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Text Chapter 686 Zhenwu¡¯s Attitude

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    Hearing Fang Bao's words, Ma Qi couldn't help but frown slightly. Fang Bao was hinting to Zhenwu that since he wanted to vigorously implement the New Deal, he must change the lenient approach before Kangxi and rectify the administration of officials in a drastic way. But now Kangxi  Still alive, Zhenwu changed his mind at the beginning of his reign, which not only offended officials all over the world, but also offended the gentry all over the world. He was easily criticized and more likely to cause turmoil in the court. This was not a good thing.

    Thinking of this, he said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the New Deal is indeed beneficial to the country and the people. I also hope that it can be implemented in the world as soon as possible. However, it is related to national policy and we have to be cautious. I secretly believe that it is not currently being implemented with great fanfare.  When it comes to the new policy, the Emperor has repeatedly warned that governing a big country is like cooking small dishes, so I sincerely beg the Emperor to think twice."

    "Your Majesty." Fang Bao said calmly: "We secretly believe that the New Deal touches the interests of all the gentry in the world. No matter when it is implemented, the resistance will not be small. However, the New Deal benefits the people. As long as it is promoted effectively, the people will definitely support it.  .

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Since the people¡¯s responsibilities are state and county officials, and the New Deal also infringes on the interests of state and county officials, how can they try their best to promote the benefits of the New Deal?  The evil ones may even deliberately distort it. Therefore, if you want to implement the New Deal, you must rectify the administration of officials. The humble ministers secretly believe that the rectification of the administration and the implementation of the New Deal must be integrated into one, so that the people will not be in chaos, and even if the gentry wants to do evil, there is nothing they can do.

    On the other hand, there is a spring drought in the north this year, and the emperor has exempted the northern provinces from taxes for one year. This is a great time to vigorously implement the New Deal. I sincerely pray that the emperor will think twice.  "

    Isn¡¯t there a Beijing News?  Now that the Beijing News has been distributed to all counties, Zhenwu couldn't help but laugh when he thought about it. These days, except for the gentry, few people can read. Even if there is a Beijing News, it is in vain. What Fang Bao said is very true.  If there is reason, the people will not be in chaos.  The gentry can't get into trouble. It's a knife to extend one's head, and it's a knife to shrink one's head. There is no need to look forward and backward.

    Hearing Fang Bao's words, Kui Xu couldn't help but feel overjoyed, and hurriedly followed up: "Your Majesty, in the past two years, Shanxi people have immigrated to Australia, and Shanxi people have responded in large numbers. The scale has also increased year by year, and many people with a small income have also  With immigrants joining the ranks one after another, more and more land is under the control of the gentry. The longer the trial of the New Deal is delayed, the greater the difficulty."

    "This is a partial generalization." Ma Qi immediately refuted: "Australian immigration is now limited to a few northern provinces, but the New Deal is being promoted nationwide. How can it be generalized? Throughout the past dynasties, the implementation of the New Deal is always walking on thin ice. It is rare to see quick success and instant benefit.  "Excuse me, I beg the Emperor to take some time off."

    The people listening were arguing endlessly, and Zhenwu had a rough understanding of everyone's thoughts.  Kuei Xu hopes that the New Deal will be implemented throughout Shanxi Province. In this way, he, the temporary governor of Shanxi, is the first contributor to the trial implementation of the New Deal. This is a greater contribution than the eradication of floods in Taiyuan City, and it will also be a great achievement to implement the New Deal nationwide in the future.  It is possible that he will be in charge of several provinces, which will be conducive to his entry into the cabinet.

    Fang Bao disagreed at first, worried that clearing up deficits and rectifying officialdom would affect the implementation of the New Deal.  After Kuei Xu expressed his stance, he immediately changed his attitude and strongly supported it. This was a villain who wanted to push Kuixu out to try out the New Deal.

