In fact, the idea of decentralization and the people was already present when Li Chengqian was a few years old.

The opportunity for him to have this idea was Anmin County at the beginning.

Not long after becoming the emperor, Li Chengqian remembered the original agreement and traveled to Anmin County again.

As the place where his crown prince was born at the beginning, Li Chengqian still misses Anmin County very much.

Although the grassland has been incorporated into the territory of the Tang Dynasty, Anmin County is still a rare transportation point in the Tang Dynasty, and there is an endless stream of caravans to and from the Central Plains of the grassland. In addition, the terrain around Anmin County is complex, and it is considered a rare important place for soldiers, so such a heavy county will naturally be closely watched by many forces.

However, the county electors of Anmin County have always been elected from the people.

Since Zhou Hanshan, a former Zhao Xiucai, was appointed as a county magistrate, whether it was to collect the displaced people or to deal with the decree in an orderly manner, Li Chengqian asked Li Shimin to take the appointment and dismissal power of the county magistrate of Anmin County.

For Li Shimin at that time, although he also saw the importance of this place in Anmin County, he would rather let his son behave in this county, but also see what kind of hell his son was playing.

Zhou Hanshan was originally an old man, and after five years in office, he returned to his hometown according to the usual practice. After Zhou Hanshan left office, the imperial court did not send officials, but the guards of the East Palace went to Anmin County, and after soliciting the opinions of the villagers, they appointed a teacher who was also full of poetry and books.

This teacher did not disappoint Li Chengqian, although he was not from a big family, but he managed the affairs of Anmin County in a proper way. Because the county order caters to the public opinion, the people of Anmin County also support the county order, and the atmosphere in a small county town is particularly harmonious.

After writing a letter entitled "On the Relationship between Public Opinion and the Style of Officials" to his father to cope with the errand, he selected a few children in Anmin County and brought them to Chang'an to receive education from the Academy of Literature.

After the big exam of the Academy of Letters, these students were all placed back in Anmin County.

As a native of Anmin County, coupled with the glory of graduating from the Academy of Literature, they were sought after by all the villagers after returning to the county. At that time, it coincided with the reform of commercial tax, and it was not difficult for the commercial tax to be popularized to the merchants of the Central Plains, but it was very difficult to popularize it to foreign-related merchant groups.

Other border states and counties have wasted a lot of effort to popularize commercial taxes, but Anmin County has made no effort. Because if the businessman does not accept it, he can't even get close to Anmin County and disobey the decrees of the imperial court, just this article will attract the resistance of the people of Anmin County.

When Li Chengqian returned to Anmin County, the people of Anmin County gathered and shouted long live. Although Anmin County is some distance away from Chang'an, the people here have the most sense of belonging to Datang.

Li Chengqian, who got the results of the experiment, went to the Ministry of Officials to transfer the resumes of all the officials who had returned to their hometowns. As a result, he found that officials who returned to their hometowns were more likely to gain public opinion and do things that were more appealing to the local people than those who were randomly appointed. Even the best students of the Faculty of Arts need a period of grinding to be able to take up their posts smoothly, but these people don't need to.

As local officials, the local people should have a good impression of them, and these officials will also work hard to seek the welfare of their hometowns.

It can be seen from this that officials from local backgrounds do have a great effect on local governance. The officials who are most in line with the will of the people are the officials chosen by the people themselves.

Although this is a good thing, trying to implement it is tantamount to stabbing the traditional old man in the heart.

The noble group of Datang has great power in the end. As a high-ranking group in this country, it is their privilege to naturally occupy a higher starting point than others.

Now it is just a matter of issuing power to the people, and the people are choosing their pro-people officials. But this is already a signal of a major reform, and those who have nothing to do to study the decree will not be able to discover the emperor's intentions.

The prefectural order is just the beginning, and they should have thought that in the future, will the assassin be elected like this? Is it necessary for the officials of the court to be elected in this way?

Once the status of the traditional nobles is threatened, their counterattack will definitely appear.

Seeing Li Chengqian's tangled appearance, Leng Feng knew that he had already considered the result of doing so.

That's right, it's too early to popularize the concept of democracy, even if it's the emperor who proposes it.

The Tang Dynasty is not the emperor's hall, even during the Li Shimin period, it can't really cover the sky with one hand.

Li Zhi is a good example, obviously his father is the emperor, but if he wants to spare his life, he still has to rely on Leng Feng to rob people.

Although Li Shimin's idea of "the people are the water, and the king is the boat" has been praised by the whole Datang, when someone puts this sentence into practice, those who praise it will suddenly change their scolding faces.

When it comes to the fundamental interests of each family, who would consider whether you are doing this for the good of the people.

Once the mask of hypocrisy is torn off, Datang is likely to face an extreme turmoil.

Whether it is Li Chengqian or the traditional noble group to get the final victory, it will be a hundred harms and no benefits for Datang.

"Cheng Qian, I remember I told you many times that your sense of urgency to put yourself on the fire is not right, and you have to be down-to-earth and stable in doing things. You're only in your forties now, and you have at least a few more decades to live, can't you wait? ”

Not teaching a traditional emperor, and even making him see the importance of democracy, Leng Feng is proud.

But Li Chengqian was so anxious and suffered, Leng Feng didn't want to see it.

Li Chengqian suddenly laughed and picked up the fishing rod that he had inadvertently thrown to the ground.

Seeing that he was concentrating on catching a fish, Leng Feng knew that he had temporarily suppressed his thoughts.

That's good, for the current Datang, any change needs to be carried out imperceptibly.

Since this prosperous era was established on the traditional system, we cannot be busy changing the foundation, otherwise the vast building will surely overturn.

Many things are like wine, and only time can precipitate its intoxicating fragrance.

Li Chengqian's leisure time was still limited, and before the sun had completely set, Li Chengqian resigned and returned to the palace.

When Li Chengqian left, Li Shimin's slight snoring also stopped.

Knowing that Li Shimin had been listening, Leng Feng coughed lightly and said, "If you hear it, tell me what you think?" ”

Li Shimin didn't open his eyes, just lay on his back and said, "What do you think?" Accusing you of a mess? Leng Feng, tell me, did you decisively accept Chengqian as an apprentice at the beginning, was it just for this day? ”