Northern Song Dynasty Revitalization Strategy

Chapter 810 A big happy event!
Time flies, and the New Year of Song Dynasty is coming again.

At this moment, the household department is extremely busy, and the sound of abacus is everywhere. After the Ministry of Finance was revoked and assigned to the Ministry of Commerce, the abacus of the Ministry of Commerce is even louder this year.

For the first time, Zhao Huan also realized the changes brought about by Li Gang's rise in national treasury income instead of falling.

After the Song Dynasty got rich, the content of the court discussions was to build water conservancy, build bridges and pave roads, build docks, and set up a new city shipping department.

Li Mixun, the Minister of the Household Department, was speaking impassionedly: "Even if the plague in Japan is very serious now, there will still be a day when the merchants of the Song Dynasty have brought back enough spices and precious stones on the Wanli Haitang. , and these were exchanged for silver and entered the Song Dynasty."

"I still think that it is only possible to resume the Guangzhou Shipping Department in Lingnan, and even build a dock in Lingnan to promote maritime trade."

Fan Sheng got an upper grade in the exam every three years. After completing the construction of the perfect big ship, he became the household doctor of the Song Dynasty from the prefect of Jinkou, and he was regarded as Li Mixun's right-hand man. He said hesitantly: I thought it would be better to wait, but now the floods in Jinghu and Lake have just passed, and the floods in Jiangnan and Zhejiang have caused this year's grain harvest, and the reserves in Changping warehouse are already a little empty, so I think the people should be the most important thing."

"This minister is the magistrate of Jinkou, and supervises the shipyard. I think that the shipping department and shipyard in Tangkou City, Jinkou are enough now, but Lingnan Kaisi is far away from Bianjing, so it's better not to open it."

Li Mixun and Fan Sheng are still arguing over whether the Guangzhou Shipping Department will resume.

"Fan Langzhong has just entered Beijing, so I don't know much about the details here. Hetao is known as the fortress of Jiangnan, and the spring farming in Liaodong is also ready. The next year's harvest can be guaranteed." Li Mixun said with wisdom in his hands.

It was interesting for Zhao Huan to watch them quarreling. Last year, the national money was all iron money, and it was finally shipped to Wanli Haitang, Japan, and Korea.

This year there is no such worry, and the silver dollars collected by the state treasury still cannot meet the needs of the increasingly prosperous Song Dynasty.

Zhao Huan was just about to speak, but he agreed with Li Mixun's statement, and was about to speak.

Li Gang suddenly opened his mouth and said: "Officials, locust plague."

Zhao Huan nodded: "General Yue fought in Qingtang and found that the autumn locusts have already laid eggs. In the spring and summer of this year, the locust plague in Xixia is a foregone conclusion. The Shibo Department can wait, but the stomachs of the people cannot wait."

"Officials from various states have indeed made great efforts to prevent me from eating locusts raw, but the locust disaster has to be prevented."

"However, I am still very concerned about the resumption of the Guangzhou Municipal Shipping Department. It is not easy for the merchants of the Song Dynasty to do business in Wanli Haitang. Although there is no municipal shipping department in Guangzhou in name, there are civil bureaus everywhere. I think we still have to do it, otherwise this will happen. The tax missed in one year alone is enough to build two municipal ships.”

"Zhao Ying, lend some money from the internal funds to the national funds." Zhao Huan said with a smile.

"Ah?" Zhao Ying was still cheerfully thinking about what to cook for the official at noon just now, but when the official said that, she was naturally unhappy.

He is not afraid of borrowing money.

But he was afraid that the borrowed money from the state treasury never returned.

It is not difficult to borrow and repay, but the state money has never been repaid, and Zhao Ying has to find a way to make up for this shortfall.

"No money?" Zhao Huan looked at Zhao Ying and asked.

Zhao Ying shook her head and said, "Yes."

Zhao Huan thought for a while and said, "Let's do this. From now on, we'll record the accounts and calculate the interest at one cent, and settle it at the end of the year."

Zhao Ying nodded in agreement, with a smile all over his face, he dismissed the idea of ​​passing dishes from Shangshan Building, and planned to order hard dishes for the officials as originally planned.

He knew that the official's words actually meant that the money owed by the state treasury to the internal treasury was written off, but he was still happy from ear to ear.

Officials like to lend state money from internal money, and state money is a bottomless pit. How much money can it fill?Without a charter, internal funds will only suffer greater losses.

In this transaction, neither the national money nor the domestic money was lost.

"What does Li Dazai think?" Zhao Huan asked with a smile.

"Official sage." Li Gang was not in a very high mood, he was still absent-minded, and he could say hundreds of words of flattering ancient prose without panting, but this time he only had four words.

What happened to Li Gang?
Only then did the important officials in the court realize that Li Dazai was sitting there, speaking twice in the morning.

Li Gang looked around and saw that the courtiers were all looking at him, so he stood up and said: "Officials, the year is approaching, should it be time for the draft? I am thinking about which girls are of the right age, and I am a little distracted."

Zhao Huan also couldn't help laughing when he heard this, thinking about this emotionally, he shook his head and said, "When did Li Dazai become the envoy of flowers and birds? I have been on the throne for five years, and I don't choose every year. Let's forget it this year. Once I enter the palace, it seems like a The sea is deep, so let’s not torment them.”

Li Mixun stood up, bowed his head and said: "I think that the war in Liaodong is going well this year, the floods have subsided smoothly, and the floods have been subdued by the officials. It's a draft day. Shaojian Yao will set a date?"

Yao Shunfu came out, pinched his fingers and counted for a long time and said: "Officials, ten days will be a good day."

Song Shiqing also stood up from his seat, and said: "The selection of the official family is a great joy, waiting for a concubine to be confirmed, it is the amnesty of the world. The minister seconded the proposal."

The Deputy Privy Envoy Wang Qi kept nodding and also stood up and said: "The minister seconded the proposal."

"My minister agrees."

"My minister agrees."

……

Zhao Huan looked at the officials who usually quarreled until their faces turned red, and reached an agreement on this matter surprisingly, and kicked Zhao Ying.

Zhao Ying understood immediately, and shouted loudly: "Retire."

Zhao Huan slipped away...

"My dear boy, have you ever imagined that one day they will be able to agree on one thing in such a uniform way? I never thought about it." Zhao Huan said fearfully when he returned to Wende Hall.

"I also think it's a good thing. The severe winter is here, and business is not good. The winter draft is a routine. I think I should choose one? What if there is something I like?" Zhao Ying made a cup of tea for the officials and said.

"Get out! Get out! Get out! Let's cook." Zhao Huan subconsciously supported his waist. He couldn't cope with the few people in the palace, so he was asked to continue to fill in people?

There are gourds, pears, and a pair of sister flowers.

"Speaking of which, it has been more than ten days. Zhu Fengying has never entered the palace." Zhao Huan asked suddenly.

Zhao Ying pinched her fingers and calculated: "It has been seventeen days, and the concubine has not entered the palace."

"Could it be that you are thin-skinned?" Zhao Huan asked suspiciously.

"Hasn't the plaque from Yanfu Palace been sent over for more than ten days?" Zhao Huan asked suspiciously.

Every day in the evening, the palace people of each palace will send the sign to the Wende Palace, which means that the concubine is safe and the sunflower has not arrived.

Except for Tiankui days, Yanfu Palace has never stopped its sign, what's wrong?
"Officials, what a happy event! What a great event!" Hu Yuanfeng rushed in from outside the hall like a man.

Zhao Huan asked with a smile, "Why do you like it?"

(End of this chapter)