"Your Majesty, this is what I think..."

Feng Zheng said, "Wei Chen believes that if the court is willing to give these people who do business for the court, they will not give them titles but lords."

What?

To the lord?

After Feng Quji listened, he waved his hand and said, "No! Your Majesty, many of the officials in this imperial court are high-ranking officials with low honors. If the imperial court arranges it like this and instead gives lordships to businessmen, wouldn't it mean that merchants will be suppressed by hundreds of officials and officials?"

Is it on the imperial court’s head?”

That's right, even the title of Marquis was given to me later. Before that, I was just a concubine...

These people who do business for the imperial court are the extra opportunities given by the imperial court, so they can have this half-rich and half-noble opportunity.

Now, they actually have to give them a lord that few court officials at that time had?

Isn't this a mess?

No matter how good the merchants are, no matter how good the imperial merchants are, they cannot compare with the powerful, let alone shake the status of the powerful!

That's right, no matter how much money you make, as long as the status of the powerful is unique, then it will only be the powerful who have the final say on how much rights and advantages you share.

However, if the status of a merchant is really as high as that of a powerful person, that would be terrible!

Feng Quji absolutely did not want to agree to this point.

【Huh...you don't agree, right?】

Feng Zheng felt happy after hearing this, [I knew you didn't agree...]

[Stop talking about you, even Lao Zhao may not agree! 】

kindness?

After hearing Feng Zheng's voice, Ying Zheng's heart also moved.

That's right...

When Feng Zheng mentioned that the Lord had given talents to individual court businessmen, Ying Zheng also hesitated in his heart.

After all, a lord is different from an official, but in terms of influence, he is no worse than an official!

It would be inappropriate for the imperial court to suddenly elevate the status of these imperial merchants to a very high level and provide them with great conveniences.

Not to mention anything else, the people in this cabinet can only get rewards from the Lord after they retire. Those merchants, royal merchants, want to directly get the higher Lord, which is difficult for even the powerful?

This is impossible!

What is a powerful person?

Those with power are officials and nobility.

The noble one is the lord!

By giving Lords to the imperial merchants, a large number of new dignitaries were created!

The impact this will bring will definitely be quite big!

Therefore, Ying Zheng does not want to do this...

but……

Ying Zhengxin said, since Feng Zheng also knew that I would not agree, why did he say this?

Could it be that you already have other preparations in mind?

[I know you will definitely not agree, so I have already thought of a way...]

Feng Zheng smiled inwardly, and then said, "What my uncle said makes sense... Imperial merchants cannot give it directly to high-ranking lords, otherwise it will be detrimental to the stability of the powerful."

"kindness……"

After hearing this, Ying Zheng nodded slightly, "It's a bit inappropriate. If so, what should be done?"

"Your Majesty, I think we can formulate a new rule and regulations for the use of imperial merchants and new officials."

"Oh? New rules and regulations?"

Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment and then asked, "What is that?"

"Your Majesty, I think we can introduce a rank system..."

Feng Zheng smiled and said, "Except for officials and lords, let's judge by grade."

What?

Grade system?

What's this?

Ying Zheng asked in confusion, "What is the rank system?"

"Your Majesty, for example..."

Feng Zheng said and pointed, "For example, my uncle was the prime minister, the head of the three princes and hundreds of officials in the dynasty. He can be said to be a first-class official, above all officials."

First grade?

After hearing this, Ying Zheng felt something in his heart, "Then, the first-grade ones are all three males?"

"Hey, Your Majesty Shengming, that's pretty much what you mean..."

Feng Zheng smiled and said, "Wei Chen is just an example... To be more specific, the three gentlemen can also have no character..."

Oh, no product...

What am I?

After hearing Feng Zheng's words, Feng Quji's expression suddenly changed.

What is no product?

"Wei Chen is acting this way because he is targeting the new trainee officials and those imperial merchants."

Feng Zheng said, "You can say that they are officials, but not entirely. Not entirely. If they are not given some official titles and have no real power at all, how can they do things for the court? Therefore, giving them a certain administrative power is considered to be giving them a rank!"

"oh?"

Give certain administrative powers?

After listening to Feng Zheng's words, Ying Zheng suddenly felt interested and said, "Go on!"

"promise!"

Feng Zheng smiled and said, "For example, if the Third Duke is a first-rank official, then the Jiuqing and the head of the Household Department and the Li Department are second-rank officials. By analogy, the orders and divisions below are third-rank and fourth-rank officials, and so on.

lower.

In this case, Wei Chen suggested that the official titles of local county governors should be the fourth rank, county captains and others should have the fifth and sixth ranks, while county magistrates and county lieutenants should have the sixth rank, and county magistrates and chief officials should have the seventh rank...the lowest is as low as a government official.

The leader can be of nine ranks. If you have rank, you have power. Rank is equivalent to another official rank.

In this case, the imperial merchants can give official titles of five, six or even seven or lower grades according to the size of their jurisdiction. With such official titles, they can also drive the administration, but they are not issuing orders up and down the court.

, wouldn’t it be just right?”

Huh?

This is true!

After listening to Feng Zheng's words, Ying Zheng suddenly smiled, "That makes sense! Giving a rank means giving some rights. In this case, things can be done, and the previous official title and status will not be shaken."

"Your Majesty, your Majesty is wise, that's exactly what it is!"

kindness?

On the side, Feng Quji listened and was also stunned.

But it is like this...

This arrangement can really solve certain problems.

However, this grade is given, then, will it be given to others?

"His Majesty!"

Feng Quji then asked cautiously, "I dare you to ask, if I am given this grade, should I give it to you according to my grade?"

Annual service?

After hearing this, Ying Zheng nodded slightly, "Let's give it to him. After all, he is an official, so he has to give it to Nian Feng. Feng Zheng, do you think so?"

"Your Majesty is Holy Ming."

Feng Zheng smiled and said, "This is what Weichen wants to say...Weichen is thinking that in the future, the current salary system will be gradually abolished, and the salary will be based on the level of grade, that is, coins."

What?

Give money?

No food?

"No! This is absolutely impossible!"

After Feng Quji heard this, he immediately said, "After we established the Qin Dynasty and unified the six countries, we have just strengthened the system of using grain as salary. Now, we want to cancel the grain salary and use money as salary. Isn't it perverse?"

"Haha, how can this be called perverse behavior?"

Feng Zheng smiled after hearing this and said calmly, "I think it was right for Your Majesty and the imperial court to implement the grain and salary system at the beginning, and it is also right to change it to a money salary system now."
Chapter completed!