In February, only news of the spring examination came from the court, and no bad news came out of Zhao Zhen.

But there was bad news. The Secretariat issued an edict saying that the country's income was good, and officials from all over the country must be based on loving the people and paying less taxes. Wang Anshi had not yet returned. Seeing this edict, Wang Anshi was embarrassed. The country's income has improved slightly, so don't forget that there are nearly 100 million yuan in debts. Even if you buy the people's hearts, you cannot buy it like this.

Others cannot see what the teacher does, but they only exempt one principal from money and extra money these years, and the others are the same. On the contrary, it is recommended that Pang Ji strengthen control over the collection of commercial taxes.

Who doesn’t want to reduce taxes? If you relax, people will live happier and can win the hearts of the people. They will kill two birds with one stone, but what should I do if the state spends?

The top was shouting pine, but the bottom was still not sure what pine was like.

As soon as Zheng Lang retreated, the court officials were unsure of their minds. He couldn't see clearly for a while and didn't dare to say it, so he wrote a letter to Zheng Lang. Zheng Lang replied, "Don't worry, this is a pussy, and it's useless to say it now. Instead, it's even worse or not, so he can send a river worker from the Yellow River to rot.

How much does a Yellow River worker cost? 300 million yuan!

Wang Anshi was stunned when he saw the reply.

There may not be 300 million yuan. Overall, Zheng Lang laid an excellent foundation for the Song Dynasty over the years. But after a few years, I can't imagine that there will be a surplus, and there will definitely be a deficit. As for how much it will lose, Zheng Lang doesn't know now.

Don't care, be mentally prepared.

On the contrary, February is getting deeper and warmer, so everything revives early, and the earth begins to have a shallow green feeling. Indeed, there is no bad news about the inner palace. That evening, smelling the fragrance of wild flowers, Zheng Lang said to Xing'er: "Go and get a pot of wine."

"The official wants to drink."

"Um."

Jiang Xing'er didn't know what her husband was having fun, so she warmed a pot of wine, Cui Xian personally cooked and fried a few side dishes, and a few wives and concubines came to the spirit shed together.

There are many books in the spirit shed. To study Confucianism, you must review all kinds of books you have read before. Not only Confucianism, but also books from other schools in order to learn from others' strengths. While drinking a little wine, Zheng Lang's face was flushed.

Cui Xian didn't know, so she asked, "Official, why are you happy today?"

"Ah. I thought of one thing, how much money is there in my family?"

"Ten thousand pieces of money are placed in the bank."

"Take out some of them, I plan to build a college."

"You're addicted to teaching students?" Cui Xian said jokingly.

"It's not for teaching students," Zheng Lang slapped the thick books behind him and said, "These days, I'm reading books every day. Thinking about the great power of Confucianism, I still feel that it's too difficult to practice Confucianism alone."

Knowledge is boundless. Zheng Lang had great ambitions to practice Confucianism this time, which was to develop a five hundred-year method, which was not a ten thousand-year method. It was impossible. Now his ideas were more mature, and he had knowledge, and had many personal experiences. However, if he wanted to do it, he still couldn't figure out many aspects.

"What does it have to do with the establishment of academy?"

"My academy is unique. I only choose some excellent candidates who fail and have excellent qualifications to enter. Then I invite some accomplished Confucianism to teach. Also, I want to write a memorial to ask Your Majesty to select a group of students. Come to Zhengzhou. I personally teach it. While studying together, I discuss real Confucianism with these teachers and students, and then write books and establish lectures."

Before the Song Dynasty, the policy of fooling the people was adopted, which was a historical regression. It was better to be enlightened from the top to the bottom, but it could be enlightened from the bottom to the top. Only when the whole people were awake could this nation make real progress. Therefore, Zheng Lang always agreed with the establishment of academies and charity schools in various places, although most of the teachings were poor and sour, and it was not very practical.

But this college is different. It is a mini-type academy. It only invites a few teachers, and there will be no more than one hundred students, or there will be dozens of students studying physics.

When Zheng Lang said the idea, Cui Xian expressed his approval.

No matter how much I write, I always stay in Zhengjiazhuang and can live a quiet life for a few years.

