News of the victory reached the court, but the most important person was missing.

The northwest used troops for more than three years, especially the redundant Song Dynasty, which was even more expensive. The big bosses in the court were indeed very hard. Lu Yijian made an indelible contribution in the middle. If someone else came, the country would have to cause trouble. So later, Zhang Yan won a great victory, and the Song Dynasty did not take advantage of the victory and the finances could not be maintained. It could not be fought!

This is a person who makes Zheng Lang pitiful and hateful.

He is really talented. He only talks about talent. No one in the court thinks that Zheng Lang himself can do it. Using historical knowledge can make some cleverness and give some good suggestions. However, like Lu Yijian, who is very particular, controls all matters across the country without any major leaks, and Zheng Lang cannot do it. Look at the wars across the country after Lu Yijian fell, and it will be lively immediately.

Unfortunately, few people can see it.

When a person is old, he is overworked, and he also devotes his energy to make some power-making skills collapse quickly. One morning court, thinking about things, and he is old and has been bowing three times, and he stands up straight and does not move.

The camp exploded all of a sudden.

In two situations, the Eight Great Kings can enter the court with swords, and do not worship their names, and have positions but no power. Lu Yijian has positions, but no position, so he still honestly bows three times and nine times. Therefore, many indignant gentlemen wrote letters to impeach Lu Yijian.

Only one candidate who went to Beijing to prepare for the exam said: "It is God who will take his soul and will die soon."

After the energy is dry, it is like the oil lamp is about to be exhausted. Can the lamp continue to be bright? Otherwise, how could this person who is the best in the world lose his composure? Soon after, Lu Yijian felt dizzy and could not enter the court. Zhao Zhen visited him in person and cut off his beard and said, "The ancients said that beards can cure diseases. Now I cut them to you and I hope you will recover soon."

How important is Lu Yijian? I will immediately show it.

Whether it is Yan Shu or Zhang Dexiang, there are some officials who can do so. They are not only good at writing and lyrics, but the country is in a turbulent situation. The four-way battle is so big. Moreover, the longer the battle in the Northwest is delayed, the more pressure the rear is, the more affairs there will be. Lu Yijian fell for only a few days, and government affairs immediately became backlog.

In this comparison, how could Zhao Zhen not value Lu Yijian?

But many people couldn't figure it out. They thought that Lu Yijian was about to die and continued to confuse Zhao Zhen, so a bigger attack was about to be launched. This time it was not the last time. All gentlemen made great achievements and followed their qualifications, which were highly regarded...

In fact, from the siege of Weizhou, the court has seen that the victory will come sooner or later. But I didn’t expect that such a victory would be achieved. I almost took down Lingzhou City, and everyone was overjoyed. Some people were a little dissatisfied. Wang Gongchen said: “Why don’t you take the opportunity to seize Lingzhou? Maybe the danger in the northwest will be completed in one battle.”

He didn't understand this idea alone. Later, the Song Dynasty ran to Lingzhou City and the five armies attacked. They didn't even bring any decent siege equipment. So they faced the tall and strong Lingzhou City, and they attacked and attacked for several months. Xixia dispatched troops and generals, designed plans, and quickly defeated. Lingzhou City was really easy to attack. Even if they could capture Chang'an at this time, they might not be able to capture Lingzhou!

"It's enough, it's enough." Zhao Zhen said with a smile on his face.

I'm very satisfied.

I'm happy, but unfortunately the treasury is empty, otherwise I could issue an edict to exempt someone from Shaanxi's taxes.

He also said: "How should we be rewarded?"

Wang Gongchen also said: "I think that merits will be rewarded, and mistakes will be punished. The four routes of the border launched this battle, and planned to use imprisonment soldiers, foreign soldiers, rebels, archers, and rural soldiers to reach 180,000. This large-scale battle has rarely been seen since the founding of the country. Except for Pang Ji, all the other three border ministers did not write to the court. Although they were successful, they made a bad example."

It seems to make sense. But there is a mystery hidden inside. The greatest contribution of this battle is the three ministers he mentioned. Pang Ji was very sad and became a drinker again. There were no 180,000 people. When Wang Gongchen thought that during the decisive battle, more than 130,000 people participated in the battle in Dingchuan Village, nearly 20,000 soldiers participated in the battle in Danzheng Gorge, and there were 180,000 defenders from various places. In fact, the defenders from all over the country took a break, and even if these defenders were counted, they would only be more than 160,000 soldiers. He made him generate more than 10,000. Fortunately, the people involved in defending the city were not counted, otherwise they would become 200,000.

