And the few nights that I didn't go to the Yunjin courtyard to listen to the music, there were ministers from various departments who came to meet me.

Although the overall development momentum of the two states is very good, there are still some problems. After all, it is the implementation of the New Deal, and problems are inevitable.

Except for the emptiness of the treasury, the problems of the rest of the departments can be boiled down to two points: lack of money and lack of personnel.

There are many officials who have come from Lin'an, but there is a lack of small officials in various departments, that is, there are generals but no soldiers.

Zhao Dongting, Lu Xiufu and others discussed carefully, and there was no other way but to issue a recruitment order and select officials.

In particular, the officials under the jurisdiction of the Leizhou Mansion and the Qiongzhou Prefecture were selected and recruited, because they were the main people who did the work.

At the same time, in order to prevent any accidents during the implementation of the new policy, Zhao Dongting also authorized the newly established Ministry of Civil Security under the Ministry of State Affairs to recruit generals.

It's just that the generals of the Ministry of Civil Security are different from those of the army, mainly to maintain law and order and investigate cases. It can be said that it is a combination of the original Criminal Department and the Yamen Arrest Department. It is under the control of the Ministry of State, and each road, prefecture, and province under it has its own social security bureau, which is under the jurisdiction of the higher authorities.

In order to improve the efficiency of the officials under the ministries and departments, Zhao Dongting also promulgated the "Boon Order" to improve the status of the officials of various ministries.

In this era, small officials have no status, and many of them do not have official status. Take the Yamen's hunting for example, it is divided into Minzhuang, Kuding, Dou Rank, and Pu Bing, all of which are good people, while the remaining soap, fast, catch, beg, janitor, and menzi are untouchables.

What is a pariah?

The untouchables were the lowest social class in the Song Dynasty, the same as the prostitutes and slaves, only better than the criminals.

The children and grandchildren of these untouchable servants were not allowed to participate in the imperial examinations, nor were they allowed to donate money to buy officials, and they were not looked down upon at all.

This is also the reason why when the imperial court first arrived in Leizhou, it sent small officials to divide the fields, but they were still beaten by those noble gentry.

The nobles are not guilty of beating them. Even if you kill it, you can make some money casually.

Zhao Dongting's order can be said to have made the government and the opposition shake endlessly.

The foundation of feudal society is the division of ranks, nobles, commoners, untouchable slaves, and so on. It is also the main contradiction of this society.

This hierarchical division made the feudal society continue to be stable, but often because the state was weakened, it would eventually lead to the complete outbreak of contradictions between the landlord class and the peasant class, triggering national changes.

Zhao Dongting wanted to change the identity of a small official into an official official, which naturally touched on the class problem inherited from feudal society.

Leizhou, which was the first to issue the "Boone Order", the nobles inevitably made trouble again.

Although the officials have officials who do not do much damage to their interests, they are not fools, who can't see the emperor's true intentions?

When a pariah becomes an official, he is no longer a pariah.

The emperor issued the "Decree of Boon" today, abolishing the status of many untouchables, and they can't stop it, so what about the future?

If the emperor abolishes all the identities of untouchables and slaves in the future, and the whole world is a common people, who will these nobles call?

Even among the hundred officials, there were many people who opposed it and vigorously stated the disadvantages of the "Boon Order" in the main hall.

Although Zhao Dongting pushed the "Boon Order" forward, it seems that it is extremely difficult to really implement it.

For this reason, after being persuaded by him, ministers such as Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie, who saw the benefits of this new social system, were also helpless.

They are just newcomers, and most of the interests of the land of Leizhou are still in the hands of those nobles. Their power is great.

I see that the end of the year is coming.

On this night, Zhao Dongting announced Lu Xiufu, Chen Wenlong, Mu Kangxun, and even Haikang County Commander Xiyi to the palace to meet him.

After the courtesy, Zhao Dongting asked the eunuchs to give them a seat, and then asked, "How is the implementation of the Boon Order?" ”

Lu Xiufu shook his head and sighed.

Mu Kangxun said: "Your Majesty, as soon as the Boon Decree was issued, some nobles began to refuse to pay grain and taxes. ”

"Hmm."

Zhao Dongting nodded lightly and looked at Xi Yi, "Xi Aiqing, tell me more about the situation in Haikang County." ”

Haikang County is the seat of the Leizhou government, and it is also the place where Zhao Dongting can implement the new policy to reflect the most effective effect.

After Xiyi became an official, his temperament was much calmer than before, although his eyes were still full of cleverness, but his face was serious.

