Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 139: In full swing

Although Wang Anshi has not yet announced his new law, but the Yaqian service must be changed, so according to Wang Anshi's current statement, the imperial court may spend money to hire labor.

Since it is an employment, can the common people not go?

If you don't go, is it considered an escape?

What should the government do then?

The rich have to pay to be exempted from military service. If they don’t pay, how should they be punished?

Sima Guang suddenly realized that citing regulations and breaking laws is actually unavoidable.

However, his style of conduct is still very conservative and cautious. He did not report to the emperor immediately, but transferred some special cases from the court for analysis.

See if there are no similar cases yet.

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Wang Anshi over there is also making final arrangements with the emperor.

First of all, it is not to promulgate new laws, but to make new mages famous.

Wang Anshi had already stated in advance that in order to avoid spending too much energy on rectifying the administration of officials, a temporary government office should be created to bypass the entire system.

This temporary government office was officially named "Zhizhi Sansi Division".

Interpreted as "to master the scriptures and paint the country, to change the old law, to benefit the world."

As the name suggests, it is mainly in charge of financial power.

Zhao Xu had agreed in advance.

Now there is only one candidate left.

To Zhao Xu's surprise, there are two chiefs in the Department of the Regulations of the Three Divisions, named the Regulations of the Three Divisions. Down.

"Why don't you take charge of this department alone, sir?" Zhao Xu asked.

Wang Anshi said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I have little qualifications. If I take charge of this department alone, I am afraid that the name will not be right, the words will not be smooth, and it will not be convincing. Therefore, I suggest that the minister who knows the affairs of the Privy Council be in charge together with the minister."

He has been in the officialdom for so many years, and he is not a stunned young man. It is very dangerous for one person to control the world's finances alone. Can the emperor rest assured?

Besides, he is now a deputy prime minister after all, not a prime minister, and it is impossible for him to be directly promoted to prime minister with his current qualifications.

The four old prime ministers in the current court, Fu Bi, Tang Jie, Zeng Gongliang, and Zhao Yan, all do not support him, so someone must be found to hold the line, after all, Wang Anshi has only been back to Beijing for a year.

Chen Shengzhi has deep qualifications and outstanding achievements. He is also his friend and supports his reform.

The Privy Council is in charge of the world's military and government, and it is a two-mansion with the Zhongshu, one article and one military. Several old men in the Zhongshu objected, so Wang Anshi could only turn his attention to the Privy Council.

Zhao Xu also understood Wang Anshi's concerns, nodded with a smile, and asked again: "Why are the inspectors and Xiangdu officials established, and who should be in charge?"

Wang Anshi said: "The censorship officer is to assist the Shangguan to formulate new laws and regulations, while the Xiangdu interest officer is to visit various places to see if the new law is implemented. If there is something inappropriate, it will be amended immediately. "

It can be seen from the relevant officials that the establishment of the Three Division Regulations is not only in charge of finances, but also has the power of supervision.

In addition, it can be seen from this that Wang Anshi is not blindly self-willed. He also knows that the new law will definitely encounter problems, so he has set up an officer to protect the interests and ensure that problems can be corrected in time.

Wang Anshi said again: "I think it is most suitable for some young officials with relatively inexperienced qualifications."

Zhao Xu nodded, very satisfied and said: "Mr. is really thoughtful!"

The old drivers in the court, no matter how big or small they are, are mostly those with vested interests. How can they do their best to assist Wang Anshi in reforming the law? And those young officials who are still inexperienced will definitely do their best to seek the top position .

After discussing the matter, Wang Anshi suddenly asked: "Have you heard that Su Shi sued the bookstore for gathering talents a few days ago?"

Zhao Xu was stunned for a while, and said: "I know a thing or two, why did you suddenly talk about this matter?"

Wang Anshi said: "The minister thinks that Zhang San's argument is very reasonable. Piracy is becoming more and more widespread, which is not good for the country. The court cannot let it go."

Zhao Xu let out a sigh, and said: "Then according to Mr.'s intention, how should we manage it?"

