After the banquet was over, Zhang Yue and other friends were all very drunk. They were sincerely happy for Huang Lu.
Zhang Yue understood that at his age, it was difficult to make sincere friends, so he cherished his relationships with Guo Lin and Huang Lu.
Zhang Yue took Huang Lu and talked for a long time. Although Huang Lu didn't have much joy on his face, he gradually started to smile when he saw that everyone was happy for him.
As for Shen Kuo getting such a good son-in-law from Huang Lu, he was so happy that he was fed a few extra bowls of yellow soup, and he had no idea what was going on.
Shen Yue was pleased that Zhang Yue helped him connect the Shen family, and privately hinted that he would strongly support Zhang Yue in the matter of clearing his name at the Exchange. Zhang Yue reciprocated the favor and secretly donated fifty shares to Shen Yue.
As for Su Xun, he stared at Wang Anshi from afar, drinking glass after glass of boring wine.
When Zhang Yue finally said goodbye to Wang Anshi, Wang Anshi asked Zhang Yue: "Since you use salt banknotes as currency, what should you do with the fake banknotes issued in the northwest?"
After Zhang Yue listened to Wang Anshi's words, he thought in his heart that he supported Xue Xiang's unrestricted issuance of fake money.
The excessive issuance of counterfeit money can be understood as currency inflation.
Zhang Yue said: "The excessive issuance of false money cannot be stopped, but there is a difference between being lenient and harsh. I think it is too lenient and too harsh."
Wang Anshi said: "The amount of salt produced in Jiechi in one year is only over 1.1 million seats, but more than 1.7 million seats are actually issued. 590,000 guan of fictitious banknotes every year? How exactly are these 590,000 guan of fictitious banknotes?" Is it wider or stronger?”
Zhang Yue said: "It's fierce!"
Wang Anshi thought for a while and asked: "What harm does it do to be generous and fierce?"
Zhang Yue said: "If there are too few empty banknotes, the salt will be expensive or the banknotes will be cheap. If there are too many empty banknotes, the salt will be unable to make ends meet, and the banknote price will fall again and again. The empty banknotes can increase, and the salt banknotes can slowly disappear." derogatory……"
"What good does it do to the country if there is more false money?" Wang Anshi asked.
Zhang Yue said: "The practice of applying for business is the essence of Legalism, stripping away the benefits of those who have vested interests! If salt banknotes are slowly devalued, people will not hoard salt banknotes, but will use them to barter." . Just like a rich man hoarding gold and silver at home without using it. This is indeed a virtue of frugality, but it is harmful to the country! As Guan Zhong said in the past, he who hoards money will live on extravagant food, and this is what he said!"
Allowing benign inflation is a common monetary policy. Ordinary people cannot fight inflation. This is a way to stimulate re-consumption. Only the rich can purchase core assets with high thresholds to resist inflation.
Salt banknotes must be used as currency, and the same is true.
Wang Anshi understood Zhang Yue's meaning when he heard this. Everyone in the dynasty regarded virtual banknotes as a scourge, and they also vigorously encouraged the issuance of virtual banknotes like Xue Xiang. Only Zhang Yue clearly explained the pros and cons of virtual banknotes in a few words.
Unfathomable. This is Wang Anshi’s evaluation of Zhang Yuexin.
Considering the relationship between price and value, he didn't understand why Zhang Yue could say such insightful words?
He remembered that Cai Bian relayed to him Cai Jing's evaluation of Zhang Yue and used the phrase "Master's Wall".
Wang Anshi was still laughing at that time. Cai Yuanchang was young and ignorant, but now he slapped himself in the face.
What does "only three people in the world" mean? He, Wang Anshi, still couldn't figure it out, but Zhang Yue seriously believed that he would understand what he meant.
I ridicule the other person for his lack of knowledge, but for some reason the other person is always full of confidence in me!
At this moment, Wang Anshi could only sigh in deep shock, "I don't believe what I learned!"
Wang Anshi could only nodded slowly.
