Chapter 1755 The Son of Heaven is neither a man nor a god
Only on agricultural issues, no matter what Chen Lifu did, no one objected, but on industrial and commercial issues, especially on improving welfare, others had opinions.
Even though Chen Lifu shouted slogans loudly, Xie Yiwei changed his stance and supported the moderate reform plan. Even the Emperor Sheng turned a blind eye and acquiesced to Chen Lifu's reform plan, but those who opposed it were still there.
So many that the slogan of welfare reform has been chanting for more than a month.
But there is still no real progress!
In the end, even Li Xuan couldn't stand it anymore. Nowadays, the empire's industry and commerce are developing too fast, and most of the traditional landowning gentry class have also transformed into the industrial and commercial gentry class. The opposition force of these people is still very huge.
But it still needs to be done, and it cannot be stopped just because of the opposition of these people.
It's just that Li Xuan underestimated the opposition of these people before. For this reason, Li Xuan also decided not to wait any longer. The longer this kind of thing is delayed, the harder it will be.
However, regarding the detailed plan, Li Xuan was still prepared to press the standards even further.
No matter how Chen Lifu shouted before, it was of no use, but when the Holy Emperor Li Xuan made his own decision, everything became simpler.
At the end of August, at the new round of the Imperial Study Room meeting, Huang Jiashi, the minister on duty in the Imperial Study Room and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, who always kept a low profile, but kept his mouth shut whenever possible in the Imperial Study Room meetings, spoke up.
"In my opinion, the minimum wage and the restriction of working hours still need to be implemented. They are all the people of the Holy Emperor. Since this supports agriculture, industry and commerce cannot be ignored!"
When Huang Jiashi said this, he looked calm on the surface, but in fact he was furious inside!
In fact, Huang Jiashi is unwilling to engage in any welfare reform from the bottom of his heart. Many of the Huang family's industries are also in the manufacturing industry, especially the textile industry, which is the pillar industry of the Huang family.
Carrying out reforms is like stabbing yourself with a knife, it hurts so much!
But his inner true thoughts do not affect his political attitude!
As the new bachelor of the academy and the minister on duty in the royal study room, he has been a solitary minister since his early years, and now he is even more solitary. The Holy Emperor asked him to be a mouthpiece, and he would not dare to refuse even if he was given ten thousand courages!
Huang Jiashi thinks that he is a sounding board, and others naturally know who Huang Jiashi is.
So as soon as he opened his mouth, other people, including Chen Lifu and many ministers on duty and walking ministers, all closed their mouths, and then listened to Huang Jiashi continue:
"Of course, even if you do it, you can't be too radical. According to my opinion, a fourteen-hour work system and one day of holiday per month are enough. In terms of average salary, the standard can also be set lower. Refer to the current average of female workers.
Just the salary is enough!”
"but……"
"Even if the standards are lower, we still have to have them!"
When Huang Jiashi said these words, the inner hall of the royal study fell silent for an instant.
Any high-ranking official in the empire knows that in this situation, Huang Jiashi's words are never his words, but represent the meaning of the Holy Emperor.
Faced with the hint from the Holy Emperor, no one dared to ask for any instructions!
Neither Jia Wenbo, a die-hard conservative, nor Chen Lifu, a radical reformist, were dissatisfied with the plan proposed by Huang Jiashi, which was actually intended by the Emperor Sheng.
But they still dare not speak out to object easily, and they don't even have the intention to defend themselves.
Li Xuan has been in charge of the empire for more than thirty years, leading the Tang Empire to create a huge foundation. To use the official phrase in the Tang Dynasty newspaper, it is: "Creating a prosperous age that China has not seen in ten thousand years."
In the thousands of years of Chinese history, no one has ever been able to reach such a height as Li Xuan!
Therefore, people tout that Li Xuan has surpassed the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. One of Li Xuan's official titles is the God Emperor. In the early years, the official title was just an ordinary god, but now, in the official propaganda, the God Emperor
The meaning is no longer magical.
Li Xuan is not a god, but the emperor of the gods!
Even if they are a group of gods in mythology, no matter they are the Emperor of Heaven and Queen Mother, they still have to call Li Xuan and say "Long Live the Emperor!"
Other gods are at most the rulers of one part of the world or the entire universe!
But Li Xuan!
According to the latest official interpretation of the Tang Dynasty in recent years on "Is there anything in the world that is not the king's land":
The Holy Emperor is the sole ruler of all known and unknown spaces, past, present, and future time, one dimension, two dimensions, three dimensions, and countless dimensions.
According to this statement, if there is a so-called master of the universe in one space, one dimension, and one time period, then the Holy Emperor will be the emperor of infinite universe masters!
Therefore, the Holy Emperor is not a human being, nor is he a god, but an existence that transcends everything!
In short, he is the most awesome one...
Okay, this is a bit too much bragging. It's okay to fool ordinary ignorant people, but most of the high-ranking officials in the court are human beings, so they naturally know that these are all lies.
However, no matter how you say it, Li Xuan was the monarch who created a prosperous age that China had never seen in ten thousand years, and his prestige was unimaginable.
For such an emperor, even if he didn't say anything personally and just asked Huang Jiashi to pass on a few words, it was still enough for these ministers to consider carefully.
In the inner hall of the imperial study, there was a rare scene of silence!
As for Huang Jiashi, he closed his mouth after finishing speaking. Anyway, his mission had been completed, and he would no longer care about his affairs.
However, Huang Jiashi knew very well that everyone's silence had no effect. In fact, from the moment he spoke out, the tone of the matter was basically set.
That’s what to do!
But the standards can be lowered!
This is not what Huang Jiashi meant, but what Sheng Tianzi meant.
A few seconds later, Chen Lifu was the first to speak: "The director is right, this is definitely going to be done. If the standard is set, it can be lowered!"
Xie Yiwei also said quickly: "I think it's okay!"
Jia Wenbo looked at Huang Jiashi, then at Chen Lifu and Xie Yiwei, and then said: "This is a good idea!"
No matter whether they are radicals or conservatives, they dare not oppose, and they do not even have the courage to bargain and argue.
Within a minute after Huang Jiashi finished speaking, the ministers on duty and the ministers on duty successively expressed their opinions and said yes.
Seeing this scene, Huang Jiashi smiled, and then said: "Since you guys have no objections, it's settled, and I will draw up a detailed chapter later to request the Holy Emperor to judge!"
After saying this, Huang Jiashi continued: "Without further delay, let's start discussing the detailed charter now!"
When Huang Jiashi said this, everyone's eyes lit up!
Huang Jiashi's words meant that although the Holy Emperor had decided the general direction of this matter with his Holy Heart, the details would still be left to their ministers for discussion.
In other words, certain benefits are left for them to compete for!