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But the struggles behind the scenes are no less intense than those on the front lines.

"The Prime Minister has been troubled."

Wen Huanzhang laughed and said, "As long as Your Majesty is not defeated, there will be no major trouble."

"There are always some petty thieves; just kill them."

"The imperial court has now allocated 10,000 shi of grain,"

"When we get there, it will definitely still be 10,000 shi (a unit of dry measure),"

Not a single stone will be missing.

Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "Prime Minister Wen did a good job."

"In chaotic times, harsh measures are necessary."

"The Song Dynasty fattened up its officials until they were all bloated and bloated."

"Don't you bleed them dry?"

"They will also suck the blood of the imperial court and the people."

Zhao Yuan also recalled his days at Liangshan and shook his head,

"That's how the world is. Back then, I always had to spend some money to go to Yuncheng County."

"Now we prohibit officials from extorting or demanding bribes,"

"How much hatred has he incurred?"

"But my main beam is still here,"

"They can't turn the tide."

Wen Huanzhang laughed and said, "Although those officials hold a grudge,"

"But the people of the world will surely be grateful to the court."

"With them supporting the imperial court,"

"Our Great Liang can then be passed down through generations."

Zhao Yuan shook his head and said, "The Tang and Han dynasties only lasted for a few hundred years."

"I dare not hope that the Great Liang can last forever."

"But it's about making life a little better for the people,"

"My Zhao family's empire will always be able to be passed down for several generations."

"Besides, I was unable to change the world before,"

"Now we have the power to change the world,"

"How can we not try something?"

"In the past, we acted on behalf of Heaven,"

"They can only kill some corrupt officials,"

"Now that we have the country, we have the power,"

"Naturally, the world should be swept clean,"

"To restore a bright and clear world to the world."

Zhao Yuan had already read quite a few books.

After becoming the King of Liang,

Furthermore, they knew that governing the world required knowledge.

He used his spare time from handling state affairs to read.

After several months, there have been some gains.

Zhao Yuan hated corrupt officials.

Combining the emotions of two lifetimes,

Now that he sees Wen Huanzhang also supports him, he is delighted.

"My greatest wealth is the people of the world."

"As long as the people support it,"

"We have no shortage of soldiers,"

"There is no shortage of officials either."

"Officials are merely those we select to help us govern the country,"

"They are the least valuable of all."

"Even if you replace them all,"

“And they can always find new officials.”

"But without the people of the world,"

"The imperial court, however, has lost its foundation."

"The emperors of the Song Dynasty were foolish,"

"Believe that the emperor governs the country alongside scholar-officials,"

"Be lenient with the scholar-officials,"

"They treat the common people like pigs and dogs."

"Especially during the reign of Emperor Huizong of Tang,"

"Those he heavily relied on were all scholar-officials like Cai Jing and Wang Fu,"

"To satisfy personal desires, they plundered the world."

"It has forced the people of the land to rebel,"

"In the end, it's the Zhao family who will suffer the most."

"How many of those scholar-officials were willing to live and die with the Song Dynasty?"

"If we pardon the likes of Cai Jing and Wang Fu,"

"They will surely all submit to us."

Chapter 1699 Restricting Imperial Power

Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "I've been reading some history books recently."

"Whether it was a prominent family in the past or a scholar in later times,"

"They are all untrustworthy."

"These people rely on their talent and learning,"

"No matter how dynasties change."

"They can all be given important responsibilities,"

Therefore, they would not be loyal to any dynasty.

"These people have ruined the country,"

"Once the situation turns unfavorable,"

"Change allegiance immediately,"

"They should seek new allies and preserve their wealth."

"Fortunately, the number of scholars has increased significantly over the past few centuries,"

"In addition, the implementation of the imperial examination system destroyed the powerful clans,"

"However, intellectuals are ultimately a small group."

When Wen Huanzhang heard Zhao Yuan bring up this topic,

He then went along with it and said,

"There are still many shortcomings in the transmission of knowledge today,"

"I recently organized some subjects,"

"Once the world is unified, then it will be possible."

Zhao Yuan naturally knew his own abilities.

In terms of martial arts, besides innate superhuman strength,

There's nothing particularly outstanding about it.

In terms of literary talent,

Although he is a time traveler,

However, Zhao Yuan disliked studying from a young age.

In the end, all he could do was recognize characters and read texts.

When it comes to doing academic research,

That's definitely not something we can do ourselves.

Zhao Yuan was preparing to organize the math and physics papers.

Many things are things that don't exist in this era.

"One subject is mathematics, and the other is physics."

"Mathematics has more content than arithmetic,"

Physics studies everything in the world.

Wen Huanzhang listened to Zhao Yuan explain physics,

My curiosity was piqued, and I asked,

"All things in the world? Your Majesty has written them down. May I take a look first?"

"sure,"

Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "The math problem is already solved."

"I'll have someone send it to you later."

"Physics has just begun,"

"I'll have someone give it to you once it's written."

"Mathematics, physics..." Wen Huanzhang asked in confusion, "What exactly are these disciplines?"

Zhao Yuan said in a serious tone, "Both of my fields of knowledge are practical."

"It makes it easier for people to handle tasks,"

"To have a clearer understanding of the world,"

"But it cannot educate the people in the same way as Confucianism,"

"Although Confucianism contains many incomprehensible things,"

"But their educational role in shaping the world cannot be denied."

Zhao Yuan thought of the future,

While overthrowing feudal ideology,

It also overturned many cultural traditions that were worth preserving.

This has led to moral decay.

The world is in decline.

Even with abundant material resources