The young man's name is Feng Jing, and his father's name is Feng Shi, although he is from Yizhou, he is also a tea merchant in Tengzhou.

Tengzhou is the later Guangxi Teng County, because the quality of tea in Yunnan and Guangxi is good, so there were many businessmen engaged in this line in Guangxi at that time.

Feng Shi came over today and was brought in by a friend, but after hearing half of it, he ran away in a panic, and this matter had nothing to do with him.

The imperial court has not yet handed over the affairs on Guangnan West Road, and he can't help if he wants to, not to mention that after knowing the whole story, he has already made up his mind not to participate.

Out of the Fan Building, back to the inn where the Feng family's father and son lived, Feng Jing was still sulking there, Feng Shi looked at him, and went to make tea for himself, while saying: "Jing'er, you are indeed smart, but sometimes, you must not be too sharp, this is for my father's decades of experience in business, it will not harm you." ”

Feng Jing couldn't help but say: "But father, we are also tea merchants, and it is really not good for us for the imperial court to do this." Our family is not a big business, and if the entry of the border is cut off, half of the source of the family business will be lost, aren't you in a hurry at all? ”

"I'm anxious for my father, but what's the use of being anxious? Over the years, what happened to many businessmen who have seen many businessmen who have opposed the government? If you go bankrupt, or if you jump into the river and commit suicide, who can compete with the imperial court? ”

Feng Shi raised the teacup, the tea he had just brewed was still a little hot, and he blew it and said, "So we businessmen can be greedy, but we must not forget our lives for money." ”

"Okay, the father has great wisdom, and the child is ashamed of himself."

Feng Jing replied lazily.

Feng Shi raised his head and glanced at his son, and said with a smile: "Okay, knowing that you are not convinced, you will understand this truth in the future." Then again, what the hell did you come up with an idea? Still trying to pry them against the court? ”

Hearing this, Feng Jing came to his senses and said with a smile: "Those tea merchants in Bianliang summoned the tea merchants from Chengdu Mansion because they kept all the money in Chengdu Jiaozi, and now Bianliang and Chengdu have recognized Jiaozi, and many Chengdu tea merchants themselves have brought Jiaozi, and they want to concentrate and use Chengdu Jiaozi to redeem Bianliang coins." ”

"Hmm."

Feng Shi nodded.

The use of Jiaozi in Chengdu is already very mature, and compared with the more conservative Bianliang merchants, Chengdu merchants are too aware of the benefits of Jiaozi.

Therefore, when the imperial court opened the sub-affairs in Bianliang this time, the news quickly spread to Chengdu, and many businessmen who happened to go to Bianliang to do business learned about this incident and were very happy, so they saved a lot of money to go to Chengdu to hand over the sub-affairs.

With Jiaozi, they can reduce the space occupied by copper coins in the cabin, and can also reduce the expenses of escorts, porters and other ship-carrying expenses, so Chengdu merchants are like clouds.

This time, the imperial court was able to get nearly two million yuan of deposits at once, and the merchants of Chengdu alone contributed more than one million.

It's just that the money hasn't been shipped to Bianliang yet.

After all, Chengdu businessmen went out to do business with their meager Jiaozi, and they could get to Bianliang by boat for more than 20 days. And Chengdu Jiaoziwu has saved a total of more than 2 million yuan, and the weight alone has reached more than 13 million catties, how can it be transported in a short time.

Therefore, the deposit of Jiaoziwu on Bianliang's side is actually still more than 500,000 yuan, and the imperial court is still buying grain and grass in the market, I believe that the deposit of Jiaoziwu in Bianliang is not much.

If the tea merchants run on a large number of them at this time, it is really possible that the imperial court will not be able to come to the stage and fall into an embarrassing situation.

This is Zhou Yunsheng's plan.

However, Feng Jing said: "Zhou officials, Wang Guanren, their ideas are good, but they only concentrate a part of the Chengdu tea merchants, and the run of only two or three hundred thousand guan is not enough to make the imperial court have any big problems, unless they can gather all the merchants who exchange sons in Chengdu, it will not be possible." ”

"Hmm."

Feng Shi took a sip of tea, looked at his precious son with a smile, and said approvingly: "Yes, my father thinks the same way." Although Chengdu has saved a lot of money because of the new opening of Bianliang Jiaozi, the strength of Chengdu tea merchants is still too small, and the rest of the salt merchants, cloth merchants, grain merchants, spice merchants, timber merchants and other merchants add up to the big head, and it is already the limit that they can make up 300,000 yuan. ”

Feng Jing said: "So the child thinks that as long as everyone continues to raise funds, gather the tea merchants in Bianliang to resist the money law, and deposit half of everyone's money in Bianliang to hand over the affairs." The other half of the money was used to buy grain and rice on the market, raising the price of grain and rice, and the two-pronged approach could force the imperial court to obey. ”

Feng Shigang was still leisurely drinking tea, when he heard his words, his face froze, and after thinking for a while, he immediately raised his head and looked at his triumphant son in shock.

