Zhao Kuo is also dealing with a number of things related to reform. Zhao State, or in other words, every country during the Warring States Period, is no stranger to reform. Among the countries that still exist today, except for Zhou Dynasty, all countries have undergone reform.
Even Wei and Lu were at the forefront of reform during the Spring and Autumn Period, and 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.
At that time, the Jin State liked to toss, and the Han, Zhao, and Wei who succeeded the Jin State also liked to toss.
When poverty leads to change, 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, it will offend some people. 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.
Only King Zhao Wuling did not do the same as other countries, but chose to personally preside over the reform. Perhaps he was simple-minded and did not think of this. It may also be that he was a man of great talent and strategy and disdained it. I, King Zhao Wuling, would personally reform the reform, so there was no need to hide in hiding.
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 became 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
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Any small government affairs will involve various aspects, and the deduction is more difficult than war.
Usually if there is something wrong, Zhao Kuo will call it back and ask the person in charge to make a new plan. If it still doesn't work, he will hand it over to Wei Wuji. At this time, Wei Wuji will call a few people, hold a small meeting to discuss, and hand the result to Zhao Kuo
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By mid-December, officials from almost all regions 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 the distance between Helan and Handan were drawn into a straight line, it would be much closer than some places. And as an extraordinary warrior who can fly on the road, as long as he doesn't carry
Other drag, the speed is still very fast.
This is a congenital advantage that those civil servants riding horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts would not envy.
"Sir 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 up and down Lejian. He immediately understood how Lejian got there. He couldn't help but feel a little envious in his heart. Although civil servants and military generals each had their own advantages, when it came to flying, civil servants were better than them anyway.
But that of a military commander.
"Would Sheriff Le go back to his hometown first, or come with me to meet the king?" Li Fu asked, clasping his hands.
As the governor of Hetao, he would inevitably 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 go into battle.
Although Zhao Guo has set the tone to focus 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 something 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 was going to see the king, let's go together. It wouldn't be too late anyway.
Lejian's political sensitivity was not low. Li Fu had 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.
And 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. In the past, in Korea, the two 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 we need to stick together. Since we are fellow villagers, we 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 disciple, Huang Shigong was Pang Nuan's junior disciple, etc.
There are also some officials who have just been recruited from the Qin State. Although Zhao Kuo has arranged them in various places, 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.
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Therefore, Zhao Kuo will not suppress, as long as there is 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.
Every day, someone cleans 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 interior wall. The exterior wall was already halfway built, but it was stopped due to the freeze, and construction could not continue until it thawed.