"Good heavens, a mere Yan Country, which used to be at the end of the Seven Kingdoms, has more than 30 people who have been conferred the title of Lord, more than 100 counts, and countless viscounts and barons!”
Even Ying Che was slightly surprised when he saw the summary data that Wang Li had sent over.
Although the various countries were not as clear about rewards and punishments as the Qin country, and it was relatively easier to confer titles, wasn't this too ridiculous?
The monthly salary of so many nobles was enough to crush the Yan Country's already poor finances.
In addition to the land that corresponded to the title, it could be said that more than 95% of the wealth in the entire Yan Land was monopolized by these nobles.
It was no wonder that the nobles of Yan Country could still enjoy themselves as usual when most of the people of Yan Country were dressed in rags and their salaries were deducted. They did not have enough to eat or wear. It was purely because they squeezed the people to death.
This also explained why the Yan soldiers did not have any will to fight wherever the Qin army passed. They fled when they heard the news and surrendered.
It wasn't an exaggeration to say that the porridge in the Qin camp was the best food the Yan soldiers had ever eaten.
"Your Highness, this group of people is indeed extremely greedy. It's simply unimaginable!”
" They've already been imprisoned. The accounts and even the stolen goods that were confiscated are right in front of them, but many of them still deny it. They've even organized many people to cause trouble in front of the government office and the prison!”
Wang Li said awkwardly.
"It's within my expectations!"
"This group of people are stingy people who can't even bear to spit out a little money when they see a coffin!”
Ying Che waved his hand indifferently.
"Your Highness?"
Wang Li was even more confused.
Since His Highness had long expected this situation, why did he let the families of the Yan Kingdom's dignitaries blow up the matter? Shouldn't he have stopped it in advance?
If things really became chaotic, it would definitely not be a good thing for Ying Che.
"Wang Li, do you know what is the biggest headache for these aristocratic families?”
Ying Che asked.
"It should be that these families have been operating in the local area for many years and are extremely powerful in the local area. Whether it is in the city or outside the city, they have people in the government office. Even the local officials are afraid of them. If they want to sit firmly in their official positions, they have to please these people or even collude with them.”
Wang Li scratched the back of his head.
"Forget it, tell me part of it!"
"But it's not at the root."
"No matter how powerful the Great Clans are, they're just a bunch of local tyrants. How can they resist Great Qin's iron hooves, which have destroyed several countries in a row?”
"The real trouble is that their network is too deep. Without some tricks, we won't know who their people are!”
"As the old saying goes, if you don't kill the snake, you'll be bitten instead. Since we want to deal with this group of nobles, we have to make them all jump out first. Only then can we wipe them out in one go!”
"Otherwise, there will always be some remnants of evil doing more with you in secret. It's so annoying!”
Ying Che said indifferently.
"Wang Li understands. Your Highness is using the tactic of luring the snake out of its hole in the art of war?”
Wang Li smiled embarrassedly, but in his heart, he was secretly admiring Ying Che's courage.
If it was someone else, even if they could think of such a method, they would definitely not dare to act rashly.
After all, this involved all the nobles in the Land of Yan. It could easily involve thousands or even tens of thousands of people. The impact was not small.
Only Young Master Che, who dared to use hundreds of cavalry to break Ji City, had such courage.
No wonder when his grandfather sent him a letter, he praised Young Master Che and told him to learn from Young Master Che.
"This general will go and make arrangements. I guarantee that no one will escape!”
Wang Li bowed to Ying Che once again and rushed out of Fei Xue Pavilion excitedly.
......
Xianyang Palace
In the royal study.
"Has there been any movement in Ji City recently?”
Ying Zheng, who had just finished dealing with a stack of files, suddenly put down his red brush and asked.
"Your Majesty, Young Master Che has recently imprisoned many nobles on the charge of embezzling the treasury of the Mo family. This has caused protests from the nobles in the entire Yan territory.”
Zhao Gao, who was waiting at the door, quickly cupped his hands and reported, but he was very proud in his heart.
Sure enough, a silkpants was a silkpants. Even if he was lucky enough to get a great contribution, it did not take long for his mischievous nature to be revealed.
Even the most mediocre of officials knew that the ones they should not provoke the most were the great clans.
If they angered their superiors or even offended the emperor, they would have a chance to be reinstated in the future.
However, once they became mortal enemies with the great clans, even the Prime Minister would have no way out.
In the past, Shang Yang had contributed greatly to Great Qin and had a great reputation. However, he had offended a noble family because of his reform and was falsely accused of treason. He died in battle and his body was transported to Xianyang. His entire family was killed.
Zhao Gao could imagine that if Ying Che didn't take back his order, the land of Yan that he had just conquered would quickly be reversed. Ying Che's image that had just been changed would definitely fall again.
Even if Ying Che realized his mistake, it was already too late.
As a ruler, one was most afraid of changing one's orders. Once Ying Che took back his orders, the prestige that he had built up through hard work would be completely destroyed. From then on, few people would take Ying Che seriously.
Having been in charge of the network for many years, Zhao Gao knew very well that the so-called aristocratic families were filthy under the surface. Once they found Ying Che's weakness, they would definitely step on him to get back the humiliation they had suffered from Ying Che's imprisonment.
In Zhao Gao's opinion, he only needed to wait for a while, and the position of Crown Prince that Ying Che had almost obtained would be out of his reach.
Zhao Gao was in a good mood, but on the surface, he looked worried.
"Che 'er is still too young!"
As expected, after hearing the details of Ji City, Ying Zheng's brows furrowed slightly.
Zhao Gao was instantly filled with jealousy and hatred.
He had followed Ying Zheng for many years, but he had never seen Ying Zheng so devoted to any of his sons.
If it was any other young master who had made such a huge mistake, he would have been immediately recalled to Xianyang. However, when it came to Ying Che, he had just said that he was too young.
However, this was only the beginning.
"Although Che 'er is a little reckless, his boldness is somewhat similar to my past demeanor!”
Zhao Gao was speechless.
Am I just daydreaming because I didn't wake up today?
The King, who had always been wise and mighty, would actually play down Ying Che's mistake and even show some admiration?
Wasn't this too biased towards Young Master Che?
Zhao Gao was speechless and even began to doubt his life.
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