After the ceremony, Li Yibai and his family returned home happily. He refused all the officials who befriended him. Instead, he chose to reunite with his family at his home in Bianliang.

After eating a celebratory meal at home, Long Wu and Li Yibai drank tea and sat looking at each other.

'Daddy. You're amazing. I thought it would be nice for you to get an official position as a pacification envoy when you returned to the capital. I didn't expect you to get a prince, and it was a prince who oversaw the military and political power. You have also been given nine tins. It's so glorious. ’

Li Yibai smiled faintly, "Originally, I only wanted a prime minister." But these people are white-eyed wolves, do you think that there have been loyal ministers from ancient times to the present, and there are good ends? Which one is not played by the emperor, this Song Huizong is no longer a serious business, but politically he is also suspicious of heroes. So I know that if I help him, it won't necessarily end well. I just asked for a price to see if he would give me any benefits.

He gave me all the kindness in advance. Otherwise, I won't help him.

Fortunately, with the help of the people of Jin Guo this time, I was able to get the high position of this extremely human minister so smoothly.

In the end, they are too cheap. They will not ask me until they are about to perish. They will not be grateful until I save them from despair.

So I should slaughter them as ungrateful people who only like to play with power. They don't even have a single percent of the kindness of the people. ’

'Dad is really a thunderous means, and he does not lose his benevolence and righteousness, which is really rare in ancient and modern times. ’

Long Wu admired Li Yibai's actions from the bottom of his heart.

'Alright. Don't praise me. What happened to Lin'an? Li Yibai asked.

'The situation in Lin'an is very good. Our oranges are also in mass production. Rice, apples, and Luzhou Laojiao are all sold to the United States in a steady stream. At the same time, workers' incomes are stable. The apples planted by the farmers have also blossomed. It is estimated that the autumn will bear fruit.

There is also good news in Yibin. The first phase of the gas field there has already been built. Natural gas can be supplied to steel mills.

The steel mill is also running. It's just that one more problem arises. ’

Li Yibai asked suspiciously, "What's the problem?" ’

'There's nothing wrong with our steel going down the Yangtze River. But the amount of each shipment is still too small. It's not the capacity of the steel plant. Rather, the location of the steel plant is in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, where the river is so narrow that large ships cannot pass. The few thousand-ton ships I bought could only sail to Wuhan. You can't go any further.

So every time we transport steel, it's a small boat. Small boats can only carry a small section of steel at a time. We had to use a lot of small boats to transport it non-stop, which was very troublesome. ’

Li Yibai thought for a moment and said, "I think it can be like this." Yibin is not far from Wuhan. We can build a turnaround port in Wuhan. Steel was first transported from Yibin to Wuhan by small boat, and finally transferred from Wuhan to a large ship. That's it. ’

'Daddy is really wise. This method is good. Moreover, Wuhan can be used as a transit port, which can also drive local development. ’

Long Wu replied excitedly.

'Now I'm King Wu. We should not encounter much resistance in all parts of the country, at least we will carry out construction, and the local local snakes will not dare to attack our attention. But if we carry out reforms, if they infringe on their interests, they will certainly oppose us.

It is impossible for us to build a new Great Song Dynasty that we will inevitably need to carry out reforms, and at the same time, it is inevitable that their interests may be infringed upon.

They have a vested interest, they are hegemons, and although they have no military strength, they are also the beneficiaries of local wealth.

We have cut off their financial means. They won't give up.

So we still have a lot to do in the future. I will continue to increase my prestige and power. We need to cultivate a strong new class. We need the support of a new class.

With the support of the new class, we will be able to fight over those with vested interests. So it's also a game of interests.

It's a long process. Until we build a new Great Song Dynasty. ’

'Dad, you're so thoughtful. I thought you were the king of Wu, and you were given nine tins. Others are afraid of us, and we can directly implement our new policy. I didn't expect this to be so complicated. ’

Long Wu said admiringly.

'Huh. These vested interests are so easy to deal with. Don't say I'm a newly appointed King Wu. Even if it is the emperor, they dare to oppose it. Even if they don't dare to oppose it openly, they will oppose it secretly. Emperor Jing of the Western Han Dynasty cut down the feudal domain, infringing on the interests of the vassal states. The princes and kings rebelled on the grounds that they had killed Chao Wrong.

