As soon as Liu Jing met, he threatened the officials in Jingzhou, saying that in the future he would no longer suspend the sentence and relax the ban, but would enforce the law.
If you want to achieve great things in troubled times, you must be this "evil person". The idea of "being virtuous and careful about punishment" will not work at all. This is naturally not a baseless conjecture. If you don't mention it far away, just Wei, Shu, Wu
Take the Three Kingdoms as an example:
According to historical records, Cao Cao "applied Shen, the magic of Shang" and emphasized that "the husband's punishment is the fate of the people", "the rule of law is based on etiquette; the rule of chaos is based on punishment", and his governance "all uses clear punishment"
The imperial law is unified and unified."
When Zhuge Liang was in power, history said: "Science and education are strict, rewards and punishments must be trusted, innocent people are not punished, and good deeds are not shown." The people of Shu "fear but love them", "Although the punishment and administration are severe, there is no resentment."
As for Soochow, more than 100,000 Wu slips unearthed in Changsha in later generations have greatly restored the political system of Soochow. Its heavy taxes and severe criminal laws are simply shocking.
The three kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu were able to stand out in the chaotic late Han Dynasty and establish their empire. The importance of law was an indispensable reason.
Liu Biao and Liu Zhang were negative examples. Because they "failed to enforce punishments", the soldiers and the people were left to their own devices, and the monarchs and ministers could not work together. Although they controlled thousands of miles of territory and had more than 100,000 troops, they could only serve as guardian dogs, and it was difficult for them to survive.
Great work.
However, the way to govern is not to use force alone, but to use kindness and power at the same time. So Liu Jing put on another face, comforted him with gentle words, and encouraged the officials in Jingzhou.
After that, Liu Jing began to issue political orders. First, he ordered Jiang Wan, the chief secretary, and Wang Can, the governor of Dongcao, to draft notices to calm the people, and asked officials to post them in the streets and alleys to convey the decree and appease people.
At the same time, a message was sent to the counties of Nanyang, Zhangling, and Jiangxia to announce that Jingzhou had changed its hands, and all county and county officials were entrusted with their duties, and envoys were sent to Xiangyang as soon as possible. Those who failed to arrive would be punished as traitors.
Wang Can is a man of extraordinary talent and wonderful literary talent, but he is also not humble and can write with just one stroke.
Jiang Wan stood aside, unable to intervene at all. Looking at the documents with rich literature and impeccable words, Jiang Wan was amazed in his heart. He thought that Wang Can was famous for his literary talent, and it was indeed true.
After reading it, Liu Jing was also amazed. There is a saying, "It is not allowed to add a word, and it is not allowed to subtract a word." Wang Can's article is probably to this extent.
Liu Jing's second decree was to merge hundreds of officials from Liu Biao's Zhennan General's Palace into his Anyuan General's Palace.
Due to the rules of "Three Mutual Laws", Liu Jing was unable to serve as the pastor of Jingzhou. In the future, General Anyuan's Mansion became the political center of Jingzhou.
Logically speaking, the Jingzhou Prefecture Department should also be incorporated into it, but the Prefecture Department is the administrative seat of a state, and all the counties and counties in Jingzhou are subject to its orders. Now that Jingzhou has been initially decided, Liu Jing still needs to rely on the Prefecture Department to stabilize the place, so he decided to postpone the merger.
State Department.
Liu Jing was not worried about not being able to control the prefecture. Don't forget that Liu Xian, the "half-provincial governor", was a fellow Jingnan fellow and half one of his own. Kuai Liang, the chief secretary, and Pang Ji, the governor, were all Liu Biao's confidants.
If he abandons his post and leaves, he only needs to place one or two people into the state department to serve as the chief registrar, and then he can completely control the state department.
In terms of candidates, Liu Jing had already made plans in his mind. He was planning to transfer You Sima Huanjie from Changsha to assume the post of governor.
