First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

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When Gao Chong returned to the mansion, Gao Junya sat alone in the front hall drinking tea.

Gao Xiong was pacing in the courtyard, when he saw Gao Chong coming back, he immediately stepped forward and pulled Gao Chong aside.

"Lang Jun, did you make A Lang angry?" Gao Xiong carefully turned his eyes to the front hall, and said in a low voice, "After returning to the mansion, Lang Jun sat in the front hall and didn't let anyone come near to serve him."

Gao Chong had already been mentally prepared for this, he just put his hands behind his back and smiled and said, "It's okay, if you dare to beat the imperial court officials, you won't succeed", he raised his legs and walked towards the front hall.

Gao Xiong was stunned behind.

When he came to the front hall, Gao Chong refilled his father's tea with a smile, "It's late at night, why don't you go and rest."

Gao Junya looked at Gao Chong, and said indifferently: "Tell me about your Shibo Secretary."

Gao Chong was taken aback, "Aye, are you not angry?"

Gao Junya paused, with a strange expression on his face, "Why am I angry?"

Gao Chong's throat rolled, and he said with a dry smile: "Aye, you don't blame me for taking the initiative, please set up a city ship department?"

Gao Junya picked up the teacup, shook her head and said with a chuckle, "You are also a member of the third rank, you have your own political opinions, why should I blame you?".

Gao Chong was stunned.

Gao Junya waved his hand without explaining too much, and said thoughtfully: "Are you planning to collect commercial taxes for maritime transactions in Lingnan?"

Although Gao Chong was only talking in a few words at the time, Gao Junya could almost hear some clues from the words.

Gao Chong nodded straight, and then repeated the set of words he told Li Shimin.

"Aye, maritime trade is huge profits. There is no corresponding system to regulate maritime trade. The national treasury is clinking poorly, while those maritime merchants make a lot of money. There is no such reason for the real wealth to rival the country." .

Gao Junya nodded when she heard this, but just frowned and said: "In the barren land of Lingnan, those maritime merchants have never been disciplined. If you rashly promote the Shipping Department, you will be hindered in every possible way, and even endanger yourself."

Gao Chong didn't take it seriously when he heard the words, but solemnly said word by word: "The civil servants don't love money, the generals don't hesitate to die, and the world is peaceful."

Gao Junya was sipping tea. After hearing the words, she slowly put down the teacup and murmured this sentence repeatedly, with a flash of light in her eyes, "Yes, this sentence is concise and to the point, worthy of praise."

Gao Chong grinned, and continued: "At that time, there must be some shady methods, and I have nothing to fear."

For Gao Chong's fearless spirit, Gao Junya still admired it very much, and nodded in praise: "It's good that you have a plan in your heart, and you don't interfere too much as a father."

After Gao Chong left, Gao Junya pondered for a long time, and when she came to the study, she splashed ink and picked up a pen.

"Civil servants don't love money, military officials don't hesitate to die, and the world is peaceful." Gao Junya was very satisfied, and nodded in praise to herself: "Tomorrow it will be hung in the political affairs hall, and it can be used as a program for all officials."

Since then, this motto has become the door couplet of Zhengshitang, and it has been passed down through the ages along with the legendary life of Gao Junya, the first prime minister of Zhenguan.

In the study room, Gao Chong was writing furiously. The memorial had already written three to five pages, but his hand was still waving.

Gao Chong is no stranger to the Shibo Department. He has learned about it before, and the basic administrative framework is also very simple.

In Gao Chong's setting, the Shibo Department is temporarily subordinate to the Ministry of Household Affairs.

At present, there are four divisions under the Ministry of Accounts, namely, the Ministry of Accounts, the Department of Branches, the Ministry of Finance and the Department of Warehouses, and now there is a fifth division, namely the Department of Shipbuilding.

