Before dawn the next day, Lin Xuan was woken up by Chun Yue and prepared to go to court.
Lin Xuan has a headache when he thinks about how things will be like this in the future.
When Lin Xuan rode to the palace gate, there were already many people at the palace gate.
"Zi Chu, come here quickly!" Cheng Yaojin saw Lin Xuan and greeted him quickly.
Lin Xuan handed the horse to Liu Da, walked over and said, "I have met a few uncles."
"This is your first time to formally go to court. How are you learning the rules?" Cheng Yaojin asked.
Lin Xuan said: "Uncle Cheng, don't worry, you have learned the basic etiquette."
Yesterday, several people from the Ministry of Etiquette came to teach him all afternoon. Aren't you used to it?
"Just learn how to do it. If you were not crowned before, even if you were rude, most people wouldn't say that. But now that you are crowned, if you are rude, it will become a reason for others to trouble you." Cheng Yaojin
said.
Lin Xuan nodded and said, "Thank you, Uncle Cheng, for informing me."
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"I will see you, Your Majesty!"
"Excuse me, gentlemen!"
After the ceremony, all the ministers sat down according to their respective positions.
Before the Song Dynasty, the Shang Dynasty was still relatively humane, and everyone could sit down.
The location of Lin Xuan is good, and there is a big pillar next to it, which is just right for you to lean on.
"What do you have to report, gentlemen?" Li Shimin asked, looking around at everyone.
"Your Majesty, I have something to tell you!" Hou Junji stood up and came out of the queue and said.
"What's the matter with Hou Qing?" Li Shimin asked with narrowed eyes.
"Your Majesty, the border customs reported that many cities and fortresses on the border have been in disrepair due to long wars and are in disrepair. I would like to ask your majesty to allocate funds to renovate the cities and fortresses." Hou Junji said.
Li Shimin nodded and said: "The border city and fortress are related to the safety of the Tang Dynasty and cannot be careless. How much will it cost to repair Hou Qing's border city and fortress?"
"I asked someone to estimate it. If I just repair it all, it will only cost about 500,000 guan. If I want to reinforce it, it will cost about 2 million guan." Hou Junji said.
Li Shimin looked at Dai Zhou and asked, "How much money can the Ministry of Civil Affairs spend?"
Dai Zhou stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Civil Affairs can only provide one hundred thousand guan at most. If we wait a few more months, after the autumn harvest, there will be no problem."
Li Shimin frowned and said, "Why does the Ministry of Civil Affairs only have so little money?"
If we wait until the autumn harvest, the weather will turn cold soon, and there will be no time.
"Your Majesty, the Zhenguan plows made by the Ministry of Industry and local governments are distributed to the people free of charge, and all the money is paid by the Ministry of Civil Affairs." Dai Zhou said.
"The Ministry of Civil Affairs can't possibly only have so little money," Li Shimin said.
"Your Majesty, due to lack of money, the water conservancy channels in various places have not been repaired for many years. Your Majesty ordered all places to repair water conservancy projects, and all the money has been allocated." Dai Zhou said.
Only then did Li Shimin remember that such a thing did happen.
"I know, I will solve the money issue. Since it needs to be repaired, it must not only be repaired, but directly reinforced. I will ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to allocate two million to the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of Works will be responsible for the repair and maintenance of the border city fortresses.
Reinforce it." Li Shimin said.
Hou Junji bowed his hands and returned to his seat.
Li Shimin saw that Dai Zhou was still standing and asked, "Is there anything else wrong with Dai Qing?"
"Your Majesty, the name Ministry of Civil Affairs is taboo and the name should be changed," Dai Zhou said.
Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "Then let's change it to the Ministry of Household Affairs."
When Li Shimin ascended the throne, someone raised this issue.
At that time, because Li Shimin had not changed many of the rules set by Li Yuan, he was worried about causing criticism, so he did not make any changes to some unimportant ones.
Now that so much time has passed, changing it won't have any impact.
"Yes!" Dai Zhou responded and sat back.
"Your Majesty, I have something to tell you!" Fang Xuanling stood up and said.
"Fang Qing, what do you want to report?" Li Shimin asked in surprise.
As prime minister, Fang Xuanling would not report ordinary trivial matters, but Li Shimin would also know about ordinary major matters.
