Xiaohuangmen came up to change tea, Zhao Zhen said: "Before the New Year, I know that Yu Jing, Taipingzhou, wrote "Tea Theory" with tea, and talked about the benefits of new tea in Yongzhou... It is said that it is the heat in Lingnan. If you make a cup of strong tea, you will feel refreshed and the dryness will be eliminated. Moreover, the new tea is simple to brew and saves labor and labor when making, and is not comparable to the old low-quality loose tea."

Zhang Shixun said: "I have also drunk the tea in Yongzhou, and the taste is quite reasonable. However, it is all loose dishes, which is laborious and expensive. Nowadays, the ton of tea is often accumulated in the tea farm, and rats bite insects, so what about loose tea?"

Zhao Zhen said: "Gong Yin didn't know that there were cake teas like bun tea in Yongzhou, which was extremely resistant to storage and never damaged for years. There was trade with Dali and Tubo and other places, and used tea to change horses. They were all cake tea, which was extremely convenient."

Zhang Shixun was an old minister of the Eastern Palace when Zhao Zhen was the crown prince. His friendship was beyond comparison. In order to show closeness, Zhao Zhen always used the old name of that year. This is also the reason why Prime Minister Lu Yijian sat here, Zhang Shixun still repeatedly rushed to speak, and others did not feel abnormal. It is also the reason why Lu Yijian didn't say anything and felt uncomfortable in his heart.

After hearing Zhao Zhen talk about the benefits of Yongzhou tea, Zhang Shixun didn't know what he meant? The reason why Xu Ping always disagreed with changing the tea method directly in the first year of Tiansheng was the success of Yongzhou tea method. Otherwise, how could he, a young and gentle deputy envoy of salt and iron, withstand the pressure of so many ministers?

The young emperor and young ministers, the more Zhao Zhen supported Xu Ping, the more disgusted these old ministers. Now all the systems of the court are settled in their hands, and they are already very familiar with them, and they feel relaxed when dealing with political affairs. If they change their courses on a large scale, they will become familiar with the new system, which is troublesome and awkward. Not to mention this, if they want to change, it means that the previous system is flawed, which is itself a denial of the achievements of these old ministers.

The deep-seated reason is that from the founding of Taizu to the completion of the unification of the world, and to the defeat of the Khitan several times, the entire country entered a state of rest and recuperation. Although the court praised Confucianism for governing the country, its ruling thought was actually Taoist purity and inaction. When it reached its peak during the Zhenzong period, both China and foreign countries advocated not causing trouble, conservative system, and following the rules.

Politics is inertia. Now, as soon as Zhao Zhen took power, he had to change this and that. The ruling ministers were not adapted and had to oppose it out of instinct. Other young and strong factions were just talking and talking, but Xu Ping had to be serious here. The money method must be changed, and the tea method must be changed, and it must be changed differently from before. Who would give him a good face!

Seeing Zhang Shixun holding it in a moment, I thought I didn't know that Xu Ping had made large tea bricks in Yongzhou, which were specially sold to Dali and Tubo, and made a lot of profits. Lu Yijian took over the conversation.

"Yongzhou is located in Lingnan, and its geographical and weather are very different from that in the Central Plains, so tea methods are naturally different. Today, we must discuss the current Southeast tea methods in the palace to eliminate the current problems. Let's put it down in Yongzhou and talk about the Lianghuai Tea Farm."

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "Okay, let's discuss the tea method."

Xu Ping had just returned to his seat and sat down. When he heard the tea method, he was taking care of himself and was busy trying to stand up to explain.

But he heard Lu Yijian say: "Since the time of the late emperor, Ding Wei supported Linte to change the tea method, but the old problems were not gone and new diseases arose again. In a few years, there were complaints from both inside and outside, merchants were not in line with each other, and old tea piled up in the officialdom, and the garden households did not continue their food and clothing, making it difficult to survive!"

Speaking of this, Lu Yijian seemed to look at Kou and Xu Ping sitting together unintentionally.

Xu Ping's heart was shocked. Ding Wei was the envoy of the Three Divisions, Lin Te was the deputy envoy of salt and iron, and Lu Yijian had some meaning!

Before Xu Ping could speak, Lu Yijian said: "In the first year of Tiansheng, because the tea law was difficult to continue, the imperial edict ordered the empress ministers and Zhang Xianggong to judge the interests and set up the Ministry of Changes in Tea Law and the taxes of salt and alum. Li Zi was the envoy of the Three Divisions at that time and was in charge of this matter. The original "three statements" of the tea law were changed to the "cash method" and the "sticking method" was also carried out in the southeast tea farm. In one year, the amount of money saved and increased income reached more than 6.5 million guan. The food and grass on the border were stored. Before the new tea was carried out, some prefectures and counties were used for less than one year. After the new law, the storage of general prefectures and counties was enough for four years, and the few could support it for more than two years, which was remarkable!"

As soon as Lu Yijian said this, the Chongzheng Palace was silent for a moment.

Those who supported the new tea law back then were two prime ministers and Li Zi, deputy envoy of Privy Councillor. As for the others, Zhang Deyi, the deputy general of the magistrate, was the one who was Lu Yijian. The chief censor Han Yi and Sun Zude of the Censorate came to listen, but to comfort the souls of the censors who were deposed by the queen. After listening to it, they would not say three or four more words after the new law was imposed.

