Lord Moyu was forced to open

Chapter 53 Song Emperor Nian'er - The Distressed King Yun
The difficulty of raising an army not only plagued Zhao Jun in Yunzhou County, but also a big problem for the Song court.

In the Song Dynasty, there were thousands of miles of land and mountains, and the borders were extremely long. Although this represented a vast country, it also meant that there were many foreign enemies, and each border had great defensive pressure.

This forced the imperial court to invest a lot of money in the four borders every year to support border soldiers.

Since the establishment of the Song Dynasty, the high military expenditure of the frontier army has always been a long-standing problem of the Song Dynasty.

In order to feed these millions of troops, the annual military expenditure is kept at around 3000 million taels.

If there is a change of clothes, a big war, etc., it is not impossible for the military expenditure to reach nearly 5000 million taels that year!

A quarter of the national treasury revenue when the finances are healthy, what an astonishing amount at this time?

A quarter of the country's tax revenue is used to support the army, but you still have to pay for the money, you can't do it!

It is impossible for a country to only spend money on the army. The salaries of officials, the operating funds of administrative agencies, the annual disaster relief in various parts of the country, river embankment repairs, and engineering construction, which ones do not cost money, and which ones do not require money from the court?

On a good day, the imperial court can have a balance of several million taels of silver each year, which is a lot for an individual, but it is only a small amount of money for an imperial court.

But for the Great Song Dynasty, most of the time, they are eating their own food. This year they will eat next year, and next year they will eat the next year. The disasters are increasing day by day, and the financial pressure is also increasing day by day. For this reason, the national situation of the Great Song Dynasty has been deteriorating in recent years, and the difference has been worse every year.

This year is even worse.

Bianliang, also known as Bianjing, is the capital of the Song Dynasty.

Inside the palace, Song Emperor Zhao Duan was furious in Funing Palace!
"I want money, I want money, I want money! They are looking for money everywhere, and they know they want money every day!
When dealing with political affairs, everyone pushes one, two, two, and three, but when asking for money, they are active!

What, you treat me like a money bag?If they come to ask for it, I will give it? !

There was a severe drought in Liaobei County, and half of the prefectures and counties in the county were hit by disasters. They kept it hidden and kept it hidden until they couldn't hide it. Then they reported it. In the end, they asked me to wipe their buttocks. They said they had no money and asked me to pay for it Just wait there!
I can't handle anything, what do I want these local officials to do?
I have to deal with everything, so I might as well drive them all home to farm and take care of their children!

waste!waste!It's all rubbish! "

Whoa!
A pile of memorials were scattered all over the ground by the furious Zhao Duan.

The eunuchs waiting on the side were all trembling, not daring to step forward to feel uncomfortable at this time.

After venting for a while, Zhao Duan gradually returned to his senses, and then panting, Zhao Duan sat back on the chair to rest, calming down his violent heart.

The eunuch Cao Shuang saw that the officials had finally finished venting their anger, so he hurriedly brought a cup of warm tea with just the right temperature to moisten the officials' throats, and then whispered to the side: "Don't be angry, the emperor, you have hurt the dragon by being angry with these stupid officials." Not worth it!"

Zhao Duan didn't settle for any etiquette anymore, he drank the tea in his cup in one gulp, and said with a cold snort: "Hmph! These idiots don't know how they passed the scientific examination back then, but now they are all cadavers. The local dangers are good, let them solve all of them but they are helpless!"

After saying that, he seemed to think of something and asked: "What are the fourth and fifth sons and the prince doing recently?"

Cao Shuang thought for a while and replied:

"His Royal Highness, as usual, studies with the Taifu and Taishi every day, and will go to Kunning Palace to pay his respects when he wakes up in the morning.

The fourth prince and the fifth prince have also calmed down these days, and they did not attack each other like they did a while ago. "

After hearing this, Zhao Duan sneered and said: "Of course the two of them have been honest during this period of time, and they have placed a lot of people in Liaobei County. Now they can't escape if something happens. If they are not honest at this time, they will jump up and down again. Is it in my eyes?
As for the prince, as the crown prince, how can he only know how to devote himself to learning every day and not ask about the government affairs of the court.That's the behavior of a scholar, not good.

