Salt and Iron specializes in this kind of thing, and it is destined to cause a bloody storm.
The reason is simple, there are too many people making huge profits from this.
Li Yunze wants to take away the benefits of salt and iron from their hands. Such things are typical of destroying people's wealth and killing their parents.
In this era where a group of people gather together to drink, and then dare to raise their flags to rebel, armed resistance to the imperial court to take back the benefits of salt and iron is inevitable.
Li Yunze knew this very clearly, so he chose the ruthless Zhidu and assigned him five thousand selected elites.
They are indeed selected, and they are basically all from good families in Shangjun, Guanzhong and other places. Only those whose families are not involved in the interests of salt and iron are eligible to be selected.
These sergeants, led by Gongsun Ao, who was awarded the title of Tinghou for pacifying the Huainan and Hengshan rebellions, escorted Zhidu out of Hangu Pass and began to patrol the country one county at a time.
Starting from the time when Zhidu left Hangu Pass, Li Yunze would receive an official document from Zhidu basically every month.
At the beginning, the official document also listed in detail how many illegal things were done in a certain county and how many things were against the imperial salt and iron monopoly.
Then he listed those people and their families one by one, and then how many families were disposed of.
Under the influence of Li Yunze, Zhidu has become too civilized.
At least he would collect evidence first and then bring his troops to the house to have fun after the charges were confirmed.
In the past, when Zhi arrived at a place, he would first ask who the local big business was, and then directly bring the county soldiers to the door to shake the egg yolks, cut them vertically with earthworms, and then sweep them flat.
The local tycoons who stirred up the world in the late Eastern Han Dynasty lived a miserable life in this era.
The reason is not difficult to understand. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, local powerful people had cultivated the local area for decades or even hundreds of years. They had food, money and people, and had close relationships with local officials. They were naturally qualified to stir up trouble in troubled times.
But in the early Han Dynasty, as long as the local powerful people showed some prominence, they would soon be moved to Guanzhong.
Even if you try your best to stay in your hometown, it is true that you have food and money, but you definitely don't have many manpower.
The early Han Dynasty was not a terrifying era like the late Eastern Han Dynasty, when land was annexed to the point where ordinary people had no place to stand.
The common people in this era were basically homesteaders, and the only difference was the size of the land they owned.
Without large-scale land annexation with no bottom line, using all kinds of means, and supported by the government, the common people will not become the slaves of powerful tenant farmers. The common people will be members of the court, not powerful people.
Without the bound people, relying solely on the manpower of their own families, the local tycoons can have far less strength.
Without people, all that strength is a joke.
As for local officials, the most important purpose of Li Yunze's imperial examination was to break the hereditary inheritance of local officials.
In the Han Dynasty, a recommendation system was used. Locally famous people were recommended as officials, and naturally they had a deep connection with the local area.
Although the county governor can be rotated continuously by the court, how many like Zhidu can there be?
Most of the county guards just collected benefits and turned a blind eye.
Li Yunze arranged the imperial examination in order to break the official system and turn it into a floating official system, cut off the connection between local powerful people and local officials, and cut off the powerful people's opportunities to become bigger.
After all, the rise of local powerful powers in the late Eastern Han Dynasty caused too much damage.
Wu Hu regards Han'er as a two-legged sheep, but the local powerful do not treat the common people as human beings, they are all the same.
Zhidu was used as a sharp knife, killing people like crazy in various counties.
Later, the official documents sent to the emperor's case every month were gradually simplified to 'in a certain month of a certain year, in a certain county, convict so-and-so and destroy him~~~'
As for the reason, it is very simple. It is naturally because Zhidu has already killed the red eye.
On this day, Li Yunze came to the Jiaofang Palace to have dinner, and Queen Zhuo Wenjun was busy serving on the side.
While he was eating, the maid who was pouring wine for him, for some unknown reason, her hands were shaking so much that she knocked over the wine glass, spilling it all over the table and even dripping onto Li Yunze's clothes.
The palace maid was obviously frightened, and she trembled and bowed to apologize.
"Okay, what a big deal." Li Yunze waved his hand, "Be careful in the future and go ahead."
When dealing with powerful and evil officials, high-ranking officials, and rebellious aliens, Li Yunze killed countless people at every turn and never knew what it meant to be merciful.
Even if they were slaughtered until the valley was full of corpses and the river was stained with blood, there was no trace of emotion at all.
However, when facing the common people of Shengdou and Guizhou, Li Yunze was very gentle and unusually tolerant.
Even if he was yelled at in person, he would at most break the scolder's legs, at least he wouldn't let him go home to play Jiuzu Xiaoxiao.
The high-ranking life in many worlds has not erased his original intention, and he still handles things with the belief of putting people first.
Of course, the people must be hard-working, brave and kind-hearted people of Middle-earth.
After the palace maid who had been granted amnesty withdrew, Zhuo Wenjun personally knelt down and poured wine and dishes for Li Yunze.
They are an old couple, so Li Yunze naturally said casually, "Have you sent the letter?"
"It has been sent over." Zhuo Wenjun's words were a bit awkward.
Li Yunze raised his eyebrows slightly, "Why, the emperor is not willing?"
"It's not that I'm unwilling." Zhuo Wenjun sighed and said, "It's just because the family business is huge and it's difficult to arrange it in a short time."
This matter is very simple. As Zhidu began to work in various counties, the big merchants engaged in salt and iron in various places were naturally in a panic, and those who had connections were trying their best to find them.
Among them, Zhuo Wangsun, who is the head of the country, is one of them.
