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Now everyone no longer has any objections and writes this method down.

Next is the key point, the method of abolishing the death contract, which was proposed by Zhao Hanzhang, but after half a month, they discussed it several times, but they were stuck on the feasibility.

Zhao Ming said: "If the law cannot be implemented, even if it is enacted, it will be useless. It is better not to enact it."

Zu Ti had a different view, "No matter whether it can be done now or not, we must first set the rules and then we will work hard. If we can't do it, there will be future generations."

Zhao Cheng nodded and said: "Just looking at this method will make it unreasonable. If the truth is clear, it will be realized one day."

Fan Ying looked at him with bright eyes and asked, "Does Zhao Jijiu think it makes sense?"

Zhao Hanzhang established the Imperial Academy. In addition to the Imperial Academy, he also established Imperial Academy, military science and medicine. Zhao Cheng was made the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine, and he is recognized as one of the most knowledgeable people at the moment.

Zhao Cheng nodded affirmatively and said: "Yes!"

Zhao Ming couldn't help but call him: "Zi Tu!"

Ji Yuan joked: "Zi Tu, if this method is adopted, so many slaves in your family will have their death contracts converted into living contracts."

Zhao Chengdao: "Although they are slaves, they are also human beings. People judge their superiority and inferiority based on their status at birth, but these are all imposed on people by the outside world. All things in the world should treat each other as equals, and their rights as human beings should not be deprived of them. ."

Chen Siniang agreed: "Yes, the boss uses death contracts to control slaves, firstly to save costs; secondly, to deter them from betrayal, but regardless of death contracts or living contracts, there are provisions in the law that restrict slaves from betraying. The death contract is just a convenience to deter servants from committing illegal and rebellious acts. Taking away the death contract will help the court manage the population and reduce rebellion and illegal crimes."

Zhao Cheng nodded repeatedly, and they reached a consensus on this point.

Zhao Ming was silent, Zu Ti's eyes were bright, Ji Yuan and Ming Yu were frightened and frightened, He Xun was also surprised, but after thinking for a moment he asked: "I'm afraid this method will overthrow the power of thousands of years, Your Majesty Can you agree?"

Zhao Hanzhang, who had been standing at the door listening for a long time, walked in. When the eight people saw her, they immediately stood up and saluted. They were all a little uneasy. They didn't know how much she had listened.

Only Chen Siniang and Fan Ying were the most comfortable. One of them had an in-depth discussion with Zhao Hanzhang, and the other had been with her for many years. They both admired her and understood her, so they were sure that she would not be angry.

Zhao Hanzhang waved his hand for them to sit down and said directly: "I have no objection."

Zhao Ming couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, if this happens, wouldn't the world's superiority be rebellious?"

Zhao Hanzhang said: "How can you be rebellious? The people will only worship those who are benevolent, righteous, loyal and filial. Everyone will behave politely, keep their promises, and will not be deceived. They will not disregard the law just because it is the order of the boss."

Zhao Ming worriedly said: "If there is no respect, slaves do not listen to the orders of their masters, soldiers do not listen to the orders of the generals, officials do not listen to the orders of superiors, and all the people in the world do not listen to your Majesty's words, what will this country become?"

Zhao Hanzhang: "Pursue your own political affairs in your position, and be loyal to your work despite your salary. This is professional ethics. People in the world should be loyal, and I am the same."

"When I am supported by the people, I must manage the country well. This is my professional ethics. It is my bounden duty for soldiers to obey military orders, and it is also their duty for officials to obey the orders of their superiors. If a soldier knows that the general is going to treason and is ordered to leave the country, shouldn't he be able to do so? Resistance? Isn’t loyalty to the country greater than loyalty to an individual? In the same way, if an official knows that his superior has done something harmful to the common people, shouldn’t he be impeached?”

Zhao Ming said quickly: "Of course, loyalty to the country is more important than loyalty to the superior, and righteousness is more important than small righteousness."

"Then why can't the master be treated as a slave?" Zhao Hanzhang said: "Because the master has control of the slave's death contract, and the slave in their hands is an animal that can be manipulated, not a human being, so the first two can go up to one level. The superior expresses loyalty, and the slaves are ridiculed even if they rebel against the master for the sake of justice. In the final analysis, it is just because they are not considered 'human beings' according to the law." Zhao Hanzhang said: "In this case, we should give them 'human beings' 'Qualifications, they are natural persons just like us."

Zhao Ming opened his mouth, unable to say anything against it.

Ji Yuan burst into tears, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, you are wise!"

Ming Yu immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Holy Ming."

Both of them were former staff members. Before they followed Zhao Changyu and Gou Xi, they had a particularly difficult time. In order to get ahead, they both had the idea of ​​selling themselves, but they suppressed it.

Therefore, they are the ones who can best understand the helplessness and sadness of slaves.

Uncle Cheng was a slave, and even Zhao Hu, who was in the next room, could ask him to be buried. Ming Yu was a staff member, and it was just a matter of words for Gou Xi to kill him.

