"Zi'an, it's very good to do this." Lao Wang said.

Zeng Gong said: "There is still danger on the sea. ”

"Zigu, there is danger on the sea, but now the technology of ships is gradually improving, and the accident rate per thousand ships per year is only two or three, and this ratio is still a bit high. Moreover, most of the accidents are small and medium-sized ships, and large ships rarely have an accident rate. If there is really danger, can I let Her Royal Highness the eldest princess go to the other side? ”

"But Zhang Yuan Wailang (Zhang Quanzhong) ......"

"I know this, they went to the other side late that time, in order to hurry, they took a small escort boat, in fact, they wanted the ship not to have an accident, first, the bigger the boat, the safer, and second, the better the quality of the ship, the safer. If you cut corners, no matter how big the ship is, a few waves will blow it, and the boat will scatter on its own. Then there's the ability of the helmsman and sailor. All three are indispensable, and in fact, although they encountered wind and waves that time, they seemed scary, but they were also not in danger. In fact, in order to avoid the storm, many sailors began to prepare for the arrival of the storm in advance through the change of clouds, or quickly sailed the ship away from the upcoming storm area, then it was safe. ”

Of course, there will be dangers, just like in the past two years, six more ships have had accidents, and one of them sank on the reef due to pure human error.

The rest were all caught in a terrible storm, and two cargo ships and three escort ships sank into the sea.

But when it comes to danger, where there is no danger, take a mountain road, and maybe you will run into mountain bandits.

However, Wang Ju's voice changed: "Although I don't want the imperial court to continue to split, but because of this, I wantonly sabotage my plan and obstruct the Great Song Dynasty from becoming prosperous and powerful, then it is not Lizhou, but those tropical islands!" ”

In fact, for the current scholars, An Taosheng was exiled overseas. That is undoubtedly already the most severe punishment.

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"Brother Han, what's the public opinion outside?" Wang Ju asked.

"Many people don't believe ...... at first"

The main reason is that Fubi's reputation is too good, so it spread, and many people think it is a rumor.

So many people went to the post house to inquire.

Now that the post house is normal, don't think that it is easy for Wang Ju to use the post house to put Fu Bi and others under house arrest for more than ten days, you must know that there were no officials in and out of the post house that day?

This requires Wang Ju to constantly regulate and control in the Chinese book. Not allowing officials to enter and leave the post house during this time, in fact, it is really not easy to do it.

Now that it's over, the number of officials coming in and out of the post house has increased dramatically.

But what about Fubi?

Let's go back to Luoyang together.

Their business is not finished yet, like Fu Bi and Liu Ji are from Luoyang, they don't need to move, but others are about to move.

Especially the mansion that Wang Gongchen repaired, the hall of which is called Chaotian Pavilion, and the people of Luoyang call it a nest. It means a building on the top of a tree, as high as the clouds. Wang Gongchen has been building since he was in his twenties, and has been renovated for more than 40 years, but it has not been repaired.

Now an edict has been issued to let him return to his hometown of Xianping County.

Wang Gongchen was so angry that he wanted to jump to his feet, what a prince, Fubi They deal with you, I didn't deal with you! What's worse is that this mansion is worth millions. Who has the money to take over?

But he still has bitterness that he can't say.

First of all, where did the money come from? Not to mention the salary, even your salary is far from enough to pay for the repair of this house. It's not even enough to pay for the atrium of this house, Chaotian Pavilion.

So where did it come from? The gray income of officials, and the wealth collected by the Wang family from land rent or merchants.

If you don't expose it, it's just that, if you expose it, are these incomes legitimate?

In fact, Wang Ju did not intend to deal with Wang Gongchen, and look at this group of people, Fu Bi, Wang Gongchen, Liu Ji, Xi Ruyan, Wang Shanggong, Zhao Bing, Zhang Wen, Zhang Tao, Liu Shu, Fan Zuyu, Cheng Brothers, Shao Yong, Feng Shenji, Chu Jianzhong, Fan Zhen, Zhang Zongyi, Shi Jiong, Ercheng's father Cheng Jue, Sima Guang's eldest brother Sima Dan, Song Dao, Xian Yuyu, and Zu Wuxuan. Fan Chunren did not get Wang Ju's recommendation as the first in ethics, and he was also in Luoyang for a period of time, counting half of it, if it wasn't for Wang Ju, Wen Yanbo would also be counted as one.

These people are either world-famous Confucians. Either it is a big man, maybe the descendants are not very clear about many of them, but in fact, these people are mostly famous families at this time, a party of important ministers, like Chu Jianzhong was the governor of Daqing Prefecture, not to mention Wang Gongchen, Renzong was a party of important ministers, Liu Ji was the governor of Taiyuan and Jingyuan Road, Xi Ruyan was the official to Shangshu Si Feng Langzhong, and Wang Shanggong was the official to the court doctor......

