Since there was no objection to the suggestion of the Privy Councilor Fu Bi to establish the Imperial Military Staff, the other civil servants were even more indifferent. The prime minister Han Qi felt guilty about Di Wuxiang's problem, and with this military Staff, the recurrence of the Di Wuxiang incident could be greatly avoided. In addition, the person who proposed this policy was his adopted son, so he certainly would not raise any objections.

After seeing that these important officials of the court agreed to establish the military staff, Emperor Yingshu nodded with satisfaction. This was the result he most wanted to see. Wang Jinghui's policy theory had detailed records on the structure and function of the staff. They did not have to bother to think about it there. After deliberating on the funds that did not violate the tradition of the Song Dynasty, they were prepared to establish the military staff based on the framework proposed by this policy theory. However, before this, of course, the news would be thrown out when the officials of the Zichen Hall were discussing the matter the day after tomorrow. With the consent of these important officials, the other ministers could not say anything, so it was certain that they passed.

Since the establishment of the Imperial Military Staff Department has become a foregone conclusion, the highest leader of this newly established organization is Guo Kui who is still sighing at his home in Kaifeng, Biandu. The position of Chief of Staff is the chief of staff. It was because Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu rashly appointed Guo Kui as the deputy envoy of the Privy Councilor that he became the target in the eyes of civil servants, and he almost forced him to the second Di Wuxiang. Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu also apologized for this, and of course this position belongs to him.

The Chief of Staff, who led the General Staff, was second only to the Deputy Envoy of the Privy Council in the Song Dynasty. Although he was only responsible for providing military analysis to the emperor, Privy Councilor and Prime Minister, and his power was limited, this position was even more honorable for the generals who made meritorious service from the frontier to the Bian Capital. Except for a few people who like to be magistrates, judges, and governors, most of them still hope to be able to show their military strength and continue to maintain contact with the army. In the eyes of these generals and territories, the Chief of Staff may be able to enter the Military General Staff, which is a recognition of their ability to command troops, although now it seems that this General Staff is more like a nursing home.

After the Funing Palace discussed the matter, Guo Kui quickly received the news that he was about to serve as the Chief of Staff of the First Imperial Military Staff. He was overjoyed. Such an ending was the most wonderful for him. He was demoted after winning a battle and was very hit in the minds of the general. Although he knew that the Chief of Staff had no power, his status was the Deputy Envoy of the Privy Council, and his reputation was much stronger than being the judge of Weizhou. This was also the tradition of the Song Dynasty suppressing military generals. He was still very clear about this point.

Of course, Guo Kui knew that the idea of ​​establishing a military staff was proposed by the son-in-law Wang Jinghui. When he thought of the son-in-law, he was also very concerned about it now, because he and Lu Sheng, who also wanted to serve as deputy chief of staff, were able to achieve unprecedented victory in the battle between the Northwest Song and Xia. It was very difficult to not have the weapons modified by Wang Jinghui. After all, it was still in the era of cold weapons combat. In the eyes of generals such as Guo Kui, the powerful firearm improved by Wang Jinghui was far less powerful than the high-speed fire crossbow. Although the Western Xia Emperor Liang Zuo was finally killed by a landmine, it was not easy to operate. With a fast-fired bed crossbow, it was difficult for Dashun City to survive tens of thousands of Western Xia elite soldiers.

After learning that his fate was not serious, what Guo Kui wanted to do most now was to contact Wang Jinghui, who was in Chuzhou, to see if the prince consort had any good things in his heart. When Wang Jinghui gave him these things, the painful experience of "mixing" still makes people laugh.

