Lu Xiufu suddenly realized the idea and broke into a cold sweat. He quickly said that he was lucky that he had not made the deal, otherwise it would have caused a catastrophe.
Wen Tianxiang also nodded, reminding everyone that something must be done carefully.
Zhao Bingyan told them: "From now on, all discussions between us and the Queen Mother must be kept confidential, and we must not reveal anything about military affairs to anyone."
The Queen Mother was also very frightened. She kept nodding her head and called Eunuch Zhu, the general manager of the Imperial City Department outside the hall, to come in and provide some advice on the security of the palace and strengthen the confidentiality level of each official room.
After Lu Xiufu reported the submission of Li Mu Mountain, the imperial court planned thirty settlements and planned to build four roads to penetrate Li Mu Mountain from southeast to northwest. There was no need to worry about the labor force being supported by a team, and the expenses would be considerable. He was anxious.
Zhao Bingyan asked him how long he could last?
He said normal operations could be maintained for up to March.
Zhao Bingyan thinks that is enough, and he will have a solution when the time comes.
Wen Tianxiang asked him, the court cannot be left without a master for a day. Should we find a descendant of the royal family left behind by the people and establish a new king?
Lu Xiufu also said that people in Danzhou were talking about the fact that the world cannot be without a king.
Seeing that Concubine Yang Shu's face was getting worse and worse, Zhao Bingyan said hurriedly: "Pedant, isn't the Emperor still alive? Why can't the Queen Mother supervise the country? We can also call for a republic to govern the country. The Queen Mother is the head of the Song Dynasty. .”
Concubine Yang Shu immediately said, "No, no, you can't govern the country if you love your family."
Zhao Bingyan said categorically: "Why not? It's okay as long as I say it's okay. As long as the Queen Mother regards the world as the public, it's okay. I don't plan to find the little emperor anymore, we will respect the Queen Mother as the head of the country."
Concubine Yang Shu continued to decline.
Zhang Shijie, Lu Xiufu and Wen Tianxiang were surprised, and they all looked at him blankly.
Immortal Banban, this was a major change in the Song Dynasty's state system.
Zhao Bingyan bowed to Concubine Yang Shu and said, "Now is an extraordinary period. The Queen Mother must first shoulder the burden of governing the country."
Concubine Yang Shu was confused again, so she called it quits. The King of Han had just returned from the military camp and wanted to rest first.
After she returned to the harem and talked it over with Aunt Liu, the old Aunt was so happy that she wanted nothing more than she wanted. She reflected on her misunderstanding of the King of Han.
Both the master and the slaves have felt Zhao Bingyan's kindness these days. First, they saw him rushing into Limu Mountain alone to quell the rebellion, and then they saw Wen Tianxiang personally supervising the sown rice seeds to sprout and spread their leaves. Their eyes were filled with anticipation.
Within two days, Eunuch Zhu apologized to Concubine Yang Shu and strengthened the security of the palace. This was specifically requested by the King of Han.
Today, Zhao Bingyan directly recommended her to be the leader of the country. Although she was not called the emperor, with Zhao Bingyan's strong support, no one objected, so she was not better than the emperor.
Aunt Liu said happily: "How about I ask the imperial kitchen to prepare some food and wine, and ask the King of Han to come and dine with the master?"
Concubine Yang Shu nodded and agreed. She had long wanted to call Zhao Bingyan over to talk.
After Zhao Bingyan went in and saluted, Concubine Yang happily shouted to sit down quickly, and the maid immediately gave him a bottle of wine.
After the two had had three drinks, Concubine Yang Shu said sourly that the King of Han didn't even tell the Ai family about his wedding, because it was too estranged. Zhao Bingyan said awkwardly that it was the rule of the Li people's alliance, and he would welcome the bride back another day and ask the Queen Mother for advice.
Concubine Yang Shu said calmly that she was not in a hurry, hoping in her heart that Zhao Bingyan would not welcome his bride back to live there.
Seeing that Concubine Yang Shu was not in high spirits, he tactfully reminded her that the court was now stable, and even though there was only Hainan Road, the Queen Mother was also the head of a country. In the future, we would regain the Guangdong and Guangxi and the whole country, which would be enough for the Queen Mother to worry about. Now she had to find good generals to govern the country. What a talented person.
Yang Shufei nodded.
She has not handled any political affairs since she fled Lin'an. Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie were all in charge.
It was not until Zhao Bingyan appeared that he really took the position of supervising the country. He still listened to the opinions of his ministers and rarely made independent decisions.
Zhao Bingyan suggested that she should go out for a walk, learn more about the actual situation among the people, and listen to the demands of the common people so that she could better govern the country.
For example, when he raised the issue of land equalization, many people had doubts and were unwilling to let the people get land. But these people are actually a very small number who surround the Queen Mother, and most of the farmers are invisible to the Queen Mother.
