Chapter 106 Rewards
The reason why Wang Jinghui began to promote his agricultural reclaiming plan so quickly was that on the one hand, the Chuzhou Water Conservancy Project was born with 50,000 hectares of silt fields that could not be abandoned, and people had to develop it. It was just right to adopt the burden of the Xiang Army; on June 23, Wang Anshi received an imperial edict to enter Kaifeng, Bian Capital, and accepted the position of Hanlin Bachelor.
When Wang Jinghui learned the news that day, while drinking tea, he was in a state of disobedience and fell to the ground without holding the tea cup and broke: Wang Anshi's promotion speed was still too fast. From Jiangning Mansion to Hanlin Bachelor, his official position was greatly improved in such a short period of time, which made Wang Jinghui's heart jump and his brows tightly locked up.
Although Wang Jinghui had never seen this "superbright" before, he remembered from history books that Wang Anshi was extremely eloquent. The leap from Jiangning Mansion to Hanlin Bachelor's is not enough to make him so panic. What he is most worried about now is that Wang Anshi became a Hanlin Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor's Bachelor'
Wang Jinghui picked up Zhao Xu's letter, which said that Wang Anshi had submitted "Notifications for the One Year of Nothing in the Dynasty" more than a month ago, which was highly praised by Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu and his son. After reading it, he couldn't help but smile and shook his head. Of course, he knew Wang Anshi's letter. Now he regretted pirating so many poems in later generations. Why didn't he think of pirating Wang Anshi's famous letter?!
It's too late to say anything now. Wang Jinghui feels that it's becoming more and more urgent. He should throw out his trump card: deal with the Xiang army! Do political achievements that ordinary people cannot achieve. He must accelerate the pilot reform in Chuzhou. In the future, if Wang Anshi promotes his reform in front of Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu, he will also whisper in his father-in-law's ear. Let's take a knife out of the fire - who can be more qualified than me in terms of reform?
Under such an idea, Wang Jinghui gave Yingzong Zhao Shu the shortest memorial he wrote, which is also the memorial that best expresses his political achievements. Originally, the 50,000 hectares of newly developed silt fields were not planned to have such a big disturbance this year, and they were about to start to be officially put into use next year, but the appearance of Wang Anshi forced him to speed up. After dealing with these silt troops, no matter the benefits of their work on these silt fields, just by solving the military expenditures that the court supported them, I believe that the senior rulers of the court would look at him differently - Wang Anshi is famous, Wang Jinghui is talented, and there is a public opinion on which one is better!
After seeing this memorial, Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu seemed to be like seeing a ghost, but except for the unconcealed surprise on his face, his eyes were full of joy. He raised his head and saw that the two important ministers of the Empire, Han Qi and the Privy Councilor Fu Bi, were a little confused about him, so he handed the memorial to the Prime Minister Han Qi: "Two dear ministers, look at the memorial of the prince consort!"
After reading the presiding, Han Qi, even though he had been in the political arena of the Song Dynasty for decades, he was also very surprised. It was he who handed the memorial to Emperor Yingzong, and after reading it, he was moved. Han Qi and Fu Bi looked at each other, and they both saw the abilities of the prince-consort in each other's eyes: the empire's policy of sanctuary that had been plagued by decades actually made Wang Jinghui solve it in two ways, and the 20,000 sanctuary in Chuzhou was eliminated from now on. It would be necessary to add more than 10,000 sanctuary to it to satisfy it.
Han Qi and Fu Bi stepped forward to congratulate Yingzong Zhao Shu on his ability to obtain a capable prince-consort, who has a keen eye for understanding people. Zhao Shu was so happy that he couldn't stop talking for a long time. After laughing, Yingzong Zhao Shu said to the Privy Councilor Fu Bi: "Fugong, prepare for the soldiers the prince-consort needs, he will give as much as he wants!"
