Shao Song

The atmosphere in the huge lobby of the Chinese Army is subtle and tense. Due to the large number of people and the many braziers, many people are already sweating on their foreheads, such as Master Fahe, who are slightly rich and greasy.

At this moment, Zhao Guanjia just looked down at his notes and kept reading, but the atmosphere became more intense.

"The minister is a military attache, and he shouldn't have interrupted in the affairs of the country, but since the official has said it, anyone can talk about politics today, and the minister would take the liberty to talk about finances from the military."

After arguing for a while, Li Qiong, the right deputy of the imperial army, couldn't help but suddenly interrupted. "Since you need to spend money, it is not advisable to deceive the petty people, because since ancient times there have been people who can withstand rebellion, it is precisely the petty people who can be deceived! There were two major turmoil caused by taxation in this dynasty, and Fang La , Relying on the poor people in the southeast city; once Zhong Xiang and Yang Yao, their roots are the fishermen and farmers in Jingxiang, this is a lesson from the past! On the contrary, it is the monastery and the merchants... It is not good to say that since ancient times. There are monks rebelling, merchants rebelling? The country is in distress, and it is time to kill them to fatten themselves! He is a powerful landlord, who is really not long-sighted. This time I don’t need Yue Jiedu to go to peace. Come on! Let's see who is at the cutting edge?"

Li Qiong was born as a student in the state, so he was a person with a mind and a foresight. However, no matter what, he is now just a martial arts leader exiled to the Northern Expedition. He is most enthusiastic about the Northern Expedition, but he does not have the overall situation and compassionate attitude of Yue Fei. Under his youth and vigor, he is inevitably extreme in related matters. When the court negotiated a peace, everyone was worried that he would cause trouble. It was not without reason.

However, such fierce words were spoken at this time, but no one rebuked or rebutted them, and even caused a momentary silence on the scene, which increased the dignity of the atmosphere... After all, everyone knows, don’t look at the officials at this time. Bonan Sheng, with this temper, he said that he couldn't have an attack anytime, but he really wanted to talk about the problem of the knife.

It was Li Qiong, who only played his unscrupulous characteristics of the exiled Hebei army after trying to figure it out... In any case, the Eight-character Army and the Imperial Front Army are both a trump card in the hands of Zhao Guanjia.

However, at this time, after looking down at the notes for a long time, and thinking for a long time, Zhao Guanjia raised his head: "I will make a statement first...I can discuss things, don't shout and yell at every turn. When Wan Zong Jing was doing the Imperial History, he once persuaded me that before Yaoshan and after Yaoshan, they were completely different. The country was in danger before, and there was no way to do anything extraordinary, but The extraordinary method was practiced at that time, precisely for the purpose of not performing the extraordinary method today."

Li Qiong quickly pleaded guilty, and then returned to the sequence.

However, Zhao Jiu paused for a while, but continued to say: "Just now from a few masters, to a few Shangshu, and Chen Jijiu, they all said very well. It was Fu Dutong Li, although his words were a little absurd. , But the truth is still somewhat real... The country lacks money, but it must not exploit the people anymore, and only take it from those who have the property above the people. And these property owners, no matter the monks, the merchants, , Landlords, and even nobles, they are definitely rich in their hands, even the richest at the moment. They sit and enjoy their achievements in peacetime. If the country is difficult, of course they can only ask them to contribute. But, how to contribute? It can’t be forced to plunder, right? This is what can be done, and it’s not enough to win people’s trust. What's more, once plundered, how can the boundary be divided up and down? The landlord and the wealthy merchants easily seized the property, and the wealthy should also want it. Handed over? After the rich, will the middle-class home be robbed? This will have no boundaries and will cause big troubles. Therefore, we have to think of a way to be well-regulated, legal, and limited. Take the money out of these wealthy homes and use it."

To be honest, these monks and Taoists and those giant merchants who came to the scene today are going up and down, floating up and down, but this kind of place, without them, can only stand there and suffer... No, just as soon as the official called, they first sank to the bottom of the mud pit, and then floated to the surface again.

"Officials." Hearing Zhao Jiu's words, Lin Qi, Shangshu, Hubu couldn't wait to say something. "The minister just said that Jiaozi and the national debt meant this... Now that the country is stable, why not imitate the Sichuan Jiaozi as an example, in Tokyo, Chang'an, Nanyang, Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, six places, re-established or newly established Jiaozi. Proper issuance to ensure that the delivery is reliable and passable. As for national debt, the minister thinks that national debt should also change from time to time. To the extent that national debt is sought after, it should not be repurchased at a higher interest rate, but should be sold at a higher interest rate. The half-year and one-year term should be changed to long-term holdings. The gold, silver and copper money from the sale of treasury bonds can be used as a reserve for the payment of the child. The minister boldly calculates, if it can be done, the total income of tens of millions Yes, there will be vain years of entry and exit in the future."

