Updated: 2013-06-16

In October, the whole world has entered late autumn. In the north, temperatures have begun to drop sharply, and there are signs of winter. Especially in Liaozhou and other places, every household has a stove and a fire to keep warm. The people of the north also began to stay at home, and rarely went out. Of course, in late autumn and early winter, there is nothing to do.

But in Liangzhou, the Western Regions, Yuzhou, Yanzhou and other places, everywhere is busy. After Zhao Xun delegated the production of cement to businessmen from all over the world, a large number of orders were placed at random. It is not only used to build cities in the Western Regions, but also urgently needed to build galloping roads in various places.

At the request of Zhao Xun, all localities began to restructure Huitong Bank into Dazhao Bank. In order to ensure the safety of gold and silver storage, Dazhao Bank is built with steel and concrete concrete. Taking this opportunity, Zhao Xun ordered the new state capitals and counties that were included in the system by Zhao Jun to start building Chi Road. Although this kind of reinforced 'concrete' concrete cannot be compared with the future, it is not known how many times stronger than the original dirt road on the ground.

If you want to get rich and build roads first, Zhao Xun also understands this statement. In particular, the prosperity of Zhao Jun's commerce and roads have become the basic reason for restricting the prosperity of Dazhao. Therefore, taking advantage of the fact that there was no war in Zhao, Zhao Xun ordered all prefectures and counties to start building Chi Road.

Chidao not only has an impact on business, but also benefits Zhao Jun. With the mobilization of large armies, there is no need to worry about the road with roads built of concrete. Moreover, the army's food and grass supplies are also much more convenient.

In the land of the Western Regions, the construction of cities and galloping roads is done by recruiting the people of the Western Regions on the spot, which is regarded as conscription. However, in Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Liangzhou, they were all recruited and built in the form of recruitment, and Zhao Jun would pay a small amount of money.

The reason for this is that these places have newly entered the Zhao Jun system, and the new policy has just been implemented, and many local people are living in poverty. In doing so, it can be regarded as finding an additional way of wealth for these people. Secondly, only when the people have money can commerce be more prosperous, and only then can the money gathered in the hands of a few people circulate. The last reason is related to Zhao Jun's harvest in the Western Regions. The Zhao army destroyed several countries in a row, and gained a lot of wealth, whether it was gold and silver or goods obtained from selling booty, which could be reminted into a huge amount of currency through the Great Zhao Bank.

These coins were concentrated in Zhao Xun's hands and were not circulated in time. Therefore, Zhao Xun asked the Dazhao Bank to lend interest-free money to the people of Liangzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou as their needs to buy livestock, seeds, and farm tools, so that the coins could quickly circulate into the market. In addition, Zhao Xun also asked the chief secretary to borrow money from Dazhao Bank in the name of the government to build roads in various places. Wait until the tax comes up, and then pay it back.

In addition to the local people, there were a large number of Turkic captives, Western Regions captives and slaves captured by slave capture teams, in addition, there were some criminals. They are all unpaid labor, atoning for their sins.

Of course, there is another place that is very busy, and that is the slave catcher team in the border land of Zhao State. After Zhao Xun allowed the slave trade, groups of slave hunters began to prevail. Of course, these slave catching teams are under the control of Zhao Jun, and each slave catching team needs Zhao Xun's approval to catch slaves.

Because the eastern Turkic tribes have submitted to the Zhao army and are vassals of the Zhao army. Therefore, the slave catchers did not take action against the eastern Turkic tribes. However, the western Turkic tribes in the north of the Western Regions, the Heishui Yan in the north of Liaozhou, the Wusun Kingdom in the west of Suye City, the southern countries of the Western Regions, the Tubo people and the Tuyuhun tribes all suffered one after another.

In addition, in the south, the princes are still 'mixed' at war. In the land of Jingzhou, the Tang army, with the support of a large number of weapons and some grain from the Zhao army, fought bitterly with the kings of Hanzhong and Luoyang in the Hanshui area. In January, there were more than 10 fierce battles, and the three sides suffered a total of more than 100,000 casualties. Whether it is the king of Tang, the king of Hanzhong, or the king of Luoyang, they are all bitter in their hearts.

Of course, Tang Xian was angry and depressed. The king of Hanzhong and the king of Luoyang were furious. The Zhao army provided armor and equipment and food and grass materials to the Tang army, and they already knew it. However, they were powerless to restrain Zhao Jun. And Zhao Jun's reply also made them hate itchy, and Zhao Jun said that this was normal trade. If the king of Hanzhong and the king of Luoyang are also interested in 'trading' with my Da Zhao, it is also possible.

