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Chapter 199 The Difficulties of the Third Division

The sun slowly droops westward, no longer as fierce as noon, and no longer looks dazzling.

Xu Ping looked at the pale sun, his face was heavy and he didn't say a word. There was no surprise in the discussion. The local chief only raised some minor issues in implementation, which had nothing to do with the overall situation. Of course, this was because the early work was done in detail, and Yang Gao and Fang Xie's support for Xu Ping was also a great contribution. Fang Xie, who was alone in Xiangzhou and was in charge of the West of Jingxi. His attitude was very important to the statements of the chief officials of the southern states. Until now, Xu Ping has received unanimous support from the officials of the West of Jingxi.

Then what? In the name of Jingxi Road, "Strategy for Prospering the Country and Safeguarding the People", it does not mean that the new policy will be promoted to the whole country. At least the reform of Jingxi Road cannot be interrupted. No matter what method is used, the tickets for Henan Prefecture must be redeemed. Xu Ping was sure that Lu Yijian would not object anymore this time. He demoted Fan Zhongyan from the court. Lu Yijian seemed to have no losses, but in fact his influence was greatly weakened. People's hearts are illusory, but they are everywhere. The energy to oppose the new policy is not enough, and it is giving Lu a polite faction. Lu Yijian has been an official for many years, and he has achieved this point and will not detonate the volcano that opposes him by himself.

The new policy will continue, but Lu Yijian will not use him. Xu Ping knows it well. Not only will it not be reused, but it may also be sent to the distant place. The reasons are ready-made. Whether it is Hebei Road or Shaanxi Road, many places require people of Xu Ping to guard the ranks. Asking Xu Ping to give Xu Ping one or two levels of officials is also beneficial to Lu Yijian.

After leaving Fan Zhongyan, Lu Yijian would not let Xu Ping, who was inconsistent with him, come to Beijing, otherwise Xu Ping would be unable to withstand the fight against him by Fan Zhongyan. It was precisely because he would not be reused that Xu Ping had to compile this book "Prospering the Country and the People" as detailed as possible and get as much support as possible. With this book, the court would be interested in implementing the new policy and be able to successfully implement it without Xu Ping's presidency.

I am still young, not the sun that is declining, so I don’t have to worry about the length of time. What Xu Ping was the only thing he was worried about was that when he did not participate, the new policy changed during the implementation process. It was obviously a good thing that benefited the country and the people, but it would be bad for some people to make it a tool for their own profits. If it ruins its reputation, it would be difficult to clean up the mess.

As for Li Di and Chen Yaozuo, it doesn’t matter whether Xu Ping comes or not. Their status can add points to Xu Ping’s political future, but it cannot add points to the new policy. But does Xu Ping’s future require these two people?

Yan Shu thought it was necessary, so he sat for a day, and his eyes almost never left the gate of Longxing Temple. Just by Xu Ping, even if these state officials were added, he could fight against Lu Yijian's will. In his heart, Yan Shu always thought that Xu Ping was making trouble. The prime minister reported to the state affairs, what is the use of the opinions of these small officials? They said thousands of words, but they could not match the principles of Li Di and Chen Yaozuo to show their faces. "The Strategy for Rich the Country and the People" was a scattered person, but it was not as good as the words of the prime minister of the dynasty. One word could make a prosperous country, and one word could lose the country. The key is to see who is the person who said this. It is really so important whether it is right or wrong? Naive!

The sun is getting more and more westward, and Yan Shu's hearts are getting more and more sagging. What should I do? All officials from Jingxi Road support Xu Ping, how can I report back to the court? Is it that the new policy wins the hearts of the people on Jingxi Road, Xu Ping wins the hearts of the people, or does the new policy disrupt normal social order? It is OK no matter how you say it, no new policy can satisfy everyone. The key is to choose a position.

Yan Shu struggled so hard in his heart, as if he was sitting on pins and needles. Although the weather was not hot, he was sweating all over.

The voices in the crowd gradually stopped, and Jia Changling stepped forward and bowed: "Ducao, the collective discussion has been decided. The officials of Jingxi Road believe that last year's new policy was effective. "Strategy for enriching the country and safeguarding the people" is a good strategy for governing the country. It should be submitted to the court and benefit the world!"

Xu Ping nodded: "If there is no other discussion, Jia Tixing can be settled."

Jia Changling responded to the promise and took the letter written by the clerk who was in charge of the supervisor and walked up to submit it to Xu Ping.

After reading the book briefly, Xu Ping raised his hand to Yan Shu beside him: "The bachelor also took a look. I feel that there is any false leakage, so the officials can discuss it again."

Yan Shu didn't have this idea? He took a few casual glances and returned them to Xu Ping, saying, "It's great!"

Xu Ping picked up his pen, drew a piece of preface on the book, and returned it to Jia Changling: "That's it. It's not too early, and the officials can write a piece of preface, so they will be dispersed. The banquet will be held in this temple tonight, and everyone does not need to leave."

