Although everyone had their own political plans in the dispute over horse politics and firearms, it was no longer a party struggle. Party struggles meant that no matter what was right or wrong, as long as the other party supported it, one would definitely oppose it. The winner would be the king and the loser would be the bandit.
Simple and crude.
Now the strategy is unified, it's just that everyone is competing for the advantageous position in this strategy. If you, Wen Yanbo, want to develop firearms, you must produce them in a workshop, so that everyone can gain something.
Moreover, Zhao Xu also appointed Han Jiang to go to Hebei to preside over military and political affairs and build up the depth of defense.
Han Jiang was very close to Wang Anshi, but the conservatives were not so opposed to Han Jiang, unlike Xue Xiang and Lu Huiqing.
But we have to say that it is still possible for these main reformists to manage the economy, especially after the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs corrected their extreme policies.
Even conservatives are now forced to admit this.
Recently, the farmland irrigation law presided over by Wang Anshi has finally begun to benefit the country. I remember that year when there was a drought, the court allocated millions of strings of cash for disaster relief. One of the important water conservancy projects was to open irrigation channels.
To date, the capital region alone has added 300,000 hectares of fertile farmland, and at the same time, more than one million hectares of land have been improved. Combined with the production of agricultural tools, the grain output in the capital region has increased significantly. According to observations in the past two or three years, the per-acre yield of irrigated fields can reach three shi, and the per-acre yield of fields improved by irrigation can reach two shi.
Although the current focus is on developing industry and commerce, agriculture is always the foundation. Both Zhao Xu and the ministers in the court attach great importance to agricultural production.
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After receiving this financial report, Zhao Xu was ecstatic and led his ministers to the embankment on the Bian River to inspect agriculture.
Flags are flying on the Bian River.
Wang Anshi pointed to the endless fields in the east and said to Zhao Xu: "Your Majesty, please look, the entire land was barren before, but now it is all fertile fields."
“Okay, okay!”
Zhao Xu nodded excitedly, "Let's go over and take a look."
He walked forward excitedly, which made the surrounding guards very nervous, because the paths and paths in the farmland were very narrow.
Arriving at the edge of the field and looking at the fertile land, Zhao Xu could not help but bend over to take some soil and put it into his mouth to taste it. He felt that the soil was extremely fine and smooth, and exclaimed: "This is really fertile soil!"
Wang Anshi added: "Your Majesty, not only in the capital, but also in Hebei, the Water Conservancy Institute has irrigated 150,000 hectares of farmland in the past two years, pouring silt into the fields, which can further control floods. At the same time, the people now buy more sophisticated farm tools, which also further increases the yield per mu.
As for the country, these silted lands can now be sold for four strings of cash per mu, which is also a considerable income, thus making the country and the people rich. "
Ironically, the Qingmiao Law was the highlight of Wang Anshi's reform, but Wang Anshi himself did not expect that it was the Farmland Irrigation Law that would shine in the end and be praised by everyone.
Zhao Xu smiled happily and said, "Such a good policy should be promoted vigorously."
Sima Guang suddenly said: "Now that the treasury is well-off, why not distribute these lands to those poor farmers? If they are sold at the price of four strings of silver, only the landlords will buy them."
Lu Huiqing smiled and said, "Minister Sima, this is a different time. Nowadays, there are no restrictions on the sale of farmland. It would be better to give money directly to the poor people instead of distributing these fertile lands, because most of them will sell them.
Moreover, in the past, irrigation was done by conscripting civilians, and then selling the land to the people at a low price was understandable, but nowadays, flood discharge is almost entirely done by the Xiangbingtuan, and the money from selling the land is also given to them as wages and bonuses. "
Xue Xiang added: "According to our observations, the same land can actually produce higher yields if it is given to the landlords to cultivate, because they have better farm tools and fertilizers."
