Cui Xuan has always put his position very right, and now he is preliminarily purging the officialdom and can call the shots, otherwise everything still has to be discussed with the princess.

Shen Sanwen also intended to go to Yuanzhou, but was rejected by the princess, and had already given Cui Xuan the power to let him go, Shen Sanwen went at this time, it was easy to be regarded as a supervisor, or a division of power, if the two had a disagreement, it would not be easy to deal with it, with Cui Xuan's arrogance, I am afraid it would not be acceptable. If Shen Sanwen is asked to assist, his identity is not suitable.

We still have to wait for the overall situation to be decided, and then we will work together to govern it.

In the thirteen counties of Yuanzhou, it is not easy to clean up the entire county, at least it is much more difficult than simply looking at the text account books.

Only Yuanli County recovered the peasants' permanent land, and other places have not taken action for a long time, and Cui Xuande has to go out in person.

Yuanchun County is naturally the first to bear the brunt.

Cui Xuan chose the day to go to the banquet of the powerful people in Yuanchun, so he raised the matter, and the court reserved the land, and it is said that many of them have been allocated to the hands of everyone present, but the total amount of taxes has not decreased, and it must have been apportioned to the ordinary cultivators. Then, he praised Shi Zhiyuan in court, observed the people's feelings for the official, and put the community first, and ordered him to find out the details of the territory within three days.

In order to gain Cui Xuan's trust, Shi Zhiyuan was angry with many fellow villagers during this time, and he showed no mercy at all, and took out all the new and old accounts to settle them. He is a local, and he knows the local area better than Cui Xuan, and on the third day, he has issued an order to the major families and the major meritorious nobles to return the specific number of fields.

The fat that had been swallowed now had to be spit out, which caused many people to be dissatisfied and made them realize that this change still had to be implemented throughout Wonju.

For a while, the people of Yuanzhou were panicked, the family was fine, and the heads of the families issued a clear order to endure the anger of the moment and avoid the worries of a hundred days.

It's just that the nobles of Yuanzhou can't bear this breath.

Most of the nobles were born in the military, and they were not good at the mouth of the literati, and they were passed down for one or two generations, and they were still like this, and they couldn't learn the fancy intestines of the scholars, those who stopped the parade, and those who went to the house to make a fuss. The family also contributed to the troubles inside, and for a while, Yuanchun County attracted attention.

This trouble, Shi Zhiyuan fell into bad luck.

Local officials have caused public resentment to boil, and it is a capital crime for the people to mutiny. Wudan's supporters added fuel to the matter and reported it to Emperor Wu, and the people were dissatisfied with the princess.

However, the reason for the mutiny is very important, if it is because of the encroachment of the nobles on the fertile land, which leads to the increase of taxes on the people, and the protection of local officials and officials, the entire Yuanzhou County will have to tremble, and this nobleman will not be able to please good fruits to eat.

In the end, the two totaled and reached a consensus, only to say that at this time, Zhiyuan teamed up with his master Shi Zhizhuan to buy land, which caused everyone to be angry, so there was this series of things. Shi Zhi was far from not only failing to gain Cui Xuan's trust, Yao Chong did not cling anywhere, but paid a painful price.

Cui Xuan naturally showed no mercy, and packaged the matter in an excerpt, and also deliberately wrote the relationship between Shi Zhiyuan and Yao Chong, and the two exchanged letters. Yao Chong's actions are Wudan's actions, so although everyone will be afraid of Wudan, but at the same time, it will also leave an impression of playing conspiracy behind his back.

Emperor Wu received the note forwarded by the princess, but calmly ordered the matter to be handed over to the princess to deal with, since the local affairs have been clarified, everything is in accordance with the law, Shi Zhiyuan's brother was executed, and the family was punished as slaves.

It's only that this Yuanchun County has a county order to take the lead, and there are many opposition forces inside, and the two brothers of the Shi family were executed, and the others should also stop. Cui Xuan calmly explained his willingness to live in harmony with everyone, and pointed out that the real way to get rich is not to squeeze and deprive the farmers of the fertile land, but to enrich the people, and then use these labor forces to engage in more activities.

This is also discussed when we come, when we need to build roads, when we need to develop handicrafts, we still have to do our part and be honest in advance, so that they can be prepared.

There are many ways to clean up officialdom. The simplest and rude means adopted by Lan Cheng'an, and the roundabout means adopted by Cui Xuan, retain the production vitality of Yuanchun County to the greatest extent. If it is really hard-hitting, not to mention the waste of time, it will also provoke new opposition forces.

As long as Yuanchun County can make big changes within three months, I believe that other counties will take the initiative to follow suit.

At this time, most of the roads were dirt roads, and occasionally some were gravel roads, and when it rained, they were muddy, and the carriages repeatedly entered the cavities, and then were pushed out by people, which was time-consuming and laborious. The rainy season is like this every year. It is a great inconvenience to the local products and grain cloth here in the original spring to be transported to other places. Sometimes it rains and winds strongly, and it can also wet the goods, causing damage to the goods. There are four months of the year when no commercial activity can be carried out.

However, if the road is repaired and the carriage transportation capacity is enhanced, not to mention the business opportunities for four more months, many merchants will also take advantage of the road to walk, and people will come and go, which can bring many opportunities for the local people to get rich.

Yuanchun County is close to Gyeongju, and the road in this section of the area is built first, and Cui Xuan still has the intention of attracting border people from the two states.

The household registration management of the Great Zhou Dynasty is strict, and births need to be registered, and if a farmer farms in one place all his life, he will be a resident of this place for the rest of his life. However, if there are important things such as defecting to relatives and friends, apprenticeship, etc., you can apply to the household registration office for emigration, and the scope of emigration is limited, that is, you can only move to Linzhou. If the two states are too far away, they can only live in other places for the rest of their lives, and when they are old, they will be buried in the countryside, which can be regarded as returning to their roots.

Of course, there are also a lot of irregular migrations, that is, mass emigrations and escapes. For example, when Di Renjie was in Xiazhou, there was a large influx of residents from the surrounding states of Xiazhou, which was a recognition of an official and a sincere support. If there is a large-scale emigration, it is generally the tyranny of the officials of the original state, or the officials of the new state love the people like children. There are also officials who are not allowed to move for the sake of political achievements, and the people really can't live, so they can only leave their hometowns incognito and become stateless people, can't live in shops, can't get married and have children, can't buy land and real estate, and finally have no choice but to buy slaves.

Cui Xuan started from Yuanchun, hoping to improve the living standards of the people in Yuanchun as soon as possible, and then spread ten to hundreds, make a resounding reputation, and absorb the people of Gyeongju. First, this is the princess's victory over Wudan, her victory over Yao Chong, and second, this is ironclad evidence of her political achievements, and in the future, no one can refute the princess's insight and leadership ability in the court.

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