Bao Zheng stood on the steps and arched his hands, and said to the large group of people who knelt on the ground and shouted grievances: "Under Bao Zheng, the two Zhejiang Road transfer envoys, I don't know what grievances you have to talk to me?" ”

A gray-haired old man stepped forward and said tremblingly: "We are the people of Yin County, and we sued Wang County for letting out the money to harm the people, causing our family to be ruined and unable to survive!" ”

Fan Ning stood aside and heard clearly, these people were actually accusing Wang Anshi of harming the people, and it was usury, which was a bit unbelievable.

Bao Zheng didn't have a surprised expression on his face, as if he had already understood the truth.

He arched his hand to everyone and said: "I don't know who asked you to come to the transfer envoy to complain, but the Great Song Dynasty officials have their own division of labor, and the transfer envoy is only responsible for transporting and allocating grain and grass materials, and does not participate in local trials, so I can't and has no right to exceed my duties."

Of course, I can also hand over the pleadings for you and hand over your pleadings to the Criminal Division. ”

The people looked at each other, obviously the answer of this big official was beyond their expectations, they were just the lowest level of the people, where could they understand the division of functions of the imperial court.

Then the people pleaded, "We know that the great officials are righteous and good officials, and we beg the great officials to avenge us!" ”

At this time, Fan Ning suddenly remembered that Bao Zheng still had the title of supervising the imperial history, and he could actually take over the case, but he refused.

Is it because the case involves Wang Anshi?

Fanning suddenly felt that things might not be so simple.

No matter how the people pleaded, Bao Zheng did not let go, and they had no choice but to hand over a copy of the pleadings to Bao Zheng, and they went to file a complaint with the Criminal Division.

When this group of people walked away, Bao Zheng turned around and smiled at Fan Ning, "I've kept you waiting!" ”

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In the room, a tea boy ordered them a pot of hot tea.

Bao Zheng poured Fan Ning a cup of tea and asked with a smile: "How did you think of coming to Qiantang County at this time?" I mean, it doesn't seem like it's the time for the holidays. ”

Fan Ning bowed slightly and said: "I and a few classmates and friends are going to Yin County for a study tour, passing by Qiantang County, and we came to visit the big officials. ”

What happened at the gate just now made Fanning's mood a little heavy, and he lost the mood of joking with Bao Zheng.

He was silent for a moment and then asked, "It seems that Wang Anshi is in trouble?" ”

Bao Zheng smiled and said: "The group of people you saw is actually the fourth group to come to me to complain, all for the same reason, saying that Wang Anshi harmed the people, but the question is, how could they come to me?"

Yes, I still have the title of Inspector of Imperial History, so I can investigate this matter, but what I care about is, who is behind them to come to me to complain? ”

Fanning took a sip of hot tea and said with a smile: "I believe that the big officials should have already sent someone to investigate, haven't they?" ”

Bao Zheng nodded, "You're right, I did send someone to Yinxian County, the actual situation is more complicated, and it can be said that it is difficult to explain." ”

"Can you briefly talk about it?"

Fanning took another sip of tea, his eyes lowered, looking at the table, he tried to say as lightly as possible, but he could not hide the worry in his heart.

He had hoped that Wang Anshi's reforms in Yinxian County would fail, and that he would realize the difficulty of reform.

But now Fanning is worried that Wang Anshi will lose confidence due to the failure of the reform, and for a while, Fanning is a little bit of a loser.

Bao Zheng didn't notice the change in Fanning's expression, he smiled and said, "Let's tell you this!" Before spring ploughing, the government gave the peasants money to buy seeds and received two cents of interest.

In the past, when peasants went to borrow usury, they generally made six to eight cents of interest, and Wang Anshi's move obviously offended many people. ”

"That should be a good thing! Why are there still farmers complaining? Fanning asked, puzzled.

Bao Zheng sighed slightly, "Not everything is perfect, even if it is two cents of interest, there are many people who can't afford to pay it back, the county government regulations are very clear, the old is not repaid, the new is not borrowed, which leads to the fact that these farmers can no longer borrow money from the government this year." ”

"So they have to choose loan sharks again?" Fanning muttered to herself.

Bao Zheng shook his head, "The problem is here, all the loan sharks have reached a consensus, and those who have borrowed from the government for everything, they will stop borrowing."

As a result, some farmers could not borrow money everywhere, and they were anxious when they saw that spring plowing was imminent, and only then did the scene you just saw appear. ”

Bao Zheng's account gave Fanning a general understanding of Wang Anshi's reforms in Yinxian County.

Wang Anshi's reform is actually the Qingmiao Law, which is also the core of Wang Anshi's reform more than ten years later.

But Bao Zheng said it very roughly, and there are still many details to be understood.

