As the prime ministers were talking, the door outside suddenly opened and a cold wind blew in.
The prime ministers of the Constitutional Council are not always there. Some prime ministers need to inspect various ministries, while others need to handle affairs. For example, Lao Fan went to the Ministry of War this morning to inquire about military affairs.
After the door opened, Old Fan came in, looking dusty. As soon as he came in, he shouted, "I have good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"
"Let's make it clear first."
Zhao Jun raised his head and looked at him.
Old Fan raised the document in his hand and said, "I was just at the Ministry of War when a document arrived from Annan. It said that Di Qing successfully destroyed Annan in September and supported the descendants of the former Le Dynasty to take the throne."
"oh?"
Zhao Jun laughed and said, "He set out in March, arrived in Yongzhou in June, and destroyed Annan in September?"
Fan Zhongyan said proudly: "That is my favorite general."
"It has nothing to do with you. He has been listening to me talk about military strategy. I trained him."
Zhao Jun was unhappy.
Which passionate young man in later generations does not have a dream of riding horses and conquering the Wolf's Lair?
But unfortunately, Zhao Jun held an important position and could not lead the troops personally.
certainly.
His military theory exists only in theory.
Although he was well-versed in the military books of great men, he was afraid that he would be very weak in actual operation and did not dare to go into battle.
But Di Qing was taught by him personally, so how could Old Fan take the credit?
"What's the point of you teaching him military tactics? I have to take him out to fight in order for him to grow up."
"You talk like you're so great! Yue Fei is almost recovering our territory. I've already told you who the enemy is and how they should attack us, yet you haven't even destroyed Xixia and Liao yet."
"You say it easily"
"Okay, stop arguing over the credit, both of you."
Lu Yijian coughed and said, "Let's talk about the bad news."
'Bad news'
Old Fan came over and sat down, throwing the documents in his hand onto the table. He reached into the iron table to warm himself by the fire and said, "On my way here, I saw a new document from the Jinzouyuan. I took it and took a look. Guess what I saw?"
"Can't you just say it all at once?"
Zhao Jun rolled his eyes.
Fan Zhongyan laughed and said, "I saw a memorial from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Road Office, saying that many landlords are organizing a protest against the new policies. The Jiangsu and Zhejiang Road Transport Commissioner asked us what we should do."
"What can we do? Suppression is enough."
Wang Zeng said calmly, "Now, many young and strong people across the country are being recruited by the court to repair canals or to reclaim wasteland and incorporate it into government farmland. How many people can these small landlords have under their command? What kind of trouble can they cause?"
"Okay then, I'll write a reply later and have Jiangzhe Road send people to suppress the rebellion!"
Fan Zhongyan said casually.
Although this was bad news, it was not a big deal.
There are various reasons for an uprising. If the common people live a prosperous and healthy life with enough food to eat, who would risk being beheaded to rebel?
Therefore, the more productivity there is and the more people have enough to eat, the less likely it is that rebellion or uprising will occur.
After several years of the New Policies of the Qingli Period, productivity has greatly increased. Even if there are disasters across the country, the court has the ability to provide disaster relief in the first place to prevent people from starving to death.
In this situation, although these landlords hold a lot of food and people, they also need the people under them to be willing to follow them in rebellion.
However, just as Fan Zhongyan was about to write his response.
Zhao Jun narrowed his eyes and said calmly, "No!"
"No what?"
Everyone looked at him in confusion.
“Don’t send anyone to suppress it!”
Zhao Jun looked at Lao Fan and said, "I'll review this note later."
"What do you want to do?"
Lü Yijian sensed something and looked at him warily, "Hanlong, are you making any big moves again?"
"What big move can there be?"
Zhao Jun smiled calmly and said, "I just told Jiangzhe Road to leave it alone."
Don't care?
Everyone frowned.
What does this mean?
If we don't do anything about it, won't the situation just get bigger and bigger?
Wait a minute.
Is the situation getting bigger and bigger?
Everyone looked at Zhao Jun, deep in thought.
Hanlong.
Still as cruel as ever.
(End of this chapter)
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