Yuping looked at the ten halberds foolishly and asked, "Eunuch Huang, what should I do?"

There were few ministers in the Song Dynasty who had halberds in front of the doors, and she didn't know what to do. If she could still offer sacrifices like Jiahe, how could she offer sacrifices?

Eunuch Huang laughed and said, "Miss Yu, this is not a sacrifice, but is inserted in front of the door. Let's do this. Call a few carpenters over here and I will teach them how to make wooden racks."

The master in front of him had to flatter him. If he rose at this speed, it would not take many years for Song Jiu to enter the two palaces sooner or later to become prime ministers.

Yuping hurriedly called a few carpenters, and Eunuch Huang saw that she continued to be confused and said, "This is a great honor, Madam Yu, think about it, how many families in the capital are inserted in front of the door? There is no one in front of Mr. Zhao's house."

"ah."

"Don't let it be, make a halberd frame." Eunuch Huang carefully taught the carpenter how to make a halberd frame.

Yuping asked worriedly again: "Eunuch Huang, what should I do on rainy days?"

"Miss Yu, it's okay on rainy days. It's just standing in front of the door. The court has a rule, changing every five years. If you don't understand, please ask the students to ask the teacher from the academy. There are comments on the Kaiyuan Lecture."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Yes, you have to write to Jiulang and ask Jiulang to thank His Majesty for his good thanks to him. He is also a doctor. Although he is a rank official, he can only be called a real scholar from the court to the court. With the Zhongfeng Doctor, Jiulang will be a real scholar from now on."

After giving a patient explanation, Eunuch Huang returned to the palace with the bounty.

Yuping was still looking at the ten halberds foolishly, suddenly remembered and said to Liu Hai: "Go and call my elder sister for me."

Liu Hai happily went to Hezhou to call her elder sister.

The carpenter was making a halberd stand, and several carpenters were equally happy. Song Jiurenyi was also the pride of the river. He was promoted, and as a fellow villager, they were all happy. Yuping leaned against the door and felt dizzy. It seemed that she was very strong during this period, but no one knew how much pressure she was under. The opponent was Hebei and Zhao Chengzong, but behind him was the most powerful giant in the world. In his eyes, she was not even as good as an ant. She vaguely felt that Zhao Kuangyi had taken action. She couldn't figure out how to take action. She vaguely felt that Zhao Kuangyi was not as cowardly as an appearance. But she couldn't tell the truth. And she didn't dare to think... it might be usurping the throne... but she knew that the current crisis had finally endured it.

In fact, no matter how good she is, she is still a woman, without a man as a backer, and she is very fragile inside. During this period, she has lived in a hurry, uneasy, anxious, worried, and nervous.

It was not until this moment that her heart gradually settled.

The eldest sister hurried to the Song family, and Yuping said, "Sister, this is a happy event for the Song family. I am a concubine and cannot worship the ancestors of the Song family. Pan is not here. So let Liu Hai invite you."

The eldest sister pulled her and said, "Get in."

When he arrived at the Song family's spiritual tile, the eldest sister pressed Yuping and said, "Yuping. My father and mother are here. I will make the decision for you. You are qualified to worship your father and mother."

Yuping hesitated, and the eldest sister shouted, "Let the incense."

Yuping burned incense and after worshiping, the two women hugged their heads and cried loudly. Yuping was under pressure, and the eldest sister was not as good as Yuping's ability to communicate. It was not that I didn't know, but I also knew, and I had the same mentality.

...

Song Jiu and Fan Yu walked back to the city, it was already late at night. Fan Yu looked at the left and right and laughed loudly. It was so relieved that he really didn't ask him to give the order, and the people beat dozens of evil witches to death. Rubbed their hands and asked, "Jiulang, what did you do, teach me."

"Master Fan, don't learn it. This is the evil way. There is no helpless way to deal with evil. Moreover, this trouble has used more than 300 pieces of money. Big mother, are these people worth so much money?"

"Tell me."

Song Jiu was left with no choice but to tell him all the arrangements. The mechanism was not uncommon, but there must be several conditions. First, the location must be remote, and at least two or three nights can be arranged. Second, there must be a mountain behind it to prevent people from seeing the balloons from being taken back. Third, the wind direction must be good, the temple roof in the four seasons should not be too strong, and the space must be large, so that the power of the mechanism can be arranged and exerted. The rest are various mechanisms.

Conditions do not allow, otherwise the momentum will be even greater, but it is enough to deal with these fake gods in the local area.

After saying that, he said, "Master Fan, spread this matter so that he can also shock the evil witches in other regions."

"It makes sense."

