Brother Song Taizu

Chapter 76 Open class? (6K)

Of course, although the position of Zhongshu Menxia Ping Zhangshi is high, to be honest, the actual meaning is just that.

The government in the early Song Dynasty was inherently superficial, and the official positions themselves were quite confusing. They were all added randomly. Sometimes it was not clear at all between actual duties and honorary titles. Even if he was the prime minister, it was impossible for Zhao Guangmei to take this official position. Fight for power with Fan Zhi.

Because Fan Zhi himself doesn't have much power anymore, so he has nothing to argue with.

The real state affairs of the Song Dynasty are now in the Privy Council, and they are all in the hands of Zhao Pu. Moreover, Zhao Guangyi also has this title, and his historical self, Zhao Dezhao, also has it. The prime ministers in the hands of Zhao Kuangyin all have random hair, and they do not necessarily count. Everyone Everyone knows which position Zhao Pu holds is the real prime minister. Historically, it was Zhao Pu who took this position after he retired from the Privy Council, and this position became the real prime minister again.

Zhao Pu is still in the Privy Council, so the actual significance of this position, at least to Zhao Guangmei, is something he really doesn't take seriously.

But the symbolic significance is too great. Although he has no real power, he is now able to hold three positions!Zhao Guangmei grasped all three major powers: politics, finance, and military!
This means that Zhao Guangmei can now have a legitimate and fair hand in almost anything in the government affairs. It seems that he can't control anything, but in fact, he seems to be able to control everything. No one in any department can anymore. He was blocked due to reasons such as different systems.

In particular, his title is put together with the Song Dynasty Royal Trading Company. This undoubtedly means that although this trading company is a trading company in name, its status is directly above the other ministries, even Santai. It’s also very difficult to constrain.

It seemed that no rights were given, but all the rights seemed to be given. Zhao Guangmei found that his eldest brother seemed to like to play this trick on him. In his understanding, what could the trading company do, and what could he do through the trading company? How much power you grab depends entirely on what you can turn into.

As soon as the name of the Royal Commercial House of the Song Dynasty came out, the government and the public were immediately shocked, and the whole world was in an uproar. Zhao Guangmei's intention to replace the court was almost universally known for a while, and it was impossible to hide it from the smart people who had the intention.

Naturally, as the two brothers expected, there was an endless stream of impeachment and remonstrances against him for competing for profits with the people, disrupting finance and taxation, and so on.

Zhao Kuangyin did not waste his time due to remonstrance, and wanted to ask Zhao Guangmei to argue with them, but Zhao Guangmei was too lazy to pay attention to them. He did not go to court, and directly said in the Sansi Yamen: "Let them die if they want to do it, who dares to do it?" If someone bothers me in front of me, I will kill them with the Hidden Dragon Sword."

He is a member of his own family who knows his own affairs, and those who oppose him are all civil servants. These people are professionals in debating such things. He estimates that he may not be able to quarrel with them. Moreover, even if he can quarrel, it would be a waste of time. and energy, simply become domineering to the end.

Anyway, we are not in the middle of the Song Dynasty now. A few words from the civil servants to force Lai Lai to have no effect, and Fan Zhi Mingzhe did not come out to confront him personally. Zhao Pu represented the Privy Council's position as half of his ally. Zhao Guangmei even knew the other civil servants. I have no interest in who they are.

When the ministers came forward, Zhao Kuangyin asked Fan Zhi to approve them all with the word "read" and then call them back without answering any questions, giving everyone a cold shoulder.

Then, these civil servants had no choice but to go find Zhao Guangyi.

Zhao Guangyi now positions himself as a civil servant leader. In fact, his reputation in the civil service system is indeed very good, and he does good things. At least he is more like a prime minister than Fan Zhi. He originally wanted to stand up. A few beeps from a civilian standpoint.

As a result, Zhao Guangmei told him, "If you object, I won't give you the [-]% of the shares that I originally planned to give you. Zhao'er and I will each get half a percent more."

