Chapter 172 The courtier's will hesitates to listen to the holy judgment

Xuanxuan, the chief counselor and governor, did fail to do so, and his resignation did not cause much repercussions in the court at all, or in other words, the courtiers in the court thought about the anger of the Son of Heaven, and did not care at all about him, a poor man who became the angry of the Son of Heaven. Although Xuanxuan, like his previous political participation, also got some false titles such as "Prince and Young Master", the Son of Heaven did not make any reservations, which made Xuanxuan look extremely desolate when he left Lin'an.

The Son of Heaven took the throne with Xuanzhi and announced to the ministers that although he was generous, he had a bottom line. And the land of Dongshengzhou and Xinzhou is a more terrible existence than Qiongya, degrading Qiongya, like Su Shi, there is still a day to come back alive, but "sending" Dongshengzhou and Xinzhou as officials, I am afraid that even the soul will not be allowed to return to his hometown.

This threat is extremely powerful, so for a while, the scholar had to hold back his saliva on Huaibei and Jingdong, find another way, and wait for a new opportunity.

Immediately afterwards, a new governor was appointed, and Cui He, who was the former Sichuan envoy and was worshiped as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites in the seventeenth year of Jiading, but could not be satisfied due to national mourning, was appointed as the governor of the council to sign the Privy Council.

This is not only unexpected, but it is also convincing. It was Zhen Dexiu, who thought highly of himself, and after hearing this appointment, he also exclaimed: "The Son of Heaven has his own people, and I am not as wide as the South China Sea." ”

Cui He was sixty-eight years old at the time, handsome for a long time, and is a current academic master, and his disciple Hong Zhikui is also known as Su Confucian, and in the eyes of some students, he can almost be compared with Zhen Dexiu. Based on Zhao Heju's understanding of Cui He, this person has the heart to save the people through the world, and he is quite familiar with accidents, and he is good at dealing with people.

The edict of Bai Cui and the governor of the government is the edict of December 12 of the first year of Baoqing, and Cui and he lived in seclusion in his hometown at this time, and it will take time for the edict to be delivered elsewhere. However, Zhao Heju is not in a hurry, in fact, after this appointment is made, whether it is Ge Hong or Xue Ji, they will work harder to do things.

They finally realized that even without them, there would be characters in the Son of Heaven's bag.

What Zhao and Ju are worried about now is that the courtiers will use Hong Shikui's relationship to pull Cui He directly over, in that case, if he goes to a Xuanxuan, Cui He who is ten times more capable than him is ten times and a hundred times more powerful, and things are not good.

Therefore, he added a consultation to the Ministry of Rites and sent him as an envoy to the Jin State. Send Hong Shikui away from afar, and by the time he returns from Jin, the situation between Korea and China should have stabilized.

Zhao Jingyun leaned back in his chair and sighed tiredly and contentedly, looking at the string of words he had written on the paper.

For more than a month, he has been visiting all parts of Lin'an, streets, alleys, workshops and shops, he has almost run all over, and the cost of carriages and horses is unknown. In the process, he discovers many problems that seem to be unrelated to each other, but always point to one place.

Flow seeking.

There were originally a lot of Luo weaving workshops in Lin'an City, and the owners of these Luo weaving workshops were originally most afraid that the government would forcibly recruit them to weave salt bags, but now it is different, it is said that the salt bags used by the government now are all supplied by the stream, which is not only low in price, but also of good quality. Zhao Jingyun once visited the weaving yard of Liuqiu when he was in Liuqiu, and in the huge field, dozens of Liuqiu looms were neatly arranged, and the roar was deafening, which was used to drive these looms called "steam engines", and the sound was like thunder. Under this kind of noise, any literary and poetic spirit can be driven out of the clouds, and the cloth, silk, and silk that can be woven are fast and good.

It is also because of this that the livelihood of the owners and hired weavers of the Luo Weaving Workshop has not improved because they no longer need to weave salt bags, and the products they weave are more beautiful and exquisite than those of Liuqiu, but they are not as cheap as Liuqiujin. During Zhao Jingyun's visit, these owners complained a lot, and some even wanted to burn down the shops that sold Liuqiujin.

At first, they also used guilds to fight against it, and all shops that sold Liuqiu brocade did not trade with them, forcing them not to sell Liuqiu brocade, but only to sell Lin'an's own silk. But this struggle was declared unsuccessful in a very short period of time, and they demanded that there were enough goods to fill the void created by their "sanctions".

Facing the future, they are extremely at a loss and do not know where to go.

The weaving mill is just one of many industries that have been hit hard by the flow of goods, such as blacksmiths, carpenters, stonemasons, and even porcelain has lost some of its market in the face of competition from glassware. A large number of workshops closed, employees lost their jobs, and shops closed.

At the beginning, Luo Jingyun was worried about this situation, he went to Liuqiu, although he never stayed in Liuqiu, but he was quite yearning for Liuqiu in his heart. But now he found that the prosperity of Liuqiu was built on the depression of some industries in the Great Song Dynasty, and the more prosperous and clean the fresh water, the more dilapidated and dirty Lin'an became.