He asked the Queen Mother, can those who oppose the distribution of land to the people carry swords and guns and go to the battlefield?
The answer is obviously no one.
What else does the imperial court have that can attract the people who are fighting for the Song Dynasty to fight together?
He believes that there is only the land under his feet. The land belongs to the state and the people are given the right to use it. The people have to pay taxes when they get the land for farming. This is enough.
He said: "It is noon on the day of hoeing, and the sweat is dripping from the soil. It is too hard for the people to farm. In the future, when the industry of the court is established, taxes will increase. The court should also reduce the taxes of farmers until they are exempted."
Zhao Bingyan gave Yang Shufei the outline of the land law invented by the later Taizu and a comparison table between traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese. He said with a smile that as long as the queen mother managed to equalize the land, she would win the support of the people in the world. This book of simplified Chinese characters was created with ten years of hard work by Mr. Zhuge. From now on, we will receive more and more gifts from Mr. Zhuge. How to use it is all described in simplified Chinese characters.
Concubine Yang Shu naturally understood what he meant, which was to let her become familiar with its use and go to the countryside to understand the people's conditions and then personally manage the land equalization.
Aunt Liu asked him worriedly: "The King of Han proposed that the Queen Mother go to the countryside to commemorate the suffering of the people. It is good, but how can the Queen Mother's life safety be guaranteed?"
He said: "There is Eunuch Zhu."
He asked Yang Shufei how she was practicing with her musket.
Concubine Yang Shu asked Nanny Liu to get Browning, skillfully opened the safety and pulled the trigger, then turned around to aim at him.
Zhao Bingyan instinctively stepped forward and hugged Yang Shufei with one hand, and raised the muzzle of the gun to the sky with the other hand. Yang Shufei was frightened and her finger tightened on the trigger, and a burst of bullets came out of the gun.
The woman was so frightened that she collapsed in his arms. Zhao Bingyan put a little force on her waist, and then he came to his senses and stood up straight.
He smiled and said: "My aunt, your marksmanship has improved greatly. However, did the Queen Mother forget that I said that the gun should not be pointed at your own people? This is the rhythm of killing the minister. I don't want to be an unjust ghost." .”
Concubine Yang Shu covered her mouth and chuckled, "I scared the Ai family to death. How could the Ai family be willing to kill brother Bingyan." But she felt very regretful in her heart, sighing that Zhao Bingyan didn't hold her for a while longer.
After sending Zhao Bingyan away, she went into the study room with the outline of the Land Law and began to study it according to the traditional and simplified comparison table.
Aunt Liu was fanning her and said jokingly: When the King of Han comes, the master will be energetic and will not rest for a while.
Yang Shufei devoted herself to studying the land law, stared at the manuscript and said, "I'm busy."
When Zhao Bingyan went back, he found that the two witches Guo Xiang and Cheng Lin were missing. After asking Zhu Jingyi, he found out that the residence was arranged by Prime Minister Lu Xiufu himself. He was grateful to the Prime Minister for his thoughtfulness and asked Zhu Jingyi to invite the left prime minister to come over for tea and talk.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Jingyi walked in with Lu Xiufu and Wen Tianxiang.
Lu Xiufu didn't have time to have tea, so he said that he was worried about money. The King of Han could do something about it. Once I got this month's salary, my expenses would be huge.
Zhao Bingyan knew that he was exaggerating. He said that he would find a way to solve the money issue and ensure that Prime Minister Lu had money to spend.
He suggested to Lu Xiufu that he should check the salaries of officials at all levels one by one. He did not agree with the contract-type annual salary of the Southern Song Dynasty court in the past. Officials received money and then hired countless masters to do accounting, which was equivalent to the court helping officials to support their retainers.
He asked Lu Xiufu to carefully calculate the positions and positions that each level of yamen must have, and the personal guards, secretaries, maids, and maids that officials at each level must have, all included in the court's expenses, and at the same time, the individual officials' salaries should be realistically reduced. .
In this way, all the officials in the Yamen are from the imperial court, and there is no question of who is the slave of any family.
This can very well restrain the corruption and selfishness of officials. After excluding the expenses of these people, the salaries of officials are lowered to an inflated level, which also avoids criticism from the people.
He said: "If we continue to strictly implement various systems, the officialdom of the Song Dynasty will definitely take on a completely new look."
Wen Tianxiang nodded and thought what Zhao Bingyan said was reasonable. Officials and generals have always caused trouble in all dynasties. A big problem is that officials and generals have too much power and have many private soldiers, private officials, loyal servants, and minions. Create opportunities for these disloyal thieves to attack.
Zhao Bingyan nodded and told them that the army was already innovating.
The general has handed over many personal guards himself. As long as Prime Minister Lu takes action, he believes that everyone will give full support.
Lu Xiufu said that the court was still in a dilemma and everyone should save money and work together to restore the country, so he became a villain for once.