The 180,000 troops defeated Yuan Hao and the 120,000 troops defeated Yuan Hao and the 160,000 troops defeated Yuan Hao and the 120,000 soldiers. After comparison, there is still some gap.

Fu Bi sighed and said, "The war ahead is in chaos. Who can expect the enemy's opportunity to be the first few months ago? If you can't expect the enemy's opportunity to be the first, how can you report it to the court? According to Wang Gongchen's words, if the front line is victorious, the generals will be punished without merit. If there is any trouble in the country in the future, who can fight bloody battles for the country and defend the territory?"

The two sides immediately started a quarrel.

This is a very bad sign, but unfortunately no one noticed it...

Zhao Zhen was quarreling and said weakly: "Don't fight, all your friends. As early as when Yang Shousu entered Beijing, Zheng Lang wrote a letter to report the occurrence of this battle. He was just afraid that the news would leak and affect the war. I have never said it."

The reason for the dispute is precisely because of this military achievements!

The ministers led by Wang Gongchen did not want Zheng Lang, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Yin Zhu and Zhang Fangping to obtain this military merit, while the monarch and ministers led by Zhao Zhen and Fu Bi affirmed this military merit.

Nothing was said to the point.

Not only was he afraid of leaking, but he also said that he would report to the court that the general came to Zhongyu. If the court reported it to the court, the court would discuss it and agree, and disagree with the imperial edict. If he did not agree to the edict, he would obey or not obey? Not only did he mock the general come to Zhongyu from the temple, but when he arrived at Jingyuan Road itself, Zheng Lang was in Dingchuan Village, and he also gave the military power to Di Qing, actively bypassing the general come to Zhongyu. The army became more mobile and more flexible in its military strategy, and thus achieved a great victory.

But no one thought about it.

Yan Shu opened his old eyes and said, "Your Majesty, you will be rewarded for any merits. Just like the generals and ministers in the three ways, you need to be alert. You cannot use this as an example. If you discuss it, you should discuss the exemption law in the letters of several border ministers. This is a change. If you want to implement it, the pros and cons must be discussed properly before it can be issued."

It’s a mixed relationship, neither side will be guilty of the crime, and take the opportunity to pull the topic away.

When it comes to the law of exemption from service, all ministers remain silent.

I don't understand very much, I dare not interrupt.

Han Qi, Fan Zhongyan, Zhang Fangping, and Zheng Lang all wrote to mention the law of exemption from service.

It is an improved version of Wang Anshi's exemption law.

The first article of the original law is to use heavy vassals and Chengfu in front of the yamen, and the officials, bows, and clerks. The number of households in the upper fourth-class villages is no longer a round trip, but to hire third-class or above households. The magnitude of the service depends on the amount of salary. Those who apply for archers must test their martial arts, while those who are stating the plan.

Here, Wang Anshi tried to soothe the emotions of the households, and did a bit of a sluggish way. In his opinion, the officers who did a good job were also made by a person with good looks, so they still used third-class or above households as well, but they were not done simply. These officers were good but not cared for. Local officials in various places also gave them high-class households. If they were not good, they would not be willing to take care of them. They did not need to take care of their emotions, but instead they increased the cost. How much does it cost to ask a third-class household to be a yamen servant to satisfy them, but how much does it cost to ask a fang soldier and a fifth-class household to be a yamen servant? So it was simplified. There was no household. There was only one thing, and the civil servants had to try the book plan, that is, to know some words, understand some arithmetic, and archers, etc., and need to know some martial arts. Should I choose from the fifth-class household or the first-class household, and skip it directly.

One more thing is that the country's redundant soldiers are too heavy. The third-class households are unwilling to serve as yamen servants, but once recruiting is carried out, it is a way out for many poor households and xiang soldiers. Especially the xiang soldiers, after a period of training, have discipline and some qualities, they are used as the front of the yamen. It just takes a good idea to learn from their strengths and weaknesses, and can reduce the disadvantages of the country's redundant soldiers.

Zheng Lang and Han Qi both wrote a letter to the danger of redundant soldiers. Since the war, 80% of the country's income has been spent on redundant soldiers. It is advisable to lay off large-scale troops. The national ban on soldiers must be controlled below 600,000 and the wing soldiers must be controlled below 400,000, eliminate the elderly and weak, improve combat effectiveness, and the country will reduce a large amount of fiscal expenditure.

Some people here have some differences.

