Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 318 Confucius Resigns

"Exactly. Your Majesty, Cao Min and others have lived in the land close to the mountains and rivers for generations, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, and relying on the water to drink the water, but now they can only make a living by farming and reclaiming wasteland. How innocent?"

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty, and abolish the decree that prohibits farmers from entering mountains, seas and lakes to make a living!"

Among the decrees promulgated by the State of Wu recently, the most confusing thing for farmers is that they are strictly prohibited from entering mountains, rivers, lakes and swamps to make a living.

At this time, Tingwei Boshun who was on the side said dissatisfiedly: "Bold! How dare you criticize the state affairs and criticize the king?"

"You can't enter the mountains, rivers and lakes to make a living. Can't you use the money you earn from selling grain to exchange for various meat and necessities?"

"This... Your Majesty, the grain and rice in my country of Wu are really cheap. It is not easy to support the family and subsidize the family. How dare you expect to have more appetite?"

The old farmer said embarrassingly.

After all, cheap grain hurts farmers, and Wu, whose agricultural production has been further improved, has already realized the problem of food and clothing for the people.

However, this also means that the grain sold by the farmers will not make any money at all!

Hearing this, Qing Ji just smiled lightly, and said: "The government decree strictly prohibits farmers from entering the mountains, rivers and lakes to make a living. However, it does not prohibit you from chopping firewood or hunting in the mountains, and fishing in the rivers and rivers."

"The key point is the word 'making a living'. If it's just for food and drink, subsidizing the family, it's not impossible to hunt in the mountains and rivers."

"Your Majesty Yingming!"

Hearing Qingji's words, the farmers were relieved.

Qingji turned his attention to Fan Li, the internal history of Zhisu: "Fan Qing."

"Chen is here!"

"I want you to be in charge of the business qualification certificate. All merchants in my country of Wu need to hold a business qualification certificate, no matter whether they are big merchants or street vendors. If they do not have a business qualification certificate, they will be punished as theft!"

"promise!"

Fan Li immediately agreed.

A business qualification certificate may seem unimportant, but it is actually the most important thing for a country!

This allows Wu Guo to strictly control the number of domestic merchants, neither too many nor too few.

……

Zide Hall.

Qingji is dealing with daily government affairs.

At this time, the state of Wu was in the period of the second political reform. As the king of a country, Qingji had to deal with a lot of government affairs.

"Your Majesty."

At this time, Queen Ji Kou came in with a bowl of soup.

"Queen, sit down."

"This is the soup that my concubine made for the king himself, please drink it while it's hot."

"good."

Qingji smiled slightly.

Ji Kou is indeed a good wife.

Even if he can't manage politics for Qingji, he can still care about him in every aspect of life, and keep Qingji from getting entangled in the trivial matters of the harem.

The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics.

This kind of saying does not exist in Wu country!

Not to mention the state of Wu, even Qi, Lu, Jin, Song, Wei and other Central Plains countries, there is no saying that "the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics".

Therefore, sometimes Qingji would ask Ji Kou to help him with some unimportant government affairs.

On some national affairs that are difficult to decide for a while, Qingji will ask Ji Kou's opinion before making a decision.

Suddenly, Qingji frowned.

Because he saw the memorial of Kong Qiu, the governor of Kuaiji County, in the bamboo slips.

This is Confucius' resignation memorial!
If it was just an ordinary resignation memorial, Qingji could still reject it with a few words and awe-inspiring righteousness.

But this time Kong Qiu's resignation was obviously unusual.

After Qingji carried out the second reform in Wu State, the "Fa Jing" that was implemented among them caused heated discussions in the country.

The scholars and officials headed by Confucius couldn't help criticizing the harshness of the "Fa Jing", and they played many times, asking Qingji to abolish the "Fa Jing" and re-govern the country with the "Zhou Ri".

But, how could Qingji obey?

"Fa Jing" has been implemented in Jinling, and the effect is remarkable.

At least during this period of time, crimes in Jinling have been greatly reduced.

There were almost no theft incidents, and private fights among the people were greatly reduced. The people of the country were afraid of the "Fa Jing", and they had a certain understanding of the legal provisions of Wu State.

This is because Qingji asked people to engrave all the contents of the "Fajing" on the gate of the palace so that the world can see it.

Furthermore, in order to prevent the illiterate Li Shu from inadvertently committing crimes, Qingji also sent officials to various places to explain the contents of the "Fajing" many times.

Therefore, even Li Shu, who is illiterate, can still abide by the law.

"Queen, what do you think of Kong Qiu's resignation?"

Qingji asked Queen Ji Kou.

Hearing this, Ji Kou pondered for a moment, then said: "Your Majesty, Confucius may be trying to get angry with you, Your Majesty, and it can't be taken seriously."

"Confucius's ability to govern the country is indeed outstanding, especially his contribution to enlightenment!"

"He has only been in Kuaiji County for more than a year, and he has naturalized the Yue people who were originally rebellious and disobedient. Everyone respects the name of Confucius, which makes Kuaiji County prosperous in politics and education, and it is clear."

"Since this is the case, Your Majesty must not allow Kong Qiu to resign and go into seclusion, or go away to another country!"

"The widow also knows. However, if Confucius leaves with his seal, what can the widow do?"

Qing Ji is naturally very clear about Confucius' ability.

Not to mention the ability to govern the country, Confucius' ability to educate the world is second to none!

The original state of Yue, which is now the county of Kuaiji, was originally poor and chaotic.

The Yue people couldn't accept the fact that the country was subjugated for a while, so they had a certain degree of resistance to the Wu state, and some Yue people even fled to the depths of the mountains, intending not to belong to the Wu state.

However, Confucius was able to convince the people of Yue, willingly accepting the rule of Wu and accepting the influence of Confucian culture.

In a short time, Qingji expected to see this.

After all, the Confucian culture advocated by Confucius is indeed very gentle, suitable for governing people, and can eliminate the hostility in Yue people.

However, if things go on like this for a long time, it may not be easy for Wu to recruit capable soldiers from Yue.

A group of hungry wolves were all domesticated into lambs by Kong Qiu, how did this happen?
"This... Your Majesty, Confucius should not leave his seal, right? Confucius once traveled around the world with his disciples, advocating his Confucianism, advocating the restoration of Zhou rituals, and governing the country with Confucianism, but none of them were adopted."

"Now, Kong Qiu finally got the great king's attention in the Wu Kingdom, and he was able to show his talents in Kuaiji County. He should not resign..."

Ji Kou shook his head.

Ji Kou still respects Confucius in his heart.

After all, Ji Kou used to be the princess of the Yue Kingdom, so she knows the temper of the Yue people very well!
Yue was born in a barren land, with poor mountains and rough waters, so his temperament is very rebellious, but Kong Qiu can tame them, how can he not have great skills?
Qingji smiled and said: "Confucius may not really have the intention of resigning from office. However, he is forcing the widow to abolish the "Fajing"!"

(End of this chapter)