I studied in modern times

Chapter 400 Believe in the Wisdom of Later Generations
The next morning, when Zhao Xu woke up, he suddenly remembered.

"Yes……"

"I remembered it!"

In his previous life, the Han Jie-Guo Xian-Lu Shiminwo case was the trigger for Han Zhen's downfall.

After Han Zhen united with Sima Guang and Lu Gong of the old party, they fought against Cai Que and drove away Zhang Dun.

He ushered in the liquidation of him by the old party.

The introduction is this case.

The prime minister protected his nephew and even instigated local officials to protect him.

For this reason, the people in Yushitai, controlled by the old party, became angry and continued to criticize, and finally Han Zhen was driven out of the court in despair.

However, the current facts prove that it was completely a frame-up of Han Zhen by the old party.

Because it is Han Jiang who is in the capital hall now, and Han Jiang is busy all day reviewing the Youth Law.

There is not so much effort and time to take care of such small things.

Zhao Xu guessed that this case was probably very simple, a case in which local officials protected each other in order to cling to powerful people.

However, since Han Jie relied on his grandfather's name to be able to show off outside, even if he made trouble, someone would help him wipe his ass.

Then don't blame others. They used this matter as a handle to attack Han Jiang for protecting his grandson, and even instigated the local officials to conceal the truth and deceive the court.

This is the integration of rights and responsibilities in feudal society.

Good thing, the whole family can enjoy it together.

Naturally, if something goes wrong, the entire family will have to bear the consequences.

Therefore, in official circles, it is natural for others to use this matter as an excuse.

Anyone who doesn’t do this is a fool!
You gave me the handle, why don't I use it?
With this thought in mind, Zhao Xu had already finished washing.

Then, under the service of the female officials, he changed into pure white mourning clothes and took the bamboo stick.

Queen Mother Xiang also came at this time.

"Mother." Zhao Xu stood up to greet her.

Empress Dowager Xiang had also put on mourning clothes. She looked at Zhao Xu, nodded and said, "My condolences, Brother Six."

Zhao Xu nodded: "I know this!"

The mother and son had breakfast in Funing Hall.Not long after finishing breakfast, Feng Jing came to announce: "I am informed that the empress, everyone, and all the ministers in the hall have gone to the east to close the door to express their condolences."

With that said, Feng Jing respectfully delivered the condolences presented by the ministers to Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu just looked at it casually and said: "I ordered the Academy of Sciences to prepare an imperial edict to thank my ministers."

There is a process for this.

The condolences of the ministers had been written a long time ago and passed the review.

The Academy also prepared letters of thanks to the ministers long in advance.

Everything is a routine, a process, performed for the world to see.

"No!" Feng Jing bowed again and left.

Zhao Xu was busy this day.

In the morning, he led the ministers in Jinling Palace to pay homage to the portrait of the late emperor, and personally presided over the sacrificial ceremony at the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

In the afternoon, surrounded by the governors, he came to Prince Ying's Mansion, where the late emperor lived when he was Prince Ying - a palace complex in Da Nei, where Zhao Hao and Zhao Fan lived in the past.

This place has now been renamed Ruicheng Palace.

In Ruicheng Palace, Zhao Xu presided over the worship of the late emperor's old palace.

He also ordered people to give some relics left by the late emperor to the ministers - mainly calligraphy and painting, pen and ink and some gold and silver utensils.

After doing all this, it was already sunset. Zhao Xu dragged his tired body back to the palace. As usual, he went to Qingshou Palace and Baoci Palace to pay his respects to the two palaces, and accompanied the Empress Dowager Xiang in Baoci Palace. After dinner, we returned to Funing Hall around three o'clock in the morning.

Just after returning to Funing Palace, Feng Jing quietly told him: "Everyone, Shi Duzhiyan, has found out the details of the businessman who purchased Jiaozi in Bianjing City."

"So fast?" Zhao Xu was surprised.

"It is said that it was because the people from the Detective Department saw the merchant entering and leaving the Prince of Jiyang's residence, so they sent someone to bribe the concierge of the Prince of Jiyang's family to find out his details!" Feng Jing replied.