Some are now dead, but new elders are constantly joining.

It is conceivable how much of a sensation these people will cause once they gather to enjoy the flowers and compose poems.

Then their thoughts, their opposing voices, also spread out with this elders' meeting.

Therefore, Wang Jucai took advantage of this great opportunity to forcibly use the edict to dismantle this elders' association.

Don't be unconvinced, it is this limelight, in case Wang Ju is ruthless again, where is the forest market, where is the green market, where is the flower market...... These names are quite nice, but there are countless cannibals somewhere!

And Li Dingzheng took the people of the Imperial City Division to check in Luoyang.

Think about the attacks that these elders once attacked Li Ding, that is the real hatred is as deep as the sea!

Don't worry about Luoyang's side for the time being, Wang Ju is still concerned about the capital.

The people came to the post house, and soon the news came out. Fu Bi and a few bigwigs returned to Luoyang in frustration, but there are still people, that is, the miscellaneous servants brought by these squires, not necessarily these miscellaneous servants are also bad people, but there are also many servants who have worked with their masters for the tiger.

Therefore, they were also sent to the Kaifeng Mansion Prison.

However, these cases have not been concluded, and the scene in Daqing Hall is only a process of hearing, and there is no verification, only verification can the court make a judgment.

The imperial court first sent these people to the Kaifeng Mansion Prison, and then the Yushitai, Kaifeng Mansion and Dali Temple reviewed the cases.

Dali Temple is a little better, Kaifeng Mansion is also a little better, Wang Cun is a generous elder. The question is the Goshidai, who is the boss of the Goshidai? Huang Lu, he and Cai are indeed good friends, and they are also from the New Party, which everyone understands.

As Huang Lu, what will you think of this group of old guys in Luoyang?

However, the imperial court only let them go back to their hometowns, and Huang Lu was slightly dissatisfied. Then I have to be angry with these squires.

Nothing was actually done. I just found some vacant land near the Kaifeng Mansion, let the officers and soldiers build some people's sheds, and then took out some materials and grain from the warehouse, and couldn't stay in the Duodian anymore, so let them settle down first, and wait for the evidence collection to end. Send them back again.

Well, what do these squires usually do, ask these people to go. Then the true colors of these gentlemen will be revealed.

In fact, without these people, many truths about that day would have been revealed, so many officials, can you not say it?

If it weren't for Zhao Ji to stop him, Wang Ju would have been going to be outside the Xuande Gate that day, so that all the people could see what these squires were doing.

Faced with this reality, the people stopped talking.

In fact, everyone knows that usury exists. Just like the capital, the usury industry in the capital alone is likely to exceed 5 million.

If it weren't so serious, Wang Anshi's Qingmiao Law would not have been implemented. Even after the promotion of the Seedlings Law, there were many drawbacks, but it was these huge and black-hearted usury that were still enforced despite the opposition of many people.

That is, this seedling method with many drawbacks. It is the usury that gives it the soil to survive!

In fact, it is also very normal, and the later Celestial Empire. It's not that there are a large number of private usury, just because of the bank regulation, these usury may have high interest rates, but there will not be astronomical interest rates like the Song Dynasty. Unless the black will ......

The Celestial Empire can't solve this problem, and it's the Song Dynasty?

It's one reality, but another. Even in the Song Dynasty, usury was not recognized by the mainstream.

Although some scholars were involved in usury, it would not be said that usury was right.

Now the truth is out, and the banks are fighting usury. Isn't that wrong? Fu Bi petitioned with these squires, who were almost all usurious merchants.

What else can the people say?

After actually knowing the truth, some people have already regarded Fu Bi as a greedy traitor.

Of course, there are some noises in between, but it is not a problem.

On the other side, it has once again attracted the attention of the people in the capital, so I often hear such discussions in the past few days:

That group of maritime merchants actually donated so much money.

The villages and towns over there are electoral systems, and it would be nice if our Great Song Dynasty could elect the elders in the middle.

This is not unusual, have you ever heard of that cadre code?

What cadre code.

As a result, someone said the 20 rules for cadres, which immediately aroused the envy of countless ordinary people.

Others said that it was no wonder that those people did not want to come back when they got there, and they quickly sent money to their relatives and persuaded them to come too.

Yes, yes, these people are really poor alas.

However, someone asked a sharp question, if this is the case on the other side, are these scholars and doctors in our Great Song Dynasty not as good as a group of maritime merchants?

But some smart people also answered, there are few people over there, so it is easy to solve, how many people are there in our Great Song Dynasty?

But this bank is not bad, alas, the interest is only one cent, I don't know if I can borrow some money (said by someone who has a small business but lacks capital).

If you can borrow, you are poor, and I am afraid that you will not be able to borrow much money.

