Chapter 1038 Legislation
The simple ox cart was broken all the way, and Wen Yanbo's old bones were about to fall apart... After finally reaching Ruzhou, he found out that Ruzhou had just been restored, and there was only a county yamen, but no tutor yamen.
The servants were very kind and found him a military warehouse. Half a year ago, they hoarded food and grass to attack Yunzhou. Now they are no longer needed, so they are just left for Wen Yanbo.
Very good buildings, all of which are cement, moisture-proof and freezing, spacious and sunny, and dozens of people in the family can live... As a dismissed official, it would be good to get this treatment.
Wen Yanbo took out a grasshopper cage from his arms... Along the way, they exchanged all the valuable things on their bodies for food, and the whole family became hairless chickens, and nothing left.
When Wen Jifu saw his father take out a cage of grasshoppers, he cried. Dad, this is Ruzhou, not a capital city, all over the mountains and fields, there are too many grasshoppers, who can use this thing as a treasure!
But Lao Wen suddenly raised the cage of the grasshopper and threw it hard to the ground. The cage was broken and the cage was dead. Only then did everyone understand that there was a piece of red gold hidden in the cage of the grasshopper. Not much, there was a two or three taels!
"Dad, you are so thief!" Wen Jifu was overjoyed.
"Bah! The dog can't spit out ivory!" Lao Wen snorted: "Go and buy some wine and food, have a good meal, and buy some bedding. Don't buy expensive ones, save some flowers."
It’s a pity that the dignified husband Wen, when will he know the word “saving”?
The whole family had a sour nose, which was very uncomfortable.
Looking at the people who were about to cry, Lao Wen was so angry that he cursed.
"Your nickname is gone. I am still the deputy envoy of the regiment training. No matter what, I still have a salary. When I settle down, I will bring back the money and I will not starve you to death!"
After saying that, Lao Wen found the room with the best lighting and lay on the hard bed. He needed to sort out his ideas and see if there was any chance to make a comeback... Lao Wen didn't give up completely. After all, he went to the Western Regions with Wang Ning'an. At that time, Song Xiang, Song Qi, Liang Shi, and a lot of people were sent to the Western Regions.
Didn’t Song Xiang turn the salted fish over?
I am much better than him, so why can't I make a counterattack?
Wen Yanbo was full of fighting spirit, but soon he noticed that there were a lot of flies in the room, buzzing and screaming, which made people feel upset. Lao Wen got up, looked out the window, and almost fainted... It turned out that next to the warehouse, there was a cattle and horse carrying supplies, but there were no more poops left... Think about it, hundreds of animals, how much poops should be there for several months... It was like a mountain, and it was still continuous!
There was still a layer of black flies hovering on the mountain, Wuyangyang, this was pretty good. If it was at night, the huge mosquitoes could eat people... Wen Yanbo's scalp was numb. He had lived at such an old age and had never seen such a terrible scene!
"Quick, get rid of me!"
He screamed at the top of his voice, his face turning green.
At this time, Wen Jifu and a few brothers came back.
They were empty-handed and hadn't bought any wine or food at all.
"What's going on? I can't even handle some small things?"
Wen Jifu had no choice but to say, "Dad, this is no wonder we are. If you want to blame, you can only blame you!"
"Blame me? You little bastards want to anger me to death!"
"Dad, that's it. Since Khitan tribes forced to exchange currency and counterfeit coins emerge, the Khitans no longer believe us anymore. If you want to trade with them, you must wait until the market. They sell the things to the court, and then the court will buy goods on their behalf... This is true whether it is beef, mutton, or skin."
This is the consequence of the destruction of trust, and Lao Wen has nothing to say.
"No meat, please buy some vegetables!"
"Dad, Ruzhou is too young. There are only peddlers selling vegetables in the morning. Most people grow vegetables at home." Wen Jifu looked and said, "Dad, you have such great skills, can you grow vegetables?"
"Grow vegetables? Plant you big-headed ghost!" Wen Yanbo was furious and had no choice but to say, "You bastards, pack up the cow dung next door, I want to sleep!"
"Cow dung?" Wen Jifu's eyes lit up, "Dad, do you need to use cow dung to grow vegetables? I think I'd just keep it! It's a waste of buying fattening powder."
Old Wenchi was stunned for a few seconds, his facial features moved, he raised his soles and chased Wen Jifu crazy!
"You bastard, if it weren't for you, could your father have fallen to this point? I'm going to kill you!"
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Not to mention the happy Wenjia, Wang Ning'an's life is not easy. The crisis caused this time is far more serious than expected. Many situations are unexpected, such as financing problems, funding breaks, railways and other projects cannot be repaired, and the corresponding steel plants, machinery factories, and timber factories are all suspended.
What's even more terrible is that many Japanese slaves were introduced. They had jobs and could give them some food so that they would not starve to death. Now that they had no jobs, they would eat for nothing every day, which was a lot of money.
It’s not okay to not give it food. It would be great if a person is like a steam engine. If he works, give some coal and throw it aside if he doesn’t work, don’t worry. It’s so worry-free!
