In the political hall, Lu Yijian looked at the concert that had just been sent out in the palace, and did not speak with a calm face.

Zhang Shixun on the side said: "Xu Ping's chapter to transfer the Yongzhou Bridge and Daoxiang Army into Beijing has been going on for some days, why is it only sent now?" He is now a person valued by the emperor, and there is no reason to delay in the palace for so long. ”

Lu Yijian pushed the chapter on the desk and said slowly: "Because the transfer of Yongzhou soldiers into Beijing is just an introduction, and the main dish is behind." In the recital, it is said that in the past three years, no grain has entered Shaanxi, and countless expenses have been spent along the border to enter the middle of the country, and the border affairs are together, but I am afraid that the supply of grain and grass in Shaanxi cannot be guaranteed in an urgent manner. That's why it is necessary to transfer the bridge soldiers from Yongzhou to the north, and the main topic is actually that it is ineffective to enter the middle along the border. Knowing this, you can see why it was sent together with the tea merchant's request to change the tea law. ”

"What does Xu Ping mean, is this tea law changed or not? He is the deputy envoy of salt and iron, and his words carry more weight than others. ”

Lu Yijian looked at Zhang Shixun and shook his head slightly: "What does Xu Ping think, don't talk about him, the key is what the emperor thinks!" The two pieces come down together, and it is clear that if the newly reformed tea law cannot ensure the entry of grain and grass into Shaanxi, the new tea law will not need to be implemented. ”

Zhang Shixun paced back and forth a few steps, sat down on the stool, and said to Lu Yijian: "This Xu Ping is very hateful, and he has such a piece of music at this time. Is there any grain and grass into Shaanxi, which one can be said clearly? Anyway, along the border counties, it was clear that the merchants had received the grain and grass from the merchants, how could Xu Ping know that this grain and grass was not from the adjacent roads! ”

Lu Yijian didn't speak, not to mention that Xu Ping came to the conclusion after checking a large number of accounts of the three divisions, in fact, just think about it. There are a large number of garrisons on several adjacent roads in Shaanxi and Hedong Road, and there is not much grain and grass to be transferred outward, and the government does not allow it. Because there are imperial tombs on Jingxi Road, there are also a large number of clans and government institutions in Luoyang, Xijing, and the land in the prefectures is seriously abandoned, and they have to transfer grain from other places. Only the four roads of the Sichuan Gorge have excess grain and grass into Shaanxi, but the difficulty of the Shu Road is difficult to go to the blue sky, and the merchants must not lose their bottoms when transporting grain from there. Speaking of which, if you want to make more profits, it is naturally easy to loot from Shaanxi.

This question was that he hadn't thought in this direction before, and as soon as Xu Ping mentioned Lu Yijian, he understood that he didn't need to study all kinds of data, he knew that what Xu Ping said must not be far from the truth.

But what can you do when you know it? Scrap along the edge and enter the middle, and change it to the official closing and official luck? In the past, wasn't it because the cost of adopting the form of government planning was too high, so it was changed to let businessmen enter the middle school? As long as this cost cannot be reduced, no amount of reasons can be abolished to enter China and France along the border, and there will be no place to make up for the extra money.

Xu Ping's transfer of Yongzhou Bridge troops into Beijing can reduce the cost of official transportation? Lu Yijian didn't believe it.

It is said that in Yongzhou, Xu Ping marched into Jiaozhi and once transported nearly 100,000 military rations. But Yongzhou is Yongzhou, Shaanxi is Shaanxi, the geography is different, and the problems faced are also different.

The transportation of bulk goods from Beijing to Shaanxi is the Yellow River, the river is dangerous, and there is a lot of sediment, and the ship is easy to break. After passing through Shaanzhou, you can use the Wei River, and the transportation cost has been reduced again. Therefore, the grain and grass that merchants enter the middle must avoid this section of the road in order to be profitable.

Moreover, at this time, hundreds of thousands of stones of grain were transported from Shaanxi to the interior every year, that is to say, while transporting them outward, merchants were encouraged to import to the border, and the policy was quite funny. Speaking of which, it is nothing more than to use the material resources of Guanzhong to support the Luoyang area in western Beijing, and the key to the lack of grain at the border is not in Guanzhong, but in the border states and counties with poor transportation. With the use of Chinese law, the official just spread the cost on the tea, no matter how the parties divide the fertilizer, anyway, it is these tea profits, and the government does not pay extra money.

Thinking of the various problems involved, Lu Yijian secretly shook his head in his heart, feeling that it was really unwise for Xu Ping to poke this problem out. As an official in the court, there are things to say, and some things can't be said, because saying them can't solve the existing problems, and in the end they are unlucky.

Xu Ping, as the deputy envoy of salt and iron, pierced the big pus involved in the tea method along the edge, what good did it do to himself? If he can't come up with a proper solution, it will hinder his career, and it is not wise to look at it.

Zhang Shixun doesn't have Lu Yijian's ability to coordinate the overall situation, and he can't think about it so much, he sits on the stool and thinks about it, and finally says: "This Xu Ping young high-ranking official, he has a smooth career, and when he returns to Beijing, he can say these big words, which is sensational!" Sun Zhengcha has been practicing for so many years, and there are many drawbacks, and it has reached a situation where he has to change it, how can he suspend it because he has no basis for this! No, the tea law still has to be changed! ”

Entering the phase again, it is rare to have a situation where no one is restrained now, Zhang Shixun still wants to consolidate his position by reforming the tea law, how can he stop because of Xu Ping's concert. Moreover, there are indeed many problems with the old tea law, the overestimation of entering the middle along the border is too high, the merchants are profitable, the government is infamy, and there is not a penny in the account, so it can no longer continue.

