167 The prototype of the new era 2
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During the meal, Liu Ce and Qin Mo sat at the same table, but they never mentioned anything about Jiang Ruoyan, but just discussed the military matters.
Liu Ce drank a bowl of broth, picked up a piece of eggplant and said to Qin Mo: "Mr. Qin, now that he has so many more people in his governance, the army everywhere must also rectify it.
The total number of generals in various parts of the Far East has been counted as much as two million, which does not include the troops of the Jizhou headquarters. This military governor really doesn’t know what it is to raise so much waste. It will only increase the financial burden, so he plans to lay off a batch so that the new recruits can continue in an orderly manner."
Qin Mo said: "Mr. Military Governor, how many employees do you plan to lay off? This layoff of soldiers is a big deal. If a person is not handled well, it will easily cause mutiny.
In the 364th year of Great Zhou, Governor Jiang, Jiang, had a layoff on the Far East troops, which almost caused mutiny in the entire Far East province, and eventually had to end it.
If the Military Governor's Office handled the situation too much, it would be even more serious than that of the past. When the Far East experienced a war, it would not be appropriate to have major turmoil at this time..."
Liu Ce replied: "This military governor knows, so he plans to execute it step by step. He first cut off all the veterans who even have white beards. This military governor looked at it a few days ago and at least 400,000 people are almost over 50 years old. He will give them a pension to retire and rest assured.
If the generals were forced to join the army, there would be at least 300,000 to 400,000. In this way, almost one million people were laid off, and the pressure on our military governor's office would be much smaller.
Finally, the remaining millions were re-screened immediately, and any who did not meet the conditions of our border army would be eliminated.
Of course, the military pay they have owed over the years will naturally be compensated for them first, but what they should leave still has to leave. The military supervisor does not raise waste, but what they want is an elite army who dares to fight tough battles..."
Qin Mo said with concern: "Mr. Military Governor, if you screen these old camp soldiers according to the conditions of Jingwei Camp, most of them will be unqualified.
Although the Far East provinces are in the hands of the Military Governor’s Office, after all, the time is not long, so you should not act too rush in everything. If there is a mutiny, it is afraid that the situation will be difficult to control..."
When Liu Ce heard this, he sneered: "Mustification? This military governor hopes that they can mutiny once, so that they will not have so much trouble to solve the problem.
This military governor has done his best. If these people are ungrateful, they will abandon the kingly way and use military way to communicate with them. If you have the courage to mutiny, try it. After all, the military governor's office is not a mud..."
Qin Mo was speechless. He heard a strong sense of hostility in Liu Ce's tone, as if he was eager to carry out a huge cleaning of the Far East again...
"Of course, for the sake of public security, our military supervisor will arrange other tasks for these eliminated soldiers, and they cannot make them hungry and cannot eat..." Liu Ce's tone slowed down and he said softly.
Qin Mo then breathed a sigh of relief and said to Liu Ce: "I will write it down first. After I go back, I will ask the departments to report the amount of vacancies in various places to see how many employment problems can be solved..."
Liu Ce said: "It is not possible for our military governor to solve their employment problems. Civil affairs can also be arranged. After solving these military and political disadvantages, the remaining problems will be much easier to deal with.
By the way, let the Law Ji take out the revised laws. It is time for the Far East to welcome a new era. This military governor only hopes that the scholars and common people will be united and no more differences will occur..."
After saying that, Liu Ce picked up the plate he had finished eating and left, leaving Qin Mo still sitting at the table, nodding in thought...
After using it, Liu Ce and Faji discussed the law that will be promulgated in the coming year.
Faji held the law and put it in front of Liu Ce and said, "Mr. Military Governor, the new law has been revised. Please check it out..."
Liu Ce responded and opened it and looked at it. After a long time, he nodded slightly. The law in the inner city was indeed much more reasonable than when it was first sent. He would no longer make any minor mistakes, break his hands and feet, and dig his eyes and nose.
After closing the book of the law, Liu Ce immediately asked, "The General Secretary of the Law? Your law is generally reasonable, but why does it have almost no changes in women?"
Faji said in embarrassment: "Mr. Military Governor, my subordinates have tried their best, but I really don't know how to change the women and children..."
Liu Ce said in a deep voice: "Start from small places, such as foot binding, it must be strictly prohibited! Violators are sentenced to three to ten years of labor reimbursement!"
Faji was shocked when he heard this and hurriedly bowed to Liu Ce and said, "Mr. Military Governor, for many years, it has become a custom for women to bind their feet since childhood. How can they be tough to change it?
My subordinates think that even if they want to change, they should slowly take it and let them accept it..."
When Liu Ce heard this, he was furious: "If this bad habit does not change for a day, the women in the Central Plains will spend the rest of their lives in the deformed pain! If you follow what you said, then when will it be? Do you know what the Legal Affairs Department does?"
"Mr. Military Supervisor please calm down..." Seeing Liu Ce getting angry, Fa Ji and the officials in the department bowed and apologized.
Liu Ce waved his hand and asked them to get up, and then continued, "Also, those bad deeds that lost their husbands cannot remarry, and even those widows who are unmarried have been eliminated," he said.
It is ridiculous that she destroyed the root cause of her life's pursuit of happiness in order to break the chastity arch.
Those who come up with such laws torture women are themselves a waste of inferiority and cowardice and incompetence. They should be nailed to the pillar of shame and be despised and will never turn over!"
After hearing Liu Ce's words, Faji frowned and plucked up the courage to say, "Mr. Military Governor, my subordinates are a little confused. Why do you attach so much importance to women and children? Can you please help me?"
