Chapter 442: Qian Renxue's New Deal, Twilight of Nobles

Emperor Xueqinghe issued the imperial decree.

Appoint the King of the North as the Grand Marshal of Rebellion, who is solely responsible for conquering the kingdom of Barak.

Lu Feng just used the name of the Grand Marshal. After the general direction and operations were formulated, the specific command arrangements were handed over to Shui Yunmeng, Shui Yunmei and Tai Tan.

Because there is no difficulty, with the prestige of the business alliance today, it is just a transition.

The kingdom of Barak is a big piece of fat.

It doesn't matter whether Lu Feng wants to or not, because his wife is the Goddess of Heaven Dou.

And Qian Renxue decided to hand over the Kingdom of Barak to Lu Feng.

really.

All went well.

The Double King Guards led by Tai Tan, wherever they went, the defenders of the Kingdom of Barak surrendered across the board, and encountered almost no resistance.

Lu Feng won the position of two kings at the same time, and he could justifiably establish an army. Lu Feng selected and selected from the Shangmeng Guards to form an army, which was called the Double King Guards.

The number is not too many, but they are all elites, and one-third are high-level soul masters.

This time, only 3,000 people were sent to attack Barack.

Even if they really fought, it would be enough to wipe out the remnants of the Balak Kingdom.

Both King Barack and the eldest prince died, and the elite army was destroyed, and there was no capital to resist.

However, the Barak royal family and the great nobles also expected to continue their rule.

They made Kundera's youngest son, Prince Edward, king.

Without the consent of Emperor Tiandou, they directly crowned Prince Edward, inherited the throne, gathered the remaining forces, recruited mercenaries with huge sums of money, prepared to fight stubbornly, strive for negotiations, and safeguard huge vested interests.

However, after learning that the Generalissimo was the leader of the business alliance, they were completely desperate.

The power of the soul masters that had been gathered with great difficulty was instantly scattered.

Who dares to defend against the two kings Bingfeng?

Not only is it sent to death, but if one of the Shangmeng is accidentally killed, the entire family will not survive.

three days later.

The Double King Guards walked around like a group tour.

The portal kingdom with the strongest military power in the Heaven Dou Empire, destroy it!

According to Qian Renxue's will, the title of King Barak was revoked. The royal family and the families who participated in the attempt to resist, the principal offenders beheaded, and the rest were all sent to the northern border to do hard labor to maintain the border barriers.

The northern border barrier is very important. A thousand years ago, the beasts in the extreme north descended south, sweeping through hundreds of cities and killing millions of human beings.

To this end, the Heaven Dou Empire spent huge sums of money to build border barriers to prevent further beast invasions from the north.

According to Lu Feng's prior instructions, with the cooperation of the various branches of the business alliance, the Taitan eradicated all the relevant nobles, and the business alliance took over all the cities of the Barak Kingdom, including the city of Soto.

No civilians were killed or injured.

The Barak garrison lost two generals and fifty-two soldiers.

There will always be some who are not long-sighted, thinking that fighting is really an honor, and then they are all honored.

No matter what is right or wrong, no matter how you preach, the soldiers of this world are essentially trained killing machines. The moment they put on their armor, they are destined to kill or be killed on the battlefield one day, and they must have the consciousness of death.

Finished dealing with the Kingdom of Balak.

then.

Empress Qian Renxue announced the New Deal.

The first imperial decree: cancel the hereditary system, and all titles must be obtained by merit!

This was a devastating blow to the noble family.

For those who have inherited titles from generation to generation, it is impossible for future generations to lie down and enjoy glory and wealth all the time.

The Heaven Dou Empire has ruled for thousands of years, and there are honors and honors that keep accumulating. There are nobles with titles, and there are thousands of people. Behind every Lord is a family. Possessing various privileges, it is easy to get an official position, and accumulates a lot of wealth by collecting bribes, buying and selling by force, and merging fertile fields, mountains and forests.

The nobles wailed.

If their descendants did not have titles, it would be difficult to obtain official titles directly. They had to make contributions to the empire and make merits before they could get them.

The civilians were overjoyed and ran to tell each other.

