In Xingyang City, the residence of the King of Han. Zhang Liang and Chen Ping were summoned by Liu Bang.

Seeing that Liu Bang's face was colorful, both of them knew that it would not be a good thing.

Liu Bang told the two of them about the situation from the spies.

The two finally knew the truth, it turned out that everything that happened in Zhao was led by Zhao Xie.

If it was just a certain courtier who gave Zhao Xie an idea, then he could also use other methods to deal with it. For example, you can send someone to meet secretly and try to win them over; If you can't win it over, you can also find a way to get rid of it.

But if the king of a country is capable, this nature is completely different, and it is much more difficult to deal with, unless it can be eliminated by means of assassination, coup d'état, etc., otherwise the country can only be destroyed by the army.

"Zhao Xie is not a simple person, ovary, what do you think?"

Liu Bang trusts Zhang Liang and will discuss countermeasures with him on many things. The reason why he was able to convince many talents was that he still had extraordinary ability.

When he was young, Liu Bang was very lazy, unlearned, and hated farm work. The family often said that he was not, but he didn't think so, he wanted to do big things, how could he work in the fields and spend his life?

He often plays outside, so he gets to know a lot of heroes. Because Liu Bang is very bold and attaches great importance to love and righteousness, everyone likes to play with him, and they also ask him to help when they are in trouble, and over time, Liu Bang has prestige among these people.

Liu Bang's ability to handle internal affairs is not as good as Xiao He, his ability to command troops is not as good as Han Xin's, and his strategy is not as good as Zhang Liang's, but he knows how to "control people" very well.

On the other hand, Xiang Yu is a fierce general, brave and brave, but he lacks the skills that a monarch should have, and often fails to listen to correct opinions, and finally ends in failure, which is not surprising.

For Liu Bang, Xiao He, Zhang Liang, and Han Xin are equally important, but his trust in Han Xin is far inferior to that of Xiao He and Zhang Liang.

Zhang Liang said: "King Han, Zhao Xie said that he was on an equal footing with King Han and King Xiang, which is enough to show his ambition. Judging from his past performance, he knows how to be forbearing, resourceful, and decisive, which is very bad for us. But fortunately, Zhao Xie took power too late, even if he was a promising monarch, he must have enough time to make the country strong, and the general will be successful in training a few months later, and then it will be the end of Zhao Xie.

If Zhao was in power by Zhao Xie three or four years ago, after the fall of the tyrannical Qin, I am afraid that he and Xiang Yu would compete with each other; If Zhao Xie began to take power when Xiang Yu divided the princes, the north may have been completely controlled by Zhao Xie, forming a three-legged trend. ”

He analyzed it well, and his expression was quite relaxed, because Zhao Xie couldn't make too much trouble for Liu Bang.

Liu Bang nodded with peace of mind, agreeing with Zhang Liang's analysis. He is good at figuring out human nature and knowing how to control talents, strategy and strategy are not what he is good at, but there are people who are good at this area to work for him.

He asked himself if his ability was not as good as Zhao Xie, but so what? It's not that he is about to be wiped out by his great generals!

Chen Ping continued: "King Han, we can't leave too much time for Zhao Xie, we can only defeat Zhao Xie once. If the general can't defeat Zhao Xie in one fell swoop on the next expedition, Zhao Xie will be given a big opportunity, and it will be difficult in the future. ”

Zhang Liang said again: "King Han doesn't need to worry about this, Han Xin is the commander who knows the most about military affairs today, and he will definitely be able to settle the battle next time." ”

Liu Bang nodded again in agreement.

Chen Ping said: "King Han, to deal with Zhao Xie, in addition to the general to lead the army, you can also start from other aspects, and a variety of means can be carried out at the same time. ”

Liu Bangxi said: "Come quickly! ”

Chen Ping has defected for several months, and Liu Bang has seen more and more of his talents, and feels that compared with Zhang Liang, Chen Ping may be inferior in terms of big strategy, but he is better at using tricks than Zhang Liang.

Chen Ping will suggest it in detail, Liu Bang nodded again and again, praising him for his clever strategy, as long as the plan is successful, Zhao Xie will shed his skin even if he does not die.

Zhang Liang also admired Chen Ping's many ideas.

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Xiangguo, the court meeting ended, and the ministers dispersed.

It's almost time.

Zhao Xie has a full schedule for the next few days.

At present, there is no suitable candidate for the secretary of the household department, not even a squire, and he needs to take on the role of the secretary of the household department.

The candidate for this important official position in the Shaofu is even more unsettled, and if there is really none, it can only be temporarily under the jurisdiction of the household department.

In modern times, Zhao Xie, as a migrant worker, complained that he was too busy and tired at work, and traveled to this era to become the king of a country, but he was busier than when he worked in modern times.

Zhao Xie is not afraid of being busy, he is most afraid of having no hope, success needs to be fought for, he is going all out for this, physically tired, but mentally full.

When I came to the official office of the Inner History, all the officials gathered again.

The relevant contents of the reform mentioned at the DPRK meeting have already been briefed on by a quick horse.

After everyone saluted, Zhao Xie asked the chamberlain to announce the relevant matters.

From now on, the internal history was changed to the household department, and the subordinate positions of the head of the household department, the degree branch, the field department, and the warehouse department were changed from "Lang Cao" to "Lang Zhong".

In terms of land endowment, all taxes in the country are combined, and the regulations of the central court are the only standard.

After the announcement was completed, Zhao Xie issued an order to recount the population and land of the whole country and implement a new tax policy.

He then elaborated on the new statistical standards, the collection standards after the reform of the field endowment, and the performance evaluation standards for officials.

Some officials present encountered something they didn't understand and asked on the spot, and Zhao Xie took the trouble to explain that he was doing the work that the household department should do.

The new performance appraisal criteria are beneficial to those who are capable and conscientious in their work, and unfavorable to those who are promoted through the back door but lack the ability.

At the last court meeting, Zhao Xie announced that officials at all levels would be allowed to recommend themselves, and the time limit for officials in the capital was five days, and the deadline was until tomorrow; The local county time is 12 days.

At present, the people who are interested in self-recommendation in the household department have already written a self-recommendation letter, and they are submitted on the spot while King Zhao is here, and Zhao Xie will have time to look at them one by one after returning to the palace.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there are still vacancies in the Shangshu and Shilang of the household department, if you do a good job, the widow will give you a promotion!"

King Zhao had the help of the gods and improved his wealth, and his prestige in the eyes of the officials was greatly increased, and there was enough hope for promotion, and everyone rejoiced.

Then, Zhao Xie changed his words: "If anyone is negligent and slack, and does not do things effectively, the widow will be severely punished!" ”

It is essential to reward well done and punish for bad work.

Outside the official office of the household department, a carriage drove towards this side, and more than a dozen soldiers followed the guard.

The carriage stopped in front of the official office, and two people came down, one was Qian Yun, the servant of the ministry, and the other was twenty-eight or nineteen years old, wearing a square scarf and his eyes were bright.

Qian Yun said kindly to him: "Mr. Uncle, the king cherishes talents and will definitely reuse you." ”

The person he brought was named Gongshuli, who was originally going to be recommended by Volun, but because Volun refused to recommend and went to Handan, when the people sent by the lieutenant and the official office arrived in Handan, Gongshuli was trying to leave Handan the next day and defect to the Han Kingdom, but fortunately he was found in time.

This afternoon, after the uncle returned to the ministry with the lieutenant's office, Qian Yun immediately took him to the palace, and learned that King Zhao had gone to the household department, and hurried back again.

The two of them came to the door of the household and explained their intentions to the guards.