King of Song

Chapter 183
There is a way to miss a little bit, but a thousand miles away!

There may be nothing wrong with the Xining reform, but there was a small problem in the implementation method or concept from the very beginning.

Wang Anshi is stubborn, and he only wants to see the results of the implementation of the Young Crop Law as soon as possible. The basis of the assessment is the accounts.They only see how much the country's income has increased, but they ignore the lives of the people and the most fundamental purpose of reform.

We don't know whether the country is rich or not, but the lives of the people are getting more and more difficult.Judging from the superficial phenomenon alone, some are chasing the end!
Wang Xianggong only thought that when he was an official in the local area, the same policy went smoothly.However, they neglected that most local officials are not as high-spirited as he is, and do not have his calm heart for the people. They just want to make political achievements and seek upward pursuits.

Under the circumstances at that time, the wave of opposition to the reform was too high, and Wang Anshi was quite isolated.Therefore, those who support the reform naturally have a sense of kinship, and these people are often reused, and most of them are opportunists.

There was a saying at the time that it was not unreasonable for the New Party to have many villains!

In order to show support for Wang Anshi, Emperor Zhao Xu forcefully expelled all those who opposed the reform from Bianjing, which achieved good results for a while.But in the long run, it is not a good thing. This has given officials all over the world an obvious signal that they can be promoted and reused if they support the reform.Opposing reforms has no results, and the end is only demotion.

As a result, many officials have changed their ways to pursue political achievements in the process of reform for their own official positions and their own future.Because this is what the officials and Wang Xianggong value!

As a result, all kinds of forced apportionment, all kinds of interest increases, chaos emerged one after another, everywhere.The situation is quite serious, but none of these Wang Anshi seem to have noticed, or simply dismissed it.There is no way, the name of Mr. Duan is not for nothing, and the paranoia is not comparable to that of ordinary people.

As a result, the situation intensified, and each small problem would become a huge problem after continuous fermentation.There is no doubt that the final failure of the Xining Reform has a lot to do with this.It's a pity that neither Emperor Zhao Xu nor Wang Anshi noticed it during this process, or they didn't pay attention to it. The final result can be imagined.

Now the Young Crops Law has only just begun to be implemented, and all problems have not yet been revealed.Even though Lin Zhao knew that there would be some problems in the future, but without solid factual basis, what could he say?Can the high-spirited and ambitious Zhao Guanjia and Wang Xianggong listen to it?

And this is not something that can be done simply by persuasion. It is because there are problems in the whole concept and model, and it is not so easy to change.The most important thing is that Lin Zhao hasn't thought about it that much, and only has a very vague idea. Although Yu Xuan's analysis is good, it is also quite superficial. Before it is verified, it is difficult to come to a definite conclusion.

To be honest, Yu Xuan himself is not that confident.At this moment, Lin Zhao is also a little skeptical, and everything can only be verified by time and facts.

Most importantly, there is no concrete solution at all.Lin Zhao felt that for the present, it was for him.It is to avoid problems as much as possible in the implementation of Qiantang County, find the most suitable method, and strive to avoid problems here.In the process of implementation, we should fully understand the young crop method. As for the solution or improvement method, these are all later.

Lin Zhao arranged: "We should pay close attention to Qiantang County. We must pay attention to the two points you mentioned, and pay more attention to other aspects. Since it is a pilot project, we must not only make achievements, but also find problems..."

"Yes!" Yu Xuan agreed in a deep voice.

After the Shangyuan Festival, the implementation of the Green Crop Law in Qiantang County was fully rolled out.

However, not many people came to receive the young crop money, which was somewhat unexpected.

But on second thought, it makes sense.Qiantang County is located in the southeast water town, the land is fertile, and it is a land of fish and rice.Since the beginning of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, King Qian of Wuyue has managed the two Zhejiang provinces and thirteen prefectures carefully, and has not been affected by the war.

On the contrary, King Qian also built seawalls and a series of agricultural water conservancy projects, which made Hangzhou's agricultural foundation very good.In the hundred years since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the Hangzhou area was also rich and stable, and the weather has always been smooth. The continuous autumn rain disaster like last year is really rare in a hundred years, and it is rare to see it.

In this case, the people in Qiantang County have a pretty good economic foundation, so the demand for young crop money is not so high.

It has to be said that Emperor Zhao Xu chose the wrong place for the pilot.He thinks that Lin Zhao and Cai Jing are two promising outstanding young talents in Hangzhou, and hopes that they will open up the situation and make achievements, so as to stop Youyou's mouth.It is entirely the idea of ​​wanting to reuse, but it ignores the most basic fact that a rich place is not suitable for implementing the young crop method.

