Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi returned to the capital with the attention of thousands of people, and Fan Zhongyan recommended Xu Yuan, the Doctor of Imperial College.

Zheng Lang is also paying attention to this matter.

In his mind, the only person who went to Jiangnan to raise food was Xu Yuan. Nothing else, this person was an amazing practical man and very good at adapting.

The most famous one is Xu Yuan’s nap and material quota.

Under the recommendation of Fan Zhongyan, the court asked Xu Yuan to serve as the judge of the Jinghuai General of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Zhejiang, responsible for collecting tea and salt, transporting grain to the capital. This person was a strong and quick-witted official, especially able to trade money and profit, and was the best at managing money. After taking office, he made all the grain storage in Jiangzhou and other counties, and raised more than 1,000 ships to deliver grain to the capital. In fact, it was not that simple, resulting in a shortage of grain in the north. There were several reasons Zheng Lang mentioned, such as severe drought, saving military expenditure, making the northern granary empty, and manpower and financial resources hindered the transportation of grain in Jiangzhuan. Another reason Zheng Lang deliberately did not say that due to the surge in military expenditure, most of the grain supply in the southeast was disposable into money, silver and silk, and the northwest purchased grain from merchants. This was a progressive measure. Otherwise, as before, officials and businessmen colluded with tea and salt to transport grain to the northwest, with high grain prices and poor grain quality. Therefore, the two policies were mixed this time, at least in terms of food quality.

However, the system has many disadvantages. It is precisely because of Xu Yuan's appointment that the shipping department has expanded its power and established the progressive measure of buying and distributing the land. This method of purchasing grain even provided a basis for Wang Anshi's subsequent equalization method.

The equal-to-distance method has taken too much steps, but purchasing grain is a policy of progressive significance.

Not only is the purchase of grain, but the drought in the north is like fire, but there are also ships. Most of the grain ships are run by the government, and a few are run by privately. The government grabs time, while the privately runs only care about profit. Therefore, many of the grain ships that go up the river sank into the river, causing huge losses.

Since ancient times, there have been many tofu projects in the Song Dynasty that have been involved in official matters.

Xu Yuan suspected that the shipbuilder colluded with the ship owner. He cut corners and used less iron nails, but there was no evidence. The ship owner believed that the boat had sunk, and the big things turned into small things. This was Xu Yuan bullying the people by relying on the power of the government. Faced with the accusations of everyone, Xu Yuan suddenly came to the dock, dragged out a new ship, set fire to the spot, picked out the iron nails from the pile of ashes, and weighed them all. He found that only one-tenth of the amount of nails was used. Xu Yuan was furious and punished the dock owner to kill a warning to a hundred. He used the real amount of nails as the quota for each ship in the future. From then on, the craftsmen did not dare to cut corners anymore, and the grain ships arrived in the capital continuously, and there were few incidents of ships sank on the road.

Therefore, historical books will complete a certain amount of work within a certain period of time, or produce certain items and charge certain materials, which is called labor quota and material quota.

This is a milestone in economic history.

However, this was also the Song Dynasty, and he was not ashamed of Shang. The scholars and officials such as Ouyang Xiu admired Xu Yuan very much, and even sang poems with each other. They had a good relationship. Not only was this person a good economics mind, but he also had a very outstanding ability to adapt. When he was the magistrate of Danyang, there was a severe drought. According to regulations, the lake embankment of the local Lianhu Lake could not be opened to ensure the smooth flow of the canal. Therefore, those who broke the lake were more than murdered. In order to irrigate the lake water, Xu Yuan did not wait to report the water. Therefore, the water was transferred to irrigate the people's fields, and it was a big boom in the year. The superiors asked him and said, "It's convenient for the people, and I'm the only one who blamed me."

