Your Majesty, please resign again

Chapter 182: Every day... manages all the opportunities! (Zhang Heng manages all the opportunities every day, I manage all the opportunities every day!)

Zeng Gongliang and Zhang Heng had completely different views on this matter.

But this is normal, just like when two boys face the same girl, they will get completely different attitudes.

However, the cooperation of the subordinate staff in each household made Zhang Heng's administration smoother.

While Zhang Heng urged all localities to quickly inspect Changpingcang, he also stepped up various plans.

Han Jiang hurriedly hurriedly and finally arrived in Bianjing in mid-April.

As soon as Han Jiang arrived in Bianjing, he didn't even return home, so he rushed to his house to ask to see Zhang Heng.

Zhang Heng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Han Jiang. Recently, he has been really busy. On the one hand, he has to take care of household affairs, and on the other hand, he has to take care of the central bank.

After Han Jiang asked the central bank about the most important thing at present, he immediately asked Ying: "Then I will leave for Jiangnan immediately!"

Zhang Heng shook his head and said: "Don't worry, you have more important things to do. You can help me sit in charge of the central bank. Someone else will take care of Jiangnan's affairs."

Han Jiang groaned and said, "Who is going?"

Zhang Heng said with a smile: "When Jiefu goes, he will be the magistrate of Yin County. Han Yixun has already led his team south. Jiefu rushed to Hangzhou to meet up. Jiefu has been working in the south of the Yangtze River for some time. He probably knows the situation better.

"

Han Jiang said with some regret: "I thought it was my chance to make meritorious deeds."

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "It's not easy to make a contribution. The central bank is in the process of rapid expansion. This is what you came back to do. If you do it well, you may be promoted to two levels."

Han Jiang smiled and said: "You think I am lucky, I always follow you and I can get credit casually. No, as soon as I came back, I was directly promoted to another level."

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "You deserve this. You are thorough and not reckless, you are content with your position, and you don't act blindly. People who can do these are very rare.

However, this time you come back, you have to accept a new challenge. Originally, I wanted to set up the central bank's framework and let you take over, but I was transferred to the household house to engage in waste management. So, this time it's up to you.

Come and show off."

Han Jiang's expression became serious: "What do you need me to do?"

There is a rather huge map hung on the wall inside Zhang Henggong's house, on which all the states and counties of the Song Dynasty are clearly visible.

Zhang Heng walked to the front of the map, and Han Jiang followed him step by step.

Zhang Heng pointed at the map and said: "The next task of the central bank is to spread branches in every state and county in the Song Dynasty. How about it? Is it challenging?"

Han Jiang's breath froze when he heard this: "All prefectures and counties?"

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "Why, are you scared?"

Han Jiang smiled bitterly and said: "In the Song Dynasty, there were 15 roads. There were 254 prefectures in total. When subdivided into counties, there were as many as 1,234. So many prefectures and counties needed to build branches. The scale of

It’s so vast that it makes one’s scalp numb!”

Zhang Heng smiled again and said, "Then will you accept this burden?"

Han Jiang gritted her teeth and said, "You're already here, how can you not pick me up?"

Zhang Heng couldn't hold it back for a moment and burst into laughter. Sure enough, the Almighty was here.

When Zhang Heng turned around, he saw Han Jiang studying the map carefully.

Zhang Heng then asked: "How? Do you have any clues?"

Han Jiang frowned tightly: "For such a large-scale preparation, no matter how rich the central bank is, it may not be possible to prepare it at the same time. I'm afraid it will have to focus on it."

Zhang Heng looked at Han Jiang in surprise, which made Han Jiang feel a little embarrassed and annoyed: "Why are you so upright? Do you really think that I just picked your fruit to get my official position today?"

Zhang Heng quickly waved his hands to deny: "That can't be done, that can't be done. I admire Brother Zihua's talent. How dare I have such an idea.

I was surprised just now that I didn’t expect Brother Zihua to go together with me. We are indeed the same age, so we have a good understanding."

Han Jiang rolled her eyes at Zhang Heng and said: "Forget it, you don't have this idea, but I have this idea. I can't take advantage of it and still behave. I have indeed picked your fruit..."

