Chapter 10 Section ten

Time soon arrived at the end of March in the fifth year of Xining. With the recovery of Sang Chongguo, the Baishuitan College Professor Joint Conference was established.With the support of Shi Yue, Cheng Hao and others, the professors' joint meeting elected Sang Chongguo as the head of Baishuitan College, Cheng Hao as the dean of the Ming Science Institute, and Shen Kuo as the dean of the Gewu Institute by a simple majority.A series of mountain regulations were formulated, and Baishuitan College has become more formalized since then.And Shi Yue's role has also become a part-time professor of the college.

Because of events such as the Baishuitan prison and the students knocking at the gate, the circulation of the "Baishuitan Academic Journal" has increased, and the influence of Baishuitan College has really begun to radiate across the country.Therefore, although the head of the mountain of Baishuitan College has no rank, he has been appointed by the emperor and enjoys a high prestige.And Sang Chongguo held this position as a commoner, ranking above Cheng Hao and Shen Kuo, and his key role in Baishuitan Prison made him a hero in the sky of the Song Dynasty after Shi Yue. Another shining star rises.

At about the same time, in Hangzhou in the south, on the banks of the West Lake, a college opened without attracting attention. The name of this college was "West Lake College". Also at the end of March, Wang Anshi, who returned to Zhongshu, regained his energy and drove the reform carriage again. "The "Regulations on the Improvement of the Young Crop Law" is promulgated throughout the country. From the point of view of the officials below, it is indeed feasible now." Zeng Bu said to Wang Anshi that Lu Huiqing was not here, and Zeng Bu was the number two figure in the New Party.

Lu Dian had a different opinion: "At the beginning, it was said that it would be successful in three years before it was implemented nationwide. Should it be more stable?" Li Ding said: "I'm afraid that time will not wait for me." Wang Yu, who had not yet fully recovered, also said, "Yes, since it is a good law, it doesn't matter if it is implemented earlier." But he has other plans. Now, apart from implementing the "Regulations on the Improvement of the Green Crop Law" called "Stone Law" in three ways , the whole country implements the original young crop method, and the comparison between the two shows Shi Yue's excellence. Simply promoting the stone method throughout the country is beneficial to the country and private interests.What's more, even if the implementation is a little rushed, if there are any disadvantages, it is Shi Yue's responsibility.But these thoughts are not humane, let alone let Wang Anshi know.

Wang Anshi sighed: "Shi Yue is really a genius. The improvement regulations completely abandon the government and let the people trade independently. The government only needs to supervise the legislation and reap the benefits. There are indeed many fewer disadvantages in the implementation. Since it is for the country and the people For beneficial things, you don’t have to wait three years, let’s roll them out across the country as soon as possible.” The core members of the new party unanimously agreed to implement Shi Yue's "Regulations on the Improvement of the Green Crop Law" throughout the country in advance at an internal meeting. The three-way trial was successful.Wang Xi can be said to be the most helpless of all the participants at the time. He clearly felt that Shi Yue had risen as a new political force.However, Shi Yue's attitude towards the new law is unpredictable, and it is really troublesome for Wang Xi, who wants to hold everything in his hands and forcefully implement the new law.

He tried his best to listen to Zeng Bu's suggestion on the horse protection law: "The lower officials think that the horse herding prisons in Daming, Shayuan, Anyang and other places can be abolished, and the original grazing land should be returned to the households. Fujie and Jingdong, Jingxi, Hedong, Hebei, and Shaanxi Wulu promote the method of raising official horses on behalf of households: Wulu volunteers who are willing to raise horses will get one horse for each household, and those who are wealthy can raise two horses. The original prison horse ration, or the government gave money to let the farmers buy their own horses. All horse farmers can be exempted from changing money and paying money every year. If the horse dies of illness, the third-class households and above will be compensated according to the price, and the third-class households will be compensated according to the price. Those with households under the household will be paid half of the compensation. In this way, the court can save money, and the country can also form a cavalry to compete with the barbarians..."

