At this time, the sky is getting dark, and the lights are on. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info since he had breakfast in the early morning and went to court, and now the rice has not been eaten, Xu Ping is really hungry. Zhao Zhen was still unsatisfied, and asked Xiaohuangmen to light the lamps and candles, just to prevent Xu Ping from leaving the palace.

This is Tianzhang Pavilion, a place for Zhao Zhen's ancestors, it is not suitable to eat and drink, Xu Ping complained in his heart.

Letting Xu Ping sit down, Zhao Zhen said: "You have made it clear to me about the bank, even if you do other new policies, as long as you discuss it with Zhongshu, I will not stop it here." Speaking of which, from the time you built a sugar business in Yongzhou to the cotton cloth on Jingxi Road last year, you have increased the amount of money and grain to the imperial court. However, the national use is still tightening year by year, and there is no relief, and I hope that there will be a fundamental change this time. ”

Xu Ping was silent. How to alleviate it? The more you earn, the more you spend, and the more you spend, you spend it inexplicably, and you don't know what you've done. I can only hope that after the establishment of the budget and final account system next year, we will be able to control the spending.

Zhao Zhen said again: "At the beginning, you talked about what you want to do to make a budget, and manage the expenses for raising the army." It's not that I don't support you in doing things, it's just that this matter is extremely difficult to do, don't you understand? The cost of raising an army must be considered in the long run, and it is not a trivial matter if it is not good to provoke a military rebellion! ”

Xu Ping praised the wat and said: "Weichen understands that His Majesty must have a last resort. It's just that the current cost of raising the army is a bottomless pit, and if it is not changed, no matter how much money the three divisions make, it will not be satisfied. ”

"Isn't there already a budget for the total amount, and there is a definite number for every increase? As long as the total number is controlled, as for how the money is spent, it is up to the Sanya to decide. If other yamen interfere, the generals will inevitably be dissatisfied, and it will be difficult for me to do it. ”

Xu Ping said: "At present, it can only be like this, what else can be done?" What I am afraid of is that the daily expenses are controlled according to the total amount, but some non-daily expenses are still out of order, which makes people confused. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded: "I understand in my heart, I am naturally measured." ”

Xu Ping was silent. He didn't want to discuss the army with Zhao Zhen, this issue was too sensitive and could easily cause contradictions. As the situation in the northwest has become more and more severe, there are many officials who have written to offer advice on military affairs, but most of them are general and do not touch on the most fundamental issues. Xu Ping really led the troops to fight, but he kept silent about military affairs. If he hadn't become the third envoy, he would have to limit the uncontrolled spending of military spending, and he wouldn't even want to mention the matter of controlling military spending.

The total number of forbidden troops is hundreds of thousands, and ninety percent of them are stationed in the north, and their control over the world is as stable as a rock. At this time, the only areas south of the Yangtze River that were really developed were Zhejiang and Jiangxi, and they did not have the conditions for turmoil. As long as there is no foreign war, this time is the most down-to-earth period for the emperor to sleep, how can Zhao Zhen listen to the saying that the army wants to reform it?

Zhao Zhen looked out the window and didn't speak, and said after a while: "The world has not heard of soldiers for decades, since the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, how could there have been days like today." It is often said that the country and the people are safe, isn't that the case? There may be many unsatisfactory aspects of the forbidden army, but with today's situation, it can be seen that the country has made no major mistakes in military and political affairs. Even if you spend a little extra money, as long as it doesn't mess up, it's always worth it. However, I listened to you, and I was quite dissatisfied with the military and politics, just because I had concerns in my heart and didn't want to talk about it. ”

Xu Ping was silent, just quietly looking at his toes.

