The illiterate life in the Northern Song Dynasty

Change is unstoppable, and it is impossible to predict whether the change will be good or bad, but Wei Shiyi, as a future person, knows that if the change starts and tries to eliminate those negative effects, then the change will succeed, and it will also have many beneficial effects on Da Song.

It's just that since ancient times, there have been no reforms, but only a few have succeeded. After all, only Shang Yang's reform was considered successful.

Every change will have a huge impact, good or bad. In his parallel world, the failure of Wang Anshi's reform is an example. Wang Anshi's reform has good aspects, but also has a bad side. It is the bad side and some Other reasons made Wang Anshi's reform fail.

But whether it is good or bad, Wang Anshi's reform is unstoppable.

Wei Shiyi had known this result for a long time and had been working hard for it. Now that he heard the exact news, all other thoughts in his mind were gone, and his heart became a little heavy.

Sitting there, at that moment, Wei Shiyi had many thoughts in his mind.

At this moment, Zhou Yun stretched out his hand to cover the back of his hand, and patted it lightly.

Zhou Yun's temper was cold, and he looked devoid of emotion. It was hard to imagine that he could do such a comforting act, and Wei Shiyi was immediately stunned.

But Zhou Yun said: "Don't think too much, no matter what, we should do what we should do."

Wei Shiyi was stunned again, and then his heart suddenly became clear.

Yes, they can do what they have to do.

Throughout the long river of history, they are nothing but gravel inside, and in the Song Dynasty, they were nothing but ordinary people.Although Zhou Yun was as high as the Marquis of Yu, the capital, he was no more than a petty official, and he was even more of an ordinary person.

The only unusual thing is that Zhou Yun is the confidant of the current emperor, and he is a ray of soul from the future.How can an ordinary person affect the rise and fall of a dynasty? They can only do their best.

Zhou Yun tried his best to assist the emperor, while he used his meager knowledge to do his best. Maybe they didn't have the power to change a dynasty, but their little power was like a butterfly's wings stirring up the details.

Zhou Yun can't predict the outcome of the change. He may know it, but he knows it belongs to the original world, and this world cannot be copied. What they can do now is to do what they should do. regret.

Sweeping away the heaviness in his heart, Wei Shiyi smiled gratefully at Zhou Yun.At this moment, Zhou Yun suddenly smiled at him, and he immediately froze on the spot, fascinated by the smile.

After a long time, Wei Shiyi came back to his senses, his face was burning hot.

It's fine if Zhou Yun doesn't smile, but once he smiles, he looks so good-looking.

Zhou Yun's face looks very good, like a crown of jade, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. Because of his cold temper, people don't easily notice his face. I didn't see his face anymore, it was so handsome.

Coughing twice, Wei Shiyi hugged Wei Shihuan even tighter, and turned his head to Zhou Pu who was outside, "Zhou Pu, please drive, we can go."

The atmosphere in the carriage was too embarrassing.

Wei Shihuan nestled in Wei Shiyi's arms, she looked at Wei Shiyi, and then at Zhou Yun, her immature face was full of confusion.

Next, Wei Shiyi took Wei Shihuan and Zhou Yun to the hill outside the city.He had also been to that hill before. It was the Maple Leaf Mountain that he went with Zheng Shuangcheng and the others that day. The winter was coming, and the maple leaves were gone. Although there were no maple leaves like sunset clouds, there was a large snow scene instead. .

Snow will fall in Bianliang, and it will fall intermittently after winter. After accumulating in January, the whole mountain is covered with white, and the remaining dry branches and buds of the maple trees are covered by heavy snow. .

In the pavilion, they ate hot pot. The hot pot here is somewhat different from the modern hot pot, because there is no spicy food, and Bianliang people also prefer sweet food, so this pot of hot pot is light.

But although it is not spicy, it does not have a sweet taste.

At night, Wei Shiyi took Wei Shihuan to say goodbye to Zhou Yun.In the next few days, Wei Shiyi also went out to many places with Zhou Yun.

Although he has been in Song Dynasty for so long, he has never been to many places.This time with Zhou Yun, they went to the Daxiangguo Temple, the Iron Tower, and the Lantern Festival. It can be said that they basically played Bianliang thoroughly.

And in those few days, because Zhou Yun did not do anything special, Wei Shiyi temporarily forgot those previous guesses.

On the last day of the holiday, Zhou Yun told Wei Shiyi that he was going to be on duty in the palace, and we didn’t have much time to meet each other in the future. Wei Shiyi nodded to express his understanding, and asked Zhou Yun to work hard.

