Chapter 91 Implementing the New Deal, Su Protects the Rebellion
In the nine-room hall, the emperor sat on the dragon chair, quietly looking at the ministers with different expressions under the Danqi. Anyone who made eye contact with them was trembling and bowed their heads in silence.
In the past three years, while vigorously developing the economy and construction, Zhang Zixing also attached great importance to official governance and severely punished corruption. He established many supervisory agencies overtly and covertly. After publicly punishing several corruption models and confiscating all their property, he originally
The ministers who were still thinking about luck suddenly understood the emperor's determination. The frightened Fei Zhong even took the initiative to hand over most of his family property to "enrich" the national treasury, and received praises and rewards from the emperor. After this eradication, the corruption phenomenon was indeed
He was greatly restrained, and the people clapped their hands and applauded him. How could officials not be in awe of such a wise and wise emperor who also won the hearts of the people?
"Do the ministers have any objections?" Zhang Zixing's words caused the ministers to discuss in low voices, but no one spoke up.
"If there are no objections, the new policies will be fully implemented in Dashang from tomorrow."
Zhao Qisu, the superior doctor, is famous for his direct advice. After thinking about it, he finally gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, I have this memorial. Your Majesty pardoned the slaves and granted them land. This was originally a merciful act, but as far away as the Minister of Humerus in the DPRK,
The generals at the border are all shaken by this and have suffered serious losses. Your Majesty has chilled the hearts of many of his ministers because of his despicable slaves. Isn't this just a matter of abandoning the good and chasing the weak? Your Majesty, please think again!"
Zhao Qi took the lead, and many ministers immediately jumped out to second the proposal.
"What the doctor said is different!" The first person to object was Fei Zhong, "Don't you see, Dong Qi was still a barren land in the past. It has only been two years since the New Deal was implemented, and the success has been obvious to all. Now Dong Qi has become a wealthy country.
In this country, even Dong Bohou, who has been running Dong Lu for many years, is inferior to it. Many Dong Lu people ignored the strict orders and moved their families to Dong Qi. If we, Dachang, implement the new policy throughout the territory, we will not only save the world from suffering slaves.
Even if the water is deep and the fire is hot, it can make our country, the Great Shang, several times stronger and make the world rich. This is truly a sage act!"
Fei Zhong's move was immediately supported by Fei Lian, Wei Fan and others. Many ministers who agreed with Zhao Qi couldn't help but secretly complained when they saw Fei Zhong standing up. Many people secretly retreated - this
It is not easy to kill a fat man. A doctor in an official position is nothing. The trouble is that he is deeply trusted by the emperor. Taking advantage of his position, he has a large amount of personal privacy of officials in his hands, some of which are even shady. If he is offended
, revealing even a little bit of information in that quarterly magazine, the lightest consequence would be ruining your reputation. Besides, this fat man has always valued life and power. Without the support of the emperor, how could he have done this?
Zhang Zixing looked at the scene below, and suddenly felt dumbfounded. The notorious "treacherous ministers" actually supported the new policy that benefited the country and the people, while those who opposed it were the "loyal ministers". Of course, as some ministers guessed:
Fei Zhong took the lead this time with his prior authorization.
Although many people retreated, the power of Zhao Qi's side was still considerable. Uncle Mei was also a bold guy, and he even loudly rebuked Fei Zhong: "Although the Eastern Qi Dynasty has achieved a small success with its new political and national strategy, after all, it is to govern the barbarians."
How can man's laws be copied for the use of our great merchants! You should not confuse the Holy One and harm the country and the people. The world will then be in chaos and you will regret it!"
Hearing the words "the world is in chaos", Zhang Zixing's eyes flashed and he showed a faint smile. In response to Mei Bo's high profile, Fei Lian, who was also in Fei Zhong's camp, showed no weakness and retorted: "Mei Bo is alarmist and so bold!
Your Majesty, Pingdong, once said in the past that Dongyi has been renamed Qi and will always serve the great merchants. From now on, there will be no merchants. There is no distinction between Yi people and your Majesty's Yue Fei is also the master of Qi people. What is your intention in saying this?
?Your Majesty, please punish him for the crime of alarmism!"
Uncle Mei was at a loss for words, but Zhang Zixing was not in a hurry to punish him. Instead, he asked Grand Master Wen and the two prime ministers: "Three Qings are my ministers, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty is the supreme king in the world. My veterans and generals have been deeply favored by you and dare not forget it. Our officers and soldiers of the Great Shang Dynasty are all iron-blooded men and loyal. We should only obey your Majesty's holy will." Grand Master Wen's words expressed the military's sentiments.
Shang Rong also agreed. When the ministers heard this, their hearts suddenly became cold.
