Chapter 1,462 Suggestions

"Today, the official supervision system is complete. The emperors and Song dynasties have the energy to give advice and advice, and to open up the avenues for speech mentioned by Sima Xueshi. However, at the same time, official supervision should not be abolished."

"A gentleman is not afraid of supervision, so the system is actually established to guard against villains. If villains act evil, the harm will be far greater than the little salary needed to govern the six inspections. Our annual income in the Song Dynasty has already exceeded 200 million yuan.

Are you afraid that you can’t afford this salary?”

Gao Taotao said nothing, but Zhao Xu nodded secretly, especially the words "the late emperor's original intention" in Su You's words made him extremely comfortable.

Seeing that the two of them acquiesced, Su You continued: "Then I will talk about the second point. The memorial of Academician Sima only said that the memorials from all places should be accepted in a timely manner, but it did not mention how to deal with the follow-up."

"However, I believe that how to deal with this is even more important than opening up the voice. The core is to prevent Taiwan's remonstrance from becoming a weapon for courtiers to attack each other and lose its original function."

"It is actually very simple to solve this problem, which is to open a case for investigation. And this process, just like what Bachelor Sima said about the need for openness and transparency, it also needs to be open and transparent!"

"In other words, the process of obtaining evidence and witnesses must be legal, and the person under review must be allowed to appeal and defend himself. You cannot only accept the reviewer's side of the story, let alone the complainant's side of the story!"

"This power lies with the Justice Department and has nothing to do with Taiwan Admonition. Taiwan Admonition can only be the eyes and ears, not the claws!"

"There is also the issue of the responsibility of Taiwan's admonishers. The admonishment officials are responsible for taking into account the people's sentiments, listening to the people's sufferings, and reporting on rumors. They do not pursue responsibility. This is okay."

"But the Yushitai accepts corrections from officials. If it is later verified that the whistleblower made a false accusation, do you really not need to bear any responsibility?"

"In the past, Taiwan admonishers, because the two powers were combined into one, often used the power of 'reporting matters based on rumors' to avoid the responsibility of 'false accusations and frame-ups'. This chronic disease, which had arisen in the Tang Dynasty, was wisely divided into Taiwan by the late emperor.

After the remonstrance, it actually no longer exists.”

"Therefore, I believe that we need to stand back against malicious false accusations and criticisms, and this process also needs to be open and transparent. This is a necessary check and balance measure and means to prevent the country from falling into clique disputes."

"The second part of Academician Sima's proposal is the abolition of evil laws. Among them, the five laws of young crops, armor protection, horse protection, exemption from service, and market changes are highlighted."

"Lü Xueshi's memorial also focused on these, but it required taking advantage of the strong points and discarding the weak points, and implementing improvements slowly."

"As for the pros and cons of the Young Crops Law, I pointed out when the law was first introduced that it was absolutely impossible to lend money to households below the fifth class. What they need is relief, not heavy interest on the loans."

"In the areas that I have governed, the method of young crops is also being implemented, but it is not included in the performance evaluation. This is consistent with Lu Gong's discussion of young crops."

"Only based on the reduction of fifth-class households and tenant households, it must be combined with the management of farmland and farmland water conservancy, and all aspects should be pursued simultaneously, so that the green seedling method can be effective."

"Therefore, if the Green Crops Law is not changed, it will deviate from the original intention of the legislation."

"But if you take out the law and re-read it, you will find that there is nothing inappropriate in the provision itself. It just has problems with the execution subject, execution objects and execution means."

"In addition to canceling the ratio limit and removing the shackles on officials as mentioned by Lu Gong, it should also be stipulated that official money cannot be loaned to households below the fifth class who have no ability to repay. At the same time, the Royal Charity Fund should start to

Supportive policies for equal households and granting land to immigrants.”

"After the government and the opposition no longer pay attention to the Green Crops Law, it will be removed from the law."

"Let's talk about the law of Baojia. The original intention of Baojia is to restrain the villagers and guard against bandits, but there are also many disadvantages in the prevalence of private laws; the chief security officer cannot order and restrain the soldiers, and they peel off the soldiers; the government's unreasonable training delays the farming time, and is unable to resist the bandits, etc.

, are all shortcomings that exist in reality.”

"And the method of market change has even harmed the poor people, and runs counter to the Song Dynasty's national policy of governing the world with benevolence and filial piety and caring for the people."

"But we should also see that all new laws have a major premise, which is to solve the centuries-old abuses of the Song Dynasty."

"Then the problem arises. Academician Sima's request to abolish these evil laws will at most only return the situation to the time before Anshi Xianggong, which can temporarily alleviate some of the current outstanding conflicts."

"However, it did not provide any help at all to solve the major problem of the Song Dynasty that had existed for centuries? Isn't it right?"

"So I think that there is no doubt that the evil law should be gone, but the continuous efforts of the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty to solve the century-old problem should not be gone!"

