Chen Ji heard this term for the first time and frowned: "What does it mean to have better troops and simpler administration?"
"The so-called elite soldiers are to eliminate the old soldiers led by those dandy generals. This can greatly reduce military expenditures and reduce the burden on the national treasury and the people!"
The Ninth Princess said: "Simplifying government means streamlining officials. Dakang's government agencies are too complicated. Some yamen clearly have a few civil servants, but all the big families are cramming in people, forcing them to squeeze in more than a dozen or even more officials.
Dozens of officials.
For example, Yinping County in Dongping County actually has five county magistrates, six bookkeepers, seven historians, patrol inspectors, post magistrates, gatekeepers, tax collectors and other daughters! It is simply the most ridiculous county in the world.
When has this happened in ancient and modern times?
With so many people, has Yinping County been governed well? No! Everyone makes a lot of money when doing good things, but when it comes to serious matters, everyone passes the blame and no one does anything practical!
They just want to eat free money, but they want to tear apart the bones of the people and knock out some oil and water. What do people like this want them to do?"
"Simplified administration is possible, but elite troops are absolutely impossible to use!"
Chen Ji said: "Now that Dakang is surrounded by tigers and bandits are raging, there are not enough soldiers. If you further reduce the number of soldiers, who will resist the foreign enemies? Who will suppress the bandits?"
"Father, do you really not know, or are you pretending not to know?"
The Ninth Princess said: "Soldiers from all over the country are colluding with bandits and working together to extract the royal government's pay. This is an unwritten rule of Dakang County."
"What, this happened?!"
Chen Ji stood up as he slapped the case, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Jin Feng couldn't tell for a moment whether he really didn't know or whether he was just too good at acting.
"If this hadn't happened, why would there be more and more bandits in various places being suppressed?"
The Ninth Princess said: "My daughter is still saying what I said. If your father doesn't believe it, just pay a private visit incognito and go to the private sector to find out. If that doesn't work, you can find some reliable people from the Secret Service and go to the private sector to inquire."
"Qin Town, immediately arrange for the Secret Service to investigate. I want to know whether what Wuyang said is true!"
Chen Ji turned to look at Qin Zhen.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to check. What Your Highness said is true. This is indeed an unwritten rule of Dakang County." Qin Zhen replied.
"Did you know this earlier?" Chen Ji stared at Qin Zhen and asked, "Why didn't you tell me?"
Qin Zhen opened his mouth, but did not speak.
There are some things that Ninth Princess, a daughter, dares to say, but one of his subordinates cannot say nonsense.
"Father, you can't blame Qin Dutong for this, it's your own fault!"
The Ninth Princess said: "My daughter told her father last time that Fatty Xu and others must be punished, but did you listen? You only like to hear nice things, who dares to tell you the truth?"
When Chen Ji heard this, he lowered his head in frustration.
Seeing this, Concubine Qing quickly stepped forward and handed her a cup of tea.
Chen Ji also borrowed the donkey from the slope, raised his head and asked, "Wuyang, please continue talking. What are you going to do after you become an elite soldier?"
Based on her understanding of the Ninth Princess, since she proposed to streamline the army and streamline administration, she must have already had a countermeasure.
"It's very simple. Official responsibilities must be clearly defined, and everything must be handled by individuals!"
Princess Ninth said: "For example, in the matter of suppressing bandits, if there are bandits in the future who come to collect annual grain from the people, they will first be held accountable to the county magistrate and county lieutenant of the county. They will be held accountable in the first year. If there are still bandits in the second year, they will be directly held accountable and imprisoned!"
"
"Would it be too harsh to go to jail for questioning?" Chen Ji asked.
"Nowadays, many remote officials feel that the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and they no longer have any respect for the royal family and the court. If they can't be scared, they won't take it seriously!"
The Ninth Princess said: "Severe diseases require strong medicine, and the same applies to governing a country! If this is done well, my father, you will be the master of the revival of the great prosperity, and you will definitely leave a mark in the history books!"
I have to say that the Ninth Princess knows Chen Ji very well.
As emperor, Chen Jigui has reached the pinnacle of power in the world, and it is difficult for him to be attracted by material enjoyment.
As an emotional emperor, Chen Ji attached great importance to his reputation in history books.
The Ninth Princess used history books to scare him before, and now she used the title of Zhongxing Lord to seduce him.
But Chen Ji just did this. As the leader of ZTE, leaving a good reputation in the history books was too attractive to him.
"Wuyang, what you said makes sense, keep talking!" A glimmer of light flashed in Chen Ji's eyes: "Suppressing bandits can clarify responsibilities, but what about the Eastern Barbarians, Dangxiang, and Tubo?"
"Father, don't worry about foreign enemies. My husband has promised my daughter that if foreign enemies invade, he will lead the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau and the Zhenyuan Army to help fight. He can also fight for Brother Qinghuai's Tielin Army, General Fan's Zhenxi Army, Uncle Jin Wang
The Zhenbei Army will provide enough weapons!"
The Ninth Princess replied: "Sir, brother Qinghuai, General Fan, and Uncle Jin Wang are jointly stationed at the border, which is enough to resist the Three Kingdoms!"
"Really?" Chen Ji turned to look at Jin Feng.
Dakang was beaten so badly by the surrounding nomads that he didn't think of resisting, but he couldn't beat him.
Chen Ji's father and grandfather both died as a result.
If someone else had said this, Chen Ji would have definitely scoffed.
But Jin Feng said that Thaksin believed.
Because Jin Feng has proven his ability with practical actions.
Whether it was the battle at Qingshui Valley or the battle at Damanang Slope, Jin Feng defeated more with less, won heartily, and fought beautifully!
Last night, he saw the tactics of hot air balloons combined with flash mines and grenades. Chen Ji became more confident in Jin Feng.
In fact, after the battle at Damangpo, Chen Ji thought about reusing Jin Feng.
But under the pressure of the Lord Harmony Faction, after the Battle of Qingshui Valley, he only gave Jin Feng a virtual title without even a fiefdom. Chen Ji really couldn't open his mouth.
Although he was not a qualified emperor, he was a qualified scholar and had read every poem written by Jin Feng.
Many of these poems express the author's integrity.
One of the most obvious sentences is "An Neng can crush my eyebrows and bend my waist to serve the powerful, which makes me unhappy." As long as you can read, you can understand the author's meaning.
The poem is like this, and Jin Feng's own actions also prove his integrity.
With Jin Feng's meritorious service and literary talent, it is not difficult to become an official.
But Jin Feng had never been to the capital before, and he had never bribed officials to seek promotion.
If someone else had made such great achievements in Qingshui Valley, but only received a false title, there would definitely be an uproar. However, Jin Feng did not complain at all. After beating the party members, he quietly returned to the small mountain village of Jinchuan.
Just like another line of his poem, "When things are done, take off your clothes and hide your merits and fame."
How did Chen Ji know that Jin Feng had copied all those poems? He thought he was inspired by them, so he didn't open his mouth to invite Jin Feng to come out.
If Jin Feng refuses, where will he put his emperor's face?
This time when the Eastern Barbarians attacked, Chen Ji had no choice but to send people to find Jin Feng.
Now hearing that the Ninth Princess said that Jin Feng was willing to help Dakang resist foreign enemies, Chen Ji was as happy as if he had won a lottery. His eyes looking at Jin Feng were full of expectation.