Great Song

Chapter 143

The news of the appreciation of treasury bills was soon found out by admonishers.Immediately there was a memorial in the imperial history, saying that there were traitors who borrowed national debts to seek profits, which made people's hearts not old.

However, for Zhao Xu, it doesn't matter whether people's hearts are old or not, the sudden appreciation of the good national debt is what matters!Therefore, when Wang Anshi was right, he couldn't help asking: "Wang Qing, I heard that the national treasury bonds have been raised to seventeen per bond. Do you know this?"

For national debt, Wang Anshi's attitude is actually quite complicated.This is Han Qi's legacy, and he doesn't like it very much.However, 20 Guan sold out that day, but it also made the emperor see what the people wanted.This is a good thing to carry out the reform and make the emperor make up his mind, so now, he can't oppose it too firmly.

After thinking for a while, Wang Anshi said: "I have heard about this. When the news of Wang Shao's persuasion to surrender came, people in the market bought and sold treasury bonds. It must be that someone plotted to use quality land in Qinzhou, so they raised the price to accept the bonds."

"It's really for Qinzhou's fields." Zhao Xu sighed.He also guessed it was the reason, so he regretted it even more.Fifteen per hectare of land is still too cheap to sell. Is there anyone who wants it without seeing the price increase?In this way, wouldn't he lose a lot of money and let those thieves earn it?

Seeing that the emperor was frustrated, Wang Anshi said: "It is because the situation in Qinzhou is getting better that someone will increase the price to buy the coupons. This matter has nothing to do with the overall situation. The interest rate has already been written on the treasury bills. No matter whether it rises or falls, the imperial court will spend a fixed amount. Losses. Moreover, the acres bought at a high price must be cultivated. In the future, the increase in grain production in Qinzhou will also benefit the frontier defense."

The truth is correct, Zhao Xu still has some liver pain.But it's not easy to tell the courtier clearly, he coughed: "The sudden rise in bond prices is not a good thing after all. If we issue government bonds again in the future, we should reduce the land quality."

Aren't the one-year national bonds without quality land selling well?It's really uncomfortable to watch others fry the bonds issued by you.

These words made Wang Anshi's eyes brighten, and he said decisively: "The officials have learned a lesson. Border counties can also be converted into military settlements and cultivated by archers. Now Qinzhou's implementation is not bad, and the nearby border counties can also follow the law. for."

Of course Zhao Xu knew Wang Anshi's attitude towards treasury bills.But borrowing money at low interest rates is really something that people can't stop.Let him give up, but also a little embarrassed.After thinking for a while, Zhao Xu still said: "This matter depends on the situation in Hehuang in the future. We might as well wait until the national debt expires before discussing it. It's a new law in the military. Do you care?"

This is what Zhao Xu is most concerned about right now.In the past, the treasury was empty and he couldn't make ends meet, so he was all about making money.But now that salt fields have been built, mines have been opened, and even the output of copper and iron has greatly increased. Money is not what he cares about most.The army is exhausted and exhausted, which is the serious problem.

Wang Shao has now persuaded 12 Fan tribes to surrender. If the army reform cannot keep up, how will he send troops to conquer Tubo?What's more, the world is full of weak soldiers, how can we conquer Xixia, pacify the Liao Kingdom, and recover the twelve prefectures of Yanyun?Therefore, this matter is the top priority!

Naturally, Wang Anshi knew what the emperor was thinking, and immediately said: "The ministers are revising the Baojia Law, and the case will be finalized in less than a month. Cai Ting, the appeasement envoy of the Jingyuan Road, has also worked hard to promote the Art of War in Shaanxi. Whenever Zhang Zai, who first advocated this method, comes to Beijing, the officials can also ask questions."

"But the person Lu Qing recommended?" Zhao Xu thought for a moment, and finally remembered the origin of this person.It's just that when Lu Gong recommended his works, he said that his learning had its origin, and he was a great Confucianist in the dynasty.I never thought that this person has insights into the military, and suddenly became interested, "Then recruit him, right?"

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Zhang Zai did not expect that he was summoned by the emperor as soon as he entered Beijing.When the emperor asked about politics, he naturally replied with "Resume the rule of three generations".This was a well-behaved answer, but before he wanted to finish asking about political matters, the emperor actually brought up military matters again.When he was in Weizhou, he was Cai Ting's staff and made many suggestions for his military government.Among them is the "Soldier General Method", which aims to train border residents to fight with the army.There are also strategies such as dismissing the garrison and replacing the defense, recruiting border residents to garrison the border army, etc., most of which were adopted by Cai Ting.Now the emperor suddenly asked, is he going to use his method?

