"Your Majesty..."

Fashion wanted to say something, but was stopped by Heaton.

"You go ahead and say the conclusion, and don't care about the distractions that the topic just brought you."

"It's a region, and we can only speculate that both Shangri-La and Creeping Things came from the southern part of the Empire.

The origin of the Charismatic Stone is unknown, and the King of Putora appeared as if out of thin air, leading Putora to prosperity for a short few decades before quickly disappearing.

Therefore, I speculate that the Divine Grace Stone and [Shangri-La] [Creeping Thing] are from the same dangerous species system, including the grave keeper who can be beasted into a dangerous species, because of this special dangerous species.

That's why the Grace Stone reacts to these things, not the other Imperial Tools. ”

"Southern of the Empire?"

Heaton groaned, pondering what other imperial tools were recorded in the South.

"Your Majesty, now we still have to explore the secrets of Putola first to determine whether the Divine Grace Stone has energy savings in the mausoleum."

Heaton nodded, agreeing with Fashion.

"Looks like Putora's policy is going to be postponed, doctor, do you remember what I said to you a year ago?"

"Of course I remember, Your Majesty, above you are the infinite universe, the sun, the moon."

Fashion replied.

Heaton nodded, this answer was not unexpected, or rather, it should be this answer.

......

Shangri-La was once again returned to its owner, and the Grace Stone was still in the Institute.

After a while, Gozzi will have someone take the Charity Stone to Putola.

Naturally, Fashion couldn't go in person, because he was a senior professor and the research on various inventions was at a critical stage.

But after a while, Doteya's body will probably be reshaped.

Heaton, who got the [Shangri-La], took everyone back to the palace from the research institute, directly saving the time of hurrying.

I went to the fashion there today, mainly to get back the imperial tool, and by the way, I asked about the Divine Grace Stone, but I didn't expect to talk about Putora again.

During the year, the empire was not idle.

First of all, he sent Chitong and others to excavate with the border army and exploration personnel.

But nothing was found, and then Estes went, and even the emperor's tools were used, for three days, the collapsed mausoleum was destroyed and carried on a large scale.

In the end, except for the stone is still the stone.

Until now, the excavation of the treasures of the Putola Mausoleum has made no progress.

For this reason, Heaton has decided that when many things in the empire are done recently, he will let the Royal Chamber of Commerce take the lead and use his wealth to mobilize the enthusiasm of all merchants and the people of the empire, and stimulate everyone's gold rush.

Let the excavation of the Putola Mausoleum become a major event of the whole empire, and also make the excavation time infinitely extended.

But now, fashion says that there is not only a treasure under the mausoleum, but also a secret about the thousand-year-old prosperity of Putola, the source of the power of the charismatic stone, and even Heaton boldly speculates that he may be able to get a glimpse of the world's mysteries under the mausoleum.

The idea of national mining, which had just risen, had to be extinguished.

There are too many unknown factors under the mausoleum, and the convergence of people means that things that are difficult for each to control will happen.

Fortunately, at the moment, this batch of treasures and Divine Grace Stones are no longer urgently needed by the Empire.

In this year, the development of the Royal Chamber of Commerce has been very smooth, which has not only driven the consumption enthusiasm of the people across the country, but also the emergence of various new industries.

This relieved the empire, which had been almost stiff, once again.

However, in the past two years, because of their respective policies, the life of the Huangquan Temple has been really bad.

The appropriations provided by the empire were reduced, and the recruitment of personnel was restricted.

Although there is no fundamental ban on recruiting people from the Imperial Fist Temple, with the opening ceremony of the First Academy of the Imperial Capital today and the national celebration.

The host of the Imperial Fist Temple seems to have foreseen the fate of the Imperial Fist Temple in the future.

"Host! Preside! There's news of my father! ”

In the deserted Imperial Fist Temple, Metz took a leap and ran directly from the wall to the temple.

As the four Rakshasa ghosts of the Huangquan Temple, naturally no one stopped them.

What's more, she has other identities.

"Quick! Fast! What is it! ”

At the moment when the whole country was celebrating, the presiding officer of the Huangquan Temple heard the shouts of Mez outside and ran out of the house anxiously.

Since he had eaten Gozzi several times and closed doors, he had to find another way out.

For example, when Metz asks Gozzi, he won't have a cold face like himself.

"Tomorrow's court meeting, I ask you to be there!"

"Your Majesty, he..."

The presiding officer of the Huangquan Temple, who had gray hair and was wearing a golden and red abbot's robe, was stunned in place, and wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything.

