[Qing] If you don't work hard, you will be forced to inherit the throne

Under the watchful eyes of the emperor and the crown prince, Wang Xi carefully read the article written by the crown prince, and when he put it down, he respectfully told the emperor: "The thing His Royal Highness said about courtiers retiring when they reach their age is feasible. There are such policies, but because the set age is too high, it is useless, and the pension wealth given is mostly the amount rewarded by the emperor, and there are very few people over seventy, only a few people."

"The favors received by each person are different, and the rewards they get are very different. Those who have more have silver ten thousand taels, and those who have less have given some grain and cloth. In this dynasty, this system was almost abandoned. The old officials all wrote above to pray for the old man to rest, or not to ask the old man And died in office. In the world of Great Harmony in the heart of the sage, there is a mention of "care for the elderly".

What Wang Xi meant was that the old age was set too high in the previous dynasty. How can ordinary people live to be 70 years old?

"Since this is the case, this matter will be proposed by Aiqing, the chief minister of the cabinet." Kangxi recruited Wang Xi obviously not only for this reason, but also said: "The prince will cooperate, and Aiqing can discuss with the prince about the affairs. Just waiting for the final result."

The cabinet is in charge of the affairs of the world. It takes a long process from the emperor's idea to the cabinet's drafting of the draft, the implementation of the decree, and the issuance of the corresponding department for implementation. Kangxi called Wang Xi here just to let the prince familiarize himself with the matter. The cabinet operates and controls the steps to implement the decree.

The cabinet is in the south of the Forbidden City, very close to the Meridian Gate. Foreign ministers enter through the Meridian Gate, and Yinfeng walks closer through the Xiehe Gate.As soon as you enter the Xiehe Gate, you can see several palaces, the westernmost one is the cabinet.

After the emperor's instruction, Wang Xisui paid homage to Yinfeng: "Please also invite His Royal Highness to come to the cabinet with your ministers."

Kangxi nodded, and said to Yinfeng: "Come back when Shenshi is here, and follow me to listen to the sutra feast."

It's so rare, I wish the emperor who tied Yinfeng to his belt would let him go to the cabinet with Wang Xi.

[Xiaomei thinks that the child's father wants to do something that the child cannot know, maybe this is the emperor's time management secret! ] Baihu told Yinfeng with a serious expression.

Yinreng's heart moved, and he asked it with interest: "Then Xiaomei, why don't you take a look for Gu, what is Khan Ama doing, and Gu also wants to become like Khan Ama who can manage time."

Xiaomei's scalp was numb, and she immediately closed her mouth.

If the emperor went to find some concubine to play with and make babies, if it said it, would it be struck by lightning again?

Wang Xi waited for Yinfeng, and when the little crown prince came slowly, the veteran slowed down his pace considerately, bowed and asked Yinfeng: "Does Your Highness need someone to carry the sedan chair?"

"The cabinet is not far away, Gu can walk by himself, thank you Lord Wang for taking care of Gu," Yin Reng's calf walked fast, and he walked without panting. Wang Xike, who is in his fifties, is much shorter than Han Ama, He couldn't keep up with Khan Amma when he was walking!

Wang Xi led the way for Yinreng: "Your Highness is lenient, thank you for not taking it, please go this way, Your Highness."

When Yinreng arrived, the palace people who followed the prince were waiting outside under the leadership of Jinxiu, Madam Xu and Yuzhu, and let Yinreng enter the cabinet alone.

There were six cabinet scholars working in this palace. His eyes lit up slightly, and he found that the third grandfather and the apple of his eye were among them, and Du Lide was also here, sorting out the books and handing over entrusted matters to others.

Nearly half of them were familiar faces, and Yinfeng immediately lost the tension of going to a strange place.

When everyone saw Wang Xi bringing the crown prince, they all showed surprise on their faces, and besides the top cabinet scholar, there were fifteen other cabinet bachelors coming in and out, busy with various government affairs.

Wang Xi called together the great scholars and said: "The emperor ordered His Highness the crown prince to cooperate with the ministers to take charge of this matter."

Suo'etu, who is also a scholar of Baohedian, is secretly happy. The rest of the scholars, such as Huang Ji and Wu Zhengzhi, are all Han officials. They have a harmonious relationship with Wang Xi, and Nalan Mingzhu's smile gradually fades.

The emperor now let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince contact the cabinet affairs, because he really intends to cultivate a prince who can supervise the country, and the elder brother is still studying in the study room, and has not been lucky enough to go in and out of important places with the emperor.

Dolittle's smile is the most relaxed and kind. He has successfully retired, and of course he is in a good mood. If the retirement pension system is implemented this time, he will be the direct beneficiary.

