Everyone looked at Luo Xue in astonishment, especially the empress dowager. They simply could not believe their own eyes.
Even Helian Yichen was a little helpless as he walked over: "Xue Er, you're useless like this. Their thoughts have always been deeply rooted in them.
"Sigh, I just want to give it a try. It seems like the road ahead is long, and the emperor still has to work hard." Luo Xue laughed helplessly, which made her think of the 'Martingale Transformation Technique'. Maybe Helian Yichen could use it as a reference.
"Take it slow, there's no hurry, if you can't eat the fatty in one bite, today's just a simple family banquet. Sit down, I'll pay my respects to the empress dowager's generation and thank her for taking care of me over all these years." Helian Yichen pulled Little Wei's hand to his seat. He had expected this to happen, so he wasn't in a hurry.
Although Helian Yichen put down his dignity as the emperor, and enthusiastically ate and chatted with his' family ', everyone was instead more restrained than before. Maybe it was because Helian Yichen had just returned, and also because of the great change that had occurred, it was normal that he would not accept it.
After eating the meal, everyone worked hard. Although Helian Yichen had Fang Ping beside him, he was a modern man with a different surname, so he could not interject at all. However, he had witnessed everything and decided to help Helian Yichen think of a way.
At night, because Luo Xue was pregnant and was a little tired, she went to sleep early. However, Helian Yichen was a hundred times more energetic, so they talked about some things in the imperial study. One reason was because they were afraid of disturbing Luo Xue's rest, and two reason was because the two of them would probably talk for a very long time.
"Your majesty." After arriving here, Fang Ping followed the customs and shouted for the emperor.
"It's better if you call me big brother. It's quite awkward for the emperor. You saw today's situation as well. Wanting to achieve equality here is really difficult." Helian Yichen indicated for Fang Ping to sit beside him, and told him to make some tea.
"Big Bro, don't be too anxious. You can take your time. If you push it too far, it will be counterproductive. Just like what Sister-in-law said, maybe we can use the method of Merchant Martingale." Actually, Fang Ping didn't have much experience in ruling a country, but it might be helpful if they discussed it.
No matter what, he had studied history before. A good change in history could be used as a reference.
"Who is Martingale?" asked curiously. He was already very curious when he heard this name from Luo Xue's mouth, but now Fang Ping mentioned it again.
"He is a famous figure among us, the warring statesmen, reformers and thinkers in history. At that time, the Qin was very backward, but through the reform, Shang Martingale transformed the Qin into a rich and powerful country, so it was called Shang Martingale Transformation in history. Politically and economically, he has achieved considerable success. If only he was king like his elder brother. " Fang Ping sighed.
"Although reform is much more convenient as the king, as long as the king can accept it, he can also achieve some accomplishments as a subject. Isn't this Martingale you mentioned quite good?" Helian Yichen, who did not know what Fang Ping was thinking, laughed.
"Yes, but in the end he ended up miserable. He reformed the Qin's household register, military titles, land systems, administrative divisions, taxes, weights and measures, as well as the customs of the people, and laid down harsh laws; economically he advocated heavy farming and restraining trade, and rewarded farming; militarily he led the Qin army to recapture the west of the river. The main reason is because of his military merits, which resulted in the resentment of many nobles. In the end, when the new emperor ascended to the throne, he was killed and his car broke him into pieces. Seeing that Helian Yichen did not say anything, Fang Ping was startled, and said embarrassedly: "I said a bit too much, but Big Sis was actually borrowing his method. In order to establish his prestige, Shang Ma did a test."
Fang Ping finally got to the point after talking for a long time.
"Oh, what you're saying is that I should also learn from your words and get an incentive system to reward …" Helian Yichen stopped because he did not know how far Fang Ping had gone. Now, he had to get the support of his brothers.
Big Brother, I think the first thing to do now is to make everyone less afraid of you, starting with the ministers, and the emperor can also get closer to the people, slowly, little by little, so that everyone can get used to our changed emperor, so that everyone will understand, the emperor is actually not as unreachable as they thought he was, and the emperor is actually just like us ordinary people. Fang Ping knew that Helian Yichen was definitely anxious, but such a thing could not be rushed.
"Perhaps I am too impatient. In modern times, the thing that touches me the most is the relationship between people. That's why after I returned, the thing I wanted the most is the acknowledgement and help of my brothers." Helian Yichen nodded.
After chatting with County Lord Nan for a while today, he had gained some results, and Prince Cheng was no problem at all. What he was worried about was only his brothers who had been imprisoned for many years.