The discussions in Funing Palace were not only Wang Jinghui once again raised the issue of establishing the Imperial Military Staff, but also another - the Qingmiao Law, which was specially prepared by Wang Jinghui to delay Wang Anshi. Wang Jinghui knew that Yingzong Zhao Shu had agreed to the idea of ​​the local staff. His only concern was that the Privy Councilor Fu Bi was unwilling to see the functions of the Privy Council being divided and would compete with resignation. Therefore, when revising the functions of the General Staff, he again reduced the power of the General Staff in his conceived to reduce the possibility of Fu Bi's opposition. Wang Jinghui knew that Fu Bi was already very old, and in addition, he had played against Yingzong Zhao Shu and Prime Minister Han Qi in the Pu Party. If it were not for Fu Bi's huge political reputation, his resignation would have been something Zhao Shu would have been very happy to see.

Wang Jinghui hopes that after Fu Bi leaves the Privy Council, he will find an opportunity to strengthen the power of the General Staff, try to improve the functions of the General Staff, and make it play a more effective role. At that time, there will be no strong politicians like Fu Bi to stop it, so that the General Staff will be faster, and now he can only temporarily act as a "nutritional home" to accommodate the generals who cannot tolerate in the eyes of civil servants.

The "informal" memorial about the Qingmiao Law written by Wang Jinghui, as well as the analysis of the current economic situation of the empire attached later, made King Ying Zhao Xu, who received the letter, very happy. After Wang Jinghui became the son-in-law, he rarely became so generous. After reading it carefully, he had great doubts. He had huge doubts about the possibility of using the power of merchants to achieve the goal of governing the country. However, Wang Jinghui's policy theory always gave him new inspiration and inspiration, and the policy theory was also well written about the implementation method. Although he was very confused, it seemed very reasonable overall. King Ying Zhao Xu of Zhao of Xu of Ying knew why Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu brought Wang Jinghui to Chuzhou as a military affairs, but he still hoped that Wang Jinghui could be closer to him, and it would be best to be a neighbor with him in the son-in-law's mansion.

When the important officials of the court in Funing Hall read the draft Qingmiao Law written by Wang Jinghui, they all had their own plans in their hearts. Implementing the Qingmiao Law is completely different from establishing a military staff. Now the usury industry in the Song Dynasty has huge benefits, and the interest on lending basically starts at 30%, most of which are between 40% and 60% or even doubled.

Among these people, except for a few others, Ouyang Xiu and others have no relationship with this aspect, the other people's families or the forces behind them have never been involved? Especially Han Jiang, the Han family in Hebei, is one of the top landlords, and the interest collected from farmers every year is one of the most important sources of wealth for the family. Although Wang Jinghui's method seems to be a good strategy and will definitely promote agricultural production, after Han Jiang was promoted to the Sansi Envoy, he became increasingly aware that Wang Jinghui implemented a new method in Chuzhou. If there is no problem, it will probably be promoted to the whole country, and the family's foundation is in Hebei. Of course, this is inevitable, and Han Jiang still has some calculations in his mind.

There are many people who have the same ideas as Han Jiang, but in the Funing Hall, Han Jiang is compared with several other important officials of the court. His influence is too weak. Although the prime minister Han Qi and the Privy Councilor Fu Bi have an influence on this, they are not enough to shake the foundation. Sima Guang and Ouyang Xiu don’t care about these at all. In comparison, they are the least concerned among these people. Zhao Jie, Han Jiang and others have opposed it because of their strong interest relationship, but the prime minister Han Qi has not spoken yet. Where is their turn? For Han Qi’s authority, although their family power is deep, they do not have the courage of the old guy Wang Tao, so they choose to remain silent and wait and see.

Although the methods used in the draft implementation of the Qingmiao Law written by Wang Jinghui made them a little inaccurate, everyone can see the benefits of the Qingmiao Law. However, this will not only seriously infringe on the usury industry, but also a blow to those who are keen on land annexation. Now in the Song Dynasty, usury was prevalent in rural areas, and profit-raising was a common interest rate. It has become a form of farmers' bankruptcy. Land annexation has been self-evident. However, there are many benefits involved in the middle, so the prime minister Han Qi refused to speak on this issue.

