"Tell me," Zhao Zhen said. He didn't feel funny, his face was very heavy, which involved a serious problem and the difficulty of doing things.

"Your Majesty, my husband, the water and soil will deteriorate, and there will be many disasters in the north in the future. A little water shortage will lead to a severe drought. Once the water is abundant, it will become a river disaster. The most important disaster is food. If you want to solve the problem, two problems must be solved." Zheng Lang said slowly.

Why did the Zhao Zhen Dynasty leave a lot of problems? It was not that the monarch and ministers did not work hard, and even if there was a party struggle, it was not serious under the control of Zhao Zhen's feminine means. The main reason was that Zhao Zhen's broken-step reform did not mention various disadvantages to control, and there were also serious disasters.

For example, drought. There is also a lot of rain in the south of the Yangtze River four years later. From March to September, the king and ministers were fainted. The rain in the south of the Yangtze River was constantly falling, but the rain was gone in the north. One side was flooded and the other side was drought, and the grain prices across the country soared. Rice prices rose from 400 mins per stone to 1,500 mins, but it made a person.

Wang Anshi acquired it in Yin County at a price of 3,000 yuan per stone. For a time, the people in Ningbo were full of grievances, and the rice merchants cheered and made a fortune. They were very tactful. Many people sent gold and silver. Wang Anshi refused to accept it one by one, and some people refused to give it to him. Wang Anshi also sent someone to ask for it, but he did not enter his private pockets and all entered the warehouse.

Many people don’t understand, but then they saw Wang Anshi’s intention. Due to the severe drought in Shaanxi, the court provided relief for many years. Although there was no war, the national treasury was empty and the rain disaster in the south of the Yangtze River was unable to provide assistance. In March of the second year, the rice price rose to 5,000 min per stone, and there was still no market. Looking at Yin County, because it was profitable, merchants sold rice to Yin County one after another. The grain accumulated more and more, and the supply was oversupply. The merchants could not transport it back, so they had to lower the price on the spot, and the rice price gradually dropped to 1,500 min per stone. Although the people exhausted their savings for many years, they stored a large amount of grain, which was for the families who were unable to buy grain. Wang Anshi used the bribe silver he sent to help. The following spring of the next year, there were hungry people everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River, and Yin County became a paradise. As a result, Wang Anshi became famous.

You don’t have to remember other complicated historical books. Just remember this historical material and you can know the harsh weather in the future.

But there is a favorable factor, because of the large-scale development of Jiangdongwei, although the issue of dividing polder fields has been quarrel for many years, and to this day, it is still noisy. However, the real increase of 400,000 hectares of high-yield fields cannot solve the problem. The increase in grain and population will increase. Sooner or later, this advantage will inevitably be exhausted, but there are still advantages in recent years.

With this foundation, it is the basis of Zheng Lang's strategy below, and continued: "Severe drought is often accompanied by locust plagues. If you want to refuse locust plagues, it is not enough to catch and kill them alone. You can only kill them from the source and deeply cultivate them. The drought climate and soil destruction lead to soil desertification and salinization, which is a breeding ground for locust growth. The auxiliary means are greening. Reeds are food that locusts like to eat, but beans and alfalfa are planted in the highlands. Reeds are raised in low-lying areas and seal some grasslands to make the greening reach more than 70%, and locusts will lose their egg laying place."

When talking about this, most of the monarchs and ministers were dumbfounded and didn't understand, so they could only listen to Zheng Lang's tricks.

"It is unlikely that the people in the barren mountains of mudflats and saline-alkali land are unwilling to plant useless reeds, and are even more unwilling to take the initiative to protect the mountains, forests and grasslands. If the court mobilizes support, it is not enough. It is not the financial resources of the court. Many officials will take the opportunity to greed for fish and meat, and try to cause disputes. There is only one way. Deeply plow, turn the soil, kill insects and eggs in the cold winter, and reduce locust disasters. If you want to plough deeply, you need a large number of livestock. The actual local officials in the north are estimated to be about 2.5 million hectares from the Huai River, and at least one and a half million livestock are needed.

But the actual number is less than half, and there are few livestock, and manpower pulls plows shallowly. Even if there are livestock to save the power of livestock, they will also be farmed. Therefore, the court must issue an edict to encourage the people to raise livestock on farmland. For example, livestock on farmland cannot be slaughtered or taxed, and the government cannot borrow official horses and cattle to make profits. It is rewarded with 500 cents for raising cubs. It does not need to be too much. In twenty years, the number of livestock will surge, and the number of livestock will double in fifty years. This is not only for locusts, but also for the future."

