Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

But in fact, he may be a peacemaker.

Even if some people guessed that Qin Hui was a peaceful faction, they didn't know that half of the reasons behind Qin Hui's peace were intentional hints from Zhao Guanjia.

But only a hint.

Politics is actually very simple. When it is put on the table, it is all parties fighting for power and profit.

But politics is extremely complicated, because people's hearts are very complicated.

There are many things that cannot be said directly on the stage.

For example, now Zhao Ning wants to continue to maintain peace with Jin Guo officially, and draws a knife to bleed Jin Guo in private, but because of the competition and balance of interests of all parties, the time is not enough, and he will not directly express his position.

But Qin Hui guessed what the Zhao family meant, and actively promoted some things, but in order to cater to the real power factions such as Zhao Ding and Zhang Jun, he did not express his position on the surface, but secretly hinted that some people would come to perform and test.

As for other lower ranks, no matter whether it is in the court or in the local area, they are just standing in line.

Those who can't see through these things and like to show off, will basically become cannon fodder in the end.

In other words, those who have seen it through, but take the wrong step in the face of the temptation of huge interests, will end badly.

By the time Qin Hui finished speaking, a trial by all parties had initially come to an end.

But it didn't end there.

Shao Pu, the servant of the household department, came out again. He said: "Your Majesty, there are feedbacks from various sources on the summer tax this year. Among them, Huaidong, Jiangdong, Liangzhe, Jingbei, Jingnan, Lizhou, and Chengdu have reported that the summer tax may be higher than in previous years. A little less."

Zhao Ning asked calmly, "How much less?"

Shao Pu lowered his head slightly, swallowed his throat, and said, "It's half gone."

As soon as he said this, the surroundings started talking again.

Mei Zhili rushed out, he said: "Your Majesty..."

"Mei Qing, you have to wait for someone to finish speaking, it's very impolite to interrupt others."

"Your Majesty, I have something to say..." Mei Zhili obviously couldn't bear it anymore, it was related to the summer tax, which was the key to the national treasury.

"Stand back first, and let Shao Qing finish speaking."

Mei Zhili felt as if he was about to vomit blood, and finally said, "Yes!"

"Shao Qing, why is half of it missing?"

Shao Pu said: "The transshipment envoys from all walks of life reported that this year's harvest is not very good, and the people's life is difficult."

Zhao Ning said: "Oh, I just remembered. Two months ago, the transshipment envoys from all walks of life in the local area wrote letters to me, hoping that the imperial court can reduce or exempt certain taxes."

"Yes, that's the reason." Shao Pu said immediately.

Zhao Guanjia changed the subject and asked: "Mr. Zhao, have the Beijing Southwest Road Transit Envoy, the Prison Division, and the Changping Division been appointed?"

Zhao Ding came out and said: "They have all taken office, they are Chen Qiudao, Feng Changning, and Fan Zhicai. These three have made remarkable achievements in the past."

"Okay, it's good to be appointed." Zhao Guan's eyes shifted to Shao Pu again, "Shao Pu, do you know why I killed people in Jingnan?"

Shao Pu's heart moved, and he replied cautiously: "It's because of illegal lending by the people, and I'm about to talk about it..."

Zhao Ning interrupted him: "Let's figure it out one by one. You just said that the summer tax in these places has been reduced by half because of the suffering of the people?"

"Yes!"

"So you agree with what they say?"

Shao Pu hesitated for a moment, and said bravely, "My minister agrees. The wars in the north have mobilized a lot of food from the south in these years, and it will be affected to some extent."

Zhao Ning simply stood up and walked down, habitually holding the hilt of the sword with his right hand.

With a faint smile on his face, he looked at Shao Pu and said, "How miserable are the people, can you tell me?"

The ministers on one side did not speak.

Shao Pu hesitated for a moment, and said: "The common people rely on borrowing to barely survive, which is enough to show the suffering of the people."

"Well, it makes sense, the common people rely on borrowing to survive, and they are being usured three times!" Zhao Guan's face turned cold instantly, "If I hadn't gone down to see it with my own eyes, I would have been really bluffed by Li Zhaoyan, the Jingnan transshipment envoy. I was deceived by you, Shao Pu!"

Shao Pu was so frightened that he quickly knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, how dare I lie to Your Majesty? I have reported the truth, and the borrowing by the common people fully proves this. Otherwise, who would want to borrow money?"

"Yes, most people are not willing to borrow money if they are not forced by life. They just want to farm and earn a living! Why do they still drink their blood and eat their flesh!"

Zhao Guan's voice echoed in the Chuigong Hall.

"Why!" Zhao Ning fixed his sharp eyes on Shao Pu, "raise your head and look at me!"

Shao Pu was so frightened that he trembled, he somewhat regretted standing up and talking about it just now.

He slowly raised his head and looked at Zhao Guan's house.

"Tell me, why? Don't you know the suffering of the people?"

"Chen... I also submitted documents from various sources, and I..."

"Submit the various documents? Didn't you verify it? Why are there several different documents from the household department? The one Mei Zhili gave me is different from what you said!"

"I... I am also doing this for His Majesty's sage, and the suffering of the people. If His Majesty can reduce or exempt taxes, the people will naturally be grateful to His Majesty. As for..."

Zhao Guanjia interrupted him again: "As for the local government households and status households who don't pay taxes, you don't dare to let another one go! The sufferings of the people? You dare to speak of the sufferings of the people in front of me! Alleviate the sufferings of the people! Is suffering a matter of tax relief!"

No one spoke in the hall at this time.