Sima Guang saw some dismay, and no one was willing to speak, so he took a step forward and said, "Sage, I think the Qingmiao Law is a good strategy. During the Renzong Dynasty, Li Shen, the official in Qingzhou, asked the local farmers to estimate the surplus of the wheat-li output by themselves, and borrow money from the government first, and return the official after the grain was ripe, which was called "Qingmiao Money". A few years ago, Wang Anshi, Jiangning Prefecture, also used this method, and the people all called it a good method. The content of the son-in-law's book on the trial of the Qingmiao Law in Chuzhou is basically no different from the Qingmiao Law adopted by Li participated in Wang Anshi, but the son-in-law considered it more thoughtfully: merchants jointly formed a money house to borrow money from the people, and 30% of the interest came from the court.

To supervise it, the court can obtain 10% of the 30% interest to fill the treasury. In my opinion, although the laws of Li Shen and Anshi are effective, they must be implemented by capable officials. If the selection of people is not appropriate, it will be as stated in the text of the prince-consort: officials will take this opportunity to ruin the people. The prince-consort's green law avoids officials at all levels and is handed over to merchants for handling. If the laws are violated, the punishment will also make these merchants very concerned. Therefore, the common people will not suffer because of their harm, but will only benefit. This is a good law. I ask the emperor to approve the prince-consort to try it in Chuzhou. With the seniority and stability of the prince-consort, there will definitely be better news coming!"

If Wang Jinghui was in the Funing Palace, he would never have dreamed that first of all, his man was Sima Guang. In his impression, Sima Guang was an absolute conservative leader. His hatred of Wang Anshi's new law was seen after Wang Anshi resigned from the new law, and whether it was good or bad, it would be seen that the new law was abolished regardless of whether it was good or bad. When Wang Jinghui wrote the draft Qingmiao Law, his most worried was that he was opposed by the landlord class represented by Han Jiang, followed by the famous historian Sima Guang.

Sima Guang naturally had his own ideas, and he had a very good impression of the Qingmiao method proposed by Wang Jinghui. He naturally knew that the Qingmiao method implemented by Li Shen and Wang Anshi during his tenure could certainly be considered a good method, but it could only be under the premise of being controlled by a capable official. Although Sima Guang belongs to a very conservative part, the division between conservatives and enterprising factions is not as clear as that of Wang Anshi in history when he was in power. Even conservatives have a positive attitude towards social change, but they are just more steady in their actions.

In Wang Jinghui's Qingmiao Law, the court was almost in an absolutely favorable position. It did not implement it in detail, but monitored lending merchants behind the scenes, so that officials could not intervene and avoid the current bad situation of the Song Dynasty. Moreover, Wang Jinghui's policy explanation also explained in detail how to regulate the lending institutions of private merchants. It was written clearly from the court monitoring to farmers' repayment of loans. In this way, the main targets of the Qingmiao Law were farmers and merchants, avoiding the political risks of the court. Sima Guang admired this very much. The targets of this attack were the increasingly rampant usury phenomenon and those landowners who annexed lands, and farmers would also gain great benefits from it, and the court could also obtain a very generous tax out of thin air. Of course, he agreed to such a good thing.

After hearing this, Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu had already twisted his forehead with his brows stretched out. After seeing this policy, he was of course very clear about the benefits of Qingmiao Law. Although Wang Jinghui's proposal to integrate private merchants to establish a banking land, he vaguely felt that it was because of the current administrative problems and was also very moved by his good intentions. Even if he was satisfied, it was still very difficult to pass the Qingmiao Law. As the emperor of the Song Dynasty, he certainly had to consider the reactions of a large family like Han Jiang, but if this Qingmiao money was promoted nationwide, it would be as high as one million yuan a year, which was fatal to his temptation. Sima Guang was able to stand up for Wang Jinghui, which could solve the current dilemma. After all, no one would want to buy this hornet's nest, and Sima Guang was just right to do it.