Therefore, as long as the interests of these people are jointly violated, they will not be arrested, and their ambitions are great. ’

Li Yibai said again

Cai Jing and Lu Ming fled all the way to Yangzhou.

When he first arrived in Yangzhou, Cai Jing lived in Lu Ming's house. He didn't know that his position as prime minister had been cut.

It wasn't until a few days later that a letter came from his spy in the capital. Only then did he know that Li Yibai had done his position, and Li Yibai was named King of Wu, given Jiuxi, and glorified the world. Da Song was saved by Li Yibai.

Cai Jing was shocked.

'Daddy. I didn't expect that Li Yibai to be so powerful, he actually protected the Great Song Dynasty, and he was favored by the emperor. What are we going to do. ’

Lu Ming said eagerly to Cai Jing.

Cai Jing frowned, "Ming'er, don't worry. I think the emperor didn't believe Li Yibai, but hated Li Yibai. Think about it, Li Yibai was actually given nine tin. Hehe, Jiuxi, giving Jiuxi can be something that the emperor is willing to do.

Most of the people who were given nine tins sought to usurp the throne. The emperor can rest assured that Li Yibai. So sooner or later, the emperor will kill Li Yibai.

In the end, the emperor still trusts me the most.

After all, I have served him in peace for more than 20 years. How much heart he saved.

And my power in the court is still there. Most of the ministers in the court are my people. And Father-in-law Tong is still by the emperor's side.

So I'm not the prime minister, but I'm still the prime minister. All the people in the court obeyed my commands. Ha ha. ’

I see. Dad, what do you say we should do? ’

After listening to Cai Jing's analysis. Lu Ming was overjoyed.

'Let's go to the God of Wealth first. Then we convened a meeting with the Eastern God of Wealth to convene all the officials of Jiangnan officialdom. We want to control Jiangnan officialdom. In this way, although Li Yibai is in the DPRK, we can also use Jiangnan officialdom to confront him.

Besides, the taxes of the imperial court all depend on Jiangnan, that is, the handle of the imperial court is in my hands. The emperor doesn't have to listen to us yet. Ha ha. ’

Cai Jing laughed wildly again.

Actually, this is just our initial plan. I thought that the emperor would definitely call me back to be a governor. It's just that if I abscond this time, the opponents of the court will impeach me. So my initial plan was to prevent this from happening, and then use Gangnam's taxes to force them to submit.

Think about it, the imperial court has no income from taxes, they have no money, can they not give in? When the time comes, I will go back to do the governor's affairs. ’

The governor is the deputy prime minister. The Song Dynasty implemented a system of multiple prime ministers, which used many deputy prime ministers to divide power and prevent the threat of prime ministers to imperial power.

Sometimes a well-connected deputy prime minister has more power than a prime minister. If Cai Jing goes back to become the deputy prime minister, he may obstruct Li Yibai in many ways

Li Yibai is already the prime minister, and at the same time he is also a privy envoy. Now that he is in office, he must go to office. The prime minister can bring a staff member. And Ryugo is his staff.

He took Long Wu to work in the political hall.

He summoned all the ministers and started the meeting.

I have gathered you today to introduce two laws. ’

'Two laws, what laws. The ministers talked and exchanged words.

Li Yibai continued, 'I want to change for the Great Song Dynasty. The Great Song Dynasty is now in chaos, and the people have a lot of complaints. We need to introduce two laws to make real profits for the people to stabilize the people's hearts. ’

One of the ministers arched his hand and said, 'Please elaborate on King Wu.' ’

Li Yibai said lightly, "Now I have frequent business transactions in the Great Song Dynasty. Although most of the businessmen abide by integrity, but inevitably there are still some people who are not dead, they see profit and forgetfulness, and do not keep integrity, go back on their word, so that many people have a headache, they are bullies, there are underworld forces to protect, and the people have no way to take them. So this is very bad, and it affects the trading of goods.