That night, Zheng Lang was drunk and fell on the table and sang: "We ordinary people, I'm so happy today."

Cui Xian and Xing'er's daughters couldn't understand it because they sang in Mandarin. Now they speak Mandarin, which is no different from a foreign language. But knowing that her husband is happy today, Cui Xian stroked Zheng Lang's back pitifully and sighed: "Why have to be a good minister? Isn't Han Qi very happy too?"

He did it as he said, and the next day Zheng Lang drew the drawings, followed the two earthen mountains in his house, and then built several pavilions and two steps on it. There was a land at the foot of the mountain, which was his own, with dozens of acres and several rows of houses. There was a lotus pond on the ground, and a water pavilion was built, and a beautiful little academy came out.

I can use some money, but not too much, and it may not be enough to use 10,000 yuan. It is a problem to provide for me in the future. But with the financial resources of the Zheng family, it is not too difficult.

Cui Xian took the drawings and went to the Zhang family. Several uncles of the Zhang family passed away one by one, but there were still several cousins ​​who asked their eldest cousin to help build the academy. Zheng Lang began to write memorials because studying matter is still a confidentiality science and must be approved by the court.

When the memorial came to the Secretariat, Han Qi didn't think about it and approved it immediately. It would be better for you to teach it for the rest of your life. The court will give you money and silk, and you will have as much as you want.

But the others were dumbfounded.

This is not OK, wasn’t it agreed that the love was over and the 100-day period was lost, so why did a college appear now?

Han Qi was furious because of the quarrel and said, "Okay, I'll take the love."

Then he sent an envoy to seize the information and ordered Zheng Lang to come to the Secretariat to take office. One edict, two edict, three edict, four edict, five edict, and six edict.

In this edict, everyone finally saw Han Qi's might and shamelessness, and thought of another thing, Fu Bi. Fu Bi's mother died two years ago, and he wanted to go home to mourn. That was Fu Bi's biological mother, not as complicated as the seven mothers of the Zheng family.

Fu Bi went back and said that Fu Bi was a little inaction, but Fu Bi still grasped the direction of the big ones well. Therefore, a hundred days later, the court seized the love and took it five times, but Fu Bi refused. Zhao Zhen was also anxious. Not to mention anything else, there was a river craftsman, you can't ignore it.

Fu Bi said the truth in a vague way. Before Fu Bi returned home to mourn, he was also hesitant. He asked Han Qi, it was not appropriate for the prime minister to get back together when he was mourned. No matter what, everyone was a good comrade in the Qingli Reform, and I believe Han Qi.

Han Qi said: "This is not a grand ceremony in the court."

You can't scold people. Everyone is knowledgeable. Fu Bi's face turned red when he heard this. You still have to ask, are you still nostalgic for power? Although Fu Bi is not as good as Zheng Lang, he still loves his own feathers all his life. Therefore, let alone the Five Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine Divine D

Zhao Zhen asked Han Qi, and Han Qi replied dissatisfiedly: "Your Majesty, I just said something casually at that time. How could Yanguo think more?"

It’s not my fault. It’s Fu Bi’s chicken intestines and belly. This bad debt cannot be settled, so Zhao Zhen had to remain silent.

Now it’s again. Zheng Lang just went to the court. Can this love be successful? Besides, even if he wins the love, he will have to wait a hundred days later. It’s only two months. What love is it? Is it a love or a swearing person?

Wang Anshi went back. Wang Anshi's mother also passed away and had to go home to invite the funeral. Han Qi waved his pen and immediately approved it. To be honest, he still underestimated Wang Anshi and Sima Guang today. What he was most worried about was Zheng Lang. As for the others, including Fu Bi, he did not put them in his eyes.

It doesn’t matter if Wang Anshi is in the capital, and it doesn’t matter if he is not in the capital.

Before leaving, Wang Anshi shouted Sima Guang and said, "Jun Shi. The court is so dirty. Why do you still want to stay in the court?"

Sima Guang said: "The more I do this, the more I want to stay in the court. Mr. Zheng will come back sooner or later."

Wang Anshi thought for a while and said, "What are the thoughts about Uncle Hui and Jindao (Yan Rong's word)?"

