The old pavilion master was shocked. Although he had long known that Fang Jue had great ambitions, he did not expect that he would be so bold.
Yes, so bold!
Any of these are provoking the government and the interests of the court and the emperor.
The old pavilion master thought that it would be difficult to do even one thing, let alone change them all.
"Let's not talk about anything else. It is absolutely impossible to cancel the road guide." The old pavilion master shook his head.
Road guide, in other words, can be understood as a pass.
Anyone who wants to travel a long distance needs a guide, and a noble person needs documents to clear the country.
Even if you leave the county, it is impossible without a road guide.
And Luyin cannot easily approve it. Otherwise, a large number of people will be lost and the fields will be uncultivated. How will the court collect taxes?
This is one of the fundamental interests of the imperial court, and it will never be shaken. Even the old cabinet master can't think of any way.
"Old Pavilion Master, if one day new-style chariots and horses can travel a thousand miles a day... no, let's travel three hundred miles a day, do you think it is necessary for the road guide to exist?"
"The existence of road guides is to stabilize the farmers' economy and to stabilize the overall situation, not to simply restrict travel." The old pavilion master shook his head.
Fang Jue nodded: "You are right, I haven't finished yet. It is actually impossible to completely cancel the road guide. I just want to make it more relaxed so that any good person can travel easily and is not restricted to a fixed area."
"Even so, it's still difficult. The population has been lost. How do you plan to stabilize farming?" The old pavilion master sat up straight and began to debate Fang Jue seriously.
He was not trying to convince Fang Jue, but was curious about what unique insights this boy could have.
"It is impossible to lose the population. As long as the local government governs properly and has new food, it can liberate a lot of basic labor force."
"At that time, less than 30% of the current labor force will be needed to far surpass the previous agricultural economy."
"The excess population and labor can be moved around, which is more conducive to economic development."
The old pavilion master nodded, suddenly enlightened: "So this is why you are looking for new grains?"
"What if?"
Fang Jue laughed and said: "Does the old Pavilion Master also think that ordinary people only deserve farmland? With the new grain, most of the labor force has been liberated, and more construction can be done."
As the old pavilion master nodded, he asked again: "But with so many wandering laborers, how do you ensure stability?"
Maintaining stability is the most important thing in any era.
In the eyes of those in power, it is more important than people's livelihood.
New grain can indeed free many farmers from their fields.
But with so many people liberated, where should they go?
If they are limited to the area, they will inevitably form gangs and form evil forces that prey on the common people.
If you can wander around, it will be even more dangerous. Not to mention forming cliques, it also involves a wide range of things. If you are not careful, you will be connected to darkness.
At that time, someone climbed up and shouted, and another riot broke out.
The imperial court had to consider these. Without appropriate prevention and control methods, the superiors would not agree to such reforms.
"Isn't this simple?"
Fang Jue said calmly: "Every once in a while, just crack down on gangsters and eliminate evil, and the people will still clap their hands and praise the court."
"This is not called prevention and treatment." The old pavilion master frowned.
"There are gains and losses. If you want to prosper, you have to take risks and make changes. As long as the overall situation is stable, you have to bear some pain."
Fang Juedao: "The old Pavilion Master thinks too extreme. The people are actually very settled. As long as they have enough food and warm clothes, have support for the elderly, and provide education for the children... not many people are willing to do this."
"People who can do those things will go astray even without my reforms."
"It's true that ordinary people really don't have any ambitions. As long as they live a stable life, no one is willing to rebel."
Throughout the ages, common people have rebelled under one premise: they are about to starve to death.
Apart from this, no one can incite the people to riot and rebel, and the people are not easily led astray.
Most of the rebels are powerful people, court officials or military generals who are nourished by ambition.
The old pavilion master paused: "You just mentioned that you should abolish the Zhongzheng appointment and open up the imperial examination?"
"This path is a historical necessity."
Fang Jue: "The Zhongzheng recruits scholars, fraud is common, and those who are taken here and there are high-ranking nobles. These people are intertwined into a network. The longer time goes by, the more they threaten the imperial power."
