my unparalleled way

Chapter 1346
Yue Luoning was not discouraged, she did not want to compromise.

For other kings, they might have been so angry because of yesterday's incident that they either accepted their fate or broke with the officials.

However, Yue Luoning didn't, she had already started looking for a solution.

She is so calm and so intelligent.

Only the second day of the court meeting, she came up with something new-official reform.

Yes, she has identified the root causes of tax reform's failure.Although there were former conservative ministers of the Yue Kingdom who deliberately opposed him, he did not notice the importance of people in the reform.

Change needs to be carried out by people. No matter how good the original intention of a measure is, it also depends on whether the person who implements it is doing it right and whether he will put his heart into it.

Those who implement the reform are officials at all levels, so the first thing I need to do is to manage these officials well.

There are actually a lot of problems in the officialdom of the Yue Kingdom now, the relationship between the officials is intricate, and there is no clear assessment and promotion system, it is difficult for newcomers to rise to the top, qualifications and seniority are more important than abilities...

In fact, similar problems exist in all countries in the mainland, and this is already a chronic disease.

In addition, when the Yue Kingdom was in turmoil, the officials were still able to devote themselves to it. As the Yue Kingdom became stronger step by step, many people's hearts gradually rotted.

They were heroes in the past, but now they want to enjoy themselves, and of course their family, friends, subordinates and students must follow suit.Then, many things that violated the laws of the moon, such as bullying others, stealing, bribery, and corruption, happened naturally.

It's time to rectify the officialdom of the Yue Kingdom.

The success or failure of the tax reform also needs to be decided by the officials!
She saw this point clearly, so many thoughts that had already surfaced in her heart were finally turned into practical actions by her last night.

She decided to amend the law of the month and strictly control corruption. In the past, corrupting one hundred gold was only a punishment of thirty with a stick, but now one who corrupts one gold will be punished with imprisonment, and one who corrupts ten gold will be beheaded for public display.

She decided to build a new Supervision Department, with slightly different responsibilities from Zhou Zichuan's department that supervised officials.This department is responsible for assessing the imperial court and local officials. The officials are assessed every year, and they are divided into several levels: outstanding, ordinary, mediocre, incompetent, and corrupt.The outstanding ones are promoted, the mediocre ones remain the same, the mediocre ones are demoted, the incompetent are dismissed and the corrupt are punished.

And the Ministry of Supervision is directly responsible to Moon King.

She decided to reform the official selection system, including private recommendation and examinations, as well as emphasizing the training and promotion of students from major colleges.

She believes that once these measures are carried out, the officialdom of Yue Kingdom will soon take on a new look.

At that time, no one will dare to interfere with the tax reform, and no one will dare to show one thing behind the scenes.

However, she hit a wall again.

After the announcement of this set of official reform measures, it caused an uproar in the court hall, and the officials were almost overwhelmingly opposed.

Yue Luoning actually expected that there would be opposition to this set of measures. After all, no matter whether it is to strictly control corruption, set up a procuratorate to evaluate officials, or promote talented newcomers, this has touched the interests of many people present.

However, she did not expect that the voice of opposition would be so violent.Not only the old ministers of the Yue Kingdom, but even the surrendered ministers of the two countries did not stand by her side this time.

The most violently attacked, of course, is the supervisory system. Many ministers made generous speeches, denouncing that this will become a new source of corruption.

There were even people below who were tearing up their heads and bluntly saying that these measures are overkill. Everyone in the officialdom of the Yue Kingdom will be in danger and lifeless. .

Some people even suggested that she increase the salaries of officials and fill the pockets of officials with gold and silver, so that they would not be greedy for money.

All kinds of strange talks filled the hall, making her unable to even get angry.

Everyone at risk?If you really can sit upright, why should you be afraid of being judged?

Increase official salaries?It's ridiculous, if you are greedy now, will you not be greedy in the future?People's greed is almost endless, if their salaries are increased from tens of hundreds of gold to thousands of gold, they will think about greedy ten thousand gold and one hundred thousand gold!

At first she refuted a few words, but after seeing the increasingly fierce opposition from the officials, she simply closed her mouth and even closed her eyes.

Forget it, I still think too simple.

She withdrew her proposal for bureaucratic reform, and she also withdrew her tax reform initiative.

She is very clear that under the current circumstances, continuing to allow the tax reform to be distorted and implemented by some people will only make Yue people's lives miserable.

……

When she returned to the study and sat back in the familiar position, she still rested her forehead with her hands and did not say a word for a long time.

I don't know how long it took before Ying Fei, who was standing by the side, couldn't bear it anymore and said: "We...shall we report this matter to His Highness Lian Shan? With his support, the reform of the bureaucracy can go on, and the Overwatch Council can be established smoothly. With His Highness He will definitely not be able to bear the corruption, bribery and fraud before..."

He was right, if Lin Si knew about this matter, he would definitely stand on Yue Luoning's side and try to give Yue Luoning the utmost support.

