Chapter 0953 Educating Wang Anshi with the old things of Wang Anshi
The more people lack something, the easier it is for them to miss something.
Zhao Run is short of money.
Empress Cao's financial control over him was outrageously strict.
Zhao Run made a small fortune through Kou Ji before, but he still felt that he was a poor man.
It's not that he is really poor.
The money he shared with Kou Ji was enough for him to enjoy comfortably for a long time.
More than ten years ago, the little money he had earned would have been enough to make a royal family with a certain amount of power jealous.
But now, that's it.
The people around him were either rich or wealthy, and his father's howling was indescribable.
So the little money he has is really not enough.
Hearing that there was an opportunity to make a small fortune, Zhao Run was unwilling to miss it.
After arriving at Kou Ji's study, Kou Ji explained some details, and Zhao Run happily left the Zhuyuan.
Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong also followed.
Making a small fortune certainly made them feel happy, but what the two of them cared about more was that this was the first time Kou Ji had given them homework.
Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong learned about the details of Jiaozipu, which was about to open, by participating in various poetry gatherings.
Zhao Run was running around looking for someone to find out the details behind Jiaozipu.
Although the Cao family moved overseas, some of Cao's old officials who were officials in the court could not leave. The only one they could rely on was Zhao Run.
On weekdays, Zhao Run does not look for them, but if he finds them, they will try their best to do things for Zhao Run.
Five days later.
The three little guys gathered in Zhuyuan again.
As usual, Kou Ji was lying on the recliner, listening to the three little guys reporting the news they had learned.
Wang Anshi said seriously: "Sir, they will open Jiaozi Shop next to the dock outside Zhouqiao Street. The shop is very large, covering an area of more than thirty acres."
"On the edge of the pier...near the merchants...the depositors face the merchants..."
"Yes, sir."
"..."
As if giving a report at a meeting, Zeng Gong said solemnly: "Sir, they have decided not to accept the common people, but only to businessmen. They will not do business with less than ten thousand dollars.
Other than that, the other modes of operation are no different from those of Yizijiaozipu."
Kou Jixiao was stunned for a moment and asked, "Copying what Yizijiaozipu did?"
Zeng Gong nodded.
Kou Ji sighed and said: "Those who follow me will die, as I am vulgar... Now that they have set out to oppose the imperial court, they still dare to use the imperial court's things. They are really not afraid of death."
After Kou Ji sighed, he continued to ask: "The accounting method is the same? What does Jiaozi look like?"
Zeng Gong pondered for a moment without saying anything.
Wang Anshi spoke decisively, "The accounting method is similar to that of Yizi Jiaozi Pu. I heard that the appearance of Jiaozi is 70% similar to that of Yi Zi Jiaozi Pu. The students have never seen it in detail, so they dare not make false claims."
Kou Ji nodded thoughtfully and looked at Zhao Run, who was standing aside and said nothing, "What news did you get?"
Zhao Run chuckled, "There are eight wealthy families behind us, each from different places. What surprises the students the most is that they have collected a total of eight million yuan and are preparing to spread Jiaozi Shop to every corner of our Song Dynasty.
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"Eight million guan is like spreading Jiaozi to every corner of the Song Dynasty. It's a bit whimsical. Since they dare to gamble with 8 million guan, it proves that they have knowledgeable people behind them to advise them.
They probably want to use 8 million yuan to make a profit, and then use other businessmen's money to thoroughly promote Jiaozipu."
Kou Ji thought for a moment and understood what Zhao Run meant by the eight wealthy families.
He sighed, "If they hadn't struck too hard and it was difficult to end, I really wanted them to lay the groundwork for Jiaozi."
The conditions set by the eight wealthy families to only accept merchant depositors simply forced Kou Ji to deal harshly with them.
They only see that businessmen are rich, and think that if they recruit businessmen as depositors, they will make a lot of money.
But they fail to see that the people they don't care about are their real protection.
Without the common people, the imperial government did not take any care at all to regulate them.
There is no need to care about their family being ruined.
