Mei Zhili asked: "Oh, why are you sad and angry?"

"This national policy of changing rice to mulberry will probably lead to the displacement of the people!"

Mei Zhili asked again: "How is this person displaced?"

"If rice is converted into mulberry, if some officials take the opportunity to commit corruption and the people cannot get the money, wouldn't it mean that the people will not be able to make a living?"

"Then what do you want?" Mei Zhili asked calmly, staring at Wang Boyan calmly, "Do you want to go to His Majesty, ask His Majesty to take back the order, and then ask His Majesty to announce to the world that he is wrong? "

"Oh, no, today's wise and wise, San Weienze, how can you make mistakes."

"That is?"

"I just feel that the current government spends a lot of money, but at this time, the money has to be poured into the pockets of corrupt officials. Every time I think about this, I feel deeply sad and angry."

"If you are deeply sad and angry and unable to do anything, don't come out to cause trouble." Mei Zhili said.

"Mei Shangshu, I am willing to go to His Majesty and speak frankly!"

"Oh, why are you going to see me?"

"Go and speak out about the disadvantages of changing rice to mulberry as a national policy!"

"Aren't you afraid of His Majesty Long Yan's anger?"

"If I can get His Majesty to stop it, it would be worth my while to die."

Of course, Wang Boyan just said this. If he really went to see your Majesty, he would definitely have a different face.

Wang Boyan knew that Mei Zhili was opposed to both the use of troops in Dali and the conversion of rice to mulberry in Jiangdong. Otherwise, how could he claim to be ill at home?

"Don't act rashly." Mei Zhili sighed, "This matter is not as simple as you think."

"But I can't just watch the court throw a lot of money from the treasury into places where it shouldn't be thrown!"

"There is Mr. Qin there."

"Shang Shu Mei, do you really believe that Mr. Qin will handle that matter well?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"I have heard that Xianggong Qin installed many of his own people when he was reorganizing the new policy in Jiangdong. Are these people sure to be selfless?" Wang Boyan continued to be alarmist, "If there is a big problem in the governance and triggers a treasury crisis, in the end everyone will Regarding the matter, we still need you, Mr. Mei, to step forward and clean up the mess."

"You mean, Qin Hui will mess up Jiangdong's change from rice to mulberry?"

"If this is true and public resentment boils over, what should the court do?" Wang Boyan said.

Mei Zhili was silent again, and after a moment of silence, he said: "If this is true, the only way the court can pay for it is to appease him."

"Does the treasury still have money?"

These words were like a sharp sword, piercing into Mei Zhili's heart.

The pressure was undoubtedly thrown on Mei Zhili.

"what do you want to say in the end?"

"Mei Shangshu." Wang Boyan whispered, "The Battle of Southwest may not end so soon. If there is a problem in Jiangdong, it will be exposed quickly, and then..."

Wang Boyan didn't finish his words, but Mei Zhili already knew what he meant.

That night, Mei Zhili privately wrote a letter to Li Guang, the governor of Jiangdong.

This letter was written very tactfully. It first expressed condolences to Li Guang for his hard work in implementing the New Deal in Jiangdong in the past few years, and then mentioned that converting rice to mulberry would benefit the country and the people.

Finally, he emphasized how much this policy is valued by His Majesty the Emperor.

Of course, he mixed his own worries into it, but he wouldn't say who he was worried about specifically.

Li Guang is a smart man, he should be able to understand.

But not everyone has such a thorough guess about the situation.

Both Wang Boyan and Mei Zhili knew that the Southwest War was not easy to stop. Otherwise, how could Mei Zhili have complained of illness?

Moreover, the controversy surrounding the Battle of Southwest in the past month has been so strange. Who knows if there is someone with good intentions behind it instigating it?

At the end of July, the capital's opposition to the crusade against Dali increased.

Some officials even cried and asked for a meeting with Zhao Guan's family, hoping that Zhao Guan's family could withdraw their troops from the southwest.

Gao Qiu sent a latest report.

Zhao Ning finished reading.

"Your Majesty, since Chengdu sent a message about Fan Zongyin's defeat in the first battle, the debate in the capital about the crusade against Dali has become more and more intense day by day, and there are more and more voices of opposition. Even those who previously strongly supported the Grand Prime Minister are now

There are complaints about this.”

"It's normal and reasonable to have complaints. People just think it's unreasonable and don't let people discuss it?" Zhao Ning was calm and calm, "If I can block everyone in the world, wouldn't I become King Li of Zhou?"

"Your Majesty said so."

Gao Qiu didn't know what the Zhao Guan family was thinking for a while.

The storm in the capital came so suddenly, and those with clear political savvy knew that someone was actually targeting Zhao Ding, saying that he was bewitching the emperor and resorting to militarism.

Some people even criticized Zhao Ding as the second Wang Anshi. The expedition to the southwest would drain the national treasury and put the military budget on the northern front in a hurry.

Even the people from Jianyuan and Yushitai were dispatched.

Zhao Ning's inner calculation at this time was actually very simple. According to time calculation, Wu Lin should have arrived in Dali.

Regardless of whether Wu Lin has a good news or not, there must be a fight within Dali Kingdom now, and it is time for news to come from Dali.

If Wu Lin failed to capture Dali, he would have no choice but to withdraw his troops and use political means to deal with Dali.

For example, they sent people to use economic means to win over powerful families in Dali, cultivate pro-Song factions, and fight against the Gao family.

This method will be much slower, but it will still be effective.

The reason why Zhao Ning chose to use force was not because he wanted to cash in Dali's tea quickly and prepare for a series of subsequent strategic deployments.

Even when he sent Qin Hui to Jiangdong to convert rice into mulberry, he had an ulterior motive.

He knew that Qin Hui's change of rice to mulberry in Jiangning Mansion would definitely cause problems. It was just a cover. What was really effective was Qian Yuqing's policy in Hangzhou.

But when it comes to attacking Dali, even Zhao Ning has to admit that the risk of attacking Dali is indeed not small.

Dali is not that easy to fight.

But from the incident of sending troops to Dali, we can also see the fierce power struggle within the court.

If it is true that Dali cannot be conquered and so many manpower and financial resources are thrown into it, I am afraid that Zhao Ding will really take the blame for the Zhao Guan family.

I have to give everyone an explanation, right?

Otherwise, how can we convince the public?

How to ensure the emperor's prestige if he cannot convince the public?

The fifth day of August, Jiangning Prefecture, Gourong County.

The autumn sunshine is exceptionally bright, and the blue extends to the end of the sky.

The fields of Jiangdong Prefecture have ushered in the autumn harvest, and farmers are harvesting their rice.

Since the implementation of the New Agricultural Policy, every household has indeed been allocated fields, and the amount of food they need to hand over has been much less.

Even the children in the village eat fat.

"Everyone get out of the way!"

"Get out of the way, everyone!"

"The county magistrate is here, didn't you see it? I'm blinding you!"

A group of people came on a narrow path ahead.

Among them was a man in official uniform, riding on a horse, surrounded by local soldiers and government officials from the county.
Chapter completed!