Of course, the king of Luoyang and the king of Hanzhong were not annoyed because they could 'trade' with Da Zhao, but the price of 'trade' with the Tang army to the north, and the Tang army was simply given away in vain. The Tang Army's armor, equipment, grain and grass materials were 'traded', and it was only necessary to allow the displaced people and refugees in the Tang Army to flow into the territory under the jurisdiction of the Zhao Army. However, when the two of them 'traded' the same materials with Zhao Jun, Zhao Jun asked them to exchange food, gold and silver money for it.

Although he wanted to divide the corpses of Feng Ziming and other officials of the Zhao army, he could only endure to watch the Tang army resist his own coalition with the weapons he got from the Zhao army. However, although there is Zhao Jun's inclined 'transaction', it is an unchangeable fact that the Tang Army has begun to come to an end.

Especially after the Shu army in the south of the Tang army learned of the battle situation in Jingzhou, learned that the Tang army was about to be defeated, and learned that his two brothers who made him hate so much had captured the entire territory of Jingzhou, the Shu army suspended the attack on the Qi army in Jiangzhou, and began to have a tendency to the north.

At the end of October, Zhao Xun returned to Youzhou City with the guards. After all, Youzhou is the base camp of the Zhao army. As a hero, you can't stay out for a long time.

During this year, there was no fighting in the territory of the Zhao army, and there were no natural disasters. Therefore, the galloping roads in various places in the entire Zhao land have been under construction. Although many local prefectures and counties have not yet completed the new style of gallop roads, there are gallop roads between each state, and in each state, the prefectures are also connected.

After three or four years, the Zhao army finally connected all the state capitals ruled by the Zhao army with a gallop. The impact on Zhao Jun is naturally self-evident. Whether it is in the north or in the west, through the gallop, the Zhao army can move the army to the place where it needs in the shortest possible time. The second is the benefits for business, and with these gallops, there is no place that a businessman cannot go.

Although Zhao Xun's return to Youzhou City made the southern princes nervous, after learning that the Zhao army's army had not turned back and the movement of people to the Western Regions had not stopped, he did not care too much except for sending spies to pay attention to the Zhao army's actions.

In addition to Zhao Xun and the pro-guards, the kings of the three major countries in the Western Regions, nearly 20 small countries, and the royal family also accompanied Zhao Xun to Youzhou City. As Lord Zhao Jun, they have no real jobs, so according to the rules of Dazhao, they all have to settle down in Dazhao and live in the capital of Dazhao. Of course, their visit to Youzhou this time is also related to the major events that Zhao Xun wants to carry out when he returns to Youzhou this time.

After a few months have passed, Zhao Jun's restructuring of the land he now occupies has been almost completed. These people in the Western Regions were also accustomed to the new system, and they gradually ignored the existence of the king. After all, it is the substantial benefits and benefits that you get that are the most important. Among these kings, except for the Qiuzi Kingdom, which has a peaceful 'handover' right and has a certain strength, the kings of the other two big countries are all children under the age of ten, so they naturally will not refuse Zhao Xun's request. And those small countries, now that they don't even have a state, they dare not have objections.

In addition to approaching the end of the year, Zhao Xun deliberately went home, which was also related to the affairs of the south. Of course, Zhao Xun's focus this time was not the Jingzhou War, but the smooth exchange of Liuqiu Island from the Qi army.

The main island of Liuqiu, that is, the island of Taiwan, was originally under the jurisdiction of the Qi army, and later the Qi army established a seaport on the island of Liuqiu, which echoed the southern end of Yangzhou and the eastern part of Jiangzhou across the sea, and collected maritime taxes in the past.

A few years ago, the Qi army collected a huge amount of taxes from this place. But now, one-third of the Qi navy was co-opted by the Zhao army, and most of the remaining maritime merchants flew the Great Zhao banner and bypassed the sea east of Liuqiu Island. The attack of the Chu army in the north and the Shu army in the west also made Murong Cheng, the king of Qi, have no time to worry about taxation. Among them, the remaining navies of the Qi army appeared in the eastern waters of Xuzhou and the eastern waters of Yangzhou to respond to the offensive and defensive battles of the Qi army.

And the Qi army is not having a good time now, to the north, it is the Chu army that is fighting a stalemate on the border between Yangzhou and Xuzhou. Although Murong Cheng relied on his own foundation to drive the Chu army out of northern Yangzhou. However, the Chu army also stuck to him, and did not let go in the north of Yangzhou, and continued to attack southward. The Qi army, on the other hand, had to take into account the plans of the 'Jiao' state in the south and the Shu army in the southwest against Jiangzhou, so they could not do their best in the north, and the two sides could not fight hard.

