When Zhao Xu saw that the two men had finally surrendered, he said to the ministers: "Since I ascended to the top, there have been frequent floods and droughts, rivers have changed, mountains have collapsed, and locusts have come and come."

"Is it because the ancestors were angry to warn others? Is it God's punishment to punish the ominous evil?"

"I am so worried that I cannot rest for a moment; my ancestors have never dared or forgotten their aspirations."

"Since the Reform, there has been a lot of discussion, but I have acted without regrets, because I am the head of state to whom I owe my whole life, and the elder king who all the people rely on. If you are responsible for this, would you rather ignore me?"

"The medicine used to cure ailments must be strong; the ropes used to hoist a giant boat must be tight. Therefore, I often pray in the palace - if my ancestors are angry, they will increase my children's heirs; I hope God will punish me, and my inner organs will be stung."

Don’t touch our people.”

"Nowadays, the treasury is abundant, and the discipline is solemn; Jinghu is naturalized, and Longyou is at peace. However, the owl is leaping across the sea, and the imperial power has not reached the old state. When we are still working hard and working together, it is not the time to be content and peaceful."

"Jia Shen, please present the Jingling Palace to me. Dare you sue the god of the ancestral temple to show your determination to survive!"

The ministers bowed their heads and said: "My ministers, congratulations to the Emperor Song! Congratulations to His Majesty!"

Court offering, one of the great rituals, is performed by the emperor himself in Taiqing Palace, Jinling Palace or Taimiao Temple.

Bingxu, Wang Anshi asked to sell or lease state-owned assets again, but this time with the participation of Su You, he divided the various workshops, departments, and treasury under the name of the Bianjing Xiang Army and clarified their powers.

The clan members actively participated. In addition to bidding, they also had to pay a fee to the Kaifeng Mansion.

Euphemistically called a place for relocation of personnel, it actually means buying the land use rights of various factories in the inner city.

In real industries, no one is stupid. They have all been transferred to places where manpower and resources are cheaper - Zhongmu, Weishi, and Dongming.

This involved the relocation and resettlement of more than 40,000 strong men and nearly 200,000 people. The city of Kaifeng entered a state of martial law. Three shifts of divine machines were on duty to guard the inner palace. There were five steps on the wall and one guard post at ten steps. The atmosphere was strict.

The Fourth Army received weapons and deployed to control the outer imperial city. The Imperial City Division sent out sentries everywhere to detect unfavorable rumors.

The reduced population, except for those left behind by the clan's workshops, became a burden to the Kaifeng Mansion.

Su You enriched it into Sitong Company Construction Department and became a hired worker.

These people were divided into three groups, and together they contracted to rebuild the city wall outside Kaifeng Mansion in preparation for the purchase of general cannons.

Contracted the road reconstruction project from Kaifeng Prefecture to three counties, paving the road with cement, river sand and pebbles.

We also contracted the Bianhe River dredging project to continue to improve the Bianhe River water conservancy system.

These people, who have been slacking off from work all day long, have now turned into taking business under the hands of real professionals.

The group with the best technology, led by the backbone technicians of Sitong Construction, are busy repairing villas in three counties for the powerful and renovating the original old Sifang in the inner city.

In addition, a post office was established to transform the original Buyi and Ma Delivery into a professional express delivery company responsible for the transportation business in the sixteen counties of Kaifeng Prefecture.

From working for Heaven's family even if you are not full and hungry, to being responsible for your own profits and losses and making money for yourself, your spirit and spirit are completely different.

The entire Kaifeng Prefecture fell into a busy and lively state. Even the small vendors in Wanhuoji were many, pushing carts and carrying burdens to various construction sites.

The factory in Zhengzhou operates three shifts day and night, constantly shipping out goods. The strong demand has brought about urgent requirements for technological improvement.

In the past, the Xiangjunfang Division had not improved its tools or machinery for decades.

Now that the owner has changed, all kinds of new machinery have been put into use immediately.

In the past, at the Royal Institute of Technology, the royal families were reluctant to give in. Now, parents are almost worried about finding a seat for their children.

In view of the obvious results of the treatment of the New River in Hebei, the Yellow River waterway stabilized, and the population began to grow, Wang Anshi asked Hebei to be divided into east and west roads.

In Renchen, Zeng made a memorial. In view of the money shortage in the south of the Yangtze River, he once again reformed the currency value and changed the copper coins to one penny, two or five to meet the needs of material circulation.

Su You reported that due to the major changes in the supply system of Kaifeng Prefecture and the royal family and the restructuring of the Xiang Army, please promulgate the "Exemption Law".

