Zhao Zhen soon discovered the benefits of decentralization, at least in the disarmament, which was fully demonstrated. In the past, he only relied on the Political Affairs Hall, but all his confidants were in their own minds and scheming, and it was difficult to implement the policy. With the strength of Wen Yanbo and Jia Changchao, it was impossible to disarmament of 80,000, but it could not be promoted.

But since the Royal Bank intervened, the situation has been very different.

Han Qi worked very hard, and the entire civil servant group was also united and investigated very strictly. They had a clear idea that the more layoffs were laid off, the greater the pressure on Royal Bank. Isn’t you Wang Ning’an, you, you, aren’t you capable? Are you capable? Just push all the mess to you and see if you can eat it!

Facts have proved that the civil servants of the Song Dynasty could not beat Wang Ning'an, but they were still veterans with long-haired fingernails!

After half a month, Han Qi cleared out a large number of empty wages, stood in front of the emperor, and reported like a show-off.

"... Xiaorui's third command was 342, including 95 old and weak; Yunyi's third command, 448, 120 old and weak; Wanjie's first command was 302, 70 old and weak; Xiaojie's fifth command was 460, 180 old and weak…"

Han Qi's voice echoed in the hall, and all the emperors and ministers of the Song Dynasty were stunned, sweating from their temples, and they were extremely frightened!

The people he mentioned were all imperial guards stationed in the capital, and they were also the upper-middle among the imperial guards, second only to the four old main players, including the Pangri, Tianlong, Shenwei, and Longwei. They can be regarded as the essence of the Song Dynasty and the backbone of protecting the safety of the capital. But when the lid was lifted, the so-called elites had long rotted and destroyed.

The cavalry camp in the Song Dynasty had 400 people and the camp had 500 people. According to Han Qi's report, the general vacancies were more than 30% or 40%. If the elderly and weak were deducted, less than half of them were left.

According to this ratio, it would be great if there are more than 200,000 imperial guards stationed in the capital, among which one is worth 100,000 people!

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhen's heart became cold.

He felt more and more frightened.

In fact, the empty salary of the army has existed in ancient times. It was not obvious in the era of Zhao Da and Zhao Er. It began to expand continuously during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong.

After catching up with Zhao Zhen's rise to the throne, the imperial guards have expanded from 500,000 to 860,000 over the past few decades, and there are even more wing troops in the local area. Zhao Zhen is blindly willing to be kind and is unwilling to blame his subordinates. As a result, the lower part is fearless, treating the court's laws as a joke, and treating the safety of the Song Dynasty as a joke!

You should know that since its founding, the Song Dynasty has faced strong pressure from the north, and the Liao Kingdom often threatened the Song Dynasty with 200,000 cavalry.

The Song army's combat power was not good at first, and the vacancy was so serious. If the Liao Kingdom really came to the capital, could it be stopped by relying on 100,000 people?

Thinking of this, not only His Majesty the Emperor, but also all the court officials were shocked. It was so rotten!

Zhao Zhen closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He calmed for a long time before turning his eyes to Di Qing, "Is what Mr. Han said true?"

Although Di Qing did not receive a free salary, Di Qing was not feeling uncomfortable as the Privy Councilor, as the Privy Councilor, the troops under his command did not give him any face. But he had one thing, that is, he would never tell lies.

"Reporting to the saint, what Guardian Han said is basically true. And this is just a person. If horses are involved, the vacancies are more serious. Moreover, more than 70% of the war horses in the Song Dynasty are skinny and old, and cannot carry soldiers to conquer the battlefield. With such soldiers, I think that even if it is under the command of famous generals like Bai Qi and Wang Jian, it will be difficult to defeat the enemy!"

After hearing Di Qing's words, Zhao Zhen became even more worried.

What's the use of being kind? The beasts below will only regard their kindness as cowardice and as easy to bully!

I must cheer up, not for anything else, even for my unborn child, I cannot tolerate it!

Zhao Zhen remembered that a trace of softness flashed across the child's face, and randomly became extremely solemn again, and the entire hall was cold for several degrees.

"All old and weak will be abolished. As for the issue of empty quotas, the two original battalions will be merged into one, and young and strong people will be selected to add them. This matter will be done by Di Aiqing."

Di Qing nodded quickly, "I will definitely live up to my mission. I would rather have nothing than be too bad and restore the combat effectiveness of the imperial guards!"

"good!"

Zhao Zhen was very satisfied, so he turned to Wang Ning'an again, "Wang Qing, the first step of disarmament has begun. What's the situation here?"

Wang Ning'an said confidently: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I have completed the planning and land acquisition. A total of 1,500 acres of land around Fanlou will be built into the largest commercial center. The initial plan is to invest 20 million guan. After completion, it will bring 5 million guan annual income to the court every year, and all the soldiers laid off can be properly arranged."

Wang Ning'an drew another picture of the boss's cake, and Jia Changchao, who had not spoken, suddenly spoke.

"Mr. Wang, such a large investment and such a large investment, does the imperial court need to invest? You must know that the three departments are not rich at the moment, right? Mr. Han?"

The old man felt uncomfortable when he saw Han Qi making contributions and insisted on giving him some eye drops. It would be better for Han Qi to fight with Wang Ning'an, so that he, as the prime minister, would have room to play.

