There are no account books, no land deeds......

If you don't intend to use force, it's a mess.

And if force is used, it may also provoke a great backlash and even lead to local corruption.

The so-called rule of officials is just a matter of weighing......

Xiao He weighed it carefully, and now the situation of Zhao Guo was in front of him.

No money! No money! Still no money!

As for the corruption of the place? It has been corrupted.

It just so happened that Xiao He still had force in his hands to use.

The 50,000 soldiers and horses have not left, and Cao Shen is recruiting the palace garrison, that is, the standing army of Zhao in the future, a professional soldier, who specializes in guarding the palace.

So what else do you want? Get started!

Previously, because of Zhang Cang's advice, Xiao He's officials could be said to have turned a blind eye, and even had a lot of bias towards the nobles, mainly to stabilize their hearts and let Zhao Di's rebellion stop as soon as possible.

Now that the rebellion has stopped, Xiao He can finally have a showdown without pretending!

Thereupon!

Xiao He launched the first decree in the name of the prime minister.

Check the acres of land and recheck the taxes!

I don't know if I don't check it, and I'm shocked when I check it.

The number of people whose fields were seized because of the rebellion is almost unknown, and many of them have even been forced to become hermits.

What is a hidden account, that is, a household registration that is not officially registered.

If they are not registered, they will naturally not pay taxes and will not serve, and of course, their personal safety will not be guaranteed.

If you don't pay taxes to the government, you have to pay money to others, and it is impossible to really plunge into the deep mountains and old forests and never come out again.

The increase in hidden households is essentially due to the significant decline in the government's ability to control and control, and the serious lack of credibility.

and the encroachment of local forces on the power and responsibility of the government.

The fiery operation of checking the hidden households to clear the fields and nuclear wealth endowment began.

At the beginning, Xiao He suffered extremely serious resistance.

Officials are slack, and there are policies and countermeasures.

"Prime Minister, if you don't want to do it, it's really hard to do it!"

"Yes, the inventory of acres has been lost before, how can we tell whose fields belong to? I can only send people down to inquire one by one. ”

"There is too little manpower......

There are many questions in front of Xiao He.

First, there is a lack of manpower to enforce government decrees.

Without an executor, no matter how good the decree is, it is a blank slate.

Second, officials pass the buck to each other.

Needless to say, it is that most of the appointment letters of the Qin government were not locals and could barely be used.

However, most of the petty officials who really do things are locals.

Let the locals check the locals? Although they dare not disobey, they can cope with official business.

Third: Zhao Ren's distrust of Xiao He and others.

Xiao He and the others are still outsiders after all, although the people of Shu expect someone to serve them justice, but it is impossible for them to pin their lives on the ethereal justice and count on Xiao He's character.

It didn't go as smoothly as expected...... Even if there is a large army on the side.

If you want to kill people and punish crimes, you have to have someone to cry out first, right?

For the nobles, their main task is that no one cries out.

For Xiao He, his main task is to bring justice to the unjust.

"The Zhao people are afraid of the Qin Law, and we are from Xianyang, although it is Wang Shangyuan, they still feel afraid, worried that we will abuse them with harsh criminal laws after we come, and now the top priority of the Zhao State is to clear the land and acres of wealth as soon as possible, I plan to put aside the Qin Law and Qin Law first, and they will have three chapters of the Law." Xiao He said to Zhang Cang.

"Which three chapters? How to separate? Zhang Cang asked with a smile.

"Those who kill are killed, those who injure others and those who steal are punished, and the rest are punished lightly or not." Xiao He said.

"We are short-sighted, we are new to the city, and if we want to win the trust of the people, we must not let them be afraid of us in the first place." Xiao He said.

Zhang Cang nodded: "Zhao Di is not as good as Guannei, and now he has just experienced military disasters and man-made disasters, and the law is a little wider, which can make people's hearts want." What about the other three chapters? ”

"The other three chapters are the punishment of those who merge the fields, and the ones who hide the wealth and steal the treasury are made slaves."

Zhang Cang nodded: "Explain clearly what you want to do, other things can be put aside, and it is really reassuring to hand over the position of prime minister to you,"

"Sir...... said," Xiao He shook his head and smiled wryly.

"Such a chore, Mr. threw it to me, but it was leisurely."

Objectively speaking, Zhang Cang is more qualified than Xiao He to be the head of this hundred officials.

First, Zhang Cang is outstanding, has deeper and older qualifications, and is half of Zhao Si's teacher.

