Chapter 474: Political Discussion

Wang Yu had been waiting to pick on Su You, so that he could overpower him and show his sense of existence. At this time, he said: "If Mingrun talks about this, then agricultural planning is not important anymore? It should be noted that the country is based on agriculture.

Every year, the queen of the official family has to experience the mulberry farming in person."

Su You ignored him: "Come on, come on, the food is here, let's chat while we eat."

Wang Anshi was famous for not drinking. Bao Heizi was the herdsman of the group, and Sima Guang and Wang Anshi were judges under him.

One day, peonies were blooming in the company, and Bao Heizi got interested and held a flower party.

Neither of them drank. When Bao Heizi saw that the glasses in front of them were empty, he stepped forward to persuade them.

First, he went to Sima Guang and asked, "If you are happy alone, why not have fun with others?"

Sima Guang had no choice but to "forcibly drink" to save face.

Bao Heizi came to Wang Anshi again and said: "Everyone is sitting here and enjoying themselves, but one person is sitting in the corner, how can it be tolerated?"

Wang Anshi replied: "I have never drank alcohol in my life, and I dare not make an exception this time."

Bao Heizi was also famous for his strengths, and he repeatedly urged him to drink during the banquet. In the end, Wang Anshi was even more stubborn than Bao Heizi, insisting on "not drinking until the end of the banquet", and Bao Heizi "couldn't be stronger".

People later used this to distinguish the characters of Wang Anshi and Sima Guang.

But when we arrived at Su You, it was different. He took out a few bottles and said, "Wine has been studied thoroughly in Shu. The main reason is that the alcohol component in it has a stimulating effect on people and can make people

Speeding up the heartbeat and blood flow can also slow down thinking and make people forget their worries."

"But regardless of the concentration and dosage of any drink, it is inconsistent with the attitude of science and engineering. For example, cinnabar and aconite are poisons, but if they are used in small amounts at one time, they are excellent medicinal materials."

"I know that the prince does not drink alcohol, but these bottles are made from clear dew in Shu. There is alcohol in it, but it is very low and will not affect your thinking."

"After women in Sichuan gave birth, they also used it to recuperate their bodies. Children and the elderly can also eat it. It is effective against chills, blood stasis, loss of vitality, anemia, and indigestion. It is also effective against poor sleep, trance, depression and forgetfulness.

, is also helpful. Drinking it regularly on weekdays can also help digestion. Prince, let me pour you a glass first. If you taste it and feel that you can't drink it, can you drink it instead?"

This statement is different from persuading people to drink. Wang Anshi is also a scholar. He smiled and said: "Practice it personally. Mingrun can be said to be a person who is good at persuading people."

He picked up the cup and took a sip: "Well, it's sweet, with a hint of sweet-scented osmanthus, but not much alcohol, so it's acceptable."

Su You smiled: "Then this bottle will be reserved for the prince's own use, but we will still drink Yongchun Laolu."

The dishes are served one by one, each portion is small, but very delicate, with full color, flavor and flavor.

The main dishes are steamed mandarin fish, steamed pork with vermicelli, braised pork belly, and stewed cuttlefish with chicken.

Su You said: "Sichuan people are addicted to spicy food, but there are a few people who are not used to it, so we try to serve it as light as possible. Everyone use your chopsticks."

He toasted to Wang Anli and Wang Yu again, and then said: "Brother Yuanze just said that my statement was not pro-agricultural. In fact, it is my fault that I said it roughly, so that brother Yuanze understood the wrong meaning."

Wang Yu said: "Oh? I would like to hear the details."

Su You said: "Actually, Sichuan is an example. Nowadays, thousands of people farm there and ten thousand people eat. There are only eleven people working on the farm."

"More people are engaged in metallurgy, salt making, ceramics, brewing, tea making, sugar making, construction, vehicles and ships, transportation, and commerce. It is already a prosperous fact."

"Is this a good thing? Of course it is a good thing. This shows that limited land can support a larger population."

"But in dialectical terms, everything has its pros and cons. What are the disadvantages of this approach?"

"Thousands of people work hard, and ten thousand people have enough food. On the other hand, once waterlogging occurs and food is insufficient, the problem of a thousand people becomes a problem of ten thousand people! It is magnified ten times!"

"Therefore, the more a place like this, the more top priority agriculture is. We must ensure stable output to have the foundation for the rest!"

"The irrigation mouth was built in central Sichuan, and diversion canals have been dug for thousands of years. Now, a complete water network has been built in the western Sichuan plain."

