Compete for the Song Dynasty

Wang Pang took care of the trivial matters around him, but was hindered by several things.One is that the adoptive father Bao Zheng was promoted again to Yushi Zhongcheng. The chancellor’s status is high enough, but according to the Song Dynasty’s regulations, Yushi Zhongcheng impeached the prime minister. If there is evidence, the prime minister must resign.

Bao Zheng didn't understand, why did the boy next to Wang stop being an official if he was a good official.So I invited Mr. Wang Anshi to meet Wang and talk together.The matter of Wang Pang's resignation was not discussed with Lord Bao and Wang Anshi, so naturally the two elders still wanted to teach Wang Pang a lesson.Bao Zheng almost asked, what kind of official do you want to be?

Before Wang Pang was about to go to Chenzhou, he had a conversation with Renzong and told the two adults about the key points.He also talked about the matter of being apprenticed to Zhang Yi in Chenzhou, the matter of meeting Zhang Zai himself, and the matter of going to find the matter under the moon by the way. Bao Zheng scolded with a smile: Zhang Yi, an old man, is very good at poaching talents.

Wang Anshi didn't know this person, so he asked Bao Zheng, "But I don't know what kind of person Zhang Yi is?"

Bao Zheng said: "This person can compare with Zhu Chong, Kang Xi, and Zhang Bu in terms of government and business. He can compare with the hat Tian family in terms of wealth." [

Zhu Chong transported flowers and stones for the royal afforestation; Kangxiju salt merchants, Zhang Bute served wine, these are only authorized by the imperial court.And that Mao Tian's family was married to the heads of ten counties, and they had a lot of financial resources.Who is Zhang Yi?

Wang Pang didn't know until he arrived in Bianjing that Zhang Yi was on good terms with various guilds.Although he does not preside over the guild, he is indeed the financial leader behind the merchants.At the end of the month, "timely estimate" the commercial price of the service, and I need to seek his opinion.

Wang Anshi frowned, thinking to himself why this person is so clever.Bao Zheng squinted his eyes and recalled the past and said: "I met Zhang Yi when I was in Chenzhou. He was humble and humble. Although he was very rich, he lived a simple life. Before I came to Kaifeng Mansion, he was already rich in the world. The old man is also the same. Think about what makes this person extraordinary, besides, do you know?"

Wang Pang was thinking about the guild and Kaifeng Mansion's 'time estimate' when he suddenly heard Bao Zheng's question.Then he replied: "Master is good at inquiring about news, and he has his own analysis. My boy resigned this time because he wanted to further his studies."

Wang Anshi turned to Bao Zheng, "Jiefu had a thought, in terms of finances, both finance and government must be given equal weight. Now that officials do not act, if there is no reform, the treasury will inevitably be empty in the future. Not to mention that if there are foreign enemies in governing the country, they will also be used for war. If you talk about the theory of politics, it is better to reform and reform with money, to treat with propriety, and to rule with law.”

Bao Zheng agreed with Wang Anshi's thoughts and said: "That said, it would be a good thing if you resign from office and learn more about financial affairs."

Wang Pang saw that the two adults agreed, so he tormented Bao Zheng to show him the so-called "Time Estimation".Waiting for time to estimate, it is half a month.

During this period, Wang Anshi wrote Renzong's "Wan Yan Shu" to explain the need for reform.Let Wang Pang tell him what he saw and heard during this trip, what Nan Jifeng told about the south, and his understanding of the "guild" and "time estimate" in the Song Dynasty.Now Wang had no choice but to stay for a few more days, thinking in his heart that he remembered that Wang Anshi's reform was an event during the reign of Shenzong, could it be that he traveled through time and space ahead of time?

Wang Pang remembered Zhang Yi's homework when Wang Pang left Chenzhou. He visited shops and water transport wharves in his spare time, and learned about the origin of wine, salt, tea, etc., and only then did he know that Guangnan is also an important salt land.Isn't this salt a forbidden thing in my impression? But that wasn't the case in the Northern Song Dynasty.