The five divisions and their functions are as follows:
The Household Department is in charge of household registration and civil affairs;
The Department of Finance and Accounting is in charge of the budget;
The Ministry of Finance is in charge of cashiers;
The Department of Warehouse is in charge of grain cashiers;
The newly established Department of Maritime Ships is in charge of tribute and maritime trade.

Basically, the six official systems were copied, except that the chief officer of the Shibo Department was changed to Shiboshi, ranking from the fifth rank, and his status was equivalent to the positions of Hubu Langzhong and Duzhi Langzhong under the jurisdiction of the Household Department.

There was no particular reason, but Gao Chong felt that Mr. Shibo was too unpleasant.

As for Shibo's subordinates, there are two Shibo officers, Wailang and four Shibo principals, which are positions above the ninth rank.

Under the principal, there are other foreign officials, including 15 first-class Lingshi, 34 second-class Shu Lingshi, and several foreign officials such as Zhu Fu, Zhu Jie, etc., basically refer to The other four divisions come set.

The current Secretary of the Household Department is Du Ruhui, with a kind personality, and Gao Chong has a good relationship with him. He is not afraid of interference if the Shibo Department is placed under the name of the Household Department. The main reason is that the current Household Department is too poor. Du Ruhui Worrying about money and food every day, since the Shibo Department is the department that makes money, it is naturally best to be placed in the household department first.

However, the long-term plan in Gao Chong's mind is that Shibosi will definitely come out alone in the future. He will not emphasize agriculture and suppress business, nor will he emphasize business and suppress agriculture. The current productivity is not enough to vigorously develop commerce.

To put it bluntly, the current population is too small, there is too much wasteland, the productivity is low, and the food production is seriously insufficient. If Gao Chong ignores the actual situation and advocates business, it will be tantamount to seeking his own death.

In the past dynasties, there are many wise emperors and capable ministers. They can naturally see the positive role of commerce, but why they have not vigorously promoted commerce, but have always emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce. A large part of the reason is food.

In this self-sufficient natural economy, agricultural production is directly related to the rise and fall of the country and the survival of the people, which cannot be ignored.

In addition, there are many other reasons. For example, businessmen do not engage in production and have high mobility, which is not conducive to governance and management;

Therefore, Gao Chong's proposal to set up a shipping department and develop maritime trade is not advocating business without a bottom line.

Gao Chong worked hard, and it was late at night before he knew it.

Li Xiuwan came in with a bowl of soup, put it aside carefully, and said softly: "Mr. Lang, it's late at night, drink a bowl of soup to warm your body."

Gao Chong came back to his senses, rubbed his wrists, "Miss, you haven't rested yet, what time is it?"

Li Xiuwan smiled helplessly, "It's past the time of being ugly."

"It's so late", Gao Chong was a little surprised, he didn't expect that it was already midnight, so he immediately grabbed Wan Lai and drank it down in one gulp, "Miss, go and rest, I'll be fine soon".

It's just that Li Xiuwan didn't leave, she just quietly brewed tea for Gao Chong.

After a long time, after Gao Chong finished writing, Li Xiuwan stepped forward and asked, "Mr. Lang, are you leaving Beijing again?"

Gao Chong paused, not knowing what to say, and hugged Li Xiuwan in his arms.

Seeing this, Li Xiuwan's eyes turned red immediately, and she said directly: "This time, can you take me with you? I will go and beg the saint. I will go wherever you go."

Gao Chong felt a little sad when he heard that, so he could only sigh: "This time... I really can't take you with me, don't worry, lady, when I stabilize, I will definitely consider picking you up."

Since getting married, Gao Chong has gone to Hedong, Luoyang, Jingchu, Lingnan, Qianzhong and other places successively. The couple really get together less and leave more.

If he was going to a normal place, Gao Chong would really consider taking his wife and children with him. For the current officials of the Tang Dynasty, there is no such thing as a "proton". .

It's just that Gao Chong is about to go to Lingnan this time, and setting up the Shibo Division is an assignment of an offending person, and there will be certain dangers at that time, and it is really inconvenient to bring his wife and children with him.

