In Jiying Palace, Zhang Yue and the officials had a tug-of-war with each other.
The superiors all have their own techniques for understanding people, and one of them is to ask the other person for their evaluation of others.
In this world, when you evaluate yourself, it is usually not you, because there are very few people who are self-aware; when others evaluate you, it is not yourself, because it is not easy to recognize people; but when you evaluate others, it is often you.
What kind of person you are is often determined by how you evaluate others, especially those who have conflicts with you.
Zhang Dun was an arrogant person, and became even more arrogant after he became prime minister. He always wore Taoist uniforms when meeting officials in his private residence, and the officials had great opinions on him. He also treated officials in the same way. If he said a word that did not suit his liking, he would yell at him loudly. Never show mercy to anyone.
Of course, it is okay to be an official, and he can do things very efficiently, but it is not good to be a prime minister, because his personality can easily offend others, and he cannot unite most people in the officialdom.
Zhang Dun has a clear distinction between love and hate, and he is full of charm. He is the standard for male protagonists in Internet novels. However, in history, his suppression of Yuan You's ministers was indeed excessive.
As a leader, the most important thing is the ability to unite people. People at the top don't like to see you wantonly suppressing others and destroying the unity between the DPRK and China.
The official thought, Zhang Yue's words were quite right.
Zhang Yue and Feng Jing had a heated argument in the temple, but in private Zhang Yue was very respectful when he saw Feng Jing. Sometimes the two of them quarreled so much in court that Zhang Yue would take the initiative to find him after they went to court. Feng Jing took the initiative to apologize. Mr. Feng was really offended today and his words were impulsive.
Feng Jinghui said, "This is purely a matter of state between you and me."
The officials knew about this, and so did the people in the court.
The same was true for Feng Jing and Wang Anshi back then. But it was Feng Jing who took the initiative to put down his posture. In the past, when Wang Anshi complained of illness, Feng Jing visited him several times.
Zhang Yue can also use it for officials who are not suitable for him, such as Lu Huiqing, Sun Lu, Fan Yu, etc. These officials all know it.
The official said: "Let Zhang Dun know Dingzhou and serve as the pacifier of Dingzhou Road!"
Dingzhou Road is one of the four pacification envoy roads in Hebei, and it is also the front line facing the Liao Kingdom. According to what Zhang Yue said, Zhang Dun was qualified for various tasks, but he could not be the prime minister. He actually listened to his words.
It can be said that there is discussion and consideration between the monarch and his ministers.
Historically, officials became more and more self-willed in the middle and late Yuanfeng period. Even the two prime ministers Wang Gui and Cai Que fined them copper for minor mistakes. Every time they were punished, they went to the palace gate to apologize.
It is extremely humiliating for a prime minister to pay a fine and go to the palace gate to apologize.
Wang Anshi refused when he was a junior minister, but Wang Gui and Cai did agree.
However, it is reasonable. In the fifth year of Yuanfeng, Wang Guicai did not allow Sima Guang and others to return to the court in order to retain his throne, and finally launched the Battle of Yongle City. It is reasonable for the emperor to hate them for this.
On the contrary, Zhang Yue had victory in Lanzhou and Liangzhou successively.
Not to mention whether the aspect is as stable as Mount Tai, people generally tend to become tolerant in good times and allow others to make small offenses against them.
In times of adversity, he becomes suspicious and sensitive, and gets angry over the smallest things.
Not only is this true for people, but it is also true for any organization and country.
But Zhang Yue is still unhappy. You know that I don't like Zhang Dun, but you still dare to mention it to me. You must show some disbelief to the officials.
Being angry with the emperor also requires skill and propriety.
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, the corpses of the ministers have been here for many years, and they have always tried to lure them away to avoid the evil way..."
The officials were a little embarrassed when they heard this. What is a vegetarian meal with a corpse?
Zhang Yue's meal was called a corpse-free meal, not to mention military victory and territorial expansion.
From the salt banknotes, Bejibu, and the Citation Institute, Zhang Yue vigorously advocated and promoted it in the Song Dynasty. It’s just that everyone is accustomed to his commercial conveniences. Compared with the obvious achievements in the military, it is not.
It's just so obvious.
After the change of the exemption law, it was welcomed from top to bottom. It also made many old party officials change their views and no longer criticized the new law.
Guan Jia said: "Later generations said about Kong Ming, 'When Ge Gong was there, he didn't notice any difference, and since then, he has not seen any comparison'."