The imperial court basically laissez-faire to the general trade activities of merchants.Even if it is forbidden to discuss monopoly goods, it does not completely and absolutely exclude merchants from buying and selling. It mainly adopts a joint operation between the government and merchants, and merchants participate in the operation. As a result, many tea merchants, salt merchants, and cross-introduction merchants in the Song Dynasty became rich and powerful. .

The government buys various items, mainly dealing with various commercial guilds. This guild first collects commercial taxes, and second, implements scientific and technological distribution, and also assists the government in checking the quality of official goods.

On the last day of ten days (quarter), Wang went to Kaifeng Mansion to see the "time estimate".See that the Secretary of Records recruited the accounts of the various guilds to serve, and agreed with the officials of the Records and Records on the price of the items to be provided in the next ten days.Then formulate prices for the next ten days.

Now Wang Bang understands that Zhang Yi still has news from the guild and the government, and Zhang Yi is the "leader" of the beggar gang.Not only first-hand information, but also the right to participate in pricing.What Zhang Yi is better at is "seeing the end and knowing the end".

Ordinarily, the head of the regiment is well-informed about what news he wants, but there is no news under the moon.At this time, Wang Pang was touched by a scene and wanted to leave Bianjing immediately.

On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, Renzong said that the Moheluo that came to the palace was distributed to the kings, grandchildren, nobles and their ministers. Some of the Moheluo were installed with carved wooden and colored railings, and a red gauze and green cage was used as a cover. Decorate with gold and silver jewelry.There is also such a coincidence that the delicate clay dolls are actually dressed in men's or women's clothes, and are also decorated with gold, silver and jewelry to make them more luxurious.

Although Wang Pang has an official position, he also received an imperial gift. They are a couple of Qiaoer, which just reminds him of Yuexia.At this time, Zhang Zai was working as a county magistrate in Danzhou, which belonged to Yongjun Road. Wang Pang decided to take a detour before arriving in Danzhou.First go to Fenzhou to take Di Qing's ashes back for burial, and find Liang Yuexia by the way.

Danzhou belongs to Yongxing West Road. From the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, Suyichuan was known as the "Northern Gate".This place is only two hundred miles away from Yanzhou, where the battle of Yanzhou took place in the first year of Emperor Renzong's Kangding reign.

Wang Pang's trip can be described as a long journey, and Bianjing is just a thousand miles away from Danzhou. After calculating the distance, Wang Pang hopes to meet Zhang Zai soon and learn about the art of traveling through the past and the present.If you drive, it will take about ten hours.But think about it, even if you come by car, you have to walk for a whole day without a high speed.If ordinary people get on a horse, it will take less than a month.

Considering that Lu Shenyan hadn't traveled so far, and Chenzhou also needed people in his "home", Wang Pang sent Lu Shenyan back to Chenzhou to wait for news.Thinking of arranging He Libo to continue to work in Kaifeng Mansion, He Libo would not do anything, and everyone was not at ease when Wang went so far alone. Seeing that He Libo is like a big brother, it would be good to have him take care of him. [

Next to the king, He Libo and He Libo detoured to Fenzhou and went to Diqing's hometown in Xihe to find Diqing's old friend and bury General Diqing's ashes.Ask the source under the moon to know.Wang Pang was a little disappointed.After handling Di Qing's affairs properly, he left for Danzhou.

The mountain road became more and more difficult to walk all the way. The two set off on the eighth day of July and arrived in Yunyan County, Danzhou, around the fifteenth day of August.Entered the county seat to inquire about the location of the county yamen, went to the gate of the county yamen, saw that only the yamen servants were on duty, the county yamen opened, and several tables of banquets were set up in the open space in front of the lobby of the county yamen.The yamen servants are not on errands and become waiters, serving dishes after busy work.

Wang Pang and Wang entered the front yard of the county yamen, and each of them paid attention to them. He Libo stopped a yamen servant who had just served food and asked, "I said, what are you doing?"

