back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 628
Feng Chengping was so frightened that he was sweating profusely: "This... this... Your Majesty, if this is used as a test question, scholars in the world, I am afraid..."

Lu Chengqi smiled and said: "I'm afraid what is it? Do you want to scold me severely? Then I can't ask for it! What are the disadvantages of the new policy? I am in Chang'an and I can't see the whole country. If someone proposes pros and cons, I will accept it with humility. Singing meritorious deeds and flattering people, how do I know what this country really needs? Feng Qing, to recruit scholars for the country, put morality first. Anyone who criticizes the New Deal and misses the point, I will also be considered a madman. The curvature must be carefully grasped!"

Feng Chengping was in a cold sweat when he heard it: "Your Majesty's words are extremely reasonable, but there are so many scholars in the world, if someone spreads the test questions and deliberately slanders the New Deal, wouldn't it be..."

Lu Chengqi was a little surprised. It stands to reason that Feng Chengping shouldn't belong to the New Deal faction, not even a fool.Even though he never stated his position, all of his disciples and old officials firmly opposed the New Deal.Without his approval, would his disciples and old officials work so hard?No one will believe it!Especially when the ten-rank official system just came out, the yelling became even more fierce.If Lu Chengqi hadn't forcibly suppressed him, I'm afraid the ten-rank official system would have been in vain long ago.

Throughout the dynasties, the strength of the courtiers should not be underestimated.If the court is dismissed, the emperor will be uncomfortable.No matter how powerful the emperor is, he can't do everything by himself, right?

This is also the best way for courtiers to balance the emperor, or the only way.So the emperor felt this, and he didn't dare to act recklessly, but he had to use the emperor's art to pull one faction, fight another faction, and then neutralize the other faction.How can it be so easy to be an emperor, if you meet a stubborn courtier, you will have the heart to jump into the river.Lu Chengqi is not afraid of treacherous ministers, treacherous ministers are watched by the Supervision Department.If such a single-minded loyal minister is like Yu Shi Zhongcheng Li Ran, he can't wait to meet him and hide aside.These loyal ministers are also very moderate people (the meaning of moderation is not to be sloppy, but to be neutral, mediocre, and firm in your own beliefs). If there is a debate, you must follow his wishes.Of course, in front of the emperor, they didn't dare to make too much of a fuss. If their colleagues were debating, hehe, the scene would be a joy to think about.

"Facts speak louder than words. As long as the new policy makes Dashun's national power flourish, so what if I bear some infamy?" Lu Chengqi said indifferently, but he remembered that the golden soldiers would come to fight in a few decades.He is only 17 years old now according to the calculation of later generations, and he is lucky to be alive in a few decades, wouldn't he be another Song Huizong?

Every time he thinks about this, Lu Chengqi breaks out in a cold sweat.The Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed. In addition to burning, killing and looting, the Jin soldiers also captured Song Huizong, Song Qinzong and his son, as well as a large number of Zhao royal family, harem concubines, noble ministers, and courtiers. A total of more than [-] people went north to the Kingdom of Jin. empty.The shame of Jingkang led to the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty, which deeply hurt the hearts of the Han people.As a Han Chinese, Lu Chengqi became emperor by chance, how could this history repeat itself?
Looking at the little emperor standing upright in front of the dragon case, Feng Chengping felt for the first time that he really seemed to carry the entire imperial court and the entire nation on his shoulders.To be honest, if it was two years ago, he did not believe that the national treasury could reach 8000 million yuan.But under the leadership of Lu Chengqi, he easily broke through 8000 million hits.Everyone thought that the little emperor was too young, and his ideas were all wrong.As everyone knows, after the actual implementation, there are few mistakes or omissions.It is true that the various state capitals are supervised by supervisory departments, and their enthusiasm is much higher.But think about it, why is the little emperor so sure that the New Deal will come true?

