The prime minister cannot meet the official family alone, this is a hidden rule.

But today Fu Bi violated the rules.

The prime ministers all had a stern face when they came in, and Han Qi even snorted coldly.

Zhao Shu was in a good mood, so he took the initiative to tell the reason: "The Xixia people withdrew their troops from the first arrival. Fu Qing was excited and sent the news directly in."

Not discussing something else?

For example, say bad things about me, Lao Han!

Han Qi stared at Fu Bi, feeling that this person's integrity was not trustworthy at all.

Fu Bi said proudly: "This messenger arrived in time to win the battle of Huanqing. I..."

He looked at Han Qi and said lightly: "I am worthy of my guilt."

"Sure enough, have you withdrawn?" Han Qi was overjoyed and said, "This time Xixia retreated, the northwest of the Song Dynasty has stabilized, so I am overjoyed!"

"Your Majesty, Chen An asks for your opinion."

Chen An came and saw the king and minister happy when he came in and said, "I heard that a messenger from the northwest came, and he guessed that there was a result."

"The Liang family has withdrew." Zhao Shu had a smile on his lips, and he was very relaxed and comfortable.

Being an emperor is the first to do this in the history of the Song Dynasty.

Han Qi smiled and said, "After this defeat, the northwest will be stable."

It's too early to say this.

Chen An remembered what the woman Liang did in history, and couldn't help but feel that it's true that a woman can stand half of her naivety. She even has to stand aside when she becomes cruel.

Xixia was brought to life by this woman and she was always firm and was much stronger than the Song Dynasty.

You can't think that such a woman has ended once she failed?

Why!

Chen An wanted to say that this was impossible, but it was not possible at this moment.

Look at Zhao Shu, late spring has passed, but the smile is full of spring.

Look at Han Qi, his arrogant spirit is as if the Song Dynasty had swept the northwest, and the Hetao area has become the horse farming land of the Song Dynasty.

Even Bao Zheng was filled with joy, making Chen An even less willing to break this mood.

He smiled and thought to himself that even if Liang came back in the future, would Da Song still be afraid of her going?

So he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, now the world is peaceful, this is the result of your pioneering and enterprising spirit. The north and the northwest have stabilized, and the Song Dynasty has also stabilized. I talked with the king about articles yesterday..."

Will this guy talk to the king about articles?

Han Qi turned around and looked at Bao Zheng. Seeing Bao Zheng's expression on his face, he couldn't help but smile.

Zeng Gongliang also understood and smiled.

Everyone understands that An An of Chen is going to start fooling people again.

But this time he fooled the government, so let's watch the fun.

Zhao Shu felt relieved by this flattery and said, "You must be careful to learn."

Chen Zhongheng felt that the official family was probably a little stupid, and even forgot that he had said earlier that the prince did not need to go to the end of his life.

"The king said that now the world is in peace, but the people are still paying heavy taxes. The Song Dynasty is booming, but has the lives of the people been like this? If the people are still the same, then this booming is fake..."

Is this kid eating firecrackers?

Zhao Shu nodded, "Thank you for your hard work in the people, I know..."

Chen An said in a straight line: "The king is thinking about one thing, that is, whether to reduce taxes to the people of the world..."

The hall became quiet in an instant.

Tax cuts are a sensitive topic. No matter who is in power, they hope to reduce taxes from the people. Can the country use enough after taxes are reduced?

"Is the national use enough?" Han Qi said: "Last year, the surplus of the three departments was only so small. If it was a tax cut, it would be a shortfall this year."

"Did the prince say this?" Zhao Shu was a little suspicious.

His son was dizzy recently when he read books. Every time he saw himself, he looked begging, which made him feel very happy.

I'm almost crazy about reading this book, and I still have time to think about it?

Chen An said in surprise: "If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can summon the king to ask questions."

Zhao Shu nodded, and someone went to call Zhao Xu.

When Zhao Xu came in, Zhao Shu asked directly: "Have you thought about reducing taxes to the people?"

If this is what Chen An said, then Zhao Xu will be stunned for a moment.

"Yes." But Zhao Xu said without hesitation: "I have thought about the taxes of the Song Dynasty, which is too heavy for the people. Now the income of the Song Dynasty is increasing every year, which is one of them. Secondly, the external troubles of the Song Dynasty have been eliminated for the time being. I think it can revitalize the army and reduce the redundant soldiers. This will not only make the army more elite, but also reduce a lot of expenses... Together, I wonder if I can reduce taxes for the people?"