At this time, ministers like Han Qi and Fu Bi in Funing Hall, who had no great influence on him, naturally said a few words of approval in a lukewarm manner, but it was Han Jiang who was uncomfortable. To be fair, he still agreed with Qingmiao Law in his eyes. But when he thought of the interests of his family, he hesitated. Han Jiang wanted to refute it, but the structure of this policy theory was rigorous and was completely flawless. He considered it very thoughtful in all aspects, and there was no obvious mistake in trying to find faults. How could he object?

Seeing that the ministers around him did not have much opposition, Yingzong Zhao Shu approved Wang Jinghui's trial of the Qingmiao Law in Chuzhou. Han Jiang felt like he had knocked over the five flavor bottles in his heart. He didn't know what it felt, but he was finally relieved. He understood that he had the power to take office as the military affairs of Chuzhou, like Li Shen and Wang Anshi, who could try the Qingmiao Law in Chuzhou without asking for instructions. But at this time, Yingzong Zhao Shu was increasingly showing the style of a promising emperor. He put it in

Wang Jinghui came to Chuzhou to experiment with different local methods to promote the national reform policies. Wang Jinghui was trialed in Chuzhou today. If the effect is significant, it will be promoted nationwide. However, Han Jiang seems to feel that this Qingmiao Law will definitely be promoted. The system of the policy theory is something he has never seen before. It is like a flowing account. The rules and regulations are so clearly written. With such a policy theory, coupled with the ability of this son-in-law, it would be strange if there is no effect after trial!

A few days later, Wang Jinghui received letters from the father-in-law Zhao Xu and Yingzong Zhao Shu in Chuzhou. The letter from his father-in-law Zhao Shudi is very simple: I have approved your memorial and hope to reply to the good news as soon as possible. Zhao Xu's letter was relatively long, and he wrote about the process of discussing matters in the Funing Hall that day. From Zhao Xu's letter, Wang Jinghui knew that more people offended this time than the last trial of the exemption law, and the background was even greater. At least the Han family in Hebei could not escape.

Of course, Wang Jinghui would not ignore the famous family like the Han family in Hebei. He also learned about the history of the Han family. At this time, the Han family knew more than he had in the book. Moreover, he remembered that when Wang Anshi reformed in history, the Han family was divided into two factions. Now it seems that the Han family was intentional. Han Jiang followed Wang Anshi in history. This teacher of the Crown Prince Zhao Xu often taught Zhao Xu to teach the meaning of the scriptures, and always made him a good reputation for Wang Anshi.

Thinking of this, Wang Jinghui was also very puzzled that Han Jiang should be from Qingmiao Law. If his younger brother Han Wei opposed it, it would be normal. It might be because he was not as good as Wang Anshi and was not worthy of his political follower.

"Haha, in history, Han Jiang probably didn't expect that he would eventually stand on the opposite side of Wang Anshi. I'm not the prime minister, why did he follow him?!" Wang Jinghui thought for a while, feeling that he was thinking too much. If he continued to do this, unless his father-in-law Zhao Shu suddenly died, Wang Anshi was only a Hanlin bachelor or a political consultant, and was far from reaching the level of power in history.

Now that the Qingmiao Law has been approved by Emperor Yingshu Zhao Shu, Wang Jinghui began to prepare for implementation. In fact, in Wang Jinghui's mind, Chuzhou is not a good place to try the Qingmiao Law, because it is a famous fish and rice town. The most serious disaster here is the drought-affected drought-affected drought-affected rice. Now that he has solved the water conservancy problem in Chuzhou, drought-resistant Chameng rice has been popularized here. Even if a severe drought occurs again, Wang Jinghui can survive the disaster without any effort. The most important function of the Qingmiao Law is to borrow money when farmers are affected to survive the disaster year and not be displaced.

However, one of the great benefits of implementing the Qingmiao Law in Chuzhou is that since it is a land of fish and rice, the interest rate for farmers to borrow is at least 40% to 60%. I have not thought that it would double the rate in Northwest or Hebei. Reducing the interest rate in lending should not cause a rebound from usury, which will allow him to gather merchants to raise more funds to participate in his plan.
Chapter completed!