He stood up and respectfully saluted Zhao Dongting, Lu Xiufu and the others, and replied: "Your Majesty, as Lord Zhizhou said, it has only been two days since the Boon Decree was promulgated, and there have already been aristocratic gentry who refuse to pay grain and taxes. Seven or eight out of ten shops in Haikang County are the products of their families, and the taxes collected in the past two days are much different from before. ”

Speaking of this, he paused before he added, "Wechen is worried that in the long run, they, they may even choose a more radical way to oppose the Tui En Order. In addition, in the past two days, many nobles have invited Weichen to banquets, and their words are all saying that the Boon Decree will shake the country's foundation, put pressure on Wechen, and let Wechen advise the emperor to abolish the Boon Order. ”

"Huh."

Zhao Dongting smiled lightly and said, "Then what do you think of this matter?" ”

Xi Yi bowed his body even lower, and said: "The emperor Shengming, Weichen thinks that the blessing of the people is a feat, although it touches the interests of the nobles and gentry at the moment, but in the future, it can make the people rich and equal, and in the long run, it can make the country and the people safe." ”

"Oh?"

Zhao Dongting was slightly surprised and said, "How do you say this?" ”

Xiyi looked up at Lu Xiufu and the others, and said, "The emperor's implementation of the Grace Decree should be intended to abolish the pariah system, right?" ”

This kind of thing, many people can see it, but no one dares to say it, for fear of making Zhao Dongting unhappy.

Xiyi originally studied poetry and books hard, and he had the heart to become an official, but he was born as a pariah, even if Liu Hongyi traveled for him, he never got his wish. Fortunately, he had a meritorious service in sending a letter during the Battle of Jiezhou, and was specially sealed by Zhao Dongting, so that he became the county commander of Haikang County. For Zhao Dongting's Boon Order, he can be said to be the most grateful to Dade.

He knows best the suffering of untouchables. It is very difficult for such people to turn over.

And at present, Zhao Dongting's Boon order is to give them hope to turn over.

No one wants to be enslaved for generations, and there are many untouchables who have great ambitions.

They intend to serve the country, but because of their background, they have no way to return.

In this regard, even Lu Xiufu and Mu Kangxun are far less thorough than Xiyi. Because, they are all from noble backgrounds, or ordinary people have achieved fame through the imperial examination.

The living conditions of the untouchables and the good citizens are also completely different under the current social system.

Good people have land and freedom, but untouchables don't.

"You're right."

Zhao Dongting did not hide the thoughts in his heart, and said: "My wish is to make this world equal, and there will be no more untouchable slaves. As long as there is knowledge, everyone can be an official, and everyone can serve the country. ”

Although Lu Xiufu and the others had already guessed in their hearts, they couldn't help but be slightly surprised at this time.

Everyone can be an official, which they couldn't even think of before.

Chen Wenlong said: "Your Majesty, if this is the case, how can we appease those nobles?" ”

They all came from Lin'an, and the family's land, shops, and everything were long gone, so they didn't object to Zhao Dongting's idea.

The Song Dynasty fell to this point, and most of their ministers gave up their selfish desires and devoted themselves to the country.

This is also the greatest advantage of the Southern Song Dynasty court now.

After Zhao Dongting beat Zhang Shijie, he dared to delegate power to these ministers, also because he liked them.

However, the local nobles in Leizhou obviously would not think so completely about the imperial court. People have selfish desires, and before thinking about national affairs, they usually think about family affairs first.

Their opposition to the implementation of the Boon Decree is a sufficient demonstration of their determination to oppose the abolition of the untouchable system.

And going around and around, things returned to the original point because of Chen Wenlong's words.

How to appease those nobles?

The Boon Order is bound to be implemented, and Zhao Dongting has never wavered in this.

Lu Xiufu said: "Your Majesty, why don't we give them some more privileges and conveniences?" ”

Zhao Dongting pouted slightly, "What privileges are you given?" ”

Lu Xiufu said tentatively: "Keep the house slaves in their families, and if they abolish the untouchability system in the future and exclude their house slaves?" ”

"Huh."

Zhao Dongting couldn't help but laugh again, "Nine times out of ten, the untouchables are serving the nobles, and if you exclude them, what is the point of abolishing the untouchability system?" ”

As he spoke, he stood up suddenly, his eyes flashed, and he said sonorously: "If they object, kill them!" ”

He suddenly thought of the land reform during the reform period, and those landlords were not all defeated?

As long as there are elite soldiers and fierce generals, with the support of absolute force, Zhao Dongting is not afraid of what those nobles can do.

The last time they were prevented by the division of fields, Zhao Dongting did not clash head-on with those nobles under Xiang Dongyang's proposal. This time, he didn't have that patience.

Privileges here, privileges there, what virtues will these nobles have to be accustomed to in the future?

After experiencing several battles on the South Guangxi Road, he was used to fighting, and the killing intent in Zhao Dongting's heart slowly grew unconsciously.

He is no longer so cautious, more and more like an emperor, and he is beginning to emerge at this time.

Lu Xiufu, Chen Wenlong and others couldn't help but be stunned on the spot when they saw Zhao Dongting's expression at this time.

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