There was an uproar below.
Chen Wei smiled. He had long been prepared to start a tug-of-war with the old families of the Chen Nation.
Today, Chen Country's taxes were no longer the bulk of the country's strength.
The soap and glass that Chen Wei created became famous in various countries. They had long replaced agricultural taxes and gradually became the pillars of the country.
Chen Wei was probably richer than Cao Jing.
Of course, there would still be resistance to whatever he wanted to do, but at the very least, he had money in his hands, so he wouldn't be in a hurry to do anything.
Cao Jing saw that the situation was about to collapse and hurriedly raised his hand to suppress it.
In the past few months…
The Cai clan fell, and the Cao clan gradually took control of the power of the clan.
Seeing Cao Jing suppress them, the ministers all shut their mouths.
Cao Jing hurriedly turned around and replied Chen Wei,""Ruler, this humble subject thinks that the reform of the Chen Country is not urgent.”
"Why?" Chen Wei asked with a smile.
"Now that the enemy is surrounding us, and the threat of the Nanman is still there, the Chen Nation still has to focus on resisting the foreign enemies and slowly develop.”
"Moreover, the Monarch's Mansion's soap and construction materials divisions are famous in the world. If we reform rashly, it will disrupt the market and the consequences will be unimaginable.”
"Forgive me for being blunt, but Chen Jun's new law is really unheard of for us old clans. I hope that the monarch can retract his order.”
Cao Jing's words were extremely sonorous.
When the aristocratic families heard that it made sense, they retorted one after another,
"Please reconsider, Chen Jun."
"There's no rush to reform."
"Please follow the ancestral system and not change it easily!”
Chen Wei frowned.
In the new law, there were many regulations that oppressed the old families.
For example, there was a rule that if a noble family broke the law, they would be punished the same as ordinary people.
To a large extent, this curbed the exploitation of slaves and the existing interests of the old families.
Don't forget,
The doctors standing in the court were all from noble families with fiefs.
In the fief, they were kings.
And now, even the king had to obey the law. No one was an exception.
"Cao Jing, are you openly opposing me?" Chen Wei narrowed his eyes.”
He could see that Cao Jing's loyalty had not changed.
He was still loyal to the Chen Nation, but at the same time, Chen Wei's new law also affected the interests of the old aristocratic families.
Now, Chen Wei had a rough idea of the system.
The loyalty value given by the system was probably the loyalty value of Chen Wei and Chen Guoshuang.
Cao Jing was not loyal to Chen Wei, so he opposed the reform.
However, Cao Jing was still very loyal to the Chen Kingdom, so his loyalty did not change.
"This subject dares to speak bluntly. I beg Chen Jun to reconsider, slow down the reform, and follow the ancestral system!“
The ministers hurriedly echoed,"
"Slow down the reform and follow the ancestral system!"
"Slow down the reform and follow the ancestral system!"
" Hmph!" Chen Wei snorted coldly." I've made up my mind. If anyone dares to oppose me again, they'll be going against me and the Chen Nation!"”
All of a sudden,
General Che Lu, who was standing guard in the side room, snorted coldly.
Swoosh!
He pulled out the bronze sword at his waist.
At this moment, the cold light was chilling.
Beside Che Lu, a few of the vice generals also took a step forward, expressing their support for the emperor's decision.
Cao Jing was shocked. He did not expect the monarch to draw his sword.
This attitude was too firm, and he did not dare to speak for a moment.
Seeing that things were not looking good, Jiang Yao hurriedly took a step forward."This lowly subject fully supports the Ruler's reform!”
At this moment…
The officials of the aristocratic families who were part of Jiang Yao's faction also took a step forward.
"This lowly subject fully supports the Ruler's reform!”
Jiang Yao now had authority in his hands.
Although his clan kept a low profile, with Chen Wei's help, their power could compete with the Cao, Peng, and Zuo clans.
Jiang Yao had already informed Chen Wei,
The reform must have supporters. It could not be Chen Wei alone.
Chen Wei smiled and said,"Good, Doctor Jiang has the ambition to take the lead. I will hand over the responsibility of issuing the new law to you."”
"You are the Minister of Justice, and you were originally the Punishment Physician of our Great Chen Nation. It is most suitable for you to handle this reform.”
"This subject will obey!" Jiang Yao didn't even think and nodded.
Cao Jing was so angry that his beard stood up.
The old clans of his faction also kept silent.
Peng Jie elbowed Zuo Han beside him.
Zuo Han gave him a look, telling him not to stick his head out.
Chen Wei, on the other hand, counted the clans and factions in detail on the treasure pagoda.
Obviously, Peng Jie and Zuo Han did not speak just now, but that did not mean that they were not on the same side as Cao Jing.
These two old foxes might still be watching.
The old clans led by the Peng and Zuo clans had a total of four branches.
With the current Cao Clan as the leader, there were a total of three clans.
On the other side,
With the Jiang Clan as the leader, there were a total of two clans.
General Che Lu belonged to Jiang Yao's faction while the rest belonged to Ying Xiao's Ying Clan.
Ying Xiao was far away at the border to fight against the enemy,
He and Jiang Yao were in the same boat.
Now that Ying Xiao was not in the court, the Ying Clan naturally listened to Jiang Yao.
Cao Jing was silent for a moment before he finally cupped his hands.""Since the king insists on the reform, this subject will no longer oppose it.”
As soon as he expressed his stance, Peng Jie and Zuo Han hurriedly bowed and said,"
"This lowly subject does not object."
The three old foxes spoke up,
What else could the other clans say?
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