Lu Yijian said: "The tea law can naturally be changed, but, by the way, when the saint mentioned changing the tea law in front of him, he must not mention what Xu Ping said in the chapter." He wants to transfer the Yongzhou Bridge and Road Xiang army into Beijing, so he will go. ”

"Why? Xu Ping is a young man, and this time he is about to frustrate his spirit, don't make trouble in the court! ”

Lu Yijian smiled silently. What is Xu Ping's sharp frustration?

Yongzhou has been in a border miasma for six years, how many officials can endure it? During the Tiansheng years, because the Empress Dowager Liu didn't like him, he suffered a lot of setbacks, where can he be regarded as a young man's ambition. Xu Ping's age is not very old, but that is because he was young when he was a jinshi, and he has been an official for seven or eight years, and he can already be regarded as a veteran of officialdom, and he is really ignorant when he is young.

Zhang Shixun and Lu Yijian are sons and daughters, the two have a very good personal relationship, and there is no difference in political positions. But no matter what, it still feels a little uncomfortable for Lu Yijian to have one more person to restrain him, and the days of solitude during the Heavenly Saint Year are the most suitable for him. Therefore, Zhang Shixun wants to die by himself, and Lu Yijian does not stop him, maybe he will have a chance to be alone again.

Xu Pingzi decided to use the Third Division of Engraving to create public opinion about the money law, and thought carefully about the steps. Just when the reform of the tea law was being discussed in the political hall, he also sent Han Qi, who was in charge of the Zuo Treasury, to the Three Divisions Regulations Partial Repair Institute.

Drinking tea in the side hall, Han Qi kept looking around, and said, "Yunxing's place is really good, the place is clean and tidy, and the personnel are also in good order. And when I first came in, I saw that the people on duty here were still eating, and everyone was full of meat and vegetables, which was much better than those of us who could only go out to eat some soup cakes. ”

Xu Ping smiled: "Why don't you be transferred here too?" Anyway, you are also a member of the Third Division, as long as the provincial lord nods, you can come to the ordinance office tomorrow. ”

"Forget it, I can only think about it. The left treasury can't compare to other places, and I can't leave people for a moment, and I don't know when someone will receive money and things, where can I leave. ”

The Zuozang Treasury is the treasury of the Great Song Dynasty, and many things in it have to be confirmed by Han Qi if they want to be brought out, unlike the Gouyuan Grinding and Exploration Division, and the like can be handed over to the officials under him. Xu Ping said that he knew that Han Qi couldn't move the time.

As for Han Qi's envy of eating, it was Xu Ping's welfare to his subordinates, which was equivalent to the canteen of his previous life. People in this era are not accustomed to lunch, but officials get up early in the morning, how can they bear hunger by noon? This is the business of the vendors on the surrounding royal streets.

The opening of the new yamen naturally has to be distinctive, so that the people who are transferred to the yamen have a sense of belonging. Xu Ping opened a canteen in the ordinance office in accordance with the practice in Yongzhou that year, and deliberately disinfected the public tableware with high temperature. For many officials from ordinary families, the noon working meal with vegetables and meat is regarded as improving their lives, and they also feel cordial to the new yamen.

The only problem is that after doing this, the minister's money is spent too quickly, and Xu Ping must quickly find a way to get the money, otherwise he may have to post the money himself, which will not look good and will become a joke in other people's mouths.

After drinking tea and talking for a while, Han Qi asked Xu Ping: "I don't know what Yunxing is looking for me?" ”

"That's right, recently I minted a new kind of small iron coin, which is rust and corrosion resistant, and I want to implement it in the mainland. This involves the money law, and the clues are too chaotic to be clear for a while. As the saying goes, one person counts the short, and everyone counts the long, so I want to concentrate the strength of our people to figure out the matter of the money law, and the three divisions will be engraved into a book and distributed to the ministers of the court. Ling Zun has presided over the financial planning in the Sichuan Gorge for many years, and there is a lot of participation in the passage of iron money, so I would like to ask you to write about the iron money in Xishu for reference. ”

Han Qi's father, Han Hanhua, once worked as a transshipment envoy on the Gorge Road and participated in the reform of iron money in Sichuan. Xu Ping wanted to issue iron money, and the Sichuan money law that passed iron money could not be ignored, and there happened to be Han Qi, so he asked him to write it.

The son's memory of the father's merit is something advocated in this era. Han Qi thought for a while, then agreed. Although Han Qi's father died when he was four years old, there are always some letters left, and you can ask family, friends and father's colleagues, and it is not difficult to collect information. Besides, this is not a matter of Han Hua alone, Han Qi presides over the Zuozang Treasury, and he has a thorough understanding of the country's finances, so he is a suitable candidate.

After agreeing, Han Qi asked Xu Ping: "I don't know when you want to engrave the book?" Let's see how much time I have left, so I can decide to write in detail and not get out of the format when the time comes. ”

"The first book will be published after the Shangyuan Festival, but the more detailed you write, the better. If you don't have time, I'll write a general preface first, and the rest of the content can be continued in the second book. (To be continued.) )