"Long live my emperor…"
In Taiji Palace, the officials bowed with their hands folded. A loud voice traveled from inside to outside as Li Xuan calmly waved his hand."Everyone, please excuse me!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After the simple procedure, Yu Shinan, the Minister of Rites of the Tang Empire, walked up with a board in his hand."Your Majesty, now that the foundation of the Great Tang has been established, according to the law, Your Majesty should choose a day to hold the Fengshan Ceremony and rule the world!”
"I agree!"
Wei Zheng stood up." Your Majesty has only been in power for a month. I have seen with my own eyes that the people of Chang 'an praise Your Majesty as a wise ruler. You have lifted the curfew and pacified the Turks. This is the beginning of a grand undertaking.”
"Reporting to Your Majesty, regarding the establishment of the capital prefecture, I have already completed the selection of personnel and the location!”
Liu Zhenghui also stood up, but as soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding officials were stunned and looked at each other."Capital Prefecture? Lord Liu, what is the capital prefecture?"
" I ordered Minister Liu to secretly set up the Jingzhao Prefecture to take charge of Chang 'an, ban Yongzhou Prefecture, open the curfew, and connect the trading market. The Thousand Lane in Chang' an City needs to be redrafted, which is why I ordered Minister Liu to take charge.”
Li Xuan took a deep breath and continued,""In this world, the Sui and Tang wars have been going on for decades. The national treasury is empty and the people are suffering. Looking around, it's just a shabby scene. Only reform and national policies can revive the people of the Great Tang!”
"Your Majesty, I believe that such a conclusion of national reform should be carried out slowly…"
The real old minister, Pei Ji, stepped forward. The old man in his fifties slowly stepped forward."Just as Your Majesty said, after years of war, the resentment of the people has risen again. If Your Majesty breaks the established tradition now, I'm afraid the world will be in chaos. At that time…I'm afraid there will be another war.”
Loyalty!
Li Xuan smiled." Minister Pei, you're right. It's exactly what I want. Therefore, I've decided to implement the new national policy formulated by the three provinces and six ministries in Chang 'an, Dongdu, and Shandong. After these three reforms are effective, we'll fully implement them!”
This was something he had learned from later generations.
China in the 21st century was like this. Xin was established, but they couldn't figure out the path to reform. They could only open up some areas to reduce risks and try.
Over the past 40 to 50 years, China's rapid development had successfully proved that this method of using experimental plots was very effective.
"Does Your Majesty have any plans for reform?”Wei Zheng asked.
Li Xuan nodded. He had no intention of hiding it from this group of people. Besides, it was time for the open and covert struggles to end. Building the Great Tang and developing the world was the proper path.
"Remember my words."
With his hands behind his back, the Great Tang's new national policy surfaced in his mind. He said expressionlessly,""Three provinces and six departments will be changed to three provinces and nine departments. Shangshu Province, Zhongshu Province, and Menxia Province will have the same responsibilities. The six departments of soldiers, etiquette, engineering, officials, households and punishment remained unchanged, but the departments of education, defense and commerce needed to be added.”
"Three provinces and nine divisions? What…what is the meaning of this?"
"Your Majesty…"
The officials below the stage were all filled with question marks. They looked at each other, their eyes wide open.
Li Xuan ignored everyone's reaction and continued,""The Department of Education is responsible for establishing academies and academies of the Tang Empire. From the crown prince, the crown prince, the princess, the county lord, and the hereditary sons of the ministers to the common people, everyone must enter the academy to be massacred and treated equally. Don't be biased!"
"The Imperial Department is the current Imperial Censorate. It monitors the officials of the Great Tang, from the Emperor to the village officials. Those who play with their power, take bribes, and abuse the law, as well as those who form cliques for personal gain, will be sent to the Supreme Court and the Ministry of Justice for heavy punishment!”
"The Ministry of Commerce is in charge of the trading of the Great Tang. Anyone who dares to do business in the Great Tang must go to the Ministry of Commerce to obtain a business permit. Otherwise…they will be considered illegal and will be handed over to the Ministry of Justice. They encouraged business, but not recklessly, and were responsible for business taxes.”
"In addition, from today onwards, the Ministry of Shangshu should draft the matter of the Great Tang's official business workshops, such as the wine industry, salt industry, industrial manufacturing, etc., all of which should be handled by the government, working closely with the Ministry of Commerce.”
Li Xuan knew very well how popular state-owned enterprises were in the future. Government-run enterprises were widely promoted, holding the country's finances tightly in their hands. This was the most effective way to govern the country and pacify the people.
However…
The ministers were all dumbfounded.
Everyone was dumbfounded as they looked at Li Xuan in a daze. Occasionally, they would look at themselves and sip their saliva as they said in shock,""Your…Your Majesty, business has always been the lowest profession since ancient times. If…if it was run by the government, wouldn't it be laughed at by the world?”
" Business is interconnected, and profits will double. Now that Chang 'an has lifted the curfew, there will be more foreign Hu. If the business of the world is in the hands of the imperial court, it will be the principle of establishing a country and thriving the family.”
Li Xuan smiled faintly. He didn't care about their shortsightedness as he continued,""If the Great Tang wants to prosper, it should encourage the people so that they do not have to worry about their lives. And all of this needs to be built on the protection of an extremely strong army. Next was the matter of the Ministry of War. From today onwards, the military system will be abolished!"
"Ah…"
As soon as he said this, the entire place went into a mutiny.
One had to know that since the Northern Wei Dynasty, it was a system that integrated soldiers and farmers. During leisure time, they would farm and go out to war during times of war. This had already existed during the Spring and Autumn Period, similar to the concept of militia.
But he was definitely not a professional soldier.
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