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On the third day after Zhao Han entered Linjiang Mansion, Li Zheng brought an old official over: "Headquarters, we caught someone who wanted to burn down the county government office!"

"Please spare your life, Lord Town! Please spare your life, Lord Town!"

The old official knelt on the ground and cried loudly, with runny nose and tears. There was even a smell of urine coming from his crotch.

Zhao Han said with a look of disgust: "How dare you to burn down the county government office? What do you want to burn down?"

Li Zheng said angrily: "Headquarters, just after two strikes, this man confessed that he wanted to burn the land tax books in Qingjiang County."

Zhao Han understood instantly: "Which family are you from? How much did you spill?"

The old official didn't dare to answer, he just knelt on the ground and shivered.

Zhao Han sneered: "Find out whose family they belong to, and after a public trial, all the clan elders will be killed. The children will be sent to almshouses, the men will be assigned to dig iron ore, and the young women will be assigned to unmarried soldiers as wives!"

The old official suddenly collapsed and fainted from fear.

The most disgusting method used by big landowners to avoid paying taxes is sending deceitful mails. Spreading money is really disgusting!

The so-called Feisha means that the land deeds are still in the hands of the landlords, and the landlords still recruit tenants to cultivate the land. However, the names of other farmers were written on the government tax books. Many small landowners, self-cultivators, and perhaps even tenants, somehow end up with tons of extra land and have to pay tons of land taxes for no reason, and they don’t even know who is harming them.

In modern times, Principal Chiang was attacked by a big landowner. He came to beat people up, but was arrested and paid. Because of this incident, he made up his mind to study in Japan, hoping to get ahead and not be bullied.

The old official in front of him just wanted to burn the official documents to prevent his family from being traced when dividing the land.

By the way, eliminating the phenomenon of flying dust is also one of the reasons why small landowners and farmers are willing to be loyal to Zhao Han.

Especially for the small landowners, they may have less land in their hands after the land is divided. However, the amount of land tax that needs to be paid is also declining rapidly, because in the past, I didn’t know who was being harmed.

Officials, missionary groups and backbones of farmers' associations are arriving one after another, and Linjiang Fucheng is temporarily under Zhao Han's military control.

After dealing with this old official, Zhao Han continued to patrol the city in person. He would go out to patrol several streets every day.

Today we were wandering around the west of the city. As we walked, Zhao Han frowned: "Why are there so many temples here? Check the whole city immediately to see how many temples there are!"

Half a day later, Zhao Han got the details. There were eleven temples in the city.

This is simply outrageous. Although Linjiang Fucheng is high and deep, its area is not very large. There are actually eleven temples in the city, and there are also some outside the city!

It can only be said that the business in Linjiang Prefecture is too prosperous, and countless merchants are full of food, or they are desperate for comfort after doing bad things, so they spend money to support countless monks. Many of these temples in the city have no temple grounds and rely entirely on the incense of believers.

Continuing to check the outside of the city, there are a total of eighteen temples and Taoist temples inside and outside the city!

Zhao Han carefully understood the information about these temples and temples, and immediately ordered: "All monks and Taoists who have no ultimatums are ordered to return to secular life. Only one temple and one temple can be preserved inside and outside the city. The temples retain the Guanghan Temple, the Taoist temples retain the City God Temple, and the monks who have ultimatums are kept Taoist priests all focus on practicing in these two temples. Don’t demolish the rest of the temples. Just demolish the statues of gods and Buddhas, and free up the houses as courtyards for homeless people in the city to live in!"

After the order was given, everything started to fly.

Thousands of illegal monks and Taoist priests were found out and ordered to return to secular life, but there were only about thirty legal monks who had the right to do so.

All the goods in these temples were confiscated by Zhao Han, totaling more than 8,000 taels of silver!

"Headquarters, there is a mage outside who wants to see you."

"Arrest him directly and thoroughly investigate his crimes. Even if he has not committed any crime, if the monks under him have made loan sharks or the like, he will be arrested directly and taken to mine in the iron mines!"

Outside the government office, the highly respected Master Su Zhen originally wanted to protect his reputation and use his sharp tongue to persuade Zhao Hanli to respect gods and Buddhas and not do such dirty things as slandering Buddhas and destroying gods.

Then……

"Let me go, let me go, what a shame!" Master Suzhen panicked and was dragged to the cell by a group of big-headed soldiers.

A few days later, the results of the interrogation were placed in front of Zhao Han.

As expected, Master Suzhen was both virtuous and virtuous. Not only was he profound in Buddhism, but he also donated money to build bridges and pave roads. He was very famous throughout Linjiang Prefecture.

However, as the abbot of Yuanmiao Temple, his main income came from loan sharking and collecting land rent, followed by incense money donated by believers. This temple actually has thousands of acres of farmland on the outskirts of the city, and I don’t know how it was accumulated!

"There is no need to send him to mine. Let him think about his mistakes in front of the Buddha," Zhao Han said. "Since he is a virtuous and eminent monk, his Dharma must be profound. It will be no problem if he does not eat for ten days and a half. If he can survive without eating, In ten days, let him be the abbot of Guanghan Temple."

Master Su Zhen was still determined to see Zhao Han. He applied repeatedly and finally got his wish.

Zhao Han sneered while working: "What else do you want to say?"

Master Suzhen straightened out the clothes that had been twisted by the soldiers, suddenly put his hands together and saluted, and solemnly said: "Amitabha, the poor monk entered samadhi yesterday and received the Bodhisattva's excuse that King Zhao Tian is the reincarnation of the subdued dragon Arhat..."

"roll!"

