The struggle of the reborn prince

"My lord concluded that Zhang Tianjue would be fired, and he refused to help him, so he wanted to help the new one?" Huang Jingchen couldn't figure out the way of Zhao Tong, and asked cautiously.

"We can't control the affairs of the court now. What we can do is to make money and manage our three-acre land well!" Zhao Tang waved his hand and said, he still knew how much he was involved in the battle in the court In the process, I will soon be eaten by those old oily people, and there will be nothing left.He was very helpless at this time, and also felt desolate. It was even more unkind to take advantage of Zhang Shangying's resignation to make money, but what could he do?What's even more terrible now is that since Wang Anshi's political reform in Shenzong's reign, there have been constant party disputes, new and old party disputes, and internal disputes within the new party for more than 40 years.

"Yes, above the court, if you make a wrong step now, you will be doomed. How many people will be able to retreat!" Huang Jingchen has been in the palace for many years, and he has a more thorough understanding of these things. Feeling that the future is unpredictable, they have learned to adapt to the situation and adapt to the wind.In terms of political views, the old and the new are incompatible. No matter right or wrong, as long as you agree, I will oppose it.On the issue of party disputes, both sides are masters, good at fighting in the nest, experts in civil wars, outsiders in foreign wars, who are bullied by the outside to pay compensation, but choke their own people to death, and use all means to exclude, persecute, and retaliate against each other.

"After Lao Zhang left, there were no more gentlemen in my Great Song Dynasty. This group of people had read books all their lives, and they taught a set of principles, but in the end they were all cleaned up by a group of villains. I read it in the stomach of a dog!" Zhao Tong said emotionally, saying that the big waves wash away the sand, and in the end, the gentlemen in the court were all killed by the gentlemen, exiled, Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, Fan Zhongyan, Su Shi and Su Zhe Which of the two brothers was not a hero for a while, but neither of them ended well. It is not unreasonable for later generations to comment that "Song died of a gentleman, not a villain".

"Come on, Zhang Tianjue is not a gentleman. He used to belong to Cai Jing's party. Later, he became a big leader, but his talent is mediocre, and he doesn't do much in politics. Although he is not a gentleman, he is still a gentleman compared with Cai Jing. Good guy, at least he is not as bad as the Pope going to school!" Huang Jingchen commented.

"The problem is also here. It is said that 'it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality'. After Lao Zhang became prime minister, he overthrew Cai Jing's set, called on everyone to promote frugality, and embezzled a lot of money from the internal treasury. Filling up the shortfall, but not being able to make money, the treasury is still empty, and the finances are still tight. In this society, you have no money, and you still ask everyone to live a hard life. Who will follow you!" Zhao Tang looked at Huang Jingchen with a look on his face. Said playfully.

"Hmph, don't look at me like that. I'm not that kind of person. When you first arrived here, you had nothing but illness!" Huang Jingchen was terrified by Zhao Tong's look, and quickly argued.

"Hey, I didn't mention you, you don't have that idea, why are you guilty!" Zhao Tang said with a smile, "Don't worry, we can make a lot of money right away, even if I make it up for you, Lao Zhang this time After stepping down from the stage, Cai Jing will definitely get back together, at that time, everything must return to the original, and now some people still have Lao Cai’s hair..." Zhao Tong put his arms around Huang Jingchen and whispered in his ear.

"My lord, I think the emperor should let you be the prime minister. You can think of such a way!" After hearing this, Huang Jingchen looked him up and down as if he didn't know him.

"Go, I'm a villain. To be a prime minister, you have to be a hypocrite at least. I'm still far behind!" Zhao Tang said with a smile, "I've prepared all the money for you, Uncle Huang, so hurry up and deal with it. Others are not fools, and when they find out, we won't even be able to drink soup!"

"Well, I'm going to order people to go out and collect it everywhere tomorrow. Now this thing is like a butt wipe. I guess it will be sold for a few dollars!" Huang Jingchen said.

"This matter must be done quickly, and secondly, it must be kept secret. We must not let anyone know our purpose!" Zhao Teng warned, "Old Zhang's downfall, there must be another group of people who will follow. You can give them some Cheng Yi, if you can't get rid of it under the relief, it's a treat, but don't go too far, if the judge impeaches you, I will have to spend money to protect you!"

"My lord, you are too... robbing them of their money, and then giving them a little more, and you have to make people feel that it is a timely gift of gratitude. I have to be careful in the future!" Huang Jingchen thought for a long time, but couldn't think of an appropriate word. To express their 'resentment'.

"Hmph, old man, if you don't get things done for me this time, I'll stop your salary, take your envoy's money, and let you stay in the mansion and eat porridge every day!" Zhao Tong said very cooperatively .

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In the blink of an eye, in August, Zhang Shangying was convicted of "ten crimes" as Zhao Tun said, and he was dismissed from office and demoted from Beijing.In the year before and after, Shang Ying finished playing what this particular role should do, and now it's time to bid farewell to the stage.When he left Bianjing, he wrote "Nanxiangzi", which can be regarded as a summary of his life: Xiang Wan left Beijing Pass, and the face was cold with drizzle and breeze.The green grass bank beside the willow embankment is impressive.Only in the distance between people's hearts.Drinking wine must be dry, Mo Dao floats like a leisurely life.How difficult it is to use it against the world's affairs!

