From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 1015

The frequency of court sessions shows how busy the Jin Dynasty is now.

With the deepening of reform, various contradictions arising from the opening of the sea and the laying of new laws need to be solved in a very short time. Zhou Yuan always emphasizes efficiency, so that the whole country is in a period of high-speed operation.

In the past, there was a court session every five days, every three days, and now it is every two days.

Of course, Zhou Yuan didn't care about it. After all, when everyone was waiting outside the palace gate to enter, Zhou Yuan went in directly in a carriage.

After waiting for a while outside the Golden Palace, the ministers arrived one after another.

Empress Zhaojing, wearing a dragon robe, sat on the top and said in a deep voice: "The whole tribe of the Eastern Tartars surrendered, and our Great Jin has regained Liaodong. However, how to take over, how to station troops, and how to settle the Jurchens, these details still need to be discussed by Prince Wei and Huang Taiji."

Zhou Yuan said: "I know that in time, there will be a plan to ensure peaceful takeover, proper settlement, and gradual control of the entire Liaodong and the vast land to the east."

Empress Zhaojing nodded and said: "The Ministry of Rites should speed up the preparation of the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors. The process does not need to be too complicated, but the pomp and circumstance still needs to be exquisite. After all, it is a major event, which also symbolizes the dignity of a great country."

The Minister of Rites hurriedly said: "This humble minister obeys the imperial order."

Empress Zhaojing said: "Mr. Deng, is there any major event in the local area?"

Deng Bochi understood that this "Mr. Deng" represented that His Majesty was in a very good mood.

So he stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Deng Su, the governor of Sichuan and Guizhou, wrote to say that the policy of changing the natives to the officials has come to an end, but many problems are still thorny, mainly reflected in the religious problems of ethnic minorities, and the lack of authority and difficulty in management of officials."

Empress Zhao Jing said: "Prince Wei, the policy of changing the natives to the officials is the policy you proposed, please say a few words."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said in a deep voice: "The policy of changing the natives to the officials is not a one-time policy, but a phased one. The essence of changing the natives to the officials is not to take back the land and power, but to promote ethnic integration and make ethnic minorities and the Han people live in peace. Get along and develop together. "

"So taking back the land and power is the first step to reform the land system, which is the foundation. "

"After that, how to distribute the land, how to formulate taxes, how to establish the authority of the government, and how to ultimately achieve the fundamental goal of peaceful coexistence and common development. "

"How to distribute land? Here you can refer to the example of the Central Plains New Law. According to the population distribution, the tax is distributed according to the land, and the authority of the government is naturally established. "

"In terms of implementation, we must achieve the goal of governing the minority with the minority and governing the clan with the clan, and we must implement specific tasks to the people. "In religion, we emphasize respecting national culture, but discarding the dross." "What is dross? A series of ideas that are not conducive to the development of the people, not conducive to national unity, and contrary to kindness, honesty, peace, patriotism, etc. are all dross." "Leave them a way, but only leave them a good way. This is the principle we should pay attention to." "At the same time, men cannot believe in religion before they reach the age of 20 and women cannot believe in religion before they reach the age of 15."

"When will a virtuous cycle be formed? Open schools, let them read and learn Chinese culture, intermarry and trade, understand each other, and finally promote integration and reach a consensus on overall values."

"This is not something that can be done overnight. Tell Deng Su not to be impatient and not to do everything by himself. You need to cultivate a team and establish a system."

"People have different abilities, but the system can guarantee the lower limit."

Many civil servants were fascinated and frightened. They did not have a specific understanding of Zhou Yuan's ability in government affairs, but they found that every word he said was so accurate.

Deng Bochi also got excited and said quickly: "Your Highness, there are also many contradictions in opening the sea."

"The Minister of Commerce Zhao Cheng wrote a letter saying that the current rules for opening the sea based on experience are too immature and too narrow in coverage. The problems encountered are unprecedented and have never been seen before. There is no law to follow and no way to start, so that when the government implements them, there will be deviations and injustices."

Everyone looked at Zhou Yuan. In fact, they also encountered many similar problems, which were new and had never appeared before, and they didn't know how to deal with them.

Zhou Yuan thought for a while, and then said in a deep voice: "Whether it is opening the sea or laying out new laws, it is a process, both a process of implementation and a process of exploration."

"There is definitely a period of pain, but as the implementation goes deeper, more problems will be exposed, and more experience can be summarized, so that the rules can be continuously enriched."

"Let the officials not stand too high, go deep, and listen to the opinions of businessmen and the people."

"Not only the big businessmen at the top, but alsoSmall vendors and ordinary people."

"Continuously collect opinions, exchange opinions, discuss appropriate temporary rules, summarize the pros and cons after trials, and transform them into formal rules."

"During this period, special attention should be paid to corruption and civil violence. Because there are too many loopholes to exploit during the rule-forming period, we must ensure the integrity and efficiency of the government and maintain civil order."

"If you are too busy, you can consider incorporating civil gangs and let them help maintain order, and then beat them up when the time comes."

"Don't rush for success, don't focus on those details, and be timid."

"The laying of new laws and the opening of the sea should be regarded as a major event that will be carried out slowly over ten or twenty years. We must pay attention to the overall trend of improvement and the stability of the interests of all parties, and then the trivial matters."

"What we want is development! It's money! It's to improve the lives of the people! This is the purpose! Everything must make way for this fundamental purpose!"

"Go forward bravely! Don't be afraid of bumps and bruises! You will succeed! "

After saying this, the court was silent.

Deng Bochi took a breath, bowed to Zhou Yuan, and bowed deeply.

"It is said that the King of Wei is better at government affairs than at war. I didn't believe it before, but now I have learned it."

His attitude became very humble.

The other civil servants also looked at each other, and their hearts were already shocked beyond words.

Empress Zhao Jing said: "Mr. Deng, in the next two days, the cabinet will analyze the words of the King of Wei and come up with a suitable plan."

"Yes, I obey your order."

Deng Bochi immediately saluted.

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "Everyone, you have finished your business, it's my turn to speak."

He bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the Great Jin has recovered Liaodong and opened up the vast land of the Jurchens in the East Sea. It can be said to be a great joy. However, at this moment, the Tsarist Empire in the north is mobilizing troops and marching south with the intention of invading our northeastern territory. ”

“The land that our Great Jin just recovered will be lost to the northern foreigners. How can this be tolerated!”

“Therefore, I, your humble servant, request to lead the troops from Beijing Camp, Huguang, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and Jiubian to form an anti-Northern coalition to fight a decisive battle with the Tsarist Empire in the north and drive it out of our Great Jin territory.”

As soon as these words came out, the entire Golden Palace was silent.

Empress Zhaojing slowly stood up and looked at Zhou Yuan in astonishment, with an incredible look on her face.

Wang Lun, who had always been silent, immediately roared: “Huang Taiji pretended to surrender, but in fact deceived our Great Jin to send troops to help. His heart is worthy of death!”

Deng Bochi came back to his senses, and knelt down in fear, shouting: “Your Majesty! You must not agree to King Wei! The Eastern Tartars are pretending to surrender! We can’t send troops to fight for the enemy!”

After speaking, he suddenly turned around and looked at Zhou Yuan, angrily saying: “King Wei! You, you clearly know the situation of the Eastern Tartars, why did you fall for such an obvious trick! "

"Did you and Huang Taiji already reach an unknown agreement!"

"You are committing treason!"