Zhao Xu was one year older and studied with Zheng Lang for more than half a year. He was much more sensible than in the palace.

Education is very important. If Liu E had not attached great importance to Zhao Zhen’s education, could Zhao Zhen grow into a famous Renzong in history?

The crown prince's affairs caused a sensation in the world, and various rumors also came to Yunzhou.

If you become sensible, you can see the truth. Since you heard all kinds of rumors, Zhao Xu felt guilty when he saw Zheng Lang.

Zheng Lang doesn't care. Although Zhao Shu is abominable, the first one is not a bad emperor. He once had the desire to cheer up. The second one is not long-lasting. Zhao Niannu often communicates with Zhao Zhen, no longer eats meatballs, and occasionally goes out for a walk and exercise with the eunuch. This will inevitably improve physical fitness and extend life. It is hard to say that ten or eight years, one or two years can be done. This will destiny that Zhao Shu will be on the throne for a shorter time.

Regarding the controversy caused by the crown prince, Zheng Lang even regarded it as a soap opera, what is a soap opera, malnutrition, and TV series without any substance.

Without ministers, Zhao Zhen felt that his health was not good. Even if the ministers opposed it, he would have to establish an heir. He would not establish an heir. The two children in the palace, one of them had poor moral character, and the other seemed to have good moral character. Behind him, Empress Cao supported him, who would he establish?

Some of the people who fight for it are worried about nothing, and most of them are just trying to achieve the goal of supporting it.

Apart from these two points, it has no meaning to the country.

Still taking the time to teach Zhao Xu patiently.

He has a gentle personality and cannot let Zhao Xu get lost in this gentleness, so he pulled out two newspapers and said, "Look at it."

One thing happened in Daizhou. The peace outside Yanmen Pass has been long and the woods are lush, but after passing Yanmen Pass, it is very cold in winter. The Khitans come to the north of the pass to get mountain trees to keep warm every autumn. After peace, the population of the Song Dynasty increased, and the population of the Khitan also increased. The people who cut down the mountain trees often accumulated more than ten miles, and the carriages and horses were crowded together. The Khitans were strong. Therefore, as they cut down, they came to the jurisdiction of the Song Dynasty to log. The previous prefects did not want to cause trouble and dared not stop them.

When Liu Yongnian was in charge of Daizhou, he saw this situation and said, "The enemy cut down the Song Dynasty but dared not control it. It will not be replicated any more."

It was not the Khitan sending troops, but the attacks and attacks. At present, it was active on the border of the Song Dynasty, and it would inevitably go deeper in the future, causing many conflicts between the people of the two countries.

He sent someone to bring some fire-induced objects. He opened the door and left Yanmen Pass at night and burned all the fires of these mountains and forests. This burning also had another advantage. Standing at Yanmen Pass and looking north, it was clear at a glance.

After writing the letter, Zhao Zhen was overjoyed and called Jia.

The Liao Kingdom didn't know. Once this fire burned, it not only burned the mountains and forests in the Song Dynasty, but also burned the mountains and forests in the Khitan region. What should the people do in winter? So they moved to Daizhou and asked Liu Yongnian to hand over the arson thieves. How to hand over this? Liu Yongnian said with confidence: "The thief is inherently guilty, but in my country, why should you care about your affairs?"

The Liao Kingdom was unreasonable, so it stopped relocating the article.

The second is what happened in Xixia.

Di Qing withdrew his troops and returned. Xixia was full of clay, and the people were living in poverty, and rebellions broke out in many places. Officials of the Song Dynasty all believed that the northwest would be safe for the time being, but the northwest officials reported that Xixia was changing the military system and usurping the name of the court.

The court sent Zhang Zongdao to Xixia for inquiries under the name of giving Liang Zuo's birthday gifts. You should know that every time you give gifts to birthdays or other names is a lot of money, but after Zhang Zongdao entered the country, he accompanied the envoy to welcome him. According to the principle, the Song Dynasty was the sect leader country. The horse was in front of him, but the envoy of Xixia was in front of him and the envoy of Xixia was in front of him many times. He also deliberately fought for the sect in the east. Zongdao was dissatisfied and fought for it.

