Chapter 46: Talking with Old Companions (4)

Han Gang pretended to be confused, but Zhang Dian wouldn't believe that he really didn't understand, "There are some words, Yukun, you are talking too much." The so-called painting snake is enough, if Yukun can hide half of the words, this time the turmoil will be a little smaller. ”

He stood still, and suddenly his sharp eyes pressed Han Gang: "Don't say anything I don't want to deceive, I don't want to hide the merits of the master, if your Sun Master really has a reputation for it, after so many years, he should have stood up a long time ago." You have concealed the law of human pox for ten years, logically, no one dares to say that you are wrong, and no one in Yushi Taizhong dares to make a fuss about this this time, and the Son of Heaven cannot blame you for this. But leaving a thorn in the Son of Heaven is never a good thing. The weight of this thorn can change the decision in the heart of the Son of Heaven at many critical times. Yukun ...... You are the iron of Kyushu, cast this mistake! ”

Han Gang also stood still, and looked at Zhang Dian unwaveringly, "The junior brother doesn't hide it from the son, before deciding what to say, Han Gang hesitated for a long time, but after weighing the pros and cons, he still chose the current approach." Don't dare to be greedy for the merit of the teacher, this is indeed only part of the reason. What's more, the younger brother just wants to show that Mo is a teacher, he is a true immortal, and he can't believe whatever he says. It must be thoughtful and discerning. To do learning, you must first be erudite, then interrogated, and then carefully think, discerning, and the most clear after everything is in your chest, before you can do it! ”

“…… I heard that Xiao Cheng in Luoyang has entered the customs? And the Lantian Lu family advocates for it? Zhang Dian was silent for a moment and asked.

Han Gang nodded silently.

Zhang Dian shook his head and suddenly smiled: "I still can't understand your thoughts." But with Yukun here, Qi science can be expected. ”

Han Gang shook his head and sighed from the bottom of his heart, "It's still far away!" ”

By this time the snow had stopped, the sky was getting brighter, and the clouds were turning white. For the common people, the day's rush has also begun, and there are more carriages on the road.

Zhang's eyes chased a four-wheeled carriage - this was the only thing that had arisen in the capital after the appearance of rail cars in the past two years.

"I heard that the Ordnance Superintendent has built an iron-wheeled car. Iron tiles are installed on the outside of the wheels, and the inner hub of the wheels is made of square iron bars. It can withstand wear and tear and can be used for a long time. ”

"Iron wheels?" Han Gang looked surprised, "You've done it all this far?" He didn't expect that the technical progress of the ordnance supervisor in steel manufacturing had reached this point.

"Yukun, you still don't know what to do." Seeing Han Gang shaking his head, Zhang Dian smiled and said, "Yukun, the reward you awarded, the Son of Heaven has also approved. In the past few years, the craftsmen of the ordnance prison have not worked hard for an official body? ”

He smiled at Han Gang again: "But there is only an iron wheel car now, I wonder when the iron ship you mentioned will come out?" ”

“…… I'm afraid it'll be a long time. Han Gang's voice was slightly deep, "It's going to take time......

"Brother Yu's situation is the same as that of Yukun, you are shallow, and you have to stay up for a while." Zhang Duan sighed at the sky, "After all, it can't compare to Lu Jifu's luck." ”

He is only forty-four years old now, and he has passed the age of forty-five. Although he is indeed much older than Han Gang, and can even be regarded as two generations, he is still young among the Zai Governors, which makes people jealous.

Lu Huiqing is forty-seven years old and has been in power for more than four years, but if he wants to be promoted to prime minister, I am afraid that there will be a lot of twists and turns, and it can even be said that it is a wild wave, but he may not be able to get through.

"Lu Jifu's hand practice has been implemented for a while." Han Gang whispered.

Zhang Dian turned his head and said with a slightly sarcastic smile: "Yukun, you were the transfer envoy of the Jingxi Metropolitan before, right?" ”

"Before I was in Jingxi, my mind had always been on the Xianghan Caoyun and the pox method, and these things were all left to the people below to take care of, and I didn't have to ask more."

Zhang Dian shook his head: "Lu Jifu's situation is not good...... Yukun, you are in Jingxi, and if you don't pay attention to the actual law, you shouldn't just be too busy to have time, right? ”

Han Gang also did not hide it: "The exemption law, convenient loans, and the market law have scraped layer after layer of rich households. It's not that he can't scrape, but it's too hateful, Jiayue can hold it, but Lu Jifu can't hold it down. The previous few laws have scraped most of the floating wealth of the rich households, and they should be collected when they see it, saving people from working hard. But Lu Jifu is good, and now he has to take people's lives. The roots have to be cut down, can you not jump off the wall in a hurry? ”

The practical method is to let the people declare their own property to determine the household level and tax burden, which is basically aimed at the wealthy. Not to mention that the self-occupied houses and non-rented self-cultivated fields are only converted into one-fifth of the actual value, that is, in order to prevent false property declarations, Lu Huiqing encouraged whistleblowers, and if they succeeded in making a report, they rewarded the whistleblowers with one-third of the concealed property, and they also clearly stared at the rich households.