Then, Zhao Guangyi asked himself to go on a business trip to inspect the Taiyuan troops and find fault with Li Jun.

So much so that these civil servants were frustrated to find that they couldn't find a backbone, and they didn't even know who to go to for quarrels. All they encountered were soft nails, full of truths, and they didn't know how to quarrel. Who can I argue with?

Zhao Guangmei, on the other hand, simply and boldly opened the business office of the trading company directly in the Third Secretary, freeing up a large area as a public house, and directly transferred the ministers under his command, that is, those who had achieved little success in Kaifeng. The merchants were arranged to go in individually, and he also allowed them to recruit subordinates on their own. He didn't even care about the official's origin. He allowed and even encouraged them to recruit those who were their capable men when they were businessmen.

Isn't this nonsense!
Go find Zhao Guangmei. Zhao Guangmei thrust his jade ax on the ground and pulled out the Hidden Dragon Sword hidden in it. Then he gestured. Everyone was afraid that this young man who had no clue of his character would really dare to kill people, so they took out the hidden dragon sword again. I suppressed all my words.

However, even civil servants have a certain amount of power after all. The saying that the civil servants of the Five Dynasties are not as good as dogs is just a joke after all, and Zhao Kuangyin wants to seek long-term peace and stability after all. Zhao Guangmei's childish but extremely domineering way of doing things is also completely igniting aroused the anger of the civil servant group.

Soon, similar public opinions that Zhao Guangmei wanted to compete with the people spread throughout the streets and alleys of Kaifeng in just a few days, and Zhao Guangmei was surprised to find that these civil servants were really not afraid of death. Unexpectedly, they became more and more courageous. The students of Imperial College surrounded the palace under the instigation of some thoughtful person.

In addition, there was still an endless stream of petitions to impeach Zhao Guangmei, especially the Yanguan of Yushitai, who actually started to take turns to play tricks on Zhao Kuangyin!
Especially the censor named Zhang Ai, after the civil servants were cornered, he actually became the leader. When Zhao Kuangyin did not answer the question during the court meeting, he pressed forward step by step. Zhao Kuangyin became angry and wanted to leave. After leaving, he actually stepped forward and grabbed Zhao Kuangyin to prevent him from leaving!

This group of people didn't have the guts to cause trouble for themselves, but they actually had the guts to cause trouble for Zhao Kuangyin!

Zhao Kuangyin himself was shocked. He suppressed his anger directly in the main hall and said: "Do you think I am easy to bully?"

"If the officials are not willing to listen to what I have to say, they can order the execution of the officials. However, even if I die, I will still say that this is the law of heaven. Aren't the officials afraid that the history pen is as sharp as a knife?!"

challenge!

Zhang Ai actually openly challenged Zhao Kuangyin in public!
"Since you are not afraid of death, why don't you go find my third brother? It's just that you are afraid that the little bastard will dare to kill someone. Don't I dare to kill someone?"

Zhang Ai said calmly: "There was Taizong in the Tang Dynasty, and Wei Zheng just now. In the hearts of the officials, the official family is a wise king like Tang Taizong. Can he be compared with His Highness the King of Qin?"

"I……"

Then, Zhao Kuangyin actually sat down.

Zhao Kuangyin, who was born as a soldier and was decisive in killing, faced a group of helpless people, especially Zhang Ai, who was an annoying bastard from the inside out, but he actually gave in, sat down, and continued to listen to them. Too bad.

Until these guys were beeping until their mouths were dry, they were tired, they had no words to say, and they couldn't move anymore, and expressed their position: "What you dear sirs said are just words to seek for the country, but this is a big matter, so we can't tolerate it." Let’s think it over carefully and discuss it with you in a few days.”

Then he walked away unhappily.

Then, the Third Division came to Zhao Guangmei and scolded him for half an hour.

