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Volume 2 Chapter 860 Yao and Shun (Part 1)

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    Wang Ju's group was very fast, with about ten large carriages carrying a large family up and down, quickly rushing to Mizhou, and then with the help of speedboats, they drove to the other side regardless of the headwind, walking very decisively.  On July 11, Zhao Xu died.  Gao Taotao ordered that Fan Chunren should be appointed as the envoy to the mountain. According to the usual practice, Cai Quelai should be the envoy to the mountain. This is obviously a signal.  But because of Cai Que¡¯s compromise during this period, many moderate old party members were re-appointed. These people are either too repulsive to Cai Que, or they want to oust Cai Que from the position of prime minister, but they can¡¯t save face at all.  With the arrival of autumn, the imperial court began to make frequent personnel transfers. Many radical ministers were sent to various places one after another, and a large number of old parties were also promoted to the new posts.  However, the changes in the upper-level officials were not too big. Perhaps the most eye-catching thing was that Su Dongpo was transferred back and served as Zhizhao, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy.  This has nothing to do with old or new, Gao Taotao likes this great talent very much.  ¡°In fact, Da Su is very immature politically, especially his big mouth, so even the good old man Lao Wang can¡¯t stand Da Su.  But now Cai Que has basically stopped doing anything. It is not Wen Yanbo who is taking care of the elderly, but Cai Que who is really taking care of the elderly.  If the Empress Dowager likes it, let's appoint it.  It also includes Xiao Cheng¡¯s two students, Zhu Guangting and Jia Yi.  Among the two, Zhu Guangting was the most famous and could write at the age of ten.  However, if it is placed in later generations, Jia Yi may be more famous, because there is a text in the textbook about Jia Yi saving money to pay back his mother. That Jia Yi is this Jia Yi.  ¡°Both are prodigies, both are insane¡± The two were transferred to the capital and served as imperial censors.  What does a censor do? He is a counselor and a supervisor. But Zhu Jia doesn¡¯t know Wang Ju¡¯s theory.  Therefore, they have the same mentality as other ministers of speech. I am a minister of speech, and my duty is to criticize.  But let¡¯s rescue the teacher first. The two of them jointly wrote a letter asking why Xiao Cheng has not been sent back to the other side for almost three years. Why hasn¡¯t the other side sent him back yet?  This is also the case. Gao Taotao personally asked Zhongshu to issue the edict, and asked Haike to take the edict to the other side and bring Xiao Cheng back to the Song Dynasty.  But this time it comes and goes, at least until next autumn.  The two of them turned their attention to others again, nitpicking here and there.  But this was within the scope allowed by the Song Dynasty system, and no one paid much attention to it.  Suddenly Zhu Guangting wrote a letter and said one thing. Since the other side belongs to the Song Dynasty, according to Wang Ju's own opinion, what is the real territory? If it can station officials, control taxes, and mobilize officers and soldiers, then it can be called the Song Dynasty.  Territory, like the original Jisi District, can it be regarded as a national territory?  Just like the current Hei Khan, he also surrendered to the Song Dynasty, but can it be regarded as the land of the Song Dynasty?  Wang Ju said that there was a running-in period, but to this day, many of the officials transferred there are still like puppets. Therefore, the Song Dynasty must transfer thousands of officers and soldiers to the other side to strengthen the official momentum, and at the same time collect taxes from the people and merchants on the other side.  Gao Taotao was very excited, so Da Su said: "The imperial court is ready to deploy officers and soldiers to the core area of ??Kui Gorge." Can that be done?  The people were backward and the mountains were high. When Wang Ju was there, he felt a headache, and it didn't matter to others.  Da Su said: "The Empress Dowager, the core area of ??Kui Gorge is only separated by some mountains, but the other side is separated by thousands of miles of ocean." It has nothing to do with personal relationships, it is just personal relationships. Wang Ju and Xiao Su have a good relationship.  Something happened.  But Dasu meant what he said. He could not see the impact of the other side's trade on the Song Dynasty's economy, but he could see the steady stream of support from the other side.  