After Lin Qi said this, the monks, Taoists, noble merchants in the distance moved on their own minds. If they were just buying treasury bonds and the amount was not too extreme, why not? It’s just that according to the statement of the Ministry of Household Affairs, I’m afraid that it’s necessary to match some Jiaozi, which is a bit painful.

Unexpectedly, after Lin Qi said such proper words, the Zhao official's family didn't even have a word of appreciation. More than that, several chief executives also looked at each other.

And after a long pause, the opposite of Lin Qi's words was actually his political ally, Yu Shi Zhongcheng Li Guang: "Lin Shangshu...what you said is very reasonable. Jiaozi national debt is a very good thing, the court It must be done, but I ask you, if the national debt is no longer a negative interest, but if it is issued with a positive interest rate, how much can it be sold? If you only earn this interest money, does it conflict with the fundamentals of the national debt rescue?"

Lin Qi frowned slightly, so he wanted to answer.

But Li Guang didn't give the other party a chance to think, so he directly solved the mystery: "If the court wants to earn interest, what is the law of young crops?"

Lin Qi was speechless, making it difficult for a while, while the Manchu dynasty, civil and military, monks, vulgar, noble and inferior, were also a little dazed, and then burst into a rush.

Without him, the term Young Miao Law touched upon the core political and economic contradictions of the Song Dynasty.

Anyone with a little common sense knows that one of the core laws of Wang Anshi’s reform is the "Young Miao Law", and the "Young Miao Law" replaced the wealthy people who lend usury with the government and directly lends to the poor... This is a theoretical framework. It is very good, and it has been very effective to experiment in small-scale areas, but in the final implementation, although it succeeded in collecting money, it failed in people's livelihood, economics and political ethics.

Even the entire failure of Wang Anshi's reform could not escape this young crop method.

At the same time, everyone finally understood why the officials had to gather the messy groups of monks, Taoists, nobles, and wealthy merchants together, and then let these people enter the public pavilion in the first batch.

It is important to know that according to the theory that the economic basis determines everything, in the Song Dynasty, Buddhism and Taoism were no longer purely religious groups. Although they still maintained basic religious instincts, they also practiced some upper-level lines from time to time, but they followed the Confucianism and Buddhism. The three schools of Taoism merged, religious theories were completely localized, and the monastery economy gradually became powerfully landlord, so after all, more thoughts were put on the direction of land management and expansion.

From this perspective, monks and Taoists are basically more like big landlords.

However, unlike ordinary landlords, their religious characteristics have allowed them to naturally have more currency gathering functions...think about it, who really exchanges all the money it receives into gold to make a golden body?

Pouring copper inside and adding a layer of gold powder on the outside is very conscientious.

There are also the printing of Buddhist scriptures and the activities of local commercial clubs, all of which are openly collecting money from believers. There is no need to mention the three to seven split accounts. The key is which accounts are made public?

As a result, the gold, silver, copper, silk, and grain of the believers gradually filled the cellar. With idle money in hand, being greedy, and thinking that money can make money, he naturally began to lend usury.

Monks and Taoist priests are the most active part of the landlord class in lending, and even most temples have professional lending functions, which makes them occupy a considerable proportion of the landlord class’s lending business... It can only be said that throughout the ages, north and south. At home and abroad, foreign monks and local Taoist priests are all the same.

Look at the next door, isn’t the Knights Templar also good at it?

This is determined by religious characteristics.

At the same time, Xungui, as the top landlord, amassed the heaviest and had the most money, so lending must also be lending, even in both urban and rural areas.

Businessmen naturally need not say much. Their profession is like this, but they often cannot compete with monasteries and landlords in the countryside, so their general influence is in the market.

In other words, these people who came here inexplicably today have finally found their common label...the loan sharks of the feudal era!

The "Young Crop Law", to put it bluntly, is that the court came to lend usury to seize the loan shark market, but the nominal interest rate will be lower, which seems to be beneficial to the people's livelihood!

"Officials!"

In the chaos, some people gritted their teeth and broke the silence. It was Chen Gongfu, the official minister who had previously supported the stab at these people and had a fierce attitude. "Don't repeat the young crop method!"