He couldn't accept such a result, he was a Song man after all, if he was given a choice, he would rather the Great Song Dynasty return to its previous appearance and destroy the country vigorously, rather than die of exhaustion under the silent pressure of Liuqiu.

Time was short, and he had not yet gone deep into the villages near Lin'an to visit in person, but from the news he had received, he knew that the situation in these villages was even more not optimistic.

Because of the large number of purchases of raw silk, cotton and linen of the Great Song Dynasty, the area of grain fields near Lin'an has decreased significantly, and some wealthy businessmen, who do not know where to get the support of silver money, have purchased large tracts of land. Some of the people had to give up their land under their forcible grabbing, probably selling it at a low price, and then became tenants of these wealthy merchants, responsible for cultivating the land that belonged to them for others, and the cultivation was still not grain, but mulberry and cotton.

Those who were lucky to become tenants were lucky, and most of those who lost their land had to beg everywhere.

Even in Lin'an City, there are many such begging people, and the household registration can no longer restrain them, and they have become the so-called "homeless".

In the long run, the country will not be a country!

However, Zhao Jingyun was instinctively moved that as long as Liuqiu existed, this trend could not be avoided. He was panicked in his heart, he really didn't know where to go, thinking about it, in Lin'an, the only person he could ask for advice was Wei Liaoweng.

Wei Liaoweng and he had a teacher-student friendship, just like Li Shimin said that he must worship true virtue, and the one he admired the most was Wei Liaoweng. Thinking of this, he packed up what he had written down and put it into a cloth bag, which was also the product of Liuqiu.

Wei Liaoweng, as the head of the household department, holds the treasury in his hands, but his own mansion is small and shabby. Every time he came to visit, Zhao Jingyun couldn't help but sigh with emotion, with Wei Liaoweng's salary and the reward of the Son of Heaven, he was not greedy, and he could also live in a beautiful mansion in Lin'an City, but he had to live in this cramped small mansion.

"Are these true?"

After reading the materials brought by Zhao Jingyun, Wei Liaoweng frowned tightly, and asked Zhao Jingyun after a while.

"No matter how bold a student is, he will not dare to deceive Mr. on such things." Zhao Jingyun sighed: "In the long run, all the people will be unemployed, and I am afraid that there will be something that they dare not speak...... Wang Xiaobo and Li Shunzhi's Yin Jian are not far away. ”

He is talking about Wang Xiaobo and Li Shun, Taizong was making tea, and the treasury revenue still depends on this policy, but it has taken away the livelihood of tea farmers, Wang Xiaobo and Li Shun took the opportunity to raise an incident, and the momentum was huge, almost sweeping the whole of Shu.

"I am sick and the rich are not equal, and now you are equal."

Thinking of the slogans of Wang Xiaobo and Li Shun at the beginning, Wei Liaoweng also trembled. After the new monarch ascended the throne, the state was full of new weather, but he couldn't stand such a toss.

Zhao Jingyun was just worried about the relationship between Liuqiu and the virtuous concubine and the Son of Heaven, but Wei Liaoweng knew that this year, the tax paid by the Great Song Dynasty treasury was nearly 20% more than in previous years, and the reason was that after the opening of the port, the income of the city shipping department surged.

In previous years, the Great Song Dynasty treasury could collect about 60 million yuan, and this year's calculated data has exceeded this number.

With this lot of money, the imperial court can do more things, such as the Son of Heaven said that there will be a guarantee if there is never an endowment, and the rewards for the forbidden and Xiang armies can also be appropriately increased, and it seems that the hundreds of officials in the court and the central government should also rise, and the city walls in various places must be repaired, and the arsenal must be more substantial......

Water conservancy facilities, smooth roads - there are many places to spend large sums of money, and the extra income this year can also fill in some old accounts that have been accumulated for many years.

Thinking of this, Wei Liaoweng hesitated a little, it is rare that the treasury is gradually abundant, if something happens at this time......

After thinking for a long time, he got up and said, "Without further ado, this matter must be ......"

He originally wanted to consult with Ge Hong and the others, but when he thought of the cleanliness of the Son of Heaven when he disposed of Xuan Xuan some time ago, he hesitated slightly. Obviously, this matter is intended to cause the Son of Heaven to be angry, if Ge Hong and others are also involved......

Wei Liaoweng is upright, but not stupid, after thinking about it for the past two days, there are quite suspicious things about Xuan's resignation, and it is very likely that Ge Hong has done something.

He didn't want this matter to implicate Ge Hong and the others again, firstly, lest the Son of Heaven take the opportunity to send Ge Hong out in order to balance the court situation, and secondly, he was also a little worried about Ge Hong, Ge Hong seemed to be too eager for the post of first assistant. During this time, Qiao Xingjian and Ge Hong were very close, but Wei Liaoweng didn't like Qiao Xingjian very much, and always felt that his city was too deep.