Wen Yanbo said: "Although industry and commerce are developing well now, farmers are still the majority. If too many farmers have no land to farm, it will also cause national instability."
Lu Huiqing said: "Landlords also have to hire people to farm the land, and now the wages of hired farmers are not small. This is mainly because ministers and officials now have to buy food, and the Food Bureau only appropriately balances the food price and will not compete with grain merchants for sales. The food grown will definitely not be a problem to sell."
Xue Xiang said: "This is also one of the reasons why the current sale of agricultural tools has increased. It is precisely because hiring farmers is not cheap that these large landowners are willing to spend money to buy better agricultural tools.
Many farmers simply went to workshops, or made their own high-quality farm tools and sold them to the landlords. Many others were engaged in the business of making and selling fertilizers.
Last year, it was reported in newspapers that there was a farmer who had been farming all his life, but became poorer and poorer. Later, relying on his own experience, he sold his only remaining 15 acres of land and started a fertilizer business. Now he has more than 500 acres of land.
Nowadays, land annexation, at least in the capital, is no longer a big problem."
“Okay, okay!”
Zhao Xu was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.
There is nothing much to say about Wen Yanbo, Sima Guang and others.
Zhao Xu was in high spirits and didn't want to go back to the palace. He saw an academy along the way and heard that it was a career academy, so he stopped by to take a look.
When I arrived at the college, I saw only a group of teachers sitting in the yard basking in the sun and drinking tea. I didn't hear any sound of reading?
Is it a holiday today?
Then why is the teacher sitting here?
When the teachers saw the emperor coming, they were so scared that they almost died and hurried over to pay their respects.
Wang Anshi was very puzzled and asked: "Why are there no students? I remember that when I came here at the end of last year, there were still more than a hundred students."
The dean said, "In reply to Mr. Wang, all those students have been recruited. We have to wait until the second half of this year for the next batch of students to come in."
Sima Guang listened curiously, "Logically speaking, new students will enter after graduation. Since new students will arrive in the second half of the year, they should also graduate in the second half of the year."
The dean said, "Some students were recruited after only one year of study."
Zhao Xu asked curiously, "Why is this?"
The dean said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, this is mainly because all walks of life are in urgent need of people who can read and count, especially in arithmetic. Not to mention students, even some arithmetic teachers have gone to work in the warehouse."
Sima Guang frowned and said, "How can that be possible? If we send students away before they have become talented, it will be difficult for them to make further progress in the future!"
The dean said, "We can't do anything about this. Studying costs money, and they want to go out and work early to earn money for their families. As for those students with particularly outstanding grades, they are all in the college in Hexi. The students there are sponsored by businessmen and charitable foundations, so they are not in a hurry to go out and work."
Wen Yanbo asked, "Is it only the mathematics students who are like this? What about the Confucian students?"
The dean blinked and said, "Now. Now it is like this. Confucianism is placed on
"Why is this?" Wen Yanbo asked.
The dean was so frightened that he dared not speak.
Wang Anshi said: "Don't worry, Wen Gong. Originally, I taught Confucianism, but most of the students nowadays have little money. They study to make a living. Teaching Confucianism will not help them find a job for a while. Mathematics, law, and medicine can help them make a living. The key is that they don't have the money to study for too long.
That is why I made this adjustment. The primary education is Confucianism, which first establishes the moral character of students. In the middle, mathematics, law, medicine and other subjects are the main subjects. The Imperial College above is funded by the state and trains talents for the court, so Confucianism is the main subject. "
Zhao Xu smiled and nodded, saying, "That's good. After all, the court can only recruit a limited number of talents. In the past, many scholars had no livelihood. I am also very worried about this."
Even if great scholars like Wen Yanbo were unhappy, they could only nod in agreement.
If you study Confucianism, you will become an official. But the imperial court has just slimmed down and now it wants to recruit more people, which will soon lead to the problem of redundant officials.
