The most arrogant in history

Chapter 652 The only way.

Ye Kun waved his hand and said with a smile:

"The princes were still young, and I could control them. But as they grew older, they realized the benefits of power.

By then I will be old and unable to control my children. I am afraid they will cause trouble. So my princes will be divided into different kingdoms and establish themselves as kings overseas. "

Jiang Yourong had known about Ye Kun's plan for a long time, and said with a smile: "Shu Sheng is smart. When he goes abroad in the future, he will definitely flourish and achieve something."

Xie Baochan looked miserable, and whispered, "I'm afraid it's not easy to survive in the wild lands overseas."

In the ancients' cognition, being crowned a king overseas was almost the same as exile.

During the Qin and Han dynasties, if the princes were granted fiefdoms in the Yunnan, Guizhou and Baiyue areas, they would curse in their hearts.

What’s more, it’s far away overseas.

Ye Kun laughed: "Bao Fei, you are wrong. Beyond the Pamir Mountains in the Western Regions, the wealth there is even greater than that of the Nine Provinces of China. The Mediterranean Sea, the Caspian Sea, and the Black Sea have a pleasant climate and fertile land, which is better than the environment in China."

Xie Baochan smiled bitterly and said nothing.

Ye Kun added: "At that time, I naturally sent troops to conquer first, then sent the princes over, and then immigrated a large number of people to support the princes. Look at Jiaozhi and Yunmian now, they have been completely conquered and transformed by us. Qin Erwu is there and doesn't even want to go home."

Xie Baochan thought for a moment and said, "But I heard that when Yu Guinong immigrated to South China Continent, tens of thousands of people died."

Ye Kun nodded and said with a smile:

"But the princes' immigration will take another ten years. By then, our large ships will be more advanced and safer. Drug research and medical standards will also reach a new level, and safety can be guaranteed."

The only way for Ye Kun to stop the princes from killing each other is to enfeoff the princes overseas.

Otherwise, as soon as he died, Crown Prince Ye Feng would kill the other princes!

Xie Baochan was relieved when he heard that there were still ten years left. He smiled and said, "Ten years later, when Shusheng is in his twenties, I can rest assured."

At the front, local officials came to greet them upon hearing the news.

Ye Kun met everyone and said with a smile: "I didn't notify you in advance this time. I came here rashly and disturbed everyone's work. I'm really sorry."

Song Kai, the governor of Yanzhou, stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty is on tour, and I am late in welcoming you. Please forgive me."

Song Kai was a subordinate of Wei Dingshan, the former governor of Jingzhou, and later followed Wei Ning, the crown prince of Jingzhou.

After Wei Ning joined Ye Kun, he retired and lived out his days.

Song Kai was still young, so he followed Ye Kun.

During the Central Plains War that year, Song Kai also made considerable contributions and was wounded three times.

Ye Kun felt that this person was steady, so he gave him the position of prefect of Yanzhou, which he has held until now.

"Song Taishou, I didn't inform you when I came, so how can I blame you for being late to welcome me?"

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Besides, I'm just taking a casual walk this time. I don't have any specific official business, so there's no need to notify you or make a big fuss."

Song Kai clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty is considerate of the officials below, but as subjects, we still have to do our best to ensure the emperor's tour. I have arranged a large camp to welcome him in front of us. Please ask your Majesty and the ladies to move."

"Nonsense, why set up a welcoming camp? It's a waste of money and manpower."

Ye Kun waved his hand: "I have everything here, including food, clothing, housing and transportation. You don't have to worry about it. Since you are here, stay and accompany me to walk around Yanzhou."

Song Kui nodded hurriedly: "Yes, sir."

Ye Kun invited Song Kai to have dinner together, and asked him about the people's conditions and government work in Yanzhou.

Song Kai answered them one by one and said:

"Since the Emperor conquered the Central Plains, the lives of the people have been getting better and better. Everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, and everywhere is like the rule of Yao and Shun. The counties under the jurisdiction of Yanzhou all have middle schools, and each township has an elementary school. The larger villages also have elementary schools and medical clinics..."

Ye Kun nodded and asked, "Are there many civil lawsuits? What kind of lawsuits are they mainly?"

Song Kai thought about it and said with a wry smile:

"Since the Emperor has been promoting equality between men and women and promulgating the Han marriage law, there have been more marriage lawsuits. There are lawsuits to cancel engagements, and there are lawsuits for divorce. There are also lawsuits against parents to force marriages."

Ye Kun smiled when he heard this: "That's good. This shows that our propaganda is effective. Women in the countryside are beginning to respect themselves and awaken!"

The concept of gender equality has been proposed for ten years.

Three years ago, Ye Kun asked Ma Zhaoxin to revise the marriage law, allowing the cancellation of engagements and divorces filed by women. He also proposed that marriages be autonomous and that arranged marriages by parents or matchmakers are invalid.

In order to improve the status of women, Ye Kun took many measures, such as providing free primary school for little girls and half the tuition for junior high school;

Primary school teachers everywhere are mostly women, and they receive a salary to eat;

Medical rooms and hospitals also have women's specialty departments and obstetrics and gynecology departments, and they employ female doctors and nurses.

When disaster relief was being provided in various places, Ye Kun even introduced a bizarre rule: those who could receive disaster relief supplies had to be women.

In this case, every family should cherish their wife.

But as women's status improves, there are more things to do.

In the past, women were like little lambs, submissive and submissive; now women have turned the tables and dare to talk back to their husbands!

Song Kai smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, in the past, rural disputes were usually resolved by the gentry or clan leaders; now it is no longer possible, and everyone has to go to the hall to sue, and there are many more things to deal with."

“This is the situation I expect, which is to weaken the authority of the gentry and clan leaders and strengthen control and guidance at the grassroots level.”

Ye Kun nodded and said:

"The division of labor is very clear now. Every county has a special litigation office, and the legal staff will handle it specifically. There is no need to bother the county magistrate. Legal staff are responsible for this task, and they cannot complain about being annoyed or tired."

The functional adjustments of government offices at all levels have long been perfected.

In the past, lawsuits had to be heard personally by the county magistrate.

This is not necessary now. Every county has a court with professional legal personnel to hear all disputes and cases.

All legal personnel have been assessed and can recite the laws by heart.

There are also civil juries and civil lawyers who supervise the work of the courts.

It can be said that such a structure is already perfect.

Song Kai thought for a moment and whispered, "But the workload is huge, and the salaries of grassroots officials are not much, so it is inevitable that everyone will be a little lazy. Some lawsuits require legal personnel to go down and investigate openly and secretly, which is very expensive."

Ye Kun frowned: "Doesn't the Legal Department have funding?"

"That was the standard in the past. In the past, the population was smaller and there were fewer lawsuits. Now, the number of lawsuits has more than doubled..."

"I see. The financial support has not kept pace with the times."

Ye Kun nodded: "I will send a telegram to Ma Zhao and ask him to discuss with the Ministry of Finance and Taxation to increase the case handling funds of the legal department and improve the treatment and wages of grassroots legal personnel."

Last year, Sang Buyi and Wu Qiong both reported to Ye Kun the problem of low official salaries.

Ye Kun also gave face and increased the official's salary.

However, office expenses have not increased accordingly.

Song Kai breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile:

"Once the litigation disputes at the grassroots level are resolved, there will be no other problems. In terms of construction, the funds provided by the court are sufficient. Every year, each township has special funds for road maintenance. As for education and medical care, everything is fine."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Education, medical care and infrastructure are also the areas that I attach the most importance to."

Huang Jingzu pointed to the bumpy road and said with a smile: "Song Taishou, your roads are still very bad."