If I want to kill you today, you will have no choice but to accept it.
In fact, the only way to deal with natural disasters is to do your best and obey the destiny. This has been true at all times and in all countries.
Soon, Wang Anshi wrote an article and published it in the official bookstore's newspaper.
The general content is that this natural disaster is a natural phenomenon and is inevitable for everyone. The only thing that can be done is to enhance one's ability to resist natural disasters.
So after the reform, the imperial court has a stronger ability to withstand natural disasters. Wang Anshi also regarded this natural disaster as a test of the New Deal.
Moreover, to reassure the people, the imperial court will soon introduce relevant policies to rescue more people and prevent the people from famine.
As soon as this retribution came out, all these monsters and monsters appeared.
In the eyes of many people, Wang Anshi was provoking God.
Rendian.
"test!"
A middle-aged man put down the newspaper and said with a cold smile: "Since Mr. Wang is eager to be tested, why don't we help him."
This person's name is Liu Ping, and he was one of the first victims of the exemption law. He spent thousands of dollars to escape. After decades of living, it was the first time he suffered such a big loss, but he has always remembered it in his heart.
.
A middle-aged man next to him, also dressed in silk and satin, said: "Brother Liu, I think we should be more careful and subtle, and at least look at what is said above."
Liu Ping smiled and said: "Haven't you noticed? Nowadays, the price of food has soared, and the food in the food shops is much less. Don't you still know who is behind those food shops?"
The person opposite said: "We are not trying to cause trouble. During a disaster, ordinary farmers will try their best to stockpile food. There is little food on the market and the price rise is a reasonable thing. If the price increase is not allowed, then we will not
Selling, it’s not illegal. Aren’t the public prosecutors and the law supposed to protect personal rights and interests? This is our legitimate rights and interests!”
Liu Ping said coldly: "This time we not only have to earn back those fines, but we also have to take revenge."
...
Not easy!
It’s not easy!
These landowners have been really "suffering" in recent years. They felt panicked even if they hid an extra penny at home. Finally, they were allowed to seize this opportunity.
Moreover, this is actually a common trick used by their landlords.
If they are hit with two sticks, they will quickly retract their heads and hide underneath. If they get the opportunity, they can kill them with one blow.
In fact, many dynasties who wanted to reform in the middle of the dynasty mostly ended in failure whenever they encountered natural disasters.
Because the private wealth is ultimately in the hands of the landlords, and the most important point is that the emperor, as the largest landlord in the world, is often unwilling to take out the money. After weighing the balance, the emperor can only join in the trouble with the landlords, and everyone
Preserve strength.
This is the truth.
...
Fufu.
"This Wang Jiefu really fears that the world will not be in chaos. Now when faced with natural disasters, not only does he not feel afraid, but he even dares to make provocations. It is really unreasonable."
Wen Yanbo slapped the news newspaper on the table and said angrily.
"I've also read this article." Fu Bi was also furious, "Maybe he is so arrogant that he thinks he can compete with God. This is really hopeless."
Wen Yanbo added: "It's a pity that the officials believe his story, but if natural disasters continue, let's see how Wang Jiefu ends up."
Many people used this opportunity to petition the emperor to take back the restructuring. Of course, it was for political purposes, because they knew that the emperor wanted to return to the three provinces and six ministries. His main purpose was to personally handle the government affairs and control the power. This would weaken the power of the scholar-bureaucrats and break the
The balance between imperial power and prime ministerial power.
But then again, whether it is Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo, or others, they still believe in this natural cycle.
Let's talk about things, if this cycle is broken, the entire Confucianism will be wiped out.
Before, they did not express their opposition to the reform of the emperor's official system because they could not provide sufficient reasons. After all, Zhao Xu was under the banner of streamlining officials.
Now that God has given clear instructions, of course they will stand up and oppose the reform of the emperor's official system.
Originally, they had not thought of Wang Jiefu, because in their view, Wang Jiefu was actually a victim, and the Ordinance Department of the Second Government was abolished.
But I never thought that Wang Anshi would jump out again.
Then they must be packed together.
Wang Anshi's three deficiencies have had a great impact on Confucianism.
Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo, and Sima Guang were all very opposed to it and even found it disgusting. They absolutely could not tolerate the spread of this kind of thinking.
Boom, boom, boom!
There was a knock on the door.
The servant immediately went over and opened the door, and then said to Fu Bi: "Master, this is Liu Shilang."
