Chapter 167: Salt and Iron Strategy

Waiting for pen and ink in the Liangyi Hall is not a tiring errand, but it is not lazy at all. In the first few days of his visit, www.biquge.info Feng Ling was riddled with old illnesses due to Li Shimin, and his body was not very stable, so he had less court affairs to deal with. Most of the miscellaneous affairs of the six departments and nine temples in the three provinces outside were pressed in Zhongshu Province and never passed in, and the small things were sent straight to the East Palace.

Li Shimin was a little free, remembering that Feng Ling said "Salt and Iron" a few days ago, so he talked to her about salt and iron in the Liangyi Palace. At first, I saw that she was just a daughter of the twentieth century, and it was not easy to know that "Salt and Iron Theory" existed, and I didn't expect her to understand those obscure national policies and economic ways.

I didn't think that the wind spirit would talk to him very much on the first day, and he didn't even notice it after the noon meal time, or Ah Sheng couldn't bear it, and came in and asked him if he could pass the meal, and the wind spirit remembered, his face was at a loss, and he was a child who did something wrong and knew that he was wrong.

Further down, Li Shimin didn't have a deep dabble in it, and he felt the meaning very much, so he summoned people from the Ministry of Civil Affairs to the Liangyi Hall to discuss together. Tang Jian, the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, hurried to the Liangyi Hall with a proud official, and learned that he was going to discuss economic policies with such a little lady who served ink, and he couldn't help but be displeased. Holding the shelf, he only asked: "Dare to ask Gu Niangzi whether she is a Sang Hongyang or a Dong Neo-Confucianist?" ”

Feng Ling saluted Tang Jian respectfully, and said unhurriedly: "Tang Shangshu asked this question, but he taught Feng Ling to be in a dilemma, and it was not easy to answer. Then she turned to Li Shimin and said, "The saint must first forgive the sin of arrogance of the wind spirit, and the wind spirit dares to say it." ”

Tang Jian and the officials who were good at economic strategy both sneered in their hearts: Such a little daughter, if you still want to talk about salt and iron policy, isn't it ridiculous.

I don't want Li Shimin to smile kindly, and said with a bit of coaxing the child: "Just say it, your little lady's family, even if it's not right, Tang Shangshu will not care about you." ”

Tang Jian was still stunned, and Feng Ling said crisply: "From Feng Ling's point of view, "Treatise on Salt and Iron" was written by Huan Kuan, a Confucian disciple, and it is inevitably biased. ”

The official was born in Confucianism, and when he heard this, his face stiffened, and he shook his head secretly: It is really arrogant. Because Li Shimin said "oh", he was quite interested, and he was not good at showing dissatisfaction in his heart, so he listened patiently, waiting for Feng Ling's more "arrogant" tone.

"Sang Hongyang implements the salt and iron official camp and liquor monopoly, unifies the coinage, and equalizes the loss, which is of great benefit to the gathering of national strength in the Western Han Dynasty. Neo-Confucianism focuses on public opinion, promotes trade to return to the people, and the country does not compete with the people for benefits, which also has great benefits in the continuation of prosperous national strength. It's hard to determine whether it's right or wrong, so the wind spirit holds both. ”

The official first made a gesture to Li Shimin, and then turned to Feng Ling and said coldly: "The lower officials know that after the salt and iron theory, Emperor Wu ordered the abolition of the wine and the iron officials in the Guannei, and the country became stronger and stronger, which shows that the Dong family's new Confucian trade and return to the people is the right way. ”

Feng Ling smiled slightly: "Feng Ling did not say that the Neo-Confucian argument was wrong, nor did he say that Doctor Sang Hongyang was wrong. ”

The official's heart sank, and he had not yet made such a conclusion, and he was finally afraid of angering the saint, so he kept silent.

