At this moment, it is no exaggeration to say that the entire capital area is in a state of national deliberation.

Because as they studied the "Provisional Law", they gradually discovered that this "Provisional Law" has many special features.

It’s not that the content subverts everyone’s cognition. If that were the case, it would definitely not pass the Legislative Council.

Because the Legislative Council is currently controlled by the literati.

The literati certainly followed Confucianism, and the entire "Provisional Law" was still based on Confucian morality.

For example, filial piety is everywhere, and another example is maintaining the husband's authority.

This does not mean that Zhang Fei brought new doctrines and broke the Confucian values. The concept of legal system is not contradictory to Confucian thought. When Zhang Fei used the example of husband-wife relationship in class, he did not emphasize the equality of husband and wife. He only emphasized that the wife also has the right to defend her legitimate rights and interests, without crossing that line.

A wife still has to observe women's virtues, but if her husband abuses her, she can sue the authorities or file a lawsuit to protect her legitimate rights and interests.

But the key point is that the rights and interests of all parties are written out, and this is the most special part of the entire "Provisional Law".

The original legal principle in ancient times was that "if the punishment is unknown, then the power is unpredictable", but this principle is obviously not applicable to the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs. Therefore, this "Provisional Law" is written very clearly in most of the regulations, especially including the division of rights and interests.

...

...

This makes many powerful people feel at a loss.

If it is not written clearly, at the critical moment, it will be a competition of who has the bigger fist, but if you write it clearly, everyone has to follow the rules.

This puts them under more constraints.

But then again, many of the regulations are written based on precedents and decrees, such as work-related injury precedents, demolition subsidies, and so on.

These all exist and were not thought up by Zhang Fei. Would the powerful be afraid if they were written into the law?

Of course not.

If there were no public security, procuratorial and judicial systems, this "Interim Law" would not have caused such a big response. The key lies in enforcement.

In the past, laws that harmed the interests of the rich and powerful were often promulgated, but they were often not enforced, including the emperor's decrees. But now, everyone knows that once a law is promulgated, it will really be enforced.

Someone has already done statistics and found that the current number of police officers in various states and counties is about ten times the original number of yamen runners and patrolmen, and in some places it is even twenty times.

This is what worries everyone the most. The other party really has the ability to strictly enforce the law.

But they can't stop it at the moment, so we have to make it clear that no one wants to be the first to take action. At least smart people will not confront the police, procuratorate and courts head-on at this juncture.

Fu Bi, Su Shi, Fan Chunren and others are popular in everyone's eyes. People always try their best to get close to them, and then ask about the regulations of the "Provisional Law", whether what they do is illegal, and whether it is allowed to do so.

Not to mention the bookstore, where long-term employment fees soared to three or four times.

In the past, the scholars really looked down upon these tea drinkers and pen-writers, but now they can only gradually accept this reality.

However, the judicial official was busy dealing with everyone's inquiries and requests for advice, while the administrative official was quietly making a fortune.

Last year's final tax revenue is finally out.

Xue Xiang also reported to Zhao Xu as soon as possible.

"Your Majesty, based on last year's tax revenue, if tax coins are included, the tax revenue is only about 20% less than the previous year. However, if tax coins are not included, the court is equivalent to misappropriating this year's finances in advance, about 2 million strings of cash in the capital area."

This tax currency is spent and collected again. If the tax currency is one-time, it means that the national treasury still spends so much money, but it just uses this year's fiscal funds in advance.

Zhao Xu nodded slightly and asked again: "Whether it is a success or a failure, please tell me in detail."

Xue Xiang asked: "It is a relatively big success. Just talking about the capital area, although the court spent 2 million guan, it has built more than 100 police stations and more than 20 prisons, repaired the river channels and embankments, and opened more than 100 canals.

These were expenditures that were supposed to be made, and now they not only help the people survive the famine, but also boost this year's harvest and save nearly 100,000 strings of cash for this year's expenditures."

Zhao Xu asked curiously, "How did you save these 100,000 strings of cash?"

Xue Xiang said: "Because the current grain and commodity prices have become cheaper, the court will save a lot of money by purchasing these goods. Moreover, if all the purchases are made with paper money, not counting the value of the paper money itself, the court can earn nearly 200,000 strings of cash. This not only saves the court's losses, but also promotes the growth of commercial taxes."