Next, it was easy to do. I invested in a Taoist temple and invited several more upright Taoist priests to move in and spread the Taoist scriptures. I was not happy with the temple Song Jiu, but there was no way. The people needed to believe in it. If Taoism came, at least they would not use living people to sacrifice to ghosts, and they would not let the people see doctors. Then two or three doctors were invited to treat the people for free at the entrance of the Taoist temple.

This is Fan Yu's business. Song Jiu was about to leave the next day. Before leaving, he said to Fan Yu: "How is the south?"

"south?"

"We have lost a lot of money. If we have the ability to make a better fortune for Lingnan, increase taxes, and get Jiaozhi's money..."

“The terrain on Jiaozhi is complicated.”

"You can send a few scouts to find out the news first. If you can fight, you will fight. If you can't fight, you won't fight."

"This," Fan Yu was a little moved. After this incident, everyone was in a state of disgrace. There was no soldier in his hands. The terrain of Jiaozhi was complex and the people's composition was even more complicated. Therefore, none of them had ever been moved to Jiaozhi. However, none of the people who went south were easy to mess with, including Fan Yu. Although he was Fan Zhi's son, he saw the soldiers' bravery and couldn't help but pick up the guys and enter the battlefield many times. He didn't want to attack Jiaozhi. The difficulty was too high, but it was just for money, not for occupation, and he could still consider it. After thinking about it, he said, "I'll send a few scouts to take a look first."

But the two did not take it seriously. Fan Yu was not in the mood. Who would like to stay in Lingnan? I didn't take it seriously.

Song Jiu was considering military affairs. He didn't have many troops in his hands, the terrain on the south was more complicated, and the people were even more complicated. Now he has learned some military knowledge. The war cannot be compared with the size of the country by the population. Pan Mei had more than 10,000 miscellaneous troops, defeated more than 200,000 troops in the Southern Han Dynasty in several battles. Zhao Kuangyin personally led a 100,000 army, but had not yet captured Taiyuan City. Is Pan Mei better than Zhao Kuangyin?

If the time is not ripe in the south, it is better not to move, otherwise it will be a sin that will add to the crime. Anyway, it is just a few scouts. It doesn’t cost much, and it is mostly a look in the past.

Song Jiu said goodbye to Fan Yu.

Then I went back and looked at several states, but when I went back, it was very hurrying. It was hot. Because there were few people and many areas were not developed, there were swamps and jungles, not only hot, but also strong water vapor. The whole Lingnan was like a big steamer. And Pan Lian'er also arrived. After rushing back to Guangzhou, Pan Lian'er arrived. Sure enough, Song Jiu hugged her happily and hugged her daughter. Then he kissed her on the big and small faces. The couple had a sweet relationship, so Pan Mei and Tian pretended not to see it.

I put down my mother and daughter and paid homage to my mother-in-law again.

Pan Meixian talked about the imperial edict.

The middle envoy just left, it was too hot, and the sun was shining directly on the Tropic of Cancer. He couldn't stay any longer and hurried back to the capital.

Wang Ming had just arrived in Guangzhou. Like Song Jiu, he looked at each other. He was a little dumbfounded. Pan Mei and Yin Chongke were better, both in Guangzhou. What happened to him? Should they know the two states of Shao and Hui? Or should they take care of this transshipment commander? Or run back and forth between the two sides? Song Jiu was better, Huizhou was not far from Guangzhou at least. Wang Ming was in trouble. Shaozhou was hundreds of miles away from Guangzhou.

Wang Ming murmured: "Can't Yanchen see the map?"

"The king transfers the envoy, so what if I see it? They also see the fire."

Song Jiu's words, Wang Ming was sad.

"But the court ignored the rules, so we just played a big game," Song Jiu said again.

As four of them were there, Song Jiu expressed his ideas on the road. The first thing was to sever the prefectures and reorganize counties. Lingnan had set up 60 states inexplicably, and there were only a few states in the entire Song Dynasty. Therefore, the large-scale layoffs were laid into 35 states, mainly because the western region was too complicated, otherwise Song Jiu would have planned to sever more. The county also included more than 240 counties into 118 counties. There were two intentions, one was to reduce officials. Song Jiu had driven out more than 60 officials before and after, but it was far from enough.

This must be informed of the court. After going back and forth, the court will discuss it. At least two months, Song Jiu has inspected it and said that he will come to inspect it once in the winter. If the officials below do not study well, there will be no motivation to repent. During this period, the first thing is to pass the review of unjust cases in various places, and the appeal may not be clear, but it can be judged that the right and wrong are innocent. Now the people below can be used, or the officials do not do well, and the people will inevitably flock to Gui Yong and Guangshao, or go directly to Guangzhou to appeal for their grievances.

Secondly, there are many "spy", that is, the students brought by Song Jiu. They also have a secret mission to secretly inquire about the officials of various prefectures and counties for Song Jiu. Those officials are good, those officials are bad and mediocre.

The third is its political achievements.