Wasn't Yan Heng killed for any reason?

Zhao Hanzhang helped the two men up, returned to the topic, and asked: "How many articles did you discuss about the fundamental law I gave you?"

"Eighteen articles have been agreed upon."

For example, "All land in the world belongs to the state, and the people only have the right to use it, but not to buy or sell it." It was easy to pass because there was precedent.

The Wei and Jin Dynasties all implemented the policy of equalizing land, regardless of whether it could be implemented or not. It was written this way in the law anyway, so it was not difficult to pass it.

In fact, the fundamental law that Zhao Hanzhang gave them to discuss, Ji Yuan and others secretly discussed in private, will probably become a piece of paper in the end, and it is unlikely that it can be implemented.

Even so, they discussed it seriously.

Zhao Hanzhang asked, "Which item is being discussed now?"

Fan Ying said: "All living beings in the world are equal, and men and women are equal."

Zhao Hanzhang asked them, "What's the problem with this article?"

Fan Ying said: "The second half of the sentence is okay, but Zhao Shangshu and others disagree."

Zhao Ming: ...There are so many people with objections, why only mention his name? And it’s not that he doesn’t agree with this, it’s because, “This article is not good for the country, not good for the royal family, and not good for implementation.”

Zhao Hanzhang smiled and said: "Uncle Ming, the idea that all living beings are equal was clearly mentioned by you and my uncle. Why did you turn your head and deny it?"

Zhao Ming: "I don't deny it, and your Majesty doesn't have to misunderstand me. Only dignity and inferiority can help rule. You can just remember the second half of the sentence. Men and women are equal in the world. Why do you have to remember that all living beings are equal? ​​Aren't you afraid that one day a man will come out? Does Prince General Xiang Ning have the kind of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang?"

"When Chen Sheng and Wu Guang appeared, it was either because someone had ambitions and stirred up dissension and rebelled; or the emperor was unkind in his administration, and all the people in the world were in trouble." Zhao Hanzhang said: "If it is the former, the rebellious people will not last long and should not be feared. , if it is the latter, then of course the people of the world and one emperor are more important than the people of the world, and if an emperor is abolished, he will be abolished."

Zhao Cheng: "...Those are His Majesty's descendants."

Zhao Hanzhang: "I don't know how many layers have separated me, and I have no feelings for a long time. In addition to blood ties, feelings in this world must also be maintained by courtesy. If he has a filial heart and knows how to respect the virtues of my ancestor, he will naturally not be a coward; if he is Being a foolish king shows that he does not respect my ancestor and does not agree with my ancestor's virtues. He is so unfilial, why should he do it?"

Six of the eight people sitting there were dumbfounded. Chen Siniang nodded with admiration and approval, and Fan Ying was even more starry-eyed, with her eyes glued to Zhao Hanzhang.

Lang Wanghao, who was following Zhao Hanzhang like an invisible man, his eyes suddenly lit up, and then he wrote straight away.

Looking at his emotionless line drawing, Wang Hao felt quite regretful. What should he do? He wanted to write an unofficial history, but no, he absolutely couldn't write it, at least he couldn't write it under his name, and he couldn't let anyone know that he wrote it, so he still had to Change your left hand, otherwise if people know that he wrote the unofficial history, the authenticity of the historical materials he recorded may also be questioned in the future.

Woohoo, it's too difficult for him. Fortunately, it's not a big problem. He can write with both hands, but what should he do after he finishes writing the unofficial history?

When these words came out, Zhao Cheng instantly understood what she meant. She cared more about the people than the long-term future of the dynasty.

I had accumulated a lot of words of persuasion to tell her in private, but I gave up at this time.

While Zhao Hanzhang was here, they came up with the fundamental law that had not yet been agreed upon. Zhao Hanzhang himself only mentioned twenty-five articles, and they gradually added some more, and now there are thirty-eight articles.

Ji Yuan asked: "There is no problem with salt and iron being under the jurisdiction of the state. What other minerals did your majesty mention include? Do you want more details?"

The conversation ended with the sun setting in the west. Lai Qing came over and cautiously reminded: "Your Majesty, it's getting late."

Zhao Hanzhang realized that it was already past the time to go to the Yamen, so she smiled and said: "Let's stop here today. You can make arrangements in detail later. It's getting late. Maybe you all have an appointment."

Zhao Hanzhang looked at Zhao Ming, "My fifth uncle is having dinner in the palace today. Uncle Ming and Uncle Cheng should also stay and have dinner together."

Zhao Cheng looked at Zhao Ming, Zhao Ming bowed and agreed, and Zhao Cheng followed suit.

When walking to the harem, Zhao Hanzhang asked Zhao Ming: "Uncle Ming seemed to have something to say to me before."

"It was there originally, but then it disappeared." Zhao Ming paused, but couldn't help but said: "In your Majesty's heart, which one is more important, the common people, or the longevity of the dynasty?"

