After Chang got up, the officials who did not participate in the memorial ceremony gradually left their posts, and the officials retreated to the back hall to decide the matter. Wang Anshi followed the officials into the back hall, while Wu Chong and Wang Gui returned to the Yamen. Wang Anshi did not leave the officials. Understand, because as the prime minister, he has to be exposed to all the information flow submitted by officials to the emperor. Of course, this is definitely not the case. When officials judge any information, they must have Wang Anshi to assist them and provide reference opinions at all times. This is also The role of the prime minister. As for Lu Huiqing, he also walked into the back hall and stayed close to his left. Zhang Yue retreated into the back hall. Seeing that Lu Huiqing refused to leave, it was not easy for him to hand over Shen Kuo's instructions. Qing guarded him tightly, for fear that he would be in front of him. Complain to the official without being present.
Zhang Yue thought it was okay, even if he couldn't hand it over today, he could still hand it over tomorrow, so Zhang Yue waited patiently, but Lu Huiqing was a little confused. While the officials were changing clothes and resting, the servants handed tea soup to the princes. During the break, Lu Huiqing came over and asked Zhang Yue, "Du Zhi, what are you going to do today?"
Zhang Yue asked back: "Why is Brother Jifu asking about these trivial matters?"
Lu Huiqing said: "Just ask."
The two ended the conversation with a few words. Lu Huiqing continued to show his goodwill and handed Zhang Yue a plate of jujube cake, saying that he had bad teeth and did not eat sweets.
Zhang Yue glanced at the jujube cake handed over by Lu Huiqing, and put it aside without moving. Seeing this, Lu Huiqing felt relieved a little, and then said a few words to Wang Anshi.
Bo Jiaoyi answered Wang Anshi halfheartedly. As for whether Shen Kuo and Bo Jiaoyi exchanged a word from beginning to end.
The eight chief ministers in the palace each have their own concerns.
Before a cup of tea, the officials went to the palace again. Several princes immediately pushed out plates of food, and the officials who were waiting for the performance in the corridor also stood up again.
The princes even had tea in the palace, but other officials had to go into the corridor, which was also hierarchical.
The officials handed over their notebooks one by one and then retired. At that time, Bo Jiao also handed over his notes, which contained some opinions on the deployment of troops and horses on various roads in Hebei.
The fact that the officials took Shen Kuo's papers and gave them to Bo Jiaoyi was actually Lu Huiqing's shortcoming, but he had no control over personnel matters, and the rest of the details were just words. Lu Huiqing let him go, but Wang Anshi gave his approval.
Before Bo Jiao and Qin finished, he took out a note from another boot page. It was about Xihe Road, which was also very important. Wang Anshi was confused when he saw that Bo Jiao still stayed in the palace before finishing two books.
The rest of the officials left before the performance, but the Prime Minister was the same. We couldn't stay in the palace to express any opinions unless we had no official business. If Shen Kuo wanted to stay in the palace or leave, he had his own way, and Zhongshuwai was sure There were no urgent matters for Wang Anshi to deal with. When Wang Anshi saw that Shen Kuo had handed over two memorials, he thought that there would be no eighth memorial, so he gave up.
Wang Anshi stood for a moment longer and took the first step. Before Wang Anshi left, there were only a few officials left to perform matters, and they were all important matters.
At that time, Shen Kuo took out a thin letter from the bag with a broken sleeve and handed it to the official. The official was also surprised to see Shen Kuo suddenly hand over another letter at that time.
Shen Kuo said: "Come on, Zhang Yue said that if the Song and Liao wars fought, the cavalry should be made of bows and crossbows. The soldiers and horses of this dynasty are accustomed to bows and crossbows, and there is no divine arm bow. The bed crossbows and other ancient weapons should be made of chariots."
Instead of riding, they use bows to control the cavalry. Moreover, the armory supervisor’s boxcar retreats slowly and hurriedly, which is basically enough to gallop Youyan and fight against the Khitan cavalry.”
