Chapter 539: Chang'an Fengyun
Guilty of self-inflicted edicts?
It's a new word, and it often comes up in their minds.
But this is only the first time.
Overnight, the entire Datang Dynasty was spreading the matter of the guilty edict, if there was a hot search at this time, the three words of the guilty edict would definitely hit the headlines instantly.
Li Yuanji's edict is not just a verbal statement.
I didn't tell anyone in advance, so I couldn't make any preparations.
But when the guilty edict came out of his mouth, Li Yuanji directly ordered Song Zhong to find someone and engrave the original words on the gold plate, and then the guilty edict will be stored in the Zhongjun Palace.
"Your Majesty doesn't seem to have done anything wrong all these years? On the contrary, after His Majesty ascended the throne, all aspects of Datang are advancing day by day, not to mention anything else, bumper harvests year after year, prices have dropped one after another, and now you can buy any goods in Datang almost without leaving the county, if you have to find out some shortcomings, maybe you can only start from the job, there are still too many people in Datang who have no jobs...... "In Chang'an City, a half-hung literati who had read for several years sat in the theater with a puzzled posture, muttering to a group of people around him.
"It's true that you say that, and there was an accident when the train just opened last year, and in the end, His Majesty paid for those people to save them from the tragedy of family ruin." Someone immediately nodded in agreement.
"It seems that Your Majesty is not to blame for this work, right? Let's farm and do business, what should we not take our time? If you don't fertilize the land, don't plough the ground and sow seeds, don't take careful care, and don't have to go for more than half a year, how can you have a good harvest? In the past few years, there have been still not enough jobs compared to before, but there have been a lot of increases, right? ”
Others, you and I are talking about their feelings.
Although the cabinet system seems to weaken the power in the hands of the emperor, it is not the case, and after the transmission of well-intentioned people, the cabinet system has now become the best system among the people.
Because he can brainstorm ideas, he can avoid a bad decision being put forward as much as possible.
When operating alone, even if he is a saint, there will always be mistakes.
And a group of people operate, although sometimes it doesn't seem so perfect, but a decision, at this time, it is not just a certain party to take care of, but to take care of a large area.
Everyone in the world knows that only the emperor in the world holds the power of life and death.
Anyone who is sentenced to death and is executed must be approved by the emperor.
In the previous time, the process was far less troublesome, and the emperor just took a brief look and signed and agreed.
But now, the process is very cumbersome, just the approval, it takes a year, and it has to go through three approvals, the emperor, the cabinet, and the emperor, and the period is three months apart.
Although sometimes for those death row inmates, most people hate to execute them immediately, but they also have to admit that this system guarantees to the greatest extent that a good person will not be unjustly killed, and a bad person will not be spared.
A group of people came and went, constantly talking about various government decrees and measures in the past.
The more you can say, the more confused your minds become.
Yes, although some deficiencies can be found, it is not because of mistakes, but because they have to be done.
Besides, if the emperor needs to issue an edict because of this little thing, then the future emperor will not do anything every day, and an edict of guilt every day will be enough.
And, another reason why they don't understand is.
The current Datang can be said to be thriving, with internal harmony, and the foreign war is also smooth and stable, and there is no sign of crisis at all.
So, what does the emperor mean by this edict?
The more I think about it, the more I don't understand, and the more I don't understand, the more I think.
Although there are certain reasons for this edict, for most ordinary people, they do not have enough knowledge to allow them to clearly understand the internal reasons.
Most of them can only read the surface, or tell them through other people's mouths that what others say is what is going on.
As the source of the release of the news, in Chang'an City, how could Li Yuanji do such a careless thing?
"Isn't the reason already clear in the edict? I don't know how you can think so much and go so far on the topic. Wu shook his head with a wry smile, he didn't expect that he would encounter such a major event when he came back to report on his work this time.
The emperor's edict is not a big news in history, but when there is no fault, and it is at the beginning of this prosperous era, this courage alone is enough to leave a strong mark in the history books.
Wu Yong graduated from Chang'an Academy, successfully obtained fame, entered the supervisor's desk, and became a supervisor.
