"Xingzhi, what's wrong?" Wen Yanbo asked, looking at Zheng Lang's expression.([] )

Zheng Lang said: "Brother Kuanfu, there are two options. One is to not be afraid of trouble. I have several strategies that I have to add. The other is to be afraid of trouble. I will tell you the reason for the trouble."

"Let's know, please tell me," said Chen Zhizhong.

Both of them were named Prime Ministers. In fact, Zhao Zhen’s appointment was wrong, just like Wang Sui and Chen Yaozuo, or Xia Shu and Chen Zhizhong. The two prime ministers were together, which could easily cause conflicts and cause divisions to the Secretariat. Zheng Lang came from behind, and both were named Prime Ministers. In fact, Zheng Lang was above Chen Zhizhong. The only highlight was Yan Rong, but this bond was too weak.

However, after coming to the Secretariat, Zheng Lang was very low-key and respected Chen Zhizhong very much. Miraculously, the two did not have a major conflict. At most, some political views were disagreeable and some debates arose. There were Zheng Lang's achievements and Chen Zhizhong's achievements. Chen Zhizhong's abilities were not the best, but virtue was not as unbearable as He Tan said. If it were Xia Shu, Zheng Lang would have a conflict with Xia Shu.

Zheng Lang said: "I will say that I am not afraid of trouble first. Fan Xiang's advice directly points to the current drawbacks of the salt administration, but it is not perfect enough. The first is that he only targeted the northern Sichuan region, breaking through the regional confinement and did not involve the whole country. For example, Qianzhou should belong to the Guangyan area. Because its land belongs to Jiangxi South Road, the imperial court divided it into Huaiyan area and did not allow wide salt to flow in. As a result, the freight fee was high, making its salt expensive, and the phenomenon of private salt was repeatedly banned. For example, the Dongchuan area is vast and sparsely populated, and the salt price is only 50 people, but passers-by in Chengdu

Many places are narrow, but close to 200 ci. If it is slightly promoted, the salt price of Chengdu Road can be regulated and the people can be convenient. Compared with these areas, Fujian Road is better. Wuping, Qingliu, Ninghua and other counties are inconvenient and blocked each other. However, the regulation is appropriate, and the salt price difference is less than 15 ci. However, the court has always used a violent suppression system. If the adjustment is not paid attention to, the contradictions in the salt administration will intensify. In fact, just pay a little attention and make some adjustments. The country's income will not decline, and these problems can be completely avoided."

Of course, it was not that Fan Xiang did not expect, but that Fan Xiang's reform was mainly aimed at the salt removal area, not the whole country, so he only mentioned the salt in northern Sichuan.

Chen Zhizhong and the other two stared at Zheng Lang strangely, not knowing what to say.

Fan Xiangniu and Zheng Lang are even more awesome. Why didn’t Zheng Lang mention it before? It’s not that it’s too troublesome. In fact, whether it’s all franchise or redundant officials, Zheng Lang has some improvement strategies in his mind, but one cannot be avoided, a vested interest group!

Zheng Lang also said: "Second. For example, in the western Jing area, Zheng Ying, Ru, Xu Meng and other prefectures are prohibited areas, while Cai, Xiang, Deng and Tang are equals are commercial areas. These prefectures are intertwined, and the prohibited areas are official salt, and the prices are stable, and the commercial areas are commercial salt. The prices are huge. If the prices are high, the salt flows to the commercial areas. When the prices are low, the salt flows to the commercial areas, especially Chanzhou, where there are two cities in the north and south, one is in Henan and the other is in Hebei.

It is a real business district, with salt prices only a dozen cents, Henan is a prohibited area, and salt prices can reach more than 30 cents. The court used cool laws to prohibit it. The salt administration is not a law of exemption from service. The salary for levying in various places is different before the difference between the difference between the service, and the low-paid person is not satisfied but cannot move his family to relocate for this. The price is too high, and can he accept the problem before the migration? Often, it is only a village or a stream, which will cause huge price difference, so how can the people not take private salt?"

