In front of Zhang Yue was Wu Chuhou, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple.
Wu Chuhou said with a respectful look on his face: "When I went to pay homage to the prime minister, I announced it to the court. I was relieved to see the rain in the world, and I was comforted by the rocks in the sea."
"Emperor Wo is here, and the public is celebrating. He upholds one virtue to highlight the common workers, and curbs the evil in order to control Baidu. He first accompanies the state theory, and Russia teaches politics and economics. He discusses the Tao in the Yellow Pavilion, and devotes himself to Qingxiao.
On top of that, they stole from Fujian and became prime ministers in Sichuan. There are only five people in the present; Zhang's Dengyong, there were only two in ancient times..."
"The thick soil has long disgraced the pottery, and the secret is deep and joyful. The sparse puffballs, I dare to hope for the request of a good doctor; the sawdust and bamboo heads, I hope they can be used by great craftsmen."
After hearing what Wu Chuhou said, normal people would be ashamed, their faces would turn red, and they would be filled with shame.
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Brother Wu, did you say this to Prime Minister Han before? How come it sounds so familiar to me?"
Wu Chuhou was stunned when he heard this, and said seriously: "I have never told him that Chuhou's admiration for Zhang Xianggong is definitely from the bottom of his heart."
Zhang Yue nodded and said: "I didn't hear about it in the past, but I just learned about it today. I take your matter to heart. If there is any trouble in the court, I will save it."
When Wu Chuhou heard this, he was overjoyed and said: "From now on, I am willing to hold the whip for Da Shen, in front of the saddle and behind the horse."
Zhang Yue nodded slightly, and Huang Haoyi immediately took Wu Chuhou down.
On the side, Chen Guan, Qin Guan, and Chao Buzhi walked around from behind the screen. Chen Guan couldn't help but said: "My lord, a villain like Wu Chuhou, why did you take him under your account?"
Qin Guan also said: "This man is not a gentleman."
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Don't look down on villains. There are five ways in which villains are better than gentlemen."
Chen Guan and Qin Guan were surprised and said: "Please give me some advice."
Zhang Yue said: "A small person is very obsessed with fame and fortune, and he can do things unconventionally for the sake of fame and fortune. This is where a gentleman is inferior."
"Secondly, he is responsible for the efficiency of his work. He only cares about the results and not the process. This gentleman is inferior to the other two."
"Thirdly, except for fame and fortune, everything is external to the body. No matter how much others criticize or praise you, you never take it to heart. These are the three worst qualities of a gentleman."
"The fourth thing is that once you have done something, you will do it to the end without fearing any blow or reputation behind you. This is where a gentleman is inferior to the other four."
"Fifth, he has a clear conscience and never feels that he has done anything wrong. This is where a gentleman is inferior to the other five."
Chen Guan and the others felt secretly ashamed after hearing this. Zhang Yue said to the three of them: "You three need to learn more."
The three of them said together: "Yes."
In fact, Zhang Yue chose Wu Chuhou for reasons other than those mentioned above. As we all know, Wu Chuhou wanted to defect to Cai Que before, but he asked him for an introduction several times but was unsuccessful. Therefore, he held a grudge and talked about how he cultivated Cai Que back then. Now Cai Que is ungrateful.
Cai Que used Xing Shu, who betrayed him, which made Zhang Yue especially unhappy, so he accepted Wu Chuhou's surrender, which disgusted Cai Que.
But since you are in power, you must let others know that if you do something sorry for you and offend your majesty, you must pay the price.
Of course, you can't say this to the outside world.
Zhang Yue continued: "Look carefully at Wu Chuhou, he is not a real villain."
"He had a good relationship with Wang Pingfu. Before he died of illness, he recommended him to me many times, so I am willing to give him a try."
Chen Guan said: "What Mr. Xiang said reminds me that it is undisputed that Wu Chuhou has always been treated coldly by Cai Chizheng, but it is not necessarily entirely possible to blame Cai Chizheng, because Wu Chuhou has always been opposed to the reform. It is reasonable for Cai Zhen to not use him for personal reasons."