But we have to say that this batch of graduates are the happiest. They don’t have any problem finding a job. They get a job as soon as they graduate. There will not be any gap in between, and some even graduate early.
Of course, they also inject vitality into the entire industry and commerce.
Zhang Fei did not accompany them today, but discussed the Basic Law and some cases with Fu Bi, Zhao Yan and others in the Legislative Council. Now that politics and law are separated, whether it is agriculture or education, they all belong to the administrative aspect, and what they have to do is to defend the final bottom line.
"indeed!"
Fu Bi nodded and said, "The laws of our ancestors are mainly related to the formulation of policies by officials. For the common people, the laws of the legal system are more familiar to them. They don't even know what it means to take precautions against things and to make rules for things. However, the concept of the legal system is closely related to the lives of the common people. We should put the concept of the legal system under the laws of our ancestors in the basic law."
Zhao Yan nodded and said, "It should be so. If the concept of the law of the rule of law is not listed as the outline of the basic law, the chief judge of the border state may lack a basis when making a judgment. Before this, when we made a judgment, we always quoted the precedents of the chief judge and then quoted the law of the rule of law in it to make a judgment."
After saying that, the two looked at Zhang Fei again.
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Of course I agree, but how should I say it to appear more humble."
"Ha ha.!"
After discussing some matters concerning the Basic Law, they went outside to bask in the sun and sip tea.
"Mr. Fu, Grand Judge, have you read the newspapers and magazines from the past two days?" Zhao Yan suddenly asked.
Fu Bi frowned and said, "Are you talking about the inheritance dispute case?"
Zhang Fei asked curiously, "Why don't I know about this?"
Zhao Yan said, "It was a man named Li Bian from Fengqiu County. He came all the way from Fengqiu County to the capital to file a complaint. He was very confident in what he said and even spent money to publish it in the newspapers, saying that most of his inheritance was taken away by his eldest brother. Using newspapers to seek justice is a precedent."
Zhang Fei was more curious and asked, "Is it because the imperial court refused to accept his lawsuit, or is he unwilling to accept his defeat?"
Zhao Yan stroked his beard and said, "The Imperial Court rejected his lawsuit because he had no evidence to prove what he said. According to the Civil Law, whoever files the lawsuit must provide evidence."
Fu Bi said, "But according to Li Bian's article, he has been helping the family with business affairs, while his eldest brother has been handling farm affairs. When his father died, he was out doing business, and when he returned home, he only got some farmland. But he thought that his father should have left the farmland to his eldest brother and the business to him, but his father did not make a will."
Zhao Yan added: "He also stated in the article that because his eldest brother was at home all year round, his servants were all on his side.
Therefore, I also thought of a problem, that is, some relatively disadvantaged people may not be able to obtain evidence when facing civil disputes, and the Legal Aid Department has no power to investigate and is understaffed, which makes it easy for them to suffer losses when facing large landowners. "
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "This is indeed a problem. Let's send this case to the Supreme Court. I will make a ruling and rule that in civil lawsuits, even if the plaintiff has no evidence, if the court believes that the plaintiff's doubts are reasonable, it should send someone to assist the Legal Aid Department in the investigation, or directly send someone to investigate."
Fu Bi asked, "How do we determine whether it is reasonable or not?"
Zhang Fei said: "It depends on the judge's judgment. The law cannot regulate every detail. Some things still require the judge's ability. We can only give them power in law."
Fu Bi nodded slightly.
Zhao Yan also said: "I think this is the only way."
So, Zhao Yan found Li Bian and asked him to appeal to the Supreme Imperial Court.
Zhang Fei also gave his verdict and asked the Fengqiu Imperial Court to investigate.
It can be seen that although Zhang Fei does not have to deal with various cases every day like when he was in the imperial court of Hezhong Prefecture or the procuratorate, and seems to be relatively idle, his power has increased a lot. The cases he judges are almost equivalent to the law, and everyone has to handle the case according to his judgment.
