Xijing Henan Prefecture, Luoyang.

Before the Qi Dynasty, thirteen dynasties had established their capitals here.

During the Liang Dynasty, Luoyang, as the eastern capital, could be said to be one of the two most important cities in the country and the highest point of civilized cities at that time.

However, after the wars at the end of the Liang Dynasty, Luoyang was devastated and its former glory was gone forever.

During the Qi Dynasty, Luoyang continued to recover, and its prosperity surpassed that of Chang'an. It was designated as the companion capital by the Qi Dynasty, with a status second only to the capital and above Damingfu, an important town in the north.

At this moment, Luoyang has become a gathering place for the Qi Dynasty's old ministers and famous scholars.

Most of the other members of the old party also gathered here, holding regular cultural meetings and discussing state affairs.

The private garden where Wenjun studied in Luoyang was called "Duyuan" and covered an area of ​​20 acres.

During the Qi Dynasty, Luoyang gardens were extremely prosperous and were recognized as the best in the world. At this time, Luoyang, as an ancient imperial capital, had the customs of the previous dynasties and the beauty of the mountains and climate. In addition, the noble ministers and wealthy families gathered here, so Luoyang was naturally the center of gardens.

The wind prevails.

The summer heat in Luoyang was unbearable. Wen Junshi often stayed in his hut, sweating profusely, in order to write books. So he asked someone to dig a deep hole in the house, build a cool basement, light oil lamps, and immerse himself in writing.

According to historical records, Wen Junshi spent more than a dozen hot summers in this underground cold cave.

However, Wen Junshi, who moved to Luoyang at this time, did not close his eyes and ears, but always maintained contact with people in the old party.

Whether it was regular cultural gatherings or frequent visits, Wen Junshi was able to learn the news in the court or the implementation of new laws at the first time.

"Censor Wen is so elegant."

Wenjun did not stop writing, but he could tell who was coming just by his voice, and responded: "Prefect Han did not go to implement the new law, but he came to the house of my old minister who was demoted again and again. Why?"

The previous Wenjun was actually a right-hand admonishment official, but later due to the implementation of the new law, he had decided to live in Luoyang to study books, never mention political affairs, and served as the censor of Xijing Liusi.

The person who came to visit was a key figure in the New Party at this time, the prefect of Henan Prefecture, Han Que.

At this time, Han Que smiled slightly: "Wen Yushi is knowledgeable and talented. I admire him very much. I think of all the talents. By the way, I would also like to share with Wen Yushi my experience in the reform process."

Wenjun smiled and made no comment.

But after his train of thought was interrupted, he couldn't continue writing. He put the pen aside and said, "It's May, so it's time for Qingmiaofa to borrow autumn materials."

Han Que nodded: "The list of farmers who requested autumn materials the day before yesterday has been determined. Unexpectedly, Wen Jianyi is quite familiar with the content of the new law."

Wen Junshi shook his head slightly: "How can we not observe the laws that harm the people? I am afraid that in order to implement the new laws and collect people's wealth, you and other officials have been apportioned, so they have put down so many young crops loans."

Han Que smiled and said, "Yushi Wen is overly worried. This really doesn't happen. The Qingmiao Law stipulates that Qingmiao Loan is completely voluntary, so how can there be a showdown."

Wen Junshi looked at him with an expression like "What are you pretending to be a foreign guest?"

I still don’t know what kind of virtues these officials of the Qi Dynasty have?

Han Que seemed to have guessed what he was thinking: "Censor Wen, there are indeed magistrates in several prefectures and counties, and the magistrates have forcibly allocated young crops loans. I have already reported it to the court and will fight them to the end.

"After killing the chicken to scare the monkey, other states and counties will also be shocked."

Wen Junshi smiled coldly: "The Prime Minister will not agree to your memorial."

Han Que smiled happily and said, "Yu Shi Wen guessed wrong. After I went to the meeting, Prime Minister Wang approved the matter as soon as possible and all the suggestions were implemented in accordance with my suggestion.

"The magistrates and county magistrates who were demoted and dismissed have already found other vacancies to fill their positions. After all, the most indispensable thing in our Qi Dynasty is officials."

Wen Junshi was stunned, and then he picked up the pen again: "Prefect Han, don't try to deceive me. Although I am living idle and writing, I am not faint.

"If Magistrate Han comes here just to entertain me, please come back."

Han Que laughed: "Why did Yushi Wen say this? I always treat people with sincerity, how can I cheat. If Yushi Wen doesn't believe it and sends someone to check the reputation of Qingmiao Law among the people, it will naturally

I know if what I said is true.

"Censor Wen continues to edit books, I will take my leave first."

Han Que strolled away.

Although Wen Junshi held the pen and pretended to continue repairing the book, he thought about it again and again and finally put down the pen.

At this time, all he had in mind was what Han Que had said about the new law, so how could he think about writing books.

Of course, Wen Junshi has his own judgment on the new law.

He believes that if the new law is implemented in the end, it will definitely become a law that harms the people.

