Comprehensive martial arts: Summon Li Chungang and ask Wu Zetian for advice

Chapter 208 Implementation of new laws
Daming Palace.

Royal study.

Zhu Houzhao was condescending, looked at Zhuge Zhengwo and Zhu Wuyi, and asked lightly: "How is the investigation of the imperial examination? Are there any cheaters among this group of people?"

Zhu Wuwu took a trembling step forward, and then said cautiously: "Your Majesty, after passing the new test questions, although there are a few of these people who are just pretending to be fake, the vast majority of the talented people are genuine. , not much different from last time’s results.”

After speaking, he also handed over the list of candidates for this exam.

Zhu Houzhao narrowed his eyes slightly, stared at the people on the list, and said coldly: "Does this mean that imperial examination fraud no longer exists?"

Looking at these lists, he felt an inexplicable sadness in his heart.

Even with a system like the imperial examination, those people still have no hope and they are still in dire straits.

This made him feel a little bit sympathetic.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Seeing this, Zhu Rongli couldn't help but feel something bad in his heart.

what happened?

Did I do something wrong?
He raised his head slightly to look at Zhu Houzhao's face, but he just met his eyes.

That cold and stern gaze made him feel uncomfortable all over, like a thorn in his back.

After pondering for a long time, Zhu Houzhao raised his head slightly, nodded and said: "In this case, those who are just trying to make up for their numbers will be killed without mercy!"

"As for the other people, they were all sent to Dayuan to raise horses and assist Zhu Houzhao in governing Dayuan."

Having said this, he paused for a moment, looked at Zhu Wuwu meaningfully, and said in a deep voice: "You did a good job in the imperial examination, and you will handle it yourself."

"The Great Yuan side concerns my Ming Dynasty and the Qianqiu State. Uncle Emperor, please don't let me down!"

His tone was deep and his eyes revealed profound meaning.

"Your Majesty, I will go all out to govern the Great Yuan for Your Majesty and promote His Majesty's sage to the Great Yuan!"

Zhu Wuwu immediately knelt on the ground, with an excited look on his face, and said with great excitement.

He had already had an affair with Zhu Houzhao long before, and he knew Zhu Houzhao's intentions well, and he also understood the importance of this matter.

He has only two wishes in his life, one is to resurrect Su Xin, and the other is that as a descendant of the Zhu family, he hopes that the Ming Dynasty will last forever.

Now the first resurrected Su Xin is in sight. As long as she obtains another heavenly fragrant cardamom, Su Xin can be completely resurrected.

As for the second wish, that the Ming Dynasty be forever solidified, he saw hope in Zhu Houzhao.

He believed that since Zhu Houzhao could save the building from collapse, he would also be able to unify the Ming Dynasty.

In his lifetime, he can really see the scene where the Ming Dynasty flags are planted on the land of Kyushu.

Therefore, he is willing to fully support Zhu Houzhao's decision to ensure that the Ming Dynasty will last forever.

Zhu Houzhao nodded and smiled, looking at Zhu Wuwu who was kneeling on the ground with satisfaction, and said, "Uncle Emperor, I am very pleased that you can say this."

Now it seems that the decision not to kill Zhu Wuli was the right one.

Then he turned to look at Zhuge Zhengwo and Cao Changqing, and asked with a smile: "How did that matter go?"

He had reviewed the laws of the Ming Dynasty before, and there were many things that he, a time traveler, thought were too harsh and extremely unreasonable.

Therefore, Zhuge Zhengwo and Cao Changqing were summoned to make some adjustments to the existing laws of the Ming Dynasty in accordance with the laws of later generations.

One of the reasons why he did this was because he knew that the perfection of the law was crucial to achieving long-term peace and stability in the country.

The original purpose of establishing these laws was to quell the internal disputes in the Ming Dynasty.However, as time went by, the national conditions of the Ming Dynasty changed dramatically, and these laws did not keep up with the times.

The existing laws no longer adapt to the current national conditions of the Ming Dynasty and have become a shackles to the progress of the Ming Dynasty.

Nothing is eternal, not even the law.

Only by revising and improving existing laws and advancing with the times can we fully support the development of Ming Dynasty.

As for the other reason, it is to target those aristocratic families.

The reason why those aristocratic families can last for thousands of years and dominate one area is not because of anything else, but precisely because of these laws.This is their true existence that has allowed them to stand for so long.

These aristocratic families were well versed in the mysteries of the law, they discerned the weaknesses of the law and exploited these weaknesses for their own benefit.

They manipulate the market, distort competition, and use various means to circumvent legal constraints in order to maximize their own interests.

It can be said that they are the biggest beneficiaries of this legal rule, and therefore occupy a large amount of resources and accumulate huge wealth.

For those aristocratic families, wealth is just an appearance to them, a symbol of their power, and the plunder of wealth is of no importance to them.

If you want to completely eradicate these monopolistic families, you must change the rules and laws.

Once the laws and rules change, their privileges will be weakened or even disappear. Where will the monopoly start?

And not only the laws, but the entire Ming Dynasty also needed a thorough reform from top to bottom.

"Back to Your Majesty, all the laws have been sorted out. According to Your Majesty's opinion, we have revised some of the laws."

Zhuge Zhengyi frowned slightly when he said this, "It's just that this law involves all aspects, and it has not been changed for hundreds of years. There are many loopholes. It is difficult to rely on the power of two humble ministers alone..."

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he didn't care. He smiled faintly and said, "Well, take your time with the law. Don't rush for quick success. I will send someone to help you two revise the law."

"Publish your revised laws, and the other laws will be published later."

In fact, he also understands that revising the law does not happen overnight and requires extensive participation and consultation.

But as the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning. He did this just to make a start and send out a signal.

Tell those aristocratic families and the common people that he, Zhu Houzhao, has made up his mind to reform the old and make a new one.

"Wei Chen obeys!"

Zhuge Zhengwo, Zhu Wuwu and others lowered their heads and said.

In the past, the implementation of new laws would definitely arouse strong opposition from them.

Because the change in the law will involve various forces, they will definitely resist and resist with all their strength.

However, now they are extremely in favor of Zhu Houzhao's actions.

Now, Zhu Houzhao has the confidence and power to carry out all this.

What's more, such reforms can eliminate corruption and injustice and promote the stability and prosperity of Ming Dynasty.

It will also make Ming Dynasty take on a new look and rise completely.

……

soon.

The law revised by Cao Changqing and Zhuge Zhengwo was made public.

Although this new law is complex and vast, it mostly involves matters related to agriculture, commerce, and people’s livelihood.

In terms of people's livelihood, all kinds of handymen who had previously been employed with clever names were abolished, and taxes were greatly reduced.

As for those businesses, more restrictions and higher taxes will be imposed.

When such a law is announced to the public, it can be said to be a mixed blessing.

The people of Li were very grateful to Zhu Houzhao because the new law lightened their burden and provided better living conditions.

And those aristocratic families were full of curses.
With the promulgation of the new law, the aristocratic families were full of curses.

These aristocratic families have accumulated huge wealth and power during their long rule in the past, and they have long been accustomed to enjoying privileges and controlling resources.

However, the new laws promulgated by Zhu Houzhao will limit their power and property.

They worry that their privileged position will be undermined or even risked being replaced.

Therefore, these wealthy families were angry at Zhu Houzhao's reform policies.

(End of this chapter)