At present, the Song Dynasty was in a state of striving for progress in all aspects, and everything was thriving. However, the Western Xia was gradually falling into a desperate situation.
Wang Shao adopted the suggestions of Ma Tianhao and Lu Bin and tried to alienate the relationship between Western Xia and the various ethnic groups in Tubo, and the effect was immediate.
The Xixia nobles in Ganzhou and Suzhou saw how prosperous Hehuang was, which originally belonged to them, but the imperial court strictly prohibited trade with the Song Dynasty.
Since I'm not good, you can forget about it either.
Preventing Xizhou from trading with the Western Regions is also a way of weakening Xizhou, which is in the interests of Western Xia.
The key is to rob caravans, which is their traditional skill.
I really can't find any reason not to rob.
So.!
Xizhou, the government office.
Wang Shao sat on it and said to the Tibetan chieftains: "You are all reasonable people. We, the Song Dynasty, have no intention of going to war with Xixia. We in the Xihe region just want to live in peace and stability, do good trade, make some money, and live a good life.
It was the Queen Mother of Western Xia who, in pursuit of power, unilaterally banned trade with our dynasty. To be honest, this has indeed affected the prosperity of our Xizhou, but even so, we still do not want to go to war with Western Xia.
Why?
It is because in the past fifty years, the Hehuang region has been at war repeatedly, and we have finally had a moment of peace. I really don't want to destroy this hard-earned peace, but now they have sent troops from Ganzhou and Suzhou to rob our caravans, intending to disrupt our trade."
A chieftain slammed the table and stood up, "Envoy Wang, there is no need to say more. That old witch from Western Xia has gone too far. We are willing to help your country and fight against Western Xia together."
Some chiefs also nodded repeatedly.
They became even more angry.
Because the Western Xia could not gain any advantage in the Xihe area, they went to the Tubo area further west to rob. Isn't this just picking on the weak? The key point is that these tribes had chosen to submit to the Western Xia after the Song army entered Hehuang.
Is this how you treat us?
But some chiefs looked embarrassed.
"Why!"
Wang Shao raised his hand and said, "I just said that we don't want to start a war, nor do we want the people here to suffer in the flames of war, and we don't want to make things difficult for you. You can only choose one of the two.
I have invited you all here for only one purpose, which is to work together to preserve the trade in Hehuang. Together we will send troops to protect the trade route from the harassment of Xixia."
These words immediately won the approval of all the chiefs.
In fact, some of their chiefs were unwilling to break off relations with Western Xia, but if everyone united to protect their own trade routes, there would be no problem.
Having said that, the once powerful Tubo is now divided into pieces and can only survive in the cracks. It is really sad.
Wang Shao immediately signed a trade protection agreement with the chiefs of each tribe, stipulating that each tribe would provide a certain number of troops and that the Xizhou Police Station would be in charge of the unified command to protect the passage of the caravan.
Of course, the Song Dynasty contributed the most, both in terms of money and people.
But for the Song Dynasty, this was a sure win. At least it could pull all these tribes to its side and ensure that there were no enemies in the west. At the same time, the entire southern line of Western Xia would face pressure.
Nowadays, the most lively area is no longer the Xihe area, but Suizhou, Yanzhou and other places in the north.
Originally, the trading posts between the Song Dynasty and Western Xia were both located on the northern line, and the main trade exchanges also went this way. Xihe was mainly for trade with the Western Regions.
It’s just that the Song Dynasty had banned it before, so the merchants had no choice. Now Western Xia had unilaterally banned it, but the Song Dynasty had an encouraging policy and even allowed Western Xia salt to enter the country. At the same time, many people within Western Xia also firmly supported trade with the Song Dynasty.
Encouraged by this, the smugglers went crazy and the transaction volume increased several times compared to the previous market.
Of course, the fight was intense.
