In just one month, Daqian's bureaucracy was already on the verge of collapse.
Even in the Senate Hall, there are many senators who are either ill or have simply resigned.
Not only because of the harassment and threats from the Demon Sect, but also because of the 17 million troops that Dashang has gathered near the Henglian Mountains.
A total of 400,000 Xuanhuang second-level Taoist soldiers have arrived at the border.
In addition, there are twenty nine-tooth giant ships and hundreds of seven-tooth warships, also gathering in the sea of clouds near southern Xinjiang.
It has become the overwhelming force of Mount Tai, and once everything is complete, it will sweep across the south.
At this time, Da Qian was still optimistic about those who trusted Zong Shou, and they still accounted for the majority. Especially those generals, whose confidence was almost blind.
After Zong Shou succeeded to the throne, his actions were absurd. However, he was always invincible in every battle and conquered every attack. He defeated many with less and laid the foundation of the great cadre.
Therefore, even though he knew clearly that Zong Shou was acting recklessly and leisurely in the palace during this month, he still never wavered.
However, there are also some people who are really not optimistic about Daqian at this time.
"There are internal and external troubles, but the king lives in a deep palace. What does this sound like?"
"In the past, the Emperor of the First Qin Dynasty burned books and harassed Confucian scholars, which resulted in the death of a whole generation. I'm afraid this big cadre will not be much better."
"Although you are a talented person, you are too young. You have too much confidence and you are too willful. It is a pity——"
"The great merchants have come together with the whole country and are invincible. Their military strength is six times that of my Dagan! In fact, if we take a step back and retreat to Huizhou and Nanfeng Yunlu, I might still have some chance of survival."
"It's only been a month since I returned, but I haven't touched on any government affairs, and I haven't summoned any of my ministers. What benefit does such behavior have to those 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 City at this time, I predict that Daqian is not far from defeat. It is like a flash in the pan, only a moment of fragrance, it is a shame-"
Although Zong Shou was in Hanyan Palace, the news was not blocked. There were secret guards copying the words of these resigned ministers.
But he didn't take it to heart. What these people said was also true. Zong Shou really hated politics and didn't want to spend too much time on government affairs.
In fact, just resigning to avoid trouble is considered a minor matter. Many of the powerful people in Qiantian Mountain City are already flirting with the big businessmen and Confucianism and Taoism, and many of them are secretly working for them.
At this time, Daqian relied entirely on Ren Bo and others to support the government and maintain normal state affairs.
However, a large number of officials and councilors resigned, which made Ren Bo and others extremely hard to support, but it was not without benefits.
Although Zong Shou ignored those complicated government affairs, in the month after his return, he had been planning to implement several major policies that he had already intended to implement.
At this time, with the departure of these officials and counselors, interference and resistance were reduced to a minimum.
The first political task was to convene scholars and rewrite the national law. This matter was done by experts, so naturally there was no objection.
At this time, many of the methods of Daqian were inherited from the barbaric era and were indeed out of date.
However, Zong Shou's intention was to make the punishment lighter and remove all the punishments of cutting off limbs and halves from the national law and convert them into the punishment of hard labor.
It is even more necessary to reorganize the three law departments and merge them into one. It will be completely independent from the six cabinet departments and will only be supervised by the Senate Hall and the Yushitai.
Among the six departments, the Criminal Department was removed and a Commercial Department was established.
"But if the punishment is too light, how can we make the people abide by the law? Why is it necessary for the three legal departments to be independent?"
Not only Ren Bo, but also the cabinet and the chief officials of various ministries were also extremely confused.
"Corporeal punishment is cruel, mutilating limbs, making it almost impossible for ordinary people to recover, and also destroying their labor. I believe that the purpose of punishment is not to punish, but to make people regret, change their ways, and persuade people to do good. It is necessary to make all people obey Being disciplined and law-abiding does not depend on the severity of the punishment, but rather on being fair and equitable, and must abide by the law and put an end to favoritism."
Before the Da Qian Dynasty, although there were strict laws, favoritism and perversion of the law frequently occurred.
Qiantian Mountain City was fine when it was under his feet. However, in other cities, the powerful and powerful repeatedly committed misdeeds and escaped punishment, treating the national law as nothing.
In this way, how can we convince the people of Daqian?
Zong Shou was extremely disappointed with the original three-law division. This time, he simply became independent as if it were a funeral, subject only to the supervision of him and the Yushitai of the Senate Hall. In the future, cases would be decided without the influence of the cabinet ministries and those powerful people.
“Is there any law that must be followed?”
Ren Bo murmured to himself, then smiled bitterly. Even though he thought he was honest, he was not without any flaws.
Yunjie Confucianism has always believed that human relations are greater than national laws. Therefore, there is a saying that relatives hide each other, which is considered to be the teachings of the saints and is justified.
But if the law is not followed and everyone is selfish, no matter how powerful a country is, it will weaken and its foundation will slowly decay.
Your Majesty is indeed extremely disgusted with Confucianism.
At this time, the officials who were still in office in Daqian were either loyal to Zong Shou and pursued him wholeheartedly. Or they were honest and upright people who were not afraid of death threats from the Demon Sect. Or they were optimistic about Daqian and had opportunistic intentions.
Zong Shou pushed hard for it, and although Ren Bo wanted to stop it, he was helpless.
The second major policy is to subsidize farmers.