"Why not?" Guo Zijian Jijiu Chen Kangbo, who was still on the same front, immediately defended. "The "Guan Zi" says that if you make a hole, the country will prosper. This is the truth! The rich and the poor can easily take advantage of the loan, and the government should take advantage of this profit to achieve great things!"

Chen Gongfu shook his head again and again: "I am deeply convinced that the theory of a Confucianism can be used, but no matter how good it is, it will not delay the defeat of the new law."

"The defeat of the Young Miao Law was because this method benefited the people, and wicked countless wealthy people such as those in today's hall. The wealthy people entangled the old party and blinded Shenzong." Chen Kangbo continued to defend without hesitation. "In addition, Wang Shu hastily appointed many shameless people in order to become the new party, and corrupted the new law in the implementation, which made the young crops' magical powers fail! And where is the old party now? And with the power of the official family, he will be deceived by these villains in the hall. Is it? We can succeed as long as we employ people properly!"

"This matter is not so simple." Chen Gongfu still shook his head. "How old I am, and I have seen the government force apportionment, forcing the households to borrow money... Doesn't Chen Jijiu talk about the principles and practice?"

"you……"

"Fahe presided over." Just as the dispute was getting bigger, Zhao Jiu suddenly spoke, but only one person was clicked. "You are my appointed Arhat, why don't you speak?"

Fahe's face was greasy and dripping with sweat. He hurried out when he heard the words, clasped his hands together and bowed: "Your Majesty, the little monk dare not talk about important national affairs."

"I don't ask about your country's major events, but ask about ordinary things." Zhao Jiu smiled. "Does Shaolin Temple lend money, young crops loan?"

Not to mention that the officials were clearly prepared, they really asked casually, and there was no way to hide this. So after hesitating for a while, Fahe gritted his teeth and honestly said: "So that the officials will know, the green and yellow will not be accepted. At that time, when seeds and farming tools were needed before spring plowing, Shaolin Temple indeed provided loans to tenant households and the people of Dengfeng, and all the money and grain were released."

Zhao Jiu nodded: "How much interest?"

"Qingmiao loans don't care about the month or year, but only the season." Fahe could only answer the message that he asked privately, but under the light, his bald head was wrinkled and soft. Literally. "40% interest."

"Is the interest always like this?" Zhao Jiu's face was as usual, and his voice was gentle.

"Naturally not." Fahe's face glowed with grease, but he didn't dare to hide it at all. "It is said that a long time ago, there was always 50% interest, but after Wang Xianggong established the "Young Miao Law", the Henan area, regardless of the monks, customs, and customs, changed the rules and became 30%..."

"Because the "Young Crop Law" stipulates that the upper limit of the young crop loan interest is 30%?"

"Yes Yes!"

"Then what?" Zhao Jiu did not pursue the maliciousness of the reactionary forces against the government, but continued to ask if he was easy-going.

"Then...then after the "Young Crop Law" was abolished, it gradually became 40% again." Fahe was cautious. "In the past few years, there was a great turmoil. Before Xu Xianggong took charge of Henan Tuntian, because of the scarcity and preciousness of seeds, some places became 50%. Later, after Xu Xianggong managed to control it, it gradually returned to 40%."

"You still talk about the market economy." Zhao Jiu laughed out rare, but he sighed for a while after he laughed. "But this lending is really the best business in the world with fast money. Sicheng is the price of conscience, and Sancheng is the court's good governance... No wonder you can all become rich, and no wonder Wang Shu Wang’s new method is defeated so quickly, but you still give The court has gathered so much money to use its soldiers."

Fahe tried his best to respond: "Officials, this is inevitable... the people really have this need."

"I know." Zhao Jiu shook his head. "It's the death of the dynasty, the emperor is gone, this loan shark business is inevitable, but Fahe, you think that the profit of the pipe is a theory of one hole, right?"

"Officials." Fahe Qing knew that the most critical time had come, but she took courage to face her. "The little monk didn't dare to pretend to be a saint, but he dared to pack a ticket. The people of Dengfeng always rejoiced in the young crop loans in our Shaolin Temple... Report, isn’t this the rich and the poor? Isn’t it a good thing?"

Fahe was hard to come by, and when the theory of "the rich and the poor" came out, it immediately gained the support of many people. There was a lot of discussion in the hall for a while, and many honored monks and monks took the opportunity to speak.

