Physician of the Song Dynasty: Zhang Kai and Li Qingzhao have a private life-long contract

"Lu Dafang actually elected me as Minister Youcheng!"

In Fan Mansion, Fan Chunli couldn't help but stay there when he heard the news, not daring to accept the news.

Because Fan Zheng was such a rebellious son, he was almost no longer tolerated by the old party. However, he never expected that Lu Dafang would elect himself as Shangshu Youcheng! That is the position of one of the three prime ministers.

"The master is going to serve as prime minister!"

Ma said with a look of ecstasy, walking around excitedly.

Every woman hopes that her husband can ascend to the throne! Ma family is naturally no exception, and now this opportunity has finally arrived.

However, Fan Zheng was not at all happy, but snorted coldly: "My mother really thought that Lu Dafang really recommended it to my father with good intentions. He saw that he could no longer suppress me, so he just went along with the flow as a favor! Even without Lu Dafang's recommendation, with his father's political achievements, it is certain that he will become the prime minister!" Fan Zheng snorted coldly.

Based on Fan Chunli's political achievements in Bozhou and Kaifeng, no local official in the world can compare with him. It is a certainty that he will become the prime minister in the future! This was the road that Fan Zheng had paved for his father, but now he was caught off guard by Lu Dafang's recommendation.

Ma rolled his eyes at Fan Zheng and said, "It's a good thing for me to become the prime minister of the court. After all, you are a skinny monkey who keeps getting into trouble. I can discipline you and save you from causing trouble everywhere!"

Ma Shi hated Fan Zheng with all his heart. Fan Zheng loved to come up with evil methods and often caused quite a stir. Now that Fan Chunli was the prime minister, he could support Fan Zheng.

Li Qingzhao on the side hugged her already pregnant belly and couldn't help but cover her mouth and snickered, obviously agreeing with her mother-in-law's words.

Fan Zheng couldn't help but his face darkened, and he snorted coldly: "Father, don't think that it is a good thing to become the prime minister of the court at this moment. According to the news obtained by my son who controls the Royal Bank, the deficit crisis of the court is quite serious!"

"Deficit crisis!" Fan Chunli's expression suddenly changed.

If he were to serve as Shangshu Youcheng, then this job would probably fall on him.

"What is a deficit crisis?" Li Qingzhao asked in confusion.

Fan Zheng explained: "The Ministry of Household Affairs spends a lot of money every year, and at the same time it also receives a lot of money. If the annual expenditure of the Ministry of Household Affairs is greater than the difference in income, it is usually outlined with a red pen, so it is called a deficit. Usually this number does not If it is too big, we can just make up for it through taxes in the coming year. However, now that the Song Dynasty has been fighting for years, domestic reforms are continuing, and the amount of the deficit is getting bigger and bigger. If it is allowed to continue, it will definitely endanger the country."

"Is this happening?" Mrs. Ma couldn't help but exclaimed, looking at her husband worriedly. She originally thought that Fan Chunli's visit to the Prime Minister was a good thing. If the deficit crisis continues to expand, Fan Chunli may not be in good shape either!

Fan Chunli couldn't help but frowned and said: "The expenditures of the government in recent years have been too great. It is time to reduce expenditures and maintain people's livelihood."

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "Now that the Song Dynasty has won a series of great victories, the morale of the officials and officials is at a high level. It is impossible to stop. Otherwise, the Song Dynasty will only return to the situation where it was at the mercy of others."

Now that the Song Dynasty is overwhelming the Liao and Xia, it is famous all over the world, and its momentum is great. I am afraid that no one wants to go back to the previous situation of being bullied.

Fan Chunli couldn't help but sigh. He knew that what Fan Zheng said was true. Nowadays, the Song Dynasty has achieved successive victories. Not to mention the new party, even the old party has greatly changed. After all, who doesn't want to complete the great achievements of destroying Xixia and regaining the sixteen states of Yanyun? great deeds.

"Furthermore, the official's appointment of my father as Shangshu Youcheng is to use his father's experience in governing local areas to greatly increase taxes and reduce the deficit, rather than to let his father hinder the Song Dynasty's unification of the world!" Fan Zheng hit the nail on the head.

