Chapter 1102 Court Meeting

"What's more, Liao is not a completely agricultural country, but I am afraid that when the time comes, I will not die by fighting snakes, but will suffer from it."

Zhang Dunli was silent for a long time, and let out a long breath: "Knowing that this plan is not played by the Shangguan family, it is disloyal; And this plan is so vicious, it is unkind and unjust to be used by the officials. ”

"Lishi is so hard, I...... Let's teach and paint honestly......"

Su You said with a smile: "The horse still has the world in mind, but don't worry, we are going to adopt another set of strategies for the Liao, and it is generally ......."

Back in Bianjing, Su You and Cai Qu began formal negotiations with Xiao Xi.

Song Liao's proposal to open the New Year's coin again sparked another controversy in the court.

There are both opposing and supportive voices, and both are very loud.

Zhao Ji originally wanted to be arbitrary, but was stopped by Su You.

This is a national policy, we must unify our thinking, or Your Majesty, we will hold a court meeting to discuss the matter of the New Year's coin, and it is always right to listen to more opinions.

Zhao Ji was a little unimpressed by Su You's way of governing, and discussed whether it was better to go through the recital? In such a discussion in court, the ministers fought for red faces in front of the Son of Heaven, which was really undignified.

Su You smiled, and his face was red, which means that there is really a problem with the policy.

First of all, we are not afraid of everyone's opposition, if the reason for opposition is right, then we can adjust; If the reason for the objection is wrong, we can give an explanation to avoid misunderstanding.

What's so bad about that?

In the end, if it really doesn't work, we can still implement the voting system, and if there are more voices in favor than against, we will implement it; If there are more opposition voices than support, we just don't do it.

Zhao Ji expressed his objections, that Pan Geng moved Yin, Shang Ying changed the law, and he also insisted on going his own way, and finally succeeded?

Su You said that there were too few scholars at that time, and the people's wisdom was not yet opened, so they needed the guidance of wise people to be enlightened.

And now that the scholars have gone deep into the countryside, the situation is not the same as before, Your Majesty not only wants to see Pangeng Shang Ying, but also to see Fu Jian's defeat of Weishui, Cao Cao's defeat of Chibi, that is also the consequence of going his own way.

Considering history and calculating probabilities, and insisting on implementing policies will, after all, there are fewer times to win and more times to lose.

Zhao Ji felt that what Su You said was also reasonable, so he convened a court meeting, and officials above the two systems could speak freely in the palace.

This is a precedent, when Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty, after the proposal of the doctor Du Yannian, Huo Guang in the name of Emperor Zhao, ordered the prime minister Tian Qianqiu and the imperial historian Sang Hongyang to gather more than 60 virtuous and virtuous writers to conduct a comprehensive summary and debate on the policies of the Emperor Wu period, especially the monopoly policy of salt and iron.

The meeting was discussed from February to July, and after the conclusion of the meeting, the Han Dynasty abolished the monopoly on alcohol and the monopoly of iron tools in some areas, adjusted the national strategy, and began to rest with the people.

By the time of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, Huan Kuan compiled a famous article based on the records of that meeting - "Salt and Iron Treatise", which was also known as the "Salt and Iron Conference".

At the court meeting, Wang Jue expressed deep concern: "Your Majesty, the Liao State has always been arrogant and rude, and now it is asking for half of the year's coins to be exchanged for goods, and the ministers think that it is just their strategy to retreat." ”

"What should we do when we wait until the goods are in hand and then ask for the New Year's coins?"

Su You is the person in charge of answering and explaining the question today: "Wang Xianggong, these will be signed agreements, and the agreement between the two countries cannot be overturned by saying that it can be overturned, and it will definitely go through another consultation and negotiation." ”

"As for the requirements of the Liao State, I think that it is reasonable and beneficial to the Great Song Dynasty, and we can agree; But for those who are unreasonable and unfavorable to the Great Song Dynasty, of course we must also reject them. ”

"Our agreement with Liao mainly depends on whether it is beneficial to the Song Dynasty. Since the alliance between the Great Song Dynasty and the Liao State, the negotiation of several annual coins has gradually increased from 200,000 to 500,000, and the border negotiation has also repeatedly retreated. ”

"Now this agreement, the two countries can be called enemies, it can be said that this is the most beneficial agreement for our Great Song Dynasty since the alliance of the Yuanyuan."

