Unlike the "Lecture Hall", which covers an area of 100 acres, has complete facilities, and looks brilliant, the "Huaxia Administrative School" located in several old buildings in the western part of the Daimyo Mansion looks much more dilapidated.

However, it seems to be tattered, the guards guarding the door are as bright and solemn as the guards, and the big characters of "Huaxia Administrative School" on the door plaque are also square and awe-inspiring.

On the couplets on both sides of the school gate, on the left: for the official and for the benefit of the party, and on the right: dedication, honesty and integrity, which is also eye-catching.

The establishment of the "Huaxia Administrative School" has also aroused the worries and rebellion of certain forces and strata, and compared with the old imperial examinations, the "Huaxia Administrative School" has broken this convention. Moreover, compared with the imperial examination of officials, the "Huaxia Administrative School" mainly focused on the training of officials.

Early in the morning, despite the heavy snowfall, the north wind raging, and the snow on the road accumulating half a foot high, it could not resist the enthusiasm of these trainees from Lianghe, Shaanxi, Shandong, Henan, Lianghuai, and Jinghu who came to participate in the training.

The more than 2,800 students selected through the recruitment examination come from all over the world, and most of them come through the admissions notices in the newspapers. As a result, out of the more than 30,000 candidates who took the exam, only more than 2,800 were selected.

What is striking is that among the more than 2,800 officials who passed the exam, there are nearly enough young women, although the number is small, but it is also the first of its kind in the school.

Most of these trainees are from upper-middle-class families, and they are all from urban families. However, the participation of more than 700 children from poor families also fully reflects the fairness of the examination selection.

The trainees are all young people in their 20s, intelligent, erudite, ambitious, and full of hope for the future. In the hearts of many people, it is their life's ambition to serve as an official, benefit one party, and improve the country's weakness and people's poverty.

The door of the school slowly opened. The students walked in curiously, taking in everything inside.

Crossing the huge courtyard, I found a young man in a cotton robe standing in front of the building, and behind him was a group of respectful people dressed as scholars, all covered with snowflakes.

"The Seedlings Law stipulates that households in Fanzhou County can borrow cash or grain from the local government to subsidize farming before the summer and autumn harvest every year. The borrower is rich and poor, and 10 people are guaranteed to check each other. The loan amount is divided into five classes according to the assets of each household, with the first-class household borrowing 15 yuan each time and the last class household 1 yuan. The loan in the current year will be repaid with the summer and autumn taxes, and the interest will be 2 cents per period. ”

Wang Song paused, looked at the group of students below, and asked, "Then which of you can answer, what are the pros and cons of Wang Wengong's Qingmiao Method?"

The Qingmiao Law was implemented in the Great Song Dynasty Zhulu, and the cash money was lent to rural households, and if there was any surplus, it was loaned to Chengfang Guo households.

When applying for a loan, five or ten households must be combined into a guarantee, and the third-class households shall be the guarantee, and the summer material shall be loaned before the 30th day of the first month of each year, and the autumn material shall be loaned before May 30. Summer and autumn payments are repaid with the two taxes in May and October respectively, with interest of two cents each.

"Xianggong, the Seedlings Law is one guarantee for ten households, and loan management is carried out. The lower household is in urgent need of borrowing but cannot repay, and the upper household is wealthy and does not need to borrow. The original intention of the BIBS Law is that the upper household guarantees the lower household, so that the lower household can obtain a guarantee for the loan, and then can obtain relief. However, because the upper household does not need and does not want to borrow, there is chaos in the matching. ”

A tall, handsome student stood up, his face flushed, and he looked nervous.

Wang Song nodded approvingly, and said loudly: "What this student said is good, it seems that he has a deep understanding. Where are you from, can you give your name?"

