Interest exists objectively, not something bad people think of it. It has nothing to do with morality. It is a natural law of business. The Tang Dynasty was also smart. I do not recognize interest. I am protecting the interests of the people. At least I have occupied the commanding heights in morality, but I do not stop it. This leads to no clear regulations on what is usury. Even if it is 50% of the interest, the government will not care about it. Then private lending depends entirely on the other party's mood. (??[

Changsun Wuji, Yu Zhining and others also nodded in favor of Gao Luxing's words.

After seeing this, Chu Suiliang stepped down.

But Gao Luxing then said: "But this sacred gentleman contract gives the government too much power to intervene. If the existence of interest is recognized, it will inevitably cause conflicts between the officials and the people."

The power of intervention he mentioned was mainly about compensation. Before this, the government generally ignored it. Even if the government accepted it, it would only approve it. If the creditor did not come forward, it would become a conflict between the creditor and the debtor, and would not lead the conflict to the government. If the government intervened in the pursuit of interest, the debtor would definitely hate the government, and the debtor was generally the people.

The conflict between private and private is just a contradiction between individuals, which is common, but the contradiction between private and regime is a big contradiction.

This is also why the Tang Dynasty had the saying that "the official position is based on private contracts and the official position is ignored."

But Han Yi believed that this was an irresponsible approach and said: "The government is the representative of justice and the authority to maintain order. How can conflicts be ignored? The government's practice cannot protect the rights and interests of both borrowers and lenders at all. Moreover, the weak are often bullied. The people are exploited by the landlords, but the court ignores them. The people hate the landlords, but they also feel very helpless. This negative emotion will affect the people's trust in the court. As long as it is reasonable and legal, the court should dare to face it and find ways to solve it instead of avoiding the problem. If the government lacks effective supervision and the support of sound supporting legal norms, a large number of irregular or even illegal contracts will be born."

Laiji stood up and said, "Even if what you said makes sense, it still needs to be implemented. Our Tang Dynasty has a vast territory and brings together many ethnic groups. The customs, production methods, and living habits of different places are different. Therefore, the contracts in different places are different, thus forming a rural law. If you regulate different ethnic groups with the same standard, this will inevitably be opposed and will not work."

This is the main reason why officials have political and legal affairs and the people follow private contracts. Private contracts are rural laws, and rural laws and national laws exist at the same time. Sometimes rural laws make national laws just false.

In fact, Han Yi also attaches great importance to the contract law, which is that because private contracts are independent of the law, and obey the rural laws of each place, and the rural laws of each township are different, it will inevitably lead to independent and closed groups, and it will be very troublesome to establish contracts between each other. This will seriously affect the recovery of the commodity economy across the country. If Han Yi wants to make great efforts and recover the Tang Dynasty business, first of all, it must unify the contract and include the contract law in the national laws.

Han Yi smiled and said, "Do you dare to ask the Secretary of the Central Committee, is it the hometown law or the national law?"

Lai Ji said: "Nature is the law of the country."

"However, the reality is that many rural laws are opposed to national laws and are more authoritative than national laws. All of this is the result of the imperial court's indifferent treatment of this."

Han Yi said: "Why did Qin Shihuang want to write the same text, the same carriage, and the same track, and unify the weights and measures, because this is a symbol of a country's unity, and the law is even more so. Respect is mutual. The country respects the customs and customs of ethnic groups in various places. Similarly, they should also respect the laws of the country. Now the court wants to include contracts in the law, which is a progressive and confident approach. Unification and normation, so that people from different places can communicate better, is something that a country must do.

Of course, we also considered this point. In fact, there are two main differences in contracts in different places. One is written method, and the other is interest. However, if you use the township as a unit, it is not conducive to operation. Therefore, after discussion, we felt that each road or state should set the highest interest based on the situation of the people in its territory, and then report it to the court. It can be changed every three years according to the changes in the situation, so that the court can understand the situation in various places."

Laiji suddenly continued to talk, which was to divide the country.

Li Zhi nodded straightly. As the emperor, he felt it was very reasonable. In his opinion, of course, the national law should be the greatest, not the rural law. Unification is a means to safeguard the imperial power. Now that this perfect law is in front of him, how could he refuse? He said to Changsun Wuji: "Taiwei, what do you think?"

Changsun Wuji frowned and said, "Although Han Yi's words are not without reason, the old minister is still deeply worried."

In fact, he was also deceived by Han Yi. Han Yi was in the hall at that time, just targeting integrity. He thought that this sacred gentleman contract was a matter of standardizing integrity. He didn't expect that it included so many contents. The key was that his grandson Changsun Yan was the one who revised the law. He was even more worried. Why did they ask Han Yi to come? In fact, Han Yi also told Changsun Yan about these words because Changsun Wuji was not sure about it, and he didn't know whether it was feasible. It seemed feasible. But after it was implemented, who knew whether it was feasible. He wanted to protect Changsun Yan. This thing was proposed by Han Yi, so Han Yi must bear the consequences.

Han Yi wanted to use Changsun Yan to reduce obstacles, and Changsun Wuji knew very well. Therefore, Changsun Yan just explained every law. If there is any dispute, Han Yi would explain it. If there is a mess, the spearhead would definitely be directed at Han Yi. In fact, Changsun Wuji's meaning is very simple. There can be less resistance, but you have to bear it. Don't want to find my grandson as a scapegoat.

Changsun Yan also knew it in his heart, but he felt uncomfortable. He believed that Changsun Wuji's consideration was due to distrust of his ability. Before the law was promulgated, you were thinking about the division of responsibilities. He also made a lot of efforts to do so. He was very confident and stood up and said, "Report to Your Majesty, in fact, when I handed over this memorial, I was very hesitant. It was a special envoy who ordered me to decide to submit this memorial.