"My lord, Zhang Tianjue is gone. I have now received [-] yuan in salt money and spent [-] guan. Now I don't know who will be the prime minister and won't fall into our hands?" The court came to look for Zhao Tun, and Lao Zhang stepped down. He has not appointed a new prime minister, and he has no idea.

"Uncle Huang, you are so old, why can't you hold your breath, drink some tea first!" Zhao Tang hurriedly asked Huang Jingchen to sit down, and asked Jianxi to bring tea.

"Can I not be in a hurry? In the beginning, I paid for two pieces of money. Later, when people heard that I was collecting old salt, salt merchants flocked to them. They were willing to sell the money. Up and down, if you can't buy salt in the future, you will die!" Seeing Zhao Tun laughing at him, Huang Jingchen said, pointing to the blister on the corner of his mouth.

"Uncle Huang, those who are bold and cowardly are starved to death now. The more you collect now, the more we will earn in the future. Don't be afraid, just keep collecting and spend the remaining 20 pennies." So far, the loss is [-] guan, so let's treat it as nothing this year!" Zhao Tang said indifferently.

"My lord, you are so full now that you don't know that a hungry man is hungry!" Huang Jingchen couldn't choke on the tea after listening to Zhao Tong's words. If Wan Guan says throw it away, then throw it away!"

"Uncle Huang, don't worry!" Zhao Tuo thumped Huang Jingchen on the back a few times, letting him calmly say, "Does Huang Uncle remember what happened when Cai Jing was reunited at the beginning of Chongning?"

"Oh, what does the lord mean to say, is Cai Jing really going to reunite this time?" Zhao Tong's words awakened the dreamer, Huang Jingchen is an old man in the palace, how could he not know the incident caused by Cai Jing's restructuring that year? What about the storm!

Salt is an inseparable part of people's life, and it has been monopolized by the Northern Song Dynasty government for a long time.In the northwest region, the "salt banknote" policy implemented is to ask merchants to pay money to the local government, and then exchange for "salt banknotes" to buy official salt with banknotes.In the southeastern region, the local government monopolizes the sale, and the salt money is divided into two parts, one part is handed over to the central government, and the other part is reserved for the local government.

Cai Jing presided over the speech department as the prime minister. In order to improve the financial deficit, he completely changed the "salt money" policy.He asked salt merchants to pay the central government, and then exchanged for "salt banknotes" to buy salt locally.In this way, the salt interest belongs to the central government, and the local government can't get any feathers. This policy has immediate effects, and the national treasury will soon be filled.But there is still a problem here, that is, the government's salt banknotes are often replaced. The old banknotes are not used up, and new banknotes are issued again. Only when the money is pasted can the old be exchanged for the new.Often it costs three times as much to get a copy.If there is no money to exchange for new salt banknotes, the old banknotes will be discarded and become old paper waste. Many businessmen are forced to go bankrupt and even go bankrupt.

In order to maintain the new image of the New Deal, Cai Jing believed that the imperial court would not repay the old salt banknotes, which would break the trust of the people and hinder the great power of the heavenly dynasty. , treasures and furniture etc.The news was soon known by some ministers in the court. They mobilized relatives of the salt merchants and immediately bought a lot of old salt banknotes at a low price.Soon, merchants rushed to the capital to exchange salt banknotes. It was very difficult to buy salt banknotes, and those who started early not only made a lot of money by reselling the exchanged salt banknotes, but also got the folded items from the court early. , It was sold later, and it was another large income. Once in and out, the money earned was more than tens of millions.

"Yeah, Cai Jing is a good hand with money. Now that the father is short of money, he will definitely use him as a prime minister. After Lao Zhang came to power, he rejected his policies. All the salt notes he issued back then were abolished, or exchanged No salt, if Cai Jing wants to achieve political success soon after he comes to power, besides tea, he will use salt. In order to catch big fish, he will use the same tricks at the beginning. Let's take this opportunity to catch some oil and water. Now you are a servant Everyone in the province knows, and they are familiar with everyone, so you can make it easier for yourself and get some good things from Zuo Zangku!" Zhao Tuo saw Huang Jingchen's face change, and knew that he wanted to understand, and said with a smile .

"Haha, the people who manage the Zuo Zangku are all my disciples and grandchildren. If they dare to disobey me, I will skin them!" Huang Jingchen grinned. The money came easily.

"Then don't be idle, hurry up and continue to collect. We can earn 80 yuan even if we leave at a low price. You can also learn from Tong Guan and the others, marry a few wives and have fun!" Zhao said. Tan teased him, don't be surprised, everyone, it was legal for eunuchs in the Song Dynasty to marry wives, and the eunuchs could buy houses and land outside, and they could go home when they had nothing to do, instead of staying in the palace all the time, this is also a major feature !

"Hehe, I'm not as elegant as Tong Guan and the others. I'm content with the prince, but I don't know when Cai Jing will be reunited!" Huang Jingchen couldn't wait, and asked again.

"Uncle Huang, Lao Cai is still in Hangzhou for the elderly, and he will have to wait until March next year at the earliest!" Zhao Tang said, "Now we have another big thing to do. The three-year mourning period for Empress Daxing is about to expire. I'm about to be canonized as a queen, I, as a son, should show it!"

"Good thing, this is a very good thing, it must make the empress happy, but what should I give..." Huang Jingchen looked at Zhao Tuo and felt beautiful. It would be good to be a disciple of a fairy, and he could walk ahead of others in everything.