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Chapter 132 Best Debater Zhao Yan

On the Daqing Palace.

Displeased, the Shangguan took another two steps forward, and then said loudly: "The saint once said that the people are the most important, the community is second, and the king is the least. The common people can believe this, but we court officials can't believe it! "

As soon as this remark came out, the civil servants not far away cast contemptuous glances at him.

The sage dares to make random comments, what a big firecracker.

"Since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the scholar-bureaucrat class has always been the backbone of the court. Without these officials in the court, my Great Zhou could not have been so prosperous. But in the hearts of most people, no matter who is the emperor, they have nothing to do with them. It doesn't matter much, as long as you can live and work in peace and contentment.

"The scholar-bureaucrats have learned the way of patriotism and loyalty to the emperor since elementary school. They are the ones who really stand on the same boat as the imperial court. In other words, it is not the people of the world who rule the world with His Majesty, but us scholar-bureaucrats and officials!"

"Your Majesty can impose capital punishment on those literati officials who have committed serious crimes, but you must not overthrow the glory of all literati officials with a single stick. If you follow the "New Deal Two Hundred Articles", Your Majesty will break your own bones, and I will die a long time ago Not far away!"

"I believe that the new coup law can be done, but the rights and status of the scholar-bureaucrats should not be sacrificed."

The Shangguan was displeased with what he said, and the words were rough and reasonable.

The common people will always be the exploited, which is the same in any dynasty.

Because they are the governed.

After hearing this, the six major ministers were a little excited, it seemed that it was the first time that they agreed with Shangguan's displeasure.

Wei Yunde, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, first cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, although some of the words of the Shangguan offend the saints, I do not agree with them, but the core points of what he said are seconded by the ministers. If it is implemented according to the "Two Hundred Rules of the New Deal", I am afraid it will be cold." The hearts of scholars all over the world!"

If the "Two Hundred Items of the New Deal" is fully implemented, the road to becoming an official will be narrower for the majority of scholars, and many people may not know what else they can do besides studying.

"My minister agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

……

The other five ministers cupped their hands and said at the same time.

And the officials who stood up on the side also seconded.

Now, the conflict between them and Zhao Yan has been transformed into that the new coup law is feasible, but should the imperial court compete for profit with the common people or with the officials?

If reform is to be implemented, one party must make sacrifices.

Xiao Jingye and other officials who did not speak up also all looked at Zhao Yan, and they were also waiting for an answer that would give them complete reassurance.

Zhao Yan looked around, stood up slowly from the dragon chair, and then walked to the center of the hall.

"Am I poor in Zhou Dynasty? Not poor, everyone knows the prosperity of Zhuque Street, am I rich in Zhou Dynasty? It seems that I am not rich, because the imperial court is a little short of money to pay salaries!"

"Why did I propose to compete for profits with scholars and giant merchants, and to share profits with the people? It's not that I don't know that you are the pillars supporting my backbone, but I know that even if I cut your salaries, lowered your official positions, and even If you are demoted to common people, you will still not rebel, and you can still live well."

"But... can the people do it? Do you really understand the living conditions of the people below?"

"Taking Shuzhou as an example, in addition to paying money in the summer and rice in the autumn, the common people also have dozens of taxes such as farm implements tax, cow leather tendon horn tax, righteous warehouse tax, silkworm salt tax, etc. And paying these taxes is To make your life better!"

"What you think about is the dignity and glory of the scholar-officials, but the common people only think about two words: live!"

"It's not easy for you, but it's even harder for the people! The people of my Great Zhou have been burdened by the burden of raising soldiers and officials. Their final choice can only be rebellion. You don't know the lessons of the past dynasties. ?"

"After ten years of hard study and no one asked, becoming famous all over the world in one fell swoop, this is the glory you pursue. To the king, Yao and Shun, but to make the customs pure, this is your ambition. But you must know that you are stepping on the shoulders of countless people. It's done!"

"I am not afraid of offending you, because I know that no matter how poor your life is, you will not starve to death. But I am afraid of offending the people, because they will really rebel."

The more Zhao Yan talked, the more emotional he became, and the more he talked, the more excited he became.

The courtiers of the whole court also bowed their heads and meditated.

At present, the gap between the scholar-bureaucrat class and the common people class in the Great Zhou Dynasty is really too big.

This huge class gap will definitely cause confrontation.The purpose of Zhao Yan's new policy is to eliminate the superiority of the scholar-bureaucrat class, so that every common people can live a life of freedom and no longer be oppressed.

The peaceful and prosperous world in Zhao Yan's heart is to let the people in Dazhou no longer be oppressed, and everyone can live freely and happily.

This concept is obviously extremely advanced in this era.

Immediately, there was no sound in the Daqing Hall again.

All the officials didn't know what to say. It seemed that Shangguan's displeasure was correct, but His Majesty's words were more reasonable.

At this time, Xiao Jingye walked out slowly.

"Your Majesty, I believe that if the new coup d'état is implemented with the power of the whole country, if the effect is not good, it will bring great disasters to our great Zhou. I believe that a state can be selected as a pilot. If the policy is beneficial to the country and the people, Fang It can be promoted on a large scale.”

Hearing that Minister Wen Xiao Jingye did not say whether the reforms of the New Deal could be implemented, but directly said that one state could try it out, some officials already guessed that Minister Wen had already read the "Two Hundred Articles of the New Deal" and fully supported it in their hearts.

At this moment, the hearts of most officials are bleeding, because the new policy will damage their interests the most.

When many officials were thinking about whether to continue to resist, Liu Chaotong immediately stood up and said, "I think Shuzhou can be used as a place for reform."

"I am willing to go to Shuzhou to serve as the magistrate!" Pan Wenyue followed up.

Seeing that the two deputy prime ministers expressed their views one after another, and that Pan Wenyue wanted to demote himself, those officials who opposed it knew that the situation was over, and it would not work to oppose it any more.

At this time, Kong Moshan suddenly stood up and said: "I suggest that during the reform period of Shuzhou, tax can be exempted for one year to see the effect of Shuzhou's reform."

Zhao Yan smiled and nodded.

At this time, anyone who is not a fool can see it.Several court chiefs agreed with the reform.

But now, whoever opposes it will become a person who is greedy for official position and fame.

The more than 30 opponents who stood in the center of the hall quietly returned to their positions.

Shangguan was displeased and returned to his position in some confusion. After listening to Zhao Yan's discussion, he felt that his thinking was really narrow, but he still didn't understand what this reform could bring to Da Zhou.

Looking at the courtiers, Zhao Yan couldn't help but let out a long breath, and murmured in his heart: "What I want to bring to Dazhou is not only a prosperous age, but also a new era that puts people first!"

　The future Dazhou will be an ideal country, and the four characters Dazhou people will become synonymous with freedom and happiness.

　　
　
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