This is an important signal that the reformists and the new party can cooperate!

Previously, all materials needed by Kaifeng government offices and the palace were supplied by various firms in the capital.

However, because officials at all levels were asking for property, the money spent by various businesses was often more than ten times the amount needed by the government.

As a result, many merchants and people went bankrupt due to paying tribute to their merchants.

In April, Xu Zhongzheng, the head of the Fengfu Meat Shop, took the lead, and many business leaders participated, and wrote to Kaifeng Mansion, suggesting that the shopkeepers pay "free money" for government procurement. After paying the money, the shopkeepers' supplies would be free.

No longer sent to the government office.

So Zhao Xu and Wang Anshi ordered the establishment of a "Detailed Determination of Traders' Interests and Interests" under the Municipal Yi Affairs Bureau, which was specifically responsible for formulating the exemption laws.

In August, the Regulations on Exemption from Business were promulgated, which stipulated that according to the profit of each bank, the bank account should pay the money for exemption from business to the government, and the officials and the business exemption household were jointly responsible for collecting it, thus exempting each bank from supplying materials to the government yamen.

However, after the clan members joined the ranks of merchants, the situation changed significantly.

So Su You petitioned Zhao Xu to cancel the special title of "bank households" and call them collectively merchants. Merchants paid "bank and seat" taxes, which were distributed proportionally between the state treasury and the internal treasury.

After the dismantling of the Xiang Army, the materials needed by the palace were greatly reduced. They only needed to meet royal supplies, palace maintenance, solar terms and rewards, etc. The burden on the palace was greatly reduced.

As for government agencies, all supply and demand are subject to an open bidding system and a public announcement system to reduce intermediate management links to avoid subordinate officials from taking action.

Since Su You had previously given a general salary increase to subordinate officials, this move actually distributed the benefits of corruption and bribery by a few senior officials to all civil servants. The businessmen paid less than before, while the senior officials paid less.

I can only bite the bullet and suffer this loss.

Because Suyou has the banner of justice in its hands, the support of the vast number of middle- and lower-level civil servants, the approval of Zhongshu, and the support of its suppliers.

There are still many flaws here, but because the officialdom of the Song Dynasty was too dark in the past, they were given a little bit of light. The reputation of "Little Su Qingtian" spread along the canal from Kaiwu to Hangzhou.

After the "Exemption Law" was implemented, all supplies needed by the palace and government offices came from merchants through bidding. Su You bluntly obliterated Lu Jiawen's proposal to buy and sell goods based on the price of goods estimated by the Municipal Trade Bureau.

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Lu Jiawen has been very hard and under great pressure recently.

After Su You took office, he once wanted to compete with him and considered himself a strong competitor.

As a result, they sent him a grant application when he first took office, and after being rejected, they simply ignored him. He made a fool of himself in Kaifeng Mansion, and in a blink of an eye, he split up the previous powers of City Yiwu.

It's all over the place.

Not to mention anything else, the 50,000 hectares of brine-repellent land outside the Yellow River embankment have turned into fertile fields worth tens of millions of dollars in an instant. With this asset in hand, Su You can do whatever he wants with it now!

The key is that Zhao Xu and Wang Xianggong have acquiesced in this point. They earn their own money by their own skills, so they don’t want others to play with it?!

Ten million guan! This is one-tenth of the imperial court's annual income! From the late Renzong to the entire Yingzong dynasty, it was best to have a surplus of one year in the Song Dynasty!

Su Mingrun, who has the Midas touch to turn stones into gold, is well-deserved!

Nowadays, the power of the Municipal Affairs Bureau has been reduced to managing merchant books, managing market order, and handling transaction disputes.

He really wanted to talk to Su Mingrun, but why should he talk to him now? They all followed the high-level route. Even Zeng Bu, the third commander, had to make an appointment if he wanted to talk to him!

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"But I'm so busy, I'll forget it!" When Su You saw Shen Kuo off, he couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh: "I haven't seen the flat jar again for several days!"

Several projects in Kaifeng Prefecture temporarily absorbed a large number of idle labor from the Xiang Army, but this cannot be the norm and is just a time buffer.

For Su You, he still has to find a way out for these people.

The best way out is Hebei and Jinghu.

However, Hebei suffered a locust plague this year and is an area waiting for relief, so it is not a good choice.

Zhang Dun was crying and asking Su You to send someone over, but Su You was still hesitant.

People from the north still have concerns when going to the south.
Chapter completed!