Gao Rou and Liu Xie hit it off at first sight and had a very speculative conversation.

When he first started traveling to Chengnan, he was very worried. On the one hand, it was Zhou Zhong's influence, and on the other hand, he had heard a lot of things himself, and felt that the emperor was not an easy person to get along with, especially because he had the Chenliu Gao family.

The identity of a noble family.

If the emperor wants to make things difficult for him, he will not be surprised at all.

He was also ready.

But he never expected that the emperor not only did not make things difficult for him, but instead trusted him very much and openly expressed his intention to take the kingly way as his mind.

It is not a secret that the emperor wants to practice the kingly way, but not everyone believes it.

I think that the emperor practices the kingly way but only talks about it. There are many people who make excuses to suppress the aristocratic families.

After all, although the emperor still had power to Situ and Sikong, he did not let go completely, and interfered in the official affairs of the two governments often. Last year, he was sentenced so severely. One of the fundamental reasons was that the emperor was furious and directly interfered with the decision of Sikong's mansion.

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Now that we want to change the old law and establish new law, many people have concerns whether the emperor will write his selfishness into the written law.

Sikong Zhou Zhong is the one who has the most concerns.

Now that we meet the emperor, the emperor unswervingly said that we should aim to achieve the kingly way, with a sincere attitude and no concealment. Gao Rou finally breathed a sigh of relief.

With this premise, the next thing will be easier.

The two immediately discussed the origins, gains and losses since Qin Law, setting the tone for the creation of the Law School and the formulation of the new Law.

Liu Xie didn't say much about the specific provisions. This aspect is not his profession, and he doesn't need to worry about it.

What he values ​​is the principles of the new law.

For this reason, he solemnly reiterated to Gao Rou two meanings that the four people are all scholars.

First, everyone is equal before the law.

Everyone is a scholar. You can't be noble just because you are a scholar. I am a scholar who practices wood, but I am a scholar who is inferior to others. The etiquette is not inferior to the common people for the time being. I will consider it when preparing etiquette in the future, but the punishment will not be enough.

Doctor, please don't mention it again.

The doctor was not punished and was originally decent for the nobles, but things have changed so far, and have become an excuse for the powerful to abuse the law.

This de facto inequality must be curbed in the new law.

If the law is violated, all are equal. Those who should be killed will kill, those who should flow, and those who should be disciples will.

Second, the law is the bottom line and cannot force others to do anything, especially the people cannot rebel.

The evil Qin Law did was that it deprived the people of other choices, and gave them no way out except farming and fighting. Not only that, Qin Law also used harsh provisions to set traps, so that the people could always follow the law.

He accidentally became a criminal, a free labor force in the country, and was squeezed to death.

The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, and the laws in the early Han Dynasty were also strict. Later, after Confucianism, they were relatively loose, but they went to another extreme. Not only did they fail to correct the failure of the Qin law, but they destroyed the success of the Qin law.

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Tolerant to the powerful.

It seems to be in the opposite direction, but it is the same destination.

The result of tolerance to the powerful is to be unfavorable to the people. The powerful and powerful use their advantages to annex the land, but push the responsibility of bearing taxes to the people, which ultimately forces the people to be desperate and have to rise up.

They cannot farm, they can only fight, and they are not fighting for their country, but fighting for their own survival.

Compared with the Qin State's farming and war system, the seemingly benevolent and kind Han law has not had any consequences.

Gao Rou did not fully agree with Liu Xie's view, but he also admitted that the annexation issue was an important factor in the chaos in the late Han Dynasty. The reason for this was related to the Confucian transformation of the Legalists.

When formulating new laws, they must be considered.

Academic research can be considered in the long term, but the process of training officials for Lingling and even the counties in Jiangnan cannot be slow. Liu Xie and Gao Rou discussed with Gao Rou to provide relevant training for the county and law enforcement officials in Lingling County to let them

Understand the relevant systems and clarify some doubts and difficulties in implementation.

Local officials are the people with the closest contact with the people. Whether they can act in accordance with the law is directly related to the people's feelings.

Many times it is not because of the problems with the imperial court’s laws, but because local officials either intentionally or unintentionally distorted the situation when they are enforced, which makes the people unable to bear it and have to rise up and resist.

Of course, sometimes there is a law that is not subject to helplessness. The provisions formulated by the court do not consider the difficulty of local implementation and take it too naturally. The local government cannot implement them at all and can only be used as decoration.

Liu Xie asked Gao Rou to communicate more with the students, understand the problems encountered during local implementation, and reflect them in the formulation of the new law in the future.

Gao Rou agreed happily, and also reminded Liu Xie that it would not only take time but also manpower to achieve this step. Of course, it would inevitably consume more financial and material resources.

Liu Xie smiled. He reminded Gao Rou that he had said before that legislation aims to achieve the kingly way. How can we achieve the kingly way? Naturally, everyone has a bright future.

As long as this goal is not violated, it is necessary to increase investment appropriately.

This is like investment. If one cent of investment can bring two cents of benefits, why not invest? Not only do you need to invest, but also increase your investment. Only when the investment exceeds the possible benefits, you need to consider controlling your investment to avoid losing money.

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Speaking of this, Liu Xie mentioned meaningfully, just like when Empress Dowager Deng expanded the Imperial Academy.

Empress Dowager Deng expanded the Imperial College, increasing the expenses of the imperial court, but could not exert the value of the Imperial students. Instead, it made the trend of communicating and discussing politics prevail. The Imperial students did not study and were busy praising each other, talking loudly, and even gathering people to cause trouble, which affected the government.

That is the precedent of investment failure and endless troubles.

Such things can't happen again.

Gao Rou deeply agrees with it.

Liu Xie immediately issued an edict, ordering Lingling counties to select law enforcement-related officials and take turns to the county seat for training for three months. We will strive to educate all personnel within one year and select people suitable for further study.

, prepare to build a law school.

In addition to the immediate improvement of governance efficiency, there is another important reason why training starts with on-the-job officials.

The education promotion in Lingling County is too slow and too late, and few people are literate. Most of the people who can read a few words are already officials in counties and counties. Those who do not have the opportunity to enter the government have neither the conditions nor the intention to study.

Is it not good to go to the mountains to collect some medicinal materials and hunt wild animals?

Therefore, while Gao Rou was responsible for training officials and preparing for the establishment of the Law School, Liu Xie also had to prepare for another thing.

Revitalize industry and commerce, create county schools, and popularize education.

Talent is the foundation, if you don’t know the sync, what else can you talk about development?

While popularizing education, it is also a necessary way to find ways to improve productivity, boost the economy, and help more people get rid of simple agricultural, animal husbandry and fishery production.

If you can't get rich, you will have no motivation to study.

The so-called reading is to understand the truth, which is only the pursuit of a small number of people, and it cannot be the belief of most ordinary people.

For ordinary people, reading is first of all to dress and eat, wear better clothes and eat better food.

Therefore, while Gao Rou recruits students, she has another more important thing to do.

The local tyrants who were arrested were interrogated and sentenced.
Chapter completed!