"Pang Xianggong, I heard that in Qinzhou, Weizhou and other places, the people of more than a dozen counties are unwilling to eat the salt of Western Xia, and they have blocked the convoy of salt outside the city, but is there such a thing?"

Zhao Zhen asked very casually, but Pang Ji was sweating with his sideburns and drumming in his heart. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The old man is used to seeing the wind and waves, and he has long been in the past, and he doesn't care about ordinary things, but this incident made Pang Ji feel embarrassed.

Before the matter of opening Qingyan was decided, he could admonish and stop it, but in the debate in front of the emperor, he had already lost, and Zhao Zhen decreed, this is the national policy!

Not to mention the major affairs of the court, even if it is a family of ordinary people, if it is said or not, it will be despised if it is capricious. The reasons for your obstruction have been refuted, but in the end, you have secretly stumbled, and you have taken the means that cannot be used to destroy the national policy.

If this is investigated, even if he has outstanding merits and a high reputation, it will not be able to bear it. What's more, the last time he was demoted out of the capital, it was because of the issue of peace with the Liao State that he was screwed with the emperor, so he was driven to the northwest to eat sand.

The same mistake that a smart person doesn't make twice.

These people in the Northwest are too bold and reckless!

Pang Ji thought with his toes, and knew that it was Liu Ji's gang who was secretly making trouble.

The families and clans in the northwest are different from the capital, they are high in the sky, far away from the emperor, bold, powerful, brave and ruthless, dare to use any means, unscrupulous, crazy and crazy!

Pang has led troops in the northwest for many years and knows the virtues of these people very well.

But you also have to look at the time when you are playing, Zhao Zhen has the power of winning the Liao State, which has long been different from the past, not to mention that this decision is still Wang Ning'an's involvement, last time it was Wang Ningan who led the peace talks with the Liao State, and he planted his heel and fought with Wang Ning'an, and Lao Pang Ji was not sure.

One more thing, it's that damn Wen Yanbo!

It stands to reason that he is a left-behind guard in Xijing, and he should be an official in the northwest on behalf of him, admonishing His Majesty to prevent Zhao Zhen's decision-making, but this old man doesn't know what's going on, so he actually hides and builds the palace wholeheartedly, and doesn't care about anything!

Damn!

Damn the old fox, he must have sniffed out the wind and didn't want to get involved!

Pang Ji was angry and annoyed, he wanted not to be involved!

It's just that now, he has no way out, so he can only say: "Your Majesty, the people of the Northwest, have been fighting with the Western Xia for many years, and many of their relatives have died at the hands of the Western Xia, and the two sides have bitter hatred. It is also reasonable for the people to resist the Xixia Qingyan and are unwilling to let the Xixia people make money.......

"Pang Xianggong said it directly!" Zhao Zhen said in a low voice.

"Yes." Pang Ji pondered: "The old minister thinks that it should be based on persuasion and let the people accept it, the so-called delay is round, and it cannot be blindly suppressed, otherwise it will be bad to provoke a civil uprising." ”

After Pang Ji finished speaking, he found that Zhao Zhen was looking at him with a smile, and from his deep gaze, he seemed to be able to see a faint ridicule...... Pang Ji felt a chill in his heart, and hurriedly lowered his head.

"The old minister is not very familiar with civil affairs, Your Majesty may ask Xianggong Wen, he should have a more intelligent idea." Lao Pang also had to dump the pot to Wen Yanbo.

Zhao Zhen smiled, "That's good, Pang Xianggong just needs to concentrate on leading the troops, I will think about it." ”

Sent Pang Ji away, and a person walked in through the side door of the palace, it was Wen Yanbo!

……

"The old minister greets Your Majesty."

"Excuse me." Zhao Zhen said: "Xianggong Wen, what do you think of this incident?" ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister thought that someone was deliberately inciting the people in order to resist the national policy."

Zhao Zhen smiled, "What does Wen Xianggong think about it?" ”

"The old minister thinks that he should send a capable minister to forcefully implement the national policy, and whoever dares to obstruct it will be killed!"

"Who is the right-hand man?"

"Wang Xianggong, apart from him, the old minister can't think of a second suitable candidate!" Wen Yanbo replied very crisply and shamelessly, your righteousness is strict, impassioned, and offending people, why don't you go, do you have to push it to Wang Ningan? What about your festival?

Wen Xianggong pouted, that thing is more than a pound, and the old man doesn't care!

Wang Ningan was not surprised at all when he was boycotted, if no one stopped him, it would be strange!

"Junshi, the so-called people, in fact, and Shilin Qing discuss the same thing, some are true, some are fake, such as the Qingli New Deal of the year, the so-called world is boiling, in fact, it is just some old-fashioned officials who are dissatisfied, wantonly inciting, and create a false image, the real people don't even know what the new deal is, let alone care."

Sima Guang nodded again and again when he heard it, what Mr. said was indeed true, but when is this, let's stop going to class, okay, hurry up and think of a way to deal with it, right?

Sima Guang is really worried, he has already seen through it, this incident contains at least three levels of contradictions, the Great Song Dynasty and Western Xia, the generals and civil officials represented by Wang Ning'an, and the central and local forces in the northwest represented by Zhao Zhen!

None of the three pairs of conflicts is easy to deal with, and if you are not careful, the sky will collapse and cause countless rights and wrongs.

Wang Ningan is also absolutely good, in the face of such a situation, he is not afraid at all, and he is still idle and nonsense, sir, sir, how strong your heart is!