Let’s also say that, due to the extra performance of several unplanned ministers, the plot development of the "White Snake" has already exceeded expectations, but Zhao Jiu, or the few princes who have been silent for a long time, are all. There are no too outrageous remarks and expressions, but a little sigh... The reason is simple, many things, they have been discussing many times in the previous half month.

Today's remarks are either fierce, serious, righteous, or shameless. There is no detailed discussion between Chao Tianzi and the masters!

And one thing that is ridiculous is that they are very clear that whether it is "making a hole" or "practice prevails", or that Fahe's set of usury is a shameless theory of "the rich and the poor", they are all Appeared in their discussion...In other words, even at the highest level, there are differences, and every theory seems to be right, at least within a certain range!

It's really right.

At that time, the logic of the emperor and the masters discussing this matter was this:

The country's first priority, discussion and discussion is sufficient finance;

And ample finances will open up new financial avenues;

To open up new ways to make money, you can only profit from the property owners;

If you want to profit from the property owner, you should not take it forcibly, and you can't enforce the law yourself. That is really destroying the fundamentals. Instead, legal and reasonable means should be used to seize the property owner's largest and fastest, but also The most shameless means of economic income, in order to benefit from the basic idea of ​​a hole, as a national government, let the country make this money;

This business, or the means to accumulate, can only be usury, so if we want to quickly and massively expand the finances, we should let the state replace these property owners to occupy the usury market.

But when it came to this point, Zhao Jiu and several princes immediately realized...they have been those routines since ancient times, and Wang Anshi thought it was decades earlier than them.

As a result, the discussion immediately turned into a discussion of the "Young Miao Law".

However, it is still the same sentence. As the core of Wang Anshi's reform, the "Young Miao Law" is not so simple... Some people, that is, when the Zhao Guan's first started, and Zhang Jun, like Chen Kangbo in front of him, insisted, The failure of the "Young Crop Law" touched on the core interests of the property owners and attracted the alliance between the property owners and the old party, so the failure was a purely political failure.

It may not be impossible right now.

At the same time, almost every veteran and pragmatic official is firmly opposed to this... Lu Haowen, Zhao Ding, Liu Ji, Li Guang, and even those with more military responsibilities but rich experience in local governance. The old rules and regulations have expressed their attitude firmly and clearly, that is, the failure of the "Young Crop Law" is directly related to the regulations themselves.

The "Young Crop Law" itself will not work.

What's the problem?

The reasoning becomes clearer as the argument becomes more clear. After arguing many times and making many notes, Zhao Jiu at this time has already figured out the key point, and gradually changed his attitude, and then reached a general consensus with several chief executives. Or everyone said that they convinced each other-the problem is actually the bureaucracy.

The relationship between the bureaucracy and the failure of the "Young Miao Law" can be analyzed from two angles.

First of all, the imperial power does not go to the countryside. As an extension of the imperial power, the bureaucratic system for enforcing the law will not be able to fight against these property-owning classes in the countryside if the law enforcement system is true. The people also trust and obey these temples and landlords even more. In the market, it is also difficult for grassroots officials to compete with the wealthy businessmen who have been in business for many years.

From this perspective, it is true that the reactionary forces are too strong.

However, at the same time, I have to admit that compared with temples, landlords, and wealthy merchants, bureaucrats, or grassroots officials, are probably the most reactionary group of people in this era!

Not to mention that cash must be collected, loans can be issued with a 30% ceiling, etc. The most terrifying thing is that when they implement young crop loans, they often directly change to malicious apportionment, and there are some evil officials. This kind of policy There is no difference in their hands from other policies. They are just the means they use to annex land and blackmail money... and even, Qingmiao loans are more convenient to use and have more room for manipulation.

Therefore, for ordinary people, monks, Taoist priests, wealthy merchants, and landlords may still be able to talk about favors, and they can use clan and neighbourhoods for certain restraints. They are great people who can use millet and fresh fish as interest; but government officials are not. The mourning star who breaks the house at every turn, is not short of money, forcing you to lend, and the moldy seeds are released, but when it is recovered, it indicates that the money is to be cashed. If you dare to say something wrong, let you go immediately Full of labor...Even if there are some bullies, monks, evil merchants, and evil ways, they are afraid that they will be evil by colluding with the government first.

Therefore, once the assumption that the emperor-government-basic-level officials are the real villains is considered, even the “rich and poor” that Fahe used to defend usury would become plausible.

After all, the people are extremely poor, and when the time comes to fall in love and prepare for spring plowing, they really need loan turnover.

