Chapter 19 Section VII

"I have read "The Analects of Confucius" and I admire it very much. Please forgive me for being presumptuous. I am not satisfied with what I think the current state affairs are?" On the water pavilion in the back garden of the Sang Mansion, Shi Yue and the slightly thin Zeng Bu discussed wine and politics, Sang Chongguo and others Then stay by the side.After drinking for three rounds, Zeng Bu began to ask for directions by throwing stones. "As Wang Xianggong said in "A Hundred Years of Nothing in This Dynasty", there are many hidden dangers in the current Song Dynasty. If you work hard to govern, it will be the day when the good ministers and assistants will have great achievements, not the time for success." Shi Yue replied without hesitation. , but the wording is very careful.

"Then in Mr. Shi's opinion, if you want to make every effort to cure it, what should be the most urgent thing?" Shi Yue smiled slightly. At this time, he knew Zeng Bu's intentions, so he said with a smile: "The redundant soldiers, redundant officials, and redundant expenses of this dynasty are known to all knowledgeable people, so we should be anxious about these three. Apart from this In addition, there is another official to govern, and it is not easy." After speaking, he stared at Zeng Bu's reaction. Zeng Bu shook his head as expected, and said disapprovingly: "Although what the young master said is reasonable, he has not yet found the real key point. According to the officials, the key point is financial management." This is clearly Wang Anshi's argument , "A country cannot have no soldiers and no officials. If there are people who are good at financial management, then sufficient fiscal revenue is enough to solve these problems."

Shi Yue was just for the purpose of probing, so naturally he didn't argue with him, he smiled noncommittally, and asked: "Master Zeng, can the problem of official administration be solved with financial management?" "As for the administration of officials, provincial officials benefit from their salaries and uphold honesty, and the law of our ancestors is very good. As long as we follow the law, there is no serious problem." Zeng Bu replied lightly. "My subordinates have heard that good ministers are needed to govern a country. If the local guards and officials of various ministries are not good, even if there are good laws, they will not be able to implement them."

"That's right, but Wang Xianggong has already solved this problem." Zeng Bu's face was bright. Shi Yue was stunned and said: "Forgive me for being ignorant and ignorant, but please tell me clearly." "Wang Xianggong sent more than forty officials to inspect the world, how dare the local officials fail to implement it?" Zeng Bu said triumphantly. Shi Yue couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart: Can the problems that may be encountered in the execution be solved with forty people?It's just that since ancient times, good medicine is bitter to the mouth, and good advice is hard to hear. He and Zeng Bu didn't have a deep friendship, so he didn't dare to trust each other with his heart. He just smiled and said: "So that's how it is."

Tang Di has an upright character, but he couldn't help but asked coldly: "Master Zeng, if one or two of these forty people are treacherous people who fight with local treacherous officials, wouldn't the people along the way suffer? In the world of Jianghu, it is also heard that local officials only take harshness as a priority, I am afraid that it will go against the original intention of Wang Xianggong..." "Yifu, how can you generalize?" Shi Yue didn't expect Tang Di to be so outspoken, fearing that his words would cause trouble, so he hurriedly spoke to stop him.

Zeng Bu waved his hands and said with a smile: "It's okay, what Mr. Tang said is also true. There have been villains since ancient times, but with the knowledge of Wang Xianggong, there will definitely be no treacherous people in the people he uses. Besides, there are supervisors in the imperial court. history……" "Ziming, Wang Xianggong's talents and learning can really be matched with Mencius. Today's emperor is also a wise master, and he can get along with Wang Xianggong and his ministers. For thousands of years, only Liu Xianzhu met Kongming." Zeng Bu said eloquently, He actually called Shi Yue's name directly, as if he was a familiar friend, and at the same time told everyone about Wang Anshi's knowledge-Wang Anshi's "Laozi" and "Mencius", he was a famous Confucian at that time, and his knowledge was naturally extraordinary, so When Zeng Bu talked about the subtleties, everyone was amazed. Only Shi Yue, a modern person, was naturally immune to these.