The cost is really not much. Even if you are rewarded, there will not be more than 100,000 animals in the north a year. The cost is only tens of thousands of guan. The money for raising an Eight Virtue King is enough. The trouble is the official cattle and horse, but the income will not be very high, at most 200,000 to 300,000 yuan. It is just because it hinders the interests of some corrupt officials, some controversy will arise after implementation.

But not only to deal with locusts, once the north really has more than one.5 million large livestock, it will increase a lot of grain output, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a plan for a long time.

Yan Shu asked: "So what should I do if the official horse and the official cow?"

"The imperial court set up officials, horses, official cattle to prevent tenants from exploiting the people for the home and the guests, and tax them lightly. But now on the contrary, the government exploits more than the home and the guests. Some local officials die, and the people still have to bear the cattle tax one after another. When I first arrived in Taipingzhou, the Guangde army collected the tenants' cattle tax for one year. They always bought two stones of coarse grain in Jiangnan, which could support one and a half people. The marriage of ordinary poor people is only three or four cents of coins. In three or four years, the cost of a marriage was exploited by the government. What does the court want this money to do? Is this the so-called love for the people?"

After Zheng Lang came to the court, he rarely spoke, but only talked about some disadvantages in his private talks with Zhao Zhen, but rarely made suggestions. This was his first real advice, and he did not say anything big, but every sentence was full of pragmatic style.

Yan Shu couldn't speak.

"Official cattle and official horses are also a disadvantage of the court. Although the harm is not great, the court makes little profits, which arouses some public grievances. It is better to sell it and sell it one by one at a fair price. In a few years, except for a few people who must be retained, all the squatters will be returned to the people. Whether it is the host and the tenant farmer, although many of them are flocking to the host and the tenant farmer, the host and the guest must also keep the tenant farmer farmer. If the cattle price is high and the rent is heavy, the tenant farmer will be dissatisfied and will inevitably flee. The court did not ban the tenant farmer from the home of the host and the guest, and did not stop the movement of tenant farmers. Then let them complete self-regulation, and the court does not bear the blame for the infamy, so why not do it? Otherwise, the government will always seek profit by seeking official horse and cattle, and the officials themselves do not want to encourage the people to own livestock, and various regulations will become empty talk."

"Accurate!" Zhao Zhen suddenly said.

This is just a small trouble for the court, and the income is not high. If it is not accurate, there is no way to reform it.

Since Zhao Zhen said it correctly, Yan Shu couldn't make a sound, Zhang Dexiang asked: "What about the second one?"

"Carnage Method."

"What's the solution?"

"Although the country has set up many warehouses to prepare for war and famine, the past those who managed the granary were all civil servants and had no salary. In order to increase income and support their families, they often cheated and greedy. In addition, the food was transported from the south, which was already exhausted. After the storage, there was a risk of rats and insects, and the water loss was reduced, so they took the opportunity to expand. The deficit was reported, and five or six losses a year later. In the event of a disaster, the grain stored in the storage would need to be urgently rescued. If there was a bumper harvest year after year, a large amount of grain would be stored every year, which would cause a huge deficit in the country. Therefore, the storage would not prosper."

"So how to change?"

"The reason for the loss is that there is no salary. After the implementation of the exemption law of service, most of the warehouse prefectures have begun to hire minor officials to manage the warehouse. However, the salary is very thin, the quality is low, and the pre-order is in place, so greed continues. Therefore, I want to ask the court to select warehouse officials, be sure to know the books and literacy, and have more than a family income, and then increase their salary. This does not require much money. A large warehouse can store five thousand stones, and a small warehouse can also have thousands of stones. The state needs to store 20 million stones but only thousands of warehouses are often closed. A minor official can manage at least one warehouse or several warehouses, and only thousands of officials need to be required, and a person can support his family with seventy or eighty coins."

This account is easy to calculate. The salary required by the 5,000 minor officials is only more than 300,000 guan. Moreover, the court itself is already using wages to serve, but in fact it only increases the salary for twenty or thirty guan. The total amount is only more than 100,000 guan. It is nothing to the disguised loss of warehousing in the Song Dynasty every year.

"The court treats it well. If it is to stolen from the ink again, it must be punished strictly. In order to prevent officials from entering, including the hundreds of officials, supervisors and clerks from various prefectures, those who dare to greed for the ink warehouse will be severely punished. This is the way to be kind and righteous, and give and take. If the economy of the court is well expected, if there is a bumper harvest next year, this strategy can be used to stock up on grain. Even if the entire north is severe, there will be continued harvests near rivers and canals. In addition, part of the stored grain will be less than 10 million people. Half hunger and half full, one person needs one stone and a half grain a year, which is enough to maintain vitality. In addition, mobilization can maintain a major disaster for two years."

Or use data to prove.

