Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Seeing Zheng Zhu leaving in a flick of his sleeves, Li Mu sighed, and suddenly said: "Li Qing, since you are in charge of everyone, you must have some understanding of those retainers under Zheng Qing's command."

Li Si shook his head lightly, and said: "Zheng Qing, although he has some talents, is too lenient. The big line has been at the bottom or bottom for several years in a row. I also remind everyone for the sake of being allies. I have passed him, but he is still obsessed."

Li Mu was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "I heard that Lu Buwei's recent actions are actually to investigate the tax evasion of some shops. Do you think there will be orders from the king?"

Li Si chuckled, and said: "Without the support of the king, how could this Lu Buwei have the guts to take action against so many colleagues in Longtai at once?"

After a pause, Li Si lowered his voice again, and said softly: "I also heard that Zheng Qing quietly left Handan for Nanyang a while ago, it seems that his property in Nanyang was investigated by Lu Buwei. , that’s why he rushed over in a hurry. And he just returned to Handan from Nanyang County yesterday, and he couldn’t wait to order someone to post it on me. It seems that he’s under a lot of pressure this time.”

Li Mu reached out and tapped the table in front of him lightly, and suddenly said: "If that's the case, it seems that Zheng Qing may have a lot of bad debts this time."

Li Si pulled his lips, let out a sneer, and said: "That's natural. Zheng Qing has been in the Zhao Kingdom since the time of the first king, and now it has been more than 20 years. There are dozens of shops in Handan alone. home, let alone other counties and counties."

Li Mu pondered for a while, then suddenly said: "So if Your Majesty is really determined to rectify these matters, Zheng Qing may be hard to get rid of?"

A gleam flashed in Li Si's eyes, and he said: "It should be so. What does Mr. Wu Xiang think we should do?"

Li Mu laughed, and said seriously: "As the king's ministers, we should devote ourselves to the king, and any personal relationship should not affect our loyalty to the king!"

Li Si also smiled, nodded in praise and said, "What Mr. Wu Xiang said is exactly what Li Si meant!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, each with deep meaning in their eyes.

Chapter One Thousand and Twenty

Although it is said that Lu Buwei's inspection activities have caused quite a stir in Handan, in general, due to the heavy snow in winter that almost cut off the traffic, the impact of the entire operation is currently mainly limited to Handan, and there is no Spread towards areas outside Handan.

You must know that Zhao State has a vast territory today, and many industries of the great nobles, such as iron ore, lacquer, coal, salt, etc., all originate outside Handan, so although the waves have stirred up , but still did not form a massive wave.

"What's the situation now?" In the Longtai, Zhao Dan asked Lu Buwei his own question.

Lu Buwei's face showed embarrassment, and he said after a while, "Your Majesty, although some shops have been punished, they are basically only actions aimed at a single shop."

Zhao Dan frowned, and said: "Could it be that none of these guys are smarter? Is it so determined to fight against the widow?"

Lu Buwei coughed and said: "Your Majesty misunderstood, there are still many loyal ministers in Zhao Guozhong, for example, the property under the command of Chen and Lord Ding has already paid the due taxes in full, and Lord Wu Xiang and Lieutenant Li Qing, and some other ministers also paid the commercial tax in full."

"Li Mu?" Zhao Dan was stunned for a moment, and then laughed again: "You should be talking about the business that Li Mu and you did jointly, right?"

Lu Buwei acquiesced in embarrassment.

After a pause, Zhao Dan's voice became severe again: "So there are so many important officials in the Longtai, are you the only four who have done what the widow wants you to do?"

Lu Buwei bowed his head and remained silent.

In fact, Lu Buwei is very aware of the current situation. To put it bluntly, although most people have become alert, they are still on the sidelines overall.

After all, as the saying goes, people die for money and birds die for food. Even the great nobles are no exception to this point.

Without money, how can the nobles buy people's hearts, how can they develop their power, and how can they live a more luxurious and comfortable life?

In the Spring and Autumn Period, everyone at least had to be shameless. By the Warring States Period, it was basically a completely utilitarian society. What a utilitarian society must bring is the fanatical pursuit of money and wealth. This is true both in ancient times and in modern times. There is no essential difference.

