"I'm afraid I'm going to leave the capital soon." Wang Judao.

"Why?" Zhang Ruoshui asked.

Wang Ju told the story again.

"It's too much."

"Sooner or later," Wang Ju said lightly. If you don't support Wang Anshi, Wang Anshi won't support herself. But if they don't support Sima Guang and others, they will regard themselves as enemies. Last year, it was successful, but this year, the contradictions have intensified, and I want to maintain a neutral attitude, and I want to stay peaceful in the court, so what is possible?

However, Wang Ju still felt a little regretful in his heart.

The reason is very simple, there are still many things that the ordnance superintendent has not done, such as the improvement of the war knife, which has not yet been finalized.

But in general, it has many shortcomings, especially the weight, originally the Song army was dragged down by the armor, and the weight was very large, and with a shield, the speed can be imagined.

Unless a shield is made of iron sheets, is it still a shield? Therefore, the Song Dynasty also retained the earlier wooden shields and leather shields, one is light, and the other is cheap materials. However, the defense is not very effective. Although the Song army was equipped with a large number of wooden shields.

So Wang Ju set his sights on another material. Rattan! Vine shield!

How much was rattan used in ancient China. It can make utensils, and Guan Jian can make paper. So it's not cheap either. However, now bamboo paper is gradually replacing rattan paper, making a lot of room for rattan production.

But it's not so easy to make a rattan shield, it's easy to make a line, it's better to use a wooden shield. This also has to go through a lot of processing, and it seems that the best rattan shield in history can prevent firefighters. What kind of process, Wang Ju is not very clear, but fortunately, this is a national machine. There are many craftsmen who specialize in research, and once they are in motion, they will be able to see the style products in a few months, and they will be able to produce them next year, so that they can supplement the heavy long shields, and at least equip them with some small ones that are flexible and maneuverable.

This is also the inspiration for the correspondence between Wang Ju and Ge Shaohua.

Because of Jiaozhi in the south, Wang Ju asked about the situation, and whether their weapons were backward rattan armor soldiers and bamboo bows. Ge Shaohua said that there were some rattan armor soldiers and bamboo bows. But not all, they also have some advanced armament. However, these advanced armaments are related to the advanced and backward civilization of their civilization. Like some barbarian areas, there is not even a rattan armor, so they go into battle bare-chested and wielding a big sword, and the reason why the imperial court is difficult to manage is not that they have strong combat effectiveness, but the terrain, the weather is hot, and the mountains and forests are lush. Like Jiaozhi, it is basically the same as the small countries of the Five Dynasties.

Then Wang Ju thought of Zhuge Liang's burning of rattan armor soldiers, which is not necessarily the real history.

And rattan armor is not so easy to burn, except in specific circumstances, such as the Battle of Chibi, but in that case, what difference does it make if you don't have rattan armor.

Moreover, the rattan shield is different from the rattan armor, even if the enemy hits it several times with a rocket, burns it, and throws it into the ground. However, with it and without it, there is always a difference.

So Wang Ju thought of Fuji Dun.

Secondly, the longer Wang Ju is in the Weapons Prison, the more good armor will be left, and it will come in handy immediately.

And the longer you stay, the more good foundation you will lay, so it will not be so easy to become corrupt in the future, as long as it drags on for five or six years, the Song army will basically be able to achieve the goal of changing clothes, and at least ninety percent of the army can use relatively sophisticated armor. But leaving now, obviously not meeting the requirements in Wang Ju's heart.

But things will not develop as he imagined.

So Wang Ju explained in advance.

Zhang Ruoshui said: "Don't worry, our family is worried that you will leave, and the official family may not let me lead the ordnance supervisor." ”

"When the time comes, I can recommend it to the official family, and even ask Lu Huiqing to recommend it for you, after all, the original situation of the armor was seen by the officials with their own eyes, and they were also annoyed by it, and the officials attached great importance to it."

"Why is that Chen Xiang like this?" Zhang Ruoshui said angrily.

"Leave him alone."