    Ma Qi strongly requested that the liquidation of deficits be suspended and the administration of officials be rectified.  He was worried that acting too hastily would cause the situation to be unstable. He was focusing on the overall situation, while Wang Juan was worried that simply exposing Shanxi's deficit would lead to even more corruption in officialdom.  Increase the difficulty of rectification in the future.

    After a long moment of silence, Zhenwu said, "Ma Qi stays, and the others kneel down."

    Hearing this, Fang Bao couldn't help but feel happy, and he hurriedly followed Wang Juan and Kuixu to bow and exit. After the three of them exited, Zhenwusi took a few sips of tea in a leisurely manner, then looked at Ma Qidao.  : "Xiushui, there are no outsiders, you can speak out, but who can endanger my safety now?"

    Ma Qi didn't expect Zhenwu to ask such a direct question, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned. Although Zhenwu had only been on the throne for a year, he had a strong foundation. Before he came to the throne, he had the Fourteenth Party and the Navy. In this year, he  He has also strengthened the new imperial guard army, seized the military power of the Five Banners in one fell swoop, and unified the military power of the Eight Banners. Who can endanger his safety now?

    There is only one person, Kangxi!  Although Kangxi suffered a stroke, he was sane and his initiative to move to the Rehe Summer Resort was proof. If Zhenwu was an official and gentry who implemented the new policy and complained, it would be easy to seize power with Kangxi's prestige and connections.

    ?????????????????????? But even if Ma Qi had a hundred courage, he wouldn't dare to say this. What a joke, alienating the Tian family's family ties, but it is the same as conspiracy to treason, which is enough to implicate the nine clans.

    After thinking for a moment, Ma Qicai bowed and said: "Your Majesty, clearing up the deficit and rectifying the official administration are actually one. To clear up the deficit, you must seek compensation, dismissal from office, or even lose your family property. Not only the government office, but also the place of origin must be sealed. Only in this way can we  To completely repay the deficit, now from the capital to the local government, there are very few chief officials or powerful officials who are not in deficit. If the deficit is cleared up with great fanfare, there will be a lot of noise, people will be panic, and the government and the public will move up and down.Uneasy.

    Furthermore, the implementation of the New Deal infringed not only the interests of the gentry, but also the interests of officials. Officials are gentry when they are registered. This is true for Han members, and it is also true for full-time members. Who is the noble prince in the capital who is not a good land?  The implementation of the New Deal can be said to have offended the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the gentry all over the world.

    As Fang Bao said, if the new policy benefits the people, the people will strongly support it, but what will happen if the people support it?  The people's greatest support for the emperor is to stay in peace, that's all.

    The Supreme Emperor has been lenient in his administration for many years, which is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. At the beginning of his reign, the Emperor cleared up the shortcomings, rectified the administration of officials, implemented the New Deal, and then pursued compensation, dismissed officials, and ransacked homes. Naturally, people will misunderstand that the Emperor wants to change lenient to strict.  All efforts to increase salaries and benefits for officials will be in vain.

    Not only that, the slaves are even more worried that the gentry and officials will join forces to form a party and oppose it with all their strength. If this happens, the consequences will be disastrous. Your Majesty, the officials and gentry are the foundation of the Qing Dynasty. As the saying goes, three feet of ice does not freeze in a day. The official administration is corrupt and the deficit is serious.  The short-term formation is not a violent storm, and the Qingming Festival can be managed for a year or two without serious problems.

    As far as the Emperor is concerned, a delay of one or two years is also of great benefit. In two years, the navy can achieve great development in Europe, Africa, America, and Australia, and the new army of the Imperial Guard can also be proud of the Eight Banners Green Camp. I sincerely pray.  The emperor thought twice.  "

    After listening to Ma Qi's words, Zhenwu was speechless for a long time. Ma Qi's words were not subtle. If he changed the lenient to strict, vigorously cleaned up the deficit, rectified the official administration, and implemented the New Deal, it would make the government and the public uneasy and people panic.  Everyone in the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty was in danger, which made the gentry all over the world attack him. Maybe some people would be willing to invite the great god Kangxi back to suppress him.

