Li Zhongju looked at everyone and was very excited, but he was very happy in his heart, these candidates who passed the exam are all people with advanced ideas, and this reform is really true, and these people still need to be examined. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Li Zhong said in a serious manner, "The reason why I invited you here today is to tell you something. This will be a war without gunpowder, and in order for us to become stronger, in order to be able to catch up with the pace of foreigners, or even surpass them, then we must carry out reforms. ”

Li Zhongju's words were astonishing, "You will be the main force in this reform, and no one can replace you." The king wants you to take responsibility, and what you need to do is very simple, just do the tasks assigned by the palace and the provinces. ”

"It's the prince. We will certainly live up to our mission. Everyone replied loudly, their voices full of sincerity and seriousness.

Then Li Zhongju said, "You should go back first, and your letter of acceptance will be issued within two days, and then you can directly take the letter of appointment to your position." ”

"It's the prince."

Many students have left, but everyone's mood is definitely very happy, and many students have been together, ready to visit Guangzhou Mansion.

After that, Li Zhongju invited Zhang Zhidong, Li Jingshu, Tan Si and others to come to the study.

Li Zhongju looked at everyone's puzzled looks, "Last time we said that we needed to reform, but after all, many things are relatively general. Today, fortunately, this king is just like you said that the points must be completed. ”

Li Zhongju continued, "First, all county orders must report to the Zhizhou Yamen every month, and the Zhizhou must also report to the provincial governor every month, and each province must report to the royal government every three months. Second, with regard to land reform, which is a very important project, requires every peasant to have his own land, and at the same time requires some landlords to surrender two-thirds of the land ownership, which we will buy at a certain price. ”

Li Zhongju looked at the few people who were deep in thought, picked up the teacup on the table, and took a sip of tea, "Third, the palace will issue a braid-cutting order, requiring everyone in the four provinces to cut off their braids. Fourth, for the requirements of clothing, the Zhenwu Chamber of Commerce will produce a large number of simple clothes that can be worn, and they must be promoted to the people. ”

Li Zhongju continued, "From now on, all the government recruits agricultural workers to work, and they must pay a certain amount of wages. In addition, businesses with assets of more than 100,000 silver must file with the palace, businesses with assets of more than 10,000 must be filed with the provincial department, and businesses with assets of more than 2,000 must go to the government for the record. ”

Everyone wrote it down, and when they were ready to go back, they would immediately explain it to the others, and at the same time, Zhang Zhidong would also inform Li Yaoshan of Li Zhongju's decision in Guizhou and Li Yi of Guangxi by telegram.

Li Zhongju watched everyone leave, and he immediately calmed down and thought, who will be the governor of Fujian Province?

Suddenly, Li Zhongju had an idea, and remembered someone, and Li Zhongju immediately showed a smug smile.

Zhang Qu is indeed a person with very outstanding ability and real talent, he became the prefect of Guangzhou for less than three months, and he handled the affairs of Guangzhou in an orderly manner and had almost no flaws.

Zhang Qu was dealing with government affairs, and suddenly he received a message from the palace, he put down the not very important work in his hand and prepared to go to the Zhennan palace to pay homage to Li Zhongju, the king of Zhennan.

Although he didn't know what the prince was looking for him, Zhang Qu was not nervous at all, because he knew that he had always been diligent and did everything well, so he was at ease and was not afraid of the prince criticizing him.

"See the prince." Zhang Qu put his right hand on his left chest and bowed his head, this is stipulated by Li Zhongju, and Li Zhongju has abolished the kneeling ceremony.

Li Zhongju looked at Zhang Qu, who had added a few silver wires in front of him, "Zhang Qu, you have worked hard, your enthusiasm for work is indeed very high, which is worth learning from many of our officials." ”

Zhang Qu still looked serious, "Lord Xie praised, this is all necessary for officials." ”

Li Zhongju nodded, Li Zhongju stared at Zhang Channel tightly, "Zhang Qu, what you said is very right, this king came to you today to ask you, are you willing to be the governor of Fujian Province?" ”

At this moment, Zhang Qu's breathing was a little short, "Wang...... Lord Wang, I'm afraid that I won't do well. ”

Li Zhongju saw that moment, Zhang Qu flashed a spiritual light, so he said, "Governor of Fujian Province, this king wants to come and go, only you are the most suitable, no matter what, you do it first, this king believes that you will be able to do it." ”

Zhang Qu said seriously, "Thank you for your trust, the humble position will not disappoint the prince, and the humble position will definitely do its best to do your job." ”

Li Zhongju stood up, patted Zhang Qu on the shoulder and said, "Our reform has officially begun, and the burden on your body is very heavy, do it well, for the sake of this nation, this king believes that you will do it." ”

Zhang Qu nodded vigorously, he was indeed grateful to the prince from the heart, it was the prince who promoted him from a small county order to today's provincial magistrate, in addition to his own ability, the most important thing is the vision and support of the prince.

Li Zhongju finally watched Zhang Qu leave the palace with confidence, and his heart was even more happy, Li Zhongju believed that he would not be mistaken, Zhang Qu was definitely a reliable person, a person who could be completely independent.

Zhang Qu carried the letter of resignation in his arms, and at the same time, a company of the Independent Regiment would escort him to Fujian Province to take up his post, and his heart was full of infinite gratitude to Li Zhongju.

Zhang Qu returned to the mansion, immediately cleaned up, and immediately prepared to go to Fujian, without even taking his family with him.

Three days later, with the order of the Zhennan Wangfu and the order of the provincial governor, the reform of Guangdong, Guangxi, and Guizhou provinces officially began. At the same time, all the students who succeeded in this big examination have joined the army of reform, and their role is undoubtedly very strong.

Reform is in full swing, and the four provinces are showing a vibrant scene.

Of course, some people are happy, and some people are not. Some landlords were very unhappy, after all, asking them to hand over two-thirds of the land, which would undoubtedly cost them their lives.

But they have to pay it, because they understand that the king of Zhennan is a generation of heroes, a good prince who really works for the people, and if he wants to be right with the prince, he must weigh whether it is worth it.

Except for some old stubborns, the others did not protest against cutting their braids. I believe that many people have seen this, keeping braids affects doing things, doing things unhappily, and often grooming, which is too troublesome, so the popular ones are happy, even if some people disagree, they are forced to cut off their braids by neighbors and people.

The four provinces controlled by Li Zhongju in the south have ushered in the first reform, and I believe that this reform will be very successful and will certainly achieve satisfactory results.