Fan Chunli suddenly fell into silence, and the only way forward was to take one step at a time.

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"In accordance with the official decree, Fan Chunli, the magistrate of Kaifeng, was promoted to the position of Minister Youcheng..."

In the Chui Gong Hall, hundreds of officials gathered. Zhao Xu sat high on the dragon chair, and the attendant Yang Jian read out Fan Chunli's appointment loudly!

"Shang Shu You Cheng!"

All the officials immediately looked at him with envy and gloating.

Shangshu Youcheng is one of the prime ministers, an achievement that many officials cannot achieve in their lifetimes. However, this Shangshu Youcheng is not that easy to be. Nowadays, everyone knows the deficit crisis in the DPRK. If Fan Chunli cannot solve the problem, crisis, it is very likely that they will take the blame for this.

Fan Chunli hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded and said, "Wei Chen accepts the order!"

"I hope Fan Aiqing will not betray my trust and serve the imperial court." Zhao Xu nodded with satisfaction.

"I will do my best!" Fan Chunli solemnly promised.

"Congratulations to Mr. Fan!"

The officials said with complex expressions that since Fan Chunren stepped down, another member of the Fan family has become prime minister, not to mention Fan Zheng, Fan Chunli's son, is the future prime minister.

Coupled with Fan Zhongyan decades ago, the Fan family has four prime ministers, and it will definitely become a good story.

"Please help me, colleagues!" Fan Chunli said in return.

After the ceremony of paying homage to the prime minister, Fan Chunli returned to the political hall and sat in the seat of Minister Youcheng.

"Come here!" Fan Chunli shouted.

"My lord, what are your orders?" Soon, an official pushed the door open and said respectfully.

"Immediately send all the imperial court's deficit situation and expenditures in recent years!" Fan Chunli ordered at that moment.

"Yes! My lord!"

The subordinates accepted the order one after another, and soon the government's expense account books were placed in front of Fan Chunli's papers.

"Official retirement expenditures! Military expenditures! Official salaries! Repaying the national debt! Compulsory education in the city! Disaster relief! Changpingcang!......"

Looking at the huge amounts of expenditures, Fan Chunli suddenly felt like mountains were pressing down on him. Such huge expenditures were unimaginable before, but now they are sparse and common.

In addition to the huge expenditures of the imperial court, there is not no good news.

Now that the Song Dynasty has abolished the annual coins, it can save 500,000 guan of annual coins every year. In addition, the taxation of the land in the world has been directly increased by more than 30%, plus the revenue from the Maritime Silk Road, the Royal Bank's The profits turned over and the annual taxes of the Song Dynasty increased significantly compared with the Yuanyou years, but they still could not fill the big hole of continuous foreign conquests.

The Song Dynasty has won consecutive external battles, and the situation is very good, but the cost is that the Song Dynasty spends money like water, and the huge deficit is shocking.

"You can't continue, otherwise the Song Dynasty has not yet recovered the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, and it will definitely fall into collapse."

In the political hall, Fan Chunli said solemnly, behind the prosperity of the Song Dynasty, the price paid was not good. If the hidden dangers cannot be solved, it will definitely lead to catastrophe in the future.

Zhang Dun objected: "Although the Song Dynasty had a deficit, it was not at its worst, and the Song Dynasty must always maintain force. Otherwise, even if the opportunity to regain the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun was placed in front of the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty would not seize it. Don’t stop!”

For a hundred years, the Song Dynasty has been under the suppression of the Liao Kingdom. Now the Song Dynasty has undergone reforms and its national power is strong. Although the deficit is staggering, the results are also gratifying. The Song Dynasty cannot give up this great opportunity.

"Compared with unifying the world, it is more important to maintain the inheritance of the Song Dynasty. If the skin does not exist, the generals will not be able to attach themselves. As long as the Song Dynasty exists, there will one day be found an opportunity to regain the sixteen states of Yanyun." Fan Chunli said solemnly.