Wang Anshi looked carefully at what Zhang Yue wrote.
Zhang Yue summarized the Market Change Law. He described the attitudes of big merchants, small vendors, and common people towards the Market Change Law.
Big merchants are seriously opposed to the Trade Law, while small vendors are somewhere between supporting and opposing it. They feel that there is a difference between purchasing goods from the government or big merchants.
There are many people who support it and feel that prices have indeed been stabilized under the Market Change Law.
Wang Anshi found Zhang Yue's writings refreshing. In the past, most people's views were general. For example, some officials said that reform is good, but who said it, and some officials said that reform was not good, and who said it.
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All in all, there is some raking and hammering here and there.
But Zhang Yue's writing is much more objective.
Who is saying it is good and who is saying it is bad?
Zhang Yue also objectively praised Lu Jiawen who implemented the Municipal Yi Law, praising him for not shying away from relatives and for daring to offend others.
However, Zhang Yue also criticized the Trade Law. The first one was that it made it increasingly difficult for goods to circulate.
The Market Exchange Law was indeed effective when it was first implemented, but as time went on, various drawbacks emerged.
In order to make the trading company profitable (two cents interest), Lu Jiawen did not allow merchants to trade with merchants, but only allowed transactions with the government. Sometimes, the buying cost was lower than that of big merchants, but the selling price was higher than that of big merchants. The result was miserable.
common people.
Therefore, today, small and medium-sized businessmen and ordinary people are increasingly opposed to the market exchange law.
Zhang Yue said that changing the market laws can have temporary effects in the short term (making the court a lot of money), but in the long term it will definitely hurt business and the people.
Wang Anshi looked at it and said noncommittally: "It is indeed unexpected, but what you just said is overkill. What you just said even though there are some complaints from the common people and merchants now, it is enough to destroy the way for the annexed families to make money and make the country gain income."
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"The law can be changed, but it cannot be done unless the cancer of the annexed family is eliminated. Even if the government benefits the people, it will still be distributed to the people in the end. How can a small harm be used to negate a big benefit."
Zhang Yue said: "Zhang can save money by urging the annexed family, but do the small vendors and the common people also have to press for it? Although the market change law is good and allows the court to control a large number of goods and resources, the court has never been able to use the resources efficiently.
Low-level. At first, the government only monopolized bulk commodities, but now they even don’t let go of fruits, sesame combs. I went to Nanxunmen a few days ago and saw that whenever ordinary people go out of the city, they wear one or two turbans and carry more than a dozen wooden combs.
Even the officials refused to give him any notice, such as clothes and other items, and let him leave the city."
After hearing Zhang Yue's words, Wang Anshi looked livid and asked, "Is this happening? Lu Jiawen is just messing around!"
Zhang Yue lowered his head and said: "As my husband said, once the power of the government is not controlled, all kinds of corruption will inevitably breed."
Wang Anshi said to Zhang Yue: "As I just said, the law can be changed, but it is basically unchangeable. The river water at the source is dammed upstream. If the dam is not broken, the people downstream will not benefit. As long as these annexed families are broken, the people downstream will not be able to benefit.
, people’s livelihood can be restored, and it doesn’t matter if the market transaction law is abolished, and the people can truly benefit from it.”
Zhang Yue said: "This is Mr. Xian's expectation, not what Zhang saw in front of his eyes. I also ask Mr. Xian to mourn the hardships of the people's livelihood and reduce the complaints of the people. This is also to implement the market change law for a longer period of time."
Wang Anshi said: "The current implementation of the Market Change Law is indeed too fast. I will tell Lu Jiawen to slow down."
Zhang Yue knew that it would be difficult to convince Wang Anshi. Wang Anshi employed people like Zeng Bu, Zhang Dun, Lu Huiqing, Wang Shao, and Lu Jiawen. They were all very radical in the specific implementation.
As for Zhang Yue and Han Jiang? Although they had the same views as Wang Anshi on the general trend of the reform, they were somewhat moderate.
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty believes that the Market Change Law should benefit the people, and only by obtaining the support of merchants can we isolate those big merchants. However, my husband has a grand strategy in his heart, so I won't say anything more. After seeing it, it will be fine. Zhang Yue said.
So I presented it to the officials."
Wang Anshi changed his expression and said: "Yes! What Du Zhi said is helpful. You can say more about it in the future."
This is also a rare thing Wang Anshi said.
Wang Yu was pacing impatiently outside the study door, but saw the maid lift the curtain and come in to bring tea to Wang Anshi and Zhang Yue. It seemed that the two were going to have a long chat.
Wang Anshi said to Zhang Yue: "Du Zhi, do you still remember the poem you gave me when we first met?"
Zhang Yue said: "Remember, Danqing and I have changed bodies, and the world will turn into dust. But you know that this thing is not something else. Don't ask people today how it was in the past."
Wang Anshi said: "I asked you why you wrote a poem at that time? It made me think you were a flatterer."
Zhang Yue was ashamed when he heard this. In fact, judging from his original motive, he really wanted to flatter him.
Wang Anshi said: "Now that I admit, I must have misjudged you."
Zhang Yue said with some embarrassment: "I don't dare. But I don't know what my husband has learned from calling Zhang to visit this time?"
Wang Anshi said: "The nine-ci bachelor's degree really surprised me. When I transferred you back to Beijing and conferred the title of Hanlin bachelor, it was a great choice. I thought you would accept it, but you declined. What's more?
It's because I don't know you."
Zhang Yue said: "Thank you very much for your love. The Imperial Academy degree is my husband's idea, not the lower official's idea. The lower official still knows that the lower official understands."
Wang Anshi said: "Since you don't want to be a bachelor, it may not be suitable to invite the county to the place."
"I think you will accept this post of Hanlin bachelor. How about you reluctantly go to the northwest for half a year and then be transferred back to the capital? Yes, there is one more thing. I am not going to hide it from you. I lost it in Tabaicheng!"
Zhang Yue said nothing after hearing this.
The two were silent for a moment indoors.
Wang Anshi's face fell slightly and he said: "That day when Tang Dynasty impeached me in the palace, how many people in the palace were happy? I don't know, but I think it was probably a lot. Nowadays, many people in the world are looking forward to my downfall, but what about that?
How? King Qin Huiwen killed Shang Yang, but it was difficult to change his method. They couldn't see that no matter whether he killed Shang Yang or not, his method would always change."
"You are asking the county to stay away now. When I am overthrown, you can come out to clean up the mess in the name of supporting the reform. In fact, it is okay. I can understand this, but now you might as well put in some effort first...
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Zhang Yue knew that Wang Anshi was mocking him, and Zhang Yue only knew how to hide behind and output.
Zhang Yue said: "My lord, it is clear that Zhang did not want to go to the northwest at the beginning. It is useless to say more. I have the guts to ask my lord, now that Tabaicheng has been lost, who is responsible for this?"
"It's Jing Sili and Wang Hou who fell into Mu Zheng's trick of luring the enemy. As a result, Tabaicheng fell. They are responsible for this."
Zhang Yue shook his head and said: "It's not the fault of two people!"
Wang Anshi said: "What's the point of arguing about this now?"
Zhang Yue took a deep breath and said: "My lord, Zhang can return to the northwest if he doesn't want to be a Hanlin scholar. But there is one thing that my lord must agree to. Otherwise, please forgive me for my inability to do anything about this matter."
"What's the matter?"
Zhang Yue said: "Dismiss Wang Shao from the post of deputy economic envoy and demote him to the end!"
When Wang Anshi heard this, his face turned extremely ugly.