All the great scholars and Yinfeng greeted each other and arranged a seat for him.

The retirement and pension system is just a small matter among many government affairs for the cabinet that runs like clouds and water. Everyone gathers in a spacious venue and invites cabinet bachelors to discuss the draft regulations. The division of labor is clear. Who is responsible for drafting the number of retirement pensions and who is responsible for handling The process of contacting the doctor.

These difficult affairs in Yinfeng's impression seem to be handy in front of these capable courtiers, and some people even suggested: "Maybe the allowance can be increased as the age increases, and the medical expenses can be reduced. In fact, Humans have a limited lifespan, and it is rare for them to live past seventy, and the more they pass the age, the more sick they become, so I suggest that those who are over seventy and have worked hard for the Qing Dynasty will be exempted from medical expenses."

"For those who have made great contributions, in addition to the gold six stickers and medical compensation, the superiors are also honored for them."

"Maybe you can give your life's achievements and give it a name and a rating."

"The highest is not as good as the reputation of being a national scholar."

"If there is endless, and the superior is willing to stay, an exception can be made, which is called 'the king's order to save the appointment'."

The high efficiency of the cabinet's actions can achieve the arrangements of many important officials of the emperor in one day. Now that people are gathered together to specialize in the retirement and pension system, in the eyes of Yinfeng, they are like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea. In a good way, he reads this speech for a while, and reads that speech for a while, and enjoys himself without saying a word.

Wang Xi also took care of Yinfeng and asked, "What do you think, His Royal Highness?"

Everyone looked at Yinfeng one after another, and saw the little prince sitting upright, looking at them with bright eyes.

Everyone here is shining!

Xiaomei praised deeply: [The cabinet is also known as the "Great Qing Social Animal Work Center"] "All the adults have comprehensive thoughts, and I don't have any ideas for the time being."

They didn't think Yinreng could say anything, but after the drafting of the charter was completed efficiently, they submitted the charter to Wang Xi for overview, and then handed it to Yinreng for review.

Wang Xi told Yinfeng: "This is the first draft plan, His Royal Highness can change it, and then the minister will come up with the second draft."

Yinfeng asked: "My lords didn't ask how old old ministers should retire. The previous dynasty retired at 70."

Normal people can't survive this time.

Nalan Mingzhu said: "This matter can be decided by the emperor."

How old to retire is a matter that the emperor can decide at his own mouth. It just depends on which old officials Kangxi wants to enjoy their old age in advance. No one wants to do such a thing that offends high-ranking old officials.

"Khan Ama just waited for the result, and left the matter to Mr. Gu and Wang in charge."

There is no room for detours in Yinreng's discussion of facts.

Wang Xi is not afraid of offending others. He is an isolated official of the emperor, a pure Han official, and has nothing to do with the Manchu officials. There is a common feature, that is, error-prone.If mistakes are easy to make, government orders will not go smoothly, and it is the common people who will suffer from bad government orders.

Wang Xi said solemnly: "If the predecessors do not stop, the future generations will be difficult to replace. If things go on like this, old Shen Ke may suffer. With the development of medical technology today, there is hope that the chronic diseases that were difficult to cure in ancient times can be cured. I think that courtiers can be cured when they reach sixty. retire."

Wang Xi himself is the highest-ranking official. He is 54 years old, and he proposes to retire at the age of [-], which means that he can still serve for another six years.

The rest of them, including Suo'etu and Nalan Mingzhu, were all in their forties. Hearing what Wang Xi said first, he guessed in his heart that maybe Wang Xi also had the idea of ​​praying for a rest for two years.

Yinfeng thought about the names of those officials who died of illness in the court, and wondered: "Those who are fifty years old are suffering from serious and minor illnesses, and there are not a few ministers who say they are sick. Is it too late to retire at sixty?"

Everyone was silent and went to see Wang Xi one after another.

But even if there were serious and minor illnesses, it would be too disrespectful to Mr. Wang to let him retire as soon as he was promoted at Wang Xi's age.

Wang Xi was a Jinshi in the four years of Shunzhi, and he has been in the officialdom for 35 years. He has never seen any kind of person. Seeing that the little prince was really worried and asked questions instead of targeting him, he said, "Your Highness, I am over fifty this year. , Your Highness, see if the old minister is still qualified for this position?"

Yinreng observed Wang Xi, saw that his spirit was bright, his eyes were wise, he nodded, and asked Wang Xi: "Are you worried about getting sick?"

"Illness is God's will when it comes. People over forty years old are likely to be ill. Even if they are not good-looking, they also have the problem of bad eyesight."

By the way, the third grandpa is still short-sighted, I can tell from the book!

