Although this stubborn man is not just a name.
But Wang Anshi insisted on his own opinion, that is, his financial policy.
He believed that only financial management could save the current Song Dynasty, because Fan Zhongyan had already tried to save money.
But that doesn't mean he thought his new laws were perfect. You should know that he set up an official in the Regulations Office of the Two Prefectures to be specifically responsible for monitoring the implementation of the new laws in various places.
And throughout history, he has constantly adjusted new laws and regulations based on specific circumstances.
If you ask him to withdraw the Qingmiao Law, that is absolutely impossible, but if you make corresponding adjustments, he will not be stubborn as long as what you say makes sense.
The current situation in Hezhong Prefecture makes him feel that Zhang Fei's plan is undoubtedly the most appropriate.
... ...
The Imperial Palace.
"Your Majesty, this morning, Scholar Wang sent out a fast horse. Judging from the route, it should be heading to Hezhong Prefecture."
The eunuch Tian Gui came to the study and reported to Zhao Xu.
Zhao Xu nodded slightly, "Sir, you sent someone to reply so quickly, I think you adopted Zhang San's suggestion."
After saying that, he let out a long sigh.
The eunuch Tian Gui couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty has been up all night, waiting for the response from Scholar Wang. Now that Scholar Wang has sent someone to deliver the letter to Hezhong Prefecture, why is Your Majesty still sighing?"
Zhao Xu glanced at him and asked, "Tian Gui, when did you enter the palace?"
Tian Gui hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I entered the palace at the age of ten."
Zhao Xu asked again: "Is it also because of the poor family background?"
Tian Gui nodded dully: "Yes."
Zhao Xu continued to ask: "If someone lent money to your family at that time and only charged 1% interest, could your family survive the difficult times?"
Tian Gui thought for a moment and said, "I guess that's impossible. Our family can't even survive without any wind or rain, so how can we pay the interest?"
"yes!"
Zhao Xu nodded. "Such a simple truth, I didn't even think of it. Alas... You can't have your cake and eat it too. It's almost impossible to help the people while making money from them and improving the country's finances. No wonder Zhang San always avoided talking about the new law before. In fact, he had already seen the disadvantages of the new law."
The letters Zhang Fei wrote to Wang Anshi and Zhao Xu were of course different. He mainly talked with Wang Anshi about the corresponding policies and did not talk much about the drawbacks of the Qingmiao Law.
However, in the letter to Zhao Xu, he not only explained the countermeasures, but also informed Zhao Xu of all the disadvantages of the Qingmiao Law.
This made Zhao Xu unable to sleep all night.
He had no way of avoiding this very simple math problem.
Tian Gui said: "That's not true. If the people are helped and live a better life, it can help the country improve its finances."
Zhao Xu smiled and said, "Then I asked you just now, and you said no."
Tian Gui said: "Our family is different. If you lend us money, it can only tide us over the difficulties temporarily. We still won't be able to pay it back next year."
Zhao Xu sighed, "But most of the people in the world are like your family."
Tian Gui was also confused and couldn't help asking: "Then... what should we do?"
Zhao Xu pondered for a long time, then slowly uttered four words, "Hidden Dragon, Do Not Use It."
... ...
The current situation in Hezhong Prefecture has become extremely strange. There are obviously undercurrents and everyone is in danger, as if it is the eve of a storm, but on the surface everything is still moving in a good direction.
Especially in terms of disarmament, although there is a fierce fighting over there, disarmament is still in full swing, without too much interference or causing any chaos.
In fact, many people are dissatisfied with this, but due to the current complex situation, no one dares to act rashly, for fear of detonating a powder keg and being crushed to pieces.
It seemed that this time it was Wang Shao and Guo Kui's turn to make a fortune in silence. The two of them were extremely low-key, pretending to be very busy all day long, and turning a blind eye to the outside struggles.
"It's a nice day today, why don't we go for a walk first."
Wang Shao, who had just come out of the military camp, looked up at the sky and said to Guo Kui.
Guo Kui said: "Please."
The two walked along the path towards the city.
"I didn't expect this disarmament would be so smooth." Guo Kui smiled easily.
Wang Shao said, "Don't be careless for now!"
Suddenly, the sound of a copper bell was heard from a distance.
The two men looked up and saw a food transport team coming on the mountain road in the distance.
Wang Shao saw that the people escorting the grain were yamen runners in uniform and couldn't help saying, "These should be the tax grain paid by the big landlords."
Guo Kui laughed and said, "It seems that this year's tax money is much more than last year!"
Where could I see this scene before
Wang Shao sighed, "If the big landlords were like this every year, why would they worry about poor finances?"
Guo Kui said: "But next year, Hezhong Prefecture will definitely be much more relaxed. If the military reduction can meet expectations and nearly half of them can be reduced, coupled with sufficient tax grain, life will be much easier with this income and expenditure!"
Wang Shao said with a worried look on his face: "Don't think that everything is going very smoothly at the moment, but in fact, there are dangers everywhere. Think about it, how many things are going on in Hezhong Prefecture now, the dispute between the Transportation Bureau and the big landlords, the dispute between the clan law and the law, and the dispute between the police station and the government office. If we are not careful, everything we have done today may be in vain!"
Guo Kui said casually: "What's the point of thinking so much? Let's just do our part. Success or failure is not something we can control."
