After reading the memorial, Zhao Bing did not speak immediately, but fell into deep thought. What he used to examine with modern market economics is a basic common sense: the market belongs to the market, and the morality belongs to the morality, and the two cannot be confused. Rescuing the wasteland is the obligation of the government. Using morality as the rhetoric and policy as the criterion to force grain merchants and wealthy households to sell grain at low prices. It seems to be doing an excellent thing, but the actual effect is often counterproductive.

However, in Zhao Bing's view, this kind of thinking is not only available in modern society, because the consciousness he remembered has long been seen in "Lüshi Chunqiu". In his "Chapter and Wei Chapter", such a story is recorded.

In fact, modern people are familiar with this story. It is said that the State of Lu introduced a policy to redeem the lives of the people of Lu who were slaves in other countries. They could use the evidence of redeeming the money from the government to reimburse the money. Confucius' disciple Zigong was a very successful businessman. He redeemed the slaves but did not go to the government to get money. Confucius criticized this practice.

The saints thought that they should not take the money they should take seemed to have noble moral character, but in fact they destroyed the contract set by the policy. With Zigong as the precedent, others will inevitably fall into a dilemma when redeeming the slaves. Reimbursement of money will face the moral pressure of being despised; if they do not reimbursement, they will face the economic pressure of losing money. In order to escape this dilemma, their choice will be to not redeem people. The fate of slaves from Lu who were wandering abroad will become worse.

Zhao Bing knew that with the practices of the ancients, this story of Confucius may not be a real thing. However, the author who wrote this story obviously realized that artificially elevating policy contracts to a moral height and turning them into a kind of moral pressure is often not desirable. Not only does it not help solve the problem, but it will also make the problem more complicated and troublesome. It is similar in essence to Confucius' opposition to Zigong not to reimburse him, and it is based on a deep insight into the world.

The government will designate the specific sales location for the grain merchants' rice transport ships. When the rice transport ship passes the tax customs, report to the place where they go. After arriving at the designated location, find the local government to stamp it, and then use the stamped documents for the tax customs verification. The purpose of the court to do this is to prevent "promiscuous merchants from smuggling other places and not conducting inspections." However, doing so may cause grain merchants to be unprofitable, thus turning from positive to negative.

"The proposal you put forward will make the court passive, be criticized for being disproportionate to disaster relief, and treat the people as bad as grass. And I will also be impeached by all ministers and criticized by all the people. Your move is to put me and the court on the fire, what is your intention!" Zhao Bing raised his eyes and looked at Zhang Song, who was standing in front of the steps quietly, and suddenly slapped the table and said coldly.

"Your Majesty, I dare not!" Zhang Song was stunned for a moment, and said with a polite expression, "Your Majesty, the court has relaxed restrictions and brought grain from merchants into the disaster area. It seems that the court's disaster relief is not good, but it is actually conducive to calming the price of grain, and the court's remaining expenses for transporting grain is actually a move that benefits the country and the people!"

"If the court does not transport grain into the disaster area as soon as possible, limit the price of grain, and let grain merchants stock up on goods and raise the price of grain, many victims will be forced to leave their hometowns because they are unable to fill their stomachs. At that time, refugees will flock to nearby prefectures and counties, causing chaos. Is this what you said to be beneficial to the country and the people?" Zhao Bing scolded sternly.

"Your Majesty, please listen to me for details!" Zhang Song was not timid because of the emperor's displeasure and bowed his hands and said, "Since our dynasty recovered Jiangnan, the weather has been good and the grain has been abundant. Last year, it was a bumper year, and the official warehouses were abundant, and the warehouses were often closed, and the villages have built up revolt warehouses. The newly harvested land of the two Huai Rivers has been carried out for more than a year by the imperial court, and has been built for water conservancy and reclaimed wasteland. Although it is not as abundant as Jiangnan, it is still self-sufficient!"

"So our dynasty is not short of food at the moment. Now that locust plague has just begun, there are only a few prefectures and no disasters have been found around us. Once the disaster occurs, the price of grain will rise, and grain merchants near the prefectures and counties will come to us. And our dynasty has waterways and convenient transportation. Later, grain merchants in Jiangnan will come one after another. A large amount of grain influx will be suppressed. This is much more effective than the imperial court adjusting grain from granaries in various places!"

"In addition, the court exempted the taxes from most prefectures in Lianghuai, and invested in building houses for immigrants, purchasing agricultural tools, and distributing subsidies. The output from the fields belongs to the people. Therefore, the people are not as poor as they thought. They have surplus grain at home and surplus money at their hands, which is enough to cope with the short-term fluctuations in grain prices. As long as the court provides relief to the poor, there will be no refugee tide and lead to unrest."

"It sounds like some reason, but how can you win the trust of others just by just your words?" Zhao Bing nodded slightly. He knew that the judgment he made was based on the development of the commodity economy in Jiangnan, the relatively abundant grain volume, the relatively sufficient dissemination of commercial information, and the developed canal transportation system. This is also a fact. He already had a problem in his mind, but he still wanted to test it.

"Your Majesty, this strategy is not a whim, but a precedent." Zhang Song replied again, "When Lutan was in the early Tang Dynasty, the severe drought in the Jianghuai River caused a sharp rise in rice prices. Some people advised Lutan to use policies to suppress rice prices. Lutan responded: Xuanzhou's local rice production is insufficient, and it mainly depends on the transport of rice from other places. If the price of rice is suppressed, rice merchants will not transport rice. In this way, there is no rice to sell in the market. What's the use of low rice prices? The result of not suppressing the price of rice is that merchants have come to each other since they shipped rice."

