Before modernization, the state of Chinese society, among the countryside, was mostly based on the gentry and clan elders, which is also a big reason why all dynasties had to compromise with the gentry in the end in order to sit firmly in the country.

The imperial power is not under the county, and the countryside is managed by the old gentry, which saves a lot of costs for the rule of the dynasty, but also brings many hidden dangers to the dynasty.

Many squires did evil, and the final account had to be credited to the dynasty, and the government's power did not go to the countryside, which also weakened the power of the dynasty.

In successive dynasties, the power of the government is not in the countryside, not that the government intends to give up, mainly because the cost is too high for the government.

Wang Yan had such an idea, a very important reason, when the Ming Dynasty's finances increased significantly, taxes increased, he felt that he could make a difference, so he wanted to further control the localities.

Hearing Wang Yan throw out another bill, the seven pavilion elders hurriedly took over another file from the hands of the junior officials.

While they watched, Wang Yan said: "If the order is heavy, the national prestige will be safe, and if the order is light, the country will be humble, and if the country is humble, the world will be in danger." The lonely king thinks that the world is stable, in addition to the education of etiquette and music, it also needs to be strict in the national law, and the order must be carried out! ”

The file given by the small officials to each cabinet department mainly refers to some local tyrants and inferior gentry in the people, taking advantage of their power in the local area, or the elders of the clan using the patriarchal law to set up a private torture hall to do some things that oppress the good, seize people's land and property, and rob the people's daughters.

Several cabinet elders read these files and understood Wang Yan's intentions, Chen Bangyan held the file in one hand and said: "Your Highness's meaning, the lower officials understand, but it is necessary to prohibit the private establishment of torture halls by the people, attach importance to the national law, and the lower officials think it is impossible!" ”

Wang Yan locked his eyebrows and said: "The trip to the avenue, the world is for the public." This is what the sages and the people of the country have been asking for for thousands of years. Lone should strengthen the law and rely on the law to govern the world, not the will of the individual. If the squire is virtuous, it is easy to say, but if you meet the gentry and the clan elders with bad conduct, it will inevitably be a disaster for the place! It is a good thing for the people to prohibit the people from setting up private torture halls in the imperial court, so why not? ”

Chen Bangyan thought for a while, "Your Highness, if the imperial court explicitly prohibits the private establishment of torture halls by the people, this will violate the interests of the squire, and it will inevitably be opposed by them, this is one of them." If the imperial court wants to meddle in the affairs of the clans in the countryside, the county officials will increase the number of arrests as soon as possible, and even send soldiers and horses to garrison them, but the imperial court is not ready, which is the second. There is also the most critical point, in the past thousand years, the people have had to find the elders of the clan to solve the problems first, and they are unwilling to alarm the government unless there are major events such as life cases, which has become an inherent concept. Besides, the people generally don't know the law, even if the government has an order, they will still find the clan elders first, this is the third! With these three points, the lower officials thought that although His Royal Highness had a good heart, if this law was implemented, it would inevitably do more harm than good to the imperial court, so the lower officials opposed this proposal! ”

Several cabinet ministers listened to it and discussed a few words, and they couldn't help but bow their heads one after another, obviously agreeing with Chen Bangyan's words.

Wang Yan had this idea before, and today he saw someone robbing the people's girls on the street, and the people around him did not stop it, and many people still thought that it was a matter of course, so he proposed this proposal today.

After listening to Chen Bangyan's three articles, Wang Yan had to think about it again, and he thought about it, in fact, in addition to these three articles, there was another one, that is, whether the bureaucracy of the entire Ming Dynasty was clean or not.

For the common people, the cost of seeing officials is too high, and it is also the main reason why they choose to find clan elders or gentry to solve problems.

If the imperial court forcibly forbade the gentry and clan elders to meddle in civil disputes, this might not only offend the gentry, but also make the contradictions of the common people unable to mediate, but resentful of the court.

Wang Yan bowed slightly, "What Chen Gebu said makes sense!" He pondered for a while, but then said: "This matter is forced to implement, it is indeed inappropriate, and it may become a bad government of the imperial court, but governing the country according to law and educating the people with morality is the governance strategy of the lone king to govern the world in the future, and the lone king cannot give up because of these difficulties and obstacles. Do you have any suggestions? ”

Since Wang Yan took power, he has always been determined to forge ahead, and everyone listened to Wang Yan's words, they understood what he meant, and "governing the country according to law and educating the people with morality" went further than the previous "limiting imperial power and ruling the world together with scholars and doctors", Wang Yan's thinking on governing the country was more mature and concrete, and several cabinet ministers could understand the direction of the imperial court in the future.

