Zhenguan's prosperity and fame

Chapter 348 Reforming Households ([-])

Sober from a hangover, Li Fangchen covered his head with an ugly expression on his face.

"Come on, Your Highness is awake, serve tea!"

Taking the mouthwash casually, Li Fangchen forced himself to stay awake, and at the same time began to think about what he did yesterday.

"It feels like I'm literally asking for my own death."

With a wry smile, he didn't know what to do, it was obvious that he was regretting what happened yesterday.

But I felt a little guilty in my heart, so I quickly adjusted my mentality, got up and changed clothes.

When I looked in the mirror, I couldn't help scratching the back of my head. After hearing that Li Shimin had assigned him to the household department yesterday, I lost my composure.

This psychological imbalance is not groundless.

Not to mention that there is no reward for meritorious deeds in the investigation of corruption, and Li Shimin has not seen any expressions of all the previous efforts.

No matter what I do in the future, it will be taken for granted in the eyes of "they"?

You can't treat other people's kindness as a habit, let alone wipe out other people's merits.

After so many years of hard work, what has he gained?
This is what Li Fangchen really wants to explore.

Forget it, let's take a step at a time, Li Fangchen drank a bowl of gruel, and drove to the household department in a carriage.

It doesn't matter if you don't go in the morning or something!
Anyway, I just had a falling out with the old man yesterday, and if I go up to court by myself, isn't that just a slap in the face?

It is strange that the officials did not see King Qin in the hall today.

Li Shimin still had some concerns, and asked Li Chengqian to visit the Prince Qin's mansion after the court was over, maybe it wasn't because Yu'er got drunk last night and caught the cold that Gu would not go to court.

After Li Chengqian rushed to the Qin Palace to inquire, he found out that Qin Wang had gone to the Ministry of Households to take up his post.

After investigation by the Ministry of Household Affairs, half of the people were demoted and lost their lives, and the rest were either greedy for ink and had little money, or had no shame in their hearts.

Dozens of people waited outside the household department with Wang Gui, Shangshu of the household department, looking at Qin Wang Li Fangchen in front of him.

"Your Highness has worked hard, and the people are blessed!"

Li Fangchen felt a slight warmth in his heart, even if there was no reward, with their statement, his previous work was worth it.

"Let's gossip, call your colleagues, all the members of the household department will gather together, the king is going to have a meeting!"

"Meeting?"

Although he didn't know what the meaning was, Wang Gui complied and ordered everyone to wait in the same room.

Not long after, Li Fangchen stepped into it, walked to the front, and turned to face the group of officials.

"The rules of the Household Department are outdated, and it has become a drag on Datang. This king intends to reform the law, and the whole Household Department must follow it. Do you have any objections?"

"none!"

"Wang Gui!"

"The old minister is here!"

"Tell me what the household department does on weekdays. Don't miss every single item."

"Veterans understand that the household department is one of the six departments, in charge of the national treasury, household registration, land tax, food and payment."

After hearing this, Li Fangchen nodded slightly.

It is undeniable that the six departments of Datang are the same as the company systems of later generations.

Shangshu is equivalent to being the general manager, and there are other big and small managers under him.

Wang Gui's ability to take up the position of Shangshu is not because of his qualifications, but because of his ability.There are many matters under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Households, and there is no stumbling block when talking about it.

Li Fangchen quickly built it in his mind. According to what the old man said, the household department can be divided into one general manager, four department managers, and more than [-] department heads. Finally, there are officials at the bottom, that is, the household department. Ministry of "civil servants".

Li Fangchen tapped his fingers on the table, waited until Wang Gui finished speaking, and said first: "When will a new official take up the position that was vacant before?"

There are more than 190 people in the full staff, but now there are more than [-] vacancies.

Wang Gui replied: "If your Highness needs it, you can do it in three days. It's just that the new official takes office, and his talents are a little insufficient, so His Highness can't show his talents."

To put it bluntly, it means that once the newcomer arrives, he will not be able to start work in time?
Need pre-job training and on-the-job training?

