Han Qi and the three of them listened to the meaning of Du Zhongxiao's words, and the overall situation of the future training of the forbidden army had been decided, which was unexpected. Originally, today, the three of them just wanted to talk about their feelings and gossip, but they didn't expect such important news.

Fu Bi said: "Everything else is easy to say, but it is difficult for Taiwei Di to return to Beijing this time, and any follow-up duties." ”

Han Qi said: "In the capital, there is no idle position in Gao Luhou. ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "What will happen to Captain Di in the future is a matter of concern to the Holy Master, and we don't have to worry about it when we take up our new position." ”

Di Qing returned victoriously this time, although it was no longer the scenery of Nong Zhigao's return to Beijing a few years ago, he still returned to Beijing with a big victory. In the future, high-ranking officials will be indispensable, but in a short period of time, he will not be allowed to take charge of the military again.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Bao Zheng said: "But I don't want to, when I go back to the capital this time, I feel that everything has changed." The words were full of emotion.

Han Qi said: "Zhongcheng has been on Hequ Road for several years, can't you still see it?" Du Zhongxiao saved Tanglong Town, expanded the land for thousands of miles, and the soldiers and horses were invincible, and the DPRK and China should naturally change. Over the years, many outstanding generals have been concentrated on Hequ Road, and they will be of great use in the future. ”

Several people laughed together. This is a good point, this personnel change, the officials of Hequ Road have been reused. Fu Bi and Bao Zheng, one is the privy deputy envoy, and the other is the imperial historian. Han Qi was just in time for Du Zhongxiao's meritorious service, and he was also promoted to prime minister. Everything is clear that the future will be different.

Du Zhongxiao looked at the flowers and plants next to him, watching the butterflies flying among the flowers, and he was a little stunned for a while. Zhuang Zhou Mengdie, he couldn't tell if it was true or false for a while. I have been in this world for more than ten years, and now is the time for real success.

Han Qi said: "In the next few years, it will be Yingtian and Lianghu to train the forbidden army. Apart from this incident, there seems to be no major event in the DPRK and China. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "How can there be no big deals? For the Privy Council, since this is the case, should it have changed to manage the army. But for the political affairs hall, there are still many major events in the DPRK and China. Not long after I first entered the capital last year, when I was appointed as the middle of the imperial history, I received a complaint and went to Ye County to check. Later, Wang Anshi was sent as the governor of Yezhou to rectify the place. Half a year has passed now, and although it cannot be said that everything is going smoothly, it is generally stable. Last year, Yezhou's commercial tax exceeded that of Kaifeng Prefecture, which is a first-class event. ”

Han Qi was taken aback: "Yezhou is a small place, and the commercial tax actually exceeds that of Kaifeng Mansion?" ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Not bad, and the excess amount is not small." What is Kaifeng Mansion? The commercial tax was exceeded by Yezhou, which shows that there is a lot of money and grain in the world, but it can't be collected. With the example of Yezhou, the world and the place are afraid that they will also change. ”

Hearing this, Han Qi only felt that it was very magical, and he couldn't understand how this kind of thing happened.

Kaifeng Mansion is the best place in the world, there are court officials here, there are hundreds of thousands of troops, how much food is there in just these years? Compared with Kaifeng Mansion, Yezhou has nothing, and the population is much smaller, how can the commercial tax be collected?

Du Zhongxiao said: "Now half of the factories in the world are in Yezhou, isn't it natural that the commercial tax exceeds Kaifeng Mansion?" When it comes to making money, what could be more profitable than opening a factory? After Wang Anshi arrived in Yezhou, he cleaned up the factories and households under his rule and improved the tax collection, which is a very normal result. Next, it is how the imperial court can promote Yezhou's experience to other places and collect more money and grain. ”

Bao Zheng said: "With money and food, there will be no difficulties in the world." It is easier to develop the two lakes. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Yes, money and food are the foundation of the world. As long as there is no shortage of money and food, many things will be easier. Some people have land, but what they lack in the development of the two lakes is not money and grain. Yezhou has developed to this day, and there are so many factories that just support the development of the two lakes. ”

After Wang Anshi arrived in Yezhou, he managed all the factories under his rule, standardized taxes, and last year the commercial tax exceeded that of Kaifeng Prefecture. This matter has a great impact, and this year's government is how to learn from Yezhou's experience. Yezhou is in the middle of the world and has a superior geographical location, but it is still not enough for the Song Dynasty. East, west, north and south, there must be a few more Yezhous.

