Chapter 745: When the water is too clear, there will be no fish

The general direction of development for both the New World and the Old World has already been determined.

As a ruler, what he has to do next is to invest time, slowly implement his plan step by step, and be ready to deal with any errors and unexpected situations that may arise in the process.

The development of civilization cannot be achieved overnight, especially in this era of cold weapons. Their development cycle is often measured in years, which requires him to have enough patience.

When Zhou Xu arrived in Xianyang City, he moved directly into the palace. By now, everything that needed to be cleaned inside the palace had been cleaned, and everything that needed to be replaced had also been replaced.

After lying down in the bedroom, Zhou Xuxian had a good rest for three days. After this series of running around, he was still quite tired, so it was necessary for him to relax and rest properly.

Three days later, Zhou Xu summoned Li Bowen to the study in the palace.

This was not the first time that he had come to the imperial study in the palace, but at this moment, Li Bowen felt inexplicably nervous.

It's just because over this period of time, he has fully experienced the power of this king.

The fact that the other side was able to defeat Yan Sheng's army shows that the Great Zhou possesses strong military power.

After occupying each city, the other party was able to inject a large amount of resources to stabilize the famine in each city and even launch large-scale reconstruction projects. This shows that the Great Zhou has huge resource reserves.

Under this premise, within nearly half a year, the cities that were originally basically paralyzed were suddenly revitalized, which further proved the king's means and abilities.

This can be easily seen from the fact that the other party forced them to voluntarily give away all their wealth right from the start.

To sum up, this is undoubtedly a ruthless character who can crush the "First Emperor" in all aspects! Facing such a person, Li Bowen couldn't help but be nervous.

As soon as he entered the imperial study, seeing Zhou Xu sitting there flipping through the documents in his hand, Li Bowen quickly knelt down and performed a profound kowtow.

"Your humble servant, Li Bowen, pays respect to His Majesty. Long live the king!"

"No need to be polite, Bowen."

Looking at Li Bowen, who could hardly hide his nervousness, Zhou Xu spoke in a friendly manner.

"I've read your work reports for the past two months. You've done a good job in executing all the tasks. You didn't disappoint me."

"It was all arranged by the king. I am just following the king's instructions. It is also the king's wisdom! It is also a blessing for the people of our Great Zhou!"

Hearing this flattery, Zhou Xu couldn't help but laugh.

"You don't need to belittle yourself. It was indeed me who gave the order and made the arrangements, but in the process of implementation, you were able to do things well, which is enough to prove that you are capable and competent."

Zhou Xu's words really made Li Bowen flattered, and even his whole state became a little excited.

This feeling had never occurred to me before when I was Yan Sheng's subject.

The reason is simple. If a fool praises you for being smart, would you feel happy?

On the other hand, what if the person praising you is a national leader?

This is roughly how Li Bowen feels at the moment.

At this moment, Zhou Xu could feel Li Bowen's joy, because just now, Li Bowen's loyalty increased from sixty-eight points to sixty-nine points.

He had already opened the "Eye of Secrets" when Li Bowen was still outside the imperial study, so he could see everything clearly now.

Seeing this, Zhou Xu also smiled slightly.

"We in the Great Zhou have always been clear about rewards and punishments. From today on, you will take over the position of the head of the Xianyang City Administration Department."

Li Bowen was excited after hearing this.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! I will do my best to serve Your Majesty and work for the Great Zhou!"

While he was speaking, Li Bowen's loyalty was officially raised to seventy points.

The official arrangement of the Great Zhou was different from what they had before, but after this period of time, Li Bowen had roughly figured it out.

Take the minister of the administrative department of Xianyang City for example.

Simply put, in the city of Xianyang, apart from the king, he is the most important person in charge of internal affairs! To put it bluntly, he is almost the original lord of the city!

Compared with the time when he was the head of all officials, second only to the emperor and above everyone else, there is indeed a lot of difference.

But the emperor has his own ministers in each dynasty. Yan Sheng is dead. As the prime minister of the old dynasty, it was good enough that he was not implicated. Now, he has become the lord of the capital Xianyang City. What is there to be dissatisfied about?

Looking at Li Bowen who couldn't hide his joy, Zhou Xu spoke again...

"Now that you have become the head of the administrative department, you must pay more attention to the internal affairs of Xianyang City and pay more attention to the management of your subordinates."

Listening to Zhou Xu's instructions, Li Bowen looked serious the whole time and kept nodding in agreement.

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After finishing his instructions, Zhou Xu's gaze returned to the document in front of him.

"Okay, go down and work hard."

"Yes, I will take my leave!"

After occupying Xianyang City, he employed most of the officials there.

There is no way. The plate here is too big. How can he find so many new officials to take over at once?

The best way right now is to continue using the old team and then make adjustments based on the situation.

In particular, Zhou Xu arranged positions for those officials who had voluntarily donated all their wealth to help him implement the new policies.

After all, they are so sincere, so we have to let them have some benefits.

Zhou Xu had no reservations about employing these officials from the old dynasty.

His idea is very simple. No matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it can catch mice, it is a good cat.

The same goes for these officials from the old dynasty. As long as they are capable and can complete the tasks he has assigned them, he will not mind their previous identities.

Because from the perspective of Zhou Xu, the supreme ruler, these officials under him, to put it bluntly, are all his senior employees who work for him.

Those who do well will be given more benefits to move up, while those who do poorly will either be demoted or simply asked to pack up and leave.

As long as he holds the military power, he can do all these things with just one word. He will chop off any worker who dares to cause trouble for him. It's that simple.

Therefore, Zhou Xu has always cared more about the loyalty of military officers. As for those civil officials, whether their loyalty is higher or lower is just that.

As long as the tasks he assigns are done well and some things are not too excessive for him, he sometimes doesn't mind turning a blind eye.

If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. Although some things have to be done, it is unrealistic to do them too thoroughly.

(End of this chapter)