Empress Dowager Xiang was very satisfied with Zhao Xu's answer.
The Confucian education she received since childhood told her that this is indeed what she should do.
Just like Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, only by putting the people first can we achieve long-term peace and stability.
So, he praised the Queen Mother: "Sixth brother is really kind-hearted!"
Then, he asked the Queen Mother: "If Sixth Brother is in charge, how will the aftermath be dealt with?"
Zhao Xu raised his head and said to the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, if your son is in charge, you will probably choose a minister who is famous for caring for the people to go to Jingdong Road to deal with the aftermath..."
He nodded to the Queen Mother, but sighed: "But now Mr. Fu Han has passed away..."
The Queen Mother didn't know much about ministers, and even less about them. In the past few days, she had only become familiar with ministers from three provinces and six ministries.
As for the minister who was famous for caring for the people, she also knew a wealthy Han Gong Fu Bi.
Fu Bi left Qingzhou and served concurrently as the pacifier of Jingdong Road.
A major disaster occurred locally, and half a million refugees gathered in Qingzhou.
Fu Bi alone pacified them all and reduced the death rate of the refugees to a minimum.
At that time, Empress Dowager Xiang was still in her boudoir and very young, but she still remembered the admiration people showed when they mentioned Fu Bi.
Zhao Xu saw this and took the opportunity to say: "Queen Mother, now the world should have a minister like Duke Fu Han!"
"Mother, why don't you consult the ministers, there will be someone who can recommend him!"
Although Zhao Xu did not mention specific names.
But in fact, they are already intervening in personnel arrangements.
The reason is simple - the Song Dynasty is now known for its good care of the people. At the same time, the seniority and official position are enough to serve as the transfer envoy of Jingdong, and there are only a few ministers in total.
This is a skill Zhao Xu learned in modern times.
As long as certain conditions are added to the so-called personnel arrangement, one can actually lead the appointment of personnel.
Because no matter how others choose, they will eventually choose someone who suits Zhao Xu's heart.
Xiang Empress Dowager smiled and nodded: "Sixth brother is right! Among the officials in the world, there must be someone like Mr. Fu Han!"
Zhao Xu also laughed.
He can already roughly guess who will go to Jingdong Road in the end.
It's just a matter of choosing one of these three people: Cai Jing, Lu Dafang, and Fan Chunchun.
And no matter who you choose, it will be as Zhao Xu wants.
"Jingdong Road..." Zhao Xu murmured in his heart.
The map of the Jingdong Road Transport Department's jurisdiction was in his mind.
Jingdong Road and Jingdong East Road combined include five prefectures, thirteen states and two armies.
It covers most of modern Shandong Province and parts of Jiangsu Province in the Huaihe River Basin.
What he experienced during modern business trips, travels and study tours echoed in his mind.
This is also a wealth of studying abroad!
The map and basic geography of the world are already clear in his mind.
Because he was often assigned to assist in archeology, Zhao Xu was able to visit museums everywhere.
Know the once ancient mineral deposits in those places.
For example, at this moment, Zhao Xu's eyes seemed to see the Laizhou area on Jingdong Road.
The gold exhibits on display in the Zhaoyuan Gold Museum dangled back and forth in his eyes.
The staff's introduction also came back and forth in his ears.
In addition, the taste of the oysters I had eaten in Rushan seemed to linger in my taste buds.
When visiting the local area, I saw those oyster steaks used for health-preserving oysters, which are also called Zhao Xuxintong.
The Song Dynasty fully possesses the possibility of cultivating oysters!
Xuzhou's coal and iron also made his heart beat.
These are all promising industries!
Just when Zhao Xu was dazzled by the mountains of gold, oyster sauce and countless coal and iron deposits.
In my ears, the Queen Mother Xiang's voice rang: "Besides selecting ministers, what else does Sixth Brother plan to do?"
