Two hundred county soldiers marched in order in front, several women all got into the carriage, and Zhao Wen rode with Xiao He all the way.
Along the way, county officials often spoke in front of Xiao He, which made Zhao Wen feel for the first time whether he was overly encouraging Xiao He.
The reception banquet in the county government was extremely lively. All the big households in the county showed up, and they were all extremely respectful. Apparently, the big households in these counties were frightened by the incident of county soldiers sweeping across three counties a few days ago.
But Zhao Wen still noticed that all the officials in the county were actually these wealthy households themselves or their family members.
From Xiao He's words, Zhao Wencai finally understood the most basic level of Da Qin's administrative system.
In Da Qin, all low-level officials were appointed by the court, or at least by the county.
In the past, most county magistrates were locals, and they were able to suppress these officials. But now, the county magistrates are held by officials from other places, but all the officials are locals, and they are all large households in the county. Unless the backstage is extremely strong, otherwise it will never be possible.
Suppress these local officials.
"It seems that the changes in Da Qin still have a long way to go!" Zhao Wen sighed secretly in his heart.
He can be sure that except for Qin, which is governed by military law, this kind of thing should be the same for the other six countries. In the final analysis, it is because Da Qin does not have a sufficient number of officials, or there are too few scholars in this era.
"What if all officials are included in the scope of serving in other places?"
Zhao Wen looked at Xiao He. In Jiujiang County, all the scholars at the township level are now serving as candidates, but the county officials still dare not take the county magistrate seriously.
In other places, people at the township level are also locals. I am afraid that people below the county level have no idea what imperial power is.
"The salary of officials is extremely low. If they work in other places, I'm afraid many people would rather resign!" Xiao He thought of his previous days in Pei County and lamented that the county magistrate was too incompetent and could be easily fooled.
But now that I am serving as the county magistrate, I understand that if all the officials in the county are monolithic, unless the county magistrate uses his connections at the top to directly destroy the administrative system of the county, he will have no choice but to negotiate with these people.
If you can't convince these people and just push the envelope, you can delay all the affairs of the county, and then all the responsibilities will fall on you, the county magistrate.
"In the final analysis, there are too few scholars today and not enough officials to appoint!"
Zhao Wen had a look of understanding on his face. He could easily solve this problem in Jiujiang County, but other counties did not have such conditions.
"Write a memorial in my name, clearly describe the current situation in the county, and submit a letter to the imperial court to open county schools in each county!"
Now Jiujiang County is preparing to open rural schools, but even county schools are not popular in all parts of Daqin. Zhao Wen plans to urge the First Emperor that this kind of thing must be done sooner or later, and the sooner it is done, the better.
He didn't believe it. After knowing the current situation in the counties in the old lands of the Six Kingdoms, the First Emperor would have no idea.
To solve this kind of problem, apart from opening a county school to increase the number of scholars, there is no other way. Putting it forward in advance can be regarded as deepening in the mind of the First Emperor his ability to handle affairs.
"Your Highness, the chamberlain in the King of Chu's palace asked to see you, saying that there is something urgent!" Chu Yi quickly stepped in and bowed before saying.
"Is there a decree for eunuchs to enter Jiujiang County?"
Zhao Wen couldn't help but frown when he encountered something like this when he just came out to relax.
"I am sending an order to all villages that those who are really poor can be sent to my farm. If you have any ideas, feel free to write to me. Don't be afraid of spending money!"
While talking, Zhao Wen had already strode out. As he walked, he made arrangements for Chu Yi: "Take some time to clean up and come back tonight!"
The eunuch who passed the order could not be discovered until he entered Jiujiang County. In addition, the eunuch in the Chu Palace was on the road for a long time, so he had to rush back as quickly as possible.
After a long and dusty journey, we just arrived at the gate of Shouchun City. Before we entered the city, a eunuch from the Chu Palace who had been waiting at the city gate for a long time ran over with an anxious look on his face and whispered: "Your Highness, another eunuch has come to deliver the order.
He must have rushed here by changing horses without changing people, and he looks extremely tired!"
"Why is it so urgent?" Zhao Wen's eyes flashed with confusion. After Liu Bang arrived in Qindu, he sent him a lot of news, but he never mentioned any purpose.
But now, Liu Bang, who had already set off long ago, has not returned yet, but instead, two eunuchs who delivered the order have arrived first. It would be strange if he was in such a hurry unless something big happened.
"There is an edict, and the 20th Prince Zhao Wen will accept it!"
As soon as they saw Zhao Wen come in, the two exhausted eunuchs stood up at the same time and said coldly.
After watching Zhao Wen salute, an eunuch came forward and recited. His voice was a little hoarse, but the content was very clear. It was that the First Emperor wanted pumpkin seeds and asked him to build a road to the southern countries.
Pumpkin seeds are fine, but to build a galloping road in a mountainous area within a county, let alone whether a group of small congresses in the south will agree to it, the amount of the project is definitely not something that a county can complete.
After finishing the recitation, another eunuch continued to recite, this time it was even simpler. He called the scholars who passed the last exam to Beijing, obviously intending to arrange the positions of these people uniformly by the imperial court.
"Take these two down to rest!"
Seeing that the two eunuchs did not leave after delivering the order, but looked directly at him, Zhao Wen directly waved his hand to take them down.
He walked out of the palace lightly and looked in the direction of Qindu. He could do this and had the ability to do it, but now he wanted to know why the First Emperor wanted to embarrass him.
In the past few months, merchants have brought back tens of thousands of slaves from the southern countries, invested these people, and spent money to recruit some people, so that they can start building roads.
But this is based on the fact that Jiujiang County has provided a large amount of money and materials. If it were to change to another county, it would be just this road, and he would be exhausted and there would be nothing he could do.
Zhao Wen didn't believe that the First Emperor would know that he could travel across the world and have a lot of money, so in Zhao Wen's view, this arrangement was just to make things difficult for him.
Looking around, Xiao He and Fan Zeng were assigned to serve as county magistrates. Liu Bang had not returned from the capital of Qin yet. Only Chu Yi and Chu Er had their heads lowered and did not dare to speak. There was no one to discuss with them.
"If I were the emperor, I shouldn't have so many troubles!" Zhao Wen asked himself in a low voice, while Chu Yi and Chu Er behind him lowered their heads lower and lower.
Unlike when he first crossed over and wanted to be the emperor, at that time it was just a sigh of relief for the death of the Second Emperor of Qin, but now, Zhao Wen is really thinking about what will happen after he becomes the emperor.
The First Emperor wanted to unify several small southern countries in the shortest possible time, and even planned to fill in Jiujiang County.
But Zhao Wen believed that the method he was using now was the most beneficial to the Qin Dynasty. With only a group of businessmen, he completely destroyed the economic systems of several small countries. Not only did he not have to spend any money or effort, he could also gain hundreds of thousands more slaves!
