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Qin Lei is not joking, although he has formulated meticulous and thorough administrative norms for various departments, as long as he follows them, he will be very similar, and when he is proficient, he will greatly improve his efficiency; It also greatly elevates the status of those petty officials to stimulate the enthusiasm of these people who really do things. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Fearing that those rookies who were in power for the first time would come to the throne, Qin Lei also forcibly reduced their powers, and took over the financial power, personnel power, and most of the political decision-making power to the royal family, led by His Majesty Tianyou, and the new first assistant Wang Anting, the second assistant Zhou Lianben, the third highness Qin Lin, and Wang Biyan, who had just entered the cabinet, and the four scholars were specifically in charge.

He made it clear to all the teachers and students that all of them have the word 'line' in their official positions, and clearly told the world that they are all trainees. From now until the fourth year of God's blessing, it is a probationary period for everyone present, with a small test every quarter and a big test every year.

Every time you fail the small test, you will be demoted by one level, and those who fail the three small tests or one big test will be pushed to the end and become a white-headed people with no grade and no grade.

In order to ensure the effectiveness of the examination, Qin Lei promulgated the famous 'examination method' in history, and according to his habit, he would naturally promulgate dozens of detailed rules of the general rules, so that the officials who were examined could have rules to follow no matter what kind of situation they encountered. Of course, it is also clear what mistakes are made and what punishments are given.

But it's actually quite easy to say. For example, before the beginning of each work year, the tasks to be completed by the department every quarter must be listed one by one, and copied into a book in triplicate. Keep one for yourself, one for the cabinet, and one for the royal palace. When it comes to the quarterly exam, if the completion rate does not exceed 90%, then I'm sorry, let's be a waiter next quarter.

If you don't complete the task of the next season after being demoted to a waiter, you will continue to be demoted to a waiter in the next quarter; If you become a foreigner and are not qualified, you don't need to be demoted to the main thing anymore, because you can go home and plant sweet potatoes directly......

Of course, there are smart people who will say, we can set the task a little lower, how can there be a reason to embarrass ourselves? I'm sorry, the sinister His Royal Highness King Wucheng has already thought of this, and he will personally issue annual tasks and quarterly tasks directly to the various Shangshu departments according to the situation, so that you can be busy from the beginning of spring to the New Year without touching the ground.

The scope of application of this decree is close to infinity, and it is subject to it from the six central ministries to the remote mountainous areas, and if it is not followed, it will be dealt with in accordance with the regulations.

As soon as this decree was issued, many people thought that the assessment once a quarter was too unkind, and it was afraid that it would lead to too frequent demotion of officials, which was not conducive to the stability of the government, but Qin Lei believed that these trainee officials were too immature and could handle limited government affairs. It is better to give some low-difficulty but rather intensive goals, and then through frequent assessments, so that the officials can accelerate their growth.

Of course, Qin Lei also knew that the rules were secondary, and the key was to be able to implement them, otherwise no matter how good the plan was, it would be in vain, so he set up the General Administration of Examination and Success, and he personally served as the director to review the performance of various departments.

Supposedly, there should be no problems with a two-pronged approach.

But there are many things that should be done in this world, but there are few that can really fulfill their wishes. Once things start, many predictable and unpredictable risks will emerge one after another, and it is completely unknown whether they will succeed or succeed.

There was no turning back from the bow. Now that we have reached this point, we can only go on with our heads and what the result will be...... Three points are destined, and seven points depend on hard work.

With a worried mood, Qin Lei sent the teachers and students of Qinghe University Hall to the court, and before he had time to continue to worry about their future, he left Beijing without stopping, led the newly formed First Army, and embarked on a journey to inspect the whole country.

In addition to reading through the people's situation and collecting first-hand information as a reference for decision-making, the more important purpose is to stabilize the increasingly chaotic situation in the past six months and to build momentum for the next drastic reform and change.

Everywhere he went, Qin Lei would meet with the local gentry and nobles, explain to them the principle that vested interests should not be lost, and promised to write the protection of private property into the Great Qin Law, which gave the panicked landlords and old wealth a great reassurance.

