System, help me be an empress

Chapter 56 Qionglin Banquet

The royal list is out.

【No. [-] Scholar】: Liu Jiye

[No. [-]]: Chen Ji
【Exploring Flowers】: Lianxiu
……

After the palace examination, Xu Youxi specially dug out Liu Jiye's paper, and after he finished reading his article, he finally understood why this person always failed the Jinshi examination.

It's not that he is less educated than others, but that Liu Jiye's essays are too harsh, and the examiners basically can't understand what he wants to express.

In The Wealth of Nations, he wrote bluntly: 'If the country is not rich, it will not be cured due to illness'.The big peasants are sick, and the sickness is that they regard oppression as obedience; the big businessmen are sick, and the sickness is that they are wolf-hearted, indulgent and full of maggots; The world is corrupt, but they want to use their lives as medicine, and they are willing to throw themselves into the fire and suffer from the burning and tempering.

If a large number of peasants recover from illness, but officials and businessmen do not recover from their illness, the country will die; if a large number of farmers and merchants recover from illness, but a hundred officials do evil, then the king will die; born.

Survival is also difficult, needless to say the country is rich.

……

After reading this article for the first and second times, I feel that it seems reasonable but I can’t understand it;

After reading it for the third time, Xu Youxi was startled, because Liu Jiye was too thorough.

The peasants figured out that when they started to rebel, it was just a change of dynasty, so the country died;

Farmers and businessmen form an alliance, which does not represent the road to capitalism in later generations, either to establish a constitutional monarchy, or to abolish the emperor, so the emperor dies;
Even if the three changes at the same time, the world may be peaceful, but Dagan may not last for a long time.

"Liu Jiye has a great talent, so don't underestimate it." Xu Youxi thought to himself.

Xu Youxi was still entangled in the ranking of the two in the second place and the third place in the competition. To be honest, although Chen Ji's performance in the imperial examination was not that brilliant, his "The Wealth of Nations" was even more appreciated by Xu Youxi.

In his article, he defined the country's wealth as threefold. The first is that the country's defenses are impenetrable; the second is that the people live and work in peace and contentment;

Each level put forward some practical suggestions, such as where to build roads and bridges; vigorously develop the military, focusing on the development of Shenjiying; regarding the future of the country, he also very boldly proposed that major changes must be made , and believed that the newly revised "Great Steering Law" was the beginning of the reform.

This person is extremely sensitive to court reforms, and his personality is also suitable to be a pioneer of "reforms".

In contrast, although Lian Xuan's exam papers were not bad, his thinking was not at the same level as Xu Youxi's.

"By the way, after the palace examination, will the imperial court have to prepare the 'Qiong Lin Banquet'?"

Xu Youxi is well aware that the treasury is tight, and this kind of banquet has always represented the face of the royal family, so it can't be too shabby.

Thinking of how much money he might have to spend in the end, Xu Youxi even thought at one point that he would be shameless if he didn't, so he better stop being impulsive...

If this is put in later generations, Xu Youxi can also consider sponsorship of the merchant, which is also a win-win thing.

Xu Youxi sat in the imperial study and was very distressed. She had no money, no money, she was so poor that she couldn't even hold a banquet.

Where did all the money go!
After thinking about it, Xu Youxi sighed and ordered the Ministry of Rites to arrange a 'Qiong Lin Banquet'.

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On the evening of the second day after the release of the imperial list, a grand Qionglin Banquet was ushered in, and the venue was set at the Princess Mansion.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites are fond of talking about this location. Think about it, what an honor it must be for the new emperor to invite you to her house for dinner!

For this purpose, the Princess Mansion has been decorated simply, with red lanterns everywhere. In addition, the gardens in the mansion are exquisitely furnished, full of rockery, exotic flowers and plants, and no money wasted on the location.

Qionglin Banquet, that night.

One after another, court officials came into the princess' mansion with invitations full of smiles on their faces. Many of them brought their children with them, wishing to make the Qionglin Banquet an ancient blind date.

