Sheng Shi Merciful Light

As soon as Mu Ci came to the court, he suggested to postpone the morning court time for personal reasons. It's really not good to say it.

——In other words, even if you have a more lofty reason, it would be good to be able to explain the past to the world.

But he just said that he didn't get up so early, and he had to eat breakfast, so he couldn't catch up...

Hey, even though the King of Chu is beautiful and delicate, he is more eye-catching than a little fairy, but in fact, he is not afraid of anyone, dares to do anything, dares to say anything... He is not stingy.

Wang Youlun had no choice but to stand out. As the prime minister presided over the country's government affairs, he didn't need permission to speak. He gently persuaded: "Your Highness, it is an ancestral system to hold court meetings at Mao every day."

Mu Ci replied peacefully: "The ancestral system is also established by humans. There are obviously unreasonable and inhumane places. Why can't they be changed? You can look through the history books and count how many diligent emperors in the past dynasties lived long? Everyone also agrees. You can visit the imperial mausoleum, besides my father, how many people lived to fifty? And how many died of exhaustion?"

All the ministers: "..." You really dare to say anything, but you still say the right thing. Fortunately, there is no long-lived emperor in the past.

Mu Ci pointed to Mu Zan on the dragon chair again: "Do you still want to make the third brother get tired like this?"

Minister: "..." Can they say "yes"?Saying "yes" doesn't it mean that everyone really wants to exhaust the new emperor to death?

Sitting on the dragon chair, Mu Zhan lost all thoughts and tried hard to control the corners of Feiyang's mouth... My dear ninth brother calls me "third brother", he recognizes me, and he cares about me.

Mu Ci ignored Mu Zan's scorching gaze, and said to the eunuch holding the silk cloth, "Continue reading! Let's discuss after reading."

Minister: "..." What else?

Li Hai braced himself, and read in the face of countless people's gazes: "every Friday and every ten days off, all prefectures, prefectures, counties and townships have a day off every five and ten days. Except for major national events, Such as floods and droughts, insect disasters, earthquakes, riots, wars, public examinations, etc., are not allowed to work overtime. The whole country is ordered, and those who have pending affairs to be handled in various government offices should be done on weekdays and avoid rest days, so as not to cause unnecessary Trouble."

All the ministers: "..."

The reason why the king of Chu had to set working hours and rest days was because he had checked the information before and found that the emperors of the Daxing Dynasty were too diligent, and they followed suit, which led to courtiers also having the belief that "life lies in work, and rest is a waste of life". Traditionally, working overtime is the norm, and some people compete to show their diligence by lighting oil lamps and staying up all night to work... Except for a few major festivals every year and the birthday of the emperor and empress dowager, the imperial court and local government offices basically have no rest days.

In fact, whether the work is done well or not should be measured by efficiency, not by the length of time.

Another upright minister came out: "The minister has his own play!"

Emperor Deguang nodded in agreement.

The old minister raised his beard and said: "Throughout history, there has never been..."

"Stop for a moment." Mu Ci interrupted him, and said, "I checked the information before I came here. The ancient Zhou Dynasty had a vacation system, and the Han Dynasty had five days off. Are these true? I study Little, don't tease me."

Minister: "..." It seems to be true, and the ancient Zhou Dynasty and the Great Han Dynasty were both great dynasties that lasted at least 600 years, and they cannot be refuted by "laziness and subjugation of the country".

Su Yan grabbed the right to speak this time, and he was more pragmatic: "What should I do if there is an emergency on the rest day?"

Mu Ci replied calmly: "If it can be postponed, it will be postponed. If it can't be postponed, it will be special. Each government office will leave three to five people on duty, and the duty personnel will choose a day to make up for the holiday. I don't think there will be emergencies every day. , the common people will gradually get used to it, avoiding rest days to do business.”

Lu Bingchen, Minister of Dali Temple, applied for a speech: "Dali Temple handles the case, and the officials of various government offices arrest the clerks, how can I take a vacation?" Could it be that half of the thieves are caught... Oh, on the rest day, everyone presses "pause" and then goes home to rest for a day. Do you want to continue to catch tomorrow?

Mu Ci replied: "The rules must be followed, but people are alive. There is also a system called 'rotational leave'. There are government offices and subordinate departments that cannot close the office for vacation, and all of them take turns. Every five and ten days, the adjutant will preside over the work, Shaoqing will postpone one day's rest in lieu, and all the staff on duty will have one day in lieu of rest."

