Du Weijian is not a fool, how can he not go down the steps given by Lin Jue, and he said in a deep voice: "This official is not to choose what to say, I will take back the previous disrespectful words." I will never dare to make irresponsible remarks about the emperor again. ”

Lin Jue smiled: "That's right, you have to change your mistakes, don't be confused." The emperor shines on the sage, and the emperor understands what we are worried about. There are also two adults, who must also know by heart. For now, at least, the new law is very popular. It's a good start, and we all need to be excited about it. As for the follow-up, haven't you seen it yet? At that time, we will see, what is there to fight for? ”

"What Lord Lin said is very true, and I persuaded it so, but the two of them always argue about this matter." Tian Muyuan also said on the side.

Lin Jue smiled: "Yes." Say a few words, give me a thin noodle, don't argue. Lord Liu, how about giving me a face? ”

Although Liu Xiding was reluctant to give up that handle, Lin Jue spoke, and he just got off the donkey. He dared to turn his face against Liu Xiding, but he didn't dare not give face to Lin Jue. Even if he knew that Lin Jue was a little dissatisfied with him in the hearts of the two adults, after all, he was a student of Master Fang, no matter how dissatisfied he was, he was also his student, and his identity was different.

After a dispute ended, Lin Jue sat in the public house for a while, and when the sun was rising, Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru returned from the court. Not long after, another small official came to the public room to spread the word, saying that Lord Fang had invited Lin Jue to go to the public room to speak.

The three people in the public house said in their hearts: In the end, it is a teacher and a student, and the first person to see it is Lin Jue.

Lin Jue came to the outside of the main hall public room, straightened his clothes and went in to pay a visit, Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru were sitting opposite each other drinking tea, with a happy look on their faces, laughing and talking about something. Seeing Lin Jue's arrival, Yan Zhengsu smiled and beckoned to speak.

"Lin Jue is here, come and sit. Come on, serve tea to Lord Lin. ”

"The lower officials don't dare." Lin Jue was busy and humble.

Fang Dunru said: "Just sit down and talk." ”

When Lin Jue heard this, he sat on the wooden bench.

"Lin Jue, you haven't been here these days, but have you heard? Our new law has been well received by the people and officials at all levels. Two days ago, officials from several state capitals and thousands of people on Gyeonggi Road came to the palace gate to kneel and offer plaques. Hehehe. Yan Zheng asked with a smile.

Lin Jue bowed and said, "I heard about it, and Xia Guan was deeply encouraged. This shows that the measures of the new law have won the hearts of the people and have made a good start. ”

solemnly stroked his beard and smiled, looking extremely happy. Fang Dunru took a sip of tea and said, "This time, you won't argue with us about any loopholes." As it turned out, these were unfounded worries. There's no need to worry about it at all. When it comes to implementation, it will make the most of its strengths and avoid its weaknesses. ”

Of course, Lin Jue would not argue with them at this time, in fact, his mind did not change much. As Du Weijian analyzed, the current situation in Gyeonggi Road does not mean that the new law is truly successful. What the truth is, it depends on the subsequent trend and development.

"How dare the lower officials, it seems that the lower officials are indeed worried. The lower officials were ashamed. ”

"There's nothing to be ashamed of, you're also for the good of the new law, but you just thought too much and drilled the tip of the horns. We have called you here to enlighten and enlighten you. Taking the "Changping New Law" as a lesson, you have to correct your mentality. Because, the next new law is about to be enacted, and we don't want you to have a bad attitude and come to dispute with us again. Do you understand? Fang Dunru said in a deep voice.

Lin Jue raised his eyebrows and asked, "Can the lower officials ask more, what is the new law that the two adults are going to formulate next?" It is better to prepare for the lower officials and others, and have a plan in mind. ”

Fang Dunru looked at Yan Zhengsu, and Yan Zhengsu smiled: "If you say it bluntly to Lin Jue, can't you still believe him?" ”

Fang Dunru nodded, looked at Lin Jue and said, "Originally, this matter was only approved by the Holy Lord today, so it is not appropriate to disclose it in advance." But it doesn't hurt if you ask, and if you tell you. Anyway, sooner or later, I will call you to announce it. Not...... The next new law is based on the "Changping New Law", which further enables the people to have sufficient time to cultivate the fields and further promote the enthusiasm of farming. ”

Lin Jue was startled, and instinctively thought of the action of seizing the acres of land from the rich landlords, and his face changed greatly at the moment. If this step were to be taken now, it would be a very radical act, and it would immediately provoke great opposition to it. The new law has just begun, and it is too impatient to do so at this moment.

“…… In this second new law, we have decided to start with the labor of the people, vigorously reduce the burden of labor on the people, and eliminate the unfairness in it. This law is tentatively known as the Employment Act. Fang Dunru said.

When Lin Jue heard this, his heart suddenly changed. It turned out that it was for this aspect, and this was indeed a measure to allow the people to devote more energy to production.

