The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 216 Want to Train Spy

Faced with Zhao Kuangyin's inquiry, Zhao Pu already had a countermeasure. This was part of his consideration, and he had rehearsed it countless times in his heart.

He didn't expect that the things he had prepared at the beginning would hit Zhao Kuangyin's muzzle, but this muzzle was also what Zhao Pu needed.

"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about this. I have thought of this solution a long time ago."

Zhao Pu was full of confidence, he dared to dig a hole long ago and waited for Zhao Kuangyin to jump, but in this way he also showed Zhao Pu's talent.

Zhao Pu doesn't know how happy he is now, he didn't expect to use all the things he prepared today.

It seems that the gods are still kind to me. My Zhao Pu's great luck is coming, and this is an unstoppable rhythm.

I calmed down my excited mood, and made my voice sound as stable as possible, without the slightest fluctuation.

"Your Majesty, this minister has also thought of it, we can also solve it in this way."

What Zhao Pu said was that the imperial court could set up special officials to be responsible for the collection of taxes at the local level.

They not only have the responsibility to transport the wealth back to the imperial court, but also make a budget for the development of the place in the next year.

Why do these budgets need to be made? This is the most important thing. If you think about it, the development of the ground reaction always needs a budget, right?

Originally, local governments had their own independent financial authority, and they had the final say on any budget.

But now this power is about to be taken back by the national government, which is more troublesome. I don't have the power to evaluate my own finances.

So let the officials of the newly established institution of the imperial court make an assessment to see how much the next stage can cost.

It cannot be much more, and of course it cannot be deliberately said to be less. These are related to the stability and prosperity of the locality.

After these specialized officials complete these tasks, they will give a detailed memorial to the imperial court, and the imperial court will conduct a detailed review.

Then, as the key point, these specialized officials will conduct a summary of the taxation of their localities.

Look at the total tax revenue this year and report it to the central court. At this time, the central government will send people to verify it to prevent you from corrupting the law.

After the verification is correct, it is time to start transporting the wealth back to the central government. Of course, at this time, the previous budget for the court will come in handy.

Under the supervision of the imperial envoy sent by the imperial court, this part of the budget needs to be left behind to leave a kindling for the local area.

In this way, most of the wealth has been taken back to the central government for unified deployment by the imperial court. At the same time, it has also left room for development for the local government. This is a best-of-both-worlds approach.

Zhao Pu racked his brains when he thought of a solution. It is no exaggeration to say that he really forgot to sleep and eat, which is nothing special.

Don't look at him opening his mouth to say it now, it seems very relaxed, but when he was thinking about it, how much trouble did he suffer?
So we should not only see the success of others, it seems easy to see their success, but who knows the hardships behind them?
From this point of view, successful people must have their merits. There is nothing to say about this, otherwise they would not be able to achieve success.

Zhao Kuangyin also bowed his head and remained silent. He was also thinking about the pros and cons of what Zhao Pu said, and whether it was feasible.

After all, he is the emperor of a big country, so he can't just implement it just because of Zhao Pu's words.

That's what Hunjun did, and I have to carefully consider it, and I can clearly see the pros and cons of it.

Generally speaking, this method is really good. By transporting local wealth to the central government, the central government can firmly grasp the financial power.

There is no way to implement local financial power, which can largely avoid local wealth and ability to rebel.

As for the issue of local development, the precise and strict budget has also left enough money for the local area, so that they will not have no room for development.

But this also has great disadvantages. If you think about it, the budget is a budget after all, and it is based on good weather.

If a catastrophe such as a flood or an earthquake suddenly occurs, the locality will absolutely not be able to provide timely and effective rescue.

Even if money can be allocated from the central government, the time wasted in this way is a lot of time.

If such a catastrophe was delayed for an extra moment, it would not be one or two people who died, but perhaps tens of thousands.

Zhao Kuangyin was thinking about this in his heart, not knowing how to deal with such a thing, and seeing if he could come up with a good solution.

But after much deliberation, I couldn't come up with any solution, which was something I couldn't do.

In fact, he himself has fallen into a vicious circle. He only thinks about how to solve the problem of the feudal town, and he doesn't pay attention to how to better manage the place.

After much deliberation, there is no result, but I still think that Zhao Pu's idea is still good. We can solve this important problem first, and we can take the rest slowly.

"Hahaha, well, this is a brilliant idea, Zhao Pu, sometimes I really want to see what's in your head."

Zhao Kuangyin was boasting that Zhao Pu had a lot of brains and would find a way. He also learned this way of boasting from Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu had been talking for a long time, and he had learned it without knowing it. He didn't expect to use it here involuntarily today.