Fu Bi said: "Invite him in."
After a while, Liu Shu hurried in and said, "Master Fu and Duke Wen are here too. That's great."
Fu Bi asked: "What's the matter?"
Liu Shudao: "Wang Jiefu deceived people too much. He published such treacherous and unethical articles in newspapers. Some people wanted to refute his theory in the newspapers, but the Ministry of Rites refused to publish it on the grounds of publication censorship."
"What?"
Wen Yanbo was even furious.
This is really too much!
Fu Bi asked, "Does Junshi know about this?"
Liu Shudao: "I haven't seen him today."
...
Of course Sima Guang went to Zhang Fei to settle the score. He was also furious when he saw Wang Jiefu's article. Moreover, he knew that it was written by Zhang Fei. After all, they had collaborated before. If Wang Anshi wanted to write this
This kind of article would not start like this, with an eye-catching title.
"Bachelor Sima, calm down and please listen to my explanation."
Zhang Fei put down his sleeves to block spittle and said: "Now that the matter has come to this, we should unite as one to help the country and the people overcome the difficulties. This is also what the legal system pursues. Blame this, blame that, this is...
.It’s meaningless.”
"Why doesn't it make sense?"
Sima Guang blew his beard and glared: "If you don't understand, you can first ask me why I want to collude with Wang Jiefu."
Damn it! You can refute me? I still don’t believe it. Zhang Fei asked humbly: “It’s not too late to remedy the situation. I hope Bachelor Sima can wake me up.”
"you...!"
Sima Guang was so angry that he stamped his foot, "Why don't you think about it, if this day is not enough, then no matter how many people starve to death, what does it matter? Why did Wang Jiefu say this? It's because he didn't want to take money from the treasury to help the people.
, he wants to keep the wealth he has amassed.
Why don't you understand such a simple truth? You say you are doing this for the country and the people, but in fact you are doing the country a disservice and the people."
Sima Guang actually said it very cryptically. Wang Anshi was only secondary. The key was the emperor. If the emperor didn't even fear the sky, then he would dare to do anything, and who could restrain him?
In fact, all this is a conspiracy, and everyone knows it. Wang Anshi is just like the Legalists, helping Zhao Xu to lift all the constraints, but Sima Guang and the others are firmly opposed.
When Wang Anshi raised the three shortcomings, he was putting this matter on the table.
Historically, Wang Anshi won. Although his reform failed, he finally helped the emperor to free himself from the shackles. But now the situation has changed and he did not win.
Zhang Fei said: "But Master Wang has already said that he will adopt a work-for-relief approach to help the people tide over the difficulties."
"do not worry."
Sima Guang said: "He will definitely not touch the money in the internal treasury, and maybe he will also issue banknotes, because in his opinion, it is not a pity to kill a few people.
Just like last time when he was working on flood control in Hebei, did he feel any guilt at all for wasting people and money? Impossible. I know him too well. He always thinks that he is saving the country and saving more people.
In fact, he is dragging the entire country into the abyss."
Zhang Fei blushed when he heard this. He really let the old man get fooled, but this was not Wang Anshi's idea, it was his idea. He nodded and said: "I probably understand what Bachelor Sima means, but I still have a question.
, that is, if everything must be controlled by God’s will, then why should we rely on legal systems?”
Sima Guang's expression froze.
Zhang Fei said: "The law of law is to defend the interests of the monarch, the country and the people."
Sima Guang thought for a moment and said, "No, under this disaster, the people need relief. The legal system can only ensure that their interests are not expropriated, but we cannot ask others to help the people."
Zhang Fei said: "Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. The interests of the people are also the interests of the monarch and the country. If we can take advantage of this crisis and improve the laws in this regard, we will gain something."
Sima Guang stroked his beard, seeming to be thinking about something.
Zhang Fei hurriedly struck again while the iron was hot: "And I don't think there is a conflict between the two, because as long as it is a natural disaster, no matter how we deal with it, the monarch, the country, and the people will definitely suffer losses, and this will serve as a warning, and
The only thing we can do is to try our best to minimize the losses.
Therefore, it is meaningless to refute Bachelor Wang now. It will only make more sense to discuss this issue after the fact and then discuss the country's losses."
Sima Guang said: "In other words, you can guarantee that Wang Jiefu will really use money to help the people."