"What's more important is that the world is controlled by noble families, the aristocratic families are powerful, and the officials in the court are the spokespersons of the wealthy families. How can we achieve take-off if we compete with each other for internal strength and consume national power?"
These words made the old pavilion master nod his head repeatedly.
He said: "Emperor Pavilion has transcended, just because it doesn't want to participate in such a fight."
"But this is also very difficult. Stopping the Zhongzheng from recruiting scholars and opening up the imperial examinations will cut off the nobility's way of continuing to control the world. They will definitely not be willing to do so."
"As I said before, those who hold military power don't have to care about the thoughts of these moths as long as they can endure the momentary pain." Fang Jueleng said.
"I understand, so you took out firearms to give the emperor the confidence to follow your ideas and reform at will... No matter what problems arise, no one can shake the country, so the emperor must be willing to get rid of these cancers
...Wonderful, you brat, you are thinking far ahead!" The old man's eyes lit up.
Nobles from aristocratic families have always been the most feared objects of emperors.
There are too many wealthy families, which is not a good thing for the emperor and the overall situation of the world.
The recruitment of officials by Zhongzheng will undoubtedly make these wealthy families more powerful. Sooner or later, someone will become more ambitious and threaten the imperial power.
It is better to prepare early to weaken the control of the aristocratic family on the court and allow more poor families and common people to join in and even become the backbone.
In this way, the influence of aristocratic families can be eliminated, the emperor's governance will be smoother, and the people will be less oppressed.
Of course, the best thing is that the imperial examination can continue to evolve and reform, and the emperor has the right to decide on officialdom.
Therefore, the emperor must be willing to change, as long as he has the confidence and ability to suppress the opposition from wealthy families.
"The emergence of firearms will definitely have an impact on the government. Your Majesty will definitely require the expansion of the firearms bureau's military structure, or the establishment of a firearms army in the capital."
Fang Juedao: "As long as we can firmly control the Gyeonggi area, the emperor does not have to rely on others. No wealthy family can be the enemy of the whole family. Those who cannot see the situation clearly will be swept into the garbage dump of history."
"Anyone who opposes must be from a wealthy family. They are worried that the era of cold weapons has passed and they will no longer be able to control military power and restrict the emperor at will."
"It is foreseeable that in a short period of time, there will be a collision between His Majesty and the aristocratic family."
Speaking of this, Fang Jue thought of the He family.
The He family was indeed loyal and had the opportunity to rebel, but they were still willing to give in and easily gave up the military power of Gyeonggi Province and returned it to His Majesty.
And He Feng, the most capable of the younger generation, was sent to the border to guard the border instead of staying near the capital.
It is enough to show that they are sincere to His Majesty and have no worries at all about being cut off by the Emperor.
But on the contrary, the more this happened, the less the emperor would touch them, and even felt guilty, so he would be more gracious to compensate the He family.
Although they have lost a lot of power now, it is foreseeable that the He family will definitely be able to follow the imperial court and reap a huge wave of dividends in the next era of rapid development in the Great Xia.
This is the reward you should receive for being loyal to your country and loving your king.
But many people don't understand this aspect, and feel that only by firmly holding on to power can they feel safe; they believe that the emperor must be made indispensable to them, so that they will not be easily replaced and can always stand at the center of the court.
And such people will inevitably gradually lose favor, be rejected, and eventually be liquidated over trivial matters.
Because they have no country, no majesty in their hearts, they only have their own little things to do, and no matter how capable they are, they are useless.
This is the different way of thinking between monarch and minister.
"Old Pavilion Master, if you want to do what I said, you need the help of Emperor Zun Pavilion." Fang Jue looked at the old man seriously.
"Hmm~" The old man curled his lips slightly and raised the corners of his lips, "Oh? You actually still need me, old man?"
"Don't the old pavilion masters want the Emperor Zun Pavilion to return to the Great Xia Dynasty?" Fang Jue asked rhetorically.
The old Pavilion Master frowned briefly, and then said calmly: "Let's unify the world first and then talk about this. If you can do it, Emperor Zun Pavilion will be your help."
"Then it's a deal!" Fang Jue narrowed his eyes, confident and arrogant. This chapter has been completed!