On the afternoon of the third day, Du Zhongxiao performed the ceremony in Chongzheng Hall and sat down at the lower head.

After giving tea soup, Emperor Zhao Zhen said: "After you came back from Ye County, you have read the memorials and kept them for the time being and have not been sent out. There are too many things mentioned in it, and I always feel that you have to ask in person so that the court officials can discuss it."

Du Zhongxiao held the scepter: "I went to Ye County this time and felt deeply that because of the rough governance, many places were not investigated without any trouble. Once a minister went to investigate, there would be a lot of trouble. It was not that officials concealed it, but that there were only so many people in the local governments and could only do so many things. It was not easy to make a place stable, but many things had to be done like that."

Zhao Zhen said: "What's special about Ye County? Why does it change a lot when you come back from there?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "When you go back to your Majesty, Ye County has many factories and households, which is different from other places. In general counties, there are fewer than 10,000 households in the world, but Ye County has tens of thousands of households. If you talk about money and grain, it is not easy for a county to collect thousands of guan, but Ye County has hundreds of thousands of guan. It can be said that Ye County is richer than most states in the world, so the situation is of course different. For the state, it is too rich and can also divide the county under its jurisdiction, but Ye County has nothing to do. If there is no big change in there, I am afraid that the government will not even control the county town in the future, let alone the countryside."

Zhao Zhen nodded and was silent for a while. Over the years, there have been constant memorials about Ye County. As the emperor, I feel that there are too many things there. But I don’t know what the situation is there, so I sent Du Zhongxiao over a few days ago. Unexpectedly, when I come back more than ten days later, Du Zhongxiao’s memorial said so many things, which was beyond Zhao Zhen’s expectations.

The reform of Baitingjian mentioned by Du Zhongxiao involves all aspects of finance, finance, politics and economy, and is very involved. Once it is truly spread out, even if it is just in Ye County, it will cause a lot of storm.

After pondering for a long time, Zhao Zhen said: "If there is a big change, it is not just Baitingjian, but also the court. It is not a trivial matter."

Du Zhongxiao held the scepter and said, "Your Majesty, Baiting Prison has opened the Iron Prison, how much wealth has it created? Because it has been allocating physical objects to other places from there, the court has no exact data. In the past seven or eight years, because of the Iron Prison, the shopping mall, and the promotion of Changping in various places, the imperial court collected several times the amount of money and grain. With this foundation, it can also be changed-"

Zhao Zhen said: "It is precisely because the money and food are collected widely, the court officials mean that they should try not to change as much as possible. They are afraid that something unexpected will lead to the loss of money and food, and then go back to the past days, and it will be difficult for the court to do it."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Your Majesty, no immediate worries, you must have long-term considerations. If you collect so much money and food, the things in the world are already very different from before. If you don't change at this time, when you have to change later, it will be difficult."

Zhao Zhen hesitated and could not stop for a moment. Those who are emperors hope that the world will be peaceful, victorious outside, and be at peace from the outside, and not to happen beyond the Yu materials. After Du Zhongxiao arrived at Hequ Road, it was the most glorious period of the Song Dynasty. He won consecutive victories and developed rapidly within, and now he still enjoys dividends. If someone proposed reform, then it would be fine. Du Zhongxiao proposed it and could not be taken lightly.

After thinking about it, Zhao Zhen said: "The whole world issuing money quotations issuing money quotations in a unified manner, and no longer issuing them by each party alone. This is the right thing to do. At that time, it was decided to use copper coins as a book. However, after issuing money quotations, the court had to allocate money according to the current price when transporting goods from Baiting Supervisor. It was originally the money quotations of the court, so why did it cost money?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "If you don't give money, you won't know how much business is going. How many rails and trains are allocated? Although there are numbers, the court officials will not pay attention to it. Moreover, there are too many places in the world that want these things. There are actually no certain rules for the transfer of them except for specific places. It is just the meaning of the court officials. All money is the criterion, so you can see clearly. Moreover, the money was originally printed by the court, so how can you worry about insufficient money? Holding all the money in the world, as long as you spend it properly, you shouldn't be short of money."

Zhao Zhen shook his head slightly and did not speak. For a moment, he could not understand why, as the official iron supervisor, the imperial court had to spend money to allocate supplies from there. The various benefits of monetizing the entire economy could not be explained clearly without detailed discussions.

Du Zhongxiao said: "The most important yamen in the court is nothing more than the three departments. The books are numerous and tens of thousands of yuan. Why do you have to do this? Different places in the world, different geography, different weather, and different things produced. You can't buy such things after this place, so some taxes can only be collected in physical goods. With the convenience of transportation, the trading market is connected nationwide, and there will be no drawbacks, just use money."

Zhao Zhen nodded: "Okay, this matter is important and requires the ministers to discuss. In a few days, select the ministers in the court and discuss them carefully."

Du Zhongxiao held the scepter: "The emperor is wise."