Zhao Xu replied without thinking: "I think that since the law of protecting armor and protecting horses is so harmful to the people, it's better to just abandon it!"
"Of course, if the people want to continue to support them, they can..."
"Turn the official horses into civilian horses immediately!"
"Didn't the government say that one horse costs twenty-seven thousand?"
"Just sell them to horse farmers at this price! If you don't want to keep them, a company can take them back and distribute them to places where horses are needed!"
It doesn’t matter whether it’s the method of protecting the horse or the method of protecting the horse.
When Zhao Xu woke up in Qingning Palace, he was determined to abandon the Yi method and the uniform loss method.
reason?
Out of place!
Can horses be raised in Shandong, Jiangsu, Henan and Hebei?
cannot!
There is no pasture or pasture, and the climate makes it difficult for horses to adapt and easily get sick, and it is also difficult for horses to gain weight.
If the people want to raise it and are willing to raise it, then go ahead and raise it.
There is no need for the government to forcibly allocate horse-raising quotas.
Because Zhao Xu already knew that no matter how he raised horses in the vast Central Plains and the South, he would not be able to support the Khitan who occupied the vast prairie and the Dangxiang who occupied the Hexi Corridor.
Why use your own shortcomings to compete with other people's strengths?
What he wants to do is to open up another track.
Don't fight with them as cavalry! Let them be stunned!
And what are the strengths of the Song Dynasty?
Technical advantages, firepower advantages and technological advantages!
"As for the other salt, wine, and iron..."
"It's better to return to the ancestral system for the time being!"
Hearing Zhao Xu's words, Queen Mother Xiang was shocked.
That’s not a small amount of money!
Today, when she was at Baoci Palace, the Empress Dowager hesitated after learning that Jingdong Road was paying taxes of one to two million yuan a year.
Empress Dowager Xiang observed carefully. After knowing that there was so much income on Jingdong Road, the Empress Dowager's tone became obviously much softer when she mentioned Wu Juhou again.
The two palaces are responsible for handling the military and state affairs of the world!
Although the time is still short, both palaces have already discovered it.
Money is everywhere!
From Yanbian to the southwest, from the Central Plains to Jianghuai, there is no place where money is free.
National income is spent continuously.
There are too few places like Jingdong Road that can contribute one to two million yuan in fiscal and tax revenue every year in addition to the two taxes!
Good wealth is hard to part with!
So, Queen Mother Xiang couldn't help but ask: "Why does Sixth Brother think so?"
"My son is stupid and can't think of a way to deal with the aftermath..." Zhao Xu opened his eyes, looked at the Queen Mother and said, "We can only learn from our ancestors!"
"Since the system of our ancestors in the past is not harmful on Jingdong Road, why not restore it first?"
"Sixth brother is really a benevolent saint!" Queen Mother Xiang couldn't help but praise: "I will definitely be a holy emperor in the future!"
Zhao Xu lowered his head in shame: "I was taught by my empress, but I only learned from my empress!"
Queen Mother Xiang laughed immediately after hearing this.
Zhao Xu also laughed.
Whether he has the money on Jingdong Road or not has nothing to do with Zhao Xu now.
It's not like he's in charge, right?
Therefore, Zhao Xu can be a good person without any psychological burden at all.
Up and down, who doesn’t love a tax cut?
What's more, Zhao Xu no longer wants to follow the old path.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, we simply used Jingdong Road as a pilot project.
Stop questioning the law and open up the market!
If it weren't for the fact that if there was too much movement, the whole world would inevitably be shaken.
Zhao Xu even wanted to tell the Empress Dowager to abolish the tolls on Jingdong Road and Jingdong East Road!
Establishing a unified market directly leads to mercantilism!
I originally wrote more than a thousand words about the reasons why it was Cai Jing, Fan Chunchun, and Lu Dafang, but later deleted them all.
Well, from now on, I won’t write things like this kind of reasons, past, allusions, etc. in the text.
(End of chapter)
