Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 13
Guo Rong was not surprised at all, and said bluntly: "Tell me your opinion."

Luo Youdu nodded and said: "Zhang's Courtyard is strong-tempered and believes in the idea of ​​legalism to rule a troubled world. Therefore, strict laws and regulations are imposed, one radish and one hole, and the law is used to restrain the people. But Lu Facao pays attention to enlightenment, thinking that only by changing the people's thinking, Let them know their shame, which has achieved the effect of inaction. That's why they pay attention to ideas, and the minister does not have such an enlightened and advanced concept, but a very pragmatic person. Everything comes first, regardless of strict law or lenient law, whoever Whoever is used, who is more suitable to use. All laws, Confucianism and Taoism are tools, and whoever is good will use it."

"That's why I think that the two Shangguan's ideas are desirable, but not practical enough."

Guo Rong was also a pragmatic emperor, and he was even more interested. He couldn't wait to say: "Let's talk about it in detail."

Luo Youdu said: "First of all, the lenient law is not advisable, and the death penalty is even more irreversible. The so-called name is light but the reality is heavy. I think that the effect of the lenient law is not conscious, but more inappropriate. The price of this crime is too low. , On the contrary, it is more likely to cause crimes, cause innocent people to suffer, and cause greater harm to people's livelihood. Therefore, at the end of the Han Dynasty, Chen Qun had a saying that his ministers agreed with very much, "It is easy to commit crimes if the name is light, but it will hurt the people if it is serious."

"Secondly, strict laws are not advisable. Wei Zheng, a famous official in the Tang Dynasty, said, 'Resentment is not great, but people are to be feared. If you are overwhelmed, you should be cautious'. Laws that are too strict can easily accumulate public grievances and create turmoil in temples. The world is uncertain. The four barbarians are not convinced. Excessive restraint will cause immeasurable consequences."

What Luo Youdu said here is very subtle.

Of course Guo Rong understood.Accumulating public grievances is one thing, and more is creating turmoil in the temple.

It is not the people who are saddened by excessive restraint, but the ministers of civil and military affairs in the temple.

Especially those arrogant soldiers with little culture.

These brainless fools are driven into a hurry, and their brains are easy to mess up. Once the blood comes up, they will do some unpredictable things.

If Luo Youdu dared to bully Zhao Kuangyi like this, he could be sure that Zhao Kuangyin was not an ordinary reckless man. If he was someone like Xu Chu, he would have no time to hide.

Otherwise, Xu You will end up.

Guo Rong frowned and said: "According to what you said, lenient law is not advisable, nor is severe punishment. You want to make a compromise and choose the middle?"

It's too stupid to take the middle and the bottom.

"Of course not!" Luo Youdu was naturally not stupid, and said, "I thought it was a combination of strictness and leniency."

Guo Rong regained his spirit and asked, "What is strictness and leniency?"

Luo Youdu said: "Common crimes are punished with severe punishments. Because they are frequent offenders, they are common. Therefore, severe punishments are necessary to rectify the world. Severe punishments are not the purpose, but moral governance. In order to protect the people and maintain law and order, the punishment is to avoid punishment. .”

"It's a crime that can be killed, but it can't be killed. It should be given a lenient punishment, and you choose not to kill. First, it can reflect your majesty's benevolence, and second, it can be more laborious."

"Abolish cruel punishments such as splitting, roasting, and burning, and replace them with beheading, beheading, or hanging, so as to gain a good name for your majesty."

Many cruel criminal laws were abolished during the Han and Tang Dynasties, but the great turmoil of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms led to the resurgence of many things.

"Change the death row criminals to the first trial, second trial and third trial to show Confucianism's prudent killing, and to capture the hearts of scholars all over the world for His Majesty. Secondly, those who commit many crimes will be severely punished. Sinners who commit crimes, regardless of their severity, should be kept on the record. Serious or serious, heavy punishments should be imposed, and those who refuse to change after repeated admonitions can be killed."

"In the end, those who are extremely evil will not be forgiven. For those who have committed the most heinous crimes, no matter how much you kill them, it will not be too much."

Guo Rong's eyes became brighter the more he listened. Compared with Zhang Yue's strict law, Lu Bin's enlightenment and lenient punishment.Luo Youdu's practice was even more heartfelt, and he couldn't help but praise: "Wonderful! Strictness and leniency are the way to make legislation. Come..."

Guo Rong suddenly called out: "Ci Luo takes the seat on the soft chair, I want to have a long talk with him."

Luo Youdu hurriedly got up to thank him.My body is used to sitting on knees, and my legs don't feel numb after sitting for a long time, but sitting on knees is not as comfortable as sitting on a chair after all.

Sitting on the soft chair, Luo Youdu straightened his back a little.

Guo Rong asked some more about criminal law.

Luo Youdu responded fluently.

In fact, the "Dazhong Criminal Law System" promulgated during the Tang Xuanzong period is already very humane.After all, after thousands of years of development, everything will change in line with the times, and things that are divorced from reality have long been eliminated by history.

Luo Youdu memorized "Dazhong Criminal Law System Classification", supplemented by some advanced viewpoints accepted by this era, which opened Guo Rong's eyes.

Guo Rong looked at Luo Youdu, who was able to reply freely, and suddenly asked: "Recently, I am worried about one thing, but I don't know that Luo is engaged in administration. Does he have anything to do?"

Luo Youdu responded without hesitation: "Please, Your Majesty, I dare not hide my secrets."

Guo Rong said with a bitter face: "Everyone in the world thinks it's good to be an emperor. No one knows my hardships. Don't be afraid that Luo will make jokes. I don't have any good clothes except the dragon robe from the court. The Central Plains are in turmoil. Refugees need relief, and they have to support the army. The Central Plains has been plagued by wars for years, and the treasury is seriously strained. I am living a hard life!"

Luo Youdu laughed secretly when he heard this.

Chai Rong in history is indeed a bit miserable.

To be exact, in the chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, it is impossible to live well if you want to be a wise king.

Facing Jiedu envoys with heavy soldiers in their hands, should they be raised or not?
Facing the arrogant warriors in the temple, should we reward them or not?
Faced with the dilapidated building after being looted by the rebels, should it be repaired or not?
In the face of starvation and disaster victims, should we save them or not?

It all costs money.

If Chai Rong wants to be Li Shimin, he can only suffer himself.

Luo Youdu said: "If you want to reorganize the people's livelihood in the Great Zhou, the first thing is to issue the coins of the Great Zhou. It has been four years since the founding of the Great Zhou, but the popular coins on the market are actually the Tongbao of the Tang Dynasty. There are even Liang, Tang, Bad money in the Jin and Han Dynasties, and market currency clutter are the biggest source of hindrance to the development of people's livelihood. If this source is not eliminated, it will be extremely difficult for the people's livelihood in the Great Zhou Dynasty to improve."

Chai Rong sighed, and said: "What you said is just to solve the coin problem. How easy is it? My Da Zhou is not rich in copper, and the income from copper production every year, except for the supply of all parties, is not much left. It is all used to make coins, and it is not as good as the share of old money exchanged from the people. Changing it rashly will only cause turmoil, and it will make the people lose confidence in my Dazhou coins."

Regarding this point, Chai Rong had already discussed with the prime ministers Fan Zhi, Li Gu, and Wang Pu.

They are all famous ministers, there is no reason why they cannot see through.

Luo Youdu said with burning eyes: "The Central Plains is not actually copper-free, it's just that no one has taken it."

Chai Rong asked eagerly, "Where is the copper?"

Luo Youdu said indifferently: "Temples, Buddha statues, none of them weigh more than three or five hundred catties!"

(End of this chapter)