I'm so hard

Chapter 196 Although the idea is bad, I am the brightest
In the afternoon, the sun was shining brightly.

Zhao Yan was sitting in the teahouse opposite Yuelaiju Inn, tasting tea.

At a few tables not far away, several scholars had a heated discussion, talking about the new policy of the imperial court.

"I think the purpose of the imperial court's new policy is to scrape the bones and heal the wounds. The bones are giant businessmen and scholars like us, and those who are favored are those small businessmen and ordinary people! But in the long run, it is indeed beneficial to my great Zhou. Prosperity!"

"You know what a fart, how many of the New Deal reforms have been successful since ancient times, this is just an attempt by His Majesty, he has no idea what the needs of us people are!"

"The people in Xingyuan County naturally disagree with the new policy. Once the new policy is launched, the Cui family will definitely be affected. Once the Cui family loses money, then the people of our county will have a hard time!"

"My lord thinks that this new policy might be nothing but thunder and rain. Our prefects and counties are all from the Cui family. Can they tolerate the damage to the Cui family? Maybe it's just a formality. If your majesty implements it for a year or so, you will find It is not conducive to governance, and the New Deal will definitely be abolished.”

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Listening to these scholars' discussions, Zhao Yan felt a heavy responsibility in his heart. This time, he must reform successfully in the New Deal.

At this moment, the waiter from the teahouse came to Zhao Yan and said respectfully, "My lord, there is a master who wants to invite you to a private room on the third floor."

Zhao Yan was taken aback, and asked with a smile: "May I ask who invited you, and what is the matter with me?"

The little girl hesitated for a while, and replied: "It's a nobleman, he wants to invite you to talk about the New Deal or the way of doing business, I wonder if you are interested?"

Zhao Yan was naturally very interested when he heard that he was going to talk about the New Deal and the way of doing business.

"lead the way!"

And Hei Wa immediately followed behind Zhao Yan.

After a while, the two of them came down to an elegantly decorated private room on the third floor led by Xiao Er.

There is also a young woman who specializes in making tea.

A middle-aged man in a fine attire turned his face, looked at Zhao Yan, and said, "The old man sees that the young master is of extraordinary appearance, so I specially invite you to drink tea and chat, I wonder if it is offensive?"

Zhao Yan smiled slightly, feeling that the other person looked familiar, but he couldn't think of where he had met him.

Because of his extraordinary appearance, he was invited to drink tea.

Zhao Yan still believed in the other party's reason. His appearance and temperament were indeed too outstanding, causing many people who saw him for the first time to think that he was beyond words.

Moreover, the other party gave Zhao Yan the feeling that he was a learned man, and the two sides would definitely be able to chat.

"Please!" Zhao Yan stretched out his hand as a gesture of please.

Immediately, the two sat opposite each other and began to chat.On the other hand, Heiwa stood five meters away from Zhao Yan, always vigilant about the movement around him.

"My lord, do you think the court's new policy is a good thing or a bad thing?"

Zhao Yan smiled lightly and said, "I think it's a good thing, whether it's a good thing for the court, scholars, businessmen or common people."

"Oh? It's a good thing for the people of the court. This old man can see it, but the new policy is obviously going to take the road of better troops and simpler administration. It will be more difficult for scholars in the future to become officials, and it will be more difficult for businessmen in the future to do big business. Is this also a good thing?"

Zhao Yan shook his head slightly, and replied: "Senior's words are wrong. If this matter is considered in the long run, it will actually be beneficial to everyone. First of all, for scholars, the court has reduced the number of scholar-bureaucrat officials on the surface. It has cut off the road to becoming an official for many scholars, but it does not mean that it has cut off the life of scholars."

"how do I say this?"

"There is a saying: After ten years of hard study, no one asked me to become famous all over the world. Even my three-year-old child knows that the primary goal of a son is to study and become an official. So countless people study for the purpose of being an official. Sincerely There are fewer and fewer people studying knowledge. However, if you want to become an official through reading, it is like a thousand horses crossing a single-plank bridge. Just like this year, more than 8000 candidates took the exam, but less than 300 people were ranked on the gold list. Juzi still have a chance to become an official, but those children, scholars, some even over [-] years old, are still married and have children, and they are devoted to studying, such talents are not of much use to the court."

"The imperial court cut off the hope of those scholars who knew they couldn't pass the exam and had to spend their whole lives fighting. In fact, it was letting them find their own way out in other fields. This world is not the world of scholars, but the world of everyone. , everyone should have their own way of life, only in this way can our Great Zhou be more prosperous and the people's lives happier!"

"It's reasonable, it's reasonable, it's very reasonable!" The middle-aged man in Huafu looked at Zhao Yan with sparkling eyes. He felt ashamed of himself for such an opinion.

He then asked: "What benefits will it bring to businessmen, especially big businessmen like the Cui family? If the new law is implemented, the income of the Cui family will obviously be reduced!"

Zhao Yan took a sip of tea and said, "I think it's the most beneficial for the Cui family at present. First, although the current Cui family is not capable of rebellion, the people in Xingyuan County subconsciously believe that this The place belongs to the Cui family. If His Majesty knows that the people here only know the Cui family, but not the prefecture, I am afraid that the life of the Cui family will be difficult."

"The reason why the aristocratic family can exist for a long time is because they know how to assess the situation and act in accordance with the court. If they go against the current, the court's methods are not something a family can afford."

"In the long run, the reform of the imperial government's new policy has increased the various taxes of giant merchants. It is actually improving our merchant system in Dazhou, eliminating more red-top merchants, and supporting merchants in currency and foreign trade. If a giant merchant can take this into consideration and focus on business that is beneficial to the imperial court, let the goods flow north and south, and sell our goods to farther places, His Majesty will definitely continue to improve the status of the merchant...: "

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"It makes sense, it makes sense, it makes sense!"

The middle-aged man in Huafu was none other than Cui Yanyan's father, Cui Mingzhi, who was completely immersed in Zhao Yan's speech.Of all the young men he had ever met, this one was undoubtedly the best.

And he actually understood the good intentions of His Majesty today, but his father, Cui He, the current head of the Cui family, didn't listen to him at all, and always believed that the court wanted to abolish the Cui family.

When Zhao Yan and Cui Mingzhi were chatting happily, Cui Yanyan appeared in Yuelai Center, and she learned through the shopkeeper that Zhao Yan was drinking tea in the teahouse opposite.

She looked at the opposite side with a smirk on her face, and murmured: "The beautiful show of saving scholars is about to begin!"

She spent 100 taels of silver to hire Xu Sanniang, an oiran from a low-ranking tile house in Xingyuan County.

Xu Sanniang's task is very simple, that is to find Zhao Yan, and then throw herself into Zhao Yan's arms and yell indecently, then Cui Yanyan will be able to make her grand debut.

Although this idea was bad, she felt that her appearance would be the brightest only when Zhao Yan was ashamed.

(End of this chapter)