I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 673 Tang Dynasty Conquers the World
Next is Chen Jing, the Chief Secretary.

"Your Majesty, now our Tang Dynasty encourages business. Encouraged by the policy, commercial taxes now account for more than half of our Tang Dynasty's tax revenue."

"Moreover, the treasury of our Great Tang is now abundant. The money and silver stored in it is enough for the Tang Dynasty's million-strong army to fight continuously for twenty years."

Chen Jing's voice echoed throughout the council hall, and it was clear that he was very confident about the current treasury of the Tang Dynasty.

"I am not a tyrant. If I could, I would also like to stay in the palace and live a life of luxury. Why do you say that I am a monarch who levies heavy taxes and has been at war for twenty years?"

After hearing what Chen Jing said, Li Zheng couldn't help but complain.

The other five big men in the hall also laughed in good faith.

Chen Jing blushed and quickly apologized to Li Zheng.

"Alright, I was just joking with you, my dear. As the saying goes, if you have food in your hands, you won't be worried. You did a good job, my dear."

Chen Jing hurriedly said: "This is all thanks to your majesty."

Seeing this, Li Zheng didn't say anything more.

"Mr. Zheng, how is the matter regarding the imperial examination going?"

The imperial examination is an important channel for selecting talents in the Tang Dynasty today, and is naturally the top priority.

"Your Majesty, after two years of continuous review and rectification, the imperial examination has now formed a complete set of procedures."

"Nowadays, a large number of talents are selected for the Tang Dynasty and the emperor every year. All kinds of talents are involved. After the selection, all kinds of talents have been sent to various parts of the Tang Dynasty and various colonies."

"Well, the imperial examination is of utmost importance to the Tang Dynasty. We must not be careless and we must do a good job of supervision. If anyone is found to be abusing their power or cheating for personal gain, they will be severely punished."

Li Zheng is still quite worried about the drawbacks of the imperial examination system, because while the imperial examination system is being improved, it is also supervised by individuals, which is not a good thing, as it can easily lead to the emergence of mediocre and incompetent people.

Hearing the coldness in Li Zheng's words, Zheng Fang was also startled.

He said hurriedly, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will strictly supervise the supervision and will never allow any corruption or favoritism to occur."

"Thank you for your hard work, Zheng Qing. Thank you for your hard work, everyone."

"Kai Qing, the Ministry of Industry will focus on developing and researching various technologies related to electricity. You don't have to worry about money. I will fully support the Ministry of Industry."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Kaiji said gratefully.

Li Zheng rubbed his head, and seeing that there was nothing else to do, he waved his hand and told everyone to disperse.

After the court meeting was over, Li Zheng had nothing to do, so he wandered around the imperial palace which he had been away from for a long time.

Although he had only been away for a year, Li Zheng still felt that things and people had changed.

It seemed that the palace maids had been replaced by a new batch.

Before he knew it, Li Zheng had walked into the Fengtian Hall.

As the territory of the Tang Dynasty continues to expand, there are countless things that need to be dealt with every day.

When Li Zheng arrived at the Taiji Hall, Li Chengqian was buried in a pile of memorials. Seeing Li Zheng, Li Chengqian just looked up and greeted Kaizhen, and continued to deal with the mountain of memorials.

Li Zheng felt a little guilty as he looked at Li Chengqian who looked exhausted.

In the past few years, Li Zheng has been fighting outside all year round, and he owes more than just Qin Wan'er.

If there had been no Li Chengqian, Li Shimin would have silently handled state affairs for him and appeased the people's hearts behind his back, and the Tang Dynasty would never have been as prosperous as it is today.

Thinking of this, Li Zheng made a decision in his heart.

In the days that followed, Li Zheng delegated full authority over foreign expeditions to the Minister of War Zheng Xuan.

He chose to live in the capital city permanently, taking charge of government affairs every day, and never missing the weekly court meetings.

This surprised Li Shimin and Li Chengqian, who were used to Li Zheng's laziness.

After a year of fighting, Li Zheng actually changed his temperament and became more diligent. And time passed quickly in such days.

In the blink of an eye, five years have passed.

It is now the fifteenth year of Jianwu.

In the Taiji Hall in Beiping City.

Today is the weekly grand court meeting.

Originally, during the reign of Li Shimin, court meetings were held almost every day, but Li Zheng, based on his experience in his previous life, changed it to holding a grand court meeting once a week.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of War has something to report."

Hearing this, Li Zheng turned and looked at Zheng Xuan.

"Your Majesty, it has been five years since you last led an expedition in person. During these five years, our Tang army has been invincible wherever it has gone."

After expressing his feelings, Zheng Xuan continued.

"I just received a report the other day. The Tang army, with John and France as the center, spread out to the surrounding areas. Wherever they went, all the countries fled. The occasional resistance was easily suppressed by the Tang soldiers."

"Well, the Ministry of War has worked hard, and my soldiers of the Tang Dynasty have worked hard."

Li Zheng first affirmed the military achievements of the Ministry of War, then suppressed the urge to ask questions and signaled the Minister of Works Kaiji to continue the report.

Kaiji got the hint.

"Your Majesty, according to your instructions, the laying of train tracks has never been interrupted in the past five years. Now, as the Tang soldiers point their spearheads, the Ministry of Works will lay train tracks there. Now, the laying of train tracks has been completed in all Western countries."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Although the Tang Dynasty is not yet as prosperous as the Blue Sea, it will only take a few days to get from the other side of the ocean to our Tang Dynasty."

Li Zheng felt somewhat excited when he heard this. Today's Tang Dynasty is a giant, and those railways that extend in all directions are the blood vessels in the giant's body.

These blood vessels allow the giant to walk briskly without worrying about falling apart one day.

Over the past five years, the Ministry of Industry has been busy with more than just laying railways.

All kinds of firearms in the Tang Dynasty army and military supplies that could be improved were improved by the Ministry of Works.

In addition to the Tang Dynasty's native army, the armies of many vassal states were also firmly controlled by the Tang Dynasty. With the effect of the Three Corpses Brain Pill, there was no need to worry about the loyalty of foreign dignitaries.

It can be said that what the Tang Dynasty owns today can no longer be called a colony, because no colony has such strong control.

Moreover, the Tang Dynasty’s army is now spread all over the world, so any problem can be resolved in an instant at the speed of a train.

After waiting for Kaiji to finish the report, Li Zheng asked Zheng Xuan.

"Zheng Qing, where in the Tang Dynasty is there that has not been conquered yet?"

Hearing Li Zheng's question, Zheng Xuan first bowed respectfully to Li Zheng, then turned around and waved to the imperial guards outside the palace.

The leader of the imperial guards outside the door understood.

A moment later, a dozen imperial guards came in holding a huge world map.

"Your Majesty, please move."

Li Zheng stood up upon hearing this and walked to the huge world map and stood still.

With Zheng Xuan's order, a huge world map unfolded.

A world map that was not much different from the one in Li Zheng’s memory from his previous life appeared in front of Li Zheng.

Li Zheng took a quick look and saw that 99 percent of the map had been painted with the Tang Dynasty dragon flag representing the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

These places are now under the rule of the Tang Dynasty or have become colonies of the Tang Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)