Zhao Zhen turned around and sighed: "Your changes are just a matter of time and does not touch the root. Look at the "Original Disadvantages" written by Ouyang Xiu, quoting the scriptures and stating them one by one. Now the accumulated problems are deep, and the headaches are cured and the foot pains are cured. This is not possible. You have to change the course from the root!"

Xu Ping was silent for a while before saying, "Your Majesty must ask, I have to say something directly. If there is something wrong, I hope Your Majesty will not blame you."

"Just say it, I just want to hear what you think!"

"I think that if you want to know how to change it, you must know what it is now. Just as Ouyang Xiu said, "the disadvantages of seducing the people" among the three disadvantages, it sounds very reasonable, but is it really the case in rural farming now?"

Zhao Zhen waved his hand to interrupt Xu Ping: "The truth is all there, how can there be no 'the disadvantages of seducing the people'? Of course it does exist! This is undoubtedly!"

"I also know that there are, but is this the reason for the ills of agriculture? How much harm is there? How effective will it be to change this 'hardness of seducing the people'? How many other things will it affect? ​​Is it worth it?"

"My dear, you just think too much!" Zhao Zhen turned around and left the window and returned to his seat to sit down. "The ancients said, 'If there is something, change it; if there is nothing, encourage it.' I know there are disadvantages. If it is changed, it must be good to change!"

Zhao Zhen said, signaling Xu Ping to come back and sit down.

Xu Ping thanked him and said after sitting down, "Your Majesty, treating the head with headaches and feet with feet with pain, at least it will not kill people. If you have a wrong pulse if you have just a minor illness, taking medicine will cause major problems. Or is it a 'the disadvantage of luring the people', and restricting monks and Taoists from restricting monks and Taoists from allotted to demolish any temples without official plaques, and monks and Taoists without covenants will be ordered to return to secular life. This is naturally a good rule, because this does not involve other political affairs. But if joining the army as an official is also to lure good people without farming and weaving, then who will guard the border without anyone joining the army? Without public officials, who will govern the world? This is a question of the degree. How many imperial guards do the court want and how many public officials do you want in the world? Is there more or less now? Who can explain it clearly?"

Zhao Zhen said slowly: "There are people in the court and the country, and now there are too many soldiers, officials, and extravagant expenses."

"I am in the Three Divisions. I don't know whether there are more or less soldiers now, but I know the redundant officials and redundant fees. Why do I say that it is redundant officials? Because there are more officials in the government than in the previous dynasty, especially the posts when I was my ancestors. But which one says it is because things are idle? The three Divisions have a large area of ​​accounts that have been suppressed for as many as five or six years. There is no comparison. There is no quelling school. Is there more or less public officials? After the public officials are cut, how can I tell you what these things should be done? If you cut people, no matter what matters, how can the world make such a reason? The officials assist His Majesty in governing the sky, so naturally they should govern things first. If things are dragged there, they will not be ignored. Just talk about these words. What are the benefits of the government? Officials are set up for the matter and there are too many things.

Of course, there are many officials, not afraid of many officials, but only fear that no one will do things! As long as officials work hard, where can they come from? In a few years, the sugarcane business recruited more than 1,000 public officials, which were not in the previous dynasty, but these people gave the court millions of extra money a year. Are these people redundant officials? They know nothing about the specific affairs in the court, and only speak vernacularly, redundant soldiers, redundant officials, and redundant expenses. Can they clearly explain where they are? I am editing the regulations of the Third Division and establishing the public officials posts, so that they can clearly figure out how much they do and how many people they need. Now the ministers dare not say that there are redundant officials, and who knows more clearly than the ministers!"

Zhao Zhen said: "It always makes sense for everyone to say this."

"Your Majesty, I'll just say it clearly. Now everyone in the world knows that the government needs to be changed, but no one knows what to change or how to change. It's just for a big statement that I'll use these sensational words to attract attention. It sounds like there is reason everywhere, but it has nothing to do with the actual government. And those who are busy doing things know that these words are biased, but they are involved very broadly and cannot refute them at all. Even if they can refute them, no one listens to them. Instead, they only blame the refutation if they can refute them.

Who is the person who is shirking the blame? Where will anyone say it? For example, where is the redundant? Can anyone explain it clearly? It is said that the amount of suburban sacrifices rewarding soldiers is huge, but can it be saved? How can the officers and soldiers be free of complaints after saving them? No one knows, but it just says that if the officers and soldiers complain, it is greedy and hateful. In the end, it is nothing more than a sentence, let Your Majesty love the people, and everything must be saved from the palace. Even if Your Majesty is wise and saves money, how can you make up for the world?"

