Zhao Han's residence changed again and became the Ji'an government office.
There was no time to engrave the lintel plaque, so I turned over the government office sign and wrote the three characters "General Military Department" on the back in red pen.
It may seem ridiculous at first glance, but no one will question the authority of the man inside because of this sign!
"Sir, please have tea!"
Xiyue brought tea and Fei Rulan made it for Pang Chunlai herself.
"Okay." Pang Chunlai said cheerfully.
In the entire backyard of the General Military Administration, apart from Zhao Han and his wife, only Pang Chunlai moved in.
This old gentleman has no children. He is not only Zhao Han's teacher, but also like Zhao Han's adoptive father. He has been living under the same roof since the incident.
Zhao Han blew tea foam, leaned back on the chair comfortably, drank tea and enjoyed the late autumn sunset.
Fei Rulan suddenly said: "Sir, he is only in his fifties and only has a maid by his side. Why don't you get a wife and have someone to take care of you?"
Pang Chunlai shook his head and said: "As an old person, I won't bother others."
Zhao Han suddenly put down his tea cup and said: "There are stubborn landowners who have to raise troops to fight against the land distribution. After the house was confiscated, there were still some children left. Why not choose a young child, two or three years old, that the husband can adopt to continue the incense?"
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"Well..." Pang Chunlai was a little moved.
In the past, he was only thinking about rebellion and had no other distracting thoughts. Now that the rebellion is on the right track, although he has no intention of marrying and starting a family, he still hopes to have an heir, Pang Chunlai, and his whole family was killed by the Tatars.
Zhao Han smiled and said: "Then it's decided, choose a smart baby and hire a wet nurse to feed it."
"That's okay..." Pang Chunlai was happy and even thought about naming the child.
After Pang Chunlai was overjoyed, Zhao Han suddenly asked: "Concerning the urban homeless, many think tanks have written letters to discuss. Everyone has their own opinions, but there is no consensus. What do you think, sir?"
"How else can we look at it? There is no land to divide at all," Pang Chunlai said. "There are still many homeless people who have been living in the county for several generations and no longer know how to farm. I agree with Xiao Huan's suggestion. There are two ways to do it.
Household registration, one is rural household registration and the other is urban household registration."
Zhao Han's head hurt from this incident. He really couldn't think of any good solution, and the same was true for his subordinates.
Fortunately, there is no need to worry for the time being, because a large number of homeless people from Ji'an Fucheng joined the army last winter and followed Zhao Han to the countryside to divide their fields. This resulted in a shortage of labor in the city. Not only was it easier to find work, but the pay was also increased. Even selling things
The hawkers are also doing better business than before due to fewer competitors.
Many of the homeless people in Jishui County were recruited by the gentry to defend the city. When Zhao Han attacked the city, he had promised to allocate fields to the soldiers who defected. The remaining homeless people could also increase their income since they lacked competitors.
As for Anfu County, the county is not that prosperous. Recruiting 200 homeless people to join the army can also alleviate the conflicts among the homeless.
These are temporary policies that can only try to ensure employment.
The reason why many cities in the south during the Ming Dynasty were filled with gang organizations was ultimately because there were too many unemployed people, which led to a large number of idle young people joining gangs.
When fighting for domestic hegemony, you can recruit homeless people as soldiers, or even recruit gangsters as soldiers. You can't recruit too many at one time, you have to disperse them to various units. Mix a few into the two or three hundred people, and the gangsters will slowly assimilate.
As for after the country is unified, urban gangsters will directly use it to immigrate.
Aren't you very good at fighting?
First go to Qiongzhou (Hainan) and Dongfan (Taiwan) to fight with the indigenous people on the islands. These two islands can accommodate millions of people.
Not to mention, there is the infinite vast overseas land!
After chatting for a while, Pang Chunlai suddenly asked: "Is there any news about Zhong Cong?"
Zhongcong is Xu Ying, the cousin Pang Chunlai chose, and he is his biological son in his heart.