If Xixia could provide one-tenth of its support to the Song Dynasty, would the Song Dynasty use troops against Xixia?  By default, the other side belongs to the territory of the Song Dynasty. There is no need to increase troops. In the future, it will continue to provide a large amount of support and become the most important right-hand man of the imperial court.  If the other side supports Wang Ju as king and breaks away from the Song Dynasty, even sending thousands of officers and soldiers will not work.  This is purely a superfluous move. If not done well, it will anger the other party.  Gao Taotao woke up and did not discuss the matter.  However, after Su Dongpo returned, he recited a poem with his guests: "The saintly gentleman in Qizhaopi is a man with a quinoa stick on the bamboo mat. In order to seek the medicine of immortality, Xu Lu sailed tens of thousands of people across Japan in a boat." Qichaopi is a very poor area in Beijing.  A bad place is equivalent to a slum in later generations. A saintly gentleman emerged from this poor place.  The Seven Gentlemen of the Bamboo Forest, also known as the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, are seven celebrities from the Wei and Jin Dynasties: Ji Kang, Ruan Ji, Shan Tao, Xiang Xiu, Liu Ling, Wang Rong and Ruan Xian.  They abandoned the classics in favor of Laozi and Zhuangzi, despised etiquette and worshiped liberality, and were very famous in Chinese history.  Because they have similar minds, they often gather under the bamboo forest to drink and talk for a long time.  But in the end, faced with the co-optation and suppression of the Sima Dynasty, Ji Kang was killed, and Wang Rong and Shan Tao took the initiative to surrender.During the Sima Dynasty, the seven sages went their separate ways.  This quinoa stick man refers to Shan Tao. Sima Zhao once gave Shan Tao 200,000 yuan of money and 200 dendrobium of grain. Because Shan Tao's mother was old, he also gave a special quinoa stick as a gift, so Shan Tao took the initiative to attach himself to the Western Jin Dynasty.  Enter the ranks of senior officials.  Su Dongpo was insinuating that Shan Tao was known as a great sage in the world, but in fact he was so hypocritical that two hundred thousand yuan, not two hundred thousand guan, plus two hundred dendrobium grains and a quinoa staff made him defect.  Actually, this is a bit unfair. Shan Tao's ancestral aunt Shan is the mother of Sima Yi's wife Zhang Chunhua. The two families are related, so it is normal for them to get together. Moreover, Shan Tao's official performance is good and he is quite popular.  On the other hand, another one of the Seven Sages, Wang Rong, was stingy and had the greatest ambition for fame.  The following allusion is very simple. Xu is Xu Fu and Lu is Lu Sheng. In the story of Xu Fu's eastward journey, it seems that Su Lue used the wrong allusion because Xu Fu did not take Lu Sheng with him when he traveled to Japan.  It is wrong on the surface, but it is not wrong in fact.  Er Cheng¡¯s theory does not really eliminate human desires, but hopes that everyone will restrain their greed and greed, and then the world will be harmonious.  As for Su Dongpo, he, Kou Zhun, Yang Yi, Xiao Song and others belong to the hedonistic school. Why did we study hard for ten years?  Gold list title.  What is the purpose of being named on the gold list? Being an official.  What is the purpose of being an official? To enjoy the glory and wealth.  In the Song Dynasty, this concept was not ugly. As long as you took care of the government affairs in your hands, you could have as much fun as you wanted in your spare time.  Just like Kou Zhun, he is an authentic playboy, but has it affected his reputation? ???????????????????? However, the concepts of this kind of person and Er Cheng must be incompatible with each other. ?????????????? And Er Cheng and the others are not true gentlemen. If those eminent monks, such as Lin Hejing, Zhang Zai, and Fan Zhongyan, had proposed this concept, Su Dongpo would not be able to do it. They do have this kind of character.  In fact, even if you are an eminent monk, he will not believe that he has such a high moral character. Sit down, please sit down, please sit down, tea, tea, tea Not only are they not true gentlemen, but they are in the court or in the court.  Judging from Luoyang's performance, these two people are people who tend to be popular and are sarcastic.  In Wang Ju's words, it is: "Some people are ugly, but they want you to be beautiful and flawless."  Some people are nasty, but they ask you to be bright and great.  Some people eat meat, but they ask you to only drink soup How can Su Dongpo have a good impression of Xiao Cheng?  "The two disciples of Xiao Cheng were so imaginative that they actually wanted to trick the imperial court into sending troops to the other side, under the name of jurisdiction, but actually seeking justice for their teacher, so Su Dongpo came up with this satirical poem.  The gale is not the gale of the capital, but it means that Xiaocheng is a scholar and he is a gentleman.  Even if you are unlucky, at least a fourth- or fifth-class Jinshi can get it. If you don't even have this talent, why do you think you are a scholar or a master?  Not only is he not a scholar, he is also a hypocrite like Shan Tao.  However, he also laughed at Zhu and Jia for their whims. If the court really did this, Xiao Cheng would immediately become famous all over the world.  In addition, Xiao Cheng used to teach in Beijing and Luoyang, and there were many students under his disciples. Then these students would hug each other, become stronger, and become successful in the political arena, or become a medicine for longevity.  .  But is there really a medicine for longevity?  Go ahead and dream!  Su Dongpo¡¯s calligraphy has one characteristic: authenticity.  True temperament photo calligraphy, but in the political arena, it means speaking without thinking and saying whatever you think.  Having said that The guest smiled and thought, Da Su is really talented. He can laugh and curse without any curse words, and he has all kinds of allusions at his fingertips, so they spread quickly.  Then during the morning court, Zhang Dun made a rowing gesture in front of Zhu Guangting, and everyone laughed together.  The main reason is that these two boys are too annoying. As a leader of the new party, Zhang Dun has not been attacked less, and many others have also been attacked by them.  ¡°However, Su Dongpo¡¯s original intention was to use these two people as an excuse, and he had no other intention.  But because this time the joke was too big, the "Reign of Yao and Shun" also began.  Winter is coming quickly.  Wen Yanbo is very quiet, but don¡¯t really think that he is quiet. Wen Yanbo, who believed in Buddhism in his later years, became extremely terrifying. Cai Que¡¯s death in history was promoted by him, and Gao Taotao was just an accomplice.  Now he has been suppressed by Wang Ju for seven years. Why is it seven years? Before Wang Ju came back, the court began to suppress him.  Therefore, Wen Yanbo accumulated a terrible amount of anger in his heart But he couldn't find any chance. This year was too quiet.  The frontline is still using money to immigrate and build forts, especially the Great Wall.  In addition, Wang Ju has started to build eight medium-sized canals and more than 40 small-sized canals since last year based on the Yellow River and some tributaries.irrigated, but none of them reach the scale of Hanyuan Canal.  This is also Wang Ju's consideration of the time issue. If it is a large-scale water conservancy project, it will take at least two years for construction. By then, the court will be in a different state. If you just find an excuse, the project will be abandoned halfway. It is better not to repair it.  Woolen cloth.  When winter comes, these canals are completed one by one, but they also cost money.  In addition, there is the sand control project, which is not that difficult. Some of the methods of sand control projects in later generations, such as the method of controlling the Kubuqi Desert, can be applied.  Compared with later generations, equipment and technology are now backward, but the advantage is that the deterioration of soil and water is not serious now. At the same time, there are nearly 100,000 troops of various colors stationed on the front edge and edge. The gap in equipment can be made up with labor, so as long as a small amount of investment is invested  Qian Bo, in ten years, the entire northwest landscape will be greatly improved.  However, due to the political situation, Wang Ju canceled this idea and only promoted these methods in a few garrison locations as pilot projects one by one.  After the political situation stabilizes, these pilot projects will bring reflection to some people and accumulate relevant experience.  And Shen Kuo¡¯s railway It also costs a lot of money and silk to bury Zhao Xu in the court hall.  ¡°However, with this kind of expenditure, this year¡¯s fiscal year has been able to barely make a surplus.  The most critical thing is that the weather has been smooth this year, and the front is extremely quiet, without even a decent rebellion.  And although this battle is huge, strictly speaking, it cannot be regarded as harsh on the people.  Such as the purchase and purchase of various materials, this is inevitable. After this war and subsequent immigration, a huge amount of materials and grain will be used, which must be purchased from the private sector in large quantities.  