Unexpectedly, at this time Zhao Pu heard this, but suddenly knelt on the ground, making Zhao Kuangyin also confused.

"Zhao Pu, what are you still doing? Hurry up!"

"Your Majesty is guilty, please punish him."

Not only did Zhao Pu have nothing else, but he even shouted that Zhao Kuangyin should be punished.

"Zhao Pu, this is what you did. It confuses me. What is your crime? Not only are you not guilty, but you have made meritorious deeds. The minister wants to reward you?"

Zhao Kuangyin still doesn't know what crime Zhao Pu said he was guilty of.

"Your Majesty, didn't you say you want to see what's in my head, don't you want to punish me?"

It turned out to be here, Zhao Kuangyin shook his head helplessly, and it was indeed the same as his reaction at that time, it seems that it is better to say less about such jokes in the future.

"Hahaha, it seems that you have misunderstood me. Get up. I'm still saying that you are capable. Come and make a few more drinks with me. I am happy today."

It turned out to be a joke. I thought I had made some mistake again. I was taken aback.

"The solution you mentioned, Zhao Pu, is really good. After thinking about it, it is really seamless. Then I will go back to the palace to draft an order, and it will be implemented tomorrow."

Zhao Kuangyin was talking to Zhao Pu while drinking wine.

Speaking of being in the palace at this time, Zhao Xu didn't rest, nor was he idle, but he didn't do anything serious either.

Of course he didn't do anything serious, not that he did something bad, but that he was joking with some beautiful wives and concubines.

"Sir, why do you think this Li Kui is so stupid? He knows that the wine is poisonous, but Song Jiang wants to kill him, so he is really stupid to drink it."

Wang Ling'er pouted her mouth, complaining about injustice.

It turned out that Zhao Xu was telling them stories when he was free and had nothing to do. He had so many stories, he couldn't tell them the story of killing people before.

So I told them the story of "Water Margin", but this story did not happen in the Song Dynasty.

Nonsense, now that the Song Dynasty has just established itself, can such a thing happen?He set the background of the story in an ancient era.

"I still think that Song Jiang wants to be an official too much. Otherwise, why would he call for security? As a result, so many people died, and even his best brother was killed when he was dying."

Song Yunting also stepped in and expressed her own opinions. She also has a lot of books and has some opinions of her own.

Gao Guiying and Fu Xuetong next to them just smiled and didn't say anything, and they just listened to it as a story.

"Okay, stop talking, you two girls. Song Jiang has been educated in the thought of loyalty to the emperor for many years, so naturally he cannot escape the fate of surrender."

"As for Li Kui, he attaches great importance to the friendship between brothers, knowing that it is poisoned wine, but he has no hesitation."

He has read this "Water Margin" countless times, so he naturally has some opinions of his own. Besides, he is also a ruling class now, so he can't support Song Jiang's rebellion!
At this time Liu Qinhu suddenly came in and said:
"Prince, just now the little eunuch at the emperor's side said that the emperor wants to see you when he comes back." Zhao Xu waved his hand and asked him to go out and wait.

"You go to the news first, I'll go to see Father, Tinger, Linger, take good care of the two sisters, and I will reward you when you come back."

Amidst the laughter and curses of the two women, Zhao Xu walked out of the gate.

"Where did the emperor come back from?" Zhao Xu asked Liu Qinhu beside him. After all, his Feng Ying was also secretly protecting the emperor.

"Prince, the emperor went to Mr. Zhao Pu's mansion today. The two drank for most of the night in Zhao's mansion. No one knew what they talked about, because the emperor didn't let anyone get close at that time."

"However, it is said that laughter came from them from time to time. It seems that the emperor and the others are talking about something happy again." Liu Qinhu then said.

"It seems that the father went to discuss some important matters with Zhao Pu again, and it seems that he still got a satisfactory answer. This Zhao Pu really has two brushes."

Zhao Xu thought to himself.

"By the way, is there any news about the temple I asked you to inquire about? It's been so long?" Zhao Xu did not forget the news that he was asked to inquire.

"The subordinate is incompetent, and there is still no news about it." Liu Qinhu lowered his head in shame, feeling ashamed that he would die.

Zhao Xu looked at him like this and comforted him:

"You don't have to blame yourself. This is a long-term and arduous task. I decide that you will pick a hundred people from Fengying and I will train them myself."

Zhao Xu had an idea in his mind. He wanted to train a group of spies himself. Now these spies were not professional for him.

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