The two said vine shield again, and Zhang Ruoshui said: "If that's the case, it's best to build it in the south, and it will be shipped to the capital after it is built." ”

Ancient rattan is produced in the south, and good rattan is produced, and it is built in the south and then transported to the capital, which will save a lot of costs. This also illustrates Wang Ju's influence on Zhang Ruoshui, Wang Ju nodded: "But the process must be kept secret, and the research and development must be carried out in the Ordnance Supervisor." ”

"Okay, let's talk about Zi'an hasn't left yet," Zhang Ruoshui didn't expect Wang Jufang to be Jiaozhi at all.

"It's all like this, can I still stay in the capital?"

Zhang Ruoshui scratched his head.

The two talked for a long time, and Wang Ju went home.

Zhang Zai said: "Wang Ju, I'm going to resign and go back." ”

"Resign and go back? That's okay, with the knowledge of the teacher, it will also leave a lasting life. I think Mencius didn't have any high-ranking officials back then, but wasn't he also a sage? Wang Judao.

Zhang Zai said neo-Confucianism in the court, and since ancient times, the rulers have taken the law as the inside and Confucianism as the table, so that Zhang Zai interpreted it into the Confucian righteousness as the inside and the Confucian benevolence as the table. This made Wang Ju laugh.

However, Wang Ju liked it very much.

If Zhang Zai's new statement can be established, then it will be able to tear apart the hypocritical benevolence of Confucianism since ancient times, which is a good thing.

And unlike Zhang Zai in history, the official position is low, and there is no successor, so the more practical, practical and moderate Guan Xue has not formed the mainstream in the Song Dynasty, but now it doesn't matter, it is a big deal that he will really print 100,000 copies of the articles written by Zhang Zai in the future and distribute them everywhere for free. In the name of bamboo paper reward publicity, the bonus is used to stimulate the advocacy of scholars, so that Guanxue can be carried forward.

Shameless is shameless, it is better for future generations than Ercheng Zhu Xi's doctrine becoming the mainstream.

But then, Jang Jae needs a quiet environment.

So Zhang Zai resigned, but Wang Ju was happy.

That's what each does his job. Zhang Zai does learning. Jia Pingwa writes novels. Li Bai wrote poems, Wang Shao fought the war, and Xue Xiang became the Minister of Finance......

"Wang Ju, are you right to change the law?" Zhang Zaidao.

Wang Ju thought deeply, this article may be very important to Zhang Zai, once Zhang Zai goes back, he will inevitably write a book and speak, and he has not thought clearly. How to write clearly in an article?

What if Wang Anshi doesn't change the law?

He thought for a while before he said: "Teacher, if the official family and the Jiefu Gong do not change the law, the first article is that the state will continue to use the state to cultivate personal favors and raise private names as in previous years. ”

"That is, the country's arrears will get heavier and heavier......"

"Exactly."

"How does that the country work?"

"Continue to accumulate, continue to owe," Wang Ju said with a smile, thinking about the late Ming Dynasty, which was not so excessive.

"It's dangerous."

"For the state. That's dangerous, but it's for Shouzai personally. Maybe he will become a virtuous minister instead. This is one of them. Second, if the country's finances become more and more embarrassed, the main peace faction will have the upper hand, and it will not be able to agree with Wang Shao to run Qinzhou. Then Western Xia will get Hetao sooner or later. ”

Maybe Wang Anshi didn't change the law, and there would not be such a powerful party dispute, but the consequences would be stricter, such as the second article that Wang Ju said, and many people blamed Tong Guan's maritime alliance. But after the rise of the Jin Dynasty and the destruction of the Liao State, could it be that the Song Dynasty didn't fight Yanyun's idea, and it still couldn't take it down. So Jin people don't take Yanyun? After taking Yan Yun and seeing the combat effectiveness of the Song army, how could he not go south? But at that time, when Western Xia got the Tao River, it would be stronger. What will they do, maybe they will be able to sweep Shaanxi and Sichuan. At that time, a small country in the Southern Song Dynasty on the side of the Song Dynasty may not be able to survive!

This Zhang Zai didn't know, but he knew that if the Western Xia was allowed to get the Taohe region, it would be a threat to the Song Dynasty.