How many people will sue the fourth-class and fifth-class households for concealing their assets? Sue once may not necessarily get back a reward or two. They are all staring at first-class households, second-class households, and even those who are bold are staring at the situation households and official households.

This is to shake the foundations of the gentry and turn them into the target of public criticism. The local rebound can be imagined. Now the first article of the opposition to the Hand Practice Law is to corrupt the local atmosphere, Confucianism emphasizes education, and Lu Huiqing cannot suppress the charge of corrupting the atmosphere; The second is to use the frequent buying and selling of private land and the difficulty of calculation to make a reason. Both soft and hard, * Lu Huiqing's practical method.

The day before yesterday in the Chongzheng Palace, Han Gang found that Lu Huiqing was too silent, and this character he had always liked to be in charge of power was completely incompatible.

Presumably he also felt the increasing pressure on his body, right?

When there was Wang Anshi, all the pressure was borne by Wang Anshi, the pillar of the pillar, and they only needed to do their own thing, and they didn't have to take on many tasks to defend against foreign enemies. When Wang Anshi left, there were no more towering trees to shelter from the wind and rain, and all the pressure and consequences of implementing the new law had to be borne by himself, and Lu Huiqing obviously couldn't hold it down.

Man always overestimates his own role and ignores the merits of others. Before Lu Huiqing began to implement the manual method, did he consider whether he could afford the role of Wang Anshi? Have you ever considered how much political capital Wang Anshi can consume if he can stick to the new law to the end? Han Gang estimated that he probably didn't, otherwise he wouldn't have rushed to implement the hand practice method.

If Lu Huiqing can give up his ambition, follow the rules, and maintain the law left by Wang Anshi, at most, it will only take a short rest, then now that the resistance of the convenience loan, the exemption law, and the market law has been eradicated, he will do it very easily and happily, and his promotion to prime minister is just around the corner.

It's a pity that Lu Huiqing's heart is too high. Maybe he wanted to prove his ability, but the means he chose were completely wrong. At present, once the practical method fails, Lu Huiqing, as the host. In the political hall, I can't sit for long.

Han Gang sighed secretly, such a brilliant character, just because he was in the game, he became blind, and he couldn't see Mount Tai.

At present, the opponent's counterattack can be said to be very intense, which can be seen from Zhang Dian. The fact that high-ranking officials like him would have to leave Beijing to settle for the county was never for economic reasons, but only for political reasons.

"Did Lu Jifu say he was coming?" Han Gang asked.

"The rabbit died and the fox was sad, how could it not come?" Zhang Dian sighed, "I have already sent someone to say it yesterday, and he will arrive after coming out of the Chongzheng Palace, and now there are few people in the capital who can ask him to send him off." ”

Han Gang glanced at it and caught the thick melancholy between Zhang Dian and his eyebrows.

There are indeed very few of them. How many members of the New Party are left who started with Wang Anshi?

The denigration of denunciation, the renegade of renegade, and those who are still in the court are basically speculators who have been attached to them after the great rise of the New Party.

Like Cai Qu's generation, their recognition of the new law will never be as firm as Lu Huiqing and Zhang Dian. As long as the Son of Heaven is still biased towards the new law, the courtiers will adhere to the new law, and at the same time use the name of the new law to suppress political opponents to maintain their power. But if the Son of Heaven begins to get tired of the new law, how many will stick to it to the end and be unwavering?

In the eyes of the outside world, they are indeed the new party, but in the eyes of Zhang Dian and Lu Huiqing, to say that they are the new party? That's a joke.

Han Gang regretted the current situation of the New Party, which can be said to be a typical example of bad money driving out good money, and those who really wanted to serve the country were gradually suppressed and expelled, while speculators took advantage of the situation and occupied an increasingly important position.

Zhang Dian suddenly cheered up: "There must be twists and turns in everything, and the tide rises and falls is also a natural way." Just because we're in decline doesn't mean we can't make a comeback in the future. Brother Fool asked Yukun, at this point, can the new law be abolished? ”

“…… Of course not! As long as the Son of Heaven is in place, this new law will remain for one day. ”

Han Gang's words were a little rebellious, Zhang Dian glanced at Han Gang, and listened to him continue: "Although the implementation of the new law is the joint efforts of Jiayue, Lu Jifu and Zihou, it is the result of the Son of Heaven's single-minded persistence. For example, today's good situation is due to the new law. In the case of Renzong and Yingzong, where could they think of resisting the Khitan while sending troops to attack Western Xia? ”

Zhang Dian nodded: "I'm afraid that as soon as the Khitan shows the idea of supporting Western Xia, the Zaifu in the court will immediately send envoys in fear, send money and silk, and say good things to stop their ambitions." ”

"It was the same even a few years ago, but fortunately the new law has persisted." Han Gang said.

"So, let's leave now, didn't Xianggong also fall together? As long as the new law can be persisted, if nothing else, the war two years later will be able to reclaim the hometown of Xingling. Next is the more important Yan Yun, at that time is where the big husband comes in, just ask the group of flies and dogs in the court now, who can afford this burden? Zhang Dian pointed at himself, and then pointed at Han Gang, "Who else is me!?" ”