Zhao Dan snorted heavily, with obvious dissatisfaction in his tone: "It seems that some people really don't pay attention to the widow and Zhao Guo for their own selfishness!"

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps.

Yu Xin has arrived.

Although it was winter, there was obvious sweat on Yu Xin's forehead.

Yu Xin respectfully presented a booklet: "Your Majesty, this is the account book from the Great General, Li Bo and Li Qing, and the two generals Pang Nuan and Ju Xin."

Zhao Dan browsed briefly, and found that the above items were actually the business situation of Lian Po and the other three families in the past five years, as well as the share of tax evasion and so on.

Along with this account booklet, there are also the confession memorials of Lian Po and the other four.

Looking at the memorials in front of him, Zhao Dan felt a little better.

To be honest, with the increasing prestige these years, Zhao Dan's tolerance for being disobeyed is getting lower and lower.

What's more, the current situation is completely reasonable for Zhao Dan. If it weren't for the fact that there were too many people involved, Zhao Dan would have already started killing.

Zhao Dan coughed and said slowly: "So judging from the current situation, Zheng Qing is still left?"

Lu Buwei was startled, and then replied: "Exactly."

Zhao Dan narrowed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

Yu Xin and Lu Buwei looked at each other, but they were very understanding and didn't speak.

Zheng Zhu's identity is actually rather sensitive. The Zheng family now has a Mrs. Zheng in the palace, so Zheng Zhu is an out-and-out relative of Zhao's foreign country.

In addition, Zheng Zhu is also a veteran of the two dynasties. Since Zhao Dan's father, King Zhao Hui, he has held important positions in the political arena of Zhao. Zhu on a par.

Under such circumstances, Zhao Dan did not open his mouth. In fact, Yu Xin, as the Xiangbang, could not do anything to Zheng Zhu. After all, Yu Xin was also a little worried that he would be labeled as a suppressed colleague when he first took office.

After a moment of silence, Zhao Dan said: "Well, Xinjun, you continue to investigate, but you will avoid Zheng Qing's property for a while, after all, Handan is not only the property of the officials of Longtai, yes Bar?"

Lu Buwei was stunned for a moment, then responded respectfully, "Here."

Soon, Lu Buwei withdrew, leaving only Zhao Dan and Yu Xinjun and his ministers.

Zhao Dan coughed, pointed to the memorial in front of him, and said, "Mr. Ding, what is going on?"

Yu Xin didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly said: "To tell you the truth, Mr. Wu Xin and Li Bo and Li Qing didn't quite understand at first, and then I did some ideological work. I happened to meet Pang Qing and Ju Qing who were also in Wuxin. You are a guest at the Junfu, so I brought these things together."

Zhao Dan snorted, and did not continue to entangle in this issue, but continued: "Spring is coming soon, are the supplies and the young people ready?"

In the beginning of spring, Chu will be conquered. This is the last step of Zhao's unification of the six kingdoms.

Yu Xin hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, all the plans have been made, and the supplies have also been prepared. As long as the army is dispatched, the young and strong civilians and the supplies accompanying the army will follow together, and the army's schedule will never be missed. "

Zhao Dan nodded in satisfaction, and said: "Very good. Since you are the prime minister, you must take charge of the overall situation. Although there is a general Lian Po on Chu's side, you can't let the army's logistics have any problems. ,do you understand?"

After some coping, Yu Xin also left the side hall of Longtai.

Zhao Dan pondered for a moment, then suddenly said: "Come here, call Mao Sui here."

Soon, Mao Sui appeared in front of Zhao Dan.

Zhao Dan looked at Mao Sui with a calm tone: "Today Yu Xin brought a few memorials to the widow, do you know what's going on?"

Mao Sui thought for a while and said, "Could it be that your Majesty is doing this for the sake of Pang Nuanhe? I heard that these two people have a close relationship with Lian Po these days, and they seem to have cleared up their previous suspicions. It's just that there is still no evidence, so the minister It was not reported."

Zhao Dan nodded and said: "The evidence is already here. From today onwards, you will go to the station to monitor the guards. The widow will give you a month. No matter what means you use, in short, you will give the widow the evidence of Zheng Zhu. Check all industries clearly and clearly, understand?"

Mao Sui froze for a moment, then lowered his head deeply: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely complete the task!"