"I later retreated from Wang Anshi over this matter, but I blocked it and made it impossible for me to speak out. The officials looked very ugly when they heard this, and immediately took Bo Jiao's Qin Shu 171 land and looked at it. Bo Jiao Yi Ze
He glanced at Shen Kuo.
What kind of character does Bo Jiao have? No matter how vague I am, it's too much. Bo Jiaoyi can make Yi Yue betray her, and Shen Kuo can make Yi Yue betray her. Wang Anshi's official said angrily: "Wang Anshi clearly knows that it is better to use a car to make a ride, why do you insist on making such a suggestion?"
Bo Jiaoyi said: "Your Majesty, when I discussed with Wang Anshi to resist the Khitan cavalry, I also agreed with using chariots to control the cavalry."
Regarding Lu Huiqing's words to protect Wang Anshi, Shen Kuo also expected that the official nodded and continued to read Zhang Yue's notes.
Outside Zhazi, Bo Jiao retreated and said that the current management of weapons supervisors and craftsmen was scattered, and there was no sign of slackness or shoddy work among them. It was far from enough to standardize the process of weapons by simply relying on the various regulations formulated by Wang Anshi.
It must be regressed and reorganized.
Judging from the current military situation in Hebei, there is still a shortage of various types of bows and crossbows, even divine arm bows. If they want to build them all within a few months, they may not be able to cope with the upcoming Liao-Song war.
Here, Zhang Yue proposes to reform the craftsman system of the Ordnance Supervision. How to carry out the reform?
Zhang Yue quoted Jia Yi's saying about maintaining public security and neglecting foreign affairs.
In addition to the original words, that sentence means that Jia Yi advised the Han Emperor to implement the order of favor, so that the princes, with a small number of people, could be at the forefront to facilitate management.
But Wai Zhangyue took Shen Kuo's meaning into account and put forward another point of view. This is not that the weapons supervisor is directly managed, but that the weapon supervisor uses the method of the Emperor of Zhou to manage the princes. The weapon supervisor gives some skilled craftsmen officials, and even capital officials.
treatment, and then use those craftsmen to manage the production of the weapons supervisor.
Use official titles to attract craftsmen to join, so that only craftsmen can become officials, and then use those craftsmen who are officials to manage the affairs of weapons supervision. When Shen Kuo first read Zhang Yue's notes, he actually didn't agree with some parts of it.
I agree with Bo Jiao's idea of using craftsmen to manage craftsmen, but the essence of that system is, to put it bluntly, not cutting leeks.
But can that method reduce the enthusiasm of craftsmen?
To a certain extent, it is impossible, because the vested interests among the craftsmen will set a relatively low threshold, so that those who advance and retreat must continue to work hard in order to join the ranks of vested interests.
By becoming an official, you can mobilize the enthusiasm of the craftsmen in the ordnance supervision, such as inventing some cutting-edge technology or improving the manufacturing process, and then get rid of the craftsman status and join the official status.
After seeing that opinion, the official frowned and asked, "Can't craftsmen be officials? That has never happened before."
Lu Huiqing said: "Your Majesty, there are no craftsmen as officials in the Qin Dynasty. Although they are high and low, they cannot receive titles.
"It is well known that the Qin Dynasty was weak in weaponry and annexed eight countries."
"As for the Han and Tang Dynasties, there was also a lack of builders to serve as minor ministers."
Shen Kuo said: "If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his weapons. When fighting with the Khitan, the advantage lies in the sharpness of the armor."
Lu Huiqing also expressed his agreement.
Shen Kuo thought to himself that only Lu Huiqing could agree with it. If it were Han Jiang, Wu Chong would probably have nothing to do with craftsmen as officials. It would be enough to say that the emperor and the scholar-boys rule the heaven together.
What is a scholar-boy? Here we are even from the class of scholars. Are farmers, industrialists, and merchants worthy of being ranked alongside the scholar-boy? Are they also worthy of joining the ruling class?
The issue of the Khitan cavalry was the most worrying thing in the hearts of the officials. They were initially rejected by Shen Kuo and Lu Huiqing.