have to hinder business development.

Because the more you control, the more places the government can make money.

In fact, Zhao Pin, Fu Bi, and Sima Guang did not like too much government control, which is why Zhao Pin came up and immediately issued this decree.

Wang Anshi is just the opposite. He wants to take care of everything, but he is not saying that he believes in this thing, but that he wants to make money. The principle is still the same. No matter how he makes money, the appearance of the tax department also changes his mind. Taxation

If the company can collect all the taxes, then it doesn't really matter to him.

More and more merchants began to accept tax coins.

Not only that, prices began to fall, especially for handicrafts. Because the government did not cut off 10% of the price, merchants' costs decreased, and prices naturally went down.

You must know that we are still in the midst of a drought, so it is a miracle that prices have fallen instead of rising.

...

Sansi

"Ms. Wang, what did the officials say?"

Seeing Wang Anshi coming, Xue Xiang immediately went up and asked.

He knew that Wang Anshi and Han Jiang were going to discuss matters with the emperor today.

Wang Anshi said: "Today the officials are just talking to us about the Xihe War, and have appointed a privy envoy to the northwest to take charge of the war."

Xue Xiangdao: "In other words, the officials do not plan to withdraw troops from Xihe."

Wang Anshi nodded.

Xue Xiang asked again: "What about warehouse tax?"

"There was no talk about it."

Wang Anshi frowned slightly and said: "But I think the officials must have made up their minds to support the warehouse tax. But for now, there is no need for the officials to say this, because whether it is the imperial court or the Legislative Council, they are all in

Follow the rules."

Why did Zhao Xu never express his position on this matter? It wasn't because he didn't want to show off, but because in a war, he might not be able to win. He could only count on Wang Shao and the others, so he had to leave some room for himself.

"Yeah?"

Xue Xiang couldn't help but look happy.

Wang Anshi nodded.

Xue Xiangdao: "If this is the case, we must quickly adjust relevant policies according to the imperial court's decree."

Wang Anshi said: "Don't worry about it for now. The powerful people in the court are still not convinced. If you adjust now, you will become the target of public criticism again. Don't you think there are not enough people in the court to impeach you?"

Xue Xiangsan nodded.

At this moment, a civil servant appeared in front of the door and said, "I would like to report to the Third Secretary that Director Cai has something to ask for."

Xue Xiang was stunned for a moment, "Director Cai?"

Wang Anshi said: "Yes! I haven't had any conversations with Cai Jing since he took office."

Xue Xiang immediately ordered the civil servant to invite Cai Jing in.

Seeing that Wang Anshi was there, Cai Jing was even more happy. He quickly bowed his hand and said, "Cai Jing has met Wang Xianggong and the three envoys."

Wang Anshi glanced at Xue Xiang.

Xue Xiangdao: "No need to be polite. Director Cai, what do you have to report?"

Cai Jing immediately informed the two of his plan.

Xue Xiang nodded and said: "If it can be done like this, of course it is possible. They have been betting that we are short of food, and now we have lowered our purchases, which can damage their confidence."

Cai Jing immediately said: "The WFP is a public service agency, and its business is buying and selling. Moreover, the food is currently borrowed from the treasury and cannot be sold. Of course, the price must be adjusted, which is natural."

Xue Xiang's eyes lit up, "Yes! You are the WFP, not the government."

Wang Anshi smiled and said, "Is this what Zhang San taught you?"

Cai Jing nodded and said, "Yes, in Hezhong Mansion, I used to help my mentor handle such matters."

Wang Anshi asked again: "Then who came up with this plan?"

"This is what the official came up with," Cai Jing said.

Wang Anshi asked: "Didn't Zhang San teach you?"

Cai Jing hurriedly said: "I haven't told my mentor about this yet, because my mentor is more concerned about the separation of politics and law. He has told me before that when I return to Beijing, I can't go to him for advice on everything like before, so as not to cause trouble."

Reality."

"Hmm... This seems like Zhang San's style."

Wang Anshi nodded and said, "But if someone asks you outside, what would you say?"

Cai Jing hesitated a little and said: "I would say this is the decision of the official. As the director of the WFP, the official has the right to make this decision."

Wang Anshi nodded with satisfaction, "Let's do it."

"I obey my orders."

After Cai Jing left, Xue Xiang said: "This Cai Jing is really a talent."

Wang Anshi smiled and said: "Can the apprentice trained by Zhang San be a good person?"