"I'm in Xiangyang Mansion this time, and I'm looking for a Guo family to buy grain. Guess how much grain he has? He can easily sell it to me for a hundred thousand shi!"

"Guess again, where did Tiju Changping's food come from?"

"That's what Guo sold!"

"I went south from Nanyang to the boundary of Xiangyang Prefecture. All the way I saw the boundless wheat fields, the golden waves of wheat, the fragrance of wheat, and the farmers working in the fields. What a beautiful scene. Is this a good harvest? Is this a prosperous age? This is Doesn't it indicate that the people have enough food and clothing?"

"This is a bumper harvest! This is a sign that the people will have enough food and clothing! But what I saw was the people standing there emaciated and queuing up to borrow three times the usury! Then they bought grain for two times a stone! Where did the harvest grain go?"

"Li Zhaoyan's home was ransacked, and [-] shi of grain was confiscated!"

"Zhou Hong was confiscated with [-] shi of grain!"

"The Guo family was confiscated with 15 shi (1800 million catties) of grain, piled up like a mountain! It can feed 10 people for half a year!"

"Come on! Shao Qing, explain to me, what is the suffering of the people! What is two grains for one stone, and what the fuck is 15 stones of grain!"

Dead silence, no one spoke.

Shao Pu knelt there and whispered, "This minister was negligent for a while, and I was also misled by their documents."

Zhao Ning touched Shao Pu's official hat and said, "Qin Hui."

"The minister is here."

"You said, such an important matter can be misled, how to deal with it?"

"Your Majesty, people are not sages and sages without faults. Everyone makes mistakes. Mr. Yuzhang also said that small faults can be tolerated to show His Majesty's benevolence and comfort people's hearts. However, big mistakes must not be tolerated, otherwise people will Everyone makes big mistakes, so isn't the country in danger?"

"I ask you how to deal with it?"

"What Shao Pu did did not cause serious consequences, but it was only because of His Majesty's sageness that he was able to stop the loss. Therefore, I feel that Shao Pu's official position can be demoted and a one-year salary fined as a punishment."

Chapter 521 New Deal Going South (Second Update)

Gao Qiu came out and said: "If it is not for your Majesty's sageness, wouldn't you be misled by Shao Pu for such an important matter? Wouldn't the princes of the court also be misled by Shao Pu? I think that Shao Pu should be dismissed from the post of servant of the household department .”

Zhao Ning asked Mo Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, "What do you think of Mo Shangshu?"

"I think what Gao Taiwei said is very reasonable."

"Then remove Shao Pu from the post of Minister of the Ministry of Officials."

Shao Pu didn't dare to say too much, he just said, "Thank you for your kindness."

Shao Pu never thought that he would lose his black hat today because of the taxation in the south.

Now it seems that Zhao Guan's family is more angry than expected about the taxation in the south.

Some people began to wonder in their hearts, is this the rumor that the imperial court will implement the New Deal to the south?

Shao Pu was taken out of the hall, and Zhao Guanjia sat back again.

He said concisely: "Lu Zai!"

"The minister is here."

"The Audit Court strictly investigated the taxes that Shao Pu just mentioned."

"Yes!"

"Nie Chang."

"Chen is here!"

"The Su Provincial Court sent people to investigate together with the Audit Court. Anyone who is corrupt will be arrested by me!"

"Yes!"

"Zhao Ding."

"The minister is here."

"Clean up private lending, and anyone who violates the rules will be severely punished!"

"The minister leads the order."

"Retreat."

The fact that Shao Pu was dismissed naturally aroused widespread discussion.

The requests for tax reductions and exemptions from various roads in the south clearly conflict with the needs of the current war on the northern front.

Shao Pu's actions today are obviously speaking for all walks of life in the south.

It is not so simple for Zhao Ning to dismiss Shao Pu.

To be dismissed means to leave office, and to leave office means to be audited.

This is an excuse to investigate Shao Pu.

In normal times, the imperial court would not easily investigate a minister carefully.

Once audited, something may be found.

Once you find something, you can follow these things to find other things.

When Qin Hui returned home, just as he took off his official hat and clothes, people from outside rushed in: "Master, the official family is here."

"Who?"

"Officials."

Qin Hui hurriedly put on his official uniform again, and took the whole family out to greet him.

"I don't know the official's arrival, but the minister is far away to welcome him."

"It's okay, I'm just idle, I'll come to you to have a sit."

"Please come to the official house."

Mrs. Wang served tea and some snacks.

It is not uncommon for Zhao officials to like to run to Zai Zhi's house.

Zhao Kuangyin often ran to Zhao Pu's house back then and ate meat.

The allusion of Xue Ye Ding Ce is that Zhao Kuangyin went to Zhao Pu's house to discuss the strategy of regaining the world in the early Song Dynasty.

A promising monarch can generally handle the relationship with the prime minister very well.

Liu Bang would also salute when he saw Xiao He, and Taizong also respected Fang Xuanling and others.

Zhao Kuangyin even called Prime Minister Zhao Pu's wife sister-in-law.

Song Shenzong respected Wang Anshi, just like students respect teachers.

The harmonious relationship between the emperor and Zaizhi is related to the hearts of the core rulers.

Therefore, even if Qin Hui is making small moves behind his back, Zhao Ning will not tear his face at will with Zai Zhi.

What's more, the new policy of handing over banknotes to the countryside still needs Qin Hui to promote it.

"I don't know what the official's visit is?"

"When it comes to private lending today, although the imperial court will strictly investigate, I still feel uneasy."