The most arrogant in history

Ye Kun frowned and asked:

"Excuse me, Master Xie, which law of our Great Han Empire did you use to punish this corrupt official with his entire clan? Is there any crime in the Great Han Empire that punishes all nine generations of a clan?"

After pacifying the Central Plains, Ye Kun abolished the rule of collective responsibility.

The practice of punishing nine generations of a clan was completely abolished.

It is too scary to punish the entire family of a person at any time. It will make the people and officials of the whole country live in fear.

It may even force some people to take risks and rebel on the spot!

For example, if Qin Chou committed a crime, you would punish all of his clans, and Qin Erwu would be doomed. However, Qin Erwu had military power in his hands, so it was normal for him to rebel on the spot in order to save his life.

Xie Baoshu clasped his fists and said, "This is because the emperor is wise and righteous, and has cancelled the collective punishment. But for such a lawless person, even if his entire clan is punished, it is understandable."

"What nonsense!"

Ye Kun was angry and glared, "How many times have I said that governing a country depends on laws, not imperial power. If the imperial power does whatever it wants and the laws are meaningless, the country will be in chaos."

Xie Baoshu was stunned: "Your Majesty's advice is valuable and far-sighted..."

"okay!"

Ye Kun waved his hand and said with a dark face: "You have mobilized so many civilians and laborers to welcome the emperor this time. You should pay for it yourself. Calculate the wages of the civilians and laborers for me. Because you acted on your own initiative and caused a waste."

"I will obey your order and I will definitely calculate the wages clearly..."

Ye Kun shook his head and ordered his men to continue their journey to Taiyuan City.

During the Three Kingdoms period, the Taiyuan area was not greatly affected and seemed to be relatively prosperous and stable.

After Ye Kun ascended the throne, after several years of vigorous reforms and diligent governance, Taiyuan City is now more prosperous and full of beautiful women.

Sang Buyi and Ye Kun rode side by side and asked Xie Baoshu, "Master Xie, what are the customs of the people in Taiyuan like?"

"The people here are simple and honest, and their hearts are kind. No one picks up things on the road, and no one locks their doors at night..."

"Are there many lawsuits?"

"Not much, just one or two a day."

"Very good, let's go to the governor's office first and take a look at the latest lawsuits." Ye Kun said.

If you want to know whether the administration of a place is clean or not, just look at the lawsuits.

If corruption is rampant, then there will definitely be some clues in the lawsuits.

Ma Zhao's assistant Wang Yan accompanied Ye Kun here to investigate the criminal justice cases.

Xie Baoshu clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty has been traveling a long way, you should rest first and then eat. As for the lawsuit, it won't be too late to look at it after your Majesty has rested..."

Ye Kun just wanted to do a random check, and said with a smile: "I'm not tired, nor am I hungry. If Lord Xie is worried that Sang Buyi and I are hungry, just send the food to the lobby of the government office. We can check the files while eating, and it won't delay us."

Xie Baoshu nodded and bowed: "Your Majesty is worth millions of dollars, how can you be so casual?"

"What do you mean by a body worth a million gold? I am just an ordinary person, not that valuable."

Ye Kun shook his head: "No need to say more, just bring the food over."

Ye Kun often worked while eating when he was in Zhuo County.

got used to.

Xie Baoshu had no choice but to order his men to deliver the wine and food to the lobby of the yamen.

Because of the reforms implemented by Ye Kun, all prefectures and counties have separate criminal litigation offices and financial and tax auditing offices.

Ye Kun was in the criminal justice office in Taiyuan, looking through files and eating something.

Sang Buzhi and Wang Yan from the Ministry of Justice also personally reviewed the files for the past month.

After such an investigation, several cases were actually uncovered. They were completely irrelevant and the monk with the gourd was judging the gourd case.

Wang Yan asked Ye Kun for instructions and brought the relevant prisoners in the prison to the lobby for interrogation on the spot.

Some cases were very simple, with clear and undisputed facts, but the Taiyuan Prefecture's verdict clearly showed signs of favoring one party.

Ye Kun looked at Xie Baoshu and sighed, "It seems that Taiyuan County should change its leader."

"It is my incompetence that has failed the Emperor's kindness..."

"Forget it. You won't have the chance to fail me again in the future."

Ye Kun sneered and said to Sang Buyi, "Master Sang, think about it, who would be more suitable to replace the Taiyuan governor?"

It is obvious that a mediocre person like Xie Baoshu cannot be a prefect anymore.

Sang Buyi thought for a moment and pointed at Wang Yan: "Wang Yan is Ma Zhao's right-hand man. He is more than qualified to be the governor of Taiyuan."

Ye Kun shook his head: "No, Wang Yan is the deputy of the Ministry of Justice and cannot be separated."

Sang Buyi smiled and said, "Let Wang Yan act as the agent for a while, and then find a suitable successor."

Ye Kun looked at Wang Yan and asked for his opinion.

Wang Yan stood up and said, "A county with a population of hundreds of thousands does not have many government affairs. I will stay here. Within a month, I can check the old accounts of Taiyuan County and find a suitable governor for the emperor."

"Very good, responsible!"

Ye Kun laughed.

Two days later, Ye Kun and Sang Buyi left Taiyuan and headed north to Shuozhou.

Wang Yan stayed behind to check the old accounts of Taiyuan County and sort out past government affairs.

Shuozhou Coal Mine is the largest open-pit coal mine.

There are four large mining areas here, each covering hundreds of thousands of acres.

Most of the 500,000 coal miners are concentrated here.

The riot among workers of different races broke out in the third mining area.

Zhang Tuo, governor of Shuozhou, and Tang Xing, general manager of the coal mine, came together to pay a visit to Ye Kun.

Ye Kun nodded and first learned about the distribution and safety operations of the mining area before asking about the workers' unrest.

Zhang Tuo clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the ancients said that those who are not of our race must have different hearts. These foreign laborers don't know what is good for them. They eat and drink well every day, but they still want to rebel. They are simply looking for death. I have already ordered that the working hours will be extended in the future. Let them work more every day, so that they will not have the energy to cause trouble!"

Tang Xing sighed and hesitated to speak.

Ye Kun looked at Tang Xing: "Tang Xing, you can also say something."

This Tang Xing was one of the first batch of students in the Military Affairs Hall brought out by Ye Kun. He was a veteran and was now the general manager of a coal mine. He had an army of more than 10,000 soldiers stationed here.

Tang Xing thought for a moment and whispered, "Your Majesty, I think the management of the coal mine is still a bit chaotic. If the management is clear, this kind of thing would not happen."

Ye Kun asked: "What do you mean by chaotic management?"

"It's the dual-line management that leads to chaos."

Tang Xing stood up and said, "The coal mine is within Shuozhou, so the governor of Shuozhou can also intervene in the coal mine. Sometimes, we have different ideas and quarrel with each other..."

Zhang Tuo's face changed drastically when he heard this. He clasped his fists towards Ye Kun and said, "Your Majesty, I am also serving the court!"

Ye Kun waved his hand: "I know you are all serving the country, and I don't blame you. Don't worry, just talk slowly and sort this matter out."

Ye Kun trusts the character of Zhang Tuo and Tang Xing.

So, speak in a pleasant manner.