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The court once again became like it was before the Japanese War, with groups of officials quarreling every day over different opinions on the subsequent placement of the Japanese.

It is absolutely difficult for ordinary people to imagine that scene. They probably imagined the emperor's court session to be a very solemn and dignified scene.

The emperor sat high above, with civil and military ministers on his left and right, discussing state affairs.

The actual situation was that it was not much different from a vegetable market. After a few words, the parties started arguing.

Among them, everyone hated arguing with the censors the most. They were good at speaking and could curse without using any dirty words, so most people could not win the argument.

If you happen to win the argument and your scolding breaks the defense of a certain censor, he will then start to act like a mad country shrew, banging his head against the pillar to protest his fate.

The censors took the spirit of "die in battle for military purposes and die in counseling for civil purposes" to the extreme. Some old censors even planned their own death by hitting their heads against a pillar in the court.

Not to mention that other officials dare not offend, even Ling Moxiao has to listen to their "roaring" patiently, in case he really dies in the court, no matter what the reason is.

His name has gone down in history, and everyone present at the scene has to bear the infamy.

When Dong Su was the regent, he changed the morning court into a meeting mode in order to allow everyone to attend the meeting calmly.

After Ling Moxiao came back, the pattern of attending court sessions returned.

Ling Moxiao came back and told Dong Su that the main reason for the current quarrel was that some people suggested confining the Japanese island and turning all the Japanese people into Han slaves.

The people of Wa Island were forbidden to go out to sea, so Wa Island became an isolated island. Daxia did not have to spend a single soldier, and after a few decades, Wa County itself degenerated into a barbaric state.

This suggestion was supported by many officials, but other officials mocked them for being fanciful. The Japanese islands are surrounded by the sea. How many naval forces should we send to monitor them before we can force them to impose a complete sea ban?

It has also degenerated into a barbaric state. It is not easy for civilization to develop, so is it easy to degenerate? The Japanese are different from the northern border. They have their own culture. Unless the Japanese are killed, it is impossible to degenerate by just closing the island.

Although the Japanese island is not big, it is still a large area of ​​land. Can't we use it for grazing and farming? After conquering it with great effort, are we going to let it become barren?

The other side countered that the Japanese islands were far away from Daxia and the situation at sea was difficult to determine. If they were not closed, a large number of garrisons and officials would need to be sent to manage them. Once the military power was released, the garrison generals would be difficult to control.

Now Beijiang County needs manpower for development, and Goryeo County also needs manpower. Where can we find people to manage Wa County? It is better to seal it off, or kill all the adult men.

You just said you were short of people, and now you want to kill adult men. What are you talking about?

Wouldn't it be better to keep them as Han slaves? When has our great country ever massacred a defeated country?

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Shen Dongsu seemed to be listening to Ling Moxiao telling jokes, talking about the disputes among officials to make her happy while she was in confinement.

I couldn't help but ask in confusion: "Didn't your Majesty tell the court officials that Japan has silver mines?"

Given the prosperous development of maritime commerce today, Japan has silver mines and vast sea areas, and its port can serve as a transit station for maritime commerce.

From a naval perspective, they could also build a military base in Wa, conquer the South Pacific Islands from Wa County, and even fight in more distant waters.

From an agricultural perspective, Wodi can be used as a plantation to grow tea and mulberry trees, which is much better than opening up wasteland in the northern border.

We only need to send a naval garrison, and the entire Wa County will be our garden on the sea.

If you ask any female official, she will happily say that Wo County is a treasure land that can provide unlimited wealth for Daxia.

You wouldn't say that you want to imprison him and leave him alone, right?

Ling Moxiao raised an eyebrow:

"Why tell them this? They are a bunch of short-sighted people, and they are still working for me with the same attitude as they did in Chang'an. If it weren't for the fact that these young people have not yet grown up, I would have wanted to replace all the officials in the court!"

At this point he said to Dong Su sincerely:

"My wife's civil servant exam is really useful. It is precisely because of these grassroots talents that I can let go of my hands and feet and ignore these old guys to do my work."

"I wanted to leave the post-war resettlement of Goryeo to these old guys, but you can see how long it has been, and apart from Chen Li, none of the officials who went to Goryeo are of much use!"

"Humph, if I continue to allow them to settle down in Wa County, and this quarrel continues for a few months, those warriors in Wa County who are secretly resisting will become powerful."

"I have decided that the officials to be sent to Goryeo and Wa counties this time will all be selected from the public servants. Only those who are down-to-earth will be selected. Those who want to rely on the glory of their ancestors or those who are pedantic and want to benefit themselves from it will not be allowed to go!"

Dong Su agreed. If they really sent high-ranking officials with high authority and they were at odds with generals like Jia Si, they would be a real drag.

It would be better to send more practical officials to cooperate properly with the navy to turn Wa County into an industrial and agricultural colony of Daxia, and then mine silver and promote the prosperity of maritime commerce.

It can definitely become the emperor's money bag. Ling Moxiao doesn't like to build gardens, so he can use the money for national defense and the army, and for infrastructure in remote and poor states. Within a few years, the entire Great Xia Kingdom will undergo earth-shaking changes.

Dong Su later discussed this incident with Mo Xiujin, and Mo Xiujin's words resolved her doubts. The officials and dignitaries were not unaware of the benefits that the development of Wa County and Goryeo County would bring to Daxia.

The reason they oppose it is that vigorously developing overseas island counties will not benefit them.

After the capital was moved, Daxia developed so rapidly that not only did the powerful and influential people who did not move with the capital but also those who stayed in Chang'an were left far behind.

It also made those powerful people who followed the capital move realize that they could only follow the pace of the court. If they didn't keep up, they would be left behind immediately.

You have to know that when the aristocracy was at its peak, they even refused to marry into the royal family.

They are high and mighty, with an attitude that no matter how the emperor changes, we, the aristocratic families, will be able to stand firm for a thousand years.

But now, this attitude was broken by Ling Moxiao's extremely domineering force.

Your Majesty employs children from poor families, improves the status of craftsmen and merchants, and is extremely friendly and tolerant to farmers.

In the state capital that suffered a natural disaster last year, Your Majesty directly exempted it from taxes for three years and also distributed seeds and farm tools to the people free of charge.

The nobles and aristocrats who were once in high positions gradually stepped down from the clouds and watched the class they looked down upon become equals to them.

How can the powerful remain calm in the face of all these changes?

When they were panicked, the only thing they could do was to keep the government affairs unchanged as much as possible.

This point is in agreement with all the officials, so they have such an attitude towards the resettlement of Wo County.

In other words, the nobles and aristocrats who moved the capital to Youzhou were not without some secret moves, but were using other methods to make things difficult for the emperor.

Seeing Dong Su's solemn expression, Mo Xiujin hurriedly comforted him, saying that there were still some officials who shared the same opinion as His Majesty and supported His Majesty's decision.

Dong Su sneered:

"Why can't they understand? As long as they are willing to learn and change, they can stand at the forefront of the times and lead development. Instead of thinking about how to stay the same."

"Your Majesty said that we should give junior officials more opportunities to grow. Once the officials grow up, those old and pedantic officials in the court will be able to retire."