The welcomer said: "The master is on the left, and the etiquette is the constant, so why do angels doubt it?"

Zongdao said: "Zongdao is in line with Lord Xia to serve the emperor. If Lord Xia comes in person, he should be the guest and the minister. How can he be the master? According to the story, Zongdao takes the lead."

After a long struggle, the welcomer said, "You have a few brains that dare to do this."

Zong Dao laughed and said, "Zong Dao only has one head. I will have another family member in the future. Today you want to take Zong Dao's head. Zong Dao dies as his death, but do you Xia Kingdom dare?"

The Yingzhe said, "It is the translator who misses the words, I mean there are no two poems."

Zong Dao scolded: "Why not kill the translator?"

There was no way to kill this, so Zongdao sat on the top of his head, and the welcome said: "The joy of the two countries is like fish and water."

Zong Dao said: "However, the Heavenly Dynasty is water, Xia Kingdom, fish. Water can be without fish, and fish must not be without water."

The Xixia welcomed him speechlessly.

Liu Yongnian was Liu Mei's grandson, with a talented civil and military talent, and a famous painter in the Northern Song Dynasty. He was good at military affairs, brave and courageous. There was an unhappiness between the Song Dynasty and the Khitan. Khitan soldiers blocked the gate of the village with huge stones. Liu Yongnian brought the soldiers to carry huge stones. He threw out a large stone of hundreds of kilograms by himself. When the Khitan saw his arm strength, he thought he was a god, and they all retreated in panic.

In fact, both Liu and Li families are good. If you say evil, they are Li Wei's mother.

After reading it, Zhao Xu said, "These are two good ministers."

"In this way, I won't let you see it. There are many good ministers in the Song Dynasty, and the court has praised it."

“That’s…”

"Think about it again."

"I thought of it that according to the agreement between Your Majesty and Yuanhao, I would like to receive my envoys, sitting in the Duo Hall and becoming the top leader. Moreover, our dynasty helped Li Liangzuo defeat Mozang Epang, and he also gave gifts with wealth and gifts, so he should be even more respectful. The envoys of the Western Xia competed for the Tao and the top leader, which was because the young master of Xixia still had a bad intention."

"I thought about it some of it," Zheng Lang nodded with satisfaction.

If you continue to teach like this, you can teach for three or four years. This little Song Shenzong will still be very impressive in the future. At least you will not end up with the posthumous title of God in the future (if the emperor gets the posthumous title of God or the posthumous title of Wu, it would be bad. The former implies that the epic Shenzong of Song and Ming Shenzong of Wu refers to the praising the ambitions and being poor in the military. The great ambitions are used to fight, and the most difficult things are, even worse).

But can some ministers in the court sit down and watch themselves teach this future crown prince?

Therefore, Zheng Lang threw out the most powerful dose of medicine today.

"It's fine for the Khitan. Although they gradually declined, they still held the dream of the strongest country, so they continued to sleep in this beautiful dream and continued to fall."

Zhao Xu laughed in silence.

"But why did Di Qing die in front and Xixia not start to settle down again?"

"It's a pity that Di Qing died."

"If the court really leaves Di Qing, can't the border security be safe?"

"this……"

"Di Qing is the strongest voice, but our dynasty is weak as a whole. Poverty and weakness are the biggest current drawbacks of our dynasty."

"Mr. Zheng, I don't understand."

"What's wrong with it?"

"I know that many scholars and officials are content to maintain their integrity, do not intend to make progress, and act in a restrained manner. They are even more ineffective in military affairs. Therefore, our dynasty uses two-thirds of the finances a year to support the largest army, but is trapped in the Khitan and insulted in the Western Xia. This is weakness. But how can we accumulate poverty?"

