Chapter 780 Dahua New Law
A few days later, at a court meeting, several prime ministers of the Xuan Zhengyuan began to announce the new Dahua policy and the format of the law in the court, both to report ideas to the emperor and to announce the process to the ministers.
Xin Gongyi stepped forward and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I and all the doctors have completed the national law "The New Law of Dahua". Based on the Sui Dynasty's "Kaihuang Law", we learn from the laws of the Sui Dynasty, Northern Zhou Dynasty and Northern Wei Dynasty, and have innovatively reformed the laws of the Sui Dynasty, and taken the appropriate laws to the times. We have made ten chapters of the law, namely thieves, thieves, killing, prisoners, arrests, miscellaneous, households, and Xing. Each article has ten articles, dozens of orders, and laws can be followed to stabilize the order in Guanzhong!"
Luo Zhaoyun nodded and said, "The law is a double-edged sword. It is used well and the people are safe. If it is not used well, it arouses public anger. Therefore, during the formulation process, we should consider all aspects. We do not know how to consider the poor people. But we should consider all classes such as merchants and nobles. In short, in order to treat everyone equally, aristocrats violate the law and commit the same crimes as the common people, the law is to safeguard the interests of the masses. For some stubborn people, criminal law needs to be used to restrict it. Confucianism and law do not conflict, and they will complement each other when combined."
After hearing these few words, both civil and military generals and officials found it easy to understand. In the past, the sages discussed benevolent politics and law and politics endlessly, but they did not come up with a complete answer. Unexpectedly, His Majesty's words hit the essence, and no matter how they thought about it, they felt that it was not wrong.
The nobles violated the law and committed the same crime as the common people. What a strict view of equality, the civil and military generals present admired them from the bottom of their hearts.
"I understand." Xin Gongyi retreated and continued to improve.
At this time, Changsun Wuji stood up and continued: "I have reported to Your Majesty, and I and all the doctors have drafted the "Return to Homeland and Houses", "Light Taxation and Low Tax System", "The Law on Promoting Agriculture, Industry and Commerce", etc. Please read it!" As he said that, several memorials were taken out from the long sleeves of the brocade robe, all of which were written.
One of the great guards came forward to take the note from Changsun Wuji and delivered it to His Majesty's table.
Luo Zhaoyun took the memorial book and opened the copy of "Return to Homeland and Houses". The secret small regular script fonts inside were filled with secrets and frowned and said, "Changsun Aiqing, why not explain it here so that I and the ministers can have a general understanding first, and wait until I go back to study it carefully and criticize the memorial."
Changsun Wuji bowed and said, "This time, the old land and house order was issued to people who were exiled. Since Emperor Yang Guang of Sui, dug the canal, built the Eastern Capital, and fought in Liaodong, there have been millions of people, and the projects have been continuously, and the war has continued, which has displaced the people and fled one after another. Later, the rebel army has emerged from all over the country, and the heroes have divided the wars, recruited soldiers, and the kings have fought for territory, which has aggravated the displaced life of the people. The population has dropped sharply and the economy has been reduced. In the original big city, due to the scattered people, the population is only three or four out of ten, and many villages have almost been extinct. The people have no food at home and have a hard life."
"This order is to ask scattered people from all over the country to return to their original homes, restore their identities, return their original world and houses, and send local officials to resettle them, re-register their household registration, and inform them to do their best to do their jobs, not to discriminate against poor people, and to re-plan the land according to population, and to allocate the corresponding land and residences to the military according to the size of the merits and the level of titles, and the people who move with them will be given preferential treatment and resettlement, etc.."
This article plays a crucial role in stabilizing the hearts of the people. The so-called "the people are the most important, the country is the next, and the king is the least." Only by truly grasping the hearts of the people and being supported by the people can we gain the foothold and develop Guanzhong into a base that no one can shake.
Luo Zhaoyun's eyes lit up. Although he had more than two thousand more knowledge than Changsun Wuji, Wen Yanbo, Gao Xiaoji and others, he learned it from textbooks after all, and a lot of their knowledge was undoubtedly thought of by himself. If he and the historical genius were born and raised in the same era, he would definitely not be as good as Changsun Wuji!
Hearing these meticulous orders, Luo Zhaoyun showed excitement on his face and continued to ask: "The system of light taxes and taxes must be to reduce labor service and taxes. I wonder how you drafted the copy?"
Changsun Wuji replied: "Crazy labor and taxes are the source of national economy. Without corve labor, there will be no army to defend the country, defend the borders, suppress violent people, build the Great Wall, build canals, and build the East Capital. All large-scale projects such as corve labor cannot be separated from corve labor, and taxes are the basis. By collecting taxes, salaries can be given to officials and soldiers. All mobilizations of the entire country cannot be separated from treasury expenses. This tax is the main source."
"The promulgation stipulates that men are 20 to 50 years old at the age of labor service. Each person serves labor service for one month in this county or county every year and becomes a re-soldier. Those who serve in person are called Jian Geng. Those who do not serve in service and pay 2,000 yuan for service on behalf of the service are called Geng. Each person serves military service for two years in his life. He serves in the local area and is called a regular soldier. One year guards the capital or border are called garrisons. They strictly control local abuse and private taxation, and all regions are unified. Any soldiers who enter the northwest with His Majesty and fight in Guanzhong will be exempted from cor-soldier service for life."
Changsun Wuji was not slow and quick, and used tax methods and terms, unified currency, encouraged farming, relaxed restrictions on industry and commerce, etc., and ordered the "switching beams and ban on mountains and lakes", which created more conditions for the development of private industry and commerce, and proposed that "all transactions can be circulated around the world, and everything can be traded to be able to afford whatever you want." This not only revitalizes industry and commerce, but also indirectly promotes the development of agriculture.
However, there are also some hierarchical restrictions on merchants, such as merchants are not allowed to wear silk, weapons, officials, and those who buy hungry people as slaves must be released for free, which restricts them from doing whatever they want if they have money.
Luo Zhaoyun's eyes became brighter and brighter, thinking that Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui and others are worthy of being economic and political geniuses. They are famous in history and are indeed real talent and knowledge.
Although when I talked to him, I just told them some of my general thoughts, Changsun Wuji and Du Ruhui wrote them down carefully, and then went back to extend them. Based on the current era background, many enforceable regulations were created, partly drawing on the Sui Dynasty, and partly new creations by him, Du Ruhui and others.
With the assistance of a few of them, the government has been initially stable. Next, it is time for me to let go of military and technological aspects.
Changsun Wuji spoke for more than half an hour and his mouth became dry. Du Ruhui stood up and continued to add, and continued to talk. He heard the ministers' emotions were rising. Although they did not understand the economy, laws, etc., they could also hear the novelty and perfection of policies, which were more complete than the previous laws of the Great Sui Dynasty. They had laws to follow and would not be in chaos anymore.
The court meeting opened from morning to noon, and several ministers of the Xuan Zhengyuan took turns to speak freely and explain the terms of the new policy so that the ministers could hear clearly and understand.
Finally, Luo Zhaoyun summarized: "No matter how perfect the law is, it also requires people's implementation. After our Dahua legislation, we will never change the orders and destroy them at will. We will use our royal family, nobles, and others to restrain our families. We must not trample on criminal laws and laws, and use aristocratic power to do whatever they want. Otherwise, it will be passed into my ears and be cut off from office and investigate. Go back and restrain your descendants. We must never bully the people as a noble person, otherwise the national law will be ruthless!"
"Abide by the order!" The ministers echoed the promise, and felt in their hearts that a prosperous and vibrant new dynasty had officially risen.
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Chapter completed!