Wang Yan walked to the highest position and sat down in the eyes of everyone, then waved his hand and said with a smile: "The world is not the world of one surname, and this domain is committed to co-governing with everyone. When the council system was first established, it was the first time for the clan and everyone to participate, and everyone was seated first, so let's try to see if it was feasible. ”

Many officials in the hall listened, saluted in unison, and then looked for their seats and sat down.

Before, Wang Yan sat in the middle hall, and many subordinates sat on both sides, but now, except for the seven provincial secretaries, many officials are sitting opposite Wang Yan.

Although Wang Yan's seat was three steps higher than theirs, the feeling was very different from sitting on both sides of the previous sitting.

This meeting hall was conceived by Wang Yan and Wang Fuzhi, Gu Yanwu, and Huang Zongyi.

Wang Yan sat opposite to many officials, wanting to quote the previous monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty to sit and argue, and Wang Yan's seat was the highest, considering that the feudal lord needed prestige, controlled the situation, and was able to check and balance with many officials.

After all, it was the first time for everyone to participate, so the movements were a little grinding, and it took a long time for them all to sit down.

Seeing this, Wang Yan said: "Then the Secretary of Rites will explain the rules first." ”

The seven provincial secretaries are: the secretary of the Ministry of War, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, the Secretary of the Criminal Department, the Secretary of the Ministry of Households, and the Secretary of the Ministry of Supervision.

At present, this kind of division can only be said to be very rough, some departments are large, some departments are small, some things are many, some things are few, and the subdivision will be improved in the future.

At present, Wang Yan, the secretary of the seven provinces, has not been fully appointed, and there are a few vacant seats, waiting to attract other forces to join.

Gu Yanwu served as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, he heard Wang Yan's words, stood up, first turned around and saluted Wang Yan, then turned back, arched his hand to many officials, and then raised his voice and said: "Your Highness, colleagues, this is the first time to discuss the matter, and so far these rules have been set first, and if there are any mistakes in the future, I will add them separately." ”

Gu Yanwu looked at more than twenty pairs of eyes on the other side, looked at him in unison, paused, cleared his throat, and continued: "At present, there are five rules, one is that the meeting is presided over by the Secretary of Rites. Second, each time the bill is raised by the Secretary of State of the Seven Provinces and made a statement, and during this period, your colleagues are not allowed to interrupt. Third, after the presentation is over, colleagues can ask questions and express their opinions with the permission of the Secretary of Rites, and then the Secretary of State will explain. Fourth, after the explanation, if there are few people who oppose it, the bill will be sent to all ministries for implementation, and if there are many people who oppose it, the secretary of the department will re-propose it and discuss it another day. Fifth, if the minister's proposal is not approved for three consecutive times, it will be left to the feudal lord for decision-making, or the secretary will be removed and appointed, or the feudal lord will enforce it. ”

The system has just been erected, and there will definitely be various problems in the middle, so Wang Yan still has to maintain huge power in the council, and although Wang Yan restricts the power of the monarch, it does not mean that the power will be completely dispersed.

China has been a big government, a big central government, a huge empire, tens of thousands of miles of territory, we must maintain a strong core, so that the world does not fall into turmoil, not fragmented, as for how to restrict power at the same time, but also to avoid internal disintegration, to retain a strong central power, or slowly explore.

Many officials listened to it and felt a little novel, but most of them understood the rules quickly.

Most of the officials who followed Wang Yan were disciples of Xinxue.

Wang Yangming was a student when he was a child, and his husband asked him, "Why do you study?" Wang Yangming replied, "Be a sage." ”

How good this answer is, according to the words of Buddhism, this is Huigen.

But the gentleman didn't think so, and felt that the kid had a problem with his brain, and told him, "Study for the imperial examination, for the sake of becoming a leader, and be like your father." Wang Yangming retorted, "The imperial examination is not the most important thing in the world, the most important thing in the world is to study and be a sage." ”

Confucianism itself was meant to cultivate personality, but it was constantly alienated and turned into a utilitarian thing.

The highest pursuit of scholars is to achieve the personality of a gentleman and become a Confucian sage, but the science of science has set various rules for this path, if you want to become a Confucian sage, you have to read their books, take their exams, and follow their etiquette.

But whether they are sages or not, why should they say it, and in Wang Yangming's opinion, this group of rotten Confucians who have the right to speak is not a good thing in itself, looking at their actions, a large number of them are human-faced and animal-minded, sanctimonious hypocrites.

Whether or not to become holy should not be decided by these people, but by looking at their own hearts, which made Wang Yangming finally realize in the dragon field, "The way of a saint, my nature is self-sufficient, and those who seek reason from it are also wrong." “

The greatness of the study of the mind lies in the fact that he emancipated the mind and sought holiness from the heart, and everyone has a heart, and everyone is equal on the road to holiness, breaking the rules and regulations maintained by science.

