Li Shimin paused for a moment. Regarding commercial taxes, of course Li Shimin also wanted to collect them. What's wrong with increasing the revenue of the treasury? But Li Ke had told him in private before, and now he suddenly brought it up in front of so many ministers. Was this intentional?
"Oh? What do you think?" Li Shimin looked calm, as if he had never heard it before.
"My dear father, I have observed that you have been very tired in dealing with government affairs recently. After so many years, you have worked hard." Li Ke did not say anything else, but put on his hat first, "Father, you are only thirty-seven years old this year, but There are already gray hairs on your temples, and you look like a fifty-year-old man. You have worked too hard for the people of the world."
All the ministers are speechless. Can you speak? What does it mean to be 37 years old and look like 50 years old? But this was his son's words, and Li Ke's words were all good, so no one could stop him. Even Wei Zheng didn't criticize this. Li Shimin didn't dare to say that being an emperor was perfect, but in terms of diligence, everyone in Li Shimin You can see it.
Not to mention Li Ke, these ministers looked over at this moment and saw that after Li Shimin became emperor, he was aging at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Looking at Li Ke with a sincere expression, Li Shimin almost blurted out, "Look at your father, I'm working hard, come and help me." But he held back, because he knew that Li Ke must not be holding back anything good, and in front of him There must be a reason for this scene, and he has to keep acting.
"Okay, don't be too lazy to talk to me. Just tell me, do you want something else?" Li Shimin said deliberately in an angry tone.
"I don't dare. I just want to share my father's worries. Therefore, I think I want to go to Lingnan to find a perfect food producing area for the Tang Dynasty." Li Ke smiled and said, "Of course this is just One, and the other is that I feel that Father, you don’t have to work so hard.”
"Oh?" Li Shimin remained calm. He knew that the second one was the most critical, and immediately raised his eyebrows, "Do you have a good idea?"
"Yes, Dad, you see, Dukes of Qi, Dukes of Wei, and Dukes of Zheng are all pillars of the Tang Dynasty, the pillars of the Tang Dynasty! This is true even for the minister's right servant She Yu, Duke of Yu, Wen Yanbo, who is not here today. So, ministers I think, father, you should just delegate your power and hand over some matters directly to them." Li Ke said calmly.
As soon as Li Ke said these words, the hearts of the three people present skipped a beat. Before they could react, they heard Li Ke continue to speak.
"Just like the use of treasury funds, I think you can just leave it to Changsun Sikong and Shangshu Sheng to take charge of it. You can wait until the end of the year to dispatch special auditors to review their work." Just conduct an audit to ensure that the funds are actually used, and let them be responsible for how they use the money on a daily basis."
"You can set some tasks for them at the beginning of the year. For example, where the rivers need to be dredged this year, and where the victims need relief, you can give them tasks and let them do it themselves, giving full play to the subjective initiative of the ministers. That's good. As for the audit-related work, I think Wei Guogong is good. The servants should not only supervise the emperor, but the ministers should also supervise." Li Ke said with a smile.
Changsun Wuji: "..."
Fang Xuanling: "..."
Wei Zheng: "..."
There was only one thought in the minds of the three people at this moment: there is something dirty in the grass.
Your Highness, you are too cruel... This was the second thought of the three people. When these two thoughts came out, their hearts kept beating.
Because if Li Shimin really followed what Li Ke said, then their power would have expanded more than twice as much as it does now? ! Regardless of whether they have other ideas, they have reached the pinnacle of power in the Tang Dynasty, and it is difficult to make progress.
But now...His Royal Highness the King of Qin actually took power from His Majesty and gave it to them? ! this!
But... the temptation is great, and the difficulty is also damn high! These three are all human beings. When Li Ke said this, how could they not know what it meant?
If you still can't figure it out, think further about the commercial tax mentioned by Li Ke before.
Thinking about the meaning behind these words, Li Shimin assigned a task, they completed it, and the treasury was handed over to them for use. Li Shimin only audited, so the question came... What should I do if I want to complete the task but have no money? Of course, we want to find ways to increase the revenue of the treasury.
So how to increase treasury revenue? Business tax! Hasn't Your Highness already shown you the way clearly?
In other words... if they want these rights, then they have to find ways to rectify the commercial tax and find ways to push the commercial tax to pass in the court.
"Dad, I think if you do this, your pressure will not be as great as it is now, and ministers like Qi Guogong will be able to show more revenge. When the Tang Dynasty gradually becomes more glorious, Qi Guogong and others will be unprecedented in the history books. Zhang Liang of the Han Dynasty and Li Si of the Qin Dynasty cannot compare with the good appearance of the visitor." Li Ke said with a smile.
Changsun Wuji: "..."
Fang Xuanling: "..."
Wei Zheng: "..."
Simply...not a son of man! You are too cruel! Such naked temptation! Naked temptation!
Li Shimin's expression was so weird that he couldn't hold it back for a long time. He looked at Li Ke strangely. Li Shimin now doubted that his son was possessed by Zhang Liang and Zhuge Wuhou. Come on, it takes two people to do it together.
This method...hiss...because if you think about it more deeply, it seems that only Changsun Wuji and the others have actually achieved it, but is this really the case?
System reform... does not happen in a day or two, and these few will always step down. This means, guess which side the young officials below will take?
More than 80% of the ministers in the court are spokespersons of powerful families, but what Li Ke said...
Even if you come from a really powerful family, it is not impossible to directly counterattack and target your own family first.
The temptation of fame is much greater than that of Billy! This is especially true for those who come from aristocratic families.
Not to mention them, even the generals next to them were very excited. The reason is very simple. Li Jing once served as the right servant of Shangshu, and Hou Junji is now the Shangshu of the Ministry of War. They are also part of this right.
"Hey, what you said makes sense. Fathers are indeed physically and mentally exhausted. It is not impossible to consider letting them take on more responsibilities, but this matter needs to be considered in the long run." Li Shimin nodded and agreed with Li Ke's words.
"Your Majesty, this matter..." Wei Zheng hesitated for a moment and was about to speak. To be honest, it was hard for Wei Zheng to refuse. The main reason was... Wei Zheng was not a saint. He had something to ask for, but he should refuse it. He always has to refuse. These three invitations and invitations can be regarded as tradition. Although strictly speaking it is not his turn to speak, who makes him the servant?
