Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

200 people may not seem like a large number, but the problem is that these 200 people basically belong to the patriarch or core figure of a certain noble family, that is, the so-called culprit.

If those associates were to be prosecuted for crimes, or if these guys were ransacked and exiled, then thousands of people would be involved.

As long as Zhao Dan really approves a word on this list, then such a super earthquake caused by taxation in Zhao Guo's political arena will really start to reach its climax.

Looking at the many familiar names on the list, Zhao Dan's body could not help but tremble slightly even though he had already been mentally prepared.

Looking at Zhao Dan's appearance, Yu Xin couldn't help coughing, and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, Li Qing has shown this list to my ministers before, and I think that many of them are actually quite capable, and they are quite capable for your majesty. He is also loyal, Your Majesty might as well think about it carefully."

Before Yu Xin finished speaking, Zhao Dan interrupted him directly.

"Mr. An doesn't need to say more."

Zhao Dan raised his head, and said word by word: "These guys usually hide it from the widow, but now the widow has made repeated orders, but they still don't take it seriously! An Guojun, the widow knows You have good intentions. But the moths in these countries, the widow must clean them up!"

After saying this, Zhao Dan raised the writing brush in his hand, flamboyantly wrote the word "ke" on the verdict list submitted by Li Si, and then used the jade seal to hand over the list to Li Si hands.

"Li Qing, you just have to follow the rules of the law. Anyone who wants to make trouble for you, I will block it for you!"

Zhao Dan's words were decisive, without any concessions at all.

MMP, this group of guys, it's fine to steal money from widows, but now they dare not pay it back?If you don't pay back, then all of them will die!

Yu Xin frowned, and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, behind these more than 200 nobles, there are thousands of officials. Business has been affected."

Zhao Dan laughed, and said: "Mr. An, don't worry too much. I have already decided. After this war is over, a group of outstanding talents will be promoted from the newly conferred nobility, and let them replace the position of these moths." That's right. Also, there will be a new batch of scholars graduating from the Huaxia Academy soon, and the manpower is completely sufficient. In this way, Mr. An should be fine, right?"

Yu Xin opened his mouth. After hesitating for a while, he finally said, "Your Majesty Shengming."

Zhao Dan nodded, and glanced at Mao Sui who was standing beside him: "Mao Sui, now come to Rulai and talk to a few lovers about Zheng Zhu and Zheng Qing."

Chapter 49 Tax Case (First update)

Hearing what Zhao Dan said, everyone present immediately turned their attention to Mao Sui.

Mao Sui coughed and said, "Mr. An, Mr. Xin, according to the investigation of the Supervisory Guard, although Zheng Qing also paid some missed taxes during this period, if the investigation is correct, the tax that Zheng Qing has now paid The tax money is probably only about [-]% of the tax money he should pay."

Although he was already mentally prepared, when Yu Xin heard these words, he couldn't help but gasp: "This Zheng Qing is a bit too bold, isn't she?"

Sitting aside, Li Si and Lu Buwei also showed surprise on their faces, and then the two ministers of Zhao State began to show thoughtful expressions on their faces.

Mao Sui smiled and retreated behind Zhao Dan.

In fact, Mao Sui still had more things to say. For example, the monitoring guards knew that Zheng Qing had always been dissatisfied with the king because of Mrs. Zheng.

It is precisely because of this dissatisfaction that Zheng Zhu secretly colluded with a small group of his cronies in this massive tax evasion campaign to secretly resist this campaign.

In addition, the secret agents of the monitoring guards even heard very clearly what Zheng Zhu said when he was in a meeting with his cronies: "I, Zheng Zhu, have served the country for decades, and I have worked hard. Yu Xin is nothing more than a commoner." , and how can you be superior to me and win the position of prime minister? It is not that I have lost to the king, but the king has lost to me!"

Obviously, Zheng Zhu was full of resentment.

"Perhaps, this is self-inflicted evil." Mao Sui thought to himself.

Yu Xin remained silent. The face of the Xiangbang of the Zhao Kingdom was changing, as if he was thinking about something.

As the head of all officials, Yu Xin's starting point of thinking is actually different from that of Zhao Dan.

After a while, Yu Xin still couldn't help but said worriedly: "Your Majesty, dealing with so many people has already made many officials in the country uneasy. If even an important minister like Zheng Qing is also dealt with, Is it going to exaggerate things too much?"