Zhao Zhen sighed: "You are a young man, and now you are in the first place, and now you are in the prime of life, you are not yet thirty years old, and the world is looking sideways." It is the right thing to say and act with caution, I can see it. But if you really want to talk about it, it has been nearly ten years since the fifth year of the Heavenly Sage, and it has been nearly ten years now, and in the past ten years, it is actually not a great thing to be the third envoy of power. There are no shortage of people who have gone from general judgment to political prime minister in the ten years of this dynasty, you are just too young. Today in Tianzhang Pavilion, there are no outsiders, if you have anything you don't want to say, just say it. It's nothing more than what I listen to in my ears, whether I can do it or not, I naturally have an opinion in my heart. ”

Having said this, Xu Ping couldn't stop talking, so he had to say: "The minister is afraid of saying it, Your Majesty is unhappy." There are many things in the world, and when they come to an end, they will be confused. ”

"Good medicine is bitter, and loyalty is contrary to the ear, I understand this truth. Since I confessed to being pro-government, I can still listen to the words of my ministers, and I am not a person who is self-serving. It is the duty of the ministers to say things, whether they say it or not, it is not up to me. ”

This is a nice thing to say, but within a few years of being pro-government, Fan Zhongyan alone was re-degraded twice because of his remarks. Although they are all degraded and followed, they are more of a beating on him, not really into another book, discarded and discarded. But how many people can handle this kind of ups and downs calmly? Fan Zhongyan's steely nerves are not possessed by everyone.

Speaking of which, Zhao Zhen must ask, and Xu Ping can't help but say it. Anyway, just say it, don't need Zhao Zhen to weigh it in his heart. The problem will be exposed one day, so it's better to wake up now.

After sorting out his thoughts, Xu Ping said: "The founding of this dynasty, the proposal to abandon and move the capital to Xijing, and the capital of Bianliang, although it is said that it is not in danger in Germany, but in fact, it is in Kaifeng Mansion to gather the soldiers of the world, and the country is established because of the soldiers." The major national affairs discussed by the imperial court must be said to be militaristic, and the local states are called military states, and the military system is exhausted. The second rank of the governor of the state and county is the first army and then the state, and the subordinate officials are either the shogunate or the army, and the treasury of the local treasury is called the military treasury, and the use of the world's financial resources is called the support army. In a nutshell, if the most important thing today is the army, the country gathers the wealth of the world in order to raise soldiers, and this dynasty can be said to be based on soldiers and soldiers. ”

The Song Dynasty inherited the power of the five generations of warlords, and what Xu Ping said was naturally the truth, and it was also something that all officials and people in this era knew and did not shy away from words. Although the policy of the Song Dynasty was to "worship literature and suppress martial arts", and later generations often referred to this dynasty as Wenzhi, in fact, this was not the case in the eyes of people at that time, and the first major thing in the country was the army. As for other corresponding political and economic systems, many of them appeared for the purpose of raising the army.

In Zhao Zhen's heart, this is a matter of course, the rule of the five dynasties is that "the Son of Heaven is strong and strong", and the emperor naturally wants to master the most powerful armed forces in the world. As long as this is done, the world will be peaceful.

Xu Ping said again: "However, the country has been peaceful for a long time, and it is naturally impossible for a martial artist to be a country, and the five generations of conquest are continuous, and the world can't stand that kind of toss." The state system is all for the purpose of raising the army, but the real political affairs are civil governance, and the military affairs do not prejudge the national politics. ”

Zhao Zhen frowned: "According to what you mean, do you still want the forbidden army to participate in state affairs?" ”

Xu Ping shook his head: "The minister didn't mean that, besides, even if the court agreed, could the generals of the forbidden army manage state affairs?" ”

Many generals can't read big words, and they don't even know how many people under their subordinates have to distribute and how much food they have to pay, so let them take charge of political affairs, isn't that a joke? The martial arts are in charge of the country, and the governance of the country depends on the subordinate staff, otherwise why are those subordinate officials in the state and county called the shogunate and various military posts? The only way to let the generals take charge of state affairs is to restore the feudal system, which is impossible.

What Xu Ping wants to say is that, according to the knowledge of his previous life, military is a continuation and extension of politics, and it must be subordinated to politics. If it is the other way around, forcibly let politics serve the military, one in history is Qin, the second died, and the other is the fascists in World War II, and all military victories are short-lived.

In the current Song Dynasty, the country was established because of the soldiers, and the rule of culture was advocated, and the actual military state was mentioned together, which was two skins that could not be combined.