"I'm afraid I'll leave the capital soon." Wang Judao.

"Why?" Zhang Ruoshui asked.

Wang Ju told the story.

“This is too much.”

"It's a matter of time," Wang Ju said lightly. If you don't support Wang Anshi, Wang Anshi will not support him. But if you don't support Sima Guang and others, they will regard themselves as enemies. Last year, but this year the conflict intensified, and they want to maintain a neutral attitude and stay peaceful in the court. What's the point?

However, Wang Ju still felt a little regretful.

The reason is very simple. There are still many things that have not been done by military weapons supervisors, such as the improvement of the war knife, which has not yet been finalized.

But this improvement was not the final improvement. Anyway, he stayed in the military weapon surveillance, so Wang Ju put his attention on the shield. There were many kinds of shields in the Song Dynasty, such as long shields, hand shields, side shields, and swallowtail shields... He also attached great importance to shields, so some people said that the Liao team was only quick, which was just relying on cavalry. As long as the Song Dynasty army was lined up in a square formation, there were crossbowmen inside and shield soldiers outside, it would be difficult for the enemy cavalry to kill and injure the Song army. The most famous one was Pan Mei's battle at Yanmen. Pan Mei personally commanded and used the infantry phalanx to restrain the Liao cavalry. Yang Ye attacked the rear with a light cavalry and defeated the 100,000 Liao army in one go.

But in general, it has many shortcomings, especially its weight. Originally, due to the burden of armor, the Song army was carrying a lot of weight. If you hold another shield, you can imagine the speed.

Unless iron is used as a shield, is it still a shield? Therefore, the Song Dynasty also retained the earlier wooden shields and leather shields, one is light, and the other is cheap. However, the defense effect is not very good. Although the Song army equipped a large number of wooden shields.

So Wang Ju put his eyes on another material. Vine! Vine shield!

How many vines were used in ancient China? They could make utensils, and they could make paper. So they were not cheap. However, now bamboo paper is gradually replacing vine paper, making a lot of room for vine production.

But it is not that easy to make a rattan shield. If you simply write it, it is better to use a wooden shield. This requires a lot of process. It seems that the good rattan shield in history can resist firearms. Wang Ju doesn’t know much about what the craft is, but fortunately this is a state machine. There are many specialized craftsmen who can see the style products in a few months and can be produced next year. Then they can supplement the heavy long shields and at least equipped with some flexible and mobile small shields.

This is also the inspiration for the communication between Wang Ju and Ge Shaohua.

Because of Jiaozhi in the south, Wang Ju asked about the situation and whether their weapons were backward vine armored soldiers and bamboo bows. Ge Shaohua said that there were some vine armored soldiers and bamboo bows. But not all of them were, they also had some advanced armed forces. However, these advanced armed forces were related to their advanced civilization and backward civilization. For example, some barbarian areas, there were not even vine armor, so they fought barely with big swords. The reason why the court was difficult to manage was not that they had strong combat power, but that the terrain, the weather was hot, and the mountains were lush. Xiang Jiaozhi basically seemed to be very few with the small countries of the Five Dynasties.

Then Wang Ju thought of Zhuge Liang's fire-burning vine armored soldiers, but in fact it may not be real history.

Moreover, the vine armor is not that easy to burn unless in specific circumstances, such as the Battle of Red Cliff, but in that case, what's the difference between not attaching to the vine armor?

Besides, the vine shield is different from the vine armor. Even if the enemy uses a rocket several times in a row, it burns it and throws it into the ground. However, with it and without it, it is always different.

So Wang Ju thought of Teng Dun.

Secondly, the longer Wang Ju spends his time in military weapons, the more good weapons and armor will be left, and it will come in handy immediately.

Moreover, the longer you stay, the more good foundation you will be able to build, so it will not be so easy to get up in the future. As long as you delay for five or six years, the Song army will basically achieve the goal of changing clothes, and at least 90% of the army can use more sophisticated armor. But now that he has left, it is obviously not up to Wang Ju's requirements.

But things will not develop as he imagined.

So Wang Ju made an explanation in advance.

Zhang Ruoshui said: "Don't worry, our family is just worried that you will leave, and the official may not let me take the military weapon supervision."