"Your hard work has made great achievements, no less than Kong Ming Kuang's support of the Han Dynasty. Why do you say this?"
Zhang Yue thought to himself, it's good for you to know about the official. Zhang Yue continued: "Your Majesty, I have two things to say. The capital of the city is 15 million, and the interest of the court is 9 million, but the loser is 700
800,000, which destroyed tens of thousands of merchants and merchants in the market. This was one of Xining’s major bad policies that has not been abolished to this day.”
"In addition, I want to impeach Wu Juhou."
"Wu Juhou practiced the method of iron rule in Jingdong. This man is actually a subordinate of the government. His rampage to this day is not unrelated to your majesty's indulgence in seeking wealth."
The officials felt embarrassed because Wu Juhou was his favorite.
Wu Juhou performed well when Zhang Dun opened Meishan Mountain, and distributed the idle land to the newly attached Meishan mountain people, and was recommended by Zhang Dun. The opening of Meishan Mountain was the highlight of Zhang Dun's official career, and it was also the achievement of Xining's new policy, although it was not as good as Zhang Yuekai's.
Xihe, but it is also remarkable.
Wu Juhou was promoted to the rank of Prime Minister.
Later, when Wu Juhou became the local magistrate, he revised and upgraded the details of the military service law, and was promoted to the chief register of Sinong Temple.
The officials personally summoned Wu Juhou and gave him red clothes and silver fish.
Every time Wu Juhou was promoted, it was because of his achievements in promoting new laws.
In the third year of Yuanfeng, Wu Juhou was appointed as the judge of Jingdong transfer and carried out pilot reforms under the guidance of the officials.
The first is the Salt Law. The government buys salt directly from kitchen households, and then sells it to merchants to make a profit. To put it bluntly, the government lowers the purchase price of kitchen households, and then raises the price of selling to merchants, earning the price difference, which is called salt.
interest money.
Wu Juhou earned 240,000 yuan in salt interest money in a year.
The officials did not believe that Wu Juhou could make such a large amount of money at first, but they believed it later when they saw that it was true. They even planned to implement salt cutting in Hebei, but Zhang Yue couldn't object to it and let it go.
Wu Juhou saw huge profits from selling salt, and then ordered the government to monopolize the iron trade and monopolize the people's agricultural tools.
The farm tools they produced seemed to force farmers to buy one for each family of four and two for each of five.
Wu Juhou also promoted the Horse Protection Law by exempting people from taxes and servitude, which was also extremely disturbing to the people.
What Wu Juhou did in Jingdong caused great dissatisfaction among the people. Zhang Dun, Cai Chu, and Shen Kuo, who were members of the New Party, all criticized Wu Juhou's actions, saying that the people of Jingdong were eager to eat his flesh.
Among them, as the leader of Wu Juhou, Zhang Dun couldn't stand the clear statement that "Jingdong Iron Horse, Fujian Tea Salt, if you don't change it, you will suffer damage."
Because of the great public outrage, Wu Juhou in history was also honored as the first demoted local official of the New Party.
Wu Juhou has been impeached all the time but his official position has been rising steadily, because the official family has kept him. The reason for keeping him is that Wu Juhou can make money.
Historically, for the shame of the Battle of Xue Yongle City, officials in the later period employed more overbearing ministers like Wu Juhou and Wang Zijing.
The so-called ministers of Yinke had the same idea as the Xining Reform, and inherited the trend of imperial fiscal expansion. They established state monopolies on salt, iron, tea, etc. to increase fiscal and tax revenue.
In the process of monopoly, local officials have added layers of control, and even expanded the original scope of official discussions such as salt, iron, tea, etc. Just like the market change law, if the market merchants do not borrow money from the market change department, you will not be able to
Set up a stall in the capital, otherwise you will be kicked out.
The behavior of officials has been extended to all walks of life. Although this fact is strongly denied by the Municipal Yisi, the Municipal Yisi uses the amount of interest collected as a reward and punishment and the standard of performance to assess officials and officials. You said the Municipal Yisi
Yisi does not do this, do you believe it?
It was because of this incident that Zeng Bu was demoted from the capital by Lu Huiqing when he was appointed as the third minister. From then on, no one dared to mention it again.
So if you want to abolish the Market Change Law now, it will prove that Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing are wrong and Zeng Bu is right. It also means that the officials are wrong.
