Li Yan's explanation was easy to understand, especially since these ministers had learned it all over again, so they probably understood it naturally. As long as it's not false prosperity, that's fine.
"That's good, that's good. When the Tang Dynasty becomes financially wealthy, the Tang Dynasty will naturally become stronger." Gao Shilian said happily.
"Since the imperial government's finances have increased this year, can our education department increase its budget?" Kong Yingda next to him took the opportunity to ask.
"This is a matter of the Ministry of Finance and is not under the control of the central bank. However, gentlemen, if this year's income of about 20 million guan can be slightly surplus by the end of the year, next year it will be calculated based on 40 million guan. It is estimated that there will be more I owe money." Li Yan shook her head slightly and said.
"Ah? Why is this?" Everyone was confused now, even Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling looked shocked.
"Should the Ministry of Construction's road section west of the Wei River be completed this year?" Li Yan asked.
"Yes, according to the project progress currently submitted by the General Engineering Corporation, this approximately 300-mile-long road will be completed around August this year." Yan Lide, who serves as the Minister of Construction, said immediately.
"Then next year it is estimated that the expenditure of the entire Datang Construction Department will be more than 20 million yuan." Li Yan said with a smile, "If this road passes the verification, if it does not pass the verification, then of course it goes without saying."
"It's just a three-hundred-mile road. What's the verification? Could it be a three-hundred-mile cement road?" Li Shimin asked with some confusion.
"No, His Highness King Qin said it should be kept secret to avoid attracting the attention of interested people in other countries. His Highness said it was a way to verify new technologies." Yan Lide said with a bitter smile.
new technology? Everyone immediately thought of concrete roads, or cement roads.
Isn’t that what was done when Chang’an City was renovated? The performance of cement roads far exceeds everyone's imagination, mainly because it is not afraid of rain and snow, and does not affect walking, especially on rainy days, which has a great impact on rushing vehicles.
In some areas of the Tang Dynasty where there is a rainy season, the rainy days sometimes last for a month or even two months, and it rains almost every day. It is simply too difficult to walk on the official roads in these places.
But it's different with concrete roads. If rainy days don't affect the operation of commercial banks, Datang's logistics and transportation can be accelerated countless times.
"Okay, we will definitely know when it is completed." Li Shimin shook his head and didn't care anymore. Won't we know after the road is built?
After the discussion at the Liangyi Hall, Li Shimin's imperial edict was directly issued to the three provinces during the court meeting the next day, appointing Prince Li Chengqian and King Qin Li Ke as princes overseeing the country. They would jointly participate in the handling of government affairs and have the right to issue political orders. In terms of political orders, they had With the same rights as the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the three provinces must act expediently.
Regarding this imperial edict, Li Ke naturally accepted it easily, because at this moment, the jade seal with a missing corner was still lying on his desk.
As much as he was curious about the Imperial Seal at the beginning, Li Ke now hates it.
Because this thing represents work, endless work.
"Your Highness, Xu Song, has met." In front of Li Ke, a fair-faced man in his mid-twenties spoke softly.
Looking at this man, Li Ke felt helpless. Xu Song came from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and came with this imperial edict. The reason why officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs were used was to prevent leaks.
Because many of the current eunuchs in the Ministry of Internal Affairs entered the Ministry of Internal Affairs at a young age, and many young eunuchs do not even know their own family members. They have been purified since they were young, so naturally they have no worries. The only backer is the emperor, so they are the most important. A type of person who cannot possibly betray.
Many powerful eunuchs in history may have had various problems, but they were always loyal to the emperor they served because they knew exactly where their power came from.
There were ten young eunuchs who came with Xu Song, and all of them looked taller.
"Is there any word?" Li Ke looked at him and asked.
"Yes, I have the courtesy name Bo Zhong." Xu Song said.
Li Ke glanced at him in surprise. There were not many literate eunuchs.
"I did very well when I was studying in the palace. Later, His Majesty asked the chamberlain to give me the title." Xu Song explained.
"Well, Bo Zhong, right? I think you are all in good health?" Li Ke looked at the little eunuchs who came over. Quite a few of the eunuchs in the palace were more feminine in appearance.
Because they had been purified since childhood, in later generations' terms, they did not secrete enough male hormones, so they naturally tended to be more feminine and had a relatively weak figure.
But this is not the case for the ten or so people. Their bodies are relatively strong. To be honest, their styles are too inconsistent with those of traditional eunuchs.
"Yes, I all practice martial arts." Xu Song replied.
Practice martial arts? Li Ke suddenly realized that this made sense. Of course, the martial arts practice here is not the martial arts practice in those martial arts novels, which is often at the level of the Sunflower Book. It is very normal, and it is the same as ordinary soldiers practicing martial arts.
It's just that the body is stronger and has a certain protective ability to prevent assassination, but that's it.
"Because Your Highness may often travel outside, you need me to ride to the three provinces, or at least follow you, so we must be stronger to keep up with Your Highness. Otherwise, we came to serve Your Highness, but ended up not waiting to serve Your Highness. He fell down first, what does that mean?" Xu Song explained.
"Oh, that makes sense." Li Ke nodded. It seemed that the waiter Chang who sent someone understood him. These things were definitely not arranged by his father. He didn't have time.
"Okay, let Shi Yu make arrangements for you later, and then you can just start working normally." Li Ke nodded.
"By the way, there happens to be a brand new decree for you to send to the three provinces." Li Ke took out what he had written, then copied the imperial seal from the side and directly clasped it on this document that he didn't know what it should be. Go up and hand it directly to Xu Song.
After buckling the seal, Li Ke conveniently put it aside, suppressing the mess of papers on the table and acting as a temporary paperweight.
Xu Song ignored His Highness's behavior, just took the document and left quickly.
After going to the province, Wei Zheng immediately checked the document that Li Ke had sent to him with the imperial seal. He did not expect His Highness to have a new decree so soon, but after reading it, Wei Zheng was slightly surprised.
This document is not a big move, it should be said to be very ordinary.
It can be regarded as a supplement to the Law of the Tang Dynasty.
"About the Strict Prohibition of the Use of "Temple" as the Title of Buddhist Dojos in the Tang Dynasty"
The content inside is very simple. The word "Temple" has been used as a special name for traditional imperial offices since ancient times. Nowadays, a large number of Buddhist missionary sites use "Temple" as a title, which can easily cause confusion to ordinary people.
Such as Dali Temple, Taichang Temple, Weiwei Temple, Taipu Temple, Zongzheng Temple, Sinong Temple, Taifu Temple, etc. Although some of these departments have been merged with brand-new departments, there are still a large number of departments that have been retained. .
Such publicity of Buddhism could easily lead to the misunderstanding that the Tang government believed in Buddhism, leading to public misunderstanding.
Starting from the issuance of the government order, Buddhist temples across the country are strictly prohibited from using "Temple" as their name. They must register and change their names within fifteen days of receiving the order, and all plaques and external titles must be changed. It is recommended to replace it with words such as "yuan, nunnery, palace, temple, temple".
