It is better to block and suppress it, than to guide it.

In today's Eastern Han Dynasty, the emperor does not know the suffering of the people, and increases taxes every year, and the people are struggling to make a living.

In desperation, many people are forced to follow the path of lawlessness.

Such a person, Jiang Xiaobai feels that he can give a certain degree of understanding, and for those who know their mistakes and repent, they can open up the net, instead of forcing others to a dead end.

If the responsibility is relatively light, they will be provided with farm tools so that they can return home and farm in peace.

Those who are more responsible for the crime will be conscripted into the army and go north to the border to defend against nomads such as Wuhuan and Xianbei.

After Jiang Xiaobai promulgated the decree, one stone stirred up a thousand waves, and a boiling tide was set off on the land of Youzhou, some people opposed it, and some people agreed with it.

It is the common people who approve of Jiang Xiaobai.

As the saying goes, the upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked, and officials in many places have expropriated and extorted money, causing the people to complain, which has led to frequent criminal incidents.

For example, Guan Yu, after committing a crime in the local area, has lived a life of exile since then, unable to return home, unable to see relatives, and has to die in the world.

If such a person is not guided, he will be a factor of social instability, and he will eventually embark on the road of no return by robbing homes, killing people and setting fires.

And the decree promulgated by Jiang Xiaobai undoubtedly gave these people a chance to mend their ways.

Many families whose wives have been separated have also been able to reunite one day.

Compared with the cheers and praises of the people, most of the officials disagreed, and went to Jixian County to meet Jiang Xiaobai, wanting Jiang Xiaobai to withdraw the decree.

"Opposing officials, there are two ways in front of you, one is to resign, and I will allow you to go home to retire, and the second way is to go to Luoyang and sue me in front of the emperor."

"The first decree I promulgated is that the government will open the door of convenience, and young people with courage and ability, regardless of their background or knowledge, can enter the government to do things.

"It just so happens that you have all come to the door, and I am too lazy to bother with words, just to say it once, if there are those among you who are inconsiderate of the people's feelings, those who are exacting taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and those who are clever and robbers, I advise you to submit your resignation as soon as possible, if it is too late, when the local supervision history investigates your past behavior clearly, I will severely punish you according to the law and will not tolerate it."

"I, Jiang Xiaobai, was born in the army, and I have killed more people than you have ever seen, if you obediently cooperate, implement the decree I promulgated, and sincerely do things for the people under your rule, your past crimes, according to the size of the crime, I can be punished lightly, or even not guilty in the past, but if you insist on disagreeing with Lord Ben, this is your fate."

Taking advantage of Jiang Xiaobai's words, Wang Lin walked in from outside the hall, followed by several subordinates, each holding a wooden box in their hands.

Blood seeped out of the wooden box and dripped onto the ground.

When the wooden box was opened, there were bloody heads inside, and there were seven wooden boxes in total, that is, the heads of seven people.

There were sixty or seventy officials present, ninety percent of them were civil officials, when they had seen such a bloody scene, their faces suddenly changed greatly, and some even retched, and they looked at Jiang Xiaobai's gaze with horror.

"I don't like to do things around the bend, these heads lying in the box are chickens, you are monkeys, these seven people are notorious officials, on weekdays, in the fish and meat town, knocking bones and sucking marrow, they are not sorry to die."

"These people are causing a lot of trouble, causing the local people to complain, some of them are their own actions, and some are conniving at the actions of their subordinates, and I will only punish them, because the people under your hands have committed crimes, and it is your subordinates' fault for not being strict, so you must control the people under your hands."

"Everyone, whether it is age or the way of being an official, I, Jiang Xiaobai, am a junior, and there are still many places that need to be learned from your seniors, I don't want to see you next time, you are in this box, understand?"

After speaking, Jiang Xiaobai's gaze swept over the dozens of officials present one by one, and the momentum on his body was so fierce that the officials were so oppressed that they didn't even dare to breathe.

Even fighting and eliminating, using both soft and hard, Jiang Xiaobai's resolute and decisive style of doing things completely shocked everyone.

Sending all the officials away, Jiang Xiaobai's cold face melted like ice and snow, and he smiled, this wave of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger was very successful.

"Master Jiang, you were too handsome just now."

Wang Lin walked over from the side with a look of admiration, and he was still holding a few Wanmin umbrellas in his hands: "Master Jiang, since you issued the decree, people have sent Wanmin umbrellas every three or five days, thank you for your great kindness and grace of recreation." ”

"It's not my great kindness, it's that the people have been suffering for too long."

Jiang Xiaobai said: "Next, I am also ready to implement various policies to encourage the people to do business, in the eyes of many people, agriculture is fundamental, and commerce is the ninth rate." ”

"Not only the people, but also the emperors and ministers who live in the temples also practice the way of valuing agriculture and suppressing business, which cannot be said to be wrong, but we can't suppress the people from doing business, we must encourage them to do business."

"Is it really feasible to encourage people to do business?"

Wang Lin said worriedly that in this era, agricultural development is the mainstream, and it is the foundation for people to live and work in peace and contentment, whether it is officials or ordinary people, everyone has this view.

"If I'm just a county guard, and the place under my rule is only a small land, and the people are only hundreds of thousands, then I may not have confidence." Jiang Xiaobai spoke slowly.

"But I am a pastor of Youzhou, the head of a state, with a vast territory and millions of people in the territory, which is equivalent to a small country, and it is absolutely possible to break the tradition of heavy agriculture and suppression of business."

"But the people live on food, will anyone really go into business?"

This is the first time Wang Lin has questioned what Jiang Xiaobai said, in Wang Lin's eyes, Jiang Xiaobai is a god descending from heaven, no matter what he does, he is right, but this time, Wang Lin is skeptical.

Throughout the ages, all emperors have encouraged the people to pull the rake and support the plough and make a living from farming, because only when the people develop agriculture and pay taxes will the treasury and granary be full.

There is no food shortage in the interior, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, which is the scene of prosperity.

As the saying goes, the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first, and the rulers of successive dynasties have regarded the development of agriculture as the top priority.

Can Jiang Xiaobai really break the tradition of the past and present?

Seeing Wang Lin's concern, Jiang Xiaobai smiled, he pointed to the clothes on Wang Lin's body and asked, "Where did you get these clothes?" ”

"I bought it." Wang Lin replied subconsciously.

"How did we get the food we usually eat?"

"I bought it, too."

"Isn't this it, commerce can be seen everywhere in our lives, if there is no grain shop, cloth farm, what do we eat, what do we wear?" Jiang Xiaobai said with a smile.