For a small soup cake stall, you can buy a bowl of soup cakes for as long as ten coppers. There were three very bookish guys, also holding a large bowl that was not much smaller than a basin, and they were sucking and eating.

They are none other than Wang Anshi, Wang Anli and Wang Bei.

The king was young and ate quickly, and when he had drunk the last mouthful of soup, he set the bowl aside. He tilted his head and kept looking at the passing guests.

This stall has just been set up, and the people who come here to eat noodles are all neighboring Ding Zhuang, who carry baskets on their backs, hammers, axes, shovels and pickaxes, and other tools, and head to the coal mine three miles away, where they will work for a day and wait until the sun goes down before they can call it a day and go home.

"362 people!"

Wang Bian turned to his father and uncle, and said in a low voice: "In the effort just now, more than three hundred people have passed, and there are at least a thousand workers in this coal mine. ”

Wang Anli didn't raise his head, and sneered: "The dignified Confucian family, let alone a thousand people, even if it is 10,000 people, they can get it!" I just can't figure it out, they are obviously glorious and rich, to the extreme, and the court is also kind and courteous, why do they have to get involved in the coal mine matter, and they have to go against the court! Don't they know what to fear? ”

"What are they afraid of?" Wang said contemptuously: "People are sure that the court will not dare to touch them, first, they are saints and Miao descendants, and they are extremely noble." Second, the first emperor added the title of the Holy Prince, and His Majesty is still keeping filial piety for the first emperor, can you change your attitude towards the Kong family casually at this time? What will the world think of Your Majesty? With these two items, the people of the Confucian family, of course, are unscrupulous and do whatever they want! ”

At this time, Wang Anshi also finished eating, and the awkward minister was already unkempt, but this time he came out, making him even more embarrassed, he wiped his mouth, and wiped his clothes casually, his entire chest was black and shiny, but he didn't care.

"Pun'er, you just asked the Kong family why they wanted to meddle in the coal mine, and my father told you that since the imperial court canonized the Holy Duke of Yan, the Confucian family has revised the family tree, and many of the side houses of the Confucian Mansion have come together in the past, as well as the Meng family, the Yan family, and the Zeng family, these four families are in the same breath, and the population has increased more than ten times. When his father pushed for the average tax on Fangtian, the Kong family wanted to annex the land, but it was even more difficult, and they had no way to get involved in the coal mine. ”

Wang Fang scratched his head, "Father, it's understandable to say that the Kong family is so forgivable!" ”

"Fart!"

Wang Anshi glared, "What is this called?" The imperial court canonized the Holy Prince, but it was just to let the children of the Confucian family be responsible for sacrificing their ancestors, but they never let them fake their might, annex fields everywhere, and even dare to obstruct the national policy, which is simply hateful! Insult the sages! ”

Wang Anshi was so angry that he slapped the table, causing a lot of strange eyes.

Although he is in the rivers and lakes, he is well-informed, whether it is the affairs of the court or the affairs of the palace, he is clear.

There is no way, who made him the emperor's quasi-father-in-law!

Zhao Shu didn't hide a lot of things from Wang Qing, of course Wang Qing would pass the news to his father, so Wang Anshi knew even more than many important ministers.

Wang Ningan made a final decision in the political hall and determined the development direction of coal, iron and steel plants in the future.

For this strategy, the prime minister raised his hands in favor!

Coal and iron ore were originally the property of the royal family, as they have been for generations.

It's just that the Great Song Dynasty was negligent in management and fell into the hands of the local gentry.

Now that it is taken back, there is no problem at all, and the steam engine is also in the hands of the imperial court, if Wang Anshi is replaced in power, he will not even agree to local shareholding, and he will not decentralize small and medium-sized coal mines.

It can be said that Wang Ningan has released enough benefits to give face to the local gentry. It's just that someone is embarrassed!

The princes of the court did not dare to oppose it openly, but secretly they talked about it.

The whole national policy was not pushed smoothly.

Because of Wen Yanbo's defection, the coal mines in the land of Sanjin were quickly state-owned, and some large mining areas have already started, I have to say that Wen Yanbo, this old guy, does have the ability to do things, he decided to bet on Wang Ningan, he will not hesitate, although the court has taken a little more, but it is better to earn than nothing.

In addition to the Three Jin Dynasty, Youzhou and other places controlled by the Wang family were also smoothly implemented...... It's just that in addition to these two places, including Hebei, Northwest, and Gyeonggi, there are problems.

Among them, Hebei is mainly the Han family, they are in disobedience, grinding, unwilling to cooperate with land requisition, the situation in the northwest is more complicated, and it is also involved in disputes in the army, including Pang Ji, Lu Gongshu, Sun Gu, and even Zeng Gongliang, Zhang Fangping and others are implicated, the water is very deep and deep.

But in comparison, the most tricky one is Yanzhou, which is the Kong family!

Because it was the Confucian family who resisted at the beginning, and the ministers in the court also made a fuss, they forced Wang Ningan to return to Beijing, and formulated a new national policy.

It stands to reason that the imperial court has approved it and has become a major policy of the country, if the Confucian family knows each other, they should not fight, they honestly choose to cooperate, and they can get a lot of benefits, but they don't know what the Confucian family thinks, they have to get along with the imperial court.

On behalf of the imperial court, Zhang Heng talked with the Kong family three times, promising to give them 45% of the equity, and also promised to underwrite all products, this condition is already more cost-effective than Wen Yanbo's!