The first item proposed in Du Zhongxiao's memorial was that the money issued by various departments is now recruited and collected from the court. The court set up a special agency to issue it uniformly. Money issuanced in various places and as a unified currency nationwide. Now is a time window for issuing currency. Due to the development of the economy, the way the old central court spent money remains unchanged, the finances are abundant, and there is no hidden danger of false issuance. With the development of industry and the rise of the economy, the currency issuance system can be gradually improved. After unifying the currency, the official business in various places, including the Iron Supervision, uses currency to measure the quality of their operations.

After the independence of the country, the Song Dynasty faced the problem of requiring a lot of money and goods to support soldiers. The finances were tight, and the entire bureaucratic system was particularly sensitive to money and grain. Any private industry and commerce, as long as it makes money, would be taken to the official business. If the profit is not high, it would be left to the private business. The official business was particularly strict in the management of the official business and did not allow deficiencies. The person in charge of the official business was often the local big business, and the purpose was to lose money in the business, so that the big business could make up for it with their own money. The official business must receive money.

The new official business represented by the Iron and Steel Supervision is very different from the previous business model. This management system must be greatly changed. Which big business in the world can afford the profits of the Iron and Steel Supervision? The current physical allocation is actually to place power on the field managers, and local power is very large. Compared with the size of the Iron and Steel Supervision, the status of the Iron and Steel Supervision in management is too low.

It is a relatively big change to transfer iron supervision from transporting materials to purchasing them with suitable money and assessing their profits. After the change, the iron supervision should be managed by the court, which is equivalent to an additional yamen. Large-scale businesses, such as iron supervision, shopping malls, etc., are very good, and because of their huge scale, the new management yamen will inevitably have an important position, which leads to the transformation of the Zhongshu system.

With such a change, Du Zhongxiao could not clearly state all aspects of the matter, let alone Zhao Zhen. This matter must be discussed and discussed in a mature manner in order to be truly implemented.

When Zhao Zhen heard Du Zhongxiao talk about the reforms to be carried out in the future, most of Zhao Zhen didn't understand, and just nodded frequently. Du Zhongxiao gave up his military power and returned to serve as the chief censor. This was enough for Zhao Zhen. After a series of great victory, it was enough to make people feel relieved. At this time, the government does need to change, and it would be best if Du Zhongxiao proposed it. As for how to change it in the end, the ministers decided.

After saying everything, a long time had passed. Zhao Zhen ordered the tea soup, and the two of them had drunk it, and then talked about the following things.

Zhao Zhen said: "The memorial says that Ye County now has many households and too many factories under its jurisdiction. The county government cannot manage it at all. The court must find another way. According to your wishes, the Iron Supervision will be directly managed by the imperial court. In addition to the Iron Supervision, Ye County will be promoted to Yezhou, right?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "Your Majesty, I really have this intention. If the current Iron Supervisor really counts all the goods allocated into money, the number will be very large. Such an important place will make the local government have many inconveniences to govern. It is better to separate the Iron Supervisor and directly be under the jurisdiction of the court. After the separation of the three departments, the Salt and Iron Supervisors are said to be in charge of the official business of the world, but in fact they are just reporting the accounts below. In the future, the Salt and Iron Supervisors can increase some manpower and directly manage the official business of the official business."

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "In this way, it is equivalent to the imperial court taking over local power."

Du Zhongxiao said: "What the imperial court has collected is actually the power of Changping Offices in various places. What really needs to be managed nationwide is nothing more than the railway supervision, shopping malls, savings stations, railways, and cabbage transport. Most of them belong to Changping Offices. As for prefectures and counties, they cannot manage these."

Zhao Zhen said: "This matter is important, just like the previous ones. Let's wait for the various government agencies to discuss. And you should listen to what the local government thinks, so don't take it out, and there are many inconveniences in the local area. If these are collected by the Salt and Iron Department, how much money do you think will be in a year?"

Du Zhongxiao thought for a while and said, "A rough estimate is that there should be more than 100 million yuan a year. Of course, in addition to making money, these should also cost money. There should not be so much handed over to the court. However, since it is a matter of the venue, there will be profits and losses. How to compare, the court must set rules."

Hearing the numbers, Zhao Zhen sighed inwardly. 100 million guan, which is more than the annual fiscal revenue of the Song Dynasty in previous years, and it includes all the income including money, grain, taxes and taxes. In just a few years, this number seems not surprising. If the court could earn 100 million guan a year, it would not have agreed to negotiate peace with the Party and the people. Now, only a few industries can earn so much money.

When Du Zhongxiao opened up Hequ Road, he did not spend much money, and the Iron Supervision could support it. When he opened up the Western Regions, he didn’t fight much, but he spent a lot of money. How much is the railway from Shengzhou to Yizhou worth? Fortunately, the court has abundant finances and everything is free of wind and waves.

Zhao Zhen still couldn't recognize that as the railway surveillance expanded its production scale and the railway formed a unified market, history had turned a new page. But as the emperor, Zhao Zhen clearly understood what these numbers meant. Without this money, Du Zhongxiao occupied Hequ Road and had no spare energy to explore the Western Regions three years later. The Song army did not have enough money and food to train all the imperial guards.
Chapter completed!