Chapter 254 Boone Order

Occasionally, at night, I go to Yunjin and Zhang Ru's courtyard to listen to Yunjin playing the piano and sing music, and cultivate my sentiment. It is rare to have the pleasure of becoming an emperor.

Every time, Zhang Ru always stood at the door of the room and watched, and she was shining with the rhyme of playing the piano under the tree, and was so beautiful that she could not be seen.

But the few nights when I went to Yunjin yard to listen to the music, ministers from various departments came to see each other.

Although the development momentum of Lei and Qiong Prefectures is extremely good overall, there are still some problems. After all, it is the implementation of the new policy, and problems are inevitable.

Apart from the emptiness of the treasury, the problems of the other departments can be attributed to two points: lack of money and lack of people.

There are many officials following from Lin'an, but the departments lack the minor officials who work below, that is, there are generals but no soldiers.

Zhao Dongting, Lu Xiufu and others discussed it carefully, but there was no other way, so they could issue a recruitment order and select officials.

In particular, officials under the jurisdiction of the Leizhou Prefecture and Qiongzhou Prefecture are selected and recruited, because they are the main people in charge of their affairs.

At the same time, in order to prevent any accidents during the implementation of the new policy, Zhao Dongting also granted the newly established Ministry of Civil Security under the Ministry of State to recruit soldiers.

However, the soldiers and generals of the Ministry of Civil Security are different from those of the army, mainly to maintain public security and investigate cases. It can be said that the original Criminal Department and the yamen constable are combined. They are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of State. All the sub-branchs, states, and prefectures have established social security bureaus, and are under the jurisdiction of the superiors.

In order to improve the efficiency of minor officials under various departments and departments, Zhao Dongting issued a "Boen Order..." to improve the status of minor officials in various government offices.

In this era, minor officials had no status, and many of them did not have official identities. Take the yamen's constables as an example, which is divided into civilians, Kuding, Douqi, and Pujian. These are all good people, while the remaining soap, fast, arrest, coroner, ban, and menzi are untouchables.

What are untouchables?

Untouchables were the lowest social status of the Song Dynasty. They were the same as prostitutes and slaves, but were just better than criminals.

The descendants of these untouchable yamen runners cannot participate in the imperial examinations, nor are they allowed to donate to buy officials, so they are not looked down upon at all.

This is also why the court sent minor officials to divide the land when it first arrived in Leizhou, but was still beaten by the nobles and gentry.

The nobles are innocent when they beat them. Even if they are beaten to death, they can still make some money.

Zhao Dongting's Boone Order made the court and the country shake continuously.

The foundation of feudal society is the division of ranks, aristocrats, civilians, untouchable slaves, etc. It is also the main contradiction in this society.

This classification of ranks has led to the continuous stability of feudal society, but often due to the weakening of the country, it will eventually lead to a complete outbreak of conflicts between the landlord class and the peasant class, causing national changes.

Zhao Dongting wanted to change the identity of a minor official into an official staff member, which naturally touched on the class issue that continued in feudal society.

In Leizhou, which was the first to issue the "Bone Order...", the nobles inevitably caused trouble again.

Although the minor officials have no harm to their interests, they are not fools. Who can’t see the emperor’s true intention?

If a untouchable becomes an official, then it will no longer be a untouchable.

The emperor issued the "Bone Order..." today, abolishing the identities of many untouchables. They cannot stop them. What will happen in the future?

If the emperor abolishes all the identities of untouchables, slaves, etc. in the future, all the people will be the people in the world. Who will these nobles call?

Even among the officials, many people opposed it and said the disadvantages of the "Boen Order..." on the main hall.

Although Zhao Dongting pushed forward the "Boen Order...", it seems that it is extremely difficult to implement it.

For this reason, after being persuaded by him, Lu Xiufu, Zhang Shijie and other ministers who saw the benefits of this new social system were helpless.

They were just a newcomer, and most of the interests of the land of Leizhou were still in the hands of those nobles. Their power was very great.

It's almost time for the New Year to come.

That night, Zhao Dongting brought Lu Xiufu, Chen Wenlong, Mu Kangxun, and even the Haikang County Magistrate Xi Yi to the palace to meet him.

After the monarch and ministers met, Zhao Dongting asked the eunuchs to give them a seat, and then asked, "How has the Boone Order been implemented?"

Lu Xiufu shook his head and sighed.

Mu Kangxun said: "Emperor, the Boone Order has just been issued, and some nobles have begun to refuse to pay grain and taxes."

"Um."

Zhao Dongting nodded slightly and looked at Xi Yi, "Xi Aiqing, tell me in detail about the situation in Haikang County."

Haikang County is the location of Leizhou Prefecture and is also the place where Zhao Dongting implements the new policy best reflects the effect.

After Xi Yi became an official, his temperament was much calmer than before. Although his eyes were still full of cleverness, his face was serious.

He stood up and respectfully saluted Zhao Dongting, Lu Xiufu and others, and replied: "Emperor, as the magistrate said, in just two days after the Boone Order was issued, some nobles and gentry refused to pay grain and taxes. Seven or eight out of ten stores in Haikang County were products of their homes. In the past two days, the taxes collected were much different from those in the past."

Speaking of this, he paused before saying: "I am worried that if this continues, they may even choose a more extreme way to oppose the order of supplication. In addition, in the past two days, many nobles have already invited the ministers. The words of the Boone Order will shake the foundation of the country and put pressure on the ministers, asking them to persuade the emperor to abolish the Boone Order."

"Oh."

Zhao Dongting smiled softly and said, "What do you think about this matter?"

Xi Yi bowed his body lower and said, "The emperor is wise and wise. I think that Boone is a feat. Although it is currently affecting the interests of nobles and gentry, it can make the people rich and equal in the future. In the long run, it can make the country and the people safe."

"oh?"

Zhao Dongting said in a slight surprise: "How do you say this?"

Xi Yi looked up at Lu Xiufu and others and said, "The emperor should have intended to abolish the untouchable system, right?"

Many people can see this kind of thing, but no one dares to say it, for fear of making Zhao Dongting unhappy.

Xiyi originally studied poetry and books hard, so he was a magistrate, but he was born into a poor family. Even if Liu Hongyi wandered around for him, he could not do what he wanted. Fortunately, he was successful in sending a letter during the Battle of Benzhou and was specially granted by Zhao Dongting, so he became the county magistrate of Haikang County. He was the most grateful for Zhao Dongting's Boone Order.

He knew the hardships of the untouchables best. It was difficult for such people to turn over.

At present, Zhao Dongting's Boon Order gave them hope of turning things around.

No one wants to be slaves for generations, not to mention that there are many people with great ambitions among the untouchables.

They intend to serve the country, but because of their background, they have no way to report.
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