"Teacher, Chen Xiang slandered me, in fact, before Zhang Ruoshui went down to inspect the implementation of the Qingmiao Law that day, he talked to me, and I only said one sentence, what remains the same is chronic suicide, becoming good can keep me free of major troubles for a hundred years, but becoming bad is speeding up suicide."

"Jiefu Gong is speeding up ......"

"I don't know, it's a combination of good and bad."

"I think it's probably because the official family and the Jiefu are too anxious."

"You can't say it's wrong in a hurry, for example, Shang Ying's change of law, isn't it like a thunderbolt."

"Shang Martingale ......"

"Teacher, I can't fully listen to Sima Qian's point of view, he was executed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and he was somewhat hateful in his heart, so he rejected Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's various behaviors, so as to promote Huang Lao Wuwei when Wenjing, then he must also oppose Shang Ying's reform. But the actual situation is that if there is no Shang Ying reform, can the Qin State be strong. The defeat of the Qin State was due to the fact that the First Empress of Qin came to become more and more brutal, and Qin II and Zhao Gao went even further. His idea of governing the country is not even a Legalist. How can a tyrannical country last long, for example, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, he promoted the imperial examination and propagated Confucianism, but the result was not that the Sui Dynasty immediately perished? ”

"Therefore, benevolence is the foundation of righteousness."

"Also. However, the environment in my court is different, and scholars and doctors cannot be tortured, although it protects the temperament of scholars, but how can they be powerful. If you can't stand up and change the law urgently, how can you not be chaotic? Secondly, Jiefu Gong is stubborn and arrogant, and the monkeys in the mountains are caught everywhere and make them obedient, so they have to give them fruits to eat and kill a few chickens. ”

"Isn't that a party?"

"Teacher, I've already started to form friends."

Zhang Zai understood that because of the strange system of the Song Dynasty, the punishment could not be punished by the sergeant, so the conservative minister was not afraid, so he dared to frame him. But it is precisely because of this strange situation that Wang Ju just gave Chen Xiang a tooth for a tooth, you frame me, I can also slander you, you can mess with me, I can also mess with you. Anyway, if you can't punish the sergeant, Chen Xiang can't do anything about Wang Ju, at most everyone will fight together.

Wang Anshi can't put down his body and win over the majority of people, and he will not brutally suppress a very small number of people in a "high-spirited manner", so there are many people who oppose it.

That's where the confusion comes in.

Of course, there is also the emperor's fault, if it weren't for the emperor's eagerness, Wang Anshi wouldn't have to be so anxious, then the situation would be a little better.

This has nothing to do with the change itself.

There is also a good example, for example, Zhao Ji's previous sons have died one after another, this situation is because Zhao Ji is young when he got married, and the concubine is even younger, think about the fourteen or fifteen years old, the fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl began to give birth to children, under the current medical conditions, can the child be safe. The second reason is the problem of medication, because they are the princes and grandsons, the imperial doctor does not dare to use the medicine of the tiger and the wolf, and many diseases dare not use the medicine of the tiger and the wolf. It can also be cured well, but it requires more sophisticated medical methods, but it is more difficult and more difficult......

Wang Anshi may not be a good person, let alone a gentleman, and he has many shortcomings. It can only be said that compared with Sima Guang, his means can be put on the table more, taking into account some ethics and asking for some face, and at the same time, his selfishness and means are for the country, not for the individual. Or if his attitude towards Su Dongpo is changed to Wang Ju, then he may be pinched with Su Dongpo for the rest of his life, but Wang Anshi said good things for Su Dongpo in Jiangning.

However, the various problems faced by Wang Anshi are indeed difficult and difficult. As Wang Ju heard the truth about the three deficiencies, he began to sympathize with Wang Anshi at some times.

In this way, Zhang Zai understood.

So he also said: "It's not easy for Jiefu Gong." ”

However, Wang Anshi's biggest shortcoming is his arrogance, for example, Wang Anshi's attitude towards Wang Ju, his disciple is clearly a good talent, but how did Wang Anshi do it. Therefore, Zhang Zai sighed again.

Then Zhang Zai said: "Mrs. Li is about to give birth, so leave the capital at this time......"

"No, if you want me to leave the capital, you can't do it without two months!" (To be continued......)