"Big Brother, according to this little brother, the most important thing right now is peace. In the four realms of Heaven Realm, Devil Realm, Nevernever and Human Realm, in other words, our Human Realm is the weakest of the lot. If we can reach a mutual non-aggression agreement with the four realms and focus on development, that is the priority right now." Fang Ping said again.
Helian Yichen sighed: "How would I not know, but I don't want Jiu Yu to be too complacent, I plan to delay it."
"Big Brother, I don't know the patterns of the other realms, but dragging this on will only bring us harm, not even profit. Besides the troubles of the three realms, we also have troubles from the neighbouring countries of the human world. These are all issues that cannot be ignored."
Fang Ping who had lived in this modern world knew too well the importance of neighbouring countries, so he had to remind Helian Yichen of this.
"You're right, Fang Ping. I, your brother, am willing to let you be my diplomatic ambassador, so I will leave the peace of the nations to you." Helian Yichen nodded his head, this was not a big problem, the most important point was that he needed someone to be at ease with, and right now, Fang Ping was the person he needed to be at ease with.
"This... Brother, but I don't know anything about this place. " Fang Ping was startled. Of course he would be happy to be entrusted with such an important task, but he had just arrived here and was not familiar with everything. He did not even know how many countries on the continent there were.
You don't have to worry about this, I will send someone who knows the situation to help you, but this matter cannot be rushed, and before that, you have to first practice the knowledge on this land, and understand it among all the nations, nations, and even Nevernever, we have to be careful of the people from Devil Realm. Helian Yichen encouraged.
The two of them talked all night. On the morning of the second day, all the officials knew that 'Tyrant' had returned last night, but compared to Helian Nan Feng, most people still liked the arrival of Helian Yichen more.
"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!" Long live the ministers.
Of course, from this day forward, all the officials will have to change their habits of calling out "long live". Furthermore, all of them will change the time of the imperial court early, as far as I know, many of the my close who live in the outer city have to work very hard, and when they are ugly they will have to get up early to begin the imperial court tomorrow. Since then, the my close will not have to wake up early, and as long as the imperial court is in the morning, I do not know if any of the my close will have any objections. " Helian Yichen asked the other officials.
"The emperor is wise. Long live the emperor …"
Helian Yichen stopped them with a smile. "Stop, why have we just said that if we do not call for ten thousand years in the future, all of you my close s have forgotten about it, even if all of you my close s call for one hundred thousand years per day, we might not necessarily be able to live to ten thousand years. Therefore, from today onwards, we will exempt all of you from this.
"Thank you, your majesty, your majesty." The officials immediately flattered him.
"Cough, this flattery, can be changed in the future., please take a seat, some of you are old and it is very difficult to stand, so from today onwards, everyone can take a seat in the morning assembly. Of course, this chair might not be as comfortable as the one at home, I hope you all will take it." Helian Yichen pointed to the chairs that were already placed last night, and said to the chairs on both sides of the hall.
"This official dares not." All of the ministers knelt down before him.
It was no wonder that they were so frightened after the Emperor suddenly said so much today.
"If I tell you to sit, then sit. There's nothing that you don't dare to do. royal brother, royal young brother, you can sit first." Seeing that none of the officials dared to do so, Helian Yichen commanded his brothers.
The several princes trembled as they sat down. However, it was as if they were sitting on pins and needles; they didn't know what the emperor's intentions were.
"Big Brother, I think it's better to take this slowly. In an instant, all of you adults might be frightened." Fang Ping could not stand watching from the side. He did not know whether it was because these people were servile or because Helian Yichen was too hard to serve in the past, but in this hall, there was not a single person who was not sweating.
"That's the only thing we can do. Breakfast is for us to eat in the palace, and in the future, all of our my close's meals will be served in the palace. We have already ordered some people to build a dining hall to recruit chefs."
Helian Yichen sighed, feeling a little dejected. Such a simple matter, making them change was extremely difficult, not to mention, making it difficult for them.
"Your Majesty, this subject and others have already eaten breakfast at home. Didn't this lunch always …" Prince Cheng was the first to suggest it. In the past, all the ministers would return home early in the morning, but hearing the Emperor's current meaning, it seemed to be a little different.
"From today on, not only will the morning assembly be changed, the working hours of the various officials will also be changed. From now on, you will have to handle the matters of public service in the palace every day, and at the end of every ten days, you will have to work for a period of thirty minutes, and every six days, you can rest at home for a day. On every festive day, or when there are happy events occurring in my close's home, you can ask for leave …"
This was prepared by Helian Yichen and Fang Ping last night. Since the environment here was different, it was impossible for it to be changed to a five day system like how it was now.