It was dark, and just as he was about to go to dinner, the waiter came to report, Cao Wan came to report the investigation of the case, and Zhao Xie met him in the study.

Cao Wan, who was holding the bamboo slip in his hand, came to the study, saluted and said, "My king, Gong Zhi and his chief manager, account room, and master book have been searched. ”

He presented the bamboo slip.

Zhao Xie took over the details, and there were gold and silver, coins, jewelry, etc. on the list, and finally there was a summary of value, which could be regarded as a large amount of money.

After the loss of the First World War, the current number of Zhao soldiers is more than 111,000, and he has learned about the current monthly military expenditure, and the total value of the confiscation is worth four months' military expenses.

Cao Wan said: "The king, the minister has never found evidence directly related to Xiangguo. If Gong Zhi's money to Chen Yu was not recorded, and no one else witnessed it, it would indeed be difficult to find evidence of the crime. ”

If Chen Yu can be completely pulled off the horse, Zhao Xie is not in a hurry to kill him immediately.

Besides, if there was no Chen Yu to support the original King Zhao, there would be no current Zhao Xie, as long as Chen Yu does not oppose him in the future, Zhao Xie Nian can let him go in the past, but if he dares to make trouble, Zhao Xie will not be polite.

Zhao Xie asked Lu Tian and the Assassins again.

Cao Wan said that the investigation of Lu Tian has made progress, and it is estimated that conclusive evidence will be found tomorrow, and Lu Tian has been confined to the mansion at present, and as long as the evidence is conclusive, he will arrest people; As for the Assassins, with only their faces and weapons as clues, it is difficult to find the mastermind behind them.

"Hurry up!"

"No!"

When Cao Wan just withdrew, the chamberlain came to report, and Guangwujun asked to see him.

When Li Zuoche came, he must have made progress in his military work.

When he returned home last night, he did not go to bed immediately after eating and bathing, but wrote the outline of military training at home, and did not go to bed until one o'clock in the morning.

When he met Mingjun, Li Zuoche swore to repay the service and burst out with great enthusiasm for his work. In addition to the overall management of military affairs, military training is his key task, Han Xin is definitely seizing the time to train troops, and he must also go all out to see who can train more elite soldiers.

"My lord, in the past two days, the ministers have made arrangements, and the conscription notice has been sent to all counties; In the past battles of our army, most of the military exploits made by each person have been ascertained, and this is the roster. ”

Zhao Xie took the cloth and spread it out on the desk, and what was written in it was that in the more than three years since the beginning of the army at the end of the Qin Dynasty, a list of major military personnel has been established, including the size of the meritorious service, the current military position, and what military position should be promoted, a total of 57 people.

Only thirteen people have been promoted to the positions they should serve, and there are eleven more people who are now in military positions, which are higher than the positions they should have obtained for their military merits, and they must have climbed up through the back door by relying on connections.

The remaining 33 people have not been rewarded and promoted for meritorious service, and this is how unfair it is.

Three days later, the whole army assembled, and all thirty-three people were promoted. In addition, in addition to the full amount of the salaries paid to all officers and men, the amount will be increased by 20 percent. This time, it was presided over by the widow. ”

As for the increase in the salaries of the soldiers, Zhao Xie considered the financial affordability, and the raid of Lu Tian and Gong Zhi could reap a large amount of money, and the implementation of the monopoly of salt and iron could greatly increase the revenue of the government treasury, and it was fully able to bear the increase in military spending, not only the soldiers, but also the salaries of all officials.

Li Zuoche secretly called me the king powerful, and this move will be very effective in buying the hearts of the army.

He was puzzled: "Great King, the conscription of 50,000 soldiers is already the maximum limit for the treasury to bear, if you increase the amount of money, just by confiscating Lu Tian and Gong Zhi, it will soon be used up." ”

"The widow has his own way. In addition, with an additional 30,000 soldiers, Liu Bang will not give us much time, and must attack the Yan Kingdom within three months. ”

At most, in the first half of the year, Han Xin will definitely lead the troops to attack again, it will take time to capture the Yan State, and it will also take time to carry out full control after taking the Yan State, and it is necessary to put all the work on the track as soon as possible, so that Li Zuoche can free up his hands and lead the army to take the Yan State.

Li Zuoche was even more shocked and said, "This... How can the treasury afford it? By the way..."He thought for a moment, and then said: "Great King, in the past, the Qin State implemented a monopoly on salt and iron, and we can follow suit!" ”

His ability is similar to that of talents like Wu Qi, Sima Yi, and Lu Xun, not only in military affairs, but also in internal affairs and strategy, and he can quickly think of this.

Zhao Xie smiled and said: "That's right, in addition to the monopoly of salt and iron, the widow has other means. ”

He said the word "paper" again.

Paper? Li Zuoche was puzzled.

Zhao Xie explained to him what paper was, only saying that he knew how to make it, but did not explain the manufacturing process, which was to be kept absolutely confidential. When the invention of paper is sold all over the world, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu will definitely let people study it, papermaking is not high-tech, and the wisdom of the ancients cannot be underestimated, and if there is a sample, it will be studied sooner or later.

However, this will take some time. Zhao Xie will not give his opponent time, as long as the conditions allow, he will definitely kill the opponent without mercy.

Li Zuoche's eyes widened, and he once again looked at the king he was loyal to.

How could King Zhao understand this unheard-of papermaking technique? He could only think of two possibilities, either it was researched by King Zhao himself, or it was taught to him by others.