Chapter 64 (1/2)

In Wu Mei's palace, Wu Mei is staring at Li Zhi, and tells her about the reaction of the court officials when she appointed Li Hong as the Minister of the Ministry of household.

”Yes, that's right. It's just like the expression of the empress. Today, I know what it's called. All the officials in the court have made a solid demonstration for me. But don't mention it, empress. Many of them still agree with Li Hong as the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu. Based on what Li Hong has done in recent years, the supporters fiercely attacked the opponents, especially those glass, crystal, refined salt, refined sugar, and so on, believing that Li Hong is fully qualified for the post of secretary of the Ministry of household affairs. ” Li Zhi was very satisfied with the reaction of the officials in the court today. The only surprise was that the supporters still accounted for the majority, and he thought it would be half and half.

”Why don't you appoint him minister of war?” Wu Mei said with no good breath.

Another thing she didn't say was that after appointing Li Hong as Minister of the Ministry of war, in a few years, you will be able to live with my concubine in the Daming Palace under construction!

When Li Zhiyi has a happy event or a delicate moment, he always responds slowly and says to the queen in a positive manner: ”that's no good. Li Hong is still young now. In a few years. I do not strive for this piece of leather, more and more can not support me for a day or two, sleepless review memorials. In the past few years, I'll let him practice hard in Hubu. After a few years of maturity, I'll be able to make him the Secretary of the Ministry of war as well... ”

”Your Majesty...!” Wu Mei could not hide her dissatisfaction and said: ”you know that he is unstable. Now you have entrusted the financial power of the Tang Dynasty to him. Do you think he is competent? Let's not say anything else. With the three changes of virtue at that moment, can you make the people all over the world have a peaceful life? Hubu has always been in charge of the salary of the courtiers. I dare to bet you that he is now concentrating on this aspect, and he will surely think about how to upset the courtiers with his salary! ”

”No, although I know that my son is more than a mother, I have watched Hong Er grow up. Although he is a bit naughty at ordinary times, I don't think there will be much mistakes in political affairs. Take a look at his Taiyi city. When it was built, we made three rules with me, and I was not allowed to ask for help. Now, you can see that Taiyi city is full of people every day, and businessmen from all over the country are flocking in. Every day, a lot of money enters Taiyi city. ”

Wu Mei sighed and said patiently, ”that's because he likes money. Tell me about it. Do you know how much money he has made these years? Don't tell me that he put all the money he earned in the reconstruction of Daming Palace? I dare to bet with you that the money he spent on building Daming Palace is only a fraction of what he has made in recent years! I'm not sure, little things can build palaces with plenty of money now! Now you leave the account department to him. Can you see anything else in this little thing's eyes? ”

Wu Mei angrily criticizes Li Zhi, just like the wife of a normal family, criticizing her husband. Wu Mei frowns and asks again, ”is there any other secretary in the Ministry of household?”

Li Zhi spread out his hands and said innocently: ”no, Liu Rengui has been vacant since he sent troops to Baiji. Today he has appointed Cui Zhiwen, the former Secretary of Hubu, as the Secretary of the Ministry of punishment.”

Wu Mei felt that the situation was over, but she sighed. She prayed that Li Hongzhen could do what Li Zhi wanted, not for meritorious deeds, but for taking charge of the household department.

Wu Mei's worry is not unreasonable. After hearing the news, Li Hong was stunned for half a quarter of an hour, and found the pleasure of being a minister of the Ministry of housing.

Originally thought that many things need to wait until their own accession to the throne, or a few years later to rectify. But now, even if the sky is to fall, some of the shortcomings of the Tang Dynasty's equal field system, the military system, and the business tax and registered residence can be corrected one by one.

In addition to the government soldier system, all the others are within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of household affairs, which is a good opportunity that he can not get.

However, Li Hong also knew that the existence of tax laws such as the equal land system and the ”rent Yong Diao” system is both reasonable and closely related to the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

The difference is that the annexation of private ownership of land and the gradual increase of population in the Tang Dynasty led to a huge conflict between them. There were more and more people. Because of the annexation of private ownership, the land granted by the state was less and less, which led to the destruction of the equal land system.

Li Hong, in accordance with his own ideas, began to cut off the signs of possible abuses in the future. No matter whether it was the equal field system or the rent Yong Tiao, Li Hong did not intend to make a big move now.

What he has to do is to rationalize these systems in ten or even twenty years.

all problems need to be rationalized, starting from a foundation. That is, the perfection of population and registered residence system will be the keynote of rationalizing all problems.

has improved the household registration system is the root of all things. This matter Li Hong thought for a long time, wanted to block the loopholes in the household registration system at this time, I am afraid his brain seeds are not enough, but some people are definitely experts in this field.

They are Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu, who always know how to govern people by people, and who are good at strategy and power.

Li Hong then took a big hand. The newly arrived Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu were studying the defects and advantages of the registered residence system besides the usual books.In this period, Li Hong chose to take his Taiyi city as an example, and gradually began to increase taxes. As for the amount of tax, shangguanyi, Guo Yu, Xu Yushi and others need to cooperate with Bai Chun.

Using the new mathematical method that they are already very familiar with now, we can make a new introduction and statistics with Allah numbers.

Li Hong had a perfect vision for the future. He took Chang'an and Luoyang as the center and radiated the whole northern economic town. Luoyang, which connected the north and South waterways, naturally was the top priority.