Chapter 1,178 Woyuntang

According to Su Mingrun, taxation is actually only a small part of the court's profits. The greater profits lie in the prosperous market of tea farmers, merchants.

As a result, countless people have had enough food and clothing and have become useful to the country. Countless mountainous areas with low food output have also become tea gardens, which can provide an output that is no less than that of fertile land.

Nowadays, the tea farmers in Sichuan are highly motivated. This was something that could not be achieved during the special discussion period. I can’t tell where the specific problems arise and what the pros and cons are. I would like to ask Su Mingrun to come and explain to the Queen Mother after he comes back.

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If it was just about her mother's family, Gao Taotao would definitely be unreasonable, but now that Zhao Xu said that this matter seemed to be related to national affairs, Gao Taotao did not dare to act recklessly and said: "Su Mingrun is also an important minister of the country now.

How dare you bother me with things? One day when my little sister comes to the palace to greet her, I'll ask her."

The wool monopoly originated in Shaanxi. Sima Guang obviously knew the term "commercial trade" and couldn't help but smile: "You, you, forget it Mingrun, go to Luoyang quickly... I can't defeat you, there are people better than you."

Be deep and sophisticated.”

Su You smiled and said: "After listening to the bachelor's instructions, you should go and receive the teachings of the rich master."

Sima Guang nodded and sighed: "I know what you mean, Mingrun. You don't want to do anything if you're not in your position. Everything should be left in the book..."

The two teams separated in Yanshi, and Su You arrived in Luoyang after another day.

Fu Bi is now seventy-six years old, but his thinking is still quick. Although he has some old-age diseases, he is in good spirits. When he heard that Su You was visiting, he received him in Woyuntang.

Fu Bi's garden is the largest in Luoyang. Because he was the Duke of Zheng in the Song Dynasty, the people called it Zheng Park. It has two mountains, three terraces, four caves and five pavilions.

The bamboo and plum groves here are extremely prosperous. Woyuntang is located to the east of the bamboo grove, facing and juxtaposed with another Four Views Hall in the garden.

The two rockeries on the left and right are located on the banks of streams and ponds. Sitting here, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the garden.

There is also a Lingxiao tree in front of Woyuntang, which is even more extraordinary.

Lu You, a later generation, specifically recorded this flower in "Notes of Laoxue'an": "There is no Lingxiao flower that does not depend on trees. There is only one in Fuzheng Park, Xijing. It is quite independent, four feet high and more than three feet in circumference.

As big as a bosom, there is nothing else to rely on.”

However, it is not in the flowering season now, so we can't see the sky in full bloom. However, the green bamboos, fragrant plums, and greenery are a rare beauty in Shaanxi.

The first thing Fu Bi said when he saw Su You was: "Your Majesty is determined to do Western things, right?"

Su You nodded slightly: "Your Majesty has always been determined to pursue Western affairs. He has been preparing for it since he ascended the throne."

There is also a source for this saying. In the first year of Xining, Fu Bi was interrogating Ruzhou. Zhao Xu ordered an audience to be held in the small hall at the inner east gate, and allowed Fu Bi, who was ill, to ride in a sedan chair to the palace gate.

At that time, Zhao Xu asked Fu Bi about the way to govern the country, and Fu Bi said: "The likes and dislikes of the master cannot be observed; if they can be observed, the traitor will be welcomed. It should be like heaven watching over people, and all good and evil can be done by themselves."

Take it, and then punish and reward it, so that both merit and sin are properly deserved."

Zhao Xu asked about the border affairs again, and Fu Bi said: "Your Majesty has just come to the throne, and you should spread your kindness and kindness widely. I hope that there will be no mention of the use of troops for twenty years."

It has been twelve years now. The Song Dynasty has successively sent troops to Weizhou, Hehuang, Jinghu, Jiaozhi, and Nanhai without stopping.

Fu Bi was the top politician in the Song Dynasty and was known as a wise prime minister.

He has a gentle personality, is honest in government, likes good and hates evil, and is easy to advance and retreat.

You must be respectful when speaking to others. Even if you are a lowly official or a commoner, you must be polite to them.

And he is very thoughtful, so it is not easy for villains to harm him.

At that time, Fu Bi was traveling between the Liao and Song Dynasties and was responsible for negotiating the annual currency. Prime Minister Lu Yijian once wanted to frame him, and the credential given to Fu Bi was different from the oral description.

After Fu Bi received the credentials and left the capital, he said to his subordinates: "If the contents of the credentials are inconsistent with what was dictated, national affairs will be ruined."

