Chapter 1086 It’s Hard to Get Money

Fan Zhongyan and Bao Zheng, the main topic, still could not escape the northwest affairs, recall the war, reminisce about the old times, talk about the reform and reform, etc. But Bao Zheng was more interesting, he reviewed the grand occasion of the peace talks for Wang Yan on the spot, he was really the first one to criticize the Song Dynasty.

Because they were very close to Wang Yan, they spoke more directly, telling Wang Yan about the way of monarch, minister, father and son, and the difference between the Chinese and barbarians. It was considered to give him some comfort.

He checked their bodies again, generally speaking, they were not bad.

After all, it was all-round, removing the lesions and eating exquisite food, it could still ensure good health. Bao Zheng gave birth to three sons in the past few years...

Fan Zhongyan, whose grave was already covered with grass at the same time, is now full of energy. After the war, Fan Zhongyan was the vice chancellor. Just last year, he sent Wen Yanbo out of Beijing and officially took office, ruling the world. It was another reform.

The reorganization and disarmament mentioned in the previous article is one of them. In addition, there are reforms of official positions, adjustments to the power scope of each department, further reforms of taxes, and clearing of land and checking of people. The intensity of this reform is much greater.

The main reason, of course, is that Zhao Zhen won the battle and strengthened his power. He didn't dare to support it thoroughly before, but now he has the confidence. Especially Wang Yan was also transferred back to Beijing. Anyway, Zhao Zhen also felt that his life was not long. With the Dragon Slaying Sword in hand, whoever didn't make the dying old man happy, he would make others unhappy. As long as Wang Yan was appointed as the Minister of State Affairs, the situation of the Song Dynasty would be very different immediately.

Zhao Zhen is old, but his pursuit of the emperor's utilitarian desire is only second to having a son. He also wants to accomplish more things and wants a better reputation after his death...

In fact, the current Song Dynasty can be called a prosperous age according to the standards of ancient people for judging a prosperous age.

More commercial taxes were collected, and the taxes of the people were reduced. In addition, large tracts of new land such as the northwest and the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun were added. The Xixia and Khitan were beaten half to death, and the domestic army was reorganized and reduced. All these means were used to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. The government's finances were healthy, and the people's lives suddenly became much more relaxed, so they naturally lived and worked in peace and contentment. Except for disasters in some areas, or excessive exploitation by officials and wealthy families, basically no people wanted to go to the mountains and become bandits.

Disarmament solved the problem of redundant soldiers and reduced military expenditures. Expanding the territory and recovering lost territory solved the problem of redundant officials. A large number of officials were arranged out, and there were even some shortages. In recent years, the imperial examinations have been held once a year, which filled the gap in officials.

The redundancy point has not been effectively solved. The redundancy caused by redundant staff has been solved, but the redundancy caused by the process of doing things and the administrative atmosphere has not been effectively solved. This is also the intention of Fan Zhongyan to carry out reforms in government structure, official system, and administration, to further reduce wasteful expenditures, further refine personnel, and improve the administrative efficiency of the government.

But in general, the current Song Dynasty is pretty good. With the current situation, after Zhao Zhen died, he had both civil and military achievements, and the domestic situation was good, so he could get the temple name of "Success"...

Compared with Fan Zhongyan and Bao Zheng, Han Qi, Fu Bi and others were much more unfamiliar to everyone. However, it was inevitable to mention a few words behind the words. Except for the step of reminiscing about the past, there was basically no big difference. They all talked about the northwest, talked about reform, and checked their health.

Han Qi and Fu Bi had changed their views on reform after the Qingli period. However, Fan Zhongyan was not given for nothing. Now that he was alive, he brought together like-minded people from that year. Except for those who have died, those who are now in power are basically the same as those in the Qingli period.

In addition to these people, there are some other big guys in Beijing, who have some origins, and everyone is relatively friendly and has no feuds. Wang Yan visited them all.

He was showing his sincerity and reducing his danger. It is not advisable to be proud of one's achievements. Biting people randomly like a mad dog is also a way to die.

Of course, it is not that he is getting close to anyone, but that everyone maintains a harmonious situation. He has visited both conservatives and reformists, which is already a great honor for these people.

However, there are not many people who are qualified to visit him. He checks the accounts in the morning and visits each family in the afternoon. In more than half a month, he has met everyone he wants to see.

At this time, all the bad accounts of the Imperial College for five years were checked.

Not surprisingly, he received more money than the missing money in the account. The money from the sale of quotas by these people was scraped together and paid into the account. This amount of money can't do anything big, but it is enough for the officials in charge of the Imperial College and the doctors who teach breakfast and lunch, and they can eat well.

