"Dad, you weren't like this before. Weren't you always very diligent?" Li Ke was completely speechless.
"You think I want to? What can I do when I find that the government affairs cannot be handled no matter what? I'm not a machine that doesn't need to rest." Li Shimin glared at him.
Li Ke: "..."
"Okay...then what else can I do? But I am going to Qinghai after winter this year." Li Ke said helplessly.
"You can arrange your own itinerary and go as soon as you go. You don't have to worry about safety there. But you are getting married this year. Are you sure you will leave Chang'an in the first year of your wedding?" Li Shimin looked at him and asked.
"Let's go back and have a look. I agreed last year." Li Ke was a little helpless.
"Okay, you can decide these things yourself. The current situation in the Tang Dynasty is like this. There is no one else here today, that is, Chamberlain Chang is here. Dad, let me tell you the truth. If you hadn't been helping me, many of your I even want to stop the reform." Li Shimin's expression became serious.
"Ah? Why?" Li Ke was stunned for a moment and asked quickly. Stop? How can that work? Doesn’t that mean that my retirement age is approaching thirty?
"Why? Tell yourself, is it best to extend these reform policies to ten to twenty years and carry them out step by step?" Li Shimin looked at him and asked.
"Well... I can't say that completely. Some reforms still need to be implemented in one step." Li Ke choked.
"Don't think that I don't know what you think. Why don't you just think about putting more burdens on these officials to quickly familiarize them with government affairs, and then familiarize them with the process? The entire three provinces will be completely on the right track, and you won't have to deal with it by then. Government affairs, your father and I can handle all the government affairs myself. You can then travel around, right?" Li Shimin looked at him and said calmly.
"Um, Dad, let's see what you said. It's a sightseeing tour. I am indeed planning to go out, but I am actually going to inspect various places in the Tang Dynasty to see if I can find a complete way out for the local people. And how to develop the place. Economics, etc. After all, reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles." Li Kenye paused and quickly said, "Take Yunnan and Guizhou as an example. If you can't find a suitable place, it's difficult to find a way out."
"Okay, let's not worry about whether you are traveling around or inspecting various places. Leaving aside this, the current situation is that so many reforms are being carried out at the same time. If you hadn't been able to help me make decisions on many things, I would have stopped it directly. , because I can’t handle many things myself, this is the key, and these ministers are also under a lot of pressure.”
"Once the official system collapses, do you know what Datang will be like?" Li Shimin looked at him and asked.
"Well, that's not the case. Even if it collapses, it won't be chaos." Li Ke hesitated and said.
Li Shimin glanced at him sideways: "I know what you mean, Qin Qiong's Department of Public Security, right?"
"Dad, you have a sharp eye." Li Ke quickly flattered him, but he didn't expect that Old Li could even see this.
"If I couldn't see this, why would I be an emperor? I should have become the Supreme Emperor earlier." Li Shimin sneered, "As soon as you created the Ministry of Public Security, the security army was divided into different regions, and the bottom The members of the security army began to go deep into the grassroots again, and I knew that you probably had some tricks up your sleeve."
"If there is a rebellion in a certain place, or the official system collapses, or there are other problems, these low-level members of the security army can quickly and directly fill the vacancies of local low-level officials, temporarily supporting the entire management system, so that Datang cannot As for being random. Right?"
"Well, that's what I mean." Li Ke chuckled and nodded.
"I guess you still have the intention to train officials or clerks through another system. There are hundreds of thousands of members of the security forces across the country, and there will always be some geniuses who are good at management and handling political affairs. Whether they have studied or not, now It’s not difficult to learn to read and write.”
"As long as they have talent in this area, it is natural for them to transform from security forces to local grassroots officials. This is also the key for you to let them go deep into the grassroots, understand the operations of the grassroots people, and deal with grassroots problems. This is a good way, and it is cultivated in this way. Many of the security forces that have emerged can even directly fill some areas newly incorporated into the Tang Dynasty in the future and quickly become grassroots officials."
"They have dealt with a lot of things. Those who have never eaten beef have always seen cows run away. They have seen a lot and handled a lot of things. They probably know how to deal with some things. When you let all the security forces handle it, , they all have to write down their personal reflections on what happened, and then compile the statistics into a book. Isn’t that the purpose? Isn’t the purpose of your literacy program so that they can write on their own?" Li Shimin said lightly.
Li Ke couldn't help but give Li Shimin a thumbs up, Emperor Taizong, so strong! The words almost came out of my mouth. If you say this, you will really get beaten.
After all, Taizong... is not the current title. It is a temple name, only used after death.
It has to be said that Lao Li really saw through many of Li Ke's arrangements. The security army does not just replace the police. Li Ke does have the preparations that Li Shimin said. These grassroots units are similar to the police. The security forces have dealt with a lot of local affairs and have handled a lot of things, so they probably know how to deal with this.
When needed, they can quickly step in.
This era is different from later generations. Communication is underdeveloped, and many things are handled first and reported later.
Moreover, if the new area is brought under the management of Datang, those with outstanding performance in these security forces can be quickly drawn out to form a new official team.
"That's it, so I said there won't be any chaos." Li Ke said with a smile.
"It can't be chaotic if it can't be chaotic, but there will be more and more things happening in Chang'an, and there are also more and more things. So what I just said, if you want to get the Tang Dynasty system on the right track early, you have to do more now. Alive.”
"And unlike the previous method, you now have to give the order directly to the three provinces." Li Shimin looked at Li Ke and said, "In this way, your father and I can avoid duplication of work and review, and execute it as soon as possible, saving time."
Li Ke's face instantly fell. Although he knew that his father was right,... no one wanted to work overtime.
The problem was that Li Shimin had a choice: either work overtime to finish the job early, or procrastinate and work harder for more than ten years, which would be even worse.
"Dad, what do you want to do?" Li Ke said with a bitter face.
"I will give you a decree to the three provinces. I will give you and your eldest brother the title of Prince Supervisor, and allow your decrees to directly enter the three provinces. Seeing you is like seeing me. I will give you two of the seals I carved myself. Or you can play with the Imperial Seal. Don’t you like that thing? In this way, it is more efficient. Just ask the following departments to implement whatever you think of. "
"In addition, how do you implement it? Have someone make a copy and give it to your elder brother in the East Palace, so that he can also learn from it. In this way, when he can handle it, it will be easier for the three of you. But you'd better not hold out hope for your elder brother. , these things cannot be learned in a short period of time." Li Shimin shook his head.
Li Ke thought for a while and finally agreed with a grimace. Otherwise, what else could he do? It makes no sense to let Lao Li get through it. It is indeed a waste of Datang's currently limited manpower.
"How about I send orders to the three provinces in the name of my elder brother?" Li Ke hesitated and asked.
"As long as your elder brother agrees, I have no objection." Li Shimin answered simply, but after finishing his answer, he said again: "However, I don't recommend you do this. The reason is very simple. Whether you go to Qinghai or other places , some things can be executed directly. What if you borrow your eldest brother's name? Send it back to the East Palace? Wouldn't that be slower? "
Li Ke: "..."
"Forget it, that's it. Hurry up, I'll give the order tomorrow. I'm so annoyed, dad, I'll go back first." Li Ke was a little depressed, and ran away without saying a word.
