[Comprehensive classics] I build a dynasty in the book

After several months of adaptation, the courtiers have become accustomed to Lin Yuzhou's way of going to court.They found that since the emperor suddenly fell into a coma and suddenly became sober last year, he has become more and more sober, and at the same time he has become less and less fond of listening to other people's flattering.

There are no more praises and praises in the court, but there are only debates that criticize the current disadvantages. Whether it is a new law school, an old law party, or a neutral official, as long as the views put forward have something to say and benefit the country and the people, the emperor will listen carefully.Through his words and deeds, the emperor subtly engraved the word "hard work" into the hearts of his courtiers.

After getting used to such a leader, the officials became more self-confident, and the atmosphere in the early court became more and more intense. Oral debates were the norm, and when they got angry, they would even use uncivilized words to attack the ancestors of their opponents.

In addition, the court time has also undergone major changes. Starting from mid-March, the morning court has been changed to the beginning of Chen Shi. The courtiers have time to have breakfast in the mansion before going to the Chuigong Hall to attend the court. You can get a meal in the side hall next to the Chuigong Hall.

At the beginning, the courtiers held a reserved attitude, and they all came to the palace after eating at home. After they found that the breakfast prepared in the palace was more delicious, and they could discuss political affairs while eating, they resolutely gave up this reserve. Every morning, I go to the side hall to make a card and receive the meals here.

Zeng Yu got up early, when he entered the imperial city, it was not yet full light, and after he walked slowly to the side hall of the Chuigong Hall, the morning light had just filled the imperial city.There were not many people in the side hall, only an acquaintance was sitting in the northeast corner, Zeng Yu took the breakfast food, walked over to the person with a tray and sat down.

"Yan Zhen, why don't you eat and why are you in a daze?" Zeng Yu asked aloud.The person he called "Yan Zhen" was Lin Bing, a Hanlin scholar. When Cai Jing was arrested, he was in Hebei to inspect farming affairs, and he had only recently returned to Beijing to report on his duties.

"Brother Gongjuan." Lin Bing raised his head and smiled, pointing to the tray and said, "Today's breakfast is quite strange, and I'm thinking about how to eat it."

Hearing this, Zeng Yu looked down, only to find that besides the daily pancakes and steamed buns with stuffing, there was a red bump and a yellow column on the tray.

"What is this?" Zeng Yu picked up the red bump, squeezed it, and found that it was very soft, and he could smell a sweet smell when he put it on the tip of his nose. Following his instinct, he poked on the bump with his chopsticks. A small hole, found inside is a golden yellow soft waxy core.Zeng Yu found a way to eat it, he pulled off the outer red skin of the pimple, and took a bite of the core inside.

"Woo!" Zeng Yu opened his eyes slightly, took another bite after eating, until he finished eating the pimples, and said: "Sweet, delicious!"

Lin Bing had already started to eat it when he was peeling the skin. After eating the red lump, he picked up the yellow stick and asked, "This one has no skin, is it just biting it?"

Zeng Yu picked up his share and said with a smile, "Try?"

"Try it!" Lin Bing didn't care, and bit his mouth directly.The sweet and glutinous taste pervades the mouth, with a unique aroma that belongs to the staple food. The yellow particles are simply irresistible.

After eating breakfast, Zeng Yu and Lin Bing looked at each other and smiled. If they guessed correctly, these two things will be the focus of the morning court.

Before Lin Yuzhou arrived at the Chuigong Hall, the courtiers had already started discussing it.The content of the discussion is naturally around the new food that was added to the breakfast. They are all well-informed and well-informed. It is natural to see that these two foods are only processed by the imperial chef. Everyone knows what this means. bright.

At the beginning of the hour, the gate of the Chuigong Hall opened, and the courtiers entered the hall one after another.After Lin Yuzhou sat down on the dragon chair, he found that the courtiers who had eaten and drank enough were more effective in fighting.

In the early morning, they talked about some relatively simple things. Zeng Yu took the lead in playing. He was talking about the handling of the land that Yang Jian had forced the people to lease that he had reported to Lin Yuzhou a few days ago.