Zhao Xu nodded and asked again: "So as long as paper money is issued, the finances will be able to recover immediately?"

Xue Xiang said: "Not only recovery, but also a lot of growth. In addition, the accounts of Jingdong East Road have been sent over. After combining the finances of Jingji District, I found a surprise, that is, our expenditures in Jingji District and Jingdong East Road have been reduced by nearly 500,000 strings of cash."

Zhao Xu was shocked and asked, "Is this because of the Career Law?"

Xue Xiang hurriedly said: "The business law is only secondary. This is all because of your majesty's foresight."

Zhao Xu was stunned for a moment and said, "What does this have to do with me?"

Xue Xiang said: "Because your majesty has turned part of the imperial guards in the capital and all the imperial guards in Jingdong East Road into the royal police. In the past, the imperial guards were concentrated in one or a few places, and each county had to transport food and grass to them. The loss was very alarming. Now the imperial guards have been broken up into small pieces and turned into royal police scattered in various counties. They can get food locally. The loss in Jingdong East Road has dropped by nearly 90%, and the loss in the capital has also dropped a lot."

After all, the transportation conditions in ancient times were very harsh, and the road losses were very alarming. That's why Wang Shao tried so hard to find a way to open up land in the Xihe area. Even if I spend twice the price to buy grain locally, I can save a lot of money for the court.

Zhao Xu couldn't help but gasp. These three redundancies really lived up to their reputation. With just a little arrangement, they could save so much money. It was really outrageous. But he was complacent immediately. This was all my wise decision.

Xue Xiang secretly glanced at Zhao Xu and couldn't help but feel secretly proud that he was flattering the right person.

Zhao Xu added: "Speaking of this, I have decided to transform some of the imperial guards in Hebei into the imperial police. What do you think?"

Xue Xiang immediately said: "I agree very much. Last year, the finances of the disaster-stricken areas in various places were the only ones in Hebei that were still in a bad state. This is because the local people have to support the northern border defense line all year round, and at the same time they have suffered from floods. In addition, they were forced to work hard before, and the people's strength has been exhausted. We must find a way to restore the strength of the people in Hebei as soon as possible.

Our dynasty pays so much tribute to Liao every year, but if we still have to spend so much on military expenses, why should we pay so much tribute? "

Zhao Xu frowned and sighed, "That being said, we must be on guard against others."

Xue Xiang said: "Your Majesty misunderstood my meaning. I wanted to say that the Northern Dynasty also attaches great importance to these annual tributes, and they will not easily tear up the alliance.

Therefore, Your Majesty can use the Royal Police to build a series of defense lines in Hebei and maintain public order in various places at normal times. If the northerners really invade the south, you can immediately let the Royal Police form an army to resist the northerners.

At the same time, we must make good use of the annual tribute. If they invade once, we will use this as an excuse to negotiate with them and let the northerners weigh the pros and cons.

The key point is that the people of Hebei are not strong enough to resist the northerners. Your Majesty's arrangement will give you a better chance."

This time, disaster relief efforts were very successful in all places except Hebei, because the previous natural and man-made disasters had made Hebei a mess and its population had decreased significantly.

The defense of the northern border mainly relies on Hebei. In this situation, you have no chance to fight. Therefore, Xue Xiang believes that restoring the people's strength in Hebei is the top priority.

Zhao Xu couldn't help but smile when he heard this, and said, "You and I are thinking the same thing."

Then he asked, "By the way! When do you plan to issue banknotes?"

Xue Xiang said: "Prime Minister Wang believes that we need to publicize it first, and it will take some time, but your majesty, don't worry, as long as the paper money is successfully issued, the financial problem will definitely be solved."

Genuine bookstore.

"Mr. Wang's article is really great!"

"Stop!"

Wang Anshi raised his hand and said, "Don't flatter me. You don't have the talent. Just tell me if it's okay or not."

Zhang Fei said unhappily, "I'm ready to flatter you, of course I can do it! But I still have to say that Wang Xueshi is really a master of writing to be able to write such a popular article so smoothly."

Wang Anshi chuckled and said, "But now that everyone is discussing the law, isn't this a good time to promote it?"

Zhang Fei said: "It is said that if a person does not have immediate worries, he will have long-term concerns. In other words, if a person has immediate worries, he will not have long-term concerns. The law is a long-term concern, and money is an immediate concern. Once this article is published, it will definitely change the direction of public opinion."

