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The Control Yuan and the Net have now been merged into the Ministry of State Security, one overtly and the other covertly monitoring the entire country.
Furthermore, with Li Chengqian's support, both sides have begun a period of frenzied expansion.
The main responsibility of the Luo Wang (Net of Law) is to supervise the Inspection Yuan.
With the Net of Justice as the final safeguard, at least while Li Chengqian is still alive, there will be no mishaps.
The brutality of the rule of law, ten times that of ordinary people, naturally made many officials feel uneasy, and some even felt fear and wanted to resign.
However, while Li Chengqian increased the punishments for officials, he also significantly improved the treatment of those who served as officials in the Qin state.
Salaries and benefits have both increased significantly.
Upon joining the company, employees are allocated housing and land, and have priority access to resources such as education and healthcare.
In other aspects, every effort is made to eliminate any worries for officials.
At the very least, they should consider whether it's worth it before they try to embezzle or break the law.
This also greatly increases the cost and risk for those who offer bribes.
Of course, it doesn't mean that becoming an official means everything will be fine, and one can retire and live a carefree life.
The regulations for the assessment and promotion of officials, which were initially formulated by Li Chengqian and Bao Zheng, Cao Cao, Zhang Juzheng, Lü Buwei, Wang Yangming and others over a month, will make officials who want to coast along and do nothing understand what real suffering is.
To incentivize officials to perform their duties, Li Chengqian even proposed a corresponding merit system.
Every action an official takes while in office is subject to comprehensive review by a dedicated auditing department, which then awards them accordingly.
These merits can not only directly affect the promotion of officials, but can also be exchanged for various benefits and even some miraculous medicines and rare items that are beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
After all, once basic needs were met, it was necessary to give Qin Dynasty officials something higher to strive for.
For example, prolonging life.
With Li Chengqian's medical skills, plus some rare medicinal herbs and pills drawn by the system,
This has made longevity a real possibility.
In short, Li Chengqian's requirement was that his officials should not be corrupt or break the law, and should simply perform their duties fairly and diligently.
He improved rewards and punishments, strengthened regulatory agencies, and did everything he could.
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If there are still those who don't know what's good for them, then all I can say is that good words are useless against those damned fools.
Thus, since Li Chengqian ascended the throne,
The newly established Qin state was undergoing rapid changes every single day.
Everything seemed so incredible, so full of life.
The most direct feeling among ordinary people is that they feel much freer and safer when going out, prices are much cheaper and more stable, and those once high-ranking nobles have become much more humble.
And so, half a year passed in a flash.
During this period, the country was in constant turmoil, and a series of reform decrees were issued one after another.
Through the nationwide reach of the newspapers, the daily decrees of Xianyang City are disseminated throughout the country in the first instance.
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And there would be corresponding officials to give lectures.
Again and again, tirelessly.
Many people were filled with hatred, for their enormous wealth and countless privileges vanished the day Li Chengqian ascended the throne.
Everything felt incredibly unfamiliar.
No one can escape the laws of Qin.
In the past, when they bullied and monopolized the market, all they needed to do was bribe some silver, and everything would be fine.
But nowadays, even the lowest-ranking officials would not accept a single penny of silver.
On the one hand, after their salaries and benefits were improved, they no longer valued such small bribes.
On the one hand, there are extremely harsh criminal laws targeting officials, which hang like a sword over their heads at all times.
Some people didn't believe in superstitions or didn't care, but the very next day, they were taken away by the Control Yuan.
The entire family's property was subsequently confiscated, and after the evidence of their crimes was read aloud in the bustling city, they were beheaded on the spot.
After enough blood has been shed, the Qin state's officialdom is now almost frighteningly clean and upright.
Forget about personal relationships; in the Qin state's officialdom today, there are only four words: "handle official business strictly."
Of course, the entire Qin state also devoted a huge amount of manpower and resources to achieving this.
After all, the treatment of officials and the level of oversight depend on the support of money and manpower.
However, this also shows that the officialdom is not truly incapable of being cleaned up; it simply depends on whether one has the ability and is willing to pay the price.
Meanwhile, the six-month period has come to an end.
