Traveling through ancient times.

Chapter 176 New Policy, Opening a Gap

In the court, the ministers were clamoring like a vegetable market.

Some said that the new emperor was too self-willed and that he had issued such a major order without consulting his ministers - but now that he had corrected himself in time, he could take back the order, and they would let bygones be bygones and continue to assist him.

Some said in a tone of deep sorrow that the people only needed to obey the orders of the government and follow the arrangements. Teaching them to read and write would only cause endless troubles, making them even more uneasy about the status quo, and then they would rebel, and then he, the new emperor, would be replaced.

Others said that taxation is the foundation of a country. If those who study are exempted from the head tax, the farmers will stop paying taxes and the country will be ruined.

The new emperor saw that these people looked concerned about the country and the people. If he had only seen their compassionate expressions, he would have thought they were so loyal and cared so much about the country.

The essence of it was that he simply gave up some of their monopoly on the right to learn literacy.

As for paying taxes, these people, their families, and the hidden groups do not pay taxes. They have accumulated a large amount of land, which is also tax-free land, more than the land of all farmers combined.

Now we are just exempting some students from paying taxes. Look how anxious they are.

The new emperor felt a chill in his heart, seeing these ministers saying that if he did not agree to withdraw the decree, they would kneel down and not get up, or even hit their heads against a pillar and die...

The new emperor simply turned away and said: If you want to kneel down for a long time or die by hitting yourself, then come on, I will give you the venue to show off to your heart's content.

Sooner or later he will make these people spit out all the land and things they have annexed!

Everyone watched as the new emperor not only did not accept their advice, but actually left?

Tsk, he has only been on the throne for a short time, but he already doesn't take them seriously. Will he really have to wash them away in the future?

On the third and fourth days, these ministers claimed to be sick and did not attend court.

The new emperor looked at the sparse number of court officials standing below. It seemed that the government was in a serious state of disarray because these people were too powerful to be removed.

If he didn't strike back hard, he, the emperor, would be like his father -

Yes, he knew that his father was once full of passion, wanting to build a strong country and let his people live and work in peace and contentment...

However, whenever he issued a decree that benefited the people, these people would jump out to oppose it.

Soon after, various protest armed riots broke out one after another.

Various man-made and natural disasters continued, and even dynasties had to change...

In the end, perhaps his father was tired, or perhaps he felt that he could never compete with these wealthy families, so he simply let things take their own course, perhaps enjoying a few more days of peace and tranquility.

But this time, he didn't want to flatter these people anymore and be a puppet.

The head of the Jiang family gave him an opportunity to break free from these people's control, and he wanted to give it a try.

However, the new emperor forcibly promoted the order to eliminate illiteracy despite opposition from court ministers.

Seeing that they could not stop it, those people ordered their subordinates to pretend to obey the order but actually disobey it.

On the other side, they began to spread rumors that the new emperor must be having an affair with the head of the Jiang family.

Otherwise, as the emperor, you will just have to obey whatever the head of the Jiang family says.

They also said that the head of the Jiang family was some kind of monster or ghost, whatever disgusting thing he could say.

Therefore, those who spread rumors all told the new emperor to be more careful about his reputation, saying that rumors are scary.

The new emperor asked these people how to solve the problem, and they said: "If the emperor wants to prove that he has nothing to do with that evil woman who disrupted the government and corrupted morals, the best way is to kill her directly..."

The new emperor laughed out loud when he heard this.

He looked at these clowns: once he didn't follow the path they prescribed and do things according to their wishes, they would use all kinds of methods to make him submit.

Now, on the one hand, they are making up rumors about themselves and the head of the Jiang family, and on the other hand, they are asking themselves to prove their innocence.

It seems they are really anxious.

It also proves that what he did was right.

Therefore, he must persevere.

As for these people, they have already used all the tricks of crying, making a fuss, and threatening to hang themselves. What will they do next?

Is the dog jumping the wall in a hurry?

He was worried that he couldn't find a way to break the current predicament, and he was actually looking forward to it.

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After Jiang Yizhou submitted his proposal to establish a school, he received a reply on the third day and a document from the county government on the fifth day.

The county government posted the decree in the form of a notice in every village and town.

The general idea is that as long as a school is built, the land can be used for free, and anyone who goes to school under the age of twelve is exempt from head tax.

As for other things, such as building schools, purchasing desks, chairs and benches, hiring teachers, etc., these need to be solved by the local governments themselves.

When Jiang Yizhou saw the strong support from the court, he immediately took action.

Anyway, the farms in various places are already there. With the imperial decree, she only needs to give instructions to the manager of the farm, and it will automatically start to grow.

As for the teachers in the school, Jiang Yizhou did not intend to hire those scholars who failed the imperial examination.

Instead, people from the previous Tianzhuang Academy were directly sent to various places after they passed the examinations.

Not only can children aged three to twelve go to school for free, but if they live nearby, they will have a meal provided, and if they live far away, they will even have food and accommodation provided.

In this way, with the imperial court exempting the head tax, not only did they not have to pay for studying, but they also had free food... No matter whether those poor people were educated or not, they knew how to make choices that were beneficial to themselves.

The teachers who came out of the Jiang family farm not only taught people to read and write, but also taught people more practical things such as farm management and planting techniques, arithmetic, etc.

Xiao Tongzi watched the host make arrangements swiftly and vigorously, and thought, the court just drew a pie in the sky, where is the "great effort"?

This decree was clearly sent to the host. When others saw that the host was about to bleed, they thought: Aren’t these things the emperor should consider? You are just the head of the Jiang family, just the owner of the farm. To put it bluntly, you are a businessman, but you are more worried about people’s livelihood than those officials.

"Zhou Zhou, I remember there's a saying in your world that you should do your job well. If you were to become an empress, I would have nothing to say about your concern for the country and the people. But now... there's also a saying that your achievements are so great that they threaten your master. Boss Yu needs you now, so he won't say anything about you setting up so many business bases across the country. But once you threaten his position, I'm afraid..."

Jiang Yizhou's thoughts were interrupted. She had thought about this question a long time ago. When she heard Xiao Tongzi raise it, she did not hide her thoughts: "What do you think God sent you to this world for?"

Xiao Tongzi exclaimed, "Aren't I bound to you? I am your auxiliary system."

Jiang Yizhou paused: "What I mean is, as an auxiliary system with an exchange function, do you think you are just letting me take revenge in this world and pretend to be cool?"

Xiao Tongzi: "..."

Isn't it true that many systems and hosts are like this. Slap someone in the face, and then reach the pinnacle of life, enjoying fame, wealth, and...beauties.