There are three things Li Xun reported.

First, reduce the title and salary.

There are nine ranks of titles: one is king, with a fief of ten thousand households, and a rank of the first rank; the second is the king of the supreme king, a county king, with a fief of five thousand households, and a rank of the first rank; the third is the duke of the state, with a fief of three thousand households, and a rank of the first rank; the fourth is the duke of the state, with a fief of two thousand households, and a rank of the second rank; the fifth is the duke of the state, with a fief of one thousand households, and a rank of the second rank; the sixth is the duke of the state, with a fief of thousands of households, and a rank of the third rank; the seventh is the duke of the state, with a fief of seven hundred households, and a rank of the fourth rank; the eighth is the ninth is the maid of the state, with a fief of five hundred households, and a rank of five ranks; the ninth is the male of the state, with a fief of three hundred households, and a rank of five ranks.

It is very difficult for poor families to get a title and need to establish great merits. Therefore, once they get it, they will cherish this hard-won title. Moreover, from another perspective, even the founding county men with the lowest title level have 300 fiefs, which is not counted as other favors and salaries issued by the court. The total number of each year is more than 1,000 taels of silver. This is already a lot for poor families who have climbed up by their merits.

Looking at the comparison of titles, the fiefs of the founding county men and the Duke of the State are ten times different, but this is just an open comparison. Being able to be named Duke of the State has a prominent official position and a high position and a powerful position. Will such a person still lack money?

In order to win over the family and talented people, several generations of emperors after Wuzong granted titles and rewarded officials. Although they were just false positions, they had to pay money. For this reason, the court spent a huge amount of money and grain every year to distribute it to these people who were of no use to the country and the court.

The proliferation of titles and rewards is definitely a burden to the national finances.

Zhao Zhi was the emperor for decades. Although he had granted two princes of the opposite sex, the rewards for titles were controlled very strictly. People who had no great merits would hardly be granted titles easily. Even the meritorious veterans such as Yang Daosi and Liu Jie, their dukes were inherited from their fathers, not from Zhao Zhi.

After Zhao Xun succeeded to the throne, for political reasons and to win over the hearts of the people, the rewards for titles became more and more popular again. In less than a year, more than 70 people had been awarded titles one after another.

In the memorial, Li Xun suggested reducing the salary of titles and salary, but not all of them were defeated. If the titles above the founding county marquis would be reduced by half. If the salary below the founding county marquis would remain unchanged, and if the person who is not in office would be reduced by half.

"Li Xun, you are so brave. The number of titles has been decided by Emperor Gaozu. Now you dare to tamper with it. What is your intention?"

Before the memorial was read, King Ji Zhao Antong jumped out, pointed at Li Xun, and shouted loudly.

Li Xun looked at King Ji Zhao Antong and said in a low voice: "The salary of the nine ranks has been determined since the founding of Emperor Gaozu, but it has not been changed. Emperor Xuanzong, Emperor Hezong, and even Emperor Wuzong, had reduced his titles and salary during the difficulties of the country, and even stopped paying it. After the country was rich, it would recover."

"Li Xun, isn't the country rich now? What do you mean by saying this? Is it a sarcastic mocking that the Great Jin Dynasty has declined?"

Wang Lin Zhao Ji said without any yin and yang.

Li Xun said in a deep voice: "The disaster in Henan is severe, and the situation in Lingnan is unpredictable. Kou Xiong and others in Jiangnan are in urgent need of money and food. There are so many major and difficult things, and you can't see any of them? What is the impact of the salary of the title and the salary of you princes? What is the impact if you don't give it less or even don't give it?"

"Your Majesty, Li Xun's words were simply ulterior motives, dissatisfied with the emperor and the court. Such a person is not qualified to be a prime minister at all. I want to impeach him and dismiss him from the prime minister."

After hearing Li Xun's words, Zhao Tong was furious and stood up, pointing at Li Xun, speaking extremely fiercely.

Li Xun's suggestion obviously touched the interests of many people. After several princes, many ministers stood up and objected. Some people even took this opportunity to start verbal attacks on Li Xun, and all of them made suggestions to Zhao Xun and dismiss Li Xun's position as prime minister.

"Emperor, the disaster in Henan has not been effectively controlled for several years, so that there are constant riots. This is a causal relationship. It is appropriate to make some adjustments to the finances and concentrate money and food to solve the problem. It is beneficial to the court and the country. I think this suggestion from Li Xiangguo is feasible."

"You can slow down the salary of the title and the salary. First, concentrate your efforts to solve the problem of burning eyebrows in front of you. It is not impossible to reissue the government's finances after they are looser."

"The situation in the Western Regions has been controlled. In this way, the money and food in the Western Regions can be transported back to Fengjing in a short time, and the imperial court will have money."

It is not that no one agreed with Li Xun's suggestion, such as Lu Bojiang, Liu Zhigu, Liu Zhongyuan and others, all stood up and spoke for Li Xun.

Among them, Zhai Hongliang's words were the most intense. He not only fully agreed and supported Li Xun, but also suggested temporarily stop paying salaries for all officials above the third rank and asking them to donate money and grain. Anyway, most of these imperial officials came from aristocratic families. Even if they were not, they would definitely be very rich now. In this way, a large amount of money and grain can be gathered in a short period of time, and all problems will be solved.

Li Xun looked at Zhai Hongliang with some surprise, but he did not expect that his thoughts and attitudes were much more radical than himself.

Zhai Hongliang's words immediately caused a greater melee, and more officials stood up and argued fiercely.

"Enough, shut up."

Zhao Xun patted the table heavily, his face turned pale: "There are endless arguments in the court, just like a vegetable market. What kind of morality is it? You are shameless, I am shameless."

"Everyone, in the court, you must not interrupt before the memorial is read. This is the rule. If you have any questions, please wait until the memorial is read and then discuss it."

Liu Guanghui, who has always been taciturn, suddenly spoke at this time.

"What Liu Prime Minister said is very true. Please be careful, please don't be impatient. If you have any suggestions, please wait until the memorial is read."

Qian Mingdu also spoke.

At this time, everyone stopped arguing and returned to their original position. However, some people looked at Li Xun, and Zhai Hongliang, and his remarks just now also encountered many resentful gazes. However, Zhai Hongliang's temperament was obviously a stubborn person. Although he was not very strong, he was very brave. It is not difficult to see from his expression that Zhai Hongliang was obviously not satisfied and had something to say.

Zhao Xun said with a cold face, "Continue to read Li Xun's memorial. Before it is finished, whoever dares to interrupt me, get out of me."
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