We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

Development, going overseas, and reform are the three new national policies set by Li Che.

The difficulty increases according to the order of these three national policies.

Since ancient times, reform has never been an easy task.

Whenever someone mentions the word "reform", they will immediately be attacked and slandered from all sides.

What’s worse, it will cause endless party disputes!

For officials, Confucianism upholds ritual governance, advocates moral governance, and values ​​human governance.

The word "law" is taboo in their eyes, let alone changing the law, which is simply too bold!

Taoism emphasizes "ruling by doing nothing". Doing nothing does not mean doing nothing, but rather not making any effort and allowing the people to exercise their own initiative.

To them, it is obvious that reform is a hassle.

There is no need to mention the Legalists, who only flourished for a short period before becoming a mere name.

Even if the Legalists had not fallen into decline, Li Che did not think that their harsh ideas were conducive to social development.

Although both contain the word "law", the Legalist law is more like a tool to maintain imperial power rather than a law for the normal operation of society.

"Okay, everyone, please be quiet for a moment and listen to what I have to say." Li Che slapped the table, interrupting everyone.

"Your Highness," Qian Bin spoke first after everyone fell silent. "Since you were crowned king, many of the measures you have implemented are unprecedented. I, this old minister, believe that the policies of Fengguo at this time are already new laws."

"Even if this is a new law, how can it be changed again? Changing the law every day will not benefit the people's livelihood and will only confuse the ministers. I hope Your Highness will reconsider this."

The other ministers also nodded, and it was obvious that most of them had similar ideas as Qian Bin.

Your Highness is already quite unconventional. The policies implemented by Fengguo are all new policies that have never been heard of. Although they seem to be good moves now, who knows what will happen in the future?

Now we still need to reform the law. The policy of a country is not a child's plaything that can be molded into different shapes by the rulers.

If we are not careful, it may lead to the danger of national destruction!

Li Che sighed softly: "Yes, Fengguo is implementing new laws, but they are not new enough!"

"Some of these policies were implemented when Feng was in the midst of internal and external troubles, so they were simply forced to act. They may be effective as a temporary solution, but if implemented long-term, they will inevitably lead to endless troubles."

Qian Bin's voice was hoarse: "This old minister doesn't understand."

Li Che was also very patient with this old minister: "Then this king will give Master Qian an example, for example, the nine-level civilian nobility system. At that time, this system was introduced to appease foreigners."

"But now, the composition of Fengguo's people is becoming increasingly complex. Qing people, Mohe people, Korean people, and even the Huan people from the previous dynasty all live on the same land. Differing customs and identities lead to constant friction between them, which proves that this system is not enough to rule everyone."

"Let's not talk about anything else, let's just talk about Goryeo today."

"According to the civilian nobility system, the people of Goryeo are all of the lowest ninth rank, lacking even basic personal freedom. Are we supposed to imprison and keep them under surveillance?"

"Who will farm the land then? Will all of Goryeo's vast territory be turned into a prison?"

"This..." Qian Bin stroked his beard, "Even if that's the case, it only requires a minor change. Why bother with such a big fuss?"

Li Che shook his head: "It's not just this one thing, the military system also has a big problem. The Fengguo military system inherited the Daqing military system, and the Daqing military system was inherited from the previous dynasty."

"This military system has been used for hundreds of years and has long had many irrationalities. As a result, soldiers only know their generals, not their rulers. Although Fengguo has political commissars who can guarantee the basic loyalty of soldiers, it is far from enough."

Li Che had long been dissatisfied with the system of gang leader, squad leader, garrison commander, and captain.

The army is full of various small groups, and everyone tries to bring their fellow countrymen and friends to their side.

As long as an officer had a few hundred soldiers under his command, he would be honored as a general. To distinguish between high and low ranks, one had to look at the title preceding the general.

The time was not ripe before, and the army was Li Che's base, so he didn't dare to act rashly.

Now that he has established himself, he plans to implement the 'army, division, brigade, regiment, battalion, company and platoon' job system from his previous life.

Especially in the imperial capital, after witnessing the extravagant and domineering lifestyle of those nobles, Li Che directly gave up his plan to confer titles on them.

Keeping granting titles will only create a group of new powerful people who exploit the people.

Of the so-called descendants of military families, how many could become qualified generals? Not to mention surpassing their fathers.

Most of them have become playboys who play with cats and dogs.

The military rank system can be used to replace the military merit awarding of titles. Li Che will never be stingy with those who have made contributions.

But just because they had military achievements doesn’t mean their descendants have also made achievements.

Qian Bin was slightly startled, then sighed and said, "It seems that His Highness has already made up his mind."

"That's right." Li Che said seriously, "Reform is imperative. This is a major plan that will last for hundreds of years and thousands of years. It concerns the foundation of our country."

"But you can rest assured, my lords, I will not act arbitrarily or do whatever I want."

"From this day forward, Fengguo will establish a cabinet. Seven ministers of both ability and virtue will be selected to serve in this cabinet to discuss state affairs with this king. Any new laws must be discussed by the cabinet, and the implementation of new laws requires the signature of at least four ministers."

The whole hall was suddenly silent. After a moment, the eyes of many ministers showed an astonishing fiery look.

cabinet?

Everyone present was smart and clever, and they could see the essence of the cabinet system after a little thought.

Throughout history, under the feudal system, the struggle between imperial power and prime ministerial power has a long history and is an unavoidable deadlock.

The cabinet was created to resolve this deadlock, allowing the opposing imperial power and prime ministerial power to share the same power.

The seven cabinet ministers are equivalent to seven prime ministers. Although the actual power and status they hold are definitely weaker than that of a real prime minister, they are still prime ministers who are second only to the emperor!

After ten years of hard study, one finally becomes an official in the court. Who wouldn’t want to be the most powerful official?

It would have been fine before, but a year ago, Feng State was like a small sampan, floating in the wind and waves, and could capsize at any time.

At that time, everyone was thinking about whether they could survive outside the Great Wall, and it didn’t matter what official position they were given.

Today, Feng State has become a hundred-meter-high ship. Everyone has studied hard for many years and naturally wants to have a good future.

Li Che took in all the changes in everyone's eyes, and a hint of amusement flashed in his eyes.

The officials of Feng State are considered to have relatively high quality and moral standards, but they still cannot escape the temptation of power.

Unfortunately, the cabinet system established by Li Che was different from that of the Ming Dynasty, and also different from what the ministers imagined.

The cabinet of Fengguo should not be an accomplice of the imperial power in oppressing the people, but the bud of promoting democracy!