Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 535 Returning to Yi
Liu Renfeng also frowned slightly, and said unhappily: "Zimu has drunk two glasses of wine, why is he drunk? The amount of alcohol is too outrageous." The implication is self-evident. Pay attention to the level of respect and inferiority, and yearn for the Zhou rituals of the master. They brothers talk and do things, a little brother, what do you do?

Shi Yong didn't seem to understand what Liu Renfeng meant, so he shook his head disapprovingly, and said, "I'm so rich, I'm in the world, I'm free and happy, it's really enviable!"

Zong Liang curled his lips and did not speak, but Li Changsheng looked at Shi Yong playfully, with a meaningful smile on the corner of his mouth.

Qin Min didn't seem to mind, and said with a smile, "What do you say Tao Zhu? I don't like to be an official, and I don't want to be restrained. I'm just a wild crane in the wild. How can I compare with you who wear red and purple and go in and out."

Li Changsheng rolled his eyes, seemed to disdain Qin Min's words, raised his glass and said with a smile: "When a man is alive, he doesn't want to be known to the princes, even if he lives in the city, in the mountains and forests, it's all right."

"Second brother understands what you taught me very well!" Liu Renfeng said meaningfully.

"Master has three thousand disciples, 72 outstanding disciples, scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen each have their own strengths. The second brother and the seventh brother have comprehended the master's way of doing things, which is incomparable to others." Zong Liang looked at Shi Yong meaningfully, and said lightly: "An ancient sage Jun, all of them are named after the strange skills and tricks that gentlemen despise today, who knows what is the most valuable in the world? I think the old seven is pretty good."

As someone close to Wang Xiu, he was actually in charge of Wang Xiu's external relations. He was specially placed in the Privy Council to shoulder the mission of contacting generals and school envoys.

Shi Yong is such a clever person, he felt that Zong Liang's attitude was different, and seeing Li Changsheng looking around, Liu Renfeng was a little embarrassed, Qin Min showed a sneer.It seemed that things were not as simple as he thought. He rolled his eyes and said, "Brother went south this time because of the fraud case of the Liangzhe Road Maritime Bureau. It should be strictly enforced."

Zong Liang stared at Li Changsheng closely, his eyes became sharper, and said in a deep voice: "Since there are no outsiders here, brother Yu will not hide it. Officials in the Liangzhe Road Maritime Safety Bureau colluded with pirates and even returned to the captives. Fortunately, Brother Seven was here. Discovered during the business in Hebei. Mister was extremely furious about this, which is tolerable and unbearable. After secret discussions between the two governments, the Privy Council and the Maritime Department secretly adjudicated and punished all those involved in the case. "

Li Changsheng smiled calmly, noncommittal, Liu Renfeng frowned slightly, looking extremely angry, Qin Min's face was expressionless, and Shi Yong's expression was very ugly.

Liu Renfeng glanced at Shi Yong. Zong Liang came to him with a very tight tone, and he didn't reveal a word to him at all. He was very angry, but the first reaction was that it was not a trivial matter, and then he pointed out something. He said in a deep voice Said: "It seems that elder brother has negotiated with Liu Shizhi and Wang Tongpian?"

Zong Liang smiled lightly, glanced at Liu Renfeng, and said meaningfully: "Liu Shizhi is proficient in criminal names, and his long talks have taught me a lot!"

"I hate this gang of greedy and sycophants. They use the navy fleet to return to the deal, implicating our navy in humiliation. If those moths are found, I will kill them with my own hands." Li Changsheng became angry when he thought of the navy officials participating in the return. Do not call one place.The navy is still in the stage of development and growth. Li Bao and Shangguanqian have put in a lot of painstaking efforts. What they are most afraid of is that there will be mistakes, which will offend those pious gentlemen and cast a shadow over the independent formation of the navy.

"Second brother, don't get angry. When the water is clear, there will be no fish. It's just that some people have crossed the line. The court has its own sword in hand." Zong Liangfeng smiled lightly, but his tone was full of murderous intentions. He has been with the superior for a long time, but It's not for nothing.

Li Changsheng felt conscientious, and said awkwardly: "Someone in the army returned to Yi, but the general failed to strictly restrain him, so he deserves Mr. Shame's support."

Return to Yi is common in the military. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, it has followed the five seasons. Since Emperor Renzong, with the increasing corruption of the military system, the situation has become more and more common. , is almost an open secret.Those ordinary officials often take risks in order to support their families.

At that time, the imperial court fought against Dangxiang. In order to weaken Dangxiang members economically, the export of green salt was prohibited. However, smuggling salt was very profitable, and frontier generals often smuggled green salt for profit.Fan Zhongyan was defending Shaanxi and troubled the frontier army to return to Yi Qingyan. After capturing two soldiers and returning to Yi Qingyan, he learned that the entire command was actually smuggling Qingyan. He had no choice but to deal with the entire battalion!The attack area was too wide, so I had to beat the soldiers twenty sticks, but nothing happened, and in the end I had to participate in the return.

It can be seen from this that the universality of trading in the military has long been developed to trade with enemy countries.

Zong Liang's mind returned to Wang Xiu's request before he left.

"Nowadays, the private servants of the border commanders are like private soldiers. They often carry out tea and horse returns with Qianghu, filling their own pockets, but the court has repeatedly banned them, but it has intensified. I didn't expect that someone in the navy would use sea ships to return transactions. It's really a big surprise. It’s convenient, if we don’t strictly rectify it, the naval army will be rotten before it becomes an army.”

"Using the military salary as the capital, the soldiers are used for errands, and they don't have to pay a penny in taxes. No wonder the general's mansion is luxurious. The water is clear and there will be no fish. Just like what Fan Wenzheng thought, the law does not blame the public. There is no good solution. However, it is really impossible to continue like this. The imperial court’s raising troops is to expand the territory, and the army is easy to see that it is safe, but it is actually a serious problem. The generals are greedy for money, and the soldiers are selfish. How can they deal with powerful enemies? In less than ten years, the forbidden army will be unbearable to fight, and this cancer must be eradicated."

"There is nothing in the world that can be done without offending others. Some things can't be done just by sitting down. You are always timid. It is better to retreat to the mountains and forests and grow old forever."

He knew very well that the return of the imperial army was very profitable. During the Jiayou period, Jia Kui felt that there was a lack of military expenses, so he secretly asked the frontier officers and soldiers to return to the exchange, and the interest was quadrupled within [-] days, so that the whole army did not benefit from it.

During the Qingli period, Fan Zhongyan's town on the border of Shaanxi was also plagued by insufficient military use. He had to use the military salary as the capital to return the transaction. He exchanged salt and tea for the war horses of the Tubo and Dangxiang people, and then sold them to the imperial court for more than [-] guan in interest.Although all the money obtained was spent on military expenses, it can be seen that Huiyi's profits were so high that even Mr. Fan couldn't resist the temptation to carry out semi-public customs defense and Huiyi, and made a lot of money from the court.

Nowadays, along the river, the generals from all sides of Shaanxi have returned to exchange materials, not to mention those big bosses, even Gao Ping, who was born as a Jinshi, had to organize officials to return to the exchange. It is said that he made a profit of [-] in just half a year. After fighting for several years, it must be bloody!Money is not earned for nothing.

In the end, Wang Xiu's ear-shattering words sounded in his ears: "The political system and military system of the Great Song Dynasty are about to change, starting from the Liangzhe Road Maritime Safety Bureau and the Navy."

(End of this chapter)