"Yes. Mr. Da Su and Mr. Xiao Su returned to Kaifeng City with their families at the end of last month. It is reasonable to say that they were going to Nanjing Chongwen Hall to take up their posts. However, officials said that when the king went to the northwest, he published a book and mentioned many things about being recalled.
The old ministers may have hidden diseases, please ask the government to assign several famous doctors from Taiyuan Hospital and Kaifeng to diagnose and treat them."
"Da Su, Xiao Su and several other gentlemen were really diagnosed with some problems, so the official ordered them to stay in Kaifeng for treatment temporarily."
Li Fang replied respectfully.
"What about this banquet?"
"Mr. Da Su is in charge. Mr. Xiao Su, Mr. Yu Zhang, Mr. Taixu and other close people who have been recalled are all accompanying us, as well as other friends and juniors."
"Okay, where will the banquet be held? When?"
"Liu Lou Xingxuan, tomorrow at dusk."
"Okay, reply to the caller, I will attend the appointment on time."
"yes."
Su Dongpo! The poet I like and admire the most can finally meet him.
Zhao Si felt a little excited, but he still restrained himself and continued his work in an orderly manner.
"Mr. Zhongyan, the Privy Council has added a Privy Council Administrator. The Privy Council of the General Office has sent orders from the Privy Council, and all writings have passed through his hands. I recommend you to take up this post, and please deign to take up the post."
"Thank you for your support, Your Highness. I will definitely help your Majesty keep an eye on the Privy Council." Liu Kai said in a deep voice.
Zhao Si nodded with satisfaction.
I was awarded the title of Privy Council Envoy and judged the affairs of the Privy Council. As the highest military officer of the Song Dynasty, I had to control the Privy Council well.
The additional Privy Councilor is similar to the Secretary-General, with a lower position and greater authority. All texts uploaded and issued by the Privy Council must pass through his hands.
That means that no one can bypass their own eyes and ears and issue military orders in the name of the Privy Council.
In addition, Chang Sun Moli, who is also the Privy Prosecutor, is responsible for the investigation and confidentiality of military aircraft. He can investigate various rooms of the Privy Council, the Forbidden Army, the Xiang Army and other units at any time in the name of leaking military aircraft.
Overtly and covertly, his authority in the Privy Council was insured.
"Bai Shan and Bohu, you two are the generals leading the left and right Yi guards. In the division, Zijian, you two are the leading generals of the left and right Wu guards."
Wei Baoqing, Bai Chonghu, among the masters, Zhao Long immediately stood up, cupped his hands and said: "I will do my best after receiving the order!"
"There are many vacancies among the chief officials of the three yamen. Last month, the officials appointed Yao Xiong as the deputy commander of the palace front department, and Wan Lin as the deputy commander of the guard Ma Junsi, filling some vacancies. As the head of the Privy Council, the king
As an official, I have the responsibility to help the emperor fill these vacancies so that the three yamen can operate normally."
"Weizhong, Yongnian, I recommend you two to be Yuhou, the governor of the front hall, and Yuhou, the governor of the infantry guard."
Yang Weizhong and Gao Yongnian immediately stood up and accepted the order.
"When my subordinates receive orders, they will do their best!"
"There is no end to the war. I have fought many battles and won many victories, but I have only bled the Xia Kingdom without damaging its roots. The recent behavior of Lord Qifu has only bled the Hexi family. It is still too early for it to overthrow and perish.
So. So you are very diligent and help me organize the Imperial Guards in the capital. There will be many battles for you to fight later."
After hearing Zhao Shi's profound words, all the generals nodded understandingly.
"In front of the palace, there are 692 troops stationed in Kaifeng City and in the counties of Gyeonggi Province. The total number is more than 320,000. So far, we have only reorganized less than 300,000 troops.
One-third. But after half a year of investigation, we all know the strength and weakness of these more than 300,000 forbidden troops."
Everyone listened quietly to Zhao Si's arrangements for the reorganization of the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army.
"The officials have told me a long time ago that the 692-command Sanya Imperial Army stationed in Kaifeng City and several counties in the capital will be reorganized into 72 battalions of left and right Yiwei, left and right Wuwei and four guards.
..."
"In addition to these forbidden troops, there are hundreds of thousands of Xiang troops in Kaifeng City and several counties in the capital, which also need to be organized. My initial idea is to separate these Xiang troops, and organize those who are skilled in craftsmanship into craftsmen camps, and those who understand water skills to distinguish them
They were classified as river service and boat camps...the rest were classified as engineering camps and reclamation camps."
"Engineering camp and reclamation camp?" Wei Baoqing asked puzzledly, "Your Majesty, what are these doing for a living?"
"Yes. As the name suggests, the engineering battalion specializes in construction. Cities, bridges, and rivers all need them."
"Isn't that hard labor?" Bai Chonghu asked in surprise.
Yes, usually these things are done by the people who are doing corvee work. Not only is it very hard, but it also delays the livelihood of the family. For ordinary people, it is simply a hard job that requires them to shed a layer of skin.
The immunity method in the Xining Reform was aimed at this shortcoming.
