At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 718, Horrible Memories
With the rapid development of the automobile industry, Dahan's short-distance freight transportation industry is also rising rapidly. Dahan is now building the first expressway from Chang'an to Luoyang to meet the increasingly huge demand for cargo transportation. The construction standards of this expressway have been greatly improved to adapt to Dahan's transportation requirements under the new situation.

However, in contrast, Dahan’s outdated infrastructure can no longer meet the development of the transportation industry.

Not to mention being overloaded, even if these trucks are simply fully loaded, only a few main roads in Han can withstand the pressure.

After all, when the Han Dynasty built the cement road, they only used horse-drawn carriages to transport goods. Even with rolling-bearing axles and rubber tires, the cargo that a horse-drawn carriage could carry was only about one or two tons at most. The county roads built by the Han Dynasty generally had a pressure resistance of only about four or five tons. The county roads that could withstand the pressure would easily be crushed after being replaced by trucks.

The Han railway company was troubled by this new problem. In order to earn a few thousand more dollars, these truck drivers directly crushed roads that cost hundreds of millions of dollars to build. They did make money, but the cost was shared by the entire society.

Now, controlling overloading has become a top priority for the Railway Company, otherwise the cost of repairing the roads will eat up their entire budget.

Zhidu told Xu Sheng about the problems faced by the Track Department and asked, "Your Highness, what solution do you have for the overloading problem?"

This was not Zhidu's deliberate attempt to make things difficult for others, but an order from the Emperor. It was also a test for Xu Shao and Xu Sheng, the two successors to the Han Dynasty.

Not only did the two of them learn government affairs from Zhidu and other Han officials, but they also had to come up with their own solutions to problems that arose along the way. They would then record them and report them to Xu Aimin, allowing the emperor to observe their abilities in handling conflicts.

Xu Sheng said: "Stop the car!"

Zhang Tang, who was driving, stopped the car immediately.

Xu Sheng got out of the car and went to Liu An and his friends' car, and repeated Zhidu's question.

Liu An thought for a moment and said, "The court's crackdown on overloading has little practical effect. Trucks are a new thing, and the court's previous laws were not capable of managing this new thing. Coupled with the greed of factory drivers and others, it has led to disorderly competition in the transportation industry.

The imperial court should split up the Railway Bureau and set up a government office to manage trucks, cars and other vehicles running on the road. From the current chaos in the transportation industry, it can be seen that without the imperial court to formulate laws and industry systems, manage the industry, and distribute the industry's profits, chaos and disorder are inevitable in this industry.

Only institutionalization, standardization and legalization can solve the problem fundamentally.”

Xu Sheng nodded and acknowledged Liu An's words.

Lei Bei laughed and said, "I have thought of a temporary solution. We Han people believe in equal rights and responsibilities. Whoever destroys the road must pay for it."

Xu Sheng frowned and said, "Even if those truck drivers are rich, they can't afford to pay for a road or bridge that cost hundreds of millions to build. Laws that cannot be enforced will only force people into a dead end. This is not appropriate."

Lei Bei laughed and said, "Whoever benefits should bear the responsibility. The factories that transport and receive goods are the biggest beneficiaries of overloading. As long as the court catches these two, someone will compensate for the damaged roads. Even for their own interests, these factories will restrict truck drivers from overloading, which will greatly reduce overloading incidents in a short period of time."

Then Xu Sheng repeated the opinions of Liu An and Lei Bei.

Zhidu nodded and didn't continue talking about this issue.

February 63, 2rd year of the Han calendar, Nanhai County, Panyu.

Zhidu's convoy went directly into the county governor's mansion.

On February 2, Zhidu convened all high-ranking officials of Nanhai County and the Imperial Censorate, the Imperial Court Officials, the Captains of the Zhennan General's Office, the Captains of the Military Supervision, and other high-ranking officials to hold a meeting on the "Sweep Out the Rangers and Eliminate the Powerful".

Zhidu was the only Nine Ministers-level executive on the scene, so this operation to sweep away the rangers and eliminate the powerful was naturally under his command.

Zhidu looked at the captain Han Tuidang and asked, "How is the morale of the soldiers in the army? Can they go into battle?"

Han Tuidang suppressed his excitement and said, "The morale of the soldiers in the army is high, and they are willing to fight for the court at any time."

