For three whole years, Wang Xuan seemed very quiet, and by extension, the entire Ming Dynasty also seemed very quiet.
However, the so-called quietness only refers to the political level. In fact, the pace of construction has not stopped, and according to the current scale, the construction blueprint planned by Wang Xuan will not be completed for more than ten years.
In the process of this massive infrastructure construction, at the power level, the Ministry of Industry was dismantled and turned into several departments, and in terms of personnel, each department was larger than the original Ministry of Industry.
In fact, not only the Ministry of Industry, but also the Ministry of Rites was completely dismantled by Wang Xuan, and a separate Ministry of Education was established to promote three-year compulsory education nationwide.
All children of school age must go to school and complete basic education. Wang Xuan did not think of doing it in one step, so there was no nine-year compulsory education.
In fact, most people are resistant to Wang Xuan's compulsory education, but no one dares to speak out.
Because in the past two years, Wang Xuan once again commanded an army of 200,000. Now, the strength of the entire Ming Dynasty has reached 600,000. This is a real elite, which is completely different from the so-called million guard soldiers.
Moreover, these soldiers are no longer tenured for life and will be discharged after six years.
With an army of 600,000 suppressing the formation, naturally no one dared to raise any objections openly, but there were also many people who violated the law secretly. For these people, Wang Xuan directly resorted to thunderous methods and killed them without mercy!
Although Wang Xuan killed a lot of people and had extremely strict requirements for officials, surprisingly, Wang Xuan's reputation gradually improved. This was because Wang Xuan treated officials well enough and at the same time, he was open-minded about "bribery".
Close one eye, but crack down on 'bribery' very harshly.
In his words, you are not strong-willed and have been tempted. This is understandable. No one is perfect, but if you take the initiative to seduce others, this is full of malice and corrupted character. It is understandable to punish such people with serious crimes.
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In the palace, Zhu Youxiao looked at Wang Xuan and asked with a puzzled face: "Teacher, why have you been pushing for reforms, but you have not been resisted and have been carried out effectively. However, in the past dynasties, reforms have ended in vain.
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"There are no successful reforms in history, but they were all in the early stages of a dynasty, while reforms failed mostly in the middle and late dynasties. Do you understand the difference between the two?" Wang Xuan did not answer directly, but spoke loudly to
More than 300 people below asked.
In the past three years, Wang Xuan has been teaching these students once a week. There are no fixed teaching materials or subjects. These people ask random questions, and Wang Xuan is only responsible for answering them. These questions are strange, but most of them cannot surpass Wang Xuan's.
In terms of knowledge, it can only be said that in the Internet age, postures have exploded. All kinds of messy postures have become too easy to obtain. The unlimited exchange of information has also made everyone learn all kinds of postures.
Zhu Youxiao frowned. After being reminded by Wang Xuan, he remembered that there were actually many examples of successful reform, but they were all ignored subconsciously. Why?
After a while, Zhu Youxiao raised his head and said, "Is it because in the early days of the dynasty, the military force was strong and there were few opponents? Or in other words, no one dared to oppose it?"
Wang Xuan did not answer directly and looked at the others. The boss of the Xu family thought for a while and said, "Is it because in the early days of the dynasty, all laws were not finalized and there was more room for changes?"
"Not only that, but there should also be reasons why there are few vested interests and the opposition is not strong enough."
A group of people were talking all over the place, but they were talking in a decent way.
"Most of what you said is correct." Wang Xuan nodded slightly and added: "Strong military force, uncertain laws, and few vested interests are all factors, but they are not the main reasons."
"There is a wise saying, everything in the world is for profit, and everything is for profit. As long as there are enough benefits, you only need to give a little push and go with the trend for the reform to be implemented smoothly."
"To give a negative example, Zhang Juzheng, the purpose of the entire reform is good, but apart from the fact that the court can get some benefits, everyone else has suffered losses. It is normal to be resisted. The court does not have absolute force.
It’s normal to suppress everything but ultimately fall short. Another point is that reforms should not pursue big and comprehensive reforms. They should start from small areas and work out one area at a time.”
"It's the same reform. I also clarified the number of acres and acres of land, but I also implemented tax cuts. In fact, it didn't hurt anyone, so it was possible to implement it. The strong military force only accelerated the process."
"For example, on commercial tax, I increased the proportion of commercial tax, but at the same time, I began to vigorously support business and unified taxation. There is no longer one tax for one place, one check for one card. From a practical point of view, businessmen's profits have only increased but not decreased, and of course they can gain
Businessman support.”
"It is also about building roads and hydraulic facilities. In the Qin Dynasty, Sui Dynasty and other dynasties, they recruited civilians on a large scale and forcibly promoted road construction. In the end, people all over the world complained and the people's dissatisfaction boiled. But when I built the roads, I was only responsible for outsourcing.
