The latest population and official status of the clan have not been updated for a long time, and according to the plan, it should be reported in the middle of next year.

So when Zhao Ji broke out the data, everyone was dumbfounded.

"There aren't many people!"

Someone shouted dissatisfiedly, "It's only more than 1,000 people...... Nothing more. ”

This person's words were immediately approved by many people, and Zhao Ji said calmly: "It's not much, but do you know how much food you have to spend in a month?" ”

"You know that, too?"

Some people are lucky and think that Zhao Ji is a big fool.

You tender doll wants to fool your grandfather and me?

This is not an insult, because there are people in the crowd who are of high seniority.

"Of course I do." Zhao Ji saw Su Shi, this goods were squeezed inside the periphery, probably because he was ready to come in and help him.

Zhao Ji's heart was slightly warm, but he felt that he didn't need it: "The money that the clan has every month, monthly materials, marriages, birthdays, and suburban gifts." Someone on the side of the three divisions has calculated that the monthly salary of hundreds of officials in Beijing is more than 30,000 guan, and the army is 90,000 guan, and the clan is ...... 50,000 per month. This still does not count weddings, funerals, birthdays, and clothes for the four seasons...... and all kinds of rewards. ”

He looked at the men of the clan with a stunned expression, gave himself a thumbs up in his heart, and finally gave them a blow: "If it remains unchanged, in another fifteen years, will the Great Song Dynasty be able to afford to support these people?" ”

Zhao Shu shook his head with a wry smile in the back.

This son! Even now, the pit is still being buried.

He didn't say that he couldn't afford to support the clan, but he left a pit, and when he mentioned this matter in the future, he casually said that it was difficult to support hundreds of officials and armies every month, so did he need to innovate?

Zhao Ji in front finally said: "This is the world of the Great Song Dynasty, the palace is constantly cutting costs, and the officials are constantly cutting their own expenses, because we all know that this Great Song Dynasty is ...... It is the world of all people. I have heard such a saying, it is called the rise and fall of the world, and the husband is responsible. The rise and fall of the world, does the clan have any responsibility? ”

He bowed slightly, then turned to enter.

The group of clan men were stunned.

"Does it cost that much?"

No one dared to believe that the clan spent more than a hundred officials.

What is this Nima not a scourge?

Those who were upright before are now depressed.

Desperate!

Everyone felt hopeless.

Accustomed to eating big pots of rice and iron rice bowls, and suddenly being told that your children and grandchildren need to fend for themselves, these people panicked.

Someone shouted in despair: "The official family will not agree......"

This was stopped when Zhao Shu stood up from the city gate.

He stood there with his hands in his hands, his eyes cold.

What is the attitude of the officials on this matter?

At this moment, everyone was looking at Zhao Shu.

Zhao Ji was also watching.

His gaze was level, and there was no sorrow or joy.

Near.

He stopped.

Zhao Shu was looking at him, and suddenly stretched out his hand slowly.

What does that mean?

Zhao Shu's hand stretched slowly, but firmly.

He patted his son on the shoulder and smiled, "You're good. ”

"The official family has approved!"

The group of clan men were mourning, and some people wailed, "What about the Zaifu? ”

"Zaifu Ba has to raise us!"

Someone said indifferently: "I was safe and sound, why did such a thing happen?" ”

"It seems that Shen An is the first to speak......"

"That brute!"

Su Shi in the crowd suddenly shouted: "Long live the official family!" ”

"Long live the official family!"

And the people shouted after them. The group of clan men first froze for a moment, and then shouted listlessly.

Su Shi smiled proudly, and then slipped away.

Later he showed up at a friend's house.

"Brother Zhongli."

My friend was drinking, and when I saw him coming, I couldn't help but pull him over and pour a pot.

Su Shi burped, rolled his eyes, and asked, "Brother Zhongli, can you do me a favor?" ”

The friend pointed to the wine jug, and Su Shi said with a bitter face: "That's it." ”

He drank another pot of wine, and then he really rolled his eyes, "Brother Zhongli has a lot of friends, and the wine bottle at home is not empty, so the younger brother is here today...... Belch! Just now, the king said outside the imperial city......"

“…… The king counted the expenses of the clan one by one, and the more and more predicaments of Ding Kou, and the clan was speechless...... But they're going to fight back......"

Brother Zhongli held the wine glass and looked at him with a smile, "When did you Su Zizhan do something for that king?" ”

"That's a friend."

Su Shi drank another pot of wine, slapped his head, got up and said: "I also ask Brother Zhongli to spread the benefits of restricting the clan, mainly to talk about the king's hard work and difficulty. ”

"If you don't get drunk, you won't go home?"

Brother Zhongli lowered his eyes, "A certain does not touch cause and effect." ”

Su Shi was in a hurry and said, "How can I make a move?" ”

Brother Zhongli asked, "Shen An has more means, why don't you go looking for him?" ”

"He's in more trouble." Su Shi smiled bitterly: "Those people in the sect will then go to him for trouble, so ...... Besides, you can always do something, right? For example, these friends I know, including you, can always wave their flags and shout for this matter, whether it is better than nothing, or the mainstay, I finally do my best. ”

Brother Zhongli said with a smile: "I don't like power, but you Su Zizhan is bold, but you are in line with a certain temperament, that's it, this matter is agreed." ”

Su Shi thanked him, and then staggered out.