Yu Xin himself is still worried about the impact of this incident on the entire official system of Zhao State.

After all, to be honest, the legalist system of Zhao State is actually not as strict as that of Qin State, which leads to the fact that Zhao State's bureaucratic style is not as clean as Qin State's people.

If the investigation continues like this, then I am afraid that few of Zhao's officials are clean.

At that time, it is impossible to send more than half of Zhao's officials to prison for such a thing, right?

As Xiangbang, Yu Xin felt that it was necessary for him to remind his king of the consequences of doing so.

Zhao Dan nodded and said with a smile: "Mr. An's worries are naturally known to me. But Mr. An, don't worry, I'm not a brutal and bloodthirsty person. This matter will end with Zheng Qing, okay?"

As the head of a hundred officials, the status and dignity of Yu Xin, the Xiangbang, still needs to be taken care of. It is impossible for Zhao Dan to completely dismiss all of Yu Xin's opinions, because he does not want Yu Xin, the Xiangbang, to become an empty shelf.

When the power of the prime minister is completely emptied, the imperial power will indeed win, but the ensuing double job pressure is something that will kill people.

Historically speaking, diligent emperors tend to have a short lifespan, which proves how stressful the emperor's job is. At this time, they are rushing to grab things from Xiangbang. Isn't that too long? ?

As soon as Yu Xin heard Zhao Dan's words, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Since Zhao Dan has already promised that this matter will be done in moderation, then Yu Xin will naturally not say anything more.

After all, as far as he is concerned, if a large number of positions can be vacated, in fact, Yu Xin, as Xiangbang, will definitely be able to get a share of these positions, and the share must not be small, which is something Yu Xin would like to see.

Zhao Dan nodded and said: "Li Si, after you go back, you will fully cooperate with An Guojun and Ding Guojun to make this matter well, is it okay?"

Feeling Zhao Dan's gaze, Li Si's thoughts kept changing rapidly.

Speaking of which, Li Si and Zheng Zhu can be regarded as an ally relationship. Both of them were connected through Li Mu, the governor who was fighting abroad, as a bridge. They can be regarded as a very strong force in Zhao's political circle.

It's just that Li Mu has always been fighting outside, so their force has a somewhat leaderless feeling. Most of the time it belongs to the kind of people who don't offend me and don't offend others, and they don't take the initiative to find trouble.

However, if you don't look for trouble, it doesn't mean that things won't look for you. What's more, Li Si is a little helpless. This time, it's not other colleagues in the political arena of Zhao who took the initiative to look for trouble, but Zhao Dan, the great king!

Li Si suddenly remembered what Li Mu had said to him before leaving Handan a while ago when he was parting.

"Li Qing, I don't know when I will be able to return. When I am not in Handan, you must remember to keep an eye on Zheng Qing. After all, Zheng Qing is still on our side. Unless it is a last resort, you should keep it. him some."

In fact, Li Si has been doing this all the time. As Zhao Guo's commander, many of the interrogations are actually done by Li Si's subordinates, so Li Si naturally also has some information that is not very beneficial to Zheng Zhu, but They were all quietly suppressed by Li Si.

But judging from the current situation, it is clear that whether Li Si is willing or not, Zheng Zhu's accident seems to be inevitable.

Li Si was silent for a moment, and then said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely complete the task according to your Majesty's wishes."

Looking at Li Si's appearance, Zhao Dan nodded in satisfaction.

To be honest, there is really no need for Zhao Dan to make such a big fuss about moving Zheng Zhu.

What Zhao Dan was worried about was whether Li Mu and Li Si, the two former allies of Zheng Zhu, would have any opinions after Zheng Zhu was brought down.

But judging from the current situation and Li Si's tone, it was obvious that they had already made some psychological preparations for what happened to Zheng Zhu.

That's fine.

After all, Zhao Dan didn't want to see his own ministers running to fight against his own monarch in order to protect his allies.

Zhao Dan cleared his throat, and said: "Then the three Qings should do their best, let it go, and don't be afraid of any difficulties and obstacles. The widow and the tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians of the Zhao Kingdom are your strongest backing!"

The next day, hundreds of Zhao officials were arrested and imprisoned, and their official residences in Handan were thoroughly searched.