Zhao Kuo is also dealing with a number of things related to reform. Zhao State, or every country during the Warring States Period, is no stranger to reform. Among the countries that still exist today, except Zhou Dynasty, all countries have undergone reform.
Even Weiguo and Lu were at the forefront of reform in the Spring and Autumn Period. Lu was the first to implement the initial taxation system.
As for Zhou, he was in a special situation and there was nothing he could do.
The Jin State liked to toss at that time, and Han, Zhao and Wei who succeeded Jin also liked to toss.
Change leads to poverty, and change leads to prosperity. Perhaps it is the pressure brought by competition among countries. The resistance to reforms during the Warring States Period was far less than that of the later unified dynasties.
However, except for Zhao State, all countries chose to use ministers to preside over reforms.
The monarch is hidden behind the scenes and the ministers are in the front. If the reform fails, the ministers can serve as scapegoats.
Even if the reform is successful, some people will be offended. When the time comes, killing the ministers who presided over the reform can resolve the national conflicts, just like the Qin State killed Shang Yang.
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Only King Wuling of Zhao did not do the same as other countries, but chose to preside over the reform himself. Perhaps he was simple-minded and did not think of this. It may also be that he is too talented and disdainful of this. I, King Zhao Wuling, am going to reform the law myself, why should I hide behind the scenes?
Zhao Kuo also did not find someone to replace him, but decided to take charge of the reform personally like King Zhao Wuling.
The details of the optimization of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs have been submitted, and Zhao Kuo has become more serious than ever before, coming to the study every day before dawn to handle government affairs.
He had to read each of these contents carefully and think about the benefits and possible disadvantages of doing so. Some places could be seen at a glance, while in other places even Zhao Kuo had to think for a long time and use his talent to deduce .
Any small government affairs will involve various aspects, and the deduction is more difficult than war.
Usually if something was wrong, Zhao Kuo would call it back and ask the person in charge to make a new plan. If it still didn't work, he would hand it over to Wei Wuji. At this time, Wei Wuji would gather a few people, hold a small meeting to discuss, and hand over the results to Zhao Kuo.
By mid-December, officials from almost all places had arrived in Handan, even Lejian in Helan County.
In fact, he started later than many others.
But I couldn't stand the speed, so I flew over in a straight line. If a straight line were drawn between Helan and Handan, it would be much closer than some places. And as an extraordinary warrior who can fly and rush, as long as there are no other encumbrances, the speed is still very fast.
This is a congenital advantage that those civil servants riding horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts cannot envy.
"Mr. Governor, you are here too." Flying is not allowed in Handan City. After Lejian arrived in Handan, he was just about to drop off in front of the city gate when he saw Lifu's carriage approaching from a distance.
Li Fu opened the curtain and looked at Lejian up and down. He immediately understood how Lejian got here. He couldn't help but feel a little envious. Although civil servants and military generals each had their own advantages, when it came to flying, civil servants were better than them anyway. But a military commander.
"Would Sheriff Le go back to the house first, or come with me to meet the king?" Li Fu asked, clasping his hands.
As the governor of Hetao, it is inevitable to report to Zhao Kuo on the work of the past few months after returning to the capital. Moreover... At this time, various regions must compete for benefits, and he, the governor, must personally participate in the battle.
Although Zhao Guo has set the tone of focusing on developing the Loop in the next few years, how much benefit he can obtain depends on his ability as a governor.
Sometimes, even if others have prepared it for you, if you don’t fight for it, it will be taken away by others.
"Let's go see the king." Le Jian originally wanted to go back home. He hadn't seen his wife and children for a long time. But since Li Fu is going to see the king, let’s go together. Anyway, it won’t be too late.
Lejian's political sensitivity is not low. Li Fu just arrived in Handan and went to see Zhao Kuo without bathing or changing clothes. It was definitely not as simple as reporting on work.
When can’t you report to work?
Moreover, it is not the first day that the two of them met. They had worked together for nearly twenty years when they were in Yan State. Based on Lejian’s understanding of Li Fu, Li Fu must be trying to get ahead of other county governors in the next few years. Grab the benefits.
The Helan County that he governs is also under the jurisdiction of Li Fu. If he goes with him, he will be able to get a bigger share than other county governors as he deserves. After all, he has his own contribution to this.
Thinking of this, Le Jian boarded Li Fu's carriage directly.
Along the way, many officials who knew each other greeted each other or invited them to gather together.
For example, Feng Ting, the governor of Shangdang County, and Jin Fu, the governor of Hejian County, have not seen each other for nearly two years since the First World War in Shangdang County. In the past, in Korea, the two of them could only be considered acquaintances and would just nod when they met.
After arriving in the State of Zhao, the relationship between the two naturally became much closer. Officialdom is a place where people need to stick together. Since they are fellow villagers, they naturally have to help each other.
Just like the surrendered generals from Yan State automatically attached themselves to Le Yi, the officials from Qi State attached themselves to Tian Dan, and the officials from Wei State attached themselves to Wei Wuji.
This is inevitable and no one can stop it.
There are relatively few officials from South Korea. Apart from Feng Ting and Jin Ao, the only one is Han Fei, so the three of them will be closer.
Together with Li Si and Huang Shigong of Chu State, these are the most powerful forces from outside Zhao.
The local official power in the Zhao Kingdom was also divided into two parts. One part was the clan headed by Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bao, and the other part was the aristocratic power headed by Lian Po and Lin Xiangru, which also represented some poor families.
Each force is not independent of each other. Zhao Sheng is Wei Wuji's brother-in-law. Although Xunzi is from Zhao, he has good relations with Lu Zhonglian, Zhou Zi and others of Qi.
Li Si of Chu State, Han Fei of South Korea was Xunzi's apprentice, Huang Shigong was Pang Nuan's junior brother, etc.
There are also some officials who have just been recruited from the Qin State. Although they are arranged in various places by Zhao Kuo, they will also join the group to keep warm.
This kind of grouping is just a natural behavior among fellow villagers, and it is far from rising to the level of party struggle. Zhao State has no soil for party struggle. It has not even annexed Qi State and Wei State. These regional-oriented officials are just rootless people. .
Therefore, Zhao Kuo will not suppress him, he just needs to strike a balance.
Handan City has been completely renewed. The mess caused by rapid development has been effectively managed. There are government-built toilets on both sides of the road, which can be used by pedestrians free of charge.
Someone cleans it every day and transports the feces to cesspools outside the city, where it is fermented and then sent to farmland.
Mo Feng planned another city wall outside Handan and planned to use the previous city wall as an inner wall. The exterior wall is already halfway built, but it has been stopped due to the freezing conditions and cannot be continued until the frost thaws.
