For the first time, Zhao Qian issued a notice and convened a meeting of the heads of the Prime Ministers, the Ministry of Finance, the Great Song Qianzhuang, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Governors. Before the notice was signed, Zhao Qian fidgeted, this was the first meeting he held since he held power, and this nervous feeling made him feel like he was sweating. Even the arduous battles during the army could not make Zhao Qian nervous to this extent. In a sense, this is the first time that Zhao Qian has exercised his power as the crown prince and the crown prince, as the first experience in his life, even if Zhao Qian knows that he will be nervous, he still can't solve this tension.

Zhao Qian's wife Xiao Meimei couldn't help laughing without even putting down the tea when she came in with tea, Zhao Qian rolled his eyes angrily, his wife's laughter was really a strong stimulus to him. However, Zhao Qian's eyes had no effect, and when he saw Xiao Meimei barely put the tea tray on the table without spilling the tea, she sat on the sofa and laughed.

"Is it that funny?" Zhao Qian couldn't help but complain.

"You...... You...... Look at yourself, hahahaha. Although Xiao Meimei wanted to suppress her laughter, she couldn't help but laugh. In the end, Xiao Meimei pinched her thigh a few times, and finally was able to suppress her laughter for a few seconds, she took advantage of this extremely short time and said: "Your face twitches ......"

should have felt that smiling like this was too bad for Zhao Qian to face, Xiao Meimei covered her mouth and escaped from the study after finishing speaking. Zhao Qian looked at the closed door and listened to his wife's laughter outside, and could only sigh deeply. He himself felt very strange, if he had been so ridiculed by his wife before, he would have been furious. Although he was also furious at this time, Zhao Qian could fully understand why his wife Xiao Meimei was so out of shape. Zhao Qian himself was in a gaffe situation.

The feeling of being in power turned out to be like this, that kind of panic, pride, uneasiness, high-spiritedness, all kinds of emotions were mixed together, even if Zhao Qian himself knew that power would make people crazy, but he still couldn't help but go crazy. After struggling with these for a moment, Zhao Qian got up and wrote a banner, 'Know what you should do, know what you can do'. After doing this, he finally felt a little calmer.

Before the meeting on the second day, Zhao Qian was still a little nervous. By the time he picked up the prepared content copy, this thought suddenly flew out of the clouds. Since it must be wrong, why do you think so much? And there is a point in this plan itself, Zhao Qian has thought about it many times a long time ago, and at this time, he inexplicably came to his mind, "...... This time, the economic circles around the Tianzhu Ocean, the Mediterranean, and the Black Sea will encounter major changes. The Great Song Dynasty maintained the current pattern, waiting for those who wanted to live to come to Europa Province to plead. ”

"The prince thinks those countries will kill themselves?" Wen Tianxiang took the lead in putting forward his views.

"I don't know what they're going to do, but I think they're all going to look for the best solution within their own knowing."

"If that's the case, why don't we take advantage of the situation?"

"Don't be angry, don't be angry. If you don't take one corner and don't take three corners, you won't do it again. I believe that the current system of the Great Song Dynasty is far superior to theirs, and our ability is stronger than theirs. Since the Yuan State has its own plans, the cornerstone of the Quadripartite Alliance has been shaken. At this time, our Great Song Dynasty will definitely be able to outlast them, and when the time comes, maybe they will really want to build a more stable system. ”

After Zhao Qian finished speaking, his heart was also a little empty. But he believes that his point of view is correct, those countries are not as good as the Great Song Dynasty, but they are thousands of years old. As they seek their own well-being, they also try to understand more complex systems. The reason why Zhao Qian suddenly had a clear idea was because he remembered the efforts of the Mongol Great Khan Timur. In the eyes of the Great Song Dynasty, Timur's set was undoubtedly the usual choice of the barbarians. However, Daddy Zhao Jiaren said the key, judging from the basic laws of finance, Da Song may not be qualified to laugh at Timur.

Before Zhao Jiaren came to power, a ship that departed from Sichuan and arrived in Songjiang Province would be taxed dozens of times along the Yangtze River waterway. What completely changed this situation was that after the Zhao Guanjia came to power, the Yangtze River shipping tax was completely abolished and replaced with a simple sales tax. Timur's methods look naïve, and if you put it thirty years ago, it would not be worse than the Great Song. At least Mongolia's policy execution was stronger than that of the Great Song Dynasty.

"The prince is the one who pins his hopes on the valley of the two rivers?" The Minister of Finance was shocked, and seeing Zhao Qian nodding slightly, the Minister of Finance hurriedly persuaded: "Prince, barbarians are not credible." ”

"Eastern Rome and Western Rome are barbaric, but not barbaric. As for the Yuan Kingdom, I see that their basic food in the intelligence is only a small variety, and the total amount is not less than that of the Great Song Dynasty. Mongolia is rotten, but it is not to the point of collapsing on its own. They themselves are trying to solve the problem. What Timur did was not simply a headache, if it were not for this war, the Mongol banner army would have been collecting taxes from those princes at this time. In that case, we'll just wait and see how they struggle to survive. ”

"If the Great Song can't lead the way......," the finance minister continued.