Bigan said: "This matter is not a trivial matter. It will be difficult to spread it throughout the world. Moreover, the situation of each country is different, so it is best to adapt to local conditions. Your Majesty can first implement the new policy in the area under your jurisdiction, and then revise it based on its progress, and summon the four major
The princes came to court and agreed on the laws to be implemented in various places."
What Bigan said was no longer an issue of "agreement or disagreement", but the details of how to develop and implement the New Deal. Seeing that these three important ministers had all agreed, the ministers knew that the situation was over, so they had no choice but to second the proposal. Only Zhao Qi and Mei
Bo and other hard-liners still insist on their opinions on the basis that "the laws of our ancestors cannot be abolished" or "the foundation of the country cannot be shaken."
Zhang Zixing knew that these people were hard-nosed, and there was a scene in the book where they had remonstrated to death, so he did not get angry and said calmly: "You don't hesitate to offend the emperor in order to remonstrate directly. You can be regarded as loyal ministers, but you don't know what your 'loyalty' is."
who?"
Zhao Qi and others were stunned, and Zhang Zixing suddenly raised his tone and shouted: "Since I came to the throne, I have devoted my whole heart and wisdom to serving the country and the people! Now the new policy is implemented, just for the common people of the world, just to recreate the prosperous era of great business!"
But for the sake of the local interests of the ministers and nobles, you ignore the country and the people's livelihood. Let me ask you, are you 'loyal' for the country or 'loyal' for the ministers?"
Zhao Qi and others were sweating profusely. Zhang Zixing used Dong Qi as an example to explain the necessity and urgency of implementing reforms, and emphasized the key role of "people" to "country". In all regulations, "the country is the most important thing"
Under the whipping of the principle, Mei Bo felt aggrieved and speechless towards Zhao Qi, who was known for his loyalty. Zhang Zixing took the opportunity to commend them for their past loyalty, instead of punishing them, he rewarded them, appointed them as supervisors of the New Deal, and granted them important positions.
, Zhao Qi and others were convinced and knelt down to thank him, saying that they would live up to the king's trust.
When the ministers saw that the emperor's tactics and a few words turned the strongest opponent of the New Deal into a firm supporter, they were frightened and did not dare to have any objections.
Chaoge's New Deal was basically the same as that of the Eastern Qi Dynasty, except that certain adjustments were made in the number of years of the preferential policies and the proportion of land ownership for the nobles, to appropriately increase the interests of the nobles. However, Zhang Zixing learned the lessons of the feudal land system of previous dynasties,
Economically, retain a large amount of state-owned land and ensure that individual land ownership will exist in large quantities for a long time after slaves are converted into farmers, so as to retain a large class of individual peasants to serve the country. Land ownership of the destructive nobles must be restricted.
control to avoid repeating the mistakes of history too quickly.
The current situation of Dashan is that most of the fertile land is in the hands of nobles and ministers. As for the wasteland, the common people lack the enthusiasm and enthusiasm to reclaim the wasteland and are unwilling to reclaim the wasteland. Therefore, a vicious circle has been formed, and agriculture has been
Slave owners firmly grasp that Zhang Zixing's New Deal has three purposes in using a large number of slaves to open up wasteland. First, to liberate slaves so that they can gain precious freedom and bid farewell to the most barbaric human social system; second, to encourage slaves to work actively for freedom.
The agricultural market will be at an all-time high. The reclamation of large areas of wasteland will not only lay the foundation for the feudal system that will follow, but also quickly promote the agricultural development of large merchants; third, it can greatly weaken the control of slave owners headed by nobles and ministers over agriculture, and pave the way for further restructuring.
Prepare.
Of course, this seemingly advanced land system has quite some drawbacks after all. The political dependence on the nobility and landlords will make their land ownership stronger in the future, and then encroach on and destroy the state-owned land ownership and peasant land ownership. As a result,
It destroyed the foundation of the country's economy, led to a weak country and poor people, intensified class conflicts, and the end of the dynasty.
However, Zhang Zixing did not consider so many long-term issues because it was not important to him. This far-reaching and far-reaching reform was just a step in his plan.
After Zhang Zixing explained the details of the new deal and relevant laws, he made a series of personnel arrangements, set a time, and notified the four major princes to come to Chaoge to discuss matters.
After the dynasty dispersed, Zhang Zixing looked at the sky and whispered: "Now that the name of benevolence and righteousness is in our hands, it depends on how 'unjust' the princes are. Even if the world is going to be chaotic, we must control it in our own hands..."
When questioned in Nuwa Temple, he once proposed to give up his position as Human Emperor to quell the murder, but was rejected by Nuwa Empress. This shows that no matter how stable he had governed the world before, he still could not change the immortals.
Instead of taking advantage of the war in the world to complete the destiny of killing and catastrophe, it would be better for him to light the fuse with his own hands and completely control the war in his hands.
