In the Northern Song Dynasty, there were actually many very famous figures, and Wang Anshi was one of them. I believe that many people know some of the poems he wrote, in fact, he was not only a poet, but also a minister at that time. And when he was a minister, there were also many great achievements, before everyone called him a saint, but because of the fact that Xi Ning changed the law, he became a sinner, of course, after that, there were still people who praised him as an ambitious and innocent person, but some people felt that he was a hypocrite.
Some historical figures, it is inevitable that everyone's evaluation of them is divided into two sides, and through everyone's evaluation of Wang Anshi, it can also be seen that his character is also controversial, in fact, the main reason for this situation is a change of law. At that time, it was the time of Song Shenzong, when the situation was very unstable, and he advocated changing the law, mainly hoping to save this crisis. The desire to focus on the development of productive forces, so that we can become rich and strong, mainly to organize the army, and then to increase the income of the country, is enough to prove that as an ancient man, he had a very advanced idea at that time, and even now people seem to him to be a very far-sighted person.
Although the change he organized increased the government's financial resources, the profits of those merchants and feudal landlords became less, so many people did not approve of his change. Because some of his actions in this change of law were not particularly suitable for implementation, because of some operational problems, the interests of the common people were eventually damaged, which also made this change end after the death of Song Shenzong.
Through his action, in fact, his purpose is very good, because as a minister, he hopes to make the country rich and the people strong, but some people feel that he wants to establish himself as king. If he really had an insincerity, it would have been impossible to make such a move, because at that time the Northern Song Dynasty was already very dangerous, and it was difficult to destroy it alone, because he changed the law this time, which made the Northern Song Dynasty perish faster, and if the government at that time really had economic strength, it would certainly not perish because of a change of law.
Among his changes was the Young Seedlings Method, which was originally a loan from the government, which could reduce the peasants' borrowing of usurious loans. It is just that the peasants cannot even bear such interest, although the state has increased a certain income, but the real peasants have a heavier burden, so for the poor, this method does not allow them to get benefits.
In the change of law, there is a square field average tax law, which mainly allows the landowner to verify the area of the land, and then collect the land according to the grade of the land according to the drawings. In this way, some farmers are exempted from paying taxes, they get benefits, and the government's income is also increasing, which is actually a very good idea, but it has not really changed everyone's difficulties, so many people will blame and oppose him.
In addition, in terms of strengthening the army, he also made a change of law, because the northern Song Dynasty's military strength at that time was actually relatively weak, so he introduced the armor protection method and the reduction of troops. The main thing is to compile the peasant households in the countryside, and when the farmers are idle, let some young people receive training, which can not only enable the rural areas to be managed, but also save some costs of social security in the rural areas.
It is only that every soldier needs to retire after the age of 50, which can improve the quality of each soldier and play a strong military effect, although this change of law has not been successful, but he has also become a famous school for a large degree of change in history, whether this change is successful or not, he has a certain credit.
For celebrities throughout the ages, there may indeed be mixed views, and for a very talented person like Wang Anshi, he did not live up to everyone's expectations in the position of being a minister, and at the same time, through some classic poems he left behind, let everyone remember him forever, but many people only know that he is a poet, but they do not know that he is still a generation of famous people.