Ever since glasses were popularized, Suo'etu took the lead in wearing them. The courtiers didn't feel ashamed. They felt that those with eye problems could get glasses. Nearly half of the bachelors wore glasses.

"You may wish to add an additional clause. If you are over [-] years old, you will be an old man. If you are [-] to [-] years old and have a disease, you can reduce the medical expenses."

"It is not advisable to call yourself sick if you are sick, or to take office with an illness. Khan Ama takes pity on his courtiers, and he will be reluctant to let his courtiers die from overwork. You might as well order officials over fifty to have two assistants, and say that the assistants can replace them when they are sick. Government affairs, share the pressure of government affairs for him when he recovers, and do other chores." It is equivalent to assigning two secretaries to an elderly veteran.

[The cabinet bachelor is the emperor's secretary, and the children will match the secretary with a secretary. 】"His Royal Highness is reasonable, and the six ministers have already done this for the six ministers. The rest of the official positions are mostly for subordinates to take over or be arranged by the emperor. In addition, more official positions are needed, not just retirement. , become a major event in the court, it is not up to His Highness to decide." If someone else said this, it might offend the little prince, but when Suo Etu said it, it was full of love and earnestly taught.

"Is it the same for the bachelors?" Yinfeng said.

"If there is an illness and death of a palace scholar, there is also a precedent that will not be set. Today's university scholars are not all full of vacancies. There are very few who can be appointed as a first-rank university scholar in the court, and the cabinet participates in government affairs and drafts documents. The cabinet bachelors are the main force."

[No one wants to have an extra deputy to share their power, it is another matter to cultivate and support one's cronies!Otherwise, how could the third grandfather and Mingzhu fight like that?Children, don't think it's going well now, it's because this matter doesn't touch their interests, if there are advantages and disadvantages, they will hold each other back. 】In the end, everyone agreed that "over 55 years old can enjoy medical relief, and under 55, everything will be as usual."

Everyone was very satisfied with the final drafted constitution. After it was unanimously approved, it would be played to the emperor in the morning of the next day, read the content, and then said, "The minister drafted the decree... hereby."

The emperor will say yes or no, yes, this matter will be carried out by all ministries.

Yinreng likes to think and ask questions, and his divergent thinking often leads to more profound thinking.

After everyone dispersed to do other things, Suo'etu wanted to get closer, but because Wang Xiheng was in it, he couldn't be too close to His Royal Highness, so he gave up.

And Wang Xi asked Yinreng: "I saw His Highness the Crown Prince pondered for a long time, I wonder if His Highness has any doubts?"

Yinfeng looked at other people, looked at him again, and asked Wang Xi in a modest voice: "My lord Wang needs to consider such a comprehensive retirement system when implementing the retirement system, so that the retirement of 'scholars' in the fields of scholars, farmers, industry, and merchants can be resolved. What about the retirement of farmers, workers, and businessmen? The sage said, "You have something to take care of, and you have something to depend on when you are old." Is it possible for the Qing Dynasty to make people in the world have something to support when they get old?"

Wang Xi was extremely surprised: "His Royal Highness still wants to promote this move to the whole world?"

Yinfeng shook his head: "I'm afraid there will be many difficulties, I just thought of it, so I came to ask the adults what doubts in my heart."

Wang Xi pondered for a moment, and then answered: "It is really difficult to implement the retirement system for the people of the world, because the money paid will become a major item of state expenditure, and there are many scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants with different positions. , it is difficult to issue regulations.”

"However, the imperial court also has support services for the old, the young, the widowed, the widows, the relief and disaster relief, the care of the young and the elderly, and even a manifestation of the achievements of the local officials. Will wait."

Yinfeng asked again: "How about counting the tax paid by him?"

"Taxation should not be moved rashly, this has nothing to do with the former," Wang Xi said solemnly.

Yinfeng asked Wang Xi: "It's not taxation, but it's included in pensions and medical funds. If you accumulate a small amount of money, you will have a certain number of years to pay, and you can enjoy the old-age support policy when you reach the old-age age. Take the money and food paid by young people to help. Elderly care, and young people will grow old one day, so it is possible to implement it so that the people of the Qing Dynasty can take care of their old age?"

The [-] whys that the crown prince was curious about hit Wang Xi's heart like enlightenment, and the impassable road in front of him suddenly became clear, but Wang Xi still wanted to struggle: "Don't increase the burden on the people, and if this method is implemented, I'm afraid it won't be able to make people feel better." People are convinced."

Fortunately, Yinfeng has Xiaomei. Although he racked his brains, he has a direction when his thinking diverges. He then asked Wang Xi: "Maybe we can start with the 'scholar' who are the most easy to manage. Mr. and others carry out the implementation to increase the credibility of the decree, and the imperial court decides to implement it, so that farmers, industry, and businessmen can pay voluntarily, and they are not forced. Maybe in the long run, it can subtly achieve the goal of providing for the elderly?"