Wang Anshi was relieved to see that he was full of confidence, and said, "Now Xue Xiang plans to let the three departments issue paper money. What do you think we should do with the Ma family's Jiekupu?"

This old man is really "devoted to the country"! How could Zhang Fei not know what Wang Anshi was planning? He said calmly, "That depends on what Mr. Wang is planning?"

Wang Anshi asked, "What do you mean?"

Zhang Fei said: "If Wang Xueshi just wants to make a lot of money for the treasury through paper money, Ma's Jieku Shop is actually dispensable. But if Wang Xueshi wants to revitalize business by issuing coins, thereby increasing commercial taxes and achieving long-term benefits, then he must rely on Ma's Jieku Shop."

Wang Anshi asked: "If the court directly buys the Jieku Shop, can't it raise the commercial tax?"

Zhang Fei said: "Just

In terms of revitalizing commerce, the official monopoly system has never been successful. The advantage of the official monopoly system is that it can quickly accumulate wealth for the country, and then collapse, and then adopt the trade law again. "

Wang Anshi fell silent.

These are bloody facts.

Under the official monopoly system, merchants have never had an easy life. If merchants are not having an easy life, how can commercial taxes still increase?

The key official system is weak and the speed of corruption is staggering.

Zhang Fei continued, "Mr. Wang, this paper currency is different from salt. It is exactly contradictory to the government monopoly, because paper currency requires merchants, and merchants drive transactions, so that more people demand paper currency. However, the government monopoly is the government that takes charge of everything, which will definitely reduce transactions. No one will demand paper currency, and it will inevitably fail."

Wang Anshi frowned and said, "But we must also be on guard against merchants. They are only interested in profit and forget about morality. They are unreliable at critical moments. Now that the country is facing so many difficulties, we must find a way to make the treasury richer."

Although he used many business methods in financial management, he personally did not like businessmen. What he pursued was the national economy of China and Europe.

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Of course. The court cannot lose control over the merchants, so what I suggest is cooperation. Now the Ma family's Jiekupu has to work for the country because the country is the major shareholder. The three departments only need to count the coins and decide how much to issue and how much to take back. The rest is left to the merchants, which can also save costs for the court."

Wang Anshi nodded slightly, "That's fine, but we can't just cooperate with the Ma family."

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "It depends on the court's arrangements."

After seeing Wang Anshi off, Zhang Fei handed Wang Anshi's article to Hou Donglai, and then prepared to go back.

When he got on the carriage, he suddenly saw Li Bao sitting inside and subconsciously said, "Brother Bao?"

"Sanlang, you can just call me Xiaobao from now on." Li Bao said hurriedly.

"ah?"

Zhang Fei looked stunned.

Li Bao immediately changed the subject and said, "There is a rebellion in Yangzhou."

Zhang Fei was startled and said, "But Master Wang didn't mention this just now."

Li Bao said: "The scale of this is not large at the moment, the court will know in a few days."

Zhang Fei asked: "What's going on?"

Li Bao said: "Similar to the Jingdong East Road, the public security, procuratorate, courts and taxation department brought warehouse taxes to Yangzhou, which immediately aroused hostility from many local people.

It happened that when the police station was rectifying the fishery, they encountered a group of thugs. This group of thugs occupied the river, charged fishermen, and wanted to collect taxes from passing ships. The two sides fought and the group of thugs took the opportunity to rebel. It is said that this group of thugs also had connections with local sailors. At the same time, many local landlords also took advantage of the situation and started to cause trouble in various towns, hoping to cause chaos and resist the public security, procuratorate, courts and taxation department. "

“This is their old trick.”

"Before the police, procuratorate and courts come out, this tactic will be popular for a long time."

"You just said that the group of strong men were related to the sailors?"

"Um."

Li Bao nodded.

Zhang Fei said: "That's not a big deal, the police station should be able to handle it."

Li Bao said awkwardly: "It's not nice to say that, Sanlang. After all, they are also the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty."

Zhang Fei asked: "Is it difficult?"

Li Bao was silent for a while, then said, "Sanlang is right. It is indeed not a big deal. I think by the time the court receives the news, we will be able to receive the victory report."

Yangzhou.

Beside the river, hundreds of Royal Police officers blocked a pier, and all the fishing boats docked at the pier were chained and sealed by the Royal Police.

This immediately attracted a lot of people to watch.