Then I sent a clerk to investigate and eliminate all these officials. In this way, the remaining officials can basically make do with it. If they cooperate with the officials transferred from the court, the entire official atmosphere will gradually improve. The officials will be cut and a large amount of expenses will be saved.

The second purpose is that the prefectures and counties are too large, and the area and population are very small. If you want to be good, you must have resources. This resource is not only area, but also minerals, agriculture and animal husbandry, as well as population. The prefectures and counties have small resources, so it is not convenient for officials to display their talents.

As he said that, Song Jiu took out a map.

This is the detailed distribution map of the states and counties he imagined.

It was Song Jiu's first idea.

The second idea was inspired by Wang Anshi's exemption method. It seems that there are many types of reforms in Wang Anshi, most of which Song Jiu didn't know, but there were some main reforms, such as the Qingmiao Law and the exemption method, but I can remember them clearly. If there is an official, there must be officials and some differences. That is, the service in the exemption method.

The Song Dynasty policy was to implement service at the third-class households or above, which seemed to be a common citizen, and to reduce the pressure on poor households. It was a wealthy household to work, and corruption would not be serious. There were many inconveniences, such as some businessmen, how much business they had to do in a year, but now they put them on service, which caused several consequences. Many second-class households went bankrupt, and powerfully controlled the comfortable county clerks, directly overthrew the magistrates, or in disguise, adding service to the fourth-class households to the fourth-class households, causing social injustice, or forcibly increasing households, etc., and the assets of a cattle and a tree in their hands must be calculated, so that the people dare not build houses, raise cattle, and plant trees.

Either the Southern Han Dynasty’s poor law evolved from the Tang Dynasty, part of which was forced to serve, part of which was to support officials. This is also not good, the pressure on poor people increased, taxes increased, etc.

But it is not possible to do without them. Just like the Secretariat, there are officials behind the hall, officials in charge of affairs, records, commanders, commanders, commanders, commanders, commanders, commanders, commanders, deputy leaders, officials, officials in charge of leadership, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, and other silly tasks. There are also many counties in the countryside, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, officials in charge of office, and so on.

There are many names, and I'm afraid even Zhao Pu can't figure it out.

Song Jiu divided them into three parts, and some could work part-time, such as the senior household, Li Zheng, etc. These are all rich households in the local area, and they are so idle that they can cooperate with the government. Song Jiu called them both part-time servants.

The rest is essential.

In addition to serving and training, they can also take some time to participate in farming, and can compensate through tax exemption and other forms.

Despite this choice, a state plus counties requires at least one hundred to four hundred permanent officials. An ordinary one or two hundred people is enough, and dozens of people in some small states are enough, but 400 people in Guangzhou may not be enough. Fortunately, the prices in Lingnan are relatively low.

Therefore, the two are not used for the law of service, but instead hire officials. The brave and powerful illiterate people to do rough work, scholars become civil servants, and those who are both civil and military in Song Jiang can be used as custodians. Then, the servants will collect the money for service based on households and other households. One official will give an annual salary of 20 to 50 yuan. The amount is a bit large, and the amount of 200 officials is at least 50,000 yuan, but it is spread over hundreds or even nearly 1,000 households, and it is not heavy. The most important thing is that the taxes in the Southern Han Dynasty are heavy.

At this time, the exemption law, including the rich, will not complain.

However, in case of any situation, some compensation measures must be given, and promised to build water conservancy roads in the future to increase their income and simplify the commercial tax collection procedures. The goods in this state are only subject to residential taxes, not taxes, and circulate in Guangnan, and only one tax is collected. If they are sold to foreigners or Southern Tang Fujian, Hunan, Dali, and Jiaozhi, and then another tax is added, the remaining miscellaneous taxes shall not be increased. If there are clerks who are harsh taxes, they can sue in various states, cover up their income, and come to Guangzhou to sue. The facts are not only refunded the over-collected taxes, but also make up for losses and travel expenses. Some price difference subsidies are provided, and the wealthy prefectures are slightly more exempted from labor and subsidized for poor mountainous areas. The court will not misappropriate a single piece of money to alleviate the pressure on poor prefectures and counties, and then adjust it every five years according to the situation.

"This is a good way, which can be promoted nationwide," Wang Ming murmured. The benefits are obvious. All small and medium-sized landlords and small and medium-sized merchants are released. If they do business, they may be able to make hundreds of stagnants of money, and Lingnan will be richer. Most of them are hired, and officials of each prefecture and county have the right to speak, which will help the court strengthen their control over the local area. It will give scholars in each prefecture and county a chance to survive. While doing things for the court, they can continue to study hard. Then there will be more and more talents, and even officials can be allocated among these clerical officials after investigation. It also better reflects the people-to-people policy of the Song Dynasty.
Chapter completed!