He will also visit the people in the township, carefully care about the people's livelihood, how big the gap is in food and clothing, and take the trouble to announce to them that the imperial court will no longer levy taxes according to ding, but will be measured according to the acres of land.

They were told that the imperial court would re-measure the land throughout the country from the spring of the second year of Tianyou, and that all landowners in the country would pay taxes according to the number of acres of their fields. Thereafter, it will be measured every three years to ensure the accuracy of the amount of tax collected.

They were also told that in addition to the land tax and forced labor levied by the imperial court, it would be forbidden for any organization or individual to collect harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes from the people in any name. In fact, there are more important reforms, but he is worried that the people will not understand for a while, so he has not said anything for the time being. But just a few words are already very happy, and the people who have suffered so much have hope again.

Some people may ask, Qin Lei levied taxes on the mu, for those poor peasant tenants with little or even no land, of course, it couldn't be better, but are those rich households with thousands of acres of fertile land happy? Of course, they suffered a loss in this matter, but Qin Lei promised them that he would issue non-directional treasury bonds to the public, that is to say, the long-term bonds with an annual interest rate of 8% are no longer just a feast for specific objects, and those small and medium-sized rich households who are not strong enough can also get a share of it.

In the six months since the issuance of the bonds, the situation has undergone a fundamental reversal, and the successive overwhelming victories of the royal family against the Li family and the civil official group have made people finally recognize the situation and understand that the prosperity of the royal family is an irresistible trend.

In such a context, the high-interest bonds that are guaranteed by the credit of the imperial court, pledged by King Wucheng's share in the revival of the Yamen, and repaid by the annual treasury revenue, are tantamount to laying eggs and golden chickens in the eyes of the Qin State! Think about it, the high returns, as long as the country is still in force, will be effective super stability, even today, let alone a thousand years ago, when the means of investment were scarce.

can get this promise from the prince, and the rich families find that they still make a lot of money between entering and leaving, and some people are even secretly planning to sell some of their family's fields and exchange them for cash to buy. Compared with the land that often attracts people's attention by relying on the weather for food, these bonds that can guarantee income in drought and flood and can make a lot of money in silence are naturally more attractive.

Now that everyone is satisfied, the rich families will no longer bother with the overpaid rent...... What's more, the twenty taxes promised by the prince are really not high, which is completely acceptable.

Everywhere he went, he would inspect the garrisons, announce to the middle and senior officers that the reform would not involve the troops, and stability would be paramount, and he would announce to ordinary officers and men that the army's salaries would be raised, and that the income of all officers and men would be doubled within three years, and that all of them would reach or exceed the current level of the First Army within five years.

With such a statement, it is difficult to think about the atmosphere without harmony. The senior officers have also lost their hearts since then, and they can't afford to give higher treatment, so why should they ask their subordinates to work against the prince?

Throughout Qin Lei's journey, whether it was to the rich, the people, or the officers and soldiers, he rarely said nonsense such as 'Great Qin, you have to sacrifice it', but conveyed a strong signal to people anytime and anywhere - follow me to have meat to eat, and follow me will live better!

Tangible benefits will always move people's hearts more than those impassioned slogans!

This inspection took him a full eight months, and even the Spring Festival of the first year of Tianyou was spent on the road to the next stop.

It wasn't until the beginning of the spring of the following year that Qin Lei walked to the last stop of his trip, Luoyang City, the eastern capital that had just been recovered. It is said that the status of this thousand-year-old city is high, and it is not below the middle capital. But since more than 20 years ago, the Qi State seized the Tiger Pass, the former second center of Great Qin, lost its original barrier and was directly exposed to the threat of the enemy state.

If a city wants to prosper for a long time, long-term security is indispensable, and if security is not guaranteed, everything is empty talk, so Luoyang City has declined at a deplorable rate. Especially the siege battle in the winter of the previous year, which dealt a heavy blow to the people's livelihood in the city, and finally made people no longer find the original prosperity.