"Not yet. It's not easy to get around in Nanchang. I only gave him a few hundred taels of silver. The store can be sold, but it depends on whether there are vacancies." Zhao Han said with a smile.
Pang Chunlai was a little unhappy: "Actually, Zhong Cong can be transferred back, not only as a county magistrate, but also as a civilian in the General Military Administration."
Zhao Han shook his head: "I am of great use to Brother Xu."
Heck, the great use is nothing more than an intelligence chief.
Pang Chunlai felt particularly sorry for Xu Ying, and was even more afraid that in the future when the country was founded, the intelligence chief would be easily killed by the emperor.
At the same time, Pang Chunlai also wanted to train Xu Ying and become a major help to his subordinates.
Even though it only has three counties now, there are already signs of factions forming within it.
One is the veteran faction, that is, the people Zhao Han brought from Qianshan, as well as officials from Huangjia Town and surrounding areas.
The second group is the surrender faction, that is, the landowners in Yongyang Town and the east who actively donated their land, and the Xiangyong (Jie Xuelong's subordinate) who were captured by Zhao Han. During the second large-scale land distribution, many of these people became grassroots officials.
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The third is the Jishui faction, which is headed by Li Banghua and includes a large number of scholars who have recently become thieves.
Of course, there has been no conflict yet, let alone any factional struggle. We are just getting closer.
This is an inevitable development trend. If you want to eradicate the faction, Zhao Han's men must be all robots.
No political regime in ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, is an exception.
After sending Pang Chunlai back to rest, Zhao Han returned from a leisurely walk.
Xiyue was teaching the new servants a lesson. It seemed that the rules had been broken somewhere. Now the number of servants in Zhao Han's courtyard has increased to six, which can be regarded as setting a standard for officials.
Officials from the countryside will inevitably show off their style when entering the city.
Take Huang Shunde, Zhao Han's military secretary, for example. Now his family has five servants and they dare not hire more than Zhao Han.
"Headquarters, we've checked it out." Xiao Huan came in to report on the work.
Zhao Han asked: "How?"
"It's so funny." Xiao Huan started laughing as he said it.
Xiao Huan is now not only a think tank, but also in charge of the Integrity Department of the General Military Administration, focusing on corruption issues after entering the city.
Huang Shunde just brought his wife and children, and hired five helpers at home, and was quickly reported. Xiao Huan did not dare to investigate immediately. After all, he was Zhao Han's secretary, and he came here to ask for instructions.
"Just tell me." Zhao Han asked Xiao Huan to sit down and drink tea.
Xiao Huan took a sip of tea and said: "Huang Shunde is very proud. But his salary is not much, and he doesn't dare to be corrupt, so he can't afford to hire many helpers. So he hired some short-term workers to go home and only did one or two jobs a day.
He does chores for an hour and brags that he has five servants at home."
Damn, hourly workers are also considered servants?
Zhao Han shook his head and sighed, mud can't hold up the wall. It needs to be beaten, otherwise the territory will be bigger in the future, and Huang Shunde will definitely be a big corrupt criminal.
If you still don't calm down after hammering, you will have no choice but to find another secretary.
Zhao Han asked: "How many people have been investigated and punished in the past month?"
Xiao Huan said: "Seven. Five here in Fucheng and two in Jishui County. In the countryside, there is not much money to be corrupted, but in the city there is a lot of money. The person who embezzled the most was more than sixty taels, and the person who embezzled the least was only eight taels."
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"Notify the three counties and let everyone know," Zhao Han ordered, "Anyone who embezzles or accepts a bribe of more than twenty taels will have the land of the couple confiscated. The corrupt person will be punished by burning lime and charcoal in the mountains, and his wife will be ordered to remarry as soon as possible!
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It was very inhumane. Not only did he punish himself, he also asked his wife to remarry.
But he was extremely kind and did not track down his parents, brothers, and children. You know, in ancient times, people often stayed together, not to mention family members who would be punished, and even neighbors would suffer.