Of course, this is just a good wish.
The number of unemployed people in the entire Song Dynasty should be about 3 million, and about one out of every 15 citizens is unemployed, which is unprecedented.
From Zhao Shu to the officials of the Zhengshitang.
Everyone was deeply shocked, and they had a vivid one.
If you are engaged in industrialization, you are feeding a beast. If you make a little mistake, you will eat people!
If Wang Ning'an hadn't pushed the Juntian Order, I'm afraid that this time would cause a big problem, and the whole north and south would be in chaos. Not to mention the wars everywhere, it would be almost the same.
Facing this situation, Su Song discussed with the officials of the Political Affairs Hall several times, and finally came up with a set of strategies. Of course, he also asked Wang Ning'an to take a look and finally agreed.
In response to the crisis, Su Song's first order was to reiterate the Juntian Order.
He demanded that land purchases and sales be prohibited and people's hearts be stabilized.
All land expropriated must be replaced in an equal amount. If you take a house for the people, you must give the people a new house.
If you take away the land, you have to arrange new work for them and provide financial compensation... The act of purchasing land only at the market price is illegal.
Su Song believed that land is different from ordinary commodities and is the lifeblood of the people's lives and cannot be viewed according to the sale of ordinary commodities... His proposal was recognized by Zhao Shu and ordered that a decree should be drawn up to fix the land forever and to strictly prevent the land from being changed at will...
After this order, everyone realized that the Song Dynasty actually lacked a special legislative office.
The Ministry of Justice is responsible for the criminal name, but they are responsible for cases and are not responsible for legislation. The Political Affairs Hall can issue orders, but they don’t know how to formulate complex laws. As for the Hanlin Academy, it is just drafting an imperial edict. Obviously, this time the legislation cannot be solved by just an imperial edict.
At this time, everyone also discovered a fatal problem.
Why is it difficult to escape the fate of so many reforms in history?
The reason is very simple, because in all dynasties, only the rules set by the founding monarchs are laws and laws that are established by ancestors and cannot be changed. The orders and regulations made by other emperors may be overturned!
Take the Song Dynasty as an example. Except for the two brothers Zhao, Da and Zhao, the other emperors, strictly speaking, have no legislative power... Of course, it does not mean that everything is a dead rule and cannot be changed.
Smart civil servants are best at misinterpreting meanings and exploiting loopholes. Even if a good ancestor has achieved the law, it will be beyond recognition after several generations.
How to legislate and formulate rules?
All the government and the country were confused.
At this moment, Wang Anshi, the absolute queen, suddenly wrote a book. He had already left the capital, but when he thought that Wen Yanbo had caused him so much, he had to watch Lao Wen collapse before he would leave... Moreover, during these days, he kept feeding Wang Yun with medicine. Wang Yun's condition improved a lot, and sometimes he woke up, but his emotions were unstable and he could not get on the road.
Wang Anshi could only take care of his son while thinking about how to go in the future.
As a responsible politician, even if he is far away from the world, he dare not slack off.
Wang Anshi suggested that the important officials of the court should take the lead in gathering talents, listening to opinions from all parties, drafting a bill, and then following the approval of the saint's edict, all officials will be made public. In this way, the majesty of the law can be guaranteed.
Zhao Shushen agreed and looked around and was qualified to lead the legislation. Who else is besides the teacher?
As expected, the responsibility for drafting the bill fell on Wang Ning'an.
Such a big thing is obviously not something that Wang Ning'an can do alone, and time is so tight!
Therefore, the New Politics Society came into being.
The old father-in-law Su Xun, who had been walking among the people, rushed back to the capital, and a large number of other well-known officials and scholars gathered in the Yan Prince's Mansion.
Even the drunkard, who was seriously ill, had someone lifted him over and insisted on meeting Wang Ning'an... "Erlang, after so many years, do you still remember discussing the Qingli New Deal together?"
Wang Ning'an smiled repeatedly and said, "Zuiweng, I was young and didn't care about it at that time. Is it nonsense that so many years have passed, so you will never blame me, right?"
Ouyang Xiu smiled cheerfully, "Okay, don't you need to pour a ecstasy soup. Didn't you say, "Ask the canals so clear, so that there is a source of fresh water." To succeed, you must open the door to interests and benefit the people... Over the years, you have done this, but it is still very unbalanced. A few people have taken too much, most people have taken too little, and a few people have not only failed, but they are even poorer!"
Ouyang Xiu's voice was getting louder and louder, "Erlang, it's not enough to open source alone, but it's still necessary to allocate well! This time, the legislation is to establish rules and distribute them well. All the lawmakers must put their consciences in the world, think about the people of the Song Dynasty, the mountains and rivers are high and the rivers are long... We must be worthy of the trust of the people, and even after hundreds of years, we cannot let others stab their backbone."
Speaking of this, Old Ouyang struggled to stand up. Although he couldn't see clearly, he still bowed deeply.
"My Lords, please!"
Chapter completed!