I'm so hard

Chapter 131 The Displeased Shangguan Displeased

At dawn, the sky is slightly bright.

The walls of the Great Zhou Palace were full of civil and military officials.

This time, it was Zhao Yan's first court meeting after returning from Shuzhou, so the officials came in a relatively complete set.

Some officials even found out that Zhao Yan left Changdan City and went to Shuzhou after hearing that the Xue family's rebellion had been exposed.

In the past, if the king dared to leave the imperial city for a month, the officials' papers would have already filled the Chuigong Palace.

However, no one dared to persuade Zhao Yan to do so.

Only because Zhao Yan defeated Beimeng and created achievements that previous emperors had never achieved.

After a while, the gate of the palace opened, and the officials lined up in a long line, left and right, walking towards the Daqing Palace one after another.

In the Daqing Hall, after all the officials finished their salutes, Zhao Yan sat on the dragon chair, looked around, and then said: "My dear friends, it's been a long time, I miss you very much. During the days when I'm not here, you have worked hard Political affairs, work hard, I am very pleased!"

Hearing this, the officials below looked at each other and laughed, and they were naturally happy to be praised by the emperor.

However, the displeased Shangguan below raised his beard and looked at Zhao Yan vigilantly. He knew Zhao Yan's style of speaking very well. Usually, after such scenes, Zhao Yan would start to talk about things that no one could have imagined. up.

Zhao Yan coughed dryly, and said: "I have been to Shuzhou for a month, and I am deeply touched. The common people are in dire straits, and our officials eat vegetarian food, do not practice moral government, and do not plan for things in their positions. Everyone should We all know that after the war with Northern Mongolia, the national treasury was almost empty, if not relying on private business taxes, the imperial court would not be able to pay your salaries."

"I think it's time for me to implement the New Deal reform. The first thing we need to solve is three problems, redundant officials, redundant soldiers, and redundant system.

The lower part of the hall was quiet.

Redundant officials, redundant soldiers, that is, there are many officials, many soldiers, complicated systems and high expenses.

This is a problem that existed at the beginning of the establishment of Dazhou.

Officials know it well, but no one brings it up because it's killing their own jobs.

After studying hard for ten years, what they pursue is the privilege of being a scholar-official class.

Zhao Yan went on to say: "From now on, I plan to rectify the bureaucratic system, abolish redundant institutions, merge powers, greatly reduce the number of officials and soldiers, and increase the government's fiscal revenue."

The meaning of Zhao Yan's words can be explained in a straightforward way, that Da Zhou can't afford to support so many officials and soldiers.

After finishing speaking, Zhao Yan glanced at Xizi at the side.

Xizi understood immediately, and immediately distributed hundreds of copies of the "Two Hundred New Deals" that had been prepared long ago.

The reason why Zhao Yan chose to distribute it in the court hall was because if he chose to distribute it last night, it is estimated that the content of the "Two Hundred Articles of the New Deal" would be spread throughout the people this morning.

At that time, the resentment and resentment of the scholars in various states will definitely be in a state of boiling.

Petitions by thousands of people, swearing to death, awakening the dignity of scholar-bureaucrats with one's own blood, etc. A series of wonderful things will appear.

Therefore, Zhao Yan chose to settle all matters in the Daqing Hall.

When the courtiers heard the words "redundant officials, redundant soldiers and redundant system", their faces became somber, and after reading the "Two Hundred Articles of the New Deal", except Xiao Jingye, Liu Chaotong, Pan Wenyue, etc. who had already read Everyone else was stunned except for the normal expression.

"The first rule is to appoint people on their merits. The practice of promoting civil servants every three years and military officers every five years is abolished, and political performance is the only criterion."

"Article [-], abolish the system of favor and shade, abolish the policy of assigning officials' children as officials, and those who have more than three generations of titles without any political achievements will be reduced to commoners."

"Article [-], reform the tribute system. Those who are good at rhetoric and essays but have poor policy and theory ability will not be recorded."

"Article [-], change the recruiting system to the government army system, cultivate elite soldiers, abolish the three-time farming in the army, and one-time training strategy."

"Article [-], reduce private taxes, reduce official salaries, and cancel all kinds of exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes at the local level."

……

In a word, the core of the [-] New Deals is: to share benefits with the people, and to compete for profits with scholars and giants, so as to achieve the goal of enriching the country and strengthening the people.

In the Daqing Palace, only the sound of pages being turned and heavy breathing could be heard.

Everyone frowned tightly, and some people couldn't help shaking their hands and feet.

After the officials read it, they had only one feeling.

Where is the New Deal reform?

It is clear that most of the institutional norms before the Great Zhou Dynasty have been overthrown.

Even the founding king who changed the dynasty would not dare to act like this!

The two hundred articles of the New Deal are aimed at the scholar-bureaucrat class represented by people like Chaotang.

If all the two hundred articles of the New Deal are implemented, then it will not be so easy for the descendants of officials to become officials. It will be even more difficult for scholars who obtain official positions after the Five Classics.

This is nothing more than crushing the bones and skins of the scholar-official class to increase the court's finances.

However, the final result of the reform is still unknown.

Seeing that all the ministers had finished reading, Zhao Yan stood up and said, "This new policy is something I have worked on for more than a month. If you have any ideas, you can express your own opinions."

Swish!Swish!Swish!
As soon as Zhao Yan said this, more than thirty courtiers stood up.

"Your Majesty, please play!"

"Your Majesty, please play!"

"Your Majesty, please play!"

"Your Majesty, please play!"

……

The officials walked to the center of the hall with their voices like a bell.

Zhao Yan looked down and couldn't help being taken aback. The six ministers and servants of Zhongshu Province all stood up.

Yushitai, there are ten people standing up from Yushitai headed by Shang Guanbuyue, four people from the third division, and three generals.

As for Wen Chancellor Xiao Jingye, Vice Chancellor Liu Chaotong, Pan Wenyue, Military Commander Yang Xinghuai, Shence Army Commander Yang Hong, Forbidden Army Commander Shen Tuyi, and Third Division Envoy Kong Moshan all remained silent.

According to the usual practice, these people are usually the last to express their attitude.

Zhao Yan had a premonition that this would happen, because he was going to shake the foundation of the Zhou court and harm the interests of countless scholar-bureaucrats.

Before Zhao Yan called the roll, Shangguan walked to the front with a displeased face.

Shangguan Wuyue knew Zhao Yan's determination to reform for a long time, but when he saw the "Two Hundred New Deals", he felt that Zhao Yan was not trying to reform, but taking risks.

But Da Zhou couldn't bear the consequences of this kind of failure, so he stood up.

"Your Majesty, if my Da Zhou reforms according to this regulation, within five years, Da Zhou will perish! Your Majesty will become the king of subjugation, and we will become eternal courtiers!"

Zhao Yan gave Shangguan a displeased look. This person is good in everything, but he always likes to exaggerate when he speaks.

In one sentence, he defined himself as the king of subjugation.

Zhao Yan said patiently, "Tell me your reasons. If the reasons are not sufficient, I will let you die first!"

(End of this chapter)