Although everyone was quarreling fiercely about policy matters, it was no longer the hot topic of this meeting. Instead, the hot topic of this meeting was Li Aimin's development of Luzon Island.
It had only been two months since they left, but the discussion about their behavior had not diminished. It finally became less popular because of the meeting.
However, during this period, news came that a huge copper mine had been discovered in Luzon, which instantly aroused the ideas of many interested people, and the popularity of their actions among the senior officials has not diminished, because many of them also have such ideas!
They did not dare to tell Xu Wei what they were thinking, but they had no scruples about Niu Gui, an old brother. So that night, more than a dozen old brothers came to Niu Gui's home to ask him about the court's attitude towards reclamation. They want to learn from Li Aimin and occupy an island. Will the court support it?
Niu Gui could only say helplessly: "The government does not welcome such behavior, but it does not stop it. If there are those of you who really want to conquer the world by yourself, the court will definitely give you a small amount of help, but I will also explain to you in advance. If you really take this step, you will no longer be officials of the Daqian court. Whether you will live rich or poor in the future will really only depend on your own abilities!"
But they didn't take it seriously. Instead, they were happy to hear that Xu Wei would not stop their farming behavior and returned home satisfied!
In the next few days, the old brothers who came to Niu Gui came one after another with similar problems, which made Niu Gui tireless!
Niu Gui could not tell Xu Wei about their behavior.
I could only complain to Wang Ge and Li Gang who stayed in the court: "I used to feel that the management of us old brothers was too strict, and the court gave us too little, which was almost like guarding against thieves. I also complained about many old brothers in my heart. Yes, but I see now that if it weren’t for the strictness of the consul, not many of us old brothers would be able to continue drinking and chatting! The strictness of the consul is a good thing for them! Because many of them are no longer The government and the imperial court are of the same mind!"
Li Gang smiled and said: "This is also a normal thing. Although the government gives everyone hundreds of thousands of bonuses for meritorious service, how can money be compared with land and privileges? I'm afraid there are still many people among the old brothers who are dissatisfied that the government does not give them privileges. , I feel that I am not as good as the founding heroes of the Han Dynasty!"
Wang Ge sneered and said: "They don't want to think about how much credit they have for the world of Daqian. Before they joined Daqian, they were not beaten and fled by the princes of the Han Dynasty, but they were in power and helped them take revenge. The original There have been several wars that were fought without the leadership of the ruling party, and now that the ruling party has not even proclaimed themselves emperor, what qualifications do they have to ask for privileges!"
Li Gang smiled and said: "People's hearts are not always like this, and this may not be what the government wants to see!"
Then Li Gang pointed at everyone and said in a circle: "There are a few of us who have read books. If it were not forced by the government, we would not be able to even recognize a few of them! And now we are not becoming prime ministers." , that is, to become a general or a minister, do we really have such a good talent? It is just a fly on the tail, it is the ruler who pulls us to our current status!"
Niu Gui and Wang Ge were speechless! Indeed, one of them is the son of a refugee, and the other is a young ranger from Jizhou. Such people have no future in the Han Dynasty, let alone becoming a high-power official. It can be said that they The status we have is all achieved by Xu Wei!
And people with their background can be said to be a handful in the Daqian court. There are only a few people in the upper echelons of Daqian who are not from mud-legged backgrounds. And people with backgrounds like theirs have no chance to get ahead in the Han Dynasty. It can be said that Xu Wei made them successful!
"Now, I'm afraid that many of our old brothers are no longer up to the point of being in power. Just like what happened last time, it almost caused chaos in the world. I'm afraid that the people in power already have opinions on everyone, but they just don't want to stay. The reputation of the hero who was treated harshly will not be held accountable!"
"So we old brothers really go out to conquer the world. In the positions they vacate, more talented people can be arranged in the government. Moreover, after these people make mistakes, the government will not be as sneaky in punishing them as they are now!"
Niu Gui was surprised and said: "You mean to take power and let Xu Wei and us old brothers go out to cultivate?"
Li Gang nodded and said: "Otherwise, when Li Aimin and the others wanted to colonize, why didn't the government stop them? Li Aimin and the others only have the connections to fight and how many people they can organize. If our old brothers have such an idea, we can pull one or two It’s possible for everyone!”
"I am afraid that it is also for this reason that the government has not developed too much on the deserted islands in the South China Sea. If there are really those among us old brothers who are dissatisfied with their status, the government should let them go to the South China Sea to develop on their own!"
This parliamentary meeting was an extraordinary success!
The fiscal budget system of the Daqian court began to be fully rolled out throughout Daqian. The Daqian court took back the right of local governments to borrow debts, but also released a number of small factories to the governors of various states for management!
At the same time, the plan to reduce the fiscal deficit proposed by Niu Gui was also negotiated and approved. From now on, the Daqian court will reduce its debt by more than 6 billion every year and strive to clear Daqian's debt within 20 years!
This proposal was passed with a high vote, and local legislators are also extremely worried about hundreds of billions of debts. Everyone wants to be debt-free!
Wang Laohan, Niu Laohan and Xiang Kai retired from the ranks of high-level officials because of their old age. They officially retired.
Xu Wei also took the opportunity to popularize the retirement system in the Daqian court. Ordinary officials retired at the age of 60, senior officials with 2,000 shi retired at the age of 65, and officials with more than six ministers retired at the age of 70!
This proposal was passed smoothly in the meeting, because except for a few people such as Xiangkai and Wang Laohan, most of the senior officials are still in the age of 40-50, which is the golden age for politicians. Xu Wei's retirement policy is still far away from them, and of course they won't care about it!
In addition, the compulsory education law also came into effect during this meeting. All states and counties must formulate a timetable for compulsory education. All 6-year-old children must receive compulsory education for five years. At the same time, high school education, as well as higher education such as university Education has also begun to spread slowly. Each state must have its own education plan. For states and counties that cannot complete the plan set by the court, the court will reduce their financial support!
At this time, no one was very interested in compulsory education, and even thought it was a bit of a waste of money. If Xu Wei had not forced such a proposal to pass during the negotiation, I am afraid that no state or county would be interested in such a costly project.