Han Tuidang's background was extraordinary, as he was a descendant of the royal family of Han. Unfortunately, during the war at the end of the Qin Dynasty, not only did the Han people not have any heroes to resist the tyranny of Qin, but they also offended the emperor and a number of Han generals. Therefore, there were very few Han generals in the Han military.

Only Zhang Liang's line could truly be considered high-ranking officials of the Han Dynasty, and he was able to become a member of the Han military thanks to the recommendation of Duke Hanguo. In addition, the current prime minister of the Han Dynasty is also a Korean, so he broke through the ceiling of the Han military for Koreans and became one of the powerful captains in the Zhennan General's Mansion.

But the rank of captain is basically the top level in the military. If one wants to move up further, it is not enough to just get a push from any faction. Instead, one must have real military merits. Otherwise, one must just accumulate experience.

The south has always been peaceful. The senior officials of the Zhennan General's Mansion had never thought that such huge wealth would fall on their heads. In order to win the quota to go south, he fought several battles with his good colleagues.

Zhidu saw that Han Tuidang was eager to make achievements and could not suppress his desire. He said, "This operation is to clean up the illegal ranger groups, but it is not a war. We should not use powerful weapons such as muskets and cannons if we can. Otherwise, it will cause too many casualties and hurt the people of Nanhai County. It will be difficult for us to report to the court."

Zhidu has always been a man who would do his utmost to eradicate evil, but looking at Han Tuidang's expression, he was worried that he would use artillery to plow through Nanhai County.

Han Tuidang said with a smile: "Don't worry, my lord. They are just a group of knights who bully the weak and fear the strong. I can teach them a lesson even with my bayonet."

The real fighters of the Han Dynasty are all in the army. They have all fallen into poverty and become rangers. How much ability can they have? This is not the world of ranger novels. There is no such thing as a sword that can travel 30,000 miles.

Zhidu said: "Of course, if the Nanhai Rangers dare to use firearms, you don't need to be polite. Fight back against me tenfold or a hundredfold. After this cleansing, I hope that Nanhai County will be peaceful for the next 30 years."

"promise!"

Zhidu looked at Deng Tongdao and said, "Taishu Deng, please hand over the evidence you have collected to the Imperial Guards, and let them arrest the criminals."

"promise"

Zhidu looked at the Imperial Censor Zhao Yu and said, "The emperor has ordered to crack down on knights. Except during the special campaign against powerful people, all crimes will be punished more severely. The death penalty is an exception. I hope you will use it with caution and use it less. Every death row prisoner must have solid evidence and not harm any innocent people."

Zhao Yu and the members of the Imperial Censorate said in unison: "We obey your orders."

"Announce to all the people in the city that anyone who has been oppressed, tortured or bullied can come to the county governor's office to file a complaint. I will enforce the law impartially and bring justice to the people of Nanhai."

Everyone said in unison: "Yes!"

Soon, on every main road in Panyu, there was a clerk holding a gong, constantly beating it and shouting, "Listen, people of Panyu, Zhidu, the judge Zhi is here. If you have been bullied, wronged, or framed, you can go to the government office to file a complaint, and Zhi Qingtian will give you justice."

"Listen, people of Panyu. Zhidu, the judge Zhi is here. If you have not been bullied, wronged, or framed, you can go to the government office to file a complaint. Zhi Qingtian will give you justice."

This statement immediately caused a sensation among the people on the street.

Someone immediately asked, "Is it the Zhi Qingtian from the Zhi Gong case?"

"Correct!"

"He is the one who can judge the sun during the day and the moon at night."

"That's right!"

After receiving a positive answer, the local people became even more excited.

"I have been wronged, I want to complain to Zhi Qingtian!" A local citizen excitedly rushed to the county magistrate's mansion.

Other people also walked towards the county governor's mansion to watch the fun.

Because of the publicity of opera, Zhi Qingtian's name is known to everyone. In a world full of nobles and powerful people, it is inevitable that ordinary people will be bullied. Even the Han Dynasty cannot avoid this.

Not to mention the time when Zhao Tuo ruled, the people had no one to rule them, so they could only swallow their anger.

But now Zhidu has given the local people hope. Those who have suffered deep grievances, regardless of the consequences, go directly to Zhidu to file a complaint.

Others just wanted to see what was going on. If Zhi Qingtian was really like what was said in the opera, they would soon join the group that filed the complaint.