Who knew that Mr. Han was a bachelor, and disarmament had become a matter of life and death related to the Song Dynasty. Even if he had some dirty thoughts, he could only put them privately. On the surface, Han Qi was selfless!

"There is no problem with the three departments. The amount of empty cuts is about 60,000, and there are more than 40,000 people in the elderly and weak. The military expenditure for raising these wastes in a year is nearly 10 million yuan. I can allocate half of it and leave it to the Royal Bank."

Han Qi smiled at Wang Ning'an and said, "Mr. Wang, I don't want to give it to you all. After all, I will recruit soldiers to make up for the vacancy. 5 million guan is indispensable. Please understand."

Wang Ning'an smiled and said, "You are kind to you, Mr. Han, you are all for the court and to fulfill His Majesty's instructions. Of course, we must work together. I have started to raise funds and mobilize private forces, but the funding problem cannot be solved."

Zhao Zhen said curiously: "Wang Qing, can so much money be solved by the private sector?"

"No problem, the world has been peaceful for a hundred years, and the people have accumulated a lot of wealth, but there is no investment channel." Wang Ning'an sighed: "The treasure land of the Imperial Street around Fanlou is the most prosperous place in the capital, and all the barbarians are shocked by it. Such a good land has become a dirty place for drinking and having fun, Zhangtai, talented men and beautiful women, and greedy people. I think it is very inappropriate."

Wang Ning'an glanced at Jia Changchao and said seriously: "Gong-gong Jia, now the scholars advocate enjoyment and are greedy for comfort. They have no court in their hearts. They only think about poetry, songs, talented men and beautiful women, and make some interesting stories to make the world famous. Then they can pass the imperial examination and the toad palace to win the honors. Can the people selected like this govern the country? Can they assist the saints and create a prosperous era in the Song Dynasty? Jia Xiang-gong thought that closing the Fan Tower was a very good time. Do you need to reverse the trend of the scholars and guide the scholars to serve the country loyally!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ouyang Xiu stood up immediately, "Your Majesty, Jia Gong, what Mr. Wang said is very true. If the court wants to cheer up and do something, it must have capable ministers. Since the disarmament and reorganization of the army has begun, the civil servants and scholars cannot be kept alone. Otherwise, wouldn't it become what the common people often say, the crow stood on the pig, only saw others black, but did not see themselves black? The old ministers must strictly demand the Censorate, supervise illegality, and impeach the stolen officials. The scholars and scholars must strengthen their integrity, advocate frugality and pragmatism, cultivate real talents and knowledge, and do not do anything flashy."

Zhao Zhen stroked his beard and was very satisfied. He smiled and said, "Uncle Yong's words are very consistent with my heart. The Political Affairs Hall must start to rectify it. You can't be confused anymore and just go through it."

After coming out of the palace, Han Qi looked at Wang Ning'an meaningfully and secretly raised him one level. This kid is definitely not a good guy, he doesn't suffer any loss at all!

Obviously, there were so many problems in the army. Although they had no direct relationship with Wang Ning'an, they were embarrassed and slapped in the face. It was so unpleasant to say.

Wang Ning'an took advantage of Fan Lou's incident and burned the fire to the civil servants, accusing the Shilin of being unfair. This was equivalent to reminding Zhao Zhen that even though the martial arts men failed, the civil servants were also bad.

And he also promoted Liuyi Academy, giving Ouyang Xiu a chance to show his strength.

Don’t underestimate Wang Ning’an’s move. What does it mean to use water to penetrate a stone and destroy bones!

Civil officials rely on indoctrination like chanting scriptures every day to completely turn the emperor into their people and obey them. On the other hand, since no one can speak, military generals gradually became completely marginal.

Everyone knows the truth that listening to both sides will make it clear, and listening to it partially will make it dark.

The problem is that in the past, Zhao Zhen wanted to listen to both sides, but no one told him.

Obviously, since Wang Ning'an took over the power, the situation of civil servants being in power has gone completely.

What a tough guy!

...

What surprised the civil servants even more was still behind. As soon as the troops were cut off, the other side was settled.

The Pan family, Cao family, Yang family, Gao family, and Liu family all started to move, organized the cut people, took off their armor, and replaced them with a unified blue short-shot. Everyone also had a trolley, put a large wooden barrel on the lower layer of the trolley, filled with hot water, and placed a circle of food boxes on it.

People in Beijing pay attention to life. Many people hardly cook at home. They either go to various restaurants or send them to their homes.

This type of trolley can be transported about 20 servings each time. After adding hot water to keep it warm, it is still hot to the guests' home. Especially when the dishes are cold, it is impossible to eat. There are so many people running to the restaurant, so there may not be a seat.

The food delivery is much more considerate when it arrives at home. Once it is launched, it becomes very popular. In less than half a month, you can see the streets of Bianjing, pushing trolleys everywhere to deliver food.

Many foreign merchants, including Goryeo, Japanese, Jiaozhi, Dali, and bearded Middle Eastern merchants, were like a ghost when they saw this scene.

They could enjoy the food without leaving home. When plates of dishes with all colors, fragrance and flavor were placed in front of them, they were so excited that they were about to cry.
Chapter completed!