Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 460 Zhao Si Cries Poor

There are no account books, no land deeds...

If you don't plan to use force, it is indeed a confusing account.

And if force is used forcefully, it may cause a huge backlash and even lead to local destruction.

The so-called official administration is just balancing...

Xiao He weighed it carefully, and now the situation of Zhao State is in front of him.

No money! No money! Still no money!

As for local corruption? It has been corrupted.

It just so happened that Xiao He still had force available.

The 50,000 soldiers and horses have not left yet, Cao Shen is recruiting the palace garrison, which will be the standing army of Zhao State in the future, professional soldiers dedicated to guarding the palace.

What else are you thinking about? Get started!

Because of Zhang Cang's instructions, Xiao He could be said to have turned a blind eye when managing the officials, and even had a preference for the nobles. The main reason was to stabilize their hearts and stop the rebellion in Zhao as soon as possible.

Now that the rebellion has stopped, Xiao He can finally show off his cards and stop pretending!

then!

Xiao He launched the first decree in the name of the prime minister.

Check the acres and recheck the taxes!

I don’t know if I don’t check it, but I’ll be shocked if I check it.

The common people whose fields were occupied because of the rebellion were almost unknown, and many were even forced to become hermits.

What is a hidden household? A household that is not officially registered.

If they are not registered, they will not pay taxes or serve in the military. Of course, their personal safety will not be guaranteed accordingly.

If you don't pay taxes to the government, you have to pay money to others. It's impossible to really plunge into the mountains and forests and never come out again.

The increase in hidden households is essentially due to the substantial decline in government control capabilities and a serious lack of credibility.

As well as the encroachment of local forces on the power and responsibilities of the government.

A vigorous operation to investigate the nuclear property of Qingtian has begun.

From the very beginning, Xiao He encountered extremely serious resistance.

Officials are slack, and there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom.

"Prime Minister, it's not that you don't want to do it, but it's really difficult to do it!"

"Yes, the inventory of fields has been lost before. How can we tell clearly who owns the fields? We can only send people down to ask one by one."

"Manpower is too scarce..."

There are many problems before Xiao He.

First: lack of manpower to implement government orders.

Without an executor, no matter how good the decree is, it is just a blank piece of paper.

Second: officials blame each other.

Not to mention high-ranking officials such as county governors and magistrates. This is because most of the previous appointment letters from the Qin government were not locals and could barely be used.

But most of the petty officials and officials who actually work are locals.

Let the locals check the locals? Although they dare not disobey orders, they can handle official business.

Third: Zhao people’s distrust of Xiao He and others.

After all, Xiao He and others are still outsiders. Although common people hope that someone will seek justice for them, they cannot put their wealth and life on the illusion of justice and rely on Xiao He's character.

The progress was not as smooth as expected...even with the army on hand.

If you want to kill someone or punish a crime, someone must first cry out for injustice, right?

For the nobles, their main task is that no one complains about injustice.

For Xiao He, his main task is to seek justice for the unjust.

"The people of Zhao are afraid of Qin's law, and we came from Xianyang. Even though we are Wang Shang Yuan's subordinates, we still make them afraid. They are worried that we will use harsh criminal laws to torture them after we come. Now Zhao's top priority is to clear the land as soon as possible. Cai Fu, I plan to put aside the Qin Law and Qin Law matters first, and make three separate treaties with them." Xiao He said to Zhang Cang.

"Which three chapters? How to distinguish them?" Zhang Cang asked with a smile.

"Those who kill will die, those who hurt others and those who steal will be punished, and the rest will be given lighter punishments, or may not be punished at all." Xiao He said.

"Common people are short-witted. We are new here. If we want to win the trust of the people, we must first not make them afraid of us." Xiao He said.

Zhang Cang nodded: "Zhao Di is not as good as Guan Nei, and it has just experienced military and man-made disasters. The laws and regulations are a little wider, which can make people want it. What about the other three chapters?"

"In the other three chapters, those who merge the fields are punished, and those who hide wealth and steal the treasury are made into slaves."

Zhang Cang nodded: "Speak clearly what you want to do, and you can put other things aside. It is really reassuring to leave the position of prime minister to you,"

"Sir, you said it before..." Xiao He shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Such a hard job, sir, I feel free to do it."

Objectively speaking, Zhang Cang is more qualified than Xiao He to be the head of this hundred officials.

First of all, Zhang Cang has outstanding talents, is more senior and more senior, and is half the teacher of Zhao Si.

To be honest, Zhang Cang really didn't expect that he would hand over the position of head of the hundred officials to Xiao He.

