Chapter 375: Too Fast to Respond
Although the coronation ceremony has not yet been held, Qin Chi has already regarded Jiang Tangtang as the monarch of the world.
He was genuinely in awe and piety towards this monarch who cared about people's livelihood and was dedicated to the people.
At this moment, I heard that there was a plan to set up a new department, and he was going to be the head of this department.
Qin Chi was so excited that he almost burst into tears. He once again prostrated himself before Jiang Tangtang and said, "I will definitely fulfill your mission!"
Jiang Tangtang trusted Qin Chi. Whether it was the salt pans or the fresh water extractors, she never let him down.
Since he had been appointed as the head of the Science and Technology Department, Jiang Tangtang didn't interfere too much. He was the one who would form the department's personnel and how to carry out the rest of the work.
Here, she mainly taught him the method of making glass and explained and instructed him on some materials he did not understand.
As a result, Jiang Tangtang finally felt much more relaxed and had more time to do what she wanted.
The establishment of the Ministry of Science and Technology also gave Jiang Tangtang inspiration. She didn't need to do many things herself; she just needed to classify them and assign them to different people.
Although people of this era do not understand a lot of modern knowledge, it doesn’t matter. Just explain it to them clearly.
Therefore, after the establishment of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Jiang Tangtang also set up new departments such as the Textile Technology Department and the Manufacturing Department.
The establishment of this series of new departments once again caused an uproar among the aristocratic families.
Some aristocratic families who had long been dissatisfied with Jiang Tangtang's reforms gathered together and secretly cursed: "She looks like a monarch at all! I think she is just a mercenary businessman, always thinking about competing with the people for profit."
"That's right. She just robbed everyone's land like a bandit, and now she's set her sights on the textile industry. She won't be satisfied until everyone has no chance of survival!"
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Thinking about the life everyone lived when the old dynasty was in power, some people can't help but feel regretful. If they had known that the new dynasty would be like this, they would have tried to save the old dynasty at all costs.
In particular, some high-ranking officials of the old dynasty had setbacks in their official careers after arriving in Lingnan.
Now that the plague is over and the world is at peace, people have gradually forgotten the sufferings of the past few years and started thinking about contacting the forces of the old dynasty and returning to its rule.
Amidst the chorus of condemnation and complaints from the major families, there were also dissenting voices. Pei Jing said, "I actually think the emperor isn't competing with the people for profit, but rather genuinely wants to get things done and lead everyone to a better life."
Although these aristocratic families will inevitably lose some of their interests in this process, it will also be beneficial to them in the long run.
Pei Yang is now very convinced of his eldest brother. It was his eldest brother who believed that the Lu family could defeat the Great Zhou and replace the Great Zhou as the ruler of the world. He suggested to his father that they dispose of the family property as soon as possible and move the whole family to Lingnan.
It was precisely because they listened to their eldest brother's words that their Pei family suffered the least loss.
The subsequent development was exactly as my eldest brother had predicted. The Lu family easily replaced the Great Zhou and became the ruler of the world.
Thanks to Pei Jing's foresight, the Pei family established a firm foothold in Lingnan early on. During this imperial examination, several young men from the Pei family entered officialdom.
Pei Yang asked, "What does Big Brother mean?"
Pei Jing said: "Of course we should support the government's decision, not cause trouble for the government, and certainly not think about things we shouldn't think about."
Pei Yang hurriedly said, "Don't worry, big brother. I will definitely discipline my subordinates and prevent them from interfering."
However, there were few families who cooperated like the Pei family, so chaos arose for a while.
Jiang Tangtang discovered many problems during her first inspection.
When local officials measured land, they used large and small rulers. When measuring for the common people, they used small rulers. Ten mu of land was measured out to fourteen or fifteen mu.
However, when measuring for the aristocratic family, they used a large ruler, and only four or five acres of the ten acres were measured.
In addition, the best land was deliberately distributed to the noble families, while the inferior land was distributed to the common people.
What made Jiang Tangtang even more furious was that the government counted the slaves of the aristocratic family as members of the family and distributed land to them.
Jiang Tangtang immediately dispatched troops and arrested the officials.
People were convened to revise the public ownership of land, with clear regulations on everything from measuring rulers, how to evenly distribute high-quality and low-quality land, to the review of household registration books, etc.
Soon, the newly revised land distribution law was printed and stamped with the seal of the new dynasty, as well as Jiang Tangtang's personal seal, and distributed across the country.
In addition to the newly revised land law, there are also official documents punishing several officials who were hypocritically disobeying the law.
Since Jiang Tangtang came to power, most of the time he has been trying to impose forced labor on criminals.
Even the most heinous criminals sentenced to death would only be sent to the most dangerous mines to serve their sentences.
But for the official who pretended to obey but actually disobeyed, she directly issued a death order, and the execution was immediate.
Soon, the newly revised land law and the documents on punishment for officials who violated the law were delivered to officials in various places.
In order to ensure that the documents could be delivered to officials in various places as quickly as possible, Jiang Tangtang directly sent Gugu to do the job.
In people's minds, Gugu was a divine bird, rarely appearing. And now, the divine bird had actually come to deliver official documents to them personally. Many people were terrified and bowed before Gugu with great respect.
Although there was not a single unnecessary word, no one dared to doubt the authenticity of the document.
The officials who received the documents had different reactions.
Those who strictly followed the rules were naturally very happy. But those who kept making small moves were frightened.
Qu Siyuan finished reading the documents with a cold sweat, and then went back to Ling Yanli with a cold face and said, "Return all the things, or get a divorce. It's your choice."
Southern Xinjiang is far from Lingnan, and Ling Yanli hadn't received any news yet. Looking at her husband's cold face, she asked in confusion, "What's the matter? Didn't we already agree on this?"
Qu Siyuan threw the document in front of Ling Yanli and said, "Look for yourself. If you want to die, keep it."
After Ling Yanli finished reading the document, the color drained from her face. She collapsed to the ground, muttering, "How could this be?"
Why would Jiang personally go on patrol? And catch him so quickly...
Qu Siyuan thought she didn't believe him, and angrily pointed at the document and said, "Do you think I'm lying to you? This is a document sent by the divine bird himself. It clearly describes the cause, process, and result of the incident.
If it weren't for the establishment of the new dynasty, the monarch would be too busy. "Do you think we would still be alive now if we used this as a warning to everyone?"
Ling Yanli shrank her neck and said in a trembling voice, "I don't disbelieve it..."
She just didn't expect it.
I didn't expect Jiang Tangtang to personally inspect such a small matter, and so quickly...
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