Li Xiaogong was still training the navy, and the construction of new ships would have to wait until March or April.
The Royal Elementary School had been taking in orphans and recruiting teachers, but they had never had enough. The second phase would only be completed in February, and Yong 'an Square would be completed in February.
After the army set off, Li Shimin was busy farming. When he thought about the implementation of the new policy, he suddenly thought of Qu Tutong. Why did he think of him?
Now that Qu Tutong was the Governor of Luo State, he was close to Chang 'an. The implementation of the new policies would not go without him. Of course, Li Shimin was not worried that Qu Tutong would oppose it. He was not worried about this. Qu Tutong would definitely support it and was also actively implementing the new policies.
Li Shimin thought that Qu Tutong was already 70 years old and would die next year. He felt that it was a pity. After all, Qu Tutong had made great contributions and was also the leader of the Black Tortoise Sect.
She felt that she should transfer him back, but she did not know how to arrange it. After all, all the positions in the imperial court were filled.
Forget it, he would be transferred back first. So, he wrote an imperial edict. The gist of it was that the new policies were being implemented now. Qu Tutong had been implementing them for some time. Li Shiming hoped that Qu Tutong could come back so that he could understand the situation in person.
Considering Qu Tutong's age, they specially arranged for a carriage with spring steel to fetch him back.
On the same day that Li Shimin went to pick up Qu Tutong, the people of Chang 'an City exploded again. It turned out that Sun Simiao had suddenly published an article in the newspaper.
The title was 'Holy Doctor-His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Tang.' The main content was:
The Emperor of Tang was a medical saint who had written many medical works. These books were currently collected in the Royal Medical College of Tang. The medical level of the Emperor of Tang was even higher than Sun Simiao. What was more exciting was that the method of preventing smalllessness proposed by the Emperor of Tang was completely feasible after his experiment. He also introduced in detail how to carry out smalllessness inoculations to prevent smalllessness.
The Royal College of Physicians would begin to implement the vaccine from now on.
His Majesty the Emperor was actually a Holy Doctor, and he had actually found a way to prevent and cure smalllessness. This was a great merit, and one had to know how many people had died under smalllessness.
As a result, all the citizens of Chang 'an City flocked to Prince Qin's Mansion. Sun Simiao and the other teachers led hundreds of students who had been trained and began to infect the citizens of Chang' an City.
At the same time, the imperial court issued a decree that all places in the Great Tang would be subjected to smalllessness inoculations according to the contents of the newspapers. Li Shimin's name was also spread throughout the world. This time, it was not in the name of the Emperor, but in the name of the Holy Doctor. This was a legend.
Li Shiming was so happy that he couldn't find his way back to the north. This was too awesome. After a thousand years, Li Shiming would not only be a famous monarch but also a Holy Doctor. It was too awesome.
The next day, the Minister of Rites, Lu Doukuan, did not want to fall behind. He flattered another minister and also published an article in the newspaper.
The title was: " The Great Scholar of a Generation-His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Tang "
The article pointed out that the Emperor of Tang was not only a medical saint, but also a great scholar. The article listed the books published by Li Shimin, indicating that the Emperor of Tang had made outstanding contributions in the field of culture after Confucius.
This time, everyone was dumbfounded. If he didn't say it, they wouldn't have known. Now that he said it, everyone knew that their emperor had already written so many books.
The next day, Minister of Works Duan Lun also published an article.
The title was 'Shennong-His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Tang.' The main content was:
The Tang Emperor invented the curved plow and wrote books on agriculture. He pointed out that scientific planting and breeding were also part of the content of the emperor's agricultural books, indicating that the Tang Emperor was worthy of the new generation of Shennong.
This time, everyone was even more dumbfounded. This was simply comparable to the Three Royals and Five Emperors. Then, they were excited. Under the leadership of His Majesty the Emperor, there would definitely be a golden age. The people were excited about living in a golden age.
With this, Li Shiming's reputation rose sharply, and now some people compared him to the living Three Royals and Five Emperors.
As a result, the new policies that were being promoted were quickly implemented without any discount. This was something that no one had expected.
Li Shiming had been having a good time these past few days. No matter where he went, people would pat him until he was flying. He had been having a good time these past few days.
At this time, Li Shiming finally received news of Luo Yi's rebellion and death. Hence, Li Shiming immediately gave Zhangsun Wuji a list of names and asked him to quickly arrange for the local officials in Jingzhou to promote the new policy.
At the same time, Cheng Yaojin had already taken over Ningshuo of Liang Shidu and surrounded Shuofang. Yuchi Gong's troops were still on the march and would probably take another three to five days to reach.
In ancient times, wars were slow. This was already considered fast. If it was slower in the past, there would be no rush now. Moreover, there would not be any accidents.