"This matter must be played by the Son of Heaven, Manqing, you come with me."

Wei Liaoweng, as the head of the household, has the authority to play alone, and he takes the carriage - this is also one of the products of Liuqiu, which is far faster and more convenient than the sedan chair, especially when running on the cement pavement repaired by the royal street, it is fast and stable.

Zhao Heju heard that Wei Liaoweng asked to see, and his heart jumped suddenly, Wei Liaoweng is not Xue Ji, nor Ge Hong, although he is a science person, but he is more knowledgeable than Zhende. He has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, and when he comes at noon, he must have encountered something in trouble.

After asking only Wei Liaoweng was the only one who came, Zhao and Ju Ming met him in Cuihan Hall, and after a while, Wei Liaoweng was introduced into Cuihan Hall, and after the ceremony, Zhao Jingyun's manuscript was taken out.

"Official, this is written by Zhao Jingyun, a student, and the minister does not dare to be proficient, so he will forward it on his behalf."

Zhao Jingyun is a person, Zhao Heju still has an impression, and said with a smile: "I heard that Zhao Manqing went to Xuzhou once, and also gave advice for Xuzhou to eliminate floods, Wei Qing, you are a student, but you are a person who can do practical things, you mention more, the future is limitless." ”

Wei Liaoweng heard that the Son of Heaven could call out Zhao Jingyun's words, and he knew that he was already in the emperor's heart, and he was secretly happy for Zhao Jingyun in his heart. When Zhao Youju read the text, he first looked at the surrounding pine and ancient cypresses, and then his eyes moved to the face of the Son of Heaven, paying attention to the expression on the face of the Son of Heaven.

Zhao Youju only frowned slightly, not much surprised, as if everything was expected by him. Wei Liaoweng was puzzled in his heart, this official family is really unfathomable.

"This Zhao Manqing has done a great job, good, good."

After reading it, Zhao Youju didn't rush to comment, he put down the origami and praised Zhao Jingyun first: "Wei Qing, sure enough, a famous teacher has a high apprentice." ”

From Zhao Heju's face, Wei Liaoweng couldn't see any sarcasm or rhetoric, but when the ministers forced Zhao Heju to set up an official in Jingdong Huaibei that day, Zhao and Ju were also so deep. Therefore, Wei Liaoweng could only remain silent.

"I'm telling the truth, I'm in the deep palace, I'm in the temple, and I'm too far away from the people. Fan Wenzheng said that if you live in a temple, you think about the people, but you and I work behind closed doors, how can we know the people's livelihood outside? Zhao Youju smiled and said, "Zhao Manqing did an excellent job...... Hmm, Wei Qing, is there any money left in the treasury? I intend to let Zhao Manqing and the students of Taixue go to the folk and write more good articles like this, but it is not good to make them in vain, and they have to be pestered somewhat. ”

Hearing what the Son of Heaven said, Wei Liaoweng was extremely moved: "Why did the official family say this, it was their duty to be loyal to the king and do their best for the country, and this dynasty has raised the world's scholars, and they should have done so." ”

"Qing should think about Confucius's responsibility to pay tribute to Jin." Zhao Youju smiled and waved his hand.

After praising Zhao Jingyun, Zhao Youju returned the topic to this unnamed article, and the questions in the article were both expected and unexpected by him. He was aware of the huge impact of modern industrialization on society and the consequences of this impact, but he did not expect that it would come so quickly.

Unlike Britain at the time of the Industrial Revolution, Britain not only had decentralized production, but after each invention was produced, there would be constraints from traditional forces, and even special laws to prohibit the use of new inventions. When the tide of change was pushed to the Great Song Dynasty, enough strength had been accumulated, and the feudal guilds that restrained production and progress were no longer a threat to this tide of change. The only thing that can threaten it is the old system of the Great Song Dynasty, and Zhao and Ju are working hard to transform this old system bit by bit.

This made Zhao and Ju both happy and worried, he was happy that he had planted the seed, and now he could see the seed germinating and showing strength, and he was worried about whether he could make the best use of the old nutrients when this seed grows, instead of just destroying it.

"It is difficult for the ministers to choose, and the flow of commerce and trade is prosperous, and the city has benefited greatly because of it, but if the flow of goods is allowed to impact the industry of the Great Song Dynasty, I am afraid that the displaced people will rise around, so that one or two traitors will ascend and shout, and I am afraid that there will be things that the ministers dare not say." Wei Liaoweng shook his head deeply: "The ministers are shallow in their studies, but they really don't know how to deal with it." ”

"It's better to block than to guide."

Zhao Heju didn't think there was any difficulty in this, no matter how big the impact was, it couldn't be compared to the impact of hundreds of millions of migrant workers and tens of millions of laid-off workers in later generations, and now there are emerging industries, and what is lacking is to transfer these laborers from the old livelihood to these emerging industries.

Note 1: Zhendexiu's comment on Cui and his "I am not as wide as the South China Sea" is true, which can be seen in "Song and Yuan Xue Case".