Prime Minister

Chapter 618
Inside Wang Anshi's private residence.

Wang Anli and Wang Anguo were sitting in the room talking with Wang Anshi.

Wang Anli happened to return to Beijing to report on his duties on behalf of him, while Wang Anguo rushed home from Xijing when he heard that his brother was about to resign as prime minister.

When it comes to the young crop law, the two brothers actually have objections, but when they heard that their elder brother was going to resign, they both unanimously dissuaded him.

It is so easy to set up the airs of the current reform, how can we give up halfway at this time, and the manpower and material resources in the early stage will be wasted.

Wang Anshi half-closed his eyes, listening to what the two brothers said to each other, all trying to persuade Wang Anshi to change his mind.

"Brother, how much effort wasted on the reform..."

"The edict was drafted by Sima Twelve himself, and it was definitely not the intention of the official..."

No matter how the two brothers persuaded, Wang Anshi just kept silent.At this moment, Wang Yu entered the room and said, "Father, last night the officials rushed to declare Zhang Yue, and Lu Huiqing and Lu Huiqing entered the palace!"

Wang Anshi nodded slightly.

Wang Yu said: "It must be that two people were called to discuss the matter of cultivating the Qingmiao Law. It would be fine if there were other people, but Lu Huiqing..."

Wang Yu saw at a glance that Lu Huiqing was very ambitious, so he resented others calling Lu Huiqing Yan Hui.

Apart from Wang Anshi, no other person is allowed in the royal party.

Wang Anguo said: "Lu Jifu's qualifications are too low... But Zhang Duzhi, he is now on the waiting list, and the next step will be to know the patent!"

Wang Anli said: "You don't need to wait for the order, you can know the order. But I know it. He is cautious as an official, and he never seems to say a word about the new law."

Wang Yu snorted and said, "Except for Lu Jifu, there is no other person in the world who can change the word Qingmiaofa."

Wang Anshi said: "In the past, Lu Buwei was the Lu family's Spring and Autumn Annals, and whoever could change a word would give a thousand gold. Although my legislation emphasizes laws and regulations, if someone can really change this young crop law, why don't I give a thousand gold as a gift!"

"Anyone who can change my young crop method must be a genius in this world!"

While talking, an outsider sent a message to Lu Huiqing to see him!

Hearing that Lu Huiqing came, Wang Anguo and Wang Anli looked relieved.

Wang Yu said, "Let's see what he has to say!"

After Lu Huiqing entered the room, he saw Wang Anshi bowing to the ground, and without saying a word, presented the manuscript of the Changping New Law.

Wang Anshi was silent for a moment, then took the manuscript and read it.

Wang Anshi read the manuscript very quickly, which can be described as ten lines at a glance, and the room was silent.Wang Yu looked sideways at Lu Huiqing as soon as he entered the room.

After a while, Wang Anshi concealed his scroll and said, "Jifu, you didn't change these two items in the Qingmiao Law, did you?"

……

Lu Huiqing raised her head to look at Wang Anshi, her lips moved.

Lu Huiqing thought of Wang Xianzhi learning calligraphy from Wang Xizhi and felt that he was the essence of his father.One day he presented the calligraphy to Wang Xizhi, and Wang Xizhi put a dot under one of his characters 'big'.

Wang Xianzhi showed this set of characters to his mother, but her mother said that you have written so many characters in this calligraphy, only Taizi is the most similar to your father.

At this moment, in front of Wang Anshi, Lu Huiqing has also become a joke of this ridiculous point.

Why did he change so many items, Wang Anshi didn't see it, but these two items were not changed by himself...

Lu Huiqing said: "Master, you mean to distribute young crop money from households, etc., and use the leftover money as young crop money to distribute to the people of Fang Guo!"

Wang Anshi nodded.

Lu Huiqing said: "It was changed by Zhang Duzhi."

Wang Anguo and Wang Anli were both surprised and delighted.

Wang Yu couldn't help but look at it, he didn't believe that Zhang Yue could change his father's method of young crops, so he took the manuscript from Wang Anshi and read it.

