Now, the Tang Dynasty has actually been able to transport people to the grasslands and open up fortresses, and is already doing so, but there is very little movement. The main reason is that too many people died in the late Sui Dynasty, and the population of the Central Plains has not reached saturation at all.
Li Zhiyun himself also felt that we should not act too hastily at the moment, and the people themselves did not want to leave their homeland, so they did not take action.
In border states such as Lingzhou, Shengzhou, Youzhou, Pingzhou, and Yingzhou, the imperial court was actually organizing people to reclaim land.
However, there are not enough people.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, it hurt the population too much. It will take at least twenty years to recover. As for transcending, I am afraid it will take even longer.
However, Li Zhiyun believes that if he uses the grassland as a stepping stone and implements allotment of people into acres, the population will grow rapidly sooner or later.
If you can find potatoes and corn, the growth rate will be even faster!
But for now, we still need to be honest and kind to the people, so that they can get over the trauma of the late Sui Dynasty and the natural disasters of those years.
If the population of the Central Plains is not large enough, it will affect the court's taxation, which will affect many aspects up and down.
After all, people are the foundation.
This is true for the grasslands, and so is the Central Plains.
That night, the emperor and the empress spent the whole night settling their accounts. Although they were very tired, they were in high spirits because it was their own money!
You can spend it however you want, without worrying about the wishes of the court ministers.
But, the more you earn, the more you spend. Because Li Zhiyun wants to engage in scientific research, he has to spend money on research and development.
It costs money to train craftsmen, it costs money to build workshops, it costs money to build equipment, in short, a lot of money is needed in all aspects.
For example, the artillery developed before was quite expensive.
In addition, there are other consumption and so on.
Scientific research is really expensive.
After all, this was something Li Zhiyun worked on privately and had never been handled by the imperial court, so Li Zhiyun allocated funds from within for every use.
The next day, Li Zhiyun presided over the last great meeting of the Tang Dynasty in the fifth year of Zhenguan. At this great meeting, the courtiers fully affirmed the emperor's actions this year, deeply reflected on their own problems, and reported to the provinces, ministries, temples, and Taoism
, the work situation of the governor's office, states, counties, etc. for one year.
Two hours later, with the impeachment of a few officials by the Yushitai, they finally entered the final summary stage.
Li Zhiyun stood up, held his sword in front of the emperor's couch, and looked at His Majesty's ministers. The jade pillars on the dome of the palace, surrounded by dragons and phoenixes, and the clear water in the pool, coincided with the principles of Feng Shui.
"With my insignificant body, I have been able to inherit the great authority, and I work hard and sleep day and night. I am afraid that I will fail the great trust of the late emperor, the hopes of your ministers, and the hearts of the people. In recent years, there have been bandits outside and natural disasters inside. I have tried to think about it.
In other words, is it because of my improper behavior that I have caused war and natural disasters, which has burdened my people. Now that the world is getting better and better, I dare not slack off even a little bit. I only hope that you can join hands with me to create a prosperous and prosperous world."
"I am with Your Majesty." The ministers clapped their hands on the wat board one after another and paid long obeisance.
Li Zhiyun went on to say: "In the five years since Zhenguan, there have been many talented ministers who have been my arms and are good at managing the general affairs. After much thought, I decided to set up a selection award. It is called the Best Official of the Year Award. This award selection
, there is no reward, just a false name. However, I will inform all states and counties about the results."
Um?
The ministers' eyes lit up. Although there was no reward, the name was notified to all states and counties in the world. Isn't this the biggest award?
You are famous, but are you worried that your qualifications are not strong enough?
"I will only obey His Majesty's orders."
Although the award for the best official of the year sounds strange, if you think about it carefully, it is quite straightforward and even ordinary people can understand it.
What is the best?
The best is the best!
Winning this award doesn't mean that he is the minister with the best performance this year?
The heart is moved, the heart must be moved!
Isn’t everyone just trying to make a name for themselves now? Who is willing to give up such a good opportunity to become famous?
Yang Gongren asked: "May I ask Your Majesty how to select?"