In the eyes of ordinary people, it is far better to borrow a 40% loan from a nearby monastery, which can easily destroy the house. And religious deceptiveness.

Of course, the problem is also coming. He wants to learn to eat this bowl of rice carefully, so how can he eat it safely?

"I know what you mean." Zhao Jiu said slowly. "I also understand your tactics, but there are some things, but you can't tolerate your words... Fahe presides over, and makes a point of the theory that the rich and the poor can benefit from it. I can only make a point from the benefit!"

Fahe was originally prepared to plead, but he kept his mouth silent-because the official said it, and they couldn't tolerate it.

"Why don't you speak?" Zhao Jiu asked coldly.

Fahe's host was completely helpless, and could only respond, "Little monk understands."

"You know what a fart!" Zhao Jiu complimented.

Not to mention that this is inside the barracks, nor how scary it is to say that there are so many braziers around, and the number of soldiers on the side of the brazier... If not, the sudden act of officialdom is enough to make these people feel anxious. People panic.

"Little monk panicked." Fa He felt sad, but could only kneel down helplessly. "The country is difficult. If the government wants something, Shaolin Temple is willing to give it all. It only asks the government to keep the temple heritage and not make the little monk a dead temple..."

"It is true that there is a big problem in making a hole, but the key is to help the rich and the poor. To me, these four words are the most shameless and horrible in the world, and also the most shameless and most terrifying in the world as an official. Something that can't be tolerated!" Zhao Jiu ignored Fahe's behavior, and he didn't really want to play a prestige on the Shaolin Temple host in a mere district. He was too outrageous.

In fact, having said this, the current emperor directly closed the notes in front of him, and then he looked around in the seat with pride: "I ask you people, who gives you the face that 40% of the interest is the rich and the poor? Do you really think I don’t understand people’s livelihood? Don’t you know arithmetic? The poor people have a few acres of thin fields, all year round, but only a few stones and a few buckets of harvest, but they still can’t be well thought out, so I asked you to borrow money to prepare for farming. If you borrow three buckets, you have to pay more than four buckets. When the green and yellow do not pick up, will you lose the gap of four buckets? If you borrow four and a half buckets, do you have to pay six buckets? After three or five fights, do you have to join forces to reduce prices and force the people to sell them at low prices, so that these three and five fights can be easily erased? So in one year, three fights will become four fights, and four fights will become six fights; within two years, six fights will change to eight. Fighting, eight buckets turned into one stone... It means there is no famine, and in three to five years, will you be forced to sell your children and **** your wife? Will you have to sell land as tenants in the next ten years? Who do you sell your wife and children to? Who? Are you those who lend money?! As for the poor people, I don’t even bother to repeat the truth, the provincial people are disgusted and long-winded."

Having said this, Zhao Jiu took a long breath, and sneered across the hall full of people with different shapes, but then sneered: "Are you trying to say that even so, it has been the case since ancient times, so what? How can it be? Li Qiong !"

Life and death, Li Qiong never thought that she would be named at this time, and she was also panicked: "The official."

"What did you say before?" Zhao Jiu seemed to smile.

Li Qiong was stunned, and hurriedly faced each other: "There were two major disturbances in this dynasty, once Fangla, the root cause of the incident was the poor people in the southeast city; once Zhongxiang Yang Yao, the root cause of the incident was the fishermen and farmers in Jingxiang..."

"Have you heard?!" Zhao Jiu suddenly clashed on the scene, with a loud voice. "This is where my anger lies today, because you people are digging my roots! I never care about your amassing and making money! What I care about is that the poor are forced to a place where there is no stalk! If there is no place, they will turn back! Now, my throne can’t sit securely! I killed a Liu Guangshi that day, and some people said that I was cutting off the leg of my throne chair. When I killed Du Chong, I was cutting off the leg of my own chair. The second sage repelled seventy or eighty courtiers, and even said that I was throwing dung on my throne! Now you tell me, if you are doing this, are you simply digging a grave for me?!"

The sudden onset caused many people including Li Qiong to tremble.

