I clearly wanted to be a tyrant, but how did I become the greatest emperor of all time?

The nobles and generals who had been sitting quietly by the side all stood up, swords in hand.

A neat voice sounded.

These places represent a chill on the back.

Only then did they realize that this emperor was not the same emperor as before.

He has expanded thousands of territories and has made great achievements!

The marquises behind Li Tian all gained military merit through battles.

They absolutely support the emperor.

Today, all the nobles, military officers, and dukes are united on the emperor's side.

Although they do not participate in government affairs, if the table is overturned, they will be the stabilizing force!

The local representatives were silent.

[Forcefully elevating the School of Mind has caused public resentment, the prestige of the imperial court: -30! The national fortune of the Great Zhou: -5000 points! ]

Pretty!

That’s the effect!

Li Tian said with satisfaction: "Let's start the next topic!"

Your Majesty is so wise!

Tang Xiaoren looked at Li Tian. He agreed with Li Tian.

As a scholar of Tang Xiaoren's level, he cared more about leaving his name in history.

His daughter became the queen, his grandson became the prince, and his son was granted a title of nobility. It can be said that his family and the country were in harmony.

The next generation of Tang Xiaoren has joined the group of nobles.

Therefore, Tang Xiaoren understood that the local gentry’s monopoly on the imperial examinations and the right to speak was harmful to the Great Zhou.

The Confucian scholars in Yuhang like to talk nonsense and flatter each other.

Tang Xiaoren certainly knew the drawbacks.

However, official academic research is a matter of national system.

Even if Tang Xiaoren is the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, he cannot change the situation. He will be criticized to death by all the scholars!

But changing official academic studies is the power of the emperor!

This is the authority that the emperor has possessed from ancient times to the present!

As long as the emperor wants to change, no one dares to object!

Moreover, this emperor has the full support of all military generals!

The cancellation of the official academic status of Neo-Confucianism this time shows that Your Majesty also wants to suppress the powerful and annexation!

Tang Xiaoren held up the white hemp imperial edict and continued:

"The second topic is whether the Great Zhou will continue the government-run system of salt, iron, and wine!"

"Should we continue to operate the government-run salt works, iron shops and wineries?"

These local representatives perked up again.

Official academic institutions and the prohibition of private schools have been a century-old issue in education, but the issue of state-run salt and iron is a current problem!

As representatives of local gentry, these wise men support the court's abolition of the monopoly system!

Once the imperial court abolished the state-run salt and iron industries, those industries would fall into the hands of local gentry.

Ordinary people had a hard time getting food, so it was impossible for them to have money to buy iron from the government-sold iron shops.

Therefore, these resources will definitely fall into the hands of the gentry!

Although these are all interests, local representatives have a powerful weapon!

Compete with the people for profit!

As expected, a local wise man said, "Your Majesty, the court should not compete with the people for profit!"

"Commodities like salt, wine, and iron should be left to private individuals to operate!"

"The court shouldn't interfere too much and exploit the interests of the people!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there were voices of agreement everywhere.

Competing with the people for profits was also Yuhang’s magic weapon to criticize the imperial court’s state-run salt and iron system!

After these words were spoken, all the court officials were speechless.

It is certainly not good to compete with the people for profit!

Regardless of their school of thought, scholars all understood that the court should not compete with the people for profit.

The whole place was silent!

The local representatives all smiled. As expected, as long as they took out the weapon of "competing with the people for profit", the imperial court would have nothing to say.

But unexpectedly, Lu Weibin stood up and said:

"That's wrong. The imperial court just wants to compete with the people for profits!"

“But what is in the interests of the people is still up for debate!”

As soon as these words came out, the whole place fell into silence.

This powerful weapon is usually used to compete with the people for profit, and no Confucian disciple can refute it!

This is also the magic weapon for local representatives to force the imperial court.

Unexpectedly, Lu Weibin showed up.

At this time, a local representative from Yuhang said:

"The ironware of our Great Zhou is government-made, and the quality of agricultural tools is very average and the price is high."

“If ironware can be opened up, people can buy the ironware they want.”

“The price can also be brought down.”

"The salt business of our Great Zhou is also government-run and state-owned, and salt merchants sell their products with salt permits."

"Salt prices have always been high. The proliferation of private salt in Yuhang is also due to the high salt prices."

"As long as the government-run business is abolished, I believe the price of salt will also drop quickly."

"The common people can now eat cheap salt!"

After the Yuhang representative finished speaking, applause broke out in the audience.

Obviously, his remarks were echoed by many people.

Then, another local representative said:

"The wine of the Great Zhou is also government-run. Except for Kyoto, the quality of wineries in other places is very low."

"In some areas where people like to drink, there are even private brands of liquor that are famous even among those operated by the government."

"The imperial court's official winery is constantly losing money. There is no need to continue operating it!"

Everyone looked at the Minister of Revenue, only to see that he was also speechless.

It looks like the local representative is going to win this time.

Li Tian was a little anxious.

If the government-run enterprises were really abolished, wouldn't the country's fortunes improve as they said?

No!

I don't agree!

Someone come out and refute them!

Li Tian was the emperor. Although he used his majesty as an emperor to suppress the restlessness of Neo-Confucianism, he forcibly changed the School of Mind into the official academic discipline.

Although the emperor can make arbitrary decisions, if no one objects and he makes decisions by force,

Then there is no need to hold this meeting.

Li Tian glanced around and looked at his ministers.

He winked and said, "Come out now!"

At this time, Jingzhao Yin Fan Jian stood up:

"That's wrong!"

“Who are the so-called people when you compete with them for profit?”

"If the people of the world are all ordinary people, then the salt and iron government-run enterprises are not competing with the people for profits at all!"

"First of all, we have to make it clear whose interests the imperial salt and iron industry is fighting for!"

"Once the so-called 'people' you are talking about occupy the salt and iron industries and start to monopolize them, the prices will definitely go up!"

"Just like the fields in Yuhang, once the fields are concentrated, the rent will be high!"

"Necessities like salt and iron can be raised in price at will!"

"If the imperial court does not intervene in this area of people's livelihood, other forces will certainly intervene."

"The imperial court is here to compete! Compete with those local tyrants for profit!"

"If we don't fight, who will the people turn to?"

Fan Jian's words were truly heartbreaking.

The local representatives were stunned for a moment.

Who will the people turn to?

If the imperial court abolished the state-run salt and iron industries, local gentry would seize these industries.

Those who buy salt and sell iron either form a monopoly, raise prices, and oppress the people.

If the price is not raised, it will even be lower than the price set by the imperial court.

What's that thinking?

Is this an attempt to win people's hearts and minds and plot rebellion?

Or do you want to replace the imperial court?

After these words were spoken, the representatives from all these places were dumbfounded.

This is too offensive!

If you don't answer well to such heart-piercing words, you will lose your head!

Sure enough, after Fan Jian said this, all the local representatives dared not speak.

Li Tian looked at Fan Jian with satisfaction.

that's right!