After the banquet, in the study room.
"Presumably, Yun Shan also knows the purpose of my visit this time.”Wang Anshi sat at the side and looked at Chu Ling.
"Of course, Xiao 'er. Tell Jiefu what you told me yesterday.”Chu Ling looked at Chu Xiao and said.
"Yes, I understand." Chu Xiao responded and then told her his thoughts.
Wang Anshi nodded as he listened. After Chu Xiao finished, he said,"Not bad, not bad indeed."”
"Thank you for your praise, Uncle." Wang Anshi had asked Chu Xiao to call him uncle during dinner. Don't be too formal.
Chu Ling, who was standing at the side, also felt honored when he saw this scene.
"I wonder what nephew thinks of this old man's reform.”Wang Anshi asked.
"Jie Fu must be joking. Xiao 'er is still young. How would I know?" Before Chu Xiao could say anything, Chu Ling continued. The main reason was that he was afraid that Chu Xiao would say something bad and offend him.
"As for Yun Shan's words, this nephew is able to think of things that we have never thought of at such a young age, so how could he not understand?”Wang Anshi first said to Chu Ling, then looked at Chu Xiao and said,""Nephew, if you have any opinions, you can just say it. There are no outsiders here. Whether it's right or wrong, just say it. I, Zaifu, still have this bit of tolerance.”At this time, Wang Anshi had not been dismissed from office because of Zhao Xu's death.
Hearing this, Chu Ling did not say anything else and signaled Chu Xiao with his eyes.
"Since that's the case, I'll be bold enough to say it. Uncle, please don't blame me for what I said.”After seeing his father signal to him, he said to Wang Anshi.
"Alright, go ahead. Uncle will not blame you." Wang Anshi stroked his beard and smiled.
"First of all, let's talk about Uncle's Qing Miao Law. This matter itself should take care of the common people. It was to ensure that the farmers could live well in February and May. However, after the policy reached the local government, because the government enforced this law, the interest rate increased again. It made the families who were originally living well become poor. In the long run, it would cause great resentment among the people.”Chu Xiao paused for a moment and looked at Wang Anshi, who had an ugly expression.
"Nephew, is this true?" Wang Anshi asked with an ugly expression.
"It is indeed true. Nephew has visited many places. All of them." Chu Xiao said solemnly.
"Preposterous, I'm so angry. Tomorrow, I will report to the Emperor to strictly investigate such officials.”Wang Anshi blew his beard and glared as he slammed the table and stood up.
This was the truth. For example, the central government of China had many policies that benefited the people. When they reached the local government, the local government would change their ways to scam the people. He put up the flag of the country. They had their own policies and countermeasures. Therefore, there were some things that could not be blamed on the country. It was the same for bureaucrats. It had not changed since ancient times.
"Nephew, continue." Wang Anshi gestured to Chu Xiao.
"Secondly, the square field average tax law. Needless to say, this was still very well implemented in the local area. Some poor farmers were exempted from taxes. The law of equal loss and the law of market exchange were also implemented very well. However, there were some flaws in the immunity and irrigation methods. It was still enforced by the local government. It was a good thing for the rich, but it made the already poor even poorer. In fact, as long as they could ensure that the local officials effectively implemented these laws of the rich country, they would be able to make the country prosperous. There won't be any problems." After saying that, Chu Xiao stopped.
"This bunch of vermin." Wang Anshi gritted his teeth in hatred.
These methods of making the people rich had actually become laws that harmed the people. If he hadn't come to the Chu Manor on a whim today, he really wouldn't have known about this.
"Nephew, do you have any other opinions?”Wang Anshi really wanted to see how the other laws were implemented and whether they were still deceiving the upper and lower levels.
"As for the rest, I don't think there's any problem with the method of selecting soldiers from the strong army.”Some problems could not be solved in this era. It was useless for Chu Xiao to say it.
"Nephew, just say it. It's alright." Wang Anshi thought that Chu Xiao did not dare to say it because he was angry.
"Uncle, there's really nothing else. As long as he could ensure that the other reforms were carried out effectively, there would not be any problems. I'm just afraid that someone will cause trouble." In Chu Xiao's eyes, the current reform was the most advanced in this era. They could even be hundreds of years ahead of the barbarians in the west.
"Then what suggestions does nephew have to change this?”Wang Anshi really looked at Chu Xiao in a new light.
She thought that Chu Xiao was just a little talented, but she did not expect him to be a genius.
"At this moment, it's hard to say that it's difficult, but it's also easy.”Chu Xiao really had a way to deal with this.
"Oh? Nephew, why don't you tell me?" Wang Anshi asked curiously. He still didn't know what to do.
The laziness of the bureaucrats had never changed in thousands of years. It was too difficult to expect them to change on their own.
The only ones who dared to wield a broadsword against bureaucracy were the Ming Taizu and the Great Ancestor of the Celestial Empire.
Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, killed batch after batch of bureaucrats. He even lit up the sky lanterns, scaring the bureaucrats. Although the world is clear and bright. However, after the death of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty, both the people and the officialdom said that Zhu Yuanzhang killed meritorious officials to smear him.
It was the same when the great grandfather of the Celestial Dynasty was alive. He once said that all bureaucracies were paper tigers. However, a few decades after his death, all kinds of information about him began to appear.
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