Later, he went to a few more friends and told them one by one.

By the time he returned to Goshidai, he was half-sober.

"Su Shi!"

Cheng Hao was about to go out, but he happened to bump into Su Shi.

He covered his nose and said, "Drinking? ”

Su Shi burped and said with a smile: "There is nothing." ”

"Who's drinking?"

With this voice, Lin Jian, the genius of the Yushitai, came.

Cheng Hao said with some embarrassment: "No...... thing"

He didn't want to confess Su Shi, but Lin Jian had a good nose with a keen sense of smell, he sniffed, pointed at Su Shi and said, "Okay, you Su Zizhan, you actually drink in broad daylight, can't you do anything?" Yes! ”

His voice was raised at once, and there was a commotion in the Imperial Tower, and the results of the processing came out quickly.

"Su Shi, you can't pass this issue."

Once every three years, if you can't come, you will have to waste another three years.

"Okay."

Su Shi calmly accepted this punishment.

Yang Jinian called him over.

He was curious about the young man, and felt that he thought differently than most people.

"You have a bold personality and many friends, which seems to be beneficial, but it is also easy to offend people."

Bold personality is one way of expression, and another way of expression is to be big and heartless.

There are many friends with such people, but there are also many opponents.

The personality is too clear, and it is not the material for the official, which Yang Jinian can see clearly.

"If you are good friends with Anbei, the old man will say a word...... "Yang Jinian doesn't care about other people's affairs in Yushitai, if Su Shi hadn't been good friends with Shen An, he would probably have stood by and watched."

"Drink less in the future."

Su Shi likes to drink, especially with friends, which is even more bottomless, until he is drunk.

"Yes."

Su Shi responded with a smile, and went home later.

"Drunk?"

There are good deeds in the Yushi Observatory who spread the matter, and Su Xun also knows about it.

Su Shi nodded, "Just drank a little." ”

Su Xun glanced at him, "After this incident, you won't have the opportunity to change jobs or be promoted in the next three years......

Su Zhe didn't know about this, and said in surprise: "What did my brother do?" ”

"Just a little drink." Su Shi said nonchalantly: "Three years is just three years, it's okay to stay in the capital for three years, it just so happens that the family is here." ”

Su Xun stretched out his hand to suppress it, stopped Su Zhe's words, and then said, "This matter...... When you are older, your father will not ask you why you drink during the day, but you will pay attention next time. ”

"Yes."

Su Shi was still laughing.

When he entered the Imperial Observatory the next day, his smile was the same as usual.

"This man is really ...... The heart is big enough! ”

"Three years, how many three years can a person have in a lifetime? If you delay once, you will be three years behind others, or even more than that. ”

Su Shi didn't seem to know this, and he still went to find a friend to help him when he was free.

The outside polemic began.

While the clan was shouting grievances, they almost hit the palace gate with the ancestral tablet.

And the outside world's opinion on this is probably supportive, no matter who supports the abolition of the treatment of the Wufu Outer Clan.

But an opinion is spreading in the shadows.

"That king is unkind and mean!"

This view is gradually floating, but then many people are explaining Zhao Ji's difficulty.

"The king's painstaking efforts are just to reduce the loss of financial resources, otherwise, the people's taxes are increasing year by year."

"The king didn't care, so why bother? Why would it be better to offend those relatives? Isn't it just for the Great Song Dynasty? If such a prince is mean, then I hope he will be meaner. ”

“……”

Public opinion has been repeated several times, but more and more people have spoken for Zhao Ji.

Brother Zhongli still drinks at home, but there are a lot more guests.

"Su Shi once helped a certain person, and after this incident, a certain and he no longer owe each other."

Brother Zhongli raised his glass, "Thank you for bothering you brothers this time." ”

He looked up and drank, and when he put down his glass, he noticed that there was a stranger in the room.

The servants outside the door didn't say anything, that is, they were controlled.

Brother Zhongli frowned and said, "Why did you come?" ”

The stranger leaned over and picked up the flask, sniffed it, and frowned, "It's spirits?" ”

Brother Zhongli smiled: "So what? ”

"Spirits are only available in the Shen family's workshop outside the city, and most of them are given to the army, you ......"

The stranger took a sip, frowned, and said, "For Su Shi's sake of knowing you, spare you once." ”

"Spare me? Hahahaha! ”

Brother Zhongli laughed, very happy.

"Hahahaha!"

His guests were laughing too, as if the stranger's words were ridiculous.

The stranger put down the wine jug and said lightly: "I wanted to thank you, but you said that you said that you would repay Su Shi's love, so you don't owe each other......"

The light in the room was a little dim, he turned around and was about to go out, his side face was illuminated by a beam of light, and a guest sighed and asked, "Dare to ask ...... you are"

The stranger walked to the door, didn't look back and said, "A certain Shen An!" ”

The people in the room were stunned.

Waiting for the gate to be closed, a servant rushed in to plead guilty, and then everyone came to their senses.

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