Du Weijian was not a fool. How could he not go down the steps given by Lin Jue? He immediately said in a deep voice: "I have spoken without restraint. I retract my previous disrespectful words. I will never dare to say anything to the emperor again."
Four."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "That's right. If you know your mistakes, you should correct them and don't make mistakes. Your Majesty, Zhuzhao Shengming, the Emperor understands everything we are worried about. There are two adults who must also be aware of it. At least for now.
Generally speaking, the new law is very popular. This is a good start, and we should all be excited about it. As for the follow-up, haven’t we seen it yet? We will know it by then, so what is there to argue about?”
"What Mr. Lin said is true, and I have tried to persuade you, but the two of you always argue about this matter." Tian Muyuan said from the sidelines.
Lin Jue said with a smile: "That's right. Just say a few words, give me some face, and stop arguing. Mr. Liu, how about you give me some face?"
Although Liu Xiding was unwilling to give up the handle, he had no choice but to give up when Lin Jue spoke. He dared to fall out with Liu Xiding, but he did not dare to deny face to Lin Jue. Even though he knew that Lin Jue was very fond of him in the hearts of the two adults.
I am a little dissatisfied, but after all, I am Mr. Fang’s student. No matter how dissatisfied I am, I am still his student, so my status is different.
After a dispute ended, Lin Jue sat in the public room for a while. At three o'clock in the morning, Yan Zhengsheng and Fang Dunru returned from the court. Not long after, another servant came to the public room to convey a message, saying that Lord Fang invited Lin Jue to go to the public room to speak.
The three people in the public room thought: After all, they are teachers and students, and the first one to see them is Lin Jue.
Lin Jue came outside the public room in the main hall, straightened his clothes and went in to meet him. Yan Zhengsheng and Fang Dunru were sitting across from each other drinking tea, with happy expressions on their faces, laughing and chatting. Seeing Lin Jue's arrival, Yan Zheng
Smiling solemnly, waving and talking.
"Lin Jue is here, come and sit down. Someone, come and serve tea to Mr. Lin."
"I don't dare to lower my rank." Lin Jue hurriedly gave in.
Fang Dunru said: "Just sit down and talk."
Lin Jue heard this and just sat on the wooden bench.
"Lin Jue, you haven't been here these days, but have you heard? Our new law has been well received by the people and officials at all levels. In the past two days, officials from several prefectures in Gyeonggi Road and thousands of people came to kneel outside the palace gate.
Where is the plaque? Hahaha." Yan Zheng asked with a serious smile.
Lin Jue bowed and said: "I heard that my official was deeply encouraged. This shows that the new law's measures have won the hearts of the people, and it's a good start."
Yan Zheng solemnly stroked his beard and laughed, looking very happy. Fang Dunru took a sip of tea and said: "You won't argue with us about the loopholes this time. Facts have proved that those worries are all unfounded.
There is no need to worry at all. If you put it into practice, you will make the most of your strengths and avoid your weaknesses."
Of course, Lin Jue would not argue with them again at this time. In fact, he did not change his mind much. As Du Weijian analyzed, the situation on Gyeonggi Road at this moment does not mean that the new law is truly successful. What is the truth?
Let’s look at the subsequent trends and developments.
"How dare I, the official? It seems that my worries are unfounded. I am ashamed of myself."
"There is nothing to be ashamed of. You are also doing it for the good of the new law, but you have thought too much and got into trouble. We called you here just to enlighten you. Taking the "Changping New Law" as a lesson, you have to correct yourself.
Mentality. Because the next new law is about to be enacted, we don't want you to have a wrong mentality and come to argue with us again. Do you understand?" Fang Dunru said in a deep voice.
Lin Jue raised his eyebrows and asked: "Can I ask more, what kind of new law will the two adults enact next? It is best for me to be prepared and have a plan in mind."
Fang Dunru looked at Yan Zhengsheng, who smiled and said: "If you tell Lin Jue Ke bluntly, can you still not trust him?"
Fang Dunru nodded, looked at Lin Jue and said: "Originally, this matter was only reported to the Holy Spirit today for approval, so it is not appropriate to leak it in advance. But since you asked, it is okay to tell you. Anyway, sooner or later, you will be summoned to announce it. Well... the next step
The new law is based on the "Changping New Law" and is formulated to further enable people to have sufficient time to cultivate acres of land and further promote the enthusiasm for farming."
Lin Jue was startled. He instinctively thought of an action to seize the land from a wealthy landlord, and his expression suddenly changed. If he took this step now, it would be an extremely radical act and would immediately arouse huge opposition and resistance.
The new legal changes have just begun, and it would be too impatient to do this at this time.
"...In this second new law, we decided to start from the labor service of the people, vigorously reduce the labor burden on the people, and eliminate all the unfairness. This law is tentatively designated as the "Employment Law"." Fang Dun
Rudao.
When Lin Jue heard this, he suddenly felt like he was here. It turned out that he was here for this aspect. This was indeed a measure to allow the people to devote more energy to production.
