"The galloping horse can not be stopped, the millennium accumulation of evils can not be expected to be eliminated overnight, and the development of the world to this point is impossible to go back to ancient times, the prosperity and gathering of the population must rely on the official to maintain law and order, uphold justice, taxes are not not collectible, the key is how to collect, how much to collect, how to use after collecting, 'Tao' in the meantime. The new policy is hardly perfect, it is constantly improving, and its laws will be changed in the future due to time and circumstances, but in terms of taxes, the fundamental one is only to reduce and not increase, which will never change. ”

Huang Wan shook her head and said: "It's not easy to reduce but not increase, there have been a few monarchs who made a promise of 'never giving more', but then they all went back on their word." ”

"Do you know why they broke their promise?"

"Extravagant."

"Then why did it become extravagant?"

"Immorality." Huang Wan felt that this question was not worth answering.

"What makes him unethical?"

"Indulge in pleasure." She then added, "There are many reasons, some are mistaken by the ministers around them, and some are old and wise. ”

"Not really, in my opinion, it is nature, people are insatiable, it is difficult to resist the temptation by self-discipline alone, the more powerful the more temptations are faced, take Zhao Yu as an example, men are greedy for women, this is nature, the general son has no power and powerless, and he can only suppress his own desires when he sees beauty, he was born in the emperor's family, and he can take it as his own when he sees the beauty he loves, and when he ascends to the throne, he becomes more and more unscrupulous to do whatever he wants, and even the matter of occupying the wife of Yuyang Marquis has been done, and he dares to ignore morality for the world-famous Yunsheng, Attempt to get involved. ”

"I don't see that all the monarchs in the world are so lustful, don't mention him." The topic of greedy flowers and lust made Huang Wan a little embarrassed.

"Everyone's preferences are different, Zhao Qi is lustful, others or greedy for money, or happy achievements, or addicted to all kinds of playthings, as a person, it is inevitable to have a hobby, at the beginning may be able to self-restraint, but after a long time, it will be difficult to resist the temptation, the king has supreme power, and the desire can be exerted, even if it is an elegant hobby such as raising flowers and birds, it may eventually lead to the exhaustion of public funds, and the anger of the people will be angry."

"A single king can't make trouble like this, the most hateful thing is those who do things below, the king wants a penny, and what they loot from the people may be ten yuan, a hundred yuan, ten thousand yuan, and the fake public wealth is privately filled!"

He Ran smiled slightly and said, "Have you ever heard the word 'use greed' in the way of the emperor?" ”

"No, please give me advice."

He Ran then briefly said the general idea, and then said: "If the king wants to sit firmly in the country, he must collect his minions, and the extravagant king is even more so, they know in their hearts that the people are dissatisfied with it, so they pay more attention to maintaining and cultivating the forces loyal to themselves, and it costs a lot to raise these people, don't you see, the more corrupt the dynasty, the more officials there are, and the king's own extravagance and profligacy have already burdened the people, plus to feed so many corrupt officials and corrupt officials, they can't live a good life no matter how hard they work." ”

Huang Wan fell into deep thought, she had never thought so deeply about this question.

He Ran stopped talking, let her think, picked up the teacup and leisurely tasted tea.

After a while, Huang Wan spoke: "The adult's high-minded argument is refreshing, Huang Wan has been taught, and the adult has insight into the root cause of the drawbacks, so the new policy must have a countermeasure?" ”

"People's rights are the first, and the government is returned to the people."

"Can you please explain a little bit about the disadvantages mentioned above, the concubine is eager to understand the tricks."

"It's really nothing, just a matter of words, first of all, it limits the king's power, and it is all because of my king's wisdom and kindness, for the well-being of all the people, my king is willing to shackle himself, promise not to interfere too much in government affairs, and at the same time limit the use of the palace, set an example, and strive to eliminate extravagance." Externally, of course, he tried his best to whitewash Su Pingjiang.

Huang Wan exclaimed: "King Yi is really a benevolent and wise king. ”

He Ran winked at her, revealing a naughty playful attitude, "The king has put down his power, and now Yi Guo is my power." ”

Huang Wan smiled: "Adults will not be authoritarian people. ”

"How so?"

Huang Wan was speechless for a while, knowing that he was deliberately playing, and glanced at him embarrassed and responsible.

He Ran smiled brightly, and after receiving the smile, he said: "The king has put down his power, how dare I hold on to it?" It's just that the current war is the most important, so I have to temporarily take power, the Zhao State is about to die, and the Yi State has risen. ”

"That'...... To whom will this power be given? ”

"Return to the court." Seeing that she was puzzled, He Ran explained: "As for matters such as defense and drills, they can be presided over by Shi Xiangling, but major actions such as sending troops to crusade against other countries must be discussed and decided by officials above a certain level, not just one or two people who can decide on it, even if it is a king." ”

Huang Wan frowned and said, "It's like this in all countries." ”

"Otherwise, our joint decision is genuine, officials don't need to look at the face of the weight, the voting method is to set up a wooden box, everyone in advance to put their decision on a piece of paper, sealed and cast in the box, after all voted, open the box to see, whichever side has more opinions, act according to which opinion, in order to prevent the handwriting from revealing identity, but also stipulate that various symbols represent different opinions, in order to prevent fraud, there are many detailed rules, so officials can express their true intentions without scruples."

Huang Wan was a little stupid when she heard it, it was the first time she had heard of such a way of deciding on national affairs.

He Ran continued: "This method of co-determination is the cornerstone of the new policy, this is true for military affairs, the same is true for government affairs, and even more so for the election and dismissal of local officials. ”

Huang Wan opened her mouth slightly in surprise, and she didn't want to ask any questions.

"You just asked me how to eliminate the accumulation of disadvantages in the new deal, the restriction of power has been said, and the elected officials are what I just talked about 'civil rights first', do you think, these officials who may be deposed by the people from time to time, do he dare not take ** first? How can he have the courage to loot corruption? In the past, the people were afraid of officials, but in the future, in the country of Yi, the officials are afraid of the people, and the people will not be willing to support so many officials, so the state can reduce the burden of distributing money. From top to bottom, no matter what kind of project, it is necessary to consult **, so there will be no waste of money, and so on, the final result is that the new policy stipulates that only eleven of the levy will be collected, but under the continuous military affairs, the treasury still has surplus money, and the people are not happy? This is the reason why the new policy has won the hearts of the people, saying a thousand, saying ten thousand, and letting the people live a good life is fundamental, otherwise, even if it is said to be wild, it can only be blinded for a while, and sooner or later it will be seen through by the people. ”