Wentang

Chapter 761 Restrictions
"Your strategies are all good, but they fail to grasp the core problem."

"Oh, how dare you ask Duke Xia what is the core question?" Chu Suiliang raised his eyebrows and asked.

"What do you think is the most important power for the country?" Yue Shan asked rhetorically.

"Every power is very important, but to say the most important, I personally think it should be the military, administrative, and taxation powers." Fang Xuanling stroked his beard lightly and said.

"I also think that military affairs, administration, and taxation are the most important." Ma Zhou, Li Ji and others also said.

"I deeply agree with Fang Xiang's words, but one thing is missing. Diplomatic power is equally important." Yue Shan said.

"Diplomatic power?" Fang Xuanling asked doubtfully.

"As the name suggests, the power to communicate with foreign countries, such as doing business, forming alliances, fighting wars, etc., all belong to diplomatic power." Yue Shan explained.

Everyone was puzzled at first, but soon showed an expression of enlightenment.

"Xia Guogong's words awakened the dreamer, and I have been ignoring the diplomatic power." Li Ji clapped his hands and sighed.

Yue Shan said modestly: "It's not that you don't pay attention to it, but that the Tang Dynasty has always been a kingdom of heaven, and the four barbarians have surrendered. Only others can see our face, and we never have to worry about other countries' ideas. Naturally, we don't care about diplomatic power."

"But after enfeoffment, each feudal country can be regarded as an independent country, and diplomatic power becomes particularly important."

"So I think the four most important powers for a country are the military, administration, taxation and diplomacy."

"The court must consider clearly which of these four powers can be handed over to the feudal state, and which must be in the hands of the court."

"Military and diplomatic power must be in the hands of the imperial court." Li Ji said without doubt.

"What Li Xiang said is true, I also thought that these two great powers must be in the hands of the imperial court." Changsun Wuji also supported it.

Li Shimin also nodded in agreement, and said: "These two powers are indeed owned by the imperial court, and cannot be easily transferred to the feudal state. Is there any more?" The second half of the sentence was addressed to Yue Shan.

Yue Shan nodded and said: "Military power and diplomatic power must be dominated by the imperial court, but it cannot completely leave no room for the feudal state."

"In the military, you can set up a feudal guard according to different titles, how many people are in the Prince's Guard, how many are in the Duke's Guard, and how many are in the Marquis' Guard."

"These guards can not only decorate the front of the country, but also protect the basic interests of the princes and kings. After all, they are the lords of a country and it is not appropriate not to give them any soldiers."

"But the number of guards should not be too large, lest some people have unreasonable thoughts. As for the number of guards at each level, the saint and you can discuss it again."

"The number of guards of the Fengguo will not be too many, and they will not be able to support them if there are too many. If the local natives rebel and encounter invasions from other countries, it will be difficult to suppress them only with the strength of the Fengguo."

"Therefore, it is necessary for the imperial court to station large troops in key places. Rebellions that cannot be solved by the closure of the country can be suppressed by the imperial court army."

"Since this army is set up to protect the feudal states, the military expenses will naturally be borne by each feudal state."

Hearing this, everyone nodded again and again. This idea is really great.The combination of leniency and strictness not only gave Fengguo face, but also prevented them from getting out of control.

In particular, the garrison of the imperial court is even more subtle. It can be used to suppress the rebellion of the local people, and naturally it can also deter the princes and states. It kills two birds with one stone.

"There are also diplomatic rights, such as forming alliances and launching wars, which must be returned to the imperial court, but the most basic business and exchange rights must still be reserved for them, otherwise the closure of the country will become a prison."

Everyone also deeply agrees that this business communication is still very important.

"Compared to administration and taxation, it has become less important, and can be handed over to the feudal country for its own management. There is no military and diplomatic power, and I am not afraid of them shaking the sky."

"However, we can't give no restrictions at all. I think the establishment of the Prime Minister mentioned by you just now is very good."

"However, I think that the Prime Minister's Office should not directly intervene in the government affairs of the feudal state. It is more of a supervisory role. At the same time, it should also limit the actions of the princes and kings, lest they bully men and women in the feudal state and do all kinds of evil."

Administrative power and taxation power must be handed over to the feudal state. Why did the court restart the enfeoffment?It is because it is too far away to manage.

If there is too much interference in administrative power, there will be no need for enfeoffment.

The taxation power is almost bound to the administrative power, and if one is given, it must be given to the other.

"Papa papa! Well, that's very good." Li Shimin couldn't help applauding.

The rest of the people also applauded. Even if some people were dissatisfied and couldn't think of a better way for a while, they could only follow suit.

