For the people of Tingmai City, the three days when the prince entered the city were as lively as the New Year's Festival. With the news of the trial in the vegetable market, the people in the city rushed to tell each other. Some of the neighboring towns finally realized that the notice was not false.

On the first day of trial, this prince cut off the heads of two people from three generations of the Chen family. For the people who were afraid of the power and prestige of the Chen family, they poured into the county one after another, even if they didn't sue, they also wanted to see what the prince looked like.

With the people of the entire Tingmai countryside, almost all of them poured into the county. The people living in the county also found for the first time that there were too many people in the county, and it would still make people feel that they couldn't walk!

Looking at these people pouring into the county, Zhao Xiaoxi naturally ordered the guards and the yacha to all go out to settle the people. Some of the people who slept in the open were also arranged by the government to go into the homes of the people in the city, or live in the barracks.

As for the ruffians who dare to create chaos in this situation, they will be mercilessly pulled out by the guards. dragged to the vegetable market to beat the killing stick, and if he dared to resist in a serious way, he would directly let his head fall to the ground.

With one hand and one hand and the other hand, Tingmai City looks orderly despite the crowds. And then, the three-day opening of the court also allowed the people of Tingmai and Qiongzhou to see Zhao Xiaoxi's proximity to the people.

Those county officials who were sent to prison will be escorted to Beijing and handed over to the criminal department for punishment, except for the county order. The rest of the officials who committed the murder case, once it is verified, will be dragged directly to the entrance of the vegetable market and beheaded, even after the autumn.

And some people who are in poverty and forced by officials to have their families ruined and die have also received varying amounts of government consolation. With these consolation money, these people who came to complain have a lot of respect for Zhao Xiaoxi.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of most of the people in the city to come, Zhao Xiaoxi ended each trial. will tell the people: "From now on, Qiongzhou will be the fief of this king, and any corrupt officials will be severely punished."

And this king will also purge the officials of the counties in Qiongzhou as soon as possible. Officials who dare not to call the shots will be cut down by this king to become the people. If an official violates the laws of the imperial court, he will also be severely punished according to the law.

But the king wants the people. It can tell the young men who have entered the mountains to join the bandits in their families, and ask them to go to the county government as soon as possible to turn themselves in. As long as they do not commit a life lawsuit, this king will not be prosecuted in the past.

If within this month, there are still bandits in Tingmai who resist to the end and refuse to go down the mountain to surrender. At the beginning of next month, the king will raise an army to clear it. All bandits who do not surrender themselves will be exiled and beheaded. And ask the people to tell each other! ”

It is clear that in these years, many people are forced to go up the mountain to join the bandits. Taking advantage of the opportunity to rectify the rule of officials, Zhao Xiaoxi also hopes. Can these bandits have a chance to mend their ways. If they don't cherish it, then don't blame him for being iron-willed!

Regarding Zhao Xiaoxi's warning, some people who have relatives in their families who have gone up the mountain also feel that this time is the best opportunity for them to go down the mountain and mend their ways. If you miss it, next time I'm afraid that there is really no way out.

At this time, Zhao Xiaoxi also said in a timely manner: "This king has the favor of the emperor, and he has a special purpose to open an army in Qiongzhou." Every family has children. Children who are at least 18 years old and in good health and able to endure hardships. You can go to the barracks to sign up for the army.

As long as the soldiers can finally pass the assessment, they can receive five taels of silver per month. This king governs the army, and there is no such thing as deducting military salaries. Therefore, if you have children in the family who meet the conditions, you can give it a try.

Although everyone thinks that a good man should not be a soldier. But what the king wants to say. If your children really have the ability, then go to the barracks to show their skills. As long as you can make meritorious contributions, this king will not hesitate to reward you. ”

Five-tael-one-month salary, for these all year round. nor may the people who could earn so much silver. Naturally, it acted as a temptation, and many young people who came to see the excitement immediately went to the Tingmai military camp to sign up.

And this kind of recruitment situation naturally has a lot of temptation for those bandits, who are mostly young and strong. Being a thief is nothing more than being able to eat a full meal, but you have to live a life of fear and despised.

If you can enter the barracks and become an officer and soldier, you can not only save face, but also receive such a generous military salary. Many people suddenly felt that they who were worried about their children in the past and couldn't find any good errands, maybe joining the army was a good place to go.

It's just that for Zhao Xiaoxi, the officers and soldiers who can get the salary of five taels must be elite soldiers. If you want to get the military salary he issued, you must have real materials. In his army, the bastard will never be able to get along!

On the third day after the conclusion of the trial, Cho Hyo-seok promoted the new officials of the Ministry of Officials who had arrived from the Ryukyus directly to the position of prefectural commander. In front of the people of the city, they were introduced, and a new official with a difference took office.

Considering that most of the officials in Tingmai's county government are old and corrupt and unappointable, Zhao Xiaoxi also explained to the newly appointed Tingmai county magistrate. In the shortest possible time, the county government should be fully staffed.