"I can recommend it to the official at that time, or even ask Lu Huiqing to recommend it for you. After all, the original situation of the armor was seen by the officials with their own eyes, and they were also angry about it. The official attaches great importance to it."

"Why is that Chen Xiang like this?" Zhang Ruoshui said angrily.

"Don't care."

The two of them talked about the Teng Dun again, and Zhang Ruoshui said: "If that is the case, it is best to build it in the south. If it is finished, it will be transported to the capital."

Ancient vines are produced in the south, and good vines are produced. If they are built in the south and then transported to the capital, it will save a lot of costs. This also shows Wang Ju’s influence on Zhang Ruoshui. Wang Ju nodded: “But the process must be kept confidential, and research and development must be carried out in the military weapon supervision.”

"Okay, let's say Zi'an hasn't left yet," Zhang Ruoshui didn't expect that Wang Ju's defense was Jiaozhi.

"All the troubles have become like this. Can I still stay in the capital?"

Zhang Ruoshui scratched his head.

The two of them had a long conversation, and Wang Ju got home.

Zhang Zai said: "Wang Ju, I'm going to resign and go back."

"Resigning from office and returning? That's fine. With the knowledge of your mentor, you will also be famous for a lifetime. I think Mencius had never been a high-ranking official back then, but wasn't he also a sub-saint?" Wang Judao.

Zhang Zai talked about New Confucianism in the court. Since ancient times, rulers have taken the law as the source and Confucianism as the representative, so that Zhang Zai's interpretation of the meaning of Confucianism as the basis and Confucianism as the basis. This made Wang Ju laugh and cry.

However, Wang Ju liked it very much.

If Zhang Zai's new statement can be established, then it can tear apart the hypocritical benevolence of Confucianism since ancient times, which is a good thing.

Moreover, unlike Zhang Zai in history, he has a low official position and no successor, so the more practical and gentle Guan Xue has never become mainstream in the Song Dynasty. Now it is okay. At worst, he can actually publish 100,000 copies of the articles written by Zhang Zai and spread them everywhere for free. In the name of bamboo paper reward publicity, he stimulates scholars to advocate with bonuses, so Guan Xue can be carried forward.

Shameless is shameless. It is better for future generations than the theory of Zhu Xi of the two Chengs becoming mainstream.

But then, Zhang Zai needs a quiet environment.

So, Zhang Zai resigned and Wang Ju was lucky.

This is what each performs his duties. Zhang Zai does his studies. Jia Pingwa writes novels. Li Bai writes poems. Wang Shao fights. Xue Xiang is the Minister of Finance...

"Wang Ju, are you right to reform?" Zhang Zai said.

Wang Ju thought deeply that this article may be very important to Zhang Zai. Once Zhang Zai returns, he will inevitably write a book and he has not thought clearly. How to write it clearly in the article?

What if Wang Anshi does not change his law?

He thought for a while before saying, "Mr., if the official and Jiefu Gong do not change the law, the first thing is that the country will continue to use the national title and salary to build private favors and raise private names like in previous years."

"That is, the national debt will become heavier and heavier..."

“That’s right.”

"How will the country work like that."

"Continue to accumulate and continue to owe it," Wang Ju smiled. Thinking about the later period of the Ming Dynasty, it was not that far.

“This is very dangerous.”

"For the country, that is very dangerous, but for the first emperor, they may become a virtuous prime minister instead. This is one of them. Secondly, the country's finances are becoming increasingly difficult, and the peace faction will gain the upper hand, and they will not agree to Wang Shao's management of Qinzhou. Then Xixia will get Hetao sooner or later."

Maybe Wang Anshi would not have such a powerful party struggle, but the consequences would be even more serious. For example, the second article mentioned by Wang Ju, many people blamed Tong Guan’s maritime alliance. But after the rise of the Jin Dynasty and destroyed the Liao Kingdom, would the Song Dynasty still not be able to take it down without the intention of Yan Yun? Then the Jin people didn’t take Yan Yun? After taking Yan Yun, how could they not go south when they saw the combat effectiveness of the Song army? But at that time, Xixia would get the Tao River, which would be stronger. What would they do, maybe they could sweep across Shaanxi and Sichuan. By then, a small southern Song Dynasty that was peaceful and peaceful might not exist!

Zhang Zai didn't know this, but he knew what danger would pose to the Song Dynasty if Xixia obtained the Taohe area.