Just like the old man who has not moved his family, if the elegant room door in the teahouse is sealed, he cannot escape. If he has not moved his family, he will ignore the consequences. He will do what he should do. He will continue to say: "Do you do it appropriately to adjust it? Third, reduce the calculation of merchants, and the salt circulation will be faster, and the people will benefit. Fourth, set up a salt farm and the court allocates a batch of funds as the principal for purchasing salt, so that it can work with the Du Salt Court to adjust the price and quantity of salt banknotes, stabilize the price and maintain the balance between salt banknotes and output."

This is the perfect method that Xue Xiang later implemented on the basis of Fan Xiang's salt law, but there is a method of equal export, so Zheng Lang didn't say much about the three or four points. The key point is still the first two points. As long as it is properly operated, many bad problems of salt administration will be reduced.

Wen Yanbo asked again: "What will trouble be?"

He vaguely noticed that there would be some trouble, but he was not prepared and wanted to hear what Zheng Lang said.

"Why..." Zheng Lang hesitated for a moment. Because of the greed of salt merchants, various salt administration reforms failed. Therefore, Cai Jing's salt banknote law was introduced. For the law and circulation method, merchants wanted to make money and earn bad intentions. They used a lot of money to lure officials into the sea. It was prohibited. First, there was a nationwide trade, and the country ignored it, so that you could make money. Then, they continued to launch new salt turbulences. As long as the new salt turbulence was released, the old salt turbulence could only be half, one third, one quarter, one fifth, or one tenth!

There are two profits. One is the real powerful people. They can get insider information in advance. Not only will the profit not be damaged, but they can also deal with the money and salt in advance and make a big profit. The second is the large, medium and small businessmen who are in charge of business communication. The former is necessary. Without the support of these powerful people, the salt law cannot be promoted and implemented.

Then, as long as no one is at the core of power, the salt banknotes are quickly launched and depreciated quickly, even the wealthy merchants are going bankrupt, and even those who die in the fire and go to waste. However, the practice of killing the rich and helping the poor is the most affected salt producers, but Cai Jing finally forced out the salt profit. If there is no unnecessary waste and greed, how much money can salt really make? In addition to letting Yu Jiaogui merchants and the core powerful, Cai Jing's approach forced out almost 60% of the salt profit, making a profit of more than 20 million guan a year, and the highest one reaches more than 30 million guan! If he can force out these two, he can make a profit of more than 40 million guan a year, or even more!

Zheng Lang wrote about Confucianism, especially benevolence and righteousness, in many aspects, involving reflection on human nature and deep understanding of human nature. But when he thought about the crazy degree of these businessmen who were using any means to make money, he still couldn't help but feel disappointed. He said slowly: "Brother Kuanfu, you should know the price of salt in Yizhou."

"It's not my jurisdiction, I really don't know," Wen Yanbo said with his hands spreading out.

I don't know if he was telling the truth or lies, Zheng Lang did not pursue it, and smiled slightly and said, "It's okay. Even if you know, there are reasons to deal with it, but there are reasons to deal with it. If you don't deal with it, it becomes a habit for the people in Yi's area to eat high-priced salt. Although there are complaints, you will not oppose the court. If Dongchuan salt is organized to move to Yizhou, Dongchuan salt will be expensive. The people in Yizhou will be grateful, but Dongchuan people will hate it. The people's attitude is fine, just let him

If we don’t starve to death, we will not shake the rule of the court. But Brother Kuanfu, Dongchuan is so close to Chengdu Prefecture, and the salt price is so different, are the local tyrants not paying attention? How many chains of interest have been formed over the years? Once the court circulates Dongchuan salt to Chengdu Road Prefecture, this chain of interest will disappear. What attitude will the tyrants have towards the court? They are the real rulers of the local tyrants, the local tyrants are stable, the local tyrants are stable, the local tyrants are chaotic, and the local tyrants are chaotic!"

The center was clicked out.

All three remained silent.