The Queen Mother of Western Xia saw that the border soldiers were also engaging in smuggling, so she came up with a vicious plan, which was to allow the border soldiers to rob those caravans. No matter whether they were from their own country or the Song Dynasty, no matter how much they robbed, it would be theirs.
With a knife in hand, he still goes smuggling. He should be more courageous. Just rob!
This indeed directly cut off trade with the Song Dynasty and made the border even more chaotic. Local merchants from Western Xia who passed by were in danger of being robbed, so the soldiers let them go, forcing them to join the smugglers and arm themselves.
The first firearms battalion had followed the smugglers and secretly entered the territory of Western Xia to assist the internal opposition forces of Western Xia in their battles.
Suizhou.
I saw a group of generals standing on the playground, carrying a copper musket with great interest.
Zhong Pu said, "Father, this musket still has the possibility of exploding. Why don't I demonstrate it to you?"
Zhong Yan said: "I heard that copper muskets rarely explode."
Zhong Pu nodded shyly, "This copper musket is indeed much more stable than the iron musket."
Zhong Yan immediately said, "Then stop talking and tell me how to do this."
"yes."
Zhong Pu said: "Actually, this is very simple. Father, you just need to move the wooden pole on the left to light the fire."
Zhong Yan moved the wooden pole on the left as he was told, and saw the line of fire hanging above the gun barrel slowly move down and accurately enter the gunpowder tank.
Suddenly, flames splashed and there was a bang!
Zhong Yan was immediately very surprised and laughed, "Great, great, this design is really great. Who came up with this idea?"
Zhong Pu said: "This was the idea of a crossbow repairman in our camp."
"There will be a huge reward, there will be a huge reward!"
Zhong Yan added: "Also, I recommend this craftsman to the Military Equipment Bureau. All firearms in the future must be made in this way. It would be a waste of manpower to find another person to light the fire."
"yes."
Firearms have to be used on the battlefield in order to continue to develop. After all, the craftsmen in the Military Equipment Supervision Bureau only care about the production process, power and accuracy. As for whether you send more people to ignite, they don't pay much attention to it.
Of course, after becoming a business, they will also consider that they have to sell firearms, so they have to consider the user experience.
As users, the soldiers care not only about power, but mainly about ease of use.
Soon after the firearms were put into use on the battlefield, feedback was immediately received, and then the craftsmen on the front lines came up with ways to improve the firearms.
In fact, this kind of small mechanism is different from smelting technology. As long as you have the need, craftsmen can still do it. However, if you want to improve the smelting technology, it really requires the right time, place and people.
At this time, Zhe Jishi and his men came over. "Although this firearm is not as convenient as a bow and arrow, it is really powerful. Ordinary leather armor can't stop it at all. After being hit, you will immediately lose your combat capability. I don't think there is any problem in replacing the crossbowmen at the moment."
Yao Si smiled and said, "I think it's only a matter of time before bows and arrows are replaced. A firearms operator only needs half a month of training, but an archer needs at least one or two years of training!
At first we didn't dare to send too many archers in, but we relied on these firearms to repel the enemy's attacks several times and caused them to suffer heavy losses. This is perfect for defense."
Zhong Yan said: "It just so happens that the imperial court has also sent an order requiring us to move cautiously and not to attack. Otherwise, we will be punished by military law."
At this point, he sighed, "It's a pity that we can't let the cannons in for the time being. The power of the cannons is much greater than that of the muskets!"
There was constant good news from the northwest, and the first report on firearms was also sent to the capital.
At present, the country is also waging a spy war with the Liao Kingdom. Both sides are making frequent moves, and the negotiations in Hedong have also reached a deadlock. After Wang Shao proposed the annual tribute, the Liao envoy was a little annoyed and threatened that if the Song Dynasty increased the annual tribute by 500,000 strings of cash, the border could be redrawn.
However, the Liao army has not yet entered the disputed area, which shows that they are still reluctant to pay the annual tribute, but the situation is still very tense.
