Datang first village

In the meeting room, these officials did not kneel down again when they came in, but stood in two rows in order of rank.

"Tell me in the simplest terms, how many gaps are there in the granary?" Li Yuanxing asked, while signaling Cui Yiye and Yuan Chun to start recording. Yuan Chun now wears some men's clothing, and she is now the secretary of the Qin Palace.

People in Datang don't understand the word secretary.

The officials of Prince Qin's Mansion only regarded Yuan Chun as His Royal Highness's personal scribe.

The officials of the household department looked around, and finally nodded to Du Zichun, the county magistrate of Chang'an. After a while, a bitter expression appeared on his face: "Your Highness, I can't even fit a tenth of it."

The Chang'an Shaofu also made an exception: "Your Highness, Chang'an's official warehouse can hold at most [-]% of the grain produced in Yaozhou. I suggest that Yaozhou's grain should not be shipped to Chang'an. The grain shipped from Luoyang has already made me embarrassed!"

The official of the household department said: "The weather is good today, and there are bumper harvests reported in all parts of the Tang Dynasty."

"There is too much food, are you worried?" Li Yuanxing asked with a smile.

"Naturally, we have to worry about it. It is a happy event to have more food. But it is a great sin if it is damaged due to improper storage. Your Highness has poems, and every grain is hard work!" The official of the household department said seriously: "I will apologize, I hope Punishment. It has been reported to Tianying Pavilion, and it should be able to come up with a solution as soon as possible."

Li Yuanxing thought for a while and asked again: "How about the food price in Chang'an?"

"Last night it was down to [-] cents!"

"After calculation, what is the most suitable food price?" Li Yuanxing asked again.

At this time, a voice came from outside the door: "If the price of food drops to six cents and one bucket, it will be a great prosperity in the world." Everyone turned their heads and saw Wang Jishan who came in, and saluted with all their bodies.

After Wang Jishan returned the salute, he bowed to Li Yuanxing: "Your Highness, I have not been allowed to enter the hall to plead guilty to His Highness, but I can't wait any longer when I hear the price of the food."

"Come here, prepare to sit down! Serve tea!" Li Yuanxing waved his hand: "This is just a living room, not a meeting hall!"

"Your Highness, the price of grain must be controlled and cannot be reduced to the bottom in one day. Otherwise, the farmers in the world will suffer. The Ministry of Household Affairs has listed the price limit of grain prices in Chang'an and Luoyang at ten cents per bucket. Although the rest of the states and counties are The harvest is bumper, but the food is still not enough for the people to eat all year round, so the price of food will not fluctuate too much. The Ministry of Criminal Affairs has issued a document prohibiting grain merchants from maliciously manipulating the price of food. Those who violate the law will have their property confiscated and the whole family will be enslaved!"

Li Yuanxing nodded. The officials of Datang were very clever and responded immediately.

Thinking of this, Li Yuanxing smiled: "Forget it, why don't you plead guilty? This time Chang'an and Luoyang have a bumper harvest of grain, and all the officials have worked hard. They have handled this matter carefully and ensured that the grain grains will be stored in the warehouse."

"Yes!" All the officials responded in unison.

Li Yuanxing said again: "Yiye, on behalf of the king, I wrote a document to the six departments, saying that after the promotion of immortal grain, the prefectures and counties will increase their grain production. Please consider that the prefectures and counties should make preparations in advance. The problem of storing grain in the warehouse must be held accountable!"

"Your Highness, do you want to make a triplicate copy and submit it to the sage, and then send a copy to Tianying Pavilion and the Sixth Department!" Cui Yiye asked.

"Very well, that's it!"

After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, he got up: "Everyone hasn't had breakfast yet, since you have come to my Zhuangzi, let's eat breakfast and lunch together, I want to hear your opinions on the promotion of immortal food in Chang'an! "

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

In the banquet hall of Qinwangzhuang, several small boxes are no longer couches or small tables, but high-back chairs and round tables for ten people.

"Sit whatever you want!" Li Yuanxing's words are extremely normal in the modern age of later generations. When a host invites guests to a table at home, he will naturally say such a sentence.

But it is different in Datang.

All the officials did not move, Wang Jishan shouted: "No!"

Li Yuanxing was stunned, what's wrong with having a meal.

When Li Yuanxing was puzzled, Wang Jishan said loudly: "Your Highness, it is polite to sit at the table. This round table for ten people makes people feel more intimate, but it is still courteous."

Li Yuanxing was completely speechless, and Wang Jishan continued: "In terms of orientation, sitting in the north and facing south is the first seat. Naturally, the left is the most respected when entering a seat. In a small box like this, the back wall and the door are the uppermost seat, and the left is the second seat... "

Wang Jishan spoke very fast, explaining the rules of attending a table, especially in terms of etiquette.

Cui Yiye and Yuan Chun were quickly recording at the side. At this moment, they could see the gap between the pen and the brush. Cui Yiye used a brush, Yuan Chun used a fountain pen. Yuan Chun was recording very easily. Cui Yiye’s forehead was already dripping with sweat. Out.

"Here, change to a smaller table!" Li Yuanxing finally couldn't take it anymore.

