But the problem is, it’s too difficult!
"Father!"
Zhao Ning's voice was heard in the palace.
Zhao Ji then woke up from his dream. He was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn't even notice Zhao Ning coming in.
He looked at his daughter, who was still dressed as a man but looked more heroic than any other young talent. He couldn't help but feel relieved and waved to Zhao Ning: "Come here!"
"yes!"
Zhao Ning walked as he was told.
Zhao Ji smiled and said, "Closer!"
"Um!"
Zhao Ning responded, but he didn't know what Zhao Ji wanted to do.
He took another step forward and felt himself being pulled. Then his shoulders sank and he was pressed down on the throne by Zhao Ji.
"Father, this..."
Even though she had been regent for the past few years, she always sat in the auxiliary seat next to the throne during court sessions.
He was suddenly pressed on the throne, and it was Zhao Ji who pressed him on the throne. It would be a lie to say that he was not nervous at all.
"If you're told to sit, just sit!"
Zhao Ji put his hands behind his back and walked back and forth behind the throne: "If this reform is handed over to you to preside over, what will you do?"
This is the test for me.
When Zhao Ning came in, he saw that he looked bitter and resentful, and he knew that the conversation between the emperor and his ministers late into the night yesterday did not produce any good results.
She took a deep breath and said the answer she had thought of long ago: "The premise of the reform is to abolish the hereditary nobility and make both nobles and commoners have to work hard and make progress, just like the private ownership of land in a country and the promotion of military merit.
However, due to the national conditions of Dali, this dilemma is difficult to resolve.
If we openly abolish the hereditary nobility, it will surely cause opposition from the nobles of the whole country. My father can still suppress the royal family, but we must not act rashly against other nobles. I think we should take it step by step and make Zhao the first to become the Great Li.
Abolish the well-field system, remove the ban on iron tools, allow iron tools to enter farmland, and use private land to attract refugees from other places.
At the same time, he vacated official positions, made promises to hundreds of schools, built the Dali Academy, and made the land of Zhao full of talented people.
Many years later, when Zhao becomes stronger, some small and medium-sized families will be forced to gradually encroach on their official positions and lands. "
"good!"
Zhao Ji nodded, because what Zhao Ning said was exactly the same as what the emperor and his ministers discussed last night.
But he then asked, "Do you think this strategy will work?"
“It works, but it’s hard!”
Zhao Ning looked a little bitter: "The reform of Zhaotu can certainly make it stronger, but the public farmland will become private land, and the harvest of the royal family in the first few years will definitely be lower. Moreover, after attracting refugees, there is not enough land to provide, even if it is reclaimed, it will be a bit stretched, and in the first few years of reclaiming wasteland, there is almost only expenditure and no income.
If the jade soap business is successful, there will be no need to worry about the income.
But during such a long period of silence, the Wei and Han families would certainly not sit idly by.
Assuming they can hold out, the Wei and Han families will not give them the opportunity to encroach on their power. As soon as any signs of this happen, they will immediately unite with the various nobles.
However, the official position promised to the Dali Academy is difficult to control.
The teachers in each family were very ambitious, and it was impossible to invite them to teach in the imperial palace without promising them a bright future.
If the official position was too low, the Dali Academy would not be successful.
If too many official positions are given, the royal family's control over Zhao territory will decline, giving other families the opportunity to encroach on it.
Moreover...how high can the limit allowed by the royal family be?"
She looked worried.
Is this what Brother Ying meant by “I can do it when I say it, but I fail when I do it”?
It's so apt.
"If you can think of these, you can become a qualified king!"
Zhao Ji sighed.
"But it's still a long way from being a hero."
Zhao Ning couldn't help but ask, "Father, how do you plan to solve these problems?"
A stern look flashed across Zhao Ji's face. "Crush them! Give me the official position! I can hold the clan in check! After the reform, I will immediately impose strict laws to prevent other clans from infiltrating. I can still live for a few more years, enough to see the first batch of land being reclaimed and produce food. When the time comes, the country will be handed over to you. There is no need to rush to encroach on it. Just grow stronger for a few years and crush them with lightning speed!"
Zhao Ning: “…”
You are worthy of being my father.
It was exactly what she guessed.
Domineering enough.
Zhao Ji asked: "What's your expression? Do you think it won't work?"
Zhao Ning smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Not really, it's better than waiting to die here. But the biggest problem is that after the throne is passed, some people may not give me time to grow stronger. Even if I grow stronger, it will be difficult to crush me with the force of thunder.
All of this might be solved by ruthless means. But what about the royal family? Seeing that other families are still enjoying prosperity, and that they have to fight for power with officials of commoner origin if they want to become officials, would they think of restoring the old system?
"If you can keep the peace for a while, can you keep the peace for a lifetime? If the reform is not thorough, then it is the same as not changing the law at all!"
“We have to give it a try!”
"Um……"
Both father and daughter fell silent, because they knew that the success rate of this strategy was less than 20%.
a long time.
Zhao Ning said, "Father, Ying Wuji said he has a way."
Zhao Ji frowned slightly: "He has never been in politics!"
"Father, do you believe there are geniuses in this world?"
"He is a dry countryman!"
"But he swore a blood oath!"
“…”
Zhao Ji's expression was rather solemn. To be honest, he valued Ying Wuji very much. Just for the jade soap business, he would treat Ying Wuji as his own child.
But when it comes to politics, you have to think twice.
Although Zhao Ning praised Ying Wuji highly, he also felt that he could not trust him completely.
What's more, who knows which country's side a Chinese citizen will stand on?
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