Fengshen Wendaoxing

Lu Chuan turned back to the mansion after seeing them walking away.

This is no longer the National Teacher's Office. Not long ago, Lu Chuan also handed in his resignation letter for him as Shen Gongbao said, and helped him resign from the position of the National Teacher.

This national teacher is only an honorary title and has no real power, but if he can gain the trust of the king, he can still influence the decision-making of major events.

After that, Wu Geng decided to turn this National Teacher's Mansion into the Yaxiang Mansion and give it to him, but Lu Chuan refused.

The grand scale of this National Teacher's Mansion is comparable to Wen Zhong's Grand Master's Mansion, Bigan's Prime Minister's Mansion, and Huang's Wucheng Prince's Mansion. It can be regarded as one of the largest mansions in Chaoge.

As soon as Shen Gongbao resigned, Lu Chuan personally felt that living in such a mansion was too high-profile and did not conform to his usual low-key personality and style.

Secondly, Lu Liang had to walk for half a day on the road every day to find him. The bigger the house, the bigger the distance between him and his family.

This was not what Lu Chuan wanted, so Wu Geng built him an ordinary mansion in the east of the city at his request.

Now that he has a home, he no longer needs to be lonely and cold in Qishi Mansion.

In this way, the state and county system was carried out in full swing in the Yin and Shang dynasties.

Three months later, although Yin Shang retained the title of Earl Marquis, the later princes no longer had fiefdoms.

Except for a few of the original princes, such as Su Quanzhong of Jizhou and Chong Heihu of Beichong, all the others were demoted to be prefects of a county, or small officials such as county magistrates.

The world is completely divided into thirty-six prefectures, one prefecture governs eight counties, one prefecture governs more than ten counties, and under the counties there are townships, pavilions, and villages.

In Yaxiang Mansion, Lu Chuan and Wen Zhong drink together.

Wen Zhong raised his glass and said with a smile: "After three months, this step has finally been completed. Those princes have lost their fiefs and power, and I'm afraid they will hate the younger brother to death."

"Hate it, hate it, I won't lose a piece of flesh."

Lu Chuan smiled and waved his hands indifferently, laughed at himself, raised his glass and drank it down: "It's a mediocrity for a person not to be envied, right, brother?"

Although Jiejiao has disbanded, the two of them are still used to this address and have not changed.

"That's right!" Wen Zhong pursed his lips lightly, and suddenly sighed: "By the way, I see that your Taoism seems to have improved again. You have already reached perfection and only need to realize the Tao. Heh, you have been able to achieve this level of Taoism after more than 20 years of practice. I would not have believed it before."

Lu Chuan curled his lips and said, "That's the most perverted one you've ever seen."

A few years later, a monkey was born. He went to learn Taoism at the door of the Bodhi ancestor for ten years, among which seven years he did odd jobs, and three years he became a celestial being.

His happiness is due to the many opportunities he obtained during this catastrophe, and the catastrophe is also entangled with opportunities. For example, one of Kong Xuan's goals for going down the mountain is to seek opportunities to break through the ancestral realm.

But that monkey is different, three years, this speed of cultivation is simply appalling, unprecedented.

Except for that monkey, Lu Chuan had never heard of anyone else with this speed.

Even a demigod like Yang Jian spent time cultivating with him.

There are also innate great gods like Sanqing and Nuwa, great supernatural beings, or gods bred by heaven and earth like Baiwei and the four spirits of the sky, and they don't have such a speed.

"What, there are faster ones?" Wen Zhong asked in surprise.

Lu Chuan smiled lightly and didn't want to talk about this matter, staring at the wine bottle and said, "Who knows, now that the princes have settled it, it's time to replace it with those dignitaries."

"Nobles?" Wen Zhong was not calm anymore: "You still want to touch them?"

"They are not my father, why can't they move?"

Lu Chuan grinned: "I've heard a saying that if you don't have diamonds, don't take porcelain work. Senior brother, there are many more official positions now, but these are all officials in the frontier. Do you really think those idiot noble children are really suitable?"

Wen Zhong was slightly silent.

As a grand master, he naturally knew the situation of the Shang Dynasty. Although only the children of the nobles had the opportunity to read and write and enjoy education, there were still many idiots among them.

It’s okay for these people to do idle jobs, but if they become county magistrates or sheriffs, it will be a disaster for the people in that place.

