After a Dragon Boat Festival Cuju, the civil servants and military generals became a little more relaxed. Ye An clearly felt that the temperament between civil servants and military officers was not so antagonistic. This quiet change came from the teams supported by both sides.
Of course, this was just a matter of slacking off during leisure time. No matter how different their political views were, officials in the Song Dynasty still maintained a certain degree of etiquette and demeanor in private. They rarely engaged in life-and-death situations or even framed situations.
After the game, Zhao Zhen, despite the objections of Zhang Shixun and Li Di, personally summoned the soldiers of the Imperial City Division and gave them a huge golden trophy.
The pure copper trophy was covered with gold foil, and the shape of a Pegasus given by the official was engraved on it, which made the soldiers in the front department extremely jealous for a while.
Soldiers must use the concept of honor and disgrace and self-esteem. This is a competition that Ye An is happy to see come to fruition. The Imperial City Division belongs to a force that does not exist in the military system of the Song Dynasty.
This is also the important reason why it has been built as a military institution rather than an intelligence agency since Taizu.
Ye An would never do anything that he was not sure about. Wanting to change the military system of the Song Dynasty was almost impossible for him now. Using culture to control military force and building a bed and building a house were the civil and military principles of the Song Dynasty.
Tao is also the foundation of a country.
But although these systems cannot be completely changed, as long as new elements are added bit by bit, he believes that some things can eventually be pried open if a thousand-mile embankment is destroyed by an ant nest.
The soldiers of the Song Dynasty were very dishonorable, not to mention the Xiang army. Even some people in the Forbidden Army had gold seals, but it was usually not on the surface.
However, the discrimination against generals and soldiers by the literati of the Song Dynasty has never disappeared. No matter whether they have Guizhou face or not, whether they are from a poor family or not, as long as they are involved in military affairs, they are inferior to the literati.
One end.
Even Ye An himself was discriminated against by the literati, because Ye An led the army in battle, charged into battle, and achieved military exploits that were difficult for them to match...
Wen Chen was polite to him, but that kind of politeness was a kind of politeness that would repel people thousands of miles away. It was so hypocritical that it made Ye An feel sick. Why don't you pretend to be a little bit like that!
Ye An knew that the conflict between civil and military forces was deliberately provoked by the old Zhao family in order to prevent the excessive power of military generals from threatening the imperial rule. At the same time, he also admitted that the dictatorship of military generals was also the biggest threat to national instability in history.
It is not easy for a peasant uprising to succeed, but military generals who are familiar with the bureaucracy, have mastered the most formal military force of this era, and have a certain amount of courage and strategy, it is much easier than ordinary people to successfully overthrow a dynasty.
Ye An originally planned to strike while the iron was hot and appeal to Zhao Zhen to change the military system of the Song Dynasty, but his proposed memorial fell into silence after being reported to the Tongjin Yintai Department.
The courtiers are now discussing another issue, because Fan Zhongyan is absent...
People who have lived in Tokyo for a long time have forgotten the horror of natural disasters. In addition, due to the promotion of potatoes and sweet potatoes, the ability of various states to deal with disasters has improved. The number of people fleeing has decreased sharply. It is difficult to leave their hometown. As long as there is a chance of survival, no one wants to
He left his hometown and fled to a different place.
But potatoes and sweet potatoes are not omnipotent. The disaster on Shandong Road spread, and the disaster in Qingzhou was brought under control. The fundamental reason was not that the food in Changpingcang was enough, nor that the court's food aid was timely, but that Fan Xi got it.
Wang family’s help.
Wang Zeng's hometown is Qingzhou. Although he has long been dismissed as prime minister, the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse. The Wang family is an absolutely wealthy family in Qingzhou. Even Fan Xi, the governor of the state, does not dare to be arrogant in the Wang family.
But after all, they had been officials in the same court for many years, but Fan Xi personally wrote to Queen Zeng, and the Wang family donated five thousand dendrobiums of grain to the victims. What is the concept of thousands of dendrobiums of grains?
One bushel of dendrobium is equivalent to five dou. Now one dou of rice in the Song Dynasty is equivalent to eleven kilograms in later generations. The Wang family alone can produce two hundred thousand kilograms of grain. This figure really amazed Ye An.
