"The Queen Mother?" Jia Sidao hurriedly knelt down to pay homage and said, "Your Majesty, Jia Sidao, pays homage to the Queen Mother."
"Get back on your feet." Xie Daoqing said tepidly.
In the past twenty years, Jia Sidao's power in the court has continued to expand. Even the late emperor Lizong gave him three points. Only Xie Daoqing has always made Jia Sidao unable to understand. Since the late emperor established the throne, Concubine Jia has been defeated. Since then, Jia Sidao has had lingering fears, and has remained so for these years.
If there was anyone Jia Sidao was afraid of, then in the Song Dynasty the only one was Empress Dowager Xie Daoqing.
The harem did not participate in politics, but Xie Daoqing was able to make the harem one of the three powers. It cannot but be said that he was unique.
As the owner of the Imperial Study Room in Ningqian Palace, I first said: "Master, I have invited the Queen Mother and Master Chen to come to the Imperial Study Room today. We have important matters to discuss. Please sit down. Xiao Qi, serve tea."
After Xie Daoqing took his seat, he said: "If you have anything to say, please tell me."
I nodded and said, "Well, Queen Mother, Master, I have just ascended the throne, and now the national treasury is tight and unable to make ends meet. In order to alleviate the ever-increasing military expenditures and daily expenses of the court, I have been thinking hard recently and plan to gradually implement the public land law in various places."
"Ah?" Xie Daoqing said angrily.
"Oh?" Jia Sidao looked at me strangely.
"Mother, Master, please listen to me explain in detail." I said slowly, "If the public land law can be improved, it will do more good than harm to our dynasty's harvest. Now the public land law stipulates that those with more than 100 acres of land need to It is extremely inappropriate to buy back the land. I think it must be limited to the five hectares of land originally set by the teachers and ministers. That is to say, the public land law targets only a small number of large landowners to avoid involving too many areas. In the past, during the Jingding period, only the west of Zhejiang Province The income from the road can level the military expenditure. If all regions implement it together, the income will be considerable. Before that, we should first find out the actual situation of the land in various places and put an end to the situation where bureaucrats and landlords conceal their land to evade taxes. I plan to start with Fujian and Guangdong. , all the way, and separated the original official land office from the local government office, and placed it under the direct supervision and management of the imperial court. Secondly, before the banknotes could not be stabilized, they first used silver to trade to ensure the vested interests of these big landowners, and then deepened it step by step."
Xie Daoqing looked at Jia Sidao and said to me: "This is not too extreme. The government intends to enrich our national treasury. This is naturally a good thing, but we must remember that change needs to be gradual, Mr. Jia."
"Queen Mother, I am here."
"Master Jia, the current official has just ascended the throne and has little experience in court. I still need your help."
"Don't worry, Queen Mother, I will do my best."
Xie Daoqing said "hmm" and then said to me: "In the official family, Mr. Jia is a veteran of two dynasties and an important minister of the late emperor Tuogu. He has always been loyal to our Zhao family and has considerable insights into the affairs of the country. The official family must You have to live a good life and learn from Mr. Jia."
"Don't worry, Queen Mother, I will do it."
"Haha, okay, you can discuss this major matter on your own. I'm going back to Ningkun Palace to rest."
Xie Daoqing's appearance in the imperial study was arranged by me. I hope Jia Sidao can understand his identity.
On the surface, it seems that I invited the Queen Mother to act as a peacemaker and ease the relationship between the emperor and the ministers. In fact, I want to let Jia Sidao know that I am the emperor and he is the minister. This is a matter of principle and there is nothing to be said for it. negotiated.
And the Queen Mother came forward to indirectly explain that the Queen Mother has recognized me as the emperor. Jia Sidao can take care of himself. No matter how powerful he is, it was given by the Zhao family and the emperor.
After watching Xie Daoqing leave, I said: "Master, it has been almost two years since the public land law was implemented. What do you think of the discussion I made in court today and what I just said?"