"Junshi, you are familiar with history, of course you know the truth of learning from the past. I mentioned the Qingli New Deal, if the people really understand the Qingli New Deal and agree with the New Deal, they will not be able to overturn the New Deal with Xia Zhu and Jia Changchao. ”

Sima Guang took a sharp breath and said in surprise: "Sir, you mean, fight public opinion with public opinion?" ”

"Clever!" Wang Ningan said with a smile: "Didn't they encourage the people to boycott the green salt of Western Xia, we will find a way to make the people accept the green salt!" ”

"What are you going to do, sir?"

"It's very simple, barter, 2 catties of grain, in exchange for 1 catty of green salt, I don't believe it, the people will not change!"

Since Li Yuanhao's rebellion, the price of grain in the northwest has skyrocketed, at most, to more than one stone and two yuan, in recent years, it has declined one after another, and it has recovered to seven or eight hundred wen and one stone, and one stone of grain is 92.5 catties, roughly calculated, 2 catties of grain is almost seventeen or eighteen wen, less than 20 wen, which is much lower than the current salt price.

Don't be busy, there's something even more appealing!

Because of the lack of currency in the northwest, the iron money was forced to come up with a number, and in recent years, the iron money has also collapsed, the value has fallen very much, and the currency value is very chaotic.

The common people tried their best to transport the grain to the city for sale, not all the time there are people to buy grain, and the common people are in a hurry to sell, it is easy to be lowered by the merchants, and when they take the money to buy salt, they are shoddy by the salt merchants, and they are pitted again!

All in all, the common people are always the unluckiest ones!

The direct exchange of grain for green salt seems to be a backward barter, but the intermediate link is omitted, and the really poor people benefit.

Guangguang tried to think about his master's magic method, and nodded frequently.

"In this way, Qingyan will definitely be able to get the support of the people, those people are against Mr., they are asking for their own hardships, lifting stones and shooting themselves in the foot!"

"No!"

Wang Ningan shook his head, "Junshi, if you want to do what I said, you must really contact the people, really sink your heart, bend down, and contact the people." can't be high, don't eat the fireworks of the world, think that with a single order, the world can be peaceful, that's! ”

Wang Ningan's words are also sensitive, talking about the contradiction of light being a "stone", it is not as simple as some people think, nor is it incompatible from the beginning.

On the contrary, Guangguang also admired the talent of the stone and defended him, but the stone was too stubborn, and the measures to change the law were not feasible.

Guangguang could only break with the stone, but he couldn't find a way to save the country, and he had been in the local area for many years, and his personality was extreme and eccentric......

All in all, the old and new party struggles in the Great Song Dynasty, the grievances and hatreds between Guangguang and Shishi, are far from being clear in three or two sentences, nor is it good to support the reform of the law, and it is bad to oppose the change. It's not even a law that looks good is a good law!

Without enough execution, everything is empty talk!

"Junshi, the unity of knowledge and action, is the most important essence of the Six Arts School, the scholar sits and talks about the Tao, it is better to bow down and do it personally. Your talent and knowledge are 100 times better than mine, but this alone is not enough, you must really understand what the people think, know what they are looking forward to, learn to communicate with them, and understand their perspective on problems...... You take your boots off. ”

Sima Guang was made stupid by the sudden request, but he was still very obedient, taking off his deerskin boots and white silk socks. He is worthy of being a son of a family, even the socks are fine silk, the edges are embroidered, and before wearing, they must be smoked with spices for half an hour, which will definitely not stink.

Guangguang saw that the teacher's eyes were strange, and he was also a little cramped and uneasy.

"Sir, student, student shouldn't be extravagant, shouldn't!"

"You put your feet up."

Guangguang was even more embarrassed, but he didn't dare to disobey, so he had to lift it up.

White and clean, chubby, and very well maintained!

Wang Ningan shook his head, "Put it on!" ”

Sima Guangru was amnestied, and hurriedly lowered his head to put on socks and boots, and heard Wang Ningan say lightly: "This time, let you go to Qinzhou, and be responsible for doing a good job of exchanging salt for grain." After coming back, I don't look at anything else, or check your feet, at least three layers of skin have to be worn out, grinding out calluses, before you really do things, one layer less, you vote for another famous teacher, I am a shallow learner, I can't teach you! ”

After finishing speaking, Wang Ningan flicked his sleeves and left directly.

Sima Guang was stunned, he didn't expect that Mr. would make such a strange request!

If you want to wear three layers of skin, how painful it should be!

Guangguang has always felt that when he was a child, he studied hard at home, regardless of cold and summer, even if it was the most fatal thing. It's just that compared to Mr.'s request, I'm afraid it's too far away.

Can you refuse?

Guangguang thought about it for a long time and gritted his teeth!

Fight!

He immediately took 1,000 men and horses, and in the name of escorting grain and grass to Qinzhou, he brought 200 wagons of green salt.

On the third day of Sima Guang's arrival in Qinzhou, the exchange of grain for salt was fully rolled out.

First in the city, then in the surrounding villages and towns, and then in remote villages, Guangguang according to the teacher's requirements, at most a dozen villages a day, to explain to the people over and over again, at first he said the language, the people couldn't understand, and no one paid attention to him, so he had no choice but to learn those vulgar men to speak, and say what the people could understand!

In almost half a month, Guangguang even learned the northwest pronunciation, and he could compare his voice with the big men in Sanqin's hometown, he wore out 3 pairs of boots, and the dead skin on his feet was layer after layer, and he had to pick up blood blisters at night to sleep peacefully...... Before and after, 100,000 stone green salt was sprinkled, and the price of salt in Qinzhou fell in response!