Wang Qi said: "Mingrun is suspected of stealing beams and changing pillars, and the 250,000 pieces of silver and copper have been exchanged for goods, which are also worth 250,000 yuan. ”

"So the New Year's coin given to the Liao State is actually not less than a penny, and it has increased the link of collecting goods, but it has caused more trouble, how can it be beneficial?"

Li Suzhi was a supporter of the policy, and he was listed at this time: "It is of course beneficial to the Great Song Dynasty to exchange silver and copper for goods." ”

"Xiang Gong is the country of Huahan, I don't know about the businessman, in fact, the reason is very simple, the more the merchant buys, the greater the price discount, the more goods contained in the same order, the lower the cost."

"These 250,000 yuan can allow more shops and workshops to expand their scale and improve their efficiency."

"In the current situation of Hebei withering, the ministers please use these 250,000 yuan, plus the preferential tax system, to recruit merchants and craftsmen in Zhending and Daimyo to produce the goods needed by the Liao people. First, it can stimulate the revitalization of Hebei, and secondly, it can be transferred nearby to reduce costs. ”

"The cost of these 250,000 yuan of goods is actually only more than 100,000 yuan, and bartering with money has another advantage for our dynasty, that is, the amount of New Year's coins has been reduced in disguise."

"And the rest of them are turned into the income of the people and merchants, and the taxes of the state, why not?"

Old man Sun Gusun stood on the side of opposition this time: "Your Majesty, the benefits of businessmen are different from the interests of the country. ”

"The Liao people are not easy people, 250,000 yuan brought them are machine wells, peep mirrors, medicines, and luxury goods."

"With a well, there is a fertile field; With medicines, there are strong Chinese people; With the Speculator Mirror, there is an orthodox calendar; With luxuries, there are means to entrap the chiefs of the tribes. ”

Su You said with a smile: "Sun Gong is very worried, but these things also depend on where they are used." ”

"As Su You expected, the machine wells and the Liao people will not be used to improve the lives of the people, but to increase the fertile land of the nobles and Buddhist temples; Medicine, that is to save the lives of the nobles first, not to be used on the people; Luxury goods can indeed win people's hearts, but can they be relied on to win people's hearts? ”

"I want to explain that the sky scope is helpful for studying stars, but the calendar has a set of observation algorithms, and it takes a long time for astronomical records to be calculated and corroborated."

"The astronomical records of the Liao Kingdom are not reliable, and the study of astronomy has now been left far behind by the Great Song Dynasty."

"Astronomy is the pearl on the top of the mountain of science and engineering, and without the science of science and engineering as the foundation, astronomy will not have great achievements. This thing can't be made up for by a peep mirror. ”

"Another reason for the sale of the peephole is that the drawing design and mold design in the early stage of the peep mirror cost a lot of money."

"Now a total of two have been built, which are placed in Zhongshan and Bianjing. After that, those mold drawings are piled up in the Ministry of Engineering, and they are useless. ”

"Now Liaoguo is willing to purchase one for a huge amount of 100,000 yuan, which greatly dilutes the huge cost of our manufacturing speculum mirror. As long as I can get another order, the pre-research and development costs of my peeping mirror will be all earned. ”

"And in the process of satisfying continuous orders, we can also continue to research and improve, a large peephole, involving a lot of parts, Liaoguo to make the peep mirror continue to operate, and there is no need to replace damaged parts in the future."

"Those parts are extremely precise, and the Liao people can't make them, so they must find us to continue ordering."

"So it's not just a big business, it's a long-term business."

Sun Gu smiled slightly and retreated to the court.

Xue Xiang is actually quite in favor of this system, but his economic ability is also one of the best in the Great Song Dynasty, and he is listed at this time: "It should be said that the Song and Liao trade is beneficial to both countries, but I think that the benefits to the Liao State are far greater than the benefits to the Great Song Dynasty." ”

"There is one thing I can't figure out, paper money can indeed alleviate the money shortage and bring great benefits to my Great Song Dynasty, but why do you want the Liao people to get this weapon?"

"The economy of the Great Liao will definitely bring a great growth because of this, and the growth of its national strength will not pose a great threat to our Great Song Dynasty?"

Su You said: "Xue Gong is also an expert in the economy, and the Liao Kingdom has the Great Song Dynasty to print 250,000 'silk banknotes' this time, and I am the Great Song Dynasty, but I have to charge a handling fee." ”