At this time, the actual population of the north in the Song Dynasty, including Shaanxi, was only 40 million people, and the food was 10 million people. It was a year of major disasters. In other eras, big problems often occurred. This was Zheng Lang’s worst estimate. What if there was a large drought in three years? If there was a three-year drought with a gap of more than 10 million, it would be very dizzy in that dynasty. This probability was very rare, but there was one time in the future, and it was still far away. After all, the more food you store, the greater the loss. In these decades, two thousand stones are enough, and there is no war, which is enough to cope with a series of disasters in the next few years.

Zheng Lang continued: "Buy grain at a low price in the year of a good harvest, and sell grain at a low price in the year of a bad weather. The price difference is enough to make up for the loss. The court's economy allows, and all money can be distributed to the victims. If there is a bumper harvest year after year, it is best, but it is not completely wasteful. Old grain can be exchanged for wine, and in spring, it can be loaned to some poor people, either plant or eat."

"Do?" Zhao Zhen said in surprise.

"It's a loan. Even in the year of a bumper harvest, there are still many poor families who are hungry and cannot live by, so they can only borrow usury from the host and guest to maintain the spring famine, and even delay sowing. The court cannot aim to make profits. One twenty is enough. If it is repaid in the next year, one ten is enough. However, whether to borrow or not depends on the free choice of the people. No official can force the people to borrow. If there is, it must be severely punished. Your Majesty prays to God. This is also a way of accumulating good deeds and secretly following the will of heaven." Zheng Lang said with difficulty, and actually became the Qingmiao Law. The difference is that the interest rate is low. Wang Anshi is 20%, and Zheng Lang becomes 5%. Wang Anshi is forcing profits. The officials below forcefully levy them, and Zheng Lang does not allow officials to levy them for profits. This is also to lay a foundation for the implementation of the bank in the future. However, Zheng Lang still feels sad when he thinks about the disputes brought about by the Qingmiao Law.

This is Zheng's warehouse method, which is more complicated than Wang Anshi's warehouse method, but it actually includes the Qingmiao method and a new method to encourage the people to raise livestock. Strictly speaking, it is actually simpler.

Wang Anshi's warehouse method has fewer disadvantages. Song Shenzong once said with satisfaction: "The warehouse method is practiced. Last year, there were only 200 people, a decrease of 500 people compared with the past. The rice is not mixed, and soldiers do not need to practice ferment. This is a good method."

The Su brothers who opposed the reformers also said that today the practice of the valuation of the law and the bribes were less than the old ones. In order to oppose it, Sima Fa opposed it and abolished the warehouse law, and sighed: "In the past, the county and county had custody of the warehouse law, and when the valuation of the goods, there were ten expenses and two or three expenses. Now that the warehouse was stopped, it was inevitable to beg for it. Ten expenses were five or six, which was inevitable.

When implementing the warehouse law, Kaifeng Prefecture alone reduces losses of four out of ten.

However, Zheng Lang was afraid of trouble and did not say it, but today he moved Zhao Zhen a little. He not only talked about the warehouse method, but also the official cattle, official horses, and Zheng's Qingmiao method.

I think perfectly, what kind of demon moth will I become when I get down there?

Zhao Zhen was very happy. The country was in a difficult situation, and he could even listen to Fan Zhongyan’s new policies. Besides, this seemingly comprehensive and perfect policy said: “Zheng Qing, why didn’t you say this good strategy earlier?”

"Your Majesty, I have considered the bad things of the country for a long time. Not only the warehouse law, but I have more ideas, but I dare not say it because I am afraid that I will not implement it effectively. Isn't the court's every change with good intentions? For the sake of the people, every law is issued and the officials will be resolved. Instead, it has become a policy of bad things. I am walking on thin ice in my heart and trembling, so I dare not say it." However, I glanced at Fan Zhongyan and Fu Bi, and Fan Zhongyan and Fu Bi did not speak, and there was a hint of wry smile on their lips.

It was another opportunity. It happened that the north was drought, and the court was worried about food. There were too many disasters in recent years, and everyone was at peace with the food in hand. Several ministers looked at each other and did not come up with anything bad. So they discussed this policy. This was a preparation method, and it was over the next year. However, some specific measures were settled, including where to add regular warehouses and how many minor officials were required to manage them. In places where warehouses were concentrated, there were few minor officials. For example, there were many warehouses in the capital, which reached hundreds, and one hundred minor officials were enough to manage the inspection. However, in some places, there were only a few warehouses, and minor officials also had to take turns to rest. They also had to manage accounts, count in and out, prevent moisture and fire, repair granaries, and even catching mice. Then the proportion of minor officials needed would increase.

