Chapter Ninety-One: Implementing a New Deal, Su Protects the Rebellion

On the nine halls, the Son of Heaven sat on the dragon chair, quietly looking at the ministers with different expressions under the Danqi, and all those who made contact with him trembled and bowed their heads silently.

In the past three years, while vigorously developing the economy and construction, Zhang Zixing has also attached great importance to the rule of officials, severely punished corruption, and set up a number of supervision agencies openly and covertly; after punishing several typical examples of corruption in public and confiscating all family property, the ministers who were still lucky suddenly understood the determination of the Son of Heaven, and the frightened Fei Zhong even took the initiative to hand over most of the family property to "enrich" the state treasury, and also received the praise and reward of the Son of Heaven. After this treatment, the phenomenon of [***] was greatly reduced, and the people applauded. How can such a wise and wise Son of Heaven who has won the hearts of the people not be in awe?

"Do you have any objections?" Zhang Zixing's words made the ministers talk in a low voice again, but none of them came out to speak.

"If there is no objection, from Ming onwards, the new policy will be fully implemented in the territory of Dashang. ”

Doctor Zhao Qisu is famous for his direct advice, and after thinking about it, he finally gritted his teeth and played: "Your Majesty, the subordinates have this music." Your Majesty's amnesty for the bitter slaves and the granting of land was originally a merciful act, but as close as the humerus minister of the central court and as far as the border general, it was not fundamentally shaken and suffered serious losses.

Zhao Qi was the first bird, and many ministers immediately jumped out to second.

"Doctor Shang's words are different!" The first one to come out to oppose was actually Fei Zhong, "You don't see that Dongqi was still a barren land in the past, and it has only been two years since the implementation of the new policy, and the success is obvious to all, and now Dongqi has become a rich country, and even Donglu has been operating Donglu for many years, and many Donglu people are even more disregarded by strict orders, and their families move to Dongqi." If the whole territory of our Great Shang implements the new policy, it will not only save the suffering slaves of the world from dire straits, but also make the national strength of our Great Shang several times stronger, and the world will be rich, which is really a holy move!"

Fei Zhong's appearance was immediately seconded by Fei Lian, Weifan and others, and many ministers who agreed with Zhao Qi's opinion couldn't help but secretly complain when they saw Fei Zhong stand up, and many people secretly retreated - this dead fat man is not simple, the doctor in the official residence is nothing, the trouble is that he is deeply trusted by the Son of Heaven, and he uses his position to hold a large number of official personal **, and some are even shady things. Besides, this fat man has always valued his surname and power, without the support of the Son of Heaven, how could he come out like this?

Zhang Zixing looked at the scene below, and suddenly had a feeling that he couldn't laugh or cry, the notorious "annihilators" actually supported a new policy that benefited the country and the people, and it was those "loyal ministers" who opposed it, of course, as some ministers speculated: Fei Zhong took the lead this time with his prior instructions.

Although many people retreated, Zhao Qi's side was still not small, and Mei Bo was also a bold guy, and he even reprimanded Fei Zhong loudly: "Although the Eastern Qi Dynasty has achieved a small result with a new political strategy, after all, it is a law to govern the people, how can it be copied for the use of my great business!

Hearing the words "the world is in chaos", Zhang Zixing's eyes flashed, revealing a faint smile. Regarding Mei Bo's high profile, Fei Lian, who is also in Fei Zhong's camp, did not show weakness, and shot back: "Mei Bo is alarmist, so bold and bold! Your Majesty said in the past that Pingdong once said that Dongyi has changed its name to Qi, and will always serve the big merchants, and there will be no difference between merchants and Yi people from now on, and Your Majesty's Concubine Niangniang is also the lord of the Qi people, what is your intention in saying this? Please Your Majesty treat him for the crime of alarmism!"

Mei Bo was speechless for a while, Zhang Zixing was not in a hurry to punish the crime, but asked Wen Taishi and the two prime ministers: "Sanqing is my minister, what is your opinion?"

"Your Majesty is the supreme in the world, the old ministers and generals are deeply favored by the king, and they dare not forget, my great business soldiers are all iron-blooded men, loyal, and only His Majesty's holy will is obeyed. Wen Taishi's words expressed the meaning of the military, and Shang Rong also agreed, and when the ministers heard it, their hearts suddenly cooled.