"Other than you, Xiao He, who else can be the prime minister?" Zhang Cang shook his head and laughed.

"Go ahead and let Cao Shen and the others try their best to cooperate with you. It's true that the 50,000 soldiers and horses are not in a hurry to move away, but the progress must be accelerated. It's a big expense for people to eat horses and chew them."

Xiao He nodded and left.

The next day, Xiao He expressed his political determination to the entire Zhao region by posting an announcement in the government.

The common people feel a little calmer, but the nobles from aristocratic families feel excited.

For common people, Xiao He's three chapters of the agreement relaxed the restrictions on them.

For the nobles, Xiao He's words were full of murderous intent.

The publicity was not aimed at the common people, but at the nobles of the aristocratic families, so that they would realize what kind of things they wanted to do, who they wanted to make decisions for, and their attitude that they would never tolerate land annexation.

There are always people who can't survive and will try if they see a glimmer of hope.

So the first case in which a citizen sued an official occurred.

Xiao He showed great importance after learning about it and took over the case as soon as possible.

The content of the case is not complicated...

It was simply because of the war disaster that all five members of the family were killed. Only one son ran into the mountains and survived. After the war disaster passed, he found that all the fields had been occupied.

And he also owes a lot of debt for no reason. The reason for the debt is that the other party buried his family?

It's not a high official. Strictly speaking, the other party is just a magistrate.

It is not difficult to conclude that after sorting out the clues and actual evidence, Xiao He did not open the trial directly. Instead, he placed the trial location at Caishikou and publicized it in advance so that ordinary people could visit.

With the confession authentication and clues compiled in advance, even if there is no land deed, the evidence is ironclad.

"I have made a three-part agreement: Anyone who merges farmland will be punished, and anyone who hides wealth and steals treasury will be made into a slave!"

Xiao He delivered the verdict in front of the crowd.

Kill him on the spot!

This public trial triggered a strong enthusiasm for reporting.

Of course the common people want to take back their own fields.

So they reported their grievances one after another...

A large number of officials were recruited, and all kinds of bad things were revealed during interrogation. Pull out the radish and bring out the mud...

Land annexation is no longer uncommon, and there is also collusion between officials and bandits...

This led to some nobles from aristocratic families secretly supporting Chen Yu and other rebel forces.

A dog bites a dog with a hair in its mouth...

Not to mention the small officials and officials, a large number of nobles in the Zhao Kingdom were also affected.

"Now is the real problem. The state of Zhao has been ruined to this point. Officials are colluding with each other. Nobles from aristocratic families secretly support the rebels in order to fight against the order to move the king's mausoleum. These are all problems I have anticipated.

Now there is a question..." Xiao He looked at Zhang Cang.

"What's the problem?" Zhang Cang still looked at Xiao He with a smile.

"There are not enough people..."

"If all of them are imprisoned as charged, half of the officials in Zhao will be convicted. In this case, there will not even be enough officials to handle the case." Xiao He said.

"Since you already have a plan in your mind, why don't you express it?" Zhang Cang asked with a smile.

"I've already talked about the wealth...The confiscated money must be used to restore people's livelihood, build the army, and fill the financial hole. There is nowhere to make up for the officials... Not to mention nobles from aristocratic families like Mr. Li, if they make another To Xianyang..."

"To put it bluntly..." Zhang Cang shook his head and laughed.

"Since we no longer plan to give away the money, sir, could you please inform the Lord... I won't give it away either..." Xiao He had a look of embarrassment on his face.

"But they are all guilty, so what's the use of staying in Zhao land?" Zhang Cang asked.

"Dai Zui handles the case, and his performance will reduce his culpability. He will be promoted to a subordinate minister after Zhao Di is stabilized... There is no way, there are only so many scholars, Zhao Di is not as good as Xianyang after all, it has not been long since the implementation of Zhao Di's official learning, and it can train a qualified official It takes at least five or six years to become a member of the military. It would not be surprising if the talent level is less than ten years or eight years... At the moment, we can only make do with it. When the Zhao land is about to settle down, we can resume the official school and become a commander-in-chief. ...It is easy to uproot this group of nobles from aristocratic families, but it will take time to find people to fill the hole." Xiao He said with a hint of helplessness.

"Oh?" Zhang Cang shook his head and laughed.

"Since you have already made plans, go ahead and do it, but you can't keep them all in Zhao. You have to send some of them over." Zhang Cang said.

"Of course I know this. I'll send it to my direct descendant..."

A large noble family has thousands of people with the same surname.

The culprit must not be let go. I really think anyone can be convicted and convicted!