You must know that since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, in addition to paying taxes, the people also have an obligation to serve as labor. From building dams, digging canals, building cities, and opening mountains, to running errands and delivering letters in local yamen, guarding the door and sweeping the floor, and preventing thieves from fighting fires and keeping vigils in villages and towns, all of them require the people to contribute labor, and they are free of charge. Not only is it free to contribute, but even the cost of eating, drinking, and living in the hotel is your own, and if you lose public property, you have to pay for it yourself.

The people of the Great Zhou Dynasty were divided into six classes, and all the above labor required people of the third class or above to bear, for the simple reason that they could afford it, and they could consume it. And a large number of other eunuchs, Taoist temples, temples, widows, single households, female households, and unmarried households, they do not need to bear these labors. Widows, widows, lonely and single female households, these are just fine, after all, there are extenuating circumstances. It is extremely unfair that the officials and the temples and Taoist temples are fully capable of bearing the labor and enjoy this privilege.

And the disadvantage is not that it is fair or unfair, but that the weight of labor is concentrated in the homes of the third-class people, which leads to the heavy exploitation of this group of people. Sometimes, in order to produce such labor, these families have to give up their business and land to work for the government for free. This has had a significant impact on production activities. Moreover, the cost and time consumed in this directly lead to the heavy burden of the third-class and above households.

From time to time, there will be various accidents, such as if a laborer transports a batch of supplies to another place, and encounters an accident on the way, robbers or loses it. Then the laborer must pay for the damage out of his own pocket. This led directly to their bankruptcy and their fear of servitude.

As a result, all kinds of strange phenomena occurred, in order to avoid hard labor, the upper class households would rather sell their fields and land, and would rather reduce themselves to poor households below the third class and live a tight life, rather than cultivate more fields and produce more. It was to take advantage of the loopholes of the imperial court policy and escape from hard labor. The reason is very simple, although you live poorly, at least you can still survive. If a major incident is caused by hard labor, it will be bankrupt and the whole family will have no way to live. The lesser of two evils is naturally the best choice to survive.

Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru started from this aspect, they must have wanted to further liberate the shackles on the people and make the entire Great Zhou society fairer and more reasonable. Let the burden of the people be further lightened and the enthusiasm of production will be aroused. Don't let those strange people who would rather be poor than become rich above the third class disappear. In a sense, this is a further in-depth cultivation to dig deep into the deepest problems of the Great Zhou society and solve them.

"I see, Xia Guan understood. But I don't know what the two adults think. What is the starting point of this employment law? Lin Jue asked in a deep voice.

"The specific content, Lord Yan and I are still discussing, and it is inconvenient to disclose it at this moment, and I haven't considered it mature. In the next few days, I will take people to the local area to do some field trips. Specific measures will be developed only after that. Lin Jue, I originally wanted to take you down, but you and I are always masters and apprentices, and I am afraid that we will be talked to. Therefore, I would like to go down with Liu Xiding and the two officials of Xiangdu Beneficial Public Housing. You won't have an opinion, right? Fang Dunru said in a deep voice.

Lin Jue shook his head and smiled: "Your Excellency has your own decision, how can the lower officials have any opinions." It's all up to the adults. ”

Lin Jue actually understood very well in his heart, Fang Dunru didn't want to take himself down to investigate at all, that was not a reason for being afraid of gossip or anything like that, if Fang Dunru cared about this, he was not Fang Dunru anymore. I'm afraid I'm still worried that I'm going against him. Moreover, Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu probably already had specific ideas about the content of the new law. Otherwise, how did the emperor pass there? If there are no specific measures, how to report to the emperor and get approval. He said that he didn't think about maturity, and that was just an excuse that he didn't want to tell himself.

Between himself and Fang Dunru, unconsciously, the estrangement had deepened. This is an indisputable fact.

Yan Zhengsu smiled on the side and said, "Lin Jue, this official and your husband are still optimistic about you." In fact, your previous comments are also very pertinent. You are thoughtful, and you naturally want to do things perfectly. However, at this time, you must understand that the new law must be effective as soon as possible. This is what I said before, we should use strong medicine for severe cases, and it will have an immediate effect. As for some side effects, there is no way to do it. Just like if a person is sick, he will die if he does not take medicine, and he can live if he takes medicine, but he may be blinded by drug poison in one eye. So do you say to take this medicine or not? Do you still have to eat it? Blind and life-saving, which is more important? You should understand this. ”

Lin Jue wanted to tell Yan Zhengsu that he didn't understand this truth, but he was actually worried that the loopholes in the new law would be exploited by others, and he would give up halfway in the end. Improving the new law is not for the sake of perfection, but for the sake of not being taken advantage of. It is better to advance an inch than not to advance, and what is the point of advancing one and retreating three. But at this time, Lin Jue knew that they would definitely not be able to listen to it, and maybe the drawbacks of the new law would appear, and they would believe it. Or maybe he is simply unfounded, and this change is different from the change he knows, so there is no need to say more. Lin Jue really hoped that this would be the case.

When Lin Jue said goodbye, Fang Dunru came out and stopped Lin Jue under the porch.