"But I can't understand Cai Chizheng's marriage to Feng Dangshi."
Zhang Yue smiled. I'm afraid he and Cai Que were the only ones in the court who didn't stick to the theory of reform and non-change.
Zhang Yue said: "Whether you support the reform or oppose the reform, no matter what you choose, it is wrong."
"Senior Brother Cai is somewhat conciliatory and compromise. Of course, this is for official purposes, but this choice is also wrong."
"You have to realize that the solution to a problem is usually not the solution to the problem."
Everyone was in awe after hearing this.
Zhang Yue said: "The postal service from Chang'an to Xijing, and then from Xijing to Bianjing has been completed. I will recommend someone to you."
After a while, an unattractive man in his thirties appeared indoors.
"Chen Xing has met you all!"
This man's name was Chen Xing, a relative of Chen Xiang's clan, and he was the one who introduced him to Zhang Yue. He had met Zhang Yue outside Hangzhou with a card bearing Chen Xiang's name.
Although Zhang Yue does not accept gifts easily, Chen Xing has been visiting him frequently in recent years.
One of the businessmen Zhang Yue kept in touch with was Shen Chen, who originally founded the Exchange for him, and the other businessman was Chen Xing, who ran a cotton cloth shop in Hangzhou and also bought cotton fields for his own business.
The number one motto in officialdom for thousands of years is definitely ‘No one in the court should be an official’.
And this is even more true in business.
Of course, Chen Xing himself is also very capable, farsighted, courageous in his work, and dares to take risks.
Chen Guan and the three of them all stood up and saluted.
Zhang Yue said to Chen Guan: "This time I have to do the postal work for him."
Chen Guan said: "Don't you want an official camp?"
Zhang Yue said: "No, it's still the old rule of government-run business, but there are some differences. In the past, when the court ran the exchange, the court had money, but now the court has no money, so the money comes from shopkeeper Chen. As for the court, the way out is to go out.
Get out of the inn!"
"A board of directors is also established, but the board of directors is composed of officials, businessmen, and executives."
Whether it is the Exchange or the Postal Service, Zhang Yue has always implemented the separation of government and enterprises.
A board of directors is established as an intermediary between the two. From the Temasek model to the Shenzhen model to the Hefei model, the Changzhou model all has the same origin, with changes and unchanged aspects.
Chen Xingdao: "From Bianjing to Xijing, then from Xijing to Chang'an, and from Chang'an to Qinzhou, the imperial court spends a lot of money every year to maintain the relationship. If Chen can share the worries of the imperial court and solve the emperor's problems, it would be a great honor. It's just that
Chen doesn’t have much capital, so I’m afraid he’s out of his depth.”
Zhang Yue said: "This is easy. Let the Exchange raise a large amount of capital for you, and then find a few wealthy businessmen from the market to invest together."
For example, Zhang Yue's layout in Hangzhou and Qinzhou focuses on the cotton textile industry and supports new industries with policy layout. Then the postal service introduces something similar to venture capital.
Nowadays, the person who knows about Hangzhou is Zhang Yue’s teacher Chen Xiang, and the one who knows about Qinfeng Road is Zhang Heng. They have always been brothers in battle, fighting against tigers as father and son.
Zhang Yue explained his ideas to everyone in detail, and Chen Xing and others were all impressed.
As long as the postal route from Bianjing to Chang'an, to Qinzhou next year, and then to Hezhou can be connected, let alone profit, as long as it can be responsible for its own profits and losses, then it will be no problem to save the court millions of dollars every year.
In this way, the emperor was promised six million strings before, so he paid one million strings first. As for the rest... we will talk about it later.
Everyone talked until late at night, and they were all in high spirits.
…
After Wang Gui returned to his house, Wang Anli came to his house.
"I've met the Prime Minister!"
Wang Gui showed Wang Anshi's letter to Wang Anli. Wang Anli was surprised when he saw it.
