Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 1049
"Wu Hong, how do you govern the country?"

Qing Ji asked with great interest.

"Reporting to my father, my son and minister will be King Ning, I will select talents and abilities, and pay attention to cultivating the integrity of the people of the country, so as to form a harmonious situation."

Wu Hong replied: "The teachings of Confucius and great-uncle (Ji Zi) are still fresh in my memory, and I dare not forget them."

"The sons and ministers set an example, so that the people of the country, like the sons and ministers, not only love their relatives, not only love their children, but love others extensively, and love other people's children."

"In this way, Ningguo will be old enough to die, strong enough to be useful, young to be strong, and those who are widowed, lonely, disabled, and sick will be cared for."

"A man has something to do, a woman has a place to belong."

"Goods cannot be thrown away on the ground to be wasted, nor can they be kept for themselves."

"You can't use your strength, and you can't use it for yourself. In the end, treacherous plots are closed, thieves and thieves are stopped, and households don't have to close their doors at night."

Qingji squinted his eyes and said, "Isn't this the world of Datong that Confucius and the others dreamed of?"

"Wu Hong, can Ningguo really reach this level?"

Wu Hong smiled bitterly and said, "Father, I'm telling you the truth. This is just my son's vision for Ningguo's future, but it's not easy to realize it."

"The minister can only use the power of education as much as possible to govern Ningguo."

Hearing this, Qingji nodded and said, "It's hard for you. Governing a big country is like cooking a small dish. You can't be too hasty, or too slow."

"Ningguo is not a big country, but it's not a small country... How many prisoners are there in your prison in Ningguo?"

Wu Hong bowed to Qingji and said, "Report to Father, there are 41 prisoners in Ningguo."

"I'm asking all the prisoners in Ningguo, not the prisoners in Pyongyang."

"Father, there are really only 41 prisoners in Ningguo."

"so little?"

Both Qingji and Wu Ji beside him were quite surprised.

Is Wu Hong really not lying?

You must know that Ning State also has a large population, with a population of more than one million. Among the feudal kingdoms, it is second only to Liao State and Sai State in terms of population.

That's it, only forty prisoners in the whole country?

It's ridiculous!

Qingji couldn't believe it!
But Qingji knew that Wu Hong was an honest person and would not lie to others, let alone himself.

Ningguo uses Confucianism to govern the country, taking into account Taoism and law, and uses enlightenment instead of strict laws and regulations. This is completely different from Great Wu.

"Wu Hong, what crimes did those prisoners commit?"

"Without exception, death penalty."

"That's it."

Wu Ji who was following raised his eyebrows, and asked with some doubts: "Uncle, since they are death row criminals, why don't they be executed, and keep them for the New Year?"

"His Royal Highness, you are right, the death row inmates in Ningguo are generally suspended."

Wu Hong said solemnly: "Recently, the widow is preparing to actually reform and establish a new law, abolishing the death penalty, and instead punishing criminals with a suspended death sentence."

"Death reprieve, life imprisonment, ranging from 60 years to [-] years in prison. Whether the sentence can be reduced or not depends on the prisoner's performance in prison and hard labor."

"Father, my son-in-law is just about to report this matter to you. I want to ask Father for your permission..."

"inappropriate!"

Before Qingji could speak, Wu Ji immediately refuted.

"Uncle, the vassal kingdoms under my Great Wu's rule are the same as the local ones. They all implement the Wu Law. Not to mention that you rule the country with Confucianism, the Wu Law must not be changed. If it is changed, it will still be the Great Wu's vassal kingdom. ?"

"Could it be that uncle, you want Ningguo to become the most unique existence in the Great Wu Kingdom?"

"Don't dare."

Wu Ji's words can be described as "punishing".

All the vassal kingdoms use the Wu law, which is the same as the Wu native law, but there are some differences, which vary from person to person according to local conditions.

But such a national law is destined not to be amended by the feudal lords themselves, otherwise, where is the dignity of the Great Wu national law?

Wu Hong thought for a while, and then said to Qingji: "Father, my son thinks that laws are made by humans, and natural people can also modify them."

"Just like the death penalty, people are not sages, who can do nothing? If you can correct your mistakes, there is nothing good about it."

"Those who have committed the death penalty, the state should give them a chance to reform themselves and let them start a new life."

"What the uncle said is a fallacy."

Wu Ji still retorted: "If the country's laws and regulations are not strict enough, how can the people of the country not defy the law by themselves?"

"The death penalty must not be abolished. This is the bottom line. As for the rest of the punishment, it's okay to say."

Seeing that Wu Ji and Wu Hong had a dispute, Qing Ji interrupted their conversation and let the matter be discussed later.

……

After Qingji's tour team arrived in Pyongyang, the capital of Ningguo, according to the usual practice, Qingji took Wu Ji and Wu Hong to make a private visit in private microservices.

As far as what Qingji heard, Li Shu of Ningguo spoke very highly of Wu Hong.

The thing that people in Ning talk about most is that Wu Hong temporarily released hundreds of prisoners in his early years, allowing them to go back to celebrate the New Year with their families and reunite their families.

Wu Hong has a compassionate heart and believes that death row prisoners are also worthy of forgiveness.

However, the laws of the country are ruthless, and Wu Hong cannot condone those condemned prisoners.

So Wu Hong resisted all opinions and released about 320 or six death-row inmates, allowing them to go home to celebrate the New Year with their families.

Wu Hong made an agreement with them that he would come back voluntarily next autumn.

All the officials in Ningguo thought that Wu Hong was crazy, and he dared to let the condemned prisoner go home. How could anyone be so stupid as to send him to death next autumn?

But the fact is that the 320 six condemned prisoners have all returned without exception.

Wu Hongnian pardoned all of their sins because they had a good heart of repentance and kept their promises, believing that they would reform themselves...

Qing Ji vaguely remembered that at that time, many ministers impeached King Ning Wu Hong against him because of this incident.

It is obviously against the rules for Wu Hong to do so.

Although what is said is nothing more than human feelings, but Wu Hong is so benevolent, where does Wu Fa's majesty be placed?
However, Qing Ji just wrote a letter in his own hand, criticizing Wu Hong, and did not give him any punishment.

This can be regarded as tacit consent to Wu Hong's doing so.

Unknowingly, Qingji led Wu Hong and Wu Ji to a Huimin Pharmacy in Pyongyang City.

Such "Huimin Pharmacy" is everywhere in Dawu.

As King Ning, Wu Hong also spared no effort to implement various policies of Great Wu, especially the policy of benefiting the people.

However, the Huimin Pharmacy in Ningguo is different from the local Huimin Pharmacy in Dawu.

The same thing is that every day in the pharmacy, there are several doctors attending consultations and dispensing medicines. The difference is that patients do not need to pay consultation fees and medical fees, and the medical treatment is free!
Isn't this better than Dawu's welfare policy for the benefit of the people?

This made Qingji quite surprised.

You know, in Dawu, patients still have to pay a certain amount of consultation fees and medical expenses. Although it is not much, it is not as good as Ningguo, which has free medical care for all...

(End of this chapter)