Zhu Youzhen was originally a "king of letters" and succeeded to the throne as emperor halfway.

Therefore, he did not experience the period of "prince", let alone the prince to teach him "the way of being a king".

However, he still understands the common truth that "the country is people-oriented, and the people are food-oriented" and "water can carry a boat and also overturn a boat".

Zhu Youzhen in history is indeed a king with ideals, ambitions, diligence and frugality.

Gray hair in your twenties!

It can be seen that he is indeed working hard for the sake of being full of holes!

It's a pity that manpower is difficult to overcome!

If you don't have money, it's even harder!

Today's Zhu Youzhen, because of the sale of the "vanilla coupons" provided by Wang Li, has gradually become more and more abundant!

The idea of doing something is getting stronger and stronger!

However, the corruption of the court and local officials made him daunting!

If you don't solve this problem, no matter how much money you put into it, it will only be wasted!

Even, it may not stir up the slightest ripple!

Wang Li's disaster relief achievements in Shanxi, he saw them all!

And, I studied it carefully!

It's a pity that it's difficult to spread to the whole country!

He could only pin all his hopes on Wang Li.

In his opinion, Wang Li is a saint who can do anything!

If he can't think of a solution, he really plans to stay in Lingji Palace and not leave!

Hearing that Wang Li had a way, Zhu Youzhen suddenly came to his senses.

However, when he heard Wang Li's solution, he was dejected.

"Factory father, what do you do...... It is...... Change the three-year filial piety etiquette system? Changed to two months? ”

Zhu Youzhen was very disappointed!

Can't believe your ears!

But, he was sure he heard correctly!

What kind of solution is this?

Changing the etiquette system can eliminate corruption?

Does this have anything to do with "tax cuts and tax cuts"?

"Three years of filial piety" was officially promoted as a ritual system, which originated from Dong Zhongshu's vigorous advocacy in the Han Dynasty;

Under this kind of thinking, "honoring one's parents" and "keeping filial piety for three years" have become important criteria for evaluating officials.

Even, is the only standard!

In the Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms and the early Jin Dynasty, the children of the scholar clan who honored their father, and even the common people, had the opportunity to be "promoted to filial piety" as officials!

In the first year of the great cause of the Sui Dynasty, with the birth of the imperial examination system, although the "filial piety and honesty" withdrew from the historical stage, the ritual system of "three years of filial piety" is still used today!

As long as the parents in the family die, even if it is a first-class member of the court, even if it is a general and staff officer who is fighting abroad, he must put down all his official duties and go home immediately to keep filial piety!

This is twenty-seven months!

Anyone, during the period of filial piety, must be vegetarian and vegetarian, must not participate in the imperial examination, must not enter into marriage, and must not hold celebrations!

Even if you are an emperor, you must abide by the etiquette system of "three years of filial piety"!

Of course, the emperor is the king of a country after all!

With the "efforts" of the courtiers, there will be many workarounds!

For example, after the death of the first emperor, if the prince is an adult but unmarried, he will get married immediately; Wait until the next day to inform the world of the news of the death of the emperor!

At this time, at this moment, Wang Li did not propose a way to eliminate corruption, but proposed to change the etiquette system of "three-year filial piety"!

It's just that the wind and horses and cows are not compatible!

Zhu Youzhen is even more confused!

"Long live the lord, the tax reduction and tax reduction of the imperial court will only make the tax reduction heavier and heavier, and it will not benefit the people at all!

However, as long as we guide the people to abandon the "style of thick burials", we will definitely be able to make the people get real benefits!

Ordinary people can save at least more than ten years of savings!

The money saved is in the hands of the people themselves!

Will not go into the pockets of magistrates and squire gatekeepers!

Such a "tax reduction and tax reduction" is absolutely immediate!

Moreover, there is no need for the court to allocate a tael of silver!

Therefore, it is imperative to change the etiquette system of "three-year filial piety"!

During the three-year period of filial piety, the resignation of civil and military officials will not only cause the abandonment of the government and border defense, but also a huge waste of human resources!