If they were allowed to take advantage of the situation and spread Jiaozi all over the country, the imperial court would eventually harvest them together and kill half of the wealthy families in the Song Dynasty in an instant.
But destroying half of the wealthy families in an instant would have a huge impact on the court.
Some officials in the government and the public will go crazy.
Most businessmen will also go crazy.
The business system established by merchants will also become chaotic in an instant.
If the Song Dynasty wants to regain its vitality, it may take a long time.
The most important thing is that the Song Dynasty delivered a huge amount of materials to Cao Lili.
Most goods on the market are in short supply today.
If the business system collapses again.
Many commercial industry chains in the Song Dynasty will also collapse.
In the Song Dynasty, under the leadership of Kou Ji, many people had abandoned farming and completely became practitioners in the handicraft industry. They relied on the handicraft industry to survive.
If the commercial industry chain collapses, they will have no way to make ends meet.
Kou Ji is now in a high position, and every move he makes must be thought deeply and carefully considered.
Otherwise, it would be easy to kill many people.
Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong didn't understand what Kou Ji was thinking. They had shock on their faces, thinking that Kou Ji's words were too big.
Eight million dollars is a huge sum of money in their eyes.
It was enough to set up shops all over the Song Dynasty.
Why would Kou Ji say that eight million strings is not enough?
Zhao Run was different from them. Zhao Run had a look of surprise on his face, and you could even see glistening saliva at the corner of his mouth.
Obviously, in his heart, part of the eight million punches are already his.
Kou Ji saw Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong's expressions and guessed what they were thinking. He smiled and said: "Eight million strings is indeed a huge number for many people, but for Yizijiaozipu,
Words are nothing.
Moreover, if you want to spread Jiaozi throughout the Song Dynasty, it is not something that can be achieved with eight million guan.
When Yizijiaozipu was first implemented, the imperial court spent more than 20 million yuan.
Even so, Yizijiaozipu could not completely cover the entire Song Dynasty.
For example, there are no such places as Gumeng Mansion, Yanshan Mansion, Hanhai Mansion and Xueling Mansion to the east of Liaoyang Mansion.
Jiaozipu not only has one shop, but also has many doorways inside."
After listening to what Kou Ji said, Wang Anshi couldn't help but said: "If students can go to Yizijiaozipu to learn about it, they should be able to understand the secret."
Kou Ji smiled and shook his head.
Wang Anshi cannot study Yizijiaozipu.
If he had a thorough understanding of Yizijiaozipu, he would have learned the finance contained in it.
That would be a disaster for the Song Dynasty.
According to historical records, when Wang Anshi restructured the country, he implemented the Green Crops Law, which can be regarded as a good governance.
But in the end, it turned into a bad policy that frightened the people.
If Wang Anshi knew everything about Yizijiaozipu, there is no guarantee that he would not apply Yizijiaozipu to government affairs.
For example, lending is open to private individuals and lending is open to businessmen.
Without relatively complete business laws and lending laws, it would be a disaster for Yizijiaozipu to open a lending business.
When the time comes, dead debts and bad debts will fill up the Yizijiaozi shop.
If the court has to pay for these dead and bad debts, the court will not be able to develop for a long time.
If the imperial court does not foot the bill, Yizijiaozipu may collapse.
Besides, Wang Anshi was the person chosen by Kou Ji to spread knowledge, so how could he be allowed to dive into finance?
"Yi Zi Jiao Zi Pu is an important weapon of the country. Officials cannot go in and interfere with its operations without authorization, let alone study there. As a scholar, can you go in?
It's easy for me to help you find a convenience.
But do you like having me facilitate it for you?"
Koji asked with a smile.
Wang Anshi hesitated for a moment and shook his head slowly.
He is proud. He became a disciple of Kou Ji because of his knowledge, not because of his identity.
"Why go to Yizijiaozi Shop? If you go there to save money, you are the most distinguished guest. If you go to see how they operate, they will treat you as their biggest enemy.
I'm the eldest son of the emperor, and after I left, people didn't treat me well.
