Chapter 615: The Beginning of the Law Change
The green waves on the Bianhe River are rippling, the grass by the river rises and falls with the breeze, like a group of dancing elves, Zhao Yan is half lying under a big willow tree, although the sun is scorching outside, but the shade of the tree by the river is very cool, it is a good time for fishing, Zhao Yan used to be most afraid of being bitten by mosquitoes when fishing in summer and autumn, but since the last time he got those mosquito repellent sachets from Zhao Pot, he no longer has to worry about being bitten by mosquitoes outside.
"Wow~" With a white flower on the river, the space next to it is empty, no, he should be called Xu Yuan now, I saw that at this time Xu Yuan was holding a fishing rod, and there was a live carp hanging on the fishing line, which made Xu Yuan laugh happily and said: "Third brother, this time I am one step ahead, maybe I can win you once today!" ”
"Haha, I just caught one, it's still early, and we'll see who can have the last laugh!" Zhao Yan laughed at this time.
Since the funeral for Zhao Shu, he has been completely idle, it just so happens that Xu Yuan is also idle at home, and the two families are not far away, so every day Xu Yuan will come to Zhao Yan's house with a fishing rod and Princess Bao'an, among which Princess Bao'an and Cao Ying go to talk, Xu Yuan and Zhao Yan fish together, but he is indeed stronger than Zhao Yan in medicine or Buddhism, but the fishing skills are too far behind, during this time almost every day is not as much as Zhao Yan's harvest, so he and Zhao Yan started a fishing competition, Whoever loses is responsible for making a dish for the other party with fish.
As soon as Zhao Yan's words fell, he immediately saw his fish float and sink, which made him stand up suddenly and start to reel in the line, but he felt that the fishing rod was very pressing, it seems that the harvest this time is not small, which made him also start to carefully put the line and reel in the line, and finally caught a black fish with four or five catties, this kind of fish head is fierce. It is the natural enemy of almost all fish, and it has a lot of strength in the water, and if the average person is a little smaller, I am afraid that it will be dragged into the water.
"Haha~, my black fish is much better than your carp, and the taste is also more delicious than carp. That's a good sign, I'm afraid you're going to lose again! Zhao Yan carefully put the black fish into the wooden barrel next to him, and then laughed at Xu Yuan.
"Third brother, this black fish is also called filial piety fish, it is said that the female fish will be blind for a period of time after giving birth, then the small fish will take the initiative to swim to the mouth of the female fish to feed the mother, and when the female fish regains her sight, the small fish is also very small, so filial piety of the fish. Can't you bear to eat it? At this time, Xu Yuan looked at the black fish in the bucket with an unbearable expression.
"What filial piety fish, this is all made up by others, the black fish is extremely ferocious, as long as it swims in the water, it is almost its food, and it is so hungry that even the young fish that he has just given birth to eat, so the black fish is not only not a filial fish, but a ruthless killer fish!" Zhao Yan heard Xu Yuan's words, but he said with great disdain. He knew very well that this fish had invaded other continents in later generations. As a result, the local freshwater ecological environment is a mess, and it is said that the largest black fish can grow larger than a human, and it is estimated that this fish can already be called a water monster.
"This ...... How is this possible? The filial piety fish that everyone knows, how did you become a killer fish in your mouth when you reach the third brother? Xu Yuan was still a little incredulous at this time, after all, Zhao Yan's words suddenly subverted his impression of the black fish, and it was probably difficult for anyone to accept it immediately.
"Nothing is impossible. In fact, there are many misunderstandings similar to calling the black fish filial piety fish, such as people often say that 'tiger poison does not eat children', but in fact, in order to ensure the survival of the strongest of the offspring, tigers often bite thin offspring to death, in addition to mandarin ducks. They are not dedicated to feelings, generally male birds and female birds will leave after mating, and the female birds will raise their offspring alone, and it is impossible to live and die with each other, that is just people's beautiful imagination! At this time, Zhao Yan once again showed off his knowledge that was beyond the times.
Xu Yuan patted his head with a wry smile when he heard this, and only after a while did he say to Zhao Yan: "Third brother, I beg you not to tell others about these things, especially the Mandarin Duck section, it is really disappointing, I just bought a pair of Mandarin Duck Jade Pendant for your second sister yesterday, and I plan to give it to her tomorrow, but according to what you say, I don't dare to take it out." ”
"Hahahaha~, facts are facts, but beautiful images can't be lost, you still have to send it, anyway, the second sister won't care if the mandarin duck is dedicated to such a boring question!" Zhao Yan laughed when he heard this, even if most Chinese in later generations knew that the mandarin duck was not dedicated, it still did not prevent the mandarin duck from becoming a beautiful symbol of love.
