In the eyes of Huizong, Zhao Kai had always been an obedient and sensible son.
He was going to do such a big thing this time, and his character could not be changed.
He had to enter the palace and explain to Zhao Ji.
"San Lang, come quickly."
Song Huizong was happy to see his third son.
"San Lang, look, this is a sketch that zhen drew. What do you think?”
Emperor Huizong of Song painted a cat.
He used the sketch that Zhao Kai taught him. The image alternated between light and dark, and the lines were clear. There were highlights and shadows.
Zhao Kai sighed in his heart.
Huizong was indeed the emperor of art. His attainments in painting and calligraphy were too high.
If he had used this talent for art in national affairs, the humiliation of Jingkang would not have happened.
Zhao Kai fiercely praised Huizong.
He couldn't close his mouth from the praise." San Lang, you flatter me. I'm a beginner in this new art. How can it be as good as you say?"”
"Father, do you know what a genius is?" Zhao Kai asked seriously. It was something that ordinary people might not be able to learn in a year. A genius only needed to take a look and he could surpass his master. In my opinion, my father was such a top-notch genius.”
"Hahaha, although San Lang is exaggerating a little, Zhen thinks you are right. Imperial Father's appreciation and comprehension of painting and calligraphy is really not inferior to anyone.”
With just a few words, Zhao Kai made Huizong extremely happy. He scratched his ears and cheeks, exclaiming in satisfaction.
No wonder she liked this Third Brother.
He was really too similar to her. This was her biological son.
"By the way, San Lang, why did you suddenly enter the palace? It's because you're not happy with your new position. It's okay, Imperial Father will change it for you.”
Zhao Kai hurriedly said," Imperial Father, there's no need to change. I haven't made a name for myself in the Grand Marshal's Estate yet, so how can I give up halfway? However, I do have something to report to Imperial Father this time."”
"Just say it. What's the matter?"
Zhao Kai hesitated." Father, you have to promise me that you can't be angry. Otherwise, your dragon body will be damaged from anger, and your son will die a thousand deaths."”
Huizong became more and more curious. Tell me quickly."
Only then did Zhao Kai take out the name list from his sleeve."Imperial Father, do you still remember what your son said to you when I asked for the Grand Marshal's Mansion? The soldiers and horses of the world are the foundation of our Zhao family. They must be in the hands of our own people. Otherwise, there will be trouble.”
Huizong's expression turned grave.”
"Shocking."
Zhao Kai handed over the list with both hands." Father, there are too many things in the military. There are so many loopholes. Just taking the salary for nothing is simply infuriating.”
Song Huizong opened the name list and saw a string of numbers on it.
The more he read, the deeper his frown became.
Huizong's hands couldn't help but tremble.
The Hebei Army's salary was 200,000 yuan per year.
They had less than 30,000 soldiers.
There was a deficit of 170,000 yuan in the accounts.
This was only the Hebei Army. The other Imperial Army troops were more or less in the same situation.
There are also Xiangjun and Xiangjun.
In the Song Dynasty, the monthly salary of the upper class imperial guards was one Guan, the middle class was seven hundred or five hundred wen, and the lower class soldiers were three hundred to five hundred wen.
The number of local soldiers decreased in turn, and the lowest handymen could only receive pickles or salt every month.
If this was the case, the additional military pay that they had to pay each year was a terrifying figure.
"Bastard!"
"If it weren't for San Lang, I wouldn't have known that there were so many parasites in the Song army."”
"San Lang, you can do whatever you want. I will support you.”
"Your son accepts the order."
Zhao Ji was scared. The Hebei Army only had 20,000 to 30,000 men. What if the Liao soldiers attacked?
After leaving the Imperial Palace, Zhao Kai felt much better.
He turned to Zhou Jin and said,"Inform Gao Qiu that we can make our move."”
"In addition, inform all the 'marriage officers' to follow the action.”
The cavalry in the capital charged out.
The main person in charge was still the marriage officer of the Imperial City Department.
The code name of this operation was 'Lightning'.
The goal was to be fast.
He couldn't let these vermin react and transfer his assets.
What was interesting was that the biggest parasite in every army that ate empty pay was not the general.
They were local civil officials.
They had the authority to report the number of troops and pay them.
The Great Song valued literature over martial arts to such an extent.
The reason why he had nothing to fear was because of the Song Dynasty's rule of 'ruling the world together with the scholars'.
Even if these scholars committed crimes, they would not be beheaded.
At most, he would be exiled.
Therefore, these scholars had nothing to fear.
The operation this time was divided into two parts. One part was a lightning fast operation to arrest corrupt officials.
The other group was responsible for selecting soldiers from the prefectural armies to enter the Imperial Army.
This was to prepare for the next step of disarming.
The Great Song army was so corrupt that it could not be established without destruction.
Zhao Kai's move caught the commanders of the various armies off guard.
Some of the officials were still asleep when they were broken into by the soldiers who were like wolves and tigers.
Seize the house!
In addition, there was also the interrogation and the hiding places of other assets.
How could the Great Song scholars accept this? They could only obediently confess.
When boxes of silver and copper coins were found, they were immediately lightened and transported to the capital.
As for these officials…
A thief accidentally entered his house and was killed.
Within a month, all the vermin on the list were killed.
This was not the end.
For the past sixty years, all the officials who were in charge of the local army's salary had to be investigated.
If he ate until his head was full of fat, would he be able to rest easy if he changed places and became an official?
It was impossible.
Zhao Kai's ruthlessness had shocked even Gao Qiu. This time, he had already killed dozens of officials.
It was unheard of since the founding of the Great Song.
He was going to set off a huge wave that made him afraid.
He was the one who presided over all of this.
Genius, those civil officials could bite him to death with a single bite.
Gao Qiu wanted to cry.
How would he know that Zhao Kai was so crazy?
He was already on Yun King's chariot. If he wanted to live, he could only tightly hug Yun King's thigh.
Carriage after carriage of gold and silver were sent to the treasury of the capital's Imperial Army camp.
This was the military expenditure that had been recovered, so it was naturally handled by the military.
He looked at the mountains of gold and silver in the warehouse.
Zhao Kai pursed his lips and did not speak for a long time.
1.2 billion strings!
This was only a portion of what they had recovered. The rest had been squandered by those dog officials.
Now that he thought about it, killing the guilty officials and not killing Lian's family members was really merciful.
At this moment, the cries in the Great Song court were so loud that Emperor Huizong's head was about to explode.
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