You wait to pass down my oral order, let the prince follow me to attend the court from tomorrow, and review the memorials with me after the court meeting, so as to increase my ability to handle political affairs! "

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Cao Shuang responded, then thought of something again, hesitating for a while, wondering if he should say it or not.

When Zhao Duan saw him like this, he immediately said in a bad mood: If you have anything to say, what are you thinking?
"The emperor's forgiveness is the servant's fault!"

Cao Shuang pleaded guilty first, and then slowly said: "My lord, there is news from the Imperial City Division that the pass near Yunzhou County in Liaobei County was opened a few days ago."

Cao Shuang said this while carefully observing Zhao Duan's expression.

Zhao Duan, who had gradually regained his composure just now, frowned when he heard this!
The pass was opened!

What does this mean, the border has let a large number of people in or out!
If this was placed 50 years ago, it would be safe for the border guards to surrender to the grassland Tatars and let the Tatar army enter the customs.

But now, there is another county outside Liaobei County, Yunzhou County.

This means that a large number of people entered Liaobei County from Yunzhou County, or went from Liaobei County to Yunzhou County.

Whatever it is, it's not a small thing.

Zhao Duan immediately asked in a deep voice: "Be clear, which side did you open the door for?!"

"Inside the pass."

Cao Shuang spat out two words.

Inside the pass, that is to say, a large number of people were released from the pass.

Zhao Duan understood Cao Shuang's meaning and asked, "Who?"

Zhao Duan only asked one word, but Cao Shuang understood who the emperor was asking, and immediately replied: "Fourth prince!"

"Fourth?"

Zhao Duan was taken aback for a moment, but then he showed a sudden look.

No wonder!No wonder!
He sneered and said: "I said, half of Liaobei County was hit by the disaster, why there is no news from Jinzhou Prefecture, which is located in a disaster-stricken area, I thought they still suppressed it and didn't report it. It won't be long before There will be discounts coming up.

I didn't expect, I didn't expect that the fourth child would actually drive all the victims in the territory to Yunzhou County. No wonder, only he can do this.

I remember that the guard of the Liaoyun Pass is Ding An, right? "

Cao Shuang immediately agreed, "It is indeed the Marquis of Ningbei."

Ding An, Marquis of Ningbei, was none other than the third uncle from the mother clan of the Fourth Prince, and only this kind of relationship allowed Ding An to help the Fourth Prince send the disaster Ning out of the pass at the risk of violating the court's decree.

"Yunzhou County... Yunzhou County..."

Zhao Duan tapped lightly on the table with his index finger, and suddenly asked: "I remember that Yunzhou County is Lao Liu's old domain?"

Cao Shuang nodded.

Zhao Duan suddenly felt a little emotional.

Five years, five years have passed since the sixth son became a fan!

Although I didn't pay much attention to this child since I was a child, it was my child after all, and I was thrown into a place like Yunzhou County by myself five years ago for my own thoughts.

I feel a little guilty in my heart, just a little bit.

"Hasn't the sixth son complained about anything these days?"

"In these years, Prince Yun's side has been crying for poverty except for the regular payment for the guards every year." Cao Shuang replied in a low voice.

Zhao Duan suddenly became interested, and raised his eyebrows: "Crying for being poor? How can you cry for being poor?" "No matter how poor the state and county are, they won't be so poor as a feudal lord, right? If there are those who are paid on time and are not in arrears, how can he cry poor?"

Cao Shuang immediately smiled and read out the notes that Zhao Jun sent to Beijing every year in a joking tone.

"Ask the Holy Spirit:

After his son Zhao Jun came to Yunzhou, he never forgot his father's teachings, and never forgot his status as a vassal king.

However, the roads in Yunzhou County are not smooth, the population is small, the products are not abundant, the technology is scarce, and the tax revenue is not enough to cover the income.

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(End of this chapter)