Chapter 1351: A Big Blow
Yue Luoning was not discouraged, she didn't want to compromise.
In other cases, other kings may have been angry because of yesterday's events, and finally either accepted their fate or broke with their ministers.
However, Yue Luoning didn't, she has already begun to look for a solution.
She is so calm and so smart.
Just the next day, she came up with something new - the reform of official governance.
That's right, she's found the root cause of the failure of tax reform. Although there are conservative former ministers of the Moon Kingdom who deliberately oppose him, he does not realize the importance of people in reform.
Change needs people to implement, and no matter how good the original intention of an initiative is, it also needs to see whether the people who implement it themselves are doing it correctly and whether they will be attentive.
The people who carry out the changes are officials at all levels, so the first thing you need to do is to manage these officials well.
Now there are actually a lot of problems in the officialdom of Yueguo, the relationship between the ministers is intertwined, and there is no clear assessment and promotion system, it is difficult for newcomers to get on the throne, and the relationship between qualifications and qualifications is more important than ability......
As a matter of fact, similar problems exist in all countries on the mainland, and this is already a chronic disease.
In addition, when the Moon Kingdom was in turmoil, the ministers were still able to do their best, and as the Moon Kingdom became stronger step by step, many people's hearts gradually decayed.
They used to be heroes, but now they want to have fun, and of course their family members and friends and protégés must follow suit. Then, many things that violated the law of the moon, such as bullying and stealing, bribery, and embezzlement, happened as if they were logical.
This month, it's time to rectify the officialdom of the country.
The success or failure of tax reform also needs to be decided by the rule of officials!
She saw this thoroughly, and many of the thoughts that had been in her mind for a long time were finally turned into practical actions by her last night.
She decided to revise the law of the month and strictly control corruption, in the past, greedy for 100 gold was only 30 canes, but now if you are greedy for 10 gold, you will be imprisoned, and if you are greedy for 10 gold, you will be beheaded for public display.
She decided to build a new Ministry of Supervision, with slightly different responsibilities from Zhou Zichuan's original department that monitored the ministers. This ministry is responsible for the evaluation of officials in the imperial court and local areas, and the officials are evaluated every year, and they are divided into several levels: excellent, ordinary, mediocre, incompetent, and corrupt. Those who are outstanding are promoted, those who are ordinary remain unchanged, those who are mediocre are demoted, those who are incompetent are removed from their posts for the people, and those who are corrupt are punished.
And this Ministry of Supervision is directly responsible to the Moon King.
She decided to reform the system of electing officials, specifically in terms of private recommendations and examinations, and to pay attention to the training and promotion of students from various colleges.
She believes that once these measures are implemented, the officialdom of the Moon Kingdom will soon take on a new look.
At that time, no one will dare to obstruct the tax reform, and no one will dare to show one thing behind the scenes.
However, she hit a wall again.
After the announcement of this set of measures for the reform of the administration of officials, it caused an uproar in the main hall of the court, and the ministers were almost one-sided in opposition.
Yue Luoning actually expected that there would be opposition to this set of measures, after all, whether it was a strict fight against corruption, or the establishment of procuratorate evaluation officials, and the promotion of talented newcomers, this touched the interests of many people present.
However, she didn't expect the opposition to be so violent. Not only those former ministers of the Moon Kingdom, but even the courtiers of the two countries who surrendered did not stand on her side this time.
The most fiercely attacked, of course, was the supervision system, and many ministers generously stated that this would become the new source of **.
There are even people below who grab their heads and tears on the ground, bluntly saying that these measures are overkill, and everyone in the officialdom of the Moon Country will be in danger and lifeless, and the officials will no longer dare to show their ambitions, for fear of making small mistakes, so that the Moon Kingdom will not be long away from the death of the country.
Others even suggested that she raise the salaries of officials and fill their pockets with gold and silver, so that they would not be greedy for money.
All kinds of strange theories filled this hall, so that she couldn't even get angry.
If you really sit upright, why should you be afraid of being evaluated?
It's really ridiculous, if you are greedy now, you won't be greedy in the future? People's greed is almost endless, and if they increase their income from tens or hundreds of gold to thousands of gold, they will think about greedy 100,000 gold and 100,000 gold when the time comes!
At first, she retorted a few words, and finally after seeing the opposition of the courtiers becoming more and more intense, she simply closed her mouth and even closed her eyes.
It's just that it's too simple to think about yourself.
She withdrew her proposal to reform the administration of the government, and she also withdrew her tax reform initiative.
She knew very well that continuing to let the tax reform be distorted and implemented by some people under the current circumstances would only make the people of Yue miserable.
......
Until she returned to the study and sat back in that familiar position, she still supported her forehead with her hands and did not say a word for a long time.
I don't know how long it took, but Ying Fei, who was standing on the side, finally couldn't help but say, "We...... Whether to report this matter to His Highness Lianshan. With his support, the reform of the administration of officials can be carried out and the Supervision Yuan can be successfully established. With His Highness's temperament, he will definitely not be able to endure the previous acts of corruption, bribery and fraud......"
