Men, listen, grab the top of the mountain and stand in the center position

The most active people in Chang'an today are businessmen, and the most prestigious people are soldiers.

The deposed emperor had long been a useless man, powerless even towards a woman, and was just barely surviving.

Thinking of this, Zheng Da didn't know what to do for a moment. Should he beat him up, lock him up for a while, and then what?

"Hurry up and build the road." It doesn't matter if you live, but the suffering will teach you a lesson.

Wangshu chuckled when he heard this, "I have a good idea."

"Zheng Da wishes to hear the details."

"Didn't you just say they were big fat sheep? Those involved can name a price to pay the fine."

Zheng Da's eyes lit up. This way he could beat people up and make money at the same time! "Set a price that's painful for them but still affordable! Scratch the slack! And what about the mastermind? He's also a wealthy man."

If he were to be released, wouldn't he have to fight the Prince Consort every day? Wangshu touched his chin, "This Prince Consort sneaked into Luoyang that night to deliver the young emperor's decree."

Zheng Dayi couldn't help but spit at the young emperor's decree. A worthless man in name only. "He's quite capable. When two groups of rebels entered the city, he was the one who greeted and fawned over them. That's why the royal family didn't die. He even tried to join the general several times."

It's hard to dislike Zhou Wuxie. He is talented, has held power and done a lot of practical things, is courageous, and he also has a capable strategist in his mansion who offers advice to the general from time to time.

The mistress was not an ignorant woman in the backyard. Zheng Da recalled the two times he offered advice, "The general gave him gold and silver twice."

Many people in Chang'an are eager to seek official positions. There are a few talents available, but the boss has concerns and has never accepted them...

A new emperor has new ministers. The army under the boss is a panacea. They can provide wherever needed and take action at the command of a single order. Nowadays, what is most lacking is a group of writers who can sit down and think about problems.

He had unknowingly said this when he was gently nudged from behind to get back to the point. Zheng Da smiled awkwardly and said, "I've strayed a thousand miles from the topic."

The mistress showed no sign of anger. "You have a point. Let's look at the level of the students taking the exam this year."

Last year, a set of test papers were sent to each prefecture and county, and after being taken back to Chang'an for grading, the prefecture and county have notified those with high scores to come to Chang'an to take the exam this year.

There are indeed too few civil servants in such a vast territory. He even tried asking the people to recommend good local officials from previous years. "I didn't expect there would be so few old officials recommended by the people. Life is peaceful, and the people don't care whether there is a government or not."

Since the mistress had also brought up the issue, Zheng Da had to mention it, "Commercial farmland will be taxed normally next year, and newly reclaimed land will need to be registered and documented. With the population surging, it would be best if local officials took the lead in all of this."

After ten years of recuperation and light taxes and levies, the people have now recovered and need a more sound government and system.

Wangshu nodded. "You can't rule the world right away, but you can conquer it right away. Fortunately, the situation remains balanced for now. We're buying time, hoping the students taking the exams will bring a new atmosphere soon. Don't worry too much. For the past ten years, officials have been few and far between, and not competing with the people for profit. This is actually a good thing. The next ten years will be a new year, a new atmosphere. Let's start this year and do something big."

"Madam, you are absolutely right. I am not afraid of you making fun of me. Several old friends around me make fun of me all day long, saying that the emperor is not in a hurry, but the eunuchs are." As he spoke, Zheng Da couldn't help laughing.

"The general has the heart of a good scholar and the method of governing the people. He worries about the world before he worries about himself. He is a man of great righteousness."

The two of them talked and laughed, and Qin Yi didn't dare interrupt. Finally, he found a chance to ask how to deal with the deposed emperor and Zhou Wuxie.

"That woman from Changping has been spreading rumors, both openly and covertly, saying that we first seized their country and would definitely end their lineage."

Qin Yi felt that he was in a passive position. He couldn't kill her, but he was unwilling to let her go. This woman would be obedient after being beaten, and she would definitely be mean again when she came back.

"Whose country is it, where only the capable take charge, and the people can't even make a living, and yet she and her family are shouting about seizing it? You wouldn't even be able to find such words in a history book."

Wangshu scoffed, "Offer a high price to both of them, and release them as long as they can raise the money. Let's see who can raise the money for them."

It would be a really high price to raise money. Zheng Yi was interested when he heard that. "That's great. Let's do these two this year!"

The solemn atmosphere when they entered the room was gone, and now everyone was excited about making a lot of money. "I asked the master to make a careful calculation and arrange food and fodder for the army for several months!"

Zheng Da, feeling very happy, asked his mistress to lend him some money. "I'll also ask Madam to send two pawnshop masters over to lower the price of the jewelry and the deeds to the house."

Wangshu immediately wrote a letter by hand, "Take this to the company, and the chef on duty will make arrangements as soon as possible. Sentences will be given to them for 10 to 20 years, and the sentence will be reduced accordingly based on the amount of fines paid. Fines will be paid every six months."

No matter how high the fine is, any amount collected is a good thing. If you can't bear to lose everything, then what about giving up half? The family should at least show some appreciation.

"Great!" If we can't get enough people in front, how can we enjoy the good life at home? Let's continue to get more people and see if those old ministers and relatives who are still standing by can still sit still. If they help, then they have to pay. If they don't help, then they have to cut off the last relationship with the previous dynasty!

After such a clever transformation, we took complete initiative and kicked all the problems back to that group of old noble families!

Zheng Da clapped his hands in amazement! "If that's the case, I hope they cause trouble every day!"

Qin Yi sighed, what an amazing show! In the morning, he led the troops to arrest, at noon, he arrested and convicted the criminal, and in the afternoon, he issued the invoice and collected the money, all in one go.

Now the boss is not short of money and will not confiscate property. There is a way to make them send money obediently!

At night, Xiaoqing racked her brains to figure out the problem, and while waiting for her to go to bed, she couldn't help but say, "Madam, how could she be so stupid! There are 30,000 soldiers stationed outside Chang'an City, and you can't even imagine it with your toes!"

Unless you bribe the generals guarding Chang'an. But there are mountains outside the mountains, and everyone knows that there are tens of thousands of troops stationed in the cities to the east and west of Chang'an!

Besides, the general is outside Chang'an. With a wave of his arm, he can mobilize hundreds of thousands of defenders in the east, south and west.

Even if Xiaoqing had ten times the courage to restore the country, she wouldn't dare to dream of it. If there was even a shred of hope, the general wouldn't let his wife bring the young master and young lady into the city.

"If you'd been a princess for thirty years, you wouldn't think so. The common people are like ants, and the officials of the previous dynasty are her slaves. There are still some people from the previous dynasty who are still determined to jump back. Bribing the garrison commanders, sending people to contact the northwest... all done step by step. How could you be willing to do nothing? If you do, it's just a matter of life. I guess she feels she's lived enough. Unfortunately, the person next to her is not stupid, and gave up at the first step."

The royal family of the previous dynasty would either die or be injured, and someone with her status was destined to be a coward in the new dynasty.

"She didn't curse every day before. She must be trying to get some benefits out of it! Qin Xiuyuan doesn't kill people indiscriminately. If he cares about his reputation, he might give her some preferential treatment."

The general immediately took over all the manors, lands and shops occupied by the rebels. Ordinary people were forced to withdraw, while those of the powerful and wealthy were all confiscated.

Xiaoqing was still confused: "So she doesn't want the lives of her four sons?"