"Your Highness, the official in this matter thinks that he can only plan it slowly, and he can't force an order!" Wang Fuzhi thought for a moment and said: "Your Royal Highness wants to govern the country according to law and educate the people with morality. If the people have a problem, they will naturally look for the government, and the imperial court only needs to be prepared, enhance the ability of the local government to handle affairs, and send additional personnel to maintain law and order and arrest illegal people. ”

Wang Yan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and the court directly ordered that if he offended the gentry, he might not be able to enforce it, but he would be wise and let the people know the law, if the clan elders and gentry were unfair, they would naturally come to the court.

This is a subtle change in the status quo of the people, which will naturally not cause fierce resistance from the gentry, and in this way, it is not only conducive to governing the country according to law, but also of great help to educate the people with morality.

It's just that it is not easy to open the wisdom of the people, first of all, it is necessary to run academies and teach people to read and write, and this requires the people to have a certain economic foundation, and the people must have spare money, so that they will have the heart to let their children study, otherwise they will not be able to eat enough, even if they do not charge tuition, few families will send their children over.

Wang Yan sighed, "The suggestion of the Wang Pavilion Department is very good, but this is at least ten or twenty years of planning, or even longer!" However, Lone appreciates this suggestion very much, to open up the wisdom of the people, it is necessary to set up a large academy and Mongolian learning, reading can make people understand the law, teachers can be virtuous, let people know etiquette. Such a lonely king governing the country according to law and educating the people with morality can be practiced, which is a good policy! ”

To Wang Yan's status today, there is not much to ask for, he doesn't have many desires now, one of them is to be able to make a big difference, cultural governance and martial arts, all of which must overshadow the celebrities in history and create a peaceful and prosperous era that belongs to him!

"Since Your Highness agrees, the Ministry of Rites will put forward a proposal to expand the scale of schools in various prefectures and counties in next year's budget, and give a certain subsidy to private schools, I wonder what Your Highness thinks?" Gu Yuanjing said immediately.

Wang Yan thought for a while, "Don't subsidize private schools, the imperial court will pay for them, and directly establish one to five Mongolian schools in each county, depending on the population, and the imperial court will not charge tuition, as long as the students can eat on their backs." In addition, the number of government-run Mongolian students admitted to county schools is included in the performance evaluation of county officials. ”

Those who can go to private schools are all from good conditions, and subsidies are given to private schools, which has a lot of room for manipulation and is easy to form corruption, so Wang Yan vetoed it.

After speaking, Wang Yan saw that everyone was meaningless, and then waved his hand again: "Vote, everyone!" ”

This time, no one hesitated, and the resolution was unanimously passed, which shows that everyone agrees with Wang Yan's concept of governance.

Wang Yan was quite pleased, when he made the last bill, he obviously felt the hesitation of the Chu faction and had his own careful thoughts, but this time when it was related to the long-term future of the country, he still maintained his heart.

The next thing is to crack down on the gangs and the outlaw gentry, which is nothing to say, according to the law, those who should be arrested, those who should be killed, and those who should be killed, were unanimously approved.

At this time, Wang Yan nodded again, "Since they were unanimously passed, then these two bills will also be sent to the palace as soon as possible, and they can be officially implemented after the solitary seal." ”

Several scholars said yes, Wang Yan stood up and said with a smile: "Lone still has something to do, several cabinet ministers continue to discuss the specific details, and Lone will go home first!" ”

Wang Yan left first, and at this time, Wang Fuzhi, who was in charge of the household department, got up and said: "Regarding the matter of Wude and Waiguo Workshop, Xia Guan and Chen Yonghua went to the palace to visit His Royal Highness in the evening. ”

Wang Yan nodded, and then set off to return to the palace, while handling affairs, while waiting for the two of them to come over.

Before he knew it, it was evening, but Wang Fuzhi and Chen Yonghua had not yet come, but Chen Bangyan took a military report and hurriedly went to the palace to ask for a meeting.

He came to the study, sat down the guests, and Wang Yan asked with a smile: "Iwano has something urgent, he has to run over overnight." ”

Chen Bangyan handed over a military report to Wang Yan and replied: "Your Highness, Huai'an's beating report, Xuzhou's Ma Guanghui suddenly stopped harassing Huainan, the force shrank back, changed the attack to defense, and the subordinate judged whether Jiang Xiang had reversed!" ”

Wang Yan's body was upright, and his spirit was lifted, "If Jiang Xiang is really the opposite, Tiandi will be with Nanyang, because there should be news soon." ”

Wang Yanyue was a little excited, Dolgon's stab suddenly stabbed him this time, so that he had to compromise with King Lu and Zheng Chenggong, leaving himself a hidden danger, and now that Jiang Xiang is reversed, he will not take the opportunity to kill Dolgon.

For a while, Wang Yan leaned forward, approached Chen Bangyan, and asked, "How about the supplies that are going to be sent to Huai'an and Nanyang?" ”

"Just experienced the Tanglu Rebellion, the imperial court is still very chaotic, and the materials and troops are still being prepared!" Chen Bangyan pursed his lips and said.

Wang Yan frowned, "The military department should move faster, this is a godsend, we can't waste it!" ”