This is feasible. It seems that the king of Chu came prepared.

"If there are too many official duties, what should I do if I can't go to Shenzheng?" Su Yan asked again.

"One, it can simplify office procedures and improve efficiency; two, it can delegate affairs to the deputy." Mu Ci said.

Su Yan no longer asked.

Although he had not dealt with the King of Chu several times, he knew that the King of Chu must be fully prepared before he does something, and he will not stop until he achieves his goal.Most importantly, according to his understanding of the King of Chu, all the actions of this young man are in the interests of the country and the people, so there is no rush to completely veto him.

So he turned his opposition energy to think about the pros and cons of changing the time and vacation, as well as the feasibility.

After all, the king of Chu was right about one thing. Not only the emperors rarely lived long, but also the high-ranking ministers rarely lived long. Too much fatigue and excessive relaxation are indeed the main reason for short life.

Wang Youlun was very concerned about another practical issue. He raised his wat board and asked, "How to improve office efficiency?" He wanted to know if the King of Chu had any good ideas.

"There's a lot of content here. I can make some suggestions. We still have to figure out the details. Let's find an opportunity to continue talking after the court ends." Mu Ci replied.

King Chu's "suggestions" were all very good, and Wang Youlun was very satisfied with the good news from this prince's nephew.

He presides over the political affairs hall, which is the place with the most public affairs in the country. It is still cumbersome, but he can't get out of it at all. After all, it will affect the people of the whole country. Trembling like walking on thin ice, I often feel that my life is short for ten years.

If it can improve efficiency and shorten office hours, that would be a good thing.

A minister took the baton and asked: "May I ask your Highness, if the government offices are on vacation, which leads to staff slack, or the accumulation of official duties due to insufficient office hours, will it not..."

Mu Ci's expression turned cold, and her tone was slightly cold: "I let everyone take a vacation, but it's just to relax. After rest, you can walk a longer distance and work more efficiently. It's not to encourage laziness. If you are slack, you may not be able to improve your efficiency. What's the use of such an official? The annual performance evaluation is all bad, and it may be demoted or demoted... Whoever is unwilling to do it will naturally have capable people to do it! Whoever can't stand up will naturally have the top. The person with the top official hat will take over."

Unceremoniously choked the minister who asked the question and blushed.

These words are too serious, but they are also the truth. If you are lazy when you are on vacation, what kind of official will you be?If you are busy and busy every day, and you can't finish things, you are indeed too incompetent.Moreover, fortunately, the dynasty has been established for a hundred years, and the imperial examination is held every three years. There are a few civil and military scholars, and there are high-ranking officials Enmeng's children waiting to become officials. The number of redundant officials and candidates is increasing day by day. Intense, indeed not afraid of no one.

This is the benefit of a prosperous and prosperous age. With sufficient talent reserves, Mu Ci has the confidence to carry out reforms.

Mu Ci is a leader-type talent, and he didn't just blindly stress, he started to play the emotional card: "I also consider everyone's health, I deal with government affairs late every day, and I have to get up early. Diligence is hard work, every day, where is it? Can you bear it? When you are young, you still have the ability to carry it, but when you are old... Besides, I don't want my third brother to be like my father, who is not that old yet."

Moreover, Mu Zhan is young and has not many heirs, so there are so many concubines waiting at night, which is even more unbearable.Of course, this Mu Ci would not say it in court.

Mu Zhan was overwhelmed by the words "Third Brother" one by one by his younger brother, and the silent and serious expression of "Jun En is unpredictable" almost couldn't hold back.

It's not easy for the ministers to answer the words, it's really hard to answer, if you object again, you don't know what is good or bad, and it is also a crime to force the emperor to work hard and die early.

Although they like to make imperial edicts, they still dare to bear the crime of "driving the emperor to death". If scholars outside know about it, they might scold them for having no king and no father.

Mu Ci's tone softened a bit, pointing at the oldest person present: "Ministers have worked very hard for the country, look at the Grand Master..."

Grand Master Lu who was lying on the gun: "..." I can't pretend to be dead, King Chu?Look at me again, I will die for you to see...

Everyone did not receive his mental activity, and all looked at Grand Master Lu.

Mu Ci said: "At such an old age, the grand master's hair and beard are all white, and he has to get up early every day, and rush to the palace from the second ring road before dawn. Unless he is too sick to get up, he can't rest for a day. It's really inhumane. No wonder Lu Grand Master grows old so fast."