"I teach you what emperor's learning is today!" Zhao Jiu's face was pale, and he stood up with his hands and moved forward, passing over the somewhat flustered officials and ministers, and then looked around coldly. Everyone he saw was no matter what their stand. dodge. "That's what it means to give priority to literati over military affairs, to treat scholar-officials in favor, to interfere with dissent, to keep in the void, and to share the world with scholar-officials. These are all above things! The poor and common people are the most basic foundation! The emperor is good, Regardless of scholar-bureaucrats and honorable honours, they are Buddhist and Taoist merchants. Don't all have to stand on top of the common people? Water can carry boats and overturn them. For hundreds of years, is it true that Tang Taizong is pretending to say beautiful things? Can I become an emperor through the ages by speaking beautiful words? I ascended the throne as the idle prince, just as ignorant as the Taishang Daojun emperor, usually frivolous and misleading the country, and usually fooled by you? There are some things that you don’t understand and I understand. I just believe that you are digging my foundation with such a "rich and poor", that is, I believe that this is the first unbearable thing in the world!"

"Di Bao praised me every day that I was Guangwu Zhongxing..." Zhao Jiu suddenly turned around and looked at Lin Qi. "Lin Shangshu, you are good at learning. You said Guangwu was going to save the fields, and you had forced dozens of counties, but why would you rather use the knife and continue to save the fields?"

When Lin Qi was asked, he could only bite the bullet and replied: "It is the truth of the officials."

"Yes." Zhao Jiu thought thoughtfully. "The former Han has been like this for more than two hundred years, and the poor have no place to stand, so the green forest with red eyebrows swarms. Guangwu started in Nanyang Longmu. Of course he knew what was going on, so he would rather let him Following the rebellion of the tycoons who raised their troops, they would rather use a knife to suppress and sort out the fields... And it is the same for me to break the Huaishang and Nanyang soil, and to grant fields in the Central Plains and Guanxi. However, it is more difficult for me than Guangwu. , Because the dynasty is only a hundred years old, and it hasn’t reached the situation where all the world is against each other, and it seems that it can be maintained. So I couldn’t say anything in the south. I called for Shaosong in Baima, and everyone thought I was alone. I just want to circle the two sages and dispel different opinions, but I don't know that what I really want to go are those comfortable people who think that Feng Hengyu can go back. I really want to cleanse the country again, so as to become a new song! What! Shit can be kept and reconciled, isn’t it just trying to be stable? But I don’t know that the current situation is internal and external troubles. If you don’t enter, you will die... Today’s matter, you write back to Li Gang and say it verbatim and let him. Let’s comment again! Just say I’m waiting for his reply!"

Lin Qi was impetuous, his chest was jumping wildly, but he could only bow his head.

And Zhao Jiu ignored the extra attention, and walked directly to the side of the only person who was kneeling on the ground, and said coldly: "Fahe Arhat, I have collected thousands of mu of land in Shaolin Temple before, and you seem to have a lot of fields...this How did nearly 10,000 acres of fertile land come from? Are they all offered for free by good men and believers? Or do you follow this method, year after year, the rich and the poor, the rich and the poor, do you think that your temples cross dynasties, From the Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, the troubles that have been caused by us are those of us who are officials? So we can rest assured that the rich and the poor? Dig our roots? The ancestral graves around Luoyang are not counted as being dug out by your Shaolin Temple. of?"

Fa He squatted on the ground and did not dare to answer.

Zhao Jiu ignored him, and turned to a senior member of the purple robe: "Shenggong Yan, your family's saint's progeny, it is said that the family has always been reasonable... but it is so reasonable, why do you want to go back? Asking for land from the imperial army? Do you have a home-returning team? Or do you think that your family can cross the dynasty than the monks, so the rich and the poor become more at ease?"

Sheng Gong Yan had already trembled his lips, and it was impossible to deal with it. An elderly man in a red robe beside him was about to speak, but Zhao Jiu turned to another monk: "Lingjiu Temple Xumu host, these few You did have a great achievement in the year, but I ask you, why once the golden people go back and forth, and the puppet Qi builds and abolishes it, your Lingjiu Temple's land is more than one or two thousand acres?"

"Officials, those are the land of no owner after the military disaster. It is really not oppressed by usury." Xu Mu presided over a hurry with his hands clasped together.

"But it's essentially a truth. Land is the foundation for the people to settle down. I can't give it to you easily." Zhao Jiu explained earnestly. "But I am not an unreasonable person... Just like Zhang Boying and Taiwei Zhang. He loves wealth and everyone knows him. He was once in fear before, thinking that I wanted to deal with him, so I would send that kind of helpless silver ball. I gave it to me, but I didn’t want it. Not only that, but instead rewarded him with the royal estate. When he moved to your Jingdong, I didn’t move his house and shop in Xuzhou, but I specially asked him to take his property in Xuzhou. Tiandi, but gave him special permission to invest in the sea trade business, and he can do business in Japan and Korea in my name... You said, even he is like this, what about you? You have it in Lingjiu Temple. He has a high credit? I have said so much, and you have to understand me. In the future, I will call Yenching and collect the temples in Hebei and distribute it to you monks who are meritorious? Or I can do business in Japan, and I can also allow you. How about the royal quota for a boat in Lingjiu Temple, but the field will be used to settle the refugees and reward the soldiers?"