"What do you want to do?" Wen Zhong asked.

For this junior brother, he has already recognized that he has the talent of heaven and man, and his ideas are like a powerful and unconstrained style. Sometimes even he can't keep up. It takes a long time to think about it, but as long as it is done, it will not be a bad thing.

Lu Chuan's eyes flashed: "It's very simple, reform, our time in the world is limited, we must speed up.

My Majesty and I once had an agreement to build a world in his ideal, no, I will build it better than he imagined. "

"Change..." Wen Zhong's eyes narrowed slightly: "Where's your plan?"

"Okay, senior brother, you all know that I have done this well."

Lu Chuan smiled and took out the bamboo slip from his sleeve, and handed it to Wen Zhong.

Wen Zhong opened it and took a closer look: "First, abolish world officials to govern the country; second, reward farming to enrich the country; second, reward military exploits to strengthen the country; fourth, change customs to correct the people..."

"Fifth, abolish slavery and state ownership of land, implement private ownership of land, the state recognizes private land ownership, and allows free trading; compile household registration, five families form a team, why do ten families register each person's household registration, and start collecting military taxes by household and population..."

Lu Chuan just smiled, yes, this is the later Shang Yang Reform.

This is also the new system that is most in line with the depression of the Yin-Shang after the war for the time being. We can take advantage of the chaos to completely abolish the old system, rebuild the new business, develop the economy and the combat effectiveness of the army, and allow the Yin-Shang to achieve the fastest development.

It's a pity that Shang Yang's end was not very good because he touched the interests of the nobles, but he, Lu, was not Shang Yang.

Seeing the end, Wen Zhong looked at Lu Chuan in astonishment.

These systems are like brand new bones, this junior really wants to reshape Yin Shang!

Wen Zhongdao: "Junior brother, the interests you have touched by doing this are too great, I am afraid that you will offend all the nobles in the court, and the king is still young, so he may not understand your approach..."

Lu Chuan nodded slightly, Wen Zhong's words made sense.

At the beginning, it was Qin Xiaogong who supported Shang Yang's reform, but after Qin Xiaogong died, Shang Yang lost his support. After Qin Xiaogong's son succeeded to the throne, he killed the donkey and killed Shang Yang.

Lu Chuan smiled and said: "Never mind him, I'm only doing what I should do now, as for merits and demerits, I will leave it to time and future generations to judge."

Time and future generations have proved that Shang Yang's direction is right, so he, Lu, must not be wrong either.

Wen Zhong could only smile wryly, this junior never fights uncertain battles, even if the plan is written, it means that he must do it.

"I remember that I still have a ten-year contract with someone, and I have to finish this matter before accepting the contract." Lu Chuan said softly.

That time under the East China Sea, he met the corpse of an ancient prince of heaven, and he made an appointment with his remnant soul to find an inheritor for him in Tanggu, the ancestral land of the Golden Crow, and the other party gave him the wings of the sun.

The key point is that he still made an oath, and it has been almost eight or nine years now, and if you don't think about it, his oath will soon be fulfilled.

Wen Zhong said to Lu Chuan: "Then you have to be prepared. Fortunately, your state and county system has not touched the interests of the nobles, but if you want to reform, the first opponent is not someone else, but..."

"Old Prime Minister Bigan?"

Lu Chuan's eyes flickered: "He is indeed a problem, but don't forget that he is a Wenqu star. I don't believe he can't see through what I said."

Needless to say, Bigan's identity, he belongs to the royal family, is also Di Xin's uncle, and Wu Geng's great-uncle. He was intelligent in childhood, studious, loyal and patriotic.

When he was in politics before, he advocated reducing taxes and corvee, encouraging the development of agricultural and animal husbandry production, advocating smelting and casting, enriching the country and strengthening the army, and developing the Shang Dynasty after the Ninth Rebellion.

It was because of Di Xin's obedience that Yin Shang could recuperate for more than ten years, accumulating strength to fight the princes.

From this point of view, his proposition basically coincides with Lu Chuan's.

But this time, Lu Chuan still has propositions that touch the interests of the nobility, such as the abolition of officialdom, slavery, and aristocratic land, but Bigan is now a god, and he has a seven-orifice exquisite heart that is beyond human reach.

Lu Chuan believed that the old man Bigan still had a clear mind and knew what he was doing.