Han Jiang laughed, a little bit mean: "...Some people say that I, Han Zihua, am Zhang Juzheng's follower, hehe, so what, they say this out of jealousy. They are jealous that they don't have such luck as me, and that Zhang Heng doesn't have such luck.

What a good year, hahahaha!”

Zhang Heng: "..."

The two joked for a while and then turned back to business.

Han Jiang said: "Brother Ju Zheng, I think we can organize it in several batches. The first is where the economy is developed, that is, Su Yanghang, along the Grand Canal to Bianjing, and Bianjing is connected with Jiangnan."

As a line connecting the north and the south, the economy of the Song Dynasty was revived.

The second step is to lay it out in coastal port states, from south to north, in Dengzhou, Mizhou, Haizhou, Mingzhou, Taizhou, Wenzhou, Quanzhou, Chaozhou and Huizhou.

Because these port states have maritime trade, their economies are developing faster and faster. Setting up local central bank branches is a great help to the central bank. Whether it is attracting deposits or lending out, it is much easier than other states!

The third batch penetrated into the inland, using Jingzhao Prefecture, Chengdu Prefecture, and Jiangling Prefecture as the link, and spread to prefectures and counties. The inland economy is poor, so you can take your time.

By dividing it into three batches in this way, the central bank can free up its hands and feet to build slowly, and there won't be too much chaos. What do you think?"

Zhang Heng's face showed approval, but he shook his head.

Han Jiang's heart was stagnant, thinking that I, Han Zihua, am still not as talented as Ju Zheng. On the way to Beijing, I had already inquired about the situation. The plans for these three batches were considered many times by my staff and I, and were based on Ju Zheng's plan.

I have deduced the correct economic theory many times, but it still doesn’t work...

But I heard Zhang Heng say: "Brother Zihua's talent is really extraordinary. He just found out about this and immediately found the most suitable plan. It's really amazing.

But Brother Zihua, the situation is a little different this time. The reason why I am so anxious is actually because I have an inside story.

You should also have heard about the drought in the Song Dynasty. Jia Xianggong almost dismissed him as prime minister because of it. Although Jia Xianggong is still in power now, the drought has not changed because of it.

The situation this year will be very difficult, so for the sake of famine relief, we cannot build in the most appropriate way..."

Han Jiang felt relieved: It turns out I am not a rookie...

“…Originally, the benefits should be maximized and construction started in economically developed areas, but now the more economically backward the areas, the more they need the help of the central bank.

Drought will cause the land to lose its harvest. If it is dealt with in the previous way, farmers who have lost their harvest will have to borrow money from wealthy households. Once the loan is repaid, they will repay it with land, and there will be countless more refugees.

Therefore, we must put an end to this situation, and the central bank must support the victims to resume production and preserve their fields.

Therefore, the central bank must open branches to the most backward areas to preserve the last vitality of farmers.

Of course, if it only opens branches in poor areas, the central bank will be a tree without roots and water. After all, it can only lend but not save. No matter how rich the central bank is, it cannot withstand the situation.

Therefore, the economically developed states and counties you mentioned must also open up, so that the savings from wealthy areas can be used to support poor areas!

For the above reasons, we must go all out and build branches in states and counties across the country at the same time!"

Han Jiang smiled bitterly again: "To start construction at the same time, it's so difficult! I didn't have any thoughts for a while. I have to go back and think about it carefully."

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "Well, you can definitely do it. However, I have some ideas these days. Listen to it. If it is useful, use it. If it is not useful, just follow your ideas. I will just give you the goal.

, as for how to achieve it in the middle, it still depends on you."

Han Jiang suddenly said happily: "If you had told me earlier, I knew you would have something to do, Ju Zheng!"

Zhang Heng smiled: "Just some scattered ideas... The difficulty in organizing so many branches at the same time lies in people and money.

Regarding the recruitment of personnel, you must have a way, but I think recruitment from Beijing and local recruitment can be combined, so that they can restrain each other and facilitate management.

When recruiting personnel, it is best to recruit scholars. The greatest shortage of scholars in the Song Dynasty is scholars. We can promise that the central bank can come and go freely. If you want to take the imperial examination, we can even recommend taking the exam in Kaifeng Prefecture. Of course, you need to serve for a period of time.

