"In other words, except for Yanmen, Yunzhong and Daijun are not greatly affected by the snow disaster, at least the people will not have a problem surviving this winter." Zhao Kuo said after listening to Kong Bin's report.

What Kong Bin said was not much different from what Liu Ping reported, and Li Mu and the county guard of the three counties also replied in the letter. Under the mutual corroboration, Zhao Kuo has a comprehensive understanding of this snow disaster.

Together, nearly 1,000 people died in the three counties, most of whom were old, weak, sick and disabled. If this number is placed in the future generations, it will definitely be a catastrophe, but in this era, it is nothing at all.

Zhao Kuo dared to guarantee that the death toll in Yan, Xiongnu, Donghu and other places was definitely ten times, or even dozens of times, that of Zhao.

"When the minister arrived in northern Xinjiang, the three county guards had already begun to organize disaster relief. In fact, the minister only plays a role in calming the hearts of the people. Kong Bin said with a smile.

"The snow disaster is easy to save, and the people are not at ease." Zhao Kuo said with emotion.

Even if it is a big blizzard, as long as the officials do not cheat and play tricks, do not fill their own pockets, and can be rescued in time, it will not cause too much loss, and it is difficult to do this.

The vast majority of the people never expect the government to do much good for them, as long as they don't cause evil, they are good officials in the hearts of most people.

If you can have some conscience, lead everyone to build a canal, build a road, and build a dam. The people would definitely build a temple for them next to the canal, next to the road, next to the embankment.

At the four solar terms, the whole village will worship.

Once Ximen Leopard led the people of Yecheng to dig canals and control floods, so that the saline-alkali land became 10,000 acres of fertile land, and now the people still sacrifice for it every year.

However, more than 90 percent of officials cannot meet this requirement alone.

If local officials can carry out rescue work in the first place, instead of being afraid of taking responsibility and inaction, and only start to act after receiving orders, the damage can be reduced to one-tenth.

But fortunately, Zhao Guo has not rotted to the root, although there are many small problems, but overall it is still good.

"Compile a list of officials who have performed well and give commendations. Officials who do not perform well will be given a warning, and if the circumstances are serious, they will be directly dismissed. This is true not only in the three northern counties, but also in other places. I, Zhao Guo, the capable go up, and the mediocre go down. The mediocre people don't need to stay in the officialdom of my Zhao State. Zhao Kuo said loudly.

If it was half a year ago, Zhao Kuo did not have the confidence to say such a thing, at that time, as long as one-tenth of the officials did not do it, Zhao Guo would begin to be paralyzed, and if three-tenths of the officials did not do it, Zhao Guo could announce its closure.

But now Zhao has all been under the control of Zhao Kuo, talents from all over the world have gathered in Zhao State, and Handan has become the economic and cultural center of the world.

Those officials don't do it, and someone below will replace them at any time, and now Zhao Guo has no shortage of grassroots officials.

Zhao Kuo has been soft for so long, just to be tough in the future.

"Oh, that's not good, my lord." Kong said it.

Since ancient times, there have been officials who have been caught committing crimes, and there have been officials who have run away when the monarch is unhappy, but there has never been an official who has been demoted for 'inaction'.

In the eyes of most people, inaction is never wrong, let alone officials.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, no one had ever said the phrase 'rule the world with scholars', but in fact, this kind of thing has existed for a long time.

From the secretary, to the doctor, to the scholar, to the ordinary commoner, to the savage, this is a chain full of contempt.

And the upper layer of the chain of contempt will always be privileged to the lower level.

It is undeniable that since ancient times, there has been no shortage of good officials who have truly served the people. But it is also undeniable that such good officials are always only a minority.

Zhao Kuo doesn't care if they are for money, fame, or power, as long as they do things well.

What's wrong with being an official for money? It's not ashamed, Lao Tzu doesn't steal or rob, all the money is the right way, what's the problem?

