Who do you borrow from and how do you borrow from? Borrow from wealthy families and borrow usury! Urgent is a terrible term that has never disappeared from ancient times to the present. Today we still have it around us, and it has always maintained a strong folk color. Yes! Usually they are all underworlds!

It is easy to repay when borrowing, and it is difficult to repay when borrowing. It is either selling children or losing all its money. As the saying goes, "I am not afraid of the poor who owes debts, but I am afraid of the hero who collects debts." After asking for it, annexation will be formed. The rich are getting richer and richer, and the poor are nothing, becoming tenants and slaves...

In response to this problem, in September, Wang Anshi launched the Qingmiao Method with heavy blows!

First of all, the court has to take out capital. Where does the capital come from? It is that the grain in Guanghui warehouses are often closed in all parts of the country. Aren’t you corrupt officials using this to make money? Now the court takes it back and makes money for the emperor. The specific method is to exchange these grains for cash. In Hebei, Jingdong, and Huainan Road, it is divided into summer and autumn. Summer means before January and autumn means before May 0, lending money to farmers who do not accept Qinghuang... It is not a waste of money. After the crops in two seasons, 20% of the profits will be added, that is, 10% will be returned. Considering that it is operated in two seasons, the actual amount of 40% is the principal and 40% is the interest. There are many other details and regulations, such as urban and rural residents who are idle and have no real estate. In order to prevent borrowing and not repaying them, they may even escape and avoid debts. There is no need to understand them one by one. There is only one thing to note: it is explicitly stipulated that it is not allowed to be levied!

Now compare the Qingmiao Law with the Changping Depot Method. The answer is very clear. Qingmiao Law is not to save farmers, because the interest rate of 40% is very high. As the saying goes, "A thief is a thief over profit, and I won't say what the four points are." But only comparison will lead to the truth. At that time, how high was the private usury in the Song Dynasty? Don't be shocked! That was 6 minutes of monthly interest, that is, 70% annual interest rate! What is this concept? I really can't describe it...

Therefore, the essence of the Qingmiao Law appeared. It is not to save farmers, but to kill the rich! Taking profits from the powerful landlords is the most important thing at the moment! The interests of the vast majority of farmers are indeed unacceptable for the time being... The comparison of interest rates and the emptiness of the national treasury have made Song Shenzong and Wang Anshi decide their minds, overcome all difficulties, and implement this law regardless of everything!

But don't be busy. Agriculture was too important to the time. If you are not careful, you will cause a big mess that cannot be cleaned up! For this reason, Wang Anshi really humbly asked for advice, and anyone who has different opinions can raise it. Historical records: The Qingmiao Law was agreed upon by Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing. After the agreement, it was shown to Su Che. Su Che had not been dismissed at that time, so he set up the detailed text of the Three Departments Regulations and the reform sected the internal personnel at that time. As soon as the Qingmiao Law was released, he immediately raised an objection.

He said that the original intention of this method is to save the people, right? But there is profit sharing, and this will be a big trouble. You must know that you cannot be trusted with the people. Everyone is open to the eyes and will borrow money. Then it will be difficult to repay. Even if you tie a rope and whip it, it will be difficult to get it out. At that time, the world was in chaos, how could it end? Moreover, the method of closing positions is perfect and there is no need to change it at all. It is just a bastard of the service below. As long as we strengthen the administration of the officials, everything is OK. Why mobilize the troops and find trouble if you have nothing to do?

But he didn't understand the national conditions at that time. Now he still raised the position to close the position? The country had no money to send the funeral to the late emperor, so how could he have money to give to the farmers for their lives in vain?

Therefore: the most urgent task is to grab money! While grabbing money, stop the merger trend that has been since the early years of the Song Dynasty, and strangle the ill-gotten wealth of the rich and rich people to death, turning them into national income!

The truth is understandable, but Wang Anshi still dared not act rashly. He told Su Che that you made sense, and I will think about it for a long time. After nearly a month, the three words "Qingmiao Method" were gone. It was just that the reform wheel was equivalent to the wheel of history. Once it turned, even the person who pushed it first could not control it. Just when Wang Anshi was still hesitating, an accident happened suddenly...

Wang Guangyuan of the JD Transport Department submitted a memorial, suggesting that thousands of "Sangshu" were sold on Hebei Road to test the Qingmiao Method on Hebei Road.

This proposal contains at least the following two inside stories: 1. Qingmiao Fa is well-known. No matter how controversial there exists within the regulations for the establishment of the Three Divisions, what is Wang Anshi's intention, this decree and its content have been leaked out. To be honest, this is a bit dereliction of duty. In Fu Bi's words, it is because the likes and dislikes of those in power are known to the people below, and it is inevitable that there will be cater to them. The method of "Submitting the Monk" is a wonderful idea. These three words represent huge instant income and endless super troubles. Let's first look at what huge income? Thousands of such certificates can accumulate to 500,000 yuan. Basically, the Song Dynasty gave annual coins to the Great Liao and Xixia every year.