As for the problem of money, we can only save money. The branch does not need to build its own house in the local area. It only needs to rely on the prefectural and county government offices. A yard and a sturdy warehouse can become a simple branch. When the central bank slows down in the future,

When you feel better, start building new ones slowly.

Remember, the central bank is the central bank of the imperial court. If you need help when you get to the local area, just ask the government to assist you. If there are local snakes and the like, let the local government handle it.

If the government is a protective umbrella for local snakes, tell me, I will first find a way to directly overthrow the leaders of the state and county, which can be regarded as eliminating harm to the people..."

Zhang Heng said it very domineeringly. Although he is only a fifth-rank official now, he has such confidence when he raises a few households. Otherwise, why would he be called a junior prime minister in private if he raises a few households? It’s because despite his official position

It's low, but the power is really high.

Zhang Heng continued to talk about a lot of ideas. The more Han Jiang listened, the more confident he became. Basically, Zhang Heng already had plans for the difficulties he vaguely thought of. When it came to him, it was all about execution.

Rather than a strategic difficulty.

He is familiar with this.

Although Han Zihua is not as talented as Zhang Juzheng, he still has methods and ways to do things.

His Han family's network of connections is large enough. His father Han Yi died just three years ago, and the connections he left behind are quite warm. His grandfather Wang Dan also left a lot of political legacy, which is very convenient for him.

Do things.

Han Zihua is thoughtful, not afraid of difficulties, and has a very tenacious temperament. As long as the strategy is right, he will be able to succeed, and the strategy is provided by Zhang Heng... Hehe, Zhang Juzheng is the most talented in the world, and the strategy he provides will not

Wrong!

So Han Jiang patted her chest and said, "Ju Zheng, then leave it to me and see if I can give you a satisfactory answer!"

Zhang Heng smiled and said, "Well, you only have three months."

Han Jiang was shocked when he heard this: "How could this be possible in three months!"

It is indeed difficult to force people to do it. Nowadays, transportation is not developed enough. In some remote areas, just traveling may take up to a month, so there are only two months left.

In two months, people need to be recruited, trained, all regulations need to be established, and local relations need to be sorted out... the number of things to do is mind-numbing!

Zhang Heng said sheepishly: "There is no way, this year's autumn harvest failure is a foregone conclusion, so we must provide timely loans during the autumn harvest to help farmers get through the most difficult moment.

Therefore, I know that time is very tight, but it must be done. In fact, the requirements are not high, as long as the loans to farmers can be extended by then, the rest can be done slowly."

After Zhang Heng said this, Han Jiang thought about it carefully. If this is the case, it doesn't seem to be that difficult?

Han Jiang finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! I'll give it a try!"

Zhang Heng said happily: "Brother Zihua, please!"

Han Jiang smiled bitterly.

Zhang Heng felt a little more relaxed after handing over the bank matters, but his tasks were still very heavy. The central bank played a huge role in the famine, but none of the other tasks were redundant.

The 12 principles of Huangzheng are intertwined with each other. Without that link, the final effect will not be good, and the central bank will play a very important role in each link!

Zhang Heng was very busy here, but the court was in a quarrel, not because of anything else, but because of this bad government.

Zhang Heng worked step by step to prepare for famine relief in the face of the greatest disaster. The financial, material and manpower involved were unprecedented. The subordinates in the household spent this time going to various departments and departments to ask for people, materials and money, and the amount they asked for was almost a ton.

The kind that's enough to scare people to death.

For example, Zhang Fangping received the famine relief budget for this autumn submitted by Zhongshu Hufang. He just took a look at it, jumped up like his butt was on fire, and rushed directly to the Political Affairs Hall to find Jia Changchao.

Zhang Fangping almost threw the zhazao on Jia Changchao's table, and then roared: "Mr. Jia, if you act like this, you won't be able to survive this day, you won't be able to survive it!"

Jia Changchao picked up the zhazi thrown by Zhang Fangping, looked at it and tried to explain: "Mr. Zhang, you know the drought this year. Except for Fujian in the extreme south, there is rain in Guangdong and Guangxi, and there is almost no rain at all in other places.

Spring plowing is almost over now. If it doesn't rain, the entire north will have no harvest this year.

It is conceivable that when the time comes, it will be a human tragedy of exchanging children and eating them.

