Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 227 8 years of Zhenguan

Chapter 227 The Eighteenth Year of Zhenguan

Li Ke's attitude is to tell everyone that I am well prepared.

Feel free to ask any questions you have.

The officials were tactful and did not dwell on this issue any further.

To put it bluntly, they are not quite sure whether this new thing is beneficial to them.

After all, we have heard that you have to give money to those who deposit money, but we have never heard of keeping the money. Instead, you have to give it to the person who deposits the money.

How novel.

Seeing that no one spoke, Li Ke started talking about borrowing.

Borrowing concerns vested interests both inside and outside the government.

As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately raised an objection.

"Your Highness, King Wu, local governments have a history of seizing money. If the bank does the same thing again, wouldn't that be a conflict?"

"Yes, it was established during the reign of Emperor Gaozu. Are we going to let the imperial court compete with each other? Isn't this a joke?"

The heads of various provinces and regions are ready to make a move. They certainly know how much impact it will have on them if the bank does lending.

The government has public funds, but they are all obtained by money-grabbing officials.

If you can't make money, you'll be left with nothing.

"All the money-grabbing officers from local governments were transferred to work in the bank."

Li Ke said so.

Immediately, all the ministers were shocked.

Someone was about to speak, but Li Chengqian took the initiative to speak, saying: "From now on, local governments will no longer have to appoint officials to catch money."

"Someone just said it right. Conflicts are inevitable. It's ridiculous."

"So, let's change it and let the bank handle the affairs."

"This way, the money is collected so that the historian has a place to go and there is no conflict."

“The best of both worlds.”

No, Your Highness, that’s not what we are talking about.

It's about money.

It’s the best of both worlds.

But the money we could call upon is gone.

But no one dared to say that the prince was wrong, not even to voice opposition.

The prince is not the King of Wu.

It is obvious that the prince is supporting King Wu.

What else can be said?
The officials had different thoughts, but they kept their mouths shut.

Seeing this, Li Ke also came down from the interrogation seat, and then under the chairmanship of Fang Xuanling.

Entering an important stage.

Share the money!

Each department is showing off their skills and asking for as much as they can.

Anyway, even if we deduct the excess budget for this year from the 80 million in tax revenue, there will still be tens of millions left.

With so much money, it’s not too much to ask for a few hundred thousand more, right?
"Ministry of War, what do you want so much money for?"

Fang Xuanling's face darkened. "You're asking for 30 million. How do you run your temple?"

"Prince of Hejian, please talk to His Majesty, the Crown Prince, and the other gentlemen."

“Where will this money be used?”

For other temples, having hundreds of thousands or millions more is nothing.

But the Ministry of War allocated more than 10 million last year, and this year it directly called for 30 million.

This is a vegetable market.

Li Xiaogong argued, "The Ministry of War just wants this much money."

"As for where to use it, it's all old hat."

"Your Majesty knows, and I believe you all understand as well."

Cheng Zhijie shouted in support, "That's right, the soldiers don't want military pay, food, shelter, or clothing."

Yuchi Jingde said, "30 million? I think 40 million is about right."

"Last year it accounted for 50% of the total temple budget, and this year it cannot be lower than that."

Li Daozon lowered his head slightly. These guys were so arrogant that they just ignored the facts when they spoke.

But he also knew that this was for the benefit of the military.

I had no choice but to stand up and follow everyone.

But I didn’t expect there would be more outstanding and better ones.

"His Majesty."

"The most important affairs of a country are its military and its sacrifices. A strong army means a safe country, and a safe country means a prosperous country."

"The soldiers' weapons are old and worn out. It's time to replace them with sharper ones."

"There are very few soldiers wearing armor, and the coverage rate is extremely low. If the safety of soldiers is not taken into consideration and they are not equipped with armor, the compensation and preferential treatment for soldiers killed in battle will be astronomical."

Tang Jian's voice overwhelmed everyone else and was extremely loud in the Tai Chi Hall.

“If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.”

"Armor, bows and crossbows, swords, spears, halberds, etc., all need to be better, so that the soldiers can effectively kill the enemy and capture cities and territories."

"Otherwise, should the soldiers put their weapons into storage and their horses into the mountains?"

"Oh, and there are war horses..."

Silly.

Everyone is stupid.

No matter they were civil or military officials, they all looked at Tang Jian as if they had seen a ghost.

The civil officials are disgusted and hate him, and when he gets mixed up with the military men, he is really just a bootlicker to the end.

The military officers were greatly surprised. Last year, Tang Jian also helped the military law to seek a solution, but he was not as active as he is now.

You really think of yourself as a military attaché.

But we don't like you.

No matter what, Tang Jian is now standing on the same position and his words are very logical.

Don't support him, who will you support?

"Your Majesty, the Duke of Ju is right."

"You don't really want us to go to the battlefield with those rusty weapons, tattered armor, and broken crossbows, do you?"

Li Shimin held his forehead with his hand and didn't want to look at them.

What nonsense did you say?

"Ten million!"

Li Chengqian said calmly: "Military expenditures in the future will not be increased unless necessary."

“Everything should give way to domestic development.”

