On February 15th, the eighth year of the Xinghan Dynasty in the fifth year of the Dali calendar, the female family members, servants and maids of the regent's palace were packing and preparing their luggage.
The time before returning to Xinjing was getting shorter and shorter, so they had to make preparations in advance.
Prepare, although Zhao Ziliang has not yet said a specific day to leave.
The disarmament campaign in various military regions has come to an end.
Most of the dismissed soldiers have received their severance pay and returned to their hometowns with their luggage.
A considerable number of the dismissed soldiers have even entered official government offices in their hometowns to work as government servants, policemen, tax collectors, or They are inspectors, and some people have become village chiefs, village chiefs, and security chiefs in their hometowns.
At the court meeting, Zhao Ziliang listened to the report of Liu Yan, the Minister of Household Affairs, on organizing manpower to dredge the canal and build docks and cargo transfer stations at the entrances of each river to reduce capsizing accidents and losses and improve transfer efficiency, and asked the courtiers to carry out the report.
During the discussion, some people thought that it would be too expensive to go and the court could not afford it with its current financial resources.
Some people think that it must be done no matter how expensive it is.
After all, it is related to water transportation.
If it can be completed, the benefits to the court and the people will not be one or two years, but twenty or thirty years.
Zhao Ziliang stopped the quarrel among the ministers and said: "The dredging and dredging of rivers has been carried out in the past two years.
On the one hand, it is to strengthen the river embankments along the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, and on the other hand, it is to dredge the rivers.
For this reason, the court Allocated a big According to the feedback from the Ministry of Industry, some sections of the river that blocked the river have been cleaned up, and the Weihe River is relatively smooth.
The main reason is that the Bianhe River and the Huaihe River have not been cleaned up in the past 20 years.
If the rivers need to be cleaned up, main It is the Bianhe and Huaihe rivers.
The imperial court can allocate an additional amount of money to strengthen the river channels while dredging.
As for the establishment of docks and transfer stations at the entrances of each river, it will not cost a lot of money.
At this time, it is up to you.
The Ministry of Industry is responsible for regulations According to the plan, the transfer envoy yamen is responsible for finding land for construction.
This matter was proposed by Mr.
Liu.
In my opinion, this matter is feasible.
Since he is the most familiar with the planning plan, he will be fully responsible for its implementation.
Other yamen must actively cooperate.
No excuses” "In addition, Mr.
Liu mentioned in his letter that the Salt Affairs Yamen and Water Transport Yamen have huge institutions.
More than 80% of the officials not only do not do anything, but also eat meat and drink blood on various taxes.
This has caused the imperial court to collect taxes from the people. increase, but really enter the country The tax revenue of the treasury is less than 20%, and may even be less than 10%.
Think about it, how terrifying this number is.
Are these people still officials of the imperial court?
, cannot afford to rule the people Any role is to dig into the corners of the court.
They exploit public interests, favor nepotism, form gangs, and form parties for private gain.
These people may have the support of senior officials in the court, causing them to act unscrupulously.
What they do not only harms the country.
Harmful Therefore, the imperial court's rectification of officialdom must continue, and the huge and bloated yamen of water transportation, salt affairs and other institutions must be streamlined to eliminate those officials who are incapable of doing things, lazy, and living their lives.
Clean out” Prime Minister Li Xian stood up and said, "Your Majesty, if we want to streamline the bloated yamen of water transportation, salt affairs and other agencies, we believe that it is necessary to replace the relevant officials in charge.
Otherwise, streamlining the structure and personnel will only be an empty talk." , they are already deeply entrenched in these yamen.
If the officials in charge are not replaced, the streamlining of the organization may not proceed.”
Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and said: "Then replace the person.
Whoever can do this well will be replaced.
I only need people who can do things.
Some people are too selfish and only think about how to benefit themselves and their family."
Seeking profit, always thinking about how to climb to a high position, and even When you say the words "family, country and world", you should put the interests of your own family and family first, put the interests of the country last, and finally the world.
The pattern of those who say this and those who believe in this sentence is itself Too young.
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Think about it.
One person can only hold family and family in his heart.
Between a family member and a person who can hold the whole world in his heart, who has a broader mind and who has a bigger picture?
There is no doubt that a person with a world in mind will definitely achieve much greater achievements in life than a narrow-minded person, no matter how capable you are. , no matter how strong the ability is, if the heart If the layout is too small, it will never make it to the stage, and the achievements will be limited.
There is a saying among the people that the prime minister's belly can hold a boat, which refers to the prime minister's ambition.
His ambition may be as big as the river, or even the sea, but It could also be a small ditch or canal.”
"Everyone, a person's life is limited.
Maybe you are still standing here fine today, but you will die of illness tomorrow.
You have time to make small calculations in your heart, why not do more while you still have time?
Do good deeds, do practical things, and do things that benefit all people in the world.
When you kick off your legs, you will leave no trace in this world.
When future generations talk about it, they can’t even think of you.
You say you.
Are you living a failure?"
Zhao Ziliang often said something that no one had ever said before on every occasion.
His remarks had a huge impact on the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the people.
He never told the courtiers such dogmatic words about what to do and how to do it. , but considers themselves and discusses such issues with them from their perspective.