So he sent out a document to review, and sure enough, the oral description and the contents of the credentials were inconsistent, so Fu Bi immediately returned to the capital, met with Renzong, and asked to correct the credentials, which made Lu Yijian's plan come to nothing.

This is a man who has principles but knows how to adapt, has a bottom line but is tactful, and is a born politician.

Wang Fuzhi, a later generation, once commented: "My husband, the rich man, was certainly not a person with different ambitions, but looking at his life, he always tried to avoid blame."

As for Su You, Fu Bi seemed to see a shadow of himself in his youth and was very optimistic about him.

When Su You returned to Beijing after taking office, Fu Bi went to find him before leaving Beijing and asked him to cooperate with Wang Anshi to first preserve the existing political territory and reserve it for useful people to serve the court.

He was afraid that Su You would be stubborn and wanted to fight with Wang An and undermine the political situation of the court. For this reason, he even said that you would be self-sufficient and seek justice, and I would "vindicate" you in my notes.

But Su You is very good. Although he is young, his skills are sophisticated and sophisticated, even better than his old skills.

Politically, Su You did not fully follow Fu Bi's advice. Instead, he put forward clear opinions on Wang Anshi's governance flaws and attached his own suggestions for improvement.

And it's not just talk. On one-third of an acre of land, he can go ahead and do it without violating Wang Anshi's major policies. At the same time, he uses his own subtle operations to treat Wang Anshi's new method as a shell and install it with his own improvements.

of flesh.

The benefits this move brought to the Song Dynasty were indescribable, leaving the neo-legalists speechless and exciting the conservatives.

The political strength and political allies of Soviet Union are also getting thicker and thicker in each confrontation.

The Song Dynasty needed reform. This was something that all politicians knew. However, the differences of opinion between conservatives and reformers actually focused on how to reform.

To put it bluntly, it is the redistribution of wealth.

Both schools believe that the world's wealth is fixed.

The conservative view is that wealth should not be lost to the people but concentrated in the country. Even if the country is in decline, it cannot quench its thirst with poison.

The harm caused by this far outweighs the good. Although the country is strong for a while, it will eventually suffer the consequences.

The reformists believed that with the national power of the Song Dynasty, only by concentrating wealth in the hands of the country could it gain a decisive advantage in international competition.

Although the common people may temporarily suffer some pain and bear some costs, compared with the eternal foundation, such pain is bearable.

But Su You has come up with another set of methods that are completely independent of the two factions. You are all wrong!

The financial resources of the Song Dynasty still have great potential to be tapped. As long as the limited wealth is allowed to flow, it will be enough to produce a weighting effect.

One penny can be turned into two or three pennies to spend!

As long as the money is used in the right places, a virtuous economic cycle can be formed. The Song Dynasty can also resist foreign humiliation and reorganize its armaments while developing fertile fields, improving workshops, increasing the population, and improving the economy without increasing the burden on the people.

People's lives.

It is actually possible to make the country use enough money without adding taxes to the people, as long as the country's economy circulates!

Moreover, material alone could not save the Song Dynasty, the spirit had to be transformed!

When this statement was put forward twenty years ago, not many people believed it. Even if Zhang Fangping personally wrote the article as deputy envoy of the Third Department, very few people believed in "On Finance".

As for "The Theory of Morality", which was the first voice of spiritual reform, apart from receiving some applause, there are not many that actually practice it.

But now more and more people believe in it, for no other reason than Su You not only put forward the theory, but also put it into practice.

Those who believed in Su You received great rewards. Su You made many cakes out of thin air in the Song Dynasty, and invited the big guys who believed in him to join in the process of dividing these cakes.

Whether material or spiritual.

The influence became greater and greater, and the status of the invitees became more and more valuable. After Zhao Xu became the biggest beneficiary, Su You's theory finally came to fruition.

Su You walked through this process slowly and leisurely for more than twenty years, making others anxious for him.

When he came out of Wutai, he reached the Kaifeng Mansion, the Privy Council, and the Third Department, and the big bosses all extended their olive branches to him.

Really smart bosses all know that behind the reversal of the Song Dynasty, there is a young figure standing.

Not Zhao Xu, but Su You.

But what made Fu Bi feel most relieved were the wars that occurred in the Song Dynasty in recent years.

Compared with the past, the Song Dynasty seemed to have undergone a change in strategic thinking.

War, which has been a matter of pure consumption since ancient times, turned out to be a huge profit for Su Mingrun.

In fact, as long as the war is won, it will definitely have dividends.
Chapter completed!