Chapter 448 Great Purge
Sili, Chang'an.
This scorched earth that has suffered many wars is now experiencing new life.
After Tian Ze established the capital here, hundreds of thousands of people were moved here one after another, and countless wealthy families rushed here.
They knew the value of the capital much more clearly than ordinary people, and without Tian Ze even asking them to do so, they would take the initiative to come here with their families.
The Guanlong area was once a vast expanse of fertile land, but due to the long-term disrepair of water conservancy and the displacement of the people, a large amount of fertile land became barren.
Fortunately, the foundation is still solid and land loss has not reached the level as serious as during the Sui and Tang dynasties.
Tian Ze, who was almost obsessed with farming and infrastructure, carried out drastic reforms on the surrounding roads and water conservancy projects after arriving in Chang'an.
Although Chang'an seems a bit isolated geographically, the roads were built by humans.
Moreover, the dense river network in the surrounding area can completely solve this problem, and water transportation is much more convenient than land transportation.
As for problems such as rapids and culverts in the Sanmenxia section of the Yellow River, they were easily solved by Tian Ze.
“The goods are being delivered!”
At the dock near Chang'an, the manager shouted loudly when he saw the big ship approaching.
The ship, fully loaded with supplies, had a deep draft and was slowly approaching the dock.
The boatmen skillfully threw out the ropes, and the workers on the shore rushed over and quickly tied the ropes to the stone pillars on the shore. As the boat docked steadily at the dock, the entire dock instantly became lively.
The porters shouted as they carried down the cargo from the ship in packages and boxes, including furs from the north, ironware from Bingzhou, dates and chestnuts from Jizhou, and many other items.
The dock is bustling with people coming and going, and all kinds of shouting and bargaining sounds are intertwined together, forming a lively market melody.
Tian Ze watched this scene from afar, his heart filled with relief and emotion.
"A prosperous and peaceful world is the ultimate happiness in the world!"
The people of this era don’t actually want much. They just want to have enough food and clothing, a place to live, and some good farmland.
But there are always people who want more.
They found a tea shop with a hidden location and a good view. Jia Xu and Tian Feng were already waiting there.
"Your Majesty!" the two men saluted.
Tian Ze nodded slightly, sat directly on the main seat, and asked calmly: "How many people have been found out?"
Jia Xu pulled out a list from his sleeve and handed it over: "There are thirty-two officials above the seventh rank, and the rest, all together, number no less than several thousand."
"Besides, this is not all. I am still investigating the rest."
When Tian Feng heard this, he broke out in a cold sweat and couldn't help clenching his fists.
Tian Ze didn't even bother looking at the list, and threw it to Tian Feng: "Yuan Hao, take a look. This is how your discipline department does its work, and there are quite a few people from your discipline department among them."
"It is my fault!" Tian Feng said with a look of shame on his face, bowing.
"Could it be that this group of people, seeing that the world situation has become clear, are preparing to divide the cake in advance?" Tian Ze's tone was filled with uncontrollable anger.
"Other things are fine, but these people actually dared to covet the food rations for the refugees! How audacious they are!"
In order to preserve the population, Tian Ze worked very hard and even made many compromises with the princes of the Central Plains.
As a result, he discovered that there were still many corrupt officials under his rule who treated human lives as a joke.
Although people were not starving to death, the image of the local people as thin and pale and extremely poor as described by the spy was like a slap in Tian Ze's face.
Although Tian Ze did not claim to be a holy leader, he was always proud that the people under his command were able to have enough food and clothing.
But he still ignored human greed. Tian Ze thought that he had taken many anti-corruption measures, and the salaries of officials were not low, so large-scale corruption should not occur.
As a result, countless forms of corruption and embezzlement occurred right under his nose.
Tian Ze simply couldn't imagine how much filth was going on in secret in various places.
It is inevitable that too rapid development will bring about countless hidden dangers.
Tian Ze has focused too much on the war in recent years, and naturally has not paid enough attention to the people's livelihood under his rule.
The situation that had been able to be maintained under high pressure suddenly became turbulent, and countless demons and monsters emerged.
In Sili alone, more than 20% of officials were corrupt.
"Wenhe, hand over all the evidence of these people's corruption to the Discipline Department."
"Yuan Hao, you must investigate thoroughly for me! Don't let anyone go, no matter who they are, I will not tolerate them!" Tian Ze said in a deep voice.
"Yes!" Tian Feng said solemnly.
The occurrence of this kind of thing not only slapped Tian Ze in the face, but also slapped him in the face.
How can he explain to the world that so many corrupt people have emerged under his leadership?
Soon, under Tian Ze's order, a massive anti-corruption campaign was launched throughout the Da Qi, and countless officials were imprisoned and their homes were searched.
The commotion was so big that even Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in the Central Plains were shocked.
"Tian Chengshou's wrist is still as strong as ever!" Cao Cao looked at the information in his hand with an extremely complicated tone.
There is both envy and admiration, as well as regret and reluctance.
There was no way he could purge nearly 20% of the tens of thousands of officials under his rule at one time.
Because under his command, there are only a few officials who are not corrupt, it’s just a matter of how corrupt they are.
If this matter is really pursued, his subordinates will probably be paralyzed.
Therefore, he could only choose to turn a blind eye.
Xun Yu had always been in control of this degree. For some capable officials, even if they were more greedy, as long as they did not go too far, he would not pursue them too much. Some mediocre officials, even if they were not greedy, would not be kept.
Xun Yu's theory of talent-first, although in the short term, maximized the level and efficiency of internal affairs under Cao Cao's rule.
But in the long run, there are undoubtedly many hidden dangers.
However, Cao Cao had no choice but to compromise as he had little money.
"Tian Chengshou was able to do this, firstly because his rule was stable, and secondly because he had too many scholars," Mao Jie said in a complicated tone.
To be honest, in Mao Jie's eyes, Tian Ze was the one who truly managed the world as if it were his own.
While other princes were frantically expanding their power, resorting to all means of draining the pond to catch fish and drinking poison to quench thirst, and compromising and giving in in many aspects.
However, Tian Ze never stopped the internal cleaning and never hesitated to remove the rotten flesh.
Although they knew that this would cause certain damage to their own strength, they still did it resolutely.
"Perhaps, it is most appropriate for such a person to rule the world." Mao Jie couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Not only him, sometimes even Cao Cao couldn't help but have this thought.
Everyone in the world admires Tian Ze's ability to govern the country.
If it weren't for their own ambitions, I'm afraid everyone would think that it would be the best outcome for Tian Ze to end this chaotic world.
(End of this chapter)