After hearing this, Fu Bi nodded. He naturally knew that the current burden on the national finances of the wing soldiers was the best way to eliminate them. Of course, he agreed, but he asked again: "What should we do if the prince consorts remove the tattoos on the foreheads of the wing soldiers who were asked to remove the tattoos on the foreheads of the prince-consorts? According to convention, as long as the soldiers who entered the wing soldiers will be the wing soldiers for life, but the number of the wing soldiers began in the dynasty of Emperor Taizu, Emperor Taizong, Zhenzong, and Renzong, but it was not eliminated. Until now, the wing soldiers spend too much and must be abolished. I think these wing soldiers who were abolished will become civilians, so it would be better to remove the tattoos on the forehead in the future!"
Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu seemed very happy to receive Wang Jinghui's memorial today. He didn't mind the issue of tattooing the wing army after the elimination. He originally planned to remove the tattooing on the forehead of the wing army according to Wang Jinghui's suggestion, but the Privy Councilor Fu Bi took the initiative to propose it more in line with his wishes. Han Qi next to him naturally would not object, so Zhao Shu also took the opportunity to follow.
King Zhao Xu of Ying said: "According to the letter of the prince-consort, each wing soldier can cultivate 20 acres of silted fields, and 25,000 wing soldiers can cultivate 500,000 acres of silted fields. Chuzhou has built water conservancy to produce 50,000 hectares of silted fields. Because the number of wing soldiers in Chuzhou is insufficient, the prince-consort wrote a letter to the remaining 250,000 acres of silted fields. How is the father preparing to reply?"
The reason why Wang Jinghui did not hand over all the silt fields to the xiang soldiers was that on the one hand, there were so many xiang soldiers in Chuzhou, and there were no more searches; on the other hand, he was afraid that he would ask the xiang soldiers to change their careers and cultivate the fields, and there were fewer numbers, so there would be no problem. But if there were too many, he would probably be impeached by those fragile guys in the Censorate. After all, the boss of the Censorate is Wang Tao, who is not able to get along with Han Qi. He is Han Qi's adopted son, and he is inevitably a little timid when doing things. When dealing with matters about the military, he was afraid of touching any taboos, so he got a book in a daze.
Wang Jinghui wanted to leave these 250,000 acres of silted fields to be dedicated to the court, and used to reward the ministers in the court. After all, the current financial situation is tight, and always rewarding money is a heavy burden for the court in the short term. The soil obtained by the construction of water conservancy is fertile, and the soil developed is often high-quality fertile land. For those officials with a background of a big landlord behind it, it is better to get the reward of this silted fields than to ask for money, and its temptation is huge.
Wang Jinghui's trial of promoting the exemption law and the Qingmiao law in practice has offended many people. If he hadn't made any mistakes in the land of Chuzhou, and the joint efforts of Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu to suppress his holy family and the prime ministers Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu, Sima Guang and others, he would probably have accumulated a lot of memorials on the impeachment of his father-in-law's imperial case. The 250,000 acres of land were exactly what Wang Jinghui used to offer Buddha to relieve the faint cracks between him and the ministers in the court.
Wang Jinghui was quite helpless about this solution. After all, these 200,000 mu of fertile silt fields are not a small amount. According to the current average grain yield of three stones per mu in the Song Dynasty, Chuzhou's silt fields generally have 5 stones or even six stones per mu under good conditions. With the double-season rice being tried, it can reach 1.3 million guan in a year by selling grain alone! If you plant higher-value crops such as cotton, it would be even more unimaginable! Chuzhou's water conservancy project is only invested a little more than 400,000 guan. If this transaction is operated reasonably, it will be a few times the profit return. What's even more terrible is that this profit is not a hammer sale but every year. Wang Jinghui did not expect that there was an interest-free loan provided to Chuzhou. After the calculation, he almost vomited blood and died of death.
After hearing what King Zhao Xu of Ying, Ying, Zhao Shu smiled and said, "I don't know why the prince-consort didn't put the 250,000 acres of silted fields together in the Xiang army. Does Mr. Han know the prince-consort's intention?"
