Chapter 24: The Housework of the Officials (6)
"One of the foundations of what kind of country we want to build is the state ownership of land. This must not be shaken. Zhao Jiaren's voice was sonorous and powerful.
As soon as the words fell, the guys who were men in engineering immediately applauded enthusiastically.
With a wave of Zhao Jiaren's hand, these engineering men who had received military training or were born in the military immediately quieted down. Zhao Jiaren continued to say loudly: "The first requirement for the society to recruit students is to believe in materialism. After that, a new concept of the society needs to be added, and this state ownership of land is also a concept that the members of the society must adhere to. β
The development of the society has become the biggest way for the younger generation to become officials. For the imperial court and government mastered by Zhao Jiaren, if you want to become a cadre, have an academic degree, take exams, and love the motherland, you can meet these conditions. But if the younger generation wants to become officials, they either take the imperial examination every three years and cross this single-plank bridge in thousands of troops.
That's the case, and now there are more and more subject examination contents in the imperial examination. A person who takes the imperial examination insists that the earth is flat will definitely fail. In addition to the content of the natural sciences, because the examination topics of the imperial examination need to be determined by Zhao Guanjia, it is natural that they cannot get rid of the new ideological examination. If a person who takes the test believes in the gods and Buddhas propagated by religious organizations in the world, he will definitely not be selected.
Now that the Zhao family has openly stated that they will adhere to the state ownership of land, the officials from the Jinshi family have changed their faces. This means that in the future, the official position of the Great Song Dynasty must be the state ownership of land.
"Official!" Someone stood up. Wen Tianxiang saw that it was Xu Junru, his former subordinate when he was the prefect of Songjiang Mansion. I saw Xu Junru's face as earthy, but he said firmly: "If the official family is so chaotic, the minister can only ask to leave the society." β
"Yes!" Zhao Jiaren replied neatly, "Leaving the society has its own rules, you can go to the person in charge of your society now and implement the separation procedures in accordance with the rules." β
Hearing this, Wen Tianxiang only felt that his hairs stood on end, and he couldn't help but say loudly: "Official, please don't be in such a hurry. β
The voice fell, and Sun Qing also scolded: "Xu Junru, you are so old, what kind of coquettish are you!" Do you think there are too few official things? β
Both of them encountered an unexpected situation, so they couldn't help but stop it, but they unexpectedly sang and harmonized. Zhao Jiaren stared at the two of them for a moment, of course he didn't know his expression at this time, in the eyes of outsiders, Zhao Guanjia's sharp gaze was like a knife.
Wen Tianxiang didn't understand at all where Xu Junru, a guy who had been an official in Songjiang Mansion, took the wrong medicine, and openly opposed the land reform. For Wen Tianxiang personally, he understood a lot of things when the country was facing a crisis of destruction. For example, if a country wants to have power, it must be the common good. In the past, the system of raising scholars only raised a team of big landowners, and these people would not want to break their homes and serve the country when the country was in danger. They were like bloodsuckers lying on Da Song's body, sucking endless blood, that's all.
Therefore, although Zhao Jiaren's land ownership in Songjiang Mansion made Wen Tianxiang doubt whether he would repeat the mistakes of Jia Yidao's public land reform, Wen Tianxiang did not oppose land ownership. After Songjiang Prefecture developed rapidly under the land state-ownership system, Wen Tianxiang no longer opposed the land state-ownership system.
When he was the prefect, Wen Tianxiang felt that Xu Junru was also working hard, but he didn't expect that this guy would desperately quit the society and refuse to support the state ownership of land. Seeing that Sun Qing, the head of the household department, was also involved in preventing the contradictions from becoming public, Wen Tianxiang asked directly: "Xu Junru, if you are against the state ownership of land, why didn't you oppose it when you were in Songjiang Mansion." How can it be objected to now! β
After listening to Wen Tianxiang's questioning, Xu Junru said to Wen Tianxiang with grief and indignation: "Governor Wen, you asked well!" If I had objected, I would have been against it a long time ago, why would I be against it now? That's because over the years I have been an official in various places, and I have seen too many officials using the state ownership of land to make things difficult for the people and blackmail the landlords. Originally, the land was in the hands of the landlords and the people, and the landlords and the people worked hard to manage it. Now that a lot of land is owned by the imperial court and the government, these people use the right to distribute it as a prestige. I complained several times, but the news always disappeared without a trace. And after every complaint, there is always someone who wants to make things difficult for me. Five years ago, I worked as a deputy in Songjiang Prefecture. Now he has arrived in Fengyang County as a regular department. My personal official position doesn't matter, but the officials of Lianghuai are darker and more greedy than Jiangnan. If you do this, I'm afraid that it will provoke a civil uprising! β
Before Xu Junru's words fell, Zhizhou, who was above Fengyang County, had already stood up with bruises on his forehead: "What nonsense are you talking about!" β
Before the words fell, many officials of the two Huai scolded Xu Junru angrily as if they had been stabbed in the lungs.
Wen Tianxiang was dumbfounded as he watched the new changes, and he found that the world was far more complicated than he imagined. Xu Junru, who looked as if he was challenging the state ownership of land, turned out to be a staunch element who would rather sacrifice his official position and position in the society to defend the state ownership of land.
