Zhao Jun said solemnly, "Basic human rights are simple: they guarantee their right to survive, their right to personal safety, and the right that the state will protect them when they are treated unfairly. In other words, it is the state's responsibility to protect its people."
"Hmm."
Zhao Zhen was known for his kindness. He felt this made a lot of sense and nodded, saying, "I think this is what the court should do!"
"The Song Dynasty needs to be strong, but this will also bring oppression and exploitation."
Zhao Jun said, "This isn't something that will happen in the future, but is happening right now. The Song Dynasty oppressed and exploited the people in every part of the country, and the court never treated them as human beings. Such a country is incompetent, and the existence of the regime has nothing to do with the people."
"I don't think so."
Upon hearing this, Lü Yijian became displeased and said, "Have you ever witnessed the cannibalism during the Five Barbarians' Rebellion? Have you ever witnessed the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, with bandits swarming like a comb and no rooster crowing for a thousand miles? If it weren't for the Great Song, how could so many people still survive?"
"right."
This time, Zhao Jun didn't refute him. He said, "So you just did a good job, but that doesn't mean you did it well. Do you think it's an honor to have places like Wuyou Cave and Guifan Tower at the foot of Bianliang?"
What Lü Yijian was about to say stalled for a moment, and he had no choice but to swallow it back. Because he had seen Ping'er, he knew that as prime minister and emperor, they were actually in the wrong in this matter.
It is a great irony that there is such an evil and terrifying place right under the feet of the emperor, in the best place in the world, so no one can refute it.
Zhao Jun said, "In my ideal Song Dynasty, everyone has clothes to wear, everyone has food to eat, everyone can afford to go to school, and everyone lives a healthy life. The sick can receive medical treatment, the elderly have a place to rely on, and the young are well cared for. The Song Dynasty should not only be strong, but also strengthen its sense of self-reliance as a country."
Zhao Zhen asked: "Then what should we do?"
“Make laws.”
Zhao Jun looked around at everyone and said, "Honestly, it's actually quite easy for the Song Dynasty to complete the Industrial Revolution. I just need to invent the spinning jenny, import cotton from the Western Regions, use local sheep, and promote cotton cultivation. It won't be difficult to enter the early stages of the First Industrial Revolution within ten years."
"But the industrial base is a country's strong hardware. In addition to hardware, it must also have software support. Even if the Song Dynasty completes the Industrial Revolution, it cannot lack corresponding rules and regulations!"
"The Industrial Revolution will inevitably be followed by the rise of capital. Capital will encompass everything, oppressing and exploiting workers. When we enter the modern era, workers will continue to be exploited by capital, forced to work overtime and squeeze every ounce of their labor."
"The state must protect their basic rights and interests, balance the contradictions between capital and workers, guarantee their human rights, and prevent capital from coercing the state, thereby turning the state into an accomplice of capital in oppressing and exploiting ordinary people."
"Therefore, only by enacting a law, and a law of the highest authority, to protect the human rights of Han people can the country develop healthily and long-term, and avoid a vicious cycle and the harm of capital."
This was something Zhao Jun thought of on the spur of the moment today.
In the past, he had always been thinking about how to reform the civil service first. Once the civil service was clean and the execution ability of the people below was high, there would be fewer corrupt officials and fewer lazy officials. There would be no obstacles to the implementation of policies, and then industry could be developed.
For example, they dug canals between coal and iron mines, promoted cotton planting, engaged in animal husbandry and raised large numbers of sheep, and together with spinning machines and steam engines, promoted the development of the First Industrial Revolution.
In fact, given the business environment of the Song Dynasty, it would not have been difficult to complete the first industrial revolution within fifty years if it had been developed and guided by the state.
But after Fan Zhongyan talked to him about the following matter today, Zhao Jun remembered that it was not enough to just focus on hardware, software was also needed.
It's not just Wuyou Cave and Guifan Tower, as well as the people of the Song Dynasty who are currently oppressed and exploited.
There is also the threat of future capital.
The emergence of capital is an inevitable trend. It is accompanied by progress and prosperity, but also by dangers.
Even in the new era, in a sense, the state is only curbing capital, but not completely killing it.
The development of the Industrial Revolution is bound to lead to the rise of capital, and capital can disregard everything for the sake of profit. Therefore, the corresponding laws must be improved to protect the basic human rights of the people of the Song Dynasty and make capital restrained.
After hearing what Zhao Jun said, Zhao Zhen asked curiously, "Does Grandson want to revise the laws? If so, we can discuss this with the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court."
"They don't know a damn thing about the law."
Zhao Jun waved his hand and said, "I think I should do this myself in the future. I believe that the implementation of the Supreme Court should protect the most basic things of a country and government, things that even the emperor cannot violate."
"I can't disobey?"
Zhao Zhen opened his eyes wide.
Zhao Jun smiled and said, "Of course, a modern country should have a complete system. The emperor is subject to the same punishment as the common people if he breaks the law. Although this is mostly just talk, I think the government should abide by it. At the very least, when we catch corrupt officials in the future, we should sentence those who deserve it and execute those who deserve it. The government should never just pardon them out of thin air. Wouldn't that be treating the country's laws as a joke?"
"Yes, yes, yes."
Zhao Zhen smiled awkwardly twice.
It's basically a joke that the emperor is punished the same as the common people when he breaks the law.
Emperor Jing of Han, Liu Qi, lost a game of chess and beat his opponent to death with the chessboard. What happened?
So at least in ancient society, imperial power and official power were supreme, and the common people suffered. Who could do anything to them?
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