However, the famine in Qingzhou was passed smoothly, and Ye An did not know what the political deal between Fan Xi and Wang Zeng was.
As if God didn't want Zhao Zhen to have a better life, as the disaster situation in Qingzhou stabilized, droughts began to appear in Jianghuai, Liangzhe and Jingdong Road...
After Fan Zhongyan learned about it, he tried his best to report it to Zhao Zhen, but what was lucky was that his memorial was not delivered to Zhao Zhen through the Tongjin Yintai Department.
After today's court meeting, Fan Zhongyan stayed behind to report something, and Ye An was also left behind.
When courtiers stay to report matters, they usually report to the officials alone, but this time Fan Zhongyan roped in Ye An, which made him feel strange. After all, he was now promoting the Imperial City Department, so the disaster had nothing to do with him, right?
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I am also preparing to report to Zhao Zhen to reform the military system of the Song Dynasty. Even if it cannot make earth-shaking reforms at once, at least it can make some simple changes.
This is Ye An's principle. Fan Zhongyan said impassionedly: "In our ancestors' time, the Jiang and Huaihe Rivers provided at least the least amount of transportation, and they raised the six armies and conquered the world. Nowadays, the southeast of the country has six million stones per year.
, As for the wealth and silk in the treasury, they all come from the people, and in the famine years, how can the official family sleep in peace when food is so difficult?!"
The good fellow criticized Zhao Zhen when he came up. Although you are the right minister to remonstrate, can we keep a low profile when we remonstrate?
It's a good thing to be upright, but if you don't give face to the officials too much, the consequences will not be good, especially when you are still here, why should you be like this...
Sure enough, Zhao Zhen frowned slightly and said, "I haven't seen this memorial. It seems that the Tongjin Yintai Division has failed, or there may be an error in the letter. The disaster is about to happen, and I am too anxious to come up with a good plan!"
Although Zhao Zhen knew that this was his negligence, he still responded dissatisfied and resolved his embarrassment. But who knew that Fan Zhongyan was not going to give up.
"What should I do if I don't eat for half a day in the palace? It's hard to eat for a long time now, but I won't tolerate it!"
Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, and then sighed: "Fan Sijian is indeed worried about state affairs, I'm so ashamed! So I used Fan Sijian as a pacifier to appease the Jiang and Huaihe areas, open warehouses, provide relief, and prohibit prostitution and sacrifices.
"I'm going to tell you about the hut, the tea from the slaves, and the salt money from Dingkou, Jiangdong. If the hungry people eat black grass, they will gather the grass and bring it to the emperor. I'll ask the nobles in the sixth palace for instructions to stop the extravagance!"
Fan Zhongyan didn't care about Zhao Zhen's reply. He had already achieved his goal. Now that the victims were the first priority, he did not dare to neglect. He immediately bowed and bowed: "Official sage! I request the official to appoint the Marquis of Yunzhong County as my deputy."
Envoys and ministers will go together to appease Jianghuai!"
Zhao Zhen asked curiously: "What is the use of Ye Hou to appease the deputy envoy...?"
What he said was good. Zhao Zhen wanted to keep him in Tokyo City, but why was it so awkward to say it from his mouth?
Fan Zhongyan bowed and said: "Our ancestors wanted to restore the Youji thistle, so we kept it inside so that we could make a fortune first so that we would not disturb the people below when we were practicing as teachers. Now we are in trouble and there may be an emergency. How can we help! The creatures of heaven."
Sometimes, the country spends too much money, and the world is safe and sound! Yehou is good at making money, and he also knows about taxes and fees, so I need his help!"
Um?!
Ye An looked at Fan Zhongyan in surprise, this guy is really a tough guy! He actually planned to investigate the tax system in the southeast while taking advantage of this disaster relief, and he was dragging him along?
Zhao Zhen readily agreed to this conversation that was both rational and emotional. Zhao Zhen then looked at Ye An with disappointment and said: "I will not withdraw from the position of Imperial City Secretary of Marquis Ye, and I am here to appease the deputy envoy."
, Tongzhi Imperial City Division."
Ye An looked at Fan Zhongyan staring at him closely, nodded helplessly and said: "I obey your order!"