If you go, I'm afraid you'll be beaten out with sticks.
Especially the Yizijiaozi Shop in Bianjing City, where there are several people who belong to my father.
He can secretly play with my father at any time, so his eyes are always on the top of his head.
You'd better stop humiliating yourself.
We'd better study carefully how to get the eight million yuan in our hands."
Zhao Run knew some details about Yizijiaozi Shop, so when Wang Anshi had the idea of going to Yizijiaozi Shop, he decisively told some of the things he knew to stop Wang Anshi from getting into trouble.
In his eyes, it is better to worry about the Jiaozi shop that is about to open than to go to a Yizi Jiaozi shop and attract people's attention.
After listening to Zhao Run's words, Kou Ji looked up to the sky and laughed, "Listen, these are golden words."
Zhao Run raised his head proudly.
Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong looked at each other and both showed a wry smile.
Individuals have different pursuits, so they look at problems from different angles.
Although Yizijiaozipu is a valuable asset of the country, if you look closely, it is the property of the Zhao Run family.
As long as he sits on the throne of the prince, he is qualified to intervene in all matters of Yizijiaozipu.
So Zhao Run doesn't care about Yizijiaozipu.
Because that's what's in his pocket.
Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong are different.
Even if they become officials, they may not be able to understand some of the inside stories of Yizijiaozipu.
"Sir, please tell me what we should do to move the money back."
Zhao Run asked Kou Ji impatiently.
Kou Ji laughed and said, "Why are you so anxious? That's eight million yuan, not eight cents. If you want to get it back, you have to make some plans. Besides, even if you get it all back, you won't get much profit."
Zhao Run chuckled and said: "How many points can be divided..."
Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong both breathed a sigh of relief.
Kou Ji always talks about eight million yuan, which is a lot of pressure for the two poor boys.
Kou Ji had previously pretended to share 8 million yuan with them, which made them feel even more stressed.
In their hearts, eight million strings are definitely beyond the control of ordinary people.
Now that they heard that Kou Ji would not share much of the profit with them, they naturally breathed a sigh of relief.
Kou Ji glanced at Zhao Run with a smile and said, "You little money maniac, tell me who is behind this."
Zhao Run smiled softly and said: "Chen Zhizhong of the Ministry of Rites..."
The smile on Kou Ji's face faded, and he said in disbelief: "Are you sure it's Chen Zhizhong?"
According to historical records, Chen Zhizhong was neither good nor bad, leaving behind many allusions, but his reputation and abilities were average.
Compared to his father Chen Shu, he is not even a little bit worse.
It is precisely because of this that when he was given a posthumous title after his death, there were many turmoils, and finally he got the word "gong".
Yes, it's just one word.
This man is now a Bodhisattva in the Ministry of Rites. He goes to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites every day and does nothing. He is very leisurely.
Now he is actually helping the wealthy and powerful to carry the flag behind his back.
Kou Ji didn't quite understand.
Kou Ji looked at Zhao Run and asked, "How deep is the involvement?"
Zhao Run said with a smile: "It is said that someone came to him and gave him something that was difficult to refuse. So he reluctantly became the backer of the new Jiaozipu."
"in law?"
"Um."
"No wonder..."
The imperial court is now very strict on corruption and bending the law.
It has been many years since any corrupt official was exposed.
Zhao Zhen was even more intolerant of corrupt officials and would kill every one he found.
Chen Zhizhong is now considered an important minister in the court. It is impossible not to know Zhao Zhen's taboos, let alone to touch Zhao Zhen's brow.
Therefore, he will definitely not accept the money that others bring to his door.
Unless it's a gift from a relative.
"I'm afraid he doesn't care about anything, right?"
Kou Ji asked with a smile.
Zhao Run nodded and said: "Officials in both the government and the public almost don't care about their own business. It's all the women in the family who take care of it."
Kou Ji smiled and said: "I hope he is not involved too deeply. If it is too involved, it will be bad."
With Kou Ji's identity, if something is not right about Chen Zhizhong, that means it is really not good.
