Chapter 277 Rules are established
When Zhao Yulin returned to Chengdu, the family was having a lively dinner. Ma Linger immediately pulled Fire Phoenix over to sit down.
He saw two large tables filled with children, and he also lamented that he was able to have children.
Seeing that everyone was seated, Ma Linger shouted, "Let's eat." The cute kids actually lowered their heads and ate without saying a word. After they finished eating, they picked up the dishes in front of them and left.
Seeing how well-behaved the children were, he praised Ma Ling for her good teaching.
His fourth mother told him secretly: Ling'er used a trick of torturing others and secretly did ideological work on Ma Yuan, asking him to be an actor. When these kids sat at the table and talked, she suddenly got angry, scolded Ma Yuan, and then beat him with ten boards, telling him to eat obediently from then on.
From then on, her lovely grandchildren made no more noise while eating. Si Niang and Xiao Niang both looked at Ma Ling'er with a smile.
Zhao Yulin also gave her a thumbs up.
But Fenghuang said that these kids must feel that Chengdu has too many rules and is not fun anymore, and they want to go back to Cuiping Mountain.
Zhao Yulin said with a smile, "That's right. My father was always talking about his lovely grandson. He said that everyone had left and there was no one to talk to him, and he could no longer hear the noise of children in the yard."
Everyone suddenly became quiet.
Ma Linger suggested that they might as well send some smaller ones back to let her father-in-law take care of them. She arranged it right away and sent Guangyuan and Guangyuan back first.
His fourth mother immediately said that she had to go , and it would be a good opportunity for her to take her two lovely grandchildren with her.
Zhao Yulin quickly picked up the wine glass and called his two wives to thank Si Niang together.
As soon as he sat down in the study after dinner, the Fire Phoenix led General Cao Youwen to the place.
As soon as Lao Cao came in, he said that his garrison was not well managed, and that his brother had just come back and was beaten up. Both of them laughed.
After the maid brought tea to Lao Cao, Zhao Yulin said that although the garrisons in various places had changed their uniforms, the thoughts of the generals and local supervisors had not changed. Some of them were originally local evil forces, and it seemed that they needed to be sorted out and sorted out.
Lao Cao said that this was what he meant. Now that Fenghuang is back, let our female general take on the responsibility of supervising the army, establish the chief military discipline inspectorate of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Administration Office, and clean up these bad apples.
Zhao Yulin looked at the Fire Phoenix.
Fenghuang thanked the general for his trust and said that her child, Guangfeng, was still young, and she happened to be working in Chengdu while taking care of the child. She would go down to inspect in person when all the staff were gathered.
Lao Cao admired the fact that Fenghuang always acted decisively, and praised that with Fenghuang as the military discipline supervisor, the discipline of our Shenwei Army would definitely be stricter.
Lao Cao told him that the Khan of the grassland had another dish for them. Miao Gui sent a message saying that Hubili was leading his troops to attack Yanzhou directly. After planning in the central army tent, they fought a beautiful ambush in Yanzhou and then retreated to Xiazhou.
Miao Gui and his men believed that Yanzhou was the throat of Lingzhou and an important source of salt for the Mongolian army in Lingzhou. We had just attacked there and had not yet completed the defense deployment and construction of the pass. The offense and defense of both sides became a meat grinder, wasting military strength.
Zhao Yulin nodded and said that Miao Gui’s thinking was correct. Giving up temporarily was for the purpose of taking it back. When we become strong enough in the future, we can directly take Lingzhou. Then Yanzhou will be fine, right?
The two of them burst into laughter again.
Lao Cao said that Guyuan won a great victory, and the gentlemen in Chengdu are very happy. Tomorrow Mr. Ding will invite you to speak again.
Zhao Yulin almost spit out the tea he had just taken in his mouth.
Even Lao Cao knew that Ding Gong liked to let him take the lead, which shows that this person cannot always force himself to take the lead.
He asked: What important matter do you want to discuss?
Lao Cao talked about this and that and said mysteriously that the boy would know it tomorrow.
The next day, Zhao Yulin went to the government office to discuss matters and found that the meeting hall of the government office had undergone tremendous changes.
The round tables from the past are gone, replaced by a wide long table in the front, and brand new double tables neatly placed in the back.
Except for the envoys who sat at the long table, all other officials sat at double tables according to their official ranks and grades to participate in government affairs.
Zhao Yulin looked at Ma Linger with a little curiosity, as if asking her: Whose idea was it?
Ma Linger whispered that Yangjin had sent a set of opinions on changes to the conference affairs. She copied one and gave it to Mr. Ding for reference. The old man directly established new rules.
I see.
However, he still felt that important matters should not be handled in this way.
Especially when it comes to military affairs, border defense, and important personnel adjustments, things like that have to be discussed in this way. I'm afraid that before they are even implemented, the opponents already know the detailed plan.
Even if it is just a normal civil matter, what should be kept confidential should still be kept confidential.
Zhao Yulin had just sat down for a while when Ding Gong and Lao Cao came over. Mu Bin quickly handed out today's agenda to everyone.
Zhao Yulin looked through the pocket money of each department and found that the 5,000 yuan and 10,000 yuan of the Ministry of Justice were spent quite a lot, so he put it aside and looked at the agenda.
The first one was the topic raised by Zhao Feiyan, the envoy of education. The girl reported that the official schools in Chengdu's four gates had found school buildings, which had been renovated and were ready to recruit students. Thatched Cottage University had also begun construction.
