The most powerful minister in the world

Let’s say that after Wang Xishan’s 10,000 personal guards were imprisoned by Jingxi for four or five days, half of them had already abandoned the secrets and defected to the bright side. The remaining half refused to give up until they saw the Yellow River. Jingxi also used a gentle policy towards them, not torturing or ravaging them. Just close it.

Besides, Wang Xishan himself was not idle either. He was recruiting available troops and horses at the base camp, and nearly 25,000 people had been gathered. The momentum was not small, and Jingxi did not indulge him. He held a banquet on Huangcheng Mountain to entertain him. Generals who are willing to surrender.

In terms of military strength, Jingxi's recruitment is effective and has a slight advantage. However, Wang Xishan has led troops in Jiangnan for many years and has a deep foundation. How can he trip him up without being a little ruthless?

On this day, Jingxi was sitting in the warehouse, leaning on his chin and looking at the table. There was a secret order on the table, it was Qian Yang urging him.

"General, general!"

Jingxi raised his head and said disgustedly: "Thank you, I'm still alive, so you can yell like shit!"

Yang Hu walked in with a banner in his hand, and Jing Xi said with a stunned face: "Have you finished wiping out the bandits on the east peak of Yinggu Mountain? So fast, didn't we just set out this morning?"

Yang Hu was not polite. He took the water bowl on Jingxi's table and drank. After drinking, he wiped his mouth with his sleeve and said, "General, you don't know that several villages are empty."

"Empty? Where are the bandits? Are they running away and quitting?"

"I don't know. My brothers and I only burned the stockade to avoid having to leave the old ones and bring in new ones."

Jingxi turned his finger and began to think. At this time, Mu Sheng put down the brush, wiped his mouth with a wet towel and said, "Actually, this phenomenon has always existed. I roughly understand what happened from the records of the state records."

"Tell me."

Mu Sheng folded the towel and put it on the table, stood up and walked down the hall and said: "The reason why it is difficult to completely wipe out these bandits is because these people are bandits when they pick up the knife, and they are the people when they put down the knife. We can't effectively do this." Strike.”

"You mean, when they are not committing crimes, they go home and farm?"

"It can be understood this way."

Jingxi chuckled and said, "That's so fucking disgusting. Think about it, the neighbor who greets you on the way home after planting rice might one day rob you on the way. You say evil is not evil. ?”

Yang Hu said angrily: "Mother, isn't this just a fool's errand? So, the bandits from these two groups combined total more than a hundred thousand!"

"It doesn't matter how many there are, because on the bright side, the court naturally has a way to deal with it. If there are not enough soldiers, they can be transferred to other places. And if they hide in the dark when they are not committing crimes, it is an extremely embarrassing situation. Something that gives people a headache.”

Jingxi looked at Mu Sheng's slightly raised corners of his mouth and stretched his body and said, "You guys, stop being so pretentious and tell me, what countermeasures have you come up with?"

"Haha, then I just said, we can do a trick, Shijia Ling!"

"What is the Ten Family Orders?"

Mu Sheng poured some water for Jing Xi and explained: "Every ten families have one sign, and a small sign is placed in front of each house to check and make a record for later use."

Jingxi nodded and said, "Go on."

"It is stipulated that each person will hold a sign and go door-to-door to inspect the situation every day, and report to the official at any time. If there is anyone hiding, ten families will be punished."

Mu Sheng raised his hand and continued: "This can be done specifically. Whenever you place ten house signs, you must first examine the small signs on each house's facade. For example, if there are several people, you must check whether a certain person is an official, a student, or a member of the family. Whether you work as a servant, practice a certain skill, do a certain physiology, or have a child in a certain house, or have a certain disability, as well as household registration, land, food, etc., all must be examined one by one."

"The arrangement of the ten families has been established, and a book will be made according to the formula, and it will be kept in the county for inspection. If there are cases of hooking up, being transferred, etc., they will be punished according to the book, and there will be no evasion. In this case, no matter how large the population is and how big the place is, We can also have everything at our fingertips.”

Jing Xi listened with rapt attention, while Yang Hu, who was squatting aside, clapped his hands and shouted loudly: "Wonderful! Not only can this effectively control the bandits, but as long as these ten family orders are implemented, the government office can handle any trouble. Know."

Jingxi turned around when Yang Hu called him, slapped the table and said, "Just do it like this, issue an announcement to each government office. The Huainan side also followed the instructions and asked all the government officials to go out, put up notices, and implement the first Census!”

"Okay, my subordinates will do it now."

After Yang Hu left, Jing Xi gave Mu Sheng a thumbs up and said, "It's really yours, how did you come up with it?"

"That day after I finished reading Zhou Ji, I suddenly had an idea as I smacked my brush."

Jingxi was in a good mood now. He stood up and paced back and forth. After a while, he settled his steps, turned his fingers and said, "These ten family orders can not only do these things, but they can also be used as a weapon for the imperial court to recruit troops in the future."

Hearing this, Mu Sheng's smile suddenly disappeared and he muttered: "Wouldn't it be better to never have a war?"

Jingxi listened seriously and put a hand on his shoulder and said: "As long as people in the world are greedy, there is nothing they can't do without fighting for. Let's be realistic. If there is such a day as great unity, it will definitely be the time when the world will be unified."

"The world is unified?"

Mu Sheng looked shocked at first, then full of hope. He folded his fan and banged his hands and said with a smile: "Yes, the world will be unified, the world will be unified, hahaha~"

At dusk, Jingxi dragged his tired body back. He came back a little early today. He usually wouldn't come back until late at night.

As soon as I walked to the door, I heard a charming singing tune coming from the courtyard. When I peeked in from the crack of the door, I saw a curtain with hands twisting silk scarves and changing their movements gracefully.

Jingxi pushed the door open and shouted, "Okay, I'll secretly learn a tune behind your back, Lian'er, you're not authentic!"

Lian'er was frightened and hid behind the acacia tree like a kitten, showing a crimson face.

"Why did the young master come back so early today?"

Jingxi refused to give up and walked over. Lian'er was about to run away when he saw this, but he grabbed him and stopped her with both hands. Lian'er leaned against Huanshu, covering his face and stomping his feet shamelessly.

‘“Oh, sir~”

"You girl, when I asked you to find a female master to teach you, you were not willing to do it. Now it's better. You can teach yourself without a teacher. Let's see what excuses you find to shirk it in the future. From now on, you will come to my room and sing a few verses before going to bed. Otherwise, be careful and take care of yourself."

Lian'er also didn't expect that her young master would come back so early and was caught in a flash. She was already shy, but now she was teased by the young master again and again. She couldn't help but tugged on the corner of his clothes and said: "Sir, Lian'er won't dare to do anything in the future." That’s it~ just let Lian’er go.”

"No, there's a first time, there's a second time. It doesn't matter if you can't fail. Now that you're singing so well, you have to sing!"

"Young Master knows how to bully others, Lian'er protested with both hands and feet!"

Jingxi chuckled and said, "It's okay not to sing, just a kiss."

Laner picked up Xiao Ju who was passing by, pulled its little paw and said to Jing Xi: "Xiao Ju, bite him."

"Meow?"