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Qin Mu pondered for a while and gradually realized that the gentry class was actually enjoying the rights and interests of the presumption of innocence. The presumption of guilt that was being implemented now was actually only aimed at the lower class people.
You can say it is unfair, but this is formed under the larger social background of hierarchy and ethical principles. It is probably not easy to break it!
The military of the Qin Dynasty has its own independent military court. The presumption of innocence that is to be promoted this time will have no impact on the military. In other words, Qin Mu, who has strong control over the army, will forcefully promote the presumption of innocence at the local level, and no one can resist it.
But the result of doing so will probably be lip service, and the effect of the implementation will be greatly reduced, just like Zhu Yuanzhang's anti-corruption efforts, where he tried all kinds of torture, but after years of hard work, the results were far from satisfactory.
Qin Mu thought about it and felt that he had to start with the Confucian word "benevolence" and raise the banner of "benevolence" as the ideological fulcrum of the presumption of innocence.
In the imperial study, Qin Mu dipped the brush in ink and wrote the word "Ren" on a piece of paper, then looked at it thoughtfully.
"Benevolence" is the core of Confucius' thought and the foundation of Confucian ethics.
Qin Mu thought about it and wrote down:
A kind person loves others.
Confucian benevolence includes three major levels: love based on the family system, love based on the society system, and love based on the universe system.
The love within these three systems is interconnected and has a common philosophical foundation, namely the Confucian idea of moderation that "excess is as bad as deficiency".
"Ren" is a universal love that originates from the family but transcends the family, extending to society, the country and even the entire human race, nature and the universe.
The love embodied by "benevolence" from the inside out, from the small to the big, is a moral standard suitable for dealing with many relationships between people, people and groups, people and society, people and nature, etc. ... ... ... .
Qin Mu's thinking was a bit scattered. He tried to use the Confucian idea of "benevolence" as the theoretical basis of "presumption of innocence" to downplay the influence of hierarchy and class hierarchy. But it was easier said than done. After writing it over and over again, he felt a bit overwhelmed. It seemed that this had to be left to professionals.
Xu Ruoshi, who was serving ink at the side, was wearing a palace dress with wide sleeves and gold-threaded peacock feathers. Her slender jade fingers were pinching the ink stick and rubbing it gently. Against the backdrop of the black ink, her jade fingers looked even more crystal clear.
The rolled-up cuffs revealed a white jade wrist, and a delicate bracelet with nine turns of red gold beads was gently swaying.
After she read what Qin Mu wrote, she was a little surprised. She had seen Qin Mu's writings on various subjects, but this was the first time he had written about Confucianism.
After spending a long time with Qin Mu, she also vaguely realized that the emperor's philosophy of governing the country seemed to be Confucianism as the skin and law as the bones. The skin of Confucianism was already thick enough, so the emperor rarely emphasized it. On the contrary, the improvement of various laws and regulations was being carried out intensively.
Qin Mu's every move usually contains special meanings. Xu Ruoshi couldn't help but secretly guess the emperor's intention in writing this, and her eyebrows, which were as light as distant mountains, couldn't help but slightly frowned.
She is as beautiful as a poem, with a graceful figure, and naturally exudes the elegant and noble temperament of a lady from a noble family. Her beauty when she gazes into thought is truly captivating at first sight.
When Qin Mu put down his pen, he happened to see her thoughtful look, so he asked casually, "Ruoshi, what are you thinking about?"
"Ah, Your Majesty... I was thinking that it would be time for the New Year holiday in the next two days."
"Haha. Really? Why are you thinking about this?" Qin Mu didn't point it out to her. He stretched out his hand and gently embraced her, letting her sit on his lap. The imperial study was warm. Xu Ruoshi was not wearing much. Under the six-piece palace skirt, her buttocks were soft and warm.
"Your Majesty is so busy every day. I feel bad for you. I was thinking that after the annual leave, Your Majesty can have a few days of leisure."
Xu Ruoshi's words came from the heart. She had been with Qin Mu for such a long time. Although he also had unpredictable behavior at night, and even the "absurd thing" of one dragon and four phoenixes was common, he had almost no free time during the day. Even when he went hunting, he had other purposes and visited the people everywhere.
