Emperor Ningguo finally managed a smile and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Prime Minister."
There was a moment of silence in the Ningguo court, and everyone looked at Zhang Quan, feeling a chill in their hearts. The people present were all shrewd people, and even if they couldn't understand the meaning of Zhang Quan's words, they could at least see the old emperor's helplessness.
Zhang Quan's irrelevant answer actually made the old emperor say such a thing, which is terrifying when you think about it!
But Zhang Quan was not a reckless person. Seeing the old emperor yield, he immediately became humble: "Your Majesty, I am sincere to Ningguo. As long as Ningguo can use me, I will do my best without regrets."
—As long as you don’t commit suicide, I, Zhang Quan, won’t do anything.
The Emperor of Ningguo understood, and finally smiled. He then slowly said, "Zhang Quan, there is still a lot of opposition to the eldest princess among the people. This is also the issue to be discussed at today's meeting. I wonder what you think about this matter, Zhang Quan?"
Zhang Quan listened and smiled: "Your Majesty, I have been thinking hard day and night these days and have come up with such a strategy. In fact, the people are more concerned about their lives, not the so-called justice. The emotions of the people are more guided by some people with ulterior motives. Therefore, we just need to guide the people's thoughts back. "
"Oh... How to guide it back?"
Zhang Quan actually took out a memorial and presented it to him: "Your Majesty, it's all here."
The assistant minister picked up the memorial, checked it and presented it to the emperor. The old emperor opened the memorial and read it slowly, and saw three complementary strategies clearly written on it.
First, speeches, like Li Xian’s speech back then and like the current Shang Dynasty Prime Minister Li Yuanming’s speech, paint a big picture for the people.
Second, after the speech, the people will be shaken; at this time, give the people and businessmen some small favors, such as tax reduction, encouragement of business, etc. But one thing is that a general amnesty should never be done; but prisoners can be re-examined to see if there are any unjust, false or wrong cases, etc., and take the opportunity to rectify the administration of officials.
Third, develop education and provide a way out for the people.
After reading these contents, Emperor Ningguo pondered for a long time, but soon his eyes began to light up.
Needless to say, the speech, painting a big pie for the people, will naturally attract the people in the first place. For the people, nothing is more important than filling their stomachs.
Tax cuts, etc., can also attract merchants and emerging interest groups in Ningguo at the first time, ease the old interest groups, and at the same time ease the conflicts between the people and the country. Encouraging industry and commerce can also give people with a little ability a way out.
If there is a way to go, people will not do anything desperate.
As for the unjust, false and wrongly convicted cases, it goes without saying. If you think about it with your eyes closed, you will know that there are definitely a lot of them; the old emperor has also heard of many so-called "unspoken rules", but he has never been able to deal with them.
By re-examining unjust, false and wrongly convicted cases, Ning Xiaolan can take the opportunity to scare others and establish her authority.
There is also education, which is a solution to the problem; it can both win over the people and weaken the influence of the aristocracy and the old interest groups.