Zhang Bin's new house has been cleaned up, and all the furniture and other living things have been purchased.

Without waiting for Zhang Bin to send someone to invite, Su Guo, Cai Jing, Zhang Santao, and Sun Guodong came to visit him to congratulate him on moving to his new house, and of course brought gifts.

The gift belonged to Su Guo the heaviest, and knowing that there was a lack of subordinates in his house, he directly sent four pretty maids, a groom, and a gardener.

And Cai Jing's gift was not light, a pair of jade Ruyi, a night pearl the size of a baby's fist and five hundred yuan.

"Yuan Chang, your gift is really a little brother...... Surprise! Hahaha...... Thank you, my little brother is short of money! Zhang Bin knows that if you want to deepen your friendship with a person, the most effective way is not to give the other party benefits, but to take the other party's benefits or owe the other party's favors, and then repay the appropriate touch, or even gratitude, so that the friendship between the two will improve rapidly.

In addition, Cai Jing's family is very rich in Fujian, and it is said that there are more than 100,000 mu of fertile land alone, which will only be richer than Su Guo's family, so although Cai Jing's gift is obviously heavier, Zhang Bin still smiled unceremoniously.

"Some things outside the body, Ziyu doesn't have to pay attention to them." Cai Jing waved his hand and said casually. He has a lot of fellow villagers who are officials in the capital, he has money to open the way, and he is also very well-informed, and he knows that Zhang Bin entered the palace twice to meet the Son of Heaven, and even heard that the third division issued an official notice to the big grain merchants yesterday to hold a bidding.

It's just that although he vaguely guessed that these things were related to Zhang Bin, he didn't know the details.

But this did not affect the fact that he deduced that Zhang Bin had been favored by the Son of Heaven and even the Prime Ministers.

In short, Cai Jing also intended to befriend Zhang Bin.

"Ziyu, I heard that the bidding method was proposed by you, but is there such a thing?" Su Guo was always breathless, as soon as the five of them sat down, they asked before Zhu Niang filled the wine and the delicacies were not served on the table.

"I was about to talk to you about this matter, but my uncle asked first." As Zhang Bin spoke, he motioned for everyone to raise their glasses, drank the wine in the glass together, hesitated a little in his heart, and said: "That's right, this bidding method was indeed proposed by the younger brother." ”

Su Guo and Cai Jing really had such expressions, while Sun Guodong and Zhang Santao were taken aback, obviously the two of them had heard about this in the past few days, after all, this matter directly represents the abolition of the right to transfer and sell grain from the Transshipment Division, and represents the abolition of the law on the loss of grain.

Cai Jing's eyes flashed, and he asked first: "Ziyu, I'm afraid that you are not only giving advice to the Son of Heaven in this matter, but deliberately promoting it in the future!" ”

Zhang Bin said with a look of appreciation: "Yuan Chang's eyes are like torches, since I entered Beijing, I have been plotting this matter, and now I have succeeded in the first step." ”

"The first step ......" The eyes of the four suddenly lit up, and Cai Jing's eyes flashed even more, and said: "Ziyu's meaning, the Son of Heaven and several ministers really have the idea of replacing the equalization method with the method of bidding?" ”

Zhang Bin's eyes swept over the four of them, and he said with a solemn expression: "This matter is still a confidential matter of the imperial court, I just need to wait for my brother to know, and I can't spread it out, so as not to cause trouble." ”

Zhang Santao hurriedly nodded and said, "That's nature, that's nature." ”

Sun Guodong also echoed, but Cai Jing suddenly asked: "Does Ziyu have a ministry in this bidding?" ”

Zhang Bin secretly praised in his heart, this Cai Jing was able to be the prime minister for nearly 20 years in the original history, and he was really quick-minded, and the things he asked were all to the point.

Zhang Bin was waiting for Cai Jing to ask this, and said with a smile: "Don't hide it from the four brothers, the Son of Heaven asked the third envoy Feng Chong to take charge of this matter, and let me be specifically responsible for this matter." ”

When the four of them heard this, they were all shocked, and their faces suddenly showed a strong look of envy, obviously Zhang Bin was favored by the Son of Heaven far more than they had imagined before.

Zhang Bin wants this effect, otherwise how can he pull the four of them into the water and become his right-hand man.

