Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 313 Argument
This turmoil swept across Bianjing, and naturally everyone in Shengjia Academy couldn't help but discuss it.

Gu Tingye and others argued endlessly about this, but Li An put his chin in his hand and looked out the window in a daze.

Li An was not admiring the scenery, but thinking about Wang Anshi's letter.

Yesterday, Li An received a letter from Wang Anshi. In the letter, Wang Anshi wrote in detail a series of things he did in Yuzhou.

Because the implementation process was not smooth and the resistance was great, Wang Anshi revealed his distress between the lines.

Finally, he invited Li An to go to Yuzhou. Although he didn't say it clearly, the general meaning was that Li An also understood that Wang Anshi was inspired by him and decided to go to the local area to test his ideas.

Now that he is in trouble, I hope Li An can go to Yuzhou to help him get out of this predicament.

However, Ang Lee actually has no good solution for this.

It’s not that Ang Lee doesn’t have a way, it’s that he has a way but it doesn’t work at all.

When he said those words to Wang Anshi, on the one hand, Wang Anshi took the initiative to ask him, and on the other hand, he wanted Wang Anshi to fail in his reform.

Only in this way can he realize the hardships and difficulties of reform and avoid being stubborn like what happened in history in the future.

"What do you think of the policies implemented by Wang Tongpan in Yuzhou?" Gu Tingye said.

Gu Tingye stood up and saluted and said: "Nowadays, the Song Dynasty is full of long-standing shortcomings and the national treasury is empty. Only reform and innovation can eliminate the long-standing shortcomings and enrich the country and strengthen the army. Although the peace between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom and Xixia has been long-lasting, as the saying goes, be prepared for danger in times of peace, and the north Being infinitely defensible is always a serious problem. Only with a rich country and strong soldiers can we resist the Liao Kingdom and Xixia, and even conquer the Sixteenth State of Yanyun and reshape the northern barrier."

"Recently, Bian Jingdu is talking about what Wang Tongpan did in Yuzhou. I just heard you talking outside. In this case, today's policy discussion will be based on this." Zhuang Xuexue said.

"Zi Qian, why don't you speak?"

So Gu Tingye looked at Li An, who had been silent, trying to get his support.

After the provincial examination, Zhuang Xuexue's teaching methods have changed a lot.

He had just been thinking about how to reply to Wang Anshi, and didn't even listen to what a few people said.

The ministers of the DPRK asked the officials to deal with Wang Anshi. Although they did not get the answer, a series of policies implemented by Wang Anshi in Yuzhou were also spread to Bianjing.

Xuexue Zhuang waved his hand and asked everyone to sit down, and he also sat down.

Li An didn't know what to say for a while, but fortunately Zhuang Xuexue came and eased his dilemma.

In the first class every day in the afternoon, a topic will be randomly selected from the Four Books and Five Classics for everyone to debate.

"Well done, scholar!" Everyone stood up and saluted.

For people like Wang Anshi, Li An still admired him very much, and didn't want him to end sadly like in history.

Gu Tingye and Sheng Changbai admired Wang Anshi's policies, but Sheng Changfeng, Qi Heng and Wen Yanjing all opposed it.

"Ah? What did I say?" Li An said in confusion.

"pedant."

For a while, neither party could convince the other. Gu Tingye and Sheng Changbai were at a disadvantage because they had few people.

Zhuang Xuexue waved his hand and said: "These are too far away. Just talk about the advantages and disadvantages of Wang Tongpan's strategy."

Reform is, after all, a very sensitive topic, and Zhuang Xuexue doesn't want to talk too much about it.

Gu Tingye accepted the offer and said: "Wang Tongpan implemented many policies in Yuzhou, and the students agreed very much. Especially the policy of letting the government lend money to the people to buy grain seeds. The students believed that this policy was beneficial and harmless, but With this strategy, Wang Tongpan will be remembered in history. "Brother Gu's words are wrong."

Sheng Changfeng stood up, first bowed to Xuexue Zhuang, then looked at Gu Tingye and said, "If the government lends money to the people, isn't it competing with the people for profit? Besides, what if the people don't pay back?"

"How can this be competing for profit with the people? When ordinary people are in poverty, they can only borrow money and grain from the landlords and gentry. The interest is very high, and if the people can't pay it, they can only sell the land to the landlords and gentry and become tenants. As a result, land annexation is very serious. If the government lends money to the people, the interest rate is lower. Wouldn't it be beneficial to the country and the people to curb land annexation?" Gu Tingye retorted.

"Then what if the people can't pay it back? Brother Gu also said that the treasury is empty now. If the people borrow the money but can't pay it back, do they want the money or not? If so, the people will have to sell their land if they can't afford it. If not, let’s not talk about the issue of court expenses. Once everyone follows suit, no amount of money in the treasury will be enough. What’s more, the landlords and squires are also common people in the Song Dynasty. If they compete for profits, wouldn’t they be competing with the people? ?" Sheng Changfeng said.

"Zeyuan is right."

Wen Yanjing stood up and said: "I was born in a poor family, and my family is also an ordinary person. I know ordinary people very well.

For ordinary people, there are always periods of drought throughout the year.

Although the interest rate is higher when borrowing money and grain from landlords and squires, most ordinary people rent some fields from landlords and squires. Landlords and squires will not be too forced, and most of them will give them some grace.

However, the government cannot do this. After all, the government's money is taken from the people and must be used for the people. In addition to what was handed over to the treasury, there was not much left. If the people did not pay, the government would cut off expenditures. If the people were forced to pay back, I am afraid that there would be rebellion by the government and the people. "

Wen Yanjing opposed this matter. As he said, he was not optimistic about it.

Another reason is that after he won the election and returned to his hometown this time, the local squire and landlord gave him a lot of land.

Now his family can be considered a small landowner. If Wang Anshi's policy is promoted, his family's interests will also be damaged.

If he had no fame, Wen Yanjing would naturally agree.

Now that he has achieved fame and status through hard work, he has become a class person. Before he can enjoy the treatment of his class, if someone wants to take advantage of his interests, he will naturally not agree.

"Students believe that everything has advantages and disadvantages, and the advantages obviously outweigh the disadvantages. Strict systems can be formulated to prevent those disadvantages," Sheng Changbai said.

Qi Heng also stood up and expressed his opinion.

All in all, I just don’t agree.

Xuexue Zhuang nodded slightly, but did not say anything. Instead, he looked at Li An with a smile and said, "Why don't Zi Qian tell me?"

"pedant."

Li An stood up, bowed, and said, "The students think what they said makes sense, but they don't know what to say."

"hehe."

Xuexue Zhuang smiled and shook his head: "Slippery."

Li An was a little embarrassed when he heard this. He really didn't want to participate in such a debate.

The reason why Gu Tingye and Sheng Changbai agreed was because they were passionate and had the world in mind.

Sheng Changfeng and others opposed it because they had vested interests.

In this case, the argument makes no sense whatsoever.

Xuexue Zhuang pressed his hand and asked Li An to sit down. He did not comment on the debate that the few people had just had. Instead, he stroked his beard and said: "You all aspire to take the imperial examination. If you pass the exam, you will become an official or an ordinary person." Regardless of whether you are a landlord or a gentry, as long as you are a citizen, what you need as an official is to find a balance."

Li An was thoughtful after hearing this. Judging from Zhuang Xuexue's words, it seemed that he did not agree with the policies implemented by Wang Anshi in Yuzhou.

(End of this chapter)