As the chief clerk, he chose Xiang Lang. Xiang Lang not only had outstanding talents, but also had a background in Xiangyang. Using Xiang Lang again was like telling the people of Xiangyang that he would appoint people based on their talents regardless of their relative status.
After that, Liu Jing issued several decrees in succession, and it was not until night fell that the court meeting came to an end.
Liu Jing came out of the main hall and went to sit in the toilet. At this time, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Jiang Wan and others were busy counting household registrations, warehouses and warehouses.
Of the four counties in northern Jingbei, Nan County has the largest number of households in terms of household registration, with nearly 100,000 households and a population of 500,000. Followed by Jiangxia County, with 43,000 households and a population of 200,000. Nanyang County and Zhangling County rank third, ranked third.
Fourth, each has 30,000 households and a population of more than 100,000. The total population of the four counties in Jingbei is nearly one million.
In the four counties of Jingnan, there are more than 168,000 households and 920,000 people. The current total population of Jingzhou is about 1.9 million.
It seems to be a lot, but in fact it is not as much as the population of Nanyang County in the past. Compared with Jingzhou's heyday, the population has dropped by more than two-thirds. The destructive power of troubled times can be seen from this. Jingzhou, located in the south, is still like this.
It is not difficult to imagine the miserable situation in the Central Plains.
Of course, what is calculated here is only the registered population in Jingzhou. In fact, there are a large number of floating households, hidden households, and Jingmans in Jingzhou, and their number is no less than the registered household in Jingzhou.
Liu Jing was in Jingnan, and for several years he repeatedly lured the Jingman tribesmen out of the mountains to stay within the territory, which was very effective. At present, he has nearly 100,000 Jingman tribesmen under his rule.
As for the tens of thousands of Guanzhong refugees living in Nanyang, Liu Jing also had plans to recruit them.
In contrast, Liu Jing, a recluse who relied on a wealthy family and did not pay taxes, was powerless. Even if he had become the lord of Jingzhou, he did not dare to touch this "landmine" that could easily blow him to pieces.
In troubled times, as a separatist force with external pressure, there is no condition to investigate the hidden households. If you do it forcefully, it will be tantamount to setting yourself on fire and destroying yourself.
Historically, the registered population of the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu was less than 8 million, which was an outrage in the world. As a result, not long after the Three Kingdoms returned to Jin, the population doubled several times out of thin air.
This shows what?
This shows that even if a hero is like Cao Cao and a wise minister is like Zhuge Liang, he is still helpless when faced with the problem of hidden households.
Only a unified emerging political power can suppress all opposition voices and implement land surveying and case comparison, that is, measuring land and verifying household registration.
At the beginning of the founding of this dynasty, the founder Guangwu killed more than a dozen prefects at one go in order to check the land and population. This caused everyone in the world to rebel, especially the four states of Qing, Xu, You, and Ji. The local surnames raised armies one after another and colluded
A group of thieves attacked and robbed the official temple and killed the chief officials.
Emperor Shizu Guangwu had to change his tough attitude and use both leniency and force, appeasement and suppression to calm down the turmoil caused by Du Tian.
In short, Liu Jing has no plans to touch the "landmine" of Yinhu for the time being. Let's wait until he dominates the world.
Liu Jing then picked up the warehouse accounts and flipped through them. Looking at the figures that were far less than expected, Liu Jing couldn't help but frown.
Historically, Liu Biao dominated Jingzhou and was known as "with hundreds of thousands of people and a mountain of wealth." However, due to the appearance of Liu Jing in this time and space, Liu Biao's hope of seizing Jingnan and unifying Jingzhou was ruined. In the subsequent battles, he was defeated again and again.
, the loss of troops and land will cost more than billions of dollars?
Therefore, Liu Jing had no hope at all for the Jingzhou Warehouse, but looking at the pitiful numbers on the books, he was still speechless. This little money and grain would be enough to reward the soldiers. What happens next? Do you want to drink the northwest wind?
He couldn't help but wonder if Liu Cong had quietly transferred the money and food from the warehouse.