Chapter 196 Policy for the Benefit of the People

The military exercise is undoubtedly very successful. I believe that as long as such weapons are not developed, other countries will not dare to invade Liangshan easily.

As soon as the exercise was over, Xiao Xian went to Zhu Wu and asked to buy a few such cannons. The price was not a problem. Of course, for the sake of allies, the cheaper the better.

Song Qing earlier instructed Zhu Wu to sell it to him, which was not expensive, and the reserve price was 100,000 taels of silver.

Of course, Zhu Wu could not agree to Xiao Xian so easily. First, he refused him on the grounds of military secrets, and then pretended that he could not stand his prayers and promised to help him find a way.

Xiao Xian will also come and secretly gave Zhu Wu 2,000 taels of silver tickets.

Zhu Wu dared not accept this kind of money, but in order to confuse Xiao Xian, he happily took it, and then handed it over to Chai Jin and entered the treasury.

In the end, Zhu Wu sold ten doors to Xiao Xian at a price of 120,000 taels per door. Because Xiao Xian did not bring so many silver tickets, Zhu Wu told him that he must get silver tickets as soon as possible, otherwise the king of Liang might raise the price.

So Xiao Xian hurried back to prepare the silver.

Wanyan Zonghan and Tuoba Yifang both want to buy it, and Song Qing does not want to sell it to them, but in the current hostile state, both of them have been wisely not to speak. However, they have secretly written down the pattern of the artillery so that they can find someone to imitate it when they go back.

To the surprise of Wanyan Zonghan, Song Qing actually took the initiative to give them artillery, with only one condition, Yanyun 16 states.

This condition made Wanyan Zonghan very difficult. He really wanted artillery, but he did not have the right to exchange it for the city. So he told Song Qing that he could not make the decision on this matter and had to go back and ask the emperor for instructions.

Song Qing didn't expect him to agree. He just needed to send a message to his father-in-law.

It's not that no one has reminded Song Qing not to reveal the secret of the artillery, but he just smiled, because not only has Liangshan Military Equipment Supervision has created a cone warhead with a longer range, but also the steel of the artillery itself is not so easy to forge. The military weapon supervisor also integrated Japan's forging technology to break through this technical problem, so it is not so easy to imitate.

With the departure of envoys from various countries, the noisy Liangshan landscape calmed down again.

It is not difficult for Song Qing to see from the expressions of the messengers of various countries when they left that he could do something else.

As the situation in Hebei gradually stabilized, many displaced people who fled to Shandong began to return to their homes one after another. When these people went back, local officials in Shandong prepared grain seeds for them in accordance with the decree issued by Song Qing, so that they could go back to produce and save themselves in time.

In addition, Song Qing ordered people to mobilize many experienced farmers from Shandong to go to those areas seriously damaged by the war to help the people there carry out spring ploughing.

If everything goes well, I believe that after this year's autumn harvest, there will be no more hungry people in Hebei, and the people will not run around when they are full, so as to take a solid step for stable development.

Leaving Dou Niang and others on vacation in Liangshan, Song Qing came to Luoyang.

Before entering the city, Song Qing fell in love with this place. Not to mention the dangerous terrain around him, the majestic momentum of this city alone is enough to be daunting. It is worthy of being a place that can be loved by more than 100 emperors of the past dynasties.

And the golden soldiers invaded twice, and the war did not affect here, so the infrastructure inside and outside the city remained very intact.

Chen Dong and Shi Xiu went out of the city to welcome Song Qing. It can be seen that both of them feel good about being officials here, especially Chen Dong, who knows that Song Qing will choose this place as the capital.

According to Song Qing's instructions, Chen Dong came to Luoyang to take office without any officials from Kaifeng, and after Luoyang, he also abolished many officials who occupied his position and did not seek his government. Promote some down-to-earth and hard-to-earth young people who have nothing to come up.

It can be said that Luoyang's officialdom is now a vigorous scene, with improved efficiency and of course won the support of more people.

Chen Dong now has a deep understanding of Song Qing's original decision. He knows that if it hadn't been for Song Qing's timely reminder, he would have become like those corrupt officials in the Song court and eventually abandoned by Song Qing.

Since Song Qing led Liang Shan to rescue the imperial court several times in danger, the people of Luoyang felt that there was something wrong with Song Qing to build a government office here.

As for Mr. Chen, who is hostile to Song Qing, I'm afraid he can't even find the ashes.

Song Qing came to Luoyang and certainly had the idea of inspecting here, but also wanted to discuss a big event with Chen Dong.

With the continuous expansion of the territory, Song Qing felt more and more the shortage of talents. What he lacks now is the elite soldiers and fierce generals who can charge and fight, especially Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, who are all handsome talents, so there is nothing to worry about in this regard.

But fighting and governing the local area are two different things. Now many occupied areas still use the original officials of the Song Dynasty. Although they do not have the courage to rebel, many of their methods still follow the Song Dynasty.

