Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 123 The Song Dynasty is no longer Daddy's

Once you say something, you have to fulfill it.

How to get rid of redundant soldiers?
Who is redundant and who is not? How to judge?

Whether it was the imperial guards or the garrison troops of the Song Dynasty, each of them had a family with them, and many of them lived together in the same military camp.

It sounds easy for you to say get rid of redundant soldiers, but how are this family, young and old, going to live in the future?
Zhao Xin asked Yu Jing to come up with a plan first.

To be on the safe side, Yu Jing then asked Zhao Xin for permission to walk around and take a look at the military camp.

Zhao Xin naturally approved it.

then……

Yu Jing saw that many wives and daughters of the imperial guards lived in extreme poverty.

The imperial guards were already poor, let alone the soldiers from other places.

of course!

It is impossible that there are people in the army who are drawing a salary without doing any work, and it is impossible that there are no people with connections.

It is even more impossible that there is no delicious food and drink.

When they saw that most of the wives and daughters of the imperial guards and soldiers lived in poverty, while some individual generals enjoyed a life of luxury, there was no doubt that the ones who would leave would be these redundant soldiers.

But how many of these people are there?

It doesn't seem to be redundant.

You can only say that they have poor military discipline and are incompetent, but you can't say they are redundant.

After all, the ones who are redundant are still the poor majority.

of course!

It doesn't mean that you can't be laid off just because you are poor.

If you don't act like a soldier and have no fighting ability, you should be dismissed. But after being dismissed, you must find another place to go.

And this place has already been there.

From Xuchang to Nanyang, a large number of manpower is urgently needed.

Yu Jing was very glad that he could come up with such a good idea, but then he thought, if His Royal Highness Prince Yu hadn't arranged all this in advance, would he be able to do it so easily?
After Yu Jing thought about it at home, he felt more like His Royal Highness the Prince of Yu might have had this idea a long time ago, but he just happened to mention it, and then His Royal Highness the Prince of Yu just happened to ask him to do it.

But then Yu Jing shook his head again.

It shouldn’t be that exaggerated!

but……

Considering the distinct look in His Royal Highness Prince Yu's eyes, it might be possible.

However, what he wanted to touch the most were the delicious food and spicy drinks.

Because these people are the most useless.

But how do these people move?
In fact, Yu Jing is not a fool.

If he touches these people, he will surely be retaliated against by them.

Giving advice to His Royal Highness Prince Yu is one thing, but doing it yourself is another.

Could he pretend not to see these people?
That won’t work either.

What do you say……

What should be done with these people?

The number of children in his family is no less than that in Yan Shu's family.

Three sons and six daughters.

You say, if His Royal Highness Prince Yu really gets angry and removes this "redundant official" from his position, how will he support his family?

then……

Yu Jing was stuck here.

even……

He also had to invite Ouyang Xiu and others to drink together and then complain to them.

"Tell me! If I tell His Royal Highness Prince Yu that I want to dismiss all those unusable generals and soldiers, will His Royal Highness Prince Yu protect these people for the sake of the current situation?"

Others also said foolishly: "I believe so."

Yu Jing then asked: "Then do you have any ideas to make these redundant soldiers withdraw on their own and stop serving in the army?"

Everyone was drunk, but they all waved their hands and shook their heads.

Yu Jing picked up the wine glass and drank while sighing, "It's difficult! I'm afraid that I'm really going to be removed from this redundant position."

Ouyang Xiu also managed to hold on a bit of spirit and said: "Why don't you just tell His Royal Highness Prince Yu directly!" Yu Jing also asked: "Is it okay to tell him directly?"

"Whether to listen or not is up to His Royal Highness Prince Yu." Ouyang Xiu replied dignifiedly.

After saying that, he collapsed completely.

Of course! Yu Jing didn’t listen to Ouyang Xiu’s latter sentence.

He just heard it and just said no.

Maybe, if I directly admit to His Royal Highness the Prince of Yu that I am indeed a redundant official, then His Royal Highness the Prince of Yu might not dismiss me because of my honesty.

When faced with redundant soldiers, you are likely to cause a mutiny, especially when the interests of many people are involved.

If you retreat, you are doing nothing.

If we advance, we will die; if we retreat, we will also die.

I just don’t know…

If he really said that at that time, how would His Royal Highness Prince Yu react?

So the next day...

It is already mid-to-late February.

Yu Jing then honestly told Zhao Xin the difficulties of removing the redundant soldiers.

He said with a dejected look on his face: "Your Highness Prince Yu! Previously, I underestimated the difficulty of getting rid of the redundant troops. It is really not that easy to get rid of the redundant troops."

Zhao Xin is not his father.

Zhao Xin would really demote people to Lingnan.

and so……

It is understandable that Yu Jing was scared.

The reason why the censors of the Song Dynasty could act with impunity was that they did not have to bear any responsibility at all.

There is a saying that goes, the more you do, the more mistakes you make. As for the censors of the Song Dynasty, if they do more, they will never make mistakes. It will only bring them more political achievements.

of course!

Zhao Xin didn't say that this was a bad thing.

Many people may think that when the country is at peace, it is a good thing that someone dares to stand up and speak out against the country.

It’s better than those who know there is a problem but don’t say anything, right?
For example, his teacher, Yan Shu, was almost such a person.

however……

The problem of the Song Dynasty did not lie here. The problem of the Song Dynasty was that these censors had too much power and say, even to the point where they could threaten the imperial power and block the emperor's door.

There were also people like Han Qi who started to submit joint petitions with others.

Zhao Xin felt that this was how his father spoiled these people.

The consequence of these censors having too much power is that they are dissatisfied with everyone and they complain about whatever makes them unhappy. The ultimate result is factional strife.

However, Yu Jing actually gave in so quickly, which was somewhat beyond Zhao Xin's expectations.

after all……

In his impression, the civil servants of the Song Dynasty are generally strong and unyielding. How come the other party is so cowardly?

I guess it depends on the food you eat.

I guess I understand now that the Song Dynasty no longer belongs to my father, but to me.

After all, he is the one who will really send Wang Gongchen to Lingnan.

Not much more cruel than the government.

And look at Han Qi, Han Qi is silent now. It seems that he suddenly became quiet and obedient.

Han Qi currently doesn't know Zhao Xin well, so he doesn't dare to act rashly.

Moreover, Han Qi's family is very good at taking sides.

Today, His Royal Highness Prince of Yu is in power. If you go against His Royal Highness Prince of Yu, you will only make things difficult for yourself.

The key is……

Han Qi was not sure whether His Royal Highness the Prince of Yu was a reasonable person.

It’s a pity that I can’t go back to Tokyo in person.

Hearing news from thousands of miles away is never as good as meeting someone in person.

(End of this chapter)