Chapter 153 A sudden turn of events! (Here it comes! Second update!)

A bad start.

Wang Gongchen spent several days trying to persuade him, but in the end he just failed to stop him.

As the advisor, Wu Yu was not interested in Zhang Heng's suggestion of setting up a bank, so he did not accept Zhang Heng's advice. Instead, he was more concerned about sea trade.

There were so many difficulties in this matter from the beginning that Zhang Heng thought it would be difficult to get started for a while. However, there was no way out, but there was a bright future.

The current Prime Minister Jia Changchao took the initiative to find someone to summon Zhang Heng over.

Zhengshitang Zhang Heng is quite familiar with him. When Xiuqi lived there before, he often came and went here, so there was no need for the hall official to lead the way.

Tanghouguan is a subordinate official of the political affairs hall. Although he is a subordinate official, he is very important.

Under the Zhengshi Hall, there is the Sherenyuan, which is responsible for drafting imperial edicts.

There are also five rooms including Kongmu, Li, Hu, military, ritual and punishment, which are divided into Cao Cao to handle affairs.

This was the political center of the Song Dynasty.

Although Zhang Heng comes here often, every time he comes in, he can always feel the importance of this place.

But when he saw Jia Changchao, this dignity disappeared.

Jia Changchao was very kind to Zhang Heng. When he saw Zhang Heng coming over, he put down what he was busy doing and asked about Zhang Heng's work situation in the Third Division. He heard that Zhang Heng solved major problems as soon as he went to visit the branch.

, quite pleased.

"I've heard about this before. You are indeed a person who can do practical things. Haha, you were also tricked by the previous Prime Minister, leaving such a big hole for you!

And Wang Junkui is also unreasonable. As the Third Secretary, he still leaves this matter to you to solve..."

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "Students are the judges of the ruling. This matter is within the scope of the students' responsibilities. It is up to the students to find a solution."

Jia Changchao, however, was not very satisfied and said: "That being said, at your age it is time to take care of you. As an elder, he doesn't know how to help you get on the horse and give you a good ride.

There is also Zeng Mingzhong. At this time, what kind of grievances between the Third Division and the Kaifeng Mansion are concerned about? They are all imperial agencies. How can there really be any grievances?

You still came out of Kaifeng Mansion, I should give you a helping hand, there is nothing to be taboo about!"

When it came to Zeng Gongliang, Zhang Heng just laughed and didn't answer.

Jia Changchao waved his hand and said: "Forget it, that's your mentor, and even more so your husband. It's hard for you to speak ill of him. In other words, why don't you come to me?"

Zhang Heng hurriedly said: "Students are still confident about this matter. Teacher, you take care of everything every day. It's not easy for students to come and disturb you. Besides, if you have to look to you for everything, won't students have no way to grow?"

Jia Changchao shook his head and said: "It's not that, it's about setting up a bank."

Zhang Heng was a little surprised and said: "Teacher, how do you know?"

Jia Changchao showed a smile on his face: "Both Wang Juncui and Wu Chunqing mentioned it to me. I waited and waited, but you didn't come to me, so I had to come to you in person. It seems that you don't regard me as your teacher either.

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How can Zhang Heng be willing to bear this crime? He waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Teacher, judging from what you said, you are naturally the student's mentor, but there must be a process for doing things. If the matter is brought to you all at once, then...

It's up to you to push it.

You are the prime minister of a country and an important weapon of the country. How can you be dispatched so easily?

You are the Prime Minister, every word and every action has a profound meaning. Once you say something, you must follow the law. If things cannot be pushed forward, won't it damage your majesty!"

As soon as Zhang Heng said this, Jia Changchao immediately laughed and scolded: "What a mess! How can such a big thing be promoted by a little kid like you?

I am your teacher. If you have any problems, just come to me. Teachers are responsible for the students. If you are so outspoken, don’t call me teacher again!"

Zhang Heng chuckled. He was very interested in Jia Changchao's attitude and quickly asked: "Teacher, what, are you interested in bank matters?"

Jia Changchao shook his head, and Zhang Heng's heart dropped when he saw it, but Jia Changchao's next sentence made him happy. Jia Changchao said: "I'm not very interested in the bank's affairs, but I am impressed by your ability to do the hard work."

interest.

Many of the things that you have been struggling with have indeed made you successful. Therefore, I think you should be given a chance to deal with the bank matter that you have been struggling with. If it is really as profitable as you said, it will also be of many benefits to the court.

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Zhang Heng was overjoyed and said: "It will be easy if you, teacher, will push it forward!"

Jia Changchao shook his head and said: "It's not that simple. Both Wu Chunqing and Wang Juncui are quite cautious about this matter. They told me about it, but their attitude was ambiguous. It shows that they still have doubts. They have such a close relationship with you.

, the rest of the people don’t have any friendship with you, so I’m afraid they may not support it.”

