Chapter 81: The Rock in the Pit
Zhao Wei bowed slightly, expressing satisfaction.
Although Wang Anshi's expression was still complicated, there was also a look of approval in his eyes.
Even Han Qi and Wu Chong nodded slightly, thinking that this son was young, but he was also steady.
Being able to come up with such a clever method as bidding and auctioning can be said to be quick-witted, but it is very rare for a young man under the age of 20 to do things without leakage and thoughtfulness.
Even Sima Guang and Wen Yanbo only frowned, and they couldn't say anything for a while.
"This ...... Great goodness. After reading the plan and the regulatory agenda, Tianzi's eyes lit up, but he didn't know how to describe the contents of the two folds in his hand for a while.
Zhang Bin saw the change in the expression of the Son of Heaven in his eyes, but he smiled slightly in his heart.
He spent a night using the words commonly used in today's era, combined with the most commonly used forms and presentation patterns and other expression tools in the later official document schemes, to guide the ideology, the leading group, the specific planning procedures, the division of tasks, specific requirements, possible problems and preventive measures and other aspects of this plan, as long as after reading it, I have a clear understanding of the bidding in my mind.
In the other excerpt is some rules and regulations on the law of bidding, which does not use any forms and patterns, but they are all dry strips, and they are all said in the most understandable language, the expression is extremely accurate, and it is clear at a glance, there is no ambiguity when the civil officials of the world write, after reading the clouds, but also rely on guessing.
"The plan and the so-called regulations are very well written, and I am very satisfied, and I am more confident in this bidding method." Zhao Ji looked at Zhang Bin, his eyes were full of approval, this comparison, he was really disgusted with those civil and official words piled up rhetoric and sentence structure.
There's no way, the civil officials' recitals look really tired, not to mention racking their brains, at least they have to use their minds, and sometimes they even have to work hard to guess, courtiers like Wang Anshi and Sima Guang are okay, and they are concise and direct in their sentences, but when they meet officials like Su Shi, the words are brilliant, but the meaning of what they say is foggy and ambiguous, and they are really tired to watch.
But as the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, who emphasized the cultivation of literature and martial arts, it was difficult for Zhao Ji to say this, otherwise he would not be suspected by the world's scholars of not having enough literature.
Secretly sighing in his heart, Zhao Ji motioned to the eunuch next to him to hand the two folds to the Zaifu.
Han Qi, Wang Anshi, Lu Gongbi, and Wu Chong saw the change in the expression of the Son of Heaven just now, and heard him praise the contents of these two excerpts, they were already very curious.
And Wen Yanbo and Sima Guang frowned even tighter.
"This ...... It's very good, this kind of copywriting looks very comfortable and relaxed. Han Qi glanced at Zhang Bin, and the meaning of approval was very strong.
Handing the plan to Wang Anshi, who had long been unable to hold back, Han Qi looked at the "Bidding and Auction Regulations" again, and exclaimed: "After reading this plan and these regulations, the old man can be regarded as having a clear understanding of the bidding method. Well...... Your rules are unflattering, but they are precise, and they are just right for those merchants. ”
"This is the old fox." Zhang Bin secretly thought that Han Qi had a lot of good words, but he didn't comment too much on the bidding.
After reading it, Wang Anshi handed it to Wen Yanbo, who was sneering next to him, with a strange light flashing in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty has worked hard to review and reciprocate, if the imperial court and local officials can use Zhang Bin's method of expression to play the excerpts, Your Majesty's efficiency in reviewing and reciting recitals will definitely be much improved, and you will also be able to have a clearer and more accurate understanding of some local things." ”
Zhao Ji thought it was true, and was about to nod and speak, but Wen Yanbo, who simply glanced at the two excerpts, suddenly said: "Ridiculous, if it is according to what Wang Anshi said, what is the point of the imperial examination to give scholars with poetry." ”
Wang Anshi's eyes flashed, and he said: "Your Majesty, the minister has been thinking about the imperial examination recently and it is biased to use poetry to endow scholars, so it is better to change it." ”
The scene was silent for a moment, and Zhang Bin was also stunned, although he knew that it was this year in history that Wang Anshi proposed to change the content of the imperial examination, but he didn't expect that it would be up to him now.
Wen Yanbo said solemnly: "Your Majesty, by all means. ”
Wu Chong, who had just finished reading the plan and regulations, frowned, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, this is not the time to discuss the content of the imperial examination, the 100,000 troops in the northwest are still waiting for grain and grass. ”
Wang Anshi secretly screamed ashamed, stepped aside, and said no more.
Zhao Ji also looked stunned, and said: "That's right, the top priority at the moment is to raise the grain and grass used by the 100,000 army for two months as soon as possible." Zhang Bin's bidding method, Aiqing has also seen it, and I think that the right to buy and purchase grain can be tendered first, and I think it will be tried on a trial basis. ”
Sima Guang said loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister is still against this matter, not only because what the minister said before is not decent to the court, but Zhang Bin's plan is not feasible. ”
Zhao Ji frowned and said, "Does Sima Aiqing have any objections?" ”
Sima Guang said: "Zhang Bin's plan said that he would grant official positions to the merchants who bid for bidding, and the ministers thought that this was undoubtedly about buying and selling official bodies, and how noble my Song Dynasty official body was, how could it be awarded to such ninth-rate people." How can we be officials in the same dynasty as such greedy and self-interested people? ”
Zhang Bin couldn't help frowning, he knew that the scholars and doctors who dominated the country in the Great Song Dynasty despised businessmen extremely much, and the status of businessmen was even included in the lower ninth rate, but he didn't expect Sima Guang's reaction to be so big.
Zhang Bin's eyes swept over the others, and found that including Wang Anshi, all of them frowned, obviously they also thought of this, but just now they just considered the overall situation, thinking about it in a daze, but Sima Guang said the matter, and this time the pot was revealed, as a member of the scholars, they were naturally not in favor of it, and they were not willing to give the merchant an official.
"It's a matter of urgency, not to mention that it's just some loose officials who can't get on the stage, and this matter is decided!" Zhao Ji obviously didn't care about a few idle officials, not to mention what Zhang Bin said very clearly, he didn't even need to give these businessmen a fortune, which was nothing compared to two million yuan a year.
Sima Guang wanted to say something, but Han Qi suddenly said: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true, and the old minister thinks that it is feasible to give officials to merchants. ”
The Son of Heaven and Han Qi both spoke one after another, and Wen Yanbo, who originally wanted to express his opposition again, hesitated slightly, knowing that it was not appropriate to insist at this time, so he stepped aside and said no more.
"Businessmen are mercenary, and the ministers will never believe that they will rush to send money to the court as Zhang Bin said." It was Sima Guang who spoke, he was the same as Wang Anshi in some characteristics, in fact, he was a stubborn person, and he would never be afraid of the will of the Son of Heaven and Han Qi, so he would compromise and seek perfection.
And because Han Qi actually supported Zhang Bin's bidding method, it made Sima Guang's stinky and hard temper come up, and his words became more and more absolute.