The reason why Zhao Bing went on a light secret trip was not a whim, but had this intention long ago. In recent years, he felt that with the victory of the war against Mongolia, he had reversed the military passive situation. It was only a matter of time before the conquering the Mongolian Yuan and regaining the Central Plains. Even though it was difficult to achieve the set goal after the failure of the second Northern Expedition, it was only a few years later as it was gradually weakened.

With the expansion of territory and the increase of population, how to govern the country has become a problem that Zhao Bing faces. In recent years, he has been determined to innovate, breaking the political pattern of the past, reforming the bureaucratic system, promoting the formation of a new economic system, and changing the fiscal system that has relied on agriculture for thousands of years. He has tried to establish a system that adapts to the current society and achieve long-term stability.

However, Zhao Bing also found that with the stability of his status and the establishment of authority, his main energy was consumed in documents, and he could only understand the social and people's situation through a volume of memorials. Even though he had secrets from local ministers and political and economic information collected by the Affairs Bureau, it was still difficult to see the real world intuitively and experience the real life of the people.

This is not to say that officials are not dedicated to their duties, but to have formed a bad habit of reporting good news but not bad news for thousands of years. They like to whitewash peace, and even if they are discovered, they will excuse themselves by making flaws and not overshadowing the merits. This naturally has the intention of considering their future in order to seek political achievements, but also the intention of making the emperor "relax" and not having to worry about national affairs. This tradition has led to the upright ministers who dare to tell the truth and dare to advise the people who dare to tell the truth and become phoenixes.

In addition to the necessary sacrifices and celebrations, Zhao Bing had very few opportunities to leave the palace every year. He was surrounded by all officials and the guards were surrounded by him. Moreover, the emperor's route was arranged in advance, and martial law must be imposed along the way and the people avoided it. Under such strict protection, let alone being close to the people and understanding the people's sentiments, it is difficult for even gods and ghosts to get close to each other.

Of course, Zhao Bing would often sneak out of the palace to visit privately on a private tour, and could actually get into the real situation. However, as the best city, Lin'an, regardless of urban construction, public security, business prosperity, and the living standards of the people will be higher than those in other places. What you see is not representative, and it is difficult to reflect the real situation in the country and even the surrounding areas.

Even if Zhao Bing saw it with his own eyes, he would not dare to believe it completely. You should know that some of the officials below can let him see the best side, and even the people who are lucky enough to talk to him intimately may have carefully selected them in advance and act with him.

The intelligence collected by the Bureau of Affairs and secret memorials from local officials can enable Zhao Bing to obtain the real situation to a certain extent, but now the territory is growing, and it is difficult to cover everything with the power of a few and hundreds of people, and can only reflect the parts of the key areas. It can be used as a reference or as a typical example, which will often lead to Zhao Bing misjudgment of the situation.

In addition to approaching the command, Zhao Bing's personal expedition was also to be able to see the reality of the north. However, a "two hundred miles" agreement restricted him to a tight end. In the past, the military and political officials from all over the country were summoned to discuss matters in Handan. Some officials said that the people from where the royal army went were happy and encouraged, and they offered the city to welcome the royal army, and praised the emperor's saintness and wisdom, etc.

Although these words of charming the best are not common, they also make Zhao Bing feel worried. After all, he is good at troubled times. He has seen the sea of ​​corpses and blood on the battlefield, and has also seen the starvation after the war. He knows the real situation after the war. The people who have lost their homes and relatives in the war often have the same thoughts as hatred and fear, but also worry about their future life.

These were still in Jiangnan, which had fallen for more than ten years, and the Song Dynasty had lost the Central Plains for nearly two hundred years. The people had long been accustomed to living under the rule of foreign races. Now, although they were trying to save the people from the Central Plains, they still broke the original peace of the people. They were confiscated as soldiers, forced to pay more taxes, forced to leave their homes, and saw their relatives die in the fire of war.

Therefore, Zhao Bing thought that the people probably regard them as invaders and hatred was greater than their expectations for the king's army. After all, the reality is that their lives are in trouble and their lives are threatened, and the new rulers will bring them unknown. In this reality, there is no need to ask what happens when they are eating pots and slurry to welcome the king's army, except for nonsense, they are dreaming.

So Zhao Bing thought of such a way, and helped everyone to take care of him. He was in a safe manner and did not dare to reveal his whereabouts, so that he could see some real situations. He walked along the way, although he was only thirty miles away from the city, the order of the villages passed by had not been completely restored. People looked at them with timidity and distrust, so it was naturally difficult for them to know what they said.

Joining forces with the transportation team of Huaibei Transportation Department made Zhao Bing feel that he had the opportunity to inquire about some situations. After all, these people were not necessary to keep a guard against the team that was humble than him, so he took the initiative to invite them to chat together, and wine was the link of communication, which quickly made them give up their vigilance.