During the period of filial piety, the officials still had half of their lives and did not starve to death;

But what about ordinary people?

What about students who are preparing to take the exam?

What good is it to stay by the grave for three years and pretend, crying and doing nothing?

Whether it is an official or an ordinary person, how many or three years does each person's life have? ”

Wang Li explained for a long time, and explained the importance of "changing the three-year filial piety" ritual system and the reason for "abandoning the style of thick burials" very clearly!

However, Zhu Youzhen shook his head!

Because......

From the Han Dynasty to the present, the "etiquette system" is actually higher than the "legal system", especially the etiquette system related to "filial piety"!

For example, if a condemned prisoner has married a wife but has no children, he can request that his wife and concubine be sent to the prison "round house" before the death penalty!

When a condemned prisoner makes such a request, officials at all levels can only report it layer by layer!

Even if it goes to the Criminal Department, even if the emperor personally reviews it, there is a great possibility that he will agree to the request of the death row prisoner!

Because, "there are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is great"!

In this era, "honoring parents" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people!

In Wang Li's view, in any era, anyone should "honor their parents", which is a matter of course!

However, the quantification of "honoring parents" in this era has become unrecognizable and distorted to the extreme!

It has even become an important factor hindering social development!

Decades ago, Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant, after his father died of illness, if he hadn't been "robbed of love", his "Wanli New Deal" would have been difficult to continue!

The prevalence of "thick burials" has made countless people sell their sons and daughters, and even sell their bodies to bury their fathers!

No way!

If you don't bury your relatives thickly, you are "unfilial"!

If the specifications of the "thick burial" cannot satisfy the government, the household registration of the deceased relatives cannot be cancelled!

All kinds of taxes should be paid, or continue to pay!

Actually, Zhu Youzhen can understand Wang Li's words!

The effect of changing or abandoning these two ritual systems and "reducing taxes and burdens" for the people is indeed immediate!

However, after careful consideration, Zhu Youzhen still shook his head!

The ritual system, which has lasted for more than 2,000 years, has long been deeply rooted!

Even if Zhu Youzhen didn't dare to break it easily!

"Factory father, you have such an idea, it is indeed very bold!

I admire it!

However, just like the last time the "Ten Kings' Mansion" was sold, the courtiers would not agree!

This time, no matter how clever he is, he can't convince the ministers and the cabinet! ”

"Long live the Lord, the little slave always believes that the essence passed down from the ancestors should be inherited and carried forward;

However, the dross passed down from our ancestors should be discarded or properly improved!

Just like the prevalence of thick burials!

This is a tool for King Wu of Zhou to fool the people!

Today's Ming Dynasty, natural disasters continue, and the people are struggling to make a living!

Thieves are everywhere in the northwest, and there is a tendency to spread!

If the people are allowed to live in hardship because of the dross, how can we talk about enriching the people and strengthening the country?

Long live the lord, such a tax reduction and tax reduction, there is no need for the imperial court to allocate a tael of silver!

Please think carefully! ”

Zhu Youzhen held the tea bowl, always frowning, and did not say anything.

After a long time, Zhu Youzhen finally raised his head, looking curious.

"Gonggong, you said that "the prevalence of thick burials is a tool for King Wu of Zhou to fool the people", is there any basis for this? ”

Hearing this, Wang Li was completely stunned!

I'll go!

Does this need to be asked?

Anyway, you used to be a prince, and you should have read a lot of sage books!

The shameless behavior of Jiang Taigong and King Wu of Zhou is clearly written in "Huainanzi", don't you know?

Could it be that when you were studying, you thought about women all day long?

No, he shouldn't have read it!

"Huainanzi" can be regarded as a Taoist classic, not among the sage books!

The way of governing the country and the imperial examination will not involve "Huainanzi"!

At this time, in the Lingji Palace, there is no "Huainanzi"!

So, Wang Li could only rely on his own memory to talk about the general dialogue between Jiang Taigong and King Wu of Zhou in "Huainanzi".