"Don't worry, Ruoshi, I'm fine."
"Your Majesty is diligent in government and loves the people, which is a good thing. But there are so many things in the world, no matter how busy you are, you can never finish them. If Your Majesty doesn't take a proper rest, how can I not worry about you?"
"Ruoshi's kindness is really heartwarming. By the way, I received news two days ago that your brother did a great job on the task I gave him. I am very happy. Tell me, what reward do you want?"
Qin Mu held her slender waist and stroked it gently. It was normal to stroke a beauty in his arms, but the navel of this elegant beauty was particularly sensitive, and before he knew it, her face had turned rosy and tender.
She leaned in Qin Mu's arms, gently rubbing his cheek, and whispered: "My brother is so lucky to serve His Majesty. How dare I ask for any reward? I just don't know what errand His Majesty wants my brother to do. Can you tell me?"
Seeing her graceful body and her hot breath, Qin Mu couldn't help but smile: "This is not a secret. I asked him to contact the British to discuss the maritime trade between the East and the West that was blocked by the war. Your brother did not disappoint me and did a good job."
This time Xu Yongshun successfully hooked up with the British East India Company, and Daqin's goods were continuously shipped to the Indian Ocean. The two sides traded at a port in Ceylon, which greatly reduced the impact of the war on trade.
As the routes became much longer, Daqin's maritime merchants had a greatly increased demand for faster clipper ships. This progress also boosted Daqin's shipbuilding industry. Now all major shipyards are full of orders, and the shipbuilding industry's tax contribution to Daqin is increasing day by day.
The prosperity of maritime trade has had a strong promoting effect on domestic industry and commerce. Various workshops have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. What is giving Qin Mu a headache now is the population problem.
The rise of handicraft industry requires a large amount of labor, but now almost all the people in Daqin have been allocated land. For example, in many places in the northwest, due to the lack of population, even the original land cannot be cultivated, resulting in large areas of abandonment.
Under such circumstances, it was difficult for the booming handicraft industry to recruit enough workers to expand production. The government now strictly controlled and prohibited the private import of male labor from Southeast Asia. However, there were no restrictions on young women.
In many workshops in Daqin, most of the work that should have been done by men is now done by women from Southeast Asia. Every day, boatloads of women are transported to the southeast coast from Luzon, Java and other places. They are snapped up by craftsmen as soon as they land. If this continues, it won’t be long before young women will be rarely seen on the islands of Southeast Asia.
This is of great help in controlling the growth of the indigenous population in Southeast Asia.
The national treasury can also make a lot of money from this. In the South Pacific Islands, the military sold a young woman to a merchant under the name of a captive, and the price was as high as ten dragon coins;
After the merchants transported these women back to China, they could get 13 to 15 dragon coins for them. If the military was not also transporting people, the price would probably continue to rise.
The source of all this depends on whether Xu Yongshun's transaction with the British is successful. Otherwise, once the East-West trade is interrupted, it will have a great impact on domestic industry and commerce, and women in Southeast Asia will not be so valuable.
The whole world is now engaged in slave trade, and the Qin Dynasty is just keeping pace with the international community.
Xu Ruoshi didn't know all this. When she heard the emperor praising her brother, her heart was filled with joy, her eyes were full of light, her fairy-like face was filled with a deep love that was ready to be plucked by anyone, and her bulging chest rose and fell gently.
Qin Mu unbuttoned her clothes one by one, revealing a jade-white cross-collared blouse. A wisp of intoxicating fragrance wafted out from the blouse. He warmed his hand on the cloisonné hand warmer beside him, then gently reached into her blouse, grasped a soft and fragrant object, and gently rubbed it.
Xu Ruoshi murmured softly, and offered her delicate cherry lips for him to taste. Her delicate body was graceful, like willows in the breeze. The soft and tender body held by Qin Mu kept changing, making her whole body soft, and her graceful posture added a bit of heart-warming charm.
“Your Majesty… ..” She called out vaguely, wanting to say something but not saying it, wanting to refuse but also accepting it, which was most intriguing.
The temperature in the room was rising, and a faint fragrance was floating in the air. Qin Mu carried her to the imperial table and lifted up the six palace skirts... (To be continued...)
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