He was right, if Lin Si knew about this matter, he would definitely stand on Yue Luoning's side and try to give Yue Luoning the greatest support.
Once Lin Si intervenes, the so-called relatives of the generals in the army, and the protégés of the ministers in the court, will be pulled up by him mercilessly. It is about the country and the people of the Moon Kingdom, he has this confidence, and he will also have this ruthlessness.
Yue Luoning had few real supporters among the courtiers, but she finally had Lin Si's unreserved support.
Since Yue Luoning entered the palace since she was a child and grew up under the teaching of Yueshan, Ying Fei has almost witnessed the whole process. He knew how good Yue Luoning was, and he also knew how hard she worked.
She is a more outstanding king than Moon Mountain, and she is indeed a blessing to the people of Moon Country as the Moon King.
It's a pity......
Except for the time when he was abandoned by Yueshan, this was the second time he saw Yueluoning become depressed and depressed. Ying Fei didn't want to see this scene, he hoped that Yue Luoning could 'cheer up' again.
He believed that sooner or later she would be able to do everything well, and the people of the Moon Kingdom would eventually understand her hard work and how fortunate it was to have such a Ming Jun.
After his words ended for a long time, Yue Luoning finally raised his head.
She stared blankly ahead, as if her eyes weren't focused on anything at all.
"Looking for him again? He can't stay in the Xiancheng Imperial Court all the time, he is in charge of military affairs, not government affairs, he can manage these things for a while, but he can't manage them for a lifetime......"
"However, if His Highness comes forward in this matter, he has to do it!"
"The Moon King is me, not him. If you can't manage the ministers, I can only say that I have failed this month. After all, my father taught me that one of the most important abilities of a king is to control his courtiers, isn't it? I can't even do this, so what's the use of having many good ideas?" she smiled sneeringly.
"You can do it well, it just takes time, and in the future the ministers will really accept you and support you......"
"Yes, I can afford to wait, but can the people of the Moon Country afford to wait?"
"Let His Highness Lianshan help you through the initial difficult period first, let him help you create a better situation, and you will be able to show your strength in the future." ”
His persuasion did not work at all.
Yue Luoning didn't even respond to him at all, just smiled softly.
"Heh......"
She seemed to be really disheartened.
Ying Fei secretly sighed, he knew that Yue Luoning had been hit hard this time. However, he was not a comforting person in the first place.
"The last time the grassland attacked Yincheng, some people who secretly made moves, we can announce their charges and beat them down, so as to set an example! In this way, Your Majesty may be able to deter the ministers......
"No need. ”
"Huh?"
Yue Luoning waved her hand, looking interested: "Forget it, that's the end of it." All that evidence, let's destroy it. ”
"Why?" Ying Fei's face was full of incomprehension, he still remembered that when Yue Luoning learned this, he didn't have this attitude!
Yue Luoning smiled faintly: "No why, when disaster comes, people will think of finding another way to live, it's not strange, ha......"
"But ......"
"It's nothing, I heard that Luo Hou is about to lose, right?" she asked suddenly, as if she had suddenly remembered something.
"Yes, if nothing else, he won't be able to survive these three days. Her thoughts changed so quickly that Ying Fei was extremely helpless, in his opinion, Yue Luoning was deliberately changing the topic.
"Back then, Luo Hou burned Xianglan City and burned my brother's friend to death, so my brother hated Luo Hou very much?"
"Yes, as far as I know, Your Highness has not given up that hatred. He didn't intervene in the Gaozhen war before, just for the sake of the overall situation. Recently, he has also been paying close attention to the movements over there, especially Luo Hou's movements, once Luo Hou is defeated and Gao Zhen destroys the country, he is likely to personally kill Luo Hou to take revenge. ”
"Is it?...... revenge again" Yue Luoning floated the corners of her mouth: "You say, will the Bilan people recruit Luo Hou?"
In fact, Bi Lan has already sent a master to Gao Zhen, and once Luo Hou's army is defeated, they will take him to Bi Lan. After Gao Zhen died, such a famous general who could go head-to-head with Mi Yuanyun for several years, and was only defeated because of the gap in strength, Bilan people will not let it go!"
"After Gao Zhen destroyed the country, Luo Hou never established himself as a king, right?"
"That's right, after the fall of the capital of Gaozhen, this person once sent people around to search for the fallen prince Gaozhen in the occupied area, but in the end it was fruitless. This is really surprising. ”
"Oh, why is it unexpected? I think that a general like him, who kills the people, must be also an ambitious and suspicious person?"
Ying Fei nodded: "Yes, with the military power he holds, as well as his prestige in the eyes of Gao Zhen's people and soldiers, he can already replace the Gao Zhen royal family." Especially after King Gao Zhen killed himself, and after many ministers of Gao Zhen surrendered, he could actually raise his arms and shout. But he has always regarded himself as a high-ranking courtier, and at the same time he will not surrender, which is surprisingly loyal. ”
Yue Luoning was silent for a long time, and finally said softly: "This may be the biggest reason why Bilan people value him." ”