Officials in the Song Dynasty have a holiday of seven days during the Chinese New Year. It is said that the previous holiday was longer, and it was seven days on the surface, but some officials always procrastinate for a few days after the Chinese New Year, so there are more than ten days.

But all this was changed by an official. That person was none other than Bao Qingtian and Bao Zheng. Bao Zheng was a workaholic, and he would not stop to rest when the Chinese New Year came. Proposed to the then emperor Renzong to shorten the holiday, and then... Renzong agreed, and it became only seven days.

Officials have all gone to work, and ordinary people will naturally start to work.So after a few short days of excitement, Da Song returned to its previous appearance, and the whole Bianliang was left with only the celebration of the new year.

The Wei Family Medical Center has also reopened, the Li Family Restaurant has welcomed customers again, and the Li Ji Clothing Store has also begun to make exquisite clothes.

On this day, Wei Shiyi was packing things for Wei Shihuan. He found a husband for Wei Shihuan just to enlighten her. That gentleman was a female gentleman. Although women in this era cannot get fame, there are many women who learn knowledge , Wei Shiyi dragged his acquaintances to find such a gentleman, handed over Shu Xiu, and sent Wei Shihuan to study.

Then, it was time for Wei Shiyi to attend classes at the Imperial Medical Bureau.

This year, he has changed his major again and transferred to Assistant Professor Wang to study under him.At the beginning of his studies, just as Wei Shiyi had guessed before, he learned very well with Assistant Professor Wang.

He was a surgeon in the first place, so he made rapid progress only when he studied surgery, instead of being 'unaccustomed' when he was studying Chinese medicine.

It's just that when Wei Shiyi came out of the academy, he saw Zheng Shuangcheng's white and fat boy, and he was surprised immediately. Didn't Zheng Shuangcheng pass the examination, why is he still in the academy?

Thinking about the Chinese New Year, Zheng Shuangcheng also said that they would not meet very often, but now they meet again.

Wei Shiyi saw Zheng Shuangcheng, Zheng Shuangcheng naturally also saw Wei Shiyi.His pale face was flushed with embarrassment, and he hesitated and said: "My father said that although I passed the examination, my grades were not very good, so in order not to make me a quack doctor, he asked me to go back to the academy to study again. a year."

Since there are still such things, it seems that Zheng Shuangcheng's assessment results are not very good. He also took a look before, and Zheng Shuangcheng's name is almost at the bottom of the list.

Wei Shiyi was silent for two seconds, and said without changing his face: "It's okay, you will definitely have a good grade next time."

"..." Zheng Shuangcheng was about to cry, "Brother Shi, it's wrong for you to comfort me like this."

Wei Shiyi frowned. He was not very good at comforting people. After thinking for a long time, he said, "Your father did this for your own good. You will definitely have a good grade next year."

Zheng Shuangcheng: "..."

It is better not to comfort.

"Then..." Wei Shiyi tentatively said, "Think about me, I haven't even passed the assessment, will you feel better?"

Zheng Shuangcheng wiped his nose, and understood Wei Shiyi's incurable EQ, and said, "No!"

But after this incident, Zheng Shuangcheng's mood is finally not so depressed. Just like what Wei Shiyi said, if he is not good at learning to save people, but puts them to death, then it is not just because of not being good at learning. up.

Taking a deep breath, Zheng Shuangcheng soon became alive and kicking. He said to Wei Shiyi: "Brother Shi, I heard that there is a new opera coming out of Liuli Pavilion during the New Year. I am in a bad mood and want to listen to it. Do you want to listen to it?" come with me?"

"Liuli Pavilion?" Wei Shiyi's face changed slightly.

"That's right, it's the Liuli Pavilion. The operas there are the most beautiful, and there are also special masters who arrange operas. You haven't been there before, and it's a good experience to accompany me this time."

Wei Shiyi thought for a while and said, "Okay."

Next, the two went to the Liuli Pavilion.The opera in Liuliting is really beautiful. This new opera tells the story of two like-minded couples who had to separate because of family reasons, and finally both died in love.

The two people above performed life and death, love and hatred vividly, and everyone watching below couldn't help wiping their tears. At the climax, when the hero and heroine died together, Zheng Shuangcheng cried exaggeratedly, but what was going on in it? It is not known how much of the crying is for the opera.

Zheng Shuangcheng was immersed in his own thoughts, so he didn't notice Wei Shiyi's emotional changes.

In fact, Wei Shiyi had seen this opera, but the person he was accompanying was not Zheng Shuangcheng, but Zhou Yun.