Xu Youxi calculated that the time was almost up, so he asked Zhou Guixue to bring in the imperial decree, read the congratulatory speech first, and briefly described the future official position arrangements for these Jinshi, and said a few polite words by the way, so that everyone can enjoy the banquet to the fullest.

Xu Youxi didn't intend to reveal her identity, so she didn't wear a dragon robe when she came, but wore a blue skirt with a white cloak to cover her figure, and a hat on her head to cover her face.

Of course, for such a good thing as eating, Xu Youxi didn't forget to call Yu Xue Jing.

"Master Yu, aren't you still angry about what happened before?"

"I dare not."

Xu Youxi sighed: "Sure enough, being an emperor is not that easy. Your lord Yu has been with me for ten years, but now he is so estranged from me. In my life, I am afraid it will be difficult to have someone I trust."

Yu Xuejing heard the sadness in Xu Youxi's tone, and felt a little more guilty. The new emperor was only a teenager, so why should he be angry with her: "Your Majesty, I will not alienate you, you, you are today's What the people of the world want is Daqian..."

Listening to Yu Xuejing's slightly anxious explanation, Xu Youxi knew that his goal had been achieved, and his originally dejected expression was instantly wiped away, and he smiled and said, "I'm relieved when Master Yu said that."

"..."

When did His Majesty learn to change his face!
Xu Youxi walked to the pool, looked at the lively koi in the pool, and said slowly: "My lord, I plan to implement the 'new law' in the court."

"……Um."

At this moment, Yu Xuejing still hasn't reacted from the shadow of His Majesty's changing face.

"However, the basis for the implementation of the new law must be established after the Ministry of Households has finished measuring the land."

Yu Xuejing began to listen carefully.

Xu Youxi seemed to be narrating some trivial matter: "According to the situation in previous years, it would take at least three or four years to measure the land of the whole country. I can't wait."

"If Your Majesty trusts me, Jin Yiwei is willing to assist Lord Du to complete the task of measuring the land." Yu Xuejing said firmly, "I will find a way to do for him what Lord Du does not do in his own right."

Xu Youxi didn't respond immediately, as if he was hesitating.

"Your Majesty, I am confident that the time for measuring the land will be shortened to less than one year."

"One year...well, I also hope that the new law will be officially implemented in the spring of next year."

Xu Youxi also knows that if Jin Yiwei is allowed to intervene in this matter, it means that the means of measuring the land will become iron-blooded and tough, and all such acts as framing and accusations will be used when necessary.

To put it bluntly, it is using imperial power to trample on the law.

But if you wait slowly, three years and three years, how can she spend so many years slowly?

Xu Youxi's plan is to promulgate the new "Great Law" in July, and popularize laws and regulations all over the world while the busy farming season is over.

In October of this year, the reform of the imperial examinations began, changing the model of the provincial examination, general examination, and palace examination that have been passed down for thousands of years.

The first rural examination after the reform will be held in the spring of next year. At the same time, we will pay more attention to the military examination at the end of this year. We will select more talented military officers, and at the same time select as many talents as possible for the Shenji Battalion.

As for this year, Xu Youxi plans to rely on the two ministers to use the "Jingcha Year" to rectify the atmosphere in the court and prepare for the implementation of the new law next year.

Xu Youxi was still sorting out his thoughts on Dagan's future development, when suddenly someone photographed him behind him, followed by Bao Younian's surprised voice: "Li Si! It's really you!"

　Sharing a conversation between me and my friend——

　　Friend: I want to order takeaway.

　　Me: Man Han Banquet
　　Friend: Give you the address and order some

　　Me: Then I think you can go to the universe to eat oxygen or come to my house to drink some northwest wind

　　My friend: show me
　　Me: Wait, I'll find a compass
　　friend:……

　　……

　　Friend: You accompany me to fight the king

　　Me: The last time I played the king with you, you agreed to take me, but you ran away, and I was complained!No, you have to read my novel.

　　Friend: I'll see when I'm free
　　Me: I can't play games, my readers are waiting for me to grow ten hands to update them
　　Friend: Oh, you have to let them see the truth!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)