As soon as Zhang Fei returned to the office, he immediately brought prosperity to the store.
There was a constant stream of "good people" coming and going at the counter in front.
In the back hall, there are more and more wealthy businessmen.
But it is not difficult to see that the front counter and the back hall represent two groups respectively.
Many of those who came to the counter to donate were family servants, and behind them was a large class of scholar-officials.
The literati and officials simply sent people to donate a little money to express their support for the idea of sharing wealth with the people.
This is purely political.
Under this banner, and with the personal endorsement of the conservative leader Sima Guang, if they failed to raise money, they would definitely be laughed at by Wang Anshi and others.
Absolutely not.
No matter how much they hated Zhang Fei, they had to give him a little support. At least they had to make some noise and let the government see who the truth was.
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However, the wealthy businessmen in the backyard do not support the idea of sharing wealth with the people. They come here with only one purpose, which is to avoid risks.
Because the current situation is really tense and everyone sees enemies everywhere.
Especially the case of Wang Hong, which actually gave a great deterrent to many people.
After the lawsuit, no one classified Wang Hong as an honest official or a corrupt official, because Wang Hong worked so hard to collect taxes, not for the sake of money, but his policy ideas represented the old system and interest groups.
But the result was that he was demoted.
These tycoon businessmen were all very nervous. Having reached their situation, who wouldn't evade taxes? But now even Wang Hong couldn't handle it, so how could they?
This is the biggest difference between them and the scholar-official class. In fact, many scholar-officials also know the mystery, but they still have certain privileges and they are not so panic-stricken.
These wealthy businessmen are different. They are not a privileged class. Take the Fan family for example. No one in the family is an official in the court. They have managed to get to where they are today entirely due to their own wisdom and how they deal with people.
But if the imperial court wanted to kill someone, they would definitely start with them, because they have money but not much power, and they know this very well.
At this time, an article by Sima Guang brought charitable organizations into their sight.
It can be seen that Zhang Fei had the best of time, place and people.
It’s hard not to be popular!
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Second watch.
The office, which had been bustling all day, finally quieted down.
Zhang Fei dragged his tired body to the counter, only to see that all the accountants sent by Li Guozhong were lying on the table to rest, and they were all exhausted.
"Old Fan, give them one tael of silver each."
"yes."
Fan Li nodded and asked, "Is it from the charity organization or from our account book?"
Zhang Fei hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's calculate it from my personal account."
"OK."
When they heard about the distribution of money, all the accountants became energetic again.
They just came to help, but they didn't expect to be paid directly in cash.
He is truly worthy of being called Zhang Sanlang.
It’s really grand.
"Third brother, the food is here."
Li Si came in carrying a wooden basket.
Zhang Fei then remembered that he seemed to have not eaten all day, so he hurried to the backyard and called Xu Zhiqian, who was still busy, to eat together.
…Xu Zhiqian worked even harder than Zhang Fei. She even read an account book while eating.
"Can't you just eat in peace?"
"Ah? What did you say?"
"nothing."
Zhang Fei rolled his eyes speechlessly.
Xu Zhiqian asked again: "By the way! Although we received 500 hectares of land donations today, most of them came from Xiangguo Temple and Baifan Building. The donations from other wealthy businessmen are not much."
Zhang Fei explained: "Our charity organization and Xiangguo Temple's tax avoidance methods are completely different. They use Xiangguo Temple to avoid taxes, but they just put it in name only. Everything else remains unchanged. They still manage the land themselves, and the grain goes directly into their own granary. But once the land is donated to our charity organization, we will manage it.
What they ask most today is how the money will return to them. In our regulations, there are only two rebate clauses. The first is to take out 10% of the total profit to pay living expenses to their descendants.
The second is to let their children work in charitable organizations.
The rest depends on manipulation. For example, Chen Maoqian hopes to donate as much money as possible so that the court can build more public housing. According to the current situation, many public housing are controlled by the Fangya, so he can take back the profits. "
Xu Zhiqian said: "But this obviously still did not impress them."
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "This is normal. Many of them still don't know how this charity works, so they only donate a little land to understand the operation mode of the charity, but I believe they will eventually donate land."
Charity is a technical job. It is not a direct transfer of benefits, but an indirect one. This actually tests the vision of these wealthy businessmen. Those who can see into the long term, like Fan Zheng, can see the mystery in it.
Donating directly to the court instead of donating to the people is a very interesting phenomenon that is worth exploring.
Xu Zhiqian nodded slightly and said, "In the final analysis, you still have to make a profit, and you have to make a lot of money. After all, you have to meet their needs and donate to the court and the people."
Zhang Fei nodded and smiled: "Correct."
Xu Zhiqian asked: "But how much money can you make just by making movable type?"
Zhang Fei said: "Of course we can't rely entirely on the movable type workshop to make money. We also have a carriage rental service."
Xu Zhiqian said: "That's not enough."
Zhang Fei said: "There is no rush. You can think about it slowly. Let's eat first."
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The second day was just as popular as before, with people coming to donate as well as wealthy businessmen coming to inquire about the news.
But for now, there is still a lot of thunder but little rain, and everyone is still groping in the dark.
Zhang Fei didn't even drink a sip of tea the whole morning as he kept explaining the charity's regulations to them.
It was not until noon that Zhang Fei got a chance to catch his breath. Just as he was about to have lunch with Xu Zhiqian, Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing suddenly arrived.