That being the case, let these people in front of you be fully mobilized first, and then make arrangements after the Ministry of Accounting has restarted its stable operation.

"From today onwards, Shangshu Wanggui and servant Liu Yiran, you two will be in charge of the heads of each department. If something goes wrong, the king will come to you!"

"what?"

"I haven't finished my sentence yet. When something happened to the officials under the master, the joint and several responsibilities shall be accepted and punished by the superior officials. In the same way, Wang Gui and Liu Yiran, if you two have problems, this king has an inescapable responsibility." responsibility!"

"useless!"

Wang Gui hurriedly said, King Qin is not a member of the household department, how can His Highness be held accountable.

Li Fangchen clapped the case and said: "I cannot object to what I say. Next, the second article, I want you to record all the things you need to do every day, and send them to me at noon today. No one is wrong. Regardless of official position Size, must be written clearly, the Ministry of Households does not support idlers!"

All the officials peeped at each other, very surprised, recorded what they had to do every day, and handed it to His Highness King Qin?

Wang Gui frowned and said, "What are you waiting for, hurry up!"

Li Fangchen clapped his hands and said with a smile: "That's right. If you don't hand it over before noon, I will allow him to resign and return home."

All the officials of the household department dispersed, each with a slightly anxious expression.

Small branches in household departments such as Duzhi and Jinbu usually have two to three principals, and the things they do every day are roughly the same.

If they don't write it clearly, I'm afraid King Qin will have to demote them to common people.

"Liu Yiran, make tea for this king!"

Wang Gui and Liu Yiran stayed in the room, planning to write.

Hearing King Qin's words, Liu Yiran hurriedly got up to make tea.

Li Fangchen leaned back, put his legs on the table, and took a sip of tea from time to time, very carefree.

Liu Yiran was a little dazed, not knowing what to do next.

Li Fangchen glanced at him, and said abruptly, "Hurry up and do something!"

"Yes, my servant understands."

Wang Gui, who was once an old Confucian and one of the eighteen scholars of the Qin Palace, was very nervous at the moment.

The brush in his hand was trembling slightly, and he wrote down all the things that the Minister of the Ministry of Households had to do every day on the paper, and handed it to His Highness King Qin.

This actually gave him a sense of urgency when he wrote essays to his husband when he was studying.

Is His Royal Highness Qin Wang inspecting everyone's writing?
Most of the officials had cold sweat on their foreheads, secretly guessing in their hearts.

Even Liu Yiran has this kind of thinking. When writing, his mind keeps turning, looking for witty words, and writing articles is like a stream of colorful colors. After reading it, people are delighted but not disgusted.

There are some officials among them, and they can do whatever His Highness tells them to do.

Time flies by, and everyone is hurrying.

Li Fangchen squinted his eyes, making it impossible for others to guess what he wanted to do.

In autumn, there are still mosquitoes playing in the ears, which makes people feel uneasy.

Li Fangchen finally fell asleep, and was soon relieved by this restlessness.

When I opened my eyes, the sun outside was just right, probably it had been two hours.

"Your Highness."

Surrounded by a large group of household officials, each with flattering smiles, it is very chilling.

Standing up, he put the stack of papers in front of him.

They started to read one by one, but the words were vague and impetuous, which made Li Fangchen frown uncontrollably.

After a glance, they were discarded, and most of the rest were like this.

The more he looked at Li Fangchen, the more ugly his face became. This emotion even affected everyone present, and the back was sweating continuously.

After a long time, after reading all of them, Li Fangchen shouted: "Lu Guan, Tian Yaoyi, Zhang Dechou!"

The three of them walked out of the row, their faces very plain, and the other officials were very surprised. The three of them were officials who hadn't followed the crowd before and wrote down what they had done.

"You are good, and stand aside."

Li Fangchen showed a trace of relief on the cold faces of the three people, which made the three people's hanging hearts finally drop.

Li Fangchen didn't even read the rest, "Rewrite all of them, or I'll get the hell out of here!"

(End of this chapter)