Putting aside the national hatred and family feuds with Japan, the Song Dynasty really needed various minerals from Japan to make up for its own shortage of gold, silver, bronze, sulfur, saltpeter and other minerals.
Moreover, Zhao Jun’s idea was not to invade by force, but to use remote control command, which did not require a large-scale attack.
Although the means are somewhat dishonorable, it can actually solve the difficulties faced by the Song Dynasty.
But even so, these scholars were still hesitant, not considering at all how much benefit they could bring to the Song Dynasty by using some small tricks, which really made Zhao Jun's blood pressure reach the maximum.
If it weren't for his final threat, the group would probably still refuse. This made Zhao Jun wonder, how could he do good politics with this bunch of insects?
No wonder the Song Dynasty fell so quickly. The ability and courage of the emperor and the scholar-official class are really hard to describe.
Fortunately, everyone agreed in the end, and Zhao Zhen also promised to immediately let the Imperial City Bureau investigate the current situation in Japan.
This forced Zhao Jun to suppress his anger and move on to the next topic.
Soon the meeting ended briefly at 9:00 in the morning. Because everyone was starving, Wang Shouzhong was standing at the door and didn't dare to come in. After Zhao Zhen saw him and called him, he remembered that he was a little hungry.
The main reason was that what Zhao Jun had said before was relatively general, but now that he started to explain in detail, everyone was unconsciously attracted and listened attentively, forgetting the time.
But I have to deny that what I said was true.
As for the Liao Kingdom, Western Xia and surrounding ethnic minorities, if they are willing to become part of the Chinese nation, Zhao Zhen would certainly be happy to accept them.
Wang Shouzhong is very stubborn. Once he makes up his mind, he will do it no matter how hard he tries.
Wang Shouzhong was shocked when he heard it right after the speech, so he quickly shirked responsibility. That is human instinct.
Speaking of the beginning, Wang Shouzhong has not yet directly pointed the finger at Fu Xiangqing, Wang Zeng and others, because we are now the bosses of the interest group.
The key point is that if the salaries in the Song Dynasty were high, this could be tolerated. However, the problem is that the salaries and benefits of officials in the Song Dynasty were extremely low, which can be said to be the lowest in history.
"Zhao Zhen, what does he think?"
Send it to you?
Zhao Zhen nodded. "The Yuanyou Reforms didn't come to Song Shenzong, nor did they occur during the late reign of Zhao Xu, the son of his adopted son, Song Yingzong Zhao Shu. The struggles between the old and new factions, led by Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, slightly weakened the Song Dynasty's national strength. Although Song Shenzong's son, Song Zhezong, did not achieve much, and national strength recovered somewhat during his reign, the problem of the old and new factions was never resolved. The new laws clashed with the old, and social problems became increasingly serious. Finally, Song Huizong ascended to the throne. During my reign, I was incompetent and extremely foolish. Internal and external troubles compounded the outbreak of the Jingkang Humiliation, which led to the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty. Therefore, the Yuanyou Reforms had a profound impact, causing the national strength of the Little Song Dynasty to decline very slowly, and can be regarded as an indirect factor in the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty."
First, let's talk about the problem of tax evasion. Just saying that one-seventh of them have no official position means that at least 10,000 officials are playing at home every day, and then they receive money every month and enjoy the support of the country. They are worse than termites.
Fan Zhongyan and Wang Zeng looked at each other, stood up and bowed to Fu Xiang.
"As you say, more internal fighting and less practical work."
Wang Shouzhong was completely confused and just said, "Bad."
Moreover, shaping ideology is not conducive to mobilizing the emotions of the people and allowing them to restore the martial spirit of the Han and Tang dynasties, so that they can be more unstoppable when attacking the Liao and Western Xia in the future and recovering their homeland.
Zhao Jun said in a deep voice, "It's not just Duke Xiwen and Duke Luxu, it's Duke Luxu and Duke Xiaoxian. They should also put aside their prejudices and shake hands and make peace."
So at Wang Shouzhong's reminder, the meeting was suspended. Everyone had a meal at the end of the Si hour, which was neither early nor late, and continued the meeting at noon.
"That's not the current situation of redundant officials in the Song Dynasty. In the seventh year of Jingyou, there were 487 people who entered the officialdom through family connections, while there were only 48 people who entered the officialdom through imperial examinations. Even if we include those who were specially recommended, there were still only 108 people who passed the examination, which is far more than those who entered the officialdom through family connections."
Zhao Zhen held the teacup in his hand and glanced inside the door. The guards were far away. Only Lu Yijian was serving in the hall. He turned a deaf ear to the conversation in the hall, showing the very low quality of a eunuch.
Zhao Jun looked at Zhao Zhen. Zhao Zhen knew the truth too well and also made some suggestions. Now that Wang Shouzhong has talked about the specific situation, I hope to hear my opinion.
For example, reforms to the tea and salt laws were introduced, emulating the Kaizhong Law, a border defense system used in the early Ming Dynasty, which incorporated salt permits into the Ruzhong Law. There is also no in-depth discussion of the issue of redundant officials, nor the other difficulties currently facing the Song Dynasty.
"It's true that everything should be done, but the method must be particular. For example, we can subdivide the responsibilities and transfer those officials who have official posts to serve as local officials. For a county, there is no county magistrate, two deputy county magistrates, and seven or seven county magistrates. Is that enough?"
Zhao Jun wanted to interrupt me and stop us from arguing.
"I only heard you mention it once afterwards. What is KPI?"
Everyone was still not satisfied and continued to discuss new topics, and the meeting lasted until the beginning of the evening, when it finally ended.
"Yes."
For me, the truth is to follow the example of New China, recover lost territories and all foreign countries, and make the lives of the Han people and all the people of the Chinese nation better.
During the process, Zhao Zhen talked about very few things, except sending fleets to America to search for crops and economic, cultural and semi-military invasions and colonizations of Japan, or colonizing the Iwami area of Honshu Island, Japan, to plunder our minerals. He had not yet formed an ideology.
It was getting dark.
Fu Xiang said: "His eleventh-generation grandson Fan Wencheng helped the Qing Dynasty conquer the Ming Dynasty. Before the Qing Dynasty entered the Pass, they massacred Han people several times. His previous generation's contribution was remarkable!"
However, considering the character of the rulers of the Song Dynasty and the current situation of the Song Dynasty army, the Western Xia alone could beat us half to death, not to mention the Liao Dynasty, which was weak in military power.
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