It becomes crucial to find out the other party's intentions.
The Security Department of the Song Dynasty caught a spy from the Liao Dynasty at a post station in Daming Prefecture. The guy was working in the post station disguised as a cook. After interrogation, it was discovered that the Liao Dynasty had asked him to specifically inquire about the annual tribute.
At the same time, the Song Dynasty's spies in the Liao Kingdom also had a difficult time, because the Liao Kingdom was also trying to capture the Song Dynasty's spies. They only knew that the Liao Kingdom was also mobilizing troops.
The Imperial Palace.
"The Liao Kingdom sent people to inquire about the annual tribute. It is obviously to test our strength and see if we intend to tear up the Chanyuan Alliance."
Zhang Fei said: "The people in Hedong are asking for a lot of money. They are probably testing us to see if we are planning to exchange the annual tribute for territory."
Zhao Xu nodded. "But according to the news from Liao, they may actually send troops. However, the production of firearms has just started. Even if we purchase and produce artillery at all costs, it will take at least another year to deploy a certain number of firearms in Hebei."
Zhang Fei thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty can send a special envoy to Xixia to show goodwill, saying that as long as Xixia continues to open trade and resume exchanges, we are willing to revive the Qingli Conference."
Zhao Xu immediately said: "We have forced Xixia into a dead end. How can we give them a chance to breathe? If we want to resume the Qingli Agreement, we have to pay them annual tribute. How can we do that?"
Since Song Shenzong ascended the throne, there has been constant fighting with Western Xia. In the third year of Xining, when Song Shenzong decided to prepare for war, the Qingli Agreement was temporarily shelved.
Zhang Fei explained: "Based on the situation in Western Xia, the Queen Mother of Western Xia has no way to retreat. Without completely resolving the struggle with the King of Western Xia, it is impossible for her to discuss the restoration of Qingli with us.
All of this was done for the Liao Kingdom to see, because the root of the matter always stems from our war against Western Xia. If we want to confuse the Liao Kingdom, we have to start with Western Xia.
Our battle plan against Xixia is mainly defensive. We can also let the Zhe family send a troop to Taiyuan Prefecture for defense, so that the Liao Kingdom knows that we have strategically given up attacking Xixia and are fully committed to defending against possible invasions from the Liao Kingdom. At the same time, we can send people to deliver annual tribute with great fanfare, which also hints to the Liao Kingdom that we have no intention of becoming an enemy, but if they are aggressive, we will not compromise. "
Zhao Xu nodded slightly and asked again: "Is there no situation in Dengzhou?"
Zhang Fei said: "It went very smoothly over there."
Zhao Xu asked curiously, "Why is there no movement at all in Liao?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "At present, the Liao Kingdom has not fought against any foreign countries, so we can't see any effect. Only when the Liao Kingdom sends troops and the Liao Lord's strength is directed to the outside and weakened, our plan can show its effect."
Zhao Xu gritted his teeth and said, "Give me another year!"
He is not so afraid of the Liao Kingdom now, after all, its national strength is developing too rapidly.
After talking with Zhang Fei, Zhao Xu held a meeting with important officials such as Wen Yanbo and Wang Anshi to discuss how to respond.
He also slowly explained their actions in Western Xia from the side. After all, the strategy had been unified, and both Wang Anshi and Wen Yanbo were hardliners in the court, so there was no need for Zhao Xu to hide everything.
However, he only said that it was the Liao Kingdom that was asking for an exorbitant amount of money again and wanted to increase the annual tribute, and he did not tell them that it was actually his side that was using the annual tribute as a bargaining chip to negotiate with the other side.
They generally agreed with Zhang Fei's plan, but Wang Anshi still had reservations about transferring troops from the northwest to Taiyuan. He believed that Western Xia was already very weak, an opportunity for war might arise at any time, and the Queen Mother of Western Xia might also fight to the death. At this time, the focus of defense should be the northwest.
