Datang Longya

Chapter 307 I don't intend to change

Being an emperor is a joy, awake and in charge of the world, lying drunk on the knees of beauties, with countless concubines in the harem, under the heavens, above tens of thousands of people.

But being an emperor is also tiring. How many state affairs are there?What's more, at this time, Li Shimin's military and political leaders are all in charge, so he is naturally more tired than other emperors.

Li Shimin is proud. He kicked his father down and cut off his brother's throne. Sitting is not very comfortable. He is eager to get results!

After destroying the Eastern Turks and Gaochang, after the locust plague, all the people have no sorrow. This kind of achievement is enough to make him leave a heavy mark in the history books, but he is still not satisfied. He is eager for more achievements, eager to chase after the ancient Yao and Shun. grades!

"Encyclopedia of Zhenguan" just scratched the most itchy place in his heart. If such a book is passed down to later generations, when people mention this book, they will think of "Zhenguan", and when they mention Zhenguan, they will think of him as the emperor. What a wonderful thing it should be!
So even if the courtier objected, he still had to agree to this memorial!

"Since that's the case, I ordered Guozijian, Hongwenguan and other imperial ministries to not relocate whenever the Academy of Literature needs it, and not to treat it lightly whenever the Academy of Arts asks for it."

After saying this, Li Shimin smiled again: "As long as the imperial court goes to the Tianxia Wenyuan to help, the salary must be generous! The courtiers delay the government to support them in compiling and usurping books, and the salary must not be less!"

As soon as the words came out, all the ministers except Kong Yingda and others laughed. Originally, they thought it was inappropriate to ask for wages to do things under orders. Now that they have the support of the emperor, they can be justified when they "slay" the world.

As for Kong Yingda and the others, they believed that knowledge should not be measured by money. It was enough to be able to participate in the compilation of such a magnificent masterpiece. How could they ask for wages!

After the government affairs were over, Li Shimin once again let go of government affairs, and decided to take Wei Zhengfang Xuanling out of the palace for a walk.

Li Shimin, who is in micro clothes, especially likes black, and he is wearing a black robe at this time.A person who is an emperor has a "dragon spirit", even if he is standing with Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling, he still has a sense of "stand out from the crowd".

Now that the locust plague is over, many bare grounds have grown grass blades again. With green, Chang'an City is no longer lifeless.

Walking out of Chang'an, Li Shimin looked at the depleted food exchange points outside the city and said: "When the locusts roared in that day and swallowed up all the greenery in Chang'an City overnight, even I was frightened, but who would have thought that, In less than a month, they were caught by the common people."

Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "There are so many people! How majestic is the Great Wall of Qin? At first glance, it must seem difficult to build, but with the hands of the common people, isn't it still built?"

Wei Zheng said dissatisfiedly: "To give an example, the construction of the Qin Great Wall is a manifestation of Qin Shihuang's tyranny. The people were oppressed and suffered unspeakably. The towering Great Wall was probably not built by the bones of the people!"

Li Shimin knew that Wei Zheng was talking to him, but he was used to it, so he said nonchalantly: "In the past, I drank tea with Duke Xun and discussed this issue with Duke Xun, guess what he said? "

Fang Xuanling had always been very interested in Leng Feng's remarks, so he simply stood still and said, "Many of the ideas of the Duke of the State of Jin are wild and unconstrained, seemingly absurd, but they imply natural principles. The more people think about it, the more reasonable they feel. The minister is also very curious."

Wei Zheng also nodded.

"He said that the Great Wall should be one of Qin Shihuang's achievements, but it was destroyed by the word "violent conquest". Qin Shihuang ordered the people to build the Great Wall, which is similar to what we call people to catch locusts now.

When the emperor treats the people, he needs to repay them with benefits, sincerity, and faith. After a long time, a kind of trust will be formed between the people and the emperor.This kind of trust is the Great Wall that stretches across all the lands of the Tang Dynasty and will never change! "

"The Great Wall of the Heart!"

Wei Zheng sighed with emotion and praised: "The words of the Duke of the Kingdom of Yan are indeed thought-provoking. The emperors of all dynasties often shouted 'love the people like their own sons', but in reality, they put the people in the most disadvantaged place. How stupid!"

Li Shimin nodded, and continued to walk forward, saying as he walked: "I was thinking, should I listen to the Duke of the State and change the future corvee to the model of the locust plague at this time, the people contribute, and the court rewards, not just the people. something we must obey and not resist."

"This………"

Fang Xuanling was a little hesitant. The purpose of conscripting the common people was to let them do local civil engineering, bridge building, road repairing, river canal management, and grain transfer. Under the condition of unpaid labor, the imperial court could save a lot of expenses. If free is changed to paid, then the court's finances will have to bear a lot of pressure.

Among other things, the annual maintenance of the official roads in the world alone is enough to make the imperial court burn out.

Wei Zheng originally wanted to praise Li Shimin's ideas, but when he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel worried. Changing a policy suddenly may win the praise of the people in a short period of time, but if the court can't do it, it will be a breach of trust !For a dishonest court, one can imagine what it will end up like.

"Don't rush, don't rush!"

Li Shimin looked at Wei Zheng who was shaking his head in shock. It stands to reason that Wei Zheng should agree with both hands and feet at this time?Did this old man take the wrong medicine today?
"This is a good thing, but Your Majesty, you are too anxious. Think about how our imperial court's revenue can directly bear such a big change!"

Wei Zheng said straight to the point: "Your Majesty, you are so overjoyed, did the "Encyclopedia of Zhenguan" in the court today make you... jump?"

After much deliberation, Wei Zheng can only use the word "jumped"~
Lao Fang covered his mouth and snickered, the word "jumped" was used to describe the current emperor, which was inexplicably accurate.

"You just danced!"

Li Shimin snorted, looked at the bulk food point on the side of the road, and finally nodded: "I am really very happy, but I don't plan to change it. The Duke of the Kingdom of Yan said that an emperor who doesn't like to be happy, or an emperor who is very happy is in a difficult situation." The palace walls and the emperor who was played around by officials can only eat and wait to die."

"I want to be an emperor who doesn't lose to Emperor Qin, Hanwu, or even Yao and Shun. This idea will spur me to stay away from wine, music and music, and work hard to govern. It's a great success, and I don't plan to change!"

Both Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng stood still, bent over and cupped their hands. They were more willing to follow such an overjoyed emperor. Under the jurisdiction of such an overjoyed emperor, the people of the world could live and work in peace and contentment!

(End of this chapter)