"What happened? Was the dragon that crossed the river caught?"

"He was caught yesterday evening, and all of Guojianglong's properties were seized."

"These Royal Police are really powerful!"

"That's right. Back then, the dragon that crossed the river was rampant in this area. Even the sailors didn't dare to provoke him. But after just a few days of rebellion, he was captured alive."

"Humph, those sailors are in the same group as Guojianglong."

"Keep your voice down."

"What are you afraid of? The times are different now. We have the Royal Police. Do we have to be afraid? Haven't you heard that the Royal Police represent the government and defend the legitimate rights and interests of ordinary people?"

"That's true, why don't we go and file a complaint."

"By the time we go to file a complaint, it will be too late. It is said that a commander in the sailor camp has also been arrested."

"ah?"

In Yangzhou city.

But then more than fifty royal policemen, escorting more than ten people, came out of a large house.

Among them was a man with a strong back and strong muscles. He struggled and shouted, "How dare you, little kids, catch me? Do you know who my eldest brother-in-law is?"

A young man standing leisurely at the door said, "Li Jian, the commander of the Yangzhou navy."

The man asked, "Do you know?"

"More than knowing."

The young man laughed and said, "He is also under investigation at the police station, but he has been scolding you for half an hour."

".?"

The big man was suddenly dumbfounded.

This young man was Ma Xiaoyi. He and Fu Shichun had already rushed to Yangzhou from Xuzhou.

For Ma Xiaoyi, setting up a police station is simply assembly line work. He is very skilled at it. Once he establishes a stronghold, he immediately runs to the next one.

The key point is that compared to before, the police station has plenty of manpower, and it’s really fun to fight.

Yangzhou Imperial Court.

"Qi Xiye, Qi Xiye, look at you guys. You have turned the whole Yangzhou into a mess. There are cries of fighting and killing everywhere. What on earth do you want to do?"

A white-haired old man angrily scolded Qi Hui who was sitting on the seat.

There were also a few old men with white hair and youthful faces sitting next to them.

Qi Hui said: "Mr. Yan, there is a rebellion. Are we officials just turning a blind eye?"

The old man surnamed Yan said, "But before you came, everything was peaceful here. Why did someone rebel as soon as you arrived?"

Qi Hui asked: "Why?"

Old Taoist Yan said, "Isn't it because of that tax commissioner and the warehouse tax? Especially the warehouse tax, it's simply robbery. The people have to pay taxes even if they save a little grain. It's really appalling. It has never been heard of since ancient times."

Qi Hui sighed, "Regarding this warehouse tax, I also have my doubts, but it is useless for you to blame me. This is not set by me, but by the Legislative Council, and approved by the government. We must strictly enforce it."

"We have appealed to the court."

Old Master Yan said: "No one will pay this warehouse tax."

Qi Hui hesitated for a moment, then said, "It is up to you to decide whether to hand it over or not, but I advise you not to confront the tax commissioner until the court changes the law."

Another old man asked, "Can the tax commissioner still arrest us all?"

Qi Hui said: "Based on the law enforcement situation of the tax department in various places, even if the Yangzhou prefect refuses to pay, they will arrest him, and they will definitely catch him."

Several old men looked horrified.

Qi Hui said sincerely, "To be honest, I don't really agree with the warehouse tax, but I really advise you not to provoke the tax commissioner. The rumors you heard now are all true. They will really use siege equipment to break down the gate of your mansion. It is said that they are even better than before. They will even use gunpowder to attack in appropriate places."

"They are so lawless, can't you do anything about it?"

"If they were lawless, then that wouldn't be scary, but the problem is that they all act according to the law. They usually only take action when they have solid evidence, so the Imperial Court won't be able to help you then."

".!"

After a brief silence, Old Yan raised his hand and shouted angrily, "I just don't believe they dare to do this. Just wait, they will suffer the consequences."

After saying this, he left with his companions.

Qi Hui couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

At this time, a chief clerk came in and said, "Your Excellency Judge Qi, I just received news that according to the statistics of the Xuzhou Imperial Court, the tax bureau has prosecuted more than 400 landlords of all sizes in Xuzhou and demanded a fine of up to 120,000 strings of cash, which is three times the commercial tax in Xuzhou in previous years."

Last year, Yangzhou had not yet started to popularize the new tax law, but Xuzhou had already done so.

Qi Hui was surprised and asked, "So soon? The tax commissioner should have only been there last year."