After getting Zhang Cang's answer, Xiao He left with satisfaction.

As for Xianyang?

Let the Lord have a headache about the matters in Xianyang.

Anyway, the money is already dirty, so it won't be a problem for people who are even darker to come.

There are so many talented people in Xianyang, and it is inevitable to send a group of grassroots officials from Guanzhong to the six countries every year. It is better to send a group of people there to eat dry food than to let them stay in Zhao and whip them to do things.

As for Zhang Cang, looking at Xiao He's leaving back, he smiled and picked up the brush.

Faced with a shortage of manpower, Xiao He had Xiao He's method.

But Zhang Cang also saw the problem, and he naturally had his own solution.

What Xiao He did was to reduce expenditure, while Zhang Cang did to increase revenue.

If Zhao doesn't have enough people, then ask Guanzhong for them.

Oh...no, ask your senior brother for it.

Li Si was the leader of hundreds of officials and was an extremely capable person, controlling all the officials in the world.

Although his character was slightly criticized, Li Si also had many followers.

How could Zhang Cang not know his senior brother?

Whose feudal state is Zhao? Who is helping Zhao Di?

You can't just put on a shy face and rely on your connections to get away with it, right?

As for the shortage of officials in Guanzhong or other parts of the world?

If it's missing, then it's missing...

Isn’t there a shortage of people these days?

As for Zhao Si, who was far away in Xianyang, he finally received a letter from Zhang Cang.

After reading the letter, which was a few thousand words long, Zhao Si probably understood the specific situation of Zhao Di.

First of all, Zhao Di has been pacified.

Secondly, Zhao Di is very poor and short of money...

In the end, he had to shamelessly play his role and fight for his subordinates.

After putting away the letter, Zhao Si looked at the First Emperor who was immersed in official duties, smiled, and moved forward.

"Why are you inviting me?" the First Emperor put down his brush and raised his eyebrows as he looked at the good saint grandson with a look of chicken thieves.

"That's it... Zhang Cang just sent a letter. The rebellion in Zhao State has probably been put down, and Chen Yu and other rebellious parties have been wiped out." Zhao Si said.

"Well, yes, this is a good thing." The First Emperor nodded and was not surprised.

"There is a big problem in Zhao Di right now..." Zhao Si thought about it for a moment.

"what is the problem?"

"poverty!"

"The land of Zhao is not barren, so how can it be so poor?" The First Emperor raised his eyebrows.

"It is not desolate, but isn't this a rebellion in the Zhao Kingdom? Although there are no natural disasters, there are disasters...Collusion in lawsuits, prison guards stealing, and people's livelihood becoming desolate, so that the fields are deserted and no one is cultivating, the cities are damaged, the roads are abandoned, and the common people are homeless. In a house sheltered from the cold, children have no firewood for heating..."

"Let's get to the point..." The First Emperor knocked on the table.

"Our country, Zhao, is really impoverished!" Zhao Si sighed.

"Now it is impossible to expect to collect taxes from the common people to restore people's livelihood. We can only think of ways to attack the nobles of the aristocratic families. However, a large part of this group of people have boarded the Qianwangling Order. According to the law, they The whole family should move to Xianyang..."

"So..." The First Emperor looked at Zhao Si with a half-smile.

"People can leave, but money cannot." Zhao Si said firmly.

"Oh...then why did you move to Xianyang?" The First Emperor raised his eyebrows.

"Uncle... you don't know that the Kingdom of Zhao is really poor. Besides, now that I have been granted the title of King of Zhao, even though I don't live in Zhao, the palace inevitably needs to be repaired..."

"What I mean is that there is no need to move..." The First Emperor looked at Zhao Si who was almost in front of him and hugged his thigh, with a look of helplessness on his face.

"Since we are going to attack them, there is no point in accommodating them. We can just tell the courtiers in Xianyang after the incident." The First Emperor said.

Why send a group of bachelors here? I have to pay them housing expenses.

The order to move the royal mausoleum was a soft solution, solving local land annexation, wealth concentration, and rights infringement on the premise of giving them a way out.

Zhao Si planned to deal with them forcefully and grant them humane destruction, so why bother with them?

Are you tired of digging more holes for them in Xianyang?

The First Emperor thought that he was a kind man, and since he was about to die, he might as well let their souls return to their hometown.

"Father Shengming!" Zhao Si chuckled and was full of flattery.

"But despite this, Zhao Di is still very poor..." Zhao Si rubbed his hands.

Things were going so smoothly, Zhao Sixunzui wanted to get more wool.

Although Zhao Si has not yet reached his kingdom in a strict sense.

(End of this chapter)