Yue Shan thought in his heart, this is of course good, what he said is a routine summed up by countless online time travel enthusiasts in previous lives.Not to mention the best, it is difficult to have a better method than it.

"Is there any more?" Li Shimin asked.

"There are still some problems." Yue Shan continued to convey the routines that netizens thought of in the previous life:

"In order to prevent the feudal kingdom from drifting away from the imperial court, and to prevent the common people from only knowing the feudal state but not the Tang Dynasty, certain restrictions must be imposed on the feudal state in terms of law, culture, and economy."

"In terms of law, the imperial court should formulate a "Constitution" as the fundamental law..."

"The princes and kings must take the constitution as the foundation when establishing laws in their respective states, and must not violate the constitution. Otherwise, they can be punished and even withdraw the state."

"Constitution? Fundamental law?" Li Shimin pondered for a while, and said to Sun Fujia: "Can Sun Qing be sure to compile a suitable constitution?"

"If the sage wants to, I will call the world's famous jurists to write this law." Sun Fujia said.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you to finish it as soon as possible, it will be of great use to me."

"Here, I will live up to my holy orders."

Li Shimin nodded to signal him to sit down, and said to Yue Shan, "Continue."

Yue Shan continued: "Literature is very important to influence people's hearts. To seal a country, academies must be built nationwide under the guidance of the Imperial College, and some of the textbooks in the academy must be designated by the Imperial College."

"For example, some introductions about the history of Chinese civilization, about the history of the Great Tang, and about the saints of the Great Tang. It is necessary to let the people who rule the country understand that they are the descendants of the Chinese and the people of the Great Tang."

"It is also possible to let the Imperial College go to Fengguo to hold an admissions examination every year, recruit some outstanding talents from Fengguo to study at Datang Academy, and strengthen the exchange of scholars between the two places..."

"Economically, the feudal state is not allowed to privately mint currency and must use the coins of the Tang Dynasty... Do not obstruct the people and businessmen from going between the Tang Dynasty and the feudal state..."

Yue Shan said dozens of strategies in one breath, restricting the power of the feudal state from all aspects, but it would not force them to have no way to survive.

Because he left two important powers to Fengguo, almost independent administrative power and taxation power.If the princes and kings have no idea of ​​rebellion, these two powers are completely sufficient.

Moreover, a certain number of guards were retained to maintain the majesty of the princes and kings.

If anyone dares to oppose these power-restricting measures, he will definitely not be wronged if he is killed directly.

It can be said that the closure of the country was arranged in a fair and honest manner.

Everyone was convinced, and even Chu Suiliang, who had a prejudice against him, had to say that this was the most reasonable method at present.

At the same time, it also made them a little frustrated, the limelight was once again taken by Yue Shan alone.

Li Shimin was not surprised at all, it wasn't that he had heard Yue Shan say it before, but he believed that Yue Shan must have a more mature strategy.

It has always been that way and has never disappointed.He would be surprised if Yue Shan didn't come up with a better plan any time.

"What Cui Lan said won my heart deeply. Zhu Qing, is there anything else you want to add?"

"I'm not waiting." Everyone said together.

"Okay, then draw up a set of specific strategies according to what Cui Lan said just now, and let you take the lead in Fang Qing's matter." Li Shimin said.

"Here."

"Auxiliary machine, you are responsible for drawing up the list of the first batch of closed countries and determining the location of each closed country."

"Here."

"The rest are fully cooperating with them."

"Here."

Just when Li Shimin was about to announce the end of the meeting, Yue Shan stood up again and said:
"Saint, the matter of enfeoffment is quite controversial. If the imperial court enforces it, it may... cause dissatisfaction among some people and lead to social unrest."

When Li Shimin was about to say who would dare, it suddenly occurred to him that the main force of the current anti-feudalism is the scholars sent by the academy.If the closure of the country is forcibly passed, I am afraid that it will dampen the spirit of these people and make them disappointed with the imperial court.

Glancing at Yue Shan's expression, he immediately understood that he also had the same idea, and he should have a coping strategy, so he changed his words in time:

"I have to guard against what Cui Lan said, do you have a good plan?"

"There is no good strategy, but there is a solution that is not a solution."

"any solution?"

"You can euphemistically tell the scholars that enforcing the country is imperative, but considering that what they said is not unreasonable, the court has discussed some ways to limit the power of enforcing the country to minimize the danger."

"In this way, the scholars can feel that the imperial court attaches great importance to them, and the dignitaries can also understand the original intention of the imperial court to limit their power."