But he doesn't do anything every day, and he is full of benevolence, righteousness and morality. Sorry, fuck off.

In Zhao Kuo's view, even if you do something wrong, it is a hundred times better than not doing anything.

"What does Kong Qing think is wrong?" Zhao Kuo looked at Kong Chuan.

Next to him, Kong Bin hurriedly gave Kong a look: You can't talk about the king, and there is no need to oppose the king because of this trivial matter.

"I didn't ...... Nothing, the ministers support the king. Kong Piercing hesitated for a moment and said quickly.

"By the way, people who perform well should also be rewarded, and if there are vacant positions, they can be filled as appropriate, and if they don't do well, they will be removed." Zhao Kuo said.

"No." This time, no one objected.

"How much armament is left in the northern frontier?" Zhao Kuo looked at Kong Bin.

The armaments in the north were prepared for the attack on the Xiongnu, and they began to hoard them a few months ago, in addition to food, mainly weapons and armor, as well as medicinal materials such as linen and liquor.

Spirits, that is, high-grade liquor after purification.

Zhao people like to drink, alcoholic as life, if the liquor is circulated to the market, it can definitely make a lot of money, but because it consumes too much food, Zhao Kuo did not open the trade, only for disinfection, and occasionally used to reward ministers.

"There are still fifty percent of the grain left, eighty percent of the medicinal materials and linen left, and fifty percent of the spirits left, and the other materials are almost not touched." Kong Bin said.

Zhao Kuo looked at Wei Wuji, and without waiting for him to ask, Wei Wuji arched his hand and said, "Don't worry, the king, as long as the war is ended within a year, there will definitely be no problem with food and grass." ”

"Okay, the generals will step up their training of soldiers, and when the ice and snow melt, it will be the day of my Zhao Kingdom's Northern Expedition." Zhao Kuomeng slapped the table and ordered.

"No." Lian Po, Le Yi, and Pang Xuan clasped their fists and said.

……

For the next period of time, Zhao Kuo basically stayed in the palace to accompany his family, and he had nothing to tease Xiao Zhao Zheng, who is now not only able to walk, but also able to speak some simple words.

Not far away, there was a sound of frolicking, it was Bin and a few friends kicking Keju, there were Feng Ting's grandson Feng Zai, Yang Qi's son Dingtian, and Wei Wuji and Zhao Sheng's grandsons.

Yang Qi lost the crucial Baili Stone Great Wall in the Battle of Shangdang, causing the Zhao army to be surrounded.

According to the regulations, all titles and military exploits should be removed. Zhao Kuo did not change this disposition, but he took care of his family, not only moved them to Handan, but also arranged for teachers to teach.

Xiao Zhao Zheng kept struggling in Zhao Kuo's arms, wanting to run over and play together.

"When you're older, you can go play, not now." Zhao Kuo said with a smile, grabbing Xiao Zhao Zheng tightly with both hands.

At this time, Liu Ping suddenly walked in and said, "King." ”

"Go to the study." Zhao Kuo handed Xiao Zhao Zheng to the palace maid, "What's wrong?" ”

"That group of people really wants to kill Zhao Tang." Liu Ping said.

"Did you catch it?" Zhao Kuo asked calmly, not surprised at all.

After realizing that there was someone behind Wang Yu and Zhao Tang, Zhao Kuo understood that the other party would not give up easily, and Zhao Tang was still their best target.

So Zhao Kuo ordered Zhao Tang to be used as bait to fish out the people behind him.

"Two were caught, and the rest were dead." Liu Ping said, "But ...... The two people didn't know much, they said they just received money, and they didn't know what the other person's identity was. ”

"As long as you are still in Zhao Kingdom, you can't escape." Zhao Kuo sneered, "Continue to investigate, don't move after you find out, and send a few people to sneak in." ”

The maggots of the tarsal bones must be uprooted, otherwise they will become a disaster.

"My subordinates understood."