The Great Imperial Meeting is important, but it is clear to everyone that this is not the way to really decide a series of policies of the Imperial Court after all.

What really determines the policy decisions of the imperial court and the major affairs of the world is often the private deliberations between the emperor and a few important courtiers.

It's the same today, in the afternoon, Sun Ning and Shen Zhou met alone.

Originally, he had to add a right minister Xiao Changyong, but he had already retired, and this time he also took leave at home under the pretext of being old and unwell, and Sun Ning could only discuss the next more important national affairs with the left minister.

"You can see it, even in such a situation, there are countless people in the court who oppose my various changes." Sun Ning snorted coldly and said.

"Please also ask Your Majesty to calm his anger, this is also reasonable. After all, in this way, they are seizing the interests of those bureaucrats who are deeply entrenched and have many party members, and naturally some people will oppose it, or even rebel." Shen Zhou hurriedly persuaded him, but he sighed in his heart.

This means that His Majesty the Emperor has the prestige of the founding king, otherwise today's court will inevitably be more chaotic.

Sun Ning snorted again, and then said, "I knew that they would collude in opposing it, so I made arrangements. I will not keep such so-called courtiers forever, so the matter of selecting talents for the use of the imperial court must not be delayed. After the beginning of spring next year, we will start arranging."

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will do his best. With Lord Wuyi Si Guo staring at him, these opponents must not dare to make any stumbling blocks in secret."

"It would be nice if they dared to stumble, I am worried that these people occupy too many places to find a reason to get rid of them." Sun Ning sneered.

In the current Dayue court, in the end, those officials who were useless to the country account for the majority. Sun Ning naturally didn't have any good feelings about these guys who didn't help him much in the chaos for more than ten years, and just wanted to replace them all.

However, the world is in ruins, and the number of capable officials that can be used in the DPRK and the central government is limited after all, and some positions that are not too important can only be used first.

And these people don't even have a little self-knowledge, and they actually try to gather people to form a party and resist change as they did more than ten years ago, so Sun Ning naturally won't let them go. Only wait for a new batch of people to enter the court and get acquainted with everything, it is time for them to be expelled from the court.

Shen Zhou knew that this matter was only a matter of time, and he didn't want to talk about it too much, so he quickly changed the topic: "Your Majesty, the matter of changing the officials of the DPRK and China is not the time after all. However, there is one thing that the imperial court must arrange as soon as possible."

"What?" Sun Ning cleaned up his mood and asked Zhengse.

"Appease the hearts of the people of the world and give the meager endowment!" Shen Zhou replied.

Seeing that Sun Ning fell into a deep groan slightly, he continued to explain: "Your Majesty, if it is not the minister's alarmism, it is true that all parts of the Central Plains, including Jiangnan, have long been panicked because of years of war, and the white night has withered.

"Your Majesty, don't you know, although there were three years before us, we made a strategy of recuperation in the south, so that there was abundant money and food in various places, but after the Northern Expedition, several major battles were fought, and this bit of family wealth has already been wiped out by the expeditions with troops again and again.

"And more importantly, it is in the Central Plains. Because they were under the rule of rebels such as the Pingtian Army before, they exploited the people under their rule more heavily, making the people's livelihood miserable, and then they encountered years of war, and the people's lives were even more difficult.

"To this day, even in Luoyang, the capital city, there are only 30% of people above the middle level, and many people even have a problem with food and clothing, not to mention the next taxes. Therefore the minister means ......."

"I see." Sun Ning raised his hand to interrupt the other party's continued talk, and his expression became more and more solemn, "The frequent wars are indeed not the blessing of the people of the world, how many families have been ruined because of this, how many people have been displaced, and their wives have been separated...... I saw these facts with my own eyes when I was away.

"Over the years, we have been fighting wars and squeezing money and food from the people's already small possessions, and it is really out of desperation. Since it is peaceful today, there are no internal and external troubles, whether it is me or the court, naturally we can no longer let the people live a hard life without food and clothing.

"A few days ago, I said in front of everyone that I wanted to reduce it

Exempt the people from taxes, this is true. In this way, after you go back, you will go to the draft decree and order, in the next five years, the Central Plains will only collect 30% of the previous taxes, and the taxes of rich places such as Jiangnan will only take 50%.

"If the people can't survive, they can borrow grain and money from the local yamen, and the local government is not allowed to charge any interest, as long as it is repaid after the harvest next year.

"Also, I can also cut fifty percent of the amount used in the palace, and return all the palace people who are useless to the house. As for the other officials, let them watch it."

Listening to His Majesty the Emperor's series of arrangements, Shen Zhou was stunned.

He thought that Sun Ning would reduce the taxes of some people, but he didn't expect him to make such a huge concession.

After a long time, he came back to his senses, and immediately bowed solemnly: "Your Majesty is benevolent, with this benevolent monarch, why worry about my great and unhappy!

"The minister hereby promises that he will complete the errand, and will not let His Majesty's hard work be in vain, and will definitely let the world recover as soon as possible, so that the people can live a good life without worrying about their livelihood as soon as possible!"

Sun Ning smiled and nodded, "Get up, I naturally trust you." As long as you and I are of the same heart, there is nothing in this world that cannot be done, such as the Pingtian Army and the Liangzhou Army, and the Ghost Rong people, and the current difficulties are naturally the same!"

Next, the monarchs and ministers discussed some details with each other, until the sky outside gradually darkened, and the palace door was about to be closed, Shen Zhou retired with full admiration and joy, and left with full emotion.

Sun Ning, on the other hand, sent him out of the imperial study, and finally on the steps, watched the prime minister he was lucky enough to find leave.

It is said that family affairs, national affairs, and world affairs are the goals that a man constantly wants to conquer.

For Sun Ning now, family affairs naturally don't have to be too concerned, the wife is virtuous and filial piety, what more can the husband ask for.

In terms of state affairs, he has the authority of Taizu and the means of thunderbolts, even if those courtiers are a little restless, as long as he is willing to work hard, all kinds of things can be done one by one.

Only this world is the most difficult thing to be satisfied with because of years of turmoil and the size of the world.

But so what?

Since he, Sun Ning, can reunify the chaotic situation in the world through more than ten years, he can use another ten years to rejuvenate the broken world.

After all, for forty-year-old Sun Ning, there is still time......