dognovel Chapter 588 Support
Chapter 588 Support
“But what if they don’t do anything?”
Kang Hong asked.
If officials stop taking bribes and at the same time take money every day without doing anything as a way of resisting, then the country will not be able to function.
"Then kill them all and replace them with those who are capable. Are they willing to sacrifice their lives just for a little profit?"
There was a hint of murderous intent in Lin Xiaofan's eyes.
He remembered that in his previous life, an emperor killed more than 20,000 officials, but the country remained the same and did not collapse because of it.
"I think this is a good idea. If we really have to, we can select officials one by one and pick out the truly talented people for important positions. Daqian has nine counties and eighty-three county towns, so we only need to select eighty-three county magistrates. We only need to spend some time traveling all over the country to interview and screen them one by one."
Guan Rong, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up and expressed his agreement.
He had long been disgusted with the parasites that eroded the foundations of the country.
After hearing this, Kang Hong fell into deep thought and began to seriously consider this issue.
He had thought about killing people before, but he always felt it was too absurd. Although Daqian was not a large country, it had more than a thousand officials.
In addition, due to the implementation of the recommendation system, many officials were appointed through recommendations from their families or powerful people, which resulted in most officials coming from local wealthy families.
If all the officials were to be killed, it would inevitably provoke these aristocratic families to unite and resist. They have a huge influence in the country, and the slightest mistake could cause chaos.
Moreover, even if a new batch of officials were appointed, they would most likely be selected from these large families. After all, ordinary people had no chance to receive education and were unlikely to be qualified for official positions.
But after hearing what Lin Xiaofan and Guan Rong said, it seemed that the problem was not as serious as he thought.
With the army in his hands, what kind of trouble could these big clans cause? At most, they would cause a civil uprising. But even if he killed them all, what would happen?
With so many people in the country, how can we not gather more than a thousand officials? How can we not gather a hundred honest officials?
"I think this method is worth a try!" Duanmu Liangchuan also thought carefully for a long time and finally spoke.
"But we can't kill too many officials at once, otherwise the large number of official changes, job handovers, and resistance from those big clans will be enough to hurt Daqian's vitality again. If Tianlang Country intervenes again, the risk will be too great."
"We can select officials in a certain area, conduct a strict investigation, and punish or kill those who deserve it. If they resist too much, we can send someone we trust to go there and elect officials in person, but we won't choose from those aristocratic families."
"In addition, we can send some secret guards, or even a group of guards from the capital to guard there and help govern, to prevent the local noble families from causing trouble. We have to let these families know that Daqian can still function without them. In this way, they will know to restrain themselves."
Duanmu Liangchuan talked until his mouth was dry, so he took a sip of tea.
"good idea!"
Kang Hong said immediately. However, this matter was of great importance, so he did not make a decision immediately, but looked at the other people.
After seeing everyone nod and indicate that there was no problem, Kang Hong said:
"Then do it this way."
The five of them began to discuss the specific plan, the personnel to be used, and where to start.
Their final decision was to start from Hedong County, the easternmost of Daqian.
There were a large number of Eastern troops stationed there, so no matter how much trouble the noble families could cause, there would be no trouble. Secondly, when Kang Hong promulgated the new policy, the resistance in Xunyang County was the most intense, so it was the most appropriate place to use it as a pilot.
Lin Xiaofan was eating cakes and didn't interrupt. After all, he didn't know most of the officials in the court, let alone the situation in the court or the situation in Daqian. Instead of giving orders randomly, it's better to listen quietly.
After a long discussion, Lin Xiaofan came up with another idea:
"There are many large clans in Daqian. Although they seem to be united against us, it is only for their own benefit. As long as we can provide some benefits, we can instantly break their alliance. At that time, we can also prevent chaos to the greatest extent."
Lin Xiaofan had a deep understanding of this when he was governing Degao County.
The three major families are on good terms with each other, but as long as Lin Xiaofan touches their interests and breaks the balance between them, they will start to bite each other. In the end, he handed over the evidence of the other two families to himself, just to seek greater benefits.
Hearing this, everyone stopped discussing, and Kang Hong asked:
"Brother Lin, what do you mean?"
"We can support a family in a certain place, let them fight among themselves, suppress or even destroy the other families. At the same time, let this family control all the industries of the other families. What they have to do is also very simple, just pay taxes according to regulations and follow the court."
Lin Xiaofan opened his mouth to explain.
This will benefit both parties. First, the number of industries of the supported families will at least double, and the profits they will get will at least double. No one will refuse such a great temptation.
All they had to do was pay enough taxes, obey the court's orders, and help do some work.
For the imperial court, it would be easier to manage with fewer families, and it would also completely solve the problem of tax evasion. After all, compared with the profits that would increase several times, the tax evasion was not worth mentioning.
Moreover, if something happens in a certain place, the court can immediately contact the local leading family to solve the problem or cooperate with the work.
"What do you think, my dear ministers?"
Kang Hong's eyes swept over several people, and his voice revealed a bit of excitement. This method is simply too good! If it can be done well, the difficulty of managing Daqian in the future will drop sharply, and the national strength will recover faster and faster.
He looked at Lin Xiaofan with his eyes shining, as if he had seen a treasure.
"it is good!"
Duanmu Liangchuan said without hesitation. This method is not only good, but also almost impossible to replicate.
First of all, we must ensure that there are a group of capable and loyal ministers in the court to do this. Secondly, the country cannot be too big, otherwise there will definitely not be enough manpower.
If the Tang Dynasty were to come, it would not be able to do the job well in such a large country with complex and deeply entrenched forces in every place. Even if there were a dozen capable ministers in the court, they would not be able to do the job well.
If it were placed in Dashang and Daliang, although the territory was small and easy to govern, there would be no suitable ministers in the court. Especially among the most powerful ministers, if half of them were not clear, they would definitely rely on this policy to seek profits for their families everywhere, which would have a counterproductive effect.
It just so happened that all the powerful ministers in Daqian obeyed Kang Hong, it just so happened that Kang Hong was a good emperor, and it just so happened that the territory of Daqian was not large. It can be said that all the conditions were met.