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When he first arrived in Shanhai County, he only had 300 taels in his hand. Naturally, he desperately wanted more money, but now seeing the boxes of silver being moved into the county government office, after being happy, his mood became dull instead.

Although he likes money, he is not a miser and will not put all the money in the warehouse.

When the sun went down, the raid was finally over.

Lu Shou and the others all returned to the county government office with smiles on their faces.

"His Royal Highness, this is what he got from a house raid." Lu Shou handed the three booklets to Zheng Ming.

Zheng Ming sat at the desk in the lobby and opened the booklet to read.

"so much!"

he said in surprise.

"Yes, Your Highness." Lu Shou said.

Zheng Ming browsed through all the three booklets, and at the same time calculated silently in his heart.

The result surprised him.

The three families confiscated a total of 2 taels of gold, more than 40 taels of silver, and [-] taels of copper coins.

The exchange ratio of gold, silver and copper coins in the Dali Dynasty is almost one to ten to ten.

That is, one tael of gold is equivalent to ten taels of silver or ten copper coins.

Of course, this is the official price, and the conversion ratio of private gold, silver and copper coins is even larger, which is almost equivalent to one to twelve.

If converted in this way, the three families copied a total of more than 60 taels of silver.

In addition to gold and silver, there are also a lot of grain, jade jewelry, farmland and real estate.

On the books, none of these have an exact number, only a general amount.

Among them, the grain is about [-] stone, and one stone is about [-] catties, which means about [-] tons.

The grain crop in Shanhai County is wheat, and one mu of land can yield about [-] to [-] catties, and it takes almost [-] mu of fields to produce these more than [-] stones.

The three families of Zhao, Song and Liu had a total of more than 12 mu of cultivated land.

Looking at this series of numbers, Zheng Ming let out a long sigh.

It is not unreasonable that Shanhai County is poor.

The wealth of Zhao, Song and Liu Sanjia occupies [-]% of Shanhai County's property. It would be strange if Shanhai County was not poor.

"Is there any statistics on the hidden population?" Zheng Ming asked.

Lu Shou replied: "Returning to Your Highness, the exact figure is not yet available, but I estimate it to be around [-]."

"Forty thousand! How did they manage so many people?" Zheng Ming asked curiously.

Lu Shou explained: "These people are all tenants of the Zhao, Song and Liu families. The Zhao, Song and Liu families divided them into more than 100 villages. Each village has a village order and [-] or [-] servants. The tenants only need to pay each year. Fifty percent of the food is enough. Although I can't be full, I can barely survive."

Chapter 12 His Royal Highness has the talent to govern the country

"It's really enough." Zheng Ming chuckled lightly.

4 people, more than one hundred villages, that is, each village has between three and four hundred people.

It doesn't seem to be difficult to manage 30 people with 400 people. Don't play around, these 400 people also include the elderly, weak, women and children.

What really made Zheng Ming laugh was this kind of village order system, which was absolutely incredible.

In ancient China, there was a saying that the imperial power did not go to the countryside. In the county, it was controlled by the clan. In fact, it was similar in the Dali Dynasty. There were no officials in the village. self made.

But the three families of Zhao, Song and Liu extended their tentacles into the village.

No wonder they were able to control 4 people to death.

While he was amused, he was also very happy.

Fortunately, he chose to sneak attack Zhaosong and Liusan's family. If Zhaosong and Liusanjia made a clear battle, by the time Zhaosong and Liusanjia gathered the servants from those villages, there would be 4000 people.

Zheng Ming put down the booklet, thought for a while and said, "How about this, starting tomorrow, General Gao and Luo Jing will each take 200 people out of the city, go through all the villages, and review all the village orders and guards."

Speaking of this, Zheng Ming suddenly stopped.

There are 300 to 4000 village officials and servants in each village, and there are three to [-] people in more than [-] villages.

How to deal with these?

He was a little embarrassed.

Killing it directly will definitely not work.

Once the massacre is started, it will inevitably lead to resistance from these people, and a chaotic war will inevitably occur.