To be honest, among the emperors of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Zhen himself was the one who was the least frugal. Emperor Zhenzong spent money in the east and west, but he was not very extravagant and wasted. Zhao Zhen cared about his little days. But since some officials proposed to save money and love the people, Zhao Zhen had to act like a show and reduce the palace expenses.

Xu Ping's words are quite appealing to Zhao Zhen. No one wants to be accused of corrupting life every day and wasting people's wealth and cream. And no matter how they change, they will never be satisfied.

Seeing that Zhao Zhen's face was a little calmer, Xu Ping said again: "Officials are not afraid of too many. As long as they are loyal to their duties and everyone has something to do, the more they are better. They are not afraid of spending money. As long as the money spent is useful, it is not wasteful, and the more money it is spent, the better. In fact, it is not wrong to say that redundant officials are redundant, but the key is that the word "redundant" is called redundant. However, people who talk about redundant officials will turn to the next sentence. Redundant and

Most of them are different. I think everyone should understand this, so why do they still confuse it on purpose? Because no one can refute them when they say redemption, but they can't do it, so they just played such a fancy way. What are the benefits of such false words to the government? If you say redemption and redemption, you will have to lay off employees for saving money, but you will ignore what to do after layoffs. When the official business is overcrowded, you will push it off, which will make even greater harm."

"In the past few years, why did the tea method be changed to going to the middle of the border? The reason for this is nothing more than buying cheaper than merchants. It is more expensive to build an official ship than a private ship, and it is a rat bite by insects, and it is a minor official who cheats and mixes mud and sand into the tea salt, which is also a problem of sinking. I can't understand that merchants have these disadvantages, so why is there nothing wrong with them and the governors can't stand it? It's just that the officials in charge are unable to eliminate the ills, so they simply push them to the merchants. When the merchants are not connected, they will raise the price. In the end, will the court still spend more money? Is it impossible to use the governor to run? Which one?

A person who handled the matter has calculated this account? It is nothing but good for him. If you enter the Central Purchase, all the disadvantages can be blamed on the merchants, and the court cannot hold him accountable. As for whether it is a benefit or a disadvantage to the court, who will really care about it? In the years of implementation of the Central Purchase, the tea method has changed again and again, but it cannot be supported. As a result, all the tea profits in the Southeast were transferred to the Central Merchants, and the court could not have any money, and the salaries of public officials and soldiers had to be allocated separately. In the end, it was nothing more than a stone of grain that had not entered Shaanxi Road for several years, and they were all plundered from the people of the road. It was nothing more than this consequence of falsely speaking about national affairs!"

After listening to this long speech, Zhao Zhen did not speak for a long time, frowned, and finally sighed: "I just want to know how to change state affairs? This is not a solution!"

Xu Ping bowed and said, "I think that since you know that you want to reform the national affairs, you must first figure out what to change and how to change. If you are not sure, then you will think clearly about what benefits and disadvantages are there, and correct them at any time. There is no magic medicine in the world, and things must be done bit by bit, and you cannot be eager to achieve success."

"How do you figure it out?"

"I am in the Sansi, so I talk about the affairs of the Sansi. The officials of other yamen have not handled the matters and dare not speak nonsense. Now, the amendment of the new regulations is to figure out how much money and grain is collected, how much is spent, and where is it spent. How much difference is between collecting and paying, and where is it was wasted. It takes one or two years to figure out the amount, quell all the backlogs, and use the new regulations to ensure that there will be no backlogs in the future, and no longer be a confusing account in the future. If the accounts are clear, the officials who handle the matter can no longer do it. This is one of them."

Zhao Zhen nodded: "You have done a good job in this, so don't slack off in the future."

"There are also public officials who divide the affairs under the three departments and prefectures and counties into categories, which should be managed and which should not be managed. Some of them can no longer be slaves to officials and waste public funds. This will make it clear that the public officials need. As long as the public officials have their own duties, according to the amount of work, they should be supplemented and cut, and they should be targeted. Since it is said that the redundant officials are, they will know where the redundant is clearly done."

"This is true, do it with your heart!"

"There is another point, Your Majesty should be clear in mind. Reforming the government government requires money. Only by spending money from outside can the new policy be smoothly replaced by the old policy and make the world free of complaints. If you want to use the new policy to gain wealth, it will inevitably lead to public resentment, and if it is not done well, the world will be in chaos. The third thing I do is to accumulate wealth for Your Majesty. With money in hand, when you are determined to change the government government later, you will have fewer concerns."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen nodded for a long time. If the court had money, why would he change the government? The reason why he wanted to reform was because the court had no money? But after Xu Ping said this, Zhao Zhen no longer said it was wrong.

"I am in the Three Divisions, so I do these three things for Your Majesty. If I do the three things, I may know how to change the government affairs and then make a theory."

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Chapter completed!