"You can't go to court for the mess you made. Those corrupt people are all coming for me! You, you have to go to court next time. If you don't go to court, how can I support you? What should I say to them? You are too lazy. Do you want me to quarrel with them in person? Is there anyone who is a courtier like you? Is there anyone who is a brother like you? Especially that Zhang Ai, you don’t know how annoying he is! This old guy It's a duck. It's cooked and cut into pieces, and the mouth is stiff."

I have to say that Zhang Ai is really a talent. He is currently the most famous super hard-talking person in Qingliu in the early Song Dynasty. This means that he was born in the early Song Dynasty. This kind of person must rely on this to be sent to the middle and late Ming Dynasty. You can't open your mouth and tell yourself the position of a scholar leader.

Even Zhao Guangmei was familiar with this man's great achievements. Some time ago, when Zhao Kuangyin was shooting birds with a slingshot in the harem, this guy went to report to Zhao Kuangyin, but he kept talking for a long time about trivial things.

Zhao Kuangyin got impatient and asked, are you okay? Is such a trivial matter worth bothering me for a long time?

This guy said, no matter how small the thing I mentioned is a state matter, as long as it is a state matter, it is more important than you shooting a bird.

Zhao Kuangyin was so angry that he knocked off his front teeth with a hand ax on the spot.

As a result, this guy actually picked up his front teeth with a calm demeanor. Zhao Kuangyin asked, are you planning to go to any yamen to sue me for picking this up?
He said that the history books would record this matter.

This is a piece of meat on a hob!

Then Zhao Kuangyin apologized to him and compensated him a huge sum of money!Although he was so frustrated, Zhang Miao became famous, gained both money and fame, and went from being an inconspicuous little person to a big shot who is now respected wherever he goes.

To be honest, if it was the Ming Dynasty, even if this kind of people appeared after the middle of the Song Dynasty, it would actually be quite normal. There would be no shortage of people in every dynasty and generation, but the problem now is only in the early Song Dynasty. In essence, This is only the sixth generation after five generations.

During the Five Dynasties, these strong monarchs who were born in the military really dared to kill people, and some even not only killed people but also cannibalized people. Ling Chi's behavior was also initiated at this time. Civil servants would kill at will. How are such civil servants raised?How did his brain grow?

However, he really won the bet, and Zhao Kuangyin really didn't dare to kill him. "If you ask me, brother, you are just too spoiled to him. Who would dare to do this when Chai Rong is here? They are just a group of civil servants. They have no swords and no power. Killing him is like killing a dog. Pick a few to jump. The favorite one has been chopped off, so who dares to mess around?"

"To fart there, Zhang Ai is the censor, and it is his duty to write a letter and speak out. Although it is irritating, I really can't help but want to beat him today. However, the more this happens, the less able to kill such a person. Ah, in our government, don’t ministers be allowed to raise objections to state affairs? Then why should I spend my salary to support them?"

"If our Zhao and Song Dynasties want to have a long-lasting country and correct the evils of the five generations, we must establish such a set of rules. The reason why I tolerate him today, do you think I really just want to leave a name in the history behind me? I do it for Prove to the world that our Song Dynasty is different from the previous dynasties. Those who write letters to express their opinions are not guilty, whether they are courtiers, students, soldiers, or ordinary people in the market, they can give advice and suggestions to the court. This is the so-called widening of opinions! "

"Furthermore, what Zhang Ai and the others said today may not be unreasonable. There is no truly perfect method for national affairs and national policies. It is nothing more than choosing the lesser of two evils and the greater of two good. I know You must have your own reasons, but as the saying goes, if you don't go to court or argue with them, who knows what your reasons are? Could it be that so many people who oppose you are all selfish? , is there no justice at all?"

Hearing this, Zhao Guangmei curled her lips slightly.

Zhao Guangmei actually doesn't agree with this. There is definitely a truth to the matter of opening up the public, but it sounds nice, but after the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, the monarchy declined, and it was largely because of this that the power of the prime minister became difficult to control. Caused by speaking freely.

