"If this is the case, how can we talk about prospering private trading companies?" Zhao Ding said.

These two points almost touched Zhao Ning's heart.

In fact, Zhao Ning doesn't care about this list, and he doesn't bother to read it. Those who should be distributed will be distributed, and those who should be killed will be killed.

He Zhao Butcher's mentality of killing people is getting calmer and calmer.

But the issues reflected behind this are more important.

Killing is the easiest thing, but can killing people completely solve the problem?

As for the second point mentioned by Zhao Ding, among the commercial properties involved by these officials, there are many livelihood industries that could have been left to private trading companies.

However, because officials have the power and can obtain core resources faster, this deprives ordinary people of the qualifications to participate in business.

When a private monopoly of bureaucrats is formed in the local area, won't it return to the previous situation where bureaucrats colluded with landlords to control the people?

The so-called new trading companies and the employment contract system are a kind of protection for people's rights when participating in labor.

Once bureaucrats gain a private monopoly, the employment contract system is more likely to become a piece of paper.

If the employment contract system cannot be established, how can the new trading company operate?

How to establish a social division of labor step by step in the Song Dynasty?

Discovering the New World, opening up trade among the Southeast Asian countries, and conducting trade with the Western Regions were not something that could only be accomplished by state-owned trading companies.

Any person or organization has a limited scope of control.

To truly make the Song Dynasty strong and prosperous, a rule of universal participation must be established.

Among them, the new trading company and the employment contract system are a rule of universal participation.

Only by giving all people the opportunity to pursue wealth can vitality be stimulated.

But the current situation is that some bureaucrats are using their power to drain resources.

This is one of the most fundamental issues exposed this time.

Zhao Ding raised this deeper issue.

"Then how does the Grand Prime Minister think we should solve it?"

Zhao Ding said: "I believe that the imperial court should promulgate a new law to strictly order officials across the country and their immediate family members to engage in business. Anyone who receives a salary from the imperial court must uphold their duties and must not overstep their duties!"

As soon as he said this, someone immediately stood up and opposed it.

"This is not possible!" The person who spoke was Cai Mao. "There are countless business people in the court. If this order is issued, it will cause chaos!"

"How to cause chaos?" Zhao Ding asked.

Cai Mao said: "In the past, when officials were doing business, they would think that it was what they should do based on their own abilities. Now that the court has rashly deprived them of their money, they would think that the court was unreasonable and arbitrarily deprived them of their money. No one can accept it."

"The imperial court's salary is not large. The salary from the imperial court alone is enough for any official and his family to have food and clothing." Zhao Ding argued with reason, "Officials already have food and clothing, and there is hope for continued advancement in the official career.

, but you still have to cut off people's wealth for your own selfishness, this is not advisable!"

"Well!" Zhao Ning quickly took over the words, "What the Grand Prime Minister said makes sense."

"His Majesty……"

Zhao Ning didn't give Cai Mao a chance to speak, he said: "I ask you, what is strong?"

"A strong man is so powerful that no one dares to disobey him."

"Then what is Sheng?"

"Those who prosper, prosper, prosper."

"Then what kind of country is strong and prosperous?"

Cai Mao said: "Barbarians from all over the world did not dare to go south to herd horses, so they paid tribute to the Celestial Empire. This is strong. The people have enough food and clothing, which is prosperous."

"Xiangong Cai's words are beautiful! If the country is rich, it will be strong. If the people keep the wealth, it will be prosperous. Only if the country is rich and the people are rich, it will be strong!" Zhao Ning's tone suddenly became serious, "What I want is a person. The powerful Song Dynasty should not just stop at the figures of the treasury! Let alone let all the money flow into the pockets of bureaucrats!"

Everyone fell silent.

"If the money is in the hands of these officials and their families, then what's the point of the court's new policy? What else do I want from you?"

If an ordinary official were to be rebuked like this by Zhao Guan's family on the spot, he would have been so frightened that his legs would become weak.

But Cai Mao looked calm and said: "Your Majesty's teachings are correct!"

"What do officials do?" Zhao Ning asked another question, "Why do you become an official?"

Everyone remained silent.

"Do they come to my court to serve as officials just to make money? If I don't give them the opportunity to make money, they will stop working?"

Zhao Guanjia glanced around and continued to ask: "When have I ever mistreated anyone in paying money?"

"In the second year of Jingkang's reign, the Jin army had just withdrawn its troops. The first thing I did was to ask the Ministry of Revenue to pay the officials' salaries. Any shortfalls that year were also repaid!" Zhao Guan's family seemed to be excited, "I have a pure heart. My heart is to govern this world together with you! I dare not treat you dearly!"

Everyone stood up immediately and said: "Your Majesty's holy grace, I am so grateful that I will never forget it!"

After a moment of silence, Zhao Ning collected his emotions and returned to calmness.

To be precise, an in-depth analysis of this matter is what Zhao Ning will do today.

The two points mentioned by Zhao Ding are both crucial.

Now that the prime minister has taken the lead, the Zhao Guan family has expressed its stance again, and there are a few scoundrels from the Zhao Guan family here, so the matter is basically half done.

Then everyone began to discuss how to implement the ban on officials and their immediate family members from doing business.

This issue involves the governance of the entire bureaucratic system and is a long process.

This includes who will take the lead at the beginning, how to implement it in a way that is relatively acceptable to officials, what kind of resistance will be encountered, what methods will be adopted, and what will be the final goal to be considered successful.

This series of processes were all brought to the table for discussion.

This discussion lasted until noon.

There has been a final decision on how to deal with that group of people.

As for the strict prohibition of officials from doing business, we will introduce: "The Rules for Prohibiting Business for Officials in the Song Dynasty".

Zhan Dafang, Wang Qian, and Liu Wangxian were defined as traitors who collaborated with the enemy and were sentenced to be cut in half!

Although the rest of the people who have profit dealings are not defined as traitors, they have violated the laws of the court and will be executed!

If the family is raided and the family members are sent to guard the border, their descendants will never be able to enter the officialdom.

As for why only three people were defined as traitors, the reason is also very simple.

You can't tell the world that there are nests of traitors in my court, right?

Do you still want the face of this fucking imperial court?

If the imperial court loses its face, how can it retain its prestige?

"Nie Chang."

"I'm here!"

"What else do you have to say?"

Nie Chang thought for a while and said: "I feel that since there are prepared officials in the localities, and the powers and duties are becoming more and more detailed, the court does not need to worry too much. The high officials who should be arrested by the state government can be arrested directly. This way It shows the imperial court’s attitude towards this matter and demonstrates His Majesty’s divine power and kindness to the people of the world!”

"Okay! Come and help Gao Qiu handle this matter! Catch whoever needs to be caught! Don't be afraid!"

"yes!"

This matter moved forward very quickly. In the afternoon, Zhan Dafang, Liu Wangxian and Wang Qian were known to everyone in the streets and alleys of Tokyo, and for a while they couldn't stop scolding them.

This is an unknown era. Some people become famous overnight, while others are high-spirited and see the rise of high-rise buildings!

But there are also people who lose their reputation and fall into the abyss.

You can say it is a paradise for opportunists, or you can say it is a hell for those in power.

Because on this midsummer evening, a total of twenty-three people were pushed to the execution ground outside the city.
Chapter completed!