Wang Anshi informed Zhao Xu of the idea of ​​collecting printing deed tax.

Zhao Xu nodded slightly and said: "This suggestion is good. It can not only prevent piracy, but also increase taxes for the country."

Wang Anshi said: "I hope to use this law as the beginning of a new law."

Zhao Xu's eyes lit up when he heard it, "Sir, this plan is very clever!"

The emergence of this tax law must be beneficial to literati.

Directing pirated printing to genuine editions protects the rights and interests of literati, but at the same time it also conforms to Wang Anshi's philosophy of managing money for the country. Starting from this, it is obviously to show favor to those literati.

This is an interim decision, but this tax law involves very little and has very little impact, and will not have any negative impact on the original plan.

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However, Zhang Fei was not idle either.

Bianhe Street.

"Third brother! We are here."

Zhang Fei got out of the carriage and saw him standing in front of a shop, but the door of the shop was closed.

This shop is Jijuxian.

Li Sidao: "Third brother, then Hou Donglai lives behind this shop, oh, and the printing workshop is also behind."

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "That's right! It's pretty clear."

Li Si chuckled, "I've already asked, but in fact, the bookstores in Bianjing are similar. There is a shop in front and a printing workshop in the back."

Zhang Fei nodded, and suddenly said: "Stay here and watch the carriage, Long Wu will go in with me."

Li Si asked: "Why?"

Zhang Fei said: "Because it's dangerous."

"Oh."

Li Si nodded his head half-understood, and said to Long Wu, "Fifth Brother, you go in with Third Brother, and I'll stop the carriage."

Long Wu nodded and threw the whip to Li Si.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, horse-drawn carriages could not be parked at will. The government built a special place. Of course, a certain fee was charged.

"How many can you play?"

Zhang Fei asked Long Wu.

He came to close the store today, so of course the violent conflict must be taken into consideration.

Long Wudao: "I don't know."

Zhang Fei asked again: "Then how many fights have you had at most?"

"I usually don't fight with others." Long Wu shook his head.

"Dragon Five doesn't fight?"

Zhang Fei was a little panicked. If he had known this before, he brought the black servant Niu Beiqing here, "You... aren't you very skilled in martial arts? Oh, I saw that your sword skills are also quite good that day. "

Long Wudao: "That's why I don't fight with others."

"Understand...go in."

The two entered the small courtyard of the Hou family.

But there was no violent conflict that he was worried about at all, so Hou Donglai was a little more anxious than him, and completed the handover procedures as quickly as possible, and then prepared to pat his **** and leave.

Anyway, this yard is also rented.

If it was his own, it would be more than a thousand.

"Wait!"

Zhang Fei suddenly called Hou Donglai to stop.

Hou Donglai said anxiously: "You...do you have anything else to do?"

Zhang Fei asked, "What are your plans for the future?"

Hou Donglai looked at him suspiciously, "What does this have to do with you?"

Zhang Fei said: "If you don't have a good place to go, I plan to hire you to help me watch this shop."

Hou Donglai was surprised: "You still want to hire me? If it weren't for you...I...you...um...."

Zhang Fei said: "So you follow me, are you still afraid of being bullied? See how wise Fan Yuanwai is."

Hou Donglai was stunned for a moment, but felt that what Zhang Fei said was very reasonable, now that Zhang San is out, the Kaifeng government is afraid, follow him, you can't walk sideways on this Bianhe street!

"You... How much are you going to pay to hire me?"

A businessman!

Money still comes first.

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "Ten times in the first month, see your performance, and then determine the reward."

Hou Donglai agreed without hesitation for long.

It's not a lot of money, but fortunately there is no cost.

There is no need to move.

How cool.

In fact, Zhang Fei can open a store by himself, but the problem is that he doesn't know this business, he needs a mature storefront, even without this lawsuit, he would definitely buy ready-made stores instead of building them himself.

It can be seen that he bought people, not shops.

How could it be possible to let Hou Donglai go, he needs Hou Donglai to help him manage the shop.

