Take the system back to the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 50 Cai Zhizhou's Theory
As for Cai Zhizhou Su Zaifang, of course he can't be offended. He is the eldest son of Cai Jing, the prime minister of the dynasty, and the treacherous minister Cai You.

In the beginning, as the eldest son, he had a good relationship with Cai Jing, but later he was also the one who dared to challenge his father for power and favor.Cai Jing's official career was not smooth sailing, and he went through many periods of vacuum. However, just like a seesaw, when Cai Jing went down, Cai You was the most popular, supporting the Cai family.

But I don't know why he will be an official in Chizhou now?

There are two possibilities for this. One is that after Cai Jing was dismissed a while ago, Prime Minister Zhao Tingzhi severely attacked the party members of the Cai family, which resulted in Cai You being demoted to be an official here.

Zhao Tingzhi has indeed done this in history, directional rectification.As long as it is Cai Jing's people and policies, they will be abolished and driven away without distinction, making politics a mess.

The second explanation for Cai You’s ruling here may also be that he and his father Cai Jing are still in the honeymoon period, and they are always in the army. The southeast, especially Chizhou, is the lifeblood of the Qianzheng. Here, it can also be explained.

Su Zaifang had known that Cai You would come today, and he had prepared in advance, so he took out a plan in his sleeve and handed it over: "Master Zhizhou, this is what students have observed and thought about since they studied in Chizhou, some of what they have seen in Chizhou For what you have heard and suggested, please refer to Mr. Zhizhou."

Cai You was a little annoyed, thinking that you, a dude, are here to study, obviously for the sake of Zhang Ji and my daughter, and you thought others didn't know about it.

But because of face, this is an academy, and these educated scholars and students really like to do this, and the dynasty also has such a tradition, so Cai You had to reluctantly accept it.

After casually flipping through two pages, Cai You couldn't help but frown.

After reading another three pages, Cai You said casually, "This is Mr. Su's advice to the state government?"

Su Zaifang also felt that something was wrong, but when he thought that this was his precious daughter's thinking, there were also some rumors in the court that Cai You, Cai Jing and his son had disagreements and heart troubles?
Su Zaifang continued to bite the bullet and said, "Xiangong Zhizhou clearly saw that there were many cottages under the rule of Chizhou. Now it has reached a blatant level, which has greatly affected Chizhou's economy and people's livelihood. If this problem is not solved, it will also affect Xianggong Zhizhou's tenure as an official. Bad reputation..."

Cai You said casually: "Do you think this state's reputation and political achievements need to be maintained through this?"

"That's natural. To be an official, you need to benefit one party. This is what my grandfather often talked about." Su Zaifang was very confident.

Cai You was noncommittal, thought for a while and asked in a low voice: "So Mr. Su is an official in the court, and the entire Song Dynasty is full of cottages, and there are many gangs in the city. According to this inference, Mr. Su's achievements and reputation will be affected. gone?"

"Er..." Su Zaifang was a little embarrassed, "How can Lord Zhizhou explain it like this."

Cai You said indifferently: "Guochao is sick, and Benzhou is more aware of this than your grandfather. When it comes to this responsibility, Benzhou is really no bigger than your grandfather. I know that I need to take medicine when I am sick, even strong medicine is fine. , but Benzhou wants to ask, how do you know that your medical theory is correct? Besides, you are just talking about it in general, and you don’t even have the details of the prescription.”

After all, the young man is full of anger, and he is also a real scholar. Based on the status and environment of the literati in this era, hearing that he actually brought in the great Confucianism and Wenzong to take responsibility together, Su Zaifang said unhappily: "Master Zhizhou's fallacy is also true. , Chizhou is under your rule, and the court is ruled by your father, Mr. Cai, how can the banditry in this world be blamed on my Su family?"

Cai You still had a demeanor, pointing at his nose and trying to smile, "Students are angry, in fact, this state has also experienced a period like yours, so let's not talk about it now."

"It's related to the reputation of the Su family, why can't we make it clear?" Su Zaifang said.