The Prince of Hejian said: "Twenty-five million!"

"Nine million!"

Li Chengqian said.

Li Xiaogong's face immediately turned red like liver. Cheng Zhijie said, "Your Highness, 20 million, a little more than last year."

"Eight million!"

"I……!"

Cheng Zhijie's face flushed red. Li Daozong and Tang Jian rolled their eyes. Are they going to lower the price by another two million?
They are not responsible for this.

"Last year, the Ministry of War was given more than 10 million yuan. It was a reform of the government soldiers, so it was given to the temple."

“But this year we have basically finished it and don’t need so much anymore.”

"You dare to ask for 30 million."

Li Chengqian said in a deep voice: "Are you trying to fight to the sky?"

Seeing that the prince was serious, His Majesty did not say a word.

Li Xiaogong smiled and said, "Your Highness, 10 million will do."

"Eight million!"

Li Chengqian's tone left no room for doubt, and he said, "This is a grand court meeting, not a market for you to bargain."

"Your Highness, this year's time is only half as much, right..."

"Um?!"

Li Shimin spoke in a deep voice, and the military officers had no choice but to leave dejectedly and with a feeling of dissatisfaction.

"Ministry of Industry."

Fang Xuanling saw this episode pass and started shouting.

"The Ministry of Industry's budget for this year is 10 million."

"It is mainly used for the maintenance of official roads, the construction of new official roads, the invention and research of equipment, etc."

Zhang Liang's mouth was split open with laughter.

The temple budget made by the Ministry of Works was submitted in accordance with His Majesty and the Crown Prince.

Next year the two palaces will tour the north and south, and see the official roads and stuff.

It must be repaired. Maybe the road to some place is not good and we need to allocate money to repair it.

Then come the other departments.

But none of them are as numerous as the Ministry of Works.

All in all, the total temple revenue this year is a little over 50 million.

The provincial and prefectural officials had personally experienced this grand court meeting.

No matter how powerful you are in the royal palace, as long as you sit below the Zuo Pushe, you will be tortured by all the officials.

If you can't explain it, the temple will be cut down.

The final highlight was the appearance of Zhang Shiheng, Yu Zhining and others, who formally submitted a theoretical summary that embodied the essence of Li Shimin's thoughts and spirit.

Li Shimin personally read it, and all officials studied and understood it.

Li Chengqian had to be solemn and take it seriously.

After half an hour of explanation, all the key points were grasped.

In the end, Li Shimin issued an edict to formally establish his ideological position.

The Thoughts of the Holy Emperor of the Tang Dynasty

It's a bit strange, establishing your own ideological position.

But he is the Son of Heaven, and his will must be implemented and executed.

At the same time, there was an imperial decree that all officials in the court, regardless of whether they were central or local officials, must learn it.

A grand court meeting that lasted from morning to afternoon finally ended.

Although the officials were tired, they also knew the future political direction of the Tang Dynasty.

After the court was dismissed, they left in groups of three or two.

The Daozhou officials were all in high spirits and felt that the trip to Chang'an was worthwhile.

I have learned a lot.

"Your Majesty, won't there be a war next year?"

Cheng Zhijie was very puzzled, "What can eight million do?"

"If you say one less word, you'll get one million more."

Li Jing said calmly.

Yuchi Jingde chuckled, "Duke Lu, your words are worth millions."

This also caused trouble for Li Xiaogong.

Li Xiaogong's face darkened. "You should think carefully about how to learn the Holy Emperor's thoughts when you return."

"In the future, when people ask you what the Holy Emperor's thoughts are, and you can't even fart out an answer, I'm afraid someone is looking down on you."

Yuchi Jingde suddenly made a bitter face, "I didn't expect that I would still have to study when I am old."

“It’s a headache just looking at it.”

Cheng Zhijie said quietly, "Brother Hei, I still have something to remind you. We are not outsiders, so I am reminding you."

"But if outsiders heard it, it would be hard to say."

Learning and understanding the thoughts of the Holy Emperor, are you still having a headache?

Are you disrespecting the Holy Emperor and despising him?
"I see."

……

Li Chengqian returned to the East Palace and lay down, not wanting to move.

After kneeling for a whole day, I feel uncomfortable all over.

"Your Highness, have some hot tea."

Huo Liangdi said softly, "The food will be here soon."

"Ok?"

Li Chengqian looked at the woman suspiciously. She was usually very aggressive, so why was she so gentle today?
Where did the Tyrannosaurus Rex form go?
"Your Highness, what is that look in your eyes?"

"A suspicious look."

Li Chengqian said, "Tell me what you want from me."

Huo Liangdi said timidly, "I want to go back to Jiannan to visit my relatives."

"Go back if you want."

"Your Highness agreed?"

"Ah."

"great!"

Huo Liangdi pounced on him and pressed on Li Chengqian, almost making him unable to breathe.

He said that this woman was very abnormal.

Li Chengqian simply lay down and hugged Huo Liangdi. The latter also calmed down and stretched out her hand to draw circles on Li Chengqian's chest.

"It's been the eighteenth year of Zhenguan."

"In a blink of an eye, almost four years have passed."