Daqin: The poorest prime minister, the first emperor begged me for corruption

Chapter 75: What is taken from the people should also be used for the people!

"General, the empress has rescued dozens of boys, but they are all under the age of enlightenment. How should we deal with them?"

Some soldiers entered the hall from Houya and reported to Qin Mo.

Qin Mo lifted the limp Sima Hui with one hand and asked in a cold voice: "Why are you imprisoning so many children?"

"Not a prisoner, but a son of a criminal."

Sima Hui was as silent as a cicada: "I want to teach you... and serve as your majesty's servant..."

It was common for the sons of criminals to be slaves in the hermit palace. Those with talent could escape from low status and be put to more important use.

For example, Zhao Gao was born in the Hidden Palace!

This Sima Hui had a good plan. An uneducated child would grow up after a few years of education and would accept his kindness in a muddle-headed manner.

In the future, if he is sent to the palace, he will be able to please Ying Zheng and make his status more stable. Secondly, anyone who will become successful will be helped by his help in the palace!

"It's no wonder that people who are just living in the camp can win over the soldiers and generals of the county and join forces with you!"

Qin Mo threw him down and cursed in disgust.

Sima Hui's face turned gloomy and he was paralyzed and unable to speak.

Qin Mo ignored him and turned to the soldier who reported the matter: "Take all the suffering masters who followed us to Houya to see if they have any heirs and reunite them."

"If there are any remaining children who are not claimed, they will be handed over to Your Majesty for adoption when His Majesty arrives in person!"

"Here."

The soldiers took the order and left.

After leaning a little, excited crying came from the back office, indicating that the victim was reunited with his child.

Qin Mo felt inexplicably better, and asked the hundred generals of the Jinyi Guards beside him to interrogate Sima Hui and a group of county officials.

If an innocent person is released immediately, and if he is reported to the government afterwards and is honest and self-sufficient in the filth, he will be rewarded heavily.

If anyone slips through the net, they will be searched throughout the city, and all the family members and relatives of the prisoner will be arrested and imprisoned.

Everything went on in an orderly manner, and after the initial panic, the people in the city gradually figured out what had happened.

Then, I was ecstatic!

People gathered in groups to complain to the government and complained about various evil deeds committed by county officials, including county and township officials under the county government. Many of them were reported and reported.

Qin Mo didn't have much surprise when he listened to the pleas outside.

Looking at the administration of officials in the past dynasties, it has always been a mess, either from top to bottom, or from bottom to top, with at most a few people doing well alone.

The governance of Nanyang County is in such a bad shape. It would be a damned thing if the counties and villages below could do better.

Ying Zheng's Jin Yiwei establishment has probably not yet penetrated into the counties and villages at this stage. Now that the people have come to report, Qin Mo will have to make a decision...

In fact, there is nothing to decide, because under Qin's law, no one dares to make false accusations. The price of false accusations and increased punishment for the same crime is too high. Since it has been said, it must be true!

Qin Moqiang stood up, called some generals who could read and write, and walked out of the government hall to the door.

When the people saw his handsome look in silver helmets, they knew he was a high official, so they couldn't help but keep silent, but their eyes were full of hope.

"Anyone who wants to report a county official should come forward and dictate the transcript. We will send troops to detain and verify the case later."

"If the truth is found, the informer will be rewarded according to law!"

The law of Qin clearly states that those who hide and fail to report illegal acts will be imprisoned, while those who accuse trespassers and robbers will be rewarded with gold.

"I want to report to the jailer of Deng County..."

"I reported on the old man who went to the countryside to govern Biyang County..."

"The common people have grievances..."

As soon as Qin Mo finished speaking, the people immediately rushed forward and surrounded the Yamen.

The soldiers immediately maintained order, and the generals who were literate and able to write took out bamboo slips, pens and ink and table cases from the yamen, and recorded one by one the identities of the people who came forward and the crimes of the officials they accused.

Every time a copy is recorded, it is handed over to Qin Mo.

Qin Mo, on the other hand, mobilized his troops on the spot, with a team of a hundred people fully armed, taking the informer out of the city and going to various counties to arrest the accused officials or squires.

He also instructed the generals leading the team to identify his accomplices during arrests, and to allow local people to continue to report. If necessary, more soldiers can be recruited to assist, so that no one slips through the net!

In this way, teams of hundreds were sent out one after another, but in the end no one reported them. Seeing that there were nearly 3,000 county soldiers left in the city, Qin Mo simply stopped doing nothing.

Divide them into hundreds of troops and send them out to raid every county and township in Nanyang County, making sure not to miss any place.

There are only five hundred guards left in the city, waiting for Ying Zheng's imperial chariot to arrive!

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Three days later in the evening, the patrolling imperial team finally arrived at Wancheng.

When Ying Zheng and Baiguan were on the road, they had already learned about Qin Mo's madness, which can be called a purge in Nanyang officialdom.

It was so exaggerated that the entire Nanyang County fell into administrative paralysis!

Some county and township government offices were even deserted. When the royal driver passed by, only the common people watched, but no officials greeted him...