"Mr. Chen Xiang slandered me. In fact, before Zhang Ruoshui went down to inspect the implementation of the Qingmiao Law that day, he talked to me. I only said one thing: If it remains unchanged, it is chronic suicide. If it becomes good, it can keep my dynasty for a hundred years without major troubles, but if it becomes bad, it will speed up suicide."

"Mr. Jiefu has accelerated..."

"I don't know, both the pros and cons are good or bad."

"I think it's probably because the officials and Mr. Jie Fu are too anxious."

"You can't say that it's wrong even if you are anxious. For example, Shang Yang's reforms are also like thunderbolts."

"Shang Yang..."

"My teacher, I cannot fully listen to Sima Qian's views. He was castrated by Emperor Wu of Han, and he felt a little angry. Therefore, he rejected Emperor Wu of Han, and promoted the various behaviors of Huang Lao Wu during Wen and Jing, and then he would inevitably oppose Shang Yang's reforms. But the actual situation is, if there were no Shang Yang's reforms, could Qin State be powerful? The defeat of Qin State was that Qin Shihuang became more and more cruel later, and Qin II and Zhao Gao did more excessively. His thoughts on governing the country were not even Legalists. How could a tyrannical country last long? For example, Emperor Yang of Sui promoted the imperial examination and promoted Confucianism, but the result was that the Sui Dynasty was destroyed immediately?"

"So benevolence is the foundation of righteousness."

"It's also the one who is in the middle. However, the environment of our dynasty is different. The scholars and officials cannot use punishment. Although it protects the literati's solar term, how can they establish authority? If they cannot establish authority and reforms are urgent, how can they not be confused? Secondly, Mr. Jiefu is stubborn and arrogant, and he can catch monkeys all over the mountain to make them obedient, so he has to give them fruits and kill a few chickens."

"That's not making friends and becoming a party?"

"My teacher, I've already started to make friends and become a party."

Zhang Zai understood that due to the strange system of the Song Dynasty, the conservative ministers were not afraid of being punished, so they dared to frame them. However, it was precisely because of this strange situation that Wang Ju just retaliated against Chen Xiang. If you frame me, I can also slander you. If you make me fight, I can also mess with you. Anyway, if you don’t make me fight, Chen Xiang will be unable to fight against Wang Ju. At most, everyone will fight together.

Wang Anshi cannot put down his body and win over most people. He also wants to "high-end" and will not cruelly suppress a very small number of people, so there are more people who oppose it.

This is the root of the chaos.

Of course, there was also the emperor's mistake. If the emperor hadn't been anxious to succeed, Wang Anshi would not have to be so anxious, and the situation would have been better.

This has nothing to do with the reform itself.

There is another good example, for example, Zhao Xu's previous sons died one after another. This situation is because Zhao Xu's marriage was young and his concubine was younger. Think about it, the girl at the age of fourteen or five or fifteen started to have children. Under the current medical conditions, can the child be safe? The second reason is the problem of medication, because they are princes and grandchildren, and the imperial doctors dare not use tiger and wolf medicine. Can many diseases be cured? They can also be cured. That requires more sophisticated medical methods, but that is more difficult and difficult...

Wang Anshi may not be a good person, nor a gentleman, and he has many shortcomings. It can only be said that compared to Sima Guang, his methods are more on the table, taking into account some ethics and demanding some face. At the same time, his selfishness and methods are for the country, not for the individual. Or if his attitude towards Su Dongpo was replaced by Wang Ju, he might have been fighting with Su Dongpo for the rest of his life, but Wang Anshi said good things for Su Dongpo in Jiangning.

However, the various problems that Wang Anshi faces are indeed very difficult. After Wang Ju heard the truth about the three shortcomings, he sometimes began to feel sympathy for Wang Anshi.

In this way, Zhang Zai understood.

So he also said: "It's not easy for Mr. Jiefu to do so."

However, Wang Anshi's biggest disadvantage is his arrogance. For example, Wang Anshi's attitude towards Wang Ju, his disciple is clearly a talented person, but how did Wang Anshi do it? So Zhang Zai sighed again.

Then Zhang Zai said again: "Miss Li is about to give birth, so she leaves the capital at this time..."

"No, I won't be able to leave the capital for less than two months!" (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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