A declaration of war from the Qin state was sent to the Northern Qi, causing an uproar throughout the land! (Part B)
Chapter 145 Northern Qi mobilizes the entire nation for war! 300 million troops!
When the Northern Qi capital was established, the arrival of the challenge from the Qin state caused widespread panic.
Although Li Chengqian had only been on the throne for half a year, countless people in the capital still could not forget the terrifying scene of a single sword striking down an entire city a year ago.
With such a powerful emperor in terms of personal military strength, what could the Northern Qi use to resist him?
In addition, after the Qing Kingdom changed its name to Qin, the new emperor's decrees had spread throughout the entire Northern Qi.
With the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven) exerting its influence, the Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards) naturally followed suit.
After Xiao En regained power, although his influence in Northern Qi was not as great as it had been more than ten years ago, it still carried considerable weight.
After learning of those decrees, the people realized that Li Chengqian was incredibly powerful, and they no longer felt much resistance towards the Qin state.
After all, that means a better life and a higher status.
Compared to the tangible benefits they received, their loyalty to the Northern Qi was extremely limited, given that they were commoners.
The fact that they haven't immediately rallied to their cause and shouted for surrender already shows that they still have some affection for the Northern Qi.
Of course, in stark contrast were the countless aristocratic families, wealthy merchants, and powerful figures of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
Faced with Qin's declaration of war, they were terrified, but their desire to resist was unprecedented.
In fact, for the first time, they all gathered together without prior arrangement.
The entire Northern Qi court achieved an unprecedented level of perfect unity amidst surrender and war.
Almost everyone was full of fighting spirit.
They even went so far as to use all the resources at their disposal to support the war between the Northern Qi and the Qin state.
Food and weapons were rapidly drawn from various parts of Northern Qi in an extremely efficient manner.
It was handed over to the Northern Qi military in a manner that was essentially a sale or a gift.
Local powerful families and wealthy merchants also sent their well-trained servants and private soldiers into the army.
They even went so far as to hire anyone who might be able to join the army at high prices, providing the Northern Qi military with countless soldiers.
Upon arriving at the imperial palace in the capital, Zhan Doudou looked at the reports on supplies and troops recorded in the memorials, and a mocking smile appeared on her lips.
The Qin state's declaration of war had only arrived a few days ago.
The Northern Qi dynasty amassed an army of over three million at an incredible speed.
They even have reserves of supplies far exceeding what an army of three million needs.
Before this,
Even she, the emperor of Northern Qi, had no idea.
The Northern Qi dynasty still possessed such a rich cultural heritage.
It should be noted that although the Northern Qi was a vast and resource-rich country that had inherited the legacy of the former Northern Wei, its standing army was only about a million strong.
Now, they've managed to triple their army in such a short time.
They were even fully armored and well-equipped fierce soldiers.
Clearly, the policies Li Chengqian implemented in Qin had terrified almost all the upper echelons of Northern Qi.
Many people have probably emptied their savings of many years to support the Northern Qi in this war.
Such unity of purpose is truly ironic.
Zhan Doudou was very clear that
If Li Chengqian had continued to govern the Qin state in the same way that Emperor Qing had done,
Given the current power of the Qin state, these people are unlikely to jump out so vehemently.
After all, there are no dynasties that last for a thousand years, but there are aristocratic families that last for a thousand years.
In particular, the Northern Qi dynasty itself was descended from the Northern Wei dynasty, which had once unified the country.
The depth of its heritage is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
The number of powerful and influential families among them is likely to far exceed that of the former Southern Qing.
Under normal circumstances, even if the emperor changes,
They were still able to enjoy wealth and power far exceeding that of ordinary people.
After all, even if a new ruler wants to govern the world, he still needs to rely on the power they control.
But who would have thought that such a madman would emerge in the Qin state?
That's right, in their eyes, Li Chengqian was an absolute madman!
The emperor and the scholar-officials jointly governed the country, which has been a tradition since ancient times.
Li Chengqian's actions defied public opinion.
They slaughtered these upper-class people like cattle without any restraint.
Countless benefits were distributed among those peasants.