He really couldn't imagine that Fang Xuanling had anything to report.
"Your Majesty, I believe that it is not appropriate for the Liulic Pavilion to be controlled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It should be controlled by the imperial court," Fang Xuanling said.
"Why did Fang Qing say this?" Li Shimin asked with a frown.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs is his private treasury, and he can use it however he wants.
But once it comes under the control of the imperial court, the money has to go into the national treasury, and he cannot use it however he wants.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Manor and some other properties controlled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs are enough for the royal family. However, the imperial court is short of money, and Liuli Pavilion can generate a lot of benefits, even comparable to the annual tax revenue of the Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty feels that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has control over it.
Is it appropriate?" Fang Xuanling said.
The money of the Ministry of Internal Affairs cannot be used by the imperial court without the consent of the emperor.
And having a lot of money in the hands of the emperor is not a good thing in the long run.
"But when the imperial court was short of money, didn't I ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to allocate funds?" Li Shimin said.
He knew that Fang Xuanling was doing it for the good of the Tang Dynasty, but he had been short of money for so long and finally had his own finances. He was really reluctant to hand it over.
"Your Majesty, you can't ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to allocate funds every time the court is short of money, right?" Fang Xuanling said.
He was not worried about Li Shimin, but was thinking about the long-term interests of the Tang Dynasty.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs had a large amount of money, and Li Shimin was willing to use it for the court.
But what about other emperors?
No one can explain this kind of thing clearly, it is better to put an end to it as soon as possible.
Li Shimin was speechless for a moment. He admitted that Fang Xuanling was right, but he just didn't want to hand it over.
"Your Majesty, I am opposed to this matter!" Lin Xuan was originally prepared to go to court without saying a word, but now he had to stand up.
"Why do you object, Marquis of Jingyang County?" Fang Xuanling looked at Lin Xuan and asked.
"Mr. Fang, what you said makes sense. Let me ask, if Liuli Pavilion is returned to the imperial court, who will manage Liuli Pavilion?" Lin Xuan asked.
"After the Liulic Pavilion was returned to the imperial court, it was placed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs. The Ministry of Household Affairs will naturally send officials to manage it," Fang Xuanling said.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "This is the reason for my objection. There should be a lot of businesses under the imperial court's control, right? May I ask, Prime Minister, which ones are not losing money?"
"The business managed by the imperial court needs to serve the imperial court, so it is normal to lose money." Fang Xuanling said nonchalantly.
In his opinion, it is normal for the imperial court's industry not to make money.
For example, although iron is exclusively owned by the imperial court, most of the iron is used to make weapons and armor. A small part is sold to the private sector and used to make some daily necessities. Isn't it normal to lose money?
"This seems normal to the real estate minister, but I think it is very abnormal. In my opinion, any business can make money. The reason why it cannot make money is because the management officials only think about how to manage it well.
Okay, as for how to make money, it has nothing to do with them." Lin Xuan said.
No matter how much money they make, they can't get it, so how can they think about how to make money?
On the contrary, they will think about corruption during the management process.
This will only accelerate losses.
If Liuli Pavilion is handed over to the imperial court, the officials sent to manage it will only do it step by step.
You can still make money in the beginning, but as time goes by, when others can also make colored glaze, they still won't make any changes.
In the end, it will lead to making less and less money, or even losing money.
"I disagree with what the Marquis of Jingyang County said. How can court officials keep thinking about how to make money?" Fang Xuanling said.
Lin Xuan shrugged and said: "The officials of the imperial court are not suitable for business, so I object to the imperial court taking over Liulic Pavilion."
In later generations of state-owned enterprises, it is because most managers do not know how to do business at all.
Thinking about completing the above tasks every day, while others are making progress, they are still standing still.
When a company encounters a crisis, they are not in a hurry. After all, they work for the country and their wages will not be reduced by a penny.
"Has the Marquis of Jingyang County ever thought about the dangers of having a large amount of money in the hands of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?" Fang Xuanling asked.
It is very dangerous for an emperor to control a large amount of money without going through any ministers.
Those like Li Shimin who are determined are better off, but those who are not strong in determination may be able to enjoy themselves with peace of mind.
Although you can still take money from the treasury to enjoy yourself if you encounter a foolish emperor, at least the ministers in the court can restrict it. The emperor cannot go too far.