Han Jiang, the envoy of the Three Division, had already arrived and said, "King, the three Divisions had a balance of 230,000 guan last year. This money seems to be quite large, but the Song Dynasty has countless people and has to use money everywhere. It will become small money as soon as it is divided. If the tax is reduced, it will probably be a lot of deficit this year..."

As the chief financial officer, he was thinking about surplus rather than deficits.

A balance is a political achievement, and a deficit is a responsibility.

This is the easiest way to determine.

Zhao Xu frowned and said, "But I remember Jiayou lost 3.65 million yuan in seven years."

"The king is so good to remember!" Han Jiang said ashamedly: "I have read these things frequently recently, and I remember how much I lost, but the king has always remembered that this thought is rare!"

Zhao Shu nodded and felt very happy.

The prime ministers praised their sons, which was a kind of recognition. Even if they were gone, the Song Dynasty would still not be in chaos.

But Zhao Xu was angry, "The food and drink I waited for are all people's pastes, how can I not remember these? I always remember. When I was eating the mutton, I wondered if the people could eat it? Later, I went to see the days of ordinary people. Lamb is a delicacy for them, and it is rare to eat it once. It is even more difficult to get to the countryside. Those farmers worked hard for a year, but there were still some people who couldn't eat enough, they were not warm in their clothes, and some people were unable to support themselves, so they could only sell the land and wandered around. Does such people think that it might make people feel sympathy?"

Zhao Shu couldn't help but feel moved and said, "Is this really the case?"

He looked at Han Qi and asked, "Whenever I think about the people, I always think that with the Golden Pill, their lives will always be better, but how many people are still not filling their stomachs?"

Han Qi lowered his head, "Your Majesty, there are quite a few."

Whether ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, there are always a large number of people struggling on the poverty line.

Zhao Shu looked at his son and waved, "Come on."

Zhao Xu approached and Zhao Shu asked, "What do you think is the main problem for the people?"

"The taxes are too heavy." Zhao Xu had long studied this. "It would be fine if the people paid a lot of taxes, but they even got the various yamen to serve and obey the arrangements... Your Majesty, those serving people are the strong men in their families. When they go to serve, the fields in their families will be deserted. This is even more difficult! Some people say... They say that one person will destroy the whole family. Your Majesty, this is not service, this is slavery!"

Bang!

Zhao Shu slapped the seat hard and said angrily: "It's outrageous!"

Zhao Xu continued: "A strong laborer is the pillar of a family. The pillar of a family has been taken away. After walking for a long time, I don't care about the fields at home. So who will farm? Your Majesty, who will farm?"

Zhao Shu took a deep breath and suppressed his anger and asked, "Are those corvee labor necessary?"

Now it is the third year of Zhiping, and he has gradually settled in the position of emperor and knows that many things can only be done slowly.

"A lot of those corvee labor is necessary." Zhao Xu told the truth, and the prime ministers nodded slightly, appreciating them very much.

The emperor's character must be guaranteed, and Zhao Xu's current character seems to be very gratifying!

But if they knew what the dark-hearted prince had done, they would probably roar together and demand a replacement of the prince's candidate.

"Then don't move for the time being." Zhao Shu knew very well that the Song Dynasty did not look at redundant officials, but the grassroots work was not enough.

What should we do if there is not enough staff? What should we do if the superiors do not allocate funds?

It’s easy to deal with, let the people do it directly, even if they serve.

When you have no money, you will find the people, when you have no one to work, you will find the people...

The people were like weeds, harvested one after another, but there were more and more officials in the Song Dynasty.

This is very strange. On the one hand, the government and the people shouted redundant officials, but on the other hand, the grassroots level lacked personnel to do things.

These are two extremes.

"Your Majesty, why can't you move?" Zhao Xu was a little dissatisfied.

Han Qi was worried about the trouble between the father and son, so he said, "This kind of thing should be done slowly. If it is cancelled suddenly, the world will be in chaos."

If there are fewer people who do things, the Song Dynasty will not be in chaos.

But Zhao Xu disagreed with this view, "Secretary Han, where are the victims of Wenfeng Village back then?"

"Wenfeng Village?" Han Qi was stunned. Shen An smiled and said after leaving work: "Wenfeng Village was hit by disaster. The people begged in Bianliang. The late emperor was kind, so he asked the victims to serve in the local area, eat a lot every day, and have some rewards. I remember that the victims who served were still working in the local area. Because of this, the local people were less in service and cheered."

bite!

Shen An is digging a hole!

Both the monarch and ministers sounded the alarm for themselves at the same time.

But Shen An stopped.
To be continued...