"The little monk can understand and understand!" Xu Mu's host hurriedly fell silent. "Also willing to give, willing to give!"

"And you...Han Xiaoxuan!" Zhao Jiu didn't wait for the monk to continue to express his position, and came directly to another person, but it was actually in front of Han Xiaoxuan, the first family of the dynasty, the head of the Meihua Han clan. "Han Qing..."

"The minister is here." Han Xiaozhan is an honest person, and quickly handed over. "minister……"

"I ask you, is your family'rich and poor'?" Zhao Jiu continued to inquire earnestly.

"The minister doesn't care about household affairs." Han Xiaozhe, sweating, quickly confronted. "Furthermore, the official's birthplace is in Hebei, and it is already occupied by the Jinren..."

"What about before?" Zhao Jiu couldn't ask. "How about getting rich and poor before?"

Han Xiaoxuan's anxious tears all came down. They really came down, but he didn't know how to answer.

"Let me tell you." Zhao Jiu patted the other person on the shoulder, facing each other sincerely. "Your family really likes the rich and the poor. I asked Yue Peng about it. When he was in Xiangzhou, his father’s generation, the family was still a farmer with dozens of acres of space, but there was no way. In the year of disaster, To borrow money, you will naturally be aided by your family’s rich and poor, and dozens of acres of land will be saved. When he gets here, he can only serve as a tenant farmer for your family... And the reason why he can join the army is that one day he will go to you The family went to borrow money, met bandits besieging your villa in your hometown, and shot the head of the thief with an arrow. Only then was your family recommended as an archer... It’s ridiculous that your brother still likes to talk to people every day, saying that Yue Jiedu is You belonged to a tenant family, what are you doing? Are you rushing to confess your guilt?"

Han Xiaoxuan was almost shaky.

"Do you know why I am specifically looking for you now?" Zhao Jiu shook his head when he saw this, and shook his head directly at this person. "Because you Meihua Han is not the same as those monks and Taoists. Shaolin Temple, Lingjiu Temple, and even Sheng Gong Yu Yan can cross dynasties. What about you? You Meihua Han and Da Song are really both prosperous and both prosperous. Yes, even Xiangzhou Zhizhou is exclusive to your family, and it is almost impossible to entrust it. But what did you get for such grace? If the Taishang Taoist Emperor Kuotian was deceived by the Six Thieves, your grandparents and grandchildren have been deceived by the Six Thieves for several generations. Who has been blinded? Now that you have fallen into the end of a family-defying dog, and your ancestral graves have been lost, isn't it the result of your helping the rich and the poor in Xiangzhou? The country has today, you who only know how to help the rich and the poor, even let go In other words, there are also some scholar-officials who only focus on gathering, and they are also the culprits! As for the attitude of the Han family who left their hometown today, they are also responsible for themselves!"

At this point, Han Xiaoxuan was short of breath less than a foot in front of Zhao Guan's house, and then he threw himself to the ground, as if he was unconscious, but he didn't know if he was bored or scared... but a certain official had an attack. After a long time, at this moment in a daze, people next to him did not dare to go to the official's house to help.

"Take it out and blow the air." Zhao Jiu only reacted for a while, but he was somewhat distracted, and then waved. "For decades, the ocean of eunuchs has been ups and downs. I can't bear this word. No monk can bear it yet."

Not far behind, Fahe, who had been on the ground pretending to be dead for a long time, moved his ears slightly, causing a line of sweat to flow down his neck, and two soldiers also stepped forward directly at the sign of Yang Yizhong, and put on a purple robe. Han Xiaozhe dragged out of the lobby like a prisoner.

Zhao Jiu returned to the case, but he didn't bother to read his notes... Now that it's boring to read this stuff, he just gestured to Zhao Ding.

Zhao Yuanzhen, who had also been sweating profusely, was stunned for a while, and turned around to be full of expressions: "The country has already concluded that private lending breeds mergers and we have to prevent it. The "Xing Tong" is about to be released and is about to benefit from borrowing. The limit is 10% of monthly interest, 20% of quarterly interest, and 50% of annual interest... If there is a violation, he shall be severely liable and sentenced, the lighter will be sent to prison in March, and the heavyer will be hacked into exile... Today, members of the Secret Pavilion, The members of the public cabinet are all present and can be discussed at the imperial court."