"But what if you care? The salt price in Chengdu road will become more and more expensive, and the people will be unable to bear it anymore. What will happen? The same is true for Fan Xiang's salt administration reform. As long as you analyze carefully, there are countless disadvantages in the fragrance of salt tea and alum, especially when merchants use moldy food for exchanges, causing shameless waste of millions of yuan a year. Moreover, Fan Xiang's reform targets only Shaanxi as the focus, and some parts of the eastern and western rivers and northern Sichuan areas, and does not connect to the whole country. That's it, many local merchants in Shaanxi will suffer the interests of them. Because Shaanxi is an important place for various banknotes, and

This has caused the interests of merchants across the country to be damaged. Brother Kuanfu, brother Chun and Mr. Chen are poor families. They will not participate. However, the Wen family is a big family, and maybe there will be the interests of your Wen family's children. In the end, many ministers will speak for this huge chain of interests, and even the speakers will not even think of the people you speak. When Lu Yijian and Li Zi reformed the tea law, they were not careful. After only a short period of implementation, they were unanimously opposed by the ministers. Why did this chain of interests be damaged? Who is the speaker? The famous elders in the world, gentlemen, great scholars, emperors, and Sun Shi!"

Wen Yanbo was still good in middle age. He often planned things from the perspective of the country. In his later years, both Wen Yanbo and Han Qi had degenerated.

"Therefore, I think that Fan Xiang's reform is good, but it will definitely fail. I will add several strategies to the point, and the loopholes in this salt administration reform are even smaller. However, Fan Xiang only emits Shaanxi and nearby areas. Once my method is implemented, the range of radiation will affect the whole country, and there will be greater opposition. Three husbands, please consider it." Zheng Lang finished drinking tea.

Chen Zhizhong frowned and said, "In this way, follow Fan Xiang's strategy first, how to try it in Shaanxi?"

"Yes," said Zheng Lang. In fact, Zheng Lang didn't want to move these specialties for the time being. The main reason is that the national financial shortcomings. If it is sufficient, it will be easy to solve. At least partial improvements can be carried out. For example, relaxing the trading laws, reducing the tax and procedures of merchants, increasing their speed and profits of merchants, people will suffer losses, but more people will benefit, and the salt production speed is fast, and various disadvantages and salt prices will drop rapidly. Now the court still wants to make this batch of money and wants to make a big profit. The bottom of the salt price will rise in the hands of the court. Just like the housing prices later, the government will sell the land price high first, how can the housing prices drop? What will happen in the end? Salt makes the people rise up, and the houses become bubbles and blow up. Let's have a meal together!

Therefore, let Fan Xiang make a lot of trouble first, regardless of success or failure, he has this valuable experience to learn from and lay a solid foundation for the next reform.

Wen Yanbo asked again: "The court opened a private salt channel and deliberately relaxed the entry of private salt in Xixia in order to secretly support Xixia. Fan Xiang went to Shaanxi to preside over the salt administration. Two of the nine policies were in conflict with them. What about?"

"Brother Kuanfu, it's okay. Because the court relaxed the situation and private salt flooded, Xixia defeated the Khitan again. Our dynasty can collect private salt. It's support, but this level must be controlled well."

"I thought I really wanted to collect it," said Pang Ji.

Zheng Lang let go and sent someone to secretly investigate the private salt merchants and their scale, and would punish them in the future. However, many merchants were desperate to pursue profits, and the scale of private salt became larger and larger. If they were not controlled, it was possible that the salt in the entire Shaanxi would be replaced by Xixia green and white salt.

After agreeing, Zheng Lang wrote a note and handed it to Zhao Zhen.

After reading the letter, Zhao Zhen was ridiculous and laughed. He ordered Fan Xiang to release salt for Shaanxi's prison envoy and presided over the reform of salt administration. Fan Xiang was ordered to come to the Secretariat and looked at the prime ministers and said, "My dear ministers, if I ask me to preside over the salt administration in Shaanxi, as a prison envoy, there will be many inconveniences as a prison envoy."

I am just giving advice, so I can preside over the salt administration. I have to be the Transshipment Commander. What is the Criminal Commander?

Chen Zhizhong shouted: "You are the one who serves as a criminal prison, and the order of the establishment of the salt is appointed by the court. I have ordered the Shaanxi Transportation Commissioner to hand over all the salt affairs to the establishment of the department. What else can you ask for? If you have achievements, the court will not hesitate to transfer the fortune. If you are silent and mediocre, you will follow the punishment and blame, how can you choose an extravagant official?"

