Crowds of people came out from all over Chang'an City within the stipulated time and gathered at the entrance of Tai Chi Palace. Another annual court meeting was about to begin.
At the gate of Taiji Palace, Wei Yan once again returned to his post of guarding the palace, and ordered his guards to strictly check the performance of each official and not allow any omissions.
Regarding Wei Yan's strict inspection, if the officials had put it aside, they would definitely think that they had a high status and wanted to cause trouble for Wei Yan. As for now, they must be the ones who brought trouble to Li Mingda and were dealt with.
Li Mingda's Huduzi was inherited from Li Shimin, and the power in Li Mingda's hands was much greater than during Li Shimin's reign. The situation of Huduzi was even more powerful.
Let me ask you if you are convinced.
Naturally, this kind of inspection does not require officials to strip naked in front of them. Instead, a small room is built, lit with charcoal fire, and kept warm. After entering, the officials' official seals, jade tablets, and identity information are checked, and then the officials are inspected. Check to see if there are any items in your carry-on.
Similar to current security checks in various public places, there is a lack of modern instruments and now relies on manual labor.
And this inspection is not just one. There is one at the entrance of Tai Chi Palace, and another inside the palace gate. Finally, there is an additional layer at the entrance of Tai Chi Palace. The personnel are randomly selected to prevent the phenomenon of series connection.
The security inspection was proposed by Wang Meng and Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, and Lu Zhi for repairs. This year is the first trial, and it will become the norm in the future.
And this inspection will be extended to personnel traveling through various doors in the palace.
The people arrived one after another, and they each sat in their respective seats. Lao Li did not participate in this meeting. He went to play chess with Changsun Wuji in the prison.
Sitting in the Tai Chi Hall, the officials chatted with each other while Li Mingda was not here.
Some were talking about their anecdotes from various places, some were speculating on what new policies Li Mingda would release this year, and some were complaining about today's inspections. They were obviously very dissatisfied with these three inspections.
Of course, a lot of what was found during the three inspections was not found. Wei Yan summarized the findings on the eve of the meeting.
During the Tang Dynasty, when officials were more or less armed with weapons, they naturally had to be removed. The belt buckles or official boots of the remaining officials had been modified, and even the hair on their heads had been modified. The same goes for the official hat.
There were so many weird little daggers, they modified them and wore them to deal with emergencies.
The inspection team naturally brought them in, picked them all out, and then registered them and returned them when they arrived.
Jin Yiwei had a lot of these things, most of them for spies. Li Mingda really didn't expect that there were so many officials in the Tang Dynasty.
It's unclear whether anyone hid the murder weapon in that area of his body. After all, Li Mingda didn't let Wei Yan check it.
Counting the time, Li Mingda led Murong Xue into the Tai Chi Hall. The harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, so she could only participate in it as a representative of the Murong family.
Li Mingda was sitting on the dragon chair in the Tai Chi Hall. On his left was Zhao Yun, who was wearing armor and holding a gun. On his right was Yu Xiaoqian, who was responsible for shouting.
"When the time comes, the great dynasty will begin~!"
The ministers shouted three times: Long live your majesty.
Then open the whole
Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Jingde, Li Ji, Li Jing, and Yan Liang summarized the situation in various places and narrated the issues raised by officials from various places.
After talking about these questions, I asked the local officials if they had any other questions. Since they were summarized in advance, almost all projects were covered, and no new questions were raised on site.
For example, the promotion of new rice seeds, the lack of personnel in the southern family, the business has not yet recovered, whether taxes can be reduced or exempted, and the military's farming efficiency has decreased due to the recruitment of many military personnel.
In terms of military, there are soldiers, armors and some special armaments that are in line with local conditions that are lacking in various places.
A large number of various things were sent to the military and political cabinet in advance. Li Mingda and Fang Xuanling discussed the response plan in advance.
"I already know all the problems and have prepared countermeasures. I will talk about the key points. The remaining problems will be issued through official letters."
"Let me talk about the first point first. It is necessary to promote new improved varieties. If some local people don't believe it, then local officials themselves or find a few farmer families who are willing to try and let them cultivate as an example and give them appropriate encouragement. This problem is simple. Unfortunately, some local officials can't do a good job. I think you people are completely incompetent and unworthy of being local officials. Fang Xuanling recorded the officials and recruited them back to Chang'an City for assessment."
"promise"
"I know the situation of the Southern Family. You know in your heart that it needs a two-year pause. I have not set a limit for you. The tax amount must be higher every year than the previous year. Just follow the actual collection. What is the amount? For individual industries Appropriate reductions and exemptions can be made. For example, crops and grains can be reduced or exempted. Luxury goods and antiques are not included in this list. Please refer to the official document for specific terms.
"Military deployment of personnel excessively delays farming. The army all has holidays during farming. If farming is delayed, except for distant transfers, there are countermeasures from all over the country. If you can't do it yourself, think about why. Think about it carefully. I am grateful this time. Garrison troops are allowed to be stationed in various places to help the families of soldiers who have been deployed from various places to cultivate the fields. Pay attention to the military discipline and do not allow any disturbance to the people. During the farming period, military discipline will be increased by one level."
"For weapons and armor that are lacking in various places, priority will be given to the garrisons in border areas, and the shortage in the interior will be last. Military training is indispensable. If there is not enough armaments, we will conduct physical training and help people farm. I will set up a military review team to conduct random inspections of the garrisons in various places. Sexual assessment, garrison generals in various places who have neglected training should consider whether their necks are as hard as their horizontal swords."
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For the remaining major problems, Li Mingda had very tough solutions. Officials from all over the country were trembling. They really didn't expect that Li Mingda would still be as sharp as ever and find out the essential reasons for the errors in the problems they raised, that is, Except for a few natural disasters where manpower was hard to cope with, most of the rest were caused by the inaction and incompetence of their officials themselves.
They were naturally greeted with severe reprimands and assessments.
After talking about domestic matters, the next step is the issue of expedition.
"Immigration to the Japanese island continues. Zhang Fei and Pang Tong who are stationed there are given first-class titles and marquises. They continue to be responsible for clearing away local bandits. Domestic immigration continues."
"In the Liaodong region, we will carry out spring plowing after the beginning of spring, and continue the conquest of Bangzi Kingdom in the summer. I said that we must do it if we want to destroy the country and destroy its ancestral temple."
"One more thing. The court will set up a bank, which is currently a bank on the market, and issue a new currency, and will completely abolish the current private banks in five years."
As soon as Li Mingda finished speaking, someone stood up: "Your Majesty, I object."
To be continued
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