Zhao Kai did not even look at the note that Zhou Jin handed over.
It didn't matter who supported or opposed it now.
He basically knew what was going on in the imperial court.
Cai Jing was a firm prince.
Li Gang and Zhong Shidao remained neutral.
The twelve censors were ordered by Cai Jing…
It was a mess.
Zhao Kai wasn't in a hurry to step into the royal court. As long as Zhao Ji was still around, they wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.
As long as he stabilized Zhao Ji, there would be no problem.
There were priorities.
Right now, the main focus was to organize the troops of the world.
As long as he had all the soldiers in the world in his hands, Zhao Ji would not be able to go back.
Only then did his Force succeed.
As for the ministers of the imperial court, they couldn't do anything.
Zhao Kai sneered.
The husbands were talented in martial arts, but they couldn't see the root problem of Great Song.
He was a transmigrator, and he knew that the fundamental problem of the Great Song was the " Three Redundances."
"Redundant officials, redundant soldiers, redundant expenses."
In short, he had raised a bunch of useless officials.
He raised a bunch of useless soldiers.
He spent some useless money.
This was a conclusion made by Lin Daqin during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty.
What are the three redundant?
There are fixed officials in the world without limit, which is a kind of redundant;
The world's Xiang army does not fight and consumes food and clothing, this is the second redundant;
The number of monks and Taoists is increasing day by day, but there is no fixed number, which is the third kind of redundant.
If you don't get rid of these three redundant things, you can't govern the country.
In his position, he planned his politics.
The other two could be ignored for now.
It was urgent to deal with the "redundant soldiers".
The 'surplus of soldiers' basically produced an emphasis on literature over martial arts.
Civil officials tried their best to belittle the honor and status of soldiers.
The army was the pillar of the country.
What if he kept belittling the status of soldiers and stopped being a soldier?
Pay up!
Just like that, the soldiers of Great Song became a bunch of parasites without any sense of honor.
In order to resist external enemies and eliminate internal problems.
Then, he could only increase the number of troops and replace quality with quantity.
A large number of prefectural armies emerged.
If they did not solve the problem of the army's weakness, what was the use of having more troops?
The Great Song spent billions of dollars on military spending every year.
When the Jin army went south.
Tens of thousands of Song soldiers fled in panic after being chased by hundreds of Jin soldiers.
To solve the problem of redundant soldiers, there were also gentle methods.
However, it was too troublesome and time-consuming.
He only had five years left.
During this period of time, the Liao soldiers were busy fighting with the Jin soldiers and had no time to care about the Great Song.
It was a good opportunity to tidy up.
Gentle methods would take years to cure the disease, and he could not afford to waste time.
He could only use rough methods.
The first step was to solve the problem of eating empty salaries.
Great Song was really rotten.
Whether it was the Imperial Army or the prefectural army, everyone was eating empty pay.
Especially the Hebei Imperial Army. Out of the 200,000 soldiers, only 30,000 were old and weak.
When the Jin soldiers attacked, the Hebei army did not even have a decent resistance.
It collapsed in one strike.
It was a waste of the court's huge military expenditure.
However, Zhao Kai understood that if he did so, it would definitely affect the interests of many big shots.
Therefore…
He needed a white glove to do the dirty work.
Like Gao Qiu.
The size and length were just right.
Gao Qiu was able to sit firmly as the Grand Commandant of the Palace Marshal's Estate because of his corruption. He was a capable man.
Gao Qiu was old and cunning, and his family was greedy.
If he didn't spit out all those assets, how could Zhao Kai let him leave unscathed?
Of course, Zhao Kai understood that Gao Qiu was greedy for empty salaries.
Killing him would be satisfying.
But it was too easy for him.
In his eyes, even a piece of toilet paper had its uses.
Not to mention the Grand Marshal of the Front Hall.
Gao Qiu was very smart.
He knew that his position in the Huizong's heart was definitely not comparable to his own son.
Thus, when Zhao Kai took over the Marshal's Residence, he obediently cooperated.
The delivery of the goods and the transfer of the goods.
She was simply too obedient.
At this moment, Gao Qiu was in his residence.
Gao Yamen was beaten black and blue by him and was still lying on the bed.
The more Gao Qiu thought about it, the angrier he got.
If it wasn't for the arrogance of Gao Yamen, he wouldn't have been targeted by Yun Wang.
He was playing with two luminous pearls in his hands.
His expression was gloomy.
He couldn't interfere with the Palace Marshal's Estate anymore, so perhaps he should prepare a generous gift.
Then, he would go and ask His Majesty for another job.
At this moment, the butler walked in quickly.
"Master, His Highness Yun Wang has invited you to the residence for a chat."”
"Yun King?"
Gao Qiu's heart trembled.
He quickly searched in his mind. Why is Yun Wang looking for me?
Many matters regarding the Palace Marshal's Estate had been explained clearly.
He had cooperated with what he needed to cooperate with, but he still continued to find trouble with him.
Could it be that the gift he gave last time was too little?
Gao Qiu was perturbed. Only now did he understand.
He had always thought that Yun Wang was like His Majesty, fond of literature and ink, and talented.
He was a rare scholar.
Otherwise, His Majesty would not have kept praising Yun Wang for being like him.
However, he only realized now.
Yun King's methods were actually so tough.
He recalled the conversation between the two of them at Yun Wang Manor.
Although Yun Wang spoke gently.
However, he could clearly feel waves of killing intent that made one shudder.
Yun Wang did not have a good impression of him, he could feel it.
He usually had little contact with Yun Wang, and he knew that he had never offended him.
He also did not know where Yun King's disgust came from.
He felt even more wronged than Dou Er.
This time, he had received an invitation from the prince, so he couldn't help but feel afraid.
Yun King wouldn't want to kill them all, right?
It shouldn't be. After all, he was an old man by the Emperor's side.
You have to look at your master before you beat a dog…
Moreover, he believed that he had not done anything wrong recently.
To boost his courage.
Gao Qiu immediately ordered someone to send him to Yun Wang Mansion.
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