After a word, the whole house was silent, and there were no people who wiped sweat.

"I have said enough today, and I have said everything that should and shouldn't be said, but I am such a man. Even if I was so angry a year ago, I wanted to say it, so I still have to say it." Zhao Jiu is here. He raised his voice to the side, and didn't feel tired or sultry at all. "I know that some laws may not be useful if they are established... It's just like the abolition of cheap books and the prohibition of wives, but the tradition of thousands of years is there, I am afraid that the folks will secretly do it. And this law is straightforward. If the private lending interest rate is reduced by half, there will be a rebound, and the emperor Mount Gao will not even care about it. There is no way. Top-down reform is so difficult. But no matter how difficult it is, I won’t do it. Don’t you want to make laws? I can’t control the small monasteries, small landlords, and small merchants in privately setting high profits. Can’t I still control you? Those who come today, at least take the big usury in the Central Plains. The leader is rounded up, who would dare to tell me another sophistry like "the rich and the poor", whether you are descending from the stars, the reincarnation of the Arhat, or the sage, the relatives of the emperor, and the relatives of the emperor, I really dare Let your families annihilate your clan, and abandon your temples! I won’t believe it anymore if you layer on top of it. I can’t change the customs a little bit! I can’t let the people breathe a little bit!”

It was still silent, but after a while, the public minister Lu Haowen took a long breath, paced forward, and asked again: "Gongge Secret Pavilion, is there anyone against it?"

Zhao Ding and Zhang Jun understood, moved forward together, and asked in turn.

After the three-phase questioning was completed, no one responded, but let the Criminal Department Shangshu Wang Shu go out, took over the new criminal law, prepared to formulate it properly, and then reported it to the mansion for publicity.

"The matter is not over yet." Amidst the flickering of the fire, Zhao Jiu sat there with some dry tongue and continued to face each other. "Fahe Arhat..."

"The little monk is here." Fahe spoke softly on the ground, like a gossamer, but the reaction was extremely quick.

"We just cut off'the rich and the poor,' and we haven't said'make a hole for profit'..." Zhao Jiu confronted him sternly. "The pros and cons of the "Young Miao Law" I know very well. Using the officials in the yamen to do this kind of thing will inevitably lead to trouble. I have to eat a bite to gain a wisdom... Now I ask you, Shaolin Temple is willing to make a young crop loan for me in Henan Province. ?"

Fa He looked up in amazement, dumbfounded.

"It is to set the upper limit of interest in accordance with national laws. If you are short of money, I will ask you for it. I will also pay you a lot of money. I will do it seriously and generously." Zhao Jiu spread out his notes and found related matters. , Some perfunctory thoughts. "Then I will send someone to your place to check the accounts. You got the profit. Let's add five on the 21st. Without passing through the local government, we will directly send it to Tokyo quarterly and transfer it to the sub-service warehouse under the household department. How about?"

Fahe would say something.

"Don't think too much~www.wuxiaspot.com~Zhao Jiu suddenly closed his notes again, and added with a sneer. "I don't dare to let you include taxes and loans. You just want to take the royal sign to buy shares and force you. The Shaolin Temple is half of the loan business, and by the way, I supervise that you don’t borrow this business to merge the land... Moreover, I don’t know if the method will work. I can’t say that we must rectify and force the harvest in the future, or simply abandon it... But in any case, You have to try to do this, right? Let's do it and see how effective it is! "

"How can the little monk dare not listen to the official imperial decree?" Fahe swept across the faces of several executors. He probably understood that although this matter should be a bit controversial, it had already been settled at the highest level. He immediately sat up cross-legged, and then both hands. He Shi, his face was overwhelmed with joy. "Furthermore, the official gods and martial arts are unspeakable. There are seven Bodhisattvas who **** them in front of him. They are the King of Kings... and the decree of Kings of Kings is like the decree. If you want to come, the Damo patriarch of this temple knows and will obey with all his heart. ."

"King Ren?" Zhao Jiu snorted, sweeping past the noble merchants, monks and Taoists, but sighed for no reason, and the words were nonsense. "If it weren't for being the king of violence and the son of filial piety early in Shaoxing, where would you have the courage to be the king of benevolence today? But what about it? You are all paper tigers!

Fahe folded his hands and smiled, just as if he didn't understand.

PS: Thanks to Moe 121, classmate Melissa Lan

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