[2nd Update]

Lu Jiawen sighed: "Seriously, if the 300,000 money is sent down, it may not be able to stop." Hebei, Shaanxi and Hedong are all watching, if Jingying can make trouble, they won't? After all, the Beijing camp didn't go into battle much, look at the casualties, go to a hundred, and come back there can still be ninety-nine, is this a war? Zihou led the army to Lingnan back then, and more than this number of people died on the way. ”

"Okay, next time I write to Han Yukun, I'll ask him on your behalf, why did you only let Jingying die so much."

"If there are really more dead and wounded, there will be a bereavement pension." Lu Jiawen frowned and thought about it, and suddenly shuddered, "If that's the case, I'd better hand over the resignation and forget it." It's almost the same for Xiao He and Wu Hou to do it. ”

Zhang Dian shook his head: "This mess, Xiao He's talent, and Wuhou's wisdom, there is no way to ...... I just hope to be able to recuperate in the next few years. ”

“…… Actually, it's not impossible. ”

"Huh? What's the solution? Zhang Dian immediately asked.

Lu Jiawen touched his sleeve pocket and took out a copper coin. It's a little bigger and a little thicker than the usual small flat money. Zhang Dan's eyes were sharp, and he could see at a glance that it was a Yuanfeng treasure. The face value is five cents, commonly known as five coins, and one is worth five small flat coins. It didn't take long for this five dollars to come out, and it has only been in the world for more than a year.

Zhang Dian put up two fingers and looked at the front and back for a while, thought of something, and his expression suddenly changed: "Look, isn't it enough to fold five coins, but also to cast a bigger one?!" ”

"When twenty and fifty have been mentioned. He is a member of the Division. Lu Jiawen shook his heavy head, and Zhang Dian guessed, "Five small flat coins can be minted with ten coins." That's double the benefit. When you are twenty or fifty, the profit is even higher. ”

The three divisions of the yamen have jurisdiction over the household department, the degree branch, and the salt and iron divisions, from which it is named. Among them, the branch is the yamen who is in charge of the income and expenditure of the imperial court.

"You shouldn't mint five coins, why don't you break ten coins?! When you are twenty or fifty, you should not think about it! ”

How can Wang Mang learn the stupid things he has done? What's more, in order to deal with the deficit caused by the Western Xia War, Renzong also minted a lot of money and cast iron money, but the result was only an emergency, and the big money that was folded ten quickly fell down, and the iron money could only be two or three to a small flat coin.

The copper content of the five coins is only equivalent to three and a half small flat coins, even though the imperial court requires that it be used as five coins, but the eyes of the people are bright. It has only been issued for half a year, and in the market, the discount of five dollars has been reduced from five to four at the beginning, and then from four to three dollars. This currency has remained in value until now.

When twenty or fifty big money is minted, the court uses this money to buy things, which is tantamount to robbing. Not to mention, there will definitely be chaos in the capital first.

Zhang Dan had a calm face, "It's not yet time to quench your thirst by drinking a donkey!" ”

"Isn't it all about war? There is no money in the treasury, and the branch is the most miserable. Fortunately, this war ended early, and if it had been fought for another half a year, the big money might have come out when ten or twenty years old. ”

Shaanxi, Hebei, Hedong, the three battlefields, and the northern part of the Great Song Dynasty were all involved in the war. The total number of forbidden troops, box troops and township soldiers who participated in the war exceeded 500,000. After a major war of this magnitude, no matter which dynasty or generation, the country's finances will become a mess. A large part of the reserves under the three divisions should be set aside to relieve the people in Hedong and Hebei who suffered from military disasters, and they should also cope with the monthly payment. It is normal for people to be poor and short-minded, and for some people to have crooked minds.

"The government hall will definitely not agree."

"Of course not now. When you need money and can't find a source of money, do you think Zihou will you!? ”

Now that the new party is in power, it will never leave a word for the old party. Unless forced to do so, a larger denomination will never be minted. But when there is an unsolvable crisis, it doesn't matter what the old party people say.

Lu Jia asked and raised his glass to drink a sip of cold soup, put down the teacup and asked Zhang Dian: "By the way, what are you inviting me to come over today?" …… But what about Lu Jifu and Han Yukun? I asked when I met Pingzhang yesterday, and Pingzhang still thought it would be better for them to stay outside for a while longer. ”

Lu Huiqing is far away in Shaanxi, Zhang Dian has entered the two mansions and needs to avoid suspicion, Zeng Bu is even more old grudges, among the important ministers, now only Lu Jiawen and Wang Anshi are close, and they can often go to Pingzhang Mansion. Sometimes I also help Zhang Dian and Wang Anshi talk to each other. At this time, the most exchanged topics were still about Han Gang and Lu Huiqing.

Normally, after a great victory, you must watch the troops and sacrifice your majesty. The coach will be recalled to the capital, and along with the heroes, he will be rewarded by the Son of Heaven himself. However, Song and Liao had just reached a peace agreement, and in order to save the face of the Liao State, so as not to be annoyed and angry, it was not appropriate to celebrate on a large scale. At the same time, it was also necessary to avoid the Liao people from detecting that the commanders of the three roads had returned to Beijing at the same time, so that the military situation in Hedong, Shaanxi, and Hebei would be repeated again - this was the reason why the two governments prevented the empress from immediately recalling Lu Huiqing and Han Gang to Beijing. For this reason, even the rewards of the two have not been set, and once the edict is passed on, it will be troublesome for the two to ask to enter Beijing to thank them.

