The first poisonous scholar in Daxia, starting from the abdication of the prime minister

Chapter 108 The way out for children from poor families...Reform!

After the city was handed over, Li Sheng immediately plunged into busy military affairs.

Now that he had acquired six new provincial capitals, which were located at the border, the first thing he had to do was to establish a practical and effective defense system.

In addition, 150,000 new war horses were acquired, and military affairs such as forming cavalry became a mess.

Of course, Gu Jingzhi is not idle either.

His mission was accomplished, but the matter was not over yet.

So, he stayed in the government office all day long, sorting out some documents.

The officials selected by the local government will not arrive for some time, so he needs to use this time to sort out the land reform plan.

When Emperor Xia chose officials from humble backgrounds to govern these prefectures and counties, in addition to breaking down the barriers between the aristocratic families, he also had another intention, which was to use the newly acquired prefectures and counties as pilot sites for implementing land reform.

This land reform cannot be taken lightly.

Because these states and counties were to be handed over to Daxia, the nobles of the Beili families who had taken root here in the early years evacuated one after another, leaving a large area of land idle.

Although this is conducive to the implementation of land reform, there are still many local landlords.

If we want to implement the reform effectively, we still need to put in a lot of effort.

Gu Jingzhi was the first to propose land reform, so naturally he had to personally draw up the reform plan. There were so many complicated aspects to consider, and one mistake could lead to collapse.

After all, the reform affected the interests of the entire landlord class, so one can imagine how strong the resistance would be.

To put it bluntly, implementing reforms is like walking on the edge of a knife, but Gu Jingzhi has no choice. He must tie his own interests together with the interests of Emperor Xia.

What are Emperor Xia’s interests?

Of course it is the interests of the people!

There is no doubt that although Emperor Xia was the largest landlord in the world, it was not the landlords who paid taxes to him, but the common people. Therefore, the struggle between officials and imperial power was, in the final analysis, a struggle between the peasant class and the landlord class!

Reform is to enhance the interests of the peasant class, which will naturally damage the interests of the landlord class.

The reform that Gu Jingzhi wanted to implement was a thorough land reform. In a word, the land would be nationalized... This was enough to illustrate the difficulty of this reform.

Key reforms must also succeed.

Can the reform succeed?

Without a doubt, it is difficult!

But it's not without hope.

At least, the officials selected by Emperor Xia this time are where Gu Jingzhi sees hope.

Although the assignment of officials this time was presided over by the Crown Prince, Emperor Xia had already informed those officials that as long as Emperor Xia did not call a halt, the reform must be implemented unswervingly.

Don't underestimate those officials who have passed the imperial examination and transformed themselves from the peasant class to the landlord class.

But they have not been reused for so many years. Now they finally have the opportunity to show their ambitions, which makes them clearly realize one thing: Emperor Xia is their only support.

Compared to a little land, opportunities are naturally more important. After all, only with a future can you have more.

After a busy half month, the officials who were sent abroad finally took up their posts one by one.

That day, Gu Jingzhi was still working in the government office when suddenly a voice was heard.

"Haha! If I didn't look carefully, I would have thought it was some prefect working!"

Ok?

Hearing the familiar voice, Gu Jingzhi raised his head and saw Kou Zhengru looking at him with a smile on his face.

Gu Jingzhi was surprised and asked, "Master Kou, why are you in Yunzhou?"

"Why? I came here to see who has taken my seat. Doesn't Lord Gu allow it?"

Kou Zhengru had a stern face, but his tone was full of sarcasm.

"How can it be!"

Gu Jingzhi immediately stepped forward and said in surprise, "I was wondering who would take over Yunzhou Prefecture next, but I didn't expect it to be you, sir! Now that you're here, I'm relieved!"

"Ha ha!"

Kou Zhengru laughed and said, "You follow His Majesty and take charge of important affairs in various places. Is there anything that can stump you?"

"Oh! Your Excellency, don't you see that I am already in a state of panic?"

He pulled Kou Zhengru and pushed him onto the prefectural seat, pointing to the official documents on the desk: "Now that your Excellency is here, I, the acting prefect, should resign. From now on, all this is yours!"

"..."

Kou Zhengru looked at the official documents on the desk and was slightly stunned: "Could it be that the officials from Beili are still handing over to our Daxia?"

"puff……"

Gu Jingzhi, who was drinking water, choked immediately. He didn't care about losing manners and said with a smile: "Sir, what are you thinking about? These are all the government affairs for the past two weeks after the handover!"

“This much has accumulated in just half a month?”

Kou Zhengru's eyes widened as he looked at Gu Jingzhi: "Jingzhi, tell me the truth, are you, the acting prefect, just slacking off and waiting for me to come?"

"..."

Gu Jingzhi's mouth twitched: "Sir, you are wronging me! It's because the city has just been handed over, and the local authorities have to coordinate various military affairs, which has led to the continuous official duties in the past half month!"

Got it!

Looks like I'll be busy in the future.

He thought helplessly, then added, "Before coming to Yunzhou, His Majesty had instructed you to draft Yunzhou's current priorities before returning to the capital..."

"This is it!"

Gu Jingzhi handed a scroll to Kou Zhengru.

Kou Zhengru was stunned: "So many?"

"It's not much, just rather trivial. Take a look first!"

Ok!

Kou Zhengru nodded, then read on in silence.

Another half hour passed as he read. He rolled up the scroll and rubbed his sore eyes.

"Jingzhi! This is a matter of tackling many problems. If I really follow your instructions, it will be difficult for me, the prefect of Yunzhou, to do my job!"

Kou Zhengru was a little overwhelmed.

Gu Jingzhi spread his hands and said, "Sir, it's useless for you to tell me this. This is the will of His Majesty. Yunzhou is currently the pilot state capital, and you are the first reformer of the new policy in the future!"

"General of Reform..."

Kou Zhengru said with a wry smile, "If this continues, I'm afraid my life will be in danger, not to mention my official hat!"

"Sir, I have something to say. I hope you will seriously consider it!"

Gu Jingzhi looked at Kou Zhengru seriously and said.

Seeing his serious expression, Kou Zhengru nodded immediately.

Gu Jingzhi said, "Your Majesty directly skipped the Ministry of Personnel and let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince take charge of the officials selected by the six northern prefectures. With your insight, it is not difficult to see your Majesty's intention!"

"Not bad!"

Kou Zhengru said softly, "Your Majesty has selected all the officials from humble backgrounds this time. This must be for a reason!"

Gu Jingzhi nodded. "Children from humble backgrounds are not valued, which has led to the dominance of the aristocratic families. The wealth, land, and food in the world are all monopolized by the aristocratic families. Although children from humble backgrounds like us have achieved status through the imperial examinations, there are only so many positions in the world!"

"When someone goes up, someone else has to go down!"

"My Lord, you are determined to find a way out for the children from poor families, and now is the best opportunity!"

"Success means life, failure means death!"