It is said that after King Wu took over the world, he was afraid that his subordinates would cause chaos, so he asked Jiang Taigong for advice on how to govern the country:

"Taigong, although this king has won the hearts of the people, it is essentially a crime committed by the courtiers! What should the king's courtiers do if they try to take over the king's world? ”

Jiang Taigong thought for a while, and smiled confidently: "Don't worry, King Wu! I have a way to make my courtiers and the people never rebel!

The solution, in fact, is very simple:

For courtiers, it is permissible to take off their helmets and put a sandpiper crown on them; Untie their swords and let them go up to the court with their wat boards!

For the people, it can block their eyes, ears, mouths and noses, and prevent them from having any desires;

For example, guide them to do useless things; With trivial and troublesome preaching, let them be happy with their own business and be comfortable in real life, so that they can become confused and ignorant from sober and clear;

Specifically, a "three-year filial piety" etiquette system can be formulated so that they cannot reproduce;

Advocate humility and courtesy, so that they do not have the heart to fight;

with wine and meat, so that they can be in a good mood;

Let them entertain themselves with ritual music;

Use ghosts and gods to make them fearful;

use red tape to cover up their brave and ruthless nature;

Mourning with heavy burials, depleting them of their possessions and destitute them;

Advocate digging deep graves and building high graves to exhaust their physical strength;

In this way, no matter how powerful the tribe and family are, they will gradually become poor and weak!

Naturally, there will be no more people who plot to cause trouble;

Changing folk customs like this, King Wu's world will be able to protect it for a long time! ”

"High! That's high! ”

After listening to Wang Li's relay, Zhu Youzhen suddenly realized!

Excited to slam the table, it seems that he has found a good way to govern the country!

But after thinking about it for a while, I feel that something is wrong!

Jiang Taigong advocated "three years of filial piety" and "the wind of thick burial", and he did have a reason!

But Wang Li's current approach is contrary to Jiang Taigong!

"Long live the lord, some of the little slave's practices are indeed contrary to Jiang Taigong!

This is because in the era of Jiang Taigong and King Wu of Zhou, it was still a "slave society" where Ru Mao drank blood!

At that time, the people under the Son of Heaven were mostly gathered together in the form of tribes, and the disputes between tribes could be seen everywhere;

At that time, if several tribes united, it was easy to threaten the royal power of King Wu of Zhou;

At that time, Jiang Taigong had not yet realized the truth that "water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn a boat", let alone the concept of "the country is people-oriented";

However, after thousands of years of change, large and small inhabited tribes have long been scattered and disintegrated by Jiang Taigong;

With the widespread cultivation of food crops, the people no longer needed to live together as tribes;

Today, the etiquette system formulated during the reign of King Wu of Zhou has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people;

If it weren't for the lack of food, if it weren't for the cruel oppression, the people would never have rebelled!

In today's world, the people should be fed and less exploited and oppressed!

Therefore, it is the right time to change the etiquette system of "three years of filial piety", abandon the "style of thick burial", let the people have silver in their pockets, and let the people have surplus food at home!

Of course, humility and courtesy, wine, meat and etiquette, as well as a lot of red tape, must be kept for the time being! ”

"Not bad, not bad!"

Zhu Youzhen nodded again and again, his eyes flashed with joy: "The factory is knowledgeable and full of economy!" A unique way to govern the country, unmatched by the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty!

Listening to the words of the factory is better than reading the book of sages for ten years!

It is indeed imperative to change the etiquette system of "three years of filial piety" and abandon the "style of thick burial"!

I will go back to the palace and gather all the ministers to discuss the strategy of governing the country!

Hahaha! ”

Zhu Youzhen's face was flushed with excitement, and he got up to leave, but saw Empress Zhang, Empress Zhou and Concubine Yuan, surrounded by a group of eunuchs and palace maids, rushing in.

In the hands of Queen Zhang, she is holding a cute cockatiel!

It's just that this parrot is drooping its head and is already dying!

Judging by her look, she was in a hurry!