The "Green Seedling Method" was not initiated by Wang Anshi, it originated from Li Tang and was improved on the basis of Li Tang's official usury system. At the same time, before Wang Anshi, some state capitals had implemented decrees similar to the "Qingmiao Law".

"The so-called green seedling law is based on the money and grain accumulated in Changping and Guanghui warehouses of all roads, and its stored grain is sold at a lower price than the market price when the grain price is expensive, and when the price is cheap, it is purchased at a higher price than the market price. The money accumulated is divided into two installments every year, that is, in the first month and May when sowing is needed and summer and autumn are not ripe, and the peasants borrow money and goods from the government on a voluntary basis. After the harvest, with the summer and autumn taxes, the interest rate will be raised by 20 or 3 percent to return the grain or cash, according to the regulations promulgated by the Xining 2nd September Regulations, the people's loans are voluntary, and the state capitals shall not forcibly apportion them. When repaying the loan, you can repay the money if you are willing to repay the money, and if you are willing to repay the grain, you can repay the grain, and the grain repayment will be calculated according to the average price in the market. In the event of a natural disaster, it is allowed to return it in the next harvest season, and it is not allowed to be demanded. In the Quanzhou Prefecture Office, Cui Yongzi said slowly to Li Sanjian.

Li Sanjian praised the words: "This move can prevent the people from running out of money or grain and delaying the agricultural season when the harvest is scarce, and it can also avoid usury among the people." ”

"What Li Zhizhou said is very true." Cui Yongzi nodded and said: "But Wang Wengong's idea is good, but the implementation is very different, often the state officials forcibly borrow, forcibly require the people to borrow, forced showdown, not only ask farmers to borrow, and even ask the people living in the cities and towns to borrow, in addition, some people who can't read and write want to borrow, so they turn to the government officials, and then these officials will write the amount of loans and interest at will, and in the end, the interest of some state capitals has reached dozens of times the capital, and the people are miserable. Therefore, the people preferred to borrow from usury rather than from the government. ”

Li Sanjian was stunned when he heard this: "Why is this? Doesn't the imperial court care? ”

The main reason is that the imperial court treats the court officials too well, but if it is replaced by himself, what should he do when he encounters this situation? Li Sanjian secretly thought in his heart, give them a full house to behead, or dismiss the official and exile...

None of them are advisable, Li Sanjian secretly said in his heart, this is indeed a headache, and it is a headache.

At this time, Li Sanjian felt a little heartache in his heart, Wang Anshi...

"Li Zhizhou, the imperial court is expressly forbidden to forcibly apportion, the imperial court issued an edict three months after the implementation of the Qingmiao Law, requiring the inspection envoy to carefully inspect, and found that the officials who violated the order immediately reported, but it is still repeatedly prohibited, the reason is that the state government officials are troubled by utilitarianism, the more they borrow, the more interest money they receive, and the more grateful the people are, the better the performance, the more likely they are to be promoted, and the people's gratitude is what they say, and they can fake it to invite merit." Cui Yongzi said.

"How unreasonable!" Li Sanjian didn't get angry when he heard this, but laughed: "It seems that it is not that the Qingmiao Law is not a good law, but that it is not good to implement." ”

However, Li Sanjian also feels that the reason why there are so many undesirable consequences is also related to the fact that there are many loopholes in the law itself, which is inseparable.

Cui Yongzi took a sip of tea and said: "The legislative intention of the Qingmiao Law is good, which not only solves the difficulties of the people in the period of green and yellow, but also increases the income of the imperial court. However, the good intentions do not mean that there is no problem with the Seedlings Law, and the Seedlings Law is legislating

At the beginning, there were many problems, such as the imperial court stipulated that the poor people who wanted to borrow the green seedlings money needed the guarantee or leadership of the rich or large households, so that the rich or large households not only could not earn interest money when the green and yellow were not accepted, but also had to bear the risk that the poor people could not afford to repay the green seedlings money, how could this not make them resentful and obstruct them in every way? After that, the government forcibly apportioned the green seedling money.

In addition, the imperial court also set that the amount of loans for first-class households should be more than ten times that of fifth-class households, and large or rich households were unwilling to borrow, and the poor people might not be able to pay the green seedling money, so the government forcibly distributed the green seedling money to the large or rich households. ”

Li Sanjian heard this and said: "Well, such a forcible demand will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of the people. ”

As the name suggests, the so-called green seedling law is to issue low-interest loans to private households when the green and yellow are not accepted, so as to prevent the annexation house from exploiting at this time, and it is correct that the green and yellow do not receive relief loans in the summer, but at that time, the imperial court set two loans in summer and autumn, and autumn is the season when the grain crops are ripe, and the loans are still forcibly issued.

"The people were forced to be helpless, in order to repay the green seedlings, the poor people sold their wives and children, and the big and rich families also sold their land and left the country, hey, the people are miserable." Cui Yongzi said.

"Why is it so difficult to do something in my Heavenly Empire?" Li Sanjian sighed when he heard this.

Wang Anshige's purpose is, of course, to enrich the country and strengthen the army, and to save the Great Song Dynasty at sunset, which no one can deny.