Cai You could only frown and said: "Zhao Tingzhi was supported by my father. After he gained power, he ignored all indiscriminate policies and abandoned all his father's policies. The rapid turn caused political chaos, and officials were at a loss. This issue is not dared to say in this issue. Your Su family is the instigator, but Mr. Zhao Tingzhi was instigated by the people headed by Mr. Su, so he had the right to speak and have the confidence, so he overtook my father's policies across the board. The chaos in the administration of officials also started from this."

Su Zaifang was not convinced, "Master Cai's policy is wrong, and the country is dying, why can't the chaos be rectified?"

Cai You said: "Then we must first judge who is upright and who is chaotic? My father's policies are not liked in this state. The root cause of the problem is that my father's continuous use of troops externally has caused internal weakness. At this moment, we need to help each other, tighten externally and loosen internally. This is true. Indulging in a relatively corrupt bureaucracy, and the lack of money, food and soldiers due to the use of troops for years, further indulging in the brutal growth of gangs and copycats."

"Suppressing the inside or keeping the outside is a question. You need to choose. My father's moral integrity aside, he chose to be loose on the inside and tight on the outside. I don't want to say that he is right about his choice. But I dare to say that you have always been consistent. The idea of ​​Sima Guang and others seeking peace and ceding to the outside world and strict etiquette and discipline internally is also wrong."

"..." Su Zaifang was a little embarrassed again.

Cai You continued: "Policies need continuity. It's not that Sima Guang's patriarchal moral model is really not good. The problem is that I followed my father's line for a long time. As a result, you can't get up, but you are confused. Zhao Tingzhi's targeted purge was completely indifferent and unreasonable. As long as my father's people and politics were cut off, the timing was completely inappropriate, in the context of foreign wars, and under the situation of insufficient money and food supplies, and the situation of insufficient military resources, the people who were familiar with the local people's conditions were removed. The political officer changes them just like changing the cutlery.”

"When you are completely unfamiliar with the people's conditions and government affairs, all the consuls appointed by Zhao Tingzhi, in the spirit of the old Mr. Zhao, crack down on copycats and gangs in a leap forward and exaggerated way. If you scholar don't know what this means, then the state will Take this as today's argument, let's make a theory."

Cai You spoke with no scruples at this time, "A bandit is a bandit. The root of the problem is that when you are unable to solve this cancer, you stab him with a knife, destroying the balance but not killing the savior, so he is After a counterattack, Zhao Tingzhi's government, unable to solve the problem, retreated. After the chaos, both government merchants and ordinary people were harassed and robbed more seriously. Fiscal and taxation productivity was greatly affected, resulting in fewer people with money and food to support. , adding insult to injury, so more people joined the copycat."

"If Zhao Tingzhi has the ability to continue to maintain this policy, and if the corrupt Confucian Party has the ability to continue to maintain Zhao Tingzhi in the temple, then the state will not dare to say that it is wrong to suppress bandits. The problem is that he came up and stabbed a few times. , After causing a lot of mess, there is no more content, listening to him instructing the inexperienced consuls to pat their butts and go back to Beijing to drink tea."

"Although the group of consuls who were familiar with the people's sentiments came back earlier, they have been tormented enough after the purge and counter-purge, their enthusiasm for doing things has been greatly reduced, and they are facing a larger scale and have been irritated. How to govern This is a problem, and how to ensure the money and food for foreign troops is also a problem.”

"At first glance, Zhao Tingzhi's policy seemed to be okay. The Great Song Dynasty ruled it, and he was a soldier to catch thieves. But because of his indiscriminate tossing, both the officials and the bandits lost patience step by step. The bandits have gradually seen the incompetence and weakness of the government. , if this threshold cannot be passed, then the state hereby asserts that a larger scale of banditry will inevitably occur within a few years, and even a large-scale mobilization of rebellion."

Jianzhen pissed Master Zhizhou to such an extent that many people opened their mouths half-open, and they didn't dare to interrupt the discussion in this atmosphere.

(End of this chapter)