It was this person who served in Jiangnan for thirteen years. He not only reformed some of the canal transportation systems, but also sent six financial resources to the north smoothly, allowing the Song Dynasty to gain the most powerful support. In the hearts of the world, everyone was concerned about Ouyang Xiu and Bao Zheng, but in Zheng Lang's heart, this person's contribution to the country was far more important than the former.

Without Fan Zhongyan's recommendation, Zheng Lang also planned to recommend this person to Zhao Zhen. However, it became very difficult to borrow money now. There were many rich masters in the Song Dynasty, and the capital could raise at least 10 million guan of money. However, who would be willing to lend the money to the court again, so it took a long time to collect five million guans of money. Zhao Zhen allocated one million guans from the inner treasury, and handed over a total of 6 million guans to Xu Yuan.

The money is so good, but the task is heavier than in history. It is not only the food in the capital, but also the food in Shandong and Shaanxi.

Xu Yuan is on the road.

Zheng Lang was thinking about a question: the ability to identify people and the ability to employ people.

A great man has his eyes, and his huge eyes are like a candle. Fan Zhongyan's ability to recognize people is not as good as a candle. For example, among the military generals, he said that Ge Huaimin could not do it, but Ge Huaimin could not do it. He favored Di Qing, Yang Wenguang, Guo Kui, and Zhong Shiheng, all of them were famous generals. Han Qi, Fu Bi, Xu Yuan and others valued were all outstanding among civil officials.

But if you don’t use good people, you can see it immediately.

This is quite different from Lu Yijian. When and who will Lu Yijian use people, including the reuse and recommendation of Fan Zhongyan to go to the northwest, and Fu Bi's mission to Khitan, are the best examples of using people. However, Fan Zhongyan's strong recommendation of Han Qi was a defeat.

Perhaps from this point, you can see the moral integrity and the real difference between the two in governing the country.

The Song Dynasty was still in dire straits.

May is the Huangmei season in the south of the Yangtze River. The north is less affected by it, but May is also a rainy time in the north. However, it has not rained. Zhao Zhen is lucky enough to visit Xiangguo Temple and pray for rain. Then he said to the assistant minister in the capital: "There has not been raining since spring and summer, and the year is disappointed because of my unvirtue. However, he is forbidden to eat sparse food and pray for me every day, and he is responsible for causing blame."

It's definitely not a false statement.

The literati and officials had delicious food every day, or occasionally soaked beautiful girls, but Zhao Zhen had no meat and fish for three meals a day in the palace. In addition, he reviewed memorials and stayed up late and did not eat food, which made him feel worse and worse.

Zheng Lang lowered his head and did not speak, but was filled with emotion in his heart.

Zhang Dexiang said: "Your Majesty respects heaven and loves the people, and is sincere in this way. I am prepared for Hengbi. I cannot promulgate good governance, and I will worry you."

If you are a gentleman, you will be more like a gentleman.

It’s not Your Majesty’s fault, Your Majesty has done a good job, and today, it is our ministers who have not done well, which has made Your Majesty worry. The real key to the problem lies in these scholars and officials.

Zhao Zhen said: "I and you and I have not paid any attention to the court's meticulous reasons. It is just that the sufferings of the people must be examined. Those who benefit the world must do so. You must follow the public's heart and consult to comply with the will of heaven."

Fan Zhongyan said: "I personally heard the news of virtue, and said that there are many disasters and disasters. I should cultivate virtue and the people. I also ordered me to carefully review the criminal law. This sage's worry and fear is in line with the will of heaven. Today, I am memorizing several things, which are all the keys for Your Majesty to improve the virtues. First, I am sincere in my veterinary style and issued an edict to express my intentions, and clearly stated that disasters and disasters have been seen frequently. I dare not blame myself and only fear them, so that I can report to the ministers of the Chinese and foreign countries to study together. Second, I sent envoys to all directions to punish the prisons, and those who did not harm others would be reduced. Third, I ordered the officials of the states and counties in the world to report to those who were lonely and unable to survive, and I would provide relief. Fourth, I ordered the people to go out to the families who died in battle.

