Yuan Jiang was appointed as the deputy minister of political affairs, and the appointment was before Lu Huiqing resigned as prime minister. This move really disgusted Lu Huiqing, as if she was driving him away.
After Yuan Jiang joined the second mansion.
The officials summoned the two government officials to discuss matters in the banquet hall.
Everyone knows about Yuan Jiang. After the new meaning of the Three Classics was completed, Wang Anshi worshiped Pushe, and Wang Yu worshiped Longtuge as a direct bachelor. Yuan Jiang sent a poem to Chen Qianyu.
This song can be described as a rather flattering thing.
Therefore, before Lu Huiqing left, Wang Anshi recommended Yuan Jiang to participate in politics.
At this time, Chen Shengzhi and Cai Ting were still complaining of illness, and Wang Anshi had just recovered. After Yuan Jiang entered the government, he succeeded Wang Anshi and praised Wang Anshi's government in front of officials, even going as far as possible.
Zhang Yue couldn't help but frown after hearing this. Although the New Deal has greatly expanded the imperial court's fiscal revenue in the past few years, there are still many problems. Now is the time to make repairs to expand the people's power.
Just like the reform method can be scored 70 points, but you Yuan Jiang boasted without any bottom line, and ended up with a score of 100 points.
Of course, the officials and Wang Anshi must have been happy to hear this.
Yuan Jiang was appointed today, and Zhang Yue didn't want to be unhappy about it, so he let him continue. Anyway, the officials were very happy to hear it. Reform was the most important thing after he took office. Although he knew that the level was almost 70%, he was happy when a prime minister said it was 100%.
As for Wang Anshi, who had just recovered from illness, he was sitting on the chair, his face a little pale. The matter of deposing Lu Huiqing also consumed a lot of his strength and energy.
So Wang Anshi seemed to have no energy.
Yuan Jiang continued: "In the past, Lu Huiqing was too stubborn to participate in politics and did not discuss with Wang Anshi. Before, Shaanxi was short of food, so he took the decision to collect it with Jiaozi. Wang Anshi said, however, he should collect it with more salt banknotes. If more Jiaozi is afraid, It's a waste of money."
"Lu Huiqing said, Jiaozi is a pair of money, and salt banknotes are a pair of salt. They don't harm each other."
"Wang Anshi said, how do you get so many books?"
"Lu Huiqing said to him, as long as the imperial court can do all it can to pay the bills, the people will be confident in it, and there will be no need to make mistakes."
"Wang Anshi said, in the end, it hinders the salt banknotes. If the salt banknotes are too little, the court will lose the benefit of the class. If the salt banknotes are too much, it will be used to pay for the child."
"Lu Huiqing said, otherwise, salt has its roots, and it should be increased or decreased every year. Otherwise, if there is less salt, it will harm the salt policy. It is better to Jiaozi."
"Anshi said, if you have already discounted two coins or three coins, and then use it as a jiaozi, there will be too many disadvantages. You should change it to salt banknotes."
Yuan Jiang talked a lot, all of which were to criticize Lu Huiqing and praise Wang Anshi in front of the emperor.
Zhang Yue listened halfway, but saw that the official's face looked a little unnatural. Yuan Jiang didn't know that Jiaozi was a pair of money, salt banknotes were a pair of salt, and the two were incompatible, which was what Lu Huiqing quoted the official saying. Not to mention that the matter of Jiaozi was a tacit understanding between Zhang Yue and Lu Huiqing.
In matters of governance, Zhang Yue often felt that Lu Huiqing was sometimes more enlightened than Wang Anshi, and his political views were quite consistent with his own.
For example, in the history of another time and space, after Lu Huiqing left, Wang Anshi issued a large number of salt banknotes. As a result, the salt pond was flooded one year, making it impossible to produce salt. In the end, countless people held salt banknotes but could not redeem them. Salt, I just want to cry without tears.
For example, the US dollar once implemented a gold standard, the salt banknote was similar to the 'salt standard', and the Jiaozi was a 'money standard'.
Since it is a standard currency, its issuance must be restrained, especially for a physical currency like salt that is related to the national economy and people's livelihood. Once the credit collapses, the consequences will be disastrous.
