Chapter 1159 Cabinet
"Mr. Wei, what do you think?" At this time of discussion, Li Zhongyi naturally could not let Wei Renpu, who had been silent.
The opinions of the cabinet cannot be unified, let alone the scholars and officials all over the world? Therefore, Li Zhongyi must understand Wei Renpu’s true thoughts and attitudes.
Wei Renpu was named by Li Zhongyi, and no matter how reluctant he was, he had to express his opinion in person.
"The Lord, the old minister thinks that the territory, land and population of the Han Dynasty have not yet been restored to the territory, land and population of the strong Han Dynasty. Instead of forcing the vassal states too tightly, it is better to slowly plan for it?" Wei Renpu is also a typical representative of the rule of inaction, which is in line with Li Zhongyi's usual view of him.
Wei Renpu specially gave an example of a strong Han Dynasty. During the Han Dynasty, the court believed in Huang-Lao's theory, emphasizing the rule of inaction, resting with the people, and then enriching the country and strengthening the army, and empowering the country and the country.
Li Zhongyi nodded slightly. Xianggong Wei was indeed a conspiracy in the country. However, this was just a matter of not making trouble on the traditional rule logic. It was a disguised advice and a tactful request from Li Zhongyi to put stabilizing the overall situation of the country first.
Seeing that Li Zhongyi's eyes were betting on him, Li Qiong couldn't help but sigh secretly, stretched out his head and was stabbed, but shrunk his head or was stabbed, and it was impossible for him to escape.
Since there is no escape and no escape, Li Qiong can only focus on his position. Regardless of whether the concept of governing the country is in line with whether it is in line with the concept of governing the country, he must not sit in a wrong place.
In the officialdom, even if you are not capable, as long as you stand in the right team, you can make a fortune and rise to the top!
"Master, the old minister believes that the main reason for the demise of the Eastern Han Dynasty was that it did not suppress the powerful, powerful and family, and allowed them to expand and develop unscrupulously. In the end, the Yellow Turban Thief suddenly rose up, the strength of the court was greatly reduced, and the prestige was greatly reduced, and the tyrants from all walks of life were spared. Please observe clearly!" Although Li Qiong said it very tactfully, his meaning was to support Li Zhongyi's position of suppressing the powerful and noble.
Kong Kun's opinion has been stated, and the position of the four ministers of the cabinet is two to two. Obviously, the decision-making power has returned to Li Zhongyi's hands.
"The reason why the tyrannical Qin Dynasty died in the second lifetime was mainly because it was repeatedly conscripted and levyed corvee labor, and did not rest with the people, which led to the decline of the civilian economy. Before I entered Kaifeng, the people in the Pinglu area had land planting and houses, and the land tax was at most 20 taxes. During the busy farming season, there were oxen to borrow. During the slack farming period, the county collected corvee labor, organized and mobilized the people to build water conservancy, built bridges and roads, not only to manage food, but also to get wages." Li Zhongyi said this and deliberately paused, and then said, "The village and the tingzheng both played a good effect."
Li Zhongyi said it very implicitly, but the cabinet ministers present knew that there was no rule that the Li family had no imperial power at all.
In other words, under strict grassroots organizations and control, there is no room for the survival and development of Yellow Turban thieves in rural areas.
In the past, Li Zhongyi considered the need to stabilize the vassal states in the world, and after entering Kaifeng City, he did not immediately send troops to various places to control the situation.
However, Li Yun and Li Chongjin colluded with the Southern Tang, Later Shu, Northern Han and Khitans and blatantly rebelled openly, which gave Li Zhongyi an excellent reason and opportunity to send troops to attack.
The cabinet ministers had every reason to believe that the Li family army would definitely control the actual control of the various places along the way while suppressing the rebellion.
The wider the actual control of the court, the heavier the weight of the cabinet's speech, and my husband is naturally optimistic about this.
However, the village and pavilion system that Li Zhongyi vigorously promoted meant that the vast rural areas where the mountains were originally high and the emperor were no longer the former place of transformation, but the soldiers and wealth actually controlled by the court.
There is wealth if there is land, this is already an old calendar. Li Zhongyi updated it to have land, which has wealth if there is land.
No matter how wide the fields are and no one goes to farm, where can we get the wealth?
"Master, you must not take the scholars and officials too harshly. After all, the court has to rely on them to govern the area." Seeing that the situation is not good, Kong Kun hurriedly explained first, "Treat scholars well and value scholars are established national policies in all dynasties."
Li Zhongyi waved his hand and smiled, "I will naturally treat scholars well. For example, most of the 7, 8, 9, sesame officials in Beijing cannot afford to buy a house in Kaifeng and can only rent a house. I plan to use dozens of confiscated houses to rebuild them and then rent them for them to live at an extremely low cost."
After hearing this, Liu Jinshan thought for a moment, and couldn't help but applaud, saying, "It's not easy to live in Kaifeng! The rich and powerful literati are a minority after all. Most middle and lower-level officials have to take care of their lives, but they can't lose their official positions, and their income is still very small. Isn't this forcing them to embezzle and accept bribes and use their power for personal gain?"
"Master, you often say that you have a high salary to support honesty. The old ministers are worried that these low-level officials are used to plucking their hair by the geese. They not only get high salary from the court, but also continue to do something and beg for money."
Wei Renpu was worried that he would offend the entire literati class and would harm his descendants in the future. He did not support Li Zhongyi just now, and was secretly scared. Now, since the opportunity has come, Wei Renpu naturally wants to turn his back on the wrong side and greatly supports Li Zhongyi's view.
Seeing the positive statement of Xianggong Wei, Li Zhongyi couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly. He was not a loyal believer who was disturbed by strange arguments, but was simply a fool to reduce the efficiency of cabinet execution.
What power needs most is balance, and one cannot make one party dominate. This is the way to maintain long-term stability!
Li Zhongyi's main purpose is to keep Wei Renpu and Kong Kun in the cabinet, and listen to both sides and be clear!
Appropriate centralization also requires appropriate decentralization. How to grasp the degree depends on the level of the ruler!
Li Zhongyi's approach is actually not complicated. Setting rules in advance should be the authority of the cabinet, but he doesn't ask about it. Matters that should not be approved by the cabinet must be reported to his desk and he will make a decision in person.
As a leader, the main job is three: identifying people, authorizing and supervising. You have to take care of everything in detail. In addition to being exhausted, most of the things you do are useless!
Compared with the workaholic Zhu Chongba, Li Zhongyi is the soul of modern people after all. He has to work hard and enjoy life. The combination of work and rest is the right way to the world!
Li Qiong nodded secretly. Li Zhongyi was not the kind of reckless and sloppy green man. While suppressing the privileges of the clans and the powerful, he also showed kindness to the middle and lower-level scholars and officials.
Such divisions and disintegrations, even if the top powerful people are extremely dissatisfied, and middle and lower-level scholars will be very profitable, it will be difficult for them to incite to cause trouble.
Although Li Qiong didn't speak much or manage the affairs in the cabinet, he kept watching Li Zhongyi's actions coldly. After a period of observation, he finally realized: Li Zhongyi didn't want to be a so-called saint at all. He had to have beauty and wealth, but he really wanted to be equal to the rich and poor!
Where did any saint come from in this world? Li Qiong has lived at such a young age, without selfish thoughts, and is devoted to the people of the world, and has never seen anyone who is devoted to the people of the world.
After unifying the cabinet's opinions, Li Zhongyi was not worried about anything. The powerful and powerful who had serious losses were left with them.
Chapter completed!