Bigan said: "This matter is not trivial, if it is popularized in the world, it will also be difficult, not to mention that the situation in different countries is different, it is better to adapt measures to local conditions." His Majesty may first implement the new policy within his jurisdiction, revise it according to its progress, and summon the four princes to the court to agree on the laws to be implemented in each locality. ”

What Bigan said was no longer a question of "agreeing or disagreeing", but how to carry out and implement the detailed rules of the new policy, and the ministers saw that these three important ministers all agreed, and knew that the general trend had gone, so they had to second. Only a few hard-liners such as Zhao Qi and Mei Bo still insist on their own views on the grounds that "the law of the ancestors cannot be abolished" or "the foundation of society cannot be shaken."

Zhang Zixing knew that these people were all hard-boned, and there was a plot of their death in the book, so he was not angry, and said lightly: "You do not hesitate to offend the monarch for the sake of direct advice, you can be regarded as loyal ministers, but I don't know who you are 'loyal' to?"

Zhao Qi and the others were stunned for a moment, Zhang Zixing's tone suddenly increased, and he asked: "Since the widow ascended the throne, he has devoted himself to his wisdom and dedication, and has devoted himself to serving the country and the people! Now the implementation of the new policy is only for the sake of the common people in the world, just to reproduce the prosperity of the great business! But you are for the partial interests of the nobles and nobles, ignoring the great plans of the country and the people's livelihood, let me ask you, are you 'loyal' for the country, or 'loyal' for the ministers?"

Zhao Qi and the others were sweating profusely when they heard this, and Zhang Zixing took Dongqi as an example to clarify the necessary and urgent surnames for the implementation of reform, and emphasized the key role of "people" to "country". Under the whip of the principle of "the country is important", Zhao Qi and Mei Bo, who boasted of their loyalty, consciously gave in and were speechless. Zhang Zixing took the opportunity to commend them for their loyalty in the past, did not punish but rewarded, and ordered them to be the supervisors of the new policy and confer important positions.

When the ministers saw that the Son of Heaven had used such a method, and in a few words, the strongest opponents of the New Deal had turned into staunch supporters, and they were terrified in their hearts, and they did not dare to disagree.

Chaoge's new policy was basically the same as that of the Eastern Qi Dynasty, except that certain adjustments were made in the preferential policies of the nobles and the proportion of land ownership, and the interests of the nobles were appropriately increased. However, Zhang Zixing learned the lessons of the feudal land system of previous dynasties, retained a large amount of state-owned land economically, and ensured that after slaves turned into peasants, individual land ownership existed in large numbers for a long time, so as to retain a large number of individual peasant classes to serve the state. The land ownership system of the aristocracy, which played a destructive role, must be restricted and controlled, so as not to repeat the mistakes of history too quickly.

At present, the situation of the big merchants is that most of the fertile land is in the hands of the nobles and scholars, and for the wasteland, the commoners lack the enthusiasm and enthusiasm for reclamation, and are unwilling to reclaim the wasteland, so a cycle of evil surnames has been formed, and agriculture is firmly grasped by the slave owners. First, the slaves were liberated to gain precious freedom and bid farewell to the most barbaric human social system; second, the slaves' enthusiasm for labor for the sake of freedom would be unprecedentedly high, and the large-scale reclamation of wasteland would not only lay the foundation for the feudal system that would follow, but would also rapidly promote the agricultural development of the great merchants; third, it could greatly weaken the control of the slave owners headed by the nobles and scholars over agriculture and prepare for further reform.

Of course, this kind of land system, which seems to be advanced at present, has considerable drawbacks after all, and the political dependence on the aristocracy and landlords will make their land ownership system grow stronger in the future, and then encroach on and destroy the state-owned land ownership system and the peasant land ownership system, and the result is that the foundation of the national economy will be destroyed, the country will be weak and the people will be poor, class contradictions will intensify, and the dynasty will come to an end.

However, Zhang Zixing didn't think about so many long-term issues, because it was not important to him. This far-reaching and far-reaching reform is just one step in his plan.

After Zhang Zixing explained the details of the new policy and related decrees, he arranged a series of personnel and set a time to notify the four princes to come to the court to discuss matters.

After the dispersal, Zhang Zixing looked at the sky and whispered: "Now that the name of benevolence and righteousness has been shaken in his hands, it depends on how the princes are 'unjust', even if the world is going to be chaotic, they must be controlled in their own hands......"

When Nuwa Temple asked the right question, he once proposed to use the position of the emperor to quell the killing, but Nuwa Niangniang refused, which shows that even if he governed the world more steadily before, he still could not change the fate of the immortals to use the war in the world to complete the killing and robbery.

If there is no movement, then it is just to reform step by step, first to reform the system, and then to the military, to weaken the power of the princes step by step, to concentrate power in their own hands, and to see who still has the strength to commit rebellion. This is exactly the development route proposed by Zhang Zixing to the former emperor B in Zhaoxuan Hall when he was the king of Shou.