As for the Privy Councilor Wang Zeng, he had never had anything to do with the Tea Law. Although Cai Qi, the deputy governor, had also served as the Three Divisions, he did not catch up with the tea law reform in his post, and was considered an irrelevant person.

Sun Shi, the man who abolished Li Zicha Fa in the third year of Tiansheng, was very trusted by Zhao Zhen, but he had passed away. The other one was Xia Shu, who was demoted to the public now. Even Lu Yijian didn't want to provoke him now.

In addition to these two people, Kou Yu, the minister with the highest status in supporting the "three statements".

When Li Zi changed the tea method, it was indeed because of the many disadvantages of Linte Tea Method. The problem was that Li Zi's tea method was not perfect, and it was also chaotic after two or three years. Because there were too many copper coins, the treasury in the capital was empty, and the tea farm implemented the "sticking method", and all the good tea belonged to the merchants, and the government left the government to cover the money for nothing. In the third year of Tiansheng, the Li Zi's tea method had to be changed.

Lu Yijian only said that when he was the most profitable in the first year, he skipped it when he lost money later.

But even though you all in the palace know it well, who can stand up and refute Lu Yijian?

Zhao Zhen sat on the top and looked at the situation below. He supported Xu Ping's idea, but if no minister of the prime minister stood up, how could he speak? Zhao Zhen did not have that courage.

"The tea method in the first year of Tiansheng is indeed profitable and has significant results. However, as far as I know, the reason why such considerable results is not entirely because of the contribution of the tea method, but more because of the old friends who are given real money and various exchanges discounts. When the old friends who are given redemption are completed, the profit will drop sharply in the second year, and there will be no profit in two or three years."

Wang Zeng looked kind-hearted and said slowly as he looked at Lu Yijian.

After hearing this, Lu Yijian turned his head suddenly to look at Wang Zeng, but unexpectedly, his old boss refuted him. Although he was the same age as Lu Yijian, he was a Privy Councilor at this time. Although he was a Privy Councilor at this time, although he was a lower than the Prime Minister, Wang Zeng was in charge of the Privy Council as an envoy, and he was carrying the same position as the Secretary of the Central Secretariat, and his status was not much lower.

Seeing Lu Yijian looking at him, Wang Zeng's expression remained unchanged and nodded to him, "Tanfu, today's discussion of tea law is of great importance. You must explain the pros and cons clearly and find a proper solution. Otherwise, if you change it over and over again, not only will it be inconvenient for the people, but the border prefectures and counties are at a loss, and it will also be harmful to the court's laws and regulations."

Lu Yijian looked at Wang Zeng for a while, took a deep breath and nodded: "What the Shuxiang said is, I am reckless, and the tea method should be detailed. If you change it this time, you must be foolproof."

Speaking of this, he turned to look at Li Zi, deputy envoy of Privy Councilor: "Li Zi, you presided over the tea change method back then. You should have seen clearly for so many years. What do you say?"

Zhao Zhen looked coldly on the top, and saw Lu Yijian bypassing the Sansi and still letting Li Zi speak, he felt a little unhappy. The tea method reform in the first year of Tiansheng was effective in the first year. At that time, Zhao Zhen was young and did not understand the affairs of the court, and only had a sense of aura. He also asked the Sansi to announce the list to the merchants, saying that this tea method was unchanged in the future. Unexpectedly, three years later, he had to let Sun Shi and Xia Shu get rid of it, which made him very embarrassed. Lu Yijian is here again now.

The conscience of heaven and earth, Li Zi really did not collude with Lu Yijian and Zhang Shixun. He cared about tea method purely because of the awareness of a ruling minister. Seeing that the current drawbacks are full of problems, he had to change and had no other thoughts at all.

Seeing Lu Yijian calling him, Li Zi stood up and bowed and said in a sensible thought: "What Shuxiang said just now is indeed the ultimate truth. Because of the inadequate consideration in the first year of Tiansheng, many disadvantages were left behind. I have been paying attention to this matter over the years and have solutions to the disadvantages of that year."

After that, they talked freely, from increasing the profit share ratio of merchants to encouraging merchants to bring money to the capital, and even if the capital is not enough, they can be owed credit. After mutual insurance, they pay half of the money and repay it after half a year, and double the overdue payment.

From Li Zi's words, it can be seen that he has really thought about it and did not re-examine his measures from that year to deal with the matter and seek fame.

Finally, Li Zi said: "In the tea method, the tea merchants are selling tea, and the food and grass are entering the middle school. However, they are all outside the country and are not familiar with the geographical and human nature in the capital. Over the years, they have been exploited by the merchants in the capital. Because the interest rate is too low, the profits are all taken away by the merchants in the capital and are not included in the government. Most of these merchants in the capital depend on the powerful families in the court and make a lot of profits. They are really worms in the tea method! I would like to ask that from now on, the merchants in the China will hold the merchants in the capital and no longer use the guarantee of the merchants in the capital. They will go directly to the goods service to verify the cash. The profits of the useless people in the warehouse are given to the merchants in the capital, and they will also be willing to do this business!"

Hearing this, Xu Ping's heart moved and couldn't help but remember the experience of dealing with Jiaoyin Shop that Xu Chang told him. Those people were extravagant and desperate, and they didn't know how much money they had seized from this tea method transaction and supported many people in Beijing. Li Zi said it right, those people were borers of tea method. In fact, not only that, it should be said that they were abscesses raised under the entire Song Dynasty monopoly system, absorbing nutrients from the court and the people, eroding the entire body.
Chapter completed!