When Su Shi returned to Beijing from Jiangning to meet Zhang Yue, he said that Wang Anshi was appointed prime minister for the second time. Although he had the intention to amend the new law, Lu Huiqing was unable to advocate it in order to retain his position.
But who is behind Lu Huiqing?
That's a government official's house!
So now Wu Juhou dares to be so bold and act like this under the eyes of the imperial court. This is because the officials have tacitly allowed it, or even secretly given it. Zhang Yue not only opposes the market change law, but also impeached Wu Juhou to criticize the officials for messing around there.
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The official thought, this Wu Juhou was recommended by Zhang Dun. If Zhang Yue impeaches him, he will also impeach Zhang Dun. Is this out of selfish motives?
The official said: "When Zhang Qing was on Xihe Road, didn't the government purchase cotton from the private sector and ask the re-weavers to submit the salt banknotes to buy it? In this way, you are also a minister who is trying to force the cotton."
Zhang Yue said: "When the First Lord took over Sichuan and Shu, Zhuge Kongming established the Shu brocade official business, bought Shu brocade from the people, sold it to merchants, and then issued hundreds of coins to tie it to the Shu brocade. I followed Kong Ming's approach."
"Today, both the world's salt and bejib must be purchased through salt banknotes. The two are similar but serve the same purpose."
"I believe that whether it is a government-run business or a business-run business, there is actually no right or wrong. However, the government-run business must get rid of the desire for profit and gain. When it comes to people's livelihood, the well-being of the people must be the key."
"At the same time, commercial operations are divided into good and bad ones, and official operations are also divided into superior and inferior ones."
"Those who do not do well in commercial operations will be punished by the court with just one word. But why not punish the government-owned enterprises? If they are not treated equally, the disadvantages will be endless. Wu Juhou's management made the people resentful. Under Jingdong's rule, the price of salt increased even more.
If the people don't buy the iron tools, they will be forced to sell them. Your Majesty has repeatedly indulged him. If these officials ignore them, all officials in the world will follow suit."
The official was scolded by Zhang Yue, and finally he had to say: "In that case, Wu Juhou will be removed from the post of Jingdong transportation envoy and replaced with another post."
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, this is too frivolous. The three officials should be punished and demoted!"
The official frowned when he heard Zhang Yue's words. Wu Juhou was the one who ordered him to do this. Now that Zhang Yue demoted Wu Juhou, didn't he slap him in the face?
The official said: "The imperial court is spending money everywhere now. Only when a country is rich can it strengthen its army. The soldiers and horses are in charge of money, food and materials. If you don't save up for several years, how can you plan for major events? The border defense plan, the warehouses are abundant, nothing requires money."
"I also know what you said about Wu Juhou's defeat. However, the imperial court will not use all the power of the world and use all the money in the four directions to eliminate the troubles in the heart. Otherwise, the shame of the ancestors will never be averted. The taxes and taxes of the people in the four directions will never be able to be wiped out.
Kuan. Ministers like Lu Huiqing and Wu Juhou, are they not doing things for me, carrying the world's infamy?"
Zhang Yue sneered in his heart. Sure enough, the emperor knew everything, and he deliberately indulged himself for the sake of money, right?
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, the troubles in Liao and Xia cannot be eliminated within a few years. Once they are forcibly suppressed, people in the world will change their minds. How can this disaster be eliminated?"
"My previous efforts have come to nothing."
"If Wu Juhou is not eliminated, the people will be uneasy and the country will not be at peace. I ask your majesty to make a painful decision. Even Ma Su will be killed, let alone not Ma Su!"
The official asked: "In that case, can you just demote Wu Juhou and leave the city change law unchanged for the time being?"
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, the law of the City Change will remain unchanged, but the person who will judge the City Change Division will be appointed Wu Anzhi. I also ask your Majesty to use Zeng Bu again!"
The official frowned and looked more and more aggressive.
Zhang Yue said: "Zeng Bu may not return to Beijing, but he should be promoted to the pacification envoy of Gaoyangguan Road and stay with Zhang Dun in the same town of Hebei!"
The official finally gave way to Zhang Yue: "Since you have recommended Zeng Bu over and over again, it will be as you proposed."
However, they saw that the monarch and his ministers were minding their own business and deciding on the affairs of the general state and the appointment of officials. They did not think about the other prime minister Wang Gui at all.