You went to Shaanxi to preside over the salt removal reform, and the court also gave you this right. What else do you want?

Maybe Fan Xiangshe hopes to be promoted to another level. Maybe Fan Xiang does feel that this position is a bit inconvenient, but Chen Zhizhong scolded him, dared not speak out, and stumbled and retreated.

However, Zheng Lang had an embarrassment on his face. It would be nothing if he didn't listen carefully. It would be bad if he just blamed Fan Xiang for being arrogant and listening carefully. If he wanted to be an official in accordance with the order of his capital, he would not be able to serve as the prime minister of the country at all.

This sentence exposed Chen Zhizhong's inner thoughts, but Zheng Lang became more and more low-key.

There is no need to fight with Chen Zhizhong. Even if there is no hatred of Chen Zhizhong, Chen Zhizhong will continue. How many years has he been the prime minister? In the early Song Dynasty, it was difficult for a person to serve as the prime minister for ten or eight years, such as Wang Dan, very few. Moreover, the attitude of being a low-key person and acting like Wang Dan, which is very low-key, is difficult for ordinary people to do it. Let Zheng Lang come to learn it. It is impossible, even if he doesn't become a prime minister?

Then Song Qi was secretly implicated by Li Shu, and Zheng Lang didn't ask. Li Shu was not a good person. Song Qi was also a huāhuā young man, almost so there was no need to remind him.

Then Wang Zhi was appointed as the Tianzhang Pavilion. At first, Concubine Zhang was appointed. Thanks to Wang Zhi for speaking for him. He secretly gave tens of thousands of gold coins and said to others: "Zhi, my censor is."

When she was about to receive the ceremony, Sister Zhang wanted her family's censors to support her. Chen Zhizhong's advice and support her must wait for the above officials. So she suddenly promoted her post.

Upon hearing the imperial edict, Zheng Lang frowned slightly.

Zhao Zhen asked, "Zheng Qing, what do you want to say?"

Zheng Lang said: "Your Majesty, I have many flaws, and I am not a censor. How do you ask Your Majesty to be perfect?"

A little ridiculed.

Without further explanation, Sister Zhang was helpless. Since she became favored, almost all ministers opposed it, so Zhao Zhen was asked to reuse Wang Zhi. If she took the lead in opposing it, the story of the two beautiful girls Miao Shang would appear, and the ministers would forcefully drag Sister Zhang out of the inner palace and become a monk as a female Taoist priest. Although she was not satisfied with the interference in politics in the harem, when she thought of this consequence, Zheng Lang kept silent.

Zhao Zhen understood that he was very smart and didn't ask much.

In the twelfth lunar month, rain harmed crops and was wary of bad things. The two rivers suffered severe disasters. The next year's year's name was Huangyou, and the punishment of imprisonment was first given to the world. Those under imprisonment were released. Money and silk in the treasury were sent to the three corpses to buy grain and millet to provide disaster relief to Hebei. The government repaired the houses for the victims of the return home to relieve the cold winter.

Intelligence came from Xixia. Khitan general Yelu Lugu led the troops of the Bu army to the north of Liangzhou, and then advanced from the north of Liangzhou to Helan Mountain at a very fast speed. Because of the unexpected situation of Huxixia, Wuzang Epang had only time to mobilize three thousand elite troops to resist the battle, killing several brave generals of the Bu army. The enemy Lugu shouted to attack, and the Xia army was defeated. The enemy Lugu led his troops into Helan Mountain. The army went to Ligong and captured many noble officials in Ligong together. However, the walls of Xingqing Prefecture were tall and many Xixia troops returned from the east to support. The enemy Lugu saw that Xingqing Prefecture could not be taken, so he withdrew the captured Xixia noble officials and the jewelry and wealth in Ligong.

Because his father and daughter were not moved to the Song Dynasty and did not get the mother of the country, the Khitan failed twice, but he still couldn't let go of his face. Because the other party had Brother Ning Ling in his hands, Xixia also held a grudge in his heart.

The beam is formed.

Seeing that the two countries were red in their eyes, the Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers covered their mouths and laughed secretly.