"Forget it, I always feel a little weird after listening to your words, I'd better change a gift." Xu Yuan shook his head at this time and said, he and Princess Bao'an have been married for less than a year, and it is the time of strong affection, and there is no room for any flaws. Zhao Yan smiled when he heard this, and he didn't insist, anyway, this is a matter between Xu Yuan and his second sister, and he doesn't need to be too involved.
But at this moment, Zhao Yan and Xu Yuan suddenly heard a rush of footsteps from behind, and when they turned their heads to look, they saw Cao Song coming over with an angry face, and then sat on the chair next to them angrily and said: "I can't do this job, just just remove my bank president, why do you have to slowly block me?" ”
Hearing Cao Song's complaint, Zhao Yan and Xu Yuan looked at each other and smiled, this was not the first time Cao Song came to them to complain, so I saw Zhao Yan speak at this time: "What's the matter, did that Wang Xianggong stuff someone into the bank again?" ”
Some time ago, Han Qi took the initiative to resign from the phase and was transferred to the Daimyo Mansion, and then Wang Anshi was appointed as the governor of politics and became one of the several prime ministers of the political affairs hall, and then before anyone could react, Ouyang Xiu was also falsely accused, and as a result, he had to resign from the phase, and for a while, there were only three prime ministers left in the entire Great Song Dynasty, namely Zeng Gongliang, Chen Shengzhi and Wang Anshi, and now everyone knows that Zhao Ji appointed Wang Anshi as the prime minister, in fact, it is convenient for him to implement the reform.
After holding the power, Wang Anshi also immediately started to act, and soon asked Zhao Ji to set up the Regulations Department of the Three Divisions, which was nominally in charge of him and Chen Shengzhi, but Chen Shengzhi had a dispute with Wang Anshi over the name of the Regulations Department of the Three Divisions, and as a result, he was sick in a fit of anger and no longer intervened in government affairs.
The Regulation Department of the Three Divisions was actually the institution that Wang Anshi carried out the law change, and immediately after its establishment, it made statistics on the country's finances, and also sent people to all parts of the country to inspect the farmland, water conservancy, and servitude of Zhulu, all of which were also preparing for the upcoming law change.
Originally, these things did not have much to do with Cao Song, but Wang Anshi actually had a great interest in the bank, and it is estimated that he also saw the huge role of the bank in finance, so he wanted to take the bank into use. So in this case, Wang Anshi continued to insert people in the bank in the name of the imperial court, originally these people should obey Cao Song's arrangement when they entered the bank, but I don't know how Wang Anshi picked the people, the officials sent to the bank are all arrogant, they don't listen to Cao Song's words at all, but also use the power of the imperial court to command indiscriminately, which has caused some chaos to the management of the bank, so Cao Song is so angry.
I saw that after Cao Song heard Zhao Yan's words, he gritted his teeth angrily and said: "Not only is it a Cypriot, now it is a blatant seizure of power, today the Ordinance Department has a judge from the third division, who has to check the account books of our bank, and there are also records of deposit and withdrawal of guests, but our bank has long assured the guests that their deposit and withdrawal records will be absolutely confidential, and no one has the right to check them, but now if the imperial court takes it, then what reputation does our bank have!" ”
"Hey~, this prince is too nonsense, the bank is related to half of the wealth in the world, if they make some trouble, I'm afraid even the foundation of our Great Song Dynasty will be shaken." At this time, Xu Yuan also gasped when he heard Cao Song's words, although he had not been in contact with the bank for a long time, because he was often with Zhao Yan, his understanding of the bank was deeper than that of ordinary people.
"Who says it's not, our bank also has top secret protection for those records, but now the imperial court wants to check it for no reason, this is simply digging the foundation of the bank, if it gets out, I'm afraid our bank won't have to do it!" When Cao Song said the end, he sat down again angrily and said, it was the first time since he opened the bank that he was so angry.
"Brother Jiu'er, you don't have to be so angry, since Wang Xianggong has taken a fancy to the bank, I'm afraid that more people will be sent to take over the bank in the future, so you should also prepare early, it's a big deal as you just said, just resign from the position of bank president directly, and throw the entire bank to the imperial court!" Zhao Yan said with a smile at this time, although he also spent a lot of effort on the establishment of the bank, and even had a lot of shares in it, but Wang Anshi's change of law has been completed, and he can't stop it, so it is better to be generous and hand over the bank.
"Third brother, the bank is our hard work, don't you feel distressed if you hand it over like this?" Cao Song said anxiously when he heard Zhao Yan's words, he already regarded the bank as his own child, and now let him give away the child he raised, which is even more uncomfortable than killing him.
"Don't be reluctant, hand it over now just so that Brother Jiu'er can take a break, and I have time to accompany my third sister, as for the bank, it can't run anyway, and it may not have a chance to get it back in the future!" Zhao Yan smiled and comforted at this time, he already had a plan in his heart to deal with the change, but now he was hesitating whether to act according to his plan? (To be continued......)