Even if you can't tolerate adultery, you shouldn't do it in such a hurry. After all, it takes time to recruit officials to fill the gap!

However, when Ying Zheng saw Qin Mo, the little complaint in his heart immediately disappeared.

"My dear, why...why do you look so haggard after not seeing me for a few days?"

Ying Zheng got off the Yuyu car and looked at Qin Mo, whose eyes were sunken, and couldn't help but be speechless.

The officials behind him, as well as Fu Su, Yuan Man and others, were all astonished: "Is Prime Minister Qin infected with the disease?"

Qin Mo broke away from Yu Ji's support, clasped his hands and said, "You're fine, just rest for a few days."

Ying Zheng's beard trembled slightly, as if he had something to say, but he didn't say it for a long time. He just sighed softly.

He selected Qin Mo from among the hundreds of officials accompanying him to raid Wancheng and arrest the officials of Nanyang County, because he had long known that the commanders and soldiers of Nanyang County were all Qin Mo's old subordinates.

If Qin Mo comes to investigate, he can avoid a lot of trouble!

He also believes that Qin Mo will not bend the law for personal affairs!

Facts have proved that Qin Mo did not live up to his expectations. The county lieutenants and generals involved in the incident have all killed themselves to apologize.

Thousands of county soldiers were under his command, and they obeyed without causing any trouble.

However, he had forgotten what kind of character Qin Mo was!

Those Paoze brothers who had followed Qin Mo through life and death, stirring up trouble in the same pot, did not die on the battlefield, but committed suicide one by one in front of Qin Mo.

The psychological impact this had on Qin Mo was terrifying.

At least for people like Qin Mo, it is terrifying, even enough to destroy him!

Ying Zheng looked at Qin Mo, who seemed ten years older under the afterglow of the setting sun, and couldn't help but feel a sense of regret in his heart.

Letting Qin Mo run this errand is totally worth the loss!

"I love you, it's your own fault, so why should you be so grudged?"

Ying Zheng took a few steps forward and walked with Qin Mo holding his arms. As they entered the backyard of the Yamen Office, he whispered comforting words.

Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Qin Mo stopped trying to hold on and said with a wry smile: "That's how people are. They just ignore things that don't concern them. You don't know how much suffering it is until it falls on your head."

"I, I am just a commoner after all!"

Ying Zheng frowned secretly when he heard this. In the past, Qin Mo was not down to earth, and he felt awkward, so he tried every means to drag Qin Mo down from the sky.

Including bringing Qin Mo and Yuan Man together, they also had this kind of intention.

But now, his goal was achieved in another way, dragging Qin Mo down from the sky.

But it seems that Qin Mo fell into the wrong place and fell directly into the quagmire, drowning half to death and losing all his energy.

This is definitely not the result he wants!

"I love you, but why am I so inconsiderate that I sent you to investigate Pao Ze?"

Ying Zheng didn't know how to comfort Qin Mo, so he had to bring the topic to himself.

This trick worked as expected. Qin Mo immediately shook his head and said: "If I come to investigate, at least I can leave them with a whole body without having to suffer the torture of being cut in half."

"Your Majesty does not blame me for allowing them to avoid punishment. This is the greatest consideration for me!"

Ying Zheng patted his arm and said with a smile: "Since I also know that I am very lucky to be able to kill myself, there is no need to hold it against me."

"The love you deserve for your love should be worthy of your heart."

"That generation has entered the Nine Netherworlds. I think I should also express my admiration for you and your kindness in taking care of me!"

Qin Mo sighed in shame, but did not answer the question.

Again, if something doesn’t happen to you, everyone can say a few words. Only when it happens to you will you know how powerful it is.

"Ai Qing..."

"I have a thousand-character book to write. It may prevent the Nanyang incident from happening again in the future, at least to some extent!"

Ying Zheng wanted to say something, but before he could say anything, Qin Mo took out a stack of white paper from his arms and presented it to him.

Ying Zheng was stunned, then reached out to take it and check it.

The white paper was stitched with silk thread and stapled into two volumes. One volume began with the summary of the military system, and the other volume began with the summary of the official system. There was no cover, and all you could see were the seal characters written in charcoal.

Such a thick stack of white paper, filled with calligraphy in Chinese calligraphy, is a ‘true book of ten thousand words’!

"Your Majesty, does your Majesty know why the generals and generals of the Nanyang Army colluded with the governor of the county, Sima Hui, to prey on the common people and plunder the people's wealth?"

Qin Mo presented the book with ten thousand words, and it seemed as if a big stone had been put down in his heart, and he spoke again.

Ying Zheng shook his head to show that he didn't know, and asked: "Isn't it greed?"

Qin Mo smiled bitterly: "Yes, and no."

"There may be some who are greedy, but more often than not, the garrison has been overdue for a long time, and its own resources, clothing and food have been exhausted, making it difficult to continue."

"Even if the generals of that generation supplement their annual salary, they will never be able to feed thousands of garrison soldiers. If they don't want their brothers, Pao Ze, to starve to death, they can only steal food from others!"

Ying Zheng was speechless, but speechless.

According to what Qin Mo said, the Nanyang Army's generals and generals took desperate risks to plunder people's wealth, and it was completely forced by the imperial court!

