Wen Yanbo raised his question, and Wang Anshi suddenly sighed with emotion, if he hadn't made this trip to the people and hadn't come into contact with so many people, he would have asked the same question as Wen Yanbo.

In fact, when implementing the Qingmiao Law, the Fangtian Tax Law and other laws, Wang Anshi was also confused.

Why did the imperial court's good decrees go out of shape when they arrive in the locality, where did so many voices of backlash from the people come from, and why is this happening......

Wang Anshi came to the people to find answers with a stomach full of questions this time.

During his time in Yanzhou, he visited the city, visited the mining area, lived in a farmhouse, and witnessed the various actions of the Kong family...... Until today, Wang Anshi dares to say that he has finally found some answers, which may not be comprehensive, but at least they are enough to solve the doubts in his heart.

"Wen Xianggong, the people have never planted cotton, no matter what they say, they will not change rashly, everyone has stubborn habits, and farmers who have cultivated the fields for generations, this is especially the case!"

"I thought about it, so I invited cotton farmers from Jiangnan to guide them to grow cotton!"

"But these cotton farmers are not cheap!" Wang Anshi blocked Wen Yanbo with a sentence, "Cotton farmers provide guidance, the people have to pay a sum of money, they don't grow grain, the purchased grain is definitely more expensive than the self-produced, and it is another amount of money, cotton is grown, who buys it, and where to sell it, is another problem." In addition, there are also taxes from the imperial court, which used to be paid with grain, but now it is changed to cotton, does the imperial court want to ...... Wen Xianggong, every link, will pick up a layer of skin for the people, it seems that the yield of cotton planting is higher than that of farming, but in fact, the people can't get it at all, maybe they will have a worse life! ”

"Suck!"

Wen Yanbo's face changed wildly, he is not a nerd who doesn't understand practice, what Wang Anshi said, of course, makes sense, but in Wen Yanbo's eyes, he didn't take the people seriously!

"Jiefu, these old men you said know that there is always a way to solve it. After the change to cotton, the imperial court's tax revenue increased, and the export of cotton cloth also increased, so with money, can you purchase grain from overseas, and can you also reduce taxes...... The common people have suffered, and it has passed, and you are also a ruler, who is not in charge of the army, and is not righteous in managing money, don't you understand this truth? Moreover, the development of industry and commerce and the promotion of industry and commerce are also the meaning of the political affairs hall, and the king of Xiliang is also this proposition...... Jiefu, you also strongly advocate people who change the law, how can they be abnormal? ”

"Wen Xianggong, I admit that Wang has changed a lot, but please believe that I still support the change, but the change can't be so rough!"

Wang Anshi groaned: "What the Minister Wen just said makes sense, but you can't tell the people this truth!" Do they suffer for a year, two years, or three or five years? These tenant farmers are already struggling with food and clothing, and even on the death line, if they lose one or two hundred catties of food a year, they are likely to starve to death of a child! If your so-called suffering falls on the people, it is a catastrophe of destruction, or the destruction of the family. At this time, whatever you say to the people is superfluous, and they will not listen to it at all, and it is impossible for them to listen to it! What is the place under our feet? There is Mount Tai, there is Shuibo, there are pirates, and Caoyun, there are countless thieves hidden in it, and the common people can't survive, so they will take refuge in them and fall into the grass. Then there will be beacons everywhere, and the little income you said will probably be used to counterbalance the rebellion, and the gains outweigh the losses! ”

"It's over!"

Wen Yanbo was furious, and he waved his hand violently, interrupting Wang Anshi's words.

Lao Wen really can't listen to it, you are the emperor's father-in-law, and your name is not fake all over the world, but you are now clothed, and the old man is the prime minister!

What is for the country and the people, you dare to teach the old man a lesson!

How unreasonable!

"Wang Jiefu, the great government of the imperial court, it's not for you to be an opposition person who can put a beak! What should the old man do, there are saints and political affairs halls, are so many people not as smart as you? Wen Yanbo spoke sharply, gritted his teeth and warned: "Wang Anshi, you'd better know your identity, know how to advance and retreat, don't toast and don't eat and drink." It was the old man's fault that he caught you by mistake this time, but if you think that the old man is afraid of you, then you are very wrong! ”

Wang Anshi is also not good-tempered, he sneered, "Wen Xianggong, you don't need to be afraid of me, you don't have to be afraid of me, Wang is just talking about a reason, what you should be afraid of is reason!" ”

"I'm afraid of a ball!"

Wen Yanbo gritted his teeth and said: "The old man is managing money for the country, wherever he puts it, it is reasonable, if he has the ability, go to the sage to fight a lawsuit!" ”

……

really made Wen Yanbo say a prophecy, this lawsuit did hit the imperial court.

For this reason, Zhao Shu had to summon several important ministers again, including Wang Ning'an, Sima Guang, Wang Anguo, Sun Gu, Chen Xiliang and others, all of whom were present.

In response to the lawsuit between Wen Yanbo and Wang Anshi, a discussion was launched.

Wen Xianggong really did his homework.