The yamen servant was walking briskly, he almost staggered when he dragged him, he hurriedly stopped, looked at He Libo and asked: "You two come from other places, is there an announcement or a case?"

He Libo waved his hand: "No, no, we are here to visit the county magistrate Zhang Zai."

The yamen servant gritted his teeth when he heard this, and smiled with a simple and simple characteristic of people from northern Shaanxi: If you two are not in a hurry, leave a name card and I will go back and report to the county magistrate first.Can it be done today?

He asked one by one and answered one by one. The inspectors next to the king looked in the yard, and they couldn't figure out what the trick was. Four or five tables were full of old people, and the youngest was about 50 years old. chat.

He Libo asked: "Your county government has become a restaurant, why can't you go to the county magistrate?"

The yamen servant said: Today is the day when the county magistrate entertains the elders in the county. There is such a day every month that he does not receive official business.He hurried to Zhang Luo, talking while walking, He Libo and Wang Pang also found it interesting, so they followed him and listened.

Wang Pang pointed to the people in the courtyard and said: "Those are old people in the county, what do you county magistrates talk about with them?"

Speaking of which, the three of them had already walked to the kitchen in the inner courtyard, and seeing other servants serving dishes hurried past, they didn't seem to take it seriously that there were two more King Helibo in the county government.Instead, they bluffed with the leader and called him Team Leader Yang.

Bantou Yang stepped into the kitchen, and the cooks inside were busy. He raised his voice to answer the questions from Wang and the others: what can we talk about? Our county grandpa is so talkative that he even talks about marriages and funerals.

He Libo laughed when he heard this, and the head of Team Yang asked the chef's head which dish to serve, and turned his head to see He Libo and Wang beside him were still behind him, so he said, "If you two are not in a hurry , Come back tomorrow, didn’t you see that we are busy?” The head of the Yang team was carrying the dishes and muttered: This county magistrate, it’s not about adding more people.

Wang Pang smiled and shook his head, this zai is really good enough, but I don't know if the Zhang Zai the master is talking about is the Zhang Zai he has seen.A year ago, among the candidates who lived in Wang Pang's house, there was also Zhang Zai who was selected as a Jinshi. It seemed that he was not young, and he was Cheng Yi, Cheng Hao's uncle. At that time, Wang Pang was only more familiar with Wang Shao.Moreover, among those people, Su Shi was the most brilliant, so he probably knew this person, but he didn't have much impression.

Back in the front yard, the scene was still the same as before, He Libo said: "Brother, you said that the county magistrate doesn't wear an official uniform. If you sit in the crowd, which one is it?"

The king also saw that the eyes were blurred in the crossing of the cups, and everyone was smiling in the same way. It seems that even if they find Zhang Zai today, they can't talk in detail.After leaving the county government office, the two of them found a shop in the county town to live in first, and then they settled down.

On the second day, the two next to Wang went to the county government office to look for the county magistrate. The government servant told them that the county magistrate had gone out, but the two of them were in vain again.

On the third day, I went to the yamen again and said that the two of you came late again today, and the county magistrate went to the village to inspect the autumn harvest.

He Libo refrained from asking, isn't your county magistrate not inquiring about the county's case and sitting in court?

Team leader Yang saw that the two of them recognized him again, and said, "There are nails on the chair of our county magistrate, so he can't sit still."Since he took office, there have been almost no cases in this county, the roads are not picked up, and the house is not closed at night. Our brothers are annoyed to death every day.

Bantou Yang said that he was going to be bored to death, but his face was full of smiles. Wang Pang asked when the magistrate of Bantou Yang would come back.

Team leader Yang pinched his fingers and said: If all the elders of the surrounding villages and counties go, they will probably come back in two or three days. [

Nai, two or three days later, the yamen servant saw them from a distance and said, "You two are finally here."

He Libo happily asked: "Is the magistrate here?"

Team leader Yang said: "You should have come earlier, the county magistrate went out again early in the morning, but don't worry you two didn't go far." He pointed with his hand:

Just in the east of the county, after walking six or seven miles, the county grandfather just went to the bank of the Yellow River.