Wang Xiaolie sat at the end, his face as deep as water, and looked coldly at the officials in front of him, and he was talking carefully about things. Obviously, they did not dare to let go, for fear of being targeted by Wang Xiaolie behind him.

When encountering the incident of Ye County collecting taxes, Wang Xiaoli thought about it and felt that the matter could not be delayed. Taking advantage of the autumn and a few months before the chaos in winter, we should resolve the matter as soon as possible. If this matter is delayed, it may be detrimental to him.

It is of great significance to oneself to clarify the local governance structure, truly solve the burden on the people and to develop the economy. The first is the voice of the people. By doing this, the people's perception of Wang Xiaoli is naturally different. The second is real profit. While reducing the burden on the people, try to concentrate manpower and material resources to form military capabilities. The benefits are inexhaustible.

However, it is never easy to accomplish this.

In history books, most of them quote widely and criticize the ancient clerk system. According to those statements, it seems that if you change it simply, the disadvantages of this system can be corrected. Except for a small number of these ancient clerks, most of them can be abolished.

How can things be so easy? Most of the disadvantages that future generations can see will be seen by people in this world. Most of the solutions that future generations think of will be thought of will be thought of. Why can’t it be changed? The conclusion that later generations often use is that the ruling class needs, regardless of the lives and death of the people. It is true? China’s long political tradition, especially the political reality of unification, makes the rulers understand that the people are the foundation of rule. It can really reduce the burden on the people and consolidate their own rule. How could they not carry out reforms?

To put it simply, one is people and the other is money. If you want to reform the clerk system so that they no longer harm the people, the government must have money and sufficient cadres. None of them is indispensable.

With a huge land area and a large population, someone must manage it. Without money, the government cannot afford to support public officials, so they must seek benefits from the people. Without qualified cadres, they can truly implement superior decisions and can only rely on clerks. Not to mention that in this era, there are five giants in Chengtou Town and Zhongxian cadres in later generations.

The founding of New China, in addition to the army sweeping the world, there are also a large number of cadres going south. Without these cadres, what if the army conquers the world? Can it be governed? Conquer the world immediately, but cannot govern the world immediately. Many people understand this sentence as if the civil servants should be promoted to the throne, and the generals retreated behind the scenes. Of course, this is not the case. The national army also conquers the world, but can only use officials, gentry, and clerks. At the same time, the national army holds guns and cannons in hand and is above.

Since Wang Xiaoliu started to promote literacy and reading in the army, the purpose is to cultivate cadres. It may be difficult to start, and the effect can be revealed in just a few years. This is not only in the army, but also in civil affairs.

This time, all the public officials in the counties under Ruzhou were divided into more than ten years, and the branch clerks in the county were summoned to Ye County, so that they could discuss one thing. Now, the public officials and servants in the county government were required and which could be cut off, and the manpower raised by the government was reduced to the minimum. All the money collected from the people were listed one by one. Where are the places to collect and how much money can be collected in a year. All these money were concentrated in up to five, preferably three. In addition, all of them were not allowed to collect money from the people.

In a simple sentence, it is very complicated to strengthen the army and simplify the government. This matter is very complicated. Wang Xiaohun cannot do it alone. If he does not collect grain from the people, who will raise the army? Who will raise the officials of the government? Money and grain must be collected, but try to collect as little as possible.

When the people have money in their hands, they must try their best to let the people spend the money in their hands. Only when the money flows, the economy can develop. Only when the economy truly prospers can the government receive more money. This is learned in later generations and cannot be understood in this era.

If you can't do it yourself, let the current public officials do it. If they don't want to do it, it doesn't matter, Wang Xiaoli's army is not a vegetarian.

In the first day or two, we asked these people to discuss together how many public officials in each county are to be raised and how much money it costs a year. How much money can be collected from the people who have legal basis in their hands a year, how much money can be collected without legal basis, and how much money it has been collected without records. Whoever dares to cheat and cheat, don’t blame Wang Xiao for hunting a big knife for being ruthless.

Seeing that the voice was quiet, fewer and fewer people were talking, and the words were less and less nutritious. Wang Xiaoli stood up, walked to the front, looked at everyone and said, "Look at your appearance, the discussion has been almost done. Ask you, have you discussed it clearly?"

Seeing that Wang Xiaolien was cold and murderous, everyone below couldn't help but sweat.

Zhou Na bowed and said, "The magistrate, as the young people know, have already explained it clearly."

Wang Xiaoli turned his head and looked at Lushan County's hand-breaking Cui Bing. He said, "You are recording these two days. Which one said what, and they are on the record one by one. Since you have finished speaking, the army will send someone to take your records and check each county one by one! I am ugly in front of you, and who said it is not clear, or deliberately concealed it, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Seeing everyone's expressions of horror, Wang Xiaoli said slowly again: "Those who tell lies will never escape the death penalty! Your family will also be dragged down. All your family wealth will be officials! In wartime, there is no need to delay at all, so that's all!"