There were two people, Erfan, but they were both in the local area and not in the capital. Sima Guang said: "Uncle Hui, you know, he is usually dull and silly. Jindao only wants to guard the bank for Mr. Zheng. Mr. Zheng repeatedly ordered that the bank had not been perfected and there could be no mistakes at this time. Moreover, the river workers owed huge sums of money, and all of them were repayed by the bank government. Jindao saw that the national finance gradually showed bad signs, and he deliberately wrote a letter to Mr. Zheng, and Mr. Zheng gave him a gift. As for what it was, I don't know much. In order to protect the bank supervision well, he would not participate in the government."

"That's fine, you should take care of yourself in the capital."

"Don't worry, I will act according to the opportunity."

Both of them knew that there would be major changes in the Song Dynasty. After saying that, they quickly left worriedly.

Zheng Lang didn't see this scene. If he saw it, he would think that as long as the friendship between these two people lasted, no crisis in the Song Dynasty would be called a crisis. Of course, they themselves did not know that Zheng Lang had this idea. After leaving, Wang Anshi quickly left the capital.

Many people saw each other off, which was also the result of Zheng Lang's secret protection. In fact, Zheng Lang was a little pushing hand, and the two might be able to take office earlier. Zheng Lang did not, and Zhao Zhen did not let the two take office too early in order to protect Zheng Lang. Therefore, the contact with Zheng Lang seems not so close.

By the way, the big and small Su were relieved, and Wang Anshi's son gave them a headache.

This is even more what Zheng Lang is willing to see. It is not Big and Big Su, but Lao Su. In history, seeing Wang Anshi go back to invite mourning, many officials send him off and praise him. Lao Su wrote an article "On the Distinguishing Treacherous" in dissatisfaction, using Shan Juyuan foreseeing Wang Yan and Guo Ziyi foreseeing Lu Qi as an example, and compared Wang Anshi's behavior of "wearing the clothes of ministers and enemies, eating the food of dogs and pigs, and talking about poetry and books with imprisoning the head and talking about poetry and books" "inhumane", it was concluded that Wang Anshi will become a traitor once he succeeds. He also uses Wang Anshi's lack of attention to clothing and individual shortcomings to judge political qualities, alluding to curse and attacking the human body, and becoming a shrew's article that is rare in the ages.

At this time, Lao Su didn't count anything, but six years later, the Conservatives wrote this article out again and made a lot of publicity, which had a very bad impact on Wang Anshi. (There is another saying that this article was fabricated by someone else, but the style of writing is really similar to Lao Su. Even if it is fabricated, its writing skills are quite small, so the possibility of fabrication by someone else is extremely small)

Lao Su is still a little unhappy now. After all, Wang Anshi was very careless in the scene that happened at Ouyang Xiu's house, which made Lao Su feel illusion that Wang Anshi looked down on him very much. However, what else can he do if his two sons and Wang Anshi become brothers?

Wang Anshi went south, and the crisis in the capital was even worse, but the people didn't know.

Finally, a major event that shocked the entire Song Dynasty was completed.

Ouyang Xiu went on for three months and tasted it.

In fact, the project is coming to an end, and the most contradictory problem of encroachment on arable land has been solved, and Zheng Lang still left a detailed plan.

It is not the same thing to be executed. Although it is at the end, several tributaries of the Yellow River were all imprisoned. The Huaihe River to the south, Wuzhang River to the west, and even the Yellow River to Sanmen were repaired one after another, and the north was Cangzhou. Ouyang Xiu was not like Zheng Lang. He spent two years as a transfer commander below. He looked at all the mountains, rivers and rivers one by one, and understood them. He was very confused. Although Zheng Lang’s plan was very detailed. It was such a large-scale construction that all depended on his command as the river management ambassador.

Seeing that others eat tofu quickly, their teeth become hot when they are hot.

If you have enough time to prepare, it would be better. If you don’t have time to prepare, you don’t want the officials below to take over immediately after watching the jokes. So you will be in chaos.

After a mess, all the work and matters were used to waste a lot of money, which also delayed the time. It was originally completed at the end of February, but in late March, the Peach Blossom Water came up and it was barely completed.

Tian Yu and Cheng Shimeng are Zheng Lang's people, and He Tan cannot be called Zheng Lang's confidant. He said honestly: "Ouyang Gong is full of articles all over the world, but this talent in administration is far from Zheng Gong."