To be honest, Zhang Cang handed over the position of the head of the hundred officials to himself, Xiao He really didn't expect it.

"Apart from you Xiao He, who else can be this prime minister?" Zhang Cang shook his head and smiled.

"Go ahead, I will let Cao Shen and them try their best to cooperate with you, 50,000 soldiers and horses are not in a hurry to transfer away, but the progress must also be accelerated, and it is also a big expense for people to eat and chew."

Xiao He nodded and left.

The next day, through the way of the government posting announcements, Xiao He expressed his political determination to the entire Zhao Di.

The hearts of the people are a little settled, but the hearts of the nobles of the family are raised.

For the Shu people, Xiao He's three chapters of the covenant are to relax the restrictions on them.

As far as the nobles were concerned, Xiao He's words carried a strong murderous aura.

It was advertised not to the common people, but to the nobles, to make them aware of what they were going to do, who they were going to do, and that they would not tolerate land annexation.

There are always people who can't survive and will try when they see a glimmer of hope.

So the first case of a civil lawsuit against a magistrate occurred.

After Xiao He learned about it, he showed great importance and took over the case as soon as possible.

The content of the case is not complicated......

It is nothing more than because of the cause of the war disaster, the family of five was all killed by the war disaster, and the only son ran into the mountains to survive, but after the war disaster passed, he found that all the fields were encroached upon.

And inexplicably owed a lot of debts, and the reason for the debt was that the other party buried his family?

It's not a big official, strictly speaking, the other party is just a pawn.

It is not difficult to decide, after sorting out the clues and actual evidence, Xiao He did not directly open the court, but put the trial venue at the entrance of the vegetable market, and publicized it in advance, so that everyone can visit.

There are confession certifications and clues sorted out in advance, even if there is no land deed, it is ironclad.

"This official once made three chapters of the law, and those who merged with the fields were punished, and those who hid wealth and stole the treasury were sent as slaves!"

Xiao He delivered the verdict under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

Kill on the spot!

The public trial sparked a strong enthusiasm for whistleblowing.

Of course, the Shu people want to get back their own fields.

So they reported and redressed their grievances......

A large number of officials were recruited, and all kinds of bad things were interrogated with them.

Pull out the radish and bring out the puree......

Land annexation is not unusual, and there is also collusion between officials and bandits......

Even with it, some nobles of the family secretly funded Chen Yu and other rebel forces.

Dog-bite-dog-haired......

Needless to say, a large number of big nobles in Zhao were also affected.

"Now is the real problem, the Zhao state has been corrupted to this point, the officials collude with each other, and the nobles of the family secretly support the rebels to oppose the order of the king's tomb, these are all problems that I once expected.

Now there is a question...... "Xiao He looked at Zhang Cang.

"What's the problem?" Zhang Cang still looked at Xiao He with a smile.

"There are not enough people......"

"If all of them are imprisoned according to their crimes, half of the officials in Zhao Di will have to be convicted because of this, and in this case, even the officials who handle the case will not be able to make up the case." Xiao He said.

"Since you already have a plan in your heart, why don't you say anything?" Zhang Cang asked with a smile.

"The matter of wealth has already been said...... The money confiscated had to be used to restore people's livelihoods, build an army, and fill the financial holes, but there was nowhere to make up for the officials' openings...... Not to mention Li Xian, these nobles, if they send it to Xianyang again......"

"Just say it......" Zhang Cang shook his head and smiled.

"Since the money is no longer going to be sent, can the gentleman inform the lord...... People won't send it anymore......" Xiao He had a little embarrassment on his face.

"But they are all guilty bodies, what's the use of staying in Zhao Di?" Zhang Cang asked.

"Handle the case with the crime, reduce the responsibility according to the performance, and wait for Zhao Di to settle down before being sent to the subordinate...... There is no way, there are only so many scholars, Zhao Di is not as good as Xianyang after all, it has not been long since the implementation of Zhao Di's official school, and it takes at least five or six years to train a qualified official, and if the talent is poor, ten or eight years is not surprising...... At present, it can only be used, and when Zhao Di roughly settles down, he can resume official learning and educate him...... It's easy to uproot this group of nobles, but it always takes time to find someone to fill the hole. Xiao He said a little helplessly.

"Oh?" Zhang Cang shook his head and smiled.

"Since you already have a plan, let's do it, but you can't stay in Zhao Di, you have to send some of them." Zhang Cang said.

"I naturally know this, so I will send it over......

A large noble family has thousands of people with the same surname.

The first evil must not be let go, and anyone can really judge the case with guilt!