"No, it's completely different. In the past, in construction, the people worked hard and were not paid. The government did not care about the people's efforts and squeezed them desperately, so it was hard labor. But after it was changed to an engineering camp, it was different. They would eventually move towards a construction society.
It’s a business legal team.”
Seeing that everyone was confused, Zhao Si thought for a while and gave an example.
"For example, the imperial court wants to build a bridge on the Bianhe River. All the requirements are listed, and then several construction companies come to bid. They produce drawings and submit the price for contract work and materials. Then the government selects a company and contracts the project to it. The selected construction company
The society will build the bridge on time, and the government will come to check and accept it. If it passes the test, it will give money. Everyone is happy."
Everyone was silent for a while, digesting Zhao Si's words.
"Your Majesty, is this construction cooperative government-run or private-run?" Zhao Long suddenly asked a question.
Zhao Si couldn't help but glance at him, not expecting him to come up with this key idea. It seems that the ancients were not pedantic. At least in the Song Dynasty, the commercial atmosphere was still very strong.
"Currently, the Construction Society can only be half official and half private."
"Half official, half private?"
"Yes, the imperial court controls half of the members. Everyone in the construction society, um, let's call them members, jointly controls the other half. The imperial government agency and the members jointly elect a board of directors, and then the members elect managers responsible for operations, and the court dispatches
Supervisors who are full-time supervisors. Such half-officials and half-citizens.”
Zhao Si explained: This can be regarded as the Song Dynasty version of a state-owned enterprise.
In fact, during the Xining Reform, there was already a vague version of the Song Dynasty state-owned enterprises, but the purpose of establishing them was not pure. They only knew about making money without any social responsibility, and they became one of the attack points of the old party.
The state-owned enterprises of the Song Dynasty that I established now are completely different.
Making money is only the basis. What is more important is to resettle many "laid-off personnel" of the Xiang army, improve the entire economic industry chain, promote the economy of the Song Dynasty, and shoulder more social responsibilities...
"Thirteenth Lang, what you mean is that the government spends money to hire its own construction companies to build bridges...Isn't this putting the money in the left pocket into the right pocket? Your Highness, isn't this a waste of money?"
Zeng Baohua, who had been silent all the time, couldn't help but speak.
"No, Brother Maoming, it's not superfluous at all. You said, all the officials are ministers of the same palace, why do they have to be divided into civil and military officials? Also, the civil servants are all Jinshi, why should they be divided into three provinces to check and balance each other, and even each other?
Criticize?"
Zhao Si's rhetorical question made Zeng Baohua and others somewhat understand, but they were still a little confused.
Changsun Moli said with a smile: "What the king means is that one thing cannot be done by the same group of people. Otherwise, they are likely to use their hands to deceive the superiors and deceive the inferiors, embezzlement and corruption, and it is not easy to detect. It is not easy to detect.
The matter is divided into several parts and assigned to different people to do. Although collusion and corruption cannot be avoided, it can make them easily exposed."
So smart! Just one point will reveal it!
Zhao Si nodded approvingly.
"That's right. There is no perfect law in the world. We can only find ways to make it easier for illegal things to be exposed and increase the consequences of illegal things. In this way, those people will think carefully before committing crimes. If they do illegal things,
Although there are huge profits, it is easy to be discovered. Once discovered, it is easy to lose everything, or even destroy the family. But if you act according to the law, you will be safe and have benefits in return. The world will naturally be able to weigh what is light and what is serious."
"Wonderful!" Zhang Shuye and Liu Kai couldn't help but exclaim loudly, "This is the best way to do good!"
While everyone was applauding, Zhao Long suddenly said, "Your Majesty, will Tuoken Camp be transformed into Tuoken Society?"
Everyone stopped talking and raised their eyes to listen.
"No, the expansion camp will become the expansion corps, and the target is Huguang, Jiangnan West Road, Lingnan and other places. A few years ago, Prime Minister Zhang established more than a dozen counties on the North and South Road of Jinghu Lake. We should be the leader.
The Han River Basin on Jinghu North and South Road, Dongting Lake and Liyuanzi Xiangsi River Basin, Pengli Lake and Ganjiang River Basin on Jiangnan West Road, Lingnan Panyu and other areas will be reclaimed and developed."
"Those places are barbaric lands, and there are many savages in the mountains. The pioneering corps should be organized as an army, equipped with armor, and work together to be successful. Therefore, the pioneering corps should be half army and half civilian..."
...
After chatting for a while, seeing that the opportunity was almost there, Zhao Si pointed to a person in the corner and said: "I would like to introduce to you, this is Liu Yanqing, who was born in the Western Army and served as a dispatcher in Banzhi. Later, he followed my king to comfort Shaanxi.
Liaised with all parties and made great achievements. Now he has been promoted to deputy envoy of Dongmen Pavilion and Privy Council Planning Officer, specializing in external liaison..."
External liaison is another new term, but everyone is familiar with Liu Yanqing.
He must not be allowed to lead troops in war, but he is indeed a good hand in cultivating contacts in all parties. He is also a talented person, and he is responsible for the Privy Council's external liaison. His Highness has indeed made the best use of his talents. This chapter has been completed!