Zhao Hanzhang: "Uncle Ming may not believe it, but I think that if a dynasty can guarantee the interests of the majority of the people, the dynasty can continue forever."

Zhao Hanzhang asked him, "Why did the Han Dynasty perish?"

Zhao Ming: "Because eunuchs have exclusive power and traitors are in power."

Zhao Hanzhang nodded and shook his head, "That's not right, is it? You guys are used to focusing your eyes on it. You can only see the chaos on a tall building, but you don't see that the base of the tall building has already been bent. All you need to do is add another one to the tall building. Straw can make it topple from the bottom and collapse instantly.”

"The eunuchs' monopoly on power is only one of the small reasons. The most important thing is that bureaucrats collude with each other. The Han Dynasty emphasized the inspection and promotion system. As a result, powerful people allied with each other and monopolized the official selection system. Anyone who became an official and could go further in the court had to do it with The people they had connections with formed a powerful network." Zhao Hanzhang said: "They joined forces with each other and passed on the taxes they should pay to ordinary people. The ordinary people worked hard for a year and found that they could not even support themselves. , and still owe taxes to the court, so I have no choice but to abandon the land and leave, becoming a refugee."

"The fields they gave up were occupied by powerful people, who used various means to turn them into their own, and then in turn bought the refugees as slaves, or directly took the refugees to cultivate the land for hidden households," Zhao Hanzhang sighed: "These people's tax is small , the country could no longer collect it, and as for the land tax, they followed the same pattern and passed it on to others again... This goes on and on, and in the end, the vast majority of civilians lose their land, and 70% of the land in the world is concentrated in the hands of less than one person."

"These less than 10% of people control the vast majority of the country's property, but the country cannot collect taxes and cannot raise soldiers and horses. Officials, instead of asking for money from these people who control the country's finances, in turn force them to barely survive. People, tell me, can this tall building not collapse and the world not be in chaos?"

Zhao Cheng's eyes were slightly moist, and he choked with sobs: "So many people died in the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and now you actually say that it was not a rebellion against thieves, but the emperor forcing the people to rebel?"

Zhao Ming figured it out instantly. She nodded to Zhao Hanzhang and said, "I understand."

They can't just look above, they have to look down and see the most ordinary and suffering people.

Zhao Ming murmured: "The people are the foundation..."

"The people are the foundation..." Zhao Cheng also murmured, "I have always thought so. Although the emperors of the past dynasties recognized Confucianism, they were only willing to read the Analects of Confucius, the Doctrine of the Mean, and Dong Zhongshu's annotations, and were unwilling to praise Mencius and Xunzi..."

Having said this, Zhao Cheng's eyes sparkled and he grabbed Zhao Hanzhang's sleeve, "Hanzhang, do you think human nature is good or evil?"

When Zhao Ming saw it, he quickly grabbed his hand and said in a low voice: "Wang Wu, this is your Majesty!"

Do you still think it was before?

Zhao Hanzhang didn't mind. He was silent for a while and then said, "If I say that human nature is evil, will Uncle Cheng give me a punch?"

Who knew that Zhao Cheng burst out laughing and said: "That's right, that's right, human nature is evil. Otherwise, in order to face a desperate situation, the evil of human nature will burst out?"

"It is precisely because human nature is inherently evil that we must teach it with virtue, restrain it with laws, and turn evil nature into good nature. This is the foundation of reading and the foundation of moral governance."

Zhao Hanzhang couldn't help but turned to look at Zhao Ming, "Uncle Ming, where did you find Uncle Cheng? Where has he been in the past six months? I remember that he always believed that human nature is good."

Zhao Ming saw that she didn't mind Zhao Cheng's rudeness at all, so he said coldly: "People can change, day by day, let alone half a year?"

Zhao Ming slapped Zhao Cheng's hand away and reprimanded: "Be honest and say it properly if you have anything to say. Don't bother Your Majesty anymore."

Zhao Hanzhang saw that Zhao Cheng had lowered his head and was completely immersed in his own world, and his thoughts had gone somewhere, so he said to Zhao Ming: "It's okay, it's okay, I don't mind."

You can tell it by listening to what I call myself.

Zhao Hanzhang took them back to the harem for dinner. Along the way, he deliberately slowed down in order to take care of Zhao Cheng, who was immersed in his own world. Along the way, he talked about half of the sources of income for the treasury this year.

The Wang family lived in the Xuanguang Hall in the harem. Behind the Deyang Hall and across Yongxiang is, oh, now Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan both live in the Deyang Hall.

Before entering the palace gate, I heard Zhao Hu's boastful voice, "I spent 800,000 yuan to buy this jade statue of a red bird with a ring in its head and a ring on it, and its value should be no less than tens of millions."

Zhao Hanzhang staggered and almost staggered. Suddenly he heard his father's voice, and Zhao Cheng suddenly came out of his spiritual world.

Two chapters combined into one, see you tomorrow