For example, the difference between tenant farmers and yeoman farmers, and the problem of peasants' borrowing and collateral.

These can only be understood in the field.

At this time, Fan Ning couldn't wait to immediately put on his wings and fly to Yinxian County to find Wang Anshi and ask the ins and outs of the matter clearly.

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"Bang!"

A large fist covered with black hair slammed into the tabletop, smashing a small hole in the hard wooden tabletop.

"Cutting off people's wealth is like killing parents, since Wang Anshi doesn't give us a way to live, then don't blame me for not giving him a way to live."

It was a man of twenty-five or sixteen years of age, who was burly, with a head as big as a bucket, and his face was covered with horizontal flesh, a pair of triangular eyes, and a long scar at the corner of his eye, which ran through the entire left side of his face, making him look particularly hideous.

His name is Qiu Yong, is the youngest son of the old proprietor of Qiu's Desheng money shop, Desheng money shop can rank in the top three in Mingzhou, Qiu old proprietor was founded 30 years ago, and the old proprietor Qiu is very old, so he doesn't care much about the money shop.

The money shop was handed over to his three sons to take care of, the three Qiu brothers, privately called the Qiu Three Tigers by Mingzhou, and the eldest son Qiu Lian, known as the smiling tiger, was amiable and treated people very politely, but he ate people and did not spit out bones.

The second Qiu Lin, known as the fox-faced tiger, is cunning and shrewd, and scheming.

The third is Qiu Yong, known as the life-chasing tiger, strong in martial arts, violent in personality, and at the same time ruthless, in his hands there are countless farmers who have died in their families.

The main business of Desheng Money Shop is to lend money, of course, it is usury, and the interest for a year is about six to eight cents of the capital.

That is, the annual interest rate is 60% to 80%, and it is a rolling interest.

No one is willing to borrow this kind of usury unless they are forced to do so, but once they can't afford to repay the money they borrowed, it means that the family is bankrupt or ruined.

Farmers spend money every year to buy seeds or rent ploughing cattle, and if the family has a little extra money, it is good to say, if the family has no money, then they must borrow money, and if they can't afford to borrow money, the land will be annexed.

If the land is robbed and still cannot afford to repay the loan sharks, they can only flee with their families and become homeless.

Or if they can't borrow money, they can't cultivate the land they rent, they can't harvest their grains, they can't pay rent, and they can't survive, so they can only become homeless.

This is almost the fate of the Chinese peasants for thousands of years, regardless of the Han Dynasty, Sui and Tang dynasties, almost all the rulers of all dynasties have fallen in the great uprising of the displaced people.

"Third child, don't be so impulsive, Wang Anshi is an official of the imperial court after all, a county parent official, not an ordinary farmer, and he can't solve the problem by fighting, killing, and killing."

The eldest brother, Qiu Lian, persuaded the third brother, but he could understand the anger of the third brother, who had almost stopped lending to farmers in the past two years, and lost as much as 40% of the money every year, which was really infuriating.

Qiu Lin, the second child next to him, also nodded and said: "The people who hate Wang Anshi deeply are far more than us, even including the county government, Zhang Xiancheng is also extremely dissatisfied with his insistence, not to mention a few charges, if we come out to deal with Wang Anshi, I don't know how many people are in the arms, and we must be the ones who bear the blame in the end, we can't do this kind of stupid thing." ”

The persuasion of the two brothers made Qiu Yong calm down a little, and he said hatefully: "I heard that the farmers who are queuing up to borrow money from the county government are lining up in a long line, and seeing that this year's profit money is going to be wasted again, are we just sitting and waiting to die?" ”

Although Qiu Yong's words were rude, what he said was to the point, and both Qiu Lin and Qiu Lian felt deeply that the government had lent money to the peasants, causing their interests to be seriously damaged.

Wang Anshi may only have one year left in his term of office, but he is afraid that he will nurture the appetite of those peasants, and in the future, when a new official takes office, even if he does not want to implement the green seedling loan, but he has to implement it under the uproar of the peasants, which is the most dangerous.

In any case, they must suppress this so-called green seedling lending law under Wang Anshi's tenure, even if it costs a little.

The second Qiu Lin groaned and said to his brother: "The eldest brother went to ask the treasurer of Longda this morning, how are the people who went to Hangzhou to complain, and what is the attitude of Bao Zheng and the Criminal Division?" ”

Qiu Lian shook his head, "As a result, you are the same as you think, and there is no effect!" ”

Qiu Lin pondered for a moment, then slowly gritted his teeth and said: "It's really not good, I simply suggest that the shopkeeper of Longda make things bigger, once someone dies, I don't believe in the criminal division?" I don't believe that Bao Zheng can pretend not to see it anymore? ”

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