, , observe that they are weak and separate as if they are kept. 5. Those in the border areas were driven by military forces and redeem the official property to return them to their families. 6. The order is that all departments who have been forgiven and have been forgiven for their forgiveness and release will not be urged to sue them. Those who violate the law will be punished by officials and violate the system. If your Majesty does these few things, please please the people and follow the heavenly precepts. In the past, Sang and the Emperor of Shangzhong, lived in the court and cultivated their virtues. They pacified the people and returned to the people in three years, and were called Zhongxing. Your Majesty cultivated virtues due to disasters today, and then you will be blessed by people. The Daoguang is a thousand years old, and the world is very lucky."

There are a few things that are also top priority, but the other prime ministers remained silent after hearing this.

Everyone wants to do some good deeds for the people, and to pay attention to the money and silk from the national treasury?

Zheng Lang said: "Your Majesty, disasters have increased, and it is also man-controlled. Bai Juyi's poem in the Tang Dynasty said that the water of the Yangtze River comes like blue in spring. I have been in Taipingzhou for nearly four years. Although the water in spring is green, it is not as green as blue. Other seasons are even more turbid and turbid, mixed with mud and sand. Since the Han Dynasty, as long as it was the Daxing Dynasty, the population has reached nearly 100 million, over-reclaimed, over-grazed, and indiscriminately cut down mountains and forests, and soil erosion. As a result, the drought is getting heavier. In the past, Dafeichuan was the best pasture in the world during the Tang Dynasty. But I talked to the blind felt that there are many Gobi Deserts today, and there is no sight of the vast sky and wilderness, and the wind blows the grass and sees cattle and sheep. Not only the drought, but the Yellow River also broke its dam a few years ago, which once destroyed the world. I am afraid that the Yellow River will have trouble in the future."

"If you know, don't talk nonsense," Zhang Dexiang said nervously. Another big dam breaks down from the Yellow River. The country does not have to fight against the Xixia people, but also needs to collapse itself.

"I'm talking about the future. If the Yellow River can flood this year, there is no need to worry about drought." But Zheng Lang did not come up with any good ideas to encourage tree planting. Is it official planting or people's planting? Where does the money come from? If the tree is not planted much, it will waste a lot of money.

Or if the trees in the north grow slowly, some trees can only become ingredient in at least twenty years. After twenty years of hard work, they need to cook ink and pine, and to cook charcoal, and to cook firewood, and to compress it to the other half, and they may be cut into bald mountains early.

Or contract it to private people. Once you do that, the barren mountains may not be contracted much. Instead, the good mountains covered with trees have become new tools for wealth for the powerful, and the people are even more miserable. Besides, the two major rivers in the north, the upper reaches of the Haihe River are in the Khitan, and the upper reaches of the Yellow River are in the Xixia and Tubo. Who will listen to you?

Zheng Lang smiled self-deprecatingly, saying that what he said was more malnourished than Fan Zhongyan, so he should ask for rain.

After the meeting, Zheng Lang came to Fan Zhongyan's house and talked about the law of exemption from military service.

Fan Zhongyan was very happy to receive the reception and asked Fan Chunren to buy some braised pork and water wine on the street. He is also a person who lives extremely hard like Zhao Zhen. He rarely sees meat for three meals. He can eat meat at Fan Zhongyan's house, which is a treatment that only distinguished guests enjoy when they are here.

Whenever he saw this situation, Zheng Lang didn't know what to say. Therefore, Lu Yijian was even more miserable. Anyone could afford to say it, including Han Qi, but he couldn't say it. Fan Zhongyan was the biggest political enemy in his life, but his moral integrity was too perfect and almost impeccable.

"Xingzhi, you came just in the right place. I have just arrived in the capital. There are many places I don't understand. I just happened to ask you today."

"I'm here more than a month earlier than you, and I'm afraid I don't understand many places very well. But I have something important today to discuss with you."

