The Ascension Plan of the Ancestral Star of the Shuttles

Chapter 376 Killing a jester to celebrate

After Li Fei finished talking about the system of three provinces and six ministries, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty had already been convinced by him, and this court system alone was enough to prove his talent in latitude and longitude.

The division of labor in the three provinces and six departments is more clear, and the operation of the court is bound to be more efficient.

Afterwards, all the officials realized that the king seemed to know all of this well. This made the officials who were still somewhat dissatisfied with what King Zhou said just now had nothing to say.

At this moment, they coincidentally have boundless curiosity about that heavenly book.

King Zhou asked all his ministers: "Masters, do you still have any objections to the appointment of the real person as the national teacher by the widow?"

Shang Rong took the lead in expressing his opinion: "Your Majesty, the real person is indeed talented, and he is enough to be the master of the Great Shang Dynasty."

Yabigan was the second to say: "The minister seconded the proposal."

All the civil and military ministers said in unison: "The ministers and others seconded the discussion."

Huang Feihu smiled and stretched out his hand to King Zhou's side, and said, "Master, please."

Li Fei understood, walked to King Zhou and stood still.

Shang Rong said again: "Just now the national teacher mentioned the enfeoffment system and the feudal system, and asked the national teacher to explain the confusion for us."

Li Feidao: "In short, the enfeoffment system is the current social system, which entrusts the land to the feudal princes, and allows the feudal princes to manage all military and political affairs of the land by themselves."

"Such a system is extremely unfavorable to ruling. To put it bluntly, every prince is equivalent to a local king in a certain area..."

Li Fei also analyzed the enfeoffment system and the feudal system of a centralized state, from politics to military affairs to people's livelihood, for all his ministers to analyze in detail.

This time the ministers were not so excited, but frowned one by one.

Of course they can see the benefits of the feudal system, but if they want to transition from the feudal system to the feudal system, they will inevitably face a huge change.

But just as your majesty said just now, after great chaos, there must be great order. If you want to completely change the system, chaos is certain, and you will have to face it sooner or later.

If the generation of the king does not face it, future generations must face it.

But the problem is that in this changing situation that affects the whole world, unless Chaoge has the military power to suppress all the princes in the world, it is no different from digging his own grave.

Shang Rong raised this question, and King Zhou smiled and said, "King Wu Cheng can answer Aiqing for this question."

Huang Feihu said loudly: "Masters don't know, but the National Teacher has a magic weapon that can be controlled by ordinary soldiers. It's called Thunderbolt Fire."

"With the help of this magic weapon, one of my soldiers can be compared to a hundred, and a hundred can be compared to a thousand."

"And such an army only needs thousands, even if the opponent has an army of one million, they are still invincible."

All civil servants were stunned when they heard it, there is such a magic weapon?

On the side of the generals, everyone was full of complacency. Naturally, they already knew the existence of Thunderbolt these days, and had seen the power with their own eyes, so they didn't have the slightest doubt about Huang Feihu's words.

Bigan said curiously: "I wonder if Your Majesty will allow me to see this magic weapon?"

King Zhou turned his eyes, and suddenly turned his gaze to one of the ministers, with a smirk on his face, he said, "Why is this so difficult, You Hun."

You Hun who was called by name hurried out of the shift, although he was a little confused, but with a flattering smile on his face, he said: "I am here, what orders does the King have?"

King Zhou Shiran pulled out a Glock 18 automatic pistol from his back waist, pulled the bolt into the chamber with a click, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, it's just that I have the help of the national teacher, and the great business is expected to be strong. I am very happy."

"So the widow wants to kill a jester to celebrate, and just as Zhuqing wants to see the Human Torch, Lao Aiqing is the target."

After finishing speaking, he decisively raised his pistol, facing You Hun who was full of bewilderment and hadn't realized the meaning of King Zhou's words for a while.

"boom"

There was a bang, blood spattered, and You Hun fell backwards to the ground, with a bloody hole on his forehead.

All the civil servants trembled in fright, not because they were frightened by King Zhou's method of killing at will, but simply by the sound of the gunshot.

As King Zhou himself said, this Youhun was a complete jester. When he was killed, all the officials would only applaud him, and no one would cry out for him.

Seeing King Zhou's coquettish manipulation, the corners of Li Fei's mouth twitched involuntarily.

God damn kill a jester to congratulate congratulations.

King Zhou shook the pistol in his hand with a smile, and said: "What do you think? This is the least powerful human torch. It is used by individuals for self-defense on weekdays. It can only hit targets within a few dozen feet."

"The thunderbolt used by soldiers can kill people at least a hundred feet away, and the furthest can reach three hundred feet away."