This trick is so ruthless!

It's a draw!

I look like I've given birth to a demon.

If this strategy is adopted by Zhou Yunsheng and them, the disturbance will be too big.

Fortunately, he stopped him at that time, if he said it at the venue, once he was found out by the imperial court, I am afraid that he would ......

Thinking of this, Feng Shi looked his son up and down seriously, and seemed to feel a little strange.

For the first time, he found out that his son was really smarter than he thought.

Just after thinking about it for a while, Feng Shi put the teacup on the table heavily, made a "bang", and scolded: "It's really stupid." ”

Feng Jing was puzzled: "Father, what's wrong?" ”

"You are still too young, you overestimate the tea merchants in the world, do you think the tea merchants in the world are really as united as you think?"

Feng Shi pointed outside and said, "As you said, if they are obedient, the imperial court's money law will definitely not be implemented." But you underestimated the hearts of the people, and you underestimated the determination of the imperial court. Even if it can be successful, do you know how the imperial court dealt with those rebels? ”

"How?"

Feng Jing asked subconsciously.

Feng Shi said indifferently: "Kill the head for the leader, and the rest will be incorporated into the Xiang Army or the Forbidden Army, if you go to give them ideas, then you will become the mastermind, do you want to kill our Feng family?" ”

Feng Jing's face became difficult to look at, he never expected that there would be such a deep consequence in the future.

Feng Shi looked at him, and then said in an extremely serious tone: "Jing'er, after this transaction, you will immediately follow me back to Tengzhou, and my business father will not take you with me in the future, study hard at home, and work hard to take the top prize." ”

"Father, I ......"

Feng Jing was stunned, although he was a little reckless, but after all, nothing happened.

However, when he saw his father's face, which was so solemn that it was almost on the verge of anger, he finally had to shut up and obediently obey.

Although he was young, he was vaguely aware of it at this moment.

This time, it seems that he really almost got into a big disaster!

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It's the end of June, and the weather is very nice today.

Zhao Jun has traveled from early April to June, and has been here for more than two months, nearly three months, and his eyes are almost better.

The warm afternoon sun shone on the table in the study of Chongde Palace, and at this point in the past, Zhao Zhen would listen to lectures in the back garden.

But now, as the time for Zhao Jun to regain his sight is getting closer and closer, he is paying more and more attention to government affairs.

Not for anything else, just to wait for Zhao Jun's eyes to recover, so that Zhao Jun can take a good look at whether the uncle and ancestor of the Zhao family, who is so unbearable in his mouth, is really incompetent.

But at this moment, Zhao Zhen was sitting behind the table, the smell of spices and tea in the room was overflowing, and he looked at the slash in his hand with a solemn face.

Fan Zhongyan stood solemnly below, his expression unchanged.

After a long while, Zhao Zhen threw the slash in his hand on the table, raised his head and looked at Fan Zhongyan seriously, and said, "Fan Qing, this is the "Thirty-two Things You Wrote"? That's twenty-two more things than your later "Ten Things to Tiaochen". ”

"Yes."

Fan Zhongyan said in a deep voice: "The war in the northwest, whether it can be won or not, will cause the country to be shaken and turbulent. If you can't concentrate on reform and eliminate the ills, the Great Song Dynasty is in danger. Therefore, the minister learned from the pain, combined with Wang Anshi's changes and Zhao Jun's suggestion, and added twenty-two more articles. ”

Zhao Zhen was amused by him, and then said angrily: "It's really good, this reform has become so easy in Fan Qing's mouth, just add one thing to it." Fan Qing, do you know that if you really do what you say, the Great Song Dynasty will die soon? ”

"Yes!"

Fan Zhongyan said: "Zhao Jun said that the three redundancies are not only a tumor attached to the Great Song Dynasty, but also a life-saving medicine for the Great Song Dynasty. Forcibly eliminate the three redundancies, and Da Song will die faster! ”

"Then you're still so aggressive!"

Zhao Zhen raised his voice and scolded: "The Great Song Dynasty only perished after ninety years, and I haven't become the king of the fallen country, are you so anxious to let me be Zhao Ji's kind of unscrupulous descendant?" ”

Fan Zhongyan said: "The minister just went to the places that need to be reformed in the future, and also detailed the reasons why the law should be changed. Naturally, the specific form and content of the reform still need to be discussed. Your Majesty, don't forget, Zhao Jun's eyes are almost healed. ”

"Hmm......"

Zhao Zhen groaned slightly, and didn't say anything.

Because Fan Zhongyan's sword really only wrote about the drawbacks and the root causes of these drawbacks, and did not say that they should be implemented immediately, and people are right, these are indeed the drawbacks in various parts of the Great Song Dynasty today.