"What's up?"

"Exemption of service?"

“It’s it.”

“What’s wrong with it?”

This exemption method was repeatedly improved by Zheng Lang, and Zhang Fangping, Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan provided reference opinions, which were infinitely close to perfection in theory. And when the final report was made, Zheng Lang also integrated the word "Fa" into it.

Wang Anshi's exemption law was implemented after multiple local inspections, and it also took into account regional differences. However, it was not perfect. For example, marginal areas and poor prefectures and counties either had too much military service or financial difficulties, and there was no way to replace service with money. This is the main reason for the disputes caused by the exemption law, so it was actively abandoned and left unsuccessful. However, there are still regional differences. Guangde Army paid twenty stagnants of money a year. If the family had a small population, they could barely have enough food and clothing. However, only a few hundred miles, in Hangzhou, this money was not enough to support one person.

So we roughly divided it into five levels, but each level set a standard, and there are some huge differences in height. Let each state consider it by itself. If there are too many servants, the government will be able to facilitate it, but the rich people who pay the service tax will not agree. If the salary is too small, the servants will be happy and can also increase the finances of the court. The rich people who pay the service tax will not be happy. If the service tax is too small, the servants will not agree, and no one even agrees to participate. For the sake of political achievements, officials will set an example for the court to see more yamen and give generous rewards to the front of the yamen. However, officials who represent the rich will not agree to do so, but hope to proceed in the opposite direction.

This will form a delicate balance, and implement self-regulation in every prefecture. In addition, if the standards exceed or below this standard, there will be trouble. Then the court will disagree when reporting. Moreover, Hangzhou and Taipingzhou have implemented the exemption law for several years, and have accumulated some experience in reference for the court. With this standard control, there will be no major mistakes.

Therefore, in theory, this is a relatively perfect change.

The court seemed to have not gained much profit, and the goal of the reform was not to make the court make money, but to facilitate the people. But in fact, many middle-class people were liberated and allowed to do business, run industries or plant them. This was a healthy economic growth and also alleviated the pressure on the poor. The court's intention was good, so that the third-class households and above could respond to the poor. In fact, when the local governments and businessmen colluded, they could force the poor people to suffer without wages, and even their families were destroyed and their families were destroyed. This was invisible and not easy to see.

But there is one that can see the effect.

The wing soldiers.

Wang Anshi's reform focused his goal on making money, and Zheng Lang's reform set his goal on convenience and redundantness. Therefore, the theme is different. Zheng Lang intends to use this exemption method to cut off the wing soldiers to make the wing soldiers worse from the mutiny. It cannot be said that all the wing soldiers are eliminated. It still has positive significance. In the event of a famine, it will take refuge in disasters and reduce refugees, which will make the peasant uprising unlimitedly decrease the chance of a big uprising in the peasant uprising and give the victims a way out. There are still some laborers in the local area, and there are wing soldiers that can be repaired and repaired. There are also robbers who are arrested. When a real war comes, you can't expect the wing soldiers to see them immediately, but you can scare them. You can also select some brave men from the wing soldiers to enter the imperial guards and increase the combat effectiveness of the wing soldiers.

However, the Song Dynasty had too many wing soldiers. In Zheng Lang's mind, the number of wing soldiers was best between 250,000 and 300,000. By reducing 200,000 wing soldiers, the wealth brought by at least one salt franchise was saved. Once a disaster broke out, tens of thousands of wing soldiers could be absorbed immediately. After the disaster, the traffic was reduced again. For example, when the peak of wing soldiers reached 500,000 last year, how to absorb it?

The facts have also achieved some results. Since the implementation last winter, 80,000 fang troops have been cut. If the country is peaceful and the labor service in the northwest is reduced, 30,000 40,000 fang troops can be eliminated. It is also good if Zheng Lang's goal has not been achieved.

But this perfect exemption method has a big disadvantage... (To be continued)!~!

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