Panyu County Magistrate's Mansion, main hall.

At this time, the door outside the hall was already crowded with people. In order to gain people's trust, Zhidu specially let the local people watch him judge the case.

"My sister went to the Zhao family as a maid three years ago, but she died in less than a month. The Zhao family's servants said that my sister died of a serious disease, but this is nonsense. My sister has always been in good health and rarely gets sick at home. She got sick in less than a month after going to the Zhao family, and died so quickly. The Zhao family often dies of illness, maids, servants, we all know that they were beaten to death. Please help me." Zhidu said solemnly, "Summon Zhao Liang."

At the same time, Zhidu ordered Fa Cao to find the maids and servants who had died of illness in the Zhao family over the years. The number he got surprised Zhidu. The number he counted alone was more than fifty.

"People who lead beasts to eat people like this cannot be allowed to stay."

Soon Zhao Liang was brought to the scene by Fa Cao.

As soon as he arrived, the people at the scene felt like they had seen a tiger and ran away in fear.

Zhao Liang said arrogantly: "Why didn't you inform us when you came to the South Sea so that we could welcome you back."

Zhidu snorted coldly and said, "This is the prefect's mansion. You answer whatever I ask you."

"Lü Feng sued you for killing his sister. What's your defense?"

Zhao Liang snorted coldly, "This is a false accusation against me. My sister died of illness, and I gave them 5000 yuan for this. Lu Feng is a villain who forgets his principles when he sees money, and he still wants to continue blackmailing me, a good citizen. Please help me, sir."

"Bang!" Zhidu slammed the chopping board and said angrily, "How dare you talk nonsense? In less than 10 years, more than 50 servants and maids in your Zhao family died of illness. Is there an epidemic in your family? Then why didn't any of your Zhao Liang's descendants die of illness?"

Zhao Liang said calmly, "My family members are strong, but these servants and maids are unlucky, so they died. The Han people abide by the law, and I can't be blamed for their deaths. I also lost 5000 coins because of their deaths, which is not a small amount. I can use it to order the most expensive top-notch beauties at Tianshang Renjian."

"Someone bring all the Zhao family members to the government office."

"Lü Feng, take the coroner to perform the autopsy."

Soon, Zhao Liang's family and the Zhao Mansion's servants, maids, and housekeepers all arrived.

"Bang!" Zhidu slammed the table and said solemnly: "If you see Zhao Liang killing Zhongliang, you can report it to me now. I will guarantee your personal safety."

Then he looked at Zhao Liang's family and said, "If you report Zhao Liang's crimes now, you can reduce your crime by one level. But if you don't report it now, when I find evidence of Zhao Liang's crimes, 50 lives will be enough to exile your whole family to Yanzhou, miles away."

Now, some of Zhao Liang's family members were disdainful, while others were terrified.

"Humph!" Zhao Liang snorted coldly, and those who were in panic became even more frightened. But they didn't dare to move, and they lowered their heads one by one.

The servants and maids were also hesitant. They wanted to report Zhao Liang but were worried about retaliation.

At this time, the coroner came back and said, "Lü Cui had 13 broken bones on her body. She was tortured extremely cruelly before she died, but the cause of death was that her crown was smashed."

At this time, a servant said, "Sir, I want to report Zhao Liang. I saw him not only kill Lu Cui, but also Li Da, Wang Fen, and thirteen others. Zhao Liang is cruel and ruthless. Whenever we make a mistake, he beats and tortures us."

After saying this, the family took off their shirts, and their bodies were covered with various marks and wounds from being whipped.

After a breakthrough, other servants and maids reported Zhao Liang and other murderers in the Zhao family one after another, and for a while it seemed like a situation of everyone pushing down the wall when it fell.

Zhidu said: "What other excuses do you have?"

Zhao Liang said: "My uncle Zhao Shi is the prince of Nanyue. The entire Nanyue belongs to our Zhao family. What does it matter if he plotted to kill a few maids or servants?"

"Just wait, you damned slaves. I will not let any of your family members go."

"How dare you! How dare you threaten a witness? Someone tie up Zhao Liang and gag him."

"Wuwuwu!" Zhao Liang's mouth was blocked by a piece of rag and he was tied up.

"I hereby sentence Zhao Liang to death for his heinous crimes. Zhao Wu, Zhao Yan, and housekeeper Zhao Fu are guilty of murder and are sentenced to death. The entire Zhao family is guilty of the same crime and will be exiled to Yanzhou."