Zhao Han was furious: "This monk is deceiving the public with his evil words. Don't go hungry, just drag him out and behead him in public!"

"King of Heaven, King of Heaven..."

Master Suzhen was a little confused. On the way out, he shouted: "The King of Heaven is really the reincarnation of Arhat. The monk can testify. The King of Heaven listens to what the monk has to say..."

There are many Buddhists and Taoists in the city, but in the face of Zhao Han's atrocities, no one dares to stand up and speak out.

After beheading the monk, the officials finally arrived.

Three counties became eight, and the administrative system also had to be adjusted.

Zuo Xiaoliang was promoted to the prefect of Ji'an, with jurisdiction over the four counties of Luling, Jishui, Xiajiang and Anfu.

Ouyang Zheng was promoted to the prefect of Linjiang, with jurisdiction over the four counties of Qingjiang, Xingan, Xinyu and Fenyi.

This administrative division is a little different from the Ming Dynasty, purely because Zhao Han's territory is uneven, and it can be adjusted in the future based on actual conditions.

Liu Ziren, who came from Qianshan, was promoted to the magistrate of Xiajiang County, and Fei Yuanjian was promoted to the magistrate of Xingan County. Both of them were old friends of Zhao Han. Although they were promoted quickly along the way, they also worked as civil servants. Moreover, the two counties under their rule are both poor counties, so their promotion is not too outrageous.

When they first attacked Jishui County, the first two scholars to take refuge were Yang Zhong, who cursed Zhao Han, and became the new magistrate of Yu County, and Guo Shunyu, who offered his land as a transfer envoy.

Guo Shunyu not only offered land, but also donated two merchant ships.

Now that the territory is large, many materials need to be transported. Guo Shunyu's transfer will make him rich in oil and water. It depends on whether he can control it.

The rapid promotion of Yang Zhong and Guo Shunyu made the gentry jealous. These were not mayors, but real officials in their eyes. We were all thieves together in the beginning. If I had worked hard, I could have been promoted. Oh, I really regret it!

"Greetings to the main town!"

Ouyang Zheng brought a group of officials to visit him. Next to him was Yuan Yunlong, the magistrate of Qingjiang County, the man who married his niece to Fei Ruhe.

When I go back this time, Fei Ruhe will also get married.

Zhao Han asked: "How are the three counties of Ji'an?"

Ouyang Zheng replied: "I don't know about the other two counties, but in Jishui County, during the confrontation between the main town and the officers and soldiers, some gentry were ready to make a move and were still secretly conspiring together. Once the main town was defeated, these people were likely to rebel immediately! However, the officers and soldiers When the news of the defeat came back, these gentry pledged their allegiance and sent all the scholars at home out, hoping to find some jobs in the newly occupied land."

"Haha, they know how to look at the wind." Zhao Han laughed angrily.

Ouyang Zheng added: "What Mr. Pang means is that now that we occupy eight counties and have added two government offices and a transfer bureau, we need a large number of civil servants to fill them in. Scholars from gentry families can be chosen as civil servants. If you do well, you will be promoted slowly; if you do poorly, you will be dismissed immediately."

"That's okay," Zhao Han said, "Linjiang Mansion is very important. I will leave two thousand regular soldiers to garrison here, and the navy will also leave some. Part of the taxes from Linjiang Mansion will be used as military expenses, and there is no need to transfer them to The General Military Mansion only needs to hand over paperwork."

The procedures must be complete and local finance cannot be left to support the troops. But money and food don’t need to be transported back and forth, just go through the relevant documents.

After chatting for a while, Zhao Han said to Yuan Yunlong again: "Yuan Zhixian, I have admired your wisdom for a long time, and today I finally saw it with my own eyes."

"I only did what I was expected to do, and it was all thanks to the cultivation of the head office." Yuan Yunlong knew this very well. Although he worked conscientiously, his political achievements and qualifications were not as good as those of many elders. Being able to be quickly promoted to Qingjiang County Magistrate relied on his reputation, and Zhao Han set him as a role model.

Zhao Han said with a smile: "It is not easy to only do what is within one's duties and to do what is within one's duties well. Bao Zheng in the Song Dynasty was famous throughout the ages, so he only did what was within his duties. When Bao Zheng was a local official, he Then he should be a parent officer honestly. If Bao Zheng is a transfer official, he should transfer money, grain and taxes honestly. If Bao Zheng is a supervisory official, he will be selfless and not afraid of offending the powerful. The most rare thing about Bao Zheng is that he can do his job well. , and will never interfere in other affairs!”

Yuan Yunlong said quickly: "I will remember your teachings."

Bao Qingtian in the Song Dynasty really only did his job and did what he should do well. It is absolutely impossible for Shangshu to advise the emperor to carry out reforms as a county magistrate, because that is not his responsibility.

Therefore, although Bao Zheng offended numerous powerful people, that was what he did when he was a supervisor, that was his duty, and no one could fault him. Before becoming a censor, Bao Zheng could not offend any powerful person.

When Zhao Han said these words, he was also warning Yuan Yunlong not to do anything beyond his own scope. Because Yuan Yunlong's niece is about to marry Fei Ruhe!

That night, Ouyang Zheng sent a letter: "Headquarters, this is from my wife. Please give it to me personally."

Zhao Han opened the letter and immediately beamed with joy.

Fei Rulan was pregnant, and not long after Zhao Han left for the expedition, the doctor had already confirmed her positive pulse. Afraid of affecting Zhao Han's fight, Fei Rulan kept it secret, and even Pang Chunlai, Li Banghua and others didn't know.

Am I going to be a dad?

Zhao Han felt so amazing. He was not married before traveling through time. This was the first time in his two lives that he was going to be a father.