The news of the new law aroused a strong response, and a large number of articles quickly appeared in Di newspapers, some focusing on the specific provisions of the new law, some focusing on the idea of legislating with benevolence, some supporting, and some criticizing, etc., and it was very lively.
Liu Xie was very concerned about these articles. He ordered people to collect them and store them in categories. He organized discussions on the new and insightful articles. When he encountered good articles, he also ordered people to send them to Zhou Zhong, Zhong Yao and others, so that they could focus on them.
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Legislation is a century-old plan and cannot be rushed. It is better to spend more time soliciting opinions, reaching consensus as much as possible, and gaining support from all walks of life. Where consensus is really impossible, understanding from relevant stakeholders must be obtained to reduce resistance to the implementation of the new law.
Zhou Zhong agreed with Liu Xie's point of view, but he had more than enough ambition but not enough power.
He is old and lacks physical strength, and can no longer support him to complete such a heavy task.
It becomes necessary to add a long history.
After recommendation and selection, several candidates came into Liu Xie's sight.
Among them are Man Chong, the governor of Jizhou, Li Yan, the governor of Yizhou, and Yiji, the governor of Qingzhou. They are all young talents. Li Yan was just appointed as the governor of Yizhou within a year, and he was famous for his decisive and vigorous actions.
After discussing with Zhou Zhong, Liu Xie transferred these three people to Sikong Mansion and appointed them as long history officers to assist Zhou Zhong in handling specific affairs and reduce Zhou Zhong's pressure.
At the same time, with Zhou Zhong's consent, Liu Xie negotiated with Zhong Yao and Gao Rou. In addition to the two of them assisting the Sikong Mansion in presiding over the revision of the new law, Liu Xie also transferred people from the Law School to be specifically responsible for the theory of the new law.
Explore and conduct pilot projects on a small scale when appropriate.
Those Confucian scholars and celebrities who were interested in discussing new laws but not interested in specific affairs were all included in the management of the Law School, given the establishment of Yuanwailang, and given a certain amount of symbolic remuneration.
Zhong Yao and Gao Rou fell into their trap and quickly published a recruitment announcement in the Di newspaper, recruiting celebrities from all over the world to offer advice and suggestions for the new law and discuss state affairs.
Once this recruitment announcement was released, it was like a huge stone thrown into the water, making the new law that had attracted countless attention once again become the focus. Even the most harsh people can see the sincerity of the court and the court from this announcement.
With the determination to legislate with benevolence, we can no longer dismiss it as a pretext for fame and reputation, paying lip service but not delivering the truth.
More articles appeared, and more people gathered in Quanling, so much so that Quanling ordered Wei Tao to write to the governor's office, requesting the expansion of the school building, preparing residences for celebrities and Confucian scholars from other places, and taking this opportunity to expand the county school.
The scale allows more ordinary people to have the opportunity to study.
After all, not everyone is like Liu Xi, who sticks to profound knowledge. In addition to studying, it is also a good choice to teach a few young children to increase their income. Seizing this opportunity, the entire Lingling County will usher in a leap forward development.
, Quanling has benefited the most.
The Emperor has been stationed in Quanling for more than a year, and he will leave sooner or later. If they don't catch this last wave, they will be stabbed in the back by the Quanling people.
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"Your Majesty, I found a good article." Zhou Buji and Cao Chong walked into the lobby side by side, with excited smiles on their faces.
"Whose masterpiece can make you so excited?" Liu Xie put down his pen and said with a smile.
These two prodigies were not only well-informed by his side, but also had a high starting point. It would be difficult for ordinary articles to make them lose their composure.
"Your Majesty, don't look at the author's name first, read the article first?" Zhou Buyi pretended to be mysterious.
Liu Xie glanced at him, laughed, and nodded in agreement.
Zhou Bujie turned around, picked up a piece of signature paper, pasted the author's name on it, and then handed over the article.
Liu Xie glanced at the article and felt that the handwriting looked familiar. He should be an acquaintance. He didn't think much and immediately started reading the article.
