Chapter 198: By chance (I wish all readers a happy Dragon Boat Festival)

Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of a country! Zheng Lang is a citizen of the Song Dynasty and should contribute to the Song Dynasty. Moreover, Zhao Zhen valued Zheng Lang so much, Zheng Lang should take the initiative to share Zhao Zhen’s worries and problems.

But this proposition is too big!

A country’s savings and resources are reduced by nearly 100 million people! With just a slight move, how many people’s interests can be involved?

Zheng Lang also repeatedly considered some gains and losses of Wang Anshi's reforms, and some improvements can still be promoted. Can the key be said? No matter how it changes, conservative ministers like Lu Yijian and others mostly opposed it. However, for radical ministers like Fan Zhongyan, it is possible that they saw the guiding light in the long night and could magnify it infinitely, and they would definitely not be able to implement it. But what did he become? It would become a ball, Lu Yijian and others kicked over, and Fan Zhongyan and others kicked over.

That's it.

No matter how the little emperor begs, he will not help. He can help, but it is not that he is no reputation at this time, not that he is now, not that he is far from enough! He has no qualifications, no status, and no party aid, not party aid, and like Lu Huiqing, that is a desperate situation. He cannot say it now, as long as he says it, it is even worse than a ball.

So I said to Jiang Xing'er: "I'll order a banquet at Changqing Tower. I'll come back soon. Uncle and brother-in-law. I'll bother you to go to Changqing Tower for a while."

Renhe Dian outside the East Song Gate, Jiangdian, Zhou Xiyi City Tower, Yao Zhang Sidian, Ban Tower, Liu Tower under the Jinliang Bridge, Caomen Man Wang Family, Cheese Zhang Family, Zhoubei Baxian Tower, Dailou Gate Zhang Bajiayuan Zhai Store, Zhengmenhe Wang Family, Li Qijia Store, Jingling Palace East Wall Changqing Building, etc., are all the most famous restaurants in Tokyo.

Zheng Lang's instructions showed that he planned to say in depth?

After entering the palace, I glanced at it, and had so many times, and met more big bosses. In addition to the prime ministers, there were also important officials like Fan Feng. After all, finance is the main responsibility of the Three Divisions.

When I saw each other, I had no choice but to see the person here, all the people here were one thousand feet taller than him.

Zhao Zhen asked with a smile: "Zheng Jieyuan, how about this provincial examination?"

"Your Majesty, I can't say anything."

"Why did this come from?"

"If it is not the minister who says it will be good, it will be bad, and if it is bad, it will be bad."

It was equivalent to no answer. But the little emperor looked at his face, not very disappointed, and knew that he had it, and said, "I sent you a yellow gatekeeper to welcome you, thank you for your hard work."

"Your Majesty, I dare not."

"You sit."

Zheng Lang sat down honestly.

"Yesterday I talked to several prime ministers about reducing costs and increasing revenue. I suddenly remembered that you had not finished what you said last time, can you tell it together?"

Not finished? No wonder the little emperor was thinking about him. Zheng Lang regretted that he had penetrated too deeply because he thanked the little emperor for his trust and said too many things that were inconsistent with his identity. He said: "Your Majesty, the reason why he said it was not finished is that he did not consider it well and could not say it to Your Majesty."

"It's okay. After you say it, let your friends discuss and supplement it to see if it can continue to be implemented." The finance department was very nervous because of the major disaster last year. When he heard Zheng Lang say that there might be disasters, the little emperor was very nervous. He was anxious to seek medical treatment. This is the best portrayal of his current mentality.

But the more this mentality is, the more things happen. For example, Fan Zhongyan later, fortunately, although Fan Zhongyan's reforms were a little more pedantic, they did not develop the same level as Wang Anshi. Zheng Lang said slowly: "It's not just me, but some strategies I think about below are not only to reduce expenditure and increase revenue, but also to change the legal system of the ancestors. If you don't mention right and wrong, your Majesty, you need your Majesty to have great courage and courage to implement them. Is Your Majesty ready?"

This reminded the little emperor of the time when Liu E died, and Zheng Lang had the same problem. Your Majesty, are you ready to be the emperor? He laughed it off at that time, but now he can't laugh it out. The emperor is very difficult to do!

"Reform requires unity of the top and the bottom, and your Majesty, will you ask if the top and the top and the top are united?"