"Central Sichuan has been stable for hundreds of years, and the rights to land ownership are complicated and complicated. Land rights have long been divided and fragmented. Therefore, annexation is very difficult on the plains. This protects the land ownership of homesteaders in disguise."

"The climate in the middle of Sichuan is suitable, and two crops can be planted a year. With the development of terraces, the introduction of high-quality rice seeds, and the support of young crops loans from various places, it attracts immigrants to explore hidden houses. In addition to the Changping warehouse set up by the government, there are also the warehouses of major businesses.

Private warehouses, all of these, ensure the relative stability of agricultural output in Sichuan, which provides the basis for liberating manpower."

"There is no stability without farmers. This is the premise of everything."

Wang Anshi nodded: "The princes in the court are mostly attracted by the immediate benefits in Shu. When discussing the politics of Shu, they always focus on industry and commerce, but they ignore the "Southwestern Agricultural Book" that you spent ten years on and will benefit for a long time.

Come, let me toast you."

Only then did Wang Yu realize that when he talked about Su Mingrun, the first thing he mentioned was his money-making methods that were comparable to Tao Zhugong, or his incredible luck and good popularity. However, because he was young, his comprehensive skills were often ignored.

Quality.

Wang Yu secretly made up his mind, one day, I will surpass you.

Wang Anshi and Su You had a drink, and then he said: "Mingrun, the Song Dynasty seems to have been at peace for a hundred years, but in fact it has been in crisis for a long time. The princes in the court have seen it for a long time, but it is a pity that there is no solution. This time we went to

Que, Mingrun, do you have any suggestions for the imperial court?"

Su You said to Wang Anshi, "Does the prince have any suggestions?"

Wang Anshi sighed: "Actually, to put it bluntly, it is just to clean up the administration of officials and increase revenue and reduce expenditure."

Su You said: "Having said that, it is indeed not easy to implement it. With the good foundation of Shu for thousands of years, it has gone through more than ten years from being able to only use iron money, or even bartering, to the current circulation of Shu banknotes."

Year."

"Several large salt wells have been opened in the middle. In addition, the imperial court has not implemented tea and wine tasting in Shu, so we have such a good situation. The rest of the places are... difficult..."

Wang Yu felt that Su You's famous name came from the rule of Shuzhong, and the main reason for the rule of Shuzhong came from the two just mentioned, so Su You just got a big advantage and could not afford such a big reputation.

The transfer envoy fed the people of Meishan and boasted about it.

He also looked down on Shuzhong's approach and said: "If you use the method of Lord Shang to enforce orders and prohibitions, why worry about not curing it?"

Su You was a little speechless: "Brother Yuanze, in the time of Lord Shang, the people of Qin State were ignorant and simple in politics. The production method was simple. All you need to do is to distribute the well fields according to the quantity and establish military merit, and everything will be solved easily."

"We are now in the millennium. As I just said, the division of labor between the people and the people is very careful in the development of the country. It cannot be done simply and roughly across the board."

"To give a simple example, far from talking about the pre-Qin Dynasty, let's say that at the beginning of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, the country had hundreds of thousands of coins, which was enough for circulation. But look at now, in places like Weizhou that are not Shangjun, there are no less than six sales a year

One hundred thousand guan."

"How many of the people gathered around Bianjing are engaged in agriculture? If all these people are sent to the countryside to farm in Hebei, what problems will not be solved? But the question is, what consequences will this bring?

"

Wang Yu sneered and said: "What if it's not a matter of an edict? What will be the consequences of being struck by a three-foot sword?"

Su You smiled and said: "Then I'm afraid that the three-foot sword will fall on Brother Wang's neck first. So according to me, first choose a breakthrough point so that most people can accept it, start from small steps slowly, and persist

Only by continuing unremittingly and gradually expanding the area of ​​influence is the right path."

Wang Yu shook his head: "It's still your spiral development of science and engineering. The Song Dynasty is now seriously ill, and it must be treated with strong medicine."

"I have also seen the method of science and engineering. The straight-line distance between two points is the shortest. So it can obviously be improved in a straight line, so why must it go in a spiral?"

"If we use the bright and profitable method, we are afraid that the territory will shrink and the country will have no surplus. Once there is a disaster or famine, the military will be in danger of overthrowing the country!"

This was using Zi's spear to attack Zi's shield. Su You didn't expect Wang Yu's words to be so casual, and was stunned for a moment.

Wang Anshi took the opportunity to interrupt the dispute between the two: "Don't talk about these discussions. I and Mingrun have not yet spoken out, but they are giving advice on state affairs. If people know about it, they are afraid they will laugh at us for trying to become the prime minister. We are crazy.

Crazy and disobedient."
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