"Your Highness is diligent in governing the country and cherishes the people. This humble official will remember this in his heart. As long as the state officials let the people eat their fill, it will be the greatest achievement.”
"Not only does His Highness consider the people to have enough food and clothing, but he also drives the Silk Road to make everyone rich. He is truly a wise king that has never existed since ancient times.”
"This lowly official will risk his life to say this. It is really unfair that His Highness did not become the Crown Prince!”Shen Fuxiong said passionately.
Li Jian felt very pleased after hearing that. Seeing Shen Fuxiong's expression of admiration, Li Jian shook her head gently.
After Wang Yong's investigation, this person was still a capable official, but he was more lecherous and had many wives and concubines.
Strictly speaking, this was nothing. After all, it was the Tang Dynasty now. It was normal to have three wives and four concubines.
It would cost a lot of money to raise so many wives and concubines, so Shen Fuxiong was a corrupt official.
This time, he was punished by Li Jian to atone for his crimes. If the economy of the county he was in couldn't improve, he would be beheaded immediately!
Under the pressure, Shen Fuxiong worked very hard. Once the potato seeds were distributed, he personally led the bailiffs to the fields the next day.
"County Magistrate Shen, you can go ahead with your work. This Prince is just looking around.”Li Jian said with a smile.
"Yes, Your Highness." Shen Fuxiong bowed and then led the bailiffs back to the fields to help the people plant potatoes.
Seeing this, Li Jian's mind lit up. Under high pressure, corrupt officials could also become good officials. If they were supported by good discipline and supervision, such as the people being able to really supervise the local officials, then corruption would be greatly suppressed and rooted out!
The system was the most stable form of governance. The anti-corruption system of the Great Tang Empire was still following the laws of the Sui Dynasty. There were too many loopholes and it had to be changed.
However, Li Jian was only a temporary king. He could only carry out experiments in Bingzhou at most, but not in the entire Tang Empire.
"Eradicate corruption and clarify the rule of officials. Let's do it in Bingzhou first!”Li Jian swore in her heart.
After a round of inspection, Li Jian returned home.
In the manor, Luo Binwang and Wang Bo were already waiting for them. Both of them looked very anxious.
" Your Highness," said King Luo Bin," many people are in favor of opening up the Silk Road, but it's very difficult to promote commerce in the state. The merchant market has already formed a fixed pattern.”
"Now that His Highness wants to increase the number of people on a large scale, there are many people who oppose it. Your Highness, please give me a suggestion or reconsider the plan to promote business.”
Hearing this, Li Jian's expression changed slightly as he pondered.
Li Jian had started the commercial reform from the beginning. The Tang Empire was still implementing the traditional emphasis on agriculture and suppression of commerce.
They adopted very conservative business laws. Even in the city, there was a curfew at night, and the people were not allowed to go out on the streets at night.
In Li Yuan and Li Er's eyes, merchants were not engaged in agriculture and had a lot of wealth. If they were not restrained, it would be very dangerous.
The foundation of rebellion was money. With money, there would be soldiers. Therefore, if the merchants became richer and richer, it would be the source of unrest!
Li Jian wanted to open up commerce and activate the vitality of the private economy. She lifted the curfew and allowed the people to walk the streets freely at night, creating a new night market economy.
In the field of social circulation, other than the monopoly of salt and iron, all other commodities were opened up. The government only did macro regulation and no longer interfered deeply.
Only in this way could the economy of Bingzhou and the surrounding areas develop in an all-round way, and it could also cooperate with the dredging of the Silk Road. It was killing two birds with one stone!
However, everything was difficult at the beginning!
The business reform had yet to start, and they had already encountered difficulties.
Luo Binwang held the business reform strategy written by Li Jian in his hand. With a depressed expression, he bowed and said,
"Your Highness, in my opinion, should we slow down the business reform? Let the Silk Road open first? After all, agriculture is the foundation of the country. I think we should thoroughly investigate the total amount of land in the whole state and formulate a more detailed royal grain strategy.”
Before Li Jian could speak, Wang Bo seconded,"Your Highness, I think what Brother Sightseeing said is right. We don't know much about business reform. If we open it rashly, I'm afraid... I'm afraid it will cause other officials to be at a loss.”
Although Luo Binwang and Wang Bo were both talented poets, they looked down on merchants in their hearts. In their understanding, the status of merchants was far inferior to farmers. This was not only their limitation, but also the understanding of all officials, including Li Er.
After listening to their conversation, Li Jian smiled and didn't argue with them. After a tolerant smile, she said,"
"This king knows what you two are thinking. To this king, agriculture is the foundation of a country, but commerce is also the foundation of a country, just as important as agriculture.”
" Without the development of the circulation field, there will be no greater development. Instead, we will be stuck in a self-styled position, closed off from the outside world, and the economy will be rigid. Only when the business is dynamic will the people's initiative be stimulated.”
"You have to know that the creativity hidden in the hearts of the people is endless!”
"The people can be made to do as they wish, but they cannot be made to know. This king is very opposed to this sentence and is very disgusted!”
"If all the people are settled in the farmland, what can the Great Tang Empire do?”
"Perhaps you don't know, but under Rao Dacang's inaction, there was not a single silver in the huge treasury of Bingzhou. Where did all the money go? Even the money that Rao Dacang had embezzled was not proportional to the amount of money that Bingzhou should have.”
"There is only one truth, and that is corruption is one reason, and economic stagnation is another reason. This king now needs a lot of money to develop the state's economy.”
"If the two of you have other ways to get a lot of money, this king can consider your opinions.”
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