They really doubted themselves. It would be fine if the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Civil Affairs did not work as hard as they could, but they did try their best, but they still only completed two investigations on related issues. This was because of these two Gedao is close to Chang'an and has a larger population. The main reason is that the road is relatively easy to walk.
But His Highness the King of Qin has actually investigated all the data nationwide? This... is outrageous!
No wonder His Highness King Qin sounded like that when he gave them until July.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say." Fang Xuanling stood up after hesitating.
"Ai Qing, please speak." Li Shimin waved his hand and said.
"Did His Highness King Qin start the investigation in advance? Or?" Fang Xuanling asked the key question.
"No, it took him less than two months in total. He only ordered his people to investigate when he first proposed it to you." Li Shimin shook his head, "He will not lie in this regard. It makes no sense. So, is the efficiency of your six departments too low?"
"This..." Fang Xuanling couldn't stand it for a while. If this is really the case, then their six departments do have a big problem, but one thing is that Fang Xuanling feels that the efficiency of the six departments has improved recently. Woolen cloth.
As Shangshu Zuopushe, Fang Xuanling took this position not long after Li Shimin took office. Fang Xuanling held this position for almost the entire Zhenguan year. He can be said to be very familiar with the six departments.
Naturally, he also has a good understanding of the work efficiency of the Sixth Department. Because His Highness King Qin has assigned too many tasks, the Sixth Department has almost been operating at high efficiency since the end of the New Year. He has even stopped taking a break these few times. Many officials even have much less time to sleep at night.
Just look at the looks of Duan Lun and Dou Lukuan, and as the top leader of the Shangshu Province, Fang Xuanling naturally has an intuitive reflection of the work efficiency of the six departments, which can be said to be very fast.
The result...is this the result?
What His Highness the King of Qin can complete in less than two months, they may not be able to complete in July, or even take a whole year? Is this their efficiency?
This difference is not just a tiny bit.
As the direct leader of the Sixth Department, Fang Xuanling knows very well that this is not a question of work efficiency, but a question of the work efficiency of a country and the court.
The Six Ministries are almost responsible for the execution of all specific matters of the entire imperial court. The efficiency of the Six Ministries represents the efficiency of the Tang Dynasty. In contrast, if His Highness's people form another court, the efficiency difference between the two parties means the ability to do things. Wait for a series of gaps.
No wonder since His Highness the King of Qin started publishing "Datang Weekly" last year, all the courtiers and others have felt that they are lagging behind step by step, from big to small. Just look at the efficiency of this subordinate, and you will know that the gap is several times. Then Can you not be controlled by others everywhere? It’s not unfair to lose.
"Your Majesty, I am guilty." Fang Xuanling confessed first. After all, as the leader, if there is a problem with the efficiency of the Sixth Department, he must have an unshirkable responsibility. After finishing speaking, Fang Xuanling continued: "But, I am also guilty. I have a request. I wonder if His Highness the King of Qin can teach Yu Chen or the Six Ministries how to improve efficiency? I can lead the Six Ministries to make corrections."
"Maybe I can come to ask for advice in person." Fang Xuanling's attitude was very low.
Regarding official matters, Fang Xuanling is still very serious in handling affairs.
Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "This matter actually has little to do with your six departments. Of course, it's not that you can't learn. You can also improve efficiency after learning. But the main reason is that officials have rigid ideas and don't know how to adapt to things. A big part. Another point is the issue of the court system."
system?
When this was mentioned, everyone felt a sudden shock in their hearts. Isn't it that His Majesty and His Highness are planning to restructure the existing system of three provinces and six ministries?
"This matter will not be discussed for the time being. I can tell you how he completed the investigation within two months. But whether the Sixth Department can be implemented and how to implement it, you have to discuss a charter. Don't dare to say that it is better than It's not as efficient as Li Ke, but at least it's better than it is now." Li Shimin waved his hand.
He discussed this with Li Ke. Although Li Ke didn't say it explicitly, Li Shimin himself knew the crux of the problem by comparing the two.
There were too few low-level government officials in the Tang Dynasty. A county government was responsible for a large area and a large population. However, the total number of officials and staff in a county government was only a small amount. However, if they were responsible for such a large area, the efficiency of investigation was naturally higher than No more Li Ke.
But can we learn from Li Ke’s method? In fact, it is possible.
In fact, the Tang Dynasty might not carry out such a large-scale investigation once a year or even every few years. Instead, it asked some local merchant families and small families to send their own people to help. These small families or The merchant families are very willing.
But these county government officials rarely do this. The reason is very simple. It is better to live in a poor family and it does not mean losing face.
Like these merchant families, the other party always asks for help from them, but they take the initiative to come to ask for help? How can this be? Of course, Li Shimin can also understand their thoughts. After all, there are too many involved. If someone asks for door-to-door service, will you help or not.
So in the final analysis, it was the small number of lower-level officials in Datang that led to this result. Of course, this is not the whole reason. Another part of the reason is that the lower-level officials are used to doing things slowly. Even if a government order is issued, they will not be the first to do so. Instead of doing it all at once, it is possible to order one or two people to do it. How long will it take for one or two people to cover the whole county?
Li Shimin immediately told the court how Li Ke did it.
After listening to Li Ke's method, all the ministers had an idea in their minds, His Highness the King of Qin... is really clever.
These merchant families and small wealthy families can actually make such use. If you think about it carefully, there must be a lot of scholars in these families. It is impossible to say that these scholars are of great use, but you ask them to help record a piece of data or something like that. Simple work, that's definitely fine.
The shopkeepers, accountants, housekeepers, etc. of merchant families and small aristocratic families must all be literate.
This is to maximize the use of existing resources and accomplish things that would otherwise be impossible as quickly as possible.
But...then again, does the trading firm under His Highness's name actually have such power? It can be said that it is almost all over the world? This... these courtiers actually knew the news from the gathering of various powerful families the day before. After all, most of them were members of these powerful families.