Grand Master Lu: "..."

I'm so old...

Tomorrow, oh, no, I will submit the memorial to the old man in my arms today. Is it okay if I stop playing?beep beep...

Mu Ci finally pointed to the eunuch: "Read it again!"

Minister: "..." Still reading, let us die, I have to go to work, I don't want to take a vacation.

Li Hai replied tremblingly: "Your Highness, read... finished reading."

Mu Ci: "Really? That's all?" He muttered to himself suspiciously, "I remember I wrote several."

Mu Ci took a serious look at the silk cloth, there was indeed less of it, presumably his servant was afraid of angering his servants, so he purposely gave him some less.

However, the reform also needs to be carried out step by step. Mu Ci reckoned that the heat was enough, and it would not cause too much backlash, so she said, "Forget it, let's stop here for now, and continue in the future."

In the future...continue?

Mu Ci glanced around the crowd, and said a cold joke with a blank face: "Of course, if you want to continue listening today, I can ask someone to go to my bedroom to get the notes I wrote to share with everyone."

It was the first time that the ministers were so unanimous and shook their heads.

"Forget it, let's stop here today. I will send the detailed working hours and rest measures to the Political Affairs Hall for discussion. Everyone can speak freely and formulate more detailed regulations that are more in line with the actual situation. It is called the "New Office System" "Trial Implementation Plan" was published in the Mansion Newspaper. For the convenience of everyone to read, this kind of news will be made into a separate supplement in the future. Everyone will go home and get the Supplement of the Mansion Newspaper to study carefully. If there are any difficulties and problems encountered during the implementation process, Although it doesn’t matter if you mention it, everyone will brainstorm and revise together, and gradually improve the new working hour system and vacation system.” Mu Ci asked the eunuch just now, “How long is it until Sishi?”

Li Hai looked at the huge sundial clock outside the main hall.

Everyone also turned their heads to look over.

At some point, the sun had dispelled the thick fog, and according to the shadow of the long sundial pointer, it pointed obliquely to the northwest.

Li Hai said: "Go back to Your Highness, there are still three quarters of an hour."

Mu Ci nodded: "There is no major national event today, you still have three quarters of an hour, hurry up and discuss matters." After speaking, Mu Ci rubbed his stomach again, "I rushed here before I was full for breakfast, everyone Leave the court on time, so as not to make me hungry."

Emperor Deguang immediately indulged and said: "Ninth younger brother, after the court is over for a while, can you have breakfast with third brother?" Then he looked at ninth brother earnestly...see how thin his ninth younger brother is. Liang Zaochao must have been too much for him, so he said earnestly: "Loves, please be considerate. I and the health of the King of Chu are the most important thing. If there is something to do, I will leave the court on time."

Well, the emperor has stated his position like this, and he plans to follow the new timetable. What else can everyone say?Looking at Wang Youlun and other important officials, they were also worried about King Chu's health, so no one objected.

Wang Youlun really loves Mu Ci.

As a powerful prince with a heavy army in his hands, Mu Ci is sure to stand on duty and go to court, but it is a fact that he is not in good health, so it is indeed necessary for the king of Chu to change the time and set a rest day.

It doesn't look good to be late every day.

Wang Youlun looked at the new emperor who supported the time change... This one really cared about his younger brother, which somewhat relieved Wang Youlun, and gave him a little confidence in the harmony between the two royal brothers.

Besides, after the time is changed, everyone will not work so hard.

Indeed, every day before dawn, I rushed to court, and my health was too much to bear. I walked around the palace with black lights. Due to the need for fire prevention, I couldn’t raise the lights. There were also officials who slipped into the Yu River and drowned because of rainy days and dark roads. example.

What?You disagree, you want to come to work early and leave work late?That's fine, if you want to stand in the palace before dawn and exercise, then you can come alone.

No vacation?It's okay, anyway, the government office needs someone on duty, so you can come every day.

Although the officials felt that they were so lazy and out of line with etiquette, they were grateful for the King of Chu's understanding of the emperor and everyone's body, and did not object too violently.

Because everyone is good, and it is also a big excuse to be considerate of the King of Chu's frailty and worry about the emperor's lifespan. Historical evaluation, anyway, you won't say that the minister is lazy... right?

Delaying work and taking daily vacations have practical benefits, and you don't have to worry about being stigmatized for burnout. Whoever disagrees is a fool.