To be honest, he felt that this so-called 'Best Official of the Year Award' was probably the product of His Majesty the Emperor's whims and had no practical significance. However, he felt that this kind of verbal reward was pretty good, mainly because it was not
What a waste of effort.
"This year, all the ministers in the palace will conduct a secret ballot, and the person with the highest number of votes will be the best official of the year." Li Zhiyun said.
Anonymous?
Everyone nodded, that's okay. No matter who you choose, no one knows and you won't offend anyone.
"You can also choose yourself." Li Zhiyun added with a smile.
It’s not entirely true that he came up with this award on the fly, he was just learning from it.
If the results are good, the selection system will definitely be improved next year.
Moreover, he also hopes to use this to put more pressure on these officials to get them to roll up.
Not long after, Gao Liangzhong took his chamberlains and went down to distribute paper and pens to the ministers.
Du Ruhui sat on his knees, holding a small piece of paper, and laughed dumbly. In fact, in his opinion, the reason why His Majesty the Emperor did this was to promote some good ministers.
Thinking of this, he thought for a moment and wrote down the words 'Fang Xuanling'. Then he folded the paper and put it into the box held by the chamberlain.
On the other side, Fang Xuanling thought for a moment and wrote the words "Duke Ming" on a piece of paper.
In his opinion, the ministers in the court: Wei Zheng, the Minister of Personnel, was fierce and upright, Zhao Cijing, the Minister of Rites, was mediocre, Li Jing, the Minister of War, was taciturn, Dai Weizhong, the Minister of Civil Affairs, was peaceful, and Cui Mingan, the Minister of Works, was not talented enough to be elected.
'Best Official of the Year'.
Among the six figures, first of all, there is no mention of Li Shuliang, the official of Zhongshu, secondly, Chen Shuda, who is unknown and incompetent, and lastly, no mention of Wen Yanbo, the servant. The remaining ones are Yang Gongren, the official of Zhongshu, Du Ruhui, the left servant of the minister, and Du Ruhui, the right servant of the minister.
Shoot Xue Shou.
Of the three, he thinks Du Ruhui is better.
After a stick of incense, the counting of votes officially began. The method was fair and open, and the counting of votes began in front of all ministers.
Gao Liangzhong sang: "The Prime Minister Du Gong has one vote."
The waiter quickly drew a circle on the canvas behind Du Ruhui's name.
"The Minister of Punishment has one vote."
"The Minister of War, Mr. Li, has one vote."
After two sticks of incense, the results came out, and the person with the highest number of votes was Zhongshu Ling Yang Gongren.
Li Zhiyun chuckled, his eyes looking slightly deep.
"In this case, the next day, we will send fast cavalry to inform all states and counties."
"According to the decree."
At the end of the dynasty, Li Zhiyun did not leave the ministers to eat and asked them to go home and solve the problem on their own.
Du Ruhui put on his big mink hat, with two "big ears" falling from the brim, which just covered his ears, making it very warm and comfortable.
Holding hands, he and Fang Xuanling walked together.
"Where have you been to be cool these days?"
"How can Keming tease me? You don't know how busy the Ministry of Punishment is cleaning up prisons at the end of the year."
"Haha." Du Ruhui sighed: "You are too serious. His Majesty often told me that Fang Xuanling is a person who is serious, responsible and thoughtful in his work, but he has too many plans and sometimes hesitates to make decisions."
Fang Xuanling smiled and said: "Your Majesty looks at me very seriously. In fact, I don't want to think too much, but if you do things without thinking carefully, there will inevitably be some inconsiderations. If you are facing an enemy in battle, you will not be able to calculate the victory.
, think about defeat first. Only in this way can you be in an invincible position."
Du Ruhui smiled and nodded, "You are right. If everyone could think things through as well as you do, then things would not be complicated."
"Oh, what are you?" Fang Xuanling looked at him.
Du Ruhui pursed his lips forward and then smiled.
Fang Xuanling followed his gaze and saw that not far away, Prime Minister Yang Gongren was surrounded by a group of officials in the center.
"hehe."
He smiled and said nothing, raised his eyebrows with Du Ruhui, and left together.