I can borrow as much as I can, and I can't afford to pay it back anyway, so I'll do short-term service for the imperial court when the time comes.

Some people say that An Tao really sent An Tao to Lizhou?

But no, this time I'm too angry, and the lives of the people on the other side are not easy, this An Tao is too ignorant.

After An Tao passed, wouldn't those maritime chambers really let An Tao negotiate with those man-eating savages?

God knows, maybe.

An Tao is miserable this time, where is this negotiation, but the food of those natives.

Han Yun finished the situation and said, "The time should come." ”

If the bank is successful, is it really bad? Fu Bi also knew that it would be beneficial to the Song Dynasty.

But the implementation is not successful, the first thing to see, now the banking department lending, ordinary people will not borrow a few money, and the banking department is also worried that the people can not afford to repay, for the extremely poor people to borrow strict restrictions, no more than five yuan or equivalent to five yuan of silver grain, it doesn't matter if you can't afford it, replace it with a short service, now the average daily wage in the Song Dynasty is about 100 Wen, but the average is only 50 Wen, but it is 50 Wen, and a hundred days of short-term service will be repaid.

However, with this five-dollar or five-dollar food, the family can save their lives when they are critical. Or borrow usury, then can you afford it, the minimum interest is six points, up to thirty points, this is not terrible, the terrible thing is the interest rolling, not the year, it is the month and the day, so Cao Xiaoli borrowed sixty-five yuan, two months later, it rolled into more than eight hundred and sixty yuan, that is, the day rolling, but there is no calculator in this era, and in the end, the Feng family steward is also confused, so the remaining four hundred and dozens of yuan, rolled for three years, and only rose to more than four thousand.

Even after Fu Bi saw this article, he had to admit that if the banking department implemented it well, it would benefit many ordinary people.

But the question is how much money the common people can borrow, and its appearance is mainly for profit, and it must be to merchants as the main body of distribution.

If you make money, everyone is happy, but if you lose money, what should you do? Undoubtedly, fixed property such as a house or a field or a workshop mortgaged by a merchant will be compensated.

At that time, a contradiction arises.

This is to be expected because it is new and there are many more that cannot be expected.

This is a high-sounding truth and a worry.

Also, the impact on usury, and the tax on merchants.

The rich family did not lend usury, Fu Bi was not born yet, the rich family is a rich man in Luoyang, and in the hands of Fu Bi, it is even more carried forward. That's why Fu Bi had the money to build that outrageously extravagant manor.

But after the business tax, how much money will the rich lose in a year?

Well, in public and private, Fu Bi rejected the banking department, and An Tao instigated, so Lao Fu took a group of people to Beijing to petition......

The reason why Fu Bi entered Beijing is just a microcosm.

Whether it is Qi Shang Tax or the Banking Department, many top elites are disliked.

Therefore, Wang Ju elected a Zheng Xia, that is, An Tao, to break out these contradictions in advance, and used these usury merchants in Shaanzhou to suppress them fiercely, in exchange for about half a year's environment and space.

As long as there are no loud protests within half a year, the banking department will basically succeed.

Wang Ju nodded, put on his official uniform and went to Zhongshu on duty.

However, after arriving at Zhongshu, he went to meet Zhao Ji again.

"Your Majesty, Li Shilang and Luoyang asked those squires what was wrongdoing, but many crimes of the Shaanxi squires have been determined, and at the same time, the Kaifeng Mansion Prison is overcrowded because there are too many prisoners, which is really inconvenient. Therefore, I would like to ask for an immediate verdict. ”

"Exactly."

"Your Majesty, however, because there are too many prisoners, although these loan sharks deserve to die, the state cannot abandon so many merchants one by one, if so, it will inevitably hurt the peace."

"Where is this, Wang Qing, what do you say?"

"Your Majesty, the ministers thought that they would return all the money and silk they had from the people to the bitter lord, including the wives and children who had been sold, and redeem all the money and silk from their families, so that the people could be reunited. As for these merchants themselves, as well as the evil slaves who assisted them in their evil, although they could not all be beheaded, they could be exiled to various parts of Shaanxi and used to escort grain and grass, but they could only be released after the expiration of three years. ”

"That's wonderful," Zhao said.

Shaanxi died so many Ding Zhuang, many cultivated fields are barren, so the people of Shaanxi lack of food, the soldiers of the three armies lack food, can not expect to migrate the people, although the migration of some orphans and widows, reduce the burden of the court, but how many people can be migrated?

Therefore, in the next few years, the transportation of grain and grass materials in Shaanxi will become a heavy burden for the people along the way.

There are quite a few of these squires, and there are many evil slaves who do evil, and they can gather more than a thousand people, and the punishment and deterrence are there, and they can more or less relieve some of the transportation pressure.

Zhao Ji asked again: "Wang Qing, why did you soften?" (To be continued.) )