"absurd!"
Yushitai was the first one to jump out and stared at Cui Wengong with pity. "This is not appropriate for Mr. Cui. There are so many students in the world and all departments are almost saturated. If we can allow them to get involved again."
"Yes, the level of these students is limited. Although they still have their place in the court, I am afraid they are not capable of supervising government affairs!"
As officials from Yushitai came forward, more and more ministers came out to protest.
Zhao An took a closer look and saw that three people from the cabinet stood up. Among the six ministers, only Guo Xiang, the Minister of Rites, did not stand out. In addition, there were officials at all levels and even some military generals.
A group of people were noisy and the court was noisy.
The empress was displeased: "I have read the memorials of all the ministers. You don't have to worry. The development of the country cannot be separated from talents. I am doing this to prepare for a rainy day."
"Your Majesty, redundant officials will increase the burden on the court and cause the institution to become bloated and inoperable."
Chen Guogong finally spoke, and as expected of him, his words hit the point.
Zhao An remembered that during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, the bureaucracy was bloated. Fan Zhongyan proposed a reform to eliminate the three redundant officials, including redundant officials. In the end, it failed because Song Renzong wavered.
Chen Guogong is indeed capable and visionary because he can hit the nail on the head of the current situation.
After all, traitors may not all be trash.
"Your Excellency, the Duke is right. Now that Daxia's national power is declining, the treasury is becoming increasingly empty, and there are barbarians outside and the Northern Territory Yuan Tu who are eyeing them. If more officials are added, the court will be unable to make ends meet, and there is no point in sustaining it for a long time. This is the danger of national subjugation!"
"Your Majesty, please think again!"
The ministers knelt down and begged for orders with great momentum.
Empress Long Yan was not happy, she finally suppressed her anger and looked at Zhao An.
When she came, Zhao An told her that she could withstand the pressure of hundreds of officials, but now that the matter was coming, there was nothing she could do.
Zhao An couldn't help but smile when he saw her resentful look, and gave Wang Chang a look.
The latter strode out and said, "Your Majesty, I thought that Daxia Jiuzhou was vast. General Qian Yu had previously established the National Construction Group, which had excellent results. The new city investment also attracted countless businessmen, and the newly created official positions also need to be filled."
"Sir Wang is right. The Ministry of Industry actually needs a lot of manpower. I think that the Ministry of Industry is only used to research and develop creations. To promote it nationwide, we need to expand the National Construction Group and the state-run workshops nationwide so that people can work while working on agriculture. , and there are ways to earn some extra money to support the family."
Qian Yu walked out of the courtroom and made an impassioned speech.
The official at Yushitai said contemptuously, "I'm afraid that the young prince is not familiar with farming. Except for the busy farming, people spend most of their time cultivating acres. Agriculture is the cornerstone of the country. You let the people go to work and delay farming. Can you afford it?"
Qian Yu ignored him and continued to the empress, "I have developed a pear plow called Quyuan plow, which can save the need for plowing oxen and allow one person to farm."
Qian Yu deliberately raised his tone and talked about how powerful Qu Yuuli was, which made the ministers stunned for a moment.
Unfortunately they couldn't see it, so there was another heated rebuttal.
Zhao An coughed.
Qian Yu immediately asked someone to fetch the finished Quyuan plow, causing everyone to exclaim.
Even the Empress and Cui Wengong stood up with expressions of disbelief on their faces.
The shape of this pear harvester is very weird. The straight shaft has been removed and replaced with a curved shaft. The head of the pear has become sharper and the curvature has been adjusted. The most important thing is that a round wheel is added to it.
It was the improvement made by Zhao An on the basis of the Quyuan plow. This thing was used in rural areas in later generations, and it was easy for one person to push it.
Qian Yu said proudly: "If you don't believe it, we can go to the Imperial Garden and give it a try."
"Young prince, you are so bold. How can I tolerate your childishness in the royal palace?"
"Are you afraid? Your Majesty, please give me a try."
"I agree, here are some ministers, come with me to the Imperial Garden, old gentleman, please come too."
The empress stood up happily.
Zhao An immediately stepped forward to support Cui Wengong and went with him, followed by Chen Guogong and several ministers, as well as Qianyu, Zhang Qi and others.
Everyone entered the imperial garden, and Qianyu plowed the land in front of everyone.
Sure enough, the round wheel turned gurglingly, and a person plowed the ground as if running fast.
The jaws of several ministers dropped to the ground, especially the minister of the Ministry of Industry, who kept rubbing his eyes.
As the chief official of the Ministry of Industry, the most important thing to consider is how to generate income from agriculture, so the design of agricultural tools is constantly improved. The emergence of this curved shaft plow with wooden wheels will greatly increase the efficiency of reclamation and farming, allowing the people to have a better life. Spend more time doing other things.
The imperial garden was quiet.
Everyone stared at Li Hua, and Chen Guogong was also a little confused. This thing is of great benefit to Daxia, but with it, Qian Yu will vigorously promote Daxia's national construction and national manufacturing workshops, and let poor families become officials. Eighty-nine will be taken under his command. This is a force that cannot be underestimated. It will even account for a large portion of Daxia's tax revenue. Wherever Guojian goes, it will surely win the hearts of countless people!
Absolutely not!
Thinking of this, Chen Guogong looked at Shen Miao, Minister of the Ministry of War.
Shen Miao immediately said, "No, if the people are free, wouldn't they want to rebel?"
As soon as these words came out, even Cui Wengong couldn't help looking like an idiot, and Shen Miao suddenly turned red.
"Shen Shangshu wants to say that the common people should face the loess with their backs to the sky all their lives and toil in the fields throwing food?"
The empress looked over coldly, and Zhao An secretly thought it was funny. Chen Guogong was so anxious, but where was he? He had to go crazy after waiting for the new paper to be released in two days?
"Your Majesty, this is a serious matter, so let the officials discuss it in detail."
Hubu Tianguan spoke.
The empress snorted and returned to the palace.
Shortly after the group left, Luo Qingshuang came over, accompanied by Que'er and a group of maids. There were also novel pear harvests on the ground. Que'er tried them out herself, causing the maids to exclaim.
Let alone the cow, she almost ran away without the cow.
The efficiency of farming and reclamation is more than ten times faster!
Luo Qingshuang was amazed and asked: "Quier, where does this thing come from?"
"That kid studied it."
Que'er lowered her voice, Luo Qingshuang paused, and felt a wave of emotion in her heart.
She couldn't see through that kid either.
If the people of the previous dynasty had such miraculous creations, how could they be displaced and in danger of destroying the country?
It is precisely this that further illustrates the difficulty of improving agricultural production, but Zhao An did it so easily, and even secretly developed new products.
"Que'er, when the court comes next, ask that servant to come over. If the Ai family has something to ask him, please ask him."
"Here."
Above the Golden Palace.
The officials were quarreling fiercely, and Zhao An shouted: "Quiet!"
The noise stopped abruptly.
"The matter of Quyuli can be put aside for the time being. Now we are talking about Enke."
"Your Majesty, all of you, your Majesty, believe that private students have limited abilities. Please make your decision."
Chen Guogong still refused to let go.