After he had finished speaking, there were chattering discussions in the court hall, and after a while, Lin Bing, who had had breakfast at the same table with him, came out, and he held up his imperial wat and said to Lin Yuzhou: "I object to Mr. Zeng's move. "

Lin Yuzhou looked at Lin Bing. This was also a rare good official during the Song Huizong period, but he didn't read much. In history, when he was on duty to sing tribute, he mispronounced the name of a candidate, and he pronounced it as "Zhen An". He became "Yanyang", which attracted the ridicule of the whole court. Later, he was demoted and could no longer be used.Lin Yuzhou never thought that if he read a lot, he could be a good official. As long as he has the ability, even if he doesn't know a single word, he dares to use it.

"Lin Qing, tell me what you think."

Lin Wei glanced sideways at Zeng Yu slightly, and said, "Excuse me, Mr. Zeng, the actions you mentioned are suspected of competing for the interests of the people? The people were first deceived by Yang Jian, and then persecuted by him. It’s hard to turn the wasteland into fertile fields, and now that Yang Jian has been punished, these fertile fields have been taken back to the government, and the people want to get them back and have to give money to the government, what’s the reason for that?”

"Master Lin's words are wrong." A person came out behind Zeng Yu, and he said: "According to the laws of the Song Dynasty, whoever reclaims land without an owner belongs to whom, but these lands are all under the name of Yang Jian, and Yang Jian was punished. It should be returned to the state, so why is there any talk of releasing it without compensation? In order to appease the people, among the measures Mr. Zeng listed, the imperial court will compensate the people, so how can this be said to be a competition for profit with the people?"

Lin Bing raised his voice: "Lord Lu, the common people lose their shelter when they lose their land. How can this small compensation support a family?"

"Lin Dare, Mr. Zeng mentioned in his actions that houses and cottages will be built on these lands, restaurants and post stations will be opened, and a part of the money earned will be distributed to the common people every year. What else do you want?"

"What if you don't make money and lose money? What do people eat and drink when they don't have land?"

Zeng Yu couldn't get in a word, so he listened to Lin and Lu, the two adults arguing, and when they paused for a while, he quickly said, "Your Majesty, there have been many winds and rains in the Song Dynasty these years, and most of these fields are owned by Yang Jian. The tidal flats and embankments that were deliberately searched for, the soil quality of the fields are uneven, and they will be flooded when they encounter water, so farming is risky, and it would be a pity to give up, so the court has bought it for other purposes."

Lin Yu wanted to quarrel again, Lin Yuzhou raised his hand to interrupt him, he looked at Ji Shengyan, and said: "Taiwei, tell the ministers about the current situation of Tokyo City."

Ji Shengyan came out, glanced at the courtiers, and spit out a series of figures, these figures include the area of ​​Tokyo City, the number of resident population, the number of floating population, the number of increased population, the number of shops, the number of restaurants and inns, etc. He asked the imperial army to investigate it when they were patrolling the city.

After a series of reports came out, the entire court fell silent, and it was the first time that the courtiers knew the situation in Tokyo so intuitively.

After talking about the basic situation of Tokyo City, Ji Shengyan added the situation of land prices in Tokyo City. It can be summed up in one sentence. Nowadays, every inch of land in Tokyo City is expensive, and the land price is very expensive, very expensive!

After Ji Shengyan finished speaking, he glanced at Lin Yuzhou vaguely, and got into the queue.

The corners of Lin Yuzhou's mouth were raised slightly. This feeling is very strange, and it feels like flirting with employees during working hours.Turning his eyes to the courtiers again, Lin Yuzhou brought back the thoughts that had almost stained him, "Everyone, after listening to the words of the Taiwei, what do you think?"

Master Lu who confronted Lin Bing said, "If this trend follows, Tokyo needs to expand its outer city."

There are many people and few houses, and the business is extremely developed. If it is not expanded, the public security in the city will be difficult to control in the future.

After Cai Jing was imprisoned, many officials of Zhongshu Province were implicated. Now that the position of governor is vacant, the remaining officials of Zhongshu Province are much quieter, and they rarely express their opinions on such issues. After all, the expansion of Tokyo City and the The most closely related is the Kaifeng mansion, and the one who should be anxious to get angry is Zeng Yu.

Lin Yuzhou saw that the Zhongshu officials had been silent, so he said: "The expansion of the capital will affect the whole body. It cannot be completed overnight. All the ministers will think about it after they go to court. We will talk about this issue in three days."

"The minister obeys the order."

The courtiers also had their own concerns, they only heard a bunch of numbers reported by Ji Shengyan, and they had to investigate whether it was true or not.If it is really necessary to expand the capital city, Yang Jian's little land is definitely not enough, and the imperial court has to collect more land, which involves a large amount of expenses, which they also need to consider.