It was also during this period that the officials and doctors in the Imperial College submitted ideas for educational reform, and more official documents were sent here like snowflakes.

Wang Yan's order was to have the heads of the academies and schools in the prefectures and counties write a copy, and his order was sent directly to the governors of the prefectures through the postal system of the Song Dynasty. Then they would convey the order to the counties under their jurisdiction, set a date, collect the written documents, and send them to the Imperial College.

If it were not a powerful department, it would be very difficult for the prefectures and counties below to cooperate, and they would always delay. However, the official documents sent out were stamped with Wang Yan's official seal, and the effect was different. The Imperial College, which was not loved by its father and mother, became a powerful department with a very high priority...

After visiting all the big guys, Wang Yan looked at the suggestions people handed in.

Of course, he already had specific suggestions. The reason why he still wanted to read what these people wrote was that he wanted to see if any of his capable people had been buried.

The orders he issued were all completed very well, and everyone gave at least a thousand words of advice. Even the petty officials in the yamen wrote with great literary talent. At first glance, they all look similar, but their intentions are different.

Some people deal with the work of their superiors and write about it with gorgeous diction. Some people are really sincere and want to give some suggestions to the Song Dynasty to cultivate more talented people. There are also differences in people who have good intentions. Some people look good at first glance, and some people seem to have mediocre abilities at first glance. They try their best, but they have no concept in their minds and their vision is not broad enough to see the world. The articles they write are very simple.

Although what he wanted was a concrete charter, there was no requirement that it must be written beautifully. But obviously, there are people who can write both content and gorgeous words, and their unstoppable talent comes to them.

But most of these people have not become officials. Even if they have taken one subject every year in recent years, they have not become officials. Although they all have positions, they are not truly official. Their position is roughly equivalent to the chief registrar of some non-directly governed counties. Even those who do not have to be Jinshi can do it. They are non-staff contract workers, but they also have opportunities for promotion, but they are very slim.

Wang Yan watched for a few more days, until one month after taking office, the fifteenth day of the great court meeting ended, and he stood in the front row and watched how Zhao Zhen was persuaded to establish the throne. It was really lively.

Regarding this matter, the court has obviously reached a unified opinion. Just a few big guys were talking to Zhao Zhen, persuading him to establish the crown prince early. The rest of the people stood silently listening to the excitement. If no one has an objection, then naturally everyone agrees. It's just that Zhao Zhen refused to agree, and in the end they broke up without any surprises.

But today it had a different meaning, because Zhao Zongshi's name was mentioned on the spot. What Han Qi said, Ouyang Xiu, Bao Zheng and others all agreed, and then Zhao Zhen walked away and dismissed the meeting.

The big guys in the front row were quarreling with Zhao Zhen, while the people in the back were looking at Wang Yan intentionally or unintentionally. This was Wang Yan's first formal participation in a court meeting. The other time was when he won the top prize, but he was not an official at that time.

Wang Yan was automatically immune to the monkey-like looks from others. After the court ended, he took out the official document and the map from his sleeve and went straight to the political hall.

After being briefed by the clerk, Wang Yan walked into the political hall.

At this time, a group of senior officials were having a meeting, which had just begun. Before Wang Yan could go in, he heard them discussing the matter and saying that they were being forced too hard.

When Wang Yan came in and sat down, everyone's eyes fell on him.

"Zi Yan, why are you here?" Fan Zhongyan smiled.

"I want money and food."

Wang Yan spoke straightforwardly and handed over the official document and map, "This is Xianguan's plan for the Imperial College and our Great Song Academy and Academy. It is initially planned to choose a location outside the west city to build a new Imperial College and expand the enrollment of graduate students. In addition to the Imperial College, there will be additional Martial Arts, Rhythm, Medicine, Engineering and other subjects have jointly established academies with the Privy Council, Taichang Temple, Imperial Medical Office, Jiang Zuo Jian, Du Shui Jian, etc. to cultivate specialized talents and deal with special matters.

This one. The second is to promote culture and education. All states and counties should promote official education. Students should be exempted from school fees to reduce the cost of students' education. All localities should provide money and food subsidies. The Song Dynasty has a population of hundreds of millions and countless geniuses, but it just suffers from lack of money to study. If this were implemented in our Song Dynasty, within ten years, capable people would emerge in large numbers.

I don’t know what you think, sir? "

Everyone was smiling at first, but now they stopped laughing. They exchanged glances with each other, and finally everyone's eyes were focused on Fan Zhongyan.