Zhuo Wangsunai is the smelting boss of Shu County, and almost half of the entire smelting industry in Shu County belongs to his industry.
In terms of nature, Zhuo Wangsun belongs to the type of people that Zhidu will definitely attack hard.
Most of Zhuo Wangsun's property came from Deng Tong, a favorite of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty.
After Deng Tong's fall, Zhuo Wangsun took most of his inheritance.
The reason why Deng Tong was able to rise was mainly due to the support of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, which allowed him to annex the property of Widow Qing, a famous rich man in the Qin Dynasty.
These families are from the same line, and they all relied on the smelting industry in Bajun, Shu County to achieve the status of super rich people.
Originally, according to the customs of the Han Dynasty, when Zhuo Wenjun became the queen, Zhuo Wangsun should hand over the property in his hands to the young master, and then comfortably become a foreign relative.
But the problem is that Li Yunze didn't give Zhuo Wangsun the chance to become a relative at all, let alone become a marquis, he didn't even let him stay in Chang'an City.
Zhuo Wangsun was so angry that he could only return to his hometown and continue to be a big businessman.
However, Li Yunze ordered Zhidu to lead troops to patrol the country, killing powerful merchants everywhere who had done all kinds of evil, and blood flowed into rivers. Naturally, Zhuo Wangsun was a little panicked.
He wrote to his daughter asking for help, but Zhuo Wenjun didn't dare to speak for him. Even if she spoke, Zhi wouldn't listen.
In desperation, Zhuo Wenjun had no choice but to inform Li Yunze of the matter.
Li Yunze asked Zhuo Wenjun to write a letter to Zhuo Wangsun, telling him clearly that handing over those properties to the young master was the only way to survive.
But now it seems that Zhuo Wangsun still has unrealistic hopes.
"Write another letter." After all, he is his father-in-law. Even if he is dissatisfied, Li Yunze is still willing to give him another chance. "You don't need to write anything more, just write one sentence, 'This is all.'"
His attitude has been very clear, and his words have been spoken to the point. If you still don't listen, you will have to bear the consequences when Zhidu enters Bashu.
Zhuo Wenjun was actually a little dissatisfied.
After all, Li Yunze did not follow the tradition of conferring marquisships on Prince Zhuo and his grandson, and now he wants to take away the Zhuo family's property. As a queen, she is really doing...
Li Yunze saw what Zhuo Wenjun was thinking and said with a smile, "It's a good thing to ask the father-in-law to hand over the smelting industry to the young master. The young master also pays for it. There are so many businesses in the world, there is no need to seize the business that the court does not allow."
Let go. I am interested in rebuilding Guanzhong and Ba.
The plank road in Shu, this project can be submitted to the government for bidding."
After hearing this, Zhuo Wenjun finally smiled and said, "Here~~~"
After lunch, Li Yunze went back to continue handling official duties, and then he received a major piece of news from outside the Great Wall.
"Is the soldier dead? Or was he poisoned?"
Looking at the official document in his hand, Li Yunze was slightly surprised, "You must have been so careless. Someone actually poisoned you at close range."
He turned around and asked the officials around him, "You know, is the Bank of China still alive?"
Bank of China said he was the first traitor in recorded history.
He was originally a eunuch of the Han Dynasty. When Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty married the Huns, he was sent to the Huns as a dowry for the princess.
The Bank of China said that they did not want to go, but they were forcibly escorted out of the country.
From then on, Zhongxing said he hated the Han Dynasty and took the initiative to serve the Xiongnu Chanyu and became an important counselor.
As a eunuch, he naturally knew how to protect the emperor and check food to avoid poisoning. He should be able to do it with his hands.
All the officials looked at each other, how could they know whether the leader of the Xiongnu Great Chanyu was dead?
In the silence, the official Li Xi came out to salute, "Your Majesty, I would like to go to the frontier to investigate this matter."
"Um."
Li Yunze still admires people who dare to do things, "Very good, then go ahead and pay attention to safety."
"Here!"
It was already half a year later when Li Xifeng returned home.
When he returned to Chang'an City, Li Yunze was attending the completion ceremony of the first phase of Chang'an New City.
Because there is no need to build palaces and city walls, the two largest and most important projects are eliminated, so the first phase of Chang'an New City was built very quickly.
The main buildings are mainly roads, as well as the planning and basic security systems of each city.
There is also an amazing sewer system for this era, plus an unprecedented elevated aqueduct, and an arena.
When he learned that Li Xi had returned, Li Yunze, who was visiting the sewers, immediately summoned him and asked, "How are the Huns?"
"His Majesty."
The tired Li Xi immediately saluted and said, "The internal disputes among the Huns have gradually subsided. King Yizhixie of Zuoguli has been recognized and supported by all the Huns, and he has become the new Great Chanyu of the Huns."
"What does Bank of China say?"
"The Bank of China said that he died of illness as early as last year."
"No wonder." Li Yunze nodded suddenly. "Without professional control, it is understandable that someone has cheated me."
Li Xi, who looked slightly strange, dropped another shocking news.
"I inquired and learned that the newly appointed Great Chan of the Xiongnu, Yu Yizhixie, established the Yan family, the daughter of Liu An, the former king of Huainan, and Liu Ling, the eldest daughter of the Han Dynasty."
Li Yunze paused and his expression moved slightly, "Oh? Isn't this just a woman who takes the initiative to get married to black squid without asking for a betrothal gift? She's not afraid that the smell will be too strong to kill someone!"