"Zhang Xiang, unless Your Majesty, who dares to fight the idea of Weiqiao Town, blame the official for being ruthless. At that time, it will not only be Li Zhong who is unlucky, but those who stand behind their backs and come up with bad ideas will not be able to live! ”

Hong Tao was not afraid that others would know the biggest weakness of the New Army, but at the same time, he also wanted to warn these people that it was better not to happen to Li Zhong again, and once it happened, it would be a massacre.

"Hugh is talking nonsense, I am not here to listen to you to fight and fight. You are serving the country at the border, will someone deliberately harm you! Zhangdun, are you done asking? ”

Seeing that the colt was anxious again, the emperor could not pretend to be neutral next to him. It's best not to mention Li Zhong's matter, Li Xian has already rolled back to Xihe Road and shrunk his head and didn't dare to squeak, and the official position of the pacification envoy has also been lifted, and there is only one manager left, and it is not appropriate to take advantage of it and sell it well.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that since the new army is so sharp and easy to control, why not promote it in the northwest. There is no need to fight ten with one enemy like a horse, as long as there are 100,000 new troops in Western Xia, how can you worry about it! ”

Zhang Dian is really not very popular, the emperor's meaning is already very clear, don't mention other topics, and talk about the currency reform in Huangzhou first. It was impossible for him not to understand, but he just didn't listen, and then talked about the popularization of the new army.

"Zhang Xiang, the new army needs new tactics and new generals, not only with armor and sharp weapons to fight. This matter is quite involved, so it is better to discuss it another day. If Zhang Xiang really has this intention, he may have to linger in the house for a few days, and he is willing to solve Zhang Xiang's doubts at any time. ”

Although it was the deputy prime minister who was picking on his proposal, Hong Tao really didn't bother him too much. Why? Because the way he thinks about problems is very temperamental, he doesn't dare to say that he has no selfishness at all, but the general direction is more for the country.

Is there no selfishness in being an official? Hong Tao thinks it's really impossible, officials are also people, and people have selfish intentions, but some people show it obviously, and some people hide it better.

It doesn't matter how much selfishness you have, put it in the second place, put the work in the first place, Hong Tao feels that this is a qualified official. Even if this person is favoritism and low character, it doesn't hurt.

Since you meet such a high-ranking official who is willing to do something practical, you must win over you, who said that horses don't form gangs, it's just that the requirements for people are relatively high and special.

I have been in the Northern Song Dynasty for several years, and the only people who can really catch my eye and are willing to make friends are Wang Shao, father and son, Shen Kuo, and so on.

"Oh...... The official is going to bother, I heard that the horse also makes good food and wine, can you bring your friends with you? Zhang Dan did not refuse the invitation of the horse, and hugged his fists to express his gratitude, which was a bit of a fake politeness to his true and sincere meaning.

"Zhang Xiang, this is not a street market, Your Majesty must not be rude on it!" Seeing that he and Zhang Dan are going to develop from-for-tat to like-minded, Wang Anshi is face is unhappy.

He had personally experienced the skill of cooking and the ability to persuade people, and if Zhang Dian was convinced, it would be really chaotic in the court. This deputy is much more lethal than a colt, just an emperor and a colt have the upper hand, plus a tough and decent deputy prime minister to help him, unstoppable.

"Thank you Wang Xiang, this official hasn't finished reading the horse's article, wait for me to look at it slowly......" Compared with the horse Zhangdun's attitude towards Wang Anshi, he still respected Wang Anshi, and after giving a salute, he picked up the piece again and stopped making a sound.

"......" Wang Anshi, as the ruler of the dynasty, must also have the right to control part of the right to speak, at this time everyone is silent, which is very unfavorable to him, and glanced at Wang Shao.

I'm afraid this person can't raise any objections, and when he looks at Wang Jue again, he is even more desperate, and finally his eyes fall on Sima Guang's face. Strange to say, this was originally an old enemy, but with the subtle changes in the relationship between the DPRK and China, the rival has become more and more intimate.

"It is the practice of this dynasty to mint coins from the local area, and it is not necessary for the horses to mint coins based on gold, but the lack of gold in this dynasty is more than the lack of copper, where should so much gold come from?"