Sure enough, before half a bag of wine was finished, several people had already begun to call themselves brothers, and Zhao Bing also learned that although the three of them were both Huaibei Transport Department, they were divided into three departments. The sophisticated and calm Zhu Yu was the eighth-rank chief of the Transport Department Cangyuan, the slightly shy Xie Bin was the eighth-rank chief supervisor of the branch office, and Wang Qin, who was fierce in his face, was the ninth-rank chief supervisor of the hospital.

The three of them seem to be out of touch with each other, but in fact they each have their own duties. One is responsible for transportation and ensures that the materials are delivered to the designated location on time; the other is responsible for custody of the gold and silver. While delivering them to the relevant yamen, they also need to supervise and not be abused; and the hospital is to ensure that the batch of ammunition is delivered, and to guarantee the quality.

"Brother Huang can drink the Imperial Wine, it's not because the custodian robs himself, right?" The Imperial Wine Floor made the soju wine, which is higher than the wine brewed. It's easy to get over it if you can't get used to it. Xie Bin's two glasses of wine was a little bit over the tongue and his courage became bigger.

"Brother Xie, is this wine delicious?" Wang Qin asked with a smile on his face.

"This wine looks clear, but it is pure and spicy at the mouth, and it is a good wine!" Xie Bin was stunned for a moment, not knowing why he asked this, but answered truthfully.

"Since you want to drink good wine, don't talk nonsense!" Wang Qin glanced at him.

"Haha, look at my stinky mouth, Brother Huang, don't be surprised!" Xie Bin immediately realized that he had made a mistake. After drinking someone's wine, he wanted to say that he had stolen it. Wouldn't it be offending people?

"Don't worry, this wine was rewarded by the emperor's army in Handan. Shangguan considered the hard work of this trip and gave me some extra money. Although he took some advantage, he did not steal it!" Zhao Bing waved his hand and explained with a smile.

"Xie Envoy has no malice, Brother Huang, don't be surprised!" Zhu Yu bowed to Zhao Bing and apologized, and said bitterly, "Brother, I'm so lucky. I have a good Shangguan. I don't have any benefits like the ox-horsepower I've been waiting for. I have to be held responsible and punished if something happens!"

"Is Cao He so harsh in his power?" Zhao Bing asked with some confusion after hearing this. He knew that he was transferred to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. He was very humble and serious in his work, and was very respectful to himself. Could it be that he had two layers of skin inside and outside?

"No, Cao Yunzhi still cherishes his subordinates, acts fairly and honestly, but he is a bit rigid and does not know how to adapt!" Xie Bin interrupted.

"You can't say that, the chief official of the Cao Department has the responsibility of supervising officials along the way. If you are a good person, you can't do it." Wang Qin said, "The Sa family is from a military family. He knows the best way to implement the orders and make adjustments. If you need to make adjustments in everything, you will lose the rules. How can you convince people!"

"Cao Yunzhi is actually a good official. He also knows our hard work, but the rules are so helpless. He acted too seriously, which made the officials below complain. Thank you for complaining!" Zhu Yu might also feel that he had said it, and then turned to retaliate.

"I'll let my brothers complain because there is less oil and water, and my life is hard!" Zhao Bing poured half a bowl of wine for them one by one and said with a smile.

He knew that the Transportation Department was in charge of taxes and money and grain transportation, and the oil and water were very rich. The granaries below could be used as the second best, and the large buckets were collected and small buckets were used to embezzle them. The grain transportation could also be used to entrain private goods and increase losses to make money; and gold and silver increased fire consumption during smelting, mixed with copper and lead to intercept them, etc., to get benefits from things that were passed. When you meet a serious boss, you cut off their financial path, and of course you will have resentment.

"Oh, I can't blame Shangguan, just because we have poor academic studies and cannot be a master's list. Otherwise, we don't have to be a small official who has worked hard and has no chance to make a successful career!" Xie Bin sighed, "I think that after rushing for a day, I must be careful on the way, for fear of damage to the goods. At night, I have to take stock of money, grain, insist on vehicles, and serve the beasts, and I am worried that they will not leave tomorrow!"

"Haha, everyone has their own responsibilities, and some people will do these tasks!" Wang Qin took a sip of wine and swallowed slowly, "If the Huang team was the imperial guards, they would start with an order. With a drum sound on the battlefield, even if there were swords and fires in front, they would have to move forward bravely. It would be harder than us. If they could not get their lives well, they would lose!"

"Yes, don't look at the temporary stopping of the war now, maybe the fight will start one day, but we are just eating the bowl of rice that is licking blood from the knife. What's there to complain about?" Zhao Bing nodded and said with deep feelings.

"How much is the Yellow Team's salary in the first month, and the rewards are also generous!" Zhu Yu changed the subject at this time.

"There is not much, the salary of the team is only 20 stakes. Every year the service is one year, and some are more complicated, and only 30 stakes will be added on weekdays. During the war, the monthly salary will increase by 50%. If you have earned and made meritorious service, you will have some rewards. There are often hundreds of stakes, and there are also times when you are free. It depends on the amount of military merit!" Zhao Bing smiled and thought that the ancients also liked to ask about their salary, but fortunately he had some understanding of this, otherwise he would have to show his timidity.
Chapter completed!