The financial situation of the imperial court has improved, the party has been destroyed, and there is the trust of the emperor, which is the confidence of Du Zhongxiao to really dare to carry out comprehensive military reform.

In addition to the two prefectures, the generals of the three yas are also about to change on a large scale. It's just that the officials of the two governments have to be replaced, and they still have to be discussed. At that time, when he was on Hequ Road, Du Zhongxiaoding's army general was originally a liuguan, and he had to be replaced every few years. Later, the whole army was reorganized and trained, and the court had different opinions, so the matter was dragged on. Now Du Zhongxiao is a privy envoy, presiding over the military reform, and the generals will be transferred on a large scale.

Han Qi has been in charge of military and political affairs in recent years, and he is not familiar with the government and politics. Today, when I heard that Yezhou's commercial tax exceeded Kaifeng Mansion, I was extremely shocked, and I couldn't help but ask Du Zhongxiao about Yezhou. With this example, the rest of the world develops, and that's okay.

Du Zhongxiao said: "Xianggong, Yezhou is Yezhou, not so easy to learn in other places." Everything there has developed because of the Iron Prison. In other states and counties, there is no such place as the Iron Prison, so don't think about it. ”

Han Qi said: "That's not what I said. Yezhou can rely on the iron prison to develop, other places, why can't it rely on other development? Just like the state, there is the largest fur market in the world, can you raise livestock around? The silk of Liangzhejiang is of high quality, can the local government learn to raise silkworms in Yezhou? In recent years, Quang Nam has produced a lot of sucrose, so can the local area also learn from it? ”

Du Zhongxiao said with a smile: "What Xianggong said is that I thought badly. In the world, not only factories make money, but other places can rely on local specialties to make money. In the final analysis, now that there are railways, the transportation in the world is convenient, and there are many ways to make money. Just like the citrus in the Two Lakes area, because the railway can be transported to the Central Plains to sell, what no one wanted on the roadside before can now be exchanged for money. ”

Han Qi nodded: "That's right." In my opinion over the years, with the railway, the world can collect more than double the amount of food. ”

The influence of the railway on the world is far beyond Du Zhongxiao's imagination. As a result of the integration of the whole country into one market, the business network was formed, and the commercial tax rate increased exponentially. It's just that the tax collection system can't keep up, which hinders business. Reforming the financial system is a task that cannot be waited for.

When it comes to the impact of railways on life, the topic of several people is obviously active. The goods of the two Zhejiang and two lakes were continuously transported to the Central Plains along with the railway and exchanged for silver money. The goods produced at the Nakahara factory are also shipped to various parts of the country.

After saying this, Fu Bi said: "After a few years in Hequ Road, I really feel that the world has changed when I return to the Central Plains again." ”

Han Qi said: "It's not that it has changed. Things that used to be thought to be impossible are now very easy. I think I was an official in the capital back then, and there were officials in Jiangnan who wanted to eat fish and tart, but I couldn't find anyone who could do it in the capital. Now in the market, there is everything. In the past, in winter, where was there any fruit in the capital? Now citrus in the two lakes and the like, everywhere. The people are doing well, and the government also has taxes. ”

Bao Zheng said: "Yes, since the railway was opened, the imperial court has received more money and grain every year. I remember that in the past, the imperial court earned 100 million stone taels a year, which was the extreme. Last year, just money, the annual income was nearly 300 million. With so much extra money, everything can be done. ”

In fact, the overcharging of so much money is not only due to the railway, but more importantly, the development of industry and commerce. In the past, there was a shortage of money, and the money and grain collected were still mainly in kind, but in the past two years, the money has been issued and gradually changed to currency. Since last year, the issuance of a unified national currency has begun, and the next few years will inevitably receive more money and grain. Now the Song Dynasty has indeed entered a new era.

It is precisely because of the foundation of economic development that Du Zhongxiao is confident that as long as the emperor supports it, he can train a completely different forbidden army. All the things that should have been tried have been tried, the organizational structure that should be there is there, there is never a shortage of talents, and as long as there are a few years, this matter can be completed.

At that time, there were five or six hundred thousand regularized troops and a prosperous economy, so why not defeat the Khitan!