Ren Bo had no objection to this matter. Nowadays, the spiritual tide is rising. Warrior spiritual masters can easily obtain huge amounts of wealth.
On the contrary, there are fewer and fewer people working in agriculture. Using financial subsidies to enable farmers to maintain their livelihood is good governance and a policy that emphasizes agriculture.
However, the third major event made Ren Bo feel frightened and sent chills down his spine.
Zong Shou's intention was to formulate a minimum salary guarantee for all workers in Da Gan, and to limit the hours of work. He also wanted to allocate a lot of money from his income. He ordered the cabinet to also formulate a retirement plan like those for soldiers. .
This method should open the eyes of all the people of the great cadres, so that those workers can have food, clothing, clothing and warmth.
Ren Bo knew in his heart that if this policy was implemented, countless dignitaries in Da Qian would hate him to the core.
As for the appropriation part, setting up a pension policy for these hard workers is nothing. Zong Shou was unwilling to invest the money in the army, so he had nothing to do.
But for this strategy, he must still give advice.
"The salary of employees should be determined by the employer. If the salary is high, the employees will naturally accept the scenery and be willing to defect; if the salary is low, there will be no one interested in it. Why does the court need to force it? Moreover, this is not the time - —”
Zong Shouze shook his head and did not summon Ren Bo. He only issued an informal secret edict and had it passed around by his trusted people.
"I heard that the key to economics lies in consumption! At this time in Daqian, there are many workers and few jobs. And employers are competing to lower wages. If this continues, sooner or later, the people of Daqian will be starved of food. If the people have no money left, , even if all kinds of utensils are made, who will spend money to buy them? Limiting the working hours will increase the number of work stations. As the prime minister, you should understand the way of economy and not be influenced by those wealthy merchants."
Qiantian Mountain is prosperous on the surface, but Zong Shou knows that secretly, there are still many people who don't have enough to eat. They are busy for ten of the twelve hours a day. They are as busy as a dog every day——
In fact, he didn't bother to care about the life and death of these people. It was just that these people had worked hard for a long time and seized the opportunity of others to do hard work. It was very inappropriate.
"As for the timing, this policy will be implemented after the war with Dashang is over. Prime Minister, there is no need to worry! If Ren Qing is unwilling, you can ask for resignation and Zhang Huai will take over -"
Knowing that it was planned to be implemented after the war made Ren Bo feel relieved.
If we really want to make this policy public at this time, then before we start a war with Dagang, Dagang will probably start chaos on its own.
As for the last sentence, Ren Bo laughed out loud. Is this the king's way of motivating his generals?
Speaking of which, his second term is indeed coming soon.
Dashang prohibits cabinet ministers from serving two consecutive terms, but they can serve as prime minister again after ten years.
However, if your Majesty really wants to implement this policy, he will not be afraid.
Although this policy offended those businessmen, the real powerful people actually did not care about the wages.
Once implemented, it can also accumulate huge reputation among the people. Ten years later, the phase can still be easily embraced.
But what kind of consumption, what kind of economic method, whether limiting working hours and setting a minimum wage is beneficial to the country. He Ren Bo refused to believe it. He needed to carefully investigate and weigh the pros and cons before making a decision.
If it is harmful to the country, and he offends Zong Shou again, he will definitely stop it with all his strength.
The fourth major policy is to sort out the land in the world, and the officials and gentry will pay for it together. The transaction of land in the world is prohibited, and the court of Daqian can only purchase it with funds, and then lend it to the landless people at a fair price.
This was another government decree that offended all the nobles.
There are countless hidden fields in this world, and most of the fields owned by nobles and officials do not need to pay taxes.
Zong Shou's great policy deprived these people of countless benefits.
Fortunately, only a few people knew about these two major affairs, and they were all Zong Shou's true confidants.
Otherwise, there will definitely be an uproar after word spreads.
Zong Shou's intention seemed to be that he planned to implement this strategy after the Great Commercial War.
Ren Bo felt both uneasy and frightened.
Judging from the intentions of this monarch, it is clear that he is preparing to start liquidation after repelling the great merchants and cut into pieces the powerful people in the country.
"Prime Minister, there is no need to worry. From what I see, the implementation of this policy will be easier than we imagined. Now that the spiritual tide is rising in the world, it is a time when warriors are flourishing. All you need to do is get a fourth-grade spiritual stone beast crystal. I can keep myself warm and worry-free. My great work has also made me richer in business than in farming. To be honest, Prime Minister, my family originally planned to sell some acres of land."
Xu Shu is the right council envoy, so he is naturally an indispensable support for Zong Shou in implementing several major policies, and he also knows the inside story.
"This is good governance. If the officials and gentry can all pay taxes together, it will be a great benefit to our government. Since we have paid taxes, we should have subsidies. In fact, we have not lost anything."
Ren Bo was startled, but smiled bitterly: "Of course it is a good thing, even if the resistance is too great. Ren Bo will definitely try his best, but I am getting older and can't understand you more and more."
"Your Majesty, it is true that he is intolerant of minor affairs. However, from what I have observed, your Majesty's actions clearly seem to be rebuilding the house. Changing the beams and pillars, and reconstructing the political system."
Xu Shu chuckled lightly, his eyes shining brightly: "I don't know what others think, but in my eyes, you are a well-deserved holy king! He is more than a thousand times stronger than the great Shang Yin Yu!" (Unfinished) To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and reward (this site). Your support is my biggest motivation.)