Chapter 1085: Chatting about State Affairs

Another heart-piercing remark came from Su Xuan's mouth.

Yi Yi Xiaochuan finally left the palace like a walking corpse. He returned to his residence, and the servant Sanbao, whom he had rescued, immediately came to his master's side.

"Master, what's wrong with you?"

Yi Yi Xiaochuan looked up at Sanbao: "Sanbao, is there any wine?"

Sanbao was slightly stunned, then hurriedly went to fetch wine.

Yi Yi Xiaochuan took the wine Sanbao handed him and, without a word, drank it down.

For the next period of time,

Yi Yi Xiaochuan spent his days with wine.

Wine is the king of forgetting worries; only when drunk would Yi Yi Xiaochuan not think about those painful things.

In the palace, Seeing Ying Zheng and Su Xuan were playing Go again.

Between moves, Seeing Ying Zheng couldn't help but actively bring up the Xiang clan: "I didn't expect the Xiang clan to collude with the Governor of Kuaiji Commandery, Yin Tong, and receive his protection. Right now, this is just one example found, but looking at the world from this incident, one can see how many corrupt officials exist throughout the world."

"After all, the world is too big, and the time of unification is too short. The powerful nobles of the Six States suddenly lost everything they had and all hoped to regain it. To regain what belonged to them, they, who are good at maneuvering, would naturally try to bribe local officials, making them their wings."

"Although Qin law is harsh and many fear it, there are still those who choose to take risks and become protectors of these powerful families."

"Right now, because the world is still stable, although they protect the remnants of the Six States, they dare not commit too many illegal acts. But if the world falls into chaos, these officials serving the Qin Guo will likely become the first to rebel."

Su Xuan's words were not alarmist.

Because the historical Governor of Kuaiji Commandery, Yin Tong, after Chen Sheng and Wu Guang started their uprising and the world fell into chaos, as a governor of the Qin Guo, instead of thinking about protecting the Qin Guo, he rebelled with the rebel army and even appointed Xiang Liang as a general, intending to achieve a great cause. Unfortunately, he ultimately underestimated Xiang Liang, and was eventually killed by him and replaced.

His many foundations also fell into Xiang Liang's hands.

Hearing Su Xuan's words, Seeing Ying Zheng thought of some encounters during his eastern inspection.

A county magistrate causing trouble in the countryside harms the people of one county, and the damage caused is already not small. If a governor has problems, the problem is an entire commandery. The Qin Guo only had a few dozen commanderies.

It seems like a lot, but in reality, it is not.

In his own world, he had dealt with many corrupt officials during his eastern inspection. Combined with the images he saw from the memories of the Qin Emperor of this world, Seeing Ying Zheng understood the situation of the world even better.

Even after the Qin Guo unified the land, and he forcibly relocated the powerful clans of the six states to the region of Xianyang, there were still some who remained dormant in the shadows. The existence of these people was like that of wood-boring insects, deeply rooted in the darkness of the Qin Guo, secretly undermining the nation.

"State Preceptor, is there any way to curb this situation?"

Seeing Ying Zheng asked Su Xuan.

Su Xuan said faintly: "To curb this situation, one can only establish a more effective supervisory institution to supervise the many officials of the world. Although supervisory institutions also have days of internal corruption, generally speaking, they are still somewhat useful."

"In our world, because of the Shadow Secret Guards and the Luo Wang, the situation is slightly better. But this world has no Shadow Secret Guards and no Luo Wang!"

Seeing Ying Zheng nodded. Indeed, to curb the corruption of local officials, one could only rely on supervision to prevent it before it happened, gaining insight into the corrupt behavior of the other party in advance, and subsequently avoiding greater damage caused by them. It was very difficult to curb this situation from the root.

"So, do we need to establish an organization similar to the Shadow Secret Guards and the Luo Wang in this world?"

Seeing Ying Zheng thought to himself.

He heard Su Xuan say again: "Of course, using some other methods can also slightly improve this situation."

"I would like to hear the details."

"For example, let officials implement a rotation system. The so-called powerful families are all entrenched in one place. The powerful families of Chu naturally have great appeal in the land of Chu. If they are transferred to the land of Han, they will lose any foundation. After Your Majesty unified the world, you moved all the powerful families of the world to Xianyang; I presume it was out of this consideration."

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Seeing Ying Zheng nodded.

Su Xuan continued: "Similarly, this measure can also be used for officials. For example, the appointment of a governor: after a governor has served in one place for five years, he can be transferred to another place to serve as an official—transferring those from the south to the north, and those from the north to the south. Of course, this is just a metaphor. After all, the environments of the north and south are different. If the environments of the two places are too different, it is very likely to cause the other party to die in a foreign land. In short, move them around every few years."

"These people serve as officials in one place for a long time, and it is inevitable that they will build their own foundations. But if they change to a new place, it is equivalent to all the foundations they built in the previous years turning into water..."

Seeing Ying Zheng's eyes flickered, and he pondered the method Su Xuan proposed.

It must be said that this is indeed a method.

Especially in the current world, which is not like the future world Gao Yao spoke of, possessing things that can travel a thousand miles a day. The north and south are very far apart, and a trip often takes several months or years. An official who has operated in one place for many years is suddenly transferred to another place. He can leave, but his foundation—the relationship he built with local powerful families—cannot be taken away. After arriving in a new place, he must rebuild relationships to establish a foundation. And by the time he finally establishes a new foundation, his term is up, and he has to go to another place.

Of course, it is easy to say, but in specific implementation, there will definitely be other problems.

Seeing Ying Zheng kept this plan in mind for the time being and asked Su Xuan another question: "How does Mr. Su plan to deal with Yi Yi Xiaochuan?"

"As far as I know, after learning of the deaths of Xiang Liang, Xiang Yu, and others, he is depressed and buys wine to get drunk all day. If this continues, I am afraid he will become a useless person."

Yi Yi Xiaochuan cannot become a useless person.

As another traveler from the future, his value has not been completely squeezed out. Seeing Ying Zheng does not allow him to become a useless person.

"Don't worry, he won't become a useless person, because there is still attachment in his heart!" Su Xuan was extremely certain. ===== CHAPTER 1087 =====