This theater is his favorite place to come, because there are many fish and snakes here, and everyone has it, so if you want to know some news, it is obviously more reliable to come here.
When he returned to the city, he heard that the emperor had issued an edict against himself, and after learning the content of the edict, Wu Yong came to the theater where he often came, and he also wanted to hear what these people from all walks of life said.
Audit & Supervisory Board members have a wide range of powers and functions, and any thoughts and feelings can be written down and reported, and it is said that a large part of their future promotions and appointments will refer to the feelings written down when they were members of the Board of Supervisors.
"Yo, isn't this Supervisor Wu? We people are just guessing, Supervisor Wu, you are a person who has drunk ink, you know a lot, just to analyze and analyze it for the big guy? The half-hung literati immediately stood up, pushed the person next to him, let him dodge, and then hurriedly took out a new cup and poured a full cup of tea neatly.
Wu Yong was not polite, and directly sat in the vacated position.
Without any hesitation, he directly picked up the cup of new tea on the table and took a sip.
The worst tea in the teahouse, three dollars a pot, can store water three times at most, and there is almost no tea taste after that.
The one I drank by myself should be the second pot, and there is a big gap between the color and taste of the tea soup compared to the first pot.
took out a piece of money from his pocket and handed it directly to the half-hung literati.
The half-hung literati scratched his head a little embarrassed, but still took the money.
It's not because of his thick skin, but Wu Yong has always been this character, in his words, the official is in the body, and every move represents the court, and the people can't be taken lightly.
In fact, many supervisors do this, this position has a greater degree of freedom, and the power is also relatively large, if you can't keep your own character, once you open your mouth, your future will be directly doomed.
Therefore, at this time, it seems that although Wu Yong is at a loss, in terms of political capital, he has earned.
"In our position, we often say a sentence internally, measure Datang with footsteps, and look at the past and present life of Datang with our eyes. The more I walked, the more I looked, the more I was amazed and emotional. I won't say this point, you also have a general feeling in your heart, over the years, Datang has changed too much, and the lives of the people are much better than before.
To be honest, when I first saw His Majesty's sudden edict of sin, I was also confused in my whole mind.
If His Majesty needs to issue an edict at this time, then we, the officials, and the people of the world, I am afraid that everyone needs to fill their own houses, and there are thousands of guilty books in them.
However, after reading the entire content of the edict, plus what I have seen and heard in the past few years, after calming down, I understand in my heart why His Majesty issued this edict.
Improving the economic capacity of counties and improving the quality of life of the people have brought about a huge change in our lives, and now, we are enjoying this change.
If there is no military reform, there should be some of us who are fighting on the distant frontiers, and maybe some of them are no longer there, but after the military reform, we don't need to worry about these anymore.
Cement roads, railways, speed up transportation, ensure that more materials can be transported to another place in the same time, a large number of goods, low freight rates, efficient capacity, it is with these that we can enjoy these at such low prices.
And in the future, there will be more railways, cement roads, and at that time, there will be more types of goods and lower prices.
The use of a large number of advanced agricultural tools allows people to find time to find work and make money while ploughing the land, so as to improve the quality of life of the family while ensuring their stomachs.
In addition, there is also a tax reduction and subsequent tax exemption, a few years later, the Tang Dynasty's taxes will disappear completely, and at that time, the people do not need to pay any other fees except for some grain as rent.
We are enjoying it, we have thoroughly adapted to it, if we let everyone go back to the old days, will we be able to accept it?
The fuse of this incident is the immigration, although the number of people who have signed up has exceeded the number of people recruited, but in areas with slightly better economies, no one has signed up at all, they seem to have forgotten what they should do for this country and this nation, and now they are like a greedy person, who will only blindly take it, but never want to give even a trace of strength.
This is not a problem of one person, but a problem of the whole nation, perhaps Your Majesty is worried that this sentiment will gradually spread to the entire Datang, if it is true that the whole Datang is full of such selfish people, then where is the hope of Datang? Where is the future? ”