I've decided to introduce a good faith law. ’

Another minister arched his hand and said, 'King Wu said yes.' This is a problem among the people. In the past, Cai Jing only knew how to collect taxes, but he never solved the worries of the people. King Wu, please continue. ’

Li Yibai continued, 'Our integrity law rewards integrity and cracks down on dishonesty. And establish an integrity file for everyone. As long as he has broken his promise, we will have a record, and then he will be subject to various restrictions. For those who have credit, we will also have a record, and he will receive a lot of preferential treatment in the future.

At the same time, the Good Faith Law stipulates that there must be a contract for a large transaction. Transactions greater than 100 taels of silver must be compulsory. If one party defaults, the other party can report to the government, and the government protects the interests of the contractor, and the government helps to collect the debt.

At the same time, the government has set up a notary office, and some major contracts can be brought to the government for justice.

In this way, under our clear rewards and punishments, the whole society will inevitably form a wind of integrity. Criminals are punished. The commodity trading of the Great Song Dynasty will be more frequent, and the commerce will be more developed. ’

'Dad, you're right. Long Wu applauded. 'I have been in business for many years, and I have always relied on my armed forces to protect my interests. With this law, you don't need armed forces to protect your interests. ’

'Good. King Wu: This law is very good. This law will not disturb the people, but will only make them more comfortable and contented. I think it can be promoted. A minister said.

'Hmm. That's right, you draft, you promulgate this law. The main formulation is done by Ryugo. In addition to this law, I am also enacting a law.

That is the intellectual property protection law. ’

'Intellectual Property Protection Law. Many of the ministers were shocked and confused.

Li Yibai said lightly, "The intellectual property protection law should have existed a long time ago. You think, don't you all know how Luzhou Laojiao is brewed? ’

Of course I don't know, this is someone's trade secret, someone's ancestral method, of course I can't let you know. A minister said.

Li Yibai nodded, "That's right. He is protecting his intellectual property rights, and he is keeping it secret. In fact, we should protect intellectual products at the national level. Protect innovation, protect advanced scientific research and innovation. Let me give you an example, there is a Wang Mazi, he is very good at iron, he has developed an advanced method of iron, and he has made a sharp kitchen knife.

Later, others secretly learned from him how to strike iron with this kitchen knife. He also used this method to make a sharp kitchen knife. And that person didn't give Wang Mazi a penny.

Do you think that's fair? ’

Wang Mazi is at a loss. A minister said.

It's not just about suffering. Wang Mazi found this method of striking iron after a lot of hard experiments. And after his skills were stolen for free, that person didn't give him a penny. He must be extremely disappointed, and he will not delve into advanced technology in the future. Since others have learned, they don't give him money. He didn't get anything, so why bother to study advanced technology?

Anyway, it makes no difference if it sells for money like a blunt knife.

So we should protect Wang Mazi's innovation. Wang Mazi's iron-striking technique should be registered with the government, and anyone who wants to learn and use his method in the future should be authorized by him. He should be paid a fee for licensing as a reward for his research and development.

If we build this institution and such a law. In this way, there will be more R&D and innovation in the whole society. He who plows the land will invent a better plow. The man who strikes iron will invent a sharper kitchen knife. Soldiers in the Arsenal will forge sharper swords. Everyone in the whole society will enthusiastically devote themselves to research and development.

Then our Da Song is not just countless advanced tools generated, and these advanced tools will bring endless benefits to our Da Song. Our technology can always be ahead of the Western Xia, ahead of the Jin country, from then on our national strength and social prosperity.

You say I'm right or not. ’

'Ahh It's great. How could we not have thought of it before. The ministers clapped their hands.

Li Yibai smiled in his heart, "I learned it in the United States, it's strange that you can think of it." ’

Long Wu also nodded and smiled, he had read a lot of books in the United States, and of course he knew about the intellectual property protection laws in the United States.

Li Yibai thought that he must now push for the realization of these two laws. First of all, these two laws do not infringe on the interests of those with vested interests. At the same time, these two laws can activate the vitality of society. The implementation of these last two laws can also be used as an experiment to try to implement the law.

Because there will definitely be many problems in the process of implementing the law. Li Yibai first implemented such a light law to observe the reaction of the people. Lay the foundation for the implementation of the 'fierce drug' law in the future. (To be continued......)