Sima Guang looked very carefully, but the more he looked closer, the more worried he became. The plan is very detailed, explaining how to do it, why it is done, and what benefits it will do to the country, and what can and cannot be said is all that is true, and it is indeed the case, making it difficult to find a reason to oppose it.

In particular, the advantages of curbing the minting of private money and taking the financial power back to the central government were very much to the emperor's appetite. There is no way to force opposition in these areas, and we can only find fault with the corners.

As long as there is an omission or discrepancy with the facts, the proposal will be shelved. After looking for a long time, there is only one place that looks like a loophole, and it is relatively large, and that is the source of gold.

The Central Plains lacks copper, and at the same time there is not much gold, and at present, there is only one Jingdong East Road that can be mined in large quantities, and its output is definitely not enough for the whole country, and it is impossible to give it all to Huangzhou and Ganliang Road.

As long as there is not a sufficient amount of gold, the plan of the horse king is a flower in the moon mirror in the water, which looks extremely beautiful, but can never be caught. You don't have to put it aside with the emperor, no one has a problem.

“…… Wang Xu, do you have a solution? After listening to Sima Guang's question, the people in the room brought all the pieces in front of them and looked through them carefully, and the hearts of some people who originally supported the reform of the horse suddenly cooled.

This is indeed a big problem, and there can be no reform without solving it. People who were unwilling to reform the currency system were in ecstasy, and Jiang was still old and spicy.

Sima Guang denied this matter in one sentence, and Emperor Rao couldn't insist, so he could only pin the last little hope on the colt who bowed his head and pondered.

Hong Tao didn't bow his head and meditate, he was dozing. After a day of traveling, Rao was in the carriage where the wind could not blow and the sun could not be exposed, and he was also very tired. After arriving in Kaifeng, he rushed into the palace again, and it took more than two hours to explain to the emperor, and he only ate a bowl of soup cakes for lunch.

To be honest, the food in the palace is really bad, there is a lack of oil, less salt, and no taste, and no matter how good the raw materials are, they can't be delicious with many restrictions. Now it's almost dinner time, and even if you are hungry and tired, it is easy to get sleepy after sitting for a long time.

"Ahh Gold? "The brain is resting but the ears are still there, just awake and the activation is not complete.

“…… Sima Guang asks you where the gold comes from! Emperor Shenzong had already seen that the horse was dozing, but he didn't say anything.

Think about it, this brother-in-law is really tired, and just came back from thousands of miles of eating and sleeping, his wife and daughter came to the palace first, just to give himself an idea that can fill the treasury and increase the imperial power. That is, my brother-in-law will be so powerful, and I will be sleepy if I am sleepy.

"Grab it! The northerners like to wear gold and silver, and they can't wait to wear all their family property on their bodies, and gold and silver jewelry and utensils are naturally indispensable. When Xiaguan broke through Liangzhou City, the Qingtang soldiers robbed for half a day, and all kinds of gold and silver jewelry and Buddha statues alone were piled up into a hill. At that time, the lower officials had not yet thought of reforming the currency system, so they did not ask them. However, this gold can't run away, and the lower officials can exchange iron tools and sweaters with them. When the new army broke through the city of Ganzhou, it also distributed a few carts of gold and silver, which was roughly enough. If it's not enough, go to Suzhou to grab a lap again. In addition, the lower officials did not plan to issue all gold coins by the government, and all the people of the Great Song Dynasty could take gold to the Huangzhou City Casting Workshop to mint gold coins, and the lower officials only charged a small handling fee. As long as you want to come to Huangzhou and Ganliang Road to buy canned food, sweaters, iron and glass utensils, you have to bring gold. It won't be long before the lower officials will be able to use gold to pay taxes to the imperial court. ”

Hong Tao didn't forget about this problem, but felt that it was too simple to write it in the plan. With so many cities in the north and the Tibetans and Uighurs in the west, is it a matter of plundering them for a little gold, whether by means of war or economy?

As long as they have excellent goods in their hands, once it is announced that gold will be used as a standard currency, those merchants will immediately be able to exchange goods from Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia, and it is not a choice to ask for gold and silver.

Of course, Hong Tao does not plan to encourage his uncle to implement currency reform in the country for the time being, this thing is too noisy, so it is safer to try Huangzhou and Ganliang Road first. I don't come from a financial background, and if something goes wrong, it won't affect the financial stability of the entire country.