Zhao Han added: "For those who embezzle less than ten taels, one acre of land will be confiscated and the punishment will be downgraded. Those who embezzle between 1 and 20 taels will have two acres of land confiscated and the punishment will be downgraded."
Zhao Han has no shortage of talents now. There are literate scholars all over the place. He only lacks talents who are truly willing to obey.
Xiao Huan said: "After notifying the three counties, corruption will definitely be deterred."
Fei Rulan came out with preserved fruit: "Mr. Xiao, have some snacks."
"Thank you, madam!" Xiao Huan quickly stood up.
"Sit down quickly." Fei Rulan smiled.
The top civil and military officials respected this lady very much. Not only did Zhao Han have no official airs, but his wife was also generous and decent.
Fei Rulan is still contacting Xiao Hong, Xiao Cui, and the senior staff who are not married, looking for suitable partners.
Fei Rulan smiled and said: "I heard that County Magistrate Huang (Huang Shunfu) received a divorce case?"
"It's not a reconciliation," Xiao Huan explained. "There was a concubine of a wealthy family who was often abused by his wife. She escaped two days ago and went to the county government office to complain about her injustice. She also said she wanted to join the missionary group."
Fei Rulan asked: "How did Huang Zhixian make the judgment?"
Xiao Huan said: "For keeping a domestic slave in violation of the order, I fined the big family five taels of silver. Not only did I allow this concubine to start her own business, but I also asked the big family to compensate the concubine ten taels of silver."
The "Laws of the Ming Dynasty" has long stipulated that civilians are not allowed to take concubines. Only those who are over forty and have no children can legally take a concubine in order to continue their incest.
Even the clan has regulations. Only those at the level of the county prince (and crown prince) can have two concubines legally if they are over twenty-five years old and have no children. If they are thirty years old and have no sons, the county prince (and crown prince) can have concubines.
Four. As a county prince, four concubines are as high as the sky.
Zhao Han actually doesn't need to formulate too many rules, he just needs to strictly follow the "Laws of the Ming Dynasty" to govern.
There is no clan in his territory, and he does not recognize official positions in the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, as long as the concubine is willing, he can go to the government to report it. All of them must be illegal concubines!
If you win one lawsuit, there will definitely be a second and third one. Now all the big families in the city do not allow their concubines to go out alone.
After Xiao Huan left, Fei Rulan sat in Zhao Han's arms and asked with a smile: "Don't you also take concubines?"
"Can I still take the lead in breaking the rules?" Zhao Han asked back.
"What if you become emperor?" Fei Rulan asked.
Zhao Han couldn't answer: "Let's talk about it then."
Putting aside the emperor's personal preferences, the three palaces and six courtyards are more like political tasks. They are nothing more than sowing seeds and ensuring heirs, which can greatly improve the stability of the country.
Even if the emperor favors a certain concubine when he has no children, he will be dissuaded by officials.
Fei Rulan touched her belly and muttered: "We have been together for almost half a year, why am I not pregnant yet?"
"Madam, don't be anxious," Zhao Han said with a mischievous smile, "I will definitely work hard tonight..."
"Headquarters!"
Suddenly someone reported outside the hospital.
Fei Rulan quickly stood up, and Zhao Han could only sigh.
He stipulated that officials have one day off every five days, but he couldn't take a break. He had already met many subordinates in one afternoon.
"come in."
"In the main town, there are merchants reporting news from the south. Ruijin's rebel army has broken through Huichang County, will be the magistrate of Changchang County, and the Southern Jiangxi General will show his head to the public!"
Zhao Han stood up suddenly, clapped his hands and cheered: "Well done!"
The Ruijin Peasant Army is very powerful. It was driven into the mountains by Xie Xuelong last year, and this year it actually occupied Ruijin and Huichang counties. It also killed the Southern Jiangxi military general, who was the highest-ranking general in Jiangxi. In the early years of Chongzhen, Jiangxi was not established.
General soldier.
(Refresh after reading, there will be a map of Jiangxi at the end of the chapter.)