Zhang Heng thought for a while and said: "Teacher, if you want this matter to pass, who do you need to support? The students will find ways to persuade them one by one."

Jia Changchao was happy when he heard this: "What you said is a bit childish. For such a major national event, especially if you can promote it alone, you still have to convince everyone..."

Zhang Heng also laughed: "Teacher, the matter of sea trade..."

Jia Changchao was stunned for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "You, the monkey grandson, don't suffer at all.

In terms of maritime trade, you have indeed taken the greatest credit, but it is also because of the general trend.

All kinds of things are caused by coincidence, and all kinds of things are promoted together.

If the Northwest Road were not blocked, there would be no motivation to develop overseas.

If the country's situation had not reached this point, His Majesty would not have decided to change it.

Xianggong Lu will not be completely reclusive, let alone because you pushed Ouyang Xiu to make a trick, and you will remove Xianggong Lu from power.

These are major trends and cannot be achieved by one person."

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "Teacher, you think this is the general trend, and students think so too, but who can see the general trend clearly and who can make the best use of the situation is the key, isn't it? Why can't we take advantage of the general trend when planning this bank?"

Jia Changchao frowned: "What's the big trend this time?"

"Lack of money!" Zhang Heng answered decisively, and then added, "Lack of money is the general trend!"

Jia Changchao shook his head and said: "Sea trade has developed greatly this year, and more than 10 million yuan in tax revenue has been generated. The situation next year will probably be much better.

Moreover, Wu Chunqing proposed to fully open the port. Next year's sea trade will be in full swing. The tax revenue brought by next year's sea trade is expected to exceed 20 million yuan. The money shortage situation will be fully alleviated. Therefore, there may not be a greater shortage of money by then.

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Zhang Heng laughed dumbly: "Is there ever too much money?"

Jia Changchao nodded and said: "It is true that there are not too many, but many people still have doubts about the bank. How can it change the situation if it is just a bank? Many people adhere to the concept that the government does not compete with the people for profits. This formulation

I’m afraid there will be a lot of opposition, it’s difficult.”

Zhang Heng said in surprise: "Teacher, did you call me here today?"

Jia Changchao smiled bitterly and said: "Of course I still want to push it. Although I still have doubts about the bank matter you proposed, but all the things you put in trouble will be successful. I always feel that if I don't support it, I will miss something."

Well, it turns out that Jia Changchao is still afraid of wolves or tigers. Although he has confidence in himself, he is actually not so sure about the bank's proposal and wants to cheer him up.

Zhang Heng understood Jia Changchao's concerns and had an idea in his mind. He thought for a while and said: "Teacher, let's let the students handle this matter. This attitude on your side is enough. Let the students promote the rest."

, wait until the students push things to where they should be, and then you can make the final decision!"

Jia Changchao asked: "Can it be done?"

Zhang Heng nodded affirmatively: "It can certainly be done!"

Of course it works.

Zhang Heng now controls the Duzhi Division and has a thorough knowledge of the income and expenditure of the entire imperial court.

Zhao Zhen's reform failed and will soon enter a state of ruin. The suppression of luck in the original reform will be fully released, which means that there will be more and more officials in the future, and more and more people will enter the system.

This means that the financial payment system will be under increasing pressure in the future.

Wang Gongchen is right to say that open source resources alone cannot satisfy the appetite of the giant beast of the bureaucracy. Only by truly reducing expenditures can the state treasury be filled.

But now that the Qingli New Deal has failed, this giant beast has completely lost its restraints, and fiscal expenditures will become increasingly crazier in the future. Even if there are millions more revenue next year, it will not be able to stop this momentum.

And the key is not just the bureaucracy, but also the military system.

The war between Song and Xia shocked the Song court three times overnight. Now they took a breath and let Xixia go out independently, but everyone in the court was holding their breath. The Liao Kingdom was not a good enemy. Then the Song Dynasty and Xixia fought hard.

The fire was in full swing, and they came to take advantage of the situation, forcing the Song Dynasty to increase the annual currency to appease.

Based on this judgment, Zhang Heng can basically infer that the imperial court will be heavily invested by the Western and Northern armies in the future. He hopes to make large-scale investments in the army and promote the reform of the army to deal with threats from the northwest and the north.

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Of course, Zhang Heng believes that the army is rotten to the core. If there is no thorough reform of the military system, no matter how much investment is given, it will only feed a bunch of moths and will not have much effect on improving the combat effectiveness of the army.

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However, the trend of spending money is predictable.

Thinking of this, Zhang Heng was sure that the next bank establishment was in line with the general trend, but he thought that the money he earned from working so hard to promote the establishment of the bank was squandered by Zhao Zhenjunchen, and it was squandered to the point of nothing.

Effectiveness is depressing to think about.

However, Zhang Heng immediately comforted himself - this was for him to become an official, to get promoted based on performance, there was nothing wrong with this logic.
Chapter completed!