Even though he was born a military general, he knew very well that, after all, this was a struggle between the old and the new, and they could hardly control the direction of this struggle.
Wang Shao glanced at him, pondered for a moment, nodded and smiled, "You are right. It is useless to think too much. We should focus on stabilizing the army. No matter what, we cannot let their fighting affect the disarmament."
The harm of the three redundancies is the root of the problem.
Disarmament is the right remedy for the problem. It is more important than the New Deal and can immediately improve the country's finances.
... ...
The development of the Imperial Court today is very similar to the strange situation in Hezhong Prefecture. On the surface, it is thriving. As the Four Little Kings gradually gain a foothold, the Civil Imperial Court holds trials almost every day, becoming a daily institution and a daily leisure and entertainment for the vegetable vendors.
Buildings outside were also completed, and the big dog's tavern was finally moved from the shed to the house.
The Legal Aid Department, various bookstores, and the law school have also been built, and should be able to be delivered before the cold winter arrives.
But in reality, it is also full of dangers.
This includes the law school which has been under construction. After Zhang Fei’s previous show of power, many young scholars applied for the law school with great anticipation.
But like the wave of litigation ahead, it came quickly and went away quickly.
“How many people left?”
Zhang Fei asked Cai Jing with a depressed look.
Cai Jing said, "There are only eight people left."
Zhang Fei frowned and asked, "Do they have such a great influence?"
Cai Jing said: "Students think that this has nothing to do with their influence, but everyone hopes to return to their roots in the future. Therefore, they secretly threatened them through the ancestral hall, and those scholars naturally did not dare to apply for the law school. The only eight people left are all sons of merchants, and none of them are native to Hezhong Prefecture."
In the Northern Song Dynasty, filial piety was the most important thing. Who would dare to go to school and risk being expelled from the clan register
It can be seen that although those gentry were fighting against the Qingmiao Law on the surface, they were secretly encircling the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs in all aspects, and their influence was everywhere.
This gave Zhang Fei a headache. After all, he couldn't stay in Hezhong Prefecture forever, and the public security, procuratorial and judicial departments also had to expand to the entire Shaanxi Road. This law school was directly related to the current expansion of the public security, procuratorial and judicial departments, as well as whether they could continue to develop in Hezhong Prefecture in the future.
But he had no other choice, so he said, "Since there are only eight people left, the four of you should each choose two to be your assistants. Let them get familiar with the affairs of the Imperial Court first, and then we can talk about it after the Law School is completed."
“The students know.”
Cai Jing nodded and continued, "By the way, I heard from the police that the police station's branch office in front of the village gate has also been harassed by some ruffians in the village in recent days, and they seem to be hoping to stir up trouble with the police station."
Zhang Fei's eyes flashed with anger. "It seems that they have gone to extreme lengths and resorted to such despicable means. But for the time being, we have to be patient and not argue with them. Their unity cannot last long. Go to the police station and tell Fu Zhubu that if it really doesn't work, you should be transferred back to rest for a while and never conflict with them."
Cai Jing pondered and said, "Since we are going to withdraw, we might as well take advantage of their strategy."
Zhang Fei glanced at him, "What do you mean?"
Cai Jing hesitated for a moment and said, "Based on my understanding of the local police, most of them are just messing around and not trying their best to maintain the public order in the village. If the Royal Police withdraw and there are more and more thefts in the village, the villagers will definitely turn against them."
Zhang Fei said: "We are judicial officials."
Cai Jing was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "Yes, I know I was wrong."
"It's not your fault."
Zhang Fei said in a relaxed tone: "They are aggressive. But you have to understand that this is their territory. We may not be able to beat them if we use this kind of trick."
Cai Jing was relieved to see that Zhang Fei did not blame him, and said, "Teacher's teachings will be remembered by the students."
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded.
He didn't mind Cai Jing's crooked ways, because he put Cai Jing in charge of foreign affairs to bring out his talents in this area.
... ...
Wei Mansion!
"He Yanjian, you have been following Master Yuan recently. What exactly is his plan? Why hasn't he made any move?"
Wei Yingfang asked He Chunlin a little anxiously.
Yuan Jiang had already said some harsh words, and the other party had rejected him mercilessly. As a result, Yuan Jiang remained silent for several days.
this... ... .
He Chunlin sighed, "I asked, and Master Yuan said that we have to come up with a legitimate reason, otherwise people won't be convinced."
Wei Yingfang said excitedly: "They are clearly targeting the Qingmiao Law. Isn't this reason justified enough?"
He Chunlin was not sure: "Maybe it's because the other party didn't say it clearly."
Just then, a clerk came into the room and whispered something in Wei Yingfang's ear.
"really?"
Wei Yingfang said happily.
The clerk nodded.
Cao Yi asked hurriedly, "President Wei, what's the matter?"
Wei Yingfang chuckled and said, "The big fish has finally been hooked. Just now, Scholar Yuan went to see Prefect Cai and decided to prohibit them from lending at low interest rates on the grounds that the clan law has no right to stipulate interest rates."
Cao Yi asked excitedly: "Are you sure?"
Wei Yingfang nodded and said, "Prefect Cai has already agreed and has sent someone to draft relevant decrees. I believe he will ask me to discuss it in a while."
He Chunlin heaved a long sigh of relief, his lips trembling, "The fight has started! It's finally started!"