    For him, it is naturally the safest to wait for two years before starting to rectify. He doesn't know, but how to deal with Shanxi's deficit?  Should I ignore it?

    After being silent for a long time, Zhenwucai said in a deep voice: "Xiushui's words are from the bottom of his heart, and they are also words from a mature man who plans for the country. I also want to slow down for a year or two, calmly rectify the government and implement the new policy." At this point, he couldn't help but  He sighed softly and then continued: "When Garli was transferred from Shanxi, he had already wiped out all the deficits in Shanxi. I did not expect that in just six years, Shanxi's deficit would be so serious again."

    "Your Majesty, I am arrogantly speculating that the so-called smoothing of the deficit by Gali back then was probably just on the books." Ma Qi muttered, "Gali himself was corrupt, and the local officials were experienced in dealing with deficit inspections.  There are so many, it is hard to believe that it can wipe out the deficit of a province."

    Zhenwu nodded slightly and said solemnly: "Shanxi's deficit may be more serious than I thought. If we don't conduct a thorough investigation, Xiushui, what do you think will be the consequences?"

    Ma Qi was stunned when he heard this, and then he realized what else could happen. Shanxi officials must try every means to make up for the shortfall. It is impossible to expect these officials to take money out of their own pockets, not to mention there is some shortfall.  Maybe it wasn't them who pulled it down. Why should they pay for it from their own pockets? The only possibility is to exploit and squeeze the people desperately to make up for the shortfall.

    "The lives of the common people are very hard. I have been on private visits in the past few days incognito, and I have witnessed with my own eyes the food of migrant workers on the river embankment." Zhenwu said slowly and with a heavy tone: "I have spent tens of millions of taels of silver to relieve the victims. They  But they still eat chaffy vegetables. This is still eaten by young and strong people. You can imagine the old, weak, women and children.

    "If these officials are allowed to continue to exploit the city to make up for the shortfall, I am worried that something big will happen. Shanxi is not only easy to defend but difficult to attack, but there are at least hundreds of millions of taels of silver buried in this land. If something goes wrong, the consequences will be really disastrous."  "

    Ma Qi was also shocked when he heard that Shanxi Lao Xiongxiong is the best in the world. This is not a lie. The silver buried in the silver cellar in Shanxi is not to mention hundreds of millions, but tens of millions. Once there is a turmoil,  The consequences are indeed unpredictable. Even if the Qing Dynasty is pacified, the Qing Dynasty will be severely weakened. No wonder Zhenwu wants to encourage Shanxi merchants to set up bank accounts. No wonder he is inclined to vigorously clean up the deficit in Shanxi. It turns out that he thinks from this perspective.

    After a slight pause, Zhenwu said in a deep voice: "Shanxi's deficit must be resolutely cleared up. All officials with deficits will be suspended from their posts. First, the supervisors who are stranded in the counties will be in charge, and then the Ministry of Civil Affairs will select those with both political integrity and talent from among the officials in Hou Que.  Take up your post as soon as possible, and those who have outstanding performance among the supervisors can also be promoted."

    Ma Qi said worriedly: "Your Majesty, since the beginning of the new year, local officials have been waiting to see the direction of the court. At the beginning of the year, they severely punished the Jingshi Cangchang private fraud case, which made local officials start to find ways to fill the deficit. Now they are investigating the Shanxi deficit case with great fanfare.  , the slaves are worried that it will cause panic in the officialdom, which will then cause officials to exploit the people at all costs, leading to widespread public resentment.

    Nowadays, Jiangnan is promoting the method of apportioning people into acres. If it is taken advantage of by dissatisfied gentry, it will inevitably lead to turmoil in the government and the public, and unrest among the officials and the people.??Can the Emperor hold off for a while and summon the servants to discuss it later to see if they can come up with a perfect plan?  ")

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