He is bent on saving the "early stage of cancer" Da Song, not to mention that he will be cured from his illness, and he will become strong to deal with the tigers and wolves around him.

However, this is a huge project, and it must last a long time.

It can be seen from the process and results of Wang Anshi's reform that Zhang Bin will inevitably encounter many difficulties and obstacles in the future, and even if he is a "hanging" person, it will be difficult to succeed if he does not have a right-hand man.

And the era of the Great Song Dynasty is a society that pays attention to qualifications and seniority, so that Wang Anshi and Han Qi's older generation of courtiers can convince him and become his assistants, which will only appear in Xiaobai's YY novels, and it doesn't make sense logically.

Because these people's three views have long been fixed, and because they are the top experience, one is more confident than the other, and even conceited, unless Zhang Bin behaves like God, it is almost impossible and illogical to let these people listen to Zhang Bin's words and act.

Therefore, Zhang Bin needs to dig out and cultivate his assistants from his peers and continue to grow his team.

And a young man like him who is about 20 years old, because of the limitations of experience, the three views have not yet been finalized, and under his guidance, they are far better than those "old hammers".

Zhang Bin also believes that Cai Jing will be able to be molded into a like-minded person, even if something uncontrollable happens, such as Cai Jing is still the same as in the original history, becoming a great traitor and a great evildoer, seriously damaging the interests of the court and the nation, it is a big deal to rely on the advantage of knowing some things in advance and get rid of them directly.

"Don't hide it from the four brothers, the younger brother has been busy these days, and there are still a few temporary assignments in his hands, which will not affect next year's imperial examination, and he can make some contributions, and I want to ask the four brothers to help." The thought flashed in his heart, and seeing the changes in the expressions of the four people, Zhang Bin asked with a sincere face.

When the four of them heard this, they were immediately overjoyed, and Cai Jing asked with some anxiety: "Ziyu has the right to decide." ”

Zhang Bin said confidently: "Yuan Chang rest assured, it's all up to the younger brother." ”

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"Snake slave, do you think Sima Guang will make trouble in secret." Seeing off Cai Jing, Su Guo, Zhang Santao and Sun Guodong, Zhang Bin called the snake slave to the study, drank a sip of tea soup and sobered up, and asked softly while holding Xiao Jinzi as a kitten.

The snake slave said without hesitation: "Definitely." ”

Zhang Bin glanced at her and said curiously, "Why are you so sure." ”

The snake slave said: "Sima Guang and Wang Anshi were friends back then, but since Wang Anshi implemented the new law, he immediately changed his face, and he opposed everything for the sake of opposition, which shows that this person's character is far from being as good as rumored." Now that I have made a bet with my son, it is a matter of official career, which is no less than deciding life and death, how can I not make trouble. ”

Zhang Bin nodded, he naturally thought of these, and continued to ask in a test manner: "Sima Guang will indeed make trouble, but the biggest grain merchants are not Sima Guang behind them, in your opinion, how will he make trouble with the bidding." ”

After a moment of silence, the snake slave said, "There are quite a few grain merchants who can come within three days and are qualified to compete for the right to transshipment and purchase from all directions, but the largest of them is only six. In addition to the Chu State Mansion behind Mi Fatzi, there are also two giant lords, Xiangzhou Han and Lingzhou Han.

With the existence of Han Qi and Han Jiang, it is impossible for these two to be swayed by Sima Guang. The other family was dismissed from the position of deputy prime minister because of his opposition to Wang Anshi's change of law, and offended Han Qi, and was sentenced to Fubi in Bozhou.

Then there is the Chen family and the Yu family, which have been grain merchants for generations, although these two families are merchant families, they have existed since the beginning of the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, and they have accumulated wealth for many years, and they have accumulated a lot of contacts in the court, and even the sons and nephews of the clan have become officials, which is already a half-official and half-merchant family. ”

After a pause, the snake slave said again: "If Sima Guang wants to do anything, he can only find the Chen family or the Yu family." ”

Zhang Bin nodded appreciatively and said, "Then do you think Sima Guang will look for the Chen family or the Yu family?" ”

The snake slave thought for a moment and said, "The slave doesn't know." ”

Zhang Bin said: "Then let's go and investigate!" ”

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