So when Qin Lei entered the city, it was not surprising to see the dilapidated scene of ten rooms and nine emptiness in the city.

The new Yin Ma Kui of Luoyang Mansion, with his brothers, oh no, now called his subordinates, respectfully followed behind the prince, seeing that his old man kept shaking his head, Ma Kui's mood also sank to the bottom. Because he made two great achievements in the Qi Kingdom, he was ranked first in the post-war awards. King Ma, who had been in Qi for a long time, asked the prince to return to China as an official and be an upright person.

Qin Lei naturally had no objection, so he directly gave him a high-ranking official of the three-grade mansion, so that he could almost do it in one step. If you want to say that Ma Kui is also catching up with a good time, if it is two years ago, even if Qin Lei wants to help him, he can only rely on relationships, find a disciple, and let him take the path of becoming an official.

So Ma Kui came to office with excitement, at first he saw the withering appearance of the people's livelihood in Luoyang City, he didn't care, as the saying goes, 'no matter how bitter you are, you can't be bitter in the prefect, no matter how poor you can't be poor in the mansion'? It can be seen that his golden job is not affected by people's livelihood.

But it is good to die or not to die, at this time, the prince promulgated the 'Examination Law', and all the officials in the world are among them. Holding the task assigned by the prince in one hand and the detailed rules of the examination law in the other, Ma Fuyin cried at that time...... The prince still doesn't let people live? I knew that this would be better than being a mountain king in the Qi country.

Now seeing that the prince seems to be very dissatisfied with the situation in the city, Ma Kui seems to see that the punishment and loss of officials are in front of him.

When he arrived in the mansion, Ma Kui drove away a group of subordinates and served the prince alone.

Qin Lei untied the dusty coat and threw it to Shi Kang. He took the hot towel handed over by Ma Kui and gently applied it to his face. The warm sensation penetrated through his skin and penetrated his limbs, dispelling away the fatigue of the journey and allowing his vitality to return to his body.

When he took off the towel, Qin Lei became energetic again, and when he glanced at Ma Fuyin with a bitter face, he laughed and said, "What's the matter, isn't this high-ranking official from the third grade as happy as being the king of the mountain?" ”

"If you don't mind, you'll admit it." Ma Kui smiled bitterly: "When I was in Beijing, I also saw the majesty of Zhongdu Mansion Yin, that is really a magnificence!" I don't understand, it's all the same Fu Yin, why is the gap so big? ”

"In fact, compared to your power, there is no difference between you, and even the Kyoto Prefecture Yin, who is constrained by many parties, will envy you, the unrestrained Dongdu Prefecture Yin." Qin Lei shook his head and smiled: "The reason why you feel that the gap between the two positions is big is just because Luoyang is too poor and dilapidated, so you have neither capital nor audience, even if you want to be majestic." ”

was told by the prince, Ma Kui was embarrassed and said: "It's not all because of this. It's not a big problem that Luoyang City is poor, the key is that people with conditions are unwilling to stay here, and there are only some hardships that can't be left haha, and even if you want to do it, you can't do it. Saying that, he glanced at the prince carelessly, and muttered softly: "You will most likely not be able to do any of the three points of your assessment of the humble position this year." ”

"Oh, what are the three?" Gently taking down the teacup, Qin Lei was full of interest: "You might as well say it, let's go through it together." ”

"Yes." Ma Kui hurriedly nodded and said: "The first is to pay a tax of one million taels to the national treasury this year, then the population will be doubled, and finally the cultivated land area will be restored to the pre-war level." ”

"Judging from your current situation, it is a bit difficult." Qin Lei shook his head slightly.

Ma Kui looked at the prince with joy, and hoped very much that his old man would say, "You have a special situation, so don't take the exam." ’

"But it doesn't matter," I saw Qin Lei pick up the teacup, take a sip and say, "I'll give you a livelihood to ensure that Luoyang City can recover its former popularity." ”

"Lord Wang, please speak." Ma Kui was overjoyed and asked, "Can you save the lowly duty?" ”