The sum of the future. To talk about future troubles, it is really endless troubles. The monk's certificate is the legal business license of monks. It is amazing. Since ancient times, Buddhism has always blossomed everywhere, flourished and prosperous, and is not affected by the current situation at all. Why? Seeking for the next life, seeking peace of mind, seeking liberation, etc. are more illusory. The important thing is that there is real profit and the monks' business is tax-free. Once you can get the "Monster's certificate", no matter who you were in the past, you will be able to make a fortune every day, and you will have a golden spree. In the long run, please imagine what the country's tax revenue is. So here we have to say: Wang Anshi is really eager for quick success and instant benefits!

The future saint Cheng Hao criticized: This is not the right way of kingdom, and it has no lastingness. Wang Anshi disdained this. He said that the so-called right way of kingdom has "right" and that means change. Thousands of monks can buy 450,000 stones of rice, and can save 150,000 people in a deserted year. If you still have to oppose such things, you are simply unrestrained!

In this regard, I really want to ask the great Wang Xianggong: Is it a wasteland now? Are you talking about saving people?

Besides, how did Wang Guangyuan know that there is the Qingmiao Law and cater to it in such a timely manner? In such a chaotic and complex situation, anyone with a little bit of mind will have questions - what is the relationship between these two surnames Wang? Is Wang Anshi unable to survive in the superstructure and mobilizes the people below to build momentum and push the decree up?

Therefore: the implementation of the Qingmiao Law itself should be correct and necessary. But the practices that Wang Anshi initially implemented were wrong. This will cause almost the most serious and consistent mistakes made by all laws in the "[31 Novel Network] Wang Anshi's Reform" in the future - inconsistent words and deeds!

However, I never thought of denying this reform. The essence of reform is the realization of interests. When it comes to this concept, it is at the same level as war. May I ask: Is there any reform in this world that is successful without bleeding? Is there a new world created by immortals? So even if Wang Guangyuan was secretly encouraged by Wang Anshi, it would be no big deal. Even if he used the money to sell the monk's certificate, there was nothing wrong, at least he did not use the grain reserves in the Changping warehouse...

When it was actually implemented, the New Party made the mistake of inconsistent words and deeds. It was said that it was only piloted in Hebei, but it expanded to Hebei, Jingdong, and Huainan Road. It was said that it used the money for the monk's certificate, but it used 15 million stones to settle the warehouse and Guanghui warehouse grain. It was said that the "Qingmiao Law" was based on agriculture, but urban residents could also borrow money. It was said that it was not allowed to pay the debt. As a result, for political achievements, promotion, wealth, and defeating Wang Anshi, etc., the hardness of the debt was not much worse than that of diamonds...

In the historical materials that have been preserved to this day, it is no longer clear whether this is Wang Anshi's claim or the decision of Emperor Shenzong himself. But since it was released in the name of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, neither of these two people are related!

Why are you so eager to achieve success? Is there any loopholes in the Qingmiao Law? The concepts in the officialdom have not been clarified yet? This is really hard to understand. After all, Wang Anshi said not long ago that "reforms are easy to slow or not are quick"? Is he full of confidence? As long as the Qingmiao Law is implemented, he can quickly see profits and block the Conservative Party's mouth? Or is it a pre-judgment that he will never be able to integrate with Sima Guang and others, and there is no opportunity to straighten out the concepts at all, so he forcibly passed, so that the Qingmiao Law becomes a reality and the reforms can be spread out on a large scale?

What we can see is: With the introduction of the Qingmiao Law, the reform itself, and the confrontation between the new and old parties have suddenly risen to a level of dire straits and death...

Wang Anshi also knew very well what the top big men would do after the Qingmiao Law was introduced. In order to meet the challenge, he made a crucial decision - to promote a person!

On the 9th, Lu Huiqing was promoted to the crown prince Zhongyun and was a storyteller in Chongzheng Hall. This position is equivalent to the emperor's personal consultant and teacher. He can discuss knowledge face to face with the emperor regularly, and control public opinion and the emperor's thoughts are not more appropriate than this position! It will soon prove how wise and timely this decision is.

On October, Fu Bi resigned. The public reason was that he was old and sick. In fact, everyone knew that he was against the new law. Opposition was against, and Fu Bi's approach made people feel very touched.

Fu Bi talks about things and discusses things with things. He never puts a hat on it, and always calls others a villain. When his opinions are not accepted, he will not be angry and find opportunities to take revenge. Now, when he cannot stop it, he chooses to retreat and not get involved!

Before Fu Bi left, Emperor Shenzong summoned him and asked, "Who will be the prime minister after you leave?" Fu Bi replied, "Wen Yanbo" Shenzong was silent for a long time. He asked, "How is Wang Anshi?" Then it was Fu Bi's turn to silent for a long time...

Fu Bi left Kaifeng, and after that, he never returned to the imperial capital, and basically withdrew from the complicated and messy officialdom and lost the basic norms. Looking back on his life, especially his departure, he could experience a true gentleman's style. What is demeanor and cultivation? Looking at Fu Bi, a gentleman does not speak badly, and a gentleman does not force others to do anything. Even if he puts such cultivation in the modern era, he is still a standard gentleman!