The next step is to reform the provincial schools in various places, and reform them in accordance with the prefectural schools, and unify them under the management of the Department of Education...
Before Zhao Feiyan's situation was introduced, Lao Cao and Ding Gong were already looking at Zhao Yulin with a smile.
Zhao Yulin thought, this is it, it’s a big deal.
He took a sip of tea and said that academic affairs were related to the fate of a country; talents were the foundation of a strong country. The academic affairs of the Song Dynasty should be borne by the finance department, so that professors and teachers could devote themselves to writing books, teaching and educating students.
The old man was overjoyed after hearing this, and Lao Cao also looked at him happily, thinking that this was really the reform measure proposed by his wife, and he would give additional support even if not a single word was changed.
Everyone was filled with joy. They never expected that Zhao Yulin cared so much about and supported education.
Zhao Yulin saw Zhao Feiyan's rapid recording and wondered what to do next. He had just returned and didn't know how the preparations for the establishment of the Academic Affairs Department were going.
Then, he said that it was not very clear what the current situation of the Education Department was like. It should probably be divided into prefectural schools, state schools, and county schools to deal with them in a targeted manner. Special inspection and guidance should also be established to supervise school operations and financial expenditures. Each route, state, and county should have a dedicated department and person to do the job.
He explained in great detail, and even Mr. Ding picked up a brush to circle and mark the details.
Damn, Zhao Yulin feels like he’s in charge of the country.
Lao Cao lamented that setting up a new institution would cost a lot of money.
Hua Yue went on to say that the redemption of land in the first half of the year had already used up all the reserve funds in the treasury, and it would be difficult to make a large investment in school affairs.
However, taxes for the second half of the year are being collected and the overall situation is very good. Tax revenues in various places have increased significantly compared with last year, and there should be a large surplus.
Zhao Yulin immediately went on to say that he proposed to reduce taxes by another 10%, and that this had to be done quickly because it was now time for the year-end treasury accounting, and it had to be done quickly.
Everyone was still thinking about academic matters, but Zhao Yulin had already jumped to the topic of taxes. The gentlemen all looked at him in confusion.
He looked at Hua Yue and said: Money is indispensable for everything you do.
However, if the transportation here blocks the collection of taxes from all places, the country's economy will gradually become stagnant and taxes will not be collected well.
He asked everyone why it seemed easy to collect taxes this year?
Some people say that it is because the system we implement is good and the people support it, so it is easy to collect.
Some said that it was because people’s lives had improved and they had money in their pockets that the money could be collected.
Zhao Yulin nodded and said happily that the reason why the imperial court could not collect taxes in the past was because it had squeezed the people dry. There was no money in the pockets of the people, so where could the court collect taxes from?
Last year, it seemed that we collected 5 million less coins, but that was because we put the money in the pockets of the people. The people had only and they had to spend it on buying salt, tea, and soy sauce. We collected taxes from the shops of salt and tea merchants, and that was like giving birth.
The meeting room was already buzzing with heated discussions, and Lao Cao also said cheerfully that a lot of money had been spent on redeeming the land this year, but it would be better to see quick results like reducing taxes.
Zhao Yulin told him: This is a long-term thing we are buying for the country, and we will see profits every year. We have reduced the burden on the people, and the people can use the extra money to make a living, and the government will also make a profit.
The general principle was clear, and Ding Gong immediately agreed to let the transportation arrange for another 10% reduction in taxes this year. He immediately asked Zhao Yulin to continue talking about academic matters, which was his main concern.
After taking a sip of tea, Zhao Yulin asked Zhao Feiyan, how much money would it cost to reform the provincial school?
Zhao Feiyan immediately looked at Ding Gong.
The old man said cheerfully that he had discussed with Professor Wu Lao and planned to build ten larger provincial schools first, which would cost about 500,000 strings of cash.
When Zhao Yulin heard that it was only 500,000 yuan, he thought it was a piece of cake and there was no point in negotiating.
He said that the newly built new-style schools in various places should not be too bad and should have a certain degree of foresight. He proposed that one million strings of cash be reserved for special funds for school affairs to ensure the reform of school affairs next year. What do you think?
Before he had finished speaking, the discussion had already begun.
My god, Zhao Yulin just gave me one million yuan. Is he really going to make her his woman? Is that so straightforward?
These people didn't see that when Zhao Yulin asked Zhao Feiyan, Zhao Feiyan was looking at Ding Gong. Obviously, this was what Lord Ding wanted to do.
Mr. Ding was already very happy and said that he didn't need that much money and 500,000 would be enough.
Zhao Yulin still suggested to budget there first.
He said that no matter how difficult our life was, we could not let the education be difficult. We should establish this rule as a rule for all the local officials in all dynasties and all terms, and focus on doing a good job in education.
Everyone was immediately impressed. It turned out that Zhao Yulin was serious in his work and really cared about and valued academic affairs.
He said that this year we reduced taxes and redeemed land, and the people have money in their hands. The collection of taxes from all parties will definitely be better than last year. The conservative estimate is that 50 million strings of cash will be spent. We have plenty of money to spend, so it’s okay.
The gentlemen nodded, Lao Cao was also very optimistic, only the Chief Justice sat there calmly.
He asked Mr. Ding if there was anything else he wanted to discuss.