For Zhang Zai, this was really a surprise.At that time, he wanted to join the army, and it was Fan Wenzheng who persuaded him, so he chose to concentrate on Confucian classics.However, after being admitted as a Jinshi, he mostly served as a judge in border counties, joined the army, and a military judge, and he had a deeper understanding of the country's military affairs.If these laws can be passed across the country, maybe they can really change the disadvantages of the weak army.

However, Zhang Zai couldn't help but feel a little bit troubled when he was heartbroken.After all, Lu Gong, the doctor who recommended him, did not approve of the new law. How could he turn to Wang Anshi as soon as he entered Beijing?Besides, the new law has just been implemented, and the situation is still unstable, so it is not good to act rashly.Therefore, Zhang Zai said that he was not familiar with political affairs, so he turned down his errand in the second government and transferred to Chongwen Academy.

After confirming his official title, he also relaxed a little and started to visit relatives and friends.Naturally, I also want to meet two distant nephews.

"Uncle came to Beijing just at the right time." Cheng Yi smiled when he saw Zhang Zai, "Nowadays Qi Xue is very famous in Beijing. I wonder what uncle thinks?"

This is also one of the reasons why Zhang Zai rushed to Beijing. He sighed softly: "My theory is based on Qi. I have never tried to study it for more than ten years, but I only know the surface of it. This theory of 'atmospheric pressure' is just like a blue sky. Empowerment. Taixu’s qi is clear and turbid, has movement and stillness, but it’s hard to test the nature of good fortune. It’s just invisible and shapeless qi, how can it accomplish everything in the world? Now I know that qi is also powerful and can affect all things!”

In his theoretical system, the most important point is "one thing, two bodies, and movement must be organic".Just like gas turns into water, and water turns into gas, when the gas gathers, all things are born, and when the gas dissipates, it becomes empty.That's why there is a change of yin and yang, and everything in the world has become.Just how to make people believe that everything is vaporized?It is not surprising that plants, trees, animals and animals are burned as gas.But mountains, rivers, and rivers are also Qi, and most people in the world may not agree with it, and it is even more difficult to imagine how these things change from Qi to mountains and rivers.However, the discovery of "atmospheric pressure" explains this very well.It is precisely because the Qi between heaven and earth is always exerting force that mountains and rivers can be shaped.And everything has no sense, precisely because yin and yang have already been reconciled, which can resist this ubiquitous force.

The theory of vitality, stale qi, and even carbon qi further improved his theory little by little, and made him, a person who does not believe in monkhood, have the intention of getting rid of Mr. Jiaoxuan.

Cheng Hao frowned slightly when he heard the words: "The atmospheric pressure, how can it be so broad? Uncle thinks, I'm afraid it's too much."

He couldn't help but say a word.The meaning inside and outside the words of Zhang Zai's words clearly already has the deep meaning of "Qi precedes everything".If so, where is the "reason"?The two of his brothers are not yet academically accomplished, but their understanding of "Tian Li" is already at a very high level.As Han Feizi said, "All things have their own principles, but the Tao fully understands the principles of all things."There must be a supreme and unchanging "principle of heaven" between heaven and earth, and only then can there be the external appearance of "qi".

Cheng Yi is more blunt: "Qi has birth and death, but reason lasts forever. The power of the atmosphere proves that there is a 'Tao' in heaven and earth. Because of this 'Tao', the atmosphere can be restrained and all things can evolve."

This is somewhat inconsistent with Zhang Zai's philosophy.There must be laws and principles in the world, but without "Qi" as a carrier, how can we rely on it?He couldn't help frowning: "Uncle Zheng's words are absurd. Qi never dissipates, it just changes from one thing to another. This change is the 'reason'. Qi, how can it show atmospheric pressure?"

This involves a dispute over Confucian classics, even if the brothers of the Cheng family are Zhang Zai's juniors, they cannot back down.The three immediately started a debate on "qi" and "reason" citing scriptures.Of course, these new theories published in the Times Daily are also indispensable.It's just a dispute, and no one can convince anyone.As for Zhang Zai, the atmospheric pressure is too weak, which is also an unavoidable weakness.How can the strength of just supporting a piece of paper shape everything?

Even he couldn't help feeling annoyed, the atmospheric pressure shouldn't be so weak.But how to prove its power?

In the Taoist temple of Baoying Temple, some people are discussing this issue.

"This is a vacuum ball?" Zhen Qiong excitedly picked up the two semi-circular balls, "Hey! The weight is not light!"

you do not say.The two hemispheres are made of iron, more than half a foot in diameter, and there are two big handles, which weigh about ten catties.