On the contrary, the natural conditions in the north are relatively poor, and places with more disasters are more suitable.For example, Henan Road, Jingdong Road, and Huainan Road are all better choices.In those places where disasters occur frequently, production conditions are poor, and it is difficult for the people to have surplus food and money, there is often a situation of shortage of crops, and money for young crops is needed, which is also the main area targeted by the Green Crops Law.

However, Hangzhou suffered a heavy rain disaster last autumn, which seems to be in this category.But because Lin Zhao's disaster relief was timely, the distribution of relief food for five consecutive months could help the people survive the most difficult time, and instantly reduced the demand for Qingmiao money. After all, Qingmiao money still has to pay interest.

In addition, with the victory of the grain price war, cheap grain can be bought, so the reaction of the common people to this is relatively indifferent and very mediocre.Since it is a rich place, most of the common people have some savings, and it is completely possible to survive the famine for a period of time.

Lin Zhao didn't expect such a situation to happen. He thought that the heavy rain disaster would make young crops' money very popular, but in fact it was far from as serious as imagined.

Yu Xuandao: "My lord, there is another reason..."

As soon as such a situation appeared, Yu Xuan immediately started to investigate, and he had already gained a little!
"What's wrong?" Lin Zhao asked softly.

Yu Xuan explained: "It's like this. When the Green Crop Law was enacted, in order to ensure that the money released for young crops can be recovered, it was required that every five or ten households be guaranteed, and the top households among them should be guaranteed. If If the borrower cannot repay the principal and interest on time, he must have the guaranteed high-quality goods to repay.”

"No one is willing to be a guarantor, right?" Lin Zhao understood the problem as soon as he heard it. Obviously, this is the same reason as bank loans in later generations.If the relationship is not in place, absolutely rest assured, who would dare to act as a guarantor for others easily?If the other party borrows money and refuses to repay it, do you have to bear the heavy debt yourself?

Yu Xuan nodded and said: "Yes, few high-class households are willing, after all, the risk is still very high."

"It is understandable that the borrower's family situation and ability are within their considerations. They must be worried that the other party will not be able to repay, or will not repay maliciously, which will hurt themselves, so they are unwilling to do this thankless thing." Lin Zhao fully understands this.

Although the folk customs in ancient times were simple and simple, but in the face of money interests and wealth and life, the thinking has been the same throughout the ages.No one is willing to take risks for the needs of others. They don't need to borrow money, and they have no obligation to bear the risk of huge losses, which is also a matter of course.

I don't know what Wang Anshi was thinking, how could he come up with such an idea?Don't you think about people's hearts at all?Did you not consider other people's feelings?And is it practically feasible?It seems that the title of Duan Xianggong is indeed true, and his thinking is really paranoid.

Lin Zhao suddenly realized that there were reasons why so many people opposed the Green Crop Law, and they were not just attacking for the sake of attacking. This might be one of them!The contents of the Green Crop Law itself are good, but the existence of this item will undoubtedly greatly weaken the effect.

Inadvertently, for the first time, Lin Zhao began to doubt and waver towards Wang Anshi's reform.However, he has not realized that this move not only did not produce the desired effect, but the harm is quite terrible!
Such a result will inevitably make people dumbfounded.

"It's okay, Qiantang County absolutely doesn't force it, just let it take its course!" Lin Zhao sighed lightly, he didn't care about those so-called political achievements, but others didn't necessarily.

Yu Xuandao: "That's the truth, but there are still a group of people who need young crop money, but it seems that no one in the insurance they live in is willing to guarantee it! Now many wealthy and upper-class households are doing everything possible to disperse their property in order to avoid it... "

Alas, throughout the ages, people thought they were envious of wealthy families, but now, the situation has completely changed.Do you even want to be poor?What's the matter?

No matter when or what, once it starts to change in a deformed direction, it means that there is a crisis lurking behind it...

"Let's find another way to deal with this matter. Although the court's law allows it, I don't want to force those upper-class households, let alone cause trouble and death."

"Yes!" Yu Xuan nodded in agreement, admiring the attitude of Lin Zhao, a person in charge, but he was a little worried, and said, "But... if this is the case, how should the officials and Wang Xianggong explain it?"

"Don't worry about this, since it's a trial, let it be, don't do anything against your will, don't do things that are worthless, there is always a way, don't worry!"

Lin Zhao didn't know if there were serious problems with the whole young crop method or if there was any way to improve it.But now, only a small number of people are unsecured and unable to obtain young crop money, and the whole problem is not difficult to solve!
For him, it may still be a good opportunity. An idea in Lin Zhao's mind is gradually taking shape!

　The previous chapter was Chapter [-], I accidentally wrote it wrong, sorry!
　　
　
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