He also inquired about it. Hou Donglai's ancestors were printers for the imperial court, and he had always been in this business. Later, he also made a lot of money by doing business on his own. It is no problem to support his family in Hukou.

I never thought that a book would kill him.

After the negotiation, Zhang Fei asked Hou Donglai to take him around.

As Li Si said, this kind of bookstore is basically a combination of stores, a courtyard, the store in the front, the owner's residence in the back, and the workshops and employees' residences on the left and right.

There are seven printers in Jijuxian, two old and five young.

Two old masters and five young apprentices.

This is the case in workshops nowadays.

Master and disciples are mostly relatives.

When he came to the workshop on the left, Zhang Fei was almost fainted by the scent of ink.

He covered his nose and walked around, saw the old printing plate, pointed, "All these things are lost."

Hou Donglai hurriedly said: "Lost it? If we lose it, what seal do we get?"

The two masters nodded at the same time.

Zhang Fei said: "Have you forgotten how you were sued? Isn't it because of these broken editions? If you don't throw it away, the two of us will go together tomorrow!"

Hou Donglai said: "Are you still afraid of these?"

"I'm afraid, that's why I'm the one with the ear pen, ahem, the one with the ear pen."

Zhang Fei suddenly looked at the two old masters behind him, "Which of you is the engraver?"

"I...I am."

One of the uncles in his forties raised his hand.

Zhang Fei asked, "What's your name?"

"My name is Hong Zhong."

"Red?"

Zhang Fei suddenly looked at the one next to him, "You don't mean to be rich, do you?"

The teacher hurriedly said, "I'm not called Facai, I'm called Baiban."

"...good name."

Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, "Just for this name, I will give you two extra...one hundred coins per month."

"Thank you, boss! Thank you, boss."

Hong Zhong and Bai Ban hurriedly cupped their hands to express their thanks.

One hundred dollars is not a lot!

Besides, they are all new officials who take office three times, and this new boss will raise his salary when he comes up.

It's so cool!

Completely ignored Hou Donglai.

Zhang Fei said: "Hong Zhong, no, hehe...Master Hong, have you heard of movable type printing?"

Hou Donglai said: "Of course I have heard of this."

Hong Zhong also nodded and said: "We have all heard about this movable type printing."

Zhang Fei asked: "Then why not use it?"

Hou Donglai said: "We have ready-made printing plates here, so why bother to get them again? Isn't that a lot of money, and that thing has to be typeset every time, which requires people who can read and write. Our store Master Hong and I are the only ones who can read."

Hong Zhongdao: "There is also a lot of technology in movable type printing, and we don't know it either."

Zhang Fei took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Hou Donglai, "Try it according to the method above."

Hou Donglai took it, looked at it for a while, and suddenly asked: "Zhang Sanlang, how long does it take for this fire to stick?"

Zhang Fei said unhappily: "You Song people, you ask me...cough cough, I mean, you can do this, you ask me, how do I know."

Hou Donglai wondered: "Isn't this your method?"

Zhang Fei said confidently: "I just memorized it for the exam, how do I know exactly how to do it."

"Exam?"

"Anyway...Anyway, you try to follow this, and I will allocate some money to you then."

"Oh... ok ok."

Hou Donglai nodded, and said again: "Zhang Sanlang, do you use copper to make characters?"

Zhang Fei said: "Try it all."

Hou Donglai said again: "I advise you not to do this."

"Why?"

"Even if I get it out, I'm afraid I'll lose it all within a month."

"Lost?"

Zhang Fei was stunned for a while before he realized, yes, now copper is money, hard currency, if you want to make movable type, touch two a day, who knows! Pointing at Hou Donglai, he said, "That's why I hired you, do what you want."

Hou Donglai nodded and said, "That's fine, let's try first."

Zhang Fei nodded, and said again: "Also, you can find a way to invite some skilled craftsmen to come. Master Hong alone is not enough. I want to make very exquisite inscriptions to ensure that each of our books is The most exquisite in the world."