"Why don't you choose wooden balls?" Shen Kuo also asked curiously.

It's just an experiment, wouldn't wooden balls be enough?He also didn't expect Su Song to choose good ironware.

Su Song smiled slightly: "I have tried the wooden ball too, it is too easy to deform and it is not easy to exert force."

This was something he hadn't expected.Although Zhen Qiong said that eight horses cannot be separated under atmospheric pressure, but this was just for listening, Su Song didn't take it to heart.Unexpectedly, after he really started to try it, he immediately found that the wooden barrel and the wooden ball could not bear the huge pressure, and would easily crack and deform, so he finally replaced it with iron.

Holding the iron ball in his hand, Su Song said: "At first, I also thought about pumping out the air directly, but I couldn't measure it, and it was not very accurate. In the end, I replaced it with water. Fill the ball with water and place it in one place. , and then take the pump to suck. After all the water is pumped out, the inside of the ball will naturally become a vacuum..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhen Qiong hurriedly asked: "What about sealing it? Is it safe?"

They haven't found the rubber yet. If the seal is not good, wouldn't it be a waste of effort?

Su Song smiled slightly when he heard the words: "Ling Xiaozi mentioned to use glue before. I also tried many kinds of glue, but none of them worked. Finally, I took Eucommia wood, and it worked. This thing also produces glue, and the wood is fine and fine. keep the water from running out."

As long as there is no running water, the airtightness is guaranteed.Zhen Qiong's eyes lit up: "I'll get some Eucommia later, and see if I can make some useful glue!"

Now most of his glassware still rely on knobs, which is somewhat inconvenient.It would be nice if a glue similar to rubber could be made.

Shen Kuo didn't care much about these side details, and urged: "Since I brought it, brother Zirong, don't whet my appetite, and verify it quickly!"

The three of them all knew about atmospheric pressure, so Su Song stopped being tricky and rolled up his sleeves to operate.Put a piece of wooden cushion between the two hemispheres, and then fill it with water. When the water is full, he takes out a thing that looks like a pump, pads it with wood chips, stuffs it into the hole on the ball, and starts suction.From fast to slow, a basin of water was sucked out of the ball with difficulty.When the suction rod could no longer be pulled, Su Song turned the switch on the front of the pump, closed the final air valve, and took the pump off.I saw two hemispheres tightly attached to one place.

"Is that all right?" Zhen Qiong asked.

"Without the water, it will be done naturally." Su Song replied with a smile, "Do you want to try Ling Xiaozi yourself?"

"Of course I have to try!" Zhen Qiong immediately rolled up her sleeves, and excitedly called Shen Kuo, each of them held the handle, and they all tried their best.However, both of them were blushing, exerting all their strength, the ball still remained motionless, as if it had grown together.

"The pressure is really amazing!" Shen Kuo only pulled for a while, then stopped, and looked at Su Song with twinkling eyes, "Does it take eight horses to pull it away?"

"It's two horses." Su Song replied quite complacently, "One horse on the left and one on the left can pull it apart. If it is bigger, the eight horses can't pull it!"

Zhen Qiong was panting like a dog from exhaustion at the moment, but she was no less excited than the two of them: "Then make it bigger and try it in front of the emperor, won't the world know it?"

This is their purpose!Eight horses can't pull away, the scene must be quite amazing!

Unexpectedly, Su Song shook his head: "Not yet."

Zhen Qiong was a little dazed: "Why not?"

Isn't this a foreshadowing for the earthquake?There is no vacuum, no stars floating, how to lead to the truth that the earth revolves around the sun?Did the two of them go back on their word again?

Su Song smiled: "If the water is not muddy, how can I catch fish? We have to wait a little longer until the princes of the court quarrel again before we can make things happen."

Zhen Qiong continued to ask in a daze: "What are you arguing about?"

Shen Kuo also smiled: "Of course it's a new law. I heard that the Department of Regulations is formulating a new law involving generals, and I'm afraid there will be chaos again."

Only when everyone is arguing can they spill out these ideas little by little.This ball will not be called a "vacuum ball", it is just a continuation of atmospheric pressure.For the ultimate goal, what is the point of spending some time and thinking?

The author has something to say: Zhang Zai is Mr. Hengqu. People who are not familiar with it just need to know what he said: "Build a heart for the world, build a life for the people, inherit the knowledge of the past, and create peace for all generations."

The experiment conducted by Zhen Qiong and the others is the famous Magdeburg experiment.Thanks to the little angels who voted for me or irrigated the nutrient solution~