"If this law can be implemented, the burden on the treasury does not seem to be as heavy as imagined, because it uses the money of the people to support the people. Only in the area of ​​medical care, the state needs to invest money and train doctors, but I heard that local officials also have The initiative to build a medical center is to benefit the people, if these are led by the imperial court, maybe they can develop into a huge event that benefits the country and the people?"

Wang Xi was stunned, and his heart skipped a beat because of the future Yinfeng imagined.

"My lord, if this can be done, will it make the people trust the Qing Dynasty more? Also make them more stable? With guarantee, if you can make a reputation, will the beneficiary be grateful? If there is a Old and young and middle-aged men are going to join the army, can we help them in addition?"

Without Kangxi blocking Yinfeng's little mouth, that little brat of divergent thinking attacked Wang Xi in a row, and every time a question was mentioned, the veteran minister also followed his thinking.

Wang Xi: Is it feasible?

Yinfeng didn't say anything about the geometry of the regulations, how to improve it without careful consideration, he just diverted his thinking and came up with a hundred thousand whys, and made Wang Xi's fingers tremble slightly when he said it.

"Your Highness, this matter..." Maybe it is feasible and has many benefits.

Before Wang Xi could say this, Yinfeng said guiltily to Wang Xi: "Gu asked too many questions, Mr. Wang didn't have time to answer, it's Gu who is too ignorant."

"No, Your Highness asked something that I have never thought about," Wang Xi said solemnly: "I think this matter is feasible, but it needs to be discussed in the long run and drafted repeatedly."

Yinfeng blinked, hesitated to speak: "Master Wang, I just have this doubt, and I don't really want to carry it out."

"No! Your Highness has far-reaching thoughts. If you promote this matter, it will really be a major event that benefits the country and the people. I think this matter should be reported to the emperor!" Wang Xi said excitedly.

I didn’t know it was okay before, but now I have a new idea, but I didn’t draw up such a good system. How can Wang Xi, who is full of longing for "So Yi", bear it?

"However, I have little knowledge and lack of comprehensive thinking. I'm afraid I can't write a memorial that can convince Khan Ama. The world is so big. It is much more difficult to provide for the people in the world than to implement the retirement system for courtiers. My heart yearns for it, but I feel ashamed and powerless.”

Wang Xi puffed up his chest, smiled and said: "How can this matter bother His Royal Highness? The emperor asked His Royal Highness to come to the cabinet with his ministers to study, not to let you learn how to govern the world now. Your Highness, if you trust the old minister , How about letting the old ministers write a letter to the emperor to perfect the method of "care for the elderly" in the Qing Dynasty?"

Yinfeng looked at Wang Xi as if he was looking at a big baby. This is the old man with a white beard who came out of nowhere. He is not only wise, but also takes the initiative to do the work!

After reaching a tacit understanding with Wang Xi, Yinreng was satisfied, knowing that the matter was handed over, so he stopped worrying, and when the application time came, he went back to Kangxi in a desperate manner, and quickly forgot about himself Repeatedly asked about Wang Xi.

Leaving Wang Xi alone, he thought a lot and racked his brains. After returning home, he summoned his disciples and talked in detail all night. After a whole night, he came up with a detailed memorial that could be handed over to the emperor.

After Yinreng returned, Kangxi asked him, "How do you feel?"

Yinfeng happily said: "Master Wang takes good care of his sons and ministers, and the other adults are all very smart people."

"The system of the cabinet is too perfect. Even if there is no decision of the emperor, the important affairs of the court can be completed. It's just that the scholars are smart, understand the rare and confused, and let me make the most critical decisions."

Kangxi's expression was unpredictable, and he said speciously sensitive words that could make the listener's hair stand on end.

"Isn't this very good?" Yinfeng said carelessly: "It's great to have someone to share the worries of Khan Ama and work for you! You only need to move your mouth, and the ministers will finish the work. In this way There are only a dozen or so ministers in the country. There are so many important national affairs. There should be dozens or hundreds of such capable people. Khan Ama is determined to forge ahead, diligent in politics and loving the people. There must be many places where you want to show your strength. By then You don’t have to worry about no one available anymore.”

Kangxi was speechless for a moment, then said helplessly: "Baocheng is still too young, he didn't see the bad side, that's why he said that."

"I saw it, but compared to officials who blame each other and don't do practical things, officials who are willing to fight for jobs are treasures!" Yinfeng added: "Lord Wang is a treasure."

Kangxi: "..."

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