1048 Is a Hundred Times Stronger
In just one month, Dagan's bureaucratic system was on the verge of collapse.
Even in the council hall, there are quite a few councilors, either recovering from illness, or resigning altogether.
Not only because of the harassment and threats from the Demon Sect, but also because of the 17 million troops that the big merchants are already gathering near the Henglian Mountains.
A total of 400,000 Xuanhuang second-rank Taoist soldiers have reached the border.
In addition, there are a total of twenty nine-toothed giant ships and hundreds of seven-toothed warships also gathered in the sea of clouds near the southern border.
It is faintly becoming the momentum of Mount Tai overwhelming, and when everything is complete, it will sweep the south.
At this time, Dagan is still optimistic about those who trust Zongshou, and they still account for the vast majority. Especially those generals, their confidence is almost blind.
After Zong Shou succeeded to the throne, he acted absurdly. But every battle is invincible and invincible. Winning more with less for several times, laid the foundation for a great career,
Therefore, even though he knew that Zong Shou was doing anything wrong in the palace and spending his days leisurely in this month, he still never wavered.
However, there are also some people who are really not optimistic about the big work at this time.
"There are many internal and external troubles, but the monarch lives in the deep palace. What does this sound like?"
"In the past, the emperor of the first Qin Dynasty burned books and robbed Confucianism. As a result, he died for a generation. I'm afraid it won't be much better after such a big effort."
"Your Majesty is a talented person, but he is too young. He has too much self-confidence and willful behavior. It's a pity—"
"Great merchants come from all over the country, and they are invincible. The military strength is six times that of mine! In fact, if we take a step back and retreat to Huizhou and Nanfeng Yunlu, maybe I still have a little chance of survival."
"I went back to January, but I never touched a single piece of government affairs, and I didn't call a single courtier. What's the benefit of doing so compared to those stupid kings in history who didn't go to court early for several years and neglected government affairs?"
"Although Qiantian Mountain is more prosperous than the imperial capital at this time, I predict that Dagan is not far from defeat. It's like a flash in the pan, only a moment of youth, it's a pity—"
Although Zong Shou was in Hanyan Palace, the news was not blocked. The private guards copied the words of these resigned ministers.
But he didn't take it to heart, what these people said was true. Zong Shou is indeed disgusted with politics and doesn't want to spend too much time on government affairs.
In fact, it's just resignation to avoid disaster, which is relatively light. Among the many dignitaries in Qiantian Mountain City, many of them are flirting with big merchants and Confucianism and Taoism, and there are also many who secretly work for them.
At this time, it is all relying on Ren Bo and others to support the big work so that the state affairs can be maintained normally.
However, a large number of officials and councilors resigned, although it made Ren Bo and others extremely hard, but it was not without benefits.
Although Zong Shou ignored those cumbersome government affairs, he had been planning to implement several major policies that he had already intended to implement during the month after his return.
At this time, with the departure of these officials and councilors, the interference and resistance were minimized.
The first political task is to summon scholars and rebuild the national law. Ren Bo naturally has no objection to this matter.
At this time, many of the methods of doing a big job are still inherited from the barbaric era, which is really out of date.
It's just Zong Shou's meaning, but the punishment is lighter, and the punishment of severed limbs is completely removed from the national law, and turned into a punishment of hard labor.
It is even more necessary to reorganize the three law departments and merge them into one. Completely independent from the six ministries of the cabinet, only under the supervision of the Senate Hall and Yushitai.
The Ministry of Punishment was removed from the six departments, and a Ministry of Commerce was set up.
"But the punishment is too light, how can we make the people abide by the law? Why is it necessary for the three judicial departments to be independent?"
Not only Ren Bo, but also the cabinet and the chief officials of various ministries are also extremely puzzled.
"Corporal punishment is cruel, and the limbs are disabled. It is almost impossible for ordinary people to come back to life, and it also damages their labor. I think that the purpose of punishment is not to punish, but to make people repent, to reform, and to persuade people to be good. To make all people obey Abiding by the law does not lie in whether the punishment is severe or not, but in being fair and just, obeying the law and putting an end to favoritism."
Before Daqian, although there are strict laws. However, favoritism and bending the law happened frequently.
Qiantian Mountain City was fine under his feet. However, in other cities, the rich and powerful have repeatedly committed misdeeds and escaped punishment, ignoring the laws of the country.
In this way, how can the people of Daganzi be convinced?
Zong Shou was extremely disappointed with the original three legal divisions. This time, he simply became independent as an afterthought, only under the supervision of him and the Yushitai of the Senate Hall. In the future, the case will not be affected by the cabinet ministries and those dignitaries.
"Is there a law to follow?"
Ren Bo muttered to himself, then smiled wryly. Even if he asks himself to be clean and honest, he is not without flaws at all.
Confucianism in Yunjie has always believed that human feelings are greater than national laws. Therefore, there are words of concealment between relatives and relatives, and they are considered to be the teachings of saints, which is justified.
However, if the law is not followed and everyone is favoritism, no matter how powerful the country is, it will weaken and its foundation will slowly decay.
Your Majesty is really disgusted with Confucianism.
At this time, the officials who are still in Daqian's office are either loyal to Zongshou and chasing someone wholeheartedly. Either someone who is honest and upright, who is not afraid of death threats from the Demon Sect. Or they are optimistic about Dagan and speculative.
Zong Shou tried his best to push it, although Ren Bo wanted to stop it, but he was helpless.
