Chen Gui did not expect that when he arrived in Bianjing, he would be dragged in by the emperor to discuss such an important military and state matter.

You know, he is just a county magistrate now.

And what the emperor just said should have been discussed with the governors.

For him to be in the Hall of Wende at this time is beyond the scope of his status.

He said: "Officials and ministers may find it difficult to..."

Zhao Ning didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and said: "It is the time for the country to employ people, and you should take on this important responsibility."

Chen Gui was suddenly shocked. He thought of the officials personally coming out of the city to greet him in the rain. He couldn't help but said with emotion: "It all depends on the officials' arrangements. I should do my best."

Zhao Ning said: "Good!"

He then said: "Mr. Uncle Ye, what do you think of the defense coordination in Hebei?"

Zhang Shuye said: "The official sage, the urgent task now is indeed as the official said, we should quickly deploy defenses in Hebei."

"In that case, how about you lead the Military Council and quickly select warriors who are good at fighting from the armies defending the city to form a new army and coordinate them separately?"

"I accept the decree, and I will give the officials a coordinating document within one month."

Zhao Ding said: "In the official family, who will serve as the envoy to Hebei?"

"I also have someone in mind."

Zhao Ding didn't ask any more questions.

I probably guessed it might be Li Gang.

As for the Privy Councilor, he couldn't guess who it was now.

Chen Gui said: "The officials, the people brought by the minister..."

"They will all be incorporated into the new army, and Mr. Shu Ye will arrange it. You don't have to worry, I won't treat them badly."

"Thank you, Guanjia."

"The defense equipment here in Hebei still needs to rely more on you to manage it."

Chen Gui immediately said: "Don't worry, officials, I will definitely live up to the trust of officials."

"Okay, Mr. Uncle Ye, you and Chen Qing can go and settle King Qin's army together. I will make preparations for the military pay."

"Yes, I will leave first."

Zhang Shuye and Chen Gui left the Wende Hall.

Chen Gui said: "My dear uncle Ye, I am not very talented. Please give me more advice from now on."

Zhang Shuye sighed with emotion: "We are all sharing your worries, Yuan Ze, there is no need to be polite. The difficult journey ahead has just begun."

Chen Gui saw that Zhang Shuye looked haggard, obviously overworked, but his posture was still upright, and his whole person gave people a sense of calmness.

Zhang Shuye did not criticize the old rules because of his seniority and high official position. On the contrary, now that there is a powerful enemy, everyone must cooperate and help each other.

This is also the view expressed by Zhao Ning: People who unite can unite.

As for the promotion of stereotypes, is it too much to raise it all at once?

What time is it now? Only talents are useful!

Chen Gui said: "Uncle Ye, do you want to take a nap first?"

"No need, let's go, Yuan Ze, you have just arrived in the capital, and the situation now is very serious and urgent."

"Yes, I understand, let's go."

Zhao Ning and Zhao Ding were left in Wende Hall.

"Zhao Qing, the situation will only become more serious than in the past six months. I have to rely on you to handle internal affairs!"

Zhao Ding hurriedly saluted: "How virtuous and capable a foolish minister is. If you don't give up on me because of the official family, I will break into pieces to repay your kindness."

Now that the Jin army has withdrawn, the situation is actually in chaos.

There are only 10,000 guan left in the treasury, and there is a shortage of food in Bianjing City, which needs to be replenished in time. Outside the capital, there has been no contact with the capital for nearly half a year, and all places are in a state of paralysis.

In the court, people's hearts are unstable, people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, and people who eat nothing but corpses are everywhere.

Now we are facing the reorganization of the Hebei defense line, the Shandong defense line must also be revitalized, and the people of Shaanxi need to be at peace.

Fortunately, a capable official like Zhao Ding is here.

Zhao Ning said: "There are several urgent and important things at the moment. You must supervise them personally, otherwise there will be chaos."

"First, quickly prepare grain from the south."

"Two, quickly prepare last year's taxes from various places to put them into the national treasury."

"Third, be strict about order in the city. In the next two months, there will be a temporary food shortage in Bianjing City. There will definitely be lawless people jumping up and down. You must establish order in the city."

"I accept the decree, but now..."

"I know that I will announce in the morning tomorrow that you will take charge of the political affairs hall."

Zhao Ding's heart was shocked. He never thought that he would be in charge of the political affairs hall so soon.

He suddenly remembered that the official had not appointed Shao Zai for several months after He Li was dismissed.

"The matter of grain will be implemented first with the Chinese Entry Law. The imperial court has fixed grain merchants to cooperate with. When you enter the political hall, all documents will be recorded."

"Not only is Bianjing short of food now, but the north bank of the Yellow River is also short of food. The military towns there that will be established in a few months need more food and are in urgent need of it."

"I know the pros and cons."

Zhao Ning also added: "Some private grain merchants will inevitably raise prices. I will give you a way to think of it."

"Please also ask the officials for advice."

"Divide the cooperative grain dealers into five levels. Those who bid lower and sell more grain will have higher levels. We will give them a comprehensive evaluation. The higher the level, the more generous the policy treatment of the country will be in the future.

"

The logic is actually very simple.

The imperial court has many state-owned resources in its hands, such as the right to operate salt and iron, such as distiller's yeast, copper, aluminum, etc., all of which are in the hands of the imperial court.

The Song Dynasty's Jingan (state-run) did a very good job.

These resources cannot be cashed out quickly now, but they can be given to merchants in the form of credit coupons such as salt.

For example, if the merchants give 1 million gu of tea worth 1 million gu, they can take the tea away, then go to a state-owned trading company to buy 1 million gu of tea, transport it to the northwest, and sell it for 1.5 million gu.

And here, some businessmen must take the opportunity to increase prices when the court is in urgent need of supplies.

For example, in Bianjing this time, a considerable number of merchants took the opportunity to increase prices.

But you can't scold those people directly. If you scold them, they will say that there is nothing we can do.

As a result, the two sides fell into a quarrel, and finally fell into a trap.

If you kill those people, you won't be able to quickly find merchants to fill their positions.

Therefore, it is necessary to use appropriate methods to guide it.

Whoever gives preferential treatment to the imperial court can enjoy more policy dividends in the future.

This way you can quickly overcome the difficulties at hand.

As for the subsequent policy dividends?

Give it!

But don’t let me catch you breaking the law!

I am a person who has read the law thoroughly and is good at weaving crimes.

"The officials are wise, and I will keep them in mind."

Zhao Ding couldn't help but be even more amazed at the officials' clever thinking.

Early in the morning on the second day, we went to court early.

The Jin army retreated, and all officials breathed a sigh of relief.

The officials who came to the court also congratulated Zhao Guan's family.

Zhao Ning did not take the opportunity to cause trouble.

Now is not the time, and we haven't caught the handle yet.

He was looking forward to further progress in the iron smuggling case in the Ordnance Supervision Bureau.

Previously, Bianjing City was sealed off, so the Cizhou businessman could not check him.

It's fine now and can be checked.

It’s finally time to start a big case!

Zhao Ning glanced around and said to the courtiers: "King Chen Guiqin has meritorious service. He was promoted to Hebei Defense Envoy and was given the title of Doctor of the Ministry of War."

Chen Gui immediately came out: "I would like to thank His Majesty for your grace."
To be continued...