Wang Anli said: "I didn't expect my brother to speak like this to Han Zihua. My brother has said that he will not care about government affairs after he leaves office."
Wang Gui said: "The new law is the hard work of your whole life. He doesn't want to see Han and Zhang make it easier. I understand your brother very well."
Wang Anli said: "I agree with Zhang Xianggong about the new law. To eliminate the long-standing disadvantages, one must have great courage, but conversely, one must also be able to make minor adjustments. Sometimes retreating is also for the sake of better progress."
Wang Gui smiled slightly. It turned out that Wang Anguo and Wang Anli were opposed to Wang Anshi's reform. After arriving in Xining, Wang Anli and Zhang Yue have been very close.
During the Zheng Xia case, Zhang Yue risked offending Lu Huiqing to protect Wang Anguo.
Zhang Yue not only supported Cai Bian very much, but also treated Wang Anli in general. Wang Anli was deeply grateful to Zhang Yue for protecting his brother. At the same time, he and Zhang Yue were Jinshi in the same year, and they had been dating for a long time.
Now Wang Anli is aware of Zhigao, and fellow practitioners are writing daily notes.
Wang Gui said to Wang Anli: "You said that if the Prime Minister of Japan and South Korea steps down, will Mr. Zhang support me?"
Wang Anli was stunned and said: "Xianggong Zhang is the Prime Minister's protégé. The Prime Minister should not say such unreasonable words."
Wang Gui stroked his beard and smiled and said: "There is no such thing as a master's disciple in this dynasty. Besides, since Zhang Xianggong entered the Central Committee, he has always been close to Prime Minister Han and a little farther from me. In the political hall on weekdays, so is Zhang Xianggong.
Discuss things with Prime Minister Han more often."
Wang Anli heard that Wang Gui had some sour thoughts.
Wang Anli asked: "Does Prime Minister Wang want to embarrass Prime Minister Han?"
Wang Gui said: "No, you also know that I have been in power for many years and I have never played any tricks or tricks. If I change someone else's position or intend to replace me, I have no such intention..."
Wang Anli said: "Prime Minister Wang is truly an elder."
Wang Gui said: "I don't understand something. Why doesn't your brother be the prime minister himself? Instead of entrusting me to do it?"
Wang Anli said: "My brother once told me that Your Majesty has already mastered all the techniques of reform, so he doesn't need to use them anymore."
Wang Gui said: "Yes, your Majesty means that everything, no matter how big or small, will be handled by him. I'm afraid it won't work if Han and Zhang want to replace Ling. Your Majesty has no choice but to follow Han Zhang's intention to change the service law."
"The reason why Your Majesty agreed is because there are so many thieves in the world and the people's livelihood is really suffering. Didn't Su Shi also continuously preached about natural and man-made disasters when he was in Xuzhou, and many people fled?"
"So for now, let's go with it. In the end, Your Majesty will still have to take care of all matters, big and small, and handle everything yourself."
Wang Anli said: "That's it."
Wang Anli understands that the people are suffering nowadays. To use the words of the time, there are more and more thieves. If this continues, the people will not be able to survive.
The officials were forced by reality, so they agreed to change the service law. Once the time came, the officials would still implement the reform, which would conflict with the opinions of Han Jiang and Zhang Yue.
"So Prime Minister Han must be dismissed!"
Wang Gui nodded: "Actually, Prime Minister Han has already noticed this. That day in the Political Affairs Hall, he told me privately that after the recruitment law was changed to the exemption law, it doesn't mean that he has achieved nothing in his three terms as prime minister. Now he is worried.
, it seems that he has revealed his intention to leave."
Han Jiang was quite weak in his first two terms as prime minister. This time, after gaining Zhang Yue's support, he changed the exemption law and his worries were over.
The most important thing is that Han Jiang understands that the emperor has never liked him.
Wang Anli said: "Prime Minister Han is resigning now, so he will retire without losing his achievements."
Wang Gui said: "So I invite you to be a lobbyist for me and tell me the rules. I am good at classics and justice, but bad at governing the country. He can help me with this matter!"