The little emperor could not speak, so he was also clear about the layout of the court. Not splitting is a good thing, so how can one focus on one's mind?

"Your Majesty, the reform requires a powerful minister to be the leader and hold more powers, so that the new law can be implemented smoothly. Once this example is opened, there will inevitably be powerful ministers in the future. It is best to be a pillar of the country, and it will be damaged for thousands of years. Your Majesty, are you ready for this consequence?"

Zhao Zhen could not answer any of the three questions.

Zhao Zhen walked a few steps and said, "Zheng Jieyuan, I am just governing the country, why do I have to move the legal system of my ancestors?"

"Your Majesty, please let me say that Qin established a country with legalists and ruled the country with legalists, so the world was lost. The Han Dynasty punished Qin rule, and initially Taoist inaction, and later used the misinterpreted false Confucians and True Mo to govern the country. Therefore, the law and discipline were broken, and the rules were always loose, and the relatives of the outside world were first shaken in the Western Han Dynasty, rampant in the Eastern Han Dynasty. There were also eunuchs rebellion. The tyrants and powerful people in various places did not obey the national laws, Zhang Jiao rose, and the Han Dynasty fell. Therefore, Zhuge Liang and Wang Meng used harsh laws, but were called wise ministers by people at that time. The Sui and Tang Dynasties were punished by the trampling of the Five Barbarians and the trampled on the Five Barbarians. Therefore, Zhuge Liang and Wang Meng used harsh laws, but were called wise ministers by the people at that time.

Originally, the military power was revitalized. Although the territory was wide, there were also vassals and the disaster of Anshi's rebellion, which lasted to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Why? The first change of the country was changed, and the middle change of the country was like people's clothes. The winter was warm and the summer was thin, and the country was rising and falling according to the times, so that the country could last for a long time. Your Majesty, the early Song Dynasty was still cold and warm clothes were needed. When it was today, it was still strong in summer. Why did you wear clothes at that time? Therefore, there was no eternal hexagram, and each hexagram had no eternal lines, which was the same principle."

That is to say, these will cause minor troubles, but they do not involve specific interests. For the sake of the little emperor's trust in him, Zheng Lang said it all out.

This statement is very novel. Several ministers may not agree with it, but they may not all object. They all listened to him quietly to continue saying: "For example, when Taizu and Taizong were inaugurated, the country was first established, and after five generations, the land was deserted and the land was vast and sparse. The country went from chaos to rule, people had farming, and women had woven. Even if the soldiers were used to accommodate refugees, how many refugees could there be? Therefore, Fan Sijian said that the southeastern grain transportation would not be sufficient, and the country would be self-sufficient, and the army would not be redundant. However, there are many people now, and the land is becoming more crowded. Once there are disasters, refugees are everywhere, and the soldiers have not fought for a long time. The soldiers are not strong and the generals are not brave. When war begins, the number of people will make up for combat effectiveness, so the troops will become more redundant. After postponing to future generations, this is even more harmful. Your Majesty, is it okay for the ancestors to be mobilized at this time?"

“How to adjust?”

Zheng Lang looked at the prime ministers, looked at himself again, smiled bitterly, and said, "Your Majesty, I am still young. But since Your Majesty asks, I have a suggestion to you."

"explain."

"Give me the painting tools first."

This is newer, what is the connection between painting and advice?

Zhao Zhen curiously asked the eunuch to bring up the painting tools. Zheng Lang asked: "What kind of flower does Your Majesty want me to draw?"

"Plum blossoms."

"Here." Zheng Lang made up the paint and ink, and quickly drew a plum blossom and a branch on the yellow silk. Now his painting skills have improved slightly, and although a flower and a branch have made him painted lifelike.

He asked again: "Your Majesty, what kind of flower do you want to draw this time?"

Zhao Zhen said strangely: "Peach Blossom."

"Here." But Zheng Lang did not choose the painting silk again, but made modifications on the plum blossoms. He changed a plum blossom into a peach blossom. Although it was very similar, the difficulty was imagined. After drawing for a while, he used ink and paint to barely change the plum blossom into a peach blossom.

He dropped his brush and said, "Your Majesty, governing the country is like painting. When the country was founded, everything was in trouble. He could draw whatever he wanted. But after painting, his descendants could only make careful modifications based on this painting. It cannot be too outrageous. Your Majesty asked me to change it to peach blossoms, all of which were small petals and flowers, so he could barely do it. If I changed it to peony, peony, and lotus, then I had to do it like this."