Historians all lamented that from the beginning of the Xining reform of the Northern Song Dynasty to the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, politicians were all revengeers and perpetrators with perverted minds and distorted minds, and even the quality of discussing things calmly. Yes! It was really lost! Fu Bi was the last ancient species on the verge of extinction. After him, no one could do the four words "restrain yourself and regain rituals"!

Wang Anshi was not interested in lamenting these things. It was not that he did not agree with this virtue, but that he saw the crisis behind this incident. Fu Bi's departure represented a message and a position in the officialdom. Fu Bi's first came to power was a shield raised by the emperor for the reformists, and he wanted to use Fu Bi's prestige to delay the weakening of opposition. Now he left, it is a very obvious signal: I won't play with you anymore, so I'll do it myself!

At the same time, Chen Shengzhi was appointed as prime minister because the emperor wanted to set up another shield for the reformists after Fu Bi left. But how could Chen have Fu's prestige?

Sure enough, the opposition suddenly rose up and attacked them. The scale was unprecedented in the Northern Song Dynasty for more than a hundred years. The major events before, such as the Qingli New Policy and the Puyi dispute... were all pale in comparison.

Sima Guang was on the verge of being furious at this time, but no one could tell. His cultivation had long reached the point where Mount Tai collapsed before it and was still in motion. There was a small thing circulating in the officialdom:

One day, Sima Guang was working in the office and something urgent happened. A small official rushed in to report it. However, he saw that Sima was sitting upright and was as motionless as a mountain. He was shocked and hurriedly stopped. As a result, he made another mistake. He was too anxious to shake the candle and almost burned Sima Guang's robe sleeve. The small official was frightened and his feet were soft, but Sima Guang didn't move at all. He just looked like a torch and kept staring at him.

Whenever there is a calmness in the face of major events, this is the minimum quality of a politician... But at this time he really couldn't help it! The crisis came too quickly and directly threatened him. Wang Anshi promoted Lu Huiqing to Chongzheng Hall to storytelling, and before that, Sima Guang himself had been teaching the emperor in Erying Pavilion...

Good, Wang Anshi! First, threaten my position. Second, if you don’t come forward, send one of your subordinates to fight against me and think what I am? This will never be tolerated!

So a few days later, Emperor Shenzong asked Sima Guang, "My dear, what do you think of the current prime minister?" Sima Guang replied, "The people of Fujian are cunning, and the people of Chu are easy. There are now 4 people in the Secretariat Province, two prime ministers Zeng Gongliang, Chen Shengzhi are both from Fujian, two political leaders Anshi, and Zhao Yan are both from Chu. Southerners have never been good things! Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin said that southerners are not allowed to be prime ministers, and they will have bad things if they become emperors." Next, Sima Guang praised the two northerners in front of the emperor: Fu Bi, Han Qi... The difference in regions determines the wise and stupid people. I really don't know which period of history did Master Sima learn such experiences and lessons learned from?

However, in the following conversation, Master Sima was really a bit insightful. Emperor "Why is Wang Anshi?" Sima Guang "Wang Anshi is indeed a wise man. Now some people say he is a treacherous, that's too much. But he is ignorant and stubborn." Emperor "Where is Lu Huiqing?" Sima Guang hit the words "Lu Huiqing is flattering, and is definitely not a good person! Wang Anshi is now slandered inside and outside the court, because of him." The emperor thought for a while and said, "Lu Huiqing's thoughts were very clear when he talked about things, like a talent." Sima Guang sneered, "Lu Huiqing is indeed literary and wise, but his mind is not right! Jiang Chong and Li Xunru don't have talent, how can he move the master?" Shen Zong was silent...

This silence generally refers to what the emperor said to him that he is not interested in the cold and wants to end the conversation. If you carefully check Sima Guang's academic system, and coupled with his usual lectures on Shenzong, you will understand that this silence is extraordinary, and Lu Huiqing is in trouble!

Sima Guang is different from the gentlemen of the previous generation such as Ouyang Xiu. He would not dislike anyone. He would throw the big hat of a "villain" over when he caught a small thing. The master looked at the history of each generation and classified people in the world into four categories: saints, fools, gentlemen, villains... divided by talent and virtue. Both talent and virtue are saints. If there is no talent or virtue, a gentleman is a gentleman, and talent is better than virtue is a villain. Sima Guang emphasized the reason why this difference between a gentleman and a villain is so different. That is, a person's talent is not enough, but his moral character is high enough, which will only benefit mankind very limitedly and will not do evil. But if a person is full of bad intentions and has a very big talent, he will harm others everywhere and find trouble to disrupt the world. Especially for gentlemen who have no ability and are very loyal and honest, the lethality is too great!

Therefore, villains, talented villains, are the most dangerous and unfair! According to this theory, specifically when it comes to Lu Huiqing, the title of villains becomes a tailor-made clothes for Lu Huiqing.

The conversation that day turned out to be the result of Shenzong's silence. He was thinking, which achieved Sima Guang's goal.
Chapter completed!