"You don't need to worry about the affairs in the court. You just need to keep an eye on that Jiaozi shop now. When it opens, remember to come and find me."
Kou Ji smiled and ordered.
Zhao Run, Wang Anshi, and Zeng Gong all agreed.
Some time in the future.
Zhao Run, Wang Anshi, and Zeng Gong have been staring at that Jiaozi shop.
That Jiaozi shop had not done much since it took over the business, and the door was closed until the Chinese New Year.
It looks like it won't be open until the end of the year.
After Kou Ji handed over the affairs of the Jiaozi shop to the three little guys, he didn't pay too much attention to it.
After the last court meeting at the end of the year, officials from both the government and the public enter into a long annual vacation.
Zhao Run was exchanged by Queen Cao and returned to the palace.
Zeng Gong also met the Zeng Mansion in Bianjing City.
Wang Anshi lived alone in Wenchang Academy.
After Kou Ji learned about this, he asked Wang Anshi to temporarily move to Zhuyuan.
Kou Ji originally thought that with one more person, the bamboo courtyard would be more popular.
But after Wang Anshi moved in, the Zhuyuan was still deserted.
In the past, Kou Ji didn't feel deeply about it, but during the New Year, the desertedness of the bamboo courtyard formed a sharp contrast with the excitement outside the courtyard.
Even though there were two braziers beside Kou Ji, he still felt the cold wind blowing through his sleeves.
"call……"
A gust of cold wind burst open the study door and rolled snowflakes in the study.
Kou Ji felt cold all over his body and shivered.
Wang Anshi hurried to the door, closed the study door, then took a hand warmer and put it in Kou Ji's hand.
Kou Ji hugged the hand warmer and felt warmth filling his whole body. He was about to praise Wang Anshi.
Seeing Kou Hui wrapped up like a panda, she rushed open the door of the study.
"Dad...Kou Tianci's people have arrived in Bianjing City!"
After Kou Hui rushed into the study, she said to Kou Ji excitedly.
Kou Ji said with a dark face: "That's your brother."
Kou Hui said confidently: "If he abandons you and my mother and doesn't fulfill his filial piety in front of you, I won't call him brother."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes, "You're complaining that he didn't take you to visit Han..."
Kou Hui's cheeks turned red and she said, "I won't go to the barbarian land."
Kou Ji shook his head and smiled, and did not continue to discuss this issue with Kou Hui.
He knew Kou Hui's little thoughts better than anyone else.
Kou Ji ordered Kou Hui to close the door and said, "Who is coming?"
Kou Hui scratched his head, tried hard to recall, and said: "It is said that he is the chief historian of Prince Han's palace and a student of his great-grandfather. His name is Liang Shi."
Kou Ji said with some surprise: "Liang Shi? That's one of the few proud disciples of my grandfather? Didn't he say he wanted to become an official? Why did he follow his grandfather to Korea?"
Kou Hui said seriously: "Then you have to ask yourself."
Kou Ji nodded and ordered: "Go and tell your mother that since she is one of your own family, she will arrange to rest in the wing. Don't go to the post house to join in the fun.
Let Liang Shi wait for the group to put down their things, have a full meal and rest, and I will look for them later."
Kou Hui nodded and left Kou Ji's study in a hurry.
After Kou Hui left, Wang Anshi helped Kou Ji close the study door again, and asked Kou Ji with a puzzled face, "Sir, it seems that you value Liang Shi very much?"
Kou Ji huddled in the recliner and said with a smile: "The person who can be entrusted with important tasks by my grandfather is naturally not a small person."
Wang Anshi nodded in agreement.
Kou Zhun had been ups and downs in the officialdom for decades, and once held the highest authority in the Song Dynasty.
People he can value will naturally not be bad.
"The students just thought that since Liang Shi was so talented, why didn't he stay and serve the court instead of going to Korea?"
Kou Ji glanced at Wang Anshi and said with a smile: "You think that Prince Han's palace should not have talented people."
