At the same time that Wang Anshi received Zhang Fei's secret letter, Sima Guang also received a letter from Zhang Fei.

Only halfway through reading the letter, Sima Guang was already furious, "Wang Jiefu, Wang Jiefu, you are a despicable and shameless villain, you actually want to draw fire under the cauldron and take all the achievements of Hezhong Mansion as your own. You are really reading the sage's book in vain..."

....!"

After a lot of swearing, Sima Guang was so angry that he gasped.

He seriously wanted to compete with Wang Anshi, and this competitive atmosphere was created by Wang Anshi. He never expected that what Wang Anshi wanted was to be invincible and shameless.

He was really angry that all the political achievements of Hezhong Prefecture were attributed to the New Deal.

Fortunately, Zhang Fei wrote a letter telling him all this.

After a while, Sima Guang calmed down a little, picked up the letter again, and continued to read. Next, Zhang Fei also told him the role that judicial reform played in it, which made him nod involuntarily, "If there is no judicial reform, how can it be done?"

How did his New Deal succeed in purging officials? This ungrateful Wang Jiefu."

But the content that followed made him raise his eyebrows, "It turns out that Zhang San also realized the problem with Jingdong East Road." He immediately calmed down and read it very carefully.

Suddenly I heard someone outside the door saying: "Master, Duke Wen is here."

"not see."

Sima Guang responded directly, but as he said that, he was suddenly startled, "Who is here?"

"Wen Gong."

"Please come quickly."

After saying that, he immediately folded the letter and put it into his sleeve along with the envelope.

After a while, Wen Yanbo entered the house.

The two of them bowed to each other, and Wen Yanbo said: "Jun Shi, do you have any news about the finances of Hezhong Mansion?"

"I...."

Sima Guang just opened his mouth and coughed again, "I heard that the finances of Hezhong Mansion are better than in previous years."

Wen Yanbo nodded, "It will definitely be better than Jingdong East Road, but I don't think Wang Jiefu will just admit defeat. You have to be fully prepared."

You must not have guessed that he actually wanted to take credit for the Hezhong Mansion. Sima Guang muttered to himself, but said: "This fact speaks louder than words."

Wen Yanbo said: "That being said, you still have to be careful."

Sima Guang hummed.

He did not inform Wen Yanbo of Zhang Fei's letter because the content of the letter was too explosive and he believed that telling anyone would be a betrayal of Zhang Fei.

...

Prince's Mansion.

He looked very similar to Wang Anshi. He bowed his hands respectfully to Wang Anshi and said, "An Guo has met my brother."

This person is Wang Anguo. He, Wang Anshi, and Wang Anshi's son Wang Yu are known as the "Three Kings of Linchuan". Wang Anshi can be ranked among the eight great masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties, and is as famous as him. One can imagine his talent.

The "children of other people's families" are not scary, but "every child of other people's families" and their children's children are scary. This is really disappointing!

"You really haven't changed at all. You are still so polite. There are no outsiders here, so why do we brothers need to be so open to outsiders? Let's sit down."

"Thank you, brother."

Wang Anguo bowed respectfully again, and then sat down. He didn't take a bath, and his appearance was unkempt. This was not the inheritance of their entire Wang family. It seemed that only Wang Yulue had the true biography of Wang Anshi.

Wang Anshi shook his head helplessly and suddenly asked: "Anguo, do you know why the officials transferred you back to Beijing?"

Wang Anguo said: "That's for my brother's sake."

Wang Anshi chuckled and said, "Maybe it's because of this, but it's also because of your outstanding abilities. Otherwise, the officials won't really use you."

Wang Anguo remained silent.

Wang Anshi's smile suddenly faded, "I heard that the officials summoned you alone a few days ago."

Wang Anguo nodded slightly.

Wang Anshi said: "I also want to ask you how people talk about the New Deal."

Wang Anguo nodded and said, "Yes."

Wang Anshi asked again: "Then how did you answer?"

Wang Anguo glanced at Wang Anshi and hesitated for a moment, "I was saying that people outside said that you hired people inappropriately and were eager to make money."

Wang Anshi was not angry, but looked a little playful, and continued to ask: "Then what do you think?"

Wang Anguo was silent for a while, "To be honest with my brother, Anguo also thinks so."

Wang Anshi nodded, "You and I, brothers, have often argued about current affairs since we were young, and our arguments have turned red in the face, but we have never come out to argue. I have already expected that you don't like my new policy. The only thing I am dissatisfied with is,

What you think is all told by outsiders rather than seen with your own eyes. You believe outsiders instead of my brother, which really makes me sad."