Liu Ce said: "Let's talk about foot binding first. Let's not talk about it for now. Let's compare Miss Zhen Luo and Huo Qing's wife Tuoba Yue. Have you ever discovered any differences?"
Faji said without thinking: "Putting aside the identities of the people in the Central Plains and the Hu people, the two people have different personalities, and they are very different..."
Liu Ce curled his lips: "Then have you noticed the difference in physical fitness between the two? Tuoba Yue, as the princess of the Tuoba family, excelled in riding and shooting fighting. Even if he rode a horse for several hours, he didn't look tired.
Looking at Miss Zhen Luo again, she would show pain even when she walked across a street. She had to take a break halfway. Do you still remember that she and those women were hiding from the pursuit of Hulan people? How far could the feet that had wrapped around their feet?
In this comparison, the physical fitness of women in the Central Plains is really worrying. They are all caused by lack of exercise. Even if they run faster when they meet Hu people in the future, this bad habit must be abolished!
What your Legal Department should do is record this injustice, and then list the law to eliminate this inhuman habit and maintain the rightful justice!"
Faji bowed and said sincerely: "But if the military governor really wants to continue to implement it, aren't you afraid that the scholars and common people will write about this? I am really worried..."
"Since you can't do it, then give the wise words earlier..." Liu Ce threw down the law booklet in his hand and said expressionlessly, "What the military governor wants is a general legal department who dares to do things, rather than a department that is afraid of wolves and tigers in front and looks at the front and cares about the future!"
"Mr. Governor forgive me. This is not what my subordinates mean..." Fa Ji was so shocked that he knelt on the ground and said to Liu Ce.
Liu Ce glanced at him and asked, "Since this is not what you mean, then do it or not? This military governor really doesn't understand. You dare to write down the cool method of stealing and being arrested for four-legged feet before, and you are still worried about the consequences of the law?"
Faji blushed and said, "Shame, Governor, I am too cautious. Please forgive me..."
Liu Ce glanced at Faji, then narrowed his eyes and said, "However, your words reminded me of the military governor. Indeed, the people must be unacceptable to the bad habits that have been implemented for hundreds of years.
Therefore, the military governor intends to announce another one. The new officials of the military governor's office recruited women to the government, and temporarily opened the four departments of agriculture, taxation, business and engineering to women. In this way, people in the world of Far Prefecture will have much less complaints about the military governor's office..."
Faji dared not say much now, and he felt that he could not keep up with Liu Ce's rhythm at all. However, after thinking about it carefully, he felt relieved. The Legal Affairs Department itself was about to formulate reasonable and fair laws. It was impossible to do without pressure. As long as Liu Ce's support was enough.
"Go and change it earlier, and strive to make the new laws promulgate throughout the Far East next year!"
After leaving a word, Liu Ce got up and left the gate of the Legal Affairs Department.
After several twists and turns, Liu Ce came to the room of the Education and Farming Department. After saying hello to everyone in the Education and Farming Department, he discussed with Zhou Feng, deputy chief executive officer.
Zhou Feng put a thick stack of documents in front of Liu Ce and said to him: "Mr. Military Governor, what you said is that the people and children in the Far East can read is of course unparalleled blessings, but it is difficult to implement it. I am afraid that it will not be able to do it in a short period of time..."
"Tell me what are the difficulties, how do you need this military supervisor to help you..."
Regarding Zhou Fengji and the Education and Reform Department, Liu Ce's attitude was not as mean as he was in the Legal Department, and his tone eased a lot.
Zhou Feng said: "In addition to considering the financial resources of the Military Supervisor, the biggest problem faced by the military governor's office is the lack of teaching. My subordinates know that the Military Supervisor wants to say that there are more than a thousand teachers under his rule now?
But that was the past, and now it is different. It is simply insignificant to put a thousand teachers in the entire Far East, and the middle school is about to be opened, alas..."
Liu Ce said: "Didn't you continue to recruit teachers some time ago? Didn't anyone come to apply for the job?"
Zhou Feng shook his head and replied, "There are some people who apply for the job, but they are just a drop in the bucket. There are also those teachers such as Lu Teacher who oppose the opening of the Military Governor's Office to teach in schools and proclaim that the teachings of the school are all strange and lewd skills, which is not a good job.
Although these people are not very capable, they still have great prestige in the minds of the people, and their subordinates are not willing to force themselves to avoid being caught by others. They say that they can only rely on force, so they are sending people to negotiate with them..."
"What is the result of the negotiation?" Liu Ce slowly sat in front of the case of the official, as if he was very interested in this matter.
Zhou Feng shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I have seen it. I used to be like this. They said that teaching the school is OK, but they must agree to the following conditions.
First, the treatment of Master Lu and theirs must be the highest. For example, Master Lu only teaches one lesson a month and has a monthly salary of 100 gold. Then, all women in the school must be fired to teach Master Lu, and the principle of husband's principles as heaven is implemented.
Finally, all courses in the school except Confucianism must be removed to prevent students from doing their jobs…”
"Why didn't he say he would give the military governor's office to him?" Liu Ce snorted coldly and said, "What is the use of such a corrupt scholar? Where did he get the confidence and the conditions of this military governor? Will he wake up if he wants to burn books and bury scholars?"
Zhou Feng whispered: "The Military Supervisor is right. These boastful people are naturally disgusting like clowns.
But it is really annoying that these people are not allowed to take extreme measures like the rebellious families..."
Liu Ce thought for a moment when he heard this, and then said calmly: "Let the people who negotiate with them come back, no need to waste their talk. This military governor has other ways to teach them how to be a human being. Let's talk about the treatment of teachers next year..."
Chapter completed!