Therefore, the budget submitted by Hufang should be relatively reasonable. In this year's situation, if we do not rescue the famine, the foundation of the Song Dynasty may collapse!"

Zhang Fangping looked dumbfounded: "I know all this, I know it all, but as soon as the household room is opened, it will cost ten million guan, ten million guan. If you take out these 10 million guan, don't even think about the life of the imperial court."

Got it!

I knew that Zhang Heng was a nuisance. He was a former magistrate, so he knew that Sansi’s family fortune was 10 million yuan, but with this opening, he wanted to empty out Sansi’s family fortune...next time

When I see him, I have to spit in his face!"

Jia Changchao also looked sad and said: "Okay, don't spit on him. If you want to, just spit on me. This matter also happened because of me... Sigh."

As soon as Jia Changchao said these soft words, Zhang Fangping's anger subsided: "No one wants to do this, and I can't blame you, Prime Minister Jia, but Zhang Heng is really too much!

He is considered an old man. Why can't he understand this? If he really took away the 10 million yuan, let alone hundreds of officials surrounding the third division, he would be afraid that those Qiu Ba would directly push down the gate of the third division.

Got it!

This is still mild. If it were serious, the foundation of the Song Dynasty would really collapse!"

What he meant was that if the army rebelled, the Song Dynasty would really be in danger.

Jia Changchao understood Zhang Fangping very well, but he still spoke for Zhang Heng: "Mr. Zhang, why don't you go to the house and see, and encourage that boy by the way."

Zhang Fangping stared at him when he heard this: "Encouragement? You want me to encourage him? I'm afraid that if I go up and slap him, he will be the first to be beaten... Humph!"

It was indecent to say dirty words, so Zhang Fangping shut up quickly.

Jia Changchao sighed: "That child is under too much pressure, Mr. Zhang. He is in charge of the household, responsible for famine relief throughout the Song Dynasty, and raising food, grass, money, material and manpower from all over the place.

Over the past few days, there have been criticisms and complaints from various parties, but you just came to me to make trouble, and some people went directly to the officials to make troubles, and the officials reprimanded him for this..."

When Jia Changchao said this, Zhang Fangping felt a little embarrassed: "Is the matter really that bad?"

Jia Changchao let out a sigh of relief: "You should be very clear about the situation in Sichuan and Shu. Now Qinfeng Road, Yongxing Road, Hedong Road, and Hebei West Road are similar to Sichuan and Shu last year. What do you think?"

Zhang Fangping took a breath of cold air.

Sichuan and Shu also suffered an unprecedented drought last year. At that time, he worked as a transshipment envoy in Sichuan and Shu. He also wrote several times to request the court to exempt Sichuan and Shu from taxes that year. This was considered a relief for Sichuan and Shu. However,

Countless people are still starving to death, and the former land of abundance has almost become a hell on earth!

Now the situation is like this in the four northern roads. The problem is really serious. And as far as Zhang Fangping knows, almost the south bank of the Yangtze River is suffering from drought. This means that the Jianghuai area is also in a similar situation!

Thinking of this, Zhang Fangping no longer felt angry, only panic.

"This...this...what did Song Dynasty do wrong to suffer such a natural disaster!"

Zhang Fangping said with a trembling voice.

Jia Changchao remained silent.

Zhang Fangping left Jia Changchao's mansion and wanted to go back to the Third Division, but after thinking about it, he turned and went to the Zhichiyuan. Someone saw Zhang Fangping and hurriedly greeted him. Zhang Fangping signaled not to attract anyone's attention, so the person hurriedly

leave.

Zhang Fangping quietly came to the household room and saw many people arguing around the door. Zhang Fangping's sharp eyes saw some familiar subordinates, who seemed to be the directors of various departments, and the three post-officials of the household room

He stopped them and seemed to be explaining something.

Zhang Fangping quietly bypassed and entered the household. Some people saw the official uniform he was wearing and did not dare to stop him. They allowed him to go directly to the door of Zhang Heng's house. From the outside, he saw Zhang Heng working at his desk.

I haven’t seen him for a few days, and Zhang Heng has actually lost a lot of weight!

The clothes that used to fit me well now look a little empty.

This scene was like a punch to Zhang Fangping's heart!

There must be a lot of people starting work today. I wish you all a fortune and everyone who sees it will prosper!

(End of chapter)