Lao Fan was under a lot of pressure, so he coughed and said, "Zi Yan, this matter is of great importance, and it is easy to talk about the Imperial College and martial arts, but what will happen to students in the fields of music, medicine, engineering and other sciences after they have completed their studies?"

"Fan Gong is mature and prudent, and he immediately understood the difficulty of this matter. The students' move is to 'train specialized talents to deal with specialized matters', and it requires the cooperation of all departments to make it happen.

To build a medical specialty, it is necessary to open government-run hospitals in various states and counties to provide medical consultation to the people on the basis of not losing money. To build the engineering department, it is necessary for the Ministry of Works and others to clarify the status and remuneration of craftsmen, how to improve waterways, how to repair bridges, how to prepare soldiers and armor, etc., all of which are fortifications. To build agriculture, we need to study how to farm and how to cultivate high-quality grain seeds to increase the yield per mu.

I heard that our ancestors in ancient times practiced slash-and-burn farming, but now thousands of years have passed and the land has changed. There are plows for plowing, sickles for harvesting, water mills and mills, all of which are human efforts. Now my Song Dynasty business tax accounts for 70% of my annual income. Why does business flourish? This is because all industries are prosperous, and hundreds of industries are built with hundreds of industries. As a result, hundreds of industries prospered, business prospered, business taxes increased, and the Song Dynasty became rich. "

"This matter requires a huge amount of money and food..." Fu Bi spoke hesitantly.

"Xiaguan is not a person who is eager to achieve success. Moreover, since there is no established method in various subjects, how can we teach people? Someone must first summarize it in a book and accumulate years of study. Only then can things be accomplished. Xiaguan just proposes it first and finds someone first. For research, you, sir, must also consider everything. What I came here this time is to ask for the construction of three or four academies, one for literature, the second for martial arts, the third for medicine, and the remaining ones for engineering, agriculture and science to be studied first.

Furthermore, each county will build three county schools this year. Each school can accommodate 1,500 students and has canteens and residences. This move is..."

How much does Wang Yan want? a lot of. But compared to before, it is quite different and more acceptable, but not easy to accept.

Everyone pondered for a while, but Ouyang Xiu spoke.

"Zi Yan, one thousand and five hundred people is a bit too much. It's not that it can't be built, but there are not so many students. The population of a county can range from a few thousand to tens of thousands, so there is really no need for such a large academy. ”

"Teacher, what if girls are allowed to enter school? I am a woman in the Song Dynasty. I am not inferior to men. Now that business is booming, there are many women in the workshops, and there is no distinction between men and women. The students think that I should be allowed to be a college student. Women in the Song Dynasty can read and write, and they can always do better when working. "

Ouyang Xiu stopped talking. This matter is more relevant...

"What Zi Yan said is of great importance. Can we wait for some discussion before we give an answer?" Han Qi muttered.

"Since then, I will take my leave first and wait for good news." Wang Yan nodded to everyone present, stood up, saluted, turned and left.

No one stopped him from talking about other random things, such as the affairs of the imperial court, because Wang Yan had visited everyone present. Even if it was a political opponent with whom he had different political views, even if he had played ill-will with him before, he would still visit him.

This is the benefit of detente.

Of course, it's not that he has given in, but that his current position is different. After all, he is the leader of the Imperial College. He does not have too much power and cannot cause too much trouble. Now that he is appointed as the patrol inspector, he will still have to fight against these people, and he will not be able to kill them.

Wang Yan left, not feeling depressed. It’s so laborious to ask for money.

In fact, relatively speaking, he is doing very well. Because he can come directly to the Political Hall and talk directly to the Third Division, his opinions and ideas must be carefully considered by those in charge. Instead of writing an official document and submitting it, I don’t know how long it will take to get approval.

His educational reforms are nothing special, they are all old methods. Just like what he said, subdivide subjects and cultivate specialized talents. This does not have much impact on top talents and general talents who are already good at it, but it improves the foundation and prevents people from just memorizing books from sages.

As for more, that will have to wait until he becomes Prime Minister. After all, education is the foundation, and the development of other industries, the way the country recruits officials, etc. are also key. It's just that he can't control everything, can't mobilize resources, and many things are hard to do. Even if they are easy to do, he can't rush them. The boat is easy to turn around, but when it comes to a country, you have to be careful when doing things.

Education is a century-old plan, and slow development and reform are necessary.

Fortunately, Wang Yan can live a hundred years with flexible legs and clear mind...

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