Wang Yu was a little impatient when he heard it. Originally, he was very concerned about the policy of strengthening the army, but for some reason, this time Zeng Bu proposed the law of protecting horses, which made him feel very impatient—maybe it was because Zeng Bu Bu's ambiguous attitude in the Baishuitan case may be due to the fact that this so-called horse protection law seems to be somewhat similar to Shi Yue's "Regulations on the Improvement of the Green Crop Law". "If you don't draw a tiger, you won't be an anti-dog!" Wang Xi thought maliciously.

Then someone introduced Wang Shao's implementation of the Market Exchange Law at the border, but Wang Yu didn't listen to a word. Among the people immersed in the beautiful fantasy of the reform, no one noticed Wang Yu's trance. Everyone was calculating how much money the horse protection law could save the country. The beauty of good horses and cavalry, how glorious it is to dispatch hundreds of thousands of horses to fight at once like in the Han Dynasty!And some people are calculating how much revenue the Market Exchange Act can bring to the country's finances, and what kind of positions they can arrange for someone... Noble and despicable fantasies respectively emerge in the minds of different people.

Wang Anshi thought about the details of these two decrees carefully, and seemed to be a little encouraged.He smiled and said: "Yesterday, Lu Huiqing wrote a letter, proposing to set up a military weapon supervision department to oversee Dongxiguangbeizuo and the Duzuoyuan of each prefecture, replacing the original helmet case under the jurisdiction of the third department, in order to improve the quality and output of weapons and armor... "Wang Anshi, who was talking eloquently, suddenly noticed that everyone's faces were a little unnatural, but what he didn't notice was that Wang Yu's eyes suddenly lit up. Wang Yu guessed Lu Huiqing's intentions in an instant.

Unlike Wang Anshi, who has never regarded Shi Yue as his main opponent, the core members of the new party are a little scruples about Shi Yue's existence.Zeng Bu said hesitantly at first: "Master, Shi Yue is now in charge of the helmet case, and the emperor approves it internally. In addition, he created the Baishuitan Arms Research Institute, using money from the emperor's internal treasury. How about the establishment of the military weapons supervision Deal with the weapons research institute?" Hearing Zeng Bu's question, Wang Yu immediately said: "I don't think Shi Yue will say anything. The establishment of a military weapon supervision can separate the affairs of the helmet case and operate independently, and the efficiency will be greatly improved. Now any matter of the helmet case , it has to go through layers of approvals from the Yantie Division and the Third Division Envoy, and the efficiency is extremely low. The quality of the weapons and clothes manufactured is also quite poor. Now that the Military Weapons Supervision is established, it can be managed better, which is also in line with Shi Yue's consistent Thoughts. Although the Arms Research Institute is mainly composed of Baishuitan personnel, it is an institution under the imperial court after all. It will naturally be placed under the jurisdiction of arms supervision at that time, in order to research better weapons. And let the emperor pay Ouchi's money, After all, it is not a long-term solution, just to change it, and the court will pay for it."

Zeng Bu took a meaningful look at Wang Yu, and sighed in his heart: "The dispute between Yu and Liang." What Wang Yu said was an obvious excuse.Shi Yue has done a good job, but he wants to establish some kind of military department. If Shi Yue is sentenced to military department, there is nothing to say, but is it possible?Zeng Bu could only shake his head secretly.It is not a very pleasant thing to have a power struggle with Shi Yue. But with Wang Xi's special status and strong personality, no one dared to argue with him.What's more, this is Lu Huiqing's special suggestion. Wang Anshi has never been considered a mature politician.He looked around the crowd and saw that there was no objection, so he said: "There is no need to think too much about Shi Yue's problem. He has made great contributions to the improvement of the young crop law, which is of great benefit to the government. Zhuo Lang, Jianzheng Zhongshu's criminal room, military ceremony room, and workshop. The errands of the Ministry of Yu in the Juzhou case have new official positions, so there is no need for them. Shi Yue's new appointment will definitely be approved by Zhongshu , It just depends on whether he accepts the order or not." As soon as Wang Anshi said this, except for Zeng Bu and a few people who knew in advance, everyone's eyes showed envy.Someone said: "Is it appropriate to prosecute the official affairs of the third party?" Wang Anshi said: "Concurrently serving as the third housekeeper and studying official duties is not inappropriate. In addition, Zixuan will be promoted to the third division envoy."