After a long while, Ying Zhengcai suddenly said again: "Why don't you apply to the imperial court for a loan..."

But after he finished speaking, he shook his head: "I thought it was too simple!"

When soldiers apply for loans from the imperial court, the interest rates are very high. In future generations, they will be regarded as usurious loans.

Once you can't repay the loan, you will be punished. Daqin has a large number of prisoners available all year round, most of whom are soldiers or civilians who can't repay the loan.

Before the unification of the Six Kingdoms, soldiers were fighting on the front lines, and when the funds were used up, they just borrowed them.

After all, whether it is self-prepared or borrowed, it is an upfront investment. As long as the enemy's head can be cut off, everything will be solved naturally. On the contrary, if the enemy is killed and the bird is thrown into the air, it won't be able to control so much!

But now that the Six Kingdoms have been destroyed, except for the border areas, the soldiers have no chance to kill the enemy and perform meritorious deeds. Moreover, the border areas are under military control, and there are few people and vast land. The border soldiers can farm, but they will never die of hunger.

But things are different in Senei. If you want to farm and fill your belly, you have to invade the people's fields...

In addition, even if the garrison in the fortress does not expire, not all soldiers can prepare enough money, clothing and food for a year. If they borrow money from the court, their lives will be ruined.

Therefore, the chaos in Nanyang Army was really forced by the imperial court!

"As Aiqing once said, the laws of the troubled times have become outdated in many ways, and reform should indeed be carried out."

Ying Zheng groaned, gritted his teeth, and looked at the two booklets in his hands.

He didn't leave, so he found a pavilion to sit down, and began to read under the setting sun.

The first volume of military system reform does not involve the replacement of regular soldiers, but only targets the standing army of garrison soldiers.

Ying Zheng nodded secretly. Qin Mo didn't come forward to completely overthrow the existing military service system, which was obviously something he had carefully considered.

After all, the Southern Expedition to Baiyue is imminent, and it is not a good thing to act too hastily!

The first omission is to reduce the interest rate on court loans to as low as 150 per annum, so that if you borrow 10,000 yuan, you only need to pay back 10,500 yuan.

There is also an installment repayment policy. A one-time loan can be repaid over several years. The sooner you repay the loan, the lower the interest rate. If you borrow the loan this year and repay it next year, the interest rate will be as low as 130.

Ying Zhenggang also praised Qin Mo for his thoughtfulness, but after reading this article about reducing loan interest, he couldn't help but smack his lips again.

He doesn't object to lowering interest rates, but this is too harsh.

It is like falling directly from the sky to the center of the earth. If the court acts like this, it will make hard money, not even hard money, and work for the soldiers and the people in vain!

Qin Mo was standing next to him. When he saw a strange look on his face, he said: "Your Majesty, the wealth of the national treasury is taken from the people and should also be used for the people."

"My plan to reform the military system is based on this as the cornerstone. If the interest rate is not lowered, it will be a castle in the air and will definitely be impossible to achieve!"

Ying Zheng was noncommittal and continued reading.

The second article is to adjust the service time of garrison soldiers from one year to three years. They will be exempted from military service for life after serving for one time. If there is a national war, it will be counted separately.

This can be regarded as an inducement. Once you serve, you will be exempted from military service for life. It is still very tempting for the people who need to serve every year.

However, this does require the court's cooperation in lowering interest rates. Otherwise, even if a small private household can afford to provide its own funds, clothing, and food for three years, only a very small number will be able to afford it.

After seeing this, Ying Zheng's resistance to the interest rate cut was somewhat eliminated.

After all, the combat effectiveness of three-year-old soldiers will be far greater than that of today's one-year soldiers. If they are dragged out to fight, they will get twice the result with half the effort!

Then reading down to the third article, Ying Zheng's resistance to the interest rate cut completely dissipated.

There are missionaries in the garrison army, who are independent of generals and military judges and are responsible for the life education of soldiers.

In this way, the garrison troops guarding the counties in the fortress no longer need to be limited to the Guanzhong children. They can only use the Guanzhong children as the backbone and recruit regular soldiers from other counties to serve as garrison soldiers in other counties.

In addition to training and fighting, the missionary officers taught the soldiers how to read and learn, and instilled the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. This was done for many years. Even after retiring after three years, he had become a supporter of the Qin system.

When he returns to his hometown and joins the people, he may become an official, and his influence will be far-reaching!

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Qin Mo was obviously too stimulated and rarely slacked off, so the military reform strategy presented to Ying Zheng was not the general strategy in the past.

Instead, the articles were written clearly and clearly. After reading it, Ying Zheng raised his head and realized that it was already dark. He was surrounded by Fu Su Yuanman, Yu Ji and Zhao Gao, who were lighting the lamp for him.

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"This change is very feasible, thank you for your hard work!"

Ying Zheng felt happy in his heart. He looked at Qin Mo who was sitting beside him in a depressed mood and praised him without hesitation.

I had a cold and fever, so I went to the hospital and was placed under observation... I just came back... Thanks to the emperor of crotchless pants for the 100-point reward!

(End of chapter)