Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

Chapter 402 The future prime minister

Shen Mengxi's eyes changed when he looked at Ning Fan. After what happened in Jiangnan, he became more convinced of Ning Fan.

"Let's not talk about these things for now. Just come back. When you come back, take over Cheng Wei's position. I will make you prime minister when I go to court tomorrow."

Ning Fan reached out and patted Zhou Qun on the shoulder. The thirty-year-old young man was still in a state of confusion.

There is no such thing as a thirty-year-old prime minister from ancient times to the present. It is simply puzzling and unconvincing to leave a country to a young man to govern. However, Ning Fan has this confidence. Zhou Qun can Use this position to your advantage.

Zhou Qun has many advantages. For example, Zhou Qun has a strong humanistic quality. For example, Zhou Qun has a strong learning ability. For example, Zhou Qun is very energetic. In every aspect, Zhou Qun is a superior person. A person is an outstanding talent and a comprehensive talent.

For such a character, if she lacks tempering, then the changes in Jiangnan have polished Zhou Qun, and now Zhou Qun is a piece of jade that exudes light.

"Your Majesty, this matter may be difficult to convince the public!"

Zhou Qun did not mention the issue of his ability. He was very confident in his ability, but the only thing he worried about was the opposition of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

"Don't worry about these people, those old nobles and old officials. I will provide them with full support step by step. Now I still need these people to maintain the situation. After the imperial examination, talented people will spring up like bamboo shoots after a rain. By then all these rotten things will be kicked away.”

Ning Fan has made up his mind to speed up the progress of official reform.

"I'm afraid there's something wrong with this. Although those veterans don't have much merit, their ability to maintain the situation is still very strong. If all of these people are replaced by young people rashly, I'm afraid the operation of the entire court will be problematic."

Zhou Qun said with some worry.

"Aspirations don't depend on age. It doesn't mean that young people must be incapable. Sometimes you just need to put a person in that position, and he will naturally be able to complete the tasks that should be completed in that position. For example, Yueying is more talented, and he is older now There are a lot of things to do, can a seventy-year-old do it?"

Ning Fan pointed at Yueying beside him and said.

These words are really convincing. This year's Yueying is only eighteen years old. In ordinary people, she would be a girl who has not yet left the court, but now she controls the world's Jin Yiwei and does intelligence work. It must be well organized, which is beyond the reach of Zhou Qun.

After being rendered speechless by Ning Fan's rebuttal, Zhou Qun stopped being pretentious. He just nodded towards Ning Fan and said, "Thanks to His Majesty's respect, I will do my best until my death."

"Don't say it's just a matter of death. You have to take care of yourself. We, the monarchs and our ministers, still have a long way to go. You have to see the big changes and reforms in the future with your own eyes."

Ning Fan didn't take it seriously at all. In his opinion, work is work and life is life. If you tire yourself to death for work, then you are not smart or smart enough.

You have to eat one bite at a time. In this era, if you want to implement changes, you shouldn't panic. You have to take steps step by step.

Fortunately, Ning Fan has an advanced civilization that traveled back from a thousand years later, and experienced governance. For the whole Dakang, it only needs to solve the adaptability problem. Many times, Ning Fan has countless ideas, but some of them are not. Not suitable for this era.

For example, the lowest-level institutions in the current Dakang political system can only govern down to the county, and the following levels are governed only by the local gentry, local tyrants and evil gentry. This system has always been criticized by Ning Fan.

"After you return to Kyoto this time, Zhang Tianming is temporarily in charge of the imperial examination. Sometimes you just need to give him a general direction and let him do it himself. And your energy should not be mainly focused on this aspect. You should be in charge of the compilation. A code should be promulgated as soon as possible."

Ning Fan said something to Zhou Qun, which made Zhou Qun have some questions.

You must know that Dakang has followed the laws of the previous dynasty and promulgated Dakang Laws since its establishment, but now Ning Fan has to draft a brand new law, which Zhou Qun thinks is completely unnecessary.

However, based on his long-term understanding of Ning Fan, Zhou Qun also knew that Ning Fan must have intentions that he did not understand for the time being, so he did not rush to refute, but looked at Ning Fan with a puzzled look.

"The loopholes in the original Dakang laws are too strong. The main interests they protect are the interests of the ruling class and the nobility. This requires you to draft a new code. The main protection is the interests of everyone and everyone must be equal. Prince Those who break the law are as guilty as the common people."

Ning Fan said with some excitement.

There is no rule without rules. A country cannot have only a few nobles who have the final say. Nobles can do whatever they want when they break the law, but civilians must be severely punished when they break the law. In Ning Fan's view, this is pathological and must be corrected.

If the land is only distributed to the people, but the people still have no legal or political status, then the country's reform will be unsuccessful. Now that Jiangnan's land reform has been a great success, Ning Fan is of course actively legislating and using The law governs the outcome of this reform.

The well-off scholar-bureaucrats and aristocrats have always been like blood-sucking worms. They have been promoted and lorded it over the system. They don't have to do anything, but they can enjoy the glory and wealth for generations to come.

What Ning Fan has to do now is to kick these cancers away, but these cancers are unwilling. Before they are completely trampled to death by Ning Fan, they will definitely fight to the death. flutter.

If a law, a new law, is promulgated at this time, it will completely control the situation and everything will be in accordance with the law. Then these aristocratic scholar-bureaucrats will not be able to make too much waste.

In fact, after thinking about it for a period of time, Ning Fan deeply felt that sometimes the progress of science and technology cannot force the progress of the system and the establishment of a country. The most basic thing is the reform of the system and the emancipation of the mind. Even far more important than technology.

"Don't slack off on Jin Yiwei's side. You must establish newspaper organizations in various places, and gradually eliminate illiteracy in various places, so that the common people can read. At least new children must be able to go to school and read in the future."

Ning Fan gave instructions to Yueying who was listening attentively.

The role of newspapers is too powerful. After the powerful public opinion machine is activated, the effects will be unimaginable!

If you want to reform your mind and eradicate the evil, newspapers are the best means.