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "Scholar Wang promises that he will definitely provide relief to the people and will never let them be displaced."
Sima Guang suddenly realized that this guy did not answer directly, and couldn't help asking: "When I mentioned banknotes just now, you didn't seem to object."
Wow... As expected of Sima Prudence. Zhang Fei could only say truthfully: "That's because Master Sima guessed it right. Hey! Wait, Master Sima, please don't be angry. Listen to me, I have persuaded Master Wang to issue it."
A kind of banknote that can be supervised by the public prosecutor and law."
Sima Guang was about to get angry. When he heard this, he couldn't help asking: "What do you mean?"
"Tax Coin."
Zhang Fei said: "As the name suggests, it is a kind of banknote that can be used to pay taxes. In this way, the Public Security Bureau can better supervise. Because if it is ordinary banknotes, it is actually an administrative policy, and it is not easy for the Public Security Bureau to intervene, but
If it’s tax currency, it includes tax laws, and the public prosecutors and law can supervise it very well.”
Sima Guang frowned and said, "If they regret it then, what are you going to do?"
Zhang Fei said: "First of all, the question of Bachelor Sima can be used for any policy, so it is not a problem.
Secondly, in the event of a disaster, people may not be able to pay taxes, but if there is a large-scale tax exemption, it will benefit many big landowners and big profiteers. Then the national treasury will suffer heavy losses, and more extreme means may be used to make up for the financial losses.
Missing. However, if the work-for-relief plus tax coins can accurately help some poor people, at the same time, the court can use this to build more fortifications to benefit the people.
Finally, we must believe that the Public Security Bureau can do it, and judging from the situation in Hezhong Prefecture, the Public Security Bureau can still do a good job in supervision. The salt banknotes there are more complicated than tax coins and difficult to supervise."
After Sima Guang heard this, he couldn't help but think about it seriously.
He really hasn't thought about the long term. For example, if a disaster strikes, what will happen to taxes this year? Will there be a large-scale tax exemption?
This will indeed give many big landowners and big profiteers an opportunity to take advantage of them.
Using tax coins to provide work-relief can not only help the people tide over the current difficulties, but also enable the people to pay this year's taxes without causing too much loss to the country.
This sounds really perfect.
After Sima Guang thought for a long time, he looked at Zhang Fei again and said, "I will trust you for once."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Sister Sima, in fact, I am always trustworthy."
Sima Guang just chuckled twice.
In fact, this kid often lied to him, but the results were often beyond expectations, so he could only make do with Zhang Fei.
.....
And when Sima Guang returned, he heard that the Ministry of Rites banned all newspapers from publishing articles about the disaster. He immediately regretted trusting Zhang Fei. What Wang Anshi did was not humane!
Conservatives as a whole are outraged.
The civilian scholar-bureaucrats also exploded.
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I can't bear this!
The memorial to impeach the Ministry of Rites flew to Zhao Xu's eyes like snowflakes.
Zhao Xu also realized that he might have stirred up a hornet's nest, and immediately took the initiative to ask about the matter at the prime minister's memorial the next day.
What's happening here?
Why don't I know anything?
When Wen Yanbo came up, he directly targeted Wang Gui, the Minister of Rites, and only allowed Wang Jiefu to publish articles, and no one else was allowed to publish articles. Did you, the Minister of Rites, take me, the prime minister, seriously?
They conservatives also discovered for the first time that the power of the Ministry of Rites was not small, and they felt a little regretful that they did not fight for this position with all their strength.
"His Majesty."
Wang Anshi immediately stood up and said: "I asked Wang Shangshu to do this."
At present, there are only two Pingzhangshi, and the six departments are subordinate to the Zhengshitang. Without the permission of the Zhengshitang, the Rites Department cannot do this.
Zhao Xu asked: "Why do you do this?"
Wang Anshi said: "I was ordered to preside over disaster relief matters, but there are always some villains who intend to disturb the people's hearts. They should be punished, but for the sake of the overall situation, I did not care about them. I just prohibited them from publishing articles that affected the people's hearts.
It’s all about the greater good.”
Wang Gui also echoed: "Your Majesty, in these extraordinary times, extraordinary measures should be used."
"The one who really upsets the people's hearts is you, Wang Jiefu."
Wen Yanbo pointed at Wang Anshi angrily and said: "The punishment from heaven has come, but you are trying to make an enemy of heaven. What are your intentions?"