Feng Ling continued: "At the beginning, the national strength of the Western Han Dynasty was still Ruoruo, and with the policy of Sang Hong Yang, the imperial court grasped the economic lifelines such as salt, iron, wine and cloth, which helped to gather national strength and consolidate the base, but the national strength was growing stronger, and this way was too blunt, and it was no longer applicable to the construction of the foundation, which was not conducive to the prosperity of the country and the strength of the people. At this time, it is time to use the Neo-Confucian policy of 'trade to the people', to open the way to the end of the road, to pass through the use of nothing, so that everyone can have free trade, so that a hundred flowers can bloom, and the country and the people will be rich together. ”

Li Shimin lifted a lock of beard curled up on his lips, looked at Feng Ling with a smile, and nodded frequently.

The official's eyes were stunned, and after a long time, he didn't say whether it was right or wrong, but only sighed: "Gu Niangzi's argument, the lower officials are quite familiar with it, as if they had been taught a long time ago. But I don't know who Gu Niangzi studied from? ”

Feng Ling knew that he had the upper hand in reason, and his expression became more and more humble: "I don't dare to talk about the teacher, Feng Ling has never gone to school seriously, these are the things that my father is interested in, and I will teach a few words at will." ”

Li Shimin said with a smile: "My father is an interesting person, teaching girls not to teach women to admonish women, nor to teach poetry and book etiquette, but to teach them on the basis of economy, but not like such ordinary merchants." However, this is not the first time I have heard of such an argument, and today it should be the second time I have heard of it. ”

His words suddenly reminded the official, and even Tang Jian came back to his senses, and replied: "The minister also remembers that when the late Duke Cai Guo took the post of secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in the past, he had said this, but it was consistent with Gu Niangzi's argument. ”

Li Shimin nodded slowly, his eyes penetrated the wide gate of the Liangyi Palace, and crossed the standing Shuangque outside the hall, and he was stunned for a long time, Feng Ling sat close to him, and his ears were good, and he heard his muttered in a low voice with a sigh: "Keming...... It's a pity that Keming went too early, too early. ”

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The next day, when the wind spirit went from the Zhaoqing Hall to the Liangyi Palace, it happened that the prince was talking inside, and she was inconvenient to enter the hall, so she waited outside the hall. After standing for a little half an hour, the door of the Liangyi Hall opened, and a young man with a long body but a thin physique stepped out of it.

Li Zhi stopped, looked at her, and asked, "You are the palace person who lives in the Zhaoqing Palace?" Yesterday I discussed salt and iron strategy with Tang Jian? ”

His voice was gentler than that of his father, and he was not afraid, and replied without humility or arrogance at his words: "The maiden does live in the Zhaoqing Palace, but she is not a member of the palace. ”

"Gao Yang sent you to the palace, but Aya didn't give you a palace membership, do you have the temperament to wait?" He sneered, clearly displeased with her, but there was ruthlessness in his tone.

Feng Ling secretly felt that he was a good person, so he bowed his head respectfully: "The people are as cheap as ants, and they don't understand the palace rules. ”

Li Zhi snorted lightly, brushed his sleeves and left.

Feng Ling straightened up, looked at his departing back, and said silently in his heart: Are you only willing to go to heaven for all the women in the world, if it weren't for the fierce people outside chasing and asking for their lives, if it weren't for Ayan's false accusations and not being washed away, who would be willing to be shackled here.

The door of the Liangyi Hall was still open, and Feng Ling raised his foot and was just about to step in, when Ah Sheng at the door stretched out the dust and stopped her: "Gu Niangzi, wait a minute, there are still discussions in the hall." ”

The wind spirit had been standing outside the hall for half an hour, and she was not delicate or tired, so she withdrew the step she had taken and stood where she was.

In the hall, another inner eunuch ran out in small steps and preached: "Gu Niangzi go in, the saint will pass it on." ”

Feng Ling stepped into the high threshold of the Liangyi Hall as usual, and was about to salute Li Shimin, when she raised her head and landed on the other person in the hall, and in an instant, she froze her whole body. (To be continued.) )