"Poverty is divided into two points. The first is the poverty in the court." Zheng Lang said and handed over several memorials.

Construction is about to start again.

Zheng Lang wrote a memorial. He asked the court to allocate funds. The last year's project was less than last year's previous year, but because the main project was the Yellow River. Many embankments had to use stone embankments instead of the original earth embankments. In fact, in the past, some high-floor areas in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River still had no embankments. Once the water was shaving, the water level line might be higher than the original one. Zheng Lang was also worried that in the future, although the sand was rinsed, the river sand would still settle down and the water level line would gradually rise. Unless the water and soil of the entire middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River were protected, it was impossible. Now that the court has money, it simply increased the embankments and extended the life of the river construction this time. It also increased the cost of money and silk.

This year, sixty or 70 million yuan of money will still be used.

If Pang Ji was in the Secretariat, he might be anxious, but considering that Zheng Lang's construction was very humane, not only to treat the people and husbands, but also to reduce disputes. The farmland was compensated one by one, as well as food, rest time, holidays, sheds, and expensive tools, all of which were to be borne by the court. In addition, it was a more humane measure. The construction time was mostly from the autumn to early spring, not when the plague prevailed. But so many people wrote together, Zheng Lang was still worried that there would be infectious diseases.

Therefore, funds were allocated to let the people boil the laundry and quilt in salt water, and often take a salt bath. Lime was sprinkled in the shed to reduce the living space of jumping lice and bacteria. Some people died of illness on the construction site, but over the years, there has not been a single large-scale infectious disease.

This is how you love the people's achievements, but you can use money to pile up.

If you love the people, the people may not work hard. There is some slack work. Zheng Lang also took human nature indifferently, but the waste of money is very serious. This is the reason for overspending.

However, Han Qi was unyielding and overspending, so why did he overspending so much? The court had no money anymore?

Zheng Lang handed over the account book to the Secretariat together and wrote a memorial. Who can estimate such a big project in four years? Even if there are tens of millions of dollars in money, he issued 50 million bonds and 10 million IOUs, which is enough to solve the problem of overspending.

If the court has good finances, there is no problem. The 60 million bond IOU does not require the court's allocation, and there is more than 60 million yuan in total before construction. The court only needs to generate 170,000 yuan in more than four years, and there will be no financial pressure.

If Pang Ji Fubi is the prime minister, it can be implemented completely.

There was a flood in the sixth period, and the victims moved to the construction site, and the disaster payment was also given to the river engineering industry. In Shaanxi, Di Qing obtained a large amount of cheap livestock, which made up for some financial expenditures. There were also some disasters, but there were no disasters that year?

In fact, it cannot be counted. Compared with history, the first change is banks, the second change is safety supervision, and the third change is the South. Guangdong and Guangxi have developed, with the number of households reaching more than 1.6 million, and the actual population has doubled. Including Liangjing, it is enough to increase the income of nearly 10 million yuan for the court in a year. It goes without saying that it will solve the arable land crisis in many areas of the south, but this is invisible to the economy and cannot be seen. The imperfect tax system has also affected the court's benefits from it.

With these three open source items alone, it can increase the income of the court by 50 million in one year.

Also, there were rebellions in many places in the south, and there were serious chaos in the salt administration. After Zheng Lang's governance, these phenomena no longer occurred. They also saved funds for the court.

Not to mention that Zheng Lang and Pang Ji made many acts of severance in the Secretariat, laying down troops, preparing grain, and cutting officials.

But it depends.

The first problem lies in Zhao Zhen. Zhao Zhen does not make money. When he has money, he finds ways to reward officials more or reduce taxes in the people. The second is the prime minister's ability to operate. If a country is tight, one or two hundred million yuan will be easily released. If it is loose, in order to gain reputation, the officials below will be less taxable and less taxable. If the people have the hearts of the people, the national finance will be tight.

Under such circumstances, the court no longer had the ability to allocate another 60 to 70 million yuan to Zheng Lang for river engineering.