In his seventies, he has always been tall and strong, and his figure seems to be down in an instant.

"That's it, that's it."

Eventually, he shook his head and returned to the house on crutches.

"Metz, come and help me pack up the things I will enter the palace tomorrow, I'm afraid I won't see them again in the future!"

Following.

Meet the Hall.

Heaton was on the throne, looking at the courtiers below.

It's a sight to see almost every day for a year.

The ministers saluted, and then it was the daily court and political deliberations.

However, the atmosphere of the court meeting is much better than a year ago, and Heaton has not been angry for a long time, that is to say, Jinyiwei has not raided the imperial capital officials in the inner city for a long time.

Today is a rare pilgrimage, and the difference between it and an ordinary pilgrimage meeting lies in the difference in the participants.

This time, not only the officials of the imperial capital, but also all the military attachés, even the canonized nobles of the empire, An Ning Dao, and the Huangquan Temple all came to the meeting hall.

It stands to reason that these nobles and religions, who had no real power, would only be summoned by the emperor to attend court meetings when the empire faced the greatest event.

Fortunately, the number of people has increased, and the hall still looks spacious and does not feel crowded.

"Minister! Let's talk about the present of the recent empire. ”

Heaton's grim voice reached everyone's ears from above, and everyone cheered up.

Lan stood at the front and began to read.

"In the imperial capital, because the first academy was established......"

Lan said from the establishment of the college to the economy, culture, people's livelihood, and even the development of the township.

It's long, but not cumbersome.

Sprinkled, Lan said for almost half an hour, and Heaton never stopped.

"But now, the empire faces two major problems!"

Lan finally stopped.

Everyone's bodies were stunned, and the secret passage came.

The focus of this meeting is on these two issues.

"One, local disparities.

Second, the bureaucratic system is complicated.

There is a world of difference between the imperial capital and the locality, whether in terms of living standards, economic conditions, or security.

In particular, many remote rural towns are not well informed because of the poor living environment, which leads to the abuse of dangerous species, and the local officials are not clear.

At the same time, whether it is an official in the imperial capital or an official outside the imperial capital, they cannot perform their duties, cover their respective responsibilities, pay attention to background and power, and have an attitude of coping with the imperial decrees, and their enthusiasm is not high.

In particular, local officials are unable to do their best to enforce government decrees, making it difficult for people to grasp them.

Especially when the empire does not give orders, they will only do nothing, and there is no attitude of a local official who is responsible for the local people. ”

"Hmm... What can you do to refute the Minister's words? ”

Heaton pondered for a moment and spoke.

"Your Majesty! The minister has something to say. ”

"Yin Da's internal affairs officer, please speak!"

"The two points that Minister Lan said are just in recent years, because the traitor Earnest excluded dissidents, which is the result of the disaster of the court.

Because many virtuous ministers were killed by him, there was a fault line in the imperial officialdom for a while, making each mediocre person take the position.

But the solution is also very simple, now that the First Academy of the Imperial Capital has just been established, they are the most gifted children selected by the empire from all over the country.

After three years, the children in the lower grades graduate, and no matter what they do, they will definitely inject fresh blood into the empire.

According to the Empire's educational aid program, schools will be opened throughout the country, and school-age children will be enrolled on a voluntary basis for the popularization of knowledge.

After graduating from the lower grades, whether they go to the upper grades for further study, go to a school to become a teacher, or return to the local area to build their hometown, the empire will develop in a good direction.

At the same time, it also preliminarily solved the problem of redundancy in officialdom.

It's all a matter of time.

Because of your wise deeds, many of the policies of the empire are now the beacon of the development of the empire, and the empire will definitely regain the glory of the first emperor thousands of years ago! ”

"Hmm... Yin Da's internal affairs official said right, the original intention of the establishment of the First Academy of the Imperial Capital was to make the younger generation of the empire more energetic and inspire the next generation. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister suggested that the garrison department can be expanded, and the garrison department can be established locally, which complements the Jinyi Guard, whether it is to supervise local officials or protect people's lives, it will be much simpler."

Yin Neiz stepped forward, and even said what Heaton had not carried out.

"Yes, the idea of the interior minister of Yinez is indeed feasible, but it is still a long-term strategy. If anyone else has any thoughts, they can say it, even if they say it wrong, I won't pursue it! ”

"Your Majesty, Yin Da's internal affairs official has ignored a problem, that is, the phenomenon of redundant officialdom, which is not caused by mediocrity, nor can it be solved by the students of the First Academy of the Imperial Capital after graduation.