Xue Xiang chuckled and asked again: "But does what happened recently have anything to do with Zhang San?"

"I haven't gone to see Zhang San yet."

Wang Anshi said: "If it is Sima Junshi, then it must be Zhang San who came up with the idea. Sima Junshi does not have such courage, but it may not be possible for Mr. Fu."

I also murmured in my heart that it was time to meet Zhang Fei.

...

The next day, Wang Anshi came to Zhang's house.

"Did you convince Mr. Fu?"

Wang Anshi, like Zhao Xu, also asked Zhang Fei straight to the point.

Fu Bi suddenly stood up, which indeed made many people not understand.

what is this?

Zhang Fei is definitely a suspect.

Zhang Fei smiled helplessly and said: "Xueshi Wang really praises me too much. With my virtue, can I convince the rich man?"

Of course Wang Anshi knew Fu Bi's character. He hated evil and was very opinionated. It was unlikely that he would be deceived by Zhang Fei, so he just tried it out and said: "Yes! You can only fool Sima Junshi."

fool."

Zhang Fei shook his head and said, "Scholar Wang is joking."

Wang Anshi looked at Zhang Fei and said sourly: "Now that your wings are hardened, you don't need my care. Maybe I will have to ask for help from you in the future!"

It's not like you haven't asked before. Zhang Fei immediately said: "Where did Wang Xueshi start from? I have always supported Wang Xueshi's new policy because I agree with Wang Xueshi's ideas, not that I want to use Wang Xueshi to get promoted.

Getting rich has never changed, and it will never change in the future.”

Wang Anshi nodded, not doubting this, because in his eyes, Zhang Fei was really not a person who was greedy for power, and this was also his attitude all along. He added: "But now the public prosecutor and the procuratorate have fallen into the hands of Fu Gong and

In the hands of Mr. Zhao, this matter is not easy to handle!"

Both of them opposed the New Deal.

Zhang Fei said: "I don't think so. Instead, I think that with Mr. Fu and Mr. Zhao protecting Mr. Wang, Mr. Wang can now implement his own policies more calmly."

Wang Anshi smiled and said: "Will they escort me?"

Zhang Fei said: "Of course. Because they can only control whether it is illegal or not? For example, the Green Crops Law does not violate the law. Only those who use the Green Crops Law to make money are illegal. Therefore, the New Deal can be better implemented."

Wang Anshi still had some doubts.

Zhang Fei was as clear as a mirror and said: "Of course, I will continue to provide advice to Bachelor Wang in this regard to ensure that the policy will not be defined as illegal by the imperial court or the Legislative Council."

Wang Anshi smiled and nodded.

Nowadays, Zhang Fei's role for him is getting bigger and bigger, and Zhang Fei is his biggest influence within the Public Security Bureau, Procuratorate, and Law.

He came here today to ensure his relationship with Zhang Fei.

For Zhang Fei, the more independent the public prosecutor, the procuratorate, and the judiciary, the more he has to strengthen his relationship with Wang Anshi. Because of the separation of politics and law, he can only implement policies through Wang Anshi.

After chatting with Zhang Fei for a while, Wang Anshi stood up and left.

As soon as I went out, I met Ai at the corner, oh no, I met Sima Guang.

Sima Guang glanced at the door of Zhang Fei's house and said with a smile: "Come to curry favor with Zhang San?"

"whatever you think."

Wang Anshi did not deny it, but retorted sarcastically: "Jun Shi, you see, after all these years of hard work, it is worse than an article by Mr. Fu or a ban by Xianggong Zhao.

And it can be seen from this that you kept saying justice and fairness before, but in fact it was to deal with me. This is called justice by Mr. Fu. He not only defended the warehouse tax, but also defended the tax currency bill that Xue and I proposed to them. Don't you

Ashamed?"

"Why should I be ashamed?"

Sima Guang said confidently: "I am more self-aware than you. I have never said that I have done well in these years. I have always thought that I am not qualified. Let alone Fu Gong, even compared to Su Zizhan and Fan Yaofu, I am not as good as him."

.It’s not like you. It’s like you are the only smart person in the world, and you are the only one who is right.”

The implication is that Fu Bi did better than me, which is what he should have done, and I was not as good as him in the first place.

Wang Anshi was dumbfounded. This was boring. After a while, he waved his sleeves and said, "Yes! Why should I argue with you?"

After saying that, he walked away.

On this point, he really couldn't refute Sima Guang.
To be continued...