"Oh!" Wang Anshi didn't look surprised.

Wang Anshi said: "If Jifu thinks about the distribution of money for young crops by households, he will not hide it from me."

Lu Huiqing was very ashamed when she heard the words.

That's right, if I really thought of these two methods, I would have joined in the drafting of the Green Crop Law, so why bother to come up with the Green Crop Law now that the court is criticizing it.Isn't this the army of General Wang Anshi?
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Lu Huiqing couldn't help but think of the daytime scene.

At that time, Zhang Yue and Lu Huiqing were leaving the Chongzheng Hall, while the officials, several ministers, and officials were still discussing the feasibility of the Green Crop Law in the hall.

"Duzhi! What's the meaning of being in the palace just now?" Lu Huiqing stopped Zhang Yue.

Although Lu Huiqing has a competitive heart, she also has self-esteem, and she doesn't want to accept Zhang Yue's love for nothing.Is Zhang Yue giving himself the credit for the Green Crop Method? Is it a favor?

Zhang Yue said to Lu Huiqing: "It was Zhang who said it just now, and brother Jifu is concerned. This is Zhang's fault."

Lu Huiqing looked at Zhang Yue and said, "It's not that Lu Mou likes to make trouble, but Lu Mou really doesn't dare to claim the credit for it. Those who have no merit will not be rewarded."

Zhang Yue said to Lv Huiqing: "Brother Jifu is a man of high integrity, but brother Jifu, do you know why Zhang wants to pass the work of changing the young crop method to you?"

Lu Huiqing said: "I also ask Zhang Daizhi to enlighten me!"

Zhang Yue said sternly: "I don't dare to teach you, but does Brother Lu think that this Changping new law is indeed a good law?"

Lu Huiqing pondered for a moment when he heard the words, and said: "Duzhi didn't see the official family and the three ministers just now, and the three officials all praised this method with one word?"

Zhang Yue said: "I see, but at the beginning Liu Yan, a virtuous prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, changed the Changping warehouse method, so it was not praised by the later generations as a good law for all generations, but why not now, the Changping method at the end of the Tang Dynasty has already been corrupted. Where is the good law of all ages?"

Lu Huiqing smiled and said: "I'm so short-sighted, everything in the world is always wrong, as long as one or two changes are made at the right time..."

Zhang Yue said: "Jifu is wrong... There is no law that will cause long-term harm, but there is no law to rule people. This young crop law is indeed a good law, but it will only take two or three years at most, and the subordinates can be proficient in it. Despicable to amass people's wealth."

"Therefore, if this method is practiced by the right person, it will be of great benefit. If it is not practiced by the person, it will be of great harm. This method cannot be beneficial for a long time, but will eventually cause harm. When the time comes, the people will suffer so much!"

"What's your opinion?"

Zhang Yue said: "The position of making Qingmiao law should not be an official, but a people who are good at financial management! This is the foundation and the way. As for changing the law, it is just a technique. No matter how good the technique is, it is a technique after all. Therefore, No matter how the law is changed, it will become a bad law after a few years, and in the end it will only harm the people!"

Lu Huiqing has heard the analogy between Zhang Yue's official wine shop and Pumai wine shop.This is also where the differences between him and Zhang Yue have always been.

Zhang Yue said: "Jifu now understands why I give up? Because the young crop law is really a law for the sick people, Zhang's change now is just to reduce the suffering of the people, but in the end it is not from Zhang's original intention!"

"I really don't want to take credit for this credit. Brother Jifu is a capable person, and he must be able to discern what I say from the bottom of my heart!"

Lu Huiqing couldn't help closing her eyes when she heard the words.

Zhang Yue's heart and mind are all about whether this method can benefit the people, but what Lu Huiqing thinks about is how to strive for success, how to make officials and prime ministers look at him with admiration, and how to show his ability.

But now he, Lu Huiqing, is compared with Zhang Yue...

Just as Zhuangzi said, there are birds in the south, and their names are owls.

