Chapter 376 General Direction

At the moment.

Among the subordinates that Lin Chen can trust, perhaps Qiao Xuan can handle the serious consequences of buying public land.

It is nothing more than checking the land of the big households and confiscating it, and then returning it to the refugees.

Naturally.

Doing so will definitely offend the local gentry and big households.

But Qiao Xuan has to stay to maintain the central government, so this kind of job can only be done by pure ministers such as Lu Xiufu and Wen Tianxiang.

Moreover, as the saying goes, a gentleman can be deceived by a trick.

It is true that Lu Xiufu and Wen Tianxiang are loyal to the Zhao family emperor, but these loyal ministers can't stand watching the people suffer the most.

This gives Lin Chen room to display.

"I...I am here."

Lu Xiufu said these two words awkwardly.

"Now people everywhere are suffering from the purchase of public land!"

Lin Chen's tone slightly increased, "Your Majesty, obey your orders!"

Lu Xiufu heard the words and his figure was slightly solemn.

"Promote Lu Xiufu to the Privy Council, responsible for returning the forcibly expropriated land, and at the same time, clearing the land and clearing the population, and all the land and property of hidden households will be confiscated!"

As soon as the voice fell, there was an uproar in the hall.

This clearing the land and clearing the population hit the waist of these old officials of the Southern Song Dynasty.

As everyone knows, as long as you serve in the Song Dynasty, even if the official has been a commoner for three generations, you can make a fortune in this generation and become a local gentry.

All of these ministers in the past of the Southern Song Dynasty were "quite wealthy".

It touched their interests, so the reaction was so great.

However.

Lin Chen's eyes condensed slightly, and Liu Mengyan and others seemed to be strangled by the neck, swallowing back the words that were on their lips.

Only then did they remember that the person in front of them was not the king of the Song Dynasty.

If the former Song emperor wanted to clear the land and clear the population, countless scholars and civil servants would have written to state the pros and cons that day.

It is nothing more than that this move violates the laws of the ancestors.

As the saying goes, the laws of the ancestors cannot be changed!

However, these words were said now, is it really to test whether the blade of the Tang King is sharp?

Lu Xiufu did not expect that the Tang King would be so generous!

While he was stunned, he honestly accepted it with his hands.

This order is beneficial to the country and the people.

Lu Xiufu was touched.

If Song Duzong could sort out the land and clear the population, the Southern Song Dynasty could at least continue for decades.

But...

Lu Xiufu sighed and closed his eyes.

Since the Southern Song Dynasty was gone, he had to do some good things for the people so that he would not live up to his life.

Lu Xiufu had to comfort himself in his heart.

As for Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Shijie, Lin Chen also did not intend to let them go.

Just kidding.

He is very short of manpower at the moment.

Wen Tianxiang was appointed as the prefect of Lin'an Prefecture to appease the people's livelihood.

After all, Lin'an had just been in chaos before, and if a strong person was not arranged, it would not be calmed down for a while.

Zhang Shijie was appointed as the Minister of War, and nominally he could coordinate the military affairs of the world.

However, now all the combat troops in the south are in the hands of the King of Tang, and no one can interfere.

As for Chen Yizhong and Liu Mengyan, Lin Chen felt a little disgusted.

But these two had served as prime ministers for a long time in the Southern Song Dynasty, and they had many students and old officials.

Lin Chen had to use them to maintain the current situation.

In this case.

Lin Chen was not stingy.

Promote Chen Yizhong and Liu Mengyan to the right prime minister and deputy prime minister to serve as a check and balance.

As for Qiao Xuan, he was promoted to the left prime minister.

Qiao Xuan was surprised and dazed when he heard this.

The left prime minister, in other words, is under one person and above ten thousand people!

In the outside world of Li Tang, he was just a chief clerk in the Yulin Guard, but only from the fifth rank.

"Where is Yang Zhi?!"

Lin Chen arranged the civil officials, and naturally did not forget the military generals.

As Chen Yizhong said.

The south is not stable.

According to the Song Dynasty system, Yang Zhi was appointed as the commander of Longxiang Guard, with a rank of the third grade.

The so-called Longxiang Guard was the division of the new army that Lin Chen had organized.

There were seven guards in total, each with about 40,000 people.

"Order Yang Zhi, the commander of Longxiang Guard, to lead the army south in three days!"

"I obey the order!"

Yang Zhi was overjoyed to see that he had been promoted.

What he had to do was very simple, that is, to take down the prefecture that was still nominally under the rule of the Southern Song Dynasty!

Lin Chen also made the decision after considering for a long time.

The only two people under his command who could lead an army alone were Yang Zhi and Wei Qing.

In the original book, the Water Margin heroes who had only served as low-level officers at most could not be compared.

You must know that in Yulin Guard, Yang Zhi learned military strategies from Wei Qing, and fought with Lin Chen in the south and the north, and could be regarded as a veteran.

It would definitely be difficult for Yang Zhi to fight against famous generals in history.

But Lin Chen felt that it was like using a butcher knife to kill a chicken to let Yang Zhi deal with the Southern Song Dynasty's group of insect generals.

After all, the outstanding ministers and generals of the Southern Song Dynasty in history were all suppressed by him in Lin'an.

And Wei Qing's words.

Lin Chen's eyes fell on Wei Qing.

This young man, who was only twenty-four or twenty-five years old, had a convincing calmness.

As one of the two pillars of the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing also began to emerge.

Because of this, Lin Chen had a special use for him.

"Order the right general Wei Qing to lead the three guards of Yangying Guard, Wude Guard and Weiwu Guard to set off on a day to take charge of the important place of Jiangling!"

"I have received your order."

Wei Qing, who did not show his emotions, nodded in agreement.

The situation for the two brothers Zhang Heng and Zhang Shun was even simpler, that is, to incorporate the Southern Song Navy, patrol the Yangtze River, and guard against the Mongol Tartars going south.

"Dismiss the court!"

At this court meeting, the next strategy of the Tang army was formulated.

That is to reform the government at home and deal with the barbarians abroad.

A set of combined punches.

This made some Southern Song ministers who felt that the Tang King was just a makeshift team have a great change of heart.

What kind of makeshift team is it? It is simply the work of a veteran in government!

Lin Chen did not expect it.

Because of his policies, many people are more and more interested in his background.

For example, Liu Mengyan.

"This... His Highness the Tang King, where did he come from?"

As the saying goes, guessing the intentions of the emperor is something that close ministers must learn.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, any minister who wants to make progress will do this.

For example, Jia Sidao is proficient in this.

Liu Mengyan, as a good friend of Jia Sidao, is naturally not inferior.

Now that he has a new boss, he also has to learn to guess the intentions of the emperor.

But the Tang King's origins are like a cloud of dense clouds. Liu Mengyan had never heard of the name Lin Chen before.

It seems that the other party just pulled up a large army out of thin air, defeated Kublai Khan, and replaced the Southern Song Dynasty.

Several confidants around Liu Mengyan shook their heads blankly.

They didn't know either.

Suddenly, the Prime Minister Liu seemed to think of something, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

"I heard that the King of Tang is only 10 years old this year?!"

Yes.

Liu Mengyan had a crooked idea in his mind.

Now the King of Tang has just entered Lin'an, and there is not even a private person around him!

How can a young man with blood and vigor resist beauty?

If the King of Tang's concubine is a beauty presented by him, Liu Mengyan may be able to go a step further in the future.

This pillow talk is the most annoying.

"Go, gather the beauties, I want to present a gift!"

Liu Mengyan thought of this and immediately ordered his confidants.

It has to be said.

Liu Mengyan's actions are very fast.

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