Cao Ge hurriedly bowed: "Magistrate, this is an old account for many years. How can we explain it clearly in a while? Let's discuss it carefully for a few days. Everyone is a loyal country, so how dare you hide it?"

Wang Xiaoli said: "In this world, some people often say that officials are not feudal, but officials are feudal. Some people say that officials are weak and strong. There is no way. This dynasty attaches importance to the documents of officials and everything needs to be recorded. Political affairs are chaotic, and it is not the old officials. How can we understand it? In the past, everything could be survived. Now it is not possible, there are strong enemies outside and no matter how messy the inside is, how can we support it?"

In the peaceful years, Wang Xiaoliu certainly could not do this. No matter how powerful the officials have, there is still a court above them. At this time, don’t talk about these small things, just killing blood, as long as you have soldiers in your hands, the court will still be a general in your eyes.

The following several archers were frightened by Wang Xiaoli's appearance. They were silent for a moment and could not help but whisper and discuss.

Wang Xiaolie narrowed his eyes slightly and did not speak. Of course he understood that what these public officials are saying now is just a scene of fooling themselves. If they don’t raise their butcher knife, they won’t tell the truth. To be more unpleasant, if they don’t chop off a few heads, these people will not really do things.

After a while of a tea, Zhou Na bowed: "I reported to the magistrate, the young people discussed it a little roughly and had a grace period of two days."

Wang Xiaoli nodded: "Yes, I'll give you another three days. Start with Ye County and use the remaining time today to discuss the matter clearly. Tomorrow morning, the army will send people to take records and check them bit by bit! Wherever there is inconsistent with the facts, I will cut off the head of one person! In this world, if anyone is missing, I can still live!"

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaoli looked at everyone coldly, his eyes as if he was like a knife. He slowly said, "If you don't tell the truth, it doesn't matter. So what if you kill all dozens of people! The people of Ruzhou always have a way to manage them!"

The officials and officials have complicated documents and complicated affairs. It is not easy to think clearly without the help of old officials. If there are omissions, chaos will occur later. Wang Xiaoli has no time, and has established new rules to make up for it bit by bit. He can only rely on these people.

Who is an old official who is not in trouble locally? If you really investigate according to the law, most of them will not be able to catch any problems. Wang Xiaoli also read "Water Margin" in his previous life. Isn't Song Jiang the county's guard? This is still a positive person. He has done fewer things. He has also broken away from his father-son relationship with his father, and has committed trouble, and cannot be involved in his family.

There is only one way, holding a knife in your hand and forcing these people to do things. Not only do they kill themselves, but they can kill the Lian family in one fell swoop.

After closing his eyes, Wang Xiaoli was silent for a while. After a cup of tea, he slowly opened his eyes and said, "To be honest, what we did today is difficult for you, and many people even walked to the gates of hell. The same is true for me. I want to be a good person, be kind and talk well. I don't want to kill people, and I don't want to raise a knife to the inside. I think everyone is my friend, and everyone says I am good. But what can I do? In this world, I can't do it. If I want to do things well, I will inevitably offend people. I am not afraid of offending people!"

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaoli slammed the table and said sternly: "I will make it clear. In this matter, I deliberately conceal it. Those who want to oppose me will not be spared! If you say kill, you will definitely kill it! If you say you are confiscated, you will definitely be fine! If you say you are confiscated, you will definitely be fine! If you don't have thunder means, where will the heart of the Bodhisattva come from! Let the people live and work in peace, let them have no worries, and let them work with the soldiers in the army to defend their families and the country! Whoever dares to destroy this will be prepared to go to hell!"

Taking a breath, Wang Xiaoli said again: "Of course, those who are truly loyal to the country, who are down-to-earth and honest in their work will not treat you unfairly. You are all old officials. To be honest, they are all talents from the state and county. If you want to manage well, you need your help. After this, all the public officials and people in the government office will be paid their salary. Some people will ask, where will the salary come from? Where will it come from? Of course, it comes from the people."

Looking at everyone, Wang Xiao said earnestly: "It is natural for officials to manage political affairs and the people pay grain and taxes. If it weren't for too many taxes, it would be difficult for the people to survive. How many people would resist the government's money? To be honest, if the government collects ten cents, the people have to pay thirty cents. - Thirty cents are not too much, and it is not uncommon to scrape out a hundred cents. Where did the extra money go? Of course, you clerks took it away. What is this called? This is the cost of governance. What can you do without the cost?"

After hearing this, the clerks below all breathed a sigh of relief. Although Wang Xiaoliu was cruel, fortunately, he was different from other officials. He regarded these as governance costs, rather than treating clerks as thieves. This is a basic attitude, and attitude determines many things.

Wang Xiaoliu said: "There must be a cost to govern the world. What we are doing now is to minimize the cost of governance. You don't have to regard me as your enemy. If you do things steadily, I will definitely not let you down. Officials can be officials and have a bright future. The premise is not to regard yourself as the clerk of the past. This is all for you, please think carefully."
Chapter completed!