The second major policy is to subsidize farmers.
Ren Bo has no opinion on this matter, and now there is a great wave of inspiration. A warrior spirit master can easily obtain massive wealth.
On the contrary, there are fewer and fewer people who work in agriculture. Subsidizing farmers with money to maintain their livelihood is good governance and a policy that emphasizes agriculture.
However, the third major event made Ren Bo's heart skip a beat, and his spine felt chills.
Zong Shou's intention is to formulate the minimum wage guarantee for all migrant workers, and limit the working time. I also want to allocate a lot of money from the income. Order the cabinet to formulate pension policies like those of the soldiers.
This method should be for the eyes of all the big workers, so that those workers can have enough food, clothing and warmth.
However, Ren Bo knew that if this policy was carried out, there would be countless dignitaries in Dagan who would hate him to the bone.
As for the allocation of funds, it is not a big deal to set up pension policies for these hard workers. Zong Shou didn't want to put the money into the army, so he had no choice.
It's just this policy, he must still have to advise.
"The wages of the employees should be determined by the employers themselves. If the salary is high, the employees will naturally look at the scenery and are willing to defect; if the salary is low, there will be few people and no one will care about it. Why do you need the court to force it? Besides, this time is not the right time— —”
Zong Shou shook his head, and did not summon Ren Bo, but only an informal secret edict, which was passed on by his confidantes.
"I heard that the way of economy lies in consumption! At this time, there are many workers and few jobs. And employers are competing to lower wages. If this continues, sooner or later, our people will not be able to eat. If the people have no money left , Even if thousands of utensils are made, who will spend money to buy them? Restricting working hours means increasing the number of jobs. As the prime minister, you should understand the way of economy and not be swayed by those wealthy merchants."
Qiantian Mountain is prosperous on the surface, but Zong Shou knows that in the dark, there are still many people who don't have enough to eat, and ten of the twelve hours a day are busy. Busy like a dog every day——
In fact, he didn't bother to care about these people's life and death. It's just that these people have been working hard for a long time, and they seized the opportunity of others to do hard work, which is very inappropriate.
"As for the timing, this policy will be implemented. It should be after the war with the Great Merchants is over. Prime Minister, don't worry! If Ren Qing doesn't want to, he can ask for his dismissal and Zhang Huai will take over—"
Knowing that it was planned to be implemented after the war, Ren Bo breathed a sigh of relief.
If it is really necessary to make this policy public at this time, then before the war with the big merchants, Dagan will probably start to mess up on his own.
As for the latter sentence, Ren Bo laughed uncontrollably. Is this the king's aggressive method?
Speaking of which, his second term is indeed approaching.
Big businessmen forbid the prime minister to serve two consecutive terms, but he can serve as prime minister again after ten years.
But if Your Majesty really wants to carry out this policy, he is not afraid.
Although this policy offends those merchants, the real dignitaries don't really care about the wages.
Once implemented, it can also accumulate a huge reputation among the people. Ten years later, it is still easy to hold the aspect in your arms.
It's just what consumption is, what economic way. Whether restricting working hours and establishing a minimum wage is beneficial to the country. Ren Bo, however, refused to believe it. He needed to investigate carefully and carefully weigh the pros and cons before making a decision.
If Yu Guo is harmful, then he will offend Zong Shou again, and he will do his best to stop it.
The fourth major policy is to sort out the land and acres in the world, and the officials and gentry pay for food together. The trading of land and acres in the world is forbidden, and it can only be purchased by the Daqian court, and then loaned to the landless people at a low price.
This is another government order that has offended all the nobles.
There are countless hidden fields in this world, and most of the fields owned by noble officials do not need to pay taxes.
Zong's adherence to this great policy has deprived these people of countless benefits,
Fortunately, only a few people knew about these two major policies, and they were all Zong Shou's true confidantes.
Otherwise, after it spreads, there must be an uproar.
And Zong Shou's intention seems to be to implement this strategy after the Great Merchant War.
This made Ren Bo both apprehensive and frightened.
Judging from the meaning of this monarch, it is clear that he is planning to start liquidation after repelling the big merchants, and cut the flesh of the domestic dignitaries.
"Prime Minister, don't worry. From my point of view, the implementation of this policy should be easier than we imagined. Today, when the spiritual tide is rising in the earth, it is the time for warriors to flourish. All you need is a fourth-grade spirit stone beast crystal, and you I can keep warm and worry-free. I have done a lot of politics, and I have also made business rich, which is far better than farming. To tell the truth, my family originally planned to sell some acres."
Xu Shu is the envoy of the Right Counselor, so he is also Zong Shou's indispensable support in carrying out several major policies, and he also knows the inside story.
"This is good governance. If officials and gentry can all pay taxes together. For our court, it is really a great good. Since you have paid the food, you should have subsidies. In fact, there is no loss."
Ren Bo was startled, but smiled wryly: "Naturally, it's a good thing, even if the resistance is greater. Ren Bo will try his best to do it, but I'm old, but I'm getting more and more incomprehensible to you."
"Your Majesty, he is indeed impatient with small government affairs. However, from what I see, your Majesty's actions clearly seem to be rebuilding a house. Changing beams and pillars, and rebuilding the political system."
That Xu Shu smiled lightly, his eyes gleamed with a strange light: "I don't know what others think, but in my eyes, Your Majesty is a well-deserved sage! He is more than a thousand times stronger than that great merchant, Yin Yu!"