Law is the last bottom line of morality. Cultural literacy cannot eliminate crime, but it can greatly reduce the crime rate.

This is also Shi Xun's important task.

"Zi Ming, the first batch of college students have completed their studies, right?"

"Back to your Majesty, this year happens to be the first university students to complete their studies."

"Anyone with university documents will be given priority to join the relevant departments of the court, and find ways to introduce a group of people's trading companies. You can discuss this matter with Tang Ke."

"Abide by the order!"

"There is another thing. I heard that the massacre of Jiangling Mansion was a local family and sect!"

"Your Majesty, I am trying to tell Your Majesty about this matter. Since two years ago, the imperial court has pacified civil strife in Hedong and Hebei, and the imperial court has further strengthened the air of villages and towns. However, the orders of Your Majesty may not be met in other places! Most of them are because of the gentry and officials in the villages and towns, and they deceive the superiors and subordinates, and fish in the villages!"

"Four years ago, the rebellion in the south, Your Majesty revived the south, but the county magistrate and the subordinates still had a place to eat. Your Majesty should investigate it strictly!"

In fact, Song Ting’s biggest problem was that the imperial power did not go to the countryside.

The imperial court had very weak control over administrative areas below the county. Although it had set up a town and prison, it was basically useless.

Otherwise, there would be no gentry in Hedong area two years ago to unscrupulously and plot against rebellion.

In recent years, Zhao Huan has never stopped replacing local officials for a moment. The Song Dynasty was too big, and the transportation in ancient times was not inconvenient and information transmission was not convenient.

This is a difficult task.

When the new official takes office, the county officials below are extremely in charge of the town and even the village officials.

But it is precisely because there are too many chassis that I don’t know how much moisture is coming out in the middle.

Zhao Huan has been busy with the turmoil in the northwest in the past two years and has been busy with the attack on Xia.

The floods on Jingdong Road have also been completely exposed, and officials under the new policy still lack the problem of rectification.

The incident in Jiangling Prefecture also exposed the weakness and lack of grassroots power.

Why did Shi Xun suddenly mention this?

Because when he was executing the Great Song Dynasty newspaper to the countryside, he encountered great resistance.

This resistance comes not from the people, but from local officials.

The Great Song Dynasty Palace newspaper was like a pair of eyes, placed in the township.

The court's vision was good. The palace newspaper entered the village so that every citizen could know the court's recent strategies for benefiting the people.

But it made the local officials feel uncomfortable.

Either they are involved in the flow of officials or they are exposed.

The Song Dynasty Palace News is now in the local area, and it is the least popular among officials.

Even Shi Xun suspected that this Jiangling Mansion incident reflected this reason.

After Shi Xun left, Zhao Huan thought about it for a long time.

It is far from enough to rely solely on self-innovation within the court. It is very difficult for the central court to break the stubborn forces rooted in the local area for thousands of years.

It takes too long and the risk in between is too great.

We still have to rely on the power of the people!

However, the awareness of autonomy of the people in the Song Dynasty was not awakened, which could easily cause civil unrest and be exploited by those who were interested, and the situation collapsed to the point where the court could not control it.

After thinking about it, Zhao Huan still felt that he should not be too hasty.

Governing a big country is like cooking small fresh food, which needs to be treated slowly.

Each period has problems to be solved in each period, and the methods are different.

Corrupt officials and bullies cannot rely on the backward transportation and information in ancient times. If the transportation network is covered by the sound central organization, these things will be solved easily.

The most important thing at the moment is to break down the local forces in Jiangling Prefecture first, which can be regarded as a killing chicken to scare the monkey.

As for the overall situation, we must first ensure the two major parts of taxation and people's income.

well……

Zhao Huan couldn't help but sigh. He had been in the Song Dynasty for five years.

My mood now is definitely completely different from when I first arrived.

In the past five years, a person has experienced so many things, and his impatient personality has gradually been worn down, and he has a steady and calm side.

The emperor is not as easy as he imagined. No wonder so many emperors in history are short-lived ghosts.

However, Zhao Huan's nature cannot be changed.

Adventure! Impulsive!

A few days later, Hanlin scholar Shi Xun and Dali Temple submitted the review results to the court regarding the Jiangling Mansion case.

The result is that the initiator was the Cao Gang of Jiangling Prefecture!

This result was seized in the headlines of the Dasong Mansion in the next half month.

The past and present of the Cao Gang were all dug up by those who had been eating with their pens.

The Caobang Gang grew stronger with the imperial court's canal transportation. It was found in places with developed canal transportation, but it was just their own governance.

The result announced by the court was that the massacre tragedy was directed by the Cao Gang.

The people who reported to the Song Dynasty discovered the envoy behind him, so they were killed and silenced the magistrate.

This immediately caused a sensation in the Song Dynasty.

Subsequently, the court used thunderous means to deal with the Cao Gang in Jiangling Prefecture. Almost all the big bosses of the Cao Gang were beheaded and their families were exiled to the frontier.

Anyone who is involved in the Cao Gang will be punished, and the Cao Gang will not be allowed to exist again in the future.

The subsequent canal transportation was contracted by regular trading companies.

It is said that more than a thousand people died in the Cao Gang incident in Jiangling Prefecture!

The Cao Gang on Jinghu Road was uprooted.

Subsequently, the Dasong Dibao received a political task, which will punish corrupt officials and defeat local bullies for three consecutive months and publish them on the headlines of the Dibao.

In addition, the Political and Propaganda Department under the Supervision Bureau has also received political tasks. Every village must write the words "punish corrupt officials and defeat local bullies" on the walls.

The Political and Propaganda Department must have an office space in every village!

The core ideas of the court must be promoted in the village every day.
Chapter completed!