Because of the enemy on three sides, except for the slightly better 'Jiao' Prefecture, the variables brought about by the Zhao army's occupation of Guangzhou Prefecture, coupled with the complex terrain of 'Jiao' Prefecture, made the Shu army's actions in 'Jiao' Prefecture slow down a lot. However, Rao was like this, and Murong Cheng also faced the siege of the Chu army and the Shu army.

War is not only about soldiers, but also about food, grass, materials, money, and armor. However, these materials are very short for the current Qi army. You must know that the materials consumed in a big war are huge, especially in a stalemate war, and after no one in the rear is unable to produce, the shortage required is even greater.

Therefore, Zhao Jun wanted to 'hand' Yiliu Island with him, and Murong Cheng agreed very neatly, and it was successfully completed, which made it difficult for Zhao Xun to adapt. Then he understood that in addition to being 'forced' by the situation, Murong Cheng really didn't have any big thoughts about Liuqiu Island, which was lonely overseas.

Thinking about it, Murong Cheng is now in trouble inside and outside, where will he still care about an island? Although the island is still large, it is not connected to the mainland. And in order to supplement the needs of his army, he did not want to 'provoke' Zhao Jun again. Therefore, for Zhao Jun's request, Murong Cheng simply agreed.

Returning to Youzhou City, after understanding, Zhao Xun immediately asked Zhao Di maritime merchants to transport the 'exchange' materials to the Qi army. Of course, this is not because Zhao Jun has to abide by the principle of 'exchange', but because Zhao Xun doesn't want Murong to succeed or fail so quickly. In particular, Zhao Xun hoped that Murong Cheng would be able to drink Situ Che's Shu army and fight a good battle. In addition, the war in the Western Regions is not over, and the Zhao army needs time. Therefore, after learning about the current situation of the Qi army to the west, Zhao Xun asked people to immediately 'handover' the materials and 'hand' them over to Murong Cheng as soon as possible.

Now, in the entire south, the kings of Luoyang and Hanzhong, as well as the kings of Shu, are plotting against Jingzhou. And the king of Shu and the king of Chu are also plotting against the army. Among them, the king of Hanzhong, the king of Luoyang and the king of Shu are in the same vein, and Zhao Xun naturally does not want the Situ brothers to develop too fast.

Although the weather is getting colder in the north, the temperature in the south is still mild. Therefore, after taking over Liuqiu Island, Zhao Jun immediately began to move a large number of people from Guangzhou Prefecture to live in Liuqiu Island, and began to develop Liuqiu Island.

Zhao Xun, who returned to Youzhou, heard that Liuqiu Island was accepted, and immediately ordered that Liuqiu Island be renamed Taiwan Island, and the northern part of Taiwan Island is still called the Ryukyu Islands. In addition, the city and harbor soldiers were also built on the island of Taiwan, which was the most suitable place for maritime merchants to repair halfway.

In addition, this island of Taiwan is also suitable for the termination of sugar cane. Although Zhao Xun is very clear, in Southeast Asian countries, it is more suitable for planting sugarcane. But Zhao Jun's current strength is not enough to expand there. However, when Zhao Jun takes the land of 'Jiaozhou', can the land of Southeast Asia still escape the hands of Zhao Xun?

Because there are not many residents on the island of Taiwan, Zhao Xun asked the White Feather Chamber of Commerce, which belongs to the royal government, to lead some chambers of commerce close to the names of important ministers to open many plantations here. Sugar cane, which is the raw material of white sugar. And this is also done so that the new refugees who have moved into the island of Taiwan have a way out.

In Zhaodi, various workshops and chambers of commerce recruit workers to work, and the wages and working hours given are all regulated. There will never be a situation where the workers are exploited.

In the north, because of the Zhao army's instigation, the Eastern and Western Turkic tribes were still fighting endlessly. Because winter is coming, the food of the Turkic tribes is a problem. However, when the slave trade was allowed again, the Eastern Turkic tribes no longer had to worry about food. As long as the slaves of the western Turkic tribes were captured, the food they needed would be continuously sent by the merchants of Zhao Di.

Another important reason for Zhao Xun's return is that the officials dug up a large number of moths this time. In addition to corruption and bribery, there are also unjust, false and wrongful cases. In this regard, Zhao Xun was extremely angry.