Zheng Lang and Fan Zhongyan directly laid off troops. After the forts were repaired, Zheng Lang only had the remaining 48,000 soldiers, neither increasing nor decreasing, but actually deprived a large number of troops. Fan Zhongyan said a lot, and would not reduce the severance for the time being. Finally, when the Western Xia was weakened, he found a way to seize Hengshan. After that, with the danger of Hengshan, Jingyuan Road and Huanqing Road formed a whole, and the Huanqing Road retained 30,000 troops. However, Han Qi was making noise, saying that the other routes were sufficient, but Qinfeng Road had very few troops. I was not in the rear, but also useful. I can provide support at any time when using troops on the Jingyuan Road. If there are soldiers on Qinfeng Road, the alliance with Tubo will be more deterrent. It is really not possible. Add rural soldiers. In order to identify, tattoo them on their faces to prevent them from evading military service.

You can lay off troops, don’t lay off my troops.

From this we can see that Han Qi is selfish in his heart.

Now, the reduction of troops is not considered, but this exemption law is considered. Next is the second article: the elders, household chiefs, etc. still have a rotation difference from the first and second-class households for one year, and are exempted from 15 stagnation of the service during the service period. The strong men will have a rotation difference from the fourth and fifth-class households for half a year.

Zheng Lang also made changes to first and second-class households to first and second-class households, with wider selection of people and increased subsidies for strengthening men, which was five-square-month money. It was not free recruitment, but paid service, heavy service or special circumstances postponed. Those who went out would be compensated with some money.

Through this article, it has been characterized as a good strategy for the convenience of the people, rather than a good strategy for making money. Doing so is convenient for the people, rather than a different way to make money for the country. With this definition, the disputes caused will inevitably be reduced by half. There are similar clauses later.

Article 3: If a household with a third-class or above no longer serves, it must pay the exemption of service based on its assets. The core is divided into tenth grades. For households with a fifth-class household, there is no burden on service, and the households with a fifth-class household must also be paid in half according to the household or assets. Female households, temple households, single-district households, and minor households must collect service assistance from third-class households.

Still modified.

Wang Anshi was crazy about making money, which led to the greater the bigger the family, the more miserable it was. Therefore, there was a point of reducing the amount of halved. Zheng Lang started to reduce the amount by ten, such as 100 guan of household property, 100 guan per household, 200 guan per household, and 10 guan per five guan. To 10,000 guan, it was not about 200 guan, but about 100 guan. 100,000 guan is not about 2,000 guan, but about 500 guan. 1 million guan is not about 20,000 guan, but only 2,500 guan.

Unlike later generations, the higher the income, the heavier the taxation. But how much tax is actually levied into the treasury? It is very questionable. Moreover, this was a feudal era, and there was no way to be unfair. The wealthy families must cooperate. Their opposition is equivalent to what Zheng Lang said about the world opposing it.

It is still a bit confusing. For example, if the income of one thousand to two thousand cents is not even as much as the income of one thousand cents, then find a way to increase your own property or reduce your own property. I believe that the people below will be able to cross the sea of ​​Eight Immortals and show their magical powers.

The latter measure is to take care of some people. In Zheng Lang's intention, temple and sightseeing households should not be in the ranks of care, but it has already been opened, which is rare. So the temple and sightseeing households were changed to the fourth-class level, instead of collecting them from the third-class level. They also skipped the fifth-class level.

But another one is added. For livestock such as cattle and horses, they shall not be included in property.

The nationwide lack of farming large livestock must be protected. Some people deliberately did not raise cattle in order to avoid calculating their property by using cattle. Therefore, the entire Song Dynasty has been short of oxen, which has reduced the efficiency of farming.

Article 4 is to use the power of one state and one county to provide the cost of one state and one county, and use the power of one road to provide the cost of one road. Each road is responsible for the method to establish the number of people in the service and the budget amount of service money. In addition to the sufficient employment value, in order to prevent famines and owes, two points are taken, which is called the surplus of service.

This is not done well, for example, in Hangzhou now, if Hangzhou implements this policy, everyone will laugh from ear to ear, but what should we do if those poor prefectures and counties are? Therefore, the states and counties across the country are divided into five levels. This fifth level refers to the third level mentioned by Zheng Lang. Poor prefectures and counties cannot be implemented, and those who have heavy burdens on the border archers cannot implement them. The remaining prefectures and counties are divided into five levels, one, two, three, and four levels reserved for 4,32, and one points. The fifth level only has self-protection expenses and cannot be charged extra.

The extra money is to prevent famine and arrears. The second is to allocate part of the money to subsidize poor prefectures and counties, but those who have heavy labor burdens or those who have many archers on the border have finances.