The student hurriedly bowed and said: "Xianggong, the villain Bao Shixia, the Henan Mansion people." The villain grew up in a farmer's family, often listened to his father's nagging, and witnessed the pain of the farmer's borrowing, which is a deep feeling. ”

Wang Song waved his hand and asked Bao Shixia

sat down and praised: "What Bao Shixia said is good! Do you have any opinions, other students?"

"Xianggong, local officials forcibly let the people borrow money from the government, and arbitrarily raise the interest rate, coupled with the officials flattering and bullying, and there are many kinds of blackmail, the people are miserable. In this way, the Qingmiao Law has degenerated into a harsh government that lends usury and collects interest. ”

Before one of the students could finish speaking, another student immediately stood up and retorted: "Xianggong, Wang Wengong implemented the Qingmiao Law in order to enrich the people and strengthen the army, so that the people can use the country enough without endowment, and after the people are rich, so as to strengthen the army." And the Qingmiao Law did enrich the treasury of the imperial court, and the strong soldiers in the northwest were born from this. Moreover, in some areas where the wealthy officials and gentry were weak, the new law was smoothly implemented, and the peasants did benefit. It cannot be denied because the Seedlings Law has been abolished. ”

Wang Anshi's green seedling method is similar to the "rural microcredit" that various banks in later generations had. The government lends money to farmers in the spring to engage in production, and waits for a bumper harvest to repay the principal and interest.

The interest rate of two cents, placed in later generations, is a very normal interest rate range, and in the Song Dynasty, it was said that it was high and high, and it was low and low, which varied according to the amount of people's assets.

As these students said, the good scriptures, although flawed, have been sung crookedly.

Officials enrich themselves and use their power to increase interest, and the people suffer greatly. In order to cope with the appraisal and make political achievements, officials force the people to borrow, and the rich who do not need them are not spared, and the richer the officials, the poorer the people become.

Whether or not there is a strong supervisory mechanism for officials who engage in irregularities for personal gain, deceive their superiors and subordinates, and whether or not they have a strong supervisory mechanism can only be short-lived in the end and disappear into the vast river of history.

Loans are only a front-end, and after the Seedlings Law, a whole set of systems is needed to support it. How officials operate and whether there are supervisors to audit these are all questions.

Seeing Wang Song nodding frequently, the students became bolder.

"Xianggong, in the eyes of the villain, Wang Wengong's green seedling method is doomed to failure. Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, land annexation has been serious, the government has been laissez-faire, the rich have no land, and the poor have no place to stand. The rich hide taxes to avoid land payments, but the poor people have no land to pay taxes. No matter how good the Seedlings Law is, what does it have to do with the rich! It's still that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Therefore, no matter what kind of law, the emphasis is on implementation, not on superficiality. ”

Wang Song's heart was shocked, he couldn't imagine that among these young students, there were such wise and open-minded people.

"Well, well said! In your opinion, how can you solve the shortcomings of the Tian Fu and the Seedlings Method once and for all?"

The student who had just stated his opinion stood up and bowed solemnly: "Xianggong, in the humble opinion of the villain, first, the rule of officials should be clear, if everyone is full of private pockets and cheating, no matter how good the law is, it will not benefit the people!" The second is the equalization system, which measures the fields and divides the fields into taxes according to the capitation. Finally, the law was amended to strictly investigate usurers and protect official loans. In this way, the drawbacks can be solved. ”

Wang Song couldn't help but smile bitterly. Using human morality to ensure the implementation of legislation is tantamount to a fool's dream. Moreover, going to Juntian, dividing the fields, and fighting Haoqiang sounds so familiar, but it is difficult to implement.

Blocking people's money, such as killing parents, not to mention scraping the right. Of course, he could have solved the problem by force, but in this way, he would have to turn against the entire landlord class.

As long as these wealthy and powerful households pay taxes in accordance with the law, and the country's tax burden is not reduced, it will already be a complete victory. After all, there are only about 3 million people in the whole of Lianghe, and there are large areas of barren fields around Shaanxi and Gyeonggi, which are rich enough for the people at the bottom to choose to cultivate.