Wang Jishan's face turned pale, and he was about to persuade Li Yuanxing that he must not be rude.But Li Yuanxing said: "Yiye, in the name of this king, please invite Yu Gong, Jiang Gong, Gao Gong..." Li Yuanxing said a long list of names: "These are all great Confucianists in the world, and they also use names such as Yuan Laodao. Dao, celebrities are invited, and for today's dinner, we have set a protocol for this round table!"

"Great kindness!" Wang Jishan finally turned his surprise into joy, and proposed a few more names, thinking that these people were also celebrities.

This time, it is equivalent to inviting dozens of people, and they are all old guys.

Cui Yiye was not asked to write the invitation, but Wang Jishan wrote it himself. Among these celebrities, one can tell who wrote it just by looking at the font.

After the meal was finished, the officials left, and they really needed to worry about the summer harvest.

In Li Yuanxing's small living room, Li Yuanxing asked Wang Jishan to sit down, and said straight to the point: "Allow me two pieces of land, one in Tongguan and one in Qinling Mountains, Zhashui County."

"You don't need to draw. There is no subdivision of prefectures and counties in the Qinling Mountains. Your Highness is assigned to Chang'an County. Tongguan is the gate of Chang'an, the place where the army is stationed. If Your Highness changes the guard, it will naturally belong to His Highness. .So this doesn’t need to be further divided.” Wang Jishan agreed happily. .

In Wang Jishan's view, Li Yuanxing's need for land was nothing more than something new that needed to be manufactured in a specific place.

The principle is that the aristocratic family supports it.

Moreover, where Li Yuanxing wanted, the Emperor Datang basically supported him unconditionally.

What Li Yuanxing wanted these two places for, probably only Li Yuanxing and Wu Zhao knew.Li Yuanxing never mentioned it to anyone, let alone Wu Zhao.

"Then the king makes another request!"

"Your Highness, just ask!" It's a different matter to agree to a request, and there is always nothing wrong with listening to it first.

Li Yuanxing took out two seals: "The king asked for the addition of two ministries, one of which was added out of thin air. The king asked for the addition of the Ministry of Agriculture, which is responsible for the agricultural development of Datang. Agriculture is the foundation of the country. Farming temples are simply not enough, and there must be officials in charge of agriculture in each state and county, as well as specialized agricultural skill guidance departments. To put it simply, the policies above control the farming skills!"

After Wang Jishan heard this, he thought about it seriously for a moment: "This can be done. But the details need to be discussed again."

"Okay, then the king said the second." Li Yuanxing opened the second seal: "The Ministry of Rites is now in charge of the relationship with foreign countries, as well as the Enke University Examination. These two must be separated, or add more A Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or add a Ministry of Education. The Ministry of Rites is no longer enough to complete these two things.”

"Increase the Ministry of Education!" Wang Jishan felt dizzy when he heard about the education issue.

Now in Datang, in Chang'an alone, there are tens of thousands of children waiting to enter government schools. How do these tens of thousands of people teach and learn.The Ministry of Rites is simply too busy.Then there's secondary school, and university.Coupled with thousands of foreign students, Wang Jishan was really exhausted.

The separation of the two parts mentioned by Li Yuanxing is definitely in line with his wishes.

Wang Jishan talked about some ideas about the separation of functions of the Ministry of Rites. This idea was not only owned by Li Yuanxing, but he also had it.

Originally, the six parts were handed down like this a long time ago.

No one has ever thought of adding another one, and there are so many positions in each one.

Starting with the addition of the Ministry of Commerce, officials were added in various ministries.

"Your Highness, it is feasible to propose two additional volumes. It is the same sentence, many details must be considered!"

"Tianying Pavilion should deal with this matter!" Li Yuanxing asked back.

"Exactly, Tianying Pavilion should deal with this kind of thing. The old man is currently having a headache for many foreign students who request to come to study in Datang, and is planning to ask His Highness for advice."

Just as Wang Jishan took out the opinion documents sorted out by the Ministry of Rites, a personal guard outside came to report that some of the guests invited by Li Yuanxing had arrived first.

"It's here!" Li Yuanxing was a little surprised, how long has it been.

Wang Jishan was stunned for a moment and then smiled: "His Royal Highness, this is all thanks to the fire-swallowing dragon chariot. One hour from Chang'an City to Qinwangzhuang is enough to go back and forth. It is not surprising that a few people arrive first."

"It seems that the railway needs to be repaired more!" Li Yuanxing said with emotion, and got up and prepared to welcome the guests together with Wang Jishan.

Outside the small meeting room, the old wolf was waiting.

Seeing Li Yuanxing come out, the old wolf gave a salute: "Your Highness, a certain is going to Luoyang to take up his post today!"

Lao Lang is Li Zhengbao's deputy, which has been approved by the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War.

Lao Lang and Li Yuanxing returned to Chang'an just to move their family there, which would take at least a few years in Luoyang.

"Your Highness, this old man is going to greet the guests first!" Wang Jishan thought that Li Yuanxing must have something to say to the old wolf, he didn't wait here, and went to greet the guests first.

Li Yuanxing called the old wolf into the house: "I have nothing to confess, anyway, cooperate with each other and defend Luoyang!"

"Yes!" The old wolf nodded heavily.

"Who is the guard of Tongguan? This king wants to arrange a new guard of Tongguan. I have important things to do there. Do you have any good recommendations?" Li Yuanxing asked directly.

"General Cheng's eldest son is reliable!" (To be continued.)