All the officials looked at the pistol in King Zhou's hand, and at the bloody hole on You Hun's forehead. After being shocked, they slowly became excited.

As if nothing had happened, Huang Feihu ordered Fang Bifang, the general in charge of the palace, and they immediately summoned the warriors in front of the left and right palaces, dragged You Hun's body out, and asked the internal officials to clean up the blood.

Shang Rongqiang suppressed his excitement, and asked Li Fei: "Dare to ask the national teacher, how much can this magic weapon supply? How much will it cost?"

Li Fei said with a smile: "Unlimited supply, as much as you want, without consuming a single plant or tree, all of which are gathered by poor people with mana."

There was an uproar in the court, and Shang Rong said decisively to King Zhou: "The old minister asks the king to implement the feudal system and centralize power."

All the ministers said in unison: "The ministers are waiting for a second opinion."

King Zhou inserted the pistol back into the holster on his back waist. The Glock pistol is just that convenient. The safety is on the trigger. When the trigger is pulled, the safety is also opened, and the safety is automatically engaged when the trigger is released.

As long as the trigger is not pulled, there is never a risk of misfire.

Seeing King Zhou put away the Thunderbolt, Fei Zhong among the courtiers secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and calmly wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.

After putting away the pistol, King Zhou said, "Don't worry, the system of the whole society needs to be changed from top to bottom. It involves all aspects, and it cannot be done overnight."

"It's not enough just to have enough military force, you have to have enough talents to govern the place, otherwise where do the local officials come from?"

Speaking of this, King Zhou turned his head helplessly and sighed to Li Fei: "The big merchants are too backward, they still use oracle bone inscriptions, and they don't even have bamboo slips and engraved books."

"We have to figure out the papermaking technology first, and we have to implement new characters, and then we have to run schools. If it doesn't take ten or eight years, I'm afraid we won't see any results."

King Zhou personally complained that the big business was too backward, but it was okay.

Li Fei suppressed the smile in his heart, but said softly: "Don't worry, take it step by step, there will be time."

"And it won't take ten or eight years. If it doesn't work, I'll move tens of thousands of tons of paper to use. As for running the school, at worst, I will directly empower them with simplified characters through the heavenly scriptures."

"There are other advanced knowledge such as papermaking and movable type printing that can be operated in this way."

King Zhou slapped his thigh, and when it was done, he happily said to the ministers: "Did you hear it? The national teacher will pass on some of the contents of the heavenly scriptures to your ministers. With these things, why should I be unhappy as a businessman? "

All civil and military officials were overjoyed, they all clasped their fists together and bowed, "Thank you, Master Guo."

Li Fei said to King Zhou: "In terms of technology, people must be selected. In order to avoid conflicts, everyone must not have the same technology."

"The only thing that needs to be passed on to everyone is the simplified characters. Does the king agree?"

King Zhou nodded approvingly and said, "That's exactly what it should be, let's do it accordingly!"

The content of the heavenly book that the ministers got could not be that of King Zhou, and many things could not be passed on indiscriminately.

First of all, all these things about advanced thinking and politics must not be passed on, that is asking for trouble.

Knowledge that is too modern cannot be passed on. King Zhou has to rely on this advanced knowledge to maintain his prestige. If everyone understands it, then he, the great king, will have no advantage at all.

Everyone must pass, that is, simplified characters.

With a wave of Li Fei's whisk, a golden light appeared out of nowhere on the heads of everyone in the hall. Under the watchful eyes of all the officials, the golden light finally condensed into a golden booklet.

The booklet fell lightly in front of the officials, and it was the same as King Zhou's Heavenly Book, without words.

Li Fei said: "Please take the heavenly book, gentlemen, and stick it to your forehead."

All the ministers did as they said, and the knowledge about simplified characters and pinyin was quickly poured into the minds of all the ministers.

In less than a minute, a "Xinhua Dictionary" was loaded into the minds of everyone in the hall.

Shang Rong took the lead in putting down the heavenly scripture, and kept shouting: "Miao, Miao, since Cangjie created characters, they have undergone many evolutions, but the characters are still extremely complicated and difficult to spread."

"The characters in this heavenly book are not only concise, but also have profound meanings. With this set of characters, it will be much easier for the common people of my business to learn how to read. Thank you, Master, for giving me the heavenly book."

All the ministers once again shouted in unison: "Thank you, Master, for giving me the heavenly book."

Li Fei said: "You don't need to be polite. After the court is over, I ask you to hand over the Heavenly Book to other people who need it, so that everyone can master this set of characters."

King Zhou suddenly said, "Where is Fei Zhong?"

Fei Zhong trembled all over, stepped out of the class in fear, bowed and said: "The minister is here."

King Zhou narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "You are a jester just like You Hun, do you know why the widow doesn't kill you?"