Once Lin Si intervened, the so-called relatives of the generals in the army, the disciples of the officials and officials in the court, would be uprooted by him mercilessly.It's about the country of Yue and the people. He has the confidence and the heart to do so.

Yue Luoning hardly had any real supporters among the courtiers, but she still had Lin Si's unreserved support.

Since Yue Luoning entered the palace as a child and grew up under Yue Shan's teaching, Ying Fei almost witnessed the whole process.He knew how outstanding Yue Luoning was and how hard she worked.

She is a more outstanding king than Yueshan, and she is indeed a blessing to the people of the Moon Kingdom when she is the Moon King.

Unfortunately……

Except for the time when Yueshan gave up that year, this was the second time he saw Yueluoning become depressed.Ying Fei didn't want to see this scene, he hoped that Yue Luoning could 'bounce' again.

He believes that sooner or later she will be able to do everything well, and the people of Yue Kingdom will finally understand her painstaking efforts and understand how lucky it is to have such a wise king.

After his words finished for a long time, Yue Luoning finally raised his head.

She stared blankly ahead, her eyes didn't seem to focus on anything at all.

"Are you looking for him again? He can't stay in the Xiancheng court all the time. He is in charge of military affairs, not government affairs. He can take care of these things for a while, but not forever..."

"However, His Highness has no choice but to come forward for this matter!"

"The Moon King is me, not him. If I can't manage the officials well, I can only say that I have failed in what the Moon King has done this year. After all, my father taught me that the most important ability of a king is to control his subjects, isn't it? What? I can't even do this well, so what's the use of having a good idea?" She smiled sarcastically.

"You can do well, it just takes time. In the future, the ministers will really accept you and support you..."

"Really? I can afford to wait, but can the people of Yue Kingdom afford to wait?"

"Let His Royal Highness Lianshan support you through the initial difficult period first, and let him help you create a better situation, so that you can flex your muscles in the future."

His persuasion had no effect at all.

Yue Luoning didn't even respond to him at all, but just smiled softly.

"Ah……"

She seemed to be really disheartened.

Ying Fei sighed secretly, he knew that Yue Luoning had been hit hard this time.However, he is not a person who is good at comforting people.

"When the grassland attacked Yincheng last time, we can announce the crimes of some people who have secretly acted and knock them down as a warning to others! In this way, Your Majesty may be able to deter all the officials..."

"No need."

"what?"

Yue Luoning waved his hand, seeming to lose interest: "Forget it, let's stop here. Let's destroy all the evidence."

"Why?" Ying Fei's face was full of incomprehension, he still remembered Yue Luoning's attitude when he learned about this!
Yue Luoning smiled lightly: "It's not why, when a disaster is imminent, people would think of finding another way to survive, so it's no wonder, ha..."

"But……"

"It's nothing serious, I heard that Luo Hou is about to lose, right?" She asked suddenly as if she suddenly remembered something.

"Yes, nothing unexpected, he won't be able to survive these three days." Her thoughts changed so quickly that Ying Fei was extremely helpless. In his opinion, Yue Luoning was deliberately changing the subject.

"Back then Luohou burned Xianglan City and killed my younger brother's friends, so my younger brother hated Luohou so much?"

"Yes, as far as I know, His Highness has never given up on that period of hatred. He didn't intervene in Gaozhen's war before, just for the sake of the overall situation. Recently, he is also paying close attention to the movement there, especially the movement of Luo Hou. Once Luo Hou's army is defeated, Gao Zhen destroys the country, he will probably personally kill Luo Hou to take revenge."

"Really? It's revenge again..." Yue Luoning's mouth floated: "Do you think the Bilan people will recruit Luohou?"

"Yes! In fact, Bilan has already sent a master to Gaozhen. Once Luohou is defeated, they will take him to Bilan. After Gaozhen's subjugation, such a person can confront Mi Yuanyun head-on for several years, just because The Bilan people will not let go of the famous general who was defeated only by the difference in strength!"

"After Gao Zhen destroyed the country, Luohou has never made himself king, has he?"

"That's right, after the fall of Gaozhen's capital, this person sent people everywhere to search for the fallen Gaozhen prince in the occupied area, but in the end, nothing came of it. This is really surprising."

"Oh? Why is it unexpected? Do you think that a general like him who harms the people must also be an ambitious man with ulterior motives?"

Ying Fei nodded: "Yes, with his military power and his prestige among Gaozhen's people and soldiers, he can already replace Gaozhen's royal family. Especially after Gaozhen's king committed suicide and many of Gaozhen's ministers surrendered , he can actually raise his arms. But he has always regarded himself as a high-truth courtier, and at the same time he will not surrender, which is surprisingly loyal."

Yue Luoning was silent for a long time, and finally said softly: "Perhaps this is the biggest reason why Bilan people value him."

(End of this chapter)