As time went by, Datang's rule over Hunan became increasingly stable, especially the establishment of inspection camps, which not only properly placed a group of retired Imperial Guards, but also stabilized the place.

Of course, the happiest people are those officials who have been lingering in the officialdom for many years.

The newcomers gained a piece of territory, so they naturally needed to promote their own people to official positions. They demoted some officials, although not many, but the vacant positions were still exciting.

"What do you think of the incident in Hengzhou?" In just two days, Li Jia received a memorial from the governor of Hengzhou, as well as a detailed report from the Shengzhou Department on this incident.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the purpose of setting up the inspection camp is to pacify the place and eliminate bandits. Zhaojiazhuang resisted taxes and refused to pay taxes, which was unfaithful to the people. It also funded Zhang Wenbiao's rebellion, which was even more disloyal. What the inspection camp did this time was very appropriate.

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The people from the Ministry of War first said that it was reasonable and well-founded.

"However, local inspections still have too much power. Although they are subject to local control, they mobilize inspections in the counties under their jurisdiction."

"That's wrong. The inspection department's transfer is under the order of the local chief. This is the proper policy!"

Someone spoke out against it.

"What do you think, Mr. Cui?" Li Jia smiled and said nothing, looking at the old man Cui Xianggong.

"This local inspection is an appropriate move. I have no doubts about it, but the only thing I worry about is the power of the local government. The control of the inspection camp seems to be a powerful one!"

Cui Quan was very politically sensitive, so he naturally knew the role of the inspection camp, and he immediately grasped the key - to make the local government bigger.

"Your Majesty, the land of Chu is thousands of miles away from Lingnan. It is difficult for the imperial court to control it. Its power is too great, which is not a good thing for the imperial court!"

"Your Majesty, what you said makes sense!" Li Jia nodded and said:

"The county magistrate who destroyed his family, and the governor who destroyed his family, this is a saying that has been rumored among the people for a long time. Of course it is a bit exaggerated, but it is still the same!"

"A county magistrate is in charge of thousands of households and can decide their life or death with a single word. He is a Bailihou. If you want the world to be safe, the first thing you need to do is to govern these county magistrates!"

The emperor's words silenced the officials. They didn't know how the emperor heard it, but it was a fact. Although the people-friendly officials worked hard, they had great power.

"The imperial court was far away from the place and could not hear the voices of the people. It was only in the memorials that it heard what the superior officials said about it and thought it was in control. However, it was deceived!"

"From today onwards, the state will set up a judge to handle matters involving prison litigation and supervise the state's government officials!"

"The county has a push official, who is responsible for pushing forward the county's lawsuits and supervising the county government officials!"

"Your Majesty is wise!!" With the incorporation of Chu State, the emperor's authority became more and more powerful. Although the officials had objections in their hearts, they could only choose to obey. This was the power of the founding emperor.

"Is there anything unusual happening in Jiangnan?"

"Master Pan led the barbarian troops to resist Jiangnan's attacks several times and lost some people. Now they have calmed down a lot!" someone played.

"Don't be careless, the old thief Li Jing is still evil, let Lord Pan watch carefully!" Li Jia said in a deep voice.

"How is the recruitment of troops in Chu? The area under the jurisdiction of the imperial court is huge, so it is urgent to expand the imperial army!"

"Your Majesty, the recruitment in Lingnan is pretty good. There have been more than 10,000 people in two months, but in Chu Di..."

"What's wrong?" Li Jia asked.

"Up to now, most of the patrol camp in Chu has not been recruited, let alone the imperial army!"

Hearing this, Li Jia felt a little overwhelmed. The population of Hunan was only four to five million, and I'm afraid none of them were alive.

"Then reduce the number of people and only recruit 5,000 people!"

"promise--"

Lu Ming came home and told the good news. As a result, his wife burst into tears. She didn't have to go to the battlefield and was still working as a staff member. She felt relieved a lot, and the situation on the bed became more and more intense.

"One person has one hundred coins, ten people have one coin, one hundred people have ten coins..." After the afterglow, the wife counted softly and said excitedly:

"If there are a hundred people, we can buy a few acres of land. Then my husband will be able to eat fine food and study hard!"

"It's not easy to recruit soldiers in this city. During the Zhang Wenbiao Rebellion a while ago, all the strong men in the city were recruited, and the inspection camp also recruited hundreds of people. Where are the people left?"

Hugging his wife, Lu Ming murmured.

"You forgot, my home is outside the city!" said the wife.

"Of course you remember, you are very poor, but your family is different. Half of the land in the village belongs to your family!"

"It's all mountainous and can't support people! It's located in a remote location, and there are many people who are poor and single. If you tell me the conditions, you'll definitely be able to recruit a lot of people!"

"It would be great!"

In the village of Qianzhuang, although the surname is Qian, it is severely short of money. There are hundreds of people in the village, which are located in mountainous areas, with only 500 acres in total. They usually make a living by hunting and gathering wild vegetables.

Lao Qian's family originally had five sons, but now there are three left. The eldest is already in his early thirties, and they are all bachelors!

A family of five was having dinner in the yard while discussing what Lu Ming, the village chief's son-in-law, had said.

Although it was a courtyard, it only had a shabby earthen wall and no door. The sky was already dark, and several people were carrying thick bowls in the courtyard. There was still some light, but the room was dark and there was no lamp oil.

The second child died a long time ago. He fell off a cliff while gathering herbs when he was eighteen years old, and his body could not be recovered. The fourth child was picked up by a big insect when he was three years old. There were no corpses, only the oldest three and the fifth.

Including the old man, there are four men in total.

The whole family is worried. The eldest brother is already thirty and has not yet gotten married.

Old man Qian took a sip of the vegetable leaf soup and said, "I heard that you can avoid corvee..."

The old woman with messy gray hair on the side said quickly: "If you have to fight with your life, you have no eyesight. If the second and fourth sons are gone, it will kill me. If one more is gone, how can I survive?"

The third child said: "That's better than falling off the cliff. Being a patrolman will also provide you with housing expenses, which is several thousand dollars!"

The boss sighed, looked at the wild vegetable leaves in the bowl, drank it one mouthful at a time, touched his belly and said:

"We haven't had enough to eat since we came out of our mother's womb!"

The whole family fell silent upon hearing this.

The boss is dressed in old animal skins, his long hair is tied up with ropes, and he wears straw sandals on his feet. Although he has big bones and a burly figure, he is very thin.

He finished a bowl of vegetable soup, leaving a thin layer of rice grains in the bowl. He stood up and walked over to Lao Wu, who was squatting on the threshold holding a bowl and said nothing. Lao Wu was only twelve years old.

The boss poured the rice grains from the bowl into Lao Wu's bowl.

Lao Wu quickly stood up and said: "Brother, you eat, you eat!"

Here, the third child also stood up, poured the remaining rice grains into the younger brother's bowl, and said with a smile: "Young man, I have to live in poverty. Let our fifth brother grow up and find a wife in the future. My old Qian family

Spread the incense."

Lao Wu's eyes were filled with tears, he wiped his eyes and said: "When we get a wife, let her serve the eldest brother and the third brother!"

For a moment, several men laughed.

"Bah -" His mother slapped him on the head and laughed and scolded: "Idiot, my wife is my own! From now on, you can argue with me and spend money to buy wives for your eldest brother and third brother!"

The old man laughed enough and felt a lot relieved. He said to the old man: "We are going to serve as a soldier in the inspection camp and save money for the third and fifth sons to get a wife!"
Chapter completed!