Hearing Gao Chong say this, Li Xiuwan just felt pain in her heart, but she knew that Gao Chong's temper must be thoughtful, so she didn't try to persuade him anymore, but just hugged Gao Chong tightly.

Not long after, the candlelight in the study was suddenly extinguished, and the soft couch that was originally used for a short rest was carrying a weight it shouldn't have to bear.

It was not dawn the next day, and Gao Chong looked exhausted. Gao Chong, who was always used to riding a horse into the palace, squeezed into Gao Junya's car shamelessly this time.

Seeing Gao Chong dozing off with a thick book in his arms, Gao Junya didn't think about it, and stretched out his hand to fetch the book, but the weight was not light.

"It seems that you put your heart into it last night," Gao Junya nodded while looking at the thick memorial.

"Well~".Gao Chong leaned on the carriage, closed his eyes, and replied in a daze, "Not only did he pay attention, but he also lost his kidney...".

"What?" Gao Junya didn't hear clearly.

Gao Chong was shocked, stretched out his sleeve to wipe the non-existent halazi, and said straightly: "It's nothing, I said I didn't sleep well, and I was a little distracted."

"Don't be disrespectful before the court", Gao Junya looked at Gao Chong and warned, then lowered his head to read the memorabilia.

Even if Gao Chong’s memorial is not presented in front of the court, if it is handed over from Shangshu Sheng, it still needs to go through the hands of Gao Junya, the Shangshu’s left servant. It's not a violation.

Enter Chengtian Gate and Xige Gate all the way, and then pass through Yanming Gate to the front of Liangyi Hall.

Today is the daily court attendance, only officials above the fifth rank in Beijing participated, and it was not full of people like the Shuo Wang Dynasty.

After greeting each other and saluting, they entered the Hall of Liangyi under the leadership of the supervisory censor.

It was Gao Jifu who was in charge of shift scheduling today. When he was inspecting Gao Chong, Gao Jifu paused slightly, and his eyes signaled Gao Chong to look forward to the left.

Gao Chong looked after Gao Jifu's reminder, and saw Du Yan, the censor doctor, closed his eyes and dozed off, no one approached him, the solitary one was very conspicuous, showing Du Yan's popularity.

At this time, Du Ruhui, Minister of the Household Department, sat down on Gao Chong's head, leaned sideways, and said in a low voice, "Yushitai will make trouble for you."

Gao Chong squinted his eyes and nodded slightly. It seemed that Li Shimin had already made arrangements, and his actions were really fast. The arrangements were made overnight. Gao Chong was even more surprised that the news about Gao Jifu and Du Ruhui was so well informed.

Gao Chong woke up a bit late today, it seems that these people got up very early in the morning, and had already communicated in advance in the corridor outside the hall.

Everyone has their own circles, Gao Jifu was originally from Yushitai, so it is not surprising to know the news, but Du Ruhui and his uncle Du Yan quickly found out that they did not get along, this is very interesting.

In fact, Gao Chong and other outsiders are not clear about some things. Although Du Ruhui and his uncle Du Yan had a rift because of the past, the younger generation still kept in touch. After all, the enmity between adults has nothing to do with the younger generation.

Du Yan has two sons, the eldest son, Du Jing'ai, became an official last year and became a captain of the left prison gate guard. He happened to be on duty at the palace gate today, and when he met Du Ruhui, he mentioned this matter to him.

Du Jingai didn't like literary affairs, he just joined the army and was very passionate about military affairs. Last night he heard that his father wanted to impeach Gao Chong.

This reason made Du Jingai feel very incredible. The Turkic country invaded the south. Gao Chong, who was the minister of the Ministry of War, formulated this plan to lure the enemy into the urn and ambush on all sides to force back the 20 Turkic army. Great feat.

However, his father seized on that so-called flaw to impeach Gao Chong. When he expressed confusion or even objection, his father Du Yan just shook his head and smiled, and did not explain to him.