However, in order to prevent bad phenomena from happening, various transportation departments, lifting departments, and various branches of the banking department jointly sent people to inspect and work out a reasonable price.  Merchants and the people cannot be allowed to suffer losses, nor can merchants be allowed to take advantage of the situation to enrich the country.  That is to say, let everyone earn a little, but not make too much unscrupulously.  As for all kinds of forced labor, in addition to those prisoners of war, recruitment is also used.  The soldiers and civilians who went to the front line were not only well paid, but also received generous rewards after the war.  In just over a year, the imperial court spent almost 200 million guan in silk coins, copper coins and silk fabrics, and it was new guan. So much money was scattered across the country. Then the war stopped and consumption began.  There are no scientific statistics now, otherwise the GDP growth rate of the Song Dynasty this year would have reached 20%.  It is truly about singing and dancing to bring peace and prosperity to the country and the people.  Wen Yanbo couldn't move, but the time was coming After the Spring Festival, under Gao Taotao's compulsion, the imperial court suddenly appointed five ministers. Han Zhongyan was the minister Youcheng, Fu Yaoyu was the minister of Zhongshu, and Liu Zhi was the minister.  Sun Gu knew about the affairs of the Privy Council, and Wang Yansou knew about Kaifeng Mansion.  Cai Bian quarreled. The late emperor had just been buried. Fu Yaoyu had just forgotten it. How could he get Sun Gu and Wang Yansou out again?  Gao Taotao scolded Cai Bian from behind the curtain, and then released Cai Bian out of Beijing.  Okay, now from top to bottom, 80% of the effective ministry officials have been replaced by ministers of the old party, so Fan Zuyu began to lead everyone to write a letter, that is, whether the battle in the northwest is worth it.  Or to put it another way, the Northwest Campaign lasted for several years and cost 500-600 million guan. If divided into hundreds of years, there would be 500-600 million guan in one year, which was used to recruit troops from all over the world. Will Xixia become a bandit?  Will Congress be at odds?  But because some people relied on their military exploits to make a name for themselves, the war broke out. From outside the Qi Level Canal, to the foot of Yongle City, and then to the banks of the Qinshui River, how many people died?  Fan Chunren told Xini that he only spent 300 million yuan.  In fact, this is really a confusing account, and it lasted for several years. No one can calculate it, but Wang Ju estimates that the actual expenditure in various aspects may have reached 400 million yuan.  Fan Zuyu retorted, where is the interest.  ¡° Even if it¡¯s 300 million yuan, plus the interest for a hundred years, it¡¯s still 5 to 6 million yuan a year.  Zhang Shangying laughed in anger. He had a good memory, so he reported on the spot the country's annual major income and expenditure since the beginning of Xining.  So much money was spent, but Wang Ju earned it back for the Song Dynasty, and going forward, the Song Dynasty's court was financially healthy and would continue to make money!  Sun Jue felt excited. When it came to money, he was talking about the banking department.  The state lends money to the people, right?  Zhang Shangying said that the national interest rate is only one cent, while private loan sharks charge six cents, or even three times the annual interest rate!  Sun Jue then reprimanded, "There are merchants who prey on the people, so how can the imperial court prey on the people?"  Then everyone rushed up, almost crying and talking about all the atrocities committed by the bank department. Especially if someone couldn't pay back the debt he borrowed, then according to the contract, the bank department would force him to sell his property.Yes, some bad phenomena will inevitably occur.  But if you don¡¯t do this, then it¡¯s over. If you release one thousand guan, it¡¯s still the same thing whether you can take back 200 guan.  Even so, many dead accounts appear every year.  Gao Taotao came to the conclusion behind the curtain that the bank department was indeed a bastard of the common people. This method of making money was not just merit.  Zhang Shangying was so angry that this bank made me stop working.  In short, he and Zhang Dun are very talented, but neither is the best candidate for prime minister. Zhang Shangying is too aloof, and Zhang Dun is too black and white.  Cai Que sneered in his heart, the bank department is not good, Zhang Shangying is gone, I will see if you will clamp down.  However, as Cai Chue expected, the court immediately issued an edict and replaced him with Sun Jue.  