Such as "rectifying official conduct", "reviewing the total amount", "performance evaluation system", "investigating corruption", "field taxation", "recruiting corvée labor", "military system", "strict taxation", etc.
The latter ones borrowed a lot of content from Wang Anshi's reforms, and also included some suggestions from Zhao Jun.
Fan Zhongyan glanced at the note for a while, and then added "cutting down the weak soldiers", "baojia system", "market affairs", "issuing equal taxes", "entering the grassroots", "frequent transfers", "settling accounts later", "three-house system", etc.
These contents cover almost all reforms including officials, land, laws, military, economy, education, etc., and are even more radical than the New Deals of Qingli in history.
If we follow Zhao Jun's statement, at least twenty items would have to be crossed out, leaving less than ten items.
But when Fan Zhongyan looked at the content above, he had no intention of changing it.
Because he knew one thing.
The emperor and his men only came occasionally these days, and Fan Zhongyan was always by Zhao Jun's side.
So I could often hear some interesting words from Zhao Jun in private.
"The Chinese are always inclined to compromise. For example, if you say, 'This room is too dark and you need a window,' they'll definitely disagree. But if you insist on removing the roof, they'll compromise and agree to open the window."
This sentence gave Fan Zhongyan great inspiration.
He heard in history why the Qingli New Deal failed, which was because it touched the entire interest group.
Since such small changes have caused such a huge uproar, why don't I expose this issue?
Fan Zhongyan looked at the papers covering the table. He had written hundreds of words on each item, which added up to thousands or even tens of thousands of words.
If the corrupt officials, mediocre and lazy officials, landlords and businessmen, and incompetent soldiers saw this, they would probably be terrified.
"I heard from Zhao Jun that Wang Anshi was later nicknamed 'Stubborn Minister,' because he was as stubborn as an ox."
"But they don't know that anyone who aspires to reform the country must possess this kind of stubbornness. Otherwise, if they fail to persevere to the end and abandon the reform midway, the harm they bring to the country will be great."
"Wang Anshi's Qingmiao Law couldn't be implemented because of poor governance. Zhao Jun was right. If we want to change the country, we must first have a clear political system."
"Politics cannot be a stagnant pool. If everyone is just pursuing petty gains and doing nothing, how can this country survive in the long run?"
"If that's the case, then I might as well bear the reputation of being a stubborn minister. The emperor asked me to take the long view and consider the path of reform, but I will go against the tide and carry out the reform path to the end."
"I think even if Zhao Jun's eyes recover, he will support my idea. I hope that when the time comes, he will stand by my side!"
Fan Zhongyan picked up the brush in his hand, dipped it in some ink, added some details to the few new sentences he had written, and then took out a blank letter from the table next to him. After thinking for a while, he began to write quickly.
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