Will Lu Chengqi tell him that this is the result of knowledge accumulated over a thousand years? "Hehe, take your time to guess, I just want to engage in a personality cult, so that the people of Dashun will treat me like a god!" Seemingly seeing Feng Chengping's thoughts, Lu Chengqi thought "viciously" in his heart, "You Do you think I will fail like Wang Anshi and Fan Zhongyan? Hehe, I’m so naive. I don’t believe it anymore. If you stick to two generations, what can you civil servants do with the New Deal! Speaking of two generations, it seems that even my son No……"

Feng Chengping stood up tremblingly, held the memorial in his hand, and said: "Since His Majesty has already ordered the test questions, I will take my leave first, and the Tribute Court is still waiting..."

Lu Chengqi didn't seem to hear it, hummed the word "um" in his nose, Feng Chengping slowly bowed and exited the back of the Chui Gong Palace, Lu Chengqi murmured: "Adolescent hormones seem to be coming out... I have to say, Feng'er's figure is really good, and Jinxuan's... well, why do I think of her again, do I really have feelings for her?"

Inside and outside the Qixia Gate in Chang'an City, there are many pedestrians.Chang'an is the capital of Dashun, with a permanent population of more than 50 households. If one household has three members, it would have as many as 150 million people.Not to mention the people from the outskirts of the city, anyway, Chang'an City has not lost the population of some second- and third-tier cities in the future.

At this time, two carriages slowly drove up outside Qixia's gate, and the lantern on the carriage had the word "King" written on it.Needless to say, both carriages must belong to the Wang family.

Not to mention the ordinary style of the carriage, even if it is inlaid with gold and jade, it will at most attract the attention of passers-by.In Chang'an City, if you drop a stone casually, you can hit a rich man.Even those with a lot of wealth are considered poor in Chang'an City.Don't you ask, how expensive is the land in Chang'an City now?Once you get out of a private house with a yard, it costs at least [-] yuan, and it's not a prosperous area!This is due to the policy of the imperial court to suppress land prices. Otherwise, the current land prices in Chang'an may be raised by unscrupulous businessmen to more than [-] guan!

Dashun can be regarded as a very humane imperial court. It has always done a lot in paying attention to people's livelihood.If you have a Chang’an city hukou, oh no, it’s a hukou, and if you don’t have a house to live in, you still have public rental housing.At this time, public rental housing was called public housing, and the daily rent was ten Wen.If there are holidays, the rent will be waived.But it has to be divided into time periods. If the supply of houses exceeds the demand during the imperial examination, even a single bed will often cost ten guan.This is why Su Xun's family, a "local tyrant" in Meizhou, can't even afford a house in Chang'an, so they have to live in an official residence.When Su Shi came to the capital, he could only spend the night in Pingshan Academy, which shows that it is ordinary.

The official residence and the public house are actually the houses of the imperial court, but the official residence is only for officials to live for free, and they are new scholars, and they cannot live for more than one year.The public housing is only provided to people with Chang'an household registration for rent, and the daily rent is ten cash.Calculated from the annual rent of public housing in the previous year, a total of more than [-] yuan of annual rent was collected, and there are more than [-] public housing in Chang'an City.The daily income of ordinary people in Chang’an City is about [-] Wen, and those in Shangyan may reach [-] Wen, while the daily minimum living expenses in Chang’an City are about [-] Wen. Calculated, a family of five only needs two From the labor income, after excluding the necessary expenses, there is still three guan or three thousand yuan left over every month, which is more than enough to pay the public rent of three hundred to four hundred yuan in the capital.

During the imperial examination, tens of thousands of examinees gathered in Chang'an City, the supply and demand were extremely unbalanced, and the rent also skyrocketed, especially for the houses near the examination room Gongyuan.All the houses in front of the tribute courtyard are rented to be tested, although the rent of a house for one bed is not less than ten guan.If you have some business sense and open an inn in Chang'an City, you will really be sitting and collecting money...

The members of the Wang family obviously did not expect the rent in the capital to be so expensive. After they entered Chang'an City, they inquired all the way, and found out embarrassingly that they were originally a small rich family in Linchuan, and they couldn't afford to rent a house in Chang'an City!Because even a house with a small courtyard needs tens of dollars a month.They have to stay in the capital for at least three months. In addition to renting a house, they also need to eat, drink and drink. How can they have enough money?

"Daddy, the price is too expensive, what should I do?"

A boy lifted the curtain of the carriage and asked anxiously.

(End of this chapter)