After walking out of the capital, Zheng Lang breathed a sigh of relief.

This is a regulation that prevents the future and takes a little bit by bit. But I am afraid that the ministers will be dissatisfied, so I firmly oppose it and pass by luck.

After the deposit, Yu Jing walked over with shame and said, "Xingzhi, I misunderstood you."

"It's okay," Zheng Lang said lightly. Don't guess my thoughts, as long as you don't attack me, no matter if you misunderstand or misunderstand.

However, the gentlemen already felt that Zheng Lang and they were not in the same group. Ouyang Xiu said: "Since Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan arrived in the palace, they only went to the palace with the two governments every day and submitted ordinary affairs. Your Majesty has not specially summoned each other and visited the palace calmly. Now that the Western affairs have not yet been reconciled, there must be an urgent police officer in the border area. I beg your Majesty to leave the imperial palace when there is nothing to do, and specially summon Qi and others to visit calmly, so as to deal with the matters in the west. As for the ministers of the two governments, they always have urgent matters in border defense, or they may summon them to discuss what they see, and only summon one or two people to discuss. This is what the ancestors agreed to do so, and there is no need to obey the regular rules."

Your Majesty, you are not doing well. You are also a hero in the marginal situation. After Zheng Lang came back, you have met him alone two or three times, but Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan did not give any advice once.

Zheng Lang has long since ignored the so-called border affairs.

and necessity.

Besides, there are so many powerful generals in the northwest. There are Zhang Kang, Zhang Ke, Di Qing, Wang Ji on Jingyuan Road, and Zhong Shiheng on Huanqing Road, Yang Wenguang on Yanfu Road, Pang Ji and Wang Xin on Fulin Road, and Wang Kai on Fulin Road, and Zhe Jimin. After the war, the defense line extends to Xiaoguan. Many cavalry have been added. The three routes can form an overall joint defense at any time. Even if Yuan Hao has a good appetite, he will not be able to chew it all the way. On the contrary, he will lose a few big teeth.

The country's focus has shifted to the domestic market.

Zheng Lang will prepare for the next reform. This is the real reform. The reform that he has been thinking about, but he has to wait for an opportunity. Finally, the opportunity has come.

Yizhou, Shandong is also a drought-affected area this year, and the governor of Yizhou did not do well. The hungry people seized the granary of the government by force at the end of their lives, and then developed into a peasant uprising. It cannot be regarded as an uprising. After robbing the food, they were scared and gathered together, wanting to resist. Some people even gathered together with the idea of ​​not chasing the law. Once Wang Lun fled, all of them were automatically disbanded.

In fact, if the government sent people to appease him, it would be fine. However, the officials in Yizhou ignored the lives of the people and the inspector Zhu Jin sent the imperial guards to capture the thief and tiger wings to suppress him. Most of the soldiers were from poor peasants and had some connections with these farmers who were robbing grain. Even their families were unwilling to go out in this grain-grain troop team. In addition, Zhu Jin was usually very harsh to them and various reasons. Under Zhu Jin's oppression, they jointly recommended Wang Lun as the leader, killed Zhu Jin, and met with a few brave peasants who gathered together. This was the real uprising. Not only did they kill the officials of the court, but they also wanted to attack various cities of the Song Dynasty. It has become an action organization with the goal of rebellion.

However, under the moderate internal governance policy of the Song Dynasty, although there were drought and hardship, there were not many followers, less than 200 people. It would be better to say that they were a group of desperate bandits than to say that they were rebels. But only these two hundred people became a small climate.

First, he entered Qingzhou to the north. Qingzhou magistrate Chen Zhizhong was the former prime minister. Although he did not understand military affairs, he was not a problem to deal with these bandits. He immediately organized some people to fight back and killed some brothers. When Wang Lun saw that it was not good, he quickly slipped away and fled south. The happy time has come. After crossing the Huai River, he passed by Chuzhou, Sishui, and Gaoyou Army. He passed by the uninhabited land. But what made Wang Lun feel dissatisfied was that not many people joined. When he arrived at the Gaoyou Army, he only added dozens of outlaws, and the number of rebel soldiers was only two or three hundred.

This is also the most ridiculous place. There are only two or three hundred people. Even if these two or three hundred people are all Zhang Ke, what can they do? But those who are so popular and drink spicy food all the way, they came to Gaoyou City safely. The funnyest scene happened. Chao Zhongyue, the military officer of Gaoyou, actually asked local wealthy families to reward the rebels with gold, silk, oxen and wine to seek peace.

It's funny, so shameful that people have to laugh.

The same is true for the subsequent uprisings. These two uprisings were used properly, which would be a good opportunity. If they were used improperly, they would slid into the abyss of eternal redundant soldiers.

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