When businessmen make money, they will naturally do their best. When people have money, they will naturally be enthusiastic about it. Although the country provides money, businessmen have to pay taxes. When people are rich, they need to consume. Consumption will drive businessmen, and businessmen have to pay taxes.
, after several cycles, the country actually did not pay more than previous dynasties, maybe less, but it did more things."
"Moreover, in the later stages of the road, tolls can also be levied on passing horse-drawn carriages. The tolls can be low, but if the volume is large enough, the country will still make money in the end."
"It's about departmental reform. In theory, if I dismantle the Ministry of Industry, I will be strongly opposed by the Minister of Industry and others. The other departments of the Six Ministries will also be in trouble. They should definitely try their best to stop it. However, after the dismantling, more departments will
As more people are established and promoted, and everyone's rights are expanded, they will receive more supporters. In this way, how can a few six ministers compete with hundreds or thousands of officials below? Obviously not!
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"Of course, it's best if all of this is protected by absolute force. This allows you to carry out your plan without being disturbed. Otherwise, you won't even have a chance to put forward your ideas."
Wang Xuan took this class for a long time and talked about a lot. Before the get out of class was over, Wang Xuan finally said: "It's been three years, and you should have learned about the same. The rest still has to be done by yourself." , you must have wanted to escape from me, and the days of waking up early and going to late at night, not eating well, and not sleeping well are finally over, congratulations!"
Wang Xuan's sudden words caused the whole classroom to be silent. No one cheered or even smiled. Everyone just stared at Wang Xuan, unable to accept it for a while.
There is no need to endure the finger wind from Wang Xuan's ejaculation, no need to experience the pain and torture. Logically speaking, everyone should be happy, but none of them can be happy. What's more, a sense of sadness and dissatisfaction arises in their hearts.
Abandon.
These people are not really stupid. At first, they didn’t know why Wang Xuan accepted them and trained them, but after going through the process of reducing the vassal, they basically understood what Wang Xuan meant.
This group of dandy boys never lacked food or clothing, but their nature was not bad. Although they did not do their jobs properly, they never did any serious misdeeds. Otherwise, they would not be able to enter Wang Xuan, and they would be beaten outside the door.
Slap to death.
They do not lack material needs, but in contrast, they are indeed lacking spiritually.
Many so-called bad children are not so bad, or naturally naughty, but more so because when they were young, they deliberately played pranks in order to attract more attention from their family members. Over time, the more naughty they are, the less they are taken seriously, and the more they get paid.
Without praise, the more you want to give up on yourself.
It was Wang Xuan who really pulled them out of the quagmire. From a ball of mud that couldn't hold up the wall, he reshaped it. Under the burning fire, the mud turned into exquisite porcelain.
Now, the status of these guys in the family is completely different from before. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the rising stars of the new generation.
At this moment, when they learned that they had completed their studies and were about to leave Wang Xuan himself, most people's eyes turned red, and some of the more emotional ones could not help but rub their noses.
It's like military training. During the training, you cry out about tiredness and hardship, and when it's over, you cry loudly.
Wang Xuan smiled knowingly and felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart. To be honest, Wang Xuan didn't have any sense of accomplishment after cultivating those people who were already famous in history. Now the responsibilities are different. These people who were originally unknown in history are now
He was quite touched by the fact that he had become a talented person in his own hands.
Wang Xuan is already gradually reforming the standards for imperial examination admissions. It can be foreseen that in the future, these guys will be able to pursue official careers even if they follow the normal procedures. What's more, Wang Xuan is still paving the way for them.
"Okay, okay, look at how you look like this. It's not a matter of life and death. Don't mess with me. Thank God if you don't embarrass me in the future!" Wang Xuan looked up at the sky, "Don't be happy so early.
Finally, there is still a task assigned to you."
When the task was mentioned, everyone was shocked. Perhaps as a teacher and student, Wang Xuan assigned them a task for the last time. Everyone listened very seriously.
"The grassland peoples have always been a major problem for our Central Plains dynasty. Qin Emperor, Han Wu, Tang Zong and Song Zu have not been solved for thousands of years. And most of the time, we in China are in passive defense.
It has been violated by the grassland peoples, and the reason is that the climate conditions are too harsh, and there are not many benefits on the grassland, so it is a burden that outweighs the gains for the dynasty."
"Now, I intend to completely solve the grassland border problems. This is also your graduation test!"
When Wang Xuan said this, everyone was excited. They became completely crazy fans of Wang Xuan who pulled them out of the quagmire. No one doubted that Wang Xuan could participate in such a big event.
The incident will surely go down in history, and this opportunity cannot be missed.