The chief clerk said, "It's hard to say. Didn't a lot of tax police appear in Jingdong East Road in a short time? No one knows how many tax police are hiding in Yangzhou."

Qi Hui wondered, "Haven't they heard about the situation on Jingdong East Road?"

The chief clerk sighed, "Many big landlords are misers. Asking them to pay even one more penny is like killing them. They will never give up until they see the Yellow River!"

Qi Hui shook his head helplessly and said, "The Commissioner of Taxation was raised by these misers. There will definitely be another bloody storm at the end of this year!"

Tokyo Bianliang.

General Police Station.

Bang bang bang!

"How ridiculous! How ridiculous!"

I saw Cao Dongdong alone in the room, yelling and smashing the teapot and teacups all over the floor.

The Royal Police outside the door were trembling.

"Why is Yanei so angry?"

"It is said that a victory report came from Yangzhou, saying that Chief Inspector Ma and his men have captured another group of rebels."

"This is

Good news! "

"Yeah! I don't know why Yanei is so angry."

"Go and ask?"

"you go?"

"Old rules."

I saw five or six Royal Policemen gathered together. One of them held a few chopsticks and each of them took one.

The policeman who drew the shortest line trembled immediately, then came to the door trembling, "What happened that made Yanei so angry?"

"What's up?"

Cao Dongdong bulged his eyes and said, "I was so angry with the Liao people when I went north last year. When I came back, everyone blamed me for being impulsive. That coward Zhang San became a hero. That's fine, but Xiao Ma is still catching rebels in Yangzhou. How can I not be angry?"

The policeman was stunned.

Cao Dongdong added, "Those powerful men in the capital are really useless. They dare not make trouble, so I have nothing to do all day. It's all Zhang San's fault. He didn't let me go. Remember, next time Zhang San comes, beat him out with a stick. Eh? Where is he?"

In a tavern near the dock, there sat a middle-aged man in a long gown and two water transport officials.

"A dragon crossing the river?"

The middle-aged man snorted, "It was dealt with in just a few days. It might as well be called a river rat."

One of the canal transport officials whispered, "I heard that the Yangzhou Canal Transport and the Yangzhou sailors all contributed secretly. Not only were they completely annihilated, but a commander in the sailor camp was also implicated."

"Were the sailors watching?"

"The public security, procuratorate and court are so cunning. Before this person even arrived, they published several issues of newspapers and magazines, boasting that the public security, procuratorate and court had helped the soldiers in Hezhong Prefecture get their salaries back, and that the soldiers might be able to join the police station. Those soldiers are eager for their commander to be arrested. I heard that there is silence in the military camp over there, and almost all the ordinary soldiers support the public security, procuratorate and court."

"Ah, is it really the end of the world?"

Li Bao's guess was correct. Just as the imperial court learned of the rebellion in Yangzhou, the police station received a good news report: there was a rebellion in Yangzhou, but it was quickly suppressed by us. Remember to give us credit.

Why are those policemen so brave? They fight against those rebels without caring about their lives. They just want credit. They all know that many places don't even have police stations. If they perform well in Yangzhou, they may be promoted to police chief in the future. Currently, many police chiefs in Hebei Province were promoted from Jingdong East Road.

This caused the emotions of the Beijing dignitaries to fluctuate greatly. In fact, whether it was Wu Tian from Jingdong East Road or Guojianglong from Yangzhou, they all had the shadow of the Beijing dignitaries.

They are unable to cause trouble in the capital, so they are inciting unrest in the local areas.

But no one expected it to be so vulnerable. It is said that this time, the Commissioner of Taxation has not taken any action yet.

this..

It's complete depression!

On the other hand, Zhang Fei and his team did not take it seriously at all. This was all expected, and now he is busy launching a public opinion war.

The first article has been published, which directly points out that there is currently a very serious money shortage in the Gyeonggi region, and also points out the dire consequences that will arise.

You should know that although this article was written by Wang Anshi, the content was thought out by Zhang Fei. He must have seen the harm of the money shortage much more clearly than Wang Anshi. Of course, he also adhered to the propaganda method and tried to exaggerate the situation, even wishing that all shops would have to close tomorrow.

Because when it comes to the news, everyone is fighting against M and likes to watch things that scare them.

He instantly stole the limelight.

Nowadays, no one is discussing the law, everyone is discussing the problem of money shortage.