You must know that since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, in addition to paying taxes, the people also have an obligation to perform labor services. It can range from building dams, digging canals, cities and mountains, to running errands in local government offices, delivering letters, guarding and sweeping floors.
, preventing thieves and fires and keeping vigils at night are all done by the people, and they are done for free. Not only are the people's efforts free of charge, but they also pay for food, drink, water and accommodation.
Yes, if public property is damaged or lost, you have to pay for it yourself.
The people of the Great Zhou Dynasty were divided into six classes. All the above-mentioned labor services need to be borne by families of the third class and above. The reason is very simple. They can afford it and they can afford it. And other officials, Taoist temples, temples, widowers, etc.
A large number of people such as widows, singles, female households, and underage households do not need to bear these labors. Widows, widows, lonely single female households, etc. are justifiable. After all, it is excusable. Government households, temples and Taoist temples are completely exempt.
It seems extremely unfair that those who can afford the labor also enjoy this privilege.
And the disadvantage is not that it is fair or unfair, but that the burden of labor is concentrated on the homes of third-class people, which will cause heavy exploitation of this type of people. Sometimes, in order to pay for such labor, these families have to put down their own
The business and land in hand are used to work for the government for free. This greatly affects production activities. Moreover, the travel expenses and time consumed directly lead to a heavy burden on households above the third class.
Various accidents may occur from time to time. For example, if a laborer transports a batch of materials to another place, encounters an accident on the road, is robbed by bandits, or is lost. Then the laborer must pay for the loss himself. This is directly
This led to their bankruptcy and fear of forced labor.
Since then, various strange phenomena have occurred. In order to avoid labor, the upper-class households would rather sell their land, or reduce themselves to poor households below the third grade and live a tight life, rather than have more fields and more production.
.It is to take advantage of the loopholes in the court's policy and escape from hard labor. The reason is very simple. Even if you live in poverty, you can at least survive. If you get into trouble while doing hard labor, your family will be ruined and your whole family will have no way to survive. Which of the two evils is better?
Being light is naturally the best choice to survive hand to mouth.
When Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru started from this aspect, they must have wanted to further liberate the shackles of the people and make the entire Zhou society fairer and more reasonable. They could further reduce the burden on the people and mobilize the enthusiasm for production.
Don’t let those weird behaviors of people who would rather be poor than become third-class rich households disappear. In a sense, this is further in-depth work to dig into the deepest problems of Dazhou society and solve them.
"I see, I understand, I understand. But I don't know what you two adults think. Where should we start with this employment law?" Lin Jue asked in a deep voice.
"As for the specific content, Mr. Yan and I are still discussing it. It is not convenient to disclose it at the moment, nor is it mature. I will take people to the local area to conduct on-site inspections in the next few days. Only then will we formulate specific measures.
.Lin Jue, I originally wanted to take you down with me, but you and I are still masters and apprentices, and we are afraid of being talked about. Therefore, I want to take Liu Xiding and the two officials who are interested in the public house with me. You
You won't have any objections, right?" Fang Dunru said solemnly.
Lin Jue shook his head and said with a smile: "Your Excellency makes your own decision. I don't think I have any opinions. It all depends on Your Majesty's arrangement."
Lin Jue actually knew very well in his heart that Fang Dunru didn't want to take him for investigation at all. That was not because he was afraid of people gossiping. If Fang Dunru cared about this, he wouldn't be Fang Dunru anymore. I'm afraid he was still worried about himself and others.
He was just playing devil's advocate. Moreover, Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsheng probably already had specific ideas about the content of this new law. Otherwise, how could the emperor pass it? If there were no specific measures, how could he report it to the emperor and get his approval? He said he had not considered it.
Mature, that's just an excuse for not wanting to tell myself.
The gap between himself and Fang Dunru has deepened unknowingly. This is an indisputable fact.
Yan Zheng solemnly smiled and said: "Lin Jue, I and your husband still think highly of you. In fact, the opinions you made before are also very pertinent. You are thoughtful and naturally want to achieve perfection in your work. But now at this time
, you have to understand that the new method must achieve results as soon as possible. This is what I said before about using strong drugs in severe cases to achieve immediate results. As for some side effects, there is nothing that can be done. Just like a
When a person is sick, he will die if he does not take medicine. If he takes medicine, he will live, but he may be blinded by the poison in one eye. So do you think you should take this medicine or not? Or should you take it? You will be blinded.
Saving one's life, which one is more important? You should understand this truth."
Lin Jue wanted to tell Yan Zhengsheng that it was not that he did not understand this truth. He was actually worried that the loopholes in the new law would be exploited by others and that it would be abandoned halfway. Improving the new law is not to pursue perfection, but to prevent others from taking advantage of it. Make progress.
It's better than no progress at all. What's the point of advancing one step and retreating three steps. But at this time, Lin Jue knew that they would not be able to listen. Maybe the disadvantages of the new law will appear before they believe it. Or maybe he is simply unfounded. This time
The reform was completely different from the reform he knew, so there was no need to say more about it. Lin Jue really hoped that would be the case.
When Lin Jue said goodbye, Fang Dunru followed him out and stopped Lin Jue under the porch.
