Naturally, the consequences of the reform can only be borne by him, the implementer of the reform.

After figuring this out, Chu Ge understood why he was dismissed from his post in the first year.

Although he had the gift of eloquent speeches and spoke righteously in the court, he ultimately found that it was meaningless.

Because no matter how many truths he talks, in the face of the bloody reality, it will only continue to strengthen the image of "a traitor who is as loyal as a traitor".

As for why the emperor resigned from office in the first year? Why did Wang Wenchuan's trust in the emperor's heart suffer a heavy blow in an instant?

You can understand it from the emperor's perspective.

You, Wang Wenchuan, keep talking about enriching the country and strengthening the army, but where is the money? Not only did you not get any money, but you spent it like water.

It’s just spending money, the key is to gain a good reputation yourself. Who knows if those people who harm the public and enrich private interests, and use the grain from Qingmiao Loan to make loan sharks, are your people? Many of them are New Party members, right?

It is harming the national interests, gaining a good reputation for oneself, and making profits for one's new party...

Do you want to go to heaven?

You want to rebel, right?

If the emperor can even tolerate this, then he really has a ghost.

…

After an analysis, Chu Ge felt very frustrated.

Because he found that after trying so hard to make a circle, he went back to Wang Wenchuan's old path.

Although Wang Wenchuan's method was widely criticized all over the world and caused the death of many farmers, it was still persisted intermittently for ten years, and it finally filled the national treasury.

After the treasury was full, he also fought several victorious battles in the northwest and regained some land.

Although these lands were later sent back by the conservatives in power, the money and food in the treasury finally allowed the Qi Dynasty to survive for a while.

And what about Chu Ge?

The operation was as fierce as a tiger, and he was fucked in less than a year, and it did not bring any income to the country, which made it even cheaper for the gang of idiots in the middle.

Maybe the only good thing is that the farmers at the bottom didn't scold him, but... reforms are inherently scolded, so what kind of achievement would it be if he didn't get scolded?

The key is to get things done.

“If we do this, wouldn’t we be trapped in an endless cycle?

“Interest-free loans without performance review will result in a emptier state treasury, and the country’s food will be pocketed by various moths, making it difficult to distribute it to farmers;

“If you set a relatively low interest rate, officials will always find ways to raise it;

“Although the 20% interest rate and some risk control can indeed recover the loans from the Young Crops Law and increase revenue for the country, officials will inevitably over-implement it, causing some farmers to lose their lives...

"No solution!"

Chu Ge felt like he was walking alone at night. He saw a fork in the road and one of the roads said "This road is closed", so he went to take another road, but after walking, he found that it was also a dead end.

"So, what is the crux of the problem?

“No matter what kind of policy, at the end of the day, there will be people who preach wrong policies.

"Wang Wenchuan's original policy was already a very appropriate policy considering all aspects of the situation. If every official could strictly follow the laws and regulations like Wang Wenchuan, then all places would be governed in an orderly manner just like when Wang Wenchuan was the county magistrate.

“Every county has been governed well, doesn’t the new law mean it is a success?

"But there are very few people with character and ability like Wang Wenchuan among the officials in the entire Qi Dynasty. Or to put it more exaggeratedly, he is the only one like him.

"If this road doesn't work, I'd better think of another way."

Chu Ge was very melancholy. After thinking about it for a while, he re-planned two paths.

“To solve this problem, in the long run, we ultimately need to improve the administration of officials.

"No matter how well the new laws and regulations are formulated, if the administration is not clear and clear, the people below will always sing wrong words. As a prime minister, no matter how good the rules are, the people below will always find loopholes to exploit.

“In the end, I have to bear all the blame.

“In ten years, if I can rectify the civil service, eliminate a group of people, and arrange some people with ideals, abilities, and support for the new law to serve as grassroots officials at all levels, then the new law will have a chance of success.

"Wang Wenchuan didn't dig deep into this point at the time. I don't know if it was because he was under the dark light and ignored this point, or was there some other reason?

"Anyway, you can try this one.

"If the road to reorganizing the government does not work, then there is only one last resort.

"That is to follow Wang Wenchuan's old path again.

"Although Wang Wenchuan's method was stepped up by officials at all levels, causing many poor and rich households to go bankrupt, at least the country had money and food.

"This will at least help me win the Battle of Uuzhu ten years from now.

“...I never thought that I would end up becoming the kind of person I hate the most.

"'If the people suffer any more hardships, I will take the blame', right..."

Chu Ge smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly.

He actually despises the second method.

I have watched many historical dramas before, and many high-ranking officials in the court used the excuse that "the people should think about the court" to impose excessive taxes and make the people miserable.

Officials in the feudal dynasty used the rhetoric of "suffering the common people" and continued to do evil one after another.

Of course Chu Ge was critical and opposed to this.

But when it came time to play Wang Wenchuan, he discovered that thinking was one thing and doing it was another.

In this slice of history, what would happen if he couldn't push for new laws?

The result was that the Jin soldiers crossed south. Without Zhao Binfu, even with Yu Jiaxuan there, it was impossible to rely on a poor Qi army to stop the Jin soldiers at Niuzhuji.

At that time, either some poor and rich households will go bankrupt, or the entire Qi Dynasty will be slaughtered.

Thinking of this, Chu Ge started the game again.

This time, he changed his strategy again.

The content of the new law should first be implemented in accordance with Wang Wenchuan's original plan.

The main change in Chu Ge this time is the addition of the provision of "rectifying the administration of officials" in the new law.

The first is to strengthen the performance assessment of officials. Promotions and demotions are determined based on performance assessment, rather than promotion or demotion based on qualifications, years of experience, or background. It is strictly stipulated that to be a Beijing official or an official in a core department, one must have a certain number of years of grassroots work experience.

The second is to reduce the hereditary nature of officials. To be successful, one must pass an examination.

Chu Ge originally wanted to add a few more items, but after thinking about it, it would be good to do these two.

According to what he expected, if it can be implemented smoothly, the entire Qi Dynasty's officialdom will be improved within five years, and a group of officials who can really do things will be selected, then the remaining five years will be spent to implement the Green Seeding Law.

You can also get good results.

Ten years is not a long time, but it is not a short time either.

Chu Ge thought about it and divided these ten years into two five years. The first five years were to rectify the government, and the next five years were to enrich the country and strengthen the army. In addition, Yu Jiaxuan's line would train a little more troops to win the battle of Niuzhu.

It shouldn't be a big problem.
Chapter completed!