Although it is very far-fetched, since the queen has approved it, the two auxiliary ministers who are thousands of miles away can only sigh. But that could only drag on for a month or two.

"It's not about it. Now that Pingzhang has decided, Zhangdun has nothing to say. Zhang Dian reminded Lu Jia, sat down and talked about a big call, but he didn't get to the point, "Since Jiefu Gong doesn't care that his daughter is still a bride in the Han family, I don't need to worry about him, right?" ”

From the heart of Zhang Dan, he actually did not want anyone to come and share his authority.

Normally, both the Privy Council and the Privy Council are the presiding officers of the Privy Council—the Privy Council is slightly lower than the Privy Council—but the two do not exist at the same time. In other words, it is impossible to have both a privy councillor and a privy councillor. Only in the early years of Xining, when Wen Yanbo was the privy envoy, the imperial court promoted Chen Shengzhi to the privy council, which is the only example. Now Zhang Dian is citing this precedent, and the privy envoy Lu Huiqing has been ordered to lead the army outside, so that he can become the privy councillor and take charge of the Western Mansion.

It's just that when Lu Huiqing and Han Gang come back, what will be the situation? One is to expand the territory, the other is to save the emergency, in the past, the credit of the two was more than enough to become the prime minister. But the prime minister can only make up for one person, and Han Gang can't compete with Lu Huiqing. The gap in qualifications made it impossible for Han Gang to cross Lu Huiqing. Moreover, Lu Huiqing's official position was originally above Han Gang, so he should have been promoted to Dongfu first.

Lu Huiqing was the prime minister, and Zhang Dian felt that he had the ability to strategize and could take over the post of privy envoy of Lu Huiqing, while Han Gang took over as the privy councillor. It seems that the two stand side by side, and they will inevitably fight for power in the Privy Council in the future. But Zhang Dian knew that Han Gang's goal was the vast Qi Sect, and he would be busy after he came back. How can I have time to compete with myself? If Lu Huiqing comes back together, Han Gang will be even more unavailable.

During this period of time, Zhang Dian and Zhang Qi have been in contact, and they have also never broken off correspondence with Han Gang. It's just that since Han Gang didn't write a letter to ask for help, Zhang Dian was also happy not to provoke right and wrong. Let's wait and see, and it's not too late to make a move when the time comes.

"What's that?"

Zhang Dun took out a newspaper, the one he asked his son to find before, and pointed to the chart on it: "Wangzhi, have you seen this?" ”

Lu Jia asked and glanced at it, "Isn't this what Pingzhang said to investigate thoroughly?!" But hell if you find out. He sneered, "I really want not to leak the news, and kill Shi Deyi's eunuch first." ”

The matter of the exchange of news between the Imperial City Division and the two major newspapers is not a secret at the top. Zhang Dian knew the way, and Lu Jia asked also knew the way.

"Killing him doesn't work. To do it by another person, it is indispensable to borrow the eyes and ears of the two newspapers. The two newspapers are also the same, there is news about the Imperial City, and now the world says that they are the mouthpiece of the people. ”

"Mouthpiece for the people?" Lu Jiawen laughed out loud, "Taiwan is also a mouthpiece for the people." Why didn't the two families fight? …… All the way! ”

"Who's to say it's not?"

Both of them have been stared at and bitten by Taiwan, and their prejudices against Wutai are deep-rooted.

The imperial historians like to use the people to make a show for themselves, and when they are impeached, they say that the people are all complaining, the people's livelihood is poor, and the court is wrong in employing people. If you want to say that this kind of Taiwan official is ten out of ten, it is a bit absolute, but if you want to say that it is ninety percent like this, it is by no means wronged.

The vast majority of imperial histories will only speak for the people when they achieve their own goals. For example, fame, popularity, or a sense of achievement, or going to the book for the sake of the background. It's still good. After all, there was a good result.

And more often than not, under the guise of speaking for the people, to achieve their own goals. In that case, the gesture of being a mouthpiece for the people is just a disguise, and in fact it does not even lead to a good result.

The imperial history that acts fairly and justly and does not go up for selfishness has never been seen by Zhang Dan, and Lu Jia has never seen it.

"Looking at it, you can know that with the power of the two major newspapers, almost all the nobles and wealthy families in the capital behind them are in one place, and they can also communicate with the Imperial City Division. An article can be seen by the people, by the scholars, by the court, and by the palace. Such a momentum, but bowing his head in front of the Yushi Terrace and admitting defeat? ”

"Can you not bow your head? That's the Goshidai! ”

"That's right, because it's the Goshidai! Because they're afraid! Afraid from the bottom of my bones! ”

The backstage of the two newspapers is obvious, the clan, relatives, honorable old and wealthy businessmen. Their political status in the imperial court was actually very low. Even if there are princes and uncles among them, and Tao Zhu Yidun, it is not as important as a royal historian.

Who would dare to try the power of the edict? is as famous as Su Shi all over the world, and a single bullet made him squat in prison for half a year. The members of the two associations are all delicate and expensive, who would be willing to provoke the group of mad dogs in Wutai who bite and will not let go.

When the law was changed, there was a disturbance because it robbed them of their wealth. Especially with the implementation of the City Change Law, Lu Jia asked the supervisor in charge of the change of affairs in Beijing, and he didn't know how many relatives and nobles of the country had pierced his straw man. But now that there is a new way of making money, who doesn't want to enjoy it and make a fuss?