Chapter 1506 Ladder
“I want a thorough reform, Tuanzi, you come and help me.”
“A thorough reform will kill many, many people, far more than now. "
"It is better to die magnificently than to live in mediocrity. It is better to spend so much blood in vain for three hundred years."
Well, again. Went to the other extreme.
Maoqiu was helpless.
But it is not a human philosopher, let alone a sociologist. It only knows some superficial knowledge.
For example, industrialized thinking and industrialized characteristics. If you want to make progress, you must industrialize and you must develop education.
As for the overall innovation architecture, it is difficult to design.
So he expressed his thoughts in general.
New laws are enacted, requiring the monarch himself to abide by them.
Legislative power has been changed from the monarch having one person with the constitution to being decided by more people.
These things were warmly welcomed by the ministers.
In fact, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the system of virtual monarchs began to be explored, and many great Confucians have conducted in-depth discussions on this aspect.
The Ming Emperor is not afraid.
However, if it were the Qing Dynasty, facing all the wise emperors, who would dare to mention the word "virtual emperor"?
If you don’t mention these two words, there will be a hell of words waiting for you. Don’t say these two words.
“The Queen Mother is really wise.”
“The Queen Mother’s virtue is comparable to the greatest saint, great hero, and great sage in ancient and modern times...”
“From now on, The foundation of our dynasty is eternal, and we no longer need to worry about the appearance of a weak king, and it will surely last for thousands of years..."
But the ministers were not very happy about what happened next.
“Five years of compulsory education? The sage said that to educate all living beings, education should be universal. But where do you get so much money?”
“The inner palace allocates money, so that’s fine.”
"How is it possible to allow non-scholars to enter the House of Representatives? The imperial examination is the foundation of our dynasty. How can people without merit and fame enter the House of Representatives?" Isn’t it just troublesome to bribe them with money and let them enter the House of Representatives?”
The important ministers discussed it a lot.
Lu Zhi did not push hard, but slowly implemented it.
Maoqiu told her that even with strong pressure and numerous opposition measures, she would still have a miscarriage in the end.
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“What? They legislated that the palace cannot monopolize the secret of the Fountain of Youth, but must transfer it to the House of Representatives?” Lu Zhi never expected that she would make innovations with good intentions, and in the end she would Hit yourself on the head first with a stick.
"Brilliant, these are the pillars of the city gate of Shang Yang's reform. If you don't abide by this, they will know that the rest are false. Laws that are not in the interests of the royal family will still not pass." Maoqiu sighed. road.
The human heart is too sinister.
In the face of interests, who cares whether you are dedicated to the country?
"It seems that they have too many young people and few people who have suffered a stroke. I wonder how the stroke queen mother of the Ai family came to be." Lu Zhi said coldly.
It is impossible for her to hand over the secret of the Fountain of Youth.
If you hand it over, the empire will collapse.
Now the operation of the empire and financial expenditures all rely on the Fountain of Youth as a medium.
"Then you can't issue an edict directly. You should also go through the House of Representatives and accuse this requirement as being unreasonable because it is a strong will to deprive others of property ownership." Mao Qiu said.
"Okay, Aijia will listen to you." Lu Zhi said.
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A big discussion about whether the royal family should hand over the secret of the fountain of youth started among the people in the countryside, local dignitaries, and the government and the public. "I think it should be handed over to everyone, so we can study it together and try to reduce its cost so that everyone can use it." A Lu member said in the newspaper.
When this is said, although some people feel that it is not right, but the mouth follows the butt, and the vast majority of people agree with this opinion.
"Yes, it has always been a royal monopoly. They can sell it as high as they want. We poor people can't buy it at all. We support Lu Yuanwai."
"Support, support, we poor people I want to be reincarnated and live another life.”
"The royal family should not have a monopoly on the Fountain of Youth!"
After seeing these newspapers, Lu Zhi almost exploded with anger!
“These poor people who don’t know the truth, don’t they know that the relief and job opportunities they get every year are all allocated from the Ai family?”
“The military expenditures for the last war were all It was produced by the Ai family themselves!”
“The imperial court has not been able to collect much tax for hundreds of years. If it weren’t for monopolizing the Fountain of Youth, this dynasty would have been reincarnated twice!”
She angrily tore up the newspaper!
Maoqiu looked at her sympathetically.
It forgot to tell the other party, don't expect the people to remember the kindness for a long time, their emotions and thoughts will follow the current so-called smart people.
They don’t want to know about the overall situation or big things, they only think about the things in front of them.
It’s no wonder they have it. This is eliminated by life. If they don’t do this, they won’t be able to survive.
They have been squeezed without any accumulation. How can they live if they don't grasp what is in front of them?
They can't look too far. If they look too far, they will be knocked down and fall into a pit.
"You must control newspapers and public opinion in order to maintain the direction of innovation." Maoqiu added belatedly.
Then it got another scissor blow.
“I didn’t tell you earlier.” Lu Zhi said bitterly.
"We agreed not to use knives for three years."
"What I just said were scissors."
"Let everyone know what to do through newspapers, not through Xuanyiwei. It's the ultimate goal of innovation," Maoqiu said reluctantly.
Lu Zhi's anger slowly subsided.
Yes, this is the fundamental feature that distinguishes feudal society from modern society.
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“The origin of the Fountain of Youth is that the royal family worked hard to obtain it from overseas. It has been playing the role of super luxury tax over the years. More than 70% of my expenditure comes from the sale of the Fountain of Youth.”
“The rich are trying their best to shift the tax burden. Only the Fountain of Youth, which they have to buy at a high price, can force them to flow wealth into society, so that landless farmers and unemployed citizens can get job opportunities, money and food. This can avoid a cycle of chaos every two hundred years.”
“Is three thousand taels really expensive? It’s just that you don’t work hard enough and you have to find ways to meet the needs of the market.”
"In order to meet the needs of the common people, the royal family decided to launch a civilian version of the fountain of youth worth ten taels of silver. It can only carry a very small amount of memory for reincarnation. To drink it on the spot, you must be over 50 years old or seriously ill."
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Lu Zhi was also agitated. Aren't you rushing to die?
Don’t you think everyone should have a share?
Well, everyone has a share and will die for the Aijia!
After rounds of discussions, the civilians finally understood what the fountain of youth really meant.
“That’s it, I was almost deceived by that damn Lu Yuanwai.”
"Royal or benevolent, isn't this a simplified version?"
"Twelve taels of silver, although it is very expensive, is enough for a year without food or drink."
"Only Remembering a name in the past life and not remembering anything is still far worse than three thousand taels."
"I heard that there will be one hundred taels, two hundred taels, or even ten thousand taels, or one hundred thousand taels. , one million taels.”
“What’s the difference?”
"It's just that the number of memories is different, and if it is more than one hundred thousand taels, you can recognize the achievements in the previous life."
(End of this chapter)