Li Sanjian's master Su Shi was a "person of Yuanyou", and he did not deny Wang Anshi's purpose of changing the law.

But it turned out to be the opposite。。。。。。。。。

"Li Zhizhou, do you still want to practice the 'Green Seedlings Method' now?" Cui Yongzi asked after hearing this.

"Okay, why not?" Li Sanjian pondered for a moment, and said with an unusually firm expression.

What? Do you want to implement the "Seedlings Law"? Cui Yongzi almost jumped up when he heard this, and after jumping up, he threw the Chinese book in his face again...

He wasn't afraid that his master would come out of the ground, grab him, and scrape his ears? And then he was expelled from the division again...

Since Li Sanjian Quanzhou took office, he has never objected to anything about him, but this matter cannot be agreed with in any case, no matter what, he must oppose it to the end, Cui Yongzi said secretly in his heart.

"Li Zhizhou, Li Hanren, Mr. Lingshi Dongpo... So Cui Yongzi spoke.

"Hey, Cui Gong, don't worry, please listen to what Li has to say." Li Sanjian saw that Cui Yongzi's face was flushed and he was a little emotional, so he interrupted Cui Yongzi's words and said: "The Qingmiao Law has been targeted by everyone at this time, how can Li force it?" How dare you risk the condemnation of the world? What Li meant was to implement a decree that resembled the Seedlings Law, but was not a Seedlings Law, or could not be called a decree at all. ”

How could Li Sanjian not know that not only was the Qingmiao Law not feasible, but he couldn't even mention it to the imperial court, otherwise it would inevitably cause an uproar.

Li Sanjian's late mentor Su Shi was strongly opposed to the Qingmiao Law, so how could Li Sanjian not know about this?

But Li Sanjian knew in his heart that Su Shi's opposition to Qingmiao and other laws was not against Wang Anshi's rich country and strong army, but because he did not agree with some unreasonable points in the new law, and Wang Anshi was just a political difference.

For some new laws, Su Shi still strongly agreed, such as during the Yuan You period, Sima Guang was in power, and all new laws were abolished, and Su Shi was fighting on the basis of reason and opposing the abolition of the immunization law and other laws, and was then squeezed out by Sima Guang.

For these past events, Li Sanjian, as Su Shi's protégé, still knows a little bit, and Li Sanjian also admires Su Shi because of this.

Li Sanjian thought of Su Shi at this time, and couldn't help but feel sad again.

"Like a green seedling, but not a green seedling, what is that?" Cui Yongjun asked in amazement.

"Cui Gong, please take a look!" Li Sanjian took a book he had written and handed it to Cui Yongzi.

"On the Use of Money Zhuang, Jiaozi and the Market"? That's it? Cui Yongzi took the book in confusion and asked after reading the words on the cover of the book.

"Well, it's Qian Zhuang and Jiaozi." Li Sanjian nodded and said: "The system of regular liquidation can only be relieved in kind, not borrowed with money, and cannot alleviate the difficulties of the people, especially when there is a shortage of green and yellow or the capital turnover of businessmen is not effective." At this time, the people had to borrow money from the people, and even from usury. For example, the private 'unraveling' and 'quality treasury' are places for private loans, among which there is a conscience, and the profit is small, but there are also three to five cents, and there are very few two cents. And the usury interest has doubled, or even multiplied several times or even more than ten times, and it is a rolling interest, and it is extremely active, and it is extremely rampant. ”

Li Sanjian picked up the tea bowl, took a sip of tea, and then said: "Wang Wengong once said that a state and a county must have a merger family, and those who sit on the interest collection money to tens of thousands of yuan at the age of one year, in addition to encroaching on the people of the Mu family, what merit does this generation have in the country and enjoy the generous service?" Now the rich merge with the people, and even more than the princes, and the poor may inevitably turn to death. ”

Li Sanjian then slammed the tea bowl on the bookcase, and the tea suddenly spilled out, startling Cui Yongzi.

According to Li, what Wang Wengong said is polite, usurers occupy other people's fields, steal other people's goods, and force the people to die and their wives separated, which is really hateful and should be killed! Li made it clear in front of Cui Gong today that Li has no right to intervene in other state capitals, but in Quanzhou, there will never be usury, and Li will never tolerate it if he sees one and kill another. Li Sanjian then said angrily.

Have the loan sharks dug up your ancestral graves? Li Sanjian suddenly became angry, which startled Cui Yongzi, looked at Li Sanjian in a daze, and secretly said in his heart, although it is hateful to let go of usury, but the government generally doesn't ask, why does Li Sanjian look like he hates it to the bone? Why did he kill all the loan sharks?

The question is, did you kill Li Sanjian? Is it finished? You must know that many usurers are the dignitaries of the Great Song Dynasty...

Moreover, even if the usurer is guilty, it is not a capital offense. Even if someone is forced to death, in most cases, it is a fine of money.

Cui Yongzi guessed a little closer, but it was not the usury who dug up the ancestral grave of Li Sanjian's family, but the usury who forced Li Sanjian to death in his previous life, so Li Sanjian hated it to the bone.

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