One day later, Xiao Jingxuan's injuries recovered. So, Xiao Jingxuan devoted himself to heavy official duties.
In Xiao Jingxuan's eyes, the first task is to clean up the officialdom. Although the original officials in Yingzhou have died in the war, there are still many corrupt officials in various states.
At this time, Zhao Gang had already organized secret guards and conducted investigations into various states and counties under Xiao Jingxuan's rule.
This investigation shocked Xiao Jingxuan. Among the five prefectures, Yingzhou, Shenzhou, Weizhou, Shunzhou, and Pingzhou, the governors of four of the prefectures were corrupt and bribed. In Fish and Meat Township. You know, the governor of Yingzhou
He died in the war a long time ago.
Secondly, the county magistrates under the state capital are not much better. Shenzhou and Weizhou have no counties, Shunzhou has two counties, Yingzhou has three counties, and Pingzhou has five counties. There are ten county magistrates in total.
, six of them were corrupt and perverting the law.
That's it, not including the subordinate officials in these places. Looking at the long list of names in his hand, Xiao Jingxuan's face changed with anger.
"Catch them all. Catch them all."
"Commander, these officials are in cahoots with local wealthy families. I'm afraid the whole thing will be affected by their involvement."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingxuan took out a token from his arms.
"Go, arrest them all. If you don't have enough manpower, you can transfer people from the local garrison. If there is resistance, kill them on the spot. But, remember, you can only arrest people. I will let others handle the rest.
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"Yes, I will obey your orders."
Following Zhao Gang's actions, the entire area under the jurisdiction of Fan Yang Jiedushi began to be turbulent. Officials at all levels were arrested, as well as their families, and wealthy families from all over the country. The population of Fan Yang was not large. However,
This time, nearly five thousand people were arrested.
One can imagine how big this operation was and how wide-ranging it was.
A large number of prisoners were taken to Yingzhou. In order to accommodate these mortals, the prison was already overcrowded. As a last resort, Xiao Jingxuan had to have mortals with minor crimes imprisoned in the military camp.
The arrest of these people does not mean the end of the matter, but rather the beginning.
First of all, they ransacked their homes. A large amount of gold, silver, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, as well as a large amount of food and weapons were confiscated from the homes of these corrupt officials and wealthy families.
Of course, the most important thing is the large amount of land and hidden population. For these lands, Xiao Jingxuan directly distributed these lands to the tenants who rented these lands for free.
As for the population, all are resettled for the people. As for the jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, all are sold.
This action provided a large amount of funds for Xiao Jingxuan's future development. Which is not bad.
However, after these things are completed, the next step is to fill these vacancies.
After inspection, Xiao Jingxuan found that the three county magistrates who originally stayed were relatively capable, so Xiao Jingxuan promoted these three to county magistrates, serving in Shenzhou, Weizhou, and Shunzhou respectively.
As for Pingzhou and Yingzhou, they may be vacant for the time being. As for the county magistrates in various places, some are temporarily represented by assistant officials. Where there are not even assistant officials, Xiao Jingxuan can only choose from officials.
However, taking this opportunity, Xiao Jingxuan also sent Wen Guokai, Li Xingyun, and Sun Nuo to each county to serve as county magistrates.
However, it was at this time that Xiao Jingxuan lamented the lack of manpower. Officials at all levels were really struggling to operate.
When Xiao Jingxuan was reorganizing Yingzhou officialdom, the imperial edict from the imperial court finally arrived.
After the eunuch who delivered the order arrived, Xiao Jingxuan hurriedly summoned the civil and military officials in Yingzhou to burn incense and kneel on the ground respectfully to welcome the order.
This time the eunuch who came to announce the edict was actually an old acquaintance, Lu Weihai, and Mr. Lu spread the edict and read out it.
"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: Fan Yang Jiedu envoy Xiao Jingxuan regained Yingzhou, Shenzhou, Weizhou, and Shunzhou. His merits will last for a long time, and his benefit will be in the present... Today, Xiao Jingxuan is specially canonized as King Fanyang and given a five-clawed python robe..."
After the imperial edict was announced, all the officials began to shout long live. Looking at the rare treasures, clothes, crowns and a matching sword given by the emperor, Xiao Jingxuan actually felt nothing.
I don’t know since when, Xiao Jingxuan found that it was difficult to impress himself with these things.
"Congratulations to King Fan Yang for being hereditary and being awarded the title of king."
"You are so polite, Eunuch Lu. We are here to hold a banquet. Eunuch Lu invites you. I will prepare a small amount of wine and ask Eunuch Lu to honor you."
"Your Majesty is polite, but this old slave is disrespectful."
The two looked at each other and smiled, and walked into the dining room together. After some courtesy, the conversation between the two finally got to the point.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor has decreed that the Prince should stay in Fan Yang with peace of mind. After a while, the Prince will be given a princess."
"My father-in-law is laughing. Now, Fan Yang is in dire straits and is in urgent need of support from the court."
"Your Majesty, this old slave is too talkative. Now, Your Majesty, you are in a high and powerful position, and you have many soldiers and generals under your command. The court will inevitably impose restrictions. You must be careful."