He tore off the painting silk at once and said, "Suppose everything and start painting again."

This overturns everything, everyone understands it.

In Zhengjiazhuang, Zheng Lang said similar things to Wang Anshi and Sima Guang. At this time, in order to deepen the impression of the little emperor, he not only said it, but also personally made paintings.

"The main body of the ancestors' legal system cannot be moved. This is the fundamental reason for the establishment of the Song Dynasty. However, it must make some minor adjustments and keep pace with the times. This process must be conscientious and like walking on thin ice. Therefore, Wei Zheng repeatedly said that it is more difficult to keep the achievements, or as the laws, maybe your Majesty had good intentions when issuing it. What is the following? Your Majesty, I will not talk about the new future benefits of the country, but only the existing ones. Land tax, court laws, and one dou of land tax, which is less than one, but what has been produced among the people? Listen to me, count, and transfer branches, and the court needs to transfer most of the people.

The food is transported to the border, Henan, Jianghuai and other places, and the people have to pay more. Some people are unwilling to pay, and the court is also willing to pay money instead. However, as time goes by, the transfer of funds continues, and the money has become a new additional tax. My family is in Zhengzhou and the capital is important, and they are also receiving money and money every year. There are even money for raising funds, hiring ships, etc. Changes, and the properties in various places are different, and the court is also willing to pay money for others instead, but the payment is improper.

Repeated discounts and overestimation have become a new type of harsh people's tax. The additional consumption is because there are some losses in the transportation and storage process. The court allows local governments to add one percent to make up for it. Once the government order is issued, the names are numerous, warehouse consumption, saving consumption, official consumption, scale consumption, regular consumption, foot consumption, or sometimes exceed the legal number several times. When taxing, deliberately pile up the hu and bucket planes, which often exceeds the actual amount by 1 to 30%, and even far exceeds the scope of utensil capacity. There are additional taxes.

Money, money, market money, money, money, money. Or like the urgency, the imperial court was only collected in the southern borders outside Sichuan when it was founded. In the fourth year of Xiangfu, the late emperor also issued an edict to abolish it and replace it with other frivolous taxes. However, the new tax revenue was generated, and the old urgency was not reduced. Your Majesty, it is inevitable that it would be issued a new law to improve the country, but Your Majesty, I dared to ask, can all the officials below listen to Your Majesty’s edict and implement these laws intact?"

The little emperor was stunned and said, "No, don't, Zheng Qing, please slow down."

I am not a minister yet, the word "Qing" has come out.

Zheng Lang said this again. The little emperor looked at the big bosses blankly and asked, "Ji, what's going on next?"

How do you ask a few big guys to answer?

It was the old man Fan. He sat here and enjoyed a high salary and was famous all his life. Before leaving, he took the lead and caused a big incident. Besides, the small officials with a smaller salary below were even smaller.

Zhao Zhen was like a basin of cold water, from top to bottom. I felt sorry for squeezing out some money and simmering food and wearing, but how could the lower part have such a virtue? I murmured: "This dynasty is not bad to officials."

Zheng Lang said: "Your Majesty, when people's hearts are not in mind, but relatively speaking, the officials in this dynasty are much better than other dynasties. Your Majesty cannot worry about this. But it is because the officials' implementation is not effective, so whenever they introduce a new law, your Majesty must think twice. The greater the action, the greater the harm to the people. Therefore, I cannot speak."

From beginning to end, Zheng Lang did not say a new law. The little emperor cared for him very much, but he was a minister. When he was dead, Emperor Jing of Han would also kill his beloved minister Chao Cuo. What is he?

"What should I do?" Zheng Lang's words hit Zhao Zhen. At this moment, he was almost indifferent and confused.

"Your Majesty is wise and the ministers are capable. As long as you have the heart and correct it slowly, everything is possible. But you can't be anxious."

After leaving the palace, I felt sad. I almost fell into the pit because I admired the little emperor. I used to warn myself not to roll it too deeply, but before I knew it, I had already rolled it very deeply. I sighed and thought to myself: I might not be able to be a happy literati in my life!

But it's not without benefits.

Watching him leave, Song Shou said, "This is the most destined person in the world. Your Majesty should use it in the future."

