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Chapter 627 Representing the interests of the people

Gao Huan pointed out the difficulties that Liang State faced to all officials, unlike the problems he faced in the past dynasties that could not be directly faced.

This is in sharp contrast to the rulers of all dynasties who have changed their prescriptions to find auspiciousness, and they have to create auspiciousness without auspiciousness, whitewash the peace, and prove their legitimacy.

As soon as Gao Huan spoke, the officials in the venue were stunned.

The king does not play by the rules, so he can't expose his own shortcomings. So what should he do if he lets the censor do?

The officials were stunned for a moment, and then there was another burst of warm applause.

At this time, Gao Huan said in a deep voice: "To solve the problem, we must first acknowledge the problem! I think the legitimacy of the government does not come from the so-called auspiciousness and bloodline, but depends on whether the people can live a better life. If one day, the Liang State can no longer represent the interests of the people and lead the people to live a good life, then I think it is better to perish as soon as possible!"

Du Yinxi and others heard Gao Huan's words and their heads were buzzing, and all the officials were shocked.

The monarchs hope that their dynasty can last forever, and have never seen Gao Huan like this.

This made many officials realize that Gao Huan was very different from emperors of all dynasties, but everyone couldn't grasp the key points for a while, just felt that they should applaud Gao Huan.

"Why do we say that Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's uprising are reasonable, and why did Taishi Gong write a biography for them? Because the Qin Dynasty made the people suffer, it is natural for the people to rebel!" Gao Huan said loudly: "So I, Daliang, have to learn from the lessons of the past dynasties. I and you officials must not stand against the people, but should represent the interests of the people and lead the people to live a better life. This will be my historical mission and you."

The warm applause of "papapapapapapapa" lasted for a long time. Gao Huan pressed his hands several times but couldn't stop it.

After a long time of applause, Gao Huan continued, "Most of you are scholars, you know that you have established your mind for the heaven and earth! You have established your destiny for the people! You have inherited your unique knowledge for the past saints! You have peace for all ages!"

Gao Huan was afraid that the generals present would not understand, so he continued: "In short, everyone should remember that the mission of Daliang and your mission are to make the world better than before and let the people live a good life!"

"Good!" This time Du Yinxi couldn't help but take the lead in applauding and patted his palms red.

Originally, Du Yinxi was still in a grudge about serving Liang State, and felt that he should refuse Gao Huan and assist Zhu Yousong and Kuang Mingshi. However, after hearing Gao Huan's words, Du Yinxi suddenly felt cheerful.

The legitimacy of a regime does not come from the so-called bloodline, but whether it can make the people live better and make the country stronger.

Many officials at the venue were relieved and applauded vigorously.

At this time, Gao Huan raised his hand and continued: "I said it, but how to solve the current problem and make the people live better, and Liang State is stronger. It is not enough to just say it, but you also need to prescribe the right medicine to solve the problem. Please explain the specific plan for the issue I just asked the Council for the specific plan. If you agree, raise your hand. If you don't agree, don't raise your hand."

Amid the warm applause, Li Yan knocked on the gavel and said loudly: "Please describe the issue of refugee resettlement first."

Zhou Yanru stood up in the applause, took the iron trumpet, and shouted: "Dear colleagues! This time, Jiannu and the puppet Ming army took advantage of the king's expedition to invade Daliang, causing a large number of people to be displaced and formed hundreds of thousands of refugees. Now these refugees are gathered along the canal. If they are not transported and resettled as soon as possible, the people will continue to move south, which will intensify the conflicts in Jiangnan. Therefore, the Councillor is preparing to allocate one million taels of silver to relocate the refugees to Luoyang as soon as possible!"

At this time, Li Yan asked: "If you have any objections to allocate one million taels of silver and relocate to the people!"

Most of the officials were not very familiar with them, and only a few officials from the households raised their hands.

Li Yan ordered a person, "Sun Chancellor, you said!"