It's either far away, or it's too far behind Tian Cheng and the other two.

But no matter what, the task was completed. Ouyang Xiu adopted Zheng Lang's foundation etiquette, laid the last hammer, cut the color strips himself, and then the gongs and drums were loud and firecrackers were made, and the project was over. But Ouyang Xiu was worried and went downstream. Starting from Shanghu Dao. He saw the Jishui Seashore on a boat. The more he looked, the more magic he felt.

In order to bind water, Zheng Lang not only managed the dikes, but also managed the four dikes, the Moon Dike, the Far Dike and the Grid Dike. At that time, many people thought it was too wasteful. Now that the completion was completed, the effect can be seen. The river water has not yet risen, because the dikes are used to bind water, and the river surface has become relatively narrower than before.

Even though the river flow was not large at this time, the river water was still faster than before, so it carried a lot of mud and sand and flowed eastward. Ouyang Xiu took a boat to the estuary and could see the river water bringing a lot of mud and sand into the sea. It settled in the sea, and the one that didn't care proved that sand washing was effective.

Of course, when the river water is larger, the river will be more urgent, so the second moon embankment tightly protects the safety of the lei dike. The larger the river water, the faster the river, and the more significant the sand washing effect. Even if the river water continues to rise, there is a remote embankment behind the lei dike that protects the safety of the cultivated land in the lei dike. There are also various grid embankments across the lei dike and the lei dike. Even if an accident occurs in a lei dike, it will not go down along the lei dike and form another river channel, which will eventually affect the safety of the river embankment. Unless all grid embankments are washed down together, it is impossible. Even if a major flood situation is rarely encountered once a thousand years, it cannot be achieved.

Then many Xuanhong areas were forcibly divided into low-lying areas.

This is Zheng Lang's heartbreak. In the past few years, he wanted to dig some areas of Huazhou to drain water, but Han Qi refused to allow it, so the sixth dam broke. Therefore, last year, the tax on all arable land in Xuanhong District was cut by half, but there was a prerequisite that once the court wanted to release water, no people could forcibly block it.

Only some of them are the water loading of the new canal, the adjustment of various water gates and steep gates, and the storage and irrigation of the rivers in the north and south. Although people will be sent to repair and patrol every year after the project is completed, Ouyang Xiu looked at these embankments and couldn't figure out, can the Yellow River break the embankments in the future with such a project?

This reminded him of another thing. He suggested that the Yellow River flow northeast was to follow the direction of the Heavenly Dao River. However, Zheng Lang forced himself to use huge human and financial resources to bind the Yellow River into the Ji River. Is this considered defeating the Heavenly Dao with manpower?

Suddenly, I thought of the friendship between the two a long time ago, and I was a little lost. The past was like the water of the Yellow River, and it must never flow eastward.

Now the two have become real political enemies and there is no room for recovery.

After checking, Ouyang Xiu hurriedly returned to the capital. For three months, he was exhausted. But did he reflect? Since Zheng Lang went down, from Guangdong and Guangxi, he has been doing this for the past two years except for the two years of transshipment in the river channel. Maybe he thought about it, maybe he had no idea. Even if he thought about it, he would not say it.

I have to go back and receive the merits and ask for rewards.

He was rewarded and was relocated to Duke of the State.

If the title is not counted, it will be a thick resume. With this political achievement, I can rest assured in the position of Zhongshu.

There were rewards and all the ministers. Zheng Lang gave up the biggest piece of cake. Ouyang Xiu was embarrassed to suppress other ministers. He was a man, and he still wanted to have a face. He did not expect that soon, his face would be stripped off one by one by one by Zhao Zongshi.

Cheng Shi Meng was appointed as the deputy envoy of the Longtu Pavilion's scholar-in-law, and Tian Yu was appointed as the direct student of Longtu Pavilion, Jiangning Prefecture.

Zheng Lang disagreed with the appointment of the former. Like Cheng Kan, these two people are good officials in the local area, but entering the two prefectures may not have any effect, but they did not object. No matter how they can enter the two prefectures and then being sent to the local area, they will have more say.
To be continued...