Rebirth: The wedding night, my whole family was exiled, I raised 500,000 soldiers

Shen Lanxi raised her hand to support him: "Please stand up, old master. I was just being polite. I haven't finished what I want to say yet." She raised her hand.

Wang Bao submitted another memorial.

"These are the complaints received by the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice in the past two years. They are all about corrupt officials who exploited the people. If they were rewards before, this time they are punishments."

"The head of the Dali Temple, Sun Zhang, allowed his brother-in-law to molest a commoner girl and kill and bury her body. In order to cover up his crime, he hired a killer to kill ten people in the commoner girl's family, and then made it into a burglary and murder case, and hastily closed the case."

"Zhang Changshu, a clerk in the Ministry of Justice, used his position in the Ministry of Justice to forge documents and find a death row prisoner to die in his place. He was later discovered and, after being found out, he killed the prisoner to silence him..."

"Lin Fan from the Ministry of Rites forged documents and abused his power for personal gain..."

"Li Zhong from the Ministry of War embezzled food and money and passed off inferior goods as good ones..."

"Xia Jianan from the Ministry of Revenue is corrupt..."

Just in time, after reading out the names of the twenty people, Shen Lanxi threw the memorial aside.

"During their reign, these parasites committed countless atrocities that are too numerous to list. Even a hundred deaths cannot appease the people's anger. Your Majesty is heartbroken, the court officials are heartbroken, and I am heartbroken too!"

Baiguan: "..."

"These parasites will be handed over to the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice for investigation. The ringleaders who are guilty of the most heinous crimes will be executed as a warning to the public. If the victims have relatives at home, you can contact them to watch the execution together, so that they can vent their anger, and the people can also vent their anger."

Some officials wiped their sweat secretly.

Shen Lanxi: "Those who have made contributions will be rewarded by the court, and those who have made mistakes will be punished by the court. Your salaries are all the blood and sweat of the people. I know that in the beginning, you may have taken risks just because you needed to support your family and curry favor with your superiors, so you were gradually corrupted."

"After studying hard, who doesn't want to stand out, bring honor to their family, and give back to their family and hometown? I was rich when I was young, but then my family was exiled. I have experienced the suffering of the people and can put myself in your shoes. After much consideration, I have decided to set up a reward mechanism."

Several officials standing in the last row raised their heads quietly.

Shen Lanxi: "We will select upright talents from the six ministries and nine officials to serve as supervisors. Officials whose families are poor can exchange their political achievements for silver. Very few poor people can also apply for advance payment of their salaries. If there are outstanding talents, they can also exchange silver for advice and suggestions. The amount of silver will be determined based on the contribution."

"For example, if someone is good at solving crimes, the amount of money he or she will get for solving a case will be determined based on the severity of the case."

"For example, we can improve farm tools, farming methods, and water management..."

"Even if you don't have any special skills, you can still go to the academy to teach, and you'll be paid according to the number of hours you teach."

All the officials listened in rapt attention.

Shen Lanxi changed the subject: "If this is the case, and he still chooses to embezzle, then this person really deserves to die!"

All the officials were shocked.

Shen Lanxi continued, "The Great Zhou has not issued an explicit order to prohibit officials' families from doing business. Today, I will give you a definite answer: officials' families can do business, but officials are not allowed to help their families engage in unfair competition."

"Furthermore, the taxes on officials' family members who are engaged in business will be higher than those on ordinary merchants. The starting standard for the tax will be announced later."

"Regarding merchants, I would like to offer you some ideas. Merchants who open workshops provide jobs for the people and help them make a living, which is also a contribution to the Great Zhou. The court will issue special regulations. The more jobs a workshop provides, the more taxes the Ministry of Revenue can reduce or exempt accordingly. The Ministry of Revenue will discuss the specific terms and conditions and give them to me later."

Shen Lanxi finally said solemnly: "Only by making the people prosperous can our Great Zhou prosper. When you go back, think carefully about what I said."

When dismissing the court, Shen Lanxi kept the people from the Ministry of Works.

The officials were so confused that they even forgot to raise any objections to Shen Lanxi's reforms.

Just the novel things she came up with were enough for them to understand for several days.

After that, dissenting memorials flew onto Shen Lanxi's desk like snowflakes.

Shen Lanxi waved her sleeves and asked Cheng Zheng to lead the students of Qinglan Academy into the small cabinet.

A huge amount of memorials were handled quickly without any noise.

Shen Lanxi would smile with satisfaction every time she passed by.

In the blink of an eye, another two months passed. Not only did the resistance that Zhou Ruyuen expected not appear, but the streets of the capital became more and more lively.

Boys and girls went to the academy in groups to study, merchants and vendors operated in an orderly manner, Beijing guards shuttled back and forth in the streets from time to time, and girls of appropriate age walked to the girls' academy in groups of three or five. There was no beggar to be seen on the streets.

Zhou Ruyuan didn't pay attention when he was walking on the street. It was Jiang Wuya's reminder that made him anxious.

"Your Highness, if this continues, the entire capital will only know Shen Lanxi, and no one will know Your Highness anymore!" Jiang Wuya's lips became dry as he spoke.

Zhou Ruyuan began to regret again. When he put down the rebellion, he should have listened to Mr. Jiang and conquered the forces left behind by the Eighth Prince instead of returning to Beijing.

It is now difficult to find a suitable reason to leave the capital again.

In the past few days, the court was discussing strategies to enrich the people and the money to maintain integrity, and he could not get involved at all. It seemed that he was about to become an idle prince.

"Tomorrow the King will go to the palace to see Mother, and will also go to see Father. Is there any news about the person you asked me to investigate?"

The surname Ban is very rare. He searched for half a year but found no information. Ban Sicao was elusive and every time he sent someone out, they would be left behind.

"Your Highness, that Ban Sicao is not important at all. The most important thing now is to secretly raise troops." Jiang Wuya was already tired and didn't want to say anything more.

I really don't understand how Your Majesty could have such a clear conscience in bestowing the title of God of War on him. How come he doesn't even understand that whoever holds the troops can decide the victory or defeat?

Zhou Ruyuan certainly understood this logic, but he could not recruit soldiers openly. The number of private soldiers that each prince could maintain was limited, and he didn't know how many eyes were watching him now, so he absolutely could not make any mistakes.

"This king has decided to contact the Southwestern Army."

Jiang Wuya's eyes lit up. The prince finally made a wise choice.

"Your Majesty, as long as we have soldiers and horses, we can accomplish great things!"

The next day, Zhou Ruyuan brought gifts to the palace to see Concubine Shu.

"Mother, have you been feeling better these days?" Zhou Ruyuan asked with concern.

She had been angry, scolded, and beaten, and Concubine Shu had regained her sanity in the past two days.

"Son, your father can't help you at all!"

Even though that bastard Zhou Rulin died silently, it still couldn't make Concubine Shu get rid of the hatred in her heart.

Zhou Ruyuan smiled bitterly and said, "Even if my father is fine, I am not the one he has in mind!"

Concubine Shu said sternly: "Shen Lanxi is in control of the government now. If we want to break the situation, we must start with her!"