In the next step, he will report to the Ministry of Works to speed up the steps of road construction. With this big project, the corresponding new county order can also leave a good reputation for the people of Tingmai. In short, being an official under Zhao Xiaoxi, everything depends on political achievements and popularity.

Most of these cutting-edge young talents recruited from the territory of the Great Song Dynasty also slowly entered the official department under the rule of the Qiongzhou Royal Mansion through internships in Xinnancheng. You don't have to pass the imperial examination to become a county magistrate, and they naturally cherish it very much.

As the descendants of the royal officials, they all know that as long as the prestige of the king of Qiongzhou continues to increase. Their official positions can also be continuously improved. In a word, if you want to improve, it depends on their performance as officials in the officialdom in the future.

When Zhao Xiaoxi left Tingmai, all the officials and people in the city went out of the city to see each other. Even Chen Yanzong, who was completely out of temper by Zhao Xiaoxi, took a few surviving family members to see him off outside the city.

This time, the Chen family can be said to have suffered a great injury, and some family members who violated the law were beheaded and imprisoned. The large amount of land they obtained through stranglehold was also sentenced to be returned one by one.

In short, the prestige of the Chen family has disappeared in Tingmai, and it is also Zhao Xiaoxi's grace to keep the current family business. If they want to rise again, it's up to them to perform in the future.

For the people of Tingmai, they have realized that Tingmai has changed the sky today. The Chen family can no longer cover the sky with one hand as before, so naturally they don't need to, they are too afraid of the prestige of the Chen family.

As for the newly arrived Tingmai County Commander, when he left, Zhao Xiaoxi also made a special mention of it. For a big family like the Chen family, you can't suppress it too harshly, but you must beat it appropriately to make them understand the awe of the government.

If there is anything that the Chen family can do, don't refuse the Chen family to join because of this incident. In any case, the Chen family is in Tingmai, and it is also a family that has been established for nearly a hundred years, and there are still some heritages.

Zhao Xiaoxi, who left Tingmai, did not return to the Qiongzhou Mansion. Instead, according to the prior arrangement, he continued his inspection trip to the countryside. The officials in the states and counties where he went were undoubtedly in awe, but the people welcomed them.

Some officials who have done nothing in office, as long as they do not make any big mistakes, Zhao Hyo-seok will give them a dignified resignation. Even officials who wanted to leave Qiongzhou would ask the court officials to appoint another one.

And the officials who really violated the laws of the imperial court, as long as they were not the official county commanders or prefects, Zhao Xiaoxi would be beheaded in public. His inspection all the way seemed to be bloody, which made the entire Qiongzhou officials in awe.

But for some people, they see hope. In particular, everywhere he went, Cho Hyo-seok would leave behind some infrastructure projects that would help improve people's lives. Several of these prefectures and counties with abundant materials have set up special factories.

As long as those factories are completed, the people in the vicinity will have the opportunity to make a living and make money in addition to farming and fishing. At this time, the goods and grain of Xinnancheng also poured into Qiongzhou by sea.

The introduction of these low-cost materials and grains has undoubtedly also promoted the enthusiasm of the people to buy. Some well-informed businessmen followed the caravan and successively grabbed land in various counties, bringing rich commercial taxes to these county governments.

Like the rules governing Ryukyu Island, Cho Hyo-seok arrived in Qiongzhou and gave the people the greatest benefit was the abolition of agricultural taxes. The targets of the agricultural tax were the landlords who controlled most of the grain fields in Qiongzhou.

In a word, people with less than three acres of land per capita can be exempted from paying some agricultural taxes. And this kind of decree is undoubtedly aimed at these landlords. The acres of land they own are far greater than that.

It's just that there is an example of the Chen family, and these landlords know that the end of confrontation is self-destruction. What's more, Zhao Xiaoxi's suggestions to some landlords are not non-negotiable.

In Cho Hyo-seok's words, as long as they want, they will give the family-run land to nearby villagers. The government will give corresponding technical support according to the acres of land they provide. If you don't farm, you can set up a factory!

Some shrewd landlords, seeing this additional benefit, naturally know how fast the money is to farm and start a factory. They sold their fields to the government at a very low price.

The government then distributed these fields to the nearby people for planting. As long as a certain amount of land rent is paid every year, after three years, these fields will also enjoy the benefit of being exempt from paying taxes.

Such a benevolent government is undoubtedly a good deed like a Buddha for the people of Qiongzhou. Zhao Xiaoxi, the king of Qiongzhou, won the support of the people of Qiongzhou in a short period of time by rectifying the rule of officials and eliminating local bandits.

And for some officials, who were lucky enough to escape. When they saw that the people no longer adopted the hostile attitude towards the government as before, they also felt that it was much easier to govern.

Coupled with Zhao Xiaoxi, many government benefits were given. These officials, don't worry, the monthly salary is a problem. The vigor of the director is undoubtedly becoming more and more abundant, and Qiongzhou has also begun to transform rapidly. (To be continued......)