In present-day Dongning City, refugees, merchants, soldiers, and spies are a mixed bag.

Some of them were refugees from the northern prefectures and counties of Dongning Province.

Merchants from countries such as Silla and Ezo (阝賢) were present.

There were people who followed Prince Xin to his fiefdom.

In addition, there were some spies who followed them.

In places like this where undercurrents are swirling, household registration is an excellent solution!

The registration of all personnel's place of residence, age, occupation, and family situation was carried out, and then a special screening was conducted on personnel from Beijing, the Northwest, and other places.

In particular, those who do not yet have a family in Dongning City should be screened more closely.

In this way, we can eradicate the hostile forces lurking in Dongning City!

This method was also something Li Xin learned from later generations.

Liu Jingxuan was indeed intelligent; after listening to Li Xin's brief introduction, a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

"Your Highness, once the household registration of everyone in Dongning City is completed, the enemy personnel will be fully revealed."

"Then let's see how they manage to hide in Dongning City!"

Liu Jingxuan said with a smile.

In this era, it is relatively easy to distinguish the ancestral home of a person.

After all, people from different parts of the country have different accents, which is something that cannot be changed.

Mr. Liu,

Looking at Liu Jingxuan, Li Xin said, "Since the arrest of Zhang Dayuan, the prefect of Dongning, Dongning City has been without a prefect."

With incomplete government personnel, it was impossible to govern Dongning City and conduct household registration.

As the prince of Dongning Province, I still have the power to appoint officials.

Thus, from today onwards, you will serve as the Prefect of Dongning, fully responsible for these matters!

"this……"

Liu Jingxuan was clearly taken aback; he hadn't expected His Highness to appoint him as the Prefect of Dongning.

Keep in mind, this is a fifth-rank official!

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Liu Jingxuan immediately knelt down and thanked him, saying, "Your Highness, I will certainly live up to your expectations!"

"Get up and sit down."

Li Xin continued, "Since the Prince's Mansion opened soup kitchens to relieve refugees, the Prince's Mansion has gained a place in the hearts of the people of Dongning City."

The people's hearts are still with us.

Therefore, there shouldn't be much resistance to household registration.

The only problem is that we don't have enough manpower.

Dongning City currently has tens of thousands of people, and registering the household registration information of all of them in a short period of time is undoubtedly a huge undertaking.

In this way, you can assign all the literate people in the Prince's mansion to your command.

They even included the maids.

In addition, there should be literate people among the common people. As long as they can write and recognize characters, they can be transferred over.

Let's try to get this done before the end of the year!

"Your Highness, rest assured, I understand!"

Liu Jingxuan quickly agreed.

After determining the principles of household registration, Liu Jingxuan prioritized the transfer of literate maids and servants from the Prince's Mansion to establish a household registration office.

Subsequently, Liu Jingxuan prioritized household registration within the Prince's Mansion and focused on investigating the backgrounds of the mansion's guards.

After the initial registration, Li Xin, Liu Jingxuan, Wei Jun, He Chaojun and others discussed and decided to gradually promote some of the guards from the capital.

Most of the guards inside the palace were replaced with newly recruited personnel from the refugee groups.

Most of these people had received favors from the Prince's Mansion and had families in Dongning City. They also held Prince Xin in high esteem and affection.

In terms of loyalty, I can rest assured.

With these people protecting Li Xin's safety, Li Xin felt at ease.

However, the only downside is that he can no longer go out freely.

I had originally planned to take advantage of the winter when I had nothing to do to go hunting in the mountains and see the primitive scenery of Northeast China.

Now, that plan has fallen through.

However, Li Xin has been involved in many things lately.

Li Xin needs to oversee some matters at the household registration office.

Li Xin believed that household registration was more convenient and that people would not object to it.

However, to Li Xin's surprise, many people openly or secretly opposed this matter.

Upon learning the reason, Li Xin was stunned.

The biggest difference between this era and later generations lies in the tax system.

In those days, the most important reason for the government to register households was to collect population tax.

Therefore, many ordinary families would try every means to underreport the number of people in order to avoid the population tax.

Upon learning the reason, Li Xin was both amused and exasperated.

It seems that to do a good job of registering household registration, we need to provide support from other areas.

Mr. Liu,

After a moment's thought, Li Xin said, "In the name of the Prince Xin's Mansion, issue an order to abolish all poll taxes within the territory of Dongning Province under my Prince Xin's jurisdiction, effective immediately!"

With the poll tax abolished, people shouldn't resist household registration anymore, right?

In addition, the staff at the household registration office should also reason with the people and explain why the Prince Xin's Mansion registers household information in order to catch spies and criminals.

If we explain things to them with reason and emotion, I'm sure the people won't make things difficult for the government.

Mr. Liu,

Li Xin swallowed hard and continued, "Now that I have taken up my fief in Dongning, everything must be completely renewed."

Government officials should not act superior.

The common people, by cultivating the land and growing grain, and by paying taxes, are the source of sustenance for the government officials.

The government should be more approachable to the people; starting with this household registration process, they should gradually change their approach.

"Understood!"

Liu Jingxuan nodded slightly in agreement.

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