Chapter 9: Your Majesty! Never!

"The third support I hope will be given by the Imperial Court and the foundations is for the adjustment of the domestic economy and labor system.

"I propose to formulate and raise the minimum labor remuneration standards for all localities and industries, set a daily working time of no more than 12 hours, and set a minimum of two days of public holidays per month.

"The royal consortium, as well as the manufacturers operating the newly opened industries, should take the lead in enforcing these regulations.

"The imperial court should set up a special permanent body to supervise the strict implementation of the relevant regulations and punish manufacturers who violate the rules.

"Officials, clerks, and workers who have worked for the empire for more than twenty years shall then receive a retirement allowance when they retire or lose their labor force.

"The subsidy should be shared between the court and the service providers, and the amount paid each month should be sufficient to maintain the minimum subsistence of the people.

"If this policy is implemented properly, it should be able to quickly stabilize the domestic situation, and the civil unrest in various places should subside significantly.

"And it can improve the productivity of various factories, so that the war on the front line can be sustained, and support the protracted negotiations."

"The fourth support I hope the military will give is the resettlement of the soldiers and their families.

"I propose that those who have died or been disabled in battle to defend the Empire should be granted Imperial citizenship to their spouses and immediate family members.

"At the same time, according to the amount of meritorious service, they will be assigned jobs in the royal foundation, either after their retirement or for their immediate family members.

"After a meritorious soldier loses his combat effectiveness, or is able to work, the Imperial Government and the Foundation provide for them until they die of natural causes.

"In all parts of the empire, special nursing homes for meritorious soldiers were established to take care of these meritorious and disabled veterans, and the specific operation should be coordinated according to the actual situation.

"This will eliminate the worries of the soldiers, stimulate the combat effectiveness of the front-line fighters, and prevent the situation on the battlefield from deteriorating further.

"What I am thinking of at the moment, the high-level support I need is all for the time being, and I hope that the emperor will approve it."

Zhu Jingyuan bowed his hand to the princes and ministers again, bowed to the old emperor on the stage, and signaled that he was finished for the time being.

Then there was a tendency to chaos in the Wenhua Hall again, and the direction of public opinion also changed again.

Zhu Jingyuan helped them fight for their interests before, of course they had no opinion, and now Zhu Jingyuan asked them to sell benefits to the bottom, and they immediately had an opinion.

It's just that the atmosphere in the hall is special now, and everyone feels that the old emperor seems to be on the verge of breaking out, and no one among the princes and ministers dares to speak rashly.

At the same time, it is generally believed that the emperor, who represents the interests of the imperial family, should not support Zhu Jingyuan's last two proposals.

This is a suggestion that all the nobles, scholars, and new elites have all been damaged, and only the mud legs have benefited, and it should not appear in the court at all.

Even if the emperor does not directly veto, he should give an ambiguous attitude and take it out for the ministers to discuss.

The ministers had tacit advice to oppose it, and if the emperor humbly accepted the veto, the matter should be over.

So after Zhu Jingyuan finished speaking, everyone didn't speak immediately, but they all pricked up their ears and waited for the old emperor's response.

Then everyone found that the old emperor Zhu Zhongliang did not ask for more details, and even closed his eyes directly, nodded slightly and began to order:

"The proposed purpose is to be led by the Ministry of Households, coordinated by the Cabinet, and cooperated with all ministries of the court, to formulate detailed rules for the withdrawal of feudal domains as soon as possible, and to cooperate with the announcement and implementation of the progress of the negotiations."

"The Invalides Academy was set up to support meritorious and disabled soldiers, and the funds were shared by military expenses, the imperial court, the foundation, and the local government.

"Set up a labor bureau to set up a minimum wage, a maximum working hours, and a disposal plan for violating the enterprise, and the metropolitan procuratorate will set up a corresponding agency to cooperate with the inspection and punishment.

"The Imperial Pension was set up to support retired workers and officials, and the funds were shared between the enterprise and the imperial court.

"The ban on tea, sugar, iron, locomotives, and large ships is allowed, and private operations are allowed.

"Honglu Temple presided over the peace talks with the anti-Ming Alliance."

As soon as the old emperor spoke, the ministers below waited quietly, instinctively wanting to interject, but they didn't dare to interject.

Because after the beginning of "proposed decree", there are orders to be given by the emperor, which is the moment of absolute authority of the emperor.

At this time, anyone can only listen, and even if they have opinions, they have to wait for the emperor to finish speaking.

When the emperor's words finally ended and everyone was finally able to speak, the scene immediately erupted into a wave of sound.

"Your Majesty! No, never! ”

"Your Majesty, restricting working hours and compulsory public holidays will only encourage the wind of good and bad work!"

"Your Majesty! His Royal Highness Jingyuan's suggestion also includes a ban on alcohol! ”

"Your Majesty! Private business is already difficult, and if you pay additional pensions and pensions, there is only a dead end. ”

"Your Majesty! In this way, it will definitely cause public resentment to boil! ”

"Brother Huang! With so many businesses opened, the relevant market of the consortium will inevitably decline sharply, and the existing guys can't arrange itβ€”β€”"

Faced with the mess below, the originally weak old emperor seemed to have recovered his spirit and slapped the imperial case violently.

The old emperor's cloudy pupils scanned the audience, and all the ministers immediately fell silent.

The old emperor spoke again in a calm and unquestioning tone:

"The royal consortium will take the lead in enforcement, all the money consortium will pay no less, all the rules will be followed, and the costs of all manufacturers will rise simultaneously.

"For the banned industries, the royal consortium will open the technology authorization to the private sector, and those who are willing to operate related industries can directly ask the consortium to buy.

"Don't talk about the clan, when is it now, when will Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Huang Taiji, and Dolgon appear, not to mention the money, your lives may not be saved!

"There's no time to argue, this matter is over, let's discuss the peace talk plan."

The old emperor gave away a little bit of interest, but he also made it clear that this was the bottom line, and he directly stopped accepting relevant opinions.

The vassal state can still be independent, and the local magnates and capital, in the face of the real capital emperor, are really useless.

If the emperor wanted to force everyone to death, then they could still make a fuss together, but now the emperor has given a compromise.

The ban on tea, sugar, iron, locomotives, cars, and large ships was exchanged for all capital subject to the previous conditions such as the withdrawal of the feudal domain and the establishment of provinces, the opening of the Invalides, and the establishment of labor bureaus.

This was repaired on the basis of Zhu Jingyuan's proposal, and it basically happened to be stuck on the edge of everyone's bottom line.

If it is usual, then it must continue to fight for a while, at least to fight for the ban on alcohol.

His Royal Highness Jingyuan put it up, and it was detained by His Majesty, and the duck that came to his mouth flew, how can this work?

But the current situation really can't tolerate everyone's ridicule, and the royal consortium promises to abide by it as well, so it can only be accepted silently.

The clan was originally the "chairman" of the emperor, who had the final say, and with the intimidation of "Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Huang Taiji, and Dolgon", they didn't dare to be stubborn.