This is the fundamental defect of the imperial bureaucracy.

He has no enterprising spirit, is immersed in power, and is in collusion with the local aristocracy.

Ostensibly, they did not infringe on the interests of the lives of the local people, but fundamentally limited the progress of the empire. ”

Rumble!

Suddenly, everyone was shocked by Lan's words.

"Your Majesty..."

"Yin Da internal affairs officer, this is undoubted!"

Lan stopped Yin Da's speech and directly denied it.

Heaton quietly looked at the gradually chaotic court, and did not speak.

"The First Academy of the Imperial Capital is a long-term solution to improve the cultivation of talents for the empire, but the officialdom of the empire can corrode the talents cultivated by the First Academy of the Imperial Capital, I don't think the internal affairs officer of Yin Da will not think about this problem."

Lan was aggressive, and as a minister, he was qualified to accuse this old man who was dozens of years older than him.

Originally, he put forward two questions in order to smoothly transition to his own reform strategy, but Yin Da directly denied his next reform, saying that as long as he relied on people, he could solve the system problem.

How could Lan agree with what he said.

In the past year, he has exhausted his mind and energy in order to reform, and he has asked Heaton for advice, and he has carefully analyzed the current situation of the empire.

The more you research, the more you can find out how bad the empire's current bureaucratic system is.

Today's event is something that he and Heaton have been preparing for a long time, and no one will be able to stop this reform.

"I agree with Minister Lan's thoughts, just in the imperial capital, the phenomenon of collusion between nobles and officials is not uncommon."

Yin Neiz stood up and said to Yin Da.

In fact, as an internal affairs official, how can I not understand the twists and turns in the current officialdom, but I don't want to admit it.

Aristocrat!

It is the canonization of the empire.

Most of the emperor's important ministers were canonized after their deaths, or they were rewarded for their outstanding contributions.

These nobles have similarities with the medieval aristocracy that Heaton knew in his previous life, but they are very different.

They have their own industries and social circles, and they claim to be in high society, which is extremely attractive to ordinary officials.

Therefore, the aristocracy befriended officials, the wealthy, provided them with a way to get acquainted, reconciled in the middle, and at the same time reaped their own benefits.

This is also an important way for some low-level officials to get acquainted with high-level officials.

In addition, the imperial officialdom is not clearly hierarchical, and it is difficult to progress, especially if you want to become an internal affairs officer, connections are indispensable.

The officialdom of the empire is more like a place that values favor rather than ability.

"I..."

Yin Da wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Heaton.

"Let's listen to Minister Lan's policy on reform first."

Heaton pretended to be nothing, and stopped the argument below.

Below, it was not only the three of them who quarreled, the nobles exchanged ears, the officials whispered, and even the military attachés talked about it.

It's just that the three of them are the loudest.

Heaton probably understood why Yin Da was resistant, and he didn't think it was strange.

It's not a heart for the aristocracy, or a conservative heart, it's just a difference in the concept of reform.

Yin Daneng developed the First Academy of the Imperial Capital into what it is now, both in behavior and psychology, it can be seen that he is doing his best for the empire.

He had probably sensed Heaton and Ran's idea of reform a long time ago, but over the past year, he had been overwhelmed by a series of decrees and new things, and he always felt that the process was too fast.

Now the empire seems to be doing high-speed rail, and in one year, it has taken the road that should have been taken for ten years, which makes Yin Da always feel that the foundation is unstable and will cause great turmoil in the future.

Reform is something Heaton acquiesces into, but Heaton has to make the first time he knows about reform, so Lan begins to tell it in detail.

And for this reform, the biggest resistance is the nobles present today, but this resistance is nothing in front of Heaton.

Having them here today is just a welcome to the judgment that will eventually come.

"Your Majesty, before this, there is also the matter of the Imperial Fist Temple, which is related to future reforms."

"The host of the Huangquan Temple is also present today, let's talk about it."

"I propose to reorganize the internal structure of the Huangquan Temple and take back the power of the Huangquan Temple to take the initiative to recruit disciples nationwide."

Every word of Lan will cause an uproar in the hearts of everyone present.

Especially the presiding officer of the Huangquan Temple, who was standing on the side, fell directly backwards after hearing Lan's words.

Thanks to the Anning Daoist Master Lang Ge, who was in the same row, he was quick to see and helped him fall down, without causing much movement.

"Be careful, Lord Host, Your Majesty will be to blame!"