If their children and grandchildren are talented, through hard work, it is more likely that they will rise above the upper class and become nobles. Before that, the class was basically solidified. Even if the children and grandchildren of the commoners were genius soul masters, they would basically all work for the nobles, and only a few at the top. , can become a lord.

The second imperial decree: Cancel the salaries and privileges inherent in titles below the king!

This is even tougher.

It is better to cancel the salary, most nobles do not worry about making money, but canceling the privileges, they are very troublesome.

In addition to not being able to directly obtain official positions, the law is no different from civilians. Losing the amulet and killing civilians will also be a major crime.

In the future, except for the king, the other titles are just nominal titles.

Status plummeted.

The third imperial decree: raise officials' salaries and keep them clean with high salaries. However, the property and income of the official family will be made public!

This imperial decree was aimed at the corrupt officials ruthlessly.

If you want to be an official of the Heaven Dou Empire, the family should not talk about property privacy rights, just take out the foundation and bask in the sun.

An honest official who truly serves the country and the people, with clear arms and open arms, he will definitely not mind doing so.

In order to punish the corruption of the Heaven Dou Empire.

This imperial decree specifically stated that officials who were found to have embezzled more than one gold soul coin would be beheaded.

Corrupt officials with more than ten gold soul coins, and even become the main members of the family.

Corrupt officials with more than 100 gold soul coins and exterminate the clan.

All property will be confiscated.

Qian Renxue is still in the rules, imitating Lu Feng's promotion and management model for the city lord and other local officials.

Just looking at character and governance ability, commoners can be city lords.

Zhucheng was asked to set up a stage in the square, and the chief officials of each department took turns taking the stage every month to report their work and progress to the public.

Since it is raised by the people who pay taxes, they naturally report their achievements to the people, hide in the office aloof, and the people don’t even know it.

Officials who truly love the people like their children will definitely not mind this opportunity to be close to the people.

No one put a knife around their necks and forced them to become officials.

And no one puts a knife around their necks to force them to embezzle.

Every step is their own choice.

Fear of death can be inappropriate.

Most are people with lofty ideals, want to show their ambitions.

In the past and present, the most important thing is the person who wants to be an official.

In Lu Feng's previous life, there was a founding emperor named Zhu Yuanzhang, who regarded corrupt officials as leeks, and harvested them wave after wave, creating the era of the cleanest government in history. The Ming Dynasty also became the most powerful empire in the world at that time. .

The three emperors' orders were issued and announced to the world.

Immediately caused an uproar.

There are many opposing voices.

Mainly some big local families, they are both nobles and local officials.

These three imperial orders not only touched their cakes, but also destroyed their foundations.

In some places, the big families were very vocal against them, and they secretly joined together to plot how to fight against each other.

Some officials engage in collective resignation actions, thinking that the law does not blame the public

Some officials don't say it on the surface, but they go against the grain, thinking that the emperor is far away and cannot control them.

The practices of these people have been known by the all-pervasive business alliance.

The business alliance provided the information to Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue has full authority to entrust the King of the North to deal with it.

Within a month, the business alliance, in the name of the emperor, investigated and punished 365 local nobles, confiscated millions of hectares of fertile land, and accidentally seized a huge wealth worth more than one billion gold soul coins.

Qian Renxue's treasury suddenly filled up.

Since then, there has been no objection, and no one dares to defy the yin and the yin.

It is okay for officials to resign, but first strictly review the property.

Not just the property of the official alone, but the property of the entire family of officials and their close contacts.

It is an old way for corrupt officials to put their property in someone else's name.

Qian Renxue was stunned when she heard that she had harvested more than one billion gold soul coins.

Unexpectedly, these nobles actually accumulated so much money.

And usually they are always crying poor, and often apply to the court for subsidies.

Now, the treasury has a huge amount of money, and there is no need to waste money on combat readiness and military expansion.

Qian Renxue immediately ordered that the public be exempted from taxes for ten years.

The confiscated fields are distributed to the poor for cultivation, and cultivation is encouraged.

Several big moves came down.

The spirit of the Heaven Dou Empire was lifted.

Thousands of people praised Qian Renxue as the "Eternal Emperor".

But Qian Renxue knew very well that most of the credit should go to Lu Feng, who helped her behind the scenes.