"Even some people proposed that Luo's new law was a complete lie, believing that it only coincidentally adopted some useless measures during a special period, taking advantage of the economic recovery," Meng Yuan said.
"These scholars believed that the economy had already been recovering, and the prosperity would have come even without Luo's new laws. Moreover, Luo's new laws not only failed to accelerate or promote this prosperity, instead, they caused a great deal of wasteful spending that hindered economic development. In fact, it was an unsustainable practice."
"What does Jing think about these views?"
After pondering for a while, Wang Wenchuan slightly shook his head, "I'm afraid they are trying to be original or seek attention with these words."
"Why?" Meng Yuan asked.
Wang Wenchuan smiled and explained, "Later generations often take joy in subverting conventional wisdom.