Immediately, Zhang Fei released the second article, implying that it was the landlord who took away the coins.

The big landlords were the first to be unhappy and immediately published articles to criticize us. They said that it was the court that used warehouse taxes to force us to sell grain and make money. How could they have the nerve to blame us?

But the businessmen were not happy with this and immediately started to argue with the landlords. This was because the business was currently in a period of expansion and they had just recruited a lot of people and were ready to do something big. However, at this time, there was a shortage of money, which was indeed very fatal.

They were indeed facing a bankruptcy crisis, and they dared not blame the imperial court, so they could only blame the landlords.

It's not your fault that you made money, but it's your fault if you don't spend it. You landlords now buy things with silk cloth instead of coins.

The landlord also retorted, everyone doesn’t use it, it’s not us who don’t use it, so why blame us alone.

Zhang Fei published the third article. It is true that the landlords cannot be blamed. If anyone should be blamed, it should be the Three Departments. The emperor has already approved the issuance of another batch of tax coins to aid the merchants. After all, the merchants contribute commercial taxes, and the court cannot just sit back and do nothing. But why has the Three Departments been delaying the issuance? It is said that an official from the Three Departments is still visiting brothels and having a lot of free time.

Someone took the lead and the landlord and the businessman immediately reached a settlement and directed the conflict directly to the three officials.

It’s all the fault of the three officials.

Three offices.

"Mr. Wang, I finally understand why Mr. Wang asked Zhang San to review his article."

Xue Xiang, who was badly scolded, was extremely happy at this moment.

Good scolding!

You are right to scold!

He didn't know that it could be promoted in this way.

Wang Anshi sighed, "I have also tried hard to promote this, but the facts have proven that even ten Wang Anshis are no match for one Zhang San! You should hurry up and prepare!"

Legislative Council.

A group of old people including Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo, and two young people, Su Shi and Fan Chunren, sat in the yard basking in the sun and reading newspapers.

Wen Yanbo closed the newspaper and shook his head, saying, "If Zhang San is not a swindler, he won't have to worry about not having a job!"

Lu Gong laughed and said, "In the past, when someone mentioned issuing paper money, everyone would sneer at him or even curse him. But after reading these three articles, everyone thinks that the court is issuing paper money to help them. Haha, this is really unacceptable!"

Su Shi sneered and said, "This is not a very sophisticated scheme. Zhang San's trick can be seen at a glance. Why do so many people believe it? It's really puzzling."

Sima Guang on the side said with a smile: "Su Zizhan, don't say that. Go write a few articles and see if you can change the public opinion."

Su Shi immediately said, "Prince Junshi, please don't provoke me. It's not that I have nothing to write, but I am afraid of delaying the court's important plans."

Sima Guang chuckled and said, "You write it, and I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong."

Su Shi said: "It's settled once and for all."

Fu Bi glanced at Sima Guang with a hint of reproach, and then said, "Now that things have come to this, you should stop making trouble."

Sima Guang just smiled.

He would still worry about other aspects, but he was not worried at all about this aspect. He and Wang Anshi could not do it, so he did not believe that Su Shi could do it.

Fan Chunren suddenly said, "Mr. Fu, Zhang San's three articles do not mention the harm of paper money. This is no different from deceiving people. Zizhan and I stayed here just for this paper money. I think it is necessary to remind everyone of the harm of paper money to the country and the people."

Wen Yanbo nodded and said, "Chunren's words are very reasonable. If we only point out the harm of paper money, it will not be considered as undermining the court's policy."

Fu Bi sighed and said, "It's up to you guys."

Su Shi couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

He had been dissatisfied with Zhang San for a long time, so he immediately wrote an article "On Paper Money" and published it in newspapers.

I have to say that this guy's views are really concise and his article is also very beautiful and gorgeous. In just over a hundred words, he points out the harms of paper money.

It not only reveals the harm to the people, but also the harm to the country, that is, the risk of bank runs.

At that time, the country will be faced with a cruel choice between credit bankruptcy and financial bankruptcy.

As soon as this article was published, it immediately caused huge heated discussion and won the support of many readers.

Zhang family.

"Do you have any grudge against Su Zizhan?"

Xu Zun asked.

Zhang Fei said: "No!"

Xu Zun said: "Then why did he write this article?"

Zhang Fei said awkwardly: "I'm not sure either. Maybe he's really worried about the banknotes?"

