So many people in the officialdom are now afraid of the prince. The prince holds military power and has high control over the local area. This is much more powerful than the previous emperor of the Zhao family."

Wang said, "My husband, you should be careful when you stay with the prince all day long."

Qin Hui waved his hand and said, "I have nothing to do. I have been transferred by the prince to the newly established Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a minister."

Wang asked, "What does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs do?"

Qin Hui replied, "It mainly deals with neighboring countries. It turned out that the Ministry of Rites was not responsible for this matter. Now it has come out of the Ministry of Rites, but it is still on the same level as the six ministries."

Wang said, "It seems that the prince really wants to negotiate peace with the Kingdom of Jin. Isn't it because he is familiar with the Kingdom of Jin that he transferred my husband to this department?"

Qin Hui nodded and said, "Probably."

On this day, Lu Junyi took the imperial edict and led infantry troops to the camp of Yue Fei's headquarters in Jiangyin. When he arrived at the gate of the camp, a guard stopped him and asked, "What's the matter with this general?"

Lu Junyi dismounted and said, "A certain Lu Junyi came to see General Yue Feiyue on the order of the prince, and he also brought the prince's imperial edict."

The guard cupped his fists and said, "General, please wait a moment. I will report to General Yue right away."

The guard informed Zhang Xian of the matter, and Zhang Xian went into the commander's tent and reported, "General Yue, a General Lu has come outside the camp with a team of soldiers and horses. He claims to be sent by the prince and has brought an imperial edict."

Yue Fei said, "Oh, go and call Mr. Li over. I'll go outside the camp right away."

After a while, Yue Fei came out of the camp and saw Lu Junyi clasping his fists and saying, "Yue Fei, you are General Lu."

Lu Junyi replied, "That's right, General Yue. The last general has brought the royal edict. General Yue, please read it." After that, Lu Junyi handed the edict to Yue Fei.

While Yue Fei was reading the imperial edict, Lu Junyi said, "General Yue, the prince has ordered the general to bring five thousand infantry. From today on, the general and the five thousand infantry will be under the command of General Yue."

After reading the imperial edict, Yue Fei nodded and said, "Yue knows it. General Lu brings his soldiers into the camp. Since General Lu is under Yue's command, he must abide by Yue's military discipline in the future. Yue's military discipline is very strict." .”

Lu Junyi nodded and said, "That's natural. Don't worry, General Yue. The general and the five thousand infantry must strictly abide by military discipline. But having said that, the prince also has strict requirements for his subordinates. These five thousand soldiers have undergone strict military training." Trained.”

Yue Fei was surprised and said, "The prince also has strict requirements for his subordinates."

Lu Junyi nodded and said, "Yes, wait until General Yue can verify whether these five thousand soldiers meet General Yue's standards."

Yue Fei replied, "Okay, Yue will do it."