Balance the gap between the rich and the poor nationwide.

Anyway, the court should not count on using this money.

In fact, it is also saving the imperial court. Now the imperial court spends a lot of money to subsidize the archers on the border a year. Otherwise, in the battle of Dingchuanzhai, it would not have been possible to gather so many troops. The entire army was gathered, plus the 10,000 troops in Yanzhou. It was only 160,000 to 170,000.

It was the large number of archers who became disguised rural soldiers, and some of the foreigners joined, which increased the number of troops.

This exemption method is more moderate and more positive than the historical exemption method.

Zhang Fangping was also an opponent of Wang Anshi's reform and believed that it was too radical. However, after seeing Zheng Lang's exemption laws, he kept silent for a while and then applauded.

Faced with this exemption law, some people want to object, but they have no way to oppose it.

In the end, it was a new law, and it was changing. The ministers who agreed did not dare to speak for a while, so the hall was in a mess.

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "After you go back, think about it carefully, perfect it, and disperse it."

It is perfection, not consideration of whether it is correct or not, which means that Zhao Zhen agrees.

When he returned to the palace, he said to Zhang, "My beauty Zhang, I ask you to be a good word, and you will have a great victory ahead."

After more than three years of fighting, he was furious from the Khitans again in the middle, which finally made Zhao Zhen proud.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty."

Zhao Zhen patted her shoulder and said, "Prepare to drive."

I have to go to Lu Yijian's mansion.

Lu Yijian asked someone to kneel down to greet him. Zhao Zhen helped him up and said, "Lu Qing, you should take a good rest and don't go out to welcome him. Let's go in and narrate."

"Here."

Zhao Zhen asked the eunuch to help Lu Yijian back to the hospital bed and told him about today one by one.

"Congratulations to your Majesty."

"I want to ask you what you think."

"I think Zheng Lang's approach is appropriate. Lingzhou City will not be able to be captured for a while. It is too far away to transport materials from Weizhou to Lingzhou. If we want to gather in Xixia, we can gather 200,000 to 300,000 troops. If we delay, it will change, which is inappropriate. Zheng Lang can handle it easily, and I also appreciate it."

Zhao Zhen looked at Lu Yijian suspiciously and admitted that he had the talent to govern the country, but his scrupulousness became his biggest shortcoming. Zheng Lang beat him several times, why did he speak for Zheng Lang? This is how Lu Yijian is smart. The gentleman was trying to get him off the stage. Zheng Lang was different, but he just talked about the matter. In addition, it was possible that he had a good relationship with Fu Bi, so he said a few complaints. But he did not go the same way with the gentleman. It was a great victory and had a broken relationship with his son. Why should he suppress this son?

If you don’t have the idea of ​​suppression, the review will be very fair.

He also said: "I look at this law of exemption from service and think it is very appropriate. Han Qi said that the unity of man and nature is a great deception of the master. But this is a fine adjustment, and it is not to change the ancestors' law, so some improvements can be made. I think this discussion must be proposed by Zheng Lang, so I discussed with Han Qi, and Han Qi took the credit, so I advocated this statement first."

"I think so." But a smile appeared on Zhao Zhen's lips. Lu Yijian did not suppress Zheng Lang, but was suppressing Han Qi in disguise.

Lu Yijian said again: "Your Majesty, I think I am seriously ill in bed. Your Majesty asked me who could be appointed to the two palaces. I thought of one person at that time, but I was helplessly trapped in the northwest. Now I can recall him to the capital."

"who?"

"Zheng Lang."

"He is too young to be overwhelmed."

"You can do it for political affairs."

"Select the government affairs..." Zhao Zhen was a little hesitant, not because he didn't want to, but because he was afraid of opposition from the ministers. He was not the deputy envoy of Privy Councilor, and the deputy envoy of Privy Councilor was just a temporary position. He quickly went to Shaanxi and did not let down his request and reported himself a big red plum. However, the real power of the Deputy Prime Minister of the East Prefecture is far greater than that of the Deputy Prime Minister of the West Prefecture, and he was still a regular position, and murmured: "Lu Qing, something is inappropriate."

"Your Majesty, I have seen that Zheng Lang has won the hearts of the people and the people. I have also held all the military, political and financial powers on Jingyuan Road. I have a tacit understanding with other leaders and generals. I have to summon him. Your Majesty, do you know how Zhou Yafu died?"

"Tell me," Zhao Zhen asked curiously.
Chapter completed!