Wang Anguo said with a smile: "Everyone on the street knows what the New Deal is planning, and there are no outsiders here, so there is no need for my brother to quibble."

Wang Anshi said: "You say I am quibbling, but I say you see wind as rain. It is meaningless to continue fighting like this. We brothers might as well use this to decide the winner."

Wang Anguo looked at Wang Anshi without knowing why.

Wang Anshi said: "After some time, the officials will let you take up a casual position in Jinan Prefecture. You only need to keep an eye on the new policy. If there are any shortcomings, you can write to me. If it is true, then I will

I admit it. What do you think?"

Wang Anguo was stunned for a moment, then nodded...!

"Don't rush to agree yet." Wang Anshi raised his hand and said: "If it is not true, you must fully assist me in implementing the New Deal."

Without hesitation, Wang Anguo said, "It's settled in one word."

Wang Anshi added: "But this is a matter between you and my brothers. I don't want outsiders to know about it, including my sister-in-law."

A flash of doubt flashed in Wang Anguo's eyes, but he didn't think much, nodded and said: "Okay!"

Wang Anshi glanced at Wang Anguo, frowned slightly, and thought to himself, whether what Zhang San said was exaggerated, we will find out once Anguo leaves, and it will not be too late for me to make a decision then.

...

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Hezhongfu.

Although in the eyes of the people of Hezhong Prefecture, the dozens of people in Jingzhao Prefecture who complained were a big deal, the popularity among the public has always been high.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But whether in the imperial court or in the government, everyone seems to be very calm, at least on the surface, everyone is still busy with their own affairs

Things, such as improving the wine tax, minerals and other systems.

Regarding this matter, Wei Yingfang and others are also very active, because if this matter is not resolved, the procuratorate's sword hanging over their heads will not disappear.

Today, Yuan Jiang came to the imperial court with her own plan to negotiate with the procuratorate.

It means confirming the release of the right to brew wine.

Then, the government started to engage in the wine trade in the same way as merchants.

Of course, this is actually just a formality. Not to mention Zhang Fei, even Su Che has known about it for a long time and agrees with it very much. In fact, this is also the consistent governing philosophy of conservatives. Koi prefers Lao Tzu's rule of inaction, and the court tries its best to

Don't monopolize the supplies that people usually need.

This is also an important reason why they oppose Wang Anshi, because Wang Anshi's ideas are exactly opposite to theirs.

The strategy proposed by Zhang Fei is in line with the ideas of the conservatives and does not conflict with the ideas of the reformists. Because of Wang Anshi’s new law, the government will plunder the business of merchants. Simply put, it is not as good as letting profiteers make this money.

There is actually a certain truth in letting the court make money. After all, profiteers do not use money to help the people. They only know how to make money. It is just that it is a bit difficult to operate because officials are not good people.

Zhang Fei's strategy is relatively compromise. It does not directly seize businessmen's business, but cooperates with businessmen for a win-win situation. This is still in line with the New Deal's governing philosophy. The government personally takes action and allocates funds through the promotion of Changping Division.

Qingmiaoqian first gives the Ma family Jiekupu, and then the Ma family Jiekupu cooperates with those big wine merchants, which emphasizes the use of businessmen's methods to monopolize these interests.

As a middleman, Zhang Fei also prepared a contract similar to a memorandum of understanding between the government and the procuratorate.

Because this is happening now and then. In the past, everyone was secretive and discussed privately, but now we can't. Everyone has to make it clear what is right and what is wrong. How can the government guarantee that after I change it, the procuratorate will not go back on its word and file charges against them?

.

So this memorandum of understanding is actually very simple. It means that the procuratorate understands some illegal tax evasion because it is caused by system flaws. This new system will not pursue the old system's problems.

The government guarantees that the system in this area will be improved.

After signing the contract, Wei Yingfang and the others finally heaved a sigh of relief. The crisis was finally over, and they had the energy to think about other things. They suddenly asked Zhang Fei: "President Zhang, Prosecutor Su, what about Jingzhao Mansion?"

I wonder how you handle the matter of people complaining?"

Zhang Fei said: "Currently, the case has not yet entered or exited the trial process of our imperial court."

Having said this, he turned his head and looked at Su Che.

Su Zhe said: "The evidence provided by those common people is enough for prosecution, but this is only a confession from one party. We have sent people to notify the relevant officials of Jingzhao Prefecture to come to Hezhong Prefecture for investigation."

Of course Wei Yingfang knew about this and asked: "What if they don't come?"

Su Zhe said: "If they don't come, they will only suffer the loss."

Rogue!
To be continued...