It is worth mentioning that Wei Gui, Gao Chong's concubine, had a cousin named Wei Minghua, who was a famous lady in history. She married Du Jingai's younger brother, Du Jingtong, Du Yan's second son. Hua is gentle, graceful and courteous, and is respected by the government and the public by virtue of his virtuous name. Li Shimin decreed to praise him and conferred the title of Xiangwu Junjun.

It is not an ordinary person for a woman to be knighted by virtue of her fame. It is extremely rare to search through the history books.

Following Gao Jifu's singing class, the ceremony officer was in place, and Li Shimin had already eaten and drank his fill at the back of the hall. in the eyes.

Gao Junya, as the prime minister, took the lead in reporting some affairs of the ministers, probably the implementation of some previously issued decrees. In short, it was a brief report on the previous work.

As Gao Junya returned to her seat, Du Yan, who had been waiting for a long time, stepped out directly.

"Your Majesty, Du Yan, the official censor, has this impeachment." Du Yan was also a famous handsome man in those days, with a personable demeanor. Even though he is old now, his words and deeds are very dignified.

Li Shimin's face was expressionless, and he didn't raise his hand, but he didn't seem to be warm to Du Yan. Only Gao Chong had contempt in his heart. Du Yan was just a knife in Li Shimin's hand.

"I am grateful for the grace of heaven, and live in Yushitai. I should sacrifice my life to repay it. I beg for the holy judgment, whether I will be punished or not..." Du Yan straightened his back and said word by word.

However, halfway through the speech, Li Shimin frowned, interrupted Du Yan, and said directly: "Time is running out, the doctor can tell you what is important."

Du Yan was stunned, and glanced at Li Shimin resentfully, then turned to look at Gao Chong, "I impeached Gao Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and the negligence in planning caused thousands of casualties in Yanzhou. Your Majesty has clear rewards and punishments, and he should make a clear decision."

As soon as this statement came out, those who didn't know the truth suddenly looked shocked.

This... Could it be that the censor doctor is confused, what kind of crime is this, for forcing back 20 Turkic soldiers and horses, Gao Chong is not only innocent, but also has made great achievements.

Governor of Luzhou and Su Guogong Cheng Zhijie was the first to jump out.

"Du Zhili, you are sleepy and haven't woken up yet. What nonsense are you talking about? If it weren't for You's ingenious plan, would you go and fight back the Turkic soldiers?"

When the Turks invaded south years ago, Li Xiaochang, the governor of Lizhou and the king of Yi'an, conspired to rebel. Duke Dou Gui captured and killed Li Xiaochang after he entered Shu.

Li Xiaochang thought that he would be able to complete the task perfectly and carry out the mutiny with the careful planning, with support from Lizhou, Huazhou and other places on the outside, Liu Deyu who patrolled the palace ban, and the grandson Anye who was on duty at the gate of the palace. Shu was beheaded by Dou Gui's ambush soldiers.

After Li Xiaochang's death, there were still some reactions. When he was in Lizhou, he won support from the Liao people. Now Li Xiaochang's death, the Liao people were frightened and rebelled.

Liu Deyu is General Youwuwei, and also Cheng Zhijie, the deputy general of Youwuwei General. He is also a former general of Wagang. He is responsible for important tasks such as patrolling the palace.

Li Shimin naturally trusted Cheng Zhijie, and he was not willing to punish him severely, so he was released as the governor of Luzhou, and also the governor of Luzhou, envoy Chijie, governor of the military forces of Lu and Rongrong, and was responsible for suppressing the rebellion of the Liao people.

In addition, two hundred bolts of silk and a belt for imperial clothing were also rewarded. Once the first month is over, Cheng Zhijie will set off for Bashu and Luzhou.

Cheng Zhijie's unscrupulous temperament is about to be released now, and he doesn't pay attention to Du Yan, the imperial historian, and directly reprimands him face to face.

It's too late to go home, too late to check the school team, brothers, if you see any typos, please comment, I will correct them immediately.