Wang Anshi explained: "I don't mean to be an enemy of heaven. I just discuss matters and tell the truth. Since ancient times, there are no wise emperors who have not encountered natural disasters."
Wen Yanbo said: "Is there any wise king who has never done anything wrong? If there is a warning today, he should correct it immediately to avoid the spread of disaster."
Having said this, he said to Zhao Xu: "Your Majesty thinks what the old minister said, right?"
Zhao Xu nodded and said, "What you two said makes sense."
Now he doesn't know how long this disaster will last, and he doesn't dare to refute what Wen Yanbo said.
What the imperial power fears most is natural disasters.
Wen Yanbo immediately said: "What Chen Imitation Porcelain said was the point of view discussed in that article, but it was banned by the Ministry of Rites from being published. However, it is better to guard against people than against Sichuan. His ban immediately caused tabloids to appear in the market.
The content of the spread is more sinister, but it gives opportunities for those villains with evil intentions to take advantage of it."
As he spoke, he took out a tabloid and said, "Your Majesty, this is what I bought from a hawker when I came to the imperial city this morning."
The chamberlain beside Zhao Xu immediately came over and took the tabloid with both hands, and then presented it to Zhao Xu.
After Zhao Xu read it, he found that the content was criticizing the Ministry of Rites for prohibiting others from publishing articles, which extended various conjectures, and even suggested that the court's doing so was tantamount to killing people and covering up crimes. He couldn't help frowning, and ordered the servants to bring this
The tabloid showed it to Wang Anshi.
After Wang Anshi read it, he couldn't help but said: "This kind of tabloid is really abominable. Your Majesty, don't worry, I will investigate this matter strictly."
"Can you check it out?"
Wen Yanbo smiled coldly and said to Zhao Xu: "Your Majesty, a lot of things have happened in the past few years, but there is not a single tabloid on the street. This is because all major newspaper stores can publish articles normally, making it impossible for tabloids to survive.
Because at that time, no one would believe the tabloids.
Moreover, according to the rules set by the imperial court, articles must be signed by their real names. Those who can publish articles in newspapers are all well-known scholar-bureaucrats. They cherish their reputation like birds cherish their feathers. How dare they write casually, even if there are accusations?
, they are also loyal and courageous, and your Majesty should also accept the outspoken opinions. Now that they are prohibited from publishing articles, they are allowed to be taken advantage of by villains. This is not worth the loss."
Zhao Xu also felt that what Wen Yanbo said was reasonable. He had arrested tabloids before, but they had never completely banned them. Moreover, the more banned, the more widespread they became. On the contrary, after the newspapers came out, the tabloids disappeared. After thinking for a while, he nodded and said: "
What Duke Wen said is very reasonable, and I also believe that the scholar-bureaucrats are sincerely thinking about the country. However, the Ministry of Rites did this out of consideration for the country. After all, this is a special period, and a slightly excessive reaction is understandable."
Having said this, he looked at Wang Gui and said, "Wang Shangshu."
"I'm here."
"For the time being, qualified newspaper shops are allowed to continue selling newspapers, but the Ministry of Rites can also think carefully about how to formulate the regulations for this publication."
"I obey."
After exiting the palace gate and waiting for Wen Yanbo to leave, Wang Anshi bowed and said to Wang Gui: "Brother Yuyu, it's Anshi who has dragged you down this time!"
Wang Gui hurriedly helped Wang Anshi up and said: "Jiefu must not feel guilty. If I don't agree, I will not agree. It's a pity that this Wen Kuanfu has a sword that is not old yet!"
He must have supported Wang Anshi in this matter, because it was his idea to change it back to three provinces and six ministries. If he didn't support it, who would?
Is the sword still young? Wang Anshi was suddenly startled and suddenly asked: "Brother Yu Yu, have you ever seen anyone selling tabloids?"
Wang Gui stroked his beard and said, "Not really."
Wang Anshi said: "Oops! We fell into a trap."
Wang Gui asked hurriedly: "What trick did you fall into?"
Wang Anshi said angrily: "I am really careless. Nowadays, so many people have movable type printing plates. Even tabloids should not be able to copy. This must have been written by Wen Gong at the last minute. Alas... Wen Gong is really a treasured sword.
Ah! If it were Sima Junshi, he would definitely not do this."
I thought to myself, it's a pity that the little old man doesn't want to be the prime minister even if he dies.