Xu Zun frowned and asked, "Then how are you going to deal with it?"

Xu Zhiqian next to him said, "Mr. Su really overestimated his own abilities this time. No one can beat Zhang San in this respect."

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "I won't join him in this fun. It's useless for him to just talk without doing anything. I have asked Li Si to go to the Ma family and ask them to slightly raise the price of the currency in terms of interest. As long as the money shortage worsens, it will be useless no matter how right he is."

As he was speaking, Wang Anshi suddenly came running over with interest.

“Zhongtu is at home too!”

"What's the matter, Mr. Wang?" Xu Zun asked curiously.

Wang Anshi smiled sheepishly and said, "Have you read Su Shi's articles?"

Xu Zun nodded and said, "We were just discussing this matter."

Wang Anshi immediately took out an article and said, "I have also written one to refute him."

Zhang Fei said: "Master Wang, we don't need to pay attention to him. We can make his article ignored by raising the price of coins a little bit."

Wang Anshi said: "No, he is clearly provoking us. We must fight back, otherwise it will show that we lack confidence."

He had been angry with Su Shi for a long time, and this time he had to teach him a lesson.

Zhang Fei took it and looked at it helplessly. "Although Wang Xueshi's rebuttal is well-founded, if it is aimed at Chief Prosecutor Su, it is not strong enough and cannot hit him where it hurts."

Is this not enough? Wang Anshi humbly asked, "What's your best plan?"

Zhang Fei said: "Su Ziyou has risen rapidly in Shaanxi and is well-known in the northwest. In comparison, Mr. Su is slightly inferior, but

It was Hezhong Prefecture that first issued salt notes on a large scale, and Su Ziyu's response was to fulfill the duties of the procuratorate and defend the rights and interests of the people, because he knew that paper money had both advantages and disadvantages, and this was the difference between the two brothers.

This is what you would do if you really wanted to hurt Mr. Su!"

Wang Anshi was horrified when he heard this. "Your move is really cruel and clever. It's very clever. Just write it like this. We must make him angry this time. That guy never forgives others with his words. We must teach him a lesson this time."

Xu Zun and Xu Zhiqian glared at Zhang Fei silently, "You are too vicious. Su Shi at least argued with reason, but you actually brought Su Zhe up to make trouble."

Wang Anshi, who had grasped the essence, could not wait and quickly wrote an article at Zhang's house.

When this article was published, Su Shi almost fainted from anger!

First, the article acknowledges all the drawbacks mentioned by Su Shi, and secondly, it tells how Hezhong Prefecture succeeded, thereby analyzing the government's approach to paper money and how to avoid those drawbacks.

Finally, he praised Su Che, saying that Su Che was very clear about the pros and cons of paper money, and that Su Che made an indispensable contribution to the success of salt money in Hezhong Prefecture. It was no wonder that Su Che became famous in the northwest.

There is no mention of Su Shi.

But the underlying meaning is, why are the two brothers, both prosecutors, so different when faced with the same thing?

Perhaps this is the reason for the Brothel Procuratorate.

Legislative Council.

Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo both felt some sympathy for Su Shi. This article was indeed very vicious and hit Su Shi's sore spot directly.

Su Shi couldn't refute it because Su Zhe was standing in front of him!

Although Su Che expressed his concerns about paper money in his letter to him, he did not firmly oppose the salt money in Hezhong Prefecture. He was just very particular about the salt money and would go to the government to ask for rectification if there was any omission.

Only Sima Guang was still adding insult to injury, "Ah, Zhang San is really despicable, he actually used Ziyou as an excuse, this is not a fair victory!"

When he said this, everyone laughed.

Because Su Shi was famous for his sharp tongue and his love for satirizing others, Sima Guang was often satirized by him, so this was definitely adding insult to injury.

Su Shi said stubbornly: "I was talking about the paper money, and he was talking about me. This is really putting the cart before the horse. It can't be said that he won."

Lu Gong smiled and said, "As soon as you wrote that article, the Ma family immediately raised the value of coins. Now it is much cheaper to use coins to buy people and pay interest than to use silk cloth. This has caused the value of coins to rise again, and the money shortage has further intensified. Now more people are calling on the court to issue paper money as soon as possible."

Su Shi suddenly became depressed.

Fu Bi laughed and said, "Zizhan! You lost because you didn't think of a better way."