"This student is very insightful!"

Wang Song praised: "If all the officials can be honest and dedicated, then my Huaxia will definitely be the master of the future world!"

"Now that the Seedlings Law has been abolished, a new law has appeared in the Lianghe Civil Affairs Department for generations

Substitute seedling method. I will reveal some of them to you, so that you can have a reference when you operate locally in the future. ”

All the students looked at Wang Song, their eyes full of doubt and curiosity.

"Ladies and gentlemen, at present, Lianghe, Shaanxi and Gyeonggi have established "Huaxia Bank" and its branches. The specific purpose is also to facilitate the people's access and loans, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and their lives will get better soon. ”

"In the future, the people will borrow money, and they will not need five or ten households to borrow money, but only need the people to borrow by themselves, and the interest will only be one cent. The people who need it can borrow money, but if they don't need it, the government can't force it at all!"

"The officials of the government shall make a detailed investigation of the people whom they are to borrow, including their creditworthiness, their ability to repay, and whether they have collateral. In the loan documents signed by both parties, there must be clear requirements and records for the failure to repay on time. ”

Historically, all dynasties have had mixed reviews of the Qingmiao Law. However, in Wang Song's view, the law is a good law, and as long as it is improved and refined, and a good supervision mechanism is established, the benefits will certainly outweigh the disadvantages. The Qingmiao method is really sung crookedly.

The students nodded their heads again and again, and began to talk softly.

"What do you think about the tax on business, this female student?"

The girl stood up with a flushed face, muttering speechless.

"Don't be nervous, it's all brothers and sisters here, just like you are in your own home, you can say whatever you want."

With Wang Song's encouragement, the girl finally spoke: "Xianggong, the little woman thinks that commercial taxes are the same as land taxes, as long as there is no hidden tax and taxes are collected according to the law. Heavy fines are imposed for tax evasion, and everything is done according to the law. ”

It seems that in people's impressions, these girls in the embroidery pavilion also have their own opinions and thoughts.

"According to you, if you are asked to be your parent official in a place, and spring ploughing comes, how will you deal with it?"

Wang Song asked with a smile.

The female student's face turned red, and she muttered: "Naturally, we will arrange for the people's spring ploughing and prepare the things that the people want for spring ploughing!"

"How to arrange, what are the things needed for spring ploughing, do you know?"

Seeing that the female student was speechless, Wang Song waved his hand and asked her to sit down, and then continued:

"Students, this is what you are here for, to apply what you have learned. Although you are rich in learning, you may not know anything about general affairs. For example, if a case occurs, how to deal with it, what to pay attention to, and where are the details; For example, if someone hides taxes, how to check the things in the account books, how many taxes are combined, and how to calculate them. ”

Wang Song thought about it and tried his best to spread the idea of "serving the people" among this group of young people.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you will study here for three months. The teachers who teach you are all grassroots officials of the government, some are in charge of agricultural affairs, and some are in charge of criminal names. There are those who are in charge of trade, and there are those who are in charge of taxes. You learn from these teachers, you know how to read the corresponding documents, you know how to do things, you are familiar with civil affairs, and you know how to deal with them. ”

"The rule of officials is Qingming, which is related to the fate of the world. You must remember that you did not forget your original intention of being an official! That is to serve as an official and benefit one party, and to be dedicated, honest and honest. And it starts with you people!"

Wang Song attaches so much importance to the training of these trainees, and naturally it is also aimed at improving the chaotic situation of officialdom and officials protecting each other, colluding between upper and lower levels, and embezzlement and bribery.

These students are equivalent to future civil servants, and after a period of training, they will be assigned to various grassroots government offices and become a clear stream of officialdom.

Wait for the future school to take shape, and then find students who have passed the examination from inside, participate in the official examination, and those who pass will be trained to enter politics, forming a fixed model.