"It seems...there is still a problem."

Chu Ge thought about it and suddenly discovered that this problem was not entirely a numerical problem.

No matter how low it is, it is not safe!

In fact, Wang Wenchuan in history had obviously foreseen the possible oppression that interest would have on farmers, so he had already taken precautions against this in the details of the reform.

For example, "Those who do not want to request the loan shall not be restrained from allotment", which means that the loans under the Qingmiao Law are completely voluntary, and if farmers do not want it, they cannot be forced to apportion;

For another example, it is clearly stipulated that the maximum interest rate cannot exceed 30%.

If the Green Crops Law can really be implemented in strict accordance with the standards set by Wang Wenchuan, there will definitely be no boiling public dissatisfaction.

But Chu Ge knew very well that after the implementation of the Green Crops Law, the restrictions established by Wang Wenchuan were essentially in name only.

The officials responsible for the new law quickly exceeded this upper limit and privately changed the annual interest rate from 20% to 20% for each quarter, which is as high as 40% for the whole year. Many officials even set this value even higher.

There are also many people who can achieve 100% interest on private loans.

As for "those who do not want to apply, the allotment shall not be suppressed" is basically not implemented, because there is no way to check which households are voluntary and which are forced to apportion.

After the officials forced the apportionment, it can be said that the households lied and said that they were forcibly apportioned because they could not repay the loan.

Moreover, in order to ensure the effectiveness of the new law, Wang Wenchuan must also set targets for these officials.

The number of achievements achieved by Qingmiaofa should be included in the assessment of officials.

From a motivation point of view, performance appraisal is of course necessary. Otherwise, how can we determine which officials are doing their jobs and which officials are acting in a shady manner?

Those old parties that practice non-violence and non-cooperation and do not implement new laws can only be found out through performance appraisals.

But the problem is that once the assessment is carried out, officials will inevitably increase the amount of money. Since the income from the Green Seed Law is used as the assessment standard, officials will definitely force apportionment and secretly increase the interest, so as to show that their performance is outstanding.

No matter how much interest is set, these officials will always find a way to break through.

So can the assessment standards be changed? Not just based on income, but comprehensively considering the accuracy of legal implementation, public reputation, etc.?

This is obviously completely unfeasible.

Chu Ge thought about it and finally came to a conclusion.

This 20% interest rate is meaningless no matter how much it is reduced.

Because even if the interest rate is 1%, officials can always find a way to increase it to 100%. From the perspective of hindsight, Wang Wenchuan has no good way to do this and can only turn a blind eye.

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This is also an important reason why the new law ultimately failed.

Therefore, Chu Ge thought about it and decided to take more decisive measures.

"Since no matter how low the interest rate drops, it may be secretly raised by these officials, then I will simply make it mandatory and issue interest-free loans!

“Doing this has at least three benefits:

"First, without interest, officials will not be able to blatantly collect interest, and this will prevent these officials from 'singing false scriptures' to the greatest extent. In this way, there will be no civil unrest, and there will be no negative consequences that would lead to Wang Wenchuan's resignation as prime minister.

public opinion.

"Second, many old parties impeached Wang Wenchuan, saying that he was 'competing with the people for profit.' No matter how much the interest rate was, they would think it was 'competing with the people for profit.' Then if I directly use interest-free loans, it is not 'competing with the people.'"

Is it beneficial? This becomes 100% good governance in the nature of relief. Regardless of how it is implemented, at least it is morally defensible.

"Third, although interest-free loans are not profitable, if the Green Seeds Law can be implemented smoothly, on the one hand, it will have a huge reputation among ordinary households and form good public opinion to support the new law; on the other hand, households can

If the lean period is successfully overcome and the harvests in the fields are getting better and better, then farmers will naturally be able to pay more and more grain, which will objectively increase the revenue of the national treasury.

"That's it!"

After thinking about it for a while, Chu Ge decided to take a look first.

Because he discovered that even if he were sitting here with the wisdom of hundreds of years later, based on the social reality at that time, there was no way he could provide a perfect solution.

Every plan has risks.

But he is a player, and his biggest advantage is that he can do it again and again. So he can try boldly. If it doesn't work, then start all over again. There is no need to look forward and backward like Wang Wenchuan.

Thinking of this, Chu Ge changed the provisions of the Qingmiao Law.

During the lean period, the government has to provide interest-free loans, which means no interest is charged.

In the assessment of officials, the number of young crops borrowed is no longer used as the assessment criterion.

Chu Ge also thought about finding another assessment standard, but after much deliberation, there was really no way to assess it.

So let’s just skip the assessment!

Chu Ge knew that one of the key reasons for the failure of Wang Wenchuan's reform was improper employment of personnel.

Improper employment is partly due to the fact that many crooks have infiltrated the ranks of the new party in order to get promoted faster, and partly also because the assessment system, which is too eager for quick success and instant benefits, has given these people opportunities to take advantage of.

Based on the assessment of Qingmiao Lending, those who are finally selected will definitely be those who are eager for quick success.

Suppose there are two officials. One official strictly follows Wang Wenchuan's method and does not make forced apportionments; while the other official secretly imposes taxes and increases interest.

Then the final result must be that the latter's performance is better and it is easier to get promoted.

Over time, the entire New Party has become officials who are willing to demolish houses and force farmers to borrow money for the sake of performance.

Therefore, Chu Ge simply waved his hand and stopped the assessment!

Without mandatory requirements and performance appraisals, these officials will definitely be lazy, but in any case, when farmers come to them for loans, they will not ignore them, right?

As long as they do a little bit of work, they will be better than before.

Reform does not seek to achieve success in one step, as long as it is better than before, that is progress.

Of course, Chu Ge actually knew in his heart that he was still talking on paper. It was probably impossible for him to solve the problem that his predecessors had racked their brains and failed to solve.

But this is a trial fantasy, nothing will happen if you fail, just give it a try and see what happens.

What's more, Chu Ge can predict the future and knows that the world will face a severe drought soon.

This drought will further amplify the negative impact of the Green Seed Law, allowing officials to find reasons to criticize the new law, accelerating the failure of the new law.

If the original Green Crops Law ended up harming the rich people, harming the poor and enriching the national treasury, then the current Green Crops Law after Chu Ge changed it is purely to allow the people to live a good life, while causing the national treasury to bear huge risks.

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What he thought was simple, at least feed the people first, right?

It can be said that all classes were offended by the original reform, and even the people suffered great losses. That's why the refugees came to the capital to oppose the new law.

But now, Chu Ge felt that he should appease these low-level people first and let them recite the new law.

In this way, at least the new law can persist for a while longer, right?

After some consideration, Chu Ge finally made the decision to implement the Green Seedling Method that he had transformed.

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The fog filled the air and then gradually dispersed.

A system prompt appeared in Chu Ge's field of vision.

[From the Battle of Niuzhu: 8 years]

"Has a year passed in the blink of an eye...

"It seems that in each round of trials, under the most optimistic situation, I have ten opportunities to improve the new method.

"This is reasonable. After all, it takes a certain amount of time from the formulation to implementation of laws and seeing the results.

“After ten attempts, if you still fail to achieve the desired results, you have to start over from the beginning.

"Of course, ten attempts is the most ideal situation. It is also possible that the emperor will directly dismiss you from office midway, and all your previous efforts will be wasted.

"Well... let me first see how the new young crops law is implemented."

The system did not allow Chu Ge to see the situation across the country from God's perspective, but instead answered him with various documents.

Among them are content reported by officials from various places, as well as content criticized by political opponents of the new law.

Chu Ge's way of obtaining information did not go beyond Wang Wenchuan's.
Chapter completed!