In the end, Wen Yanbo came up with Han Qi's proposal back then, which was to use Hebei, Hedong and Shaanxi as a unified defense. At the same time, by unlocking the warehouses, he allocated money to the northwest and let the merchants use the money to recruit more warriors from the territory of Western Xia. Then, he could draw out part of the Western Army to defend Taiyuan Prefecture.
In addition, Sima Guang also suggested that the news should not be leaked for the time being, so as not to cause panic and stop the momentum of domestic development.
For the Song Dynasty, the war has actually been delayed for more than a year. It is not that it cannot fight, but if it can be delayed for another year, the situation will be greatly favorable for the Song Dynasty!
Zhao Xu appointed a special envoy to go to Western Xia to congratulate its ruler on his personal rule and to discuss the restoration of the Qingli Agreement.
This clearly shows support for their leader.
Zhang Fei also asked people to spread the news to Xihe in order to win the hearts of the people of Xihe. Look, we in the Song Dynasty don’t want to fight, we just want to make some money from trade. We are defenders of peace.
He also secretly allocated 5 million strings of cash to Jiekupu in the northwest as start-up capital for recruiting Xixia warriors.
However, domestic development is still proceeding in an orderly manner.
On the surface, everything seems to be fine.
Moreover, everyone was doing their own job and no longer fighting with each other. Even Lu Huiqing, who loved to fight, gradually focused on his political achievements.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to fight, but that he can’t fight.
The chief judge was watching from the side.
Still relying on words to impeach?
There is a ball for that.
The key is that those officials dare not break the law. Not to mention the public security, procuratorate and courts, the Censorate has also become more and more powerful. The Judicial Supervision Department not only supervises judicial officials, they also supervise all illegal acts of officials.
There was no surprise at all that the Song Dynasty envoy was directly blocked outside the border and was not even allowed to enter the door. This is purely disgusting!
Empress Dowager Liang: I am fucking air. You, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, didn't even mention me. What does that mean?
Zhao Xu didn't care about this at all. He was even afraid that Queen Dowager Liang would compromise, which would be embarrassing.
Moreover, there was a bumper harvest in the Song Dynasty this year. Even the stagnant Hebei province began to burst into life. Tax revenue finally reached the level of thirty years ago, which was not easy.
The fiscal revenues of all regions are growing steadily, but the main source of the boom is still in Jiangnan, because the tax currency invested in Jiangnan this year has greatly stimulated the economy of Jiangnan.
In addition, this year, 20,000 shi of grain were transported to Dengzhou from Fujian and other places by sea.
Faced with such a prosperous scene, Zhao Xu decided to change the reign title, and against all odds, he changed the title to Feilong next year.
Zhang family.
"Flying dragon?"
Xu Zhiqian said: "This era name is quite strange."
Zhang Fei asked: "Is it because it's too rustic?"
"earth?"
"That's it. There's just no cultural background."
He really didn't understand this.
Xu Zun smiled and said, "It has nothing to do with this. It's just that the reign titles of our dynasty have always been restrained and benevolent. The reign title of Feilong is too arrogant and is often used in times of war. During the chaotic times at the end of the Tang Dynasty, many regimes liked to use similar reign titles, so many people in the court didn't like it. In fact, a servant had proposed 'Yuanfeng' before, but the emperor insisted on this reign title."
Xu Zhiqian asked: "Zhang San, do you know the meaning of this?"
Zhang Fei shrugged and said, "Perhaps the emperor wants to go to heaven."
Xu Zun was so frightened that he trembled and shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about here?"
I don’t know if you readers have noticed that this book is almost coming to an end. This is because the definition I gave to the protagonist is relatively narrow. As far as the law is concerned, even the economic aspect is promoted through the law. The core content has basically been written. The protagonist will not have much opportunity to play in the subsequent war, and it will not be written in detail.
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