Jia Changling received the order, took the letter and organized the people attending the meeting to sign and seal the documents with the officials who were in charge of his own supervision.

At this time, the meeting was over. Xu Ping did not need to be present, so he got up with Yan Shu and went to the clean room next to him to rest.

Halfway through the way, Yan Shu finally couldn't help but sigh: "Yunxing, do you really think that a book "Profit the Country and the People's Strength" can make the court agree to what you did on Jingxi Road? You know, the Sansi owes Henan Prefecture tens of millions of dollars of flying tickets, which are tens of millions of dollars! If the court agrees, how can we get the money!"

Xu Ping said: "How could it not be taken out? The cotton cloth from Jingxi Road was indeed shipped to his road and sold. Where is the money sold? The bachelor's money has been released, it depends on how the three departments gathered and returned it back to Henan Prefecture!"

Yan Shu was stunned: "The cotton cloth was sold, but where did Sansi get the money?"

"In the world, transactions are always about clearing money and goods. There is no reason why the goods are sold but not charged. The ministers in the court kept saying that the tickets for Henan Prefecture were false accounts, because the account was hung on the various yamen. If they owe people from private merchants, can they say this if they don't pay for the goods? The tickets for Henan Prefecture are sold, but they are not made out of thin air. Did they think that if my cotton cloth is not sold, they are piled in the yard to make the actual account?"

The reasons why the Sansi cannot repay the flying tickets are very complicated. There are reasons why the old fiscal system is not suitable for it, and the currency cycle cannot react for a while, and it is also related to the economic system of the entire society. If you think about it carefully, you will feel that the current economic system is full of loopholes. It is normal that Yan Shu can't understand it. The previous knowledge was blank in this regard.

After all, he couldn't think of how Sansi would make money, so Yan Shu had to say, "Actually, there is no way. Wang Xianggong mentioned stabilizing the price of silk and using Sansi Shop's shopping coupons to settle the accounts. But in this way, these shopping coupons are equivalent to prepaying all the income of Sansi Shop within a few years. Yunxing, you should know that Sansi Shop now does not have the ability to make money like you were when you were there, and many of them rely on Sansi Shop. If you advance the money, Sansi will have a big hole!"

This is another question. What can Xu Ping do? The income in the shop was originally born to the Sansi for the three departments, and it was used to support reform and improve the treatment of officials to gain support for himself. As a result, the money was squandered in less than two years. No one could hold on to such a financial management method.

"The Book of Rites, King System" says: "With thirty years of universal system of national use, the amount of income is the amount of income". This financial principle of living within one's means to be adhered to in China for thousands of years. Although some people in the middle have proposed "income with income" and there are minor twists and turns, the principle of big has not changed. In order to put it simply, it means how much money is spent. According to the principle of "three years of farming, there must be a year of food" to leave savings, and prepare ten years of savings for thirty years to deal with natural disasters and man-made wars. The problem is that when it is truly implemented, how much spends is implemented, and how much money is spent in three years is not used for saving for one year, and it is actually impossible to do it. After the founding of the Song Dynasty, Taizu built a "pile sealing warehouse", which was actually an embodiment of the principle of saving. But now, the internal storage warehouse evolved from the "pile sealing warehouse" has actually become smaller and smaller, and it has only become a tool for the emperor to control finance.

Without a budget and final accounts system, the more money you earn is always inexplicably gone and you don’t know where to go. Anyway, if you have money, you can Huabei. There are more places in the world that need to spend money. When Xu Ping was in the Sansi, he could consciously control the balance of income and expenditure within his own power. Once he left, his efforts in this area were wasted.

This situation of insufficient income and expenditure was normal in Xu Ping's previous life, with government debts and deficits. Not to mention overdrawing Sansipu's income for several years, even the entire country's wealth-making capacity dares to overdraw you for several years. But then there is a corresponding economic operation system that needs to be coordinated. In this era, the current system is not necessary to think about.

There is no budget and final accounts, and even the Secretary of the Secretariat and the Sansi have no bottom line for income and expenditure, so they are full of concerns about overdrafting. Lu Yijian insists on using political means to solve economic problems, which is one of the reasons, and it is also the reason why he has won the support of Zhao Zhen and the support of many ministers. No matter what he thinks in his heart, the policies of a country always have to be expressed with high-sounding reasons.

Seeing Yan Shu looking at him with a gaze, Xu Ping said: "Henan Prefecture sold cotton cloth, and the money was sold tangibly. Sansi naturally had to find a way to receive it. If you can receive this money, what is the income of the shop for a few years now? If you can't collect the money, it's naturally the business of Sansi. It's unreasonable that Henan Prefecture and Jingxi Road are carrying it."

This is equivalent to not saying anything, Yan Shu shook his head and said nothing. If he knew how to make money, where did so many things come from? Could it be that Xu Ping's meaning is that Sansi is not able to lack him? It seems that he has not had this meaning in the past few months.
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