I think what the special envoy said is very reasonable. Although it is necessary to be cautious in revising the law, it must be seen from practice whether it is perfected or not. I have made a lot of efforts to do this. I believe it is enough. If I always hesitate, it will always be in discussion. The so-called failure will be caused by chaos. Our law mainly inherits the laws of the previous dynasty and changes it based on the practice of the laws of the previous dynasty to make up for the shortcomings of the laws of the previous dynasty. However, this sacred gentleman contract cannot be learned from history. Because of this, the court should give it a try. I suggest that it can be implemented in the capital area first to observe the results and then decide whether it is popularized across the country."

Li Zhi nodded and looked at Changsun Wuji again.

When Changsun Wuji saw Changsun Yan full of confidence, he suddenly felt that his grandson seemed to have grown up, and he felt that it was time to let go and let him try. Even if it failed, with his current power, he would be enough to save all this. He said to Li Zhi: "Your Majesty, although Lao Chen and Right Pushe are worried, they can't see any big mistakes. This law was originally revised by Changsun Yan and Han Yi. Since they are so confident, Lao Chen thinks they can also give it a try."

He nodded, and Chu Suiliang and the others would naturally not object.

Li Zhi said: "Okay! This matter has been decided so that this law will be implemented in the Gyeonggi area first."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Desheng hurriedly ran in, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the news just came from the harem, Zhaoyi seemed to be giving birth."

Li Zhi was shocked when he heard this, and got up without saying a word and walked outside.

Changsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang and the others frowned slightly and exchanged their eyes. After Li Zhi left, they left quietly without even asking a word.

Originally, as ministers, they were also present, so they should wait for news here. This is the most basic etiquette for a minister. If it were Queen Wang, they might have left faster than Li Zhi, but if Wu Zhaoyi was not concerned about Wu Meiniang from beginning to end, they would not even look down on Wu Meiniang. It is my nonsense that you gave birth to you.

Of course, as far as the current struggle is concerned, Wu Meiniang is always giving birth to this kind of child, which hurts them very much, because the queen there is just a hen that cannot lay eggs, and she cannot give birth to a single one. Whether she can give birth to a child is simply all the value of a woman. Li Zhi deposed the queen for one reason, the queen would not give birth to her.

Han Yi must have followed the past, but Changsun Yan was embarrassed. On one side was the monarch and on the other side, he thought for a while, and felt that filial piety was the first priority and could not sing a counter-topic with Changsun Wuji. He bowed and said, "Han Yi, there is something else in the training camp, so I will say goodbye first."

Han Yi was stunned and said, "Young Master Changsun, please forgive me for saying more, Your Majesty is your monarch and your cousin. You should not leave because of your feelings or reason."

"But--!"

Changsun Yan looked embarrassed, and of course he also felt that he should stay, but the problem was that Changsun Wuji and Wu Meiniang were no longer in harmony. With you or not, and everyone had already left, he didn't know what to do.

Han Yi said again: "I know you are concerned, but I believe that the Taiwei is the one who cares most about His Majesty in the world."

What I mean is that Changsun Wuji is unhappy with it, not Li Zhi, you go because of Your Majesty, not because of Wu Meiniang.

Changsun Yan pondered for a moment, and felt it was right. Putting aside everything, Li Zhi was also his cousin, and this cousin was also good to him. He nodded and said, "Okay!"

The two came to the gate of the harem. Because the ministers could not enter the harem, they could only wait for news in the side hall.

But soon the news came, and Wu Meiniang gave birth to another son.

It’s really God’s help. Queen Wang has been with Li Zhi for so long, but there is no one left. The princes are still born in the same palace and adopted by her. But Wu Meiniang has just entered the palace for a long time. She is already the third child, with two sons and one daughter, but her daughter died prematurely.

This undoubtedly increased Wu Meiniang's political capital. Wu Meiniang was alone and could not be compared with Queen Wang, who supported by the relevant Long Group. However, women have a unique skill, which is to give birth. Wu Meiniang can be said to be a fighter among the hens, and her ability to give birth is too strong. What a political capital for the two princes! I can't die, but Queen Wang can't raise it, which is so embarrassing.

After about half an hour, Li Zhi came out of the harem, with a look of spring breeze on his face, and could see that he was happy. When he came here, he saw that the old guy had left as expected, and he was not disappointed. However, when he saw Changsun Yan being there, he was a little surprised, which made him very relieved. After all, the blood of the Changsun family flowed through his body.

Han Yi and Changsun Yan confirmed that Wu Meiniang and her son were safe, and after congratulations, they left.

Soon, the news that Wu Meiniang gave birth to a dragon son spread. Many ministers believed that God helped Wu Meiniang, and gradually some people leaned against Wu Meiniang.

On the second day, Han Yi, Wang Xuandao, Zheng Shanxing, and Lu Shigua came to the palace with gifts to congratulate him. When they arrived, Li Yi Mansion, Xu Jingzong, Cui Yixuan, Wang Dejian and others had already arrived and were there to flatter Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang.

Compared to the scene when Wu Meiniang was pregnant, it is much more lively today.

Li Zhi was also very happy.

Of course, Changsun Wuji and his sect only congratulated Li Zhi through the three provinces. There was no private statement and it was already considered polite to not publicly curse.

Moreover, Changsun Wuji did not sit idly by and immediately issued a sacred gentleman contract, hoping to divert everyone's attention.

Unintentionally, Han Yi became the biggest winner. Wu Meiniang gave birth to Long Zi, which is of course good for him, and the sacred gentleman contract is something he urgently lacks.

For Han Yi, a new chapter is about to begin. (To be continued.)8
Chapter completed!