The pheasants originate in the South China Sea and fly over the North Sea. They do not stop unless they are phoenix trees.So the owl got a rotten mouse, and the owl passed by it, looked up at it and said: "Scare."

Lu Huiqing was like a rotten mouse, seeing the owl flying by, thought that the other party was here to grab the rotten mouse from her, then angrily gestured to the other party, and shouted: "Scare!"

After listening to Zhang Yue's words, Lu Huiqing was even more sad. This time, he really lost to Zhang Yue completely, not only because of his talent and learning, but more importantly, because of his structure.

It can be said that Lu Huiqing is extremely uncomfortable. He has been victorious and strong all his life, but this time, Zhang Yue's defeat was too complete.

After Zhang Yue left, Lu Huiqing walked aimlessly on the palace road, and couldn't help thinking of the ambition he made when he started studying, and he also had the heart to plead for the people at the beginning.

Why do I sometimes forget while walking?
Thinking of this, Lu Huiqing let out a long sigh.

The next day, Zhang Yue came to Wang Anshi's residence.

Wang Anshi said to Zhang Yue: "Duzhi knew the disadvantages of the young seedling method early on, why didn't I tell the old man?"

Zhang Yuedao said: "I told you, I don't want to tell you, but I really don't know. That day, the official family urgently issued an order late at night. I heard a goddess in my sleep... teach me two methods, and wake up the next day... Tell me It's also a coincidence, and I want to help my husband this day."

How could Wang Anshi believe Zhang Yue's words of running the train with his mouth full.

Wang Anshi said: "Let's leave it at that for the time being! I mean, I'm not a person who doesn't accept advice, but it's a pity that most of the people in the world are superficial people, and most of their opinions are not popular, so I just want to listen to it." nor."

"It can be saved, but what you say is beneficial. This old man wants to listen carefully to the place where young crops treat the sick!"

Zhang Yue was really surprised to see that Wang Anshi was willing to ask his opinion. Did the sun come out from the west?
Wang Anshi is not a person who bends around the corner, but only thinks about doing things.

Zhang Yue thought of this and said bluntly: "The Qingmiao Law is indeed a good law, but if it becomes corrupt in the future, it must be the responsibility of the unworthy officials. The officials observe the theories of the sages, and test them with today's events. The original intention of the Qingmiao Law is really bad. It is bad, but the disadvantage is that it does not give it grain, but gives it gold, and it is treated as a county, not a township. The most important thing is that its position is an official, not a villager. Therefore, it is possible to do a corner, but not Travel the world..."

Using officials to implement the Young Crop Law is the biggest drawback.

Therefore, after Wang Anshi's political reform, the Green Crop Law was never implemented again, and the real method of preparing for famine among the people was the Shecang Law created by the old master Zhu Xi and Zhu who many people looked down upon.

The social warehouse method is to set up social warehouses in the countryside, and then use the method of government supervision and private management to manage them.

The rice comes from the government, and the government can also supervise the entry and exit of the rice. At the same time, if there is a problem, the government can hold it accountable.

But the specific management is the responsibility of the township officials and scholars.

Of course, the law of social warehouses is not without its shortcomings. The government always uses various names to embezzle and expropriate the warehouses. At the same time, the people who manage the warehouses will also be corrupt... But whether the law of social warehouses is good or not depends on the time it is implemented.

The Shecang Law has always been a problem. There are many voices of criticism from the government and the people, but it was barely used until the end of the Qing Dynasty, and the Green Crop Law was only a flash in the pan.

The Youth Law is not bad, but it places too much emphasis on the quality and integrity of officials. As long as they encounter bad officials and mediocre officials, the common people will suffer.

The Social Warehouse Law is governed by the government and run by the people.

Government-supervised and privately-run is to separate ownership and management rights, similar to the Temasek model.

Of course, there are many problems with this method, but just like the comparison between the young crop method and the social warehouse method, the conclusion is obvious.

Wang Anshi listened very carefully, Wang Anguo and Wang Anli sat aside and listened to Wang Anshi and Zhang Yue discussing the truth.

(End of this chapter)