...
Under Wen Yanbo's operation, major newspapers regained the right to publish articles.
And these newspaper shops were more or less supported by scholar-bureaucrats. Newspapers were inseparable from literati. Without the support of scholar-bureaucrats, no articles could be published.
There is only one newspaper that is special, that is Feng Yue Bao.
Scholar-officials were not stupid. After the emergence of newspapers, they also realized that in order to continue to maintain their hegemony of public opinion, they must own this newspaper.
In addition, Zhang Fei did not monopolize this technology, but instead sold movable type to outsiders. Scholar-officials soon established their own newspapers.
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They did not dare to face the emperor directly, so they could only use Wang Anshi to vent their anger and criticize Wang Anshi's three deficiencies.
Now they are only thinking about how to completely eliminate this "cancer".
Its purpose was still to limit imperial power.
However, for Wang Anshi, the leakage of the house coincided with the continuous rain, and droughts came one after another in Huaibei and Hebei, especially in the Huaibei area, where the Green Crop Law had been implemented for a long time, but at the same time there was no supervision by the Public Security Bureau.
Now the disaster and the repayment period happen to collide.
Many people who borrowed young people's money suddenly fell into despair.
At the same time, prices in the capital began to rise crazily, and the citizens were complaining. The citizens did not grow food, but needed to buy it. Who can afford the price of food now?
This in turn provided conservatives with fodder to attack the New Deal.
Wang Anshi was unable to defeat four hands with two fists, and was sprayed bloody by them. This is why he admired Legalism, because he knew in his heart that he was a different kind, and without the blessing of power, it would be difficult for him to win the final victory.
How could Wang Anshi be able to defeat this kind of open-ended struggle?
Come to Zhang Fei quickly to discuss countermeasures.
"well...."
Wang Anshi sighed, "It's all my fault. I was so careless at the time! I fell into Wen Yanbo's trap."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Scholar Wang is not careless, but he is falling into the opponent's scheme."
Wang Anshi asked: "How do you say this?"
Zhang Fei said: "I have read some of those articles, and they were all written by my own people for my own people. The reason Wang Xueshi feels regretful is because Wang Xueshi is also from this mountain, but in fact, the people now don't care who they are at all.
responsibility, what exactly is going on.
The only thing the people care about is how the court will rescue them. As long as we come up with corresponding policies, Bachelor Wang will soon be able to take the initiative."
The people don't care about the three deficiencies and the four deficiencies. You, Wang Anshi, care about it. That's because you, Wang Anshi, are also scholar-bureaucrats, so you are surrounded by the opinions of scholar-bureaucrats.
Wang Anshi said: "I have arranged people to survey rivers, city defenses, river defenses and other fortifications. Since this money must be spent, we must do some fortifications that are truly beneficial to the country and the people."
Even if you use work-for-relief, you have to spend your money wisely!
"Of course."
Zhang Fei said: "But we can announce the main plan first. At the same time, Academician Wang should quickly send people to the Huaibei area to delay the call for the young crops. After the relief policy is determined, we can discuss these debt issues."
Wang Anshi nodded, and then said with a slight embarrassment: "But you have to know that all Qingmiao money comes from Changpingcang."
Changpingcang is the main government agency for relief. Now all the money is being loaned out. If it cannot be collected, Huaibei will not be able to use the money for disaster relief.
Hezhong Prefecture does not have this problem. The Procuratorate led by Su Zhe will definitely investigate anyone who dares to mess around whenever they have time.
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "But we are paying tax coins. As for food, I have prepared a bill. If it is passed, it will force the landowners to give out food."
...
Under Zhang Fei's planning, Wang Anshi immediately organized a new public opinion offensive.
He teamed up with the three ministries, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of Industry to officially announce a disaster relief plan, which will involve large-scale renovation of major rivers and canals in Hebei, Beijing, and Huaibei.
However, he did not specify the specific amount or what he would use to remunerate him.
Without the Ordinance Department of the Second Government, the tax coins he wants to issue and the amount of money must be discussed by the court, and it is no longer up to him to discuss with the emperor.
Every two days, the Procuratorate suddenly publishes an article pointing out the problem of rising prices in the capital and reassuring citizens. The Procuratorate soon submits a brand-new bill covering food and wine to the Legislative Council.
Wang Anshi’s article was as expected.
But the procuratorate's sudden end really caught everyone off guard!