"Zhi Qingtian!"

"Zhi Qingtian!"

"Zhi Qingtian!"

Upon hearing this verdict, all the people at the scene cheered. This was the verdict they had hoped to see the most.

"Ling Jun, Xiao Lin wants to file a complaint."

"Sir, I have been wronged."

This verdict earned Zhidu the trust of the people of Panyu, and those who had been wronged knelt down to file their complaints.

Afterwards, Zhidu asked Zhao Yu and others to try these cases. No matter which nobles or powerful people were involved, they would be arrested as long as there was evidence.

Nanhai County is too far away from the Han Dynasty. These powerful people make no secret of the evil deeds they have committed, and they do not care about the majesty of Han laws. They may think that they are outside the law, which is why they behave so arrogantly like Zhao Liang. Compared with the nobles and powerful people in the inland of the Han Dynasty, they are still playing the old version.

In addition to the evil deeds of the nobles and powerful people in Nanhai County, the same was true of the lawless tribal leaders. They were accustomed to Zhao Tuo's rule, and in their minds, the Han Dynasty and Zhao Tuo were the same.

When the Chief Justice came to arrest people from their tribe, these tribesmen accepted the gifts without a second thought and just beat the people out.

Zhidu was not used to these tribal leaders, so the Han army went straight out and surrounded their villages, aiming artillery at them. It was ok for these tribal people to use sticks or machetes, as the Han army could at most knock them down with gun butts. But if they dared to use firearms, the Han army would directly bombard the camps and arrest the criminals and their tribesmen. The criminals were tried, and the tribesmen were dispersed and resettled, or exiled overseas.

It was at this time that the nobles, powerful people, and tribal leaders of Nanhai County discovered that the Han Dynasty had sent a battalion of soldiers to kill them.

In their view, some insignificant things became the fuse for the destruction of their families and clans. They immediately regretted not following Zhao Tuo to the Oil Peninsula. Now it was difficult for them to leave.

Zhidu blocked the ports, railways, roads and other passages of Nanhai County. They could not escape from here until Nanhai County was thoroughly cleansed.

This purge lasted longer than anyone could have imagined, a whole year, thousands of nobles and tribal leaders were hanged, hundreds of thousands of people were exiled, and the upper echelons of the entire Nanhai County were swept away.

The sky in Nanhai County was clear. The princes, merchants, and powerful people in Jiangnan were terrified when they saw the situation in Nanhai County. They once again recalled how abundant the martial virtue of the Han Dynasty was. They remembered how the nobles and powerful people of the seven countries were humiliated and driven out of the Central Plains decades ago.

June 63, 3rd year of the Han calendar.

While Nanhai County was purging its powerful nobles, the Global Alliance Conference in Kuaiji County was about to be held, and envoys from various countries began to gather in Kuaiji County.

This meeting is different from previous years. In the past, all countries came to the Han Dynasty by ship, but this time most countries came by airship.

The airship industry in Dahan is developing very rapidly. Airports are being built in various places, and more than a dozen international airlines have been established in Dahan.

Airships have been welcomed by the upper classes of various countries for their luxury, speed, safety and stability. They have quickly replaced ships and become the preferred means of transportation.

The airport in Kuaiji County was extremely busy, with more than a dozen airships preparing to stop every day. The originally designed airport was far from meeting the demand.

After the Roman airship stayed in the sky for half a day, Fabius and others finally set foot on the land of Kuaiji County. Then they came to the Roman embassy to rest.

Ordinary staff members were able to rest, but Fabius dragged his tired body to find the ambassador and asked, "How is your embassy doing? How many international students are willing to return to Rome this year?"

The ambassador said awkwardly, "About 20% are willing to return to Rome. If you add the self-funded students, the number is roughly a little over 30%."

After hearing the data, Fabius was silent for a long time, and then said: "You are not doing your job seriously. Those who can come to study in Han Dynasty are the elites of Rome. Every loss is a very painful loss for Rome."

The ambassador said helplessly: "Senator, I have no choice. These students can easily find a salary of tens of thousands of yuan in the Han Dynasty, or they can start their own business in the Han Dynasty. But it is difficult to get such treatment in the Han Dynasty when they return to Rome."

(End of this chapter)