His actions are even more convincing than his words.
The reform of a series of yamen such as water transportation and salt affairs was quickly carried out.
The officialdom was filled with mourning and a large number of officials were dismissed.
As the architect and conductor of this revolution, Liu Yan stood at the forefront of the storm.
Many impeachment memorials against Liu Yan flew like snowflakes to Chang'an, to the cabinet, and from the cabinet to the regent's palace.
Zhao Ziliang read these impeachment memorials one by one.
Zhao Ziliang ignored some of the accusations that were made out of thin air.
He always wrote that the matter was not found, and then sent someone to return it to the cabinet for handling.
Zhao Ziliang ordered Yushitai to investigate those words that were certain to be impeached.
What should be done must still be done.
Zhao Ziliang did not indulge Liu Yan just because he wanted to be reused.
The more he was reused, the more supervision he needed.
There have always been few people in the officialdom who can live alone.
Factions have existed since ancient times.
As long as they do not affect the implementation of government affairs and do not influence the political situation, rulers have always been too lazy to pay attention to it, because it cannot be completely eliminated.
However, if the influence of fights between factions When the stability of the court is reached, or serious damage is caused to the entire country, the ruler will not let it go.
Obviously, the streamlining of government agencies such as water transportation and salt affairs presided over by Liu Yan seriously damaged the interests of officials from a certain faction or even multiple factions in the DPRK.
Such interests are not only economic interests, but also political resources.
If it is just economic interests, they can tolerate it, but if it involves political interests, they cannot remain indifferent.
Officials from these battered factions began to unite to put pressure on the cabinet.
Li Kui, Li Xian, Yan Zhenqing and others in the cabinet soon could not withstand the pressure, because Liu Yan's actions this time were too large and swift, and the political resources of many factions in the DPRK and China suffered extremely heavy losses.
"The two Prime Ministers Li, Yan, and Liu Yan have brought the water transportation and salt affairs yamen to a standstill if they continue like this.
If they are allowed to continue, the water transportation and salt affairs yamen will stop functioning, and the Jingzhao area and the Some other areas are very We will soon fall into a situation where there is no food and no salt to eat.
By then, the consequences of a large-scale food shortage will probably be unmanageable.
I also asked three prime ministers to advise the king that Liu Yan cannot continue like this.
If he continues, it will Something big happened” "Yes, three prime ministers, although disarmament has come to an end, it is not completely over after all.
At this time, officialdom should not be too drastic, otherwise the consequences will be unpredictable."
Almost half of the court officials were targeting Liu Yan, because everyone knew that it was Liu Yan's idea to rectify the salt affairs and water transportation, and the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty could not find a minister who was more familiar with this matter than Liu Yan.
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Only by taking down Liu Yan can this matter be stopped midway.
The cabinet could no longer withstand the pressure.
Li Kui, Li Xian and Yan Zhenqing had no choice but to come to the Regent's Palace to see Zhao Ziliang and report to Zhao Ziliang.
After listening to the three people's reports, Zhao Ziliang asked: "You have also read Liu Yan's instructions on reforming water transportation and salt affairs.
You all thought it was a good way to get rid of bad government before.
Do you still think it is a good way now?
" The three of them looked at each other, and Li Kui cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Liu Yan's method is a good one, but he seems to be too impatient.
Now the entire water transportation and salt affairs have come to a standstill.
If it goes on for a long time, Chang'an and I'm afraid there will be grain and salt shortages in other areas of Guanzhong, and the consequences will be very serious."
Zhao Ziliang got up from behind the desk and walked down the steps.
He walked to the window with his hands behind his back and looked at the willows that had sprouted outside the window.
He said: "Liu Yan is already in his fifties, and his temper is not impatient or reckless.
The reason why he did this , there must be his reasons.
Since he is used, we must trust him to get things done.
If he is replaced now or the water transportation and salt affairs are stopped midway, the court will still have prestige.
Can you say that?
This is the first; second, Liu Yan knows how bad the water transportation and salt affairs are, and he must also know the impact of his heavy blows.
Sometimes, serious illness requires strong medicine to be effective.
With the current tax situation, the royal court’s income tax cannot support the court’s expenses.
If there is no heavy reform of the tax system, the court will go bankrupt.
You must know the reason why every dynasty perished.
It was because the imperial court could not afford various expenses for a long time that the officials below had to reach out to the people.
The people were forced to rebel and had no way to survive.
So the dynasty was destroyed.
I ask you, how many dynasties were controlled by foreigners?
Even if there were dynasties that were destroyed by foreigners, it was because they themselves were dying and could not resist foreign invasion.
Reform of water transportation and salt affairs was reform.
The most important part of the tax system is that before the Tang Dynasty reaches the point where it is hopeless, we must save ourselves.
Otherwise, the Tang Dynasty will be finished.
All of you must believe Liu Yan and give him some more.
Time, for those courtiers who are jumping up and down, I think it is necessary to give them some color.
In this matter, the determination of the king and the court is unswerving."
Yan Zhenqing and the other three hit a snag with Zhao Ziliang, so they had no choice but to deal with the courtiers and sent a few of the officials who had the most trouble to their idle positions as punishment.
Others were worried about being affected when they saw this. and implicated, all died down
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