Before Han Qi came to his home, he received an urgent request from Wang Jinghui. He knew that his capable adopted son wanted to leave the 250,000 acres of silted fields for the court as a reward. He also knew that Wang Jinghui had recently sent one policy after another in Chuzhou. Although the exemption law and the Qingmiao law were strongly supported by Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu, he finally made enemies. If these two new laws are successfully promoted to the entire Song Dynasty, they will offend the people of the land. Recently, he has always been
Under the Danzhang from the Chief Censor Wang Tao and encouraged by the boss of the Censorate, the entire Censorate seemed to have taken stimulants to do the same. Although his position in Zhao Shu's heart for supporting the first merit was very important, it also brought great pressure to him. Wang Jinghui left these 250,000 acres of silted fields for the court to reward officials, which can greatly alleviate the pressure he and Wang Jinghui are currently under, and differentiate those officials who follow the trend and cannot get along with him.
Prime Minister Han Qi also smiled and said, "I have just received a letter from my son-in-law. The letter also mentioned these remaining fertile fields. The son-in-law means that he wants to leave these fertile fields to the court as a reward for meritorious officials, which can save the extra expenses of the court. I also want the son-in-law to make the arrangements carefully, and ask the emperor to fulfill the filial piety of the son-in-law to share the worries of the country!"
After hearing this, Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu smiled and said, "Is the prince-consort your son not your son? Haha! OK! OK! The prince-consort is indeed thoughtful, no wonder the princess of Shu is very eye-catching..."
"Cough...cough..." The Ying King Zhao Xu next to him heard his father Zhao Shu say more and more outrageous. The princess of Shu followed him around. The ministers below didn't know or turned a blind eye. Zhao Shu opened his mouth and said it. Wasn't that let the censor come up with a bullet? He wouldn't even be happy. So when he saw Zhao Shu happy, he pretended to cough to interrupt Zhao Shu's words to remind him not to speak clearly.
After hearing his son's cough, Yingzong Zhao Shu immediately realized that he was overjoyed and his face turned red, so he quickly stopped the conversation and asked, "Xu'er, are you in poor health recently? Be careful of your health!"
In order to save face from himself and the royal family, King Zhao Xu of Ying had to appointed him to the throne and said, "Father, my child has suffered from some colds recently, and there is nothing serious. The father doesn't have to worry about it. However, the father is the pillar of the country, so you must take care of your health!"
The Prime Minister Han Qi and the Privy Councilor Fu Bi were almost laughing at the conversation between the father and son, but he still held it back. King Zhao Xu of Ying often took the princess of Shu out of the palace to find Wang Jinghui. This was no longer a secret in their eyes. Otherwise, why did Wang Jinghui spend so much effort to take the top scorer in the exam and why did Han Qi do for his adoptive father? However, this matter involves the royal face. Even if he is old, he must keep his mouth tighter, otherwise his holy family will be affected. He will not be worn by the emperor after retirement in the end.
Regarding King Zhao Xu of Ying, he didn't understand why Wang Jinghui had to spare the 250,000 acres of fertile land in vain. He thought it would be much more cost-effective to hand over these fertile land to the Xiang army and to eliminate the Xiang army. During this period, Han Jiang, one of his teachers, was promoted to the Sansi Envoy, and this position was known as "scheming". He read a large number of files from there. Wang Jinghui once warned him: Governing the country is like living a family life. You must memorize the various figures of the empire and analyze them so that you can propose targeted solutions to the problem.
Wang Jinghui, a man who is both a teacher and a friend in the eyes of Zhao Xu, won the trust of Zhao Xu because of his consistent success and resourcefulness. He almost believed in his words. During this period, Zhao Xu reviewed the files in the Sansi and gave him a clearer and deeper understanding of the current situation of the Song Dynasty: The Song Dynasty is so poor now! Looking at the prosperity in front of him, who could imagine that the annual fiscal deficit of the Song Dynasty was as high as millions of yuan?! The Song Dynasty is now losing blood. The urgency of improving the existing system is far more urgent than those who speak the moralists say!
At this time, he heard that Wang Jinghui planned to use these silted fields for the rewards of the court, and he certainly disagreed, but this was proposed by Wang Jinghui, and there must be his reasons. Therefore, King Zhao Xu of Ying also agreed to deal with the arable land in this way. However, the Privy Councilor Fu Bi said that it would be used for further diverting the wing army.
Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu thought for a while and said, "It's better to do it according to the son-in-law's wishes! However, the son-in-law is a meritorious minister in Chuzhou. If you want to reward him, you must first reward him. It is said that in order to correct the water conservancy in Chuzhou, he lent 400,000 yuan for free? Let's see how to reward the son-in-law?"
Prime Minister Han Qi said, "It is not difficult to reward the prince consort. The land in Chuzhou can come in handy!" Then he paused for a moment and said with a smile: "The prince consort's family is not short of money!"
Han Qi's words were somewhat joking and joking tone. Yingzong Zhao Shu and others couldn't help laughing after hearing this. Zhao Shu said, "The prince-in-law spent a lot of money in Chuzhou, and we can't treat him badly! Well, just reward him with tens of millions of fertile land! What do you think of this?"
After hearing this, Han Qi and Fu Bi felt that although this reward was a little heavier, it was not much more than Wang Jinghui's contribution in Chuzhou. Anyway, these fertile land were unexpected gains from the son-in-law when he was working on water conservancy, and even if there was more, there would be no loss to the court, so he agreed.
When Wang Jinghui Street Yingzong Zhao Shu's imperial edict was issued by Zhao Shu, he knew that he had been rewarded with 10,000 acres of fertile land, and finally balanced his mind: Finally, I didn't work in vain. These 10,000 acres of fertile land were considered interest for the construction of water conservancy. My father-in-law seemed to be very reasonable!
After rewarding Wang Jinghui's achievements in Chuzhou in July, the pressure on the prime minister Han Qi was even heavier in the court. The chief censor Wang Tao impeached Han Qi, but Zeng Gongliang did not entrust the Chang Chaoban team, so Han Qi was domineering and quoted the example of Huo Guang and Liang Ji's domineering. Han Qi and Zeng Gongliang both expressed their convictions to Han Qi. Yingzong Zhao Shu showed the bullet stamp written by Wang Tao to Han Qi. The prime minister Han Qi knelt down and took off his official hat and kowtowed and said, "I am not a domineering person. Your Majesty can send a small yellow gate to my home, so you can tie me up!" Han Qi himself did not expect that after he and his ministers were appointed as Privy Councilors, the retribution of suspicion actually fell on his head. Thinking of this, he was not only sad, but also felt Di Wuxiang's disheartened mood back then.
Han Qi's words touched Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu very much. Han Qi made great contributions to the idea of being able to ascend the throne, to achieving the posthumous title of his biological father, King Pu Anyi, and to governing the country!
But Wang Tao did not stop there, but instead reported the news. Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu asked Teng Fu for advice. Teng Fu said, "So he impeached the prime minister. Although the prime minister was guilty, he was accused of being domineering as the prime minister, but he did not dare to be together. I thought this was a deception of heaven and trapping people!"
After hearing this, Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu nodded and agreed. In order to calm the storm that was rippling in the high-level rule of the Song Dynasty, Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu appointed the Censor General Wang Tao as a Hanlin Scholar. Sima Guang took over Wang Tao and once again took the position of Chief Censor General. This was his second time to take up this position. After receiving the appointment, Sima Guang entered the Funing Hall to thank him and said, "Since the prime minister's power is now, Wang Tao will be dismissed from the prime minister, and the chief minister will not be reborn. I am willing to wait for the prime minister to take office after he is in charge!"
Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu agreed to Sima Guang's request, and Sima Guang officially became the chief censor of the Song Dynasty, and Wang Tao's appointment of Hanlin scholar was boycotted in the Secretariat. Wu Kui, Zhao Jie, faced the saint, firmly asked Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu to issue an edict to demote Wang Tao to another place, but Zhao Shu realized that Wang Tao was once the teacher of Prince Ying Wang Zhao Xu, so he refused to obey.
The prime minister Han Qi is extremely complicated for Wu Kui and Zhao Jie. Does Han Qi have a reputation that can match? But just like he felt that Fu Bi, Wu Kui and Zhao Jie were also a little dissatisfied with Han Qi's arbitrary behavior. But compared with Wang Tao, who has been storming recently, this is nothing. After all, Han Qi is extremely important to the Song Dynasty. Without him, the operation of the Zhongshu will become a problem. Han Qi must not fall down at this time, otherwise his life will be a sad one.
Chapter completed!