If there is no movement, then it is just a good idea to continue the reform step by step, first the restructuring, then the military, gradually weakening the power of the princes, concentrating power in their own hands, and seeing who still has the strength to commit rebellion. This is exactly what Zhang Zixing was when he was the longevity king.
At that time, the development route proposed by the late Emperor Yi was discussed in Zhaoxuan Hall.
As expected, as soon as the news that the New Deal was about to spread all over the world came out, the princes from all walks of life continued to commotion. The two provisions of the New Deal, which included confiscating most of the land and returning it to the state and emancipating slaves, were even more unacceptable to many princes and nobles. However, from the "Da Business Quarterly"
》The small nobles, commoners and slaves who had received the latest news and the benefits of the New Deal were overjoyed, hoping that the New Deal could be implemented as soon as possible in their hometowns. Strangely, the four major princes responded very calmly to the emperor's summons
The orders adopted a delaying strategy. Some claimed that they were too ill to move, and some claimed that foreign invasion needed to be resisted, but they refused to come.
Time passed day by day, and under the instigation of a thoughtful person, the first outstanding bird finally appeared. This person was also an important figure in the "plot"-Jizhou Hou Suhu.
Jizhou is located in the north. It is one of the nine states designated by Dayu. It is quite prosperous and is the center of ancient times. Its strategy and geographical location are extremely important. Su Hu has been in Jizhou for many years and has always been ambitious. He has tens of thousands of soldiers and is brave.
There were many generals, especially the eldest son Su Quanzhong. Now, taking advantage of the emperor's implementation of the New Deal and the instability of the hearts of the princes in the world, Su Hu, who had received certain promises, finally could not restrain his ambitions and embarked on the road of rebellion. He also openly stated:
If the ruler destroys the foundation of his ministers, it violates the ancestral etiquette. Jizhou Suhu will never go to the Shang Dynasty.
Many princes responded to Su Hu's rebellion. Yuan Futong of Beihai even gathered seventy-two princes to rebel together, and King Ping Ling of East China Sea also took advantage of the situation to rebel.
Facing the urgent situation, Zhang Zixing, as the emperor, did not panic. He had expected the movements of these rebels, especially Su Hu. If he could hold it in, he would really have to re-evaluate him.
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Zhang Zixing ordered the generals of the various customs to strictly guard their posts and guard against any changes, while at the same time ordering a clearing out of the rebels. In the original book, Beihai Yuan Futong was a troublesome guy, and Grand Master Wen did not know whether he was related to him. It took fifteen years to wipe out the army.
, leaving King Zhou with no one to control him, and completely destroying the foundation of the Shang Dynasty. In any case, Beihai was not good for Wen Zhong, so he could not be sent there. Zhang Zixing thought about it and sent Beibo Hou Chonghou Hu as the commander.
Bai Yan and Huang Yue, his younger brother Caozhou Hou Chong Heihu was the deputy commander, and the brothers fought against Yuan Futong together. Beihai was originally within the jurisdiction of Chonghou Hu. When a rebellion broke out, his face was naturally disgraced. Now he has gained the power that symbolizes the crusade.
Bai Yan and Huang Yue were overjoyed and hurriedly gathered their troops with Chong Heihu to head towards Beihai.
The leader of the expedition against King Ping Ling of the East China Sea was Huang Feihu. Since it was an extraordinary period, the four generals of the Demon Family were guarding Jiameng Pass and could not leave without permission, so Zhang Zixing arranged for Hong Jin, an alternate general who possesses special powers, and Ji Kang, a deputy general, to assist Huang Feihu.
Originally, Zhang Zixing wanted to send Wen Zhong. In the book, Grand Master Wen did not use much time to destroy King Ping Ling, but Wen Zhong had to deal with a more important target at this time: Su Hu.
Because Su Hu is involved in the most critical heroine in Fengshen Yan, who is the source of the destruction of Dashang, Zhang Zixing is particularly sensitive to the Su family. Maybe Su Daji is the most beautiful woman in the world, maybe she is still
Without encountering the demon fox, perhaps the entire blame for the demise of Dashang cannot be placed on a woman, but these are not important, because there is only one way for her to go, and that is death. Even if it is not for the future "plot",
Just because of Su Hu's rebellion, we must kill chickens to scare monkeys and destroy the Su clan. We must never be merciful because of women's sexual desire. We must take precautions and take precautions before they happen. This is the consciousness that a superior person should have.
Before Wen Zhong left, he received a secret killing order from the emperor himself. As long as Su Hu was defeated, his entire family would be killed immediately to avoid future troubles.
Shortly after Wen Zhong's army set off, Zhang Zixing thought of another key thing, and immediately called Ya Biqian and gave him a role: to assist the new national preceptor Xiaoyao Sanren to go to the Xuanyuan Tomb in the southern suburbs of Chaoge to eliminate evildoers.