"Let's deal with it lightly. As long as there is no life in the hands, all of them will be dealt with lightly, mainly by caning. At the same time, tell the tenants that this year's tenant rent will be reduced to [-]%." Zheng Ming said.

[-]% of the tenant rent is [-]% less than the previous [-]%. I believe those tenants will definitely stand up.

As for those officers, as long as there is a way for them to survive, they should not risk fighting desperately.

After all, it takes courage to fight to the death.

"I will obey at the end." Gao Shun and Luo Jing responded immediately.

Zheng Ming thought for a while, and then said, "Although Zhao, Song and Liu's three families have been destroyed, there are still many threats in Shanhai County. Pirates and those cottages in Fuhai Island may come out to make trouble."

"Yuhuatian, arrange for someone to stare at the seaside. As long as the pirates land on the shore, they will report immediately. This king does not want them to reach the county seat."

"Mr. Yao, you need Yun Shanzhai to keep an eye on them in the mountains. For the time being, this king doesn't have the energy to control them, but I don't want them to come out and make trouble."

Zheng Ming looked at Yao Haisheng and said.

"The villain understands." Yao Haisheng said.

Zheng Ming then arranged: "Lord County magistrate, you can arrange to openly recruit some scholars and fill in the official positions in the county government. Well, Mr. Yao should be the county magistrate. Arrange it, and recruit another three hundred yamen to be responsible for the security patrol in the city and replace the soldiers who are trapped in the camp."

It is not enough to manage the entire Shanhai County with just a few people from Lu Shou, so it is necessary to recruit some people to serve as officials.

Likewise, it is not enough to simply fall into the camp in the military.

"At the same time recruit a thousand city guards, and later be responsible for the city defense. The city guards are trained by the trap camp. General Gao, you should arrange some soldiers to go to the city guards to serve as team officers." Zheng Ming continued to instruct.

By the time everything was arranged, it was already the dead of night.

Walking out of the county hall, looking at the bright moon in the night sky, Zheng Ming shook his head helplessly.

He had already anticipated that he would be very busy for the next period of time.

……

The three families of Zhao, Song and Liu were destroyed, and Shanhai County was in ruins.

Almost all the shops in the city were closed, many residents who depended on Zhao, Song and Liu Sanjia for food were unemployed, and economic activities in the entire Shanhai County almost stopped.

In the face of such a situation, Zheng Ming did not panic.

With money in hand, don't panic.

The next morning.

After Luo Jing and Gao Shun led the troops out of the city, Zheng Ming began to implement the plan in his heart.

First, the county government and the city guards started recruiting.

In front of the county yamen, the soldiers trapped in the camp and the documents of the county yamen were placed on two tables.

Soon, a large number of people were attracted.

Standing in front of the county yamen, Lu Shou looked at the crowded people, and stroked his long beard with a light smile.

Especially when he saw many people start asking about recruitment conditions, the smile on his face was more exuberant.

Shanhai County has not been so lively for a long time.

In the past, when the three major families of Zhao, Song and Liu were there, everyone in Shanhai County seemed to have a huge boulder in their hearts. Now that the boulder has disappeared, the people are relieved.

But it was only a sigh of relief, and there were still worries in their hearts.

For fear that the three major families would be wiped out, another brutal Lord of the Mountains and Seas came.

"Lord Lu, your Highness has summoned him." Xiao Fuzi suddenly came to Lu Shou and said.

With a straight face, Lu Shou immediately walked towards the lobby.

In the lobby, Zheng Ming was sitting at the desk, not knowing what was written.

"Meet Your Highness." Lu Shou bowed his hands.

Zheng Ming nodded, handed him the paper next to him, and said, "Do you see any problems with these?"

Lu Shou took the paper and looked slowly.

There is a lot of content above, first of all, it is about the salary standards of county officials, yamen, and village decrees in villages.

"His Royal Highness, is it necessary for the county government to use so many officials?" Lu Shou asked in surprise.