If you want to change the law, you have to know what is wrong with you to change the law, so Fan Zhongyan is not wrong.

It's just that the content in this also made Zhao Zhen tremble.

If it is really as big as his one-time reform, the entire Great Song Dynasty will have to be in turmoil, and if there is no courage to kill, the country will be in turmoil.

Therefore, Zhao Zhen perfunctorily encouraged: "Fan Qing has done a good job, but the more important thing for you now is the war in the northwest." Do you know that if you can't resist Zhao Yuanhao, no matter how good you do this Chen, it's just some waste paper. ”

Fan Zhongyan said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the minister naturally knows the priorities, and the minister has already had a countermeasure for the affairs of the northwest. Some things in Tiao Chen can also help the war in the northwest go smoothly, and this is all for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

"It's great if you can have this heart."

Zhao Zhen was relieved.

The most important thing now is the situation in the northwest.

Whether it is to see the money law or to hand over the children's affairs, it is essentially to solve the problem of grain and grass in the northwest.

Fan Zhongyan can always be concerned about this matter, and Zhao Zhen is still very happy.

However, Fan Zhongyan quickly said: "Your Majesty, the husband and the fighter, the military rations are the first, followed by the elite soldiers and strong generals, and the second is the overall planning for the rear. For the Great Song Dynasty, please Your Majesty dismiss Lu Yijian and Song Shou! ”

Zhao Zhen's face sank again, and he said coldly: "Fan Qing, what's the matter with you, it is the time when the country is rising and falling, and everyone should be united, you should know that I hate party strife the most." Zhao Jun said that later, when you celebrated the new policy, you were deposed because of the partisan dispute, do you want to repeat the mistakes of the past! ”

Fan Zhongyan took a deep breath, and then said: "The minister just wants to tell Your Majesty that the Great Song Jiangshan cannot be saved by simply deposing a few officials. But some officials had to be deposed, Lu Yijian was stubborn and self-serving, dictating the dynasty, if he was dedicated to the public, it would be a good thing, but the officials should not forget that Lu Yijian is the representative of the world's officials and mediocre officials in the court. ”

Zhao Zhen frowned and said, "What do you mean?" ”

"The minister knew that this time he saw the money law and handed over the affairs of the son for the sake of this northwest war. As a result of the war, grain prices rose sharply, and the grain and grass needed by the Northwest Army may not be able to be gathered in a short period of time, so the officials took advantage of the new grain to go on the market in June to purchase new grain through the Jiaozi service, and open up the money method to save expenses and make more reserves for next year. ”

Fan Zhongyan arched his hand and said: "The new law is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, but the officials at the border will not agree, and many tea merchants in the Great Song Dynasty will not agree, they will find a way to contact all the people who can be contacted, and use all means to block the new law, just like in the Tiansheng years." And Lu Yijian is the person who can tell the heavens what they mean, if he is not deposed, the new law will not last long! ”

Zhao Zhen squinted his eyes and looked at Fan Zhongyan and said, "Fan Qing really wants to remove Lu Xiang and Song Xiang for the sake of seeing Qian Fa and Jiao Ziwu?" ”

"Yes."

Fan Zhongyan said seriously.

Zhao Zhen looked at him for a while, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a while, he said lightly: "I know, let me consider this matter." ”

"Your Majesty."

"Alright, you go down."

"Minister..... Be. ”

Fan Zhongyan had no choice but to leave the Chongde Hall backwards.

Zhao Zhen looked at his departing figure, thought about it for a while, and didn't bother much.

He probably knew Fan Zhongyan's thoughts.

is nothing more than wanting to take one step at a time, first driving out all the people on the opposition list that Zhao Jun said from the court.

Zhao Jun said before, "Power does not come from who you are or what official position you hold, but the distance between you and the center of power."

If you can't grasp the center of power, even if you are the emperor, there will be times when you will be hollowed out.

Therefore, Fan Zhongyan just wanted to drive the high-level leaders of those opponents of the Qingli New Deal out of the court, and lost the support of high-level central officials, and the remaining middle- and lower-level officials could not make any waves.

But the problem is that Zhao Zhen didn't plan to do that.

He wanted a united court, not a single one.

If the prime minister, deputy minister, prime minister, cardinal minister, and the yamen they deployed were all supporters of the Fan Party, then what should he, the emperor, be?

Renjun.

It doesn't mean that you are stupid.

Zhao Zhen tapped lightly on the table and threw aside the slash that Fan Zhongyan had presented.

After about two quarters of an hour, a young man walked briskly into the palace, he was Cao Xiu, the imperial envoy, Cao Bin's grandson.

Cao Xiu took a few steps forward and said, "The official family, some tea merchants in the city conspired to pay the bill of exchange to Jiaozipu together two days later. ”

Zhao Zhen's brows suddenly furrowed again.