Moreover, there is no real truth or absolute correctness in matters such as national affairs. A national policy has its own truths both directly and backwardly. Ministers in the DPRK and China often have the disadvantage of not being pragmatic. In the end, what everyone is arguing about is the truth. , the competition is clearly about debating skills. Those with professional knowledge often cannot debate those who engage in professional debating, especially those who quote the words of saints from classics. It's really meaningless for me to go astray.

But Zhao Kuangyin insisted that there was nothing he could do.

Flies don't bite, but they really bite people!

In fact, due to the impact of this incident, his reputation has plummeted again. Many people have openly begun to discuss that even if Zhao Guangmei inherits the throne in the future, he will definitely be a one-man tyrant. He will compete with the people for profit. The matter was widely publicized, and the business firm he ran seemed to have been smeared into the likes of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.

These civil servants are indeed quite good at controlling public opinion. Although Zhao Guangmei doesn't care, it really can't hurt him a hair, but it is indeed very annoying.

"Brother, it's not that I'm domineering. In fact, if I go to court to argue with them, I can guess what questions they will ask me. They have already taken the moral high ground by citing classics. How can I argue with them? Debate? I don’t have the eloquence. If I insist on arguing, let alone whether I can argue with them, it will waste a lot of my time and energy. At that time, my hat will not be to argue with the people. Profit, but disobedience to Confucius and Mencius, lack of integrity, cruelty and unkindness, then it is not as good as what it is now. Comparing to these things, fighting for profits with the people is not so ugly."

"It's not that I can't explain, it's just that some things are too complicated to explain, and they may not be able to understand them. Why don't they just say whatever they want, and they won't be able to stop me no matter what I do. After a year or two, When I achieve results, facts will naturally speak louder than words, and they will naturally shut up."

After hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin thought for a while and nodded: "What you said does make sense. However, no matter what, it is not appropriate for you to deal with things like this. Besides, let alone they don't understand, even I don't. I understand you very well. I don’t understand a lot of things you say and do. It’s just that I believe in you, so I’m willing to let you go and try and make mistakes boldly. But you can’t. You are the only one who understands the truth. I’m satisfied. You don’t understand civil and military affairs, right? How many nails can you hit by yourself if you are made of iron?”

Then Zhao Guangmei stiffened her neck and stopped talking.

He didn't do anything either.

However, he has never been afraid of what others say, and he doesn't need a good reputation to gain savings for himself. He just thinks that instead of focusing on this matter, he might as well seize the time to do two more practical things.

"During the court meeting today, although most of the courtiers criticized you, only Xue Juzheng took the lead and said a few good words for you."

"Lao Xue? He is very interesting."

"It's just that he didn't understand what you said, and he was eventually refuted and rendered speechless."

"Tsk, how stupid."

"How about you tell him your things and let him quarrel with the civil servants instead of you?"

"Huh? Is it okay?"

What does this mean? Didi takes over the quarrel, but guarantees the quarrel but not the win?

"Xue Juzheng is now the third envoy after all. Hasn't he already treated you as a teacher and student? You are too lazy to teach others your skills, why can't you teach them to him? If you really think that what you have is If you teach one person a good way to govern the country, it will benefit a generation, and even the entire Song Dynasty. Why not do it by plucking a hair to benefit the world?"

"That's okay. The trading house is originally the fourth department. If he doesn't understand business and economics, it will indeed be troublesome."

………………

"Your Highness, the officials said that the world's wealth has a certain amount. If the merchants take more, the people will get less. When the people earn money, they don't have to pay taxes to the country. The country also takes money from the people. , used for the people. Now this money is directly earned by commercial banks. I am afraid that most of the money that should be earned by the people will flow into the hands of corrupt officials. Taking the government-run salt and iron in the Western Han Dynasty as an example, the government-run industry and commerce must It will lead to overstaffing and uneven goods quality, which will ultimately harm the country and the people, and only enrich corrupt officials. I don’t know how to defend this statement?"