Zhao Xu nodded to express his understanding.

In the Song Dynasty, a society where everything was about money, even people around the emperor could be bribed to leak forbidden information.

The concierge of a mere county prince's family is naturally very greedy for money.

Not to mention that someone paid to find out the details of a merchant who came to his master's house.

As long as they are willing to pay, these people are willing to sell even the owner's whereabouts.

In a commodity economy, anything can be turned into a commodity.

This is why Zhao Xu keeps rewarding the people around him, even if it is a female official who helps him dress or cleans his little yellow door.

If you give them enough money, their loyalty will naturally rise, and they will naturally keep their mouths shut.

"What's the background of the merchant?" Zhao Xu asked.

Feng Jing handed a report into his hands.

Zhao Xu walked back to his bed, sat down, took apart the paint, and started reading.

Then he laughed.

The above content shows that the man's name is Huang Liang, a soldier from Shaowu, Fujian Road, and a younger brother of Huang Lu, the magistrate of Xuzhou.

His grandfather and Huang Lu's grandfather were brothers.

now it's right!

Zhao Xu put down the report and said to Feng Jing: "Tell Shi Deyi to send someone to contact this Huang Liang. If possible, next time I go out to inspect Kaifeng Mansion, I will bring this person to Kaifeng Mansion and I will talk to him personally. "

The commodity economy in Song Dynasty society was abnormal and had congenital defects.

According to Zhao Xu’s teacher in modern times, the economy of the Northern Song Dynasty was a symbiotic form of the government-run monopoly economy and the bureaucratic privileged economy.

The evidence is that the government and official elite groups control most of the production, manufacturing, circulation and sales channels of goods.

Raw materials, technology, and markets are almost entirely controlled by the government and bureaucrats.

Ordinary people simply cannot get involved in those truly profitable transactions.

Therefore, according to normal circumstances, even if the Song Dynasty was given another 100 years, it would not be able to develop capital in the modern sense.

If you want to point out the national policy of mercantilism, there is no social basis.

no way!
Zhao Xu could only go up by himself.

By supporting a group of foreign relatives and dignitaries, they were allowed to develop and grow.

Xiang Zonghui, Gao Gongji were in Xihe, and Gao Zunhui was in Guangxi, and they did just this kind of thing.

At the same time, using the Song-Liao trade, Zhao Xu was also trying to support several large-scale handicraft merchant groups that could compete.

Financially, he also had to provide support and guidance.This is a bureaucratic command economy.

It was also a method he came up with after thinking about it after he ascended the throne.

To learn from South Korea’s experience, first support a few chaebols.

Only when the plutocrats rise up can they have the opportunity to do other things.

Otherwise, even if he wants to do something, without the support of a firm and powerful interest group with sufficient financial resources, he will be doomed to fail in the end.

This is the key to the success of Shang Yang's reform but the failure of Wang Anshi's reform.

Ren Shang Yang supports the noble group of military meritorious deeds!

Who did you, Wang Anshi, support?Who is completely tied to your new law?Which group will shed blood to defend your reforms?

The answer is no!
Even Zhang Dun, Cai Que and others did not sacrifice everything to defend the new law.

Instead, they surrendered before the old party.

Had it not been for the fact that the old party later acted too radically and did not give the new party any room for maneuver, it even intensified political persecution.

Wang Anshi's reform had completely failed in Zhao Xu's previous life.

As for when these guys get up, will they do anything harmful to the world or even corrupt the world?
Zhao Xu has nothing to do with it!

He can only believe in the wisdom of future generations, and he can only believe that future generations will definitely have ways to deal with these plutocrats.

……

Han Jiang held the letter written by his grandson Han Jie in his hand and shook his head.

"Zifu did a terrible job in Chengdu!" He sighed: "I'm afraid he was a pawn for others!"

Who is he?

As soon as Han Jie's letter was delivered to him, he immediately knew that this stupid grandson had been used as a weapon.

The officials in Chengdu coaxed him to do so many things.

The benefits were taken away by others.

But when the court held them accountable, all the responsibility lay with Han Jie.