But it is harmful to people, so what to do, so Sun Jue ordered that all kinds of interest rates be reduced by two cents.  Zhang Shangying was about to hire a ship to return to his hometown in Sichuan. After hearing this, he said that these guys would not be willing to bring down the Song Dynasty.  In fact, in future generations, the average annual profit of more than 8% is not considered low.  But in this era, costs in all aspects are relatively high, coupled with bad debts and unpreventable corruption, once the cost drops by two percent, the consequences will be significant.  This is what Sun Jue doesn¡¯t understand. In fact, the loans issued by the Banking Department every year are not only funds allocated by the court, but more than half of them come from the interest difference generated by private deposits.  If it drops by 2%, let¡¯s see if we can still make a profit by the end of the year.  Good governance, all businessmen, including ordinary people who don¡¯t understand, feel happy when they hear it. In just two months, all the bank¡¯s funds were borrowed, and then an even more ridiculous thing happened But now it is being used by another person.  One thing caught the eye.  Spring is coming, and the fleets from the other side are coming again. For the time being, these fleets have not been affected. It is not just the profits brought by trade and the income of the shipping department. The main court has not yet "clarified" it.  Then he brought news from the other side, saying that some people from the other side had migrated to the more distant American continent. These people were illiterate, so the merchants from the other side also set up some schools there. Because Xiao Cheng was good at learning, he  Move Xiao Cheng over there as well.  Now that the imperial court has called him back, Bian'an also obeys the order, but because it is too far away, he has to wait for a while.  Jia Yi was a little unclear, so he asked, a more distant continent?  Then I found a map and was confused at first glance.  Su Dongpo also came out after presiding over the pavilion examination. He laughed after hearing this. It was like Xu Fu's eastward journey. He could go but could not come back.  Jia Yi is extremely angry. Should he issue an edict to arrest these sea travelers together?  Then he heard something. Su Dongpo asked a question in this palace examination: The current imperial court wants the loyalty of Renzong, and is afraid that all officials will be in trouble if they fail to perform their duties.  I'm afraid that the supervisor's order will not understand its meaning and will be forgotten.  Wuzong is the posthumous title of Zhao Xu. The posthumous title of Wu is neither too bad nor too good when placed on an emperor. Just like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, at least in the Song Dynasty, his evaluation was far less high than that of later generations. There was also Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty, who ranked  Fo Yang said that he died from eating Taoist Xiaodan balls.  Of course, it is much better than the divine word created by Sima Guang and others.  This sentence means that if things go back to what they were like at the time of Song Renzong, I'm afraid officials will just muddle along without pressure.  If Zhao Xushi's efforts in governance were continued, the various supervisory departments and departments might not be able to understand and become harsh.  It has nothing to do with Wang Ju, this is the inevitable result of the two methods of governing.  Even though Wang Ju used many methods and offered various concessions to compromise, overall, he was still relatively harsh when he was in power, both tough and iron-blooded.  Hundreds of unqualified officials are punished every year.  Now the limelight in the court has turned a bit. In which direction, Su Dongpo can't tell, but what he is saying is also psychological. Is the reform good, and is the reform after Wang Ju's further improvement good?  He has been down there all these years and has seen and heard it.  It is not that it is useless as many dignitaries in the capital say. Of course, even Wang Ju's improved reforms still have many flaws, especially the officials who implemented them. ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? There¡¯s no financial crisis and there¡¯s some relief now that Xixia is wiped out, but it will never return to what it was like during Song Renzong¡¯s time.  This is what Dasu wanted to say, which is what later generations call moderates.  ¡°If I can¡¯t say it¡¯s right, is it possible to please both sides?¡±  Either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind!  Here we come
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