He believes that the conditions of Jingdong Road are very suitable for growing cotton, and Yanzhou, Jining and other places are the best cotton producing areas...... Large-scale replanting of cotton, the introduction of steam looms, within five years, can create a cotton spinning center, can produce 5 million cotton cloth per year, in addition to supplying the Great Song Dynasty, but also can take out 2 million horses to sell, can give the Great Song Dynasty back 20 million yuan of income, if according to the gold settlement, can supplement the bank's precious metals, additional currency......

Wen Yan Bozai carefully calculated an account, as long as it is done, it can increase the income of hundreds of millions of yuan, and this set of things is exactly what Wang Ningan advocates.

Lao Wen is now learning and selling, he is in the end, and he is even full of grievances, what kind of heart do you Wang Anshi'an have, dare to obstruct the great affairs of the imperial court? And Lao Wen also said that even if it will damage the interests of the people, it will be beneficial to the people in the long run.

As for the food crisis, Wen Yanbo believes that it can be solved by expanding and opening up the country outward, immigrating to the Bohai Sea, or going south to Jiaozhi...... Wen Yanbo even advocated that foreign troops can be used, especially on the islands in the South Seas, where the land is fertile, and rice can be planted three times a year, and there is nothing to eat?

Wen Yanbo's plan was approved by most people, and even Sima Guang was persuaded by Wen Yanbo.

He felt that the old guy was indeed not simple, and he had learned all this set of things from the master, and he used them so skillfully, which really could not be underestimated.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Minister Wen said is still reasonable, as long as it is implemented, it can be called an example and can be promoted throughout the country." After Sima Guang finished speaking, he also received praise, but only Wang Ning'an, who should be supported the most, remained silent, and even frowned, and what he held in his hand was Wang Anshi's report.

Wang Ningan looked at it over and over again, and gradually his hands clenched.

I have to admit that Wang Ningan has always hoped to emulate the experience of his previous life, promote industrialization in accordance with the way sheep eat people, and achieve the so-called goal of enriching the country and enriching the people.

Of course, in the process of the country, he constantly reflected and made some adjustments, not completely copying, but the general idea is unchanged.

Wen Yanbo's set of ideas is completely accurate to Wang Ningan's pulse and prescribes the right medicine, he is not worried that Wang Ningan will not support it.

But Wen Yanbo miscalculated this time.

Wang Ningan had already guessed the consequences of his forced change to cotton, but after reading the bad minister's notebook, Wang Ningan shuddered and trembled.

This time, he didn't talk too much about the big truth, he completely focused on the ordinary people.

Wang Anshi proposed that the common people will have to bear the price of changing the economic model and changing the planting tradition that has lasted for thousands of years. This is not difficult to understand, after all, it takes a while for a person to change jobs, let alone millions of farmers.

Wang Anshi also warned everyone that most of these farmers are tenant farmers, they have no savings, and many of them are still in debt, and the slightest turmoil will make them completely bankrupt and difficult to maintain.

What will they do if they don't survive?

Go up to the mountains to be a bandit, or go down to the sea to be a pirate?

Even if only one-tenth or one percent of the people become thieves, burning and looting everywhere, the court can't afford this consequence!

Some people have to ask, can we carry out colonial expansion and use overseas land to solve the problem of peasants?

Wang Anshi also gave an analysis, yes, but the role is limited.

Take the Western Regions as an example, the current number of immigrants in the Great Song Dynasty is less than 100,000 a year, which is already a very high number.

How much can immigrants transfer to Nanyang in a year?

300,000, 500,000, or 1 million?

Don't forget, the climate of the South Seas is completely different from that of the Central Plains, and you have to cross the ocean, and there are so many indigenous people in the local area.

It's not that Wang Ningan can't be ruthless, but there are some basic tasks that you have to do well for the people, and then you can promote immigration. And hundreds of thousands of people are transferred out every year.

If eight out of ten immigrants die, the common people are not stupid, who will be willing to send them to death, they will not listen to the orders of the imperial court at all, they will only pick up knives and guns, and play with you!

Isn't the lesson of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang written in the annals of history!

If you die, if you die, if you die, you will die in the country!

When the time comes, as soon as you ascend to the heights, you will be surrounded by beacon fires, and it will not be far from changing the dynasty.

Wang Anshi's notebook has changed his previous style, and even said that he has completely changed a person! The minister reminded the princes of the Manchu Dynasty that when formulating national policies, if there are numbers in their eyes, just calculating how much income they can increase, without thinking about whether the people can bear it, it will not work!

Because you're dealing with a living group of people, not cows and sheep!

You must know that most of the peasant uprisings in this world have taken place in this land, and there has never been a shortage of brave men like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang.

Lala is miscellaneous, and he has said a lot, so didn't Wang Anshi propose a solution?

Presented, and it's simple!

Wang Anshi only has two words: divide the land!

Just like Youzhou did, the land was divided among the people, and with the land, they had the capital to survive, and they could resist the violent turmoil brought about by industrialization and urbanization...... No matter where you go, it's a dead end, and you can't get through!