"A few days ago, I asked you to analyze the pros and cons of the Green Crop Law, so let's talk about it now." Lin Yuzhou changed the topic.

coming!The hearts of the courtiers tightened, and the emperor's words fell. The first person to stand out was Ren Boyu, a doctor from Zuo Jianyi. He said: "The law of young crops is the root of troubled times, and the emperor must not use it any more!"

This remark opened a hole, the old law party that attacked Xining's reform seized the opportunity to attack the new law party in the court, and the Qingmiao law had no merit in their mouths.

Lin Yuzhou also understands that the original intention of the Green Crop Law is good. It stipulates that all households in Fanzhou County can borrow cash or grain from the local government to subsidize farming before the spring and autumn harvests every year.This idea is good, but the situation is different in different places, and the loan interest is different, and the court cannot guarantee that every local official is clean and honest, so in the end the Young Crop Law evolved into a tyrannical government that repeatedly issued usury to collect interest.

Some elderly officials in the imperial court had seen the tragic situation of the people after the implementation of the Green Crop Law during the Shenzong period. It is understandable that they strongly opposed the reappearance of the Green Crop Law.

"Having said that, land mergers are prevalent in various places. Local tyrants support private soldiers, oppress the people, and even dare to oppose the court. The Green Crop Law can curb the trend of mergers. If supervision is strengthened, it may not be possible anymore!" Facing the old law party The attack of the new law school is not vegetarian, and Zhang Zheng, a scholar of the Duanming Palace, came out to refute. He is a collateral nephew of the former governor Zhang Dun, and like Zhang Dun, he is a staunch supporter of the new law.

As soon as Zhang Zheng's words fell, someone retorted: "Strengthen supervision? How to strengthen it? This is a waste of manpower and material resources of the court!"

The official behind Zhang Zheng said: "Jinyiwei has all the functions of investigating and punishing corrupt officials. If Jinyiwei is sent to supervise every place, the Qingmiao law can be carried out without hindrance."

"What if Jin Yiwei is bought off?"

As soon as the man spoke, the whole hall became cold, and Ji Shengyan exuded a chilly aura, and his eyes looked coldly at the speaker.

The man shivered and hid in the queue.When he thought of the situation of the Taiwei killing corrupt officials, great fear arose in his heart. In Tokyo, this man's reputation is comparable to that of Bao Gong.

"I asked you to analyze the pros and cons, not to attack each other." Lin Yuzhou pinched his brows, feeling that at some point, these civil servants would not be given a chance to speak freely. These people would come here without doing any investigation or looking through the information. They are all talking about their own political demands. Are they really good officials like this?

"Tong Cheng, divide what you wrote down, the content of their quarrel just now, according to the pros and cons, and read them out one by one."

"The slaves obey the order."

Under Ji Shengyan's coercion, the courtiers quietly listened to Tong Cheng's retelling.

After Tong Cheng finished reading, Lin Yuzhou looked at Tao Nan'an, the third envoy, and asked, "Tao Qing, with the current reserves of the treasury, if the interest on loans in all parts of the Song Dynasty is unified and the monthly interest rate is reduced to [-]%, is it possible?"

Tao Nan'an came out, he made some calculations in his heart, and said, "Report to Your Majesty, yes!"

Lin Yuzhou's question made Zeng Yu come to his senses. He walked out of the queue and said, "Money is like running water. If you can borrow it, you can save it. The emperor wants to establish money houses directly under the imperial court in various places?"

As soon as Zeng Yu said this, the courtiers suddenly realized that if they established state-owned banks in the local area, they could unify the interest and manage them. If these banks were protected by Jin Yiwei, the local government would not dare to intervene. Many ideas continued to emerge from the hearts of the courtiers.

The new crops are the bait, the Song bank is the platform, the Jinyiwei is the patron saint, and the imperial army is the opener.

Zeng Yu is indeed a talent, Lin Yuzhou smiled brightly, in his and Ji Shengyan's plan, every time a bank is established and new crops are promoted, it is time for the imperial army to eliminate the separatist forces in a place.

The Song Dynasty can have various industries and people, but the military power of the Song Dynasty must only be in the hands of the court.

The discussions in the courtroom became louder and louder, and Lin Yuzhou also knew that there would be no results in the discussion today. He gave the courtiers seven days, and he only hoped that they would not disappoint him when the time came.