Fei Zhong's legs went limp, and he knelt down on the ground, trembling, and said, "Because I am loyal to the King."

There was a smile on the faces of all the ministers in the palace.

King Zhou said indifferently: "You Hun is also loyal to the widow. This is not the reason why the widow doesn't kill you."

"Compared to You Hun, you are more knowledgeable, and more or less capable, you can be regarded as a capable jester."

"Since I got the heavenly book from the national teacher, I have just woken up from a dream, and I know what kind of responsibility I have on my shoulders."

"I put my words here today. From now on, big merchants don't need jesters, greedy ministers, or treacherous ministers. They only need capable ministers who can do practical things. I hope all the ministers will keep this in mind."

In fact, the main reason is that Fei Zhong is his cousin, and indeed, as he said, compared to You Hun, who only caters to flatterers, Fei Zhong has excellent knowledge and has done something.

As long as he can do things with peace of mind and stop thinking about speculation, this person can still be useful.

Shang Rong Bigan and other ministers all smiled happily, bowed in admiration and said: "Your Majesty is wise."

King Zhou continued: "Fei Zhong, I have ordered you to be the head of the Ministry of Industry, in charge of papermaking and movable type printing, and making paper and printing books for our big business. If you have merit, you will be promoted."

"Don't say that I will not give you a chance. I will reserve the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry for you. I will not appoint others directly. Whether you can accumulate merit and be promoted depends on your own ability."

There are six levels of positions in the Ministry of Industry: Shangshu, Shilang, Langzhong, Yuanwailang, Chief, and Zhaomo.

King Zhou gave Fei Zhong an official position in charge, and didn't let him start from the bottom, which was considered to have given him some affection.

Fei Zhong himself knew this in his heart, and kowtowed gratefully: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I will definitely do my best."

Seeing this, Li Fei waved the dust fly, and a golden light hit Fei Zhong's eyebrows, passing on papermaking and movable type printing to him.

Then King Zhou began to adjust the structure of the court. Although the local official system could not be implemented for the time being, the court could be established first.

After some appointments by King Zhou, Wen Zhong, the grand master who led the army outside, led Shang Shu Zuo Pu, the chief official of Shang Shu Province.

Shang Rong is the order of the Zhongshu Province, and Bigan and Dizi are the left and right servants of the sect.

Wei Ziqi is the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Mei Bo is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Fei Lian is the secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, Huang Feihu is the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Zhao Qi is the secretary of the Ministry of Households.

The other ministers were compiled into the six departments of the three provinces according to their corresponding status and expertise.

After adjusting the structure of the court, King Zhou said to Zhao Qi, Minister of the Household Department: "Qing Zhao, a healthy society must have a general equivalent exchange, that is, coins."

"The shellfish coins used by my big merchant are not suitable for general equivalent exchange, so the first thing you do after taking office is to create coins."

Now everyone has to pass on simplified characters, and they can basically understand some words and sentences of later generations, and it is much easier to communicate.

Zhao Qi heard the words and said: "Yes, but the king, the coin holders are cold and hungry, and the reason why they can be used as a general exchange of equal value is the value given to them by people. It is actually a manifestation of credit."

"As long as the credit value of the coin can be guaranteed, then no matter what is used as the coin, it doesn't matter whether it is a shell coin or a knife coin, there is no problem."

"The only question is, how do we make coins have credit value, how do we convince people that they can be exchanged for food and clothing?"

King Zhou nodded gratifiedly and said: "That's right, that's right. It seems that Zhao Qing didn't get the heavenly book in vain. Everyone got the same inheritance, but these problems are not something that anyone can think of. It's really true that the widow named you Minister of the Household Department." It's sealed."

Hearing what King Zhou said, Zhao Qiwen couldn't help but blushed, cupped his fists and bowed reservedly: "Your Majesty is absurd, the so-called seeking political affairs in his position, since the minister is in charge of the household department, naturally he must consider the issues that the household department should consider."

King Zhou nodded and said, "Whether the credit value of coins can be guaranteed depends first on the imperial court. In this case, business must be involved."

Hearing King Zhou's words, everyone quickly recalled the definition of "commercial" in their minds, and quickly understood each one.

King Zhou continued: "First of all, the imperial court will open a state-owned grain, oil and cloth shop. After you have produced enough coins, the imperial court can set an example."

"The salaries of the ministers will no longer distribute food and supplies, but will be directly converted into coins, and then you will take the coins and go to the relevant shops to buy the goods you need."

"As long as the imperial court does it first, it will naturally drive the people slowly, so won't the coins be popularized?"

　Tomorrow Qixi Festival, I will ask for a day off, everyone knows, Dapeng will not say much, I wish singles get out of singles as soon as possible.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)