"Mr. Chen has promoted Xu Xiaoyun to the Junior Supervisor of Military Arts and was appointed as the Minister of the San Gong.

"Military weapons are supervised? We have been promoted to three levels in a row?" Zhao Xingde pondered, "Chen Shaoyang is considered to be unconventional in employing people."

They were from Imperial College, not as hard as those who studied hard in the imperial examination. They were as clear as the interests of the court's official system, the lower limits and balances, as if they were looking at the palm lines. Chen Dong deeply felt that the silence system was chaotic and squandered the national salary. He took the lead in resigning from the empty title. The central important officials followed the example, and the official system gradually became concise and clear, and it was roughly divided into two ways: official officials and scattered officials. The official officials determined the scope of power of officials, and the additional scattered officials could improve the rank and salary of officials. In addition, a minister with special merits was established, and the court had other titles.

Xu Xiaoyun was the seventh-rank censor, and did not have much real power. Chen Dong used him as the military weapon supervisor of the Ministry of Works. Although he was only promoted to one level, the officials of the Chaosan Dafu were promoted to three levels to the fifth level. Since the Ezhou restructuring, the positions of the central and prefectures and counties have been greatly reduced. The Ministry of Personnel’s Mocha was stricter than before. Civil officials may not be able to be relocated in three years. Xu Xiaoyun’s promotion was at least nine years ahead of his peers. Among the younger generation, he was once known as a candidate for Fengchi. The ministers in the court promoted the real disciples to this level. The position of military flag supervisors is very important, and many famous officials of the previous dynasty served as this dispatch. The bows, arrows, muskets, armor, swords and spears, ammunition, and war defense tools of the whole country were all managed by military weapons. At this position, Xu Xiaoyun should have some achievements in burning ships to test iron.

"Is it unconventional?" Zhao Huan didn't have much idea. He thought to ask someone to ask clearly, and then said, "Xu Shaojian's iron-burning behavior of the ship was praised by many people, and some criticized him, and even criticized Mr. Chen for appointing cruel officials. Some said that several ships were destroyed in vain, which was a pity. He said that he pretended to be shocking. If it was not pedantic and inhumane, he would use the heads of his colleagues as a stepping stone for promotion."

"What a pity?" Zhao Xingde shook his head and said, "It's better if several boats burned, it's better than the people and cargo full of ships."

"Some people say that Mr. Chen is making a big fuss about this matter, and there are enough death row prisoners in the Ministry of Justice."

"As the prime minister, what he is considering is not the matter itself, but telling the world his attitude."

Zhao Xingde said slowly with a serious expression: He remembered that when he first fought in Hejian City, the musketman would rather use the musket as an iron rod because of the inferior musket blow-up. He sighed, "The Prime Minister cannot be aware of everything. He gave the world an attitude. The update was effective. If he showed the meaning of tolerance and condonation, it would not only be that there would be many more unjust souls buried at the bottom of the sea in the future. If the ruling ministers' attitudes are ambiguous, they will only save the current ills and only "licorice, and the revitalization of the court's principles are two words, "hometown wish". Other ministers in the court will just be just a matter of just being alone, and the minor officials dare to fool the officials. The administration is so corrupt. Perhaps for those officials who follow the previous examples and detain the deeds, beheading is too cruel, but if they really condonate, it is cruel to innocent people. How can the family cry all the way?"

Huan also nodded and joked, "Grandpa Chen really has the temperament of a prime minister."

Compared with Xu Xiaoyun, the Song Dynasty's court and the opposition and criticized Chen Dong even more. Sometimes in front of Zhao Huan, Zhao Qi would scold Chen Dong and sighed, "If Chen Shaoyang had not done his best, the Song Dynasty would not have been able to revive." Then he said that this person was a pillar of the Song Dynasty, but was my thorn. The situation in the Song Dynasty was like a mess, and almost everyone complained. However, if it was fair, it would not be better for Chen Dong to be the prime minister. The Song army repelled the invasion of the Liao army on the battlefield and also took the opportunity to recover the Daming Prefecture. The rice prices in various prefectures, counties and cities have always been stable, and other goods were very prosperous, even more prosperous than during the Xuanhe period.

The imperial court abolished most of the harsh taxes and increased taxes, and needed to obtain the approval of the academic and governmental agreement. This greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of gentry in various prefectures and counties to establish business and commerce. In just one or two years, workshops in various places have more than doubled compared to before. Prefectures and counties competed to set up checkpoints on the border, restricting the transportation of goods from other places into the local area, or placing heavy taxes. The imperial court's Transportation Department was in a state of great concern. If Chen Dong had not mobilized the imperial guards and forcibly demolished the private checkpoints set up by prefectures and counties, it would have caused civil changes.

"If it weren't," Zhao Huan said regretfully, "I'm afraid Wu Shang doesn't have as many alliances as he has now. In the abolition of the levels, no one who has gained the benefits is grateful, and no one who has lost the benefits is gratitude. Mr. Chen should really look at them setting up the levels themselves. When the people in the world are in agitation and they can't maintain the situation everywhere, they will come out to clean up and see if these people are still ungrateful."

"It's okay to say in the previous dynasty. If this dynasty allows the states and counties to set up private checkpoints, it is no different from playing with fire. If you let it go at the beginning, the court will really not be able to deal with the consequences." Zhao Xingde shook his head and explained, "The gentry of this dynasty competes to make profits from industry and commerce. To this day, from various prefectures, prefectures, counties, and households, they are no longer self-sufficient."