First of all, he believed that the wealth of the world was fixed, and it was not in the people but in the officials. If Qingmiao Loan wanted to increase the revenue of the national treasury, it would inevitably harm the people's wealth;

Secondly, he also knew in his heart the nature of these officials in the Qi Dynasty. Wang Wenchuan was indeed very successful in piloting new laws in the local area, but how many Wang Wenchuan were among these officials? Even if Han was indeed, what about the other prefects? Under the prefect

What about magistrates of prefectures and counties?

Thirdly, he also knew what kind of person Wang Wenchuan was. At this time, the New Party simply did not have that many people available, so the appointment and dismissal of officials must be very arbitrary. Regarding the act of expropriating people's wealth,

Most of the time they will turn a blind eye.

But what Han Que told him completely overturned all his previous judgments!

Han Que was actually able to restrain his prefects and counties to strictly implement the Youth Law. The people volunteered and there was no showdown?

Moreover, he wanted to remove these officials and replace them with other officials, but Wang Wenchuan immediately agreed without even checking?

What a fantasy!

Wenjun actually knew something about Han Que.

He was promoted at the speed of light because of his support for the new law. In Wen Junshi's eyes, although he was not a complete villain, compared to Wang Wenchuan's moral character and ability, he was far behind.

For such people, for the sake of their own promotion, it is only reasonable behavior for them to indulge their magistrates and magistrates to force the allocation of young crops to increase their performance.

How come it is as if Wang Wenchuan is possessed by Wang Wenchuan, and he can actually implement the new law to the letter?

Wang Wenchuan's complete trust in him is even more outrageous.

Because Wang Wenchuan also knew the character of these officials who were promoted at the speed of light. What if Han really submitted these personnel appointments and removals in order to attract cronies and cultivate his own power in Henan Prefecture, Xijing?

Wang Wenchuan was far away in the court, and it was almost impossible to find out what kind of officials were dismissed and promoted by Han Que. Therefore, a better way to deal with it must be to only approve some of them and shelve others.

Unless there is solid evidence or a reason why he must be removed, Wang Wenchuan will not approve it so simply.

As the prime minister, how could Wang Wenchuan safely delegate all the personnel appointment and dismissal rights of the Xijing and Henan Prefecture to Han Que?

This simply baffled him.

But looking at Han Que's confident look, it doesn't look like he is deceiving himself out of boredom and making fun of himself.

Thinking of this, Wen Junshi immediately called his men and asked them to contact the old parties in various places to inquire about the news.

Make sure what Han Que said is true.

…

Lu Heng was in a good mood after leaving Wen Junshi's paradise.

It’s so fun to see this old party official bewildered!

In this final trial, he was possessed by Han Que, the prefect of Henan Prefecture in Xijing.

The original Han Que was indeed a variable in the new party. He did not fully support the new law, but used the new law as a way for him to advance.

But now Han Que after Lu Heng traveled through time is completely different.

Other players who have traveled through time to these officials are basically the same as Lu Heng.

They have only one goal, which is to implement the new law to the letter like Wang Wenchuan did when he was the county magistrate!

These players have already been tempered in previous simulation trials. They have already presided over the reform as Wang Wenchuan in the court. At this time, delegating them to local governments is equivalent to killing a chicken with a knife.

They are all too aware of the twists and turns these grassroots officials have.

After all, when I played Wang Wenchuan before, I almost became so angry that I vomited blood because of the subversive and crooked behavior of these grassroots officials.

Therefore, whenever their magistrates or county magistrates cause trouble, they can quickly discover it and deal with it with thunderous means.

The Qi Dynasty already had redundant officials, so there were many officials waiting for idle posts. If possible, they would have to replace them.

Moreover, players who play these officials inherently have two huge advantages.

First, the players do not have any interests related to each other. They do not expect the new law to be promoted, nor are they worried that the new law will harm the interests of their landlords, so they can strictly implement it like a machine.

Second, players have absolute trust in each other. So which officials Lu Heng wants to remove or promote, as long as they are submitted, Wang Wenchuan will approve them immediately; whatever Wang Wenchuan played by Chu Ge wants to do, he will submit it to the emperor, Meng Yuan

They will also be approved as soon as possible.

Officials in history could never do these two things.

As a result, the group of players traveled through time and directly built the entire Qi Dynasty's court into a monolithic piece from top to bottom, and even formed an almost unique will.

The new law was naturally implemented in accordance with its original conception and almost to the letter.

Even if there are occasional aboriginal local officials who cause trouble, players can quickly discover and severely correct it, minimizing the situation where the new law is distorted and becomes harmful to the people.

Of course, without those forced apportionments and usury, the income from the Young Crops Law and the Exemption Law will definitely decrease accordingly.

But it doesn't matter to the players, because this is obviously more sustainable.

As long as the people gradually accept the new law, the new law will be supported by farmers. With the support of this huge interest group, the new law will be able to last longer.

In addition, the improvement of national fiscal revenue during the development of productivity must also be considered.
To be continued...