After the court meeting, Zhao Kuo prepared to tour the country.
The last monarch of Zhao State to tour the country was King Wuling of Zhao. Not long after he took the throne, he abandoned his ministers and took a few servants to circle around the border of Zhao State.
It was at this time that King Wuling of Zhao discovered that the territory of Zhao State was divided into three strange parts like the Wei State, one was the Hebei Plain centered on Handan, the other was Taiyuan, and the other was Daijun.
Sandwiched in the middle of the Zhao State is the Zhongshan State. Unless this thorn in the side is removed, the national strength of the Zhao State will never be integrated.
So after returning, King Zhao Wuling made a strategy of making good friends with the countries in the Central Plains and expanding his territory to the north.
Afterwards, during the entire period of King Wuling of Zhao, the State of Zhao did not have any major conflicts with other countries in the Central Plains. It focused on developing northward, expanding its territory for thousands of miles, getting rid of the Zhongshan State, solving the problems of its confidants, and greatly increasing its national strength.
Later, King Wuling of Zhao even went to Xianyang of Qin State for a tour. His courage was astonishing.
Later, King Zhao Huiwen and King Zhao Xiaocheng did not tour the country. At most, they went to the old capital of Jinyang to worship their ancestors.
Nowadays, the industrial planning of various regions in Zhao has been completed, roads are being spread to the county level, rivers are still being dredged, water conservancy projects are still being constructed, and the Hetao is still being developed.
But which step was completed, how was it completed, and whether there was any cheating or cheating.
How are the large ranches in the north being built? Are there any cutting corners or unpaid workers' wages? How are the people living? Can they have enough to eat? Are taxes heavy? Are the officials managing well? Is there any bullying of the people? How is the college doing?
Zhao Kuo needs to understand this and so on.
To be honest, Zhao Kuo didn't really want to go. The wheels these days didn't have tires. They were made of wood rolled into a semicircle and then two semicircles were spliced together. It was bumpy when running.
Normal people don't care, they are used to it, and it's much better now than before. In the past, the bumpy dirt roads were called potholes.
Now that official roads have been paved in most areas of Zhao State, although the carriage is still bumpy, the amplitude is very small.
For those businessmen who often run around, sleeping in the car is not a problem.
But Zhao Kuo is not normal!
Even though the Mo family and the Gongshu family built a large carriage specially for Zhao Kuo and used the world's top shock-absorbing technology, Zhao Kuo could still clearly feel the bumps.
And he feels that he is only suitable to talk, plan and plan the general direction, and then leave the work to others. Those people will definitely do better than him.
However, he can only do things like touring the country by himself, and there is really no way for others to do it for him.
There are some things that you must personally go through and truly understand before you can make corresponding adjustments.
It is not enough to stay in the palace, rely on the memorials one after another, listen to the reports from officials from all over the country, and make a few simple comments: top, top, top, middle, top, bottom.
Whether an official is good or bad is not decided by himself, nor by his colleagues, nor even by his political performance, but only by the people.
Only the feet know whether the shoes fit well, and only the people under their rule know whether the officials are doing a good job.
At the same time, Zhao Kuo also needs to adjust future plans based on the progress of various places, and plan the second five-year plan.
"Your Majesty, if something urgent happens and there is no time to report it, what should I do?" Before leaving, Wei Wuji asked in a deep voice.
In national affairs, every second counts, but the monarch is patrolling outside. When the emergency report reaches the monarch, and the monarch makes a decision and then sends it back, the capital may be attacked, so the ministers must be given the power to make decisions.
According to convention, Wei Wuji had this power, because when Zhao Kuo went to conquer Hetao, Wei Wuji was in charge of the country.
The reason for this arrangement is not because of Wei Wuji's reputation, but because of Wei Wuji's identity - the son of the Kingdom of Wei, the younger brother of the King of Wei.
If the State of Zhao is in danger, Wei Wuji can use this identity to seek help from the State of Wei to the State of Zhao.
If this danger comes from the Wei State, Wei Wuji can use his identity to resolve it, and at the same time, he can make the Wei State surrender.
It is true that King Wei was afraid of Wei Wuji, but his feelings for Wei Wuji were also true.
In addition, Wei Wuji has no foundation in the Zhao State, so there is no need to worry about him rebelling. He is also capable, civilized and military, can govern the country, and can mount a horse to kill the enemy. He can also help Zhao and Wei maintain good diplomatic relations, and the long-term
He was handsome, had a good reputation, and could help Zhao Guo attract talents. So Zhao Kuo always let Wei Wuji sit in the position of Prime Minister and never changed him.
When Wei Wuji first came to Zhao State, he only joined Zhao State as a hostage. Unexpectedly, Zhao Kuo had unreserved trust in him, leaving almost everything to him and never asking about the correspondence between him and Wei State.
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A scholar dies for his confidant. This kind of trust allowed him to gradually integrate into the State of Zhao and regard the State of Zhao as his second hometown.
Even knowing that after the Zhao State becomes stronger, the Wei State is likely to be destroyed by the Zhao State, just like when the Wei State became stronger and wanted to destroy the Zhao State.
Wei Wuji still did not leave Zhao.
Zhao Kuo's patrol this time was still the same as before, and he transferred power to Wei Wuji.
But the difference between this patrol and the previous expedition is that Zhao Kuo took away all the troops in the previous expedition, but this time Zhao Kuo's 100,000 elite soldiers stayed in Handan.
Military power is the biggest point of conflict between monarch and ministers, even more sensitive than financial power. In order to reduce the gap between monarch and ministers, Wei Wuji must remind Zhao Kuo.
If we are not given the right to mobilize troops, then no matter what happens, we will not mobilize troops.
If we are given the right to mobilize troops, then we should leave a token to avoid any estrangement between the monarch and his ministers.
There is a lot of turmoil in the world, so we must be prepared just in case.
"If there is an emergency, everyone will make their own decision after discussion. When everyone's opinions are contradictory, the opinions of the right prime minister, left prime minister, and Taiwei will be the main ones. When the opinions of the right prime minister, left prime minister, and Taiwei are contradictory,
The opinion of the right prime minister will be the main one. In addition, I will keep all the royal seals, tiger talismans, and scepters, and hand them over to the right prime minister, the left prime minister, and the Taiwei respectively. If all three of them agree, the troops can be mobilized."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Kuo immediately understood what Wei Wuji meant, and immediately ordered people to fetch the Wang Xi, the Tiger Talisman, and the Scepter and hand them over to Wei Wuji, Lin Xiangru, and Le Yi respectively.
The army of the State of Zhao can only mobilize troops if they carry an imperial edict stamped with the royal seal, as well as a tiger talisman and a staff. The three are indispensable.
There are two pieces of the tiger talisman, which are in the hands of the general and the king respectively. Only when the two pieces are combined into one can the troops be mobilized. The tiger talisman of each legion is different, and some tiger talismans can mobilize all the troops in the Zhao Kingdom.
After confirming that the tiger talisman is genuine, you still need to produce an edict. The edict states how many soldiers to use, who will lead them, what they will do, and when they will be used.