According to the configuration of the county government of the Dali Dynasty, a county government has six officials: the county magistrate, the county chief, the main board, the teaching, the history, and the inspection. Items, the main thin is the [-]th grade, the history and inspection are from the [-]th grade.

In addition to officials, there are six clerks, three classes of yamen servants, and various auxiliary personnel. There are always 600 people in total.

The Shanhai County yamen was basically in a state of relaxation before, and the total number of people in the entire yamen was less than [-] people.

Now, according to the configuration established by Zheng Ming, the entire county government has a total of more than 1000 people.

"It is necessary." Zheng Ming said.

Although Shanhai County is poor, it is still a county in the end, and it is still a very large county. Although the population is not large, it still needs some officials.

According to Zheng Ming's calculations, the total number of residents in Shanhai County, farmers outside the city, and mountain people in the mountains should be around 20.

In fact, the population is already quite small.

"These officials include the village officials in the village. One exists to set up a village order, a government official, a teaching order, and a civil servant. There are four people in total. There are more than 400 people in hundreds of villages. In this case, there are only 700 people in the county government. Not too many people." Zheng Ming said.

Before Zhao Song and Liu Sanjia had extended their tentacles to the village level, he just took the opportunity to set up officials in the village.

"But isn't this salary too high? According to His Highness's book, the county government pays nearly 2 taels of salary every year." Lu Shou said again.

Zheng Ming looked at him in surprise, and said, "Is it more than 2 taels?"

"A lot!" Lu Shou said with a dumbfounding smile on his face, "According to the court's salary regulations, the county magistrate's monthly payment is ten stones of grain and rice, which is almost five taels of silver, but His Highness gives the county magistrate 20 taels of silver per month. For those clerks and yamen servants, the lowest is one tael of silver, which is three to five times the salaries of other county officials, which is too high, Your Highness."

Zheng Ming thought for a while and said, "Just do as this king said. It's okay to have a high salary, as long as you don't take bribes. You arrange for someone to formulate a punishment system for officials."

The salaries of officials in the Dali Dynasty were generally low, which resulted in a situation of no officials but no corruption. Therefore, he decided to pay high salaries to keep them clean.

Raise the salaries of officials and reduce their motives for corruption and evil.

Of course, high salaries alone are not enough, and a severe punishment system is also needed.

It is Zheng Ming's purpose to let officials live a good life without corruption, and to make officials punished severely if they commit evil.

Governing the people precedes officials.

Seeing his firm attitude, Lu Shou hesitated for a while, and didn't say more, but continued to look down.

The second point is to build a city and build a road. Shanhai County is dilapidated, and even the city wall has collapsed, but it is time to repair it.

But there are a lot of things he doesn't understand.

"Your Highness, what does this city plan mean?"

Zheng Ming explained: "Urban planning is the layout of roads in the city, the layout of regions, the layout of buildings, and in short, the layout in advance, such as where are the residential areas, where are the commercial areas, and where are the roads. To avoid demolition and rebuilding in the future.”

"Oh, I understand." Lu Shou said, "But will such a large-scale construction cost too much money?"

Maybe it was because he was afraid of being poor in the past, and Lu Shou was very sensitive about spending money.

Zheng Ming explained patiently: "The people of Shanhai County are too poor, they have neither food nor money in their hands, and we now control nearly [-]% of Shanhai County's grain, which can only be moldy in the warehouse and has no other use. , so this king wants to take this opportunity to distribute the money and grain to the people."

"But it can't be given to them in vain. It can only be paid for by work. In this way, cities and roads can be built, and the people can also get income, and life will be better.

"Of course, we can't release all the money and grain. Too much money will cause inflation, and too much grain will cause low prices and hurt farmers."

When Lu Shou heard the words, the vicissitudes of his eyes suddenly brightened a lot.

He didn't expect Zheng Ming to think so deeply, and at the same time he was convinced by Zheng Ming's operation.

"Your Highness is merciful." He said with joy on his face.

Zheng Ming smiled and said, "The people are rich and the country is strong, but when the people are poor, the country is in chaos. In the past, Shanhai County was in chaos because they were too poor."