After getting Zhang Cang's reply, Xiao He left satisfied.

As for Xianyang?

The matter over there in Xianyang, then let the lord have a headache.

Anyway, the money is already black, and there is no problem for people to think about it no matter how black it is.

There are so many talents in Xianyang, and every year it is inevitable to send a group of grassroots officials from Guanzhong to the six countries, and it is better to send a group of people over to eat dry rice than to let them stay in Zhaodi and whip them to do things.

As for Zhang Cang, he looked at Xiao He's departing back and smiled and picked up the brush.

In the face of lack of manpower, Xiao He has a way to do it.

But Zhang Cang also saw the problem, and he naturally had his own solution.

What Xiao He did was to throttle money, and what Zhang Cang did was open source.

Zhao Di is not enough, so ask Guanzhong.

Oh...... No, ask for it from your own brother.

Li Si is the head of the hundred officials, the ultimate minister, and controls the officials of the world.

Although his character has been slightly criticized, Li Si also has many followers.

Zhang Cang still doesn't know about his senior brother?

Whose feudal kingdom is Zhao Di? Who is helping Zhao Di helping?

You can't just mess around with a shy face and rely on your relationship, right?

As for Guanzhong or other parts of the world, there is also a shortage of officials?

If you don't have it, you don't have it......

There is no shortage of people these days?

As for Zhao Si, who was far away in Xianyang, he finally received a letter from Zhang Cang.

After reading the letter of several thousand words, Zhao Si probably understood the specific situation of Zhao Di now.

First of all, Zhao Di has been pacified.

Secondly, Zhao Di is very poor and short of money......

In the end, he had to be cheeky and play his part and win it for his subordinates.

Putting away the letter, Zhao Si looked at the First Emperor who was immersed in official business, smiled, and leaned forward.

"What's the matter with flattery?" The First Emperor put down the brush and raised his eyebrows, looking at the good saint of the chicken thief, and spoke.

"That's right...... Just now Zhang Cang sent a letter, the rebellion of Zhao State has probably been quelled, and Chen Yu and other rebellious parties have been wiped out. Zhao Si said.

"Well, yes, that's a good thing." The First Emperor nodded, not surprised.

"It's just that Zhao Di has a big problem now......" Zhao Si pondered for a moment.

"What's the problem?"

"Poor!"

"The land of Zhao is not barren, how can it be poor?" The First Emperor raised an eyebrow.

"It's not desolate, but it's not like there was a rebellion in Zhao State, although there are no natural disasters but there are human disasters...... Lawsuits collude, guards steal, and people's livelihoods are desolate, so that the fields are barren, no one cultivates, the cities are damaged, the roads are abandoned, the common people have no shelter from the cold, and the children have no heating firewood......"

"Talking about the point...... "The First Emperor knocked on the case.

"I, Zhao Guo, am really poor!" Zhao Si sighed.

"Now it is impossible to expect to collect taxes from the Shu people to restore the people's livelihood, so they can only find a way to cut the nobles of the family, but a large part of this group of people have boarded the order to move the king's tomb, according to the law, they should move their families to Xianyang ......"

"So......" The First Emperor looked at Zhao Si with a smile.

"People can go, but money can't." Zhao Si said categorically.

"Oh...... Then why did you move to Xianyang? The First Emperor raised an eyebrow.

"Father...... Don't you know, Zhao is really poor, and now that I have been crowned King of Zhao, although I don't live in Zhao, the palace will inevitably need to be repaired......"

"I mean I don't have to move......" The First Emperor looked at Zhao Si, who was already about to come to him and hugged his thigh, showing a little helplessness on his face.

"Since you want to use the knife with them, it makes no sense to move or not, and you can pass on the head to Xianyang to tell the courtiers afterwards." The First Emperor spoke.

What are you doing when you send a group of singles, you have to give them a settling-in allowance.

The Tomb Relocation Decree was a soft treatment that solved the local land annexation and wealth concentration and power encroachment on the premise of giving them a way out.

Zhao Si plans to deal with it hard, give them humanity to destroy, what are you doing with them?

Tired of digging more pits for them in Xianyang?

The First Emperor thought that he was a benevolent man, and he was going to die, so it was better to let them return to their hometown.

"Great Father!" Zhao Si smiled, full of sycophants.

"But even so, Zhao Di is still poor ......and tight," Zhao Si rubbed his hands.

Things are going so smoothly that Zhao Si wants to get more wool again.

Although Zhao Si has not yet arrived in his own kingdom in the strict sense.

(End of chapter)