The Northern Song Dynasty has rotted to the bone, and local officials are the cornerstone of a regime. Song Qing does not want his regime to be built on such a group of cornerstones, so it is urgent to select new officials.

It's just that Song Qing is not very good at how to choose officials. In the past, he always talked about recruiting talents, but he increasingly realized that the demand for talents is a long-term thing and must have a complete system.

Luoyang was once designated as Xijing by the Northern Song Dynasty, so there is also a palace here. However, with Song Qing's current status, he obviously can't live in it.

Chen Dong and others first accompanied Song Qing to visit the scenic spots and historical sites in Luoyang, and then went to see the new royal palace under construction.

Song Qing is still very satisfied with the project built by Li Yun. This time, he did not criticize Li Yun again. This boy's idea is too right. He didn't say anything. He can do whatever he wants to do!

After dinner, Song Qing left Chen Dong alone and told him his thoughts. At the same time, he wanted to hear Chen Dong's opinions.

Chen Dong comes from the highest university in the Song Dynasty, and he is naturally stronger than Song Qing in this respect. Song Qing did not know that when Song Huizong was in power, he had cancelled the scientific examination and selected excellent people as officials in Taixue.

Chen Dong pondered for a moment and said, "In fact, I don't agree that officials are all selected from Taixue, which is easy to lose talents, so I suggest that we should resume scientific research and gather talents from all over the world, so that more handsome talents can be used by Wang Shang."

Song Qing nodded and said, "I'm not good at this aspect. You first come up with a charter in the model of edagogy, and then let Wu Junshi take care of this matter."

paused and said, "I'm still thinking about one thing recently, that is, after the war in Hebei, many things have been abandoned. I want to first order people to run village schools and county schools in various places, so that the children of poor people can have books to read, and then select the best among these children. The different people will be sent to the university and state school to receive more education. The government is fully responsible for the expenses. Of course, this is just my idea. You still need to plan how to operate it."

It was a little unexpected for a person from a bandit to pay so much attention to education, especially Song Qing's emphasis on allowing poor children to receive education, which made Chen Dong more impressive.

This is a good thing for the country and the people. Chen Dong couldn't help standing up and salute Song Qingshen: "The prince's move is far-reaching, and I have thanked the prince on behalf of the poor people all over the world."

In fact, the school has long existed, and it is not an initiative of Song Qing. However, in all dynasties, educational resources have been in the hands of the nobles. It is good for children from poor families to read a few words in private schools, let alone receive more education.

Chen Dong is a person who is well aware of this disease, but as a person trained by Taixue, he belongs to the aristocratic class and does not think there is anything wrong with it, so he never cares about it until Song Qing proposed it.

Song Qingxiao asked him to sit down, and then said, "Let poor children have books to read. This is just the beginning. Next, I plan to set up public medical institutions in various places to treat those who can't afford to see a doctor for free."

Public medical center? Do you still treat people for free?

Song Qing's advanced ideas made Chen Dong a little unable to keep up. He knew that this move was also beneficial to the people, but in this way, how much expenditure does the government have to bear? It takes countless silver to open schools at all levels. If a public medical institution is opened, can the government afford it?

couldn't help saying, "Although the prince's move is good, is he a little hasty?"

"It's really not the right time, but I have discussed with Dr. An to open a school specializing in teaching medical skills in Luoyang to train talents in this field for future use. In this matter, you should also open more convenient doors for him."

"Please rest assured, I will do my best to help the magic doctor"

The next day, the Luoyang government government sent an edict to the state governments under Liang Shan's control in the name of King Liang. Vigorously promote village studies and county studies. Compulsory education for children from poor families shall be borne by the government. King Liang will allocate separate funds from various taxes to compensate local governments.

After the restoration of institutions at all levels, Luoyang will resume the imperial examination next year to select talents for the country.

At the same time as this edict, there is also a document on the establishment of a medical school in Luoyang, which recruits talents who are interested in medicine to come to study.

Once these two edicts were issued, it can be said that the whole country was shocked.

The Song Dynasty is now thin, which can be seen by everyone, but many people are not optimistic about Song Qing. Can a person from a bandit go there?

But through these two edicts, everyone's impression of Song Qing has greatly improved. Teaching and educating people, medical skills to save people, and mainly targeting poor people. What kind of mind and vision do you have to make a decision?

The imperial examination system has existed since ancient times and was abolished by the emperor, who had no news for a long time. Now this system has been restored, which has made many hard-working taxis celebrate each other.

For a while, the prestige of Songqing, the king of Liang, rose to an unprecedented height, and he was gradually recognized by the people of Hebei, especially in Shandong. No one felt that he was a citizen of the Song Dynasty and was proud to be the people of Liang.

Song Qing did not think that this decision could have such a great effect. Instead, through this incident, he felt that this small court still had great flaws