The name of the article is very straightforward - "The Theory of Leniency and Severity Are Mistaken", and the content is also very practical. Although the time span is very wide, from the Warring States Period to the present, the argument is very simple and closely revolves around the title of the article.
The article discusses the gains and losses of policies since recorded history, and finally comes to the conclusion that governance should be both lenient and strict, and comprehensively consider the interests of different groups of people. It is necessary to ensure fairness without disregarding efficiency. If you are blindly biased, even if you have good intentions, you will end up with nothing.
It's hard to put it into practice, let alone achieve the desired results.
The article is thorough in reasoning, but the most brilliant part is not the reasoning, but the evidence.
This article uses nearly half of its length to introduce a social survey. Based on the economic situation, thousands of households are divided into three categories: rich households with no worries about food and clothing, middle-class families with sufficient food and clothing, and poor people with no guarantee of food and clothing. It analyzes
The motivation and results of their talent cultivation.
The final conclusion is that the poor who cannot guarantee food and clothing are in the worst situation.
When survival is still a problem, few people can squeeze out the small rations to support their children to study. If their children cannot study, they will not get better opportunities, let alone become an official, and even work in a workshop.
There are no technical jobs with higher incomes.
But they have a strong motivation to improve their lives. As long as they are given a chance, they will put in all their efforts.
For such families, a small amount of investment can produce huge benefits, and they should become the focus of support.
The most ideal family is one that can provide enough food and clothing. It not only has a certain foundation, but also has enough motivation and does not require additional investment. As long as the court has appropriate policies and provides enough room for improvement, they will put in enough enthusiasm and efforts.
It is most difficult for wealthy households who have no worries about food and clothing to produce talents.
Although the conditions are the best, the motivation is the weakest. Because they don’t have to worry about food and clothing, some people don’t worry about official careers. It doesn’t matter whether they study or not, and whether they study well or not. Unless they have higher beliefs and a strong will
Self-discipline, otherwise no matter how much resources you invest in them, it will be a waste.
Therefore, the court should invest its limited resources into the first two types of families and appropriately suppress the families with the best conditions in order to obtain the greatest benefits.
Appropriately suppressing the families with the best conditions is not suppressing for the sake of suppressing, but giving them a certain amount of pressure can promote them to cultivate their bodies and minds, and then become talented.
This also corresponds to Mencius’ famous saying: Born in sorrow, died in happiness.
It is difficult for people who have no pressure at all to become talented, and they will most likely become a playboy or a spendthrift.
Because there is concrete data support, this conclusion that was originally a cliché has become richer, making it difficult not to be convinced and to object.
After all, no one wants their family to spend a lot of money on food, only to end up raising a pile of waste.
Placing hope on people's self-discipline is equivalent to hoping that everyone can become a saint, which is too idealistic. Except for those Confucian scholars who only have sages and classics in their minds and don't know the sufferings of the world, no one will believe it.
After reading the article, Liu Xie was silent for a moment. "Who wrote it?"
Zhou Buji and Cao Chong looked at each other and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you might as well take a guess."
Liu Xie smacked his lips.
He felt that the writing style was very familiar, and the name was on his lips, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.
The main reason is that this kind of social survey that uses data to support arguments is the first time, and there are not many people who are qualified to write such articles.
"I have a few alternative names."
"Your Majesty, come and listen."
"Brother, Cangwu Prefect Cao Ang." Liu Xie looked at Cao Chong and mentioned Cao Ang's name first.
In his opinion, Cao Ang had the opportunity and the knowledge.
Cao Chong smiled and shook his head. "Thank you for your compliment, Your Majesty. I will tell my brother. But it's a pity that it's not him."
"Du Ji, the governor of Changshan."
"Close, but not him."
Liu Xie smiled. "That's Zhao Xiang Zhuge Liang."
Cao Chong and Zhou Busuo put their hands on each other and smiled. "Your Majesty is a great knower."
Liu Xie looked at the article in his hand and burst into laughter.
Zhuge Liang wrote "The Theory of Leniency and Severity Are Mistaken", this is really fate.