Seeing Zhao Huan's disbelief look, Zhao Xingde counted with his fingers: "First talk about the southeast prefectures, Jiangning and Hangzhou Prefecture, which are rich in cotton, silk and satin, which have always been called "clothing and quilting". The silk and cloth transported out each year are worth tens of millions of yuan. However, the so-called "Suzhou and Hangzhou" was originally called "Suzhou and Hangzhou" but in this dynasty, it was completely the opposite. It was precisely because mulberry rice competed for fields, cotton and rice competed for fields, Jiangning and Hangzhou Prefecture did not have enough food, so they had to go to Guangzhou every year.

Nanhe Jinghu bought a large amount of grain. The southeast seems rich and has a bunch of flowers. As long as the grain road is stuck, there will be hoarding, grain prices soaring, and even starving people everywhere. In addition, the materials needed by the southeast workshop, such as blue indigo, wood, bamboo, paper, iron, charcoal, fuel, and tung oil, must be transported from outside. Any type of food is stuck, and there will be a large factory that cannot be started, all industries are in decline, and people are living in poverty."

"In modern times, all industries such as textiles, shipbuilding, iron smelting, etc. on Guangnan East Road have a prosperous industry, and there is also the need for Nanhai Tun, but the foundation is still shallow. The workshop cannot produce good raw silk. The raw silk and cotton thread required for silk satin workshops must be transported from the southeast. Grain and charcoal are transported from Guangnan West Road and the South Sea. Just like charcoal alone, it is counted for tens of millions of jin every year. Similarly, if there is no Jinghu, the buyers from the southeast will be from the southeast, then the ironware, fine porcelain, summer cloth, sugar and sea salt on Guangnan Road will definitely be extremely depressed. Fujian Road is mountainous, and the people have to make a living by growing tea. Gentlemen and merchants often transport tea and other objects to exchange for silver and money. Every transaction is 100,000 yuan, and then buy various goods such as grain. Tea Road is the lifeline of Fujian Road."

"Ezhou was originally a place where merchants gathered in the world. The salt, wheat, wood, flower cloth, and medicinal materials from all over the country passed by, and hundreds of thousands of people made a living under the river. The imperial court was building it here again, and the commercial transportation could not be cut off for a month. The north was in decline and the South China Sea was settled. If these places were not connected with the outside, the people's lives would be immediately in trouble. Even wealthy families could not buy anything on the market."

"The Song Dynasty has been relying on the waterways and the convenience of boats and ships to transport them, and the scholars and the people have enjoyed the benefits of mutual trade and trade for a long time. However, the rich and gentry exploited them, and the people only had food and clothing. Now that the county has set up checkpoints, the goods will inevitably become expensive. It is conceivable that those who lose their profits, while those who are inferior lose their food and clothing. The chaos in the world is only in a short time. Chen Shaoyang did not hesitate to punish many prefectures and counties that advocated setting up checkpoints, but he just did not want the situation to evolve to an uncontrollable level."

"But, since it's as my husband said," Zhao Huan hesitated, "why do prefectures and counties in various places still have to set up checkpoints to block the trade route?"

"Each plan is all for their own benefit," Zhao Xingde shook his head, "but the actions taken by all prefectures and counties for their own interests are not the blessing of the people of the Song Dynasty. Everyone wants to take a path that makes them better, but they all squeeze into a single-plank bridge, but they follow a dead end of killing each other and finally die together."

"If you consider the position of the rulers of the prefectures and county governments and set up checkpoints, you can collect taxes immediately, which is beneficial. In the long run, you can block goods from other prefectures and counties outside, so that the gentry in this state can dominate the market, so that the so-called fat water will not flow to outsiders' fields."

"But if everyone is so chaotic, then everyone's goods cannot be sold. Will it be returned to the era when men farm and women weave, and small countries and few people are not successful? The responsibility of the court center makes the prefectures and counties not go to a dead end for personal gain, but compromises each other and walks a way out together. As the saying goes, righteousness is the peace of profit, and this is the great righteousness of the court. The name of the prime minister comes from the division of people who sacrifice meat and eat, and must convince all parties. The prime minister governs a big country like cooking a small fresh food, and is to harmonize interests. In any case, insisting on righteousness is the prime minister's duty."

Zhao Xingde was under house arrest and had no urgent matters. After this in-depth and easy-to-understand explanation, Zhao Huan completely understood. She held her cheek with her hands and looked at Zhao Xingde with beautiful eyes, showing a hint of glory, and thought to herself: "My husband is very clear about the situation of the Song Dynasty and the way of being a prime minister." A hint of regret appeared in her heart. Whether it was because of Xia State or Shangzhu, Zhao Xingde could not be the prime minister.

"I'll just talk casually." Seeing that her expression was different, Zhao Xingde yelled and smiled, "You can tell you a lot of things like this if you find a student at the same time. Your Highness just needs to read more and you will laugh at Zhao for talking nonsense."

"Yes," Zhao Huan nodded, shook his head with a smile, "I don't believe it because of the words "oversome and humbleness."

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In the Prime Minister's Office and in the Flower Hall, an envoy was holding a ceremony for the Prime Minister to meet with the Prime Minister.

"We are always brotherly countries, and Dashi actually invaded the two countries one after another, which is a matter of mutual anger between humans and gods." The envoy of Xia State Feng Tinglun said seriously: "If your country returns to our country's pillar country and General Zhao Xingde, then our country is willing to form an alliance with your country, send a navy to intercept the Dashi pirates, and even borrow a sum of silver to your country's court, destroy the Dashi pirates, or dispatch a navy to plow the courtyard and sweep the cave."
Chapter completed!