Chapter 517: Inspection
Zhao Wangkuo five years, January. After the hakama meeting, Zhao Kuo prepared to tour the country. The last monarch of Zhao to inspect the whole country was still King Wuling of Zhao, and not long after he succeeded to the throne, he left his ministers and took a few servants around the border of Zhao.
It was at this time that King Wuling of Zhao found that the territory of Zhao was divided into three strange pieces like Wei back then, one was the Hebei Plain with Handan as the center, one was Taiyuan, and the other was Daijun.
And it is Zhongshan that is sandwiched between Zhao State, and if this thorn in the eye is not removed, the national strength of Zhao State will never be able to be integrated together.
So after returning, King Zhao Wuling set a strategy of befriending the countries of the Central Plains and expanding his land to the north. After the entire period of King Wuling of Zhao, Zhao did not have a major conflict with the Central Plains countries, and concentrated on developing to the north, expanding the land for thousands of miles, getting rid of the Zhongshan Kingdom, solving the trouble of the henchmen, and greatly increasing the national strength.
Even later, King Zhao Wuling went to Xianyang, Qin State, and took a turn, and his courage was staggering. After the hakama, King Zhao Huiwen and King Zhao Xiaocheng did not inspect the whole country, at most, they went to the former capital of Jinyang to worship their ancestors.
Nowadays, the industrial planning of various regions of Zhao has been paved, the roads are being popularized at the county level, the rivers are still being dredged, the water conservancy projects are still being constructed, and the river loop is still being developed.
But where exactly has it been completed, how has it been completed, and has it been cheating. Zhao Kuo needs to understand how the large ranches in the north are built, whether there are any cuts and arrears of workers' wages, how the people live, whether they can have enough to eat, whether the taxes are heavy, whether the officials govern well, whether there is any phenomenon of oppressing the people, how the college is run, etc.
To be honest, Zhao Kuo didn't really want to go, the wheels of this year had no tires, they were kneaded into semicircles of wood, and then the two semicircles were spliced together, and they were bumpy when they ran.
Normal people don't care, they're used to it, and it's much better now than before, when dirt roads with potholes were called potholes.
Now that official roads have been paved in most parts of the Zhao Kingdom, although the carriage is still a little bumpy, the amplitude is already very small.
For those businessmen who run around a lot, it is not a problem to lie down in the car and sleep. But Zhao Kuo, he's not normal!
Even though the Mo family and the Gongyi clan specially built a big carriage for Zhao Kuo, and used the world's top shock absorption technology, Zhao Kuo could still clearly feel the bumps.
And he feels that he is only suitable for moving his mouth, planning the general direction, and then leaving things to others, those people must do better than himself.
However, he can only do this kind of thing by himself, and no one else can really do it for him. Some things have to go down in person, really understand them, and then make corresponding adjustments.
Staying in the palace, relying on the folds and listening to the reports of officials from all over the country, it is far from enough to comment on a few simple ones: up, up, up, down, up, down.
The quality of the hakama officials is not up to their own opinions, nor to their colleagues, or even to their political achievements, but only by the people.
Whether the shoes fit or not is known only by the feet, and whether the officials are doing a good job or not is known only by the people under their rule. At the same time, Zhao Kuo also needs to adjust the future plan according to the progress of various places, and plan the second five-year plan by the way.
"King, if there is an urgent matter and there is no time to report it, how should the ministers act?" Before leaving, Wei Wuji asked in a deep voice.
When the urgent news reaches the hands of the monarch, and the monarch makes a decision, the national capital may be breached, so the minister must be given the power to decide.
According to convention, Wei Wuji has this power, because when Zhao Kuo went out to conquer the Hetao, it was Wei Wuji who was in charge of the country.
The reason for this arrangement is not because of Wei Wuji's reputation, but because of Wei Wuji's identity - the son of Wei and the younger brother of King Wei.
If Zhao is in danger, Wei Wuji can use this identity to seek Wei to help Zhao.
If this danger comes from the Wei State, Wei Wuji can resolve it with his identity, and at the same time, it can also make the Wei State throw a rat trap.
It is true that King Wei is jealous of Wei Wuji, but the relationship with Wei Wuji is also true. In addition, Wei Wuji has no foundation in Zhao State, so he doesn't have to worry about him rebelling, he has the ability, Yunwen Yunwu, can govern the country, can also go on horses to kill enemies, and can also help Zhao and Wei maintain good diplomatic relations, he is handsome and has a good reputation, and he can also help Zhao attract talents.
Therefore, Zhao Kuo has always let Wei Wuji sit in the position of Xiangguo without changing. Wei Wuji only joined Zhao as a hostage when he first came to Zhao State, but he didn't expect Zhao Kuo to trust him unreservedly, and handed over almost everything to him, never asking about the correspondence between him and Wei State.
The soldier died as a confidant, and this trust allowed him to gradually integrate into the Zhao State and regard the Zhao State as his second hometown.
Even knowing that after Zhao became strong, Wei was likely to be destroyed by Zhao, just like when Wei was strong and wanted to destroy Zhao.
Hakama Wei Wuji still did not leave the Zhao State. This time Zhao Kuo's expedition was still the same as the previous expedition, transferring power to Wei Wuji.
But the difference between this expedition and the previous expedition is that Zhao Kuo took all the troops away from the previous expedition, but this time the 100,000 elite soldiers of Zhao stayed in Handan.
Military power, this is the biggest contradiction between the monarch and the minister, even more sensitive than the financial power, in order to reduce the estrangement between the monarch and the minister, Wei Wuji must remind Zhao Kuo.
If we are not given the right to transfer troops, then no matter what happens, we will not transfer troops. If you give us the right to transfer troops, then leave a token to avoid estrangement between the monarch and the minister.
There is a lot of turmoil in the world, and we must take precautions. Hakama
"If there is an emergency, everyone will decide for themselves after discussion. When you refute your opinions, the opinions of the right minister, the left minister, and the captain are the main ones. When the opinions of the right minister, the left minister, and the Taiwei are refuted, the opinions of the right minister are the main ones. In addition, I will leave Wang Xi, Tiger Talisman, and Scepter all behind, and hand them over to the right minister, left minister, and Taiwei respectively, and all three of them agree, and then they can transfer troops. When Zhao Kuo heard this, he immediately understood what Wei Wuji meant, and immediately ordered someone to take Wang Xi, Tiger Talisman, and Scepter and hand them over to Wei Wuji, Lin Xiangru and Le Yi respectively.
Zhao's army could only be mobilized with an edict stamped with the king's seal and a tiger talisman and a scepter, all three of which were indispensable.
Among them, there are two tiger talismans, which are in the hands of the general and the monarch, and only the two pieces can be transferred in one, and the tiger talisman of each legion is different, and some tiger talismans can transfer all the troops in the territory of Zhao State.
After confirming that the tiger talisman is genuine, it is also necessary to present an edict, which states how many soldiers to use, who will lead them, what they are going to do, and when they will be used.