"While removing evil laws, we must also think about the future of the Song Dynasty and continue to work hard to solve the problems of the Song Dynasty."

"It is only reasonable to eliminate disadvantages and create advantages, find ways to resolve conflicts, and make them disappear completely."

"The Horse Protection Law is the best example."

"Now even if the "Horse Preservation Law" is abolished, Langdu Racecourse, Xiedan Racecourse, Xiangzhou Racecourse, and Nanhai Zhudao Racecourse can all provide enough horses for the Song Dynasty. All the racecourses combined can provide ten horses for the Song Dynasty a year.

More than 10,000 horses."

“This is our confidence to repeal the Horse Protection Law!”

"Similarly, if the "Baojia Law" is to be abolished, we must not only focus on the benefits of the common people and farmers being liberated, but also see the disadvantages of just eighteen gangsters running amok across several counties."

"Therefore, states and counties must have basic security support capabilities. Therefore, county captains and soldiers under the state army cannot be added or eliminated at will by state officials. They must be established, paid salaries, and included in the management of the country."

"The "Exemption from Service Law" also has such a problem. National service has never been equal. For example, east of Hebei and Beijing, there are several river defenses, water transportation, and city camps. The people are poor and the service is heavy. After paying the exemption fee, the people still cannot escape the service."

"But in places where the people are rich but the service is light, such as in the middle of Shu, Zhejiang and Zhejiang, and Bianjing, the people are happy to lose money and be exempted from service."

"To solve this problem, we can neither create a method to save it nor destroy a method to avoid it. If we don't solve it from the root, the problem will always be there."

Gao Taotao asked: "In Situ's opinion, what should we do?"

Su You said: "This requires detailed analysis. Each state and county should prepare a service budget for the next year. The state, county and the country will share the cost. For those who are not successful, the national treasury will allocate financial subsidies and recruit professional personnel.

The engineering team performs its duties.”

"I accept the suggestion of Bachelor Sima in principle, and the "Exemption from Service Law" has achieved good results from a national perspective."

"But the reason for the good implementation effect is not the law, but because the people of the Song Dynasty are the best people."

"The imperial court asked them to pay service fees. They gritted their teeth and starved, but they still had to serve the country."

"However, regarding the collection and use of the exemption money, most places are completely in trouble!"

"This is why I insist on the continued existence of the Six Inspectors. They should effectively exercise their power of supervision and supervise the use of these funds. This is their natural responsibility, and it is an explanation the court owes to the people!"

“The minister’s opinion is that the tax exemption can be abolished, but the tax system must be improved at the same time, clarifying local taxes, commercial taxes, exempting D taxes, and then rationally allocating the use of tax revenue, living within one’s means, and placing a reasonable emphasis on past taxes, so as to solve this problem to the greatest extent.

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"These analyses, I and Lu Gong generally agree with each other, but the ten things Lu Gong said are not enough for me."

Gao Taotao was a little surprised: "Isn't this enough?"

Su You bowed and said: "The best way is the plan that Governor Wang had when he was governing Yunzhou. The tax should be matched with the assets and wealth owned by individuals. Those who are capable should pay more, and those who are powerless should be exempted."

"In addition, the ten things Lu Gong mentioned are all the world's requirements for the Queen Mother and Your Majesty. However, the people of the world should also have requirements for officials."

"I'm going to talk about the third aspect of the Second Duke's report next, which is the employment of people."

"Regardless of the merits of the people recommended by the two princes, most of the others are people with noble moral character and clear standards. However, judging from their governance performance, many of them are mediocre."

"These people are listed as admonishers in Taiwan. Although they are the best candidates, they are full of practical positions. I am afraid that they still need training."

"Every gentleman comes to the stage to admonish and give lectures. Scholar Sima has opened the door to speak out. I am not worried that he dare not speak, but I am worried that he is not enough to take up the responsibility."

"Suppose there is a trend of impeachment in the imperial court, and the original courtiers will be appointed abroad one after another. Gentlemen will be able to fill those vacant positions, but can they guarantee that they will do better than their predecessors in government affairs? There will be no middle-of-the-road

Is it possible for someone with insufficient qualifications to suddenly rise to a high position?"

"If the Empress Dowager wishes to make new arrangements, I believe that these must be taken into consideration."

"Of course, what I say may not necessarily be comprehensive, so I would like to discuss it with Academicians Sima and Lu in front of the emperor, analyze the pros and cons, and only issue the edict after all the pros and cons are considered." Fastest update on mobile phone::

After speaking, he saluted Zhao Xu: "Among them, I'm afraid the one who has the most trouble is Your Majesty. If you have any questions while listening to the discussion, Your Majesty can either ask the question in court, or write it down and ask it privately."

"But I'm afraid the morning lectures will have to be moved to the evening."

Zhao Xu had a determined look on his face: "I'm not afraid."
Chapter completed!