But the Kong family was not satisfied, they believed that Yanzhou's coal mines were not big enough, and should be defined as small and medium-sized coal mines, which belonged to the scope of the Kong family's self-management.

Zhang Heng vomited blood, you still have to be shameless, if Yanzhou Coal Mine is a small coal mine, there will be no big coal mine on the entire Jingdong Road!

And Zhang Heng also knows that everything is because of the Confucian family, and if they are not settled, the teacher's national policy will not be implemented.

In addition, as mentioned earlier, the local finances are embarrassed, of which Jingdong East Road is the hardest hit area.

Zhang Heng, as well as many local officials, are all planning to develop the coal mine as soon as possible, and it is best to strive for the first batch of steel plants to settle in Yanzhou.

Don't look at the fact that the majority of the coal mines have returned to the imperial court, but they can get some toll taxes for transferring products abroad, and in addition, how many workers do the coal mines need, and how many businessmen will they attract?

How much consumption can these people drive and how much tax revenue will they increase?

As a place, in fact, there are not many requirements, as long as there is popularity and money, they will also have taxes and political achievements, which is enough to explain to the imperial court.

"The Kong family is determined that the imperial court will not dare to do anything with them, and the local yamen is in urgent need of developing coal mines, so they have to ask for them, so they will sell at a price!" Wang Anshi made an assertion.

Wang Bi immediately nodded, "Father is wise, I heard that someone has already written a book, and thinks that Yanzhou is close to the place where the saints are buried, so it is not appropriate to open the coal mine, so as not to alarm the sages and damage the country!" ”

"Ridiculous!" Wang Anli sneered: "If you don't alarm the Kong Saints, then what will they do?" Is it foolish to be someone else? ”

Wang Bei chuckled and said, "That's just to say that, it's nothing more than trying to hinder the court." ”

Wang Anli said politely: "I really want to see, if they really follow what they said, seal up all the mining areas, don't let them move at all, and send thousands of forbidden troops to guard the tomb for Confucius, what else will the Confucian family say?" ”

Wang Fang clapped his hands and laughed, "Uncle's idea is good, I bet that if they really do this, they will definitely cry!" ”

"Shut up!"

Wang Anshi slapped the table, "What do children say nonsense, national affairs, in fact, they can be child's play!" If the thorn in the Kong family can't be pulled out, what about the Han family? What about the scholars in Hebei? In addition, in the northwest, there are also Pang Ji, Zeng Gongliang, and Zhang Fangping, the three military leaders, are they idle people? If you can't quickly open the deadlock, I think Wen Yanbo's old guy will also change his face, anyway, he is completely shameless! ”

Wen Kuanfu, who was far away in Xijing, sneezed, damn, what's wrong with everyone in the world? I haven't done anything hurtful, I can't get used to me!

Alas, this is what Mu Xiu will destroy in the forest wind, and he will be destroyed if he is higher than the world-without him, he is too good!

Wang Anshi found that in fact, Wang Ningan's situation was very similar to his own.

In order to manage his finances, he vigorously promoted the Qingmiao Law and pushed the average tax of Fangtian, but as a result, all the people from all over the country, including his former friends, turned their faces.

Fortunately, thanks to Wang Ningan's support, he reluctantly implemented the two laws.

Now it is Wang Ning'an's turn to take over the country, and he pushes the coal and iron mines to be returned to the imperial court, which is also a measure to increase the imperial court's revenue. The reluctant minister agreed.

Because of the development of industry and commerce, ordinary people have left their homes to work and do business outside, and the population has been constantly moving, and the traditional rural areas have been impacted wave after wave.

The whole society is in the midst of drastic changes, all kinds of cases are frequent, the cost of governance has increased exponentially, if you want to manage things, you need people, if you want to increase the number of officials, you have to pay more!

This is the most obvious truth, if the imperial court does not take a little more, especially in the resource industry of coal and iron, as long as the underground ore can be dug out to make money, how simple and easy! It happened to be used to expand the official service, and even to fight foreign wars, expand the territory, and the court did not take a bite, but gave it to the local families, isn't that a brain disease!

Although he was in the opposition and couldn't directly help Wang Ning'an, Wang Anshi still decided to write a letter to his eldest son Wang Yan and ask him to tell the emperor about his observations. Don't look at Zhao Shu's trust in Wang Ning'an is far better than Wang Anshi, but if you listen to it, it will be clear, and if you listen to it, you will be dark. With Wang Anshi's endorsement, it also saved Zhao Shu from being fooled.

Wang Anshi decided to return to the inn and write immediately.

Just as they were getting up to leave, suddenly several men dressed as housekeepers, some on horses and some on donkeys, whizzed past them.

Went straight to the mine, and in a short time, they pulled thousands of people and went straight to the city, but when they went halfway, they collided with the officials of the imperial court.

Wang Anshi saw with his own eyes that a middle-aged errand soldier fell to the ground, and he kept struggling, but the thugs of the Kong family still pressed him to the ground, beat him so badly that he vomited blood!

These thugs are not fun beating people, while beating, scolding!

"Nian Niangbi, whose food do you eat? Who's on an errand for? Without Yan Shenggong, you are nothing! Ungrateful and damned! ”

As he spoke, the official was kicked in the head, and his eyes flowed out, and he couldn't live......