Zhang Fei could only welcome Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing to the private room with an empty stomach.
….“Zhang San, what you did was not very kind!” Lu Huiqing said half-jokingly as soon as he sat down.
Zhang Fei asked very cautiously, "What does Lu Jiaojian mean by this?"
Lu Huiqing said with a smile: "We are the villains, but Sima Xueshi has all the reputation. You must know that Sima Xueshi's reputation has been well-known these past two days."
Although Sima Guang was the leader of the conservative faction, his current reputation was not considered to be among the best, because there were Han Qi, Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo and other veterans above him, and Wang Anshi, a great literary figure, beside him.
But this article and the popularity of the Bian Jing Law Firm really made Sima Guang earn enough traffic and become a top star.
Because everyone believed that the firm's popularity was all due to Sima Guang. This fact spoke for itself, and as people followed the crowd, many people became Sima Guang's little fans.
Wang Anshi, who stood opposite to Sima Guang, became the villain.
Although Lu Huiqing was half joking, he was actually expressing his dissatisfaction.
Zhang Fei knew it in his heart, so he nodded and said, "I was indeed not thoughtful enough about this matter, and I didn't expect it to cause such a big stir, but I promise that I will do my best to help you promote the new law."
Wang Anshi laughed and said, "It's okay! It's okay! Ji Fu was just joking with you. As long as I can get these people to pay, it doesn't matter if I become a villain. Anyway, I will definitely be the villain."
After a pause, he continued, "We came to you today just to ask you to help me promote the new law."
As he spoke, he placed a piece of paper on the table. "This is the article I wrote. It mainly explains the concept of the new law. Take a look."
Winter is about to come, and Wang Anshi hopes to complete the propaganda in late autumn, promulgate the new policy in winter, and fully implement it next year.
However, when it comes to publicity, Wang Anshi was completely convinced and decided to leave it to Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei took it and took a look. This article mainly expounded the concept of the equal transportation system, but it also left a foreshadowing, which was the yamen service.
Obviously, Wang Anshi first promoted the Equalized Transport System and then the Yaqian Labor System.
After Zhang Fei read it, he suddenly frowned: "Didn't Master Wang say that I should arrange the publicity?"
Wang Anshi was stunned for a moment: "That's why I gave you the article. You decide when is the best time to publish it."
Zhang Fei said: "Since Master Wang has entrusted the publicity to me, shouldn't he tell me the specific provisions of the new law, instead of asking me to write an article and just ask me to help you print it?"
Lu Huiqing asked: "Is there anything wrong with this article?"
Wang Anshi also looked at him in confusion.
With your level of understanding as a toddler, can you tell that there is a problem with my article?
Are you kidding?
Zhang Fei said truthfully: "This is art, but not propaganda."
After listening to this, Wang Anshi stroked his beard and smiled: "Alright, alright, save your flattery! With your writing skills, you can't flatter the point even if I ask you to. I've told you to practice more, but you didn't listen."
My level is not good enough? With your propaganda level, your new law deserves to fail. Zhang Fei said sarcastically in his heart, and then said seriously: "No, I am serious, I am not flattering, the article written by Wang Daxueshi is indeed very well written, but it is only suitable for collection and study, not for propaganda."
….Wang Anshi saw that he did not seem to be flattering, so he was confused by what he said.
What is your standard?
Lu Huiqing also wondered, "Is it not okay if the article is well written?"
Zhang Fei patiently explained: "Propaganda is not like that. Propaganda is to attract people and cause discussion. It is enough if the sentences are smooth. The content is the key."
Wang Anshi was unhappy, "Is my content bad?"
Zhang Fei said: "Every word is a gem, every point is to the point. But people like me have no interest in the content of this kind of article, because I don't know how to appreciate it.
Moreover, only a small number of people can appreciate this article, but the new law concerns the people of the world, not just a small number of people. The content of this propaganda must arouse the interest of the people. "
Lu Huiqing nodded slightly.
Wang Anshi was dissatisfied and said, "Then why did you ask Sima Junshi to write the article? Not many people can appreciate his article, but it was a great success. Why can't it work for me?"
Zhang Fei smiled bitterly and said, "This is different. I just want to fool that small group of people. Uh... No, my charity is to attract that small group of people to donate money. It's OK if these people like to watch it. Whether the people watch it or not is none of my business."
Wang Anshi said: "I am only writing for this small group of people. I want to convince the officials in the court."
Zhang Fei scratched his head in pain. "Master Wang, if you doubt someone, don't employ him. If you employ someone, don't doubt him. Since you choose to hand over the publicity to me, then I have the final say."
Wang Anshi frowned and said nothing.
Lu Huiqing knew what Wang Anshi was thinking.
His new laws did not use his articles, which would definitely make people think that Wang Anshi was afraid of losing to Sima Guang again.
I lost last time.
Moreover, they came at this time to suppress Sima Guang's prestige.
But Lu Huiqing also thought that Zhang Fei had a point, so he said: "Zhang San, this method was created by my teacher. If it is not written by my teacher, it will not make sense. Let me publish this article first, and then you can promote it."
Zhang Fei secretly glanced at Wang Anshi, probably guessing what he was thinking, and nodded helplessly: "Okay!"
But his expression really hurt Wang Anshi's inner pride. Last time I lost on the technical level, and this time I also ask you to do the printing. How could I lose to Sima Guang?
I really don't believe this. Wang Anshi said angrily: "It's settled."
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