Gu Jinzhi's smile deepened: "That's the second stage."
"We have troops at our disposal, and the country is temporarily stable both internally and externally. The ministers in the court are frightened by you again."
"Now is the time to select capable people and form a new political team."
“Various measures can be piloted in the Gyeonggi region first to see the effects.”
"If a policy is good, we should continue to promote it; if problems arise, we can make timely adjustments."
"As for the land distribution, the large amount of farmland confiscated by the imperial court can be used to distribute to those landless or land-poor farmers for cultivation."
"At the same time, a decree was issued prohibiting the sale of land, encouraging the reclamation of wasteland, and granting tax exemptions."
"As for those landlords and gentry, we can first implement a policy of rent and interest reduction, slowly applying pressure, boiling the frog in warm water, without rushing..."
Gu Jinzhi then elaborated on many details, ranging from the selection and assessment of officials, to the formulation of new laws, to how to guide public opinion, and so on.
Li Wei listened attentively, sometimes frowning in thought, sometimes nodding in agreement.
As the night deepened, the flickering candlelight in the imperial study illuminated the focused figures of the two people.
After an unknown amount of time, when Gu Jinzhi's voice paused, Li Wei suddenly raised her head and blurted out:
"What you said makes sense, but... we can't let people starve to death in Yujing City anymore. I will go to the court in person tomorrow morning... hehe..."
"Then I'll tell Lu Zhenyan and the others that I've been floating in the sky for the past few days!"
"If one civilian dies, I'll kill an official. I'll kill anyone who gets close to a dead person!"
Gu Jinzhi: “…”
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