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The content of Jingyou's restructuring was finalized, and it was almost seven o'clock in the evening.
Everyone should go home.
According to past practice, Zhao Zhen would send Zhao Jun back.
The grandfather and grandson chatted as they walked, and the content of their conversation was usually not about court affairs, but about life.
Zhao Zhen would sometimes ask Zhao Jun if he was used to living in the Song Dynasty, whether he should find a wife sooner, or how convenient life was in later generations.
Ask about each other's well-being and exchange feelings.
This can also be regarded as an opportunity for both sides to enhance friendship.
But today Fan Zhongyan followed him stubbornly, following his lead closely.
Although strictly speaking, Fan Zhongyan's home is also in Xicheng, in Daguan Lane of the West Outer City, which is quite convenient for Zhao Jun, both are in the west.
But usually Fan Zhongyan would go first, and he would not go through Xihua Gate, but would go east from Linhua Gate to exit Houyuan, then go north to exit Gongchen Gate, and then go directly to Liangmen from Liangmenli Street in the west.
If he went through Xihua Gate, he would have to go south to the palace gate first, and then go northwest to Liang Gate after exiting Xihua Gate. In terms of the distance, he would have to take a long detour.
So today's behavior is obviously abnormal.
Zhao Zhen could tell that this guy had something to say to Zhao Jun, so he walked to Yanfu Palace and said to Zhao Jun, "Grandson, I will send you here today."
"good."
Zhao Jun nodded, then instructed: "Brother, you should spend more time with the Queen these days. Even if you don't like her, she is still the Emperor's wife and may give birth to a prince in the future. You should treat her well."
During this period, their relationship was relatively good, and they treated each other equally. Moreover, in history, when Lu Yijian and Bao Zheng advised Zhao Zhen, they were even more blunt in their words.
So even if this was considered interfering in Zhao Zhen's family affairs, at least for Zhao Jun, and even people like Lu Yijian and Bao Zheng, it was nothing.
What's more, the emperor's family affairs are no trivial matters, especially those concerning the princes. Every year, the ministers have to give Zhao Zhen some advice.
Zhao Zhen nodded his chin and said, "I understand. Don't worry, Grandson. I will go to Kunning Palace later."
"Then I'll go back first."
Zhao Jun waved his hand, indicating that he was leaving.
He walked in front, Fan Zhongyan bowed to Zhao Zhen, and followed in small steps.
Wang Shouzhong sent them to Xihua Gate on behalf of Zhao Zhen, but Wang Shouzhong followed obediently behind, about seven or eight meters away, neither far nor near, and seemed unable to hear the sound of their voices.
Fan Zhongyan came to Zhao Jun and asked in a relatively light tone, "This reform is good. It seems to be able to solve the problem of low efficiency of officials."
"It's hard to say."
Zhao Jun shook his head. "This is just a temporary accountability system, but if these people aren't motivated, rewarded, or punished, I'm afraid the policy won't be implemented in the future."
"Then why are you still helping the evil?"
Fan Zhongyan frowned and said, "We agreed to support my Qingli New Deal and change the current situation of redundant officials in the Song Dynasty. Now you have given so many officials positions. Isn't this exacerbating the redundancy?"
"Wrong." Zhao Jun raised a finger and said, "First, this isn't about aiding and abetting evil, but about the lack of rules and order."
"Without rules, there will be no order?" Fan Zhongyan was confused and didn't understand what it meant.
"good."
Zhao Jun responded, "If we want to solve the problem of redundant officials, we can't just rely on you and your friends to act brute-force. We must use a certain method, and right now, I'm establishing my own set of rules."
Ever since Lü Yijian first asked Yan Shu to persuade Zhao Zhen to summon him and grant him the title of Jinshi, he had already begun to slowly step into the officialdom of the Song Dynasty and understand its situation.
Later, through various things, I gradually understood the rules and began to establish my own rules.
In a sense, this is also thanks to Lu Yijian, from whom he learned a lot of conspiracies and tricks, and from Yan Shu, Wang Zeng, Wang Sui, Song Shou, Cai Qi, Sheng Du and others, he learned the principles of governing.
Lü Yijian and his colleagues wanted to enter the officialdom, which meant they wanted to enter their world of rules. So why not establish their own set of rules to define this political system?
This is what Zhao Jun has been feeling these days. Some of it was slowly explored, and some was a flash of inspiration. Compared to before, he has grown and matured a lot.
Fan Zhongyan was no fool. After a moment's thought, he tentatively asked, "Does this reform mean establishing a set of rules?"
"certainly."
Zhao Jun spread his hands and said, "Think about it, how many redundant officials are there in the Song Dynasty?"
"About 10,000."
"After my reform, a large number of idle officials got jobs. Should they thank me?"
"That's right, I am them, and I have to thank you too."
Fan Zhongyan sarcastically said, "It was originally just an idle official position, with a monthly salary of only a few strings of cash. After being assigned, the monthly salary has doubled, and the expenses of redundant officials have increased even more."
"It's still wrong. That's my second point."
Zhao Jun raised his second finger and said, "I'm not doing this to increase the number of redundant officials. On the contrary, it's to solve the problem of redundant officials."
Fan Zhongyan looked at him silently.
After Zhao Jun's explanation, he actually understood the difference between Wang Anshi's reforms and the Yuanfeng reforms.
But the problem is that his Qingli New Deal is different from Wang Anshi's reforms.
Wang Anshi's reforms were aimed at changing the poverty and weakness of the Song Dynasty. He hoped that through government intervention in private lending, he could ease the increasingly acute internal contradictions.
The New Policies of the Qingli Period addressed the problem of redundant officials, established strict systems, dismissed a large number of idle officials, and cracked down on officials who entered the government through family connections, thus solving the problem of the court having to pay tens of millions of strings of cash in salaries to so many officials in the Song Dynasty every year.
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