Wang Anshi hurriedly said: "That's not what the student meant."
"I know that's not what you mean. You think that the person who can be valued by my grandfather should be a great talent. Instead of staying in Bianjing to show off his talents, he went to Han Di, a place with a single government. You think Liang Shi made the wrong choice.
The road is clear."
"student……"
"Okay, no need to explain. It's not surprising to have this idea. Han Dynasty is just a land of one province, a little bit worse than the Song Dynasty.
Some great talents were able to develop their talents in the Song Dynasty, but naturally they would feel aggrieved when they went to Korea.
But everyone has their own pursuits.
Liang Shi was willing to go to Korea, so he naturally had his purpose and pursuit of going to Korea.
Before he achieves his goals and pursuits, it is impossible to leave Han.
He knows clearly whether he will give in or not."
Kou Ji finished speaking.
Wang Anshi bowed and said, "It's student Meng Lang..."
Kou Ji shook his head and said: "You are no longer Meng Lang, you are just too ambitious. You think every great talent should do great things. You must also feel in your heart that you should do great things.
But have you ever thought about it, everyone is doing the big things, but who is going to do the small things?
Moreover, even if you want to do big things, you have to start with many small things.
Because don’t do small things, only do big things.
There will be problems.
I once read a book about food, and there was such a story written in it.
It is said that in a distant utopian country, there was a state minister who, while holding an official position similar to my magistrate in the Song Dynasty, learned about the poverty of the local people, and then told the king about some of the bad policies he learned about in the local area, and asked the court to reform.
Bad government.
The leader of the Utopian country was deeply impressed by him and thought he was a great talent, so he sent him to the capital to serve as the prime minister and let him preside over reforms.
After he became the Prime Minister, one of his innovative decrees was to convert the kingdom's grain reserves into capital at an interest rate of 20% and lend them to the people to alleviate local usury and increase the kingdom's
income.
What do you think the final result will be?"
After Wang Anshi listened to Kou Ji's words and thought about it carefully, he wanted to say something about peace and prosperity for the country and the people.
But when he saw Kou Ji staring at him with a half-smile, he knew that the decree implemented by the utopian country's prime minister would not end well.
If it was good, Kou Ji wouldn't be able to tell him about it.
Wang Anshi hesitated for a long time and opened his mouth several times, trying to give an answer that suited Kou Ji's thoughts, such as "the people are in dire straits."
But he felt that his initial thoughts were completely opposite to this, and he didn't want to deceive himself.
Therefore, Wang Anshi just shook his head in the end.
Kou Ji stared at Wang Anshi and smiled and said: "Let me tell you, the final result is that the officials of the kingdom force the people to borrow money. Even if the people have no worries about food and clothing and lack of anything, the officials of the kingdom will force the people to borrow money.
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Then wait quietly to get it back from the people with interest.
The people are complaining and suffering unspeakably.
Eventually the kingdom had to repeal the decree."
Wang Anshi couldn't help but said: "The officials in that kingdom are so hateful. If it weren't for them, the kingdom's decree might be a good policy."
Kou Ji said with a smile: "If such a decree were placed in the Song Dynasty, the problem would be even greater."
Wang Anshi opened his mouth but said nothing.
He knew that it was best to govern a small country with few people.
If such a government decree is implemented in a small country, big problems will arise.
If implemented in the Song Dynasty, the chaos will only be greater.
Kou Ji stared at Wang Anshi and said: "This story tells us that we must look at problems carefully and clearly. We cannot just see a little bit and blindly think that we have seen all the problems.
Therefore, if you want to do big things, you must start with small things. It is best to understand the small things clearly and accumulate a good foundation.
Then something big happens.
If the prime minister of the Utopian country had experienced a few more local officials while serving in the local area, he would definitely not have introduced such a law."
Wang Anshi bowed respectfully and said, "The students have been taught."
Kou Ji nodded and said: "In the future, you should also concentrate on studying and learning, and don't always think about doing big things. If you have no knowledge, no knowledge, and no foundation, what big things will you do?