Zhao inquired about it, and the whole territory of Zhao began to strictly investigate the merits of officials and deal with them seriously. Therefore, in the entire territory of Zhao Di, a period of severe crackdown began in late autumn. In addition to the bad luck of a large number of officials, there are also a large number of businessmen who are also unlucky. Bribing officials, selling counterfeit goods, shoddy goods, etc., are all convicted or received fines, expungement, confiscation of property, and even the death penalty.

Among them, Zhao Xun also changed a system. That is, the family members of the criminals are allowed to file complaints, and even the highest direct sue to the Zhao Wangfu. That's right, that's what happened.

In this era, there is a custom of beheading after autumn. Origin and Zhou Dynasty, the ancients believed that the summer and spring seasons are verdant, which is the season for plants and animals to grow, in this season, unless there are special circumstances, it is inconvenient to execute the person sentenced to death, so the "autumn and winter execution" system was created, that is, the person sentenced to death was left to be executed together before the winter solstice after the beginning of autumn.

During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the strategy of "deposing a hundred schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone" was implemented, and the Confucian theory represented by the Confucian master Dong Zhongshu became the guiding ideology of political and judicial activities at that time. Dong Zhongshu has a set of "heaven and man induction theory", he believes that "the sky has four times, the king has four politics, and the punishment of celebration and reward corresponds to the 'spring', summer, autumn and winter", so it should be rewarded in 'spring' and summer, and executed in autumn and winter. If you violate the will of heaven, you will incur calamity and be punished by heaven. The "Autumn and Winter Executions" were then enshrined in the canon as a decree that has continued to this day.

Of course, the purpose of this system is to let the feudal rulers, in the name of the will of heaven, kill the facts, in order to show their own deeds, in line with the way of heaven, the punishment is determined by the mandate of heaven, must not be disobeyed, let the common people bow down to their ears to slaughter, so that their rule can be consolidated.

These are all provisions made by China's feudal law on the autumn and winter execution system, but in judicial practice, the rulers often trample on their own legal system. As soon as the situation is in a state of emergency or a major case that threatens its fundamental interests, the ruling class will be desperate to make a decision and "never wait for the time" to cut it down.

Regarding the crime of rebellion, Zhao Xun naturally did not think that he should be executed immediately. However, nowadays, many people who have been unjustly convicted of capital crimes often have nowhere to redress their grievances and are killed in vain.

As a result, Zhao Xun ordered that all capital crimes, no matter what the crime, must be reported to the Supervision Department and given a reply before they can be beheaded. Among them, unforgivable crimes such as rebellion and rebellion can be immediately beheaded after approval. The rest of those sentenced to death for their crimes must wait until the autumn of the following year before they can be killed.

This year's time is to give people who have grievances the opportunity and time to redress their grievances. Zhao Xun strictly ordered that local governments should not prevent the families of criminals from filing complaints. As far as the adjudicating officer is concerned, as long as the judgment is not deliberately unjust, wrong, or false, the direct responsibility will not be pursued afterwards. Of course, the occurrence of unjust, false and wrongly decided cases will still affect their merits.

In the end, Zhao Xun summoned all the high-ranking officials to discuss the establishment of the country. This is also the request of all officials of Zhao Jun. Since then, when Zhao Jun became the three major princes in the world, someone wrote a letter suggesting that the country should be established and separated from Dayan. After the death of Emperor Xuanwu, this cry became even louder.

Because of the impact of Zhao Jun's new policy on the people, people everywhere also wrote tens of thousands of words, suggesting that Zhao Xun establish a country and sever relations with Dayan. Because, they hope that Zhao Jun's new policy can last forever.

After the disintegration of the Yong army, the western conquest of the Western Regions and the victory, and the Yanzhou army was also incorporated into the Zhao army, officials from all over the country made suggestions and established a new country.

At the beginning, Zhao Xun didn't want to be like this and become the target of the world. After all, at that time, many readers did not agree with themselves. However, after the Zhao army successively defeated the Khitans, the Tatars, and the Turks, and expanded the land of Sanzhou to the north, it had already won the support of many scholars. After the death of Emperor Xuanwu, it rose to the top. After taking the northern states of the Western Regions, for the settlement of the kings of these countries, a righteous name is also needed.

After consulting with the officials of the administrative secretary, Zhao Xun decided to establish another country. Of course, this also lays the foundation for the rectification of Zhao Jun's various divisions. With the development of Zhao Jun, Zhao Xun found that some of Zhao Jun's various departments and offices began to be unsuitable for Zhao Jun's current situation.