The governor of the Hucao, Sun Sike, stood up and attracted the attention of all officials. "I do not object to resettlement of the people, but want to state some things. Once the Jiannu invaded, the Henan people fled once, and the vassal government needed to resettle. I roughly calculated that several times of Jiannu invasion, and the vassal government repeatedly resettle, and it cost more than three million taels. After this resettle, what should Jiannu do if he comes again?"

Zhou Yanru then explained: "First of all, hundreds of thousands of people are displaced, and the vassal states cannot ignore it. Secondly, Henan has many lands, Jiangnan has few lands, and there are many people, and the contradictions are prominent. Only Henan can accommodate so many refugees. The Council of the Council also knows that there is no way for the four battles in Henan! But this time everyone can rest assured that before making the plan, the Council of the Council of the Council asked the military and the army promised that the army would not appear again, and that the Jiannu would enter Henan."

At this time, Gao Huan, on behalf of the military, said in a deep voice: "After this Western Expedition, I will not launch a war for the time being. Our elite Liang army is in charge of the country, and I expect Jiannu will not dare to provoke disputes on his own initiative. Within five years, I plan to advance the front line to the front line of the Great Wall and recover lost territory in the pass. By then, Henan will become the hinterland and will not be attacked by Jiannu again! This is part of the five-year plan, I will inform you in advance!"

After hearing Gao Huan's words, warm applause rang out at the venue, and Sun Sike immediately expressed no objection.

At this time, Li Yan knocked on the auspicious wood and said, "Raise your hands to vote!"

Six or seven hundred officials raised their hands one after another, and Li Yan knocked on the gavel again, "More than half of the people, pass!"

In fact, the Liang Kingdom had a similar system before, but it was only implemented on a small scale. This time it was expanded to officials across the country, and many people still don’t understand it.

However, these officials are all smart people, and after reading it, they all understand.

This time, Sun Sike questioned that it was actually Gao Huan's arrangement in advance, and the purpose was to let all officials understand what was going on.

Gao Huan convened this session and he came up with a plan to let all officials vote, but in the future, such matters will be discussed in the government's decision in order to improve administrative efficiency.

In the future, a national conference will be held, and provinces represent the people of each province, and will propose proposals to require the vassal states to solve the problems for the people.

At this time, Li Yan continued: "Okay! The issue of refugees has been passed. Let's go to the next issue. The king said just now that our Liang State economy is facing difficulties, so our vassal state and civil and military officials have the responsibility to lead the people out of the economic difficulties!"

Gao Huan said: "Before talking about dilemma, we should first understand what caused the current dilemma. Li Yizheng, please make a statement in detail!"

Li Yan nodded and then said in a deep voice: "Everyone knows that the situation in Jiangnan has a large population and a small per capita farmland. At present, Jiangnan cannot support so many people by farming alone. Therefore, millions of people make a living by handicrafts and commerce. The people make money through handicrafts and commerce, and then go to Huguang to buy food. In the past, the goods from our handicrafts in Jiangnan were sold all over the country and were sold overseas. Now, in the world, most of the goods can only be sold within our Liang Kingdom, and overseas channels are controlled by Zheng Zhilong, and the sales volume of goods has been greatly reduced."

As he said, Li Yan looked at many officials and said in a deep voice: "I believe that in the past six months, officials in Jiangnan have noticed that many workshops have been shut down recently, and a large number of beggars have appeared in various prefectures and counties. This is because the goods cannot be sold, the workshops have closed down, and workers have lost their jobs. The consequences of this development are first of all, a large number of unemployed people, who have no livelihoods and cannot make money to buy food, and they need relief from the vassal states. The bankruptcy of the workshop has caused the reduction of taxes of the vassal states, causing the vassal states to be unable to provide relief, forming a vicious cycle."

After hearing Li Yan's words, all the officials couldn't help but talk, and then said, "Will this be the same as the bandits in the Chongzhen Dynasty?"

At this time, Li Yan patted the agglomeration and said, "Everyone is quiet. Regarding this issue, the king has formulated a five-year plan to lead Liang Kingdom out of the predicament! Now please make a statement!"

"Papapapapapapa" another burst of applause.
Chapter completed!
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