Han Jiang could even imagine that when the time comes, those who once surrounded Han Jie, flattered him, flattered him, and showed loyalty to him would definitely come back without hesitation.

And put all problems and responsibilities on Han Jie.

"Sir..." Han Yu, the grandson Han Jiang brought with him, asked tremblingly: "Then what should we do now?"

"What should we do?" Han Jiang smiled: "Of course, the court will deal with it how it should be dealt with!"

"I even had to write a letter in person, requesting the imperial court to escort Zifu back to Bianjing and send him to Dali Temple for review!"

Han Yu was startled and said quickly: "Sir, would this be..." He chose a word: "It's too harsh!"

In his opinion, his brother was still the eldest brother who had brought him up since he was a child. However, there were times when the yamen of the prime minister's family was going to be imprisoned.

It's so cruel!
What if Han Jie can't figure it out, refuses to be humiliated, and commits suicide?
Han Jiang snorted: "Since he dares to do such a thing, he is still afraid of going to Dali Temple to be tried?"

It's not scary to be used as a weapon.

The scary thing is that someone has to pay for being sold!

Take a look at Han Jie’s letter!
He was actually still saying good things about Guo Xian and Lu Shimin, still thinking that he was the prime minister's grandson and could protect these two people.

stupid!
Stupid home!

I'm afraid he won't wake up until Guo Xian and Lu Shimin come forward and put all the responsibility on him.

Han Yu wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Han Jiang with a wave of his hand.

"Wu Anchi, Wen Jifu, can all go to Dali Temple, why can't he go?"

Wu Anchi was the son of the former prime minister Wu Chong and the son-in-law of another prime minister Wang Anshi.

Wen Jifu, Wen Yanbo's son.

These two people were caught by Cai Que and sent to Dali Temple.

Did Wu Chong and Wen Yanbo say anything?

No, not a word was said!

Instead, he submitted a letter requesting the late emperor to conduct a strict investigation and rectify the national law!

Han Jiang said softly: "Is it possible that my grandson, Han Jiang, is more valuable than the children of Wu Chongqing and Wen Kuanfu's family?"

"I wouldn't dare! I would never dare!"

In this matter, as a prime minister, he was the right thing to do to eliminate relatives.

Because in this way, the dispute between the government and the public will naturally subside.

In turn, others have to help him reduce Han Jie's crime and find ways to remove Han Jie from this matter.

Just like Cai Que, he happily sent Wu Anchi and Wen Jifu to Dali Temple.

Then he looked back and realized - Oh no!Wu Chong and Wen Yanbo said: These two people have violated national laws and hope that your majesty will punish them accordingly.

Does he dare to continue to pursue and fight?
dare not!

Because this harms everyone's interests.

Today, the sons (grandsons) of the two prime ministers can be imprisoned and punished.

Then tomorrow, even the prime minister might be questioned?

As a result, Cai Que could only scramble to find ways to exonerate these two people.

However, he was too active in doing things and seized too much evidence, and even in the end he did not collect all the evidence.

The late emperor couldn't stand it any longer, so he came out and issued an edict to close the case.

Wu Anchi, Wen Jifu were all demoted.

But within two years, these two men were reinstated and even promoted.

Especially Wu Anchi, whose appointment as governor of Huazhou was recommended by Cai Que to the two palaces before his Majesty's resignation.

What can Cai indeed do?
He is also desperate!
Wu Chong and Wen Yanbo didn't play their cards according to common sense. They thought they had captured the trump card and kidnapped him in turn.

Han Yu looked at his grandfather's old but serious face. He lowered his head and said, "But if this happens, my eldest brother's future will probably be ruined, and he will never be able to get a library job in this life."

"A library job?" Han Jiang smiled: "He's the only one who still wants a library job!"

"I'll be thankful if he doesn't go out and embarrass me!"

"If he can learn from this lesson in the future, serve as an official honestly, and land safely, it will be the manifestation of my ancestors of the Han family!"

Han Jiang now feels that Wen Kuanfu deserves to be Wen Kuanfu!

so amazing!

I realized early on that none of the children in my family would be successful, so I simply changed my mind to becoming a foreign relative.

(End of this chapter)