Jia Sidao pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, it has been exactly two years. What your Majesty said at the court meeting today hit the nail on the head when it comes to the distortion of the public land law. I believe that if the official land can be given independent power, it will be the best way to supervise it."
"So, do you agree with my opinion?"
"Your Majesty, that's right."
"Does the teacher have any candidates to be in charge of the official field?"
Jia Sidao secretly thought that this was an opportunity to introduce Liao Yingzhong into the court: "Your Majesty, I have a friend named Liao Yingzhong. He has a lot of knowledge and should be qualified for this position."
"Liao Yingzhong, where have you heard this name before?"
"Your Majesty, Liao Yingzhong is a famous calligrapher and book collector in our dynasty. The late emperor also praised her several times and appointed her as an official, but Liao Yingzhong did not accept it."
"Well, since we have selected the ministers, let's do it like this. When the court meets in the future, I will first order the whole country to re-measure the land. At the same time, the official land will be renamed the official land division, and Liao Yingzhong will be appointed. After the land measurement is completed, the public land will be promulgated.
Do you have any objections to the promotion of the Dharma?"
"I have no objection."
"Master, Sir, Kublai Khan of Mongolia has now put down the civil strife and is eyeing our country. I am worried that he will invade the south at any time. I also hope that Sir, I can help you to avoid repeating the failure of the Battle of Central Sichuan."
"Your Majesty, I must do my best."
"Master, since I came to the throne, I have not dared to forget the late emperor's legacy. I am sincere and frightened. Master and minister are the ministers who have entrusted me with loneliness. I can naturally rest assured. You and I, the emperor and our ministers, work together to prosper the Song Dynasty, so that we can live up to the trust of the late emperor and live up to the commander-in-chief Meng.
What a pity."
When Jia Sidao heard me mention Meng Shuai, his heart trembled. He didn't know what he was thinking. He said after a long time: "Yes, Your Majesty."
From Li Tingzhi, I learned that Meng Gong and Jia Sidao had a close relationship. Perhaps the only person Jia Sidao respected in his heart was Marshal Meng Gong, who promoted him back then.
I looked at Jia Sidao and said, "Teacher, I plan to posthumously name Commander Meng as the hero of the Duke Zhongyi's destiny, in order to show my ambition to regain the Central Plains."
Jia Sidao looked slightly excited and said: "On behalf of Commander Meng, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness."
"Shuai Meng is an unparalleled and famous commander in our dynasty. In my heart, he is far more important than the late emperor's prime minister. Today, I can only compare him with my disciples. Meng Shuai knows people. Haha." I laughed.
Jia Sidao was a little at a loss. Before Meng Gong died, he recommended Jia Sidao to take up his post. This led to his rapid rise in the future, but he had already deviated from the track of Meng Shuai. At this time, when he saw me mentioning the past, Jia Sidao
Dao couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and he didn't know what my intention was in mentioning the past at this time. Liao Yingzhong was right, the emperor was getting more and more confused.
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At night, Jia Sidao rarely went to the insect boat to have fun.
In the study room in Korakuen Garden.
Liao Yingzhong frowned when she looked at Jia Sidao, who was pacing in the room.
Finally, Liao Yingzhong made up her mind and said: "My lord, since your lord hopes that Yingzhong will join the court as an official, Yingzhong should give it a try. Start with the official position. I also want to see the emperor's style, and I am looking forward to it."
Jia Sidao said happily: "It's good, very good to have Yingzhong helping me."
"Sir, this matter should not be taken lightly. The emperor's changes are unexpected. If we compare the prince and the emperor, they are completely different. From today's events, it can be seen that the emperor seems to be very scheming, and the queen mother seems to be biased towards the emperor.
Your Excellency, you must be careful in your future work and don't conflict with the Emperor easily. In particular, you need to restrain yourself a little on some etiquette, so as not to give others an excuse. If the Queen Mother and the Emperor join forces, we will be at a disadvantage."
Jia Sidao said: "Well, I will pay attention to it and make concessions on small things."
Liao Yingzhong nodded and said: "What you said is absolutely true."