"And when Fan Gongwen of this dynasty was in Hangzhou, the market grain price rose to 120 cents per bucket. He did the opposite. Not only did he not limit the price of grain, but he raised the price to 180 cents per bucket. When merchants heard about it, they fought for the first place in the morning and evening to fear the future. The food came in a steady stream, and the market grain price also fell. In addition, when Bao Gong Xiaosu was in charge of Luzhou, there was a famine in the local area, and he did not limit the price of rice. Many merchants carried it to him, so the rice was not cheap every day. It was definitely not a mess of nonsense!"

"Give it a seat!" Zhao Bing smiled and said with a smile, "It seems that you are waiting for more than a year in Lin'an to have been in prison, not because you have wasted your time, and you have been wasting your time, but you still have thought about something."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I dare not take credit for you. This strategy is just to pick up the wisdom of our predecessors!" Zhang Song was stunned and said politely again.

"Oh, what do you mean?" Zhao Bing said in a daze.

"I am waiting for crimes in the capital. I read some books when I have nothing to do. I accidentally got the "Letter to Rescue the Waste and Living People" written by Dong Yi, a Jinshi in Shaoxi, this dynasty. He was the magistrate of Ruian, Wenzhou. At that time, due to a locust plague, there were years of famine in Ruian. As soon as Dong Yi took office, he actively organized disaster relief and famine relief and properly resettled the victims. He patrols everywhere. While urging all townships and villages to catch locusts and rescue the disaster, he personally visited the on-site investigation and found that the locusts did not eat peas. So he joined hands with the gentry to urgently purchase pea seeds and distributed them to the victims for free to plant. The following year, the peas in Ruian County had an unprecedented harvest and the disaster situation was alleviated."

"After that, based on this and his previous experience in rescuing the desert, he summarized the effective methods of rescuing the desert and living people, compiled the "Letter to Rescue the Hang Savior", and summarized twenty specific measures to rescue the desert, including ordinary methods, charity warehouses, persuading divisions, banning and curbing the incest, and not suppressing the price, as well as fifteen measures to implement as appropriate!"

"Dong Qi?" Zhao Bing thought for a long time after hearing this. Whether in the present or in his previous life, he had never heard of this person. This was the first time he had heard of such a book. It seemed that he was a person drowned in history. It was just like the person who was replaced by himself, and he only left a faint mark in the history books. If he had not been an emperor who had been recognized by the official history for several days, he might not have even left his name.

"Your Majesty, after Dong Qi compiled this book, he presented it to the court and engraved it and promulgated it. But in the end, people said it lightly and did not pay attention to it. A hundred years later, the books he wrote had long been subtle in the vast books. The mere minister was fortunate to get this book, and he spent only three cents on the old book stall!" Zhang Song saw that the emperor was thinking about where Dong Qi was, and said with a wry smile.

"Although there is a saying that the pearls are covered with dust, there is also a saying that gold will always shine for a day." Zhao Bing heard that there was anger in his words and Qi Ranhe, who was reluctant to take revenge in his heart, said with a smile.

"Haha, life passes by like a flash of time, and only a hundred years, many people will find it difficult to wait for that day!" Zhang Song said sadly.

"Opportunities are always left to those who are prepared. If you encounter great troubles or encounter unfairness, you will complain about yourself and sink into trouble and you will not blame others." Zhao Bing chuckled, "Now that you have made contributions to your proposal, I will not break your promise. You can get a reward, or you will be exempted from being reserved from your level, and you will be able to agree to the position of your official position."

"Your Majesty, I am acting too aggressively in the office of Haozhou, causing trouble, and demotion and dismissal are due to the crime. If I am reinstated because of my contribution, I am not afraid to give it to me, and it is also contrary to the laws of the court. As for rewards, I am still in my family, and I am fine with simple food and food, and I do not seek wealth and food." Zhang Song replied with a brief thought.

"Then what do you want?" Zhao Bing asked.

"I only want an opportunity to be loyal to the country and contribute to the people, rather than just dying in a remote place of life and seeking a full-time position!" Zhang Song said.

"You are so bad!" Zhao Bing waved his hand and said, "You will no longer have a good position when you make achievements. You are the chief clerk of a county and have money, grain and documents in charge. You can also benefit the people and contribute to the country!"

"Your Majesty, even though that is said, I am a crime and demoted to the legitimate position. His Majesty personally inquired about it. Not only are he disliked by Shangguan, but he will also be excluded by his colleagues. Who will listen to me? I am afraid that there will be no future for me, so how can I express my ambitions!" Zhang Song said with a tragic smile.

"Do you dare to speak? Is the official atmosphere in the Song Dynasty so unbearable?" Zhao Bing said.

"Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, our dynasty has indeed eliminated the accumulated problems of the past and the politics is clear, but people's words are terrifying. All they see is that I am a criminal official who will never stand out, so how dare I use it again?" Zhang Songyan said.

"Haha, you can see clearly!" Zhao Bing of course knew the current situation in the officialdom. A person who was dismissed by the emperor's personal order would be labeled as a permanent no-reused person. Who dares to use him? He chuckled, "Then I give you two choices, one is to stay in Beijing as the head of a case and a department in the six ministries, or transfer to the inner court secretary to be a clerk without any authority!"

"I am willing to be a secretary in charge of the secretary!" Zhang Song replied almost without hesitation.

"Why?" Zhao Bing asked with a smile.
Chapter completed!