Zhao Qian replied decisively: "If our judgment of them is correct, they can only choose to cooperate with Da Song in the end." ”

When these words came out, Zhao Qian was shocked. It wasn't that he didn't feel it, but it wasn't as clear as it is today. If we have the right information and the right way of analyzing it, we will be able to make correct judgments about the future. Although this principle is simple, it is difficult to do. Nothing is more difficult than the responsibility of those who decide policy.

Without waiting for Zhao Qian to think more carefully, the Minister of Finance continued to express his views. Zhao Qian listened according to the train of thought at this time, but he felt suddenly enlightened. In the past, Zhao Qian was afraid that he would miss the opportunity to intervene, and even if he didn't intervene, it was only because his previous experience made him understand that the result of intervention was even worse. At this time, the attitude of the Minister of Finance was the same as Zhao Qian's previous thoughts, and he wanted to make things develop in the direction he expected through his own intervention.

Zhao Qian used to think that his father was so strange, but now Zhao Qian finally knows where the strangeness is. Daddy will decide a lot of things, but he won't get involved in many things. If from the perspective of 'Tao' and 'Virtue', the Tao is the law of the world, Daddy requires that any plan will conform to the law. 'Virtue' is the ability to solve problems, and Dad determines the policy, and when it is implemented, he will let those people behave themselves. When the matter is over, the competence of those officials, that is, their 'virtues', is clearly revealed, and they themselves know very well who will be promoted, and who will be judged and treated very negatively because of their actions. However, Daddy's policies are always correct, and Zhao Qian's trust in himself is far from reaching the level of trust in Daddy.

Just thinking about it, he heard Wen Tianxiang ask: "The prince is doing this, isn't he worried that the Eastern Mediterranean region will really put aside the Great Song Dynasty and do it himself?" ”

"If both Eastern and Western Rome want to solve the problem, I believe they will choose to cooperate deeply with the Great Song Dynasty. If they're just getting by like the barbarians, we can decide what to do based on their reactions. ”

"What is the prince going to do?" The Minister of Finance hurriedly asked.

Zhao Qian replied decisively: "I will make a decision according to the interests of the Great Song Dynasty." ”

This kind of empty answer made the finance minister stunned, and Zhao Qian smiled: "There is so much gold and silver overseas, and we have all got it into our own hands, which only makes those countries more and more difficult." Once they used the finance of the Great Song Dynasty, the money supply matched their productivity, and they no longer had to worry about the lack of money, or even the problem of insufficient investment. So don't worry, minister, I think we still have a common view on this matter. ”

The Minister of Finance was momentarily speechless. The Ministry of Finance is not the Great Song Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty is in charge of issuing and paying banknotes, and the various commercial banks in the Great Song Dynasty are in charge of the banknotes for commercial operations. The Ministry of Finance implements the principles, policies, and decision-making arrangements of the Great Song Dynasty on financial and economic work, formulates fiscal and taxation development strategies, plans, policies and reform plans, and organizes their implementation. Analyze and predict the macroeconomic situation, participate in the formulation of macroeconomic policies, and put forward suggestions on the use of fiscal and taxation policies to implement macroeconomic regulation and control and comprehensively balance social financial resources. Formulate distribution policies between the central and local governments, and between the state and enterprises.

Europa Province is already a small economic circle of Da Song overseas, and even if it is a long way away, olive oil-based commodities also have a share in Da Song's local market. If the Eastern Mediterranean Economic Circle and the Tianzhuyang Economic Circle are linked together, the trade in goods between the two sides is also an income of the Ministry of Finance. Although this income was not as direct as the gold and silver from the Wa Kingdom, the total amount of income was much greater than the benefits obtained from the Wa State.

The Minister of Finance hesitated and said, "Prince, if you let yourself go like this......"

Zhao Qian said decisively: "I am responsible for formulating the policy on this matter, and I will shoulder the policy responsibility." ”

At this point, the Minister of Finance lowered his gaze. This gesture probably meant that the finance minister was no longer ready to speak on the matter, and Zhao Qian looked at other senior officials. Luo Yiren frowned a little confused and said, "The prince will definitely not let Europa Province do nothing, right?" ”

"I read the report that the province of Europa has started to urgently replant potatoes and pumpkins. This response is very good, if it can't show that we can also solve the food problem in Eastern Rome and Western Rome, how can they really be willing to cooperate with the Great Song Dynasty. We have already sent two people to the province of Europa, and the idea of the economic frontier will certainly be brought to them, and the province of Europa will take matters into its own hands. ”

Hearing this, Luo Yiren's face couldn't help but show uneasiness. This expression made Zhao Qian unhappy, but he felt that he could understand Luo Yiren's mind at this time. Zhao Qian said loudly: "If the policy fails, I will take responsibility." If the policy is not implemented in the implementation, I will also evaluate them according to the situation. But I believe that everyone wants to do things well, and everyone will do their best to do what they can. I don't blame them for inexperienced errors of judgment. If you feel that there is a problem with the policy I have made, please raise it now. ”

Luo Yiren was not relieved after hearing this, but after a while, he said again: "We have never encountered this matter, and we are all inexperienced. ”

Zhao Qian replied decisively: "In that case, why don't we trust everyone? ”