Zhang Yue looked at Wang Anshi and asked, "My lord, is it possible for me to handle this exchange?"
Wang Anshi said: "It's feasible!"
Zhang Yue asked in surprise and joy: "If in the future, the princes will be ranked among the prime ministers, will they be able to have a place for themselves?"
In fact, Wang Anshi was deeply disappointed with the current depressing government, and had no intention of thinking that one day he would be the leader. But when Wang Anshi heard Zhang Yue speak so sincerely, he suddenly realized that the other party had always admired him so much!
Wang Anshi turned around and no longer looked directly at Zhang Yue, but said: "If such a day comes, I promise you."
Zhang Yue said happily: "Thank you so much, Your Majesty."
Zhang Yue said goodbye to Wang Anshi.
Finally, Zhang Yue said to Wang Anshi: "I have always believed that the prince can help the people of the world in the future!"
Wang Anshi was stunned when he heard this. He recalled that when he was young and in high school, he had the ambition to change the world. Every time he thought about doing something for the people of the world, he would talk impassionedly with his colleagues, which often kept him awake at night.
When you are an official, you also want to "do not apply what you have learned because of the power of the official affairs", so that you can apply what you have learned, and you can apply it in the world!
He was conceited that he was a lifetime superior. Except for Zhou Gong, Confucius and Mencius, no one in history could compare with him, but now his knowledge was not as good as that of a young man less than twenty years old.
Now, his temperament has caused him to repeatedly run into obstacles in his official career. The late emperor did not appreciate him at all. He also fell out with Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu successively, and was at odds with the conservative officialdom...
The past few years in Bianjing were indeed the most difficult days of Wang Anshi's life.
I don’t know when the day will come when we can truly ‘help the people of the world’!
Therefore, in response to Zhang Yue's words, Wang Anshi said silently: "I am ashamed!"
But Wang Anshi looked at Zhang Yue and waved his hand as if nothing had happened.
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This was also the first time that Wang Anshi and Zhang Yue had such an in-depth and long conversation, and it was also the first time that Wang Anshi regarded Zhang Yue as someone like Sima Guang, Lu Gongzhu, etc. who he could discuss with each other.
However, a few days later, Wang Anshi's mother died of illness.
Wang Anshi served his mother with great filial piety. Since becoming an official, he had repeatedly sent his mother to the imperial court before being transferred to her. He also had a feud with Han Qi.
Wang Anshi could have been in the first hall of the House of Scholars before and was likely to be promoted to the Hanlin. In order to prevent Wang Anshi from advancing as an official, Han Qi deliberately transferred Zhang Fangping, who was superior to Wang Anshi in all aspects of qualifications, back to the first hall of the House of Scholars to prevent Wang Anshi from filling in.
Hanlin is here.
At this moment, Wang Anshi simply resigned and Ding You returned to Jiangning without any nostalgia for Bianjing.
Wang Anshi recalled that he studied with his father in Jiangning when he was a weak man, and he set his ambition to "become in harmony with Ji". Now he wants to return to Jiangning to find his youthful self.
He has made up his mind that he will never serve in officialdom again, and will devote himself to teaching disciples and writing books to spread his knowledge!
When Wang Anshi returned to Jiangning, Su Xun wrote "On Distinguishing Adultery". Although he did not name him by name, everyone knew that it was Wang Anshi who was being criticized.
Wang Anshi didn't say a word about Su Xun's attack on him. Instead, he wrote two letters to Sima Guang and Wang Tao respectively, praising the benefits of the exchange and hoping that they would not be embarrassed by this matter.
After Zhang Yue, who was in Bianjing, received the support of Han Qi, Cai Xiang, Shen Yu and other ministers, he went to the imperial court to propose the establishment of a "Jiaoyin Institute". Jurisdiction.
This matter caused another discussion in the court, but this time the discussion did not cause a big controversy because there were no objections from Sima Guang and Wang Tao, the leaders of the remonstrance officials.
In September of the eighth year of Jiayou's reign, the Jiaotong Office was officially established, and all official appointments were made by Zhang Yue.