Open up your mind?
The officials understood what Zhang Yue meant.
The reform means that the entire premise remains unchanged, but the steps have to be slowed down.
The official said: "I already issued an edict in March to ask for words, how can I let the words go?"
Zhang Yue thought about it for a while, and there were many ways to let go of his words, such as pardoning Yan Fu and others who were investigated for questioning when he was sentenced to the Imperial College, and exonerating Zheng Xia from guilt, etc., and Tai Jian made a wave of substitutions, and Deng Wan, Zhang Hong, and Shu Dan were removed, and the old system of Tai Jian and supervision of the governors was restored. In addition, there was supervision by public opinion and so on.
However, it was not easy for Zhang Yue to mention these things, because if he did mention them, it would be easy for him to have ulterior motives, or cause dissatisfaction with the emperor or a minister in a certain position. Whether it is specific to personnel matters depends on your position.
Zhang Yue said: "This is your Majesty's holy decree, and I dare not comment on it."
The officials were also quite dissatisfied with Zhang Yue's caution.
Zhang Yue said: "These days, I heard two stories in the northwest. They are quite interesting. I would like to give your Majesty some advice."
The official said, "That's all you say."
Zhang Yue said: "There is a story I heard from Cong Meng. There was a market in Xihe at that time. The market was used for exchanges between Han and Fan, and the circulation of salt banknotes. As for the local Fan people, there was also a market, but their market Ji does not use salt money but barter."
"But I, this servant, is a little smart, or has economic talent, and can also talk a lot. He will go to the local market every time, holding a bag of wheat and some salt in his hand. When he leaves the market, his hand There is no shortage of wheat and salt in it, but more mutton and beef. Use these to make a tooth sacrifice."
The official smiled and said, "Zhang Qing, you are really a talented servant."
Zhang Yue said: "I am a servant who is good at trading. In fact, there are so many goods in the market, but as long as transactions can be carried out smoothly between people, everyone can get what they need, so it's easy May everyone be happy.”
Others were confused when they heard Zhang Yue's words, but to the officials, they understood it immediately.
From the time when the peasants, merchants, and merchants were among the four people, merchants were at the lowest status.
Why discriminate against businessmen?
Because from the national point of view, businessmen are of no use to the country. The profession of a businessman is to sacrifice the good for the bad. Businessmen never produce things, but rely exclusively on buying and selling to make money.
For example, Legalism talks about "making a sharp hole", and the people only need to think about farming and war.
There was a farmer in the pre-Qin Dynasty who advocated two things. One is that all people, regardless of whether officials are high or low, must cultivate. Even the emperor must go to the fields to cultivate. Another point is that there are no two prices in the market. All goods are bought and sold at one price, and there must be no two prices.
Of course, productive labor comes first, and at the same time, it can cultivate a honest social atmosphere, but trading is also a means of optimizing resources.
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A villager saw that the brine residue piled up by the previous villager was unattended and took it away. "
"Another villager put it plausibly. He didn't say that the brine slag belonged to him and why others couldn't take it away."
"My subordinates were undecided and asked me about the matter. Who should award this brine residue to? Logically speaking, this brine residue should belong to the imperial court, but since it is thrown away, it does not belong to the imperial court. As for the The former villager said that he had piled the slag in one place, and the other said that the place where the slag was piled was public land and belonged to everyone."
"My subordinates asked me, I can't help but decide it. How can your majesty stop it today?"
The official thought for a while and said with a smile: "This seems to have a meaning, but since the previous villager piled the brine residue in one place, I will award it to him."
Zhang Yue said: "What your Majesty said is absolutely correct, and I think the same thing. Confucius governed the Spring and Autumn Period with small words and great righteousness. How to judge a eucalyptus is also related to the people's hearts."
"As the old saying goes, life is about hard work. What will you get if you don't ask for it? A piece of unclaimed wasteland will be owned by the cultivator once it is cultivated. This is a truth that applies everywhere. If the court does not protect the interests of the people who cultivate the wasteland, no one will Reclamation."
"The reason why the imperial court reformed was because there was no unclaimed land in the world, and most of it was occupied by powerful people with clever names. Therefore, it tried to defeat the interests of these annexed families. But for the people who obtained the land through hard work, it should be protected by law. "
"Otherwise, everyone would be tempted to pry into other people's property. Why does Mencius say, those who have permanent property have perseverance. If the people do not have perseverance, then the chaos of the Five Dynasties will be restored."
This involves a question, which is whether the cost of robbery is higher or the cost of production labor is higher.
In troubled times, people are inferior to dogs. The wealth you have worked hard for a year will be robbed by the warlords in the end.
In this way, no one thinks about labor but becomes a warlord and robs others.
In times of rule, the cost of crime is high, so people will think about increasing their wealth through labor.
After listening to Zhang Yue's words, the officials felt deeply and said, "What Zhang Qing said speaks to my heart. Nowadays, refugees are everywhere and thieves are swarming. This is my fault."
The officials heard clearly that the three things Zhang Yue said were vague and general, but there were no specific and clear steps.
The official said: "I am calling you back to the capital this time to entrust you with important tasks and entrust state affairs to you."
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty..."
The official said: "You don't have to make any excuses. The two empress dowagers also appreciate you very much. Moreover, Emperor Renzong said to the empress dowager that your talents as prime minister were reserved for future generations to use."
"Emperor Renzong's knowledge of people is unparalleled, and I have always treated him with dignity. Even so, you have reluctantly become a prime minister, and you have worked so hard over and over again. How about you help me in this world?"
The official spoke very sincerely, and Zhang Yue was stunned.
The position of the ruler is what people and ministers hope for. Which emperor does not use it as a reward, but in the eyes of the officials, it is because I feel wronged that you come out to help me, okay?
Ps: These two stories are borrowed from Xue Zhaofeng’s economics lecture notes.