This old Xue was like a shriveled sponge, frantically absorbing the water of knowledge in his body. In two days, he turned into a curious baby, studying according to orders, asking endless questions, who knows how many secrets he had inserted. .

"This assumption itself is not valid. The wealth of the world is not limited, but can be created. Industry and commerce itself is a kind of creation. Even if industry and commerce is private, is there no room for corrupt officials to make profits? In the Western Han Dynasty, courtiers attacked and annihilated The government-run salt and iron industry competed with the people for profit. However, after the private ownership of salt, the price increased by more than five times. The court lost taxes and the people suffered losses. Who made the difference in price? Competing with the people What Li said is indeed true, but who is this citizen referring to?"

"Your Highness, if you are hungry and cannot eat gold and silver, and you cannot drink if you are thirsty, if the court pursues gold and silver too much, will it abandon the good and the weak?"

Zhao Guangmei was really annoyed and thought for a while and said: "Well, I still have some things to be busy with now. Let's apply for the time today. Don't ask any questions. I'll see if I can give you a simpler teaching material and a systematic teaching." If you have any basic concepts of economics, I only know the basics, and I don’t know the advanced ones.”

When Xue Juzheng heard this, he was overjoyed and asked quickly: "Your Highness, can you please let me bring some officials from Duzhi Division, Salt and Iron Division and my subordinates to listen to it?"

Zhao Guangmei thought for a while, a sheep is also herding a flock of sheep, and these financial officials, big and small, should all learn something about economics to brainwash them, so she nodded in agreement.

Then, Xue Juzheng vigorously publicized the matter in the entire Sansi Envoy Yamen and the Household Department. Suddenly, the entire Third Division Envoy was very enthusiastic, and almost everyone wanted to sign up to consult Zhao Guangmei. High talk.

You must know that in this era, there are really not many officials in the Third Division who came up through the Jinshi route. Almost all middle-level officials have a background in arithmetic, and they are basically all accountants. Although the status of Jinshi is indeed the most respected, it is far behind. In a situation where everything was of inferior quality, in the troubled times of the Five Dynasties, practicality was still the first consideration when selecting materials. This group of people was really different from the civil servants who opposed him.

Originally, this was an internal training for relevant professionals within the Third Division. Originally, it was mainly to train Xue Juzheng. As a result, the news spread. Somehow, it seemed that he was interested personally, and more and more people became interested. More and more people came to Xue Juzheng and said they wanted to hear it, including a large number of Forbidden Army generals.

After all, the army is doing business these days, and they are all professional soldiers. To be honest, it does not matter whether a general can fight. In this way, even if you, a veteran who grew up in a military camp and has fought for decades, does not have a general to command you, It's not necessarily that he won't be able to fight, and he may even be able to fight better. But if a general doesn't have the ability to get money and can't pay bonuses to his soldiers, then he won't even make a sound, and he may not even know that he is dead on the battlefield. Why not?

Not everyone has the ability to drive a donkey cart thousands of miles a day.

These generals of the Forbidden Army were so enthusiastic that Xue Juzheng did not dare to offend them. After all, he was afraid of being beaten. Then more and more people signed up.

Then, civil servants represented by Fan Zhi also started to sign up, whether it was to collect materials to refute him, or they really wanted to know what Zhao Guangmei thought, or they were so depressed that they wanted to quarrel with him.

Anyway, it was clearly agreed that the class would be given to Xue Juzheng alone, but it inexplicably turned into a public class.

Soon, Zhao Kuangyin also heard about this, and he simply issued an edict, asking Zhao Guangmei to hold the lectures in the silk pavilion of the He Controlling Army, the big stage, and then ordered that all officials in the court and above the seventh rank should not be educated in martial arts. Everyone can go and listen, and they should go. He himself will also take the Queen Mother to listen, and also orders that this matter should be made a routine matter. '

I'm afraid this is not a trap!

　It’s more comfortable to write big chapters, and I will write big chapters again in the future.

　　
　
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