There was a desire for reform in the imperial family, and there were many people in the imperial court who wanted to reform. There are quite a few people who believe that reform and reform is a panacea for resolving all malpractices and contradictions.

They believe that reform can succeed.

However, in fact, among the large number of materials collected by the royal family, there are a large number of experiences and lessons learned from the country's reform of the law, some of which have been successful in reform and some of which have failed.

A successful reform is very difficult, and it is not always in the right direction.

At that time, the Shen Bu Harm Reform Law was successfully promoted in South Korea, and it seemed to be successful, and it also made South Korea temporarily strong, but soon the evil consequences of the change appeared, and its officials were proficient in art and overemphasized the law, causing the king and ministers to be good at power struggle.

If reform goes in the wrong direction, then persisting in it will only add to the wrong ones.

These are the most basic, which also require great perseverance and persistence between monarchs and ministers, and the spirit of indomitable spirit to face obstacles and difficulties.

The correct direction of reform requires the king and his courtiers to have a high degree of wisdom and be able to make timely adjustments according to the actual situation.

It sounds very simple, and I even think that the change is in the right direction, isn't it a very simple thing? Those of us who come after us think it's simple, because we stand in the present and look at the past.

How do you do it when you don't know the standard answer? Is it to move forward, or to change and adjust in time? Unstoppable, how do you judge is right. How do you know that changing and adjusting in time will not shake the will of the king to reform?

This is why even though many ministers know the benefits of reforming the law, few are really willing to do it.

Wang Yi knew that he was not the first emperor of great talent, nor was he Taizong, and he himself did not have the confidence to succeed in reform. He is self-aware of himself, and he knows that he is the master of success. Understand that the harm to the country caused by arbitrary changes to the law and changes in the order of the day far exceeds the immutable law.

In this case, the prime minister made a mistake in the book.

As the prime minister, Chao Cuo is very aware of the difficulties of changing the law, and because he has served as a state and county, he knows the local situation. After seeing the current situation of Daqian, after several studies, Chao Cuo decided to write to the emperor and ask for a change in the law.

Now the strength of the great cadres is strong, the imperial court still has absolute control, and the force is abundant, even if there are some mistakes and omissions, they can be corrected in time. If we continue to wait, the cadres will continue to decline, and without the opportunity for trial and error, the cadres may no longer be able to change the law.

At this time, Da Qian was like a strong man, there were some problems in his body, and it was better to cure a sick person than to watch him get sick and die a little bit.

The erroneous petition sparked a heated debate among the royal family, with as many people supporting the change as there were not.

Some people think that if the 400-year Mandate of Heaven becomes shorter because of the change of the law? Some people also believe that the Mandate of Heaven is impermanent, if it is not changed, it will only become weaker and weaker, and the Mandate of Heaven for four hundred years, if it is like the mascot Mandate of Heaven for three hundred years after Bang Zhou, it is better to fight now.

If it is really like Bang Zhou, the descendants of the Wang family will directly find a way to retreat.

In the end, it was Wang Yi who persuaded the others: "The ancestors were blue and blue, opened up the four fields, and redefined the world, so naturally they didn't want the younger generations to become the county guard of Luoyang like Bang Zhou back then, if so, I would never have the face to see the ancestors again." ”

"If you brothers are willing, then go yourself!"

Because of Wang Yi's insistence, the royal family finally decided to agree, but the royal family also made two preparations, if the change failed, then change it in time.

After the royal family unified their opinions, the next step was the court, although Chao Cuo was the prime minister, but if he wanted to change the law, he also needed to get the consent of the officials below. Every reform is actually a redivision of interests.

During the Xianhuai period, this was the case for several successful changes. Sun Shuao is, so is Guan Zhong, Li Kui, Wu Qi, and Shang Ying.

If the court can't reach an agreement, the next change will set off a bloody storm.

In the Qianyuan Palace, the important ministers of the imperial court are discussing the court.

Zuo Cheng Chao said loudly: "One of the shortcomings of the imperial court is that the financial income is beyond its means, the world of Zhaowu is accumulated every year, and now the world, the imperial court cannot make ends meet, and it needs to consume the money and grain accumulated during the Zhaowu years.

There was a severe drought in the north and a flood in the south, and the imperial court needed disaster relief, but there was no increase in food. If there are a few more disasters, the imperial court will continue to bleed, and one day it will be unable to bear it. ”

"If you want the treasury to be full, there are only two points, open source and reduce expenditure."

"Nowadays, the imperial court spends more and more every year, but the taxes are decreasing more and more, the imperial court has not increased taxes, and the people are becoming more and more poor, why is this?"

"If cattle and sheep are raised but not fat, there will be worms in their stomachs, and if the people work hard but are not rich, there will be bloodsucking worms!" Minister Wang Zhuo said.

"Do you know those worms?"

"The nobles of the imperial court occupied the land, the officials were cunning and greedy, and the powerful officials annexed the land. These are all insects lying on Da Qian's body to suck blood. ”

"The imperial court is not rich in taxes, and the trade routes in the Western Regions are not smooth, and there are many tax evaders in the world, and the second is that."

"Prime Minister, we all know this, but it's just a big deal, how to put an end to it?" An official next to him said.

"One is to reopen the Western Regions, the other is to strictly investigate taxes, and the number of inspections of the imperial history is not enough.

"The imperial court collects and rectifies the commercial tax, prohibits tax evasion, and if tax evasion is discovered, the whistleblower can get three percent of the offender's wealth!"

"Prime Minister, these can only solve temporary worries."

"Open source, the minister heard that the king of Zhenhai discovered silver ore in Fusang, there are so many silver mines, far more than a large number of cadres, the imperial court can send a large number of people to mine, mint silver coins, and increase income."

"At the same time, relocating the population of the Great Qianguo to overseas will not only open up overseas but also reduce the burden on the country."

"Prime Minister, the people don't want to go, what can they do?"

"If you tempt them with profit, you may be given land, gold and silver, and your own people will be willing to go, and if they are insufficient, they will make up for it with prisoners."

"If there are overseas silver mines, the big dry finances may be abundant." In fact, Prime Minister Zuo's methods, only this silver mine is immediate, although the other methods are also effective, but they are protracted, and the tax collection is not so easy to collect.

Even if there is a reward for reporting, those businessmen who follow their feet are not so easy to report.

"If no one is willing to go, Your Majesty, you can let the nobles in the country bid for the auction, let the nobles go to the silver mines, and the court will collect the silver money proportionally." Hearing this, Wang Yi was also moved, if this is the case, the court does not need to invest, and it can obtain a lot of profits.

At the same time, after the silver ore is mined, it must be handed over to the imperial court to make silver coins, and there is no fear that those nobles will not obey.

(End of chapter)