As expected, as soon as the news of the new policy was about to spread to the whole world, the princes from all walks of life continued to stir, and the two items of the new policy, the confiscation of most of the land and the liberation of slaves, were even more unacceptable to many princes and nobles, but the small nobles, commoners, and slaves who received the latest news and benefits from the "Great Shang Quarterly" were overjoyed, and hoped that the new policy could be realized in their places of residence as soon as possible. Strangely, the reaction of the four princes was very calm, and they took delayed countermeasures to the convening order of the Son of Heaven, some said that they were seriously ill and could not move, and some said that foreign invasions needed to be resisted, but they refused to come.

Time passed day by day, and under the provocation of someone with a heart, the first bird finally appeared, and this person is still an important figure in the "plot" - Hou Suhu of Jizhou.

Jizhou is located in the north, is one of the nine states of Dayu, quite prosperous, is the center of antiquity, strategic and geographical location is extremely important. Su Hu has been in Jizhou for many years, known as ambitious, with tens of thousands of heavy soldiers, and many brave generals under his command, especially the eldest son Su Quanzhong. Now, taking advantage of the implementation of the new policy by the Son of Heaven and the unstable hearts of the princes of the world, Su Hu, who has received some promises, finally can't suppress his ambition and embarks on the road of rebellion, and openly says: The king is bad and the minister's foundation is contrary to the ancestral rites. Jizhou Su Hu, never go to business.

Su Hu rebelled, many princes responded, Beihai Yuan Futong even gathered the seventy-two princes to rebel together, and the king of Pingling in the East China Sea also took advantage of the situation to rebel.

In the face of the urgent situation, Zhang Zixing, who is the Son of Heaven, did not panic, the movements of these anti-bone boys had long been expected by him, especially Su Hu, if he could hold back, he would really have to re-evaluate him.

Zhang Zixing ordered the generals of the general army of each pass to strictly guard their posts and beware of changes, and at the same time ordered the rebels to be eliminated. In the original book, Beihai Yuan Futong was a tricky guy, and Wen Taishi didn't know if he was related to him, and it took fifteen years to exterminate it, resulting in no one around the king of Zhou, and the foundation of the Shang Dynasty was completely ruined. In any case, Beihai is not good for Wen Zhong, so he can't be sent, Zhang Zixing thought about it, and sent Beibo Hou Chonghou Hu as the main commander, and gave Bai Xuan Huang Yue, his younger brother Caozhou Hou Chong Heihu as the deputy marshal, and the brothers fought against Yuan Futong together. Beihai was originally under the jurisdiction of Chonghou Hu, and when there was a rebellion, it was naturally gloomy, but now he got Bai Xuan Huangyue, which symbolized the crusade power, and he was overjoyed, and hurriedly gathered his headquarters with Chonghei Tiger and marched towards Beihai.

The commander of the conquest of the Pingling King of the East China Sea is Huang Feihu, because of the extraordinary period, the four generals of the Demon Family are guarding Jiameng Pass and cannot leave without permission, so Zhang Zixing arranged for Hong Jin, an alternate general with strange skills, and Ji Kang, a deputy general, to assist Huang Feihu. Originally, Zhang Zixing wanted to send Wen Zhong to go, but in the book, it didn't take much time for Wen Taishi to exterminate King Pingling, but Wen Zhong had to deal with a more important target at this time: Su Hu.

Because Su Hu is involved in the most critical heroine of the Romance of the Gods, that is, the source of the destruction of the Great Shang - Daji, Zhang Zixing is particularly sensitive to the Su family. Maybe Su Daji is the most beautiful woman in this world, maybe she hasn't met the demon fox yet, maybe the demise of Dashang can't put all the blame on a woman, but none of this matters, because she only has one way to go, and that is death. Even if it is not for the future "plot", just because of the relationship between the Su and Hu rebellions, it is necessary to kill the chickens and monkeys to exterminate the Su Men family, and must not be soft on the sake of women, take precautions, and take precautions, which is the consciousness that a superior person should have.

Before leaving, Wen Zhong got the secret order issued by the Son of Heaven himself, as long as he defeated Su Hu, he would immediately kill his entire family to avoid future troubles.

Soon after Wen Zhong's army set off, Zhang Zixing thought of a key matter, and immediately found Yabi Gan and handed him a character: to assist the new national teacher to go to Xuanyuan Tomb in the southern suburbs of Chaoge to eliminate demons.

Danger should be nip in the bud.

(To be continued)