Zheng Lang had long known that Sima Guang, Wang Anshi and Cai Xiang often communicated, how could he not know? Therefore, he asked the court for money one month in advance to prevent a backup plan.

Han Qi replied again, "You promised to spend 200 million yuan. Why is it worth 300 million yuan? No, either it will be completed this year, I can only allocate you 30 million yuan, or it will be delayed for one year to complete it."

Cai Xiang revealed in his private message that the finance is at most 40 million, which is more than that. No matter how much the court squeezes, it cannot be squeezed out. If it is really a 60 to 70 million yuan gap, it may not be able to slow down the year afterwards. In other words, the court's income is declining, so I can't expect to have more than 30 million yuan a year.

Zheng Lang learned of this news and wrote another memorial. No, the Yellow River cannot be delayed anymore, and it must be completed this year. Although I overspending, I issued a government bond to make up for this part of the overspending. If it drags on year, the Yellow River cannot enter Ji. The Liuta River, the Sixth Dao, and Shanghu Dao broke the dike, is your Zhongshu's fault.

If Zheng Lang was the only one, he might be farting when speaking.

Zheng Lang's strength is not inferior to Han Qi. He is not the prime minister, but his influence is not as good as that of the prime minister. Zeng Gongliang then wrote a letter politely, and the court should think of a solution. The weather has been abnormal in recent years, either severe drought or severe flooding, or the capital has not frozen for several years.

As for Di Qing's death, it's a joke.

Why do we control rivers? The weather is abnormal in recent years. Look at the Yellow River in recent years, there is a large dam breaking every few years, and there is also a drought. With this project, it is not easy to have another tragedy of Shanghu Dao. Moreover, in order to save water and divert water, so many water storage lakes have been dug. When the drought comes, it can also play some role. At least there will be no tragic signs of starvation. The court should think of a solution.

Not only Zeng Gongliang, but many scholars and officials agreed as soon as he came forward.

When summer came, not only the Yellow River, but also the Bian River and Huai River flooded many times. This year, there were still many water systems in the Huai River basin and could not be managed one by one, but large-scale flood disasters were gone. The Bian River was even safe and sound. Although the flood season this year is small, it also represents the effectiveness of river engineering.

Han Qi thought about Zhao Zongshi split up again, and in desperation, he had to prepare to issue bonds again. The court's income and expenditure are quite considerable, and he has a reputation. Even if the bonds are issued again, they will be repaid sooner or later. Moreover, there is a banking supervisor that attracts everyone's attention.

It should also be seen that if a parabola of national income and expenditure is drawn and Zheng Lang suddenly dies, the bond will definitely not be popular.

As a result, there are more and more national debts, and this sign is very bad. Yan Rong wrote a letter to Zheng Lang with his concerns, and Zheng Lang wrote to him not to say too much. This is the beginning and will be worse in the future. But overall, the economic situation is getting better. If a person manages a capable minister, it can be corrected and prevent everyone from seeing the reality. This finance will always become a parabola with violent fluctuations.

These private messages are all for state affairs, and Zheng Lang did not hide his weakness. He gave Zhao Xu a message and memorial to watch one by one, and then said: "In the three years of Huangyou, the country did not include the bank's income, and the country generated more than 30 million yuan in total. If it included increased commercial taxes, increased income in the south, and dividends from banks, maintaining the momentum of Huangyou for three years, the country could increase more than 70 million yuan in total a year. In fact, there was no need to issue bonds, and the original surplus of the imperial court was enough to use it to manage river labor. Why is it so embarrassing?"

"This is the power of Mr. Zheng."

"No, this is the poverty of the country. The imperial finance branch is on a downward trend, called taking it from the people and returning it to the people. It is actually used for the truly poor people. Only the powerful scholars, officials, wealthy families and giants. If one or two capable ministers work hard to manage the government, the imperial finance can be improved, but these two capable officials will make the powerful and powerful people in the world hate it."

"Like Pang Gong."
To be continued...