If you don't think how great this kind of breaking through the confines of thought is, you can compare it with the West at the same time.

In the Western ideological emancipation movement, Martin Luther proposed that everyone can directly communicate with God by reading the Bible, without the need for the Pope and the Holy See as intermediaries, breaking the monopoly of the Holy See on faith, and everyone can communicate directly with God and break through the confinement.

This is the same reason as the mind to seek holiness in the heart and not rely on the rules set by the religion.

Later, the study of mind was introduced to Japan, inspiring the new generation of Japanese in the Meiji Restoration, and the famous Japanese general at that time, Heihachiro Togo, said: "Bow down to the sun all your life." ”

The place of Xinxue was attacked by the imperial court, also because his thoughts were not in line with the interests of the imperial court, and everyone could seek holiness in their hearts, which was too terrible for the ruler.

In the council hall, although Wang Yan is still higher and still has the right to decide, he is gradually lowering his position, making a posture that everyone is discussing state affairs, and has the heart of co-governance, which is in line with the idea of Xinxue.

The crowd listened to a few rules and discussed them slightly.

Gu Yanwu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, saw that the little official had already set up the refreshments and retreated, so he tapped the startling wood on the table, and the hall immediately fell silent, so he said with a smile: "The first time I discuss the matter, please ask Your Highness to speak first." ”

Wang Yan immediately stood up and said with a smile: "This is the first meeting of the council hall, and many military affairs in the future will be discussed here, and everyone knows the rules, so let's start." ”

After Wang Yan finished speaking, he sat down, and when Gu Yanwu saw this, he turned his head, raised his hand, and said to Chen Bangyan: "The military matter is the most urgent, so the secretary of the military department will start to state first." ”

Chen Bangyan, one of the seven provincial secretaries, served as the secretary of the military department, and when he heard this, he got up from his seat, took a file, and walked unhurriedly to the high table on the first step.

He first bowed to Wang Yan, then unfolded the file, stood in front of the table, and said to more than 20 officials: "Your Highness, colleagues, today I will state some of the situation of the armies and the arrangements for preparing for war, hoping to get the support of your colleagues and Your Highness. ”

Chen Bangyan paused, looked down at the scroll, and continued: "According to the statistics obtained from the Ministry of War, the current army paid by the vassal state, including the various departments of the Five Loyal Army, the Fifth Army of Shence, and the Hou Yong Army and other local town armies and the army of the New Curtain and the Naval Division, totaled 321,300 people, of which the annual salary of the Five Loyal Army was about 2.8 million taels, the local town army was 2 million, and the naval division was 400,000 taels, totaling 5.2 million taels. In this preparation, the Ministry of War intends to take this opportunity to improve the three levels of cantonment soldiers, garrison soldiers, and sharp soldiers, and make up for the shortage of the five loyal troops from the town army. ”

After Chen Bangyan finished speaking, there was already a discussion below.

Good guy, the tax of the entire feudal kingdom is only a little more than 6 million taels, so if you calculate it, all of them will be voted for the military department, so do you want to pay the officials?

Gu Yanwu saw the discussion in the hall, knocked on the startling wood, and when everyone was quiet, he said: "If you have any opinions, you can stand up and explain, but you must pay attention to order." ”

Everyone exchanged heads and ears for a while, and Yan Qiheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, came out, he got up and saluted, and asked: "According to the plan of the Secretary of the Ministry of War, this official preliminarily estimates that the tax paid by the imperial court this year must reach 10 million in order to maintain its operation. I don't know if the household department has the ability to realize the tax of 10 million, if it can't be done, this officer thinks that the proposal of the secretary of the military department should be reconsidered. ”

These years will be important years of conquest, and many officials will know that they will spend a lot of money on military affairs, but this level must be within the range of financial affordability.

Yan Qiheng's words expressed the opinion of the majority.

At this time, Chen Bangyan had already returned to his seat, and Gu Yanwu raised his hand and said, "Then please step forward and make a statement." ”

He got up and stood in front of the table, first said a few polite words, and then smiled: "The household department made statistics, in the second year of Longwu, the income of the dynasty was less than five million taels, and in the third year of Longwu, it reached eight million, an increase of nearly forty percent, and the main taxes of the imperial court came from the city and Guangdong, Huguang. As long as the tax revenue of the feudal kingdom continues to increase at this rate, it is possible to reach 10 million. Of course, in addition to the increase in taxes, the current household department will also adopt a strategy to maintain the operation of the feudal kingdom and support the attack on Jiangnan. ”

Wang Fuzhi paused for a moment, and said in a raised voice: "Now, I will say two things first, and then negotiate with everyone, the first is to mint money, and the second is to borrow..."

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