"It's okay, the big deal is tomorrow I will have a verbal battle with them, junior brother."

Lu Chuan laughed and said, "Isn't it just a quarrel? I'll just say I can't beat my master. Are you afraid that they won't succeed?"

The next day, at the court meeting, Lu Chuan was already ranked third among the civil servants.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is playing!" Wen Zhong said.

Wu Geng said: "Teacher please tell me!"

After being the queen for three months, Wu Geng has become more and more like a monarch.

Wen Zhong said: "After the chaos of the princes, the people of Yin and Shang have suffered from wars and turmoil. Everything is waiting for prosperity. We urgently need the method of enriching the country and strengthening the army. Please also discuss a good strategy with your lords."

Wu Geng's expression was slightly concentrated, and he nodded: "The grand master's words are reasonable. What are your opinions, you might as well speak out and discuss a way to enrich the country and strengthen the army."

Bigan said: "Your Majesty, I feel that after the Great War, we should continue to reduce taxes and corvees, and encourage farming and animal husbandry..."

He moved out the previous set of propositions.

In fact, Bigan's proposition is true if adopted.

"But it's still not as comprehensive as the old merchant!" Lu Chuan thought.

But if he moves out now, what will happen to Shang Yang in the future? Wait, will there still be Shang Yang in the big business?

"What the prime minister said is right!"

"Your Majesty, just do what Prime Minister Bigan said!"

All the ministers also agree, after all, it has been proved through practice before that this method is feasible.

"Your Majesty, the subject also plays this!"

After three months, Master Lu finally showed his trump card again.

Wu Geng was also ready to announce that he would follow his uncle's order, but Lu Chuan's words attracted the attention of him and everyone else: "Master Lu, please tell me!"

Lu Chuan took a deep breath: "I feel that what Prime Minister Bi Gan said is very correct, but I would like to add a few things if the big business wants to make the country rich and strong, such as the abolition of slavery, the official system..."

"hiss!"

When Lu Chuan finished speaking this time, the civil and military officials gasped and couldn't help being dumbfounded.

Needle drop can be heard above the main hall.

"No, Yaxiang's words are absurd, how can the law of the ancestors be changed lightly?" Someone among the civil servants hurriedly said.

Lu Chuan looked back slightly, he was a civil servant, a Chinese doctor.

This noble class has new nobles and old nobles.

The new aristocrats are those who have been appointed as officials recently like Lu Chuan, and the old aristocrats are those who have been officials for several generations.

Obviously, this is an old-fashioned aristocrat, or a representative of their kind.

Lu Chuan said: "Then I dare to ask my lord, my Yin and Shang have followed the old system of our ancestors for hundreds of years and have not changed. Why is there a danger of destroying the country when the princes rebelled this time? Is this old law stronger or weaker? It makes the country stable or chaotic?

The times are developing, and everything needs progress.

Innovators live and conservatives die, this is the same principle since ancient times.

It is true that your ancestors have made great contributions to the big merchants, but you and your sons are still seeking to strengthen and enrich the country after fighting the enemy. Can you make a small contribution to the big merchants?

Do you know how many soldiers died in this war? They all have hands and feet just like everyone else. They were raised by mothers and fathers, and they also suffer from pain and hunger. What's wrong with rewarding them with military exploits to encourage them to fight the enemy bravely? "

When Lu Chuan said something, the nobleman who directly confronted him blushed and became speechless.

"I agree with Yaxiang's words!"

Among the generals, Huang Tianlu, the second son of Huang Feihu who took over as King Wucheng, said with a serious expression.

He is also considered an old nobleman, but as generals, they know that soldiers are not easy. In addition, they must support the relationship between Lu Chuan and the Huang family.

"We agree too!"

Xin Huan and others and some generals also spoke.

Most of them are from the grassroots, and it is too difficult to be an official. If they hadn't met Lu Chuan, even if they had the ability, they would have no way to serve the country and could only become bandits.

Those noble military generals and noble veterans stopped talking.

This time the princes' rebellion really did not work at all as Lu Chuan said, and they are very guilty at the moment.

"Who else has an opinion, let me hear it, let's debate it together?"

Lu Chuan's eyes swept around, with aggressiveness, and his aura suppressed everyone: "The more you argue, the more clear you are, come on!"