November 25th.

Dezheng Hall.

The last court meeting was at the beginning of this month, and after a long time, Zhao Xie wanted to fully understand the latest situation.

The courtiers bowed down and sat down in their seats.

Nowadays, the state of Zhao is changing with each passing day, Vientiane is renewed, all the people support King Zhao, and the courtiers have a fair room for promotion, and they are full of hope for the court and individuals.

Among the courtiers, there is a new face, that is, Ma Zhen, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, who just took office from Handan to Xiangguo three days ago.

"In the hundreds of years since the Zhou Dynasty moved eastward, there has been no shortage of reforms in the vassal states. Since the incumbent government, the reform measures have been unprecedented, and it is thanks to the assistance of the public Aiqing that the reforms can be implemented. During the period when the widow went south, there was significant progress, and the Aiqing reported the latest situation to the widow, starting from the military department. ”

First of all, in terms of personnel, the capital officials and local officials recommended themselves, and half of the people who were registered by King Zhao had Qian Yun promoted and appointed.

After the reform of the imperial court, the number of officials is insufficient, and the vacant manpower has been recruited forty percent, and all of them can be solved within the year.

In terms of the military department, after Li Zuoche set out for the campaign, the military department did not have a direct person in charge for the time being, and the Department of Officials of the Ministry of War summarized the situation of the other three divisions and reported them in a unified manner.

According to the report, at present, all the 80,000 newly recruited soldiers have been put in place and arranged for training in three places.

Recruits are usually under the jurisdiction of the military department, and if there is a war, the soldiers are transferred to a certain place and placed under the jurisdiction of a certain general, or assigned to a commander appointed by the monarch.

As for military training, there are permanent personnel in charge of training from the Ministry of War, and there are also military generals who are not subordinate to the Ministry of War to assist in training in normal times.

In terms of the household department, the household department and the department of officials report the situation in a unified manner.

With the cooperation of various counties and counties, the verification of the rich and large families throughout the country has been completed, and a total of 320,000 hidden populations have been discovered, and after registering these populations, the total population of Zhao State will be 2.36 million.

In ancient times, various dynasties had different degrees of population concealment, and the situation in Zhao was not very serious.

Subsequently, the uncle left to report on the work of the Ministry of Commerce.

Since the beginning of this month, the government treasury has received a lot of income.

When it comes to paper sales, the sincerity of the five merchants adds up to a large amount.

The implementation of the monopoly of salt and iron, coupled with the exclusive operation of paper, has a stable income every month, so that the treasury is quickly abundant.

At present, the salt of Zhao comes from two salt-drying farms received by the Ministry of Commerce on the northeastern coast.

Originally, some of the iron workshops in the territory of Zhao were expropriated by the Ministry of Commerce, and they produced iron products except for weapons. The rest are all closed.

The so-called monopoly of salt and iron is not only in the sales process, but also in the production process, which can only be produced by the government.

After the reports of various departments, Zhao Xie announced two things.

The first is to restore Li Zuo's post as a lieutenant in the military department; Second, to promote paper in an all-round way, the officials and yamen of the imperial court, unless there are special circumstances, stop using bamboo slips in official documents, and use paper in all cases.

Li Zuoche then asked the Household Department and the Household Department Officials Department in the capacity of a lieutenant: "How many of the new registrants are men between the ages of 18 and 30?" ”

The Qing official said: "Back to Taiwei Li, there are about 35,000 people. ”

Li Zuoche then said to King Zhao: "The king, the minister suggests that 20,000 people be recruited from it to enlist in the army." ”

He had already discussed it with Zhao Xie, and he would propose it after the population was calculated.

The Qing Officials were surprised: "They are all slaves of others, and they belong to private property, and recruiting them is not tantamount to confiscating private property?" ”

Li Zuodao: "Even if he is a slave, he is also a subject of Zhao State, and he should serve the country like the common people." After joining the army, you must treat other soldiers equally. ”

In ancient times, slaves who did not even have the right to control their lives had a lower status than ordinary people with normal household registration.

Zhao Xie said: "Taiwei is reasonable, and the widow is allowed to play. ”

The imperial history immediately recorded on a piece of paper that on a certain day, a certain month, the military captain Li Zuoche invited King Zhao to recruit 20,000 slaves into the army, and King Zhao was approved.

Zhao Xie glanced at the ministers and said loudly: "But there is still a Qing family to play?" ”

Qian Yun said: "My king, Zhao is short of talents, and the minister suggested following Qin Xiaogong's example to issue a merit-seeking order; Follow the example of King Yan Zhao and build a recruiting platform outside the city. To show our king's determination to recruit talents, enrich the country and strengthen the people. ”

This suggestion was once said to King Zhao in private.

Zhao Xie nodded and said: "Aiqing is reasonable, and the widow is approved!" ”

This aspect was also implemented by the Ministry of Officials, and after the establishment of the detailed rules was approved, it was issued in the name of King Zhao.

The Imperial History then made another record.

In the Dezheng Palace, Zhao Xie discussed specific matters with his courtiers, and after an hour, various affairs had been decided.

Finally, Zhao Xie announced a major event.

"Liu Bang, the evil thief, wanted to destroy my Zhao country, first sent Han Xin to lead troops to invade the territory, and then resorted to treacherous tricks to let Xiang Yu plan to attack Zhao country. For such an enemy, Zhao Guo is unbearable, and must not be passively defensive, but needs to fight-for-tat. The widow declared that anyone who colluded with the Han State was regarded as the most heinous and heinous crime as the crime of treason; Any country that dared to be friendly with the Han State was regarded as an enemy of the Zhao State. In addition to Liu Bang, all the subjects of Zhao State are responsible. The widow will issue an edict, just like the order to seek talent, Xiaoyu will be all over the country and inform the world. ”

This is a gesture of Zhao Xie, Liu Bang dares to invade Zhao State, and Zhao Xie wants to make a tough posture.

In doing so, it can enhance the internal subjects, the confidence of the imperial court, and unite the people's hearts; Externally, it tells the whole world that Zhao Guo is not easy to mess with.