There is another reason Yue Shan didn't mention, which is to drive apart scholars and dignitaries.

Scholars will feel that the powerful have no loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, and even think that the closure of the country was forced by the powerful, and they hate them even more.

And princes and kings will also hate scholars. If it weren't for your troublesome things, how could the court impose so many restrictions.

But all the old foxes present here can basically think of this level.

Li Shimin pointed at Yue Shan and scolded with a smile: "Now you are also an old fox. I really don't know how those scholars will feel when they know that Dean Yue, whom they regard as a model, is plotting against them like this behind their backs."

No one will ever know what the scholars will think, because no one dares to disclose these things, and even if they are revealed, no one will believe them.

But one thing is for sure, when the court announced that enfeoffment was imperative, many scholars cried bitterly on the spot.

It is said that the emperor was coerced by treacherous ministers, and these ministers could not share the worries of the emperor, and they were in vain as ministers or something.Then he scolded the rich and powerful for not wanting to serve the country, and they were all rebellious officials and thieves.

And the rich and powerful all celebrated with each other, and the matter of enfeoffment was finally settled. They won an unprecedented victory, and the next step is to wait for the imperial court to seal the country.

As for some rules and regulations given by the court, not many people care.

As Yue Shan said, for those who have no intention of rebellion, they are already satisfied with almost independent administrative and taxation rights.

It is even said that the power given by the court has exceeded the expectations of most people.

Before, they all thought that the imperial court would send officials equal to the state to manage the feudal state, and they only enjoyed taxation and other powers.What I didn't expect was that the Prime Minister's Office did exist, but it was only a regulatory agency rather than a management agency.

They like the feeling of being directly in charge of a country's life and people.

Even those who are dissatisfied with the imperial court's restriction of power will only blame the anti-feudalists for their meddling, not the imperial court.

Anyway, the resumption of the closure of the country, which has been discussed for two or three months, has finally come to fruition, and everyone's ears have been quieted down a lot.

But this is not the end, and it can even be said that everything has just begun.

Sun Fujia convened legal scholars from all over the country to gather in Weishui Academy, busy compiling the "Constitution".

No one has done this before, and they have no experience, so they can only ask Yue Shan for help.

And Yue Shan didn't shirk, and told everyone some of the knowledge points he knew about the Constitution one by one.

And these jurists are almost all the elites of the era, and there is no doubt about their ability to understand and draw inferences from one instance. They quickly figured out what the constitution Yue Shan was talking about.

Afterwards, things became simpler. Bring the law of the Tang Dynasty over, copy what is needed, and eliminate what is not needed.The parts that are not in the law of the Tang Dynasty will be added through consultation with everyone.

Moreover, in the process, a group of jurists also optimized and adjusted the laws of the Tang Dynasty according to the spirit of the Constitution.

When Yue Shan knew this, he could only observe three seconds of silence for the students of the law department and the judge of the Criminal Division. Then you will be busy.

Fang Xuanling led a group of people to start formulating a more detailed enfeoffment strategy based on the outline finalized at the meeting, clarifying the rights and obligations of the suzerain state and the feudal state, etc.

Although the things of the two groups are cumbersome, they are actually the easiest to do.You don't have to think about the sophistication of the world, just follow the rules and regulations.

The most troublesome thing is the job of Changsun Wuji.

Although the emperor had ordered the first batch of princes and clan children who had contributed to the country, there was nothing to say about the prince, only Li Yuan's son and Li Shimin's son.

The children of the clan who have contributed to the country are debatable. After all, the Tang Dynasty has only been established for 30 years, and most clans can be counted as the founding heroes.Even if they are not, their father and grandfather can stick to it.

There is a lot of room to maneuver here.

Those like Li Xiaogong, Li Daozong, and Li Daoyan have indeed made great contributions to the country, and they can sit firmly on the Diaoyutai. They must be there in the first wave of distribution.

It is different for those who have relatively small credits, and those who are in the ambiguous range. All kinds of relationships are sought by Changsun Wuji's mansion, hoping to be included in the first batch of lists.

Those who give gold, silver and treasure, those who give beautiful women... It is said that the door of Changsun Wuji's house is always blocked.He simply moved to the Zhengshitang to live temporarily, out of sight and out of sight.

Li Shimin was also very helpless in this situation, he really had no way to intervene, otherwise he would be scolded for favoring one another.I don't feel relieved to hand it over to others, so I can only wrong my brother-in-law.

On the other side, Yue Shan finally got busy. The museum has been delayed for so long, so it's time to start preparations.

(End of this chapter)