Chapter 467 How Much Are You Willing to Pay?

After returning to Wang Anshi's mansion and resting for a while, Wang Anshi and his son came to visit again. They had read all the books Shen Long gave him in the past few days, and planned to chat with Shen Long about their experiences.

"When we set out from Jiangning, I originally thought that it would not be difficult to abolish the evil government of the Song Dynasty as long as we all work together. Now that I read this, I realize that it was easy to think at the beginning." Wang Anshi stroked the "History of Wang Anshi's Political Reform" and said, He was originally a stubborn character, otherwise he would not have left the nickname "Stubborn Lord".

But now watching these historical materials show the details, policies, and results before and after his reform, and seeing the tragedy after the reform failed, Wang Anshi really has nothing to say.

"Since ancient times, the reforms have never been so easy!" Shen Long sighed, "Although the laws established by Shang Jun laid the foundation for the Great Qin to unify the six kingdoms, they themselves ended up in ruins; Wu Qi's reforms strengthened Chu, and finally shot at random arrows die..."

Wu Qi is also awesome. King Chu Mourning died of illness, the old nobles launched a rebellion, surrounded the palace, and shot Wu Qi to death with random arrows. Seeing that he could not escape, Wu Qi immediately threw himself on the body of King Chu Mourning. Injured the body of King Chu Mourning.

Harming the king's body is a crime against the heavens at any time. After King Chu Su succeeded to the throne, all those who shot Wu Qi and the body of King Chu Mourning were executed according to the law. More than 70 nobles were implicated and exterminated Can think of such a way in the blink of an eye, and can drag his enemy's whole family into the underworld when he is dying, Shen Long is simply in admiration.

"Even though I'm not talented, I still have such ambitions. If my Great Song Dynasty can make the country rich and powerful, what's the problem even if I die? But when I think about it carefully, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch it." Wang Anshi sighed, speaking Shi Shi looked directly at Shen Long, as if wanting to get his advice.

"Is there any gain from reading "Shang Yang Biography" and "Zhang Juzheng Biography" these days?" Shen Long did not answer directly, but asked Wang Anshi what he had gained from reading during this period of time.

"Mr. Shang, Uncle Zhang is indeed a talent in the world. His political talents are far above Wang's, and Wang's is far behind." Wang Anshi said, he was already familiar with Shang Yang and admired Zhang Juzheng.

Shuda is Zhang Juzheng's surname. In addition, he also has a nickname of Taiyue. The ancient people's address is so complicated that it is not polite to call him by his name, so Wang Anshi called him by his name.

"Jiefu is too modest. In terms of far-sightedness, Jiefu will not lose too much to the two of them. What Jiefu lacks is nothing more than these." Shen Long smiled and stretched out his fingers to count them one by one, "Qin Duke Xiao's will is firmer and his control over Qin is far greater than that in the palace, Jiefu doesn't deny this, right?"

"Officials obey the mandate of heaven above, and respond to the will of the people below, and all people in the world respect them deeply." Wang Anshi categorically retorted that he must not be sloppy on this kind of issue.

"hehe,

It was my slip of the tongue. "Shen Long changed the phrase, "Or it can be said that Qin Xiaogong monopolizes the power, but in Wen Yanbo's words, the Song Dynasty was governed by officials and scholar-bureaucrats. Oh, this sentence is Wen Yanbo in Xining It was said when discussing the new law with the officials and the two ministers in four years. "

"I have seen it in the book." Wang Anshi said silently.

At that time, the old party headed by Wen Yanbo kept saying that the new law was to compete for the interests of the people. Shenzong immediately became angry and scolded, "Aren't you the scholar-officials who are the most opposed to the new law? What's the matter with the people?"

Wen Yanbo went back directly, "The Great Song Dynasty ruled the world with the scholar-officials, not with the common people." These words were cruel enough, and the ruling foundation of the feudal dynasty was exposed without a doubt, and Shenzong had nothing to say .

"So, Shang Yang can take advantage of Qin Xiaogong's prestige, and use means such as standing up for the new law to implement the new law smoothly, but Jiefu has to face the opposition of Wen Yanbo and others. Even the officials can't ignore Wen Yanbo's opposition. Shen Long continued, "The same is true for Zhang Juzheng. The emperor is young and the queen mother trusts him in every possible way. Jiefu can't compare with them in this respect. After the reform begins, not only Wen Yanbo and others in the court, even Even the Empress Dowager will oppose you."

Seeing that Wang Anshi was silent, Shen Long raised his second finger, "The second is to win people. The new law is so powerful that it is obviously not enough to rely on Jiefu and his son alone, so you have to have a group of people who can understand your intentions and take care of you." Reliable manpower for handling affairs; Zhang Juzheng has his disciples, and Jiefu you only have people like Zeng Bu and Lu Huiqing, their ideas may not necessarily agree with you, and your control over them is not as strict as Zhang Juzheng's control over his disciples .”

"Thirdly, Jiefu is an upright gentleman, and I'm afraid Zhang Juzheng is not as proficient in his tactics." A reform requires not only general momentum, but also capable subordinates. Political skills are also important. Look at Sha Ruijin in Handong Province. Play Gao Yuliang and others in the palm of your hand, if you replace Sha Ruijin with Chen Shiyan, will you be able to do it?

"Fourth, Shang Yang's reform emphasizes farming and warfare, which can create a large number of new military aristocrats. These people will inevitably support the new law, and Jiefu's new law will benefit those people. Can they provide enough support for Jiefu? "Shen Long asked again, "The Green Crop Law, the Immunization Law, and the Fangtian Average Tax Law can certainly relieve the common people, but they have absolutely no ability to affect the court; the reform of the imperial examination can allow some scholars to enter the court, but It will be many years before they want to move up."

"Fifth...sixth..." As Shen Long's fingers stood up one by one, Wang Anshi's face became more and more ugly. There are so many questions, some of which he has already figured out after reading so many historical materials, and others Many of them were unexpected to him before, but after listening to what Shen Long said, he felt very reasonable. The problems and obstacles he faced were more than he imagined.

Wang Anshi and his son were in a state of confusion for a moment, so they could only bow to Shen Long again, "I hope Taoist Shen will teach me."

"There is no problem in this world that cannot be solved. As long as you understand the problem clearly, you can always find a suitable way to deal with it." Shen Long helped them up, "Don't worry, you two, since I have come to Song Dynasty, I will show you again There are so many things that naturally won’t go unnoticed.”

"It's so hard for the Taoist priest, but the Taoist priest has orders, and I will do my best to do what I can." Wang Anshi and his son returned to their seats.

Hehe, he still didn't feel completely at ease with himself. Shen Long heard the meaning of Wang Anshi's words, but he didn't care. If it was so simple to trust someone completely, Wang Anshi would not be able to sit firmly in the ruling position.

He talked a little too much just now, and his throat was a little dry. He took a sip of Coca-Cola and asked solemnly, "Dare to ask Jiefu, how much are you willing to pay for the success of the reform?"