If you don’t care about the world, how can you see so many disadvantages of the country? If you can’t see the disadvantages, you don’t know where to start the governance. The big one is like a country, the small one is like a family, the big one is the minister, and the small one is the doctor, the nature is the same. If a doctor wants to see a doctor, he must first know which disease the patient has, so that he can start to diagnose and treat it.

Fan Feng snorted coldly, disagreed. At this time, he had not given up his ideas and believed that Zheng Lang was a loyal and treacherous person. But it was his turn that he had been doing shameless things. Because of Lu Yijian's recommendation, he was moved from a bachelor's direct scholar from Longtu Pavilion to a bachelor's degree in Longtu Pavilion. But he was not satisfied and asked Lu Yijian to let him enter the East Palace. The three officials were not satisfied and wanted to be a prime minister. Lu Yijian saw his talent and did not agree, so he threw himself into Li Di's arms again and resented!

It's not him alone, but the gentlemen will gradually follow his footsteps in the future, such as Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu, or other famous figures in history.

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Zhang Desire didn't know what was happening outside.

Generally speaking, the provincial examination requires one month to lock the hospital. This process includes setting questions, exams, and drafting papers, which takes longer. But it may not be necessary. Some are fast, just about twenty days, while others are slow, and some may take more than forty days.

The test papers were transported in batches from the copying place in donkey carts and under the guard of the forbidden soldiers.

Several examiners looked at each other and everything was silent. First, brushed off some rubbish. This process was very cruel. Often, ten test papers were thrown away. It is important to know how much effort each one took, how much money the court paid, and how much writing the pen of the copying officials. However, if you have no choice, you cannot rank one by one, so you will be exhausted to death and will not be able to complete it in a few months.

With this throw, there were only less than 2,000 test papers left, and they could basically be seen by these examiners.

In any case, Zheng Lang's test papers are all included. If he doesn't even have this ability, it is not worth looking at each other with a clear understanding of the examiners just now.

Then I looked for it again. The Zheng family knew the familiarity of the classics. Otherwise, what qualifications would he have to reorganize Confucianism? Therefore, his Mo Yi and the Book of Books must be more qualified. This interpretation is less than one-quarter. Furthermore, poetry and essays are not counted. Zheng Lang likes to write in ancient prose, and is a standard ten-section style. In order to find out the ten-section style, several examiners also made up for it in advance. However, most of the scholars still used parallel prose styles when writing strategy. Some of them were confident that they all used four-sixth parallel prose styles, or used the current dangerous styles, half-parallel and half-ancient prose. Based on this interpretation, there were only less than a hundred test papers left.

See how much effort it took?

Then, it may not be the best to read the article. However, a few people have read the several strategies of the test and the test, so it would be fine at that time, and now.

There were only more than thirty copies left in this pick, which caught their eye.

He can still choose. Like Ouyang Xiu, Zheng's son learned without a teacher, so he had a novel and bold idea. So he looked at these thirty or so test papers again, leaving only nine test papers that made them feel suspicious. One of the test papers was magnificent and the most suspicious. But it may not be necessary to put these nine test papers aside first, and the best were in the tenth place, and the worst was between tenth place and one hundredth place. But the most suspicious one would not be given to the top three, and there would be too much controversy.

If you give one six or seven, your Majesty will not be unhappy, and you will not question the candidates. This is the thought of several examiners.

After looking at these nine test papers, several examiners breathed a sigh of relief.

The emperor's favor for the Zheng family was unanimously optimistic about almost all prime ministers from their ex to their current position. Several examiners could not feel headaches and pressure!

Then look at other test papers.

If you have to choose, you cannot be able to receive more than a thousand Jinshi at once. Although before entering the tribute school, Your Majesty repeatedly ordered that the exam had not been taken for several years, and the quota was slightly wider.

So I looked at it again, continued to look for bones in the eggs, and threw away half of the test papers.

In fact, there are some more impressive in this half of the test paper. Some people are still very talented and knowledgeable, such as Ding, who met Jiang Xinger, and her husband Ding Zongchen, who was thrown away again and again with the attitude of the examiner who would rather be lacking than being too bad. But it was not over and still far away. From this half of the test paper, the best are placed first and fall together. The second is placed second and fall together again. The third is basically in high school. And there are some who choose missing ones, and they don't see them when they look at them again, so they throw them into the rubbish again.
To be continued...