"Xu Junru, you are so bold!"
"Xu Junru, it is disrespectful for you to be such a principal in front of the official family. Please punish the official! β
Many officials lashed out at Xu Junru in a fit of rage. The words that were common in the previous court made him feel quite sad when he heard Wen Tianxiang's ears. Only a few years have passed since the crisis of the Great Song Dynasty, and the atmosphere of the imperial court has begun to restore to the past.
"Xu Junrong's affairs are not in a hurry." Zhao Jiaren spoke. There was a hint of ridicule in his tone, "Xu Junrong, you don't have to go to the school, you can go to the ministry now and tell the secretary department what you reported to the ministry Shangshu." Although some things have passed for a few years, you won't forget them all. β
"Yes!" Xu Junru replied in a tone that was not considered submissive, and then strode out of the venue.
Wen Tianxiang looked at the people around him again, and saw that many people's faces became more ugly. If this matter is investigated by the officials, it will mean that many officials and cadres will be dismissed. With so many job changes, it will even cause violent shocks in the political arena. Wen Tianxiang looked at Zhao Jiaren's serious face that couldn't see the expression, and suddenly had some doubts about whether this matter would be made by Zhao Jiaren himself in private.
In the past, it was the power of the prime minister to run the imperial court, and the official family was high, so of course he would not engage in any small means. Now the Zhao Guanjia has all the power of the imperial court in their hands, not only directly commanding the ministries, but also establishing a new system and society. The power has surpassed that of the emperors of all dynasties. At this time, there may be some conspiracy behind any drastic change.
At this time, Zhao Jiaren said: "The state-owned land system of the two Huai must be done this time. Therefore, in addition to understanding the industrial layout of the two Huai, you must also publicize this. Locally, the people responded. β
After a few more words, Zhao Jiaren actually handed over the meeting to the host household, and he left the table himself.
Zhao Jiaren did not plan this matter, and Zhao Jiaren actually knew about the problems exposed by Xu Junru for a long time. At this time, Zhao Jiaren did not go to the Ministry of Officials, and in Zhao Jiaren's opinion, this matter was completely a problem that the Ministry of Officials could handle. If the secretary can't handle it, then you can exempt the secretary from the ministry and choose a new one. At this time, Zhao Jiaren chose to go home.
As soon as he arrived home, Zhao Jiaren called his eldest son Zhao Qian. He asked, "Zhao Qian, what do you think of what I said yesterday?" β
Zhao Qian looked a little depressed, he lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said, "Dad, what you said, I still think something is wrong." If a person is stumped to do something, he can let it go and ignore it. Wouldn't it be even stranger to use the excuse that the matter is over. β
Zhao Jiaren sighed in his heart. He reasoned with his son yesterday, and he told Shi Yuzhu about it in a different way. The core of it is that after Shi Yuzhu failed to engage in the Giant Group, he let go of his previous and concentrated on the new brain platinum project operation. Even after that, the new project was a great success, and Shi Yuzhu did not want to rebuild the Giant Group.
Of course, there are many commercial considerations and explanations for this choice, but what Zhao Jiaren values is this attitude and open-mindedness of 'being able to afford and put it down'. In the eyes of many, 'where you fall, you get up'. If he does things with such an attitude, after Shi Yuzhu pays off the arrears, he should rebuild the Giant Group. Prove in this way that I, Shi Yuzhu, are back!
But Shi Yuzhu didn't. From a psychological point of view, this choice is undoubtedly wise. Giving up the past is not only to say goodbye to the past, but also to know the sunk cost of oneself, and to set off decisively and lightly.
Zhao Qian admitted yesterday that he couldn't let go of his heart in the face of the death of his comrades-in-arms. I felt that only by achieving a complete victory over Mongolia could I comfort the souls of my comrades-in-arms. It's normal for a young person to have such thoughts, but for an adult with a huge responsibility, it is too naΓ―ve and immature.
"Da Lang, you can't look at the problem with your momentary thoughts. Your comrades-in-arms joined the army to fight for the purpose of not dying in Shaanxi. Where to die in battle, that's what can happen when the war is running. Their purpose is to pursue a better life. At this point, I admit that I forced you to join the army. So you think that joining the army is just obeying the orders of the superiors, but I want to tell you that you can now have a good talk with your comrades who did not die in battle. You can take a look at the suicide notes of those comrades who died in battle to find out what they were thinking. β
Listening to Zhao Jiaren's words, Zhao Qian looked at Zhao Jiaren with a resentful gaze. Hearing his father admit that he forced Zhao Qian to join the army, this sentence was like a key to open Zhao Qian's heart. Every time he recalls those experiences that he couldn't accept, Zhao Qian often thinks that if his father Zhao Jiaren hadn't forced him to join the army, none of this would have happened.
Now that this resentment was finally acknowledged, Zhao Qian only felt that the wrong world full of killings had suddenly returned to normal. Trying to stare at his father for a while, Zhao Qian raised his hand to cover his face and cried. After so long, Zhao Qian felt that he could finally express his feelings normally.