Since Jiaozi is money, it is entirely possible to adopt the floating exchange rate designed by Jiaoyin. No matter whether it depreciates or appreciates, the problem will not be too big.
Wang Anshi couldn't see this, but Lu Huiqing did.
Regarding the Xining Reform, Wang Anshi provided theoretical support, but Lu Huiqing was the actual person in charge. Therefore, Lu Huiqing's practical political level was higher than that of Wang Anshi, not to mention Sima Guang and the others. It was a pity that Lao Lu... was not very kind.
Yuan Jiang's mindless support of Wang Anshi and opposition to Lu Huiqing was also the result of political struggle.
The person who loses in the political struggle will be completely denied regardless of whether the governing policies are good or bad, while the victorious party will be fully recognized regardless of whether they are right or wrong.
Wang Anshi didn't express his opinion at all about Yuan Jiang's words.
Wu Chong and Wang Gui remained silent. They were also sitting on chairs today.
Wu Chong was always listening, but Wang Gui seemed to be listening very seriously, but in fact he was secretly lost in thought.
Zhang Yue stood up from his chair at this moment, went out to the class and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that salt banknotes should not be distributed indiscriminately, and this cannot be changed based on one person."
Zhang Yue finally stood up and spoke, which made the official nod slightly. He also supported Zhang Yue and Lu Huiqing on this matter. But he glanced at Wang Anshi and wondered, do you still view this matter as before?
Yuan Jiang didn't know what the official meant, but it was his first time to make a speech in front of the official today. Since Zhang Yue stood up to object, he really didn't give him much face.
"Now the Privy Council is not only in charge of weapons supervision, but also has to deal with money matters?" Yuan Jiang accused Zhang Yue, "Are you being a little too lenient?"
Zhang Yueze said: "Jiaozi, I discussed the salt banknote matter with Lu Huiqing a year ago. I'm afraid Yuan Gong didn't know about it when he first entered the government."
What Zhang Yue meant was that when I became a bachelor of Duanming Palace, your official position was not as good as mine. In terms of qualifications, you were just like this (little finger).
Yuan Jiang entered the second government for the first time, but his qualifications were not as good as those of Zhang Yue, and his practical experience in government was also very lacking. He had been serving as the third envoy for less than a month, but he was dismissed due to a fire.
Yuan Jiang thought to himself, "My qualifications are not as good as yours. When will I become a Jinshi?" Your kid hasn't been born yet.
Yuan Jiang said: "Shaanxi's money shortage continues to this day because Lu Huiqing refuses to give out more salt notes. The things he pays his son are nothing more than a drop in the bucket."
Zhang Yue said: "On the contrary, the money shortage in Shaanxi is not about the abundance of money but the lack of money in the hands of the people. As long as we can use work instead of relief in Shaanxi and develop water conservancy, we can solve the money shortage."
Yuan Jiang and Zhang Yue each insisted on their own opinions and refused to give in to each other.
Yuan Jiang asked: "Then how do you solve the current money shortage in Shaanxi?"
Zhang Yue said: "To solve the money shortage, the first thing to do is to issue money, which is to mint more banknotes. Previously, the imperial court sent two million Guanjiaozi to Shaanxi."
"But this won't help!"
"That is, if the people have no money, they can collect grain from the people at a high price or use work as relief. These are good ways to develop water conservancy projects."
Yuan Jiang said: "This is the Prime Minister's opinion."
Zhang Yue said: "Of course there is another way?"
"What method?"
Zhang Yue said: "That's the Waste Market Yi Si!"
Yuan Jiang said: "Abolition of the Yi Department will solve the money shortage?"
"Yes, as the saying goes, those who live on salary should not compete with the people for profit, and those who receive the big should not take the small. The Yisi is a move to compete with the people for profit. As long as it is abolished, the people will be rich."
Wang Anshi couldn't help but change his expression when he heard the words "the state should not compete with the people for profit". This was what Sima Guang said, and now he heard Zhang Yue mention it in the court.
Wu Chong in the court could not help but frown after hearing this. Lu Huiqing had just resigned as prime minister, and Zhang Yue had a conflict with Wang Anshi on political issues. This was really disturbing.
Wang Gui sighed and thought, if this hasn't stopped for a few days, I'm afraid I won't have a peaceful life again.
