After everyone praised him, Ma Zhou suddenly opened his mouth and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that there should be a prerequisite for the implementation of the same rail system and the same literature system, as well as making everyone a citizen of the Kingdom of Xia. Those who resist should not be killed without mercy."
Du Qi said, "What do you mean?"
The current situation was to carefully study the matter, and it was best for everyone to speak their minds.
Du Qi hoped that everyone would express their opinions so that they could get the most reasonable information, instead of making a rash decision. Everyone's eyes were also looking at Ma Zhou, with a touch of expectation in their eyes. They wanted to hear Ma Zhou's opinion.
In the current situation, although everyone supported Du Qi and Xia Xia, it was difficult to make everyone support Xia Xia from the bottom of their hearts and recognize their identity as Han people.
This was because the people of every country had their own beliefs and languages.
Therefore, it was not an easy task to completely eliminate all of these and unify all of them. If it was forcefully implemented, there would definitely be resistance and war. So at this moment, everyone was curious about what Ma Zhou would say.
Ma Zhou dusted his sleeves and continued, "Your Majesty, when I was in Xia Xia, I learned about the current tax structure. Now, Xia Xia's tax structure is mainly business tax, and the rest of the agricultural tax can be said to be negligible, almost disproportionate. Even so, our current business tax has been increasing year after year and is developing at a rapid speed. Under this premise, I think we have enough financial resources to make certain conditions to promote the implementation of the grand unification plan. In general, I think there are three aspects to consider. "
Du Qi said, "What three aspects?"
Ma Zhou smiled and said neither humbly nor overbearingly, "The first aspect involves the arrangement of the Academy. Previously, Your Majesty had promised the people of all places that he would build Academies and let countless people study. "
"In fact, studying and imparting knowledge is an excellent opportunity. Because it is not easy to promote the Academy, it will definitely consume a lot of manpower and material resources, so the consumption will be huge. Now that we have to carry out the Grand Unification Plan, the Academy must carry it out without delay. "
"And now that Xia Xia is getting richer and richer, and his treasury is full, he can build academies on a large scale with money. In my Xia Xia's territory, from the state to the county, and then to the village, there must be academies set up to facilitate the teaching of knowledge. "
"There's a limit to the knowledge imparted. We can't just do it half-heartedly. Starting from a young age, he instilled in the children the idea of being loyal to Xia and supporting Xia Xia. Because if you study, you will have the opportunity to participate in the imperial examinations. You will have the opportunity to stand out. I believe that there will be countless people studying. "
After Ma Zhou explained a little, he continued, "The second aspect is to tempt people with benefits. All the Han people within the borders of our Xia Xia enjoy the benefits of agricultural tax and corvee labor. Currently, many places are exempt from taxes and corvee labor. However, when it is restored, only our Han people will be able to enjoy the exemption for a certain number of years. "
"As for the people of the other races, they won't have such an opportunity. If you are still a certain race from Yanqi, you won't be able to enjoy such treatment. You can only leave your own race and become a Han person. "
"The government won't actively encourage them, nor will they object to the people of the other races joining the Han people and becoming a part of Xia Xia. However, after becoming a Han person, they will have to follow the government's words and do things according to the Han people's rules. "
"This method is to gradually weaken the people of the various states and races. Even if they are from the Turks, Tibetans, or other races, as long as they are willing to become Han people, they will have a chance. "
Ma Zhou spoke frankly and confidently. He had already finished explaining the second plan. After this plan was completed, everyone started to discuss it. This was because there were some problems with this plan.
Wang Wen, the Minister of Rites, said, "Your Majesty, according to the strategy, Ma Zhou's plan is indeed excellent. As there are benefits as a guide, it will be very easy to push forward. The problem is that using benefits to attract people like this might not be stable. Also, openly giving Han people preferential treatment while harshly treating the other races, isn't this biased? "
Wang Wen asked a few questions before saying, "Under such a premise, I don't think it's very appropriate! Once news of this spreads, the people will talk about it. When the time comes, Your Majesty's prestige will be greatly affected. "
Following Wang Wen's words, Yuan Yin also said, "Your Majesty, I also agree with Minister Wang's words. The plan is very good. The question is, will this kind of governance cause a great upheaval? "
The others all expressed their opinions.
However, there were many people who supported Ma Zhou, especially Shangguan Yi and Lai Ji, who stood on Ma Zhou's side. This also showed the attitude of the Cabinet. The Cabinet was united. As for the others, some supported Ma Zhou, while there were few who agreed with Wang Wen's point of view. This was because Wang Wen's point of view was too timid.
After hearing this, Du Qi didn't think much of it. He smiled and said, "My Xia Xia wants long-term stability, so naturally, it can only tolerate one kind of voice. Therefore, at the moment, only Han people will be left. Gradually weakening the other races will be carried out. "
"Ma Zhou's suggestion is to use benefits to influence. This is the most peaceful way of transition. Let's follow this strategy. As for treating the other races harshly, I won't treat them harshly. I'm just giving Han people preferential treatment. "
Du Qi said, "If you want to have this benefit, you can become a Han person. If you don't want to and insist on sticking to your bottom line, then stick to it. This King won't object. Ma Zhou's suggestion can be implemented. "
The moment these words came out, it was settled.
No one discussed it anymore.
Among all of them, Du Qi had enough prestige to make a decision with a single word.
Du Qi continued, "Ma Zhou, what's your third point? Just say it, there's no harm in saying it. "
Ma Zhou said again, "Your Majesty, the third point I want to talk about is to encourage childbirth. At present, the population of the states in the Western Region is actually quite small. As long as the people have children, they can be counted and registered in the government and given a certain reward. Especially if they have three or four children, they can be given a bigger reward. In short, the more people we have in the Xia Xia, the stronger we will be. "
Du Qi heard Ma Zhou's words and nodded. Because in this era, the population was far from saturation, especially in the Western Region, which was vast but sparsely populated.
Du Qi agreed with Ma Zhou's strategy.
Ma Zhou said again, "The most important thing is that there is another benefit to having more children. After the children grow up, more and more children will enter the academy and school to receive the education of the Confucian scholars of the Xia Xia and the cultural influence of the Xia Xia. From the bottom of their hearts, they will respect the Xia Xia and recognize the Xia Xia. This will make them forget the former Yanqi State and Gaochang State. "
"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!"
Du Qi praised, "Ma Zhou's three aspects are all extremely classic, and even more so, they are all experienced strategies."
Everyone agreed with Du Qi's comments.
Putting aside some disputes on the second point, Ma Zhou's analysis was extremely good. At least, starting from these three points would definitely help Du Qi and strengthen the foundation of the Xia Xia.
Du Qi continued, "Everyone, the policy of unification is a national policy. At present, the implementation of this policy is jointly arranged by the six ministries, led by the Ministry of Personnel. Now that I am recuperating in the Xia Xia, I want to gather all the strength together. This year is the most suitable time to promote it. "
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Liu Zhengxi immediately agreed.
As the Minister of Personnel, he naturally carried out Du Qi's arrangements and carried out Du Qi's orders. The other ministers also expressed their support.
Du Qi continued, "Ma Zhou's three proposals are very detailed and thorough. In short, follow Ma Zhou's kick and promote it on a large scale. "
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Everyone replied in unison.
Du Qi waved his hand and said, "Alright, since you all know what to do and what to do, go about your business. Mm, discuss this matter with the ministries and the cabinet and see how to implement it. Wang Ji, stay. "
"Yes!"
Everyone responded in unison.
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