In the few days of the New Year, Zhou Yun asked him to watch this opera with him. At that time, he thought it was nothing. After all, he had watched countless TVs and stories in modern times. The stories performed in this opera can be regarded as old-fashioned. There is nothing new about it, but now, Wei Shiyi feels a little different.

Especially when Zheng Shuangcheng was sitting next to him, it made him feel that he was different from Zhou Yun when he came to see it.

Speaking of which, Zhou Yun has already gone to work in the palace, and they don't know when they will meet next time, maybe it will be in the past few days. They get along day and night, and suddenly they don't see Zhou Yun, Wei Shiyi suddenly feels empty in his heart.

"Brother Shi, what are you thinking?"

Wei Shiyi was immersed in his own thoughts when he suddenly heard Zheng Shuangcheng's voice.

Zheng Shuangcheng asked again: "Brother Shi, we should go, what were you thinking about just now?"

Wei Shiyi quickly replied: "I didn't think about anything, I just thought about it casually."

"Hee hee, I know what you're thinking." Zheng Shuangcheng looked anxious, "You must have seen the performance on the stage, and you also miss the little lady in your heart."

I didn't think about the little lady, but I thought about the little man, Wei Shiyi thought to himself.

However, being interrupted by Zheng Shuangcheng, Wei Shiyi did not continue to think about it.

In the following time, Wei Shiyi counted the time to live, January, February, March, April... The four months were neither too fast nor too slow, and before he knew it, it was April.

In February of the second year of Xining, Song Shenzong appointed Wang Anshi as a political adviser. Wang Anshi proposed that the most urgent task is to change customs, establish laws, and propose reforms. Song Shenzong agreed.In order to guide the implementation of the reform, the Department of Regulations and Regulations was established to coordinate finances.In April of the same year, people were sent to inspect the farmland, water conservancy, taxes and labor on all roads.

Wei Shiyi knew about these changes, firstly because Zhou Yun gave him some news from time to time, and secondly because Wang Anshi had become busy recently, when he met him occasionally, he always saw Wang Anshi writing on the table.

Speaking of which, there was another incident that made Wei Shiyi happy, that is, when Wei Shiyi went to see Wang Anshi, Mr. Wang asked him to stand aside to grind for him, and occasionally distracted him while writing. Although Wei Shiyi couldn't understand some poems, and couldn't read what Mr. Wang wrote, this trust made him very happy.

If there is something happy in my heart, I want to share it with others, but Zheng Shuangcheng and the others can't, Wei Shihuan can't, and Li Sanshu and the others can't. The only person who can share this happy event is Zhou Yun.

So when Zhou Yun took a rest, Wei Shiyi half-covered and told him about it.

After Zhou Yun heard this, his face changed slightly, "Mr. Wang asked you to grind and lay paper for him?"

Wei Shiyi nodded, a little unclear about Zhou Yun's changes, so, "Yes, what's wrong?"

"You..." Zhou Yun sighed rarely, and said, "If you were more knowledgeable, you might become Mr. Wang's student."

Wei Shiyi was startled, student?

Zhou Yun's disappointment was beyond words, and he told Wei Shiyi that this was really the case.The work that Wei Shiyi is doing for Wang Anshi is not something that everyone can do. Since ancient times, the study room has been a very important place for a person, and unless someone is very trustworthy, he cannot enter it.

This is even more so when writing. Those who have to teach or trust intentionally cannot enter.If Wei Shiyi had attainments in poetry and Fu, maybe Wang Anshi would accept him as an apprentice.

After hearing what Zhou Yun said, Wei Shiyi was even more diligent when he went to Wang Anshi's place, and because this guess was too shocking, it caused some excitement in Wei Shiyi's mood, so he occasionally lost his mind.

Mr. Wang's withdrawn temperament, how could he think of recruiting students, or his kind of students, Wei Shiyi couldn't believe it.

Then Wei Shiyi was caught by Wang Anshi when he was distracted. Wang Anshi was a serious person, and he was extremely serious when he was working, so he asked Wei Shiyi why he was distracted.

Not knowing whether he didn't want to lie or he wanted to verify something, Wei Shiyi said with a bluster about the absurd guess he and Zhou Yun made that day.

Mr. Wang immediately snorted and said, "Why can't I accept students? If you really take the imperial examination, I really have to accept you as a student. Seeing how unbelievable you are!" Suggestions would be more tactful or cryptic, but when it came to Mr. Wang, they were so straightforward.

Wei Shiyi: "..." He didn't seem to be so disappointing.

"And with your status, you can't take the imperial examination, you can't enter the Drug Administration, anyone can bully you. If you put your energy on such trivial things, how can you improve your knowledge! Don't talk about knowledge, maybe you won't be able to. If you can’t pass the examination, get out of the Imperial Medical Bureau.”