So Li Shimin was not in a hurry. He was about to go to the harem to improve his relationship with the concubines. Just as he was about to go, the chamberlain reported that Qu Tutong was outside asking for an audience.
Li Shi Min quickly let Qu Tutong in.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." Qu Tutong bowed as soon as he entered.
"No need for formalities, no need for formalities. Didn't Duke Jiang just send someone to pick you up a few days ago? How did you come back so quickly?" Li Shi Min asked.
"Your Majesty summoned me to inquire about the new policies, and this old minister did not dare to neglect it. Thus, I quickly set off after receiving the imperial edict. In addition, the carriage moved very smoothly, so I returned faster.”Qu Tutong hurriedly replied.
"Then can you tell us about the new policies?”After knowing why Qu Tutong had returned so quickly, he continued to ask.
"The new policy is very good. Now, every official knows what they should do and will not slack off. They also know what kind of goals they have to achieve, so it's very good. There were also problems, but the main problem was the officials. Some officials did not have the corresponding abilities at all and were not qualified for their current positions.”
"Yes, this problem exists everywhere. During the capital examination, almost half of the officials in the capital were dismissed, and those who were dismissed were all like this. At the end of the year, the Ministry of Personnel Affairs will evaluate the officials in those places where the new policies are implemented. If they fail the evaluation, they will definitely be dismissed. Of course, they can also choose their own positions to be evaluated. If they pass, they will be arranged.”
"That's good." Qu Tutong stroked his beard.
"Duke Jiang, to tell you the truth, the reason I called you back was not because of this. It was mainly because he felt that he could not bear to see Duke Jiang toil so hard for the Great Tang at such an advanced age. My idea is for you to teach the art of war at the Royal Military Academy. This way, you won't have to work so hard, and you'll be able to nurture military talents for the Great Tang.”Li Shi Min said honestly.
"The Great Tang Imperial Military Academy?" Qu Tutong asked in confusion.
"Yes. In addition to the new policies, the Great Tang has also reformed its military. Now that ordinary soldiers can be promoted through military merits, we must nurture their military accomplishments. Otherwise, they won't be able to take up their positions.”Li Shi Min explained.
"As you wish," Qu Tutong replied without hesitation.
Then, the two of them chatted about other things. During this conversation, Qu Tutong talked about the newspaper he had read on the road. His admiration for the Tang Emperor was like a surging river, and Li Shimin was dizzy.
In the end, in recognition of Qu Tutong's contributions to the Great Tang, Li Shimin conferred upon Qu Tutong the rank of Honorary Marshal. Before he left, he had ordered that Qu Tutong be sent to Sun Simiao's residence at the Royal Medical College so that he could take a look at him.
After Qu Tutong left, Li Shimin patted his forehead. He forgot to ask about the Yellow River embankment.
Thus, he summoned the ministers of the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue and asked them to send people to investigate the situation on both sides of the Yellow River in Luozhou and Yanzhou to provide a basis for future decrees.
Li Shimin had already planned to plant trees. If the Yellow River burst its banks, he really couldn't stand it.
No matter what, it was better to investigate first.
Li Shimin was living a carefree life, and Cheng Yaojin was also living a comfortable life.
Was this a war? It turned out that Cheng Yaojin had been heading straight to Shuofang. When he arrived at Ningshuo, he had just surrounded the city and the city gates had been opened.
It turned out that when they saw this from the top of the city wall, they thought, Damn it, how are we going to fight this battle? The soldiers outside the city were all clad in armor. This was too frightening. Many of Liang Shidu's men wanted to join Li Tang. After all, they were all Central Plainsmen. What was the point of joining the Turks?
Seeing this situation, they should just surrender. Moreover, this way, there would be no news from Shuofang.
This was the reason why Cheng Yaojin was very dissatisfied.
The soldiers were also dissatisfied. Damn it, how could they obtain the loot if they didn't fight? They were all clamoring to get into position again? He couldn't possibly treat someone else's treasury as a seized treasure, right? This definitely didn't count.
The group of people who had surrendered looked at each other in dismay. They had never seen anyone like this.
Then, things became easier. Cheng Yaojin told them to stay at home and wait for the imperial edict.
After the army laid down their weapons, they stayed in the barracks and waited for reorganization. These people could not be released for the time being, and there was no time to screen them. A regiment of soldiers was left behind to maintain the local security. After the army rested, they directly headed for Shuofang.
The civil officials who had come with him took out a list of names and began to recruit the former officials under Liang Shidu. They also began to implement the new policies of the Great Tang, arranging for the craftsmen in the city to forge curved plows according to the blueprints they had brought, and distributing grain seeds to the people.
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