At the end of the year, Jia Changchao reported that Dayu governed the Jiuhe River and only Luochuan was preserved. Although there were any migrations in the past dynasties, it did not go north of Yunpu and east of Weibo, which was the river channel of the Changsha River in Beijing and from Putai to the sea. Since the state dynasty, the rivers of the rivers have been broken many times. In the summer of Tianxi, Tiantai Mountain was particularly difficult, and it took nine years to block it. In the sixth year of Tiansheng, Wang Chu was defeated. Jingyouchu was defeated in Henglong, divided into Jin, Chi, and Yu Sanhe, and passed through Dibin to the north and entered the sea. Recently, the sea was The mouth was blocked and the navy could not be dredged, so last year the river was defeated by twenty virtues. This summer, it was defeated by Shanghu, passed through the east of the northern capital, and went to Wucheng, and went to Jiying, and reached the south of the Ganning army. Since ancient times, the damage caused by the river was this year. The imperial court used Shuofang as the fundamental land, prepared Khitan, and used materials to feed military advisors, but Cangdi Binqi was the most powerful. From the horizontal ridge to the east, the wealth was consumed by half. The Shanghu lost ten times. However, the Secretariat did not say anything, and it was not regretful.

It’s so serious, no matter what Zhongshu is doing, no matter what Zhongshu is doing!

Didn’t it mean that the capable ministers deliberately stabbed Zheng Lang? Isn’t this what the capable ministers do?

To save the evil, I restore the old roads in the east and block all the mouths. The case is east of Henglong and the east to Yunpu. The dikes are located, so it is better to be repaired. The area is shallow, so it can be opened to the county people at any time and open the road to the eastern boundary of Yunzhou. I would like to paint Henglong, Luochuan, and Shanghu Sanhe as a map to advance. I hope Your Majesty will stay in the province.

When the memorial arrived at the capital, Zhao Zhen summoned the ministers to discuss it. Zheng Lang shook his head and said, "The river has broken, and this strategy will not be successful, but you can send the ministers to check it out."

The mother of the Khitan Kingdom, Xiao Nojin, sent Xiao Lu, the governor of the Baoan Army, Ma Yong, the inspector of Yongzhou, and Emperor Xingzong of Liao sent Zhangxin's army to stay in the queen Yelu Qing, and the Chonglu Shaoqing Wang Yuanji came to congratulate Zhengdan.

Yelu Qing also brought a letter of state, which was invited by Emperor Xingzong of Liao, saying that the wife of Ning Lingge was not transferred. Although it was robbed by Yuanhao, the wedding was ready and the name was settled. The Song Dynasty wanted to be a man of adulthood and handed over Ning Lingge's wife to the Khitan.

The Song Dynasty's monarch and ministers laughed together. It was not enough for you Khitan to get a brother Ning Ling, and you want to get the queen without being moved?

But each of them did not answer and looked at Zheng Lang together.

Zheng Lang also laughed silently. At this moment, at that time, at that time, at that time, Song Xia was fighting, and the Khitan could blackmail it. Now the Song Dynasty did not draw the ladder behind, and she still wanted to blackmail it? But it was inconvenient to say it publicly and said calmly: "Western Xia changed drastically last year, and we don't know the right and wrong. We just didn't move the father and daughter, afraid that the brother and sister would persecute him, so we came to our court to take him in. Although his daughter had a marriage ceremony with Brother Ning Ling, the change occurred during the wedding was no longer Ning Ling's wife. However, my court was inconvenient to stop the marriage. In this way, after the banquet, I will take you to the Shangshu Mansion. If the father and daughter continued to accept this marriage, our court would send someone to escort him to the border of your country. If we disagree, since my court took him in, we cannot ignore their ideas and force him to hand it over to your Khitan."

Yelu Qing could only agree.

After the banquet, Zheng Lang brought the four envoys to Wuyijishan Mansion.

After hearing this, Wuyi Jishan looked at Zheng Lang with a frown, not knowing what Zheng Lang meant. Wuyi suddenly said to Zheng Lang: "Mr. Zheng, can you go to the inner hall to say a few words?"

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