When it comes to failing the exam, Wei Shiyi is a little embarrassed.However, he also seems to know why Mr. Wang did this. Mr. Wang is extremely defensive. They have a good relationship these days. That time he was tricked by Chen San, if Chen Qing didn't look at Mr. Wang's face He wouldn't change his mind, so adding up all kinds of things, he had the desire to protect Wei Shiyi.

Then there is another thing, that is, I heard that Mr. Wang had a young son who died young. If the young son did not die young, he would be about the same age as Wei Shiyi. Therefore, Mr. Wang was more concerned. point.

Of course, whether this news is true or false is unknown.

Mr. Wang kept scolding Wei Shiyi for a long time before stopping, and then drove Wei Shiyi out of the study directly, and went to work by himself.

But after this incident, Wei Shiyi understood one thing, that is, Mr. Wang really regarded him as a student, and Mr. Wang was his teacher.

As soon as April came, Shenzong and Wang Anshi had already started, as Zhou Yun had told Wei Shiyi before.Officials from all walks of life in the Song Dynasty monitored farmland, water conservancy, and taxation, and Bianliang was no exception. Several times, Wei Shiyi saw officials passing by the street, and then went to businesses to investigate taxes and so on.

Wang Anshi's reform, which had been going through the Song Dynasty for several years, finally started.

Supervising farmland, water conservancy, taxes and labor is not a simple matter. Due to the unfavorable transportation in ancient times, it takes a long time for these imperial decrees to be issued, implemented, and to produce results.

Monitoring began in April, and it was not until July that the first reform was actually issued: the method of equalization.

Equal transportation method: Set up a shipping envoy to grasp the production situation of the Southeast Sixth Road and the needs of the government and the court, and unify the purchase and transportation in accordance with the principle of "moving expensive and cheap, using near and easy".

The average transportation method, as the name implies, means that the imperial court controls the goods for the imperial court on various roads, and purchases them according to the conditions of each place at that time. If it is expensive, it will be bought nearby, and if it is cheap, it will be bought there.

In the dynastic era, the localities had to deliver property to the central government for the central government's needs, which was called "losing", but this supply meant that the items to be transported had requirements in terms of variety and quantity, which would have certain disadvantages.

Due to weather and geographical reasons, the annual harvest in that place will have a great impact, and this impact will directly cause the price of the goods at that time.If the old method is used to transport and purchase, if there are few goods in that place, then the imperial court will spend extra money to buy that kind of goods, but if this new method is used, then the imperial court can buy in other cheap places and sell them The expensive ones have to go, so that the imperial court can earn the difference in the price and enrich the treasury.

Logically speaking, this method is good. The law changed by Wang Anshi facilitates the court and the common people.But there are also disadvantages, that is, the interests of the merchants are lost, and the merchants are deprived of the manipulation of the market and the exploitation of the people.

Merchants sometimes rely on this to make money. If the court intervenes, they cannot raise prices to make money.

However, under the overall situation, the interests of merchants can be ignored, so this measure does not have much negative impact. On the contrary, it benefits the people and the country, reduces the burden on taxpayers, and increases government revenue.

Wang Anshi's reform, which had been going through the Song Dynasty for several years, finally started.

This measure is also very good, because the state intervenes in transportation, and prices in many places cannot rise, including the deployment of fruit markets.

For example, if there is a flood of fruits in one place, the supply of fruits in other places is insufficient. After this measure was implemented, Bianliang was also affected. For example, they also ate a kind of fruit-grapes.

According to the division of the Qinling-Huaihe River line, Bianliang belongs to the north, which is a temperate hot wind area. Some fruits are not easy to grow in the north, but can be survived and cultivated in the south. Therefore, sometimes the fruits in Bianliang are very expensive, and grapes are one of them.

The price of grapes was very expensive in previous years, but the price of grapes this year is several dozens of copper coins cheaper.This is not a big deal for wealthy families, but it saves a lot of money for ordinary people.

The price of grapes is not cheap in some areas in modern times, let alone the ancient times when the transportation was more inconvenient. Therefore, the price of this fruit has dropped, and many people who are not willing to buy it follow suit.

Wei Shiyi also bought a couple of skewers and shared them with Wei Shihuan, and he couldn't help sighing: This can be regarded as a country doing business.

Then it suddenly occurred to him that the main purpose of Wang Anshi's reform was to change the poor and weak situation of the Great Song Dynasty, so is the reform he will promulgate next also to make money for the country?