Xiao Jingxuan silently cursed the old fox in his heart. Then he continued: "Eunuch, now that Shenzhou is handing over to the barbarians, I am afraid that there will be continuous wars in the future. Please give me some kind words in front of your majesty."
"When we arrived, His Majesty told him that King Fan Yang was not a peaceful master and asked me to remind him more when I saw him."
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The two of them went back and forth and talked for a long time, but it sounded like they were talking nonsense. It was confusing to listen to.
When the two of them had almost eaten, Eunuch Lu declined the arrangement of staying overnight and planned to travel day and night to return to the capital. However, Lu Weihai still revealed some good news.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, your Majesty knows what Fan Yang lacks most now, and he has already made arrangements for it.
In addition to prisoners from various states and counties, there are also refugees from all over the country who are already on their way to Fanyang."
Hearing the news, Xiao Jingxuan was overjoyed and quickly raised his hands and saluted: "Thank you very much, father-in-law for telling me. Father-in-law, please."
After Lu Weihai left, Xiao Jingxuan finally settled down. Although Fan Yang's civil service is still lacking, it no longer affects the overall situation and many of his own things should be put on the agenda.
The first thing to do in the near future is to gather the morale of the military. Only with the support of soldiers, Xiao Jingxuan can firmly control Fanyang Wuzhou.
In this battle of Yingzhou, Fan Yang's army killed almost 40,000 people, and many others were seriously injured and disabled.
Although there had been subsidies for the families of those who died in the war, this was far from enough.
Therefore, Xiao Jingxuan ordered that all the family members of those who died in the war, if they were orphans and widows, would be raised by military farms in various places, and they would be given a load of rice and a certain amount of meat every month.
If there are children at home who are unable to raise them, they can be raised by the government.
Previously, Xiao Jingxuan built a large academy near Yingzhou to prepare for this.
Whether they are descendants of soldiers or beggars on the street, they are all sent to the academy to be raised.
Of course, if any family members are unwilling, then forget it.
The academy is divided into men's and women's colleges. In the men's college, they study literature in the morning and martial arts in the afternoon. In the women's college, they study literature in the morning and embroidery and weaving in the afternoon.
All students receive three meals a day, and all food, clothing, housing and transportation are provided by the college. It is a bit like a modern orphanage.
You must know that at this time in the Wei Dynasty, most people had two meals a day, and most of them were illiterate.
Hearing Xiao Jingxuan's policy, the entire army was excited, wishing that they were the ones who died in the battle.
Faced with the excitement of the public, Xiao Jingxuan had to relax the standards, and all children of soldiers who had made military exploits or made achievements could also enter the academy.
You know, the cost of the academy at this time is not small. Xiao Jingxuan’s current academy has a capacity of 5,000 people.
You must know that this was ancient times, there were not as many things as modern times, and all students slept in Datongbu.
The food is also average, including steamed buns and porridge in the morning, whole grains and pickles at noon, and whole grains and pickles in the evening. Every three days, add an egg or meat as a snack.
The clothes are even more simple. Regardless of men or women, they are all wearing the same coarse linen clothes.
And in order to facilitate management, all of them are under militarized management.
I get up at 10:10 every day, then make the bed, clean the dormitory, and eat at 03:00.
Then go to class at Chen hour, eat at noon, practice martial arts in the afternoon, eat at You hour, and rest at Xu hour.
Every day is very fulfilling, and of course there are some very young children who are being raised in the backyard of the academy.
While ensuring the children's lives, Xiao Jingxuan is even more attentive to their studies.
Xiao Jingxuan divides the daily essay writing into three stages. The first stage is naturally literacy.
The second stage is more complicated. You have to learn all the classics, history, arithmetic and astronomy.
The third stage is to separate subjects. Those who are willing to study medicine can study medicine, those who want to pursue an official career can continue to study hard, and those who are willing to join the army can also do so.
Martial arts training is different. Although the teachings are very simple, there is a martial arts competition every month, and the top ten can get some benefits, such as medicinal baths, meat food, etc.
And only the best among them can continue on the road of martial arts. People with average talent and average efforts can only strengthen their bodies.
Only those who are talented and willing to work hard can be taught, practice advanced martial arts, and enter a higher realm.
Although the rules of the academy are strict and many conditions are very difficult, this is the best that Xiao Jingxuan can do with his best efforts.
Of course, for these students, life now is definitely thousands of times better than before.
There are many disabled soldiers working in the academy. For example, some people who have been in the guard camp serve as teachers in the academy and teach students to read.
There are also many people sitting as handymen inside. Although they are just handymen, the wages are quite high. Xiao Jingxuan takes good care of these wounded soldiers.
In order to ensure the safety of the academy, Xiao Jingxuan